Wrestling Recommendations is a wrestling watch/listen along podcast, hosted by Eddy Shepard and Travis Lassiter. Both men have compiled a list of wrestling matches, that they believe everyone should give a watch. Each match on this list is put into a randomizer and reviewed with in depth research in a watch along format. Matches are from multiple organizations, such as: WWF/E, AEW, NJPW, WCW, NWA, ROH and many more! Tune in and watch along to some of the best matches over the past 30-40 years!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations!Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches.Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny!On this episode, we go EXTREME and watch what many consider one of the best rivalries in ECW history. As Rob Van Dam defends the ECW TV Championship against Jerry Lynn.Taking place at Hardcore Heaven on May 16th, 1999!Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations!Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches.Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny!On this episode, we watch a HOSS BATTLE! As Terry and Dory Funk face off against the imposing team of Bruiser Brody and Stan Hansen. Taking place in the finals of All Japan's Real World Tag League on December 13th, 1982.Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations!Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches.Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny!On this episode, we see an NXT match from the Pandemic Era! Bronson Reed, Damien Priest, Johnny Gargano, Cameron Grimes and Velveteen battle it out in a 5 way Ladder Match! With the winner becoming the new NXT North American Championship.Taking place at Takeover: XXX on August 22, 2020!Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations!Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches.Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny!On this episode, we see the birth of "Option C". As Austin Aries trades in the X Division Championship to earn an opportunity at Robert Roode's TNA Heavyweight Championship. Taking place at TNA's Destination X PPV from July 8th, 2012!Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations!Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches.Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny!On this episode, we travel back to New Japan Pro Wrestling! As Kota Ibushi defends the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Jay White!Taking place on Night 2 of Wrestle Kingdom 15 from January 5th, 2021.Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations!Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches.Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny!On this episode, we see a contrast in styles during one of the hottest time periods in wrestling. As Ultimo Dragon defends the WCW Television Championship against Steven Regal. In a rare heel vs heel match, with the dastardly Sonny Ono in Dragon's corner!Taking place at Slamboree 1997 in Charlotte, NC!Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations!Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches.Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny!On this episode, we see an underrated classic. As Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler represents Smackdown and US Champion Daniel Bryan represents Raw.Taking place at Bragging Rights from October 24th, 2010!Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations!Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches.Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny!On this episode, we venture back to the glorious year of 1997 to see a brutal Steel Cage Match. As Mankind battles Hunter Hearst Helmsley with Chyna in his corner. Taking place at SummerSlam from August 3rd, 1997!Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations!Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches.Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny!On this episode, we feature a physical war between Will Ospreay and Konosuke Takeshita. Taking place at AEW Revolution from Greesnboro, NC. The same night as Sting's final match on March 3rd, 2024.Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations!Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches.Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny!On this episode, we feature final match in the trilogy of Cody Rhodes and Brock Lesnar. With this one being, as of this recording, Brock Lesnar's final match in the WWE.Taking place at Summer Slam on August 5th, 2023!Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations!Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches.Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny!On this episode, we feature a match from one of the most underrated feuds of 2011. Overshadowed by the "Summer of Punk", we see Christian put the World Heavyweight Championship on the line against Randy Orton in a No Holds Barred Match.Taking place at Summerslam 2011 on August 14th, 2011!Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations!Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches.Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny!On this episode, we feature our 2nd women's match, as WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus takes on Victoria in a Hardcore Match at Survivor Series 2002.Taking place in Madison Square Garden on November 17th, 2002.Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations!Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches.Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny!Episode 100!!! On this episode, we see what would become the beginning of the end of the Black and Gold brand. As the Undisputed Era has been disbanded, Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly go to war on a special episode of NXT.Taking place from NXT's Great American Bash from July 6th, 2021.Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! This episode features a triple threat match from one of our favorite brands: the BLACK and GOLD NXT brand! As we see Roderick Strong defend the NXT North American Championship against Keith Lee and Dominik Dijakovic in a triple threat match! Taking place on NXT TV from October 23rd, 2019! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! This episode features our very first match from All Japan Pro Wrestling. As Terry Gordy takes on who many consider one of the greatest pro wrestlers of all time, Mitsuharu Misawa. Taking place at the Super Power Series on June 6th, 1991! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On this episode, we cover a no disqualification match between 2 of the very best to ever wrestle. As we see Kurt Angle take on Jeff Jarrett from TNA's Genesis 2009. Taking place in Charlotte, NC on January 11th, 2009 Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On our Season 4 PREMIERE we watch a forgotten match between 2 pioneers of Cruiserweight wrestling in the United States. As Jerry Lynn takes on Sean Waltman from TNA's 2005 PPV Sacrifice. Taking place in the IMPACT ZONE on August 14th, 2005! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
This bonus episode of Wrestling Recommendations sees the end of our 3rd season. As we look back on the matches we covered in 2024 and review the year in WWE, AEW and TNA. Listen to all our past episodes and stay tuned for Season 4 coming to you in January 2025!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On this episode, we feature a nearly hour long classic, as Josh Alexander defends the Impact World Championship against "Speedball" Mike Bailey. Which many call a top 10 match to ever take place in TNA/Impact Wrestling. Taking place on Impact TV from December 8th, 2022! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On this episode, we feature one of our newest additions to our list, as Sami Zayn defends the Intercontinental Championship against Chad Gable. Taking place on Monday Night Raw on April 15th, 2024! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On this episode, we go back Summerslam 1990! As one of the most dominant tag teams in WWF History Demolition defend the WWF Tag Team Championships against The Hart Foundation in a 2 out of 3 falls match! Taking place in Philadelphia, PA on August 27th, 1990. Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On this episode, we go back to the Black and Gold brand of NXT. As Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish take on The Revival in the midst of the Wednesday Night Wars. Wilder and Dawson return for to NXT for one night and they do not disappoint. With this match taking place on NXT TV on November 20th, 2019. Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On this episode, we watch another match from the 1986 Crockett Cup. Seeing Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard with JJ Dillon by their sides, taking on The Fantastics in the 2nd round of the tag team tournament. Taking place in New Orleans, Lousiana on April 19th, 1986. Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On this episode, we travel back to New Japan Pro Wrestling and watch a highly regarded match between two Junior Heavyweights. Jushin Thunder Liger takes on The Great Sasuke in the semi finals of the inaugural Super J Cup tournament. Taking place on April 16th, 1994. Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! This episode features a match not often talked about, as EVOLVE Champion Matt Riddle defends his championship against Will Ospreay on WWN's super show Mercury Rising. Taking place in New Orleans, LA on April 6th, 2018. Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! This episode features our very first WOMEN's match on the podcast, as Becky Lynch defends the NXT Women's Championship in an Extreme Rules Match against Tiffany Stratton. Taking place at NXT No Mercy on September 30th, 2023! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! This episode features a 10 Man Tag Team Match, as Bret Hart leads the Hart Foundation to battle against Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, Goldust and the Legion of Doom. Taking place at the universally acclaimed In Your House: Canadian Stampede ppv from July 6th, 1997 Listen, as we talk about how the WWF Timeline in 1997 took some wild turns due to Shawn Michaels/Bret Hart's real life HEAT! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! This episode features a match from the Pandemic era, as Roman Reigns defends his Universal Championship against Cesaro. Taking place at WrestleMania Backlash on May 16th, 2021! Listen, as we recount what the Pandemic was like for us and how it affected the WWE. Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! This episode features a Three Way War between Christian Cage, AJ Styles and Booker T. Taking place at TNA's Bound For Glory 4 on October 12th, 2008. With this being Christian's final TNA PPV appearance before returning to the WWE. Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! This episode features an Extreme Rules match, as Aleister Black takes on Adam Cole from NXT Takeover: Philadelphia from January 2018. Watch as we get another banger from the Black and Gold brand! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! This week's episode features a Last Man Standing Match, as Triple H takes on Chris Jericho in a bloddy battle from Fully Loaded 2000. With this show being considered the best WWF PPV in the year 2000. Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! This week's episode features what many consider to be the BEST match to ever take place on 205 Live. As Mustafa Ali takes on Buddy Murphy from July 3rd, 2018 in a No Disqualification Match! Find out why Murphy earned his moniker "The Best Kept Secret"! