Category Archive for "Inductions" | WrestleCrap – The Very Worst of Pro Wrestling!

Classic Induction: Bill Kazmaier: World’s Strongest Man, Take 47

21 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Wed, 26 November 2014, 15:00

WCW, Early 90’s I’ve written before on this here site about the legacy of wrestling’s “strongest men”. In fact, when the site first launched way back in the stone ages, one of the original inductions was that of the Pony’s wearing slab of muscle known as Ted Arcidi. It’s funny, because when I happened upon footage of today’s inductee, Bill Continue Reading...

Induction: The Karate Fighters Holiday Tournaments – Randomly flailing limbs, brackets full of unknowns, and it wasn’t even the Brawl-For-All!

25 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Tue, 25 November 2014, 20:00

WWF, mid-90s By Art 0’Donnell & RD Reynolds In 1995, Milton Bradley finally produced its answer to the 1960s classic toy, Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots. While Milton Bradley’s version may not have earned the name recognition of its spiritual predecessor, it did leave a legacy in the world of sports-entertainment through its perennial sponsorship of the WWF in general Continue Reading...

Induction: “End Game” – Kurt Angle wants perverted sex (part 2)

25 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 20 November 2014, 20:00

DVD movie, 2009 If I asked you what Jenna Morasca and Sharmell had in common, you would probably say that they were both part of perhaps the worst professional wrestling match of all time. You would be right, of course, but there’s another common thread tying the two women together: Kurt Angle wanted to have perverted sex with both of Continue Reading...

Induction: Jailbird Crush – Brudda in Arms

30 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 13 November 2014, 19:00

WWF, 1996 With all the WWF talent jumping ship to WCW in 1996, Vince McMahon and VP of Talent Relations Jim Ross had to dig deep to find wrestlers to fill the void. There were the more conventional sources, such as WCW itself, ECW, and USWA… …and then there was that great untapped talent pool known as the Big House. Continue Reading...

Induction: Vito in a dress – Vito in a dress

22 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 06 November 2014, 20:00

WWE, 2006 Vito LoGrasso has always been a tough customer, whether in ECW, WCW, or WWE. So when word got around the Smackdown locker room in 2006 that the Full-Blooded Italian was a cross-dresser, there were those who just couldn’t face the truth. But, like it or not, we all found out firsthand that not only did Vito raid the Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: The Kiss That Never Happened – An Awesome Angle Disappeared Like a Ghost on All Hallow’s Eve!

49 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 30 October 2014, 20:00

WWE, 2002 By golly, is Halloween really this Friday??? How the heck did it sneak up on me like this? Surely having my gall bladder removed and being laid out the past ten days didn’t have anything to do with it, right? Eh, whatever the reason, Halloween is nearly here! And as we are want to do ’round these parts, Continue Reading...

Induction: Jake Roberts vs. Jerry Lawler – Worse taste than Jim Beam and this heading, combined!

33 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 23 October 2014, 20:00

WWF, 1996 For me and many other viewers, Jake The Snake Roberts’s speech at the 2014 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony was far and away the highlight of the show. He made us laugh, he made us cry, he tried to stifle our inappropriate applause, and along the way, he even shared a rather original metaphor for working a Continue Reading...

Classic Induction: Mordecai: Your Friendly Sword Swinging Yankee Candle Sales Rep

26 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Tue, 21 October 2014, 15:00

WWE, 2004 Don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned it before, but wrestling and religion don’t mix. No, wait. That’s a total lie. I know I’ve mentioned it before. In fact, I may have even begun a previous induction with the exact same line. Not only that, but we even had a list of at least ten different wrestling/religion flops in The Continue Reading...

Induction: John Cena, This Is Your Life – Baloney, fudge, and mustard, this was terrible!

39 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 16 October 2014, 20:00

WWE, 2011 In wrestling, there are certain ideas that were so successful at one time that writers can trot them out almost verbatim with no other justification but, “Let’s do this again because you liked it the first time!” Just look at The Four Horseman. Not only did it re-form repeatedly in the 90s, but as late as 2010, TNA Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: The Fat Chick Thriller – What? You Expect Some Funny One Liner Here? He’s a Dude that Digs Fat Chicks!

21 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Mon, 13 October 2014, 19:42

WCW, 2000 One night, many years ago, I was on the phone with my friend John, a man you would know better as “Earthquake”. I remember it like it was yesterday. Us talking on the phone was not uncommon; we’d talk about wrestling sometimes, but mostly we’d talk about our families, we’d talk about what we each had to eat Continue Reading...

