Category Archive for "Active Inductions" | WrestleCrap

Induction: Racket Girls – Sleaze? In women’s wrestling? Impossible.

28 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 30 June 2016, 20:00

Movie, 1951 This week’s topic may just be the oldest thing ever inducted into our hallowed halls. It’s older than WWE. It’s older than the WWF. It’s older than the WWWF. It’s even older than the Capitol Wrestling Corporation. It’s… …it’s a T&A flick from 1951. “Racket Girls”… …or, “Pin-Down Girl”… …or, “Blonde Pick-up”… …was a 70-minute long excuse for Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: Throw Mickie From The Train – You Didn’t Tie Her to the Tracks? FAIL

50 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 23 June 2016, 20:00

Impact Wrestling, 2014 This here website loves Mickie James. I dare say that no single person in the business has been mentioned more by us; we’ve been doing WrestleCrap Radio for over ten years, and in nearly every episode she has been referenced. While Blade Braxton obviously obsesses over the poor girl, I just find her to seemingly be a Continue Reading...

Induction: The Teddy Long-Kristal Marshall Wedding – Holla Holla Matrimony

37 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 16 June 2016, 20:00

WWE, 2007 Today’s induction certainly is a timely one. Just two weeks ago, the subject of this story was featured on Raw, only to be put down, berated, and completely undermined as a viable character by Stephanie McMahon. No, I’m not talking about Charlotte or Kevin Owens or Seth Rollins or Lana or AJ Lee or Kaitlyn or Big Show. Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: The Bungee Cord Match – If You Like Dangling Feet, This is the Match For You!

44 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 09 June 2016, 20:00

Global Wrestling Federation, 1992 It’s somewhat amazing that after over sixteen years of running WrestleCrap.com, I still come upon horrible matches, stupid angles, and ridiculous characters I’ve never seen. The bout I’m inducting today falls into that category. It’s not that I’d never heard of it; as a guy running a site about the very worst in pro wrestling, I Continue Reading...

Induction: Gene Snitsky, Accidental Abortionist: A Miscarriage of Justice

44 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Fri, 03 June 2016, 14:00

WWE, 2004-5 (For part 1 of this induction, click here) As a rule, wrestling pregnancy angles never end well. First of all, they are very difficult to follow through on: the “pregnant” woman must for up to nine months avoid taking bumps, wear baggy clothes or some sort of prosthesis to appear to be with child, and sell the angle Continue Reading...

Induction: The Saga of Matt Hardy and Lita and Kane: You people found this less awful than the Diva Search?!

33 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Fri, 03 June 2016, 12:59

Nary a year goes by without a wedding taking place in a wrestling ring. This year, Bully Ray tried to tie the knot with Brooke Hogan. Last year, it was Daniel Bryan being jilted at the altar by AJ Lee. Wrestling weddings are so commonplace and so consistently wacky that, frankly, about the only thing you would never expect from Continue Reading...

Claire Lynch: The 2012 Gooker Award Winner

85 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Fri, 03 June 2016, 12:50

TNA-Impact, 2012 It was funny, prior to the Gooker voting this year, the very great Justin Henry and I were discussing the various candidates. Make no mistake, there were some doozies in 2012, from all the goofiness with the Aces & 8’s to AJ Lee’s various lovers to Natalya’s nonstop flatulance. Despite the multitude of choices, he explained to me Continue Reading...

Induction: WCW’s Asylum match – La Cage aux Folles

17 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 02 June 2016, 20:00

WCW, 2000 As I’m sure you all know, it was way back in the 1880s that Ferdinand von Lindemann and Karl Weierstrass proved in their eponymous theorem that you can’t square a circle. Still, that hasn’t stopped wrestling announcers from calling the ring a “squared circle” anyway for the past century or so. This week’s induction, however, gave new meaning Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: Afa and Albano on Miami Vice – Capt. Lou Takes Chokeholds Too Far

15 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 26 May 2016, 20:00

NBC, 1987 Text by Guest Author LeVar Ravel It was the 1980s. America had fallen in love with a sharp-dressed detective in sunglasses and his racial minority sidekick fighting bad guys, with heaping helpings of drugs, murder, and mayhem all amidst the sunbaked glitz of Miami. You know the show. What you may not know is that there was actually Continue Reading...

Induction: Pierre, The Hardcore Reindeer – Did we ever see him and The Barbarian in the same place?

