12Submitted 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...
10Submitted 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...
19Submitted 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...
32Submitted 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...
35Submitted 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...
28Submitted 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...
20Submitted 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...
12Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 14 February 2019, 21:41
Thanks to internet streaming services, it’s becoming easier and easier to piece together entire stretches of one’s childhood. Whether it be a whole TGIF lineup from the early 90s or a Saturday afternoon of syndicated television from the early 90s, there’s no limit to the kinds of memories a person can relive through the likes of Netflix and Hulu, provided Continue Reading...
34Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 07 February 2019, 20:00
Over the years, my passion for professional wrestling has had its peaks and valleys. And I won’t lie – in recent times, it’s been a love on the rocks. There’ve been some cool happenings that have spiked my interest in the last twelve months, no question – the rise of Becky Lynch, the Young Bucks, Cody, and company taking the Continue Reading...
84Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 31 January 2019, 20:00
Simply put, WWE Crown Jewel was a bad idea from day one. The event, part of a 10-year, twenty-show deal with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was under fire from the get-go for serving as propaganda for the totalitarian state, its new crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), and his modernization campaign dubbed, “Saudi Vision 2030”. One can’t discuss Crown Continue Reading...
24Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 10 January 2019, 20:31
This induction is dedicated to the late “Mean” Gene Okerlund, whose hijinks and horniness left and indelible mark on this pay-per-view broadcast. WCW made a lot of odd choices throughout its existence, not the least of which was tinkering with its annual Starrcade event, the oldest televised supercard in the wrestling world, by devoting the entire 1991 event to Battlebowl. Continue Reading...
71Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 03 January 2019, 20:00
Another crappy twelve months of wrestling are in the books! Ok, ok, so there was a LOT of good stuff in 2018, we admit. But you cannot deny some real stinkaroos snuck into rings as well. The question remains though – what was the very worst of the very worst? That’s what the Gooker Award is all about. For the Continue Reading...
43Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 20 December 2018, 20:33
Television Special, 1964 Christmas time again! That means but one thing at WrestleCrap.com…we forgo an induction of horrible wrestling to focus on a horrible Christmas movie instead! It’s a tradition, one that we have now categorized as “Ye Olde Christmas Movies” on the site…access them all by clicking here! Without any further adieu, let’s dig into another pile of Christmas crap! Continue Reading...
25Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 13 December 2018, 21:30
XPW, 2002 This week’s induction is going to be on the lean side due to a last-minute change of plans. See, up until last night, my plan was to induct the low-budget film, “Florida Bush League Wrestling”, a mockumentary made around 2000 that some distributor appears to have bought the rights to and then smothered with a laugh track. Think Continue Reading...
25Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 06 December 2018, 19:13
WWF, 2001 Before we get into today’s induction, we wanted to once again let you know about our Patreon. I know, I know, we beat you over the head about it, but it’s the key to WrestleCrap’s survival and better yet, you get EXCLUSIVE WrestleCrap content! This week, for instance, we are offering a Patreon only re-induction of the legendary Continue Reading...
35Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 29 November 2018, 22:27
WCW, 1998 “I cannot in clear conscience allow these two men to once again batter each other beyond the point of exhaustion, past the threshold of pain, and at the expense of risking torturous injury. Therefore, I will not sanction a rematch in the near future.” That’s the memo WWF’s figurehead President Jack Tunney sent out immediately after Wrestlemania VI Continue Reading...
20Submitted by RD Reynolds on Wed, 21 November 2018, 18:15
WWF, 1994 Two weeks ago, I inducted the worst War Games match ever, featuring the Ultimate Warrior and friends doing everything they possibly could to completely destroy what was one of wrestling’s truly legendary matches. At the end of that article, I noted that in two weeks I would induct the follow up to that fiasco, Warrior vs. Hogan II. Continue Reading...
28Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 15 November 2018, 20:53
AWA, 1989 In the American Wrestling Association’s dying days, the company, faced with rapidly declining revenue and an exodus of stars, settled on a long-range booking plan called the Team Challenge Series, in which the entire roster was split up into three teams that competed against each other for points, with the eventual winners receiving a “million dollar prize”. A Continue Reading...
28Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 08 November 2018, 20:00
WCW, 1998 It’s interesting how different events and matches are glorified over time by wrestling fans, myself included. For instance, the Royal Rumble. Just typing those two words together causes my mind to spin back to 1992, and the legendary event where Ric Flair won not only the match but the WWF World Title in the process. It wasn’t just Continue Reading...
20Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 01 November 2018, 20:05
Tomorrow, WWE puts on “Crown Jewel”, their most controversial event ever. All over the mainstream news, we’ve been hearing about how WWE is getting paid big bucks by a repressive regime to carry out an outrageous PR campaign for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. But this is far from the first time that wrestlers have been used in stealth propaganda for Continue Reading...
21Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 25 October 2018, 20:00
WCW, 1993 Every year about this time, I go back and find a women’s costume battle royal to mock. There’s a million of them in every promotion known to man, and they are all ridiculous. It’s less a tradition, more a way of life, one I was fully planning on continuing by inducting another this year. Seriously, what could be Continue Reading...
22Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 18 October 2018, 21:48
USWA, 1990 The late Chris Champion was known for many gimmicks here on Wrestlecrap. Whether it was one half of the time-traveling New Breed, who jumped from the year 2002 to invade the NWA in the late 1980s… …or Yoshi Kwan, who sported a Fu Manchu mustache and hailed from China, despite Champion famously being full-blooded Not-Chinese. But in Memphis, Continue Reading...
