In this week's off-season episode, your boys talk retired championship titles and discuss which belts would they like to see taken out of storage and brought back for the modern era.
Then, Chuck puts on his games-master hat and challenges Tom, Frank and Joaquin to compete in a no-holds-barred PPV Name Game. Winner takes all Croixs.
Remember, the off-season won't last forever and your boys need suggestions for great matches to watch for Season 3. Let us know @TIAPOD on twitter or e-mail us at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com
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On this week's very special episode of TIA, your boys live watch one of the most anticipated rematches in recent memory: Okada/Omega II. We invite you to watch along with us and experience the match that Dave Meltzer gave 6.25 stars while remarking "we are seeing history."
To watch along with us load up the english language stream of Dominion 6.11 on NJPW World, make sure your timecode is set to 3:52:44, and push play when you hear Frank crack the Croix.
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Kazuchiko Okada vs Kenny Omega for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, 6/11/17, Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall -- NJPWWorld.com
On this week's off-season joint join your boys Frank, Charlie and Tom as they rap about the highs and lows of every smark's favorite hour of wrestling - NXT. They talk about the peaks and valleys of the show's history and try to figure out whether or not the brand has already peaked.
THEN, your boys head over to good ole metro lyrics dot com and do some deep-dive-and-analysis on the lyrics to Randy Orton's "Voices." Crack a Croix and join us, won't you?
Remember, the off-season won't last forever and we need match suggestions from you, the listener. Hit us up on twitter @TIAPOD or e-mail us at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com
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In this week's very special episode of the TIA off-season, Tom asks your boys Frank & Chuck whether or not there is a place in the sports entertainment landscape for youth wrestling. Would a kids division ever work on a national brand? Could it be an organized performance/athletic event at the high school or college level? Would it be any more dangerous than cheerleading or playing football?
Then, Frank challenges Tom and Chuck to go head to head in his Finishing Move Name Game. The stakes couldn't be higher as the loser ends up with an agonizing homework assignment.
Remember, if you have match suggestions for us to watch for Season 3 hit us up @TIAPOD on twitter or e-mail us at thisisawesomepod.com
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On this week's off-season episode, Joaquin, Frank, Chuck and Tom gather together to talk about their favorite gimmicks that for whatever reason never quite got over.
Then, we explore the deep, dark recesses of wrestling fan-fiction with another edition of Tom's Swerve Game! Anime run ins, disturbing ska dreams and an all-ages spelling bee - we get real weird with it.
As ever, if you have awesome match suggestions e-mail us at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com or tweet us @TIAPOD. The new season is right around the corner and we want to know what you want us to watch!
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It's intervention time again at TIA as we sift through Joaquin's ever-growing wrestling t-shirt collection and decide the 10 best of all time. Then, your boys go head-to-head in our first ever PPV Them Stat game. Play along and see if you know more about Papa Roach, Gavin Rossdale and Rev Theory than your pod boys. Winner gets a case of Croix!
David Arquette is arguably the best champion in the history of professional wrestling. So to celebrate, the boys kick back and watch the "not so-" classic WCW Triple Cage Match from Slamboree 2000 in this off-season special!
It's the first episode of the off season! The boys loosen their ties and take aim at a list of wrestling tropes that we might be better off without... Then, the hat games return to a massive pop, as we swap the gimmicks of WWE Superstars in a game inspired by the Ultra Mega 1996 Box Office Smash Hit, "The Island of Dr. Moreau."
It's finale time again at TIA so that means the booth expands from three men to four. Joaquin, Frank, Chuck and Producer Tom gather together to reflect on what they've learned in the second leg of their informal research project with zero methodology.
Also, in a first for This Is Awesome, your boys are joined by cartoonist, illustrator and professional wrestler Andy Belanger aka Bob "The Animal" Anger! They talk Andy's origins as a pro wrestler, his philosophy in the ring, and the importance of character inside the squared circle.
Remember, if you have match suggestions for us to watch for the show, his us up @TIAPOD or e-mail us at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com
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See you in the off-season!
This week, your boys head across the pond to the Electric Ballroom in Camden and watch a No Disqualification match for the PROGRESS Championship as the extraordinary Will Ospreay challenges the maniacal Jimmy Havoc.
Joaquin, Frank and Chuck ask the big questions for the final match of the season. Questions like: Why is a British guy willingly drinking a Budweiser? How many AFI songs is enough AFI songs? And does using an axe raise or lower the technicality of a match?
Crashing the party this week to help your boys make sense of the insanity is TV's Jason Gibbs!
[Will Ospreay vs Jimmy Havoc, July 26 2015, PROGRESS Ch. 20, PROGRESS Wrestling]
This week, your boys are celebrating Billy Zane month by watching a match from his favorite Halloween Havoc Pay-Per-View.