Induction: Just Joe – If only this gimmick were just a rumor…

21 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 09 October 2014, 20:00

WWF, 2000 Things were looking up for Joe E. Legend in the year 2000. With his former tag team partner Edge and former stablemate Christian launching themselves into superstardom with their memorable ladder matches, the indie veteran must have had high hopes for his career when he signed a coveted WWF contract. An on-screen reunion with his buddies E&C wasn’t Continue Reading...

Classic Induction: WrestleMania Video Game Video – Featuring Bret Hart, Video Game Technician

24 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Wed, 08 October 2014, 15:00

Acclaim Video Release, Mid 1990’s The initial release of the Sony Playstation saw a lot of great games hit in a very short period of time. There were originals like Twisted Metal and Warhawk, excellent ports like Rayman, and arcade classics like Ridge Racer and Tekken. Shortly after the PSOne’s debut, Midway released a conversion of its Mortal Kombat style Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: The Night Stalker vs. Sid Vicious – We’ve Not Inducted This? Really??

30 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Mon, 06 October 2014, 20:00

WCW, 1991 On the road, traveling for work, but I’m not sweating it. A long, 8-hour flight will provide me plenty of time to go back through the Nitro and Thunder archives for the next target of my poison pen. I know the dates this mishap took place, and through I’ll have to tear through about 2 months of those shows, I am Continue Reading...

CLASSIC INDUCTION: Divas in Hedonism – Finally! Divas on a Trapeze!

14 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 02 October 2014, 20:21

WWF, 2001 Text by RD Reynolds I know I’ve mentioned this before, but I think I need to reiterate something: I love beautiful women. That’s a point, I believe, that some people may find hard to believe giving my rantings and ravings about women in wrestling. You see, these days, most women on WWE TV just bore me to tears. Candice Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: Sid Vicious, Lost in Louisiana – He Has Half the Sense of Direction You Do!

40 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Mon, 29 September 2014, 21:00

WCW, 2000 Big news first: the new Death of WCW: 10th Anniversary Edition is NOW AVAILABLE. Not for pre-order; it’s shipping NOW. I will also have a few autographed books available to ship directly from WrestleCrap HQ, which will be available sometime in the near future. So check back if you are interested! I’ve kinda beat y’all over the head with Continue Reading...

Induction: Triple H destroys the minitron – Directed by Michael Bay on acid

12 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 25 September 2014, 20:00

WWE, 2008 Sometimes here at Wrestlecrap, we think big. We’ve inducted three-hour pay-per-views, long-running characters, and even whole promotions in our illustrious history. On the flip side, we’ve inducted articles of clothing, individual matches, and even one 18-second bout that nonetheless yielded a 1850-word write-up. This induction falls into the latter category. Tonight, we look back at the night Triple Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: Eric Bischoff’s WWE Debut – The Hug That Flushed Millions Down the Crapper

14 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Mon, 22 September 2014, 20:00

WWE, 2002 As I look at that image above, I am half tempted to just hit the “publish” button and be done with it. And if you think I am joking about that, consider the fact that I had this in my draft folder for over a week contemplating doing just that. But it seems only appropriate that on the Continue Reading...

Induction: The WWE Walkout – Like the Invasion, but in reverse, and with more rectal hemorrhaging

24 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 18 September 2014, 20:00

Or: “An Ace in the hole, and blood in Jerry’s” WWE, 2011 Few WWE viewers were surprised when, at Battleground 2014, Lana the Ravishing Russian invoked recent current events to garner heat. And by that, I mean she literally said, “recent current events” to get boos. This kind of exploitation is nothing new for the company, and all it took Continue Reading...

Classic Induction: ECW Strip Poker – Featuring Ashley, The Shy Trannie

12 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Wed, 17 September 2014, 12:00

WWECW, 2006 Text by Triple Kelly I know what you’re thinking as you read that subject line up there, and I admit I somewhat agree: I feel very unqualified writing up this week’s induction. It would be more fair if it were written by RD, Blade, Sean Carless, Derek Burgan, Dr. Keith or Harry Simon. Because they, being heterosexual males (depending Continue Reading...

Induction: Maximum Conviction – Fortunately Also Minimum Seagal

21 Submitted by Jordan Mishkin on Mon, 15 September 2014, 20:00

Movie – 2012 “Stone Cold” Steve Austin: Former 6-time WWF World Champion. 3-time Royal Rumble winner. King of the Ring. Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s #1 wrestler twice. WWE Hall of Famer. “Sheriff” of Raw. Podcast host. Arguably one of the most popular wrestlers of all time. Star of movies such as The Condemned, Hunt To Kill, and some other movies you’ve Continue Reading...

