11Submitted by Art0Donnell on Mon, 16 September 2019, 20:00
TNA, 2009 For years, TNA/Impact Wrestling has been considered by many (especially on this site) to be the spiritual successor to WCW. Granted, much of that reputation has more to do with TNA’s mismanagement than with any commitment to Southern-style wrestling. Still, many former WCW stars did end up plying their trade in TNA, such as co-founder Jeff Jarrett and Continue Reading...
75Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 05 September 2019, 20:00
WCW, 1995 Pretty sure I’ve written this before, but over the years, the perception I have of wrestlers I used to mock has changed. Generally that’s due to the fact that I find something admirable or at least comical about folks that I ripped to shred in the past. For instance, once upon a time I had no use for Continue Reading...
15Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 29 August 2019, 20:00
WWF, 2001-2002 This week’s induction is a long time in the making. And I mean long. Don’t believe me? Check out this screenshot from the old black-and-rainbow Wrestlecrap site. DDP’s self-help gimmick was indeed a story for another day, and that day is today. The story begins during the unfortunate Invasion angle. DDP had been written off TV following a Continue Reading...
4Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 22 August 2019, 20:30
It’s WrestleCrap Live! Check out this line up – Brian Zane from Wrestling with Wregret! Maffew from Botchamania! The Blue Meanie! Bill Apter! And yes, RD, Blade, and Jordan too! Recorded live in Las Vegas! Join Brian Zane of Wrestling with Wregret as he goes in-depth with the WrestleCrap Live team discussing WWE’s Eugene! Next we have Maffew from Botchamania Continue Reading...
19Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 15 August 2019, 20:00
Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, 1986 Viewers of the original Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling knew pretty much what to expect from the show after watching the first eight episodes: cornball humor, wacky characters, and barely passable wresting action. And while the show’s cast typically wore skimpy leotards and was hardly politically correct (Palestina the terrorist comes to mind), it was always Continue Reading...
2Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 08 August 2019, 19:28
It’s a video induction special! Join WrestleCrap’s RD Reynolds, Blade Braxton, Jordan Mishkin, as well as Botchamania’s Maffew, Wrestling with Wregret’s Brian Zane, and the legendary Bill Apter and Blue Meanie as they look at the Apter Mags, the Black Scorpion, and Abe “Knuckleball” Schwartz. Join us in two weeks when we do this again with another trio of WrestleCraptacular Continue Reading...
23Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 01 August 2019, 20:00
WXO Wrestling launched (and folded) in early 2000 as an old-school, fan-friendly alternative to the Big Three promotions of the time. The organization treated itself like a big deal, with the announcers claiming that top wrestlers from around the world were trying to get in on the action. Phones were ringing off the hook at WXO headquarters, we were told. Continue Reading...
14Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 25 July 2019, 20:00
With the arrival of AEW on TNT starting this October, it should come as no surprise that WWE is looking to counter program and put a kibosh on any potential competition. While there’s been no discussion of moving Raw or Smackdown to start a war, sources have told this reporter that Vince & Co. have asked about the availability of Continue Reading...
32Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 18 July 2019, 20:00
WCW, 1995 This past Sunday was WWE’s fifteenth annual pay-per-view dedicated to anything-goes hardcore wrestling. Originally called One Night Stand, it was officially renamed in 2009 to “Extreme Rules”, which better conveyed the event’s theme while also sounding really dumb. In practice, Extreme Rules is just like any other pay-per-view but with a few more gimmick matches than usual – Continue Reading...
16Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 11 July 2019, 20:00
“How is this not like number four or five in WrestleCrap’s worst moments in the history of World Championship Wrestling? Does nobody remember this?” – Bryan Alvarez, Bryan and Vinny Show July 2nd 2019 One of my favorite days is Wednesday, as that is when I get my favorite weekly podcast fix, the weekly show where Bryan, Vinny, and the Continue Reading...
16Submitted by Art0Donnell on Tue, 02 July 2019, 20:00
WWF, 1998 Do you realize that there are now five different tag team titles across WWE’s various brands? You might also be surprised to learn that even before the company split its roster into separate brands, there were a multitude of tag team titles in the promotion. Prior to 2002, there had been such now-defunct championships as the original Women’s Continue Reading...
12Submitted by RD Reynolds on Sat, 29 June 2019, 19:09
Hey hey Fellow Crappers! As some of you have noticed, we’ve had a few delays in inductions. We apologize for that. The truth is, sometimes life just gets in the way of our fun. Right now, Art is moving to a new house and I am prepping for VBS at my church, thus it’s created a bit of a challenge Continue Reading...
29Submitted by RD Reynolds on Wed, 19 June 2019, 20:03
Movie, 2018 There are few things in life I find more relaxing than firing up Pluto and watching either the MST3K or Rifftrax streams. If you don’t have Pluto, let me just say that no app on my Roku gets more milage. Not Netflix, not YouTube, not even WWE Network. Let’s face it – when you can just kick back Continue Reading...
32Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 13 June 2019, 22:24
WWE, 2017 It seems, even twenty years later, WWE still can’t resist lifting old ideas straight from the Attitude Era whenever it wants to pop a rating. Most recently, WWE has been promoting Crash Holly’s old Hardcore Title once more, albeit with a new and completely on-the-nose name. And WWE will always try to recreate 1999’s The Rock: This Is Continue Reading...
39Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 30 May 2019, 20:00
TNA Impact, 2007 I went to AEW Double or Nothing Saturday night. I say that not to make you jealous, but because believe it or not it actually ties into tonight’s induction. No no – I am not inducting AEW’s first ever PPV. No way, no how. It may have been the best show I have ever been to in Continue Reading...
18Submitted by Art0Donnell on Mon, 27 May 2019, 20:00
1995, WWF A few weeks ago, I chronicled the poorly-received run of Slam Master J, son of Terry Gordy turned hip-hop aficionado. Terry Gordy, Jr. wasn’t the only son of a Memphis wrestling legend to reinvent himself in such a way, though. Of course there was Brian Christopher, son of Jerry Lawler, who re-christened himself, “Grandmaster Sexay” as part of Continue Reading...
17Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 16 May 2019, 19:45
WWE, 2014 In case you’ve not heard, WWE’s ratings are currently are in something of a slump, with some of their key demographics down as much as 25% in the last twelve months alone. While the company loves to point out viewership across the board for television is in a decline, there are other popular shows that are bucking the Continue Reading...
12Submitted by Art0Donnell on Mon, 13 May 2019, 21:30
Tip of the hat to the Our Vantage Point podcast for finding this forgotten chapter of TV history. Local television, 1994 Loyal ‘Crappers, I’d like you all to be the first to know that after six and a half years on this site, it’s time that I take a break. A Bingo Break, that is! And what does bingo have Continue Reading...
29Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 02 May 2019, 20:00
WWE, 2010 I don’t think one could understate just how huge Mike Tyson was in his prime, nor how pivotal his role was in helping the WWF turn the tide on the Monday Night Wars. “Stone Cold” Steve Austin in many ways became a household name thanks in large part to Tyson. Don’t misunderstand me – Austin still would have Continue Reading...
20Submitted by Art0Donnell on Fri, 26 April 2019, 21:32
WWE, 2009 Fans who watched WWE between 2007 and 2009 – why, I have no idea – may remember the country-fried tag team of Jesse and Festus. Most fans would recognize big Festus as Luke Gallows of the Bullet Club or the Good Brothers. What fans might not know is that his partner Jesse, like Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, and Continue Reading...
33Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 18 April 2019, 20:00
WWE, 1992 This induction is going to tell you absolutely everything the WWF told us about Crush when he debuted for the company in 1992. He liked to crush things. Thanks so much for reading another WrestleCrap induction! We hope you enjoyed it and urge you to donate to our Patreon by clicking here. Wait, inductions can’t be that short? Continue Reading...
9Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 11 April 2019, 20:51
TNA, 2007 This past week saw Kurt Angle wrestle his very last match… …and lose… …but then get his revenge… …and then get beaten up by someone else. Well, you might not know it looking at him today, but twelve years ago, Kurt was capable of laying out half a dozen opponents all by himself in a barroom brawl. See, Continue Reading...
38Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 04 April 2019, 20:00
WWF, 1992 Before I even start today, yes – I’ve heard all the reasons. Or as I like to call them, “excuses”. I know the backstory of why we got Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice instead of Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair as a main event at WrestleMania. I know why we did NOT get the match that so many Continue Reading...
29Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 28 March 2019, 23:10
WWE, 2009 Wrestlemania 35 is going to be a landmark event for women’s wrestling. Not only are Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch, and Charlotte Flair slated to be the first women to ever main-event Wrestlemania… …and not only are eight other women slated to compete in the first-ever Women’s Tag Team Title match at Wrestlemania… …but twenty additional women are slated Continue Reading...
21Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 21 March 2019, 20:00
NXT, 2010 I’m always a bit humored whenever I hear folks go on and on about the greatness of NXT. Don’t get me wrong – the Takeovers are usually a lot of fun and feature great in-ring action. But those of you who say there’s never a bad episode of the show are dead wrong. That’s never the case with Continue Reading...
17Submitted by Art0Donnell on Fri, 15 March 2019, 21:37
AWA, 1989 WWE purchased the AWA video library a decade and a half ago, but only recently has it started paying off. Perhaps inspired by the popularity of the AWA Team Challenge pilot, WWE recently put another super-obscure AWA program on the Network’s Hidden Gems section. See, these weren’t any ordinary wrestling matches filmed for public consumption. These were custom Continue Reading...
38Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 07 March 2019, 20:00
WWF, 1988 Tonight I’m going to do something I really, really dislike: mocking my favorite wrestling show of all time, the legendary Prime Time Wrestling. It’s the reason I became a wrestling fan, and I’ve told that story so many times I won’t bore you with it again, other than to note that were it not for the commentary duo Continue Reading...
15Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 28 February 2019, 21:45
I really hate the phrase, “before my time”. It’s not just the phrase itself that irks me, either, but the attitude behind it. Whether it was a condescending high school teacher mentioning some “old” technology I myself still used all the time (“We used to listen to these things called cassettes – but that was before your time!”)… …or a Continue Reading...
34Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 21 February 2019, 20:00
WWE, 2018 Every once in a while, I have a hard time coming up with what horrible thing in wrestling to write about next. Seriously, I’ve been doing this for almost 20 years…eventually the well is going to go dry, right? Oh who am I kidding? You’re right, Vince. You’ll always supply me with plenty of crap of the wrestle Continue Reading...
