S9E11: Season 9 Finale

CREDIT: WWE.COM

Season 9 mercifully reaches the end with another classic finale episode! As is tradition, your croix boys have gathered 'round the microphone to get to the business of tying up loose ends. 

This season produced FOUR tie scores derived from our *patent pending* STAR Rating system. Votes will be cast and matches will either slide up or down the big board of match rankings. 

ALSO, each host will present their "big idea" from the season - and Frank will gush about Dabba-Kato.

See you in the off-season!

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S9E10: The 1992 Royal Rumble w/Mikey McManus

CREDIT: WWE YOUTUBE

Put that cigarette out!

The longest TIA season of all time creeps ever closer to the its end with (predictably) the longest TIA episode of all time. 

With the World's Heavyweight Title held in abeyance, WWF President Jack Tunney has decided that the only way to determine the next champion is via the greatest gimmick match in the history of wrestling, the Royal Rumble.

They say to be the man you have to beat the man. But for one night in January of 1992, you had to beat 29.

As promised many years ago, we are joined by the first person in TIA history to ever hand out a ZERO during their STAR Ratings session: Mikey McManus!

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S9E9: Rob Van Dam and Sabu vs Hayabusa and Jinsei Shinzaki w/Ana Espinoza

CREDIT: WWE.COM

Crank up the AC, pour yourself a cold beverage, and maybe wear something that breathes because you've found yourself smack dab in the middle of a Heat Wave 1998. 

We're checking out a standout match from that show that features the odd couple tag team champions, RVD and Sabu, defending their titles against the "Japanese Contingent" from FMW, Hayabusa and Jinsei Shinsaki. 

Will our champions be able to get along long enough to retain their belts? Will the amount of cargo shorts in the crowd be higher than the number of shirtless men? Will Bill Alfonso ever stop with that damn whistle? Well you'll have to listen to find out!

Special thanks to one of our favorite guests, the returning Ana Espinoza!

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S9E8: Pentagon Jr vs Vampiro w/ Joel Bednarz

CREDIT: YOUTUBE.COM

Our "long" hiatus has finally ended!

(I mean, sure it was a long time but its not like it was a whole year or anything, jeez. This show is free! Get all up off my back about it.)

We return to Lucha Underground to have a look at the bloody, brutal, fire-filled Cero Miedo match that sees the arm-breaking Pentagon Jr challenging a thurible-toting Vampiro. Will Dasha's daddy be able to turn the clock back and rise to the challenge of the man looking to please his Master? Or will Ian Hodgkinson become yet another victim to the dark luchador?

Also, who the heck is this Master fella and what's his deal? You have to assume that's going to resolve up at some point, right?

Joining your croix boys to break down all the action and apply the (patent pending) STAR Rating system is Joel Bednarz!

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S9E7: Johnny Saint vs Steve Grey w/Steven Screws

CREDIT: YOUTUBE

Well folks, we're in for a delightful night of gentlemanly pugilism as we turn our sights on an exciting exhibition matchup between two champions! Competing under Admiral-Lord Mountevans with 8 five minute rounds and two falls to a finish... In one corner, Johnny Saint, the Lightweight Wrestling Champion of the World - and across him Steve Grey, your British Lightweight Champion. 

Which of these two technical masters will emerge victorious this evening on World of Sport?

And of course, somersaulting into the studio to join your hosts is special guest Steven Screws!

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S9E6: Tomohiro Ishii vs Katsuyori Shibata w/Nico Bartoli

CREDIT: NEW JAPAN WORLD

It is night 4 of the 23rd G1 Climax. 5th match on the card.

In one corner: The Stone Pitbull. The other: The Wrestler. Each man with a reputation. Each man with something to prove.

This instant classic only lasts 12:17 seconds bell to bell, but when it's over you'd think these men had wrestled for an hour.

8 years later, does the shortest match to to ever earn five stars from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter still hold up? Or does it come up...er, short?

Huge thanks to our guest Nico Bartoli! (Nothing Box)

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Watching the Elite - AEW Double or Nothing 2021

CREDIT: ALLELITEWRESTLING.COM

Frank, Chuck and Joaquin (yes, Joaquin is back on WTE once again) break down all of the action from this year's Double or Nothing PPV. Did AEW deliver a solid four hours of wrestling action or did the show fizzle out like so many botched exploding rings?

Come for the takes, stay for the references to the classic 2009 Michael C. Hall and Gerard Butler vehicle "Gamer"

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S9E5: Randy Orton vs Christian w/Ryan Lapine

Open the forbidden door! It's an inter-promotional dream match! 

Christian, perennial WWE glass-ceiling cleaner, will attempt to reclaim the World Championship that was taken from him by the tattooed blue chipper Randall Orton. Will Christian finally be able to win the big one (via pinfall)? Or will he easy into his pending Goto-status like a warm bath?

Joining your wrestle-boys on today's episode to help apply some soft science is Ryan Lapine!

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Watching the Elite - AEW Blood & Guts 2021

CREDIT: DALY’S PLACE TWITTER

Another exciting edition of the TIA vamping series - this time Frank and Chuck sit down and run through the entire AEW Blood and Guts card from May 5, 2021. 

Your boys are talking the highs and lows of the entire evening -  the lit live crowd, a manic Miro promo, gratuitous amounts of crimson, a laconic opening tag match AND MORE. 

Oh and somebody fell off of a cage. You may or may not have been whelmed. Enjoy the show!

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S9E4: Beer Money, Inc vs The Motor City Machine Guns w/Jason Gibbs

CREDIT: IMPACT WRESTLING FACEBOOK

Back to the impact zone we go - this time to watch the exciting conclusion to what many have argued is the greatest "best of" series in tag team wrestling. It's best 2 out of 3 falls to put a cap on a best of five series for the belts.

On one side, the beer-guzzling, wet-haired roughnecks known as Beer Money, Inc. - former champions and current challengers looking to cement their legacy by proving that their opponents' title win was as fluke.

And on the other, The Motor City Machine Guns - proudly rocking incredibly early-aughts haircuts and attire, who are looking to prove that they have truly arrived as the top team in TNA -- by retaining their Championships via an undisputed victory in this final match in the series against their heated rivals.

Joining the panel this time to break down the action is returning friend of the show Jason Gibbs!

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