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Watch Great Wrestling

WGW is an informal research project with little-to-no methodology seeking to answer the question "What makes a great wrestling match, and why?" We watch the best wrestling matches of all time, suggested by you, and then show them to our friends to see if they hold up!
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Now displaying: August, 2017
Aug 31, 2017

Pip pip cheerio! This week your pod boys are heading back to New Japan Pro Wrestling to watch the "controversial" high-flying showcase from the Best of the Super Juniors tournament in 2016 - it's Ricochet vs Will Ospreay. That's right, it's the match that moved Vader to take to twitter and forced Jim Cornette to declare the wrestling business dead for the second time that week.

And diving into the pod head first from the top rope to help break down all the action this week is performing arts publicist Niki Blumberg (@blumbergy)

Remember, you can suggest awesome matches for the show by getting @ us on twitter @TIAPOD or e-mailing us at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com

And of course you can find everything awesome? at thisisawesomepod.com

[Ricochet vs Will Ospreay - NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Tournament 2016 - May 27, 2016]

Aug 24, 2017

Put down that infinity gauntlet and grab your nearest sledgehammer because this week your boys are stepping back inside the Devil's Duplex and watching the epic conclusion to one of the hottest feuds of the Ruthless Aggression Era: It's round 3 of Batista versus Triple H for the big gold belt.

And zooming in on a sweet-looking light cycle to help make science this week is Tyler J Hutchison (@tylerjhutchison) director/lead developer of Dream Daddy and creator of rad comics like Die Homer!

As always, hit us up @TIAPOD or thisisawesomepod@gmail.com with match suggestions on stuff to watch for future episodes. Throwing us 5 stars and leaving a review on iTunes never hurts either.

And of course, check out our landing page thisisawesomepod.com for all this awesome.

[Batista vs Triple H - WWE Vengeance - June 26, 2005]

 

Aug 18, 2017

It's The Gathering! Not of the Juggalos, or even the Highlanders. It's a gathering of the American Dream and The stylin', profilin', limousine riding, jet flying, kiss-stealing, wheelin' n' dealin' son of a gun!

This time, your boys sat down to talk the classic match-up that sees Ric Flair defend his World Wrestling Heavyweight Title against his long-time rival Dusty Rhodes.

Joining the fray this week is writer/director Ben Mekler (@benmekler).

Remember, if you have match suggestions for your boys to watch and discuss on the show his us up @TIAPOD or e-mail us at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com

Also, don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your podful. It's greatly appreciated.

[Ric Flair vs Dusty Rhodes - NWA Starrcade 1985 - November 28, 1985]

Aug 10, 2017

No flips, just fists. And apparently a poorly placed hashtag. 

This week, Joaquin, Frank and Chuck sit down to talk the 2 out of 3 falls show-stealer that was DIY vs The Revival from NXT TakeOver: Toronto.

Joining us to throw some science at this match is Pizza Collection curator Sam Wachs (@pizzacollection thepizzacollection.com) 

Remember, if you have match suggestions for us to watch hit us up @TIAPOD or e-mail at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com

And you can find everything TIA at our landing page thisisawesomepod.com

[DIY vs The Revival, NXT TakeOver: Toronto, 11/19/16]

Aug 3, 2017

Cain & Abel, Noel & Liam, Stannis & Renly. Throughout history there have been many great sibling rivalries, but perhaps none greater than wrestling’s quintessential blood feud: Bret & Owen. This week we kick off Season 3 with a deep dive into what might be the greatest opening match in PPV history.  Join us as we watch Bret Hart do the unthinkable and step in the ring with his little brother Owen at WrestleMania X.

Running in this week to help us out is comedian/writer/actor Minhdzuy Khorami (@Minhdzuy @MudvilleComedy)

Remember, if you have match suggestions for us please hit us up @tiapod on twitter or e-mail us at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com

And of course you can find each and every episode of TIA at our landing page thisisawesomepod.com

[Bret Hart vs Owen Hart, WrestleMania X, March 20, 1994]

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