Butts in the Seats Podcast

Episode 67: We're arrived at Mayhem 1999 where we'll crown a new WCW Champion. Lucky us, there's somehow 12 matches on this card, with 4 of them being rated in the negative stars. Is it really that bad? We'll have to see, but Emily is definitely over Miss Elizabeth.

Episode 66: Pinata on a pole! We're 6 days away from Mayhem but we get a lot to talk about tonight: Half brains, pooping, and one of the most infamous gimmicks during the Vince Russo era. Plus somehow, there's a good match.

Episode 65: The cold streak continues as there is exactly one good match on this show. Russo continues his Dr. Claw gimmick and Kevin Nash is now a licensed manager. Plus, Seven is here! And boy does he have something to say...

Episode 64: "Norman Smiley is saving this show". This is an actual quote from this episode. Stay tuned for more tangents than a trigonometry class as we plow through a pretty lousey Nitro and Kevin Nash not giving a fuck anymore

Episode 63: The WCW Title has been vacated and now 32 wrestlers will try to claim the title. This is, of course, separate from the three porn stars/strippers that wrestle on this show but that pretty much expresses how things are going. Although Hogan's not here; so there's that.

Episode 62: Trick or Treat! It's the possibly the worst show we've ever reviewed so there are no treats here, though Emily does have a Slim Jim for the occasion. This show is the first Vince Russo PPV and to say it shows would be an understatement.

Episode 61: We've finally made it to the Vince Russo era. Will it feel like it on the show? 100%. but its a job we're willing to do. We also have our awards after one year of programming plus a little extra bonus quiz testing Emily's knowledge

Episode 60: The show is on autopilot tonight as the writers are about to lose their jobs. We do get Goldberg vs Hogan, but not like that. It's Horace Hogan. David Flair continues to looks like a putz and Nick and Emily argue over soda because if the writers don't need to focus, why should we?

Episode 59: Sid and Goldberg's car drama comes to an end, the Outsiders return and it's the night of the famous Owen Hart tribute match between Bret Hart and Chris Benoit. Elsewhere, Sid almost gets squashed and the Cruiserweight Title has mysteriously changed hands.

Episode 58: It's a night of squash matches that for some reason aren't squash matches. Goldberg kills Sid's car; Berlyn continues to fall; And we get a mask vs hair match for the second time on the podcast

Episode 57: Goldberg starts playing mind games with Sid via his car. Chris Benoit finally gets his World Title shot but almost has the rug pulled out from under him. Scott Steiner is back with a disgusting record, Surge Watch makes a triumphent return and we say good riddance to a long hated gimmick.

Episode 56: Surprise! It's a bonus episode! It's Ric Flair's last match. Shut up. Yes, it is. Lalalalalalalalala I can't hear you. Plus way more WCW tie-ins than you'd expect from a 2008 show. This episode was requested by BitS-enthusiast, Stephanie. Support her fight against cancer at the links below: https://ko-fi.com/directorstephanie https://www.twitch.tv/directorstephanie Be sure to visit her stream on 9/5 at 1pm EST to help her out

Episode 55: We go back to ECW for a PPV so extreme, it swaps an "S" for a "Z". There's two three way dances, including Taz's last match in the company. Plus we get New Jack doing his thing for better or worse. Scratch that, it's always for worse.

Episode 54: We're in North Carolina Eric Bischoff is gone (for now), so you can guess who returns in this one. Our weird tournament from last week gets paid off and then almost immediately undercut. And speaking of undercut, Bret Hart makes his in ring return with virtually zero fanfare in what is actually a decent show.

Episode 53: It's the first Fall Brawl in a long time without War Games. What do we have instead? A man with creative control desperate to be loved against another fan favorite with a heel turn for someone looming in the air. In hindsight, it all feels a bit obvious.

Episode 52: Get ready for a fever dream first half of Nitro and then a pointless second half thanks to a certain shouty man. WCW is unopposed again and putting on some of their worst content ever. At least that piano thing is paid off and we get a random 6-man cage match main event

Episode 51: Nitro is back to being terrible but this week they're terrible with no competition. In addition to Sid interference, we now get multiple ICP interference spots. At least Berlyn is here, although his first target is very disappointing 

Episode 50: Look, I could write a whole elaborate thing here but this is about the Yeti, pure and simple. Whenever the Yeti is not on screen, all the other characters should be asking, "where's the Yeti?". Oh and there's a match including monster trucks.