Induction: Stone Cold’s last Raw of 2002 – Austin 3:16 says I just whipped mine out

39 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 11 September 2014, 20:00

WWE, 2002 When you think of the Attitude Era, you think of Stone Cold Steve Austin, and when you think of Stone Cold Steve Austin, you think of the many wild stunts he pulled off. But all those stunts would have fallen flat if Austin hadn’t had a worthy antagonist to battle every week. So when you think of Austin’s Continue Reading...

Classic Induction: Phantasio – Fruit Pie Was a Better Magician!

27 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Wed, 10 September 2014, 15:00

WWF, Mid 90’s Quick note from RD Reynolds: This one is a true blast from the past, one of the original inductions I ever wrote. Seems only appropriate that we post it here on our anniversary! Once again we travel back to the majesty of the mid 90’s WWF, where it seemed that every worker had a part time job. Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: WCW’s Mystery Man – Why Anyone Thought This Would Be a Good Idea is the Real Mystery

43 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Mon, 08 September 2014, 20:00

WCW, 2001 If there’s one thing in wrestling that seemingly never plays out in any positive way, it would be the infamous MYSTERY man gimmick. Partner, opponent, thing coming out of an egg, whatever, it almost always bombs. In fact, as I prepared to write about the infamous WCW Mystery Man of WCW in 2001, I took a good day Continue Reading...

Induction: The softer side of Stone Cold — Hugs are better than drugs, except the ones these writers were taking

60 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 04 September 2014, 20:00

WWE, 2001 On April 1st, 2001, Steve Austin made one of the most shocking heel turns in wrestling history, joining forces with the hated Mr. McMahon to take back the WWF title. Having evolved over the course of his Federation career from a cold, ruthless grappler to a foul-mouthed anti-authority badass, to a beer-swilling everyman, Austin’s deal with the devil Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: The Final WCW TV Title Run – Fitting that It Started with a Trash Can

51 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Mon, 01 September 2014, 20:00

WCW, 1999-2000 It may be impossible for newer fans to believe, but once upon a time Monday night wasn’t the big wrestling night of the week. Nope, that designation belonged to Saturday night, at 6:05pm to be precise. Yeah, 6 OH FIVE, because for whatever reason, Ted Turner and his SuperStation flunkies determined that starting all shows at five minutes Continue Reading...

Induction: Chyna vs. Joey Buttafuoco — 9th Wonder of the World vs. 3rd-Degree Rapist

25 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 28 August 2014, 20:00

FOX television, 2002 In the early 2000s, the FOX Network hit bottom with a string of sleazy prime-time specials, including Who Wants To Marry A Multimillionaire?, Man vs. Beast, and Celebrity Boxing. Now, the first Celebrity Boxing special featured such F-list wrestling personalities as WCW and TNA veteran Danny Bonaduce… …one-time Juggalo Championsh*t Wrestling grappler Vanilla Ice… …and Eddie Guerrero’s Continue Reading...

Classic Induction: The Jesse Ventura Story: Never Let the Truth Get in the Way of a Good Story

22 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Wed, 27 August 2014, 15:00

Made For TV Movie, 1999 Of all the shocking events that have transpired in wrestling over the past few years, none have grabbed the mainstream media’s attention like Jesse Ventura’s rise in politics. Obviously with good reason – while us smarks like to get all worked up about the closing of WCW or the various deaths that have been associated Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: Yapapi Indian Strap Match – Featuring Ric Flair’s “Raw Pink Meat!”

46 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Mon, 18 August 2014, 20:00

WCW, 2000 If you, dear reader, are viewing this text, it means I have finally put the wraps on an induction I’ve started and stopped about 437 times in the last three months: behold, in all it’s glory, the YAPAPI INDIAN STRAP MATCH. In hindsight, I’m not quite sure why I couldn’t get through this one. I’ve seen worse build Continue Reading...

Induction: The Reunion

24 Submitted by Jordan Mishkin on Thu, 14 August 2014, 20:00

The Reunion, 2011 When I say the word “reunion” what comes to mind? Having a cookout with some relatives that you haven’t seen for a long time? Going back to your high school and reliving memories with your old friends? John Cena going to Mexcio to rescue a kidnapped business man with your two estranged brothers to cash in the Continue Reading...

Classic Induction: Cactus Jack, Lost in Cleveland – Say It With Me: “Amnesia Angles Never Work”

24 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Wed, 13 August 2014, 15:00

In his best selling book, Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks, Mick Foley went into great detail about how WCW butchered his career over and over again. He went into great detail about a series of skits known as “Lost in Cleveland”, which has in turn led to many requests for it to be covered here at Continue Reading...