Watching the Elite LIVE! 10/30/19

**This Audio Is Pulled From the Twitch Stream Originally Broadcast on 10/30/19**

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!

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S7E4: KUSHIDA vs Hiromu Takahashi w/Zack Sekuler

CREDIT: NJPW1972.COM

Tell me doctor, where are we going this time?

Is this the 50s or is it Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-Jo Hall?

Oh what's that? It's EXACTLY Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-Jo Hall? Then we must be firing up our flux capacitor and travelling back to 2017 because on this week's episode your boys are having a critical look at the underappreciated junior heavyweight classic between champion Hiromu Takahashi and challenger KUSHIDA.

Will KUSHIDA be able to overcome the pains of his humiliating 116 second defeat to Takahashi that spring, or is TIME UP for KUSHIDA's run as the ace of the junior heavyweight division?

Sliding in on a hoverboard to help your boys analyze the match is director Zack Sekuler! (https://www.zacksekuler.com/)

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Watching The Elite LIVE! 10/23/19

**This Audio Is Pulled From the Twitch Stream Originally Broadcast on 10/23/19**

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!

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S7E3: Bob Sapp vs Kensuke Sasaki w/Ana Espinoza

On this week's episode, your boys diving head first into the decidedly UNcontroversial world of Inoki-ism. Love it or hate it, you absolutely can't deny that it was a thing that happened.

Kensuke Sasaki, seconded by his wife and TIA alum Akira Hokuto, defends his IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against "Big in Japan" Bob Sapp, who comes to the ring surrounded by members of Makai Club, the Inoki-obsessed stable that he's just joined.

Will the former Power Warrior be able to defeat the Bad Boy, or will those dastardly Makai Club members prove too big a hurdle for the champ to overcome?

Joining us via the TIA Hotline is returning guest Ana Espinoza! (@espinoza_ana)

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S7E2: Harley Race vs Terry Funk w/Matt Morris

CREDIT: NWA YOUTUBE

For you, the day Harley Race and Terry Funk graced your venue was the most important day of your life. But for them, it was Friday. Friday, July 1st, 1977 to be exact.

It's a two out of three falls contest which sees NWA World's Heavyweight Champion Harley Race defending against the Texas' own Terry Funk. It isn't the first time these two titans have squared off, and it won't be their last. Not by a long shot. In a fight like this, with both men so familiar with one another, it truly feels like no man has the upper hand.

Importantly, active wrestler Nick Kozak has been chosen by the NWA booking committee as tonight's official. With his unique brand of referee, we're sure to get a definitive conclusion to this highly anticipated matchup.

And of course, occupying the guest's chair this week and looking resplendent in his TIA lab coat is Matt Morris!

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Watching The Elite LIVE! Reacting to AEW Dynamite 10/9/19

**This Audio Is Pulled From the Twitch Stream Originally Broadcast on 10/9/19** As such, apologies to any listeners bothered by the volume of the mix of the music from the live stream. We are working on smoothing out technical glitches on our end. Enjoy!

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!

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S7E1: Eddie Guerrero vs Brock Lesnar w/Courtney Mattox

CREDIT: WWE YOUTUBE

Season 7 begins with a classic championship match from the Ruthless Aggression era. It's pre-sword-&-grenade tattoo Brock Lesnar defending his Smackdown World Championship against everyone's favorite liar, cheater and thief, Eddie Guerrero!

Eddie has the momentum behind him, and a redemption story that's as much rooted in his rise up the rankings as it is about moving past old demons, but he has a 26 year old beast of a champion in front of him looking to spoil this underdog story.

And hanging over all of this, like a goateed Sword of Damocles, is one Bill Goldberg who's beef with Lesnar threatens to throw the entire contest into disarray. Who will leave No Way Out and head to WrestleMania 20 as champion?

As always, we are joined in the lab this week by friend of the pod Courtney Mattox who will help us apply some soft science to our analysis of the match.

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Watching The Elite Live - The First Episode of AEW Dynamite on TNT!

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!

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Watching The Elite #23 (All Elite Wrestling September 2019)

Welcome to episode 23 of Watching the Elite - The only podcast you need to stay current with everything All Elite Wrestling! Your hosts are the boys of This is Awesome? - Joaquin, Frank and Chuck.

For the September 2019 edition of WTE we are discussing Being the Elite episodes 168-172, episodes of Road to AEW on TNT, and Wrestlers in Hotel Rooms Getting Room Service. Highlights from this block of episodes include: A handful of finger crossings, Kenny's continued downward spiral and the reveal of the new and improved AEW Control Center!

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TIA Off-Season - Joaquin Takes Mexico City

CREDIT: WIKIPEDIA

It's show and tell time from your favorite mind palace architect as Joaquin has returned from his brief excursion to Mexico City and is bearing gifts - both literal and figurative - for Frank and Chuck.

The mezcal flows as much as the stories do in our loosest episode yet. Have a listen as Joaquin talks CMLL, Arena México, mezcal, mole, and more! This one is full of vuvuzenergy...

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