WrestleCrap – The Very Worst of Pro Wrestling!

Headlies: Fan Regrets Wishing For More Wrestling On A Monkey’s Paw

1 Submitted by Jordan Mishkin on Mon, 20 January 2020, 08:00

Duluth, MN – Diehard wrestling fan Henry Peterson now regrets wishing for more pro wrestling on a magical monkey’s paw. Peterson, who purchased the cursed object from a mysterious old man at a market in Marakesh, was unaware of its power. “At first, I didn’t really think much of it,” said Peterson, bathed in the warm glow of his television Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: Seth vs. Fiend Hell in a Cell – 2019 Gooker Award Winner

44 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 16 January 2020, 20:00

WWE – 2019 Gooker Award Winner It was close. It was very close. This year, I decided to eyeball the Gooker voting from start to finish. I generally don’t do that, but there was a morbid curiosity as to what was going to take the feathery crown. Confession time: I will admit some years there are “filler” nominees – stuff that was Continue Reading...

Induction: Make Darren Young Great Again – “Again”?

17 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 09 January 2020, 22:29

WWE, 2016 It’s not uncommon for WWE to utterly waste a wrestling legend, nor is it unusual for WWE to try and fail at political satire, but in 2016 the company managed to do both simultaneously. One night in May, WWE’s announcers informed the viewers that Darren Young, formerly of the Prime Time Players, had for the longest time been Continue Reading...

Gooker 2019 – Vote for the Very Worst of the Very Worst in Pro Wrestling!

87 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 02 January 2020, 20:00

GOOKER VOTING IS NOW CLOSED! Final results are as follows: Congrats to Bray Wyatt & Seth Rollins – you BARELY squeaked past Rusev-Lana-Lashley to take the crown! Another year gone, another year of tons of horrible wrestling. At some point that has to change, right? Right?! I know, I know – we have had a lot of great stuff Continue Reading...

WrestleCrap Radio 289 – Merry Christmas, Everyone!

2 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Sun, 22 December 2019, 19:11

Celebrate the holidays with WrestleCrap Radio! Yuletide fun includes discussion of The Big Dog invading Times Square for New Years, Mickie James’ Christmas Sweater, and of course RD’s TRIP…to Black Friday! Plus gifts are exchanged! It’s a Merry Little Christmas Indeed! This show is made possible by our listeners pledging their support on Patreon. Without your support, WrestleCrap Radio WOULD NOT Continue Reading...

CHRISTMAS INDUCTION: Christmas Vacation 2 – Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure – Why Couldn’t This Movie Have Been Lost at Sea?

16 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 19 December 2019, 20:00

“Movie”, 2002 Merry Christmas fellow Crappers! Once again it’s time for your old buddy and old pal RD Reynolds to step away from the worst in pro wrestling…and instead concentrate on the worst of Christmas movies! I’ve been doing this almost since the site first launched,…if you want to check out similar past inductions, I urge you to do so Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: The Sad Tale of the Ultimate Maniacs – How Could a Team This Insane Be Gone So Fast?

15 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 14 November 2019, 20:00

WWF, 1992 “There’s never been a more aptly named team than The Ultimate Maniacs.” – Vince Verhei, F4WOnline.com About a week ago, I visited beautiful Bothell, Washington for the first time. It was long overdue. I sometimes kinda marvel at the fact that Bryan Alvarez and myself, who wrote the best-selling and award winning Death of WCW, have so rarely been Continue Reading...

Get EXCLUSIVE WrestleCrap Goodies with Patreon!

1 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Tue, 06 February 2018, 16:40

Hey hey, fellow Crappers! It’s your old buddy and your old pal, RD Reynolds here once again to tell you about our all new Patreon page. And by once again, I mean for the first time ever. Ahem. For the past seventeen years, we’ve very rarely asked for support for the site. We’ve had the archive discs and books to Continue Reading...

The WrestleCrap Archives – Now Online and Available Via Patreon!