Episode 49: KISS is here and they have a wrestler to debut! Sid continues to cause chaos all over the show and the West Texas Rednecks are all over this show, including a new music video and "live" performance. Plus, Sting challenges Hogan for the title but heeds a warning from a returning old friend.

Episode 48: It's the Sid Vicious Show starring Sid Vicious! We say goodbye to a long loathed group and to a very memorable wrestler. Not to mention that there's 12 matches on this show, sure would be a shame if about half of them ended in interference...

Episode 47: Loser must retire! We're finally going to be free of either Hulk Hogan or Kevin Nash! We also get the "start" of Sid's undefeated streak, some stong thoughts on Uno rules and a fashion lesson from a late 00's TV show. Oh, and a bunch of fat hogs.

Episode 46: Sting has relinquished control of WCW back to the network, so I guess the faces are in charge again. Norman Smiley is surprisingly super over, David Flair is somewhat decent and Chad Brock is here. Plus, the red and yellow returns after a surprise stipulation is added to Road Wild.

Episode 45: We continue to tread water on the way to Road Wild. Harlem Heat are officially back together, Sting is back in black in the house and Hulk Hogan totally shoots hard on Kevin Nash. The ramifications of that promo are so severe, you'll forget it by the commercial break. 

Episode 44: We've got a mystery on our hands, gang. We've got two mystery partners to solve. Luckily, it's the two most obvious choices. But at least we get Jason Hervey of the Wonder Years on commentary almost all night.

It's a special bonus episode of WWE's biggest show of the year! Not a lot of WCW in this one but we just wanted to have a fun chat about the craziness that was Wrestlemania including plenty of Steve Austin, 3 celebrity matches and nonstop Undertaker entrances.  Your regular programming will resume shortly

Episode 43: Sting tries to gain control of the company from Ric Flair as we get random HBO characters showing up unrelated from the ICP also showing up. Plus, a look into neckbones and we have to chat about blackface. Thanks, WCW.

Episode 42: Hulk Hogan is back and would you believe it, the show is suddenly all about him. To distract us from this, enjoy a nearly 10 minute tangent of Emily not being able to comprehend the existence of both the Legion of Doom and Dungeon of Doom followed by some passionate feelings on crispy M&M's.

Episode 41: It's usually one of the most newsworthy shows of the year. This year they decided to have the show's main attractions be a nonsensical tag match, a boxing match between two wrestlers and a $100,000 "Junkyard Invitational". Keep in mind that's the cost of the match and not the prize money. Note: Nick's microphone was acting up during recording. We did our best in the edit but the volume and sound quality may fluctuate

Episode 40: We're 6 days away from Bash at the Beach, so this is obviously the ideal time to have Bret Hart and Goldberg return. Plus David Flair gets gifted a title as Nick slowly loses the will to live throughout the episode. But we at least start off strong with a game all about entrance music.

Episode 39: It's Kevin Nash vs the World! David Flair has somehow become number 1 contender while the mystery of the white hummer is still going somehow. Plus, we get the music video for "I Hate Rap" and a decent B-Team match. Wait, that can't be right...

Episode 38: A Nitro of many returns and Sid is actually going to wrestle. Nick fianlly snaps about the rules when a tag team match goes too far and Emily starts a feud with Frankie Valli. Plus it's Master P's brother's birthday and we're all supposed to care for some reason.

Episode 37: We're one night removed from the Great American Bash and Randy Savage is claiming he won the title with no real evidence to support it. Ric Flair and Roddy Piper have joined forces and that's about as coherant as you'd expect. Plus, Emily learns a little something about the Legion of Doom. Oh and for some reason, Sable is here.

Episode 36: Get ready for another disappointing PPV with a fever dream in the middle. We get an unexpected return and a new player joins the main event scene, plus the mystery of the white Hummer continues, totally solidifying the idea that they had no plans to reveal who was behind the wheel. As for the matches, well...

Episode 35: We chat repetitive gimmicks and chemical warfare as well as Sting as the Mask and Arn finally popping that top off. But most importantly, the mystery of the white hummer starts. And ends...

Episode 34: Tank Abbott is here! What does that mean for Nitro? Frankly, not much. The David Flair push continues, we get a fake WCW title match littered with transphobia and a handicap match for the tag team titles. Plus, we somehow had a lengthy chat about state flags.

