17Submitted by RD Reynolds on Wed, 31 December 2014, 10:00
WWF, 1997 For a guy who loves Christmas as much as I do, you’d think the week after the blessed day would be a rough one each year. And you’d be right. While my full on post Christmas depression doesn’t take place until I take the lights and tree down (the weekend after New Year’s Day, which should be a Continue Reading...
22Submitted by RD Reynolds on Sat, 27 December 2014, 15:00
WWF, 1984 Text by Triple Kelly with RD Reynolds A VERY special THANK YOU to Linden Walker for his invaluable help on this induction July 14, 1984. A date which will live in infamy in the minds of southern wrestling fans. If you’ve been coming to the site for awhile, read Death of WCW or picked up a copy of WWE’s The Rise And Fall Continue Reading...
6Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 25 December 2014, 10:00
Short Films, Late 1950’s/Early 1960’s Text by RD Reynolds It feels so weird to think that this induction I am penning tonight is the last new one to ever be featured on what is soon to be the old version of WrestleCrap.com. But in many ways, it is only appropriate that we end it this way. After all, I’m pretty sure Continue Reading...
3Submitted by RD Reynolds on Wed, 24 December 2014, 19:47
Movie, 1964 Quick Note from RD: As is the tradition ’round these parts this time of year, I take time away from WrestleCrap and delve into the equally amusing and absurd world of HolidayMovieCrap. Enjoy! Ah yes, the holidays are upon us once again. For many, the highlight is waiting to see what’s waiting for themselves under the tree. For Continue Reading...
9Submitted by RD Reynolds on Wed, 24 December 2014, 10:00
WWE, 2008 Text by RD Reynolds with Triple Kelly Quick note from RD: If you enjoy these classic inductions, why not get all of them and everything else ever on the site via the online archives? A one-time donation of $14.95 gets you unlimited access to everything. All the inductions, all the WrestleCrap Radios, all the WrestleCrap Radio videos, everything ever written or Continue Reading...
7Submitted by RD Reynolds on Tue, 23 December 2014, 10:00
Direct to Hell DVD Release, 2009 Text by RD Reynolds Mrs. Deal: “Let me see if I got this right: you’re going to make fun of a kids’ Christmas movie starring puppies. What is wrong with you?” Oh no…no no no, Mrs. Deal. Don’t you dare paint me as the villain here. I didn’t make this movie. I didn’t make this horrible, horrendous, Continue Reading...
8Submitted by RD Reynolds on Mon, 22 December 2014, 20:00
WWF, 2001 Text by RD Reynolds Office Christmas parties ain’t what they used to be. While I was never privy to the insanity that apparently took place back in the 70’s (according to TV and film, those things had everything from guys xeroxing their anuses to drugs to orgies to guys xeroxing their anuses with drugs while having an orgie), I Continue Reading...
6Submitted by RD Reynolds on Mon, 22 December 2014, 10:00
Movie, 2005 Hey, remember Bill Goldberg? Sure you do. The guy tore through WCW during its boom period, and were it not for the noodle heads running the company at the time, would likely have led them to even greater heights. He had that weird mix of charisma and intensity that made up for his lack of technical prowess inside Continue Reading...
39Submitted by RD Reynolds on Sun, 21 December 2014, 15:00
Direct to Cash Grab Release, 2012 Text by RD Reynolds Like many of you, my holiday season isn’t complete without at least one viewing of A Christmas Story. I mean, with the goofy 24 hour showings, how can you NOT watch it? It’s almost like TBS is seeing if you can watch it in various chunks, kinda like a puzzle, then Continue Reading...
56Submitted by RD Reynolds on Sat, 20 December 2014, 10:00
Made for TV Movie, 1979 Not sure I’ve mentioned this before, but I’m an absolute fanatic when it comes to A Christmas Carol. I love the book, but it’s other adaptations of it that really get my chestnuts roasting. Which sounds simultaneously lewd and painful. Anyhoo, I absolutely devour movies featuring the yuletide antics of one Ebenezer Scrooge. It’s Continue Reading...
8Submitted by RD Reynolds on Fri, 19 December 2014, 10:00
Cartoon, 1985 Text by Blade Braxton It’s no secret to listeners of Wrestlecrap Radio, that I am a huge fan of the original He-Man and Masters Of The Universe cartoon. I regard the original set of episodes as some of the best cartoons of the 1980’s. The abomination you’re about to see today however, is quite different. Straying far away from Continue Reading...
50Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 18 December 2014, 20:00
Ah December…the time we get to take a break from writing about horrible wrestling and instead go dumpster diving into the world of horrible Christmas movies! We’ve been doing this I believe since year one at WrestleCrap, so there ain’t no stopping us now. And this year, you get a double dose, as we do a two-fer-one with myself and Continue Reading...
16Submitted by RD Reynolds on Wed, 17 December 2014, 09:05
Television Special, 1978 Note from RD: As you can probably surmise from the title, this has nothing to do with wrestling. But since reviewing bad Christmas movies has become a holiday tradition here at the Crap, I thought there was nothing more appropriate to cover than this stinkbomb from the late 70’s. Enjoy! November 17, 1978 is a date that Continue Reading...
11Submitted by RD Reynolds on Sun, 14 December 2014, 09:01
ABC Cartoon, 1982 Text by RD Reynolds Standard December Disclaimer: Every year, I take a week away from doing wrestling inductions to review the very worst of Christmas movies and specials. And this is that week! I do hope you enjoy a very special, and very horrible, Christmas Comes to Pac-Land! As anyone who has read this site for, oh, 90 Continue Reading...
6Submitted by RD Reynolds on Fri, 12 December 2014, 09:15
Theatrical Motion Picture, 1986 Special Note from RD: This is yet another trek down memory lane, as I take a look at one of the worst holiday movies ever made. This has nothing to do with wrestling, but in the spirit of the season, I thought it might be fun to cover. If you just want wrestling, hit the back Continue Reading...
22Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 11 December 2014, 20:00
WWF, 1997 It’s Slammy season once again, and with it, it’s time to look back on a different era of the prestigious awards, when the trophies were handed out not during a weekly wrestling show, but in a gala event in a ballroom on the eve of Wrestlemania. Modern-day Slammy Awards shows simply can’t top the excess and extravagance of Continue Reading...
19Submitted by RD Reynolds on Tue, 09 December 2014, 15:00
WWF, 1984 There’s a nip in the air, snow is falling outside my window here at WrestleCrap HQ, and Burl Ives is crooning in the background as my fingers peck away at the keyboard. It’s Christmas time again! Yes yes, my favorite time of the year. It’s the time of year when not only do we look forward to diving Continue Reading...
Movie, 1996 American Male. N.W.O. Member. Monday Night Raw participant. Escort. Marcus “Buff” Bagwell has worn many hats, most of them in the hideous top hat category. A while back, rumors began to spread that for the first time ever Bagwell was going to be starring in an honest-to-goodness adult film. Well I am here to put those rumors to Continue Reading...
21Submitted 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...
23Submitted 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...
24Submitted 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...
19Submitted by RD Reynolds on Wed, 19 November 2014, 15:00
WWF, 1987 I’ve been on a Bret Hart kick of late. That often happens when I start to find the current wrestling product a bit stale; I go back and find footage of the guy I consider to be the best technician I’ve ever seen. And with the release (well, in Canada at least), of his new book, Hitman: My Real Continue Reading...
30Submitted 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...
23Submitted 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...
46Submitted 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...
33Submitted 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...
24Submitted 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...
38Submitted 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...
20Submitted 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...
20Submitted 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...
