Category Archive for "Active Inductions" | WrestleCrap

Induction: King of the Ring for NES – Throne in the garbage

39 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 17 May 2018, 20:00

Video game, 1993 I have to admit that when it comes to video game consoles, I’ve never been an early adopter. Growing up, we always clung to our old systems well past the point when game developers stopped supporting it. We were a Super Nintendo household until Christmas 1997, and resisted upgrading from a Playstation to a Playstation 2 until Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: Women of Wrestling Deadsite – David McClane Forever, Stephanie McMahon Never!

32 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 10 May 2018, 20:00

WOW, 2001 Don’t believe the propaganda. Despite what WWE would tell you, no matter how many times it is said, this woman did NOT invent women’s professional wrestling: She may have invented the worst hair dye job in the history of man back in 2005 (maybe – the more I look at it, I can’t decide if maybe I actually Continue Reading...

Induction: The “Kiss Me Arse” Match – I’m here to show the world (my butt)!

14 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 03 May 2018, 20:00

WWE, 2015 When Sheamus made his return after Wrestlemania 31, he broke off in a new direction, turning heel by attacking the beloved Daniel Bryan… …and sporting a new, dumb haircut that fans weren’t shy about ridiculing. Now decidedly a bully, the 6’4” Sheamus targeted the shorter men of WWE whom he felt were, pardon the pun, not in his Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: WWF on Family Feud in 1993 – The Ultimate Battle of GOOD VS. EVIL!!!

32 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 26 April 2018, 20:00

Game Show, 1993 WrestleCrap just hit its 18th birthday earlier this month, and during nearly our entire existence we’ve loved inducting game shows featuring pro wrestlers. Be it Double Dare, Singled Out, or even other episodes of Family Feud, it’s a true passion for us. I mean seriously, what could be better than watching your in-ring favorites forgo attempting to Continue Reading...

Induction: Double Dare’s Super-Slop-O-Mania – Still more mature than Punk’d

19 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 26 April 2018, 02:00

Nickelodeon/WWF, 1989 With two former wrestlers like Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan handling announcing duties for years in the WWF, constantly at odds, don’t you find it odd that they never squared off in the ring to settle their differences? Why, Michael Cole was barely a year into his insufferable jerk persona before he and Jerry Lawler had a series Continue Reading...

Induction: The 1992 WBF Championship – Posers beware

32 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 19 April 2018, 20:00

Titan Sports, 1992 The World Bodybuilding Federation was Vince McMahon’s ill-advised foray into the sport of bodybuilding. I say, “ill-advised” for a number of reasons. For one, it launched just as former WWF steroid supplier Dr. George Zahorian was standing trial, leading to the WWF’s steroid scandal of the early 90s and McMahon’s indictment on distribution charges. That, and nobody Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: Pete Rose Meets Kane – Who Is the REAL Big Red Machine?

27 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 05 April 2018, 20:00

WWF, 1998-2000 I was there for 4,192. Sorry, I didn’t do that right. Let me try it again. “I was there for 4,192.” I put it in quotes, because that’s something I say every single time I meet a fellow Cincinnati Reds fan. You say that to anyone in the Cincy area, and they know exactly what you are talking Continue Reading...

Induction: Wrestlemania IV – Crapped out in Atlantic City

46 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 29 March 2018, 20:00

WWF, 1988 Anyone who knows wrestling will tell you that Wrestlemania is WWE’s biggest pay-per-view every year. Those same people will tell you that Starrcade was NWA and WCW’s biggest pay-per-view every year. But unlike Wrestlemania, Starrcade often fell victim to bizarre promotional ideas that transformed the show into one giant gimmick. Starrcade ’89 consisted solely of two round-robin tournaments Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: Vince McMahon, ECW Champion – Crap…to the EXTREME!

22 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 22 March 2018, 20:00

WWE ECW, 2007 If you weren’t a wrestling fan in the late 1980’s, I don’t know you can appreciate just what a revolutionary force Paul Heyman’s Extreme Championship Wrestling truly was. I say the 1980’s, not the 1990’s, because to really understand ECW, you need to know what ECW was in its heyday, but rather what the landscape was in Continue Reading...

