Wrestling fanatic brother/sister duo Justin Tate and Michelle Tate take listeners through the journey of wrestling throughout the decades. Justin & Michelle strive to tell the story of wrestling from the beginning, one pay-per-view at a time. The zany pair also covers any current wrestling news and storylines that followers NEED to know, thus Recapping that Rassling in real time.
It's SUMMER SLAAAAAAAM (We hope you read that in Vince's voice). This is the show that made Justin fall in love with wrestling...and it's not just because of the romantic wedding at the end either! Mr. Perfect vs. Bret Hart for the IC Title was pure magic. Oh and guess what? Hulk Hogan wins the main event. Shocker.
"THEY SHOULDA CANCELED IT!" yelled Michelle, several times in this episode. This episode was snakebitten (and not by Damien, ha!) from the beginning. The show was almost entertaining with how wrong every thing seemed to go... and the solutions WCW came up with at the time were a bit questionable. Oh, and with alllll the cluster f*ckery going on... we see Oz again. Woof.
Oh boy. Justin and Michelle cover WCW SuperBrawl 1991, which includes one of the most "WTF" moments in wrestling history. Poor Kevin Nash. How his career took off after this, is beyond us. Not only did we get to see the Great and Powerful Oz (but he's not Oz? But he is?), but we also see a stretcher match, in which the stretcher isn't used in the match at all. Thank goodness we get the debut of SCOTT HALL to redeem this show for us...
Coming off of last weekend's WrestleMania 41, Justin & Michelle cannot get the "fein fein fein" off of their brains (unfortunately). They are, however, pleased to announce that the ending of this show was significantly better than the WrestleMania 41 ending! Along with that positive note, Bobby Heenan has finally joined commentary. In addition, we finally get the man that completes the Undertaker picture...Paul Bearer. This was...
It's WAR GAMES!! Dusty Rhodes is back in WCW, but on commentary! He's a funny guy with great insight, once you get used to his voice and can understand him. We also get our first women's match in YEARS...well, a couple months in our show's timeline. Justin squeezes in some Rick Knox jokes. Lastly, we see our first major botch since beginning RassleRecap. We are glad that Flyin' Bryan was okay! Who the hell built that cage?!?!?
1991 is starting off with a bang! The best show of the year, The Royal Rumble, is always a favorite with Justin and Michelle. However, this was kind of a weird show! Especially because Justin won't stop doing his cringey "neckbeard" voice. Gross. We DO get probably the best Royal Rumble entrance and exit (within about 5 seconds of each other) of all time in this show...thank you Bushwhacker Luke. Also, a mega heel wins the Rumble.....
Starrcade is typically a fan favorite (especially with Justin and Michelle). This year is a bit of an exception. It's a worldwide tag tournament, with some random non-tournament tag matches thrown in, a SHOCKING (ha), yet terrible reveal of the Black Scorpion and, according to Justin, shiny oatmeal?!
Oh man, we've made it! It's THAT time! The Gobbledy Gooker makes his first appearance on this special Thanksgiving show! That's not the only someone that makes their first appearance, but the Gobbledy Gooker isn't quite as legendary as... THE UNDERTAKER. Every thing is now right in the world. Lastly...for Pete's sake, keep politics out of wrestling!
Warning: This is a BIZARRE wrestling show to watch! Justin and Michelle discuss the Black Scorpion and his big magic trick that had JR speechless, the Phantom of the Microphone Tony Schiavone and the weirdest ending to a match that we've seen yet. To top it all off... this episode of RassleRecap ends SO hilariously, yet so perfectly for this particular show.
SURPRISE! It's a Monday and you're getting a new episode! Well, a mini episode!
Michelle met her HERO, Sting, along with wrestling legend Mick Foley this weekend at Permian Basin Comic Con. She asked them a few questions that they probably don't get asked too often.
Who does STING think was his most legendary rivalry? Who does he think could have played the Sting persona, if not him?
Tune in and find out the answers!
Just when Michelle said she appreciates how the excessive backstage interviews have gone away, WWF SummerSlam 1990 happened! With many matches under 5 minutes, this show was an interesting one! Sweet Sapphire was kidnapped (or was she?), we get the debut of a famous Von Erich and Rick Rude cut off his mullet. Lastly, Psychosis also makes his WWF debut at SummerSlam, but oddly sounds like Sensational Sherri?
The Great American Bash is always a great show and 1990 is no exception! Although there is some pretty problematic gear on the Southern Boys, Justin & Michelle feel redeemed with Sting's classic American look. Vader arrives with a 2 minute squash match (poor Z-Man). Lastly, this is the last time we see Mean Mark as...not the Undertaker.
Regardless of what Justin thinks, WCW Capital Combat 1990 has an incredible appearance by THE RoboCop, as well as a return of the Junkyard Dog, Cornette in a cage, and another banger from Ric Flair and Lex Luger. What more could you ask for in 1990?! Well... maybe a little less guyliner on Tony Schiavone.
WWF WrestleMania 6 is a long one! 13 matches. However, 11 of them are less than 10 minutes long. Thankfully, Justin and Michelle wrap it all up into one hilarious hour (and a half) package for you!
This is the last time we will have Jesse Ventura on commentary, which is devastating to Michelle. In addition, this is Andre's last time in the ring on pay-per-view. Hopefully, it's the last time we see Rhythm & Blues perform in the ...
Please excuse Justin's funky audio! We tried to clean it up as best as possible!
This is a VERY exciting show, simply for the fact that we get our debut of not only Mean Mark Callous aka THE UNDERTAKER, but also, Cactus Jack Manson aka Mick Foley. Spoiler alert: Cactus Jack was... kind of hot? Along with that, JR talks a lot about education and seemingly predicts the future regarding Woman attacking Lex Luger. Join Justin and Miche...
Justin & Michelle turned that dial on the ol' time machine and have entered the greatest decade of all time, THE NINETIES!!! What better way to start it off than with the best show of the year (subject to opinion) the ROYAL RUMBLE? Along with some other great matches, we get the debut of Sapphire, a return of Brother LOVE and we say bye-bye to The Genius. Oh yeah... and Big Bossman is SWEATY.
Welcome to the shortest episode of RassleRecap yet! One match, one movie, and a whole lot of dookie. Vince McMahon & Hulk Hogan supposedly wrote this movie in one day. After seeing the film, we actually kind of believe it. After the movie, there is a PPV with ONE tag team match. Why did Brutus and Randy need to be there?! There is a LOT to unpack in this short episode.
Justin & Michelle review WCW Starrcade 1989. The two are feeling very nostalgic; referencing 3 Ninjas, Vegas Vacation and Luby's. #TheGreenSquare
Although Starrcade 1989 has 2 round robin tournaments, there isn't a lack of excitement...because Jim Cornette is on commentary. Never a dull moment!
Justin & Michelle tackle the feat that is WWF Survivor Series 1989. Five matches, 4 wrestlers on each team, 2 teams per match, one dang format for all the matches. Thankfully, the dynamic duo finds a way to make this exciting! However, Michelle is NOT happy with Jake slapping the head of his snake over and over. #metaphor
Welcome to 2025, everybody! New year, old shows! It's what we do! Join Justin and Michelle as they dive into the FIRST ever Halloween Havoc. There are some new faces (The Cuban Assassin?), along with a questionable cage match with some hot talent for the main event. Most importantly, Justin makes a confession that he's held in for over 30 years...until now.
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