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

Induction: MexAmerica – Their chief export was apathy

25 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 12 January 2017, 20:00

WWE, 2015 When WWE brought José Alberto Rodríguez, the former Dos Caras Jr., into the company, their hope was to create a Mexican superstar who could draw a Latino audience even after Rey Mysterio retired. Unfortunately, the renamed Alberto Del Río did not work out as hoped, being nowhere near as popular as Rey-Rey, even during his brief run as Continue Reading...

Classic Induction: The Very First Raw: Wait, THIS Show Lasted 1,000 Episodes?

34 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 12 January 2017, 06:00

WWF, 1993 Text by RD Reynolds You might have missed it, but WWE just celebrated its 1,000 epsiode of Raw. I mean, yeah, you may have missed it (it wasn’t like the company beat you over the head with its impending arrival for months on end), but I sure didn’t. With such a monumental event upon me, I decided to go Continue Reading...

2016 Gooker Voting Is Here – Vote for the Worst of the Worst!

113 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 05 January 2017, 20:00

Another year of horrible pro wrestling has passed, which means but one thing – I’m an idiot for still watching it. Oh wait, sorry. I mean, it’s time for the 2016 Gooker Award voting! That’s right, it’s your chance to pick the very worst of the very worst by casting your vote and giving those involved the ‘honor’ of taking Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: Goldust as Baby New Year – 1997 Goes Straight Down the Crapper

39 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Sat, 31 December 2016, 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...

INDUCTION SPECIAL: 2016 – A Look Back in Horror – The Worst in Wrestling!

79 Submitted by Justin Henry on Thu, 29 December 2016, 20:00

A staggering and inordinate amount of deaths among talented, beloved celebrities and entertainers. A hideously ugly election cycle that only seemed to magnify the worst in everyone. The continued existence of Chrisley Knows Best, despite nobody knowing (or willing to admit knowing) a single person that watches that show for non-ironic reasons. The year 2016 has not been a pretty one, to Continue Reading...

The Further Adventures of El Santa Claus: The Battle With Pitch Was Just the Beginning!

9 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Sat, 24 December 2016, 08:12

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...

CLASSIC INDUCTION: Santa’s Slay – Yes, Virginia – Goldberg is Santa Claus!

10 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Sat, 24 December 2016, 08:02

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...

CLASSIC INDUCTION: Babes in Toyland – Georgy Porgie Puddin’ Pie, Shows RD His Cameltoe and Makes Him Cry

11 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Fri, 23 December 2016, 08:45

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...

INDUCTION: Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny – Featuring More Songs and Soiled Pants Than Any Christmas Film Rightfully Should

18 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 22 December 2016, 20:00

Film, 1972 It’s late December, so you know what that means! Time for yours truly to get away from the horribleness pro wrestling provides and jump headfirst into the horribleness Christmas movies can sometimes provide instead! If you’re only here for true WrestleCrap, you can bypass this induction, but be warned, these are generally some of the most popular articles Continue Reading...

CLASSIC INDUCTION: A Johnny Damon Christmas: Yankee, Go Home!

6 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 22 December 2016, 08:45

WWE, 2009 Text by Art0Donnell & RD Reynolds Check out Art0Donnell’s Facebook Page Here and his Blog, “How Much Does This Guy Weigh?” Here! Holiday episodes of wrestling have never must-see television. Knowing that most fans will be spending time with family rather than watching the boob tube, but unwilling to just show re-runs like normal TV programs, wrestling writers typically phone it in around Thanksgiving Continue Reading...

CLASSIC INDUCTION: Santa’s Workshop Street Fight: On Don West’s Christmas Wish List: SPANK ACTION!

3 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Wed, 21 December 2016, 20:06

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...

CLASSIC INDUCTION: Christmas Bounty – Because When You Think Christmas (And Bounty Hunting), You Think THE MIZ

39 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Tue, 20 December 2016, 08:45

WWE Studios, 2013 The image above is unlike any I’ve ever led an induction with, but I think it may be the most appropriate ever. If not “appropriate”, it is the most personal. What you see in this photograph is my living room. That’s my crusty old Mitsubishi rear projection that is what the Reynolds family watches every night. No, we’ve never Continue Reading...

CLASSIC INDUCTION: Back to the Future Christmas – Great Scott! This Show Sucks!

23 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Mon, 19 December 2016, 08:35

Cartoon, 1992 Note from RD: It’s that time of year again – CHRISTMAS! As is the tradition around these parts, my last induction of the year prior to Christmas is always a non-wrestling one that focuses on a terrible Christmas movie or TV special. Take a break from awful wrestling with an awful yule log instead! As I write this, I am Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: A Christmas Story 2: Subtitled: “Ralphie’s Quest to Get Him Some”

54 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Mon, 19 December 2016, 02:00

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...