83 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 22 December 2016, 09:30

Many of our fellow Crappers have been asking for online access to the archives for years. Finally, finally…IT IS HERE! Yep, right here. Or if you’d like, you can see the upper left button on the page: Archives! The entire WrestleCrap archives, everything we’ve ever posted from April 1, 2000 (!!!), is now available to you ONLINE. Every induction, every Continue Reading...

Someone Bought This: King Mabel promotional photo

1 Submitted by "The Big Cheese" Paul Kraft on Fri, 17 January 2020, 02:00

In 1995 WWE pushed talentless slug heel Mabel to the moon and had him win the King Of The Ring which is how we got this 8×10 promotional photo of King Mabel. I will say that his “crazy eyes” look is… um… unique. I can almost hear him say “You ate the last Twinkie?! You must die!“. What kind of name Continue Reading...

Headlies: Excalibur Removes His Mask, Terrifying AEW Employees

6 Submitted by Jordan Mishkin on Mon, 13 January 2020, 08:00

Miami, FL – All Elite Wrestling announcer Excalibur removed his mask at a company meeting this morning, terrifying and sickening his fellow employees. The former wrestler, who still wears his luchadore-style mask while calling AEW matches, addressed the group. “I’d given a lot of thought to what Brandi Rhodes said to me on last week’s show,” said Excalibur. “Ultimately, she’s Continue Reading...

Someone Bought This: Triple H’s bad hair day

2 Submitted by "The Big Cheese" Paul Kraft on Fri, 10 January 2020, 02:00

Crapper Will Fluker writes: i cant believe that someone bought this when i saw this Triple H figure, HIs hair looks like a Dragon Ball Z character. Hey, you’re right!...

Headlies: Rusev – Lana – Lashley – Liv Angle To Now Include Literal Car Wrecks

4 Submitted by Jordan Mishkin on Mon, 06 January 2020, 08:00

Oklahoma City, OK – After seeing the ratings success of the Lashley – Lana wedding on the last Monday Night Raw of 2019, Vince McMahon has demanded that actual car accidents be included in storyline. The decision came Monday morning during the creative team’s weekly meeting. “We need something big! Huge! Something that will force the WWE Universe to keep Continue Reading...

Someone Bought This: The Dragon will fire up your wardrobe!

1 Submitted by "The Big Cheese" Paul Kraft on Fri, 03 January 2020, 02:00

I don’t care what anyone says… Fire-breathing Ricky Steamboat was awesome! Even if the dragon outfit did kind of look stupid and make him look like those venom-spitting dinosaurs from Jurassic Park. JurasscSteamboat.com! I bet that URL’s not taken…...

Headlies: Otis Dozovic To Be Dropped At Midnight On New Year’s Eve

1 Submitted by Jordan Mishkin on Mon, 30 December 2019, 08:00

New York, NY – Times Square New Year’s Eve organizers have announced that WWE Superstar Otis Dizovic will be replacing the traditional ball dropped at midnight. “We are incredibly excited to have Mr. Dozovic joining us,” said Times Square event organizer Belinda Accoune. “Fans were very excited when we revealed that Roman Reigns was going to have a wrestling match. Continue Reading...

Someone Bought This: Clear your nose with the help of Jimmy Hart!

1 Submitted by "The Big Cheese" Paul Kraft on Fri, 27 December 2019, 02:00

You always knew that Jimmy Hart was a little snot and now you can put a little snot on him with this Official Jimmy Hart handkerchief! “Official” as opposed to all of those unofficial bootleg Jimmy Hart hankies, I guess… I bet Gorilla Monsoon had one of these just so he could blow his nose onto “that annoying little pipsqueak”....

Headlies: Bray Wyatt To Celebrate Christmas With The Miz’s Family

3 Submitted by Jordan Mishkin on Mon, 23 December 2019, 08:00

Thousand Oaks, CA – Following his triumphant win at TLC, Bray Wyatt will now be spending Christmas with The Miz’s family. Per the terms of their match at the most recent Pay-Per-View, WWE Universal Champion will now be celebrating the holidays with Miz’s wife Maryse and their children Madison and Monroe. Miz, who stated it was the most important match Continue Reading...