It's title vs mask for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship as Rey Misterio Jr and Eddy Guerrero throw down! So grab a purple La Croix and your Phantom skull rings and join your boys Joaquin, Frank and Chuck as they Slam Evil and break down all of the action.
Running in this week to chat wrestling is graphic designer and denizen of the internet, Matt James!
[Rey Misterio Jr vs Eddy Guerrero, Oct 26 1997, Halloween Havoc, WCW]
It's Sports Entertainment at its most sports entertainmentiest!
This week Joaqiun, Frank and Chuck are checking out Dude Love vs Steve Austin for the WWF Championship with Vince McMahon as the special guest referee from Over the Edge 1998. Come for the wrestling, stay for the stooges, blimps and Undertakers. And don't forget to write down the number to the Briscoe Bros body shop because this one is a car wreck.
Descending from the internet to join your boys is Dreamworks storyboard artist Bryan Mann.
Remeber, if you have awesome match suggestions you want your boys to watch for the pod, hit us up @TIAPOD on twitter or e-mail us at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com. And don't forget to rate and review us (5 stars!) wherever you get your podfill.
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[Dude Love vs Stone Cold Steve Austin, May 31 1998, Over the Edge, WWF]
Put on your red shoes but don't dance the blues because in this episode Joaquin, Chuck and Frank are watching another full-blown Hoss match all the way from New Japan Pro Wrestling. It's Tomohiro Ishii vs Tomoaki Honma for the vacant NEVER Openweight Championship.
And helping your boys understand the Mania of Honma-Mania this week is Buzzfeed Creative Producer Mike Price!
Remember, if you have awesome matches you want to suggest for us to watch, hit us up @TIAPOD or e-mail us at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com
And of course, visit our landing page for all things This is Awesome? at thisisawesomepod.com
[Tomohiro Ishii vs Tomoaki Honma, Feb 14 2015, The New Beginning in Sendai, NJPW]
Japanese athletes competing in a Lucha-rules match in front of an American audience. How very cosmopolitan.
This week your boys Joaquin, Frank and Chuck are checking out a five-star spectacle from Dragon Gate by way of Ring of Honor. It's Do Fixer (Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito & Genki Horiguchi) taking on Blood Generation (Cima, Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino) in a glorious display of high-flying and tag team wrestling that will leave you breathless.
Joining your boys this week is illustrator, cartoonist and animator Leigh Luna!
Remember, if you have suggestions for AWESOME matches for your boys to discuss, hit us up @TIAPOD on the tweetster or e-mail us at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com
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[Do Fixer (Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito & Genki Horiguchi) vs Blood Generation (Cima, Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino) - Supercard of Honor -ROH - March 31, 2006]
The following match is rated TV-MA for disturbing Dad screams and unsettling use of bloody furniture. Viewer discretion is advised.
If you're still on board, join your boys as they dive into the deep end of NWA closed-circuit broadcasts. It's the I-Quit-Cage-Match to end all I-Quit-Cage-Matches. Tully Blanchard with his lovely Baby Doll takes on Magnum TA with the United States Heavyweight Championship on the line! Expect blood, robes, mustaches and a few fantastic Earl Hebner bumps.
Joining in this week to make sense of the carnage is TV writer Mary Oliver Masi!
Remember, if you have suggestions for AWESOME matches for your boys to discuss, hit us up @TIAPOD on the tweetster or e-mail us at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com
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And of course, check out our landing page at thisisawesomepod.com for everything awesome we have to offer. Is that everything? I think that's everything.
[Tully Blanchard vs Magnum TA, Starrcade 1985: The Gathering, November 28, 1985]
Back at it again with some delicious wrestling pizza for your ear mouths (that will make sense after you listen), your boys are talking the instant classic from last year's WrestleMania weekend: Shinsuke Nakamura vs Sami Zayn. Like two incredibly charismatic ships passing in the night, these two match up for the first time and tear the house down. Dope entrances, stellar commentary and chants on chants on chants...what more could anyone ask for?
Joining Joaquin, Frank and Chuck this week is Bleacher Report's very own C.J. Toledano!
Remember, if you have suggestions for AWESOME matches for your boys to discuss, hit us up @TIAPOD or e-mail us at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com
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[Shinsuke Nakamura vs Sami Zayn, NXT TakeOver: Dallas, April 1, 2016]
What's This is Awesome doing in The Impact Zone?! Watching the X-Division Championship match from TNA's Unbreakable 2005 show, of course. This week Joaquin, Frank, and Chuck dive into their first triple threat match as they break down all of the total nonstop action inside the hexagonal circle. Anime button-downs, bad POD covers and racist puppets - this episode has it all.
Running in this week to talk wrestling is art director, cartoonist and illustrator Evan Palmer.
