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| Type of site | Professional wrestling |
|---|---|
| Owner | RD Reynolds |
| Created by | RD Reynolds Merle Vincent |
| URL | www.wrestlecrap.com |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Message board only |
Wrestlecrap is a professional wrestling website created by RD Reynolds and Merle Vincent, serving as a "hall of shame" for some of the worst gimmicks and storylines in pro wrestling history.
History
Reynolds launched the site in April 2000, quickly developing a following among wrestling fans. Reynolds shut the site down in 2001, claiming the high cost of running the site was responsible. It returned the following year, albeit without the backlog of past inductions.
In August 2005, WrestleCrap introduced a podcast called WrestleCrap Radio. Typically Reynolds and columnist Blade Braxton discuss their personal lives, make jokes that may or may not relate to current wrestling (or wrestling at all), pretend they are unpopular (claiming to only have 12-13 listeners) and rarely discuss news items from the wrestling industry. On occasion interviews with guests from within the wrestling industry are broadcast. In 2006, the site added several new writers and features.
There is also a book written by the creators of WrestleCrap with an introduction by John Tenta, with the same name (ISBN 1-55022-584-7). Reynolds also co-authored The Death of WCW, with wrestling journalist Bryan Alvarez. A new book, The WrestleCrap Book of Lists, is expected to be released on December 1, 2007. Its authors are Reynolds and Braxton. Currently, both Reynolds and Alvarez are featured columnists for British pro wrestling and MMA magazine Fighting Spirit.
Site content
- WrestleCrap Inductions, new induction weekly with rotating classic inductions weekly.
- WrestleCrap Radio, RD and Blade's weekly take on recent events in the American wrestling scene.
- Jobber of the Week, where Blade Braxton would induct one jobber every week.
- Weird World of Wrestling, which used to be a separate website by Madison Carter, that was inspired by WrestleCrap.com but focused on the independent scene.
- Burgan's Gimmick Table, the finest wrestling merchandise never made.
- Someone Bought This, a look at some of the more ridiculous wrestling merchandise on sale.
- RD's Ramblings, comments on current events in pro wrestling and replies to the emails he receives.
- RD's Book & DVD Reviews
- Re-Writing The Book, a fictional column by Jed Shaffer that looks at alternate universes in wrestling.
- It Came From YouTube, a weekly celebration of the most obscure, insane and sometimes brilliant wrestling related clips found on YouTube.
The Gooker Award
The Gooker Award is given each year to the worst gimmick, storyline, or event in wrestling in that year. The award is named after The Gobbledygooker, one of the most disastrous wrestling gimmicks of all time.
Winners
- 2000: David Arquette as the WCW Champion.
- 2001: The WCW/ECW Invasion.
- 2002: Katie Vick (Triple H / Kane feud).
- 2003: Al Wilson (Torrie Wilson / Dawn Marie feud).
- 2004: The 2004 RAW Diva Search.
- 2005: The Jim Ross firing storyline and colonoscopy skit.
- 2006: The WWE's exploitation of Eddie Guerrero's name and legacy after his death. (Eddiesploitation)
The 2001 award was not revealed until 2003 due to WrestleCrap's closing in 2001.
Each year's Gooker award, with the exceptions of 2001 and 2002, was determined by a poll of site visitors. The 2001 and 2002 awards were chosen by Reynolds, since he felt there was no competition those years.
WrestleCrap Radio
On August 12, 2005, the site released the first edition of its podcast, WrestleCrap Radio. The podcast is hosted by RD Reynolds and staff writer Blade Braxton. Episodes run from 45 to 90 minutes and are updated Fridays with other features of the site. The regular segments on the show include:
- RD's Trip to the Grocery: (usually preceded with the opening the Ray Stevens song The Streak.) RD talks about strange, often humorous, grocery store products.
- The WrestleCrap Co-Host Contest: RD and Blade audition fans for a chance to win a one day run as Co-Host of WrestleCrap Radio. (NOTE: This contest ended on August 16, 2007 when a contestant named Kelly beat out 14 other contestants)
- Obscure Wrestling News: RD and Blade talk about the news that most other wrestling shows wouldn't, as spit out by the "Facts-trolla."
- Question of the Week: RD and Blade responds to a question asked by the listeners. Formerly known as "RD's Mailbag", the segment used to feature multiple questions, but was cut back to one for an undisclosed reason.
- Wrestling Dream Analysis: Blade tells RD of a wrestling-related dream he had and RD tries to analyze it. Features the instrumental part of the song "Float On" by 70s group The Floaters in the background.
- Blade Hits The Bottle: Whenever something in the wrestling world really depresses Blade, he hits the sauce.
- Blade Braxton's Weekly Wrestling Haiku: Blade sums up the wrestling news of the week in haiku form (which does not come with crown, as illustrated).
There have been plenty of variations of the segments including RD focusing on Halloween or Christmas-themed snacks for the grocery store segment (at those particular times of the year) as well as news generated by the "Horse-trolla", which involves news about purportedly "horse-faced" female athletes such as Francine and even Mickie James, whose posterior is supposedly quite equine in appearance.
Occasionally, there would be special episodes of the show, such as the April Fool's Day edition, which in 2007 featured RD and Blade imitating each other. In the past, RD and Blade have interviewed John Tenta, Vince Russo, and Lance Storm. On the August 18 episode of the show, they did running commentary on the 2006 WWE Diva Search finals. In late 2006, the show also did a running commentary on an episode of TNA show Impact.
The official theme song of WCR is the heavy metal song "Play With Me" by the Rock Group Extreme, which segues into a loud flatulence sound effect.
The unofficial theme song of WCR is the 16-bit MIDI rendition of "Dr. Feelgood" featured in the Sega Genesis game Crüe Ball originally written and performed by Mötley Crüe.
See also
External links
- WrestleCrap.com
- Official WrestleCrap Myspace page
- Official WrestleCrap Radio Myspace page
- Blade Braxton's official Myspace page
- Pick My Brain interview with RD Reynolds