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Image Courtesy of the "Let's Photoshop RD and Blade" thread on the Official WrestleCrap Forum!A Decade Down the Drain: Celebrating 10 Years of WrestleCrap.com!
As I write this, the site update for the 10th anniversary celebration of WrestleCrap.com is nearly complete. We've got a new induction, new Rewriting the Book, and too many classic inductions, Someone Bought This, Jobbers, and YouTubes to count.
Plus that New & Improved WrestleCrap Radio. Can't forget about that!
Before I go on and on about the history of the site, one quick thing:
- The 2008 Archive disc has been discontinued. But don't cry, because a new version is on the way! Better yet, it will be a 2-disc set, "A Decade Down the Drain: 10 Years of WrestleCrap" which will be FREE...with the purchase of the new WrestleCrap Radio Roast DVD! Yes, RD and Blade will be the guests at a roast in their honor, with all your favorite characters hitting the podium to pay tribute to the boys. Gay Popeye, Angry Jim, Mike Check...everyone is there. The disc will be released in late May, and you can preorder your copy by clicking here. Purchasing WrestleCrap items (or better yet, donating) helps us keep the site alive, so if you can help us out with that, in the words of Bill Lumbergh, that would be greeaaaat.
Ok, now that that's out of the way...let me wax philosophical a bit. ;)
As I sit here, it's really hard for me to comprehend that I've been doing this site for 10 years. Seriously, ten years of my life I've spent chronicling the very worst of wrestling, make light of the stupidity of what is already, when you think about it, a pretty stupid business. Don't get me wrong - I LOVE this business, but it's about the goofiest thing you could possibly imagine. I mean, try to explain what pro wrestling is to someone who's never watched it. How would you even start?
And how then could you transition and explain what WrestleCrap.com is? And the fact that someone has been doing this for 10 freakin' years! I’m not sure if that’s something I should be proud of or whether it’s something for which I should hang my head in shame!
All joking aside, it's been a very odd journey. Starting the site with Merle, only to see him pass away months later. The site showing up in magazines ranging from Wizard to Forbes to Penthouse. I still can't explain the latter...or the other two either, now that I think about it. The site booming in popularity to the point I had to shut down for a bit and regroup. Madison Carter starting Weird World of Wrestling to cover the gap in WrestleCrap's absence (THANK YOU, Madison!). The HORRIBLE email newsletter version. That's something I'd like to forget. Meeting John Tenta, becoming friends, and seeing him leave us way, WAY too soon. Getting great writers to join the site, such as Jed Shaefer, Neil Cathan, Simon Rawls, Derek Burgan, Madison Carter, Harry Simon, Sean Carless...and I know a lot of others I am forgetting. Actually being able to con ECW Press into letting me write three books for them. Getting to write a book with Bryan Alvarez (thank you, Bryan!), who I believe is the single best wrestling writer on the planet. Being interviewed by Dave Meltzer for the first time on Wrestling Observer Live, and then trading emails with him on a regular basis from that point forward (and yes, all WrestleCrap Rradio jokes aside, Dave is a great, great man). Starting WrestleCrap Radio, and it morphing into one of the most bizarre - and fun - projects I've ever done in my life.
And watching as the 10th anniversary crept ever nearer.
And here's the thing - I actually was thinking that may be the swan song of the site. I had told Blade last year that the 10 year mark was it, and I'd be bowing out at that time. But then I met someone, a guy named Paul Servo. Odds are you’ve never heard of him. He wasn’t a wrestler. He wasn’t famous. But he reminded me why I started WrestleCrap.com in the first place: I wanted to make people laugh. And Paul told me that I made him laugh. I was very glad to hear that, because Paul needed to laugh. He was battling cancer. And in the span of about four months, the cancer would end his life. That I was able to bring him humor in a time he needed it…that is something I will always remember, and I will always thank God for blessing me with the ability to do.
And that made me think that WrestleCrap sometimes serves a higher purpose.
So yeah, there may be times in the future we don't update weekly. Maybe at some point we'll do it monthly for a while. Maybe it will be bi-weekly. Who knows? There may be times where we all have to take a breather. But shutting the site down...I just don't see that happening.
And how could I? I have three great people who help me out every single week with the site.
First of all, Greg Ogorek at Global Internet. I always talk about how Global Internet is "the best webhost in the entire known universe", and for my money, they are! If it weren't for Greg, there would be no WrestleCrap.com. Period.
Next, "Triple Kelly" Parmele, God bless you. Were it not for you, I probably would have simply converted WrestleCrap solely into a vehicle for WrestleCrap Radio. You are a great writer, and I am honored that we can work together the way we do and continue to put out top notch stuff. In fact, I think a lot of times, your inductions smoke the ones from the site's so-called 'glory days'. I thank you so much for keeping the spirit of the site alive with your endless hours of work.
And finally, my hobo-partner in crime, Blade Braxton. We have been through hell and back together, and I can honestly say you are one of my best friends. I'd write more about how great you are, but since you called me while I was writing about you and asked if I was going to kiss your ass on the site, I figure I don't need to write any more. Screw you, pally!
I know I've said it before, but I'm going to say it again: I started this site to make my friends laugh. I've been blessed because of this site to have a lot more friends than I started with, with Greg, Blade, and Kelly at the top of the list.