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! This week's episode takes place during the "Reboot" era of WCW, seeing Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo team together "creatively". In the midst of all this rebooting, Spring Stampede would take place where we would see Sting take on Booker T in a US Championship tournament match. Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! This week's episode is a special one, as it features our first match from our home grown promotion NGW. With this one showcasing Rey Fenix as he takes on Independent Wrestling mainstay Matt Cross. Taking place at NGW's On Fire 2018 event from Newport, Tennessee! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! This week's episode takes us back to the Attitude Era, as we see a forgotten encounter between The Rock, Mankind and Ken Shamrock from WWF's Breakdown 1998. With the 3 fighting to become the new #1 Contender in a solid steel cage! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! 2 WORDS. 5 LETTERS. I QUIT! On this episode, we feature an all out BRAWL, as Terry Funk takes on Ric Flair in an "I Quit Match" from WCW's Clash of the Champions 9: New York Knockout! Taking place on November 15th, 1989! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On this episode, we feature Kurt Angle's 7th match on the podcast, as Angle takes on Desmond Wolfe from TNA's Turning Point 2009! Better known as Nigel McGuinness! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On this week's episode, we see another fantastic match involving the "Smackdown 6". This match sees Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit defend the WWE Tag Team Championships against Edge and Rey Mysterio. With this match taking place in a 2 out of 3 Falls Match! Taking place on the November 7th, 2002 edition of Smackdown! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On this week's episode, we see a forgotten match between a newly turned babyface Randy Savage, as he takes on Bret Hart from WWF's Saturday Night's Main Event. Taking place on November 28th, 1987! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On this week's episode, we take a look back at one of the more popular "Best of 7" series to take place in WCW. As Chris Benoit takes on Booker T in Match #6 of their series. With Booker T being down 3-2 in the series and taking place on WCW Monday Nitro from June 8th, 1998. Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On this week's episode, we journey back to the land of Extreme! As Taz defends his ECW World Television Championship against the "Beast From the East" Bam Bam Bigelow. Taking place at ECW's Living Dangerously on March 1st, 1998! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On this week's episode, we take a trip back to the Black and Gold brand of NXT. As NXT North American Champion Keith Lee takes on Dominik Dijakovic in a hard hitting big man match! Taking place at NXT TakeOver: Portland a mere month before the start of the COVID 19 Pandemic. Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On this week's episode, we see Tully Blanchard defend the NWA United States Championship against Magnum TA in an I Quit Steel Cage Match. In one of the most memorable matches from the Jim Crockett Jr. era, taking place at Starrcade 1985. Along with that Jezebel BABY DOLL in Tully's corner! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On this week's episode, we see a violent and bloody matches from one of AEW's hottest angles. As CM Punk takes on MJF in a Dog Collar Match from AEW's Revolution 2022! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On this week's episode, we see WWF Champion Shawn Michaels in the middle of his 1st Championship run, take on a young JBL known as Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw in a non title match. Taking place September 29th, 1996 on an episode of Superstars! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On this week's episode, we watch along a wild brawl between Kevin Sullivan vs Chris Benoit in a Falls Count Anywhere match during one of the biggest summers in professional wrestling. With some hilarious Dusty Rhodes commentary. Taking place at the Great American Bash on June 16th, 1996! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On this week's episode, we feature what many consider to be one of the best under 10 minute PPV matches in WWE history. As Kurt Angle takes on the newly debuting Rey Mysterio in the opening match on a stacked Summerslam 2002 card. Taking place on August 25th, 2002! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On this week's episode, we feature a tag team showcase, as NWA World Tag Team Champions The Rock N Roll Express defend their titles against the NWA US Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express. Taking place during the Great American Bash Tour on July 2nd, 1987! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On our Season 3 Premiere, we feature the very first AEW match on the podcast. As Swerve Strickland takes on Hangman Adam Page in a bloody Texas Deathmatch. Taking place at Full Gear from November 18th, 2023! Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On our Season 2 FINALE, we witness a bloody war as Edge takes on Shawn Michaels in a STREET FIGHT! Taking place during the 2/28/2005 edition of Monday Night Raw. Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
Welcome to Wrestling Recommendations! Your hosts Eddy and Travis dive in with a deep retrospective and watch along to some of their favorite wrestling matches. Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! On this episode, we watch amostly unknown match between the uber talented Will Ospreay vs A-Kid from Madrid, Spain's home promotion, Triple W. Taking place pre pandemic on March 30th, 2019. Listen and watch along, as they continue to bring you Wrestling Recommendations!
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