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.
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We have finally arrived at WCW...except, it's still technically an NWA show? Regardless, Starrcade 1988 has leveled up! Unfortunately, after this show, several key pieces of talent will move to the WWF. Dusty Rhodes gets fired after this show for being TOO hardcore! Lastly, the ending of the final match has Michelle PISSED and Justin knew it was co…
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It's Thanksgiving, once again, at WWF Survivor Series 1988! Jesse Ventura is dressed like a pilgrim, Shawn Michaels has finally arrived and we see butts. Well, just one, since one was blurred out! Join Justin & Michelle as they laugh their way through these long, 10 to 20 man matches, and of course, discuss a much needed format change!…
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Justin & Michelle cover the inaugural SummerSlam from 1988! Unfortunately, Justin finds a way to bring up "the muffler" again, ew. Although the duo believes a lot of these matches weren't necessary on this pay-per-view card, there were definitely a few stand outs...and a very depressing story about KoKo BWare's parrot, Frankie. RIP, dear bird.…
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Justin & Michelle discuss NWA The Great American Bash 1988, the very last NWA show under Jim Crockett Promotions before heading to World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Despite selling over 14,000 tickets to this show, JCP was struggling. One would never know with how HOT the crowd was for this show! Apparently, Dusty Rhodes was also hot...and had so…
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With WrestleMania 4 having 16 MATCHES, this is a bit of a longer episode, but it's a great one! Justin & Michelle discuss the zoo of show (literally, there was a snake, a dog and a parrot). Bob Uecker will not stop talking about his obsession with Vanna White. Hulk Hogan gets his main event moment...even though he's not in the main event.…
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Justin & Michelle discuss the FIRST WWF Royal Rumble from 1988. This show was broadcast in direct competition with NWA Bunkhouse Stampede. Will it come out on top? The duo definitely has strong feelings about having a random tag team match after what was seemingly the main event. Also, you'll never hear the word "needle" the same way again....…
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Justin & Michelle team up this week to talk about NWA Bunkhouse Stampede 1988! The rules of the match are simple. To eliminate your opponent, you must throw him over the top of the cage OR put him through the door...but there are plot holes in the execution of this wild match. However, Dusty Rhodes looks fantastic!…
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Justin & Michelle discuss the upcoming Vince McMahon documentary on Netflix, Bret Hart's appearance on Monday Night Raw, and the exploding popularity of The Outrunners in AEWQ Then, the brother/sister duo heads back to 1987 to talk about the inaugural SURIVOR SERIES, brought to us by the WWF.由rasslerecap
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Justin and Michelle are beyond thrilled with the arrival of Sting. The war continues to heat up between NWA and Vince McMahon...err WWF. With WWF premiering the inaugural Survivor Series on the SAME NIGHT as Starrcade 1987, how will the NWA hold up? Well, according to Justin and Michelle, pretty darn well!…
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After Justin and Michelle give their quick predictions of 2024 AEW All Out and NXT No Mercy, the brother/sister duo covers THE record breaking Wrestlemania that is considered to be the one that "put WWF on the map." With such a great show, what could be bad? Well... wait until you hear the latest @RassleStats count for this episode. Ah, the eightie…
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Justin & Michelle give their predictions for WWE's upcoming "Bash in Berlin" before discussing NWA's Starrcade 1986. The competition between NWA and WWF is really heating up! Starrcade '86 may only be in two cities, but we get at LEAST 3 buttcracks! Not to mention, a whole rickety scaffold for Jim Cornette to fall from and break his knees. Yep. Tha…
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Justin & Michelle give their predictions for 2024 AEW's All in before chatting about WWF WrestleMania 2. Will WWF be able to do it again? Will they have another great show? Will New Susan be better than Old Susan? All we know is, if Rowdy Roddy Piper said half the stuff he said on this show in 2024, he would be canceled.…
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Justin and Michelle discuss NWA Starrcade 1985, as it was a great improvement from the previous year. With the great success of Wrestlemania, NWA had to compete! Two cities, one show....and one Banana ref.由RassleRecap
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Justin and Michelle talk about WWF's "The Wrestling Classic," the first pay-per-view after Wrestlemania! It's a whole tournament, completed start to finish, in one show...but there is still an unanswered question to this day... What did they win?! What were they fighting for? The only winner was some random in middle America that won a Rolls-Royce!…
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Join Justin and Michelle as they talk about THE very first WWF WrestleMania!! Hear about how the WWF Fan Club screwed Justin, boob money, and the 80s celebrities that were featured on this pay-per-view. Justin and Michelle also discuss the upcoming MJF vs. Ospreay II match, as well as their SummerSlam 2024 predictions!…
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What do Joey Gladstone from Full House, a tuxedo street fight and baby making music all have in common? They were all on this show. Join Justin and Michelle as they discuss Rhea Ripley's return, MJF vs. Ospreay, and our pay-per-view this week, NWA Starrcade 1984!由rasslerecap
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Justin and Michelle touch on the exchange between Seth Rollins and CM Punk, as well as the Owen Hart Cup Tournament winners before taking a journey to 1983. NWA Starrcade 1983 was considered to be the supercard that started it all. Let's hear Justin and Michelle's take on the show!由RassleRecap
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