**This Audio Is Pulled From the Twitch Stream Originally Broadcast on 8/30/20**
The Unofficial AEW Dynamite Post Show (Dynamite Air Date: 08/27/20)
Originally a podcast binging, recapping, and annotating YouTube’s favorite pro wrestling show Being the Elite, the scope of WTE has now grown to cover every aspect of All Elite Wrestling.
Streaming live on Twitch (most weeks) after AEW Dynamite, your boys break down all of the action and discuss all things Elite in your wrestling world.
Also keep an eye out for special preview and recap shows for all of AEWs major cards.
Join us at twitch.tv/beckyandfrank LIVE after every AEW and let us know what you think!
**This Audio Is Pulled From the Twitch Stream Originally Broadcast on 8/23/20**
The Unofficial AEW Dynamite Post Show.
Originally a podcast binging, recapping, and annotating YouTube’s favorite pro wrestling show Being the Elite, the scope of WTE has now grown to cover every aspect of All Elite Wrestling.
Streaming live on Twitch (most weeks) after AEW Dynamite, your boys break down all of the action and discuss all things Elite in your wrestling world.
Also keep an eye out for special preview and recap shows for all of AEWs major cards.
Join us at twitch.tv/beckyandfrank LIVE after every AEW and let us know what you think!
The Summerslam you thought you'd never see... a family coming apart at the seems! The Intercontinental Title main eventing a PPV located outside of North America! A large Englishman being fooked!
We are of course watching champion Bret Hart defend his coveted belt against challenger, brother-in-law and friend The British Bulldog. With Diana Hart watching from slightly-further-away than ringside (why do the Hart's always have kinda shitty seats?) - which man will leave Wembley stadium as Champion?
Joining your hosts to put the STAR Rating system to task is Trevor Leffert!
[Bret Hart vs The British Bulldog, WWF Summerslam 1992, August 29 1992]
**This Audio Is Pulled From the Twitch Stream Originally Broadcast on 8/15/20**
The Unofficial AEW Dynamite Post Show.
Originally a podcast binging, recapping, and annotating YouTube’s favorite pro wrestling show Being the Elite, the scope of WTE has now grown to cover every aspect of All Elite Wrestling.
Streaming live on Twitch (most weeks) after AEW Dynamite, your boys break down all of the action and discuss all things Elite in your wrestling world.
Also keep an eye out for special preview and recap shows for all of AEWs major cards.
Join us at twitch.tv/beckyandfrank LIVE after every AEW and let us know what you think!
A matchup so nice they did it at least five times - but this particular contest takes places within the confines of the sadistic, horrifying metallic structure that we affectionately call the Hell in a Cell.
In one corner, the defending champions: The New Day, represented by Big E and Xavier woods. And in the other, the challengers: The Usos, real-life twin brothers Jimmy and Jay!
Who will come out on top this time?
Assisting your co-hosts this week in this soft-science research project is Spencer Tucker!
[New Day vs Usos, WWE Hell in a Cell 2017, October 8 2017]
**This Audio Is Pulled From the Twitch Stream Originally Broadcast on 7/31/20**
The Unofficial AEW Dynamite Post Show.
Originally a podcast binging, recapping, and annotating YouTube’s favorite pro wrestling show Being the Elite, the scope of WTE has now grown to cover every aspect of All Elite Wrestling.
Streaming live on Twitch (most weeks) after AEW Dynamite, your boys break down all of the action and discuss all things Elite in your wrestling world.
Also keep an eye out for special preview and recap shows for all of AEWs major cards.
Join us at twitch.tv/beckyandfrank LIVE after every AEW and let us know what you think!
It's her party and she can bleed if she wants to! And apparently Risa Sera would like to bleed (this intro doubles as a content warning).
For the sixth episode of season eight, the gang is having a good, long look at a good, long match. It's the main event of Risa Sera 4th Product Last Death Match: the 60 Minute Iron Woman Gauntlet Death Match. Featuring kendo sticks, crowns of barbed wire, light tubes, baseball, snowboards, pasta (question mark), an egg yolk chugging contest, and more!
Joining Joaquin, Frank and Chuck to apply some soft science is Eric Kuhr!
[Risa Sera vs X, 60 Minute Iron Woman Gauntlet Death Match, Ice Ribbon/Risa Sera 4th Product Last Death Match, November 14 2017]
**This Audio Is Pulled From the Twitch Stream Originally Broadcast on 7/25/20**
The Unofficial AEW Dynamite Post Show.
Originally a podcast binging, recapping, and annotating YouTube’s favorite pro wrestling show Being the Elite, the scope of WTE has now grown to cover every aspect of All Elite Wrestling.
Streaming live on Twitch (most weeks) after AEW Dynamite, your boys break down all of the action and discuss all things Elite in your wrestling world.
Also keep an eye out for special preview and recap shows for all of AEWs major cards.
Join us at twitch.tv/beckyandfrank LIVE after every AEW and let us know what you think!
