TNA, 2007 Text by RD Reynolds Over the years, at times, I’ve felt as though I’m running out of material on this here site. Generally when I feel that way, I then get a flood of requests for things I either a) never saw; b) don’t remember; or more often c) saw, thought “Man that was atrocious and I never ever Continue Reading...
Category Archives: Active Inductions
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INDUCTION: Good Santa vs. Bad Santa – Cancel Christmas? How About Raw Instead?
35 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 07 December 2017, 20:00
WWE, 2013 I’m probably setting myself up for a lot of hate mail, but I was talking with a friend the other day about how it feels as though the legendary A Christmas Story is somewhat played out. Don’t get me wrong, I still love that movie and consider it an all-time classic. But it’s been aired non-stop for years and Continue Reading...
Induction: Stephanie vs. Vickie – Lie, Cheat, and Puke
33 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 30 November 2017, 20:00
WWE, 2014 It was June 2014, and Vickie Guerrero was approaching the end of her long and unexpectedly successful tenure as an on-screen character and authority figure. Now, I distinctly recall watching in person the previous summer as the McMahons fired Vickie from the Raw GM position. It was one of those oh-so-riveting performance reviews that WWE loves to center Continue Reading...
INDUCTION: Silo Sam – Behold The Dino Flintstone of Wrestling!
35 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Wed, 22 November 2017, 22:13
AWA, 1986 It’s been many years since I have laughed as hard as I did this week. Thank you, giant man who I’d never even heard of until about 72 hours ago. So yeah, if you don’t know him, you shouldn’t feel bad. I didn’t either. Had never even heard the name. Didn’t know Big John in Memphis. No idea Continue Reading...
Induction: Triple H vs. Kozlov – Can’t Hardy Wait
26 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 16 November 2017, 20:00
WWE, 2008 For long-time fans of WWE, Jeff Hardy’s journey through the ranks was one of the most inspirational in wrestling history. After starting at the very bottom, debuting at age 16 as a last-minute replacement for an enhancement talent in 1994… …the decided underdog Jeff toiled in obscurity before capturing the tag team titles with brother Matt in 1999… Continue Reading...
INDUCTION: WWF’s No Holds Barred Hype – The BS-o-Meter is About to Get RIP’ed!
36 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 09 November 2017, 20:00
WWF, 1989 Before I jump into tonight’s induction, I would simply like to thank all the readers and writers on this site for their unbelievable support during the recent tragedy of my Mom’s passing. The outpouring of love and kindness was nothing short of amazing. I thank you all. It feels like I’ve been covering Hulk Hogan’s movie career for Continue Reading...
INDUCTION: Trick Or Street Fight – Wrestling meets Smashing Pumpkins (but in WWE, with no Billy Corgan)
16 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 02 November 2017, 20:00
WWE, 2014-???? October 31st, 2002 – that was the night I put away childish things and became a man. Or, at least, that was the night I decided I valued wrestling over candy. That Thursday, I gave my trusty Bob Dole costume a rest (and not just because the ’96 election had long since ceased to be relevant) and skipped Continue Reading...
INDUCTION: WCW.com – A Dead Site Lives at WrestleCrap.com!
74 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 02 November 2017, 02:00
WCW, 2000 As I think everyone knows, Matt over at Dinosaur Dracula (formerly x-entertainment) and I have been buddies for years. I mean, it’s not like we talk all the time, or even have each other on speed dial…so maybe “buddies” is a stretch. Still, we’ve respected each other’s work since I started WrestleCrap.com back in 2000. I consider him, Continue Reading...
Induction: The Greater Power – Aw, son of a…
53 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 19 October 2017, 20:00
WWF, 1998-1999 I. “I really didn’t want to have to do it” On October 19th, 1998, The Undertaker and Paul Bearer announced the creation of a Ministry of Darkness that would serve Taker’s evil purposes, whatever those may have been. For the next four months, The Undertaker would grow his Ministry until it was powerful enough to take on Continue Reading...
INDUCTION: WarGames 2000 – Russo’s Revenge Indeed
24 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 12 October 2017, 20:00
WCW, 2000 The recent announcement of NXT bringing back WarGames set the inter webs into a tizzy recently, and with good reason. The original bout was a legendary contest, a staple of the NWA and later WCW. Due to the fact that it was so closely tied to a promotion WWE had a blood feud with, it was reportedly Continue Reading...