36 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 19 May 2016, 20:00

WWF, 1999 The year 1999 was a hard one for Al Snow. For one thing, that was the year Wal-Mart stopped selling his action figure because it came packaged with a toy mannequin head. See, according to two professors of Communications, the woman’s presumably severed head promoted “the brutalization of women” to young, impressionable boys. It sounded as silly and Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: The Menagerie – FUNFACT: Carnies Frown Upon Pro Wrestling

39 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 12 May 2016, 20:00

TNA Impact Wrestling, 2014 A few weeks back, during an induction about the first WWF video game ever made, I dropped in a note about how I am now helping to run The Skycade arcade at The Skyline Drive In in Shelbyville, Indiana. It’s been a fun endeavor, and I urge everyone to come and check it out when you Continue Reading...

Induction: John Cena vs. Michael Cole – Cena adds a “D” to B.A. S.T.A.R.

25 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 05 May 2016, 20:02

WWE, 2012 Have you heard the big news? John Cena is returning way early from yet another serious injury! This time around, he’s set to return to Raw on Memorial Day, which is only fitting given the history that Cena and Memorial Day have together. Back in 2012, Cena missed the Memorial Day edition of Raw, which drew a frighteningly Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: WWF Microleague Wrestling – The FIRST – and perhaps WORST – WWF Videogame Ever!

33 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 28 April 2016, 20:00

WWF Computer Game, 1987 Want to impress your video game geek friends? Then quiz them thusly: what, pray tell, was the first ever WWF video game? Be prepared to laugh heartily at them when they no doubt blurt out… WrestleMania on the NES! WRONG! Also, please mock them if they have any fond memories at all of this absolutely atrocious game. Continue Reading...

Induction: Barbara “BB” Bush – EMT stood for “Extremely Massive… Technician”

27 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 21 April 2016, 20:00

WWF 1999-2000 Well, Crappers, it seems that after a rocky start, the Divas Revolution has finally achieved its first major success: namely, getting WWE to stop calling it “The Divas Revolution.” In fact, WWE abruptly dropped the whole “Divas” branding entirely, creating a new Women’s title to replace that ridiculous butterfly belt the ladies had been fighting over for years. Continue Reading...

INDUCTION SPECIAL – The Worst WWF Magazine Covers of the 90s!

57 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 14 April 2016, 20:00

WWF, 1990s The following confession is probably going to drown me in hate mail, but I was never, ever a fan of the WWF Magazine. While the magazine was no doubt the best looking wrestling publication until WOW Magazine hit newsstands, it just did nothing for me. RD Reynolds? Always an Apter Mag guy. Give me Pro Wrestling Illustrated, Inside Wrestling, The Wrestler. I’d Continue Reading...

Induction: Mongo McMichael, referee – As easy as… pause… 1… pause… 2… pause…

22 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 07 April 2016, 20:00

TNA, 2008 Bound For Glory is TNA’s biggest show of the year, so you might expect them to emulate WWE’s biggest show, Wrestlemania. For example, when WWE knows a ‘Mania match is going to suck, they typically stick Steve Austin in as a special referee to spice things up. In the case of Bound For Glory 2008, the scheduled Monster’s Continue Reading...

Induction: Wrestlemania XI – The Grandest Stage of the Mall

82 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Sat, 02 April 2016, 02:00

WWF, 1995 When it comes to ranking the top ten Wrestlemanias of all time, Wrestlemania XI doesn’t exactly spring to mind, and this was true even in 1995, when there were only 11 Manias to begin with. The first thing you’ll notice about Wrestlemania XI is that its intro recalls moments from every Wrestlemania to date, but precisely zero of Continue Reading...

Guest Induction: Roman Reigns’s first year as champion – Sufferin’ Suck-otash!

10 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Fri, 01 April 2016, 12:00

In years past, we at Wrestlecrap have commemorated our anniversary on April 1st with guest columns. This year, we’re going one step further by reaching out to a writer not from another publication or field, but from another dimension altogether. For the first time ever, we’re happy to present a special induction written by Art0Donnell’s counterpart from a parallel universe. Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: Bad News Piper – Like Al Jolson, Michael Jackson, and Tiny Tim? This is the Feud for You!

41 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 31 March 2016, 20:00

WWF, WrestleMania VI, 1990 One of the highlights of running this here website for the last sixteen years (yes, WrestleCrap turns Sweet 16 this April 1!) has brought me is the ability to talk with various personalities in the wrestling business. Be it my dear friend “Earthquake” John Tenta, Lance Storm, or Vince Russo, I’ve been blessed to be able Continue Reading...

Induction: The Wrestlemania 31 Intercontinental Title Hunt – Turd is the Word

40 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 24 March 2016, 20:00

WWE, 2015 By now we’ve all heard that Stuart “Wade Barrett” Bennett won’t be renewing his WWE contract later this year. It’s a shame, really, since Barrett was at one point, astoundingly, getting over with the fans with his “Bad News Barrett” gimmick — and as a babyface, no less. Then again, it’s perfectly understandable why Barrett wouldn’t care to Continue Reading...