CLASSIC INDUCTION: Santa Buddies: You Wouldn’t Think Puppies Could Suck the Joy Out of Christmas

12 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Sat, 17 December 2016, 08:01

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...

CLASSIC INDUCTION: WWF Christmas Party 2001: They Sure Don’t Have Parties Like THIS Anymore!

13 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Fri, 16 December 2016, 08:03

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...

Induction: Santa’s Little Helper – Miz and Paige star in this round-eared cinema classic

19 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 15 December 2016, 20:00

WWE Films, 2015 It’s hard to believe that just a year ago, Paige was really in WWE’s good graces, starring on Total Divas and Tough Enough AND getting animated as part of the Camp WWE cast while Hulk Hogan was getting edited out. And while you’ll be sure to read about all of those things on this site in due Continue Reading...

CLASSIC Induction: An American Christmas Carol – Sit On It, Marley!

66 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Fri, 09 December 2016, 08:05

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...

INDUCTION: Eric Young’s Christmas Party – Why Would Santa EVER Go To TNA?

31 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 08 December 2016, 20:00

Impact Wrestling, 2007 Usually I like to spend the first couple hundred words laying the ground work for an induction, especially during Christmas time. I mean, it’s my favorite time of the year and I love to wax philosophical about snow and decorations and Little Debbie North Pole Nutty Bars and all that jazz. But seriously, look at that. This Continue Reading...

CLASSIC INDUCTION: Silent Night Bloody Night – Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, How Lovely is Your Barbed Wire

10 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Wed, 07 December 2016, 15:45

TNA, 2007 Text by RD Reynolds Confession time here at the Crap. Last year during the Gooker Award voting, I was concerned. No, more than that, I was scared, mortified, almost, at what appeared to be an inevitability: a TNA angle was going to win WrestleCrap’s biggest (and by biggest I do mean ‘only’) award. The storyline was the Robert Roode-Traci Continue Reading...

CLASSIC INDUCTION: He-Man Christmas – We Wish You a Merry Atheist Day and a Happy New Year

14 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Tue, 06 December 2016, 08:07

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...

Classic Induction: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians – Yes, This is a Real Movie

9 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Sun, 04 December 2016, 10:00

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...

Classic Induction: El Santa Claus – The Goofiest Christmas Move Ever Made Gets Its Proper Induction!

11 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Fri, 02 December 2016, 08:15

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...

Induction: Goldberg Refuses to Follow the Script – Oh, What a Tangled Web Russo Weaves

60 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 01 December 2016, 20:00

WCW, 2000 Like the rest of you, I was shocked to see Goldberg destroy Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series. Why such a short main event? Why have a part-timer come in and annihilate the company’s top draw? Nothing about the situation seemed to make any sense according to Booking 101. But I think I’ve finally figured out why what happened, Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: Jingle All the Way & Jingle All the Way 2 – We Watched Them Both And Didn’t Hear “It’s Not a Tumor” or “Get ‘Er Done” Even Once

67 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Wed, 30 November 2016, 08:45

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...

CLASSIC INDUCTION: Christmas Comes to Pac-Land: The Cartoon That Will Make You Hate Pac-Man AND Santa

11 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Tue, 29 November 2016, 12:01

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...

Induction: Del Río Runs Over Santa Claus – GTA: North Pole

35 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Sun, 27 November 2016, 08:45

WWE, 2012 The holidays are a time when WWE encourages its viewers to spend quality time with their families, preferably by turning off the TV altogether. Either that, or they figure that people aren’t concerned with TV wrestling around Christmastime, so why put on a half-way decent program when nobody is watching? Of course, back in, say, 2000, the “nobody” Continue Reading...

INDUCTION: Shadow Warriors 2 – This Ain’t Your Father’s Hulk Hogan Movie!

59 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 24 November 2016, 20:00

Movie, 1999 Several years back when my 400 disc Blu-Ray changer (yes, such a thing exists) conked out, I decided to move all my discs over to Plex. For those of you unfamiliar with that bit of technology, just imagine all the DVDs and Blu-Rays you own magically transported to your own personal Netflix (and if you’re unfamiliar with that bit of technology, Continue Reading...

Induction: Stephanie’s Thanksgiving PMS – A period piece

44 Submitted by Art0Donnell on Thu, 17 November 2016, 20:00

WWE, 2002 Raw may have a monopoly on the Monday-only holidays like Memorial Day, MLK Day, and Columbus Day, but so long as Smackdown aired on Thursdays, it was the perennial home of Thanksgiving. And besides, none of those Monday holidays are all that fun, aside from the occasional, totally off-base history lesson from Vince McMahon. Thanksgiving, on the other Continue Reading...

CLASSIC INDUCTION: The Star Wars Holiday Special – Welcome to the Dark Side

24 Submitted by RD Reynolds on Thu, 17 November 2016, 15:10

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...