Induction: Bret & Owen on Honey, I Shrunk The Kids – The Harts team with the Kidshrinkers

28 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 15 March 2018, 21:39

Syndicated TV, 1998 For me, the tag team of Bret & Owen Hart is one of the most frustrating “what ifs” in wrestling. Despite having such individual technical skill and natural chemistry, the two most famous of Stu and Helen’s boys only tagged a handful of times, including a great match against the Steiner Brothers seen only on Coliseum video. Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: The Wyatt Compound Match – Final Deletion This Ain’t

22 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 08 March 2018, 20:00

WWE, 2016 It may sound insane, but my favorite wrestling “match” over the past several years wasn’t in WWE – it was on Impact of all places. You know, that company that everyone is shocked to hear is still alive. It was completely amazing, and even if you never watch that show, you most likely still may have seen it. Continue Reading...

Induction: The Mama’s Family Wrestling Episode – “Mama Mania”

38 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 01 March 2018, 20:00

Syndicated TV, 1987 This week’s induction is “Mama Mania,” the ninth episode of the fourth season of Mama’s Family. Why is a situation comedy being featured on a wrestling website? Bear with me, perplexed reader, as your confusion shall be dispelled in due time. The show begins with the Harper family sitting down to a macaroni dinner. Supper time is Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: Tito Santana’s TNT Fiesta – Learn What a TACO Is!

31 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 22 February 2018, 20:00

WWF, 1984 One of the cool things about the WWE Network is going back and rediscovering wrestlers who I didn’t give a second thought during the time when I was actually following their careers in real time so to speak. Case in point: Tito Santana. When I was watching WWF television back in the mid 1980’s, I didn’t give a Continue Reading...

Induction: Mr. Rocko – Val Venis rocks out with his sock out

19 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 15 February 2018, 20:33

WWF, 1999 This week’s induction stems from WWF Raw’s highest-ever rated segment (or at least its highest-ever rated segment with no wrestling), the much-celebrated “This is Your Life” segment put on by Mankind for The Rock. Over the past two decades, WWE has repeatedly attempted to recapture the magic of this first “This is Your Life” segment… …with each version Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: Invasion ’92 – Apparently ALL WWE Invasions Suck

37 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 08 February 2018, 20:00

WWF, 1992 It took four years after its launch but finally, FINALLY, Coliseum Videos are starting to show up on the WWE Network. Old geezers like me know all about these tapes, and yes, I said TAPES – these were originally released on video cassettes, and they were staples on the shelves of video stores such as Blockbuster and Hollywood Continue Reading...

Induction: The Raw Tenth Anniversary – WWE’s Attendance Awards, live from Times Square!

23 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 01 February 2018, 20:58

WWE, 2003 It’s no secret that a lot of fans didn’t like Raw’s recent 25-year anniversary episode. Even CBS Sports panned the show, and WWE put their article on screen to brag about how much mainstream press they got! But if you were disappointed in Raw 25, maybe you should check out Raw X. If, for example, you bought an Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: Emmalina – She’ll Be Here Next Week. Or Maybe Never.

41 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 25 January 2018, 20:00

WWE, 2017 I have to admit, I was somewhat surprised the fiasco of Emma morphing into Emmalina placed so low in the 2017 Gooker Award voting. That’s not to say the winner, in which Jinder Mahal, a skinny jobber somehow magically became a jacked to the gills WWE champion, was undeserving. It was. Nor would I take exception to the hideous Continue Reading...

Induction: Jinder Mahal, WWE Champion – The 2017 Gooker Award Winner (for real this time)

91 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 18 January 2018, 20:00

It may have been the strangest long-term booking decision in WWE history. Jinder Mahal, career-long underneath guy, would win the WWE’s oldest and most prestigious title and hold it for nearly half a year. Jinder Mahal, who had never once wrestled for any WWE title. Jinder Mahal, who had never once won a match on pay-per-view. Jinder Mahal, who once Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: The Ding Dongs – Up Yours, JR! Them’s Is Real Funny!

31 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 11 January 2018, 20:00

WCW, 1989 Before you ask, yes, the Ding Dongs have been inducted before. They are in our online archives, which you can get by going here. and giving us a small donation, either via PayPal or Patreon (where we are proud to announce we’ve hit our first goal – THANK YOU!!!). I don’t care this is a double dip – Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: Goldust as Baby New Year – 1997 Goes Straight Down the Crapper

42 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Sun, 31 December 2017, 10:00

WWF, 1997 For a guy who loves Christmas as much as I do, you’d think the week after the blessed day would be a rough one each year. And you’d be right. While my full on post Christmas depression doesn’t take place until I take the lights and tree down (the weekend after New Year’s Day, which should be a Continue Reading...