Induction: The Terri Runnels Pregnancy – Spoiler: Attitude Era angles never lasted 9 months
32 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 05 October 2017, 20:00
WWF 1998-1999 WWE is currently experiencing a baby boom, with both Maryse Mizanin and Maria Kanellis expecting little ones next year. Over the years, WWE has earned a reputation as a supportive environment for new families. In fact, when one female on-screen talent wanted to return to TV after her pregnancy but was self-conscious about her weight, Chief Brand Officer Continue Reading...
Tribute: RD Reynolds’ Favorite Bobby Heenan Moment
48 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Wed, 27 September 2017, 20:00
I’ve written about it before, but whenever I go through a rough patch in life, I turn to Prime Time Wrestling. To those outside of our little hobby/business/sport whatever you want to call it, that has to sound completely bizarre. What kind of person, what kind of man, would focus on pro wrestling when life starts throwing hard curveballs? Is that Continue Reading...
Induction: The Toxic Turtles – Hell in a Shell
27 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 14 September 2017, 20:00
WWF, 1993 It’s not often that everyone in the wrestling world suddenly starts talking about a nearly 25 year-old match, especially one with no recognizable stars (both in the “WWE Superstar” sense and in the Dave Meltzer sense)… …but with the arrival of WWE’s new Unreleased 1986-1995 DVD, it seems that everyone from Charly Caruso to Sean Mooney wants to Continue Reading...
INDUCTION: Nailz vs. El Gigante – Yes, It Happened…and It’s Every Bit As Horrible As We Hoped!
33 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 07 September 2017, 20:00
NEW JAPAN, 1994 Not gonna lie, this was NOT the induction I was planning for this week. I had a few other ideas. I was pondering going back one more time to the Piledriver VHS and doing another in-depth, scene by scene breakdown of maybe Girls in Cars or Jive Soul Bro. I’d kicked around going completely off the rails, and reviewing an Asian Continue Reading...
WWF, 1998 One of my favorite parts of Raw these days – and that is a small list, let me tell you – is the return of Goldust to his roots as a mysterious film aficionado rather than as wacky comic relief. See, over the course of just the first three years of his character’s run… …the bizarre, androgynous movie Continue Reading...
INDUCTION: Divas Pajama Pillow Fight – Far More Dangerous Than It Sounds!
36 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 24 August 2017, 20:00
WWE, 2012 This past weekend, the WWE Univer…no, I can’t do that. I don’t care how many times the company tries to shove that gibberish down our throats, it always sounds completely idiotic. Why can’t we simply be wrestling fans? Seriously, think about that – we can’t be pro wrestling fans because WWE won’t allow the words “pro wrestling” or Continue Reading...
Induction: Triple H on Pacific Blue – XXX DX HHH vs. BMX PD
32 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 17 August 2017, 21:23
USA Network, 1998 Pacific Blue was a USA Network show notable for two things: Kicking off the 1997 Sunday night lineup called, “Sunday Night Heat” [not to be confused with the wrestling show of the same name, which debuted the following year]… …and for being a police drama about cops who ride bikes – not motorcycles, but bicycles. Make that Continue Reading...
INDUCTION: Mean Gene’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Hoochie Koo – It’s Just Like Hot for Teacher…Except It’s Horrible and the Song Sucks
24 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 10 August 2017, 20:00
1987, WWF Going to date myself here, but in 1984, I was a freshman in high school. I don’t have tons of fond memories of my youth; I was a total outcast, kind of a nerd, and didn’t have a ton of friends. Now to be fair, the ones I did have were awesome – my best friend then is Continue Reading...
Induction: Captain Lou on Hey Dude – Yippee-Ti-Yi-Yay, Motherf…
20 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 03 August 2017, 20:38
Nickelodeon, 1990 Hey Dude was a comedy that ran on Nickelodeon from 1989 to 1991 and was re-run for many years to come. As a kid, what attracted me most to the show was that it was on TV, and that reputation certainly holds up to this day. But what brings Hey Dude onto Wrestlecrap is that, like other Nickelodeon Continue Reading...
INDUCTION: Ready to Rumble Website – Perhaps Even Dumber Than The Movie!
25 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 27 July 2017, 20:00
Warner Bros Website, 2000 Following my most recent induction, I’ve been flooded with requests to do more in-depth music video reviews from the legendary Piledriver VHS. I hate you guys. No no, I kid. I actually kinda dug doing that, so yes, we will be going back to them throughout the remainder of 2017. But honestly, this week, I needed a Continue Reading...
Induction: …All the Marbles starring Peter Falk – Just one more thing… this movie sucks!
