On this week's off-season episode, the whole gang gathers together to figure out which unlikely duo will be the next Shinsuke vs Jinder odd-ball matchup. Then, Tom wants some suggestions for celebrities if (Vince forbid) the WWE ever brings back guest hosts to RAW.
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In this episode, the boys beg Joaquin to divulge juicy details about working on set with a certain Sports Entertainer. Then, Frank grabs his game show podium and his copy of WWE 2K18 for a rousing game of "GUESS THE POWER RANKINGS." Spoiler alert: The Big Dog always goes over!
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In this very special off-season episode, we are once again joined by Ana Espinoza who has returned once again with her a very unique game for your boys to play. Listen in this week to hear Joaquin, Frank and Chuck try and guess which wrestlers are the subject of the Imagines and Head Cannons that Ana and Producer Tom have culled from Tumblr. It's an interesting look at a side of WWE fandom that your hosts don't often get to see.
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It is the off-season once again in TIA-land, and your boys are kicking things off by playing the first ever edition of The King of the Thing! Listen in as Joaquin, Frank and Tom battle against each other in a wrestling trivia game of Chuck's design. The categories for the game include "Ready to Rumble" "Tuning Up the Band" "Completely Unstable" "Flair for the Gold" and "Potpourri & Plunder"
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It's finale time once again at TIA so of course that means Joaquin, Frank and Chuck are joined by Producer Tom to decompress before the off-season. Listen in as your wrestleboys break a couple STAR rating ties, discuss whether technicality scoring needs to be adjusted for inflation, and give their final thoughts on what they've learned this season.
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Meltzer: The numbers all go to six. Look, right across the board, six, six, six and...
Twitter: Oh, I see. And most scores go up to five?
Meltzer: Exactly.
Twitter: Does that mean it's better? Is it any better?
Meltzer: Well, it's one better, isn't it? It's not five. You see, most blokes, you know, will be wrestling at five. You're on five here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on five on your stars. Where can you go from there? Where?
Twitter: I don't know.
Meltzer: Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?
Twitter: Put it up to six.
Meltzer: Six. Exactly. One better.
Twitter: Why don't you just make five better and make five be the top number and make that a little better?
Meltzer: [pause] These go to six.
Joining your boys this week is TIA's first returning guest Ana Espinoza! (@Espinoza_Ana)
Also, for an extra deep dive on this match, check out episode 9.5 that posted last week. It's a time capsule of Joaquin, Frank and Chuck's in-the-moment thoughts on the match days after it happened - what effects has time had on their meticulous scientifically based opinions.
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Next week's final match for season 3 is Kenny Omega vs Kazuchika Okada from Wrestle Kingdom 11 - the match that melted the internet for a few days in early 2017 when Dave Meltzer gave out his very first 6 star rating and people were discussing whether or not it was the greatest match of all time.
Back in January of 2017 - shortly after the match took place - Joaquin, Frank and Chuck sat down to record their fresh thoughts and feelings on the match as an experiment to see how much, if at all, their opinions would change when they finally got around to reviewing it for an episode. Consider this podcast supplemental material to next week's final match when the guys re-visit Omega/Okada I and answer the questions that they posed to themselves in this time capsule recording.
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On this week's episode Joaquin, Frank and Chuck are excited to finally explore the wonderful world of Joshi with an absolutely wild inter-promotional brawl. It's AJW's "Dangerous Queen" Akira Hokuto taking on LLPW's Shinobu Kandori.
A bit of a content warning for this week's pod: if you're not a fan of blood then this might not be the match for you. But if you've got the stomach for it then watch a match that garnered 5 stars from Dave Meltzer and is widely considered one of the greatest women's wrestling matches of all time.
And of course joining your boys this week to break down this Joshi classic is Sam Krumrine! (@samkrumrine)
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I'm sorry. I love you.
So grab a box of tissues and settle in for one of the most emotional matches in WrestleMania history. It's a "Career Threatening Match" for hall of famer Ric Flair as he takes on Mr. WrestleMania himself: Shawn Michaels. Who will prevail in this battle between The Nature Boy (age: 59) and The Heartbreak Kid (age: 42)?
And joining your hosts this week to view her first ever wrestling match from bell to bell is actress and model Brittany Brown (@brittbrownmeow)
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No, this isn't leaked footage of next week's episode of NXT - but we wouldn't fault you for thinking that. This week Joaquin, Frank and Chuck are heading to beautiful Reseda, CA to watch TIA's very first PWG match. It's Chris Hero vs Tommy End from all the way back in 2015! Of course, this match was live from American Legion Post #308 so to get the authentic PWG experience be sure to turn off the AC, grab a pitcher of Croix and pile you and 400 of your closest friends into your living room.
Joining in the fray this episode is Doug Keller of the amazing nonprofit Big Class (bigclass.org)
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Watch Great Wrestling is a podcast from Los Angeles-based wrestling crew Muscle Temple.
Formerly known as This Is Awesome? WGW is an informal research project with little to no methodology.
Your hosts watch the best wrestling matches of all time, suggested by you, and share them with their friends.
To submit a match please tweet at us OR e-mail us
Your host boys are Joaquin Poblete, Frank Gibson & Charlie (Chuck) Antosca.
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