The journey through season 9 begins with yet another first for TIA as we examine one of the most compelling matches in the short but remarkable history of WWE United Kingdom Championship matches. Part promo for NXT UK, part mid card show-stealing performance, this contest between Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate was an instant classic in 2017. But has this matchup aged like a fine wine, or like a warm English-style Bitter (unless those also get better with age? In which case...the opposite)? We are joined in the virtual studio by the incomparable Kahlief Adams! (@kahjahkins @spawnonme) [Pete Dunne vs Tyler Bate, NXT TakeOver: Chicago, May 20 2017]

This Is Awesome? / Watching the Elite

S9E01: Pete Dunne vs Tyler Bate w/Kahlief Adams

It's the final off-season episode before we fire up season 9 and Joaquin has donned his blazer, mustache and game-master cap as he hosts TIA's first ever edition of Pro Wrestling Jeopardy! It's just like normal Jeopardy!, only all the questions are about wrestling and consumption of croix is highly encouraged. Joining Chuck and Frank as players this week is Muscle Temple alum Jimmy Chang! (@Jimmythechang) 

TIA Off-Season - Jeopardy! But Just Wrestling

On this week's episode, Joaquin, Frank and Chuck don their WTE thinking caps and get to the business of Talkin' Bout AEW. Your boys look back at the year that was 2020 for the upstart promotion and then speculate on what is yet to come. Discussion points involve building new stars, the state of the women's division and what each title picture looks like in 2021.

TIA Off-Season - AEW Roundtable, Looking Back and Speculating on the Future

What the buck are we watching? It's the final part of our two part series! We've dusted off the old Watching the Elite format to take a look at an artifact from the late aughts - the final five episodes of YBTV. Your boys binge, recap. and annotate the rest of the youtube channel before throwing a good old fashioned Superlatives party.

TIA Off-Season - Watching YBTV Part 2

What the buck are we watching? For this off-season episode, we're dusting off the old Watching the Elite format and taking a look at an artifact from the late aughts - the first five episodes of YBTV. Made by your favorite christian boys from Rancho Cucamonga all the way back in 2008, this primordial version of Being the Elite makes for a strange viewing experience.  Stay tuned for part 2 of this mini-binge where we will watch the remaining 5 episodes.

TIA Off-Season - Watching Young Bucks TV Part 1

As we get closer to the go-home portion of 2020, it's important to take a moment and celebrate the many holidays that greet us warmly in December. It is with that spirit that your TIA boys celebrate Festivus, the holiday for the rest of us. The tradition of Festivus begins with the Airing of Grievances! Joaquin, Chuck and Frank got a lot of (wrestling-related) problems with you people! Now, you're gonna hear about it! Let us know your wrestling Grievances @TIAPOD on twitter or hit us up at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com And smash that 5-star button on iTunes!

TIA Off-Season - A Festivus Airing of Grievances

On this week's off-season offering, your boys are back in listicle mode as they gather together once again in the virtual studio to rank each and every Smackdown theme, starting all the way back with the original 1999 classic (you may know it better now as the Botchamania! Theme). Will the Brothers of Entrance theme destruction ride together again? Will Joaquin continue to stick to his nonsensical SLAP rating system? Will Frank somehow win an off-season episode that isn't actually a game? Find everything ALL RISE related HERE Don't forget to check out everything TIA at thisisawesomepod.com and send us match suggestions for season 9 via twitter @TIAPOD or by getting us at thisisawesomepod@gmail.com

TIA Off-Season - SmackDown Theme Song Power Rankings

What is All Wheels Wrestling? The first thing that comes up when googled is: "All Wheels Wrestling was a professional wrestling & racing hybrid unsold television pilot, which was filmed for the Speed Network on June 29, 2011 at the IMPACT Zone in Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida." But it's oh so much more than that! On this off-season offering Frank, Chuck and Joaquin are joined by Producer Tom and Nate Bulmer to discuss all things AWW. PLEASE WATCH this for free on Vimeo by clicking HERE Nate Bulmer is @natemorebikes Find everything ALL RISE related HERE

TIA Off-Season - All Wheels Wrestling, What Are We Even Doing?

This week, your boys are once again welcoming a special guest onto the program and inviting her to compete in a brand new game from the dark, twisted mind of one Joaquin Poblete. Introducing the "TIA Feud" game! Which is definitely inspired by (and, for lawsuit reasons, officially classified as a parody of) the classic gameshow Family Feud!

TIA Off-Season - The All New "TIA Feud" Game (Not associated with Family Feud)

In this week's off-season offering, we're definitely Talkin' Bout Hell in a Cell matches, but two out of three hosts vetoed further use of that naming structure. So we're calling it a roundtable! Joaquin, Frank and Chuck have a good old fashioned chat about all things Hell in a Cell (the match, not the Pay Per View) and try to drill into the genre to determine what makes a great Cell match, and why.

TIA Off-Season - Hell In a Cell Roundtable

The off-season ROLLS ON as your boys clash in yet another battle of wits. This time, Gamesmaster Joaquin has pulled recipes from the "Can You Take the Heat? The WWF is Cooking!" cookbook, published all the way back in the year 2000. You may be able to smell what they're cooking, but can you determine which wrestler is responsible for each recipe? Also, in an effort to stop Frank's legendary championship run, Joaquin has brought in a mystery guest RINGER to play along!  If you can, please check out Chef AC Boral's Fundraiser HERE gofundme.com/bebotwontstop

TIA Off-Season - Can You Take the Heat? The WWF Is Cooking!

The off-season kicks off with the 4th edition of everybody's favorite wrestling trivia game based off of a forgotten network daytime gameshow: King of the Thing.  But what's that? Russo swerve! Joaquin has taken over hosting duties so that Chuck can try his best to win the game that he created! Rounding out the field of players is returning champion Frank and returning Muscle Temple member Nate Bulmer! (@natemorebikes on insta) Find everything TIA @ thisisaweseomepod.com and on twitter @TIAPO

TIA Off-Season - King of the Thing IV w/Nathan Bulmer

Season 8 comes to a raging climax with some always-exciting STAR Ratings housekeeping.  Joined by original Muscle Temple member Nathan Bulmer!  Tie scores will be broken and big thoughts will be had. How many different quotes did Joaquin prepare for the show? And what does any of this have to do with Dr. John Becker?

S8E11: Season 8 Finale w/Nathan Bulmer

**This Audio Is Pulled From the Twitch Stream Originally Broadcast on 9/19/20** The Unofficial AEW Dynamite Post Show (Dynamite Air Date: 09/16/20) 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!

Watching The Elite LIVE! 9/19/20

6/3/1994 - All Japan Pro Wrestling - Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada In the early days of the IWC, this match was considered by many to be the greatest of all time. A high point in the stellar years-long run of early 90s All Japan Pro Wrestling. Two of the four pillars of heaven clashing in the ring for the vaunted Triple Crown Title. What more can be said about this King's Road classic? Apparently quite a bit because this episode is a hair under two hours long. Joining the team this week to apply the STAR Rating system is Jon Sung! (Flavor.country) [Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada, AJPW Super Power Series 1994, June 3 1994]

S8E10: Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada w/Jon Sung

This Is Awesome is an informal research project with no methodology asking the question: What makes a great pro wrestling match and why? We watch the best wrestling matches of all time, suggested by you, and then we show it to a non-fan to see if it holds up!

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