Someone Bought This: ECW Hard Core Cafe shirt

1 Submitted by "The Big Cheese" Paul Kraft on Fri, 20 December 2019, 02:00

“ECW Hard Core Cafe”. Because nothing says “hardcore indie fed” like parodying a trendy corporate restaurant logo that’s been mass marketed to millions of people....

Headlies: NXT Launches New Podcast “2 Weeks With Triple H”

3 Submitted by Jordan Mishkin on Mon, 16 December 2019, 08:00

Winter Park, FL – WWE has announced the creation of their latest podcast “2 Weeks With Triple H”. The podcast will focus on the two glorious weeks that NXT won the Wednesday Night War against AEW. Broadcasting from a broom closet at the WWE Performance Center, the podcast recounts the two-month struggle between rival wrestling companies. Triple H, who runs Continue Reading...

Someone Bought This: WCW Bret Hart cereal

2 Submitted by "The Big Cheese" Paul Kraft on Fri, 13 December 2019, 02:00

It’s WCW Bret Hart cereal! Just add milk to hear Snap! Crackle! Whine! Warning– Cereal my lose its direction and float aimlessly around without purpose. Geez, I haven’t seen a cereal box that pink since Cap’n Crunch’s Punch Crunch. (Does come with effeminate sailor hippo as illustrated). Pfft, our own gay sailor’s straight brother’s Sweet Crunch cereal is way better! “That Punch Crunch Continue Reading...

Induction: The Stormtrooper – Featuring Super Mario (sort of)!

23 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 12 December 2019, 21:30

For most people, the only wrestling stormtrooper is and always will be The Shockmaster… …who famously tripped through a wall during his debut and dropped his glittery Star Wars helmet. But the Stormtrooper I’m talking about today had a gimmick that harkens back not to the famous Star Wars, but an earlier war called World War II. This Stormtrooper was Continue Reading...

Headlies: WWE Now Selling Roman Reigns/Can Of Dog Food Battle Pack

3 Submitted by Jordan Mishkin on Mon, 09 December 2019, 08:00

Stamford, CT – Following the dastardly attack by King Corbin and Dolph Ziggler on Roman Reigns, WWE has decided to capitalize on the incident with brand new action figures. After defeating Ziggler on Friday Night Smackdown, Roman Reigns was beaten down and chained to a ring post. In an act that enraged the WWE Universe and PETA, Ziggler and Corbin Continue Reading...

Someone Bought This: This WWF knit cap has one major flaw…

3 Submitted by "The Big Cheese" Paul Kraft on Fri, 06 December 2019, 02:00

Here’s a WWF knit cap from the late 80’s. And do you know what makes it WrestleCrap worthy? That stupid yellow and black poof ball at the top! It just makes the hat look so dumb! “OOOOH I hates poof balls!”. If you wore this hat to school as kid you deserved to be pelted with snow balls....

INDUCTION SPECIAL: WrestleCrap Reviews EVERY Wrestling Item in the 1992 Sears Wish Book!

15 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 05 December 2019, 20:00

Sears/WWF, 1992 When I was growing up and Christmas was drawing nigh, I was completely out of control. I absolutely loved Christmas then…and I absolutely love Christmas now. But as the years pass away in my life, so do some of the simpler pleasures. And there was perhaps no simpler yet at the same time gargantuan pleasure than the Continue Reading...

Headlies: Orange Cassidy Celebrates Thanksgiving With His Family Or Something

3 Submitted by Jordan Mishkin on Mon, 02 December 2019, 08:00

Citrus County, FL – All Elite Wrestling star Orange Cassidy traveled back home to celebrate Thanksgiving with his family or something like that. Arriving at his humble childhood home, Cassidy was greeted with a casual fist-bump by his father, Pear Cassidy. His younger brother Grape and sister Strawberry lovingly gave Orange a head-nod as the family dog Honeydew wagged his Continue Reading...

Someone Bought This: Scott Hall’s secret career ambitions finally revealed…

6 Submitted by "The Big Cheese" Paul Kraft on Fri, 29 November 2019, 02:00

It’s a Scott Hall figure with a Sting mask. I’m sure this is referencing some angle I’ve long forgotten about… But I prefer to just pretend that Scott Hall decided to leave the NWO and become a Mime to entertain children at birthday parties. SayHelloToTheBadMime.com! I bet that URL’s not taken!...