Induction: TNA Reverse Battle Royal: Three Stages of Hell

27 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Tue, 26 December 2017, 09:00

In 2006, TNA felt the need to further live up to its reputation as the masters of pointless innovation. See, TNA was staging a “Fight for the Right” tournament, named after the Beastie Boys song, with the prize being a shot at the NWA title. While Dale Oliver had composed one of his famous and highly p(lagia)rized themes, TNA still Continue Reading...

CLASSIC INDUCTION: WWF Christmas Party 2001: They Sure Don’t Have Parties Like THIS Anymore!

14 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Mon, 25 December 2017, 01:03

WWF, 2001 Text by RD Reynolds Office Christmas parties ain’t what they used to be. While I was never privy to the insanity that apparently took place back in the 70’s (according to TV and film, those things had everything from guys xeroxing their anuses to drugs to orgies to guys xeroxing their anuses with drugs while having an orgie), I Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: A Donkey Kong Country Christmas – Have Yourself a Nipply Little Christmas

24 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 21 December 2017, 20:07

Cartoon – 2000 The sentence I am about to write is no doubt going to cost me a lot of fans, but I cannot in good conscience pen this induction without fessing up to the following: I am not a huge Nintendo fan. I apologize to those of you who just put a fist through whatever device you’re reading this upon, Continue Reading...

CLASSIC INDUCTION: Christmas Comes to Pac-Land: The Cartoon That Will Make You Hate Pac-Man AND Santa

11 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 21 December 2017, 12:01

ABC Cartoon, 1982 Text by RD Reynolds Standard December Disclaimer: Every year, I take a week away from doing wrestling inductions to review the very worst of Christmas movies and specials. And this is that week! I do hope you enjoy a very special, and very horrible, Christmas Comes to Pac-Land! As anyone who has read this site for, oh, 90 Continue Reading...

Induction: Del Río Runs Over Santa Claus – GTA: North Pole

38 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 21 December 2017, 08:45

WWE, 2012 The holidays are a time when WWE encourages its viewers to spend quality time with their families, preferably by turning off the TV altogether. Either that, or they figure that people aren’t concerned with TV wrestling around Christmastime, so why put on a half-way decent program when nobody is watching? Of course, back in, say, 2000, the “nobody” Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: Jingle All the Way & Jingle All the Way 2 – We Watched Them Both And Didn’t Hear “It’s Not a Tumor” or “Get ‘Er Done” Even Once

68 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Wed, 20 December 2017, 08:45

Ah December…the time we get to take a break from writing about horrible wrestling and instead go dumpster diving into the world of horrible Christmas movies! We’ve been doing this I believe since year one at WrestleCrap, so there ain’t no stopping us now. And this year, you get a double dose, as we do a two-fer-one with myself and Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: Eric Young’s Christmas Party – Why Would Santa EVER Go To TNA?

32 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Mon, 18 December 2017, 20:00

Impact Wrestling, 2007 Usually I like to spend the first couple hundred words laying the ground work for an induction, especially during Christmas time. I mean, it’s my favorite time of the year and I love to wax philosophical about snow and decorations and Little Debbie North Pole Nutty Bars and all that jazz. But seriously, look at that. This Continue Reading...

Induction: Santa’s Little Helper – Miz and Paige star in this round-eared cinema classic

19 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Mon, 18 December 2017, 20:00

WWE Films, 2015 It’s hard to believe that just a year ago, Paige was really in WWE’s good graces, starring on Total Divas and Tough Enough AND getting animated as part of the Camp WWE cast while Hulk Hogan was getting edited out. And while you’ll be sure to read about all of those things on this site in due Continue Reading...

CLASSIC Induction: An American Christmas Carol – Sit On It, Marley!

68 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Mon, 18 December 2017, 08:05

Made for TV Movie, 1979 Not sure I’ve mentioned this before, but I’m an absolute fanatic when it comes to A Christmas Carol. I love the book, but it’s other adaptations of it that really get my chestnuts roasting. Which sounds simultaneously lewd and painful. Anyhoo, I absolutely devour movies featuring the yuletide antics of one Ebenezer Scrooge. It’s Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: A Christmas Story 2: Subtitled: “Ralphie’s Quest to Get Him Some”

57 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Sun, 17 December 2017, 02:00

Direct to Cash Grab Release, 2012 Text by RD Reynolds Like many of you, my holiday season isn’t complete without at least one viewing of A Christmas Story. I mean, with the goofy 24 hour showings, how can you NOT watch it? It’s almost like TBS is seeing if you can watch it in various chunks, kinda like a puzzle, then Continue Reading...