WCW Thunder (1998)

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WCW Thunder was a professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling.

IMDb rating: 6.5 (635 votes)
Episode average: 4.9 -1.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Tony Schiavone

Seasons

Season 1 (1998)

6.07 avg 44 episodes 5.9 → 5.9 123 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	This is Thunder!	5.9	25
2	Number Two	6.9	21
3	Third Time's a Charm	6.1	18
4	Four on the Floor	6.8	16
5	Benoit's Big Chance	6.5	18
6	Don't Forget SuperBrawl	6.4	17
7	Three Days Until the Big One	6.7	17
8	White Thunder	6.4	14
9	Raven's Rules	6.5	14
10	Thunder Storms Through Louisiana	6.4	17
11	Who's Next?	5.7	15
12	The Heart and Soul of the NWO	6.1	15
13	Ric Flair Speaks	5.7	15
14	Thunder Rolls Across the Great Plains	6.0	15
15	Broken Buff	5.9	18
16	Sidekicks	6.1	14
17	NWO All the Way	6.2	14
18	The Key to the Future	6.0	14
19	Give It To Me	6.2	14
20	Thunder Rumbles Through Buffalo	6.9	14
21	Standing and Screaming	6.4	14
22	On the Road Again	6.5	14
23	Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match	6.5	15
24	Going Back To Birmingham	6.0	14
25	Terms of Endearment	5.8	15
26	Who Attacked Luger?	6.0	14
27	Fargo	6.4	14
28	The Iceman Cometh	6.0	14
29	Bad Cat	5.7	15
30	A Man of His Word	5.4	14
31	The Greatest	6.2	14
32	Cut the Music	5.5	14
33	Hurricane Season	5.8	14
34	The Next Man in Line	5.9	14
35	Can Anyone Stop Meng?	6.2	15
36	Smoke and Illusions	5.6	16
37	Albuquerque is Horsemen Country	5.9	16
38	The Armstrong Curse	6.0	14
39	Assault on a Referee	5.7	15
40	Taking Care of Business	5.7	15
41	The Crossroads of America	5.4	15
42	Steiner Recliner	5.4	15
43	Somebody Help Lodi!	5.9	15
44	A Weak Heart	5.9	14

Season 2 (1999)

5.17 avg 48 episodes 5.2 → 4.7 120 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	NWO United	5.2	15
2	Big Wiggle Fever	5.4	15
3	What Time Is It?	5.3	15
4	A Wolfpac Extravaganza	6.1	15
5	Long Distance Call	6.1	15
6	Just the Beginning	5.5	14
7	Surrounded By a Cage	6.1	15
8	Smarter Than Average	5.8	14
9	Round and Round	5.9	14
10	Three Days Out From Uncensored	5.0	14
11	I Can't Find Scott Hall	5.8	14
12	A Lot of Fun	6.0	13
13	Laying Down the Law	5.9	13
14	Four Days Until Spring Stampede	6.2	14
15	Roller Coaster Ride	6.4	14
16	Who Do You Trust?	5.8	14
17	An Argument	5.8	12
18	Tag Team Theme Night	4.6	13
19	Macho Madness	4.8	11
20	Hey, Abbott!	5.2	11
21	In the Shadows	5.0	11
22	Fever Pitch	5.0	11
23	The Young and the Useless	4.3	11
24	Regal Returns	5.0	11
25	Beat on the Champ	4.8	11
26	Trust	5.2	11
27	No Myth	4.7	11
28	Take a Look at Curt Hennig	4.7	11
29	Harlem Heat is Back	4.7	11
30	The Millennium Man	5.3	11
32	Back in the Lone Star State	4.8	11
33	Double Duty	5.0	11
34	Making Friends in Saginaw	5.0	11
35	The Stuff	4.5	11
36	Hurricane Floyd	2.5	11
37	The First Day of Fall	5.0	11
38	Land Shark	5.2	11
39	That's Not Kane!	5.0	11
40	The Chairman of WCW	4.8	11
41	Blitzkrieg Over You	5.3	11
42	German Engineering	5.0	11
43	Raise the Roof	4.8	11
44	Can You Dig It?	5.2	11
45	Stirring Things Up	5.2	11
46	A Real Slobberknocker	4.9	12
47	The New and Improved Thunder	5.0	11
48	Extra Spicy	4.8	11
49	Champagne Wishes	4.7	11

Season 3 (2000)

3.81 avg 51 episodes 4.1 → 2.7 120 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Last Thursday Thunder	4.1	13
2	Wednesday Night	4.0	13
3	Big Time	3.5	12
4	Funk U	4.4	13
5	Playing With Fire	3.8	12
6	Hogan's Back	4.0	12
7	Pay Your Bills	4.0	12
8	Hulkamania is Dead	4.0	12
9	We Want Tables	4.0	12
10	Let's Be Natural	3.8	12
11	Hello!	3.8	12
12	Blonde Ambition	3.8	12
13	In the Doghouse	3.3	13
14	The Worst of Thunder	2.5	12
15	Ready to Rumble	4.3	13
16	David Arquette, World Champion?	5.0	17
17	Oh, Yeah!	4.3	12
18	Insurmountable Odds	4.3	12
19	Brain Aneurysm	3.3	12
20	Scream Queens	4.2	12
21	What's Up?	4.3	12
22	Just One More Thing	4.2	12
23	Sign Right Here	4.2	12
24	King of Mystery	4.5	12
25	General Admission	3.5	12
26	Be Serious	4.2	12
27	Scream and Scream Again	3.5	12
28	Misfits in Action	3.7	12
29	Low Act	3.7	12
30	The Cat	4.8	19
31	Trouble With a Capital T	3.3	12
32	Kronik Fatigue Syndrome	4.5	12
33	Juggalo City	3.3	12
34	Absent Without Leave	3.5	12
35	The Lava Lamp Lounge	3.5	12
36	It's Sting!	4.0	12
37	That's Awesome	3.5	12
38	Chokeslam	3.0	12
39	Wild and Crazy	3.5	12
40	Thunder Down Under	3.9	13
41	Countdown to Armageddon	3.5	12
42	The Dogs Are Loose	3.3	12
43	Thriller	3.8	12
44	Total Gold	4.3	12
45	Anarchy in the U.K.	4.3	13
46	Swerve the Marks	3.5	12
47	The End of M.I.A.	3.5	12
48	It's a Surprise	3.3	12
49	One More Minute	3.5	12
50	Being Green	3.7	13
51	The Best of Thunder 2000	2.7	12

Season 4 (2001)

4.27 avg 12 episodes 3.6 → 5.3

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	2001: A Wrestling Odyssey	3.6	14
2	Four Days Away	4.1	14
3	A New Era	4.0	13
4	Cruiserweight Contender Countdown	4.1	13
5	To the Next Level	3.8	12
6	The Magnificent Seven	4.2	12
7	The Natural	4.2	12
8	Last Man Standing	4.3	12
9	The Return of Booker T	4.5	12
10	Crime and Punishment	4.7	12
11	I'm Still Standing	4.5	12
12	Season Finale	5.3	14

WCW Thunder (1998)

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