Category Archive for "Active Inductions" | WrestleCrap

INDUCTION: Steel Asylum 2010 – Apparently TNA Thought the Best Way To Start a War Was With a Match No One Could See

14 Submitted 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...

Induction: WCW Uncensored ’95 – Dub-C-Dub! Dub-C-Dub!

33 Submitted 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...

INDUCTION: Jeff Jarrett and the Fat Ladies – They Sang Alright…Not for Hogan, but for WCW

16 Submitted 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...

Induction: The Headbangers, Tag Team Champions of the Universe – The belts were fake, and so was Billy Gunn’s ass

16 Submitted 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...

INDUCTION: Avengers of Justice – You Had Me at “Shawn Michaels as Yoda”

29 Submitted 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...

Induction: Bayley: This Is Your Life – That was your push

33 Submitted 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...

INDUCTION: The Blindfold Cage Match – So Bad You’ll Wish You Really Couldn’t See

40 Submitted 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...

Induction: PG-13 come to Raw – And you thought the NXT call-ups these days were bad

18 Submitted 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...

INDUCTION: Drew McIntyre vs. El Torito – Want to Know Why WWE’s Ratings Are in a Free Fall? Look No Further!

17 Submitted 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...

Induction: Bingo Break – And Bob Marella was his name-o

12 Submitted 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...

INDUCTION: Mike Tyson WRESTLES – So Monumental WWE Didn’t Even Bother to Advertise It Ahead of Time!

32 Submitted 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...

Induction: Slam Master J – To quote Eric Bischoff, “Hip-hop meets kick-butt!”

20 Submitted 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...

Protected: Re-Induction for Patreon Crappers Only: Irwin R. Schyster (otherwise known as IRS)

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INDUCTION: The Crush Vignettes – Apparently Being a Neon Creep Walking Around a Junkyard Made You A Good Guy in the WWF of 1992

35 Submitted 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...

Induction: The Kurt Angle Action Short – TNA invades the Nutmeg State

9 Submitted 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...

INDUCTION: Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice at WrestleMania VIII – Who Wanted That Silly Hogan vs. Flair Dream Match Anyway?

38 Submitted 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...

Induction: The Miss Wrestlemania Battle Royal – Battle of the Kid Rock groupies

29 Submitted 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...

INDUCTION: Kaitlyn vs. Maxine, Round One – Think NXT Has Always Been Great? Think Again!

21 Submitted 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...

Induction: Battle of the Breakfast Cereal – A Total® debacle

17 Submitted 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...

INDUCTION: Andre vs. Junkyard Dog – So Bad Even the French Turned on The Giant!

39 Submitted 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...

Induction: Goldberg and Kevin Nash on The Love Boat – Big Sexy turns Bill’s honeymoon into a three-way dance

15 Submitted 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...

INDUCTION: Bobby Lashley’s Sisters – One Family Reunion You’ll Never Want To See Again!

34 Submitted 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...

Induction: Giant Gonzalez on Baywatch – The Pelican Bikini Brief

13 Submitted 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...

INDUCTION: Old WWF Lineup Cards – You’ll Be Glad for These Cards Being Subject to Change!

34 Submitted 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...

Induction: WWE Crown Jewel – The 2018 Gooker Award Winner

86 Submitted 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...

INDUCTION: The XPW Raw Sewage Match – Xtremely Poopy Wrestling

25 Submitted 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...

Protected: RE-INDUCTION: Bastion Booger

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INDUCTION: The Eggnog Match – Ho Ho Ho(s Are Splashing in Goo For Your Amusement)!

25 Submitted 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...

INDUCTION: Hogan-Warrior II – Jack Tunney was right to ban this

39 Submitted 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...

INDUCTION: The WWF Invades the Macy’s Day Parade – But No Gooker? For Shame!

20 Submitted 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...