The Rigged Recap

Send us Fan Mail It's time for a comedy challenge and this one was especially chaotic, so of course we had to bring back the chaos demon himself RunnerEye! We talk about losing Joella, disagree about everything, and make some sports puns! RunnerEye's Social Links YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RunnerEye Twitter: https://twitter.com/RunnerEyeYT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pier...

Send us Fan Mail It's design week on Drag Race Season 17 and who better to talk about the looks than the seamstress herself Bucy! We break down the ICONIC Onya/Jewels fight, all the tension in the workroom, and break down each look from the Monopulence challenge while Kayla's house is surrounded by chaos and mayhem! Bucy's Social Links YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bucy Instagra...

Send us Fan Mail RuPaul's Drag Race is back for it's seventeenth season, and so are Kayla and Derek to break down every part of it! It's part 2 of the premiere talent show and the talents were....something! Kayla and Derek are especially unhinged as they break down the Is it Cake? looks, the talents, and the new twist of the season! Kayla's Social Links YouTube: https://www.you...

Send us Fan Mail RuPaul's Drag Race is back for it's seventeenth season, and so are Kayla and Derek to break down every part of it! So much happened in this premiere from the Squirrel Games, to the Rate-A-Queen twist to the....controversial guest judge. We'll break down every look, every performance, and as always give out Cold and Closed cases to our favorites and least favorites!...

Send us Fan Mail A new season of RuPaul's Drag Race is just around the corner and we were introduced to the brand new cast of 14 queens on Season 17. From internet stars, famous drag daughters, and queens from exciting new places, this season is bound to be a splash. Kayla's Social Links YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kaylasays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kayla_rosa/?hl=en Tw...

Send us Fan Mail It's finale time, which means stan wars, Twitter erupting into chaos, and Derek getting lots of hate for his takes! We'll dive into the current Derek discourse, discuss all of the controversial moments of the finale, give our final takes on the season, and much more! The Rigged Recap WILL be back! Everyone enjoy your summer and be good people! Kayla's Social Links Y...

Send us Fan Mail It's LaLaPaRuZa week! And the theme is reusing songs we've already seen be lip syncs previously. Kayla and I will give our opinions on the lip syncs and compare them to the previous versions, deciding which is ultimately better! Kayla's Social Links YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kaylasays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kayla_rosa/?hl=en Twitter: https://tw...

Send us Fan Mail It's Rusical week on Drag Race, and we were given yet ANOTHER Rusical for the ages with RoseMarie's Baby Shower! Derek flexes his horror knowledge, Kayla gripes about the season, and together we give praise to the cast for an iconic challenge and runway presentation! Kayla's Social Links YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kaylasays Instagram: https://www.instagram.co...

Send us Fan Mail We're nearing the end of Drag Race All Stars 9, and Shannel is front and center as we dissect her storyline throughout the season, as well as some of the other arcs present in this episode. As always, Derek is living and Kayla is...not living. We talk about Nina Bonina threatening to sue Derek, Nina's redemption arc, and much much more! Kayla's Social Links YouTube:...

Send us Fan Mail We're back with another episode of All Stars 9, and everyone is getting bitch slapped by the whiplash of this season. From an amazing episode, to another lackluster one, this time we saw the queens over-acting with RuPaul in scenes parodying some of Ru's favorite movies. RuPaul is the true winner of the episode, but who do Derek & Kayla think ACTUALLY won? And is som...

Send us Fan Mail Oh my god, we're so back and Derek has seen the light!! We're here to talk about TWO episodes of All Stars 9, both the Property Queens and the Roast episodes, and Derek is a big fan of both! Kayla is....not! There's robberies, storylines, messy lip syncs, and much more to explore, so enjoy a double episode of chaos! Kayla's Social Links YouTube: https://www.you...

Send us Fan Mail In one of the biggest robberies in recent seasons, All Stars 9 has hit a new low. If you are obsessed and living for this season and don't want to hear any negatives about it ever, this is NOT the podcast episode for you! You've been warned!! Kayla's Social Links YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kaylasays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kayla_rosa/?hl=en Twitt...

