WCW Thunder Coming To WWE Network
Subscribers look set to finally get their wish.
WWE is reportedly planning to add episodes of WCW Thunder to its on-demand Network service in the coming months (via PWInsider.com).
Thunder was World Championship Wrestling's secondary show from 1998 to 2001, fulfilling a function broadly similar to that of SmackDown for WWE.
Airing on Thursday and, later, Wednesday evenings on TBS, its final broadcast came in March 2001, after which the company went defunct following a protracted period of financial difficulty.
After purchasing the rights to its video library, WWE has since made episodes of Nitro, the flagship WCW show, along with most pay-per-views, available to subscribers of its Network.
And Thunder, of which there were 146 episodes in total, now looks to be in the pipeline following unofficial reports from reputable industry insiders.
PWInsider also report that the much-anticipated "Table For 3" episode starring Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, and Sting will air on 11 September, after originally being postponed following The Nature Boy's recent health scare.
The company is also said to be planning Hell in a Cell-themed Network programming later this year to coincide with October's pay-per-view of the same name.