Episode 33: We continue down the messy road to the Great American Bash but have to take a moment to talk about Owen Hart and take a peek at a match of his. On Nitro, Goldberg is still not here, the Horsemen implode and David Flair continues to wrestle, or at least do something similar to it.

Episode 32: It's been exactly one year of real time since our first episode! At Slamboree, Eric Bischoff declared Roddy Piper the winner and new President; so there shouldn't be any questions to who is in charge. Right? Right!? Plus, we hope you like Randy Savage because you're gonna get a whole lot of him this week. 

Episode 31: We're back in ECW but now it's in the same time as the rest of our show. The other ECW shows we watched were among the most celebrated in it's history. This one, less so. But we get RVD vs Jerry Lynn, a surprise appearance from a former WWF Champion, confusion over the women of ECW and main event Buh Buh Ray Dudley.

Episode 30: I'm not gonna lie to you; this is a rough PPV. According to the Wrestling Observer, it's actually worse than SuperBrawl IX. Kevin Nash has booked himself into a title match, Goldberg vs Sting happens for no real reason and Piper and Flair face off for control of the company. Somehow Gorgeous George and Charles Robinson manage to outshine all of them.

Episode 29: Ric Flair returns in his home town and he's brought his new friends. We also get his son, David, in a match, a bounty on Kevin Nash's head and yet another DDP title defense. Plus Emily has a special segment dedicated to Ernest "the Cat" Miller

Episode 28: Surge watch continues! We get not 1, but 2 world title matches. Plus, we get a rare Erik Watts sighting and Hulk Hogan undergoes surgery

Episode 27: Ric Flair has gone off the deep end. We have a pumped up crowd as we side chat about a bar called "Howl at the Moon", Emily loses her mind over Madusa and we're back to her not knowing who Scott Norton is. Plus, we get round 2 of the first main event we reviewed, DDP vs Goldberg

It's our very first episode! Again! We wanted to put this out as an alternative to our original first episode as it was quite longer than our standard episodes. So if you're looking to get into our show, this is a much better starting point. And would you believe it, Hogan vs Warrior is still quite bad.

Episode 26: This episode is brought to you by Surge, apparently (TheNitro, not the podcast). We get two marquee matches in Sting vs Flair and DDPvs Scott Steiner. Plus, a look into WCW's Slam Society, discussion on theconnection between DQ's and jean, an appearance from the legendary MasterBlasters and the phrase “upside-down crab slaps” is uttered.

Episode 25: We voyage out west (to Tacoma, WA) for Spring Stampede. Randy Savage is actually back to referee a mess of a fatal 4-way main event. We get to have an uncomfortable conversation about Chris Benoit, plus we get to see an audience member get to second base on Scott Steiner.

Episode 24: We take an additional look into ECW's rise with their most celebrated show. Nick tries the Sandman game again with similar results. The beer was needed after we have a chat about Bill Alfonso's whistle, but this might be the best show we watch on the podcast from purely a in-ring perspective.

Episode 23: Nitro gets a makeover and a new theme song that we aren't going to use. Ric Flair decides that the PPV on Sunday apparently doesn't need a main event, a surprise "return" and the final Nitro appearance of Chris Jericho. Plus perhaps the greatest wrestling match ever to hit WCW

Episode 22: Bret Hart returns home to Canada in the last Nitro of the original stage. Plus, we get two different returns from DDP and a surprise return of Sting which commentary tells us about before it happens. And meanwhile, Hulk Hogan apparently doesn't remember what actuall happened with the the finger poke of doom.

Episode 21: It's WWF's biggest show of the year! Well, it's supposed to be. On one hand you have the show main evented by Steve Austin vs the Rock, on the other you have Sable vs Tori. But as much weird and crazy stuff we've seen on WCW tv, this show might have a moment that tops them all.

Episode 20: It's Spring Breakout! Does that mean that anything will happen? Nope. Instead Emily looks up Playboy shoots at one point and we crown perhaps only the second ever Miss nWo. Plus Perry Saturn gets a new totally original nickname, we have a cruiserweight mystery on our hands and we wait all night for someone to end up in the pool. Will it happen?

Episode 19: It's the first Nitro in our long week-by-week journey. Ric Flair is now champion and is President of WCW forever! Nick loses his mind at a David Flair segment but not for the reason you think and Emily gets pitched a unique Mamma Mia remake to go along with her comfort match.