WrestleCrap Radio 288!

5 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Mon, 25 November 2019, 20:37

What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than with the first ever WrestleCrap Radio Turkey Drop? (And yeah, tons of wrestling news.) This show is made possible by our listeners pledging their support on Patreon. Without your support, WrestleCrap Radio WOULD NOT EXIST, so THANK YOU! As a special way of showing our gratitude, we have relaunched the RD andBlade Show…exclusively for our Patrons! And the newest episode is on there, right now! Join the fun by clicking here! Listen to the show below, Continue Reading...

Induction: Thanksgiving with Titus O’Neil – Titus Hurled Wide

10 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Mon, 25 November 2019, 20:00

2013, WWE If you live in the United States, you know that this Thursday is Thanksgiving, a holiday established by Abraham Lincoln himself to coincide with Survivor Series. This year, I’m just thankful to be eating again, having spent much of the past week in the hospital where my idea of a great meal was two different types of broth. Continue Reading...

Headlies: Heath Slater Declared The Sole Survivor

2 Submitted by Jordan Mishkin on Mon, 25 November 2019, 08:00

Chicago, IL – After the dust settled between the Raw, Smackdown, and NXT rosters, Heath Slater was determined to be the ‘Sole Survivor’ at this year’s Survivor Series. Wearing a Saturday Morning Slam shirt, Slater watched the night’s events unfold from the back. Although he did not have a match scheduled, the One-Man Rock Band, wanted to represent his brand. Continue Reading...

Someone Bought This: Owen Hart “Enough Is Enough” shirt

4 Submitted by "The Big Cheese" Paul Kraft on Fri, 22 November 2019, 02:00

If I may quote Weird Al’s song Word Crimes: You should never, Write words using numbers, Unless you’re seven, Or your name is Prince...

Quick Schedule Update!

1 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 21 November 2019, 19:57

Hey there everyone- Just a quick note that due to Art being down with an illness, we will not have an induction tonight (Thursday). We are going to have the new induction instead on MONDAY night, November 25. With next week being Thanksgiving, there will be no Thursday night induction then. We will resume our normal Thursday night inductions on Continue Reading...

Headlies: The ASPCA Reminds You To Let The Fiend In

6 Submitted by Jordan Mishkin on Mon, 18 November 2019, 08:00

Chicago, IL – The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is teaming up with the WWE to remind you to “Let Him In” this holiday season. The ASPCA and WWE announced their partnership at a press conference Monday morning. WWE Universal Champion Bray Wyatt was joined by members of both organizations to announce the initiative. “As we Continue Reading...

Someone Bought This: WCW’s got balls… Baseballs, that is!

2 Submitted by "The Big Cheese" Paul Kraft on Fri, 15 November 2019, 02:00

I found WCW Goldberg and Sting baseballs! Because we know the strong connection the tWCW and baseball have always had. Er, wait a minute… Anyway, they’re the kind of collectible baseballs that you aren’t supposed to actually play with. You’re just supposed to look at them. But these look really ugly, so I wouldn’t really recommend looking at them. So Continue Reading...

The Gooker has landed!

Seth vs. The Fiend Hell in a Cell…INDUCTED!

Excalibur is ready to show the world his face.

Is the world ready to see it?

Find out in Headlies!

How does one boon the life of Darren Young?

With a convivial individual like Bob Backlund, of course!

New induction!

Another year of horrible wrestling has passed us by…but what was the VERY worst?

You decide with the 2019 Gooker Award!

Ring in the New Year with Heavy Machinery’s Otis Dozovic!

Grab some ham and start the countdown in Headlies!

Need help getting into the holiday spirit?

Then visit the ghosts of Christmas past…with the WrestleCrap Christmas movie collection!

It’s an annual Christmas tradition for twelve whole people on planet earth!

Yes, kids – the 2019 Christmas episode of WrestleCrap Radio is here!

First of our Christmas gifts to your ears – RD & Blade review Rise of Skywalker, complete with a Mrs. Deal run-in!