Send us Fan Mail It's time again for the most iconic challenge of the season...Snatch Game! And yet another season of made up characters, bizarre stunts, and the entire cast ijboling their way through the season! We have Kevin McDonald to join us and spice up the conversation as we ijbol our way through this podcast! Kevin's Social Links YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@YourFriendKevin/...

Send us Fan Mail We're back back back again with another season of The Rigged Recap, this time covering RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 9! Get ready for lots of disagreements and two very different perspectives on the season so far as Derek and Kayla dive into the first two episodes of the season. We'll talk about all the looks, Drag Queens Save the World, the Paint Ball, the "lip...

Send us Fan Mail It's finale time! And WOW were Derek and Kayla wrong about how things were going to go. We both mourn Sapphira's loss and celebrate and explain Nymphia's win, as well as break down all the moments at the finale, discuss the runways and performances, and dig deep into the final "Padam Padam" lip sync that determined it all.  And of course ask the question:...

Send us Fan Mail In a very special episode of RuPaul's Drag Race, we watched the eliminated queens lip sync in a tournament for a $50,000 cash prize. In what's being rated as the top episode ever, we saw stunts, flips, shocking moments, and some amazing redemption arcs. Kayla and I will dive into every lip sync, give our thoughts, and of course ask the question: IS IT RIGGED?! Kayla&apos...

Send us Fan Mail We're back after taking a week off while Derek almost croaked from the flu! We have 2 episodes to talk about, both the makeover and this week's book creation challenge! We'll dive into the end of Q's journey, the recent Sapphira vs Nymphia stan wars, and as always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??...

Send us Fan Mail It's finale time on UK Vs the World, and Matthew and Derek have brought on another iconic podcasting duo, Niru and Amanda from Pressed Conference to break it all down! We'll get into the drama at the mini reunion, the controversial lip sync decisions, give our final thoughts on the season, and speculate on the future of the series. Advertising Inquiries: derekroiter17@gm...

Send us Fan Mail In one of the most amazing lip syncs of the season, we saw Morphine ANNIHILATE Dawn in the lip sync battle. With a chaotic episode filled with bathroom jokes, hell, Pit Crew boners, German club owners, and a seething Q, there's a lot to get through. As always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??? Kayla's Socia...

Send us Fan Mail It's top 5 and there's a special wedding to attend between Michelle Visage and Graham Norton! As the queens give their wedding speeches and rock their wedding dress couture, we find out the 4 queens making it to the finale, establish some new frontrunners for the win, and try to determine who the winner of the season might be. As always, we'll be giving out Cold Cas...

Send us Fan Mail Another episode of Season 16, another episode of watching the slow decline of Q's sanity as she is "robbed" of yet another win (in her eyes). We'll break down the chaotic powerpoint maxi challenge, talk about our high school superlatives, descend into madness ourselves, and as always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old ques...

Send us Fan Mail It's time to PRANCE MY QUEENS, PRANCE (strictly come style) on UK Vs the World. The queens are split into 3 groups of 2 and each given a different style of dance to perform to. We also get the mixed bag of the "Business in the front, Party in the back" runway, and some major disagreements between Matthew and Derek this week on performance. As always, we'll be g...

Send us Fan Mail Kayla's back! And in a jam-packed episode, we discuss our recent twitter drama, the discussion around Nymphia and how many is too many bananas, the immunity potion that was finally used, and have very differing opinions on this week's maxi-challenge, Power. As always, we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Closed Cases and ask the age old question, IS IT RIGGED??? Kayla...

Send us Fan Mail Another episode of UK Vs the World, another episode of Scarlet Envy being ignored by RuPaul. Some things never change. This episode was the Rusical (it wasn't a rusical) Seven! We got some fantastic performances, some forgettable performances and....Gothy Kendoll! We break down Gothy's journey, the Filipina Winna, and of course we'll be giving out Cold Cases and Clo...

Send us Fan Mail In one of the most shocking eliminations of all time, we lost two-time challenge winner Plasma this week on RuPaul's Drag Race! With Kayla out of the country, I brought back OG Rigged Recap Co-Host and fellow Drag Duel judge Bucy to break it all down! We'll get into all of the goth runways, the workroom drama, and of course ask the age old question: IS IT RIGGED? Bucy&ap...