On the road to the Royal Rumble, which officially kicks off the road to WrestleMania, two familiar foes square off in the main event of WWE Smackdown Live. All that's on the line is bragging rights and the ever-important intangible: momentum.
It's best two out of three falls, with managers barred from ringside. Rey Mysterio takes on Andrade (Cien Almas no more) in a follow-up match to the previous week's instant classic.
Joining the team for this trip into the science lab is Nate Gray!
And yes, we apologize for mistakenly saying this match took place in 2017 on a few occasions. During quarantine, when recording from inside of your closet, time is a flat circle.
[Rey Mysterio vs Andrade, WWE Smackdown Live, January 19 2019]
Two Bobby's, a Tommy and a Stan enter the UTC Arena. No, it's not the lineup for a cartoon character convention, it's the makeup of an NWA United States Tag Team Championship match featuring two of the hottest pairs of their era: The freshly arrived Fantastics challenge the dastardly Midnight Express who are in the middle of lengthy run as champions.
Though they wrestled at least a dozen times (in this run alone), this particular contest, taped in front of lively crowd in Chattanooga, was called an instant classic despite spanning five commercial breaks. One wonders how many California Raisins ads aired on TBS that day.
Joining the gang to help break down the action is Mike Mitchell (@SirMitchell)!
Find everything TIA at thisisawesomepod.com and send match suggestions for the show to @TIAPOD or thisisawesomepod@gmail.com
[The Fantastics vs The Midnight Express, NWA World Championship Wrestling, April 24 1988]
WrestleMania 22 hits the Big Time with this seminal (and somewhat problematic) WWE Women's Championship matchup between the Ace of 2006 WWE's women's division and her obsessed superfan. It's Trish Stratus taking on challenger Mickie James, co-starring a rowdy Chicago crowd and some cringeworthy commentary.
We suggest you check out options available on daily motion for the original, unabridged version of the match. On the WWE Network they've done some not-so-light editing, with the finish being significantly altered (though JR and King's commentary is present in nearly every version, so be forewarned).
Joining the gang this week in the virtual studio is returning guest and Muscle Temple member Leigh Luna!
[Trish Stratus vs Mickie James, WrestleMania 22, April 2 2006]
On our first look in on DEFY Wrestling, we are performing a deep dive on an instant classic from 2017 featuring two of the hottest stars on the independent scene - it's Lio Rush battling Shane Strickland in a match to kick off the first ever 8XGP Tournament.
Besides being a fast-paced, high impact contest, what will likely stand out to first-time DEFY viewers is their unique presentation. Don't worry - you'll get used to it... maybe...
Joining in on all of the soft-science fun this week is our guest Cornell Reid!
[Lio Rush vs Shane Strickland, DEFY2 Wolves At the Door, DEFY Wrestling, April 7 2017]
Season 8, I knew you'd come!
In this current golden age of cinematic wrestling matches, TIA returns to the one that (arguably) created the genre. Filmed at the Hardy compound in Cameron, North Carolina, this brother versus brother conflict begins at a birthday party and ends near the property line!
Is this unique wrestling match filled with Broken Brilliance or is it simply a TNA Wrestling curio that has more in common with The Room than it does The Stadium Stampede?
Helping our hosts with their soft science project this episode is Lee Noble!
[The Final Deletion, TNA iMPACT! Wrestling, July 5 2016]
Producer Tom returns to the virtual studio to help your boys finish this shortened off-season with a good-old-fashioned knockout game. For the third time in TIA history, Chuck dove deep into the PWI Top 500 archives and compiled two lists.
One is made up entirely of real wrestlers who appeared in the top 500 lists. The other is names Chuck made up. Will the contestants be able to tell which is which?
Be sure to check out Rough Draft Games and listen to the Roll and Move Podcast!
We're all spending a lot more time at home these days, so of course that means we also have a lot more time to watch classic wrestling. With that in mind, Joaquin, Frank and Chuck have put together a collection of "comfort food" pay per view suggestions for anyone looking for a full show to watch with some good, easily digestible wrestling.
Send your suggestions to us @TIAPOD on twitter or at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com
On this week's all-remote off-season episode, your boys are hanging out in their studios and/or closets and putting a new spin on a classic repackaging game. Hosted by Joaquin, it's time to play What's...The...Gimmick!
Inspired by The Revolt nee Revival releasing the WWE's proposed gear change to Twitter, Frank and Chuck will go head to head. Each is given a group of wrestlers and various accessories and articles of clothing and tasked with coming up with a brand new gimmick for them. FTR!
Welcome to Watching the Elite Classic (episode 24)!
To celebrate Being the Elite episode 200, Joaquin, Frank & Chuck spin up the old format and watch the backyard brawl between those Jackson boys that marks the milestone of for years as the internet's favorite youtube pro wrestling show.
