Podcast

Butts in the Seats Podcast

Sports, Wrestling

A podcast devoted to the slow but inevitable downfall of WCW on a week by week basis

Episodes
178
Releases
Every two weeks
Typical length
1 hr 19 min
On air since
2020
Latest episode
3 days ago

Episodes

178 episodes, newest first

  1. Final Nitro (3/26/2001 Nitro)

    Episode 170

    Show notes

    Episode 170: We're finally here...

    1 hr 53 min
  2. Starrcade 1997

    Episode 169

    Show notes

    Episode 169: We're flashing back to WCW's biggest show of all time. Note that it's the biggest and not the best because all the elements of the company beng a total mess show their face tonight including one of the most infamous botched finishes of all time

    1 hr 54 min
  3. The Storm Has Passed (FInal Thunder)

    Episode 168

    Show notes

    Episode 168: It's time for a final weather report now with feature length Thunder. It also happens to be the last one and the last chance for WCW to actually advance their own storylines.

    1 hr 15 min
  4. Brick Walls (3/19/2001 Nitro)

    Episode 167

    Show notes

    Episode 167: It's the final Nitro under Turner and nothing really matters anymore. Despite that, this episode managed to completely break Emily just inches away from the finish line.

    1 hr 10 min
  5. WCW Greed

    Episode 166

    Show notes

    Episode 166: It's the final WCW PPV and they actually go out with a bit of effort. At least most of them do, I can't say the same for Lex Luger and Buff Bagwell

    1 hr 52 min
  6. Under Missing Management (3/12/2001 Nitro)

    Episode 165

    Show notes

    Episode 165: One last Nitro before the final WCW PPV and the level of care from everyone involved doesn't quite seem to be there, including the new owners of WCW, who will totally be here tonight. Plus, Midajah makes her big return only to be immediately taken out again by a mystery assailant.

    1 hr 20 min
  7. No Effort or Peripheral Vision (3/5/2001 Nitro)

    Episode 164

    Show notes

    Episode 164: Welcome to WCW Monday Nitro where everything is made up and the rules don't matter. You know its bad when Emily is getting mad about should-be disqualifications among the rest of the completely off the rails content on this episode.

    1 hr 10 min
  8. Citizen Cat (2/26/2026 Nitro)

    Episode 163

    Show notes

    Episode 163: It's Pardi Gras down in New Orleans and WCW proceeds to absolutely nothing with that concept. Instead, we get a 2-minute 3 Count feud blowoff, the worst rated Nitro main event in history and mercifully the return of a former WCW Champion

    1 hr 5 min
  9. A Man of Many Costumes (2/19/2001 Nitro)

    Episode 162

    Show notes

    Episode 162: We're headed towards the final WCW PPV so it makes sense to start with another funeral. Jeff Jarrett gets to test his impression skills, Kanyon makes a dramatic entrance and Buff Bagwell and the Cat do mostly nothing for six minutes but it technically counts as a wrestling match.

    1 hr 11 min
  10. SuperBrawl Revenge (2001)

    Episode 161

    Show notes

    Episode 161: It's WCW's penultimate PPV and boy are they phoning this one in. Yang has a particularly bad day, Hugh Morrus supposedly snaps, DDP pulls sudden double duty and Kevin Nash gives us a memorable gif of his way out.

    1 hr 39 min
  11. Vulnerable Knees (2/12/2001 Nitro)

    Episode 160

    Show notes

    Episode 160: We're 6 days from SuperBrawl and somehow WCW pulled off a show that wasn't completely terrible. It's amazing how much better the show is with a couple of decent matches and some logical stories. The main event does end in a mess still, but you should really be used to that by now.

    (We had to re-upload due to a copyright claim)

    1 hr 8 min
  12. Taking Steiner to Bangtown (2/5/2001 Nitro)

    Episode 159

    Show notes

    Episode 159: What's better that 1 Scott Steiner match? 3 Scott Steiner matches of course! We also get an actually refreshing return right before one of the strangest and laziest time limit draws we've ever seen.

    1 hr 26 min
  13. One Last Dream (1/29/2001 Nitro)

    Episode 158

    Show notes

    Episode 158: Ric Flair has a hot new signing and the signing even brougt his dad along, Kevin Nash has to re-earn his title shot, DDP gets arrested and we get a deflating last appearance from one of our faves.

    1 hr 14 min
  14. Reimbursed for a Dime (1/23/2001 Nitro)

    Episode 157

    Show notes

    Episode 157: There's only 10 Nitros left but we're still losing our minds over here. Kevin Nash has supposedly the biggest match of his career; The war between Team Canada and the Filthy Animals in less time that it takes to cook stovetop ramen; General Rection changes his name again and we finally notice that Lex Luger is actually quite bad at wrestling.

    1 hr 26 min
  15. A Particularly Disrespectful Backflip (1/15/2001 Nitro)

    Episode 156

    Show notes

    Episode 156: Goldberg is gone, Sid is horrifically injured and the show is overrun with obnoxious heels. Sounds like it's gonna be great and not potentially the worst Nitro of all time...

    1 hr 13 min
  16. Wrestlemania 42

    Show notes

    Bonus Episode! It's time for our annual check in on the modern product and with people comparing it to 2000 WCW, it might be a sign that this show is in trouble, trouble. (That's me)

    1 hr 39 min
  17. WCW Sin

    Episode 155

    Show notes

    Episode 155: We've finally made it to WCW Sin and Emily has not forgotten the horrors that await, though somehow the thing that gets her most riled up is Lex Luger's liberal use of the word "Daddio". Also, Ric Flair's mystety man will be revealed and will totally live up to the hype and turn this company around.

    1 hr 45 min
  18. Randomly Selected Opponents (1/8/2001 Nitro)

    Episode 154

    Show notes

    Episode 154: It's the first Nitro of 2001 and it's also the go-home show for Sin. Back from 2 weeks off and a PPV to sell, this show attempts to speed through every story it has and in the process creates one of the most convoluted match set-ups and actual match itself, plus there's still Ric Flair's mystery man waiting in the wings.

    1 hr 12 min
  19. ECW One Night Stand 2005

    Episode 153

    Show notes

    Episode 153: Let's give ECW a proper send-off with one of the best PPVs we're ever going to review. Don't worry though, I still got to torture Emily by making her read a fictional Joel Gurtner promo written by your's truly.

    1 hr 39 min
  20. ECW Guilty as Charged 2001

    Episode 152

    Show notes

    Episode 152: Join us for our final venture into the world of the original ECW. The only version of the show floating around the internet is a bit of a strange one, which is fitting because this is a very strange show that refuses to let up off the gas for a second. Is that a good thing? You be the judge.

    1 hr 19 min