14 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 20 July 2017, 21:47
MGM Pictures, 1981 Swing Your Lady may be the earliest wrestling movie chronologically, but …All the Marbles is and always will be the earliest alphabetically, thanks to that ellipsis. The film stars Columbo’s Peter Falk as the very Peter Falk-ish wrestling manager, Harry Sears. His tag team, the California Dolls, are trying to move up in the world of ladies’ wrestling, which, Continue Reading...
INDUCTION: The 30th Anniversary of PILEDRIVER – A Scene by Scene Super Analysis!
68 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 13 July 2017, 20:00
WWF, 1987 I’ve been bingeing Prime Time Wrestling on the Network of late. I mean, not that it’s anything new for me; I’ve long made known my love for this television progrem, so I won’t bore you with details about it again. I binged it long before the Network existed (on good ol’ fashioned VHS tapes I recorded from the Continue Reading...
Induction: The GLOW pay-per-view – This time, it cost money
30 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 06 July 2017, 20:00
Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, 1993 With the hit series GLOW premiering on Netflix recently, a lot of wrestling fans have come to appreciate the original Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, the syndicated 1980s television show that is the subject of the new comedy/drama. The GLOW wrestling show was the first of its kind, employing an all-female cast that blended goofball comedy with Continue Reading...
Induction: Donald Trump buys Raw: Dropped almost as fast as WWE’s stock
71 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Sun, 02 July 2017, 02:00WWE, 2009 I have never understood Donald Trump’s involvement in wrestling. He is always presented as a face counterpart to Vince McMahon’s evil billionaire character, but the facts tell a different, much darker story. While the wrestling persona Mr. McMahon once made Trish Stratus strip and bark like a dog on television, the real-life Donald Trump once tried to demolish Continue Reading...
INDUCTION: Starrcade Main Eventer Ed Leslie – The Granddaddy of Them All Gets Butchered
54 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 29 June 2017, 20:00
WCW, 1994 I like how everyone and their brother is complaining about Jinder Mahal ramdomly being thrust into the main event scene. I mean, sure, I’ve brought it up too, viewing this as one of the ultimate troll jobs Vince McMahon has ever perpetrated, just to get all of us hardcores in a tizzy. Look, I’ve heard all the reason Continue Reading...
INDUCTION: Terry Funk vs. Chris Candido vs. a Horse – No Really, A Live Horse!
27 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 22 June 2017, 20:00
2000, WCW I don’t know why, but sometimes I still find it hard to believe that WCW has been dead and buried for over sixteen years. Maybe it’s because I have fond memories of the promotion, especially the early years of Nitro when the company pushed not only Vince McMahon and the WWF but the entire business to be better than Continue Reading...
Induction: Battle Dome invades WCW – Featuring Terry Crews vs. Rick Steiner
35 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 15 June 2017, 21:21
WCW, 2000 Wrestling has had no shortage of invasion story lines, whether it be UWF vs. JCP, nWo vs. WCW, or WCW vs. WWF. There’s one common thread in all of those angles that should be too obvious to even mention: they all involved one wrestling organization taking on another. In the fall of 2000, however, WCW made like Goldberg Continue Reading...
Induction: The Chrisley Knows Best Wrestling Episode – Tough Enough, Kids’ Edition
16 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 08 June 2017, 20:00
USA Network, 2016 Any American who has watched Raw in the past few years knows about Chrisley Knows Best. (It’s like Hogan Knows Best, except the host is allowed on WWE TV) Yet despite the bombardment of ads on the USA Network for the walking sass-machine Todd Chrisley, I’ve never been tempted in the slightest to actually sit down and Continue Reading...
INDUCTION: This is Your Life, Nikolai Volkoff – The First – and Worst – of These Horrible Bits!
36 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 01 June 2017, 20:00
WWF, 1986 I’ve heard a lot of folks claiming this week that the segment on Raw Monday night wherein Alexa Bliss did a This is Your Life mocking Bayley was the worst thing they’d ever seen. To which I can only say, “Have you never read anything on this site?” Now before I hop up on my soap box and make with Continue Reading...
Induction: The murder of Boots the Cat – Chris & Tammy are Suicidal, Homicidal, and Felicidal
18 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 25 May 2017, 20:00
Smoky Mountain Wrestling, 1994-1995 Ignore the years listed at the top of this article. For my brother and me, this story starts in 1996. Having grown tired of re-watching the same episodes of Raw we had taped in the summer of ’95 (when we briefly had cable), and with WWF Superstars having just moved to the inaccessible USA Network, it Continue Reading...