INDUCTION – Sting and the Guard Bird – Memo to WWE: Induct the Bird! We Did!

36 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 17 March 2016, 20:00

TNA Impact Wrestling, 2011 I know a lot of folks who are really excited about Sting going into the WWE Hall of Fame. Without question he deserves the accolades being thrown about. While he was never one of my personal favorites, he generally seemed to be a guy who did what he could with whatever he was given. He never Continue Reading...

Induction: Booker T vs. Edge – Samurai Shampoo

35 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 10 March 2016, 20:00

WWE, 2002 I blame this one on the failed Invasion story line. Just one Wrestlemania prior, Booker T was the WCW World and US Champion and poised to play a major role in the Invasion storyline for years to come. Instead, WCW was dead and buried by that year’s Thanksgiving (the October federal holiday that commemorates the discovery of America). Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: The Stephanie vs. Vince I-Quit Match – And Folks Thought Trish Barking Was Bad???

61 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 03 March 2016, 20:00

WWE, 2003 As long as I live, I will never understand why, during Linda McMahon’s attempted political runs, the media and those opposing her repeatedly aired those tired old “Vince makes Trish Stratus bark like a dog” clips. Aside from being baffled as how, precisely, a skit from the world of pro wrestling had anything at all to do with real life, I Continue Reading...

Induction: The Piper-Bagwell Boxing Match – Buff is the (fi)st(ic)uff(s)

31 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 25 February 2016, 20:00

WCW, 1999 In the world of wrestling, worked boxing matches always suck. They sucked when Roddy Piper fought Mr. T… …and they sucked when Scotty Flamingo fought Johnny B Badd. You know what else in wrestling always sucks? Shoot boxing matches with wrestling thrown into the mix. They sucked when Muhammad Ali fought Antonio Inoki… …and they sucked when 16 Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: Super Shane McMahon – Beware The Power of His Invisible Punches!

86 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Tue, 23 February 2016, 12:00

WWE, 2009 I like Shane McMahon. Really, I do. I’m not sure why, but I’ve always found him to be the most likable of all the McMahons outside of Vince. Maybe he’s the lesser of two evils with Steph, who I find to be absolutely nails on the chalkboard and married to a guy who always has me reaching for the Continue Reading...

Induction: Chyna on Sabrina the Teenage Witch – How’s that for piledriving Miss Daisy?

39 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Fri, 19 February 2016, 15:00

WB Network, 2002 Sabrina The Teenage Witch was a mediocre sitcom that aired on ABC in the late ‘90s as part of an all-supernatural TGIF lineup, along with Teen Angel (about an angel), You Wish (about a genie), and Boy Meets World (about the walking shadow of the lead actor’s older, more famous brother). Melissa Joan Hart starred as the Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: Sabrina the Teenage Witch vs….BILLY GUNN? It’s MAGICAL!

39 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 18 February 2016, 20:00

ABC/WB Sitcom, 2000 My neighbor looks like Melissa Joan Hart. No, really, she does. Well, at least I think at some level she kinda sorta almost looks like Melissa Joan Hart. When my at the time new neighbors first moved into the house across the street from me about ten years ago, no joke I went to Mrs. Deal and asked politely, Continue Reading...

Induction: The Rusev-Lana-Dolph-Summer Love Trapezoid – The 2015 Gooker Award Winner

61 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 11 February 2016, 20:00

Probably the best thing to come out of the renewed tensions between Russia and the United States* has been the duo of Lana and Rusev. *I can’t think of a second-best thing For a whole year, Rusev and Lana were WWE’s Boris and Natasha, with Rusev as an undefeated, undefeatable, self-styled Hero of the Russian Federation… …and Lana as a Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: The WWE Divas Revolution – 2015 Gooker Award First Runner-Up

81 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 04 February 2016, 20:00

2015, WWE “This is awesome!” Clap clap-clap clap clap clap. “This is awesome!” Clap clap-clap clap clap clap. “This is awesome!” Clap clap-clap clap clap clap. Amazingly enough, this is how the induction you are reading today got its start, with thousands of fans screaming their heads off, thrilled to be witness to what could have been, should have been, Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: The 1995 Royal Rumble – The Wrestlecrap Class of 2000

55 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 28 January 2016, 20:00

WWF, 1995 Normally, the Royal Rumble is something to look forward to for wrestling fans. With thirty of the top guys battling in one match, how could anyone screw it up? And while WWE somehow did manage to screw it up for most of the past five years, no Rumble match was ever quite like the one the company threw Continue Reading...