Highlights include: House show dives, Matt's old custom sneakers, and a trip to the barbershop
**This Audio Is Pulled From the Twitch Stream Originally Broadcast on 4/16/20**
The Unofficial AEW Dynamite Post Show.
Originally a podcast binging, recapping, and annotating YouTube’s favorite pro wrestling show Being the Elite, the scope of WTE has now grown to cover every aspect of All Elite Wrestling.
Streaming live (most weeks) the Thursday after AEW Dynamite on Twitch, your boys break down all of the action and discuss all things Elite in your wrestling world.
Also keep an eye out for special preview and recap shows for all of AEWs major cards.
Join us at twitch.tv/beckyandfrank LIVE after every AEW and let us know what you think!
We kick off this truncated off-season by trying to look on the bright side. So often in wrestling, people focus on the negative. The Dark Side of the Ring immediately comes to mind.
But what if I told you there was a different side of the ring? In this episode, your boys are pitching a season of a different kind of wrestling docuseries.
We present to you: The Light Side of the Ring.
**This Audio Is Pulled From the Twitch Stream Originally Broadcast on 4/9/20**
The Unofficial AEW Dynamite Post Show.
Originally a podcast binging, recapping, and annotating YouTube’s favorite pro wrestling show Being the Elite, the scope of WTE has now grown to cover every aspect of All Elite Wrestling.
Streaming live (most weeks) the Thursday after AEW Dynamite on Twitch, your boys break down all of the action and discuss all things Elite in your wrestling world.
Also keep an eye out for special preview and recap shows for all of AEWs major cards.
Join us at twitch.tv/beckyandfrank LIVE after every AEW and let us know what you think!
Final thoughts and tie breakers are the subject of the day on this finale episode of season 7. With two major decisions to be made, we've invited original Muscle Temple member Jamie Dee Galey to come in to the virtual studio and help us with match placement on the big board.
The ties are:
S7E10 Jericho vs Omega - WrestleKingdom 12
S6E5 Triple H vs Cactus Jack - WWF Royal Rumble 2000
S4E8 The Young Bucks vs The World's Cutest Tag Team - PWG
AND
S7E7 Piper vs Bret - WrestleMania 8
S7E4 KUSHIDA vs Hiromu Takahashi - Dominion 6.11 2017
In the last match of season 7, we take a sharp look at the Chris Jericho match chosen by our very special adjudicator from last week's gauntlet - the Alpha's Wrestle Kingdom 12 brawling epic against 'The Cleaner' Kenny Omega.
It only took 70 episodes to finally cover a match from Jericho, so we are sure to also spend at least 5 minutes talking about the musical sensation Cats!
This week's special guest is returning favorite Ben Mekler! (@benmekler #MortalPodkast)
Apologies for any audio issues on this one - this was our first-ever episode recorded entirely remote.
[Chris Jericho vs Kenny Omega, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12, January 4 2018]
**This Audio Is Pulled From the Twitch Stream Originally Broadcast on 3/11/20**
The Unofficial AEW Dynamite Post Show.
Originally a podcast binging, recapping, and annotating YouTube’s favorite pro wrestling show Being the Elite, the scope of WTE has now grown to cover every aspect of All Elite Wrestling.
Streaming live (most weeks) after AEW Dynamite on Twitch, your boys break down all of the action and discuss all things Elite in your wrestling world.
Also keep an eye out for special preview and recap shows for all of AEWs major cards.
Join us at twitch.tv/beckyandfrank LIVE after every AEW and let us know what you think!
**This Audio Is Pulled From the Twitch Stream Originally Broadcast on 3/3/20**
The Unofficial AEW Revolution Post Show.
Originally a podcast binging, recapping, and annotating YouTube’s favorite pro wrestling show Being the Elite, the scope of WTE has now grown to cover every aspect of All Elite Wrestling.
Streaming live (most weeks) after AEW Dynamite on Twitch, your boys break down all of the action and discuss all things Elite in your wrestling world.
Also keep an eye out for special preview and recap shows for all of AEWs major cards.
Join us at twitch.tv/beckyandfrank LIVE after every AEW and let us know what you think!
On this week's episode, your intrepid hosts right a terrible wrong and resolve to choose a Chris Jericho match that will be the subject of the final regular episode of season 7.
Enter the Jericho Gauntlet! We watched six classic Jericho matches, and then invited Harley Watt (@Harleydontsurf) to make the ultimate decision on which match will win the day. (Check out Harley's incredible t-shirt designs @Dadswrestlingshit on instagram and www.etsy.com/ca/shop/dadswrestlingshit)
The Gauntlet matches are:
Dean Malenko vs Chris Jericho - WCW Slamboree 1998
Triple H vs Chris Jericho - WWF Fully Loaded 2000
Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho - WrestleMania XIX
Rey Mysterio vs Chris Jericho - WWE The Bash 2009
Kenny Omega vs Chris Jericho - NJPW WrestleKingdom 12
Tetsuya Naito vs Chris Jericho - NJPW WrestleKingdom 13