Remember, if you have suggestions for new AWESOME matches for your boys to discuss, his us up @TIAPOD or -email us at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com
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[Christopher Daniels vs AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe, TNA Unbreakable, September 11, 2005]
Holy Demon Army Batman! This week Frank, Joaquin and Chuck are diving head first into All-Japan Pro Wrestling as they check out the hard-hitting barn burner that is Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue.
If you like stiff ass chops, novelty checks, high-waisted trunks and references to Final Fantasy AND Pokemon, look no further!
Joining in with your boys this week to break down all the action is musician Will Wiesenfeld aka Baths/Geotic.
Remember, if you have suggestions for AWESOME matches for your boys to watch, hit us up @TIAPOD on twitter or e-mail us at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com
And as always, check out our landing page at thisisawesomepod.com for all things TIA
[Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue, AJPW, December 3, 1993]
Season two is here, Chico! We're kicking things off by talking about the minimalistic masterpiece that is the Shawn Michaels vs Razor Ramon ladder match from Wrestlemania X to determine who is the undisputed Intercontinental Champion. It's Bad Guy vs Sexy Boy for all the mid-card marbles.
Joining your boys this week to break down all the action is Regular Show storyboard artist and creator of the comic Three Word Phrase, Ryan Pequin!
Remember, if you have suggestions for new AWESOME matches for your boys to watch, hit us up @TIAPOD or e-mail us at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com
And of course, check out our landing page at thisisawesomepod.com
[Shawn Michaels vs Razor Ramon, Wrestlemania X, March 20, 1994]
In this week's off-season episode, your pod boys (Joaquin, Frank, Charlie and Producer Tom) kick things off with a discussion of the best and worst performances by professional wrestlers in movies. Then, the hat comes out for yet another game. This time, your boys pull out names of bands and discuss who that band should record an entrance theme for. If you've ever wanted to know which wrestler would be perfect coming to the ring with a Bonnie Tyler song, then this is the pod for you!
And Hey! Season 2 kicks off next week! It's true. But that doesn't mean it's too late to send in match suggestions. Hit us up @TIAPOD on twitter or e-mail us at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com
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It's another mini episode for you on this beautiful Thursday morning! This time, your boys are getting in the weeds about one of the most basic offensive maneuvers in wrestling: The Dropkick. Who invented it? Who does it best? What's a "Jewish Tarzan"? All of these questions answered, and more!
Remember that we are always looking for your suggestions of great matches for us to watch for next season! Tweet us @TIAPOD or e-mail us directly at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com
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In this week's episode of TIA After Dark, your boys (Joaquin, Frank, Chuck and Producer Tom) take a break from pointing at the WrestleMania sign to talk current events! With the Royal Rumble right around the corner it's a perfect time to try and guess who some of the surprise entrants might be. NXT Call-ups, returning legends, hot indie stars? Everything is on the table!
Remember that we are always looking for your suggestions of what awesome matches to watch for season 2. Tweet us @TIAPOD or e-mail us at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com
And of course, visit our home on the web for all of our episodes and more at
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In this week's episode, the boys (Joaquin, Chuck, Frank and Producer Tom) talk briefly about how to navigate a world with this much wrestling content to consume. Then, the hat that starts the chat makes an appearance for a fun game where we fill Presidential Cabinet picks with wrasslers.
The end of the off-season is rapidly approaching so if you have suggestions of awesome matches for us to watch for an upcoming episode, e-mail us at Thisisawesomepod@gmail.com or tweet us @TIAPOD
And of course, visit our home on the web for all of our episodes and more at
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This week, your boys (Joaquin, Frank, Chuck and Tom) crack open a few cans of LaCroix and start by talking about their favorite Attitude Era mid-card acts. Then, they take a look at issues 0 and 0.5 of The Undertaker comic book, published by Chaos! Who will win the eternal battle for control of Stygian? Whose side is Kane on? Why does The Embalmer look like Roman Reigns?
Also, if you have suggestions of awesome matches for us, e-mail us at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com or hit us up @TIAPOD on twitter!
And of course, visit our home on the web for all of our episodes at
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A hearty Happy New Year from your podcast boys Joaquin, Frank, Charlie and Tom. In this week's off-season episode we talk about wrestling related new year's resolutions. Then, it's story time as we play Tom's Swerve Game. Why is Big Cass a police officer? Who booked John Cena to bury the Ginyu force? Why is da Undertaker drunk? You'll have to listen to find out that we answer exactly none of these questions.
As always, if you have awesome match suggestions e-mail us at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com or tweet us @TIAPOD. The new season is right around the corner and we want to know what you want us to watch.
And of course, you can listen to every episode of the show and learn a little bit about us at our home on the web
thisisawesomepod.com