Here's to the next 10 years of WrestleCrap.com!
(Warning: RD is about to SHILL. Click here to skip this section.)
Shillville!
The WrestleCrap Radio Celebrity Roast!
With Free Decade Down the Draing: 10 Years of WrestleCrap.com Archive Disc
PRE-ORDERS NOW AVAILABLE!
What is the reward for RD Reynolds and Blade Braxton working tirelessly for the past decade at WrestleCrap.com? If you guessed a CELEBRITY ROAST, you are correct, sir! Join RD and Blade as they get lambasted by all their co-horts on WrestleCrap Radio! Angry Jim, Gay Popeye, Dixie, Mike Check, Stubby, and countless others show up to pay homage to our hosts on this exclusive DVD. If you thought WrestleCrap Radio was hilarious, well, you're an idiot in for a real treat!
The disc will begin shipping in late May, 2010. With the purchase of this disc, you will also receive absolutely free...
A Decade Down the Drain: 10 Years of WrestleCrap.com Archive Disc
You've asked for it for years...now completely UPDATED! The first 10 Years of WrestleCrap.com on a two disc set! The complete WrestleCrap archive from 2000-2010 is opened on your computer thanks to this new DVD-ROM (DVD-R). Just pop these discs into your computer, and you are a single click away from all the insanity we've posted over the past TEN YEARS!
Every bit of Crap from the past TEN YEARS!
Over 450 Inductions!
Over 220 Someone Bought This!
Over 220 It Came From YouTubes!
Nearly 50 Weird World of Wrestlings!
Over 85 Jobbers of the Week!
Nearly 60 Rewriting the Books!
More than 20 Gimmick Tables!
100+ Ramblings!
50+ Mailbags!
All 23 Merle Vincent Menacing Thoughts!
Nearly 200 Hours of WrestleCrap Radio and assorted interviews on other radio progrems - so much that we had to add a second disc to the set!Plus These Never Before Seen Features!
RD Reynolds Fighting Spirit Archive: In addition to writing inductions, reviews, and hosting WrestleCrap Radio, RD also pens a monthly column for Fighting Spirit Magazine in the UK, dubbed The Crap Shoot. For the first time ever, over 50 articles are culled together for your reading enjoyment!
Sean Carless' Breaking Newz~! Archive: One of the geniuses behind the Gimmick Table gives us the lowdown as to what's REALLY happening in wrestling with his Breaking Newz~! If you love the Gimmick Table (and who doesn't?), you are really going to enjoy this one!
And...
RD's Junk Drawer: Magazine articles, unfinished inductions, WrestleCrap Radio outtakes, various non-WrestleCrap Radio shows featuring the boys, and more!
Madison Carter's Junk Drawer: All the Weird World of Wrestling Stuff That Never Made it To the Site!
Boob Grabs, Booze, and Black Magic: The Making of Revenge of the Scorpion: Blade Braxton takes you behind the scenes of the night when he and all his friends got totally sloshed and recorded their epic!
Unreleased Gimmick Table, Plus the Best of Burgan Cheap Pops!
Plus tons more crap that we will try to fill the disc with!
Trust me, it will take forever to get through all this stuff - and it took us eight years to write it all!
Special Pre-order pricing: Cost for the three disc set (WrestleCrap Radio Celebrity Roast is one disc, the archive is two) is $15.95. Shipping rates are as follows: US: $4.00; Canada: $5.00; European countrie: $12.00. Any other locations please drop us a line.
All discs come personally autographed (if you have a special request on the autograph, please let me know). Just use Paypal to send the money to thedeal@wrestlecrap.com, and be sure to include a shipping address! You can also snail mail a check or money order; for that information, click rightchere.
And for a limited time only, you can combine this order with the Worst of RD DVD or the WrestleCrap Radio Shoot for just $6 more! Want them both? Then just send along an extra $10! You'll have so much crap you won't know what to do!
Note: This is a DVD-ROM in DVD-R format that is readable on most newer computers. It is not a video DVD for play in a DVD player! If you have questions about this, please email us rightchere!
ALSO AVAILABLE...
The WrestleCrap Radio Shoot Interview!
Join RD and Blade as they pull back the curtain of the stupidest wrestling podcast to ever pollute iPods the world over! Find out the truth about Don (Don Mason), Peter Gazer, Nathaniel, Johnny Six, John Thomas, the Crappies(!!), Blade's super big secret announcement, that ratings creep, Nicole Bass, the origin of the Haiku, the Trolla Corporation, plus...a live appearance by STUBBY! All that and much, MUCH more!
Blade Braxton Independent Film Retrospective: You know all those stories Blade tells onWCR about stupid movies he would film? They're true! And here's the proof, with several clips, recaps, and breakdowns of his celluloid catastrophes!
Price is just $10, which includes free shipping in the US and Canada. European orders are available for $20 with free shipping. Just use Paypal to send the money to thedeal@wrestlecrap.com, and be sure to include a shipping address!
ALSO AVAILABLE...
WrestleCrap Personified: The Worst of RD Reynolds
Double DVD-R Set
Now Available!They say those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. But that’s never
stopped RD Reynolds, the curator of WrestleCrap.com, the site that pokes fun at all the worst in wrestling.You see, RD once worked on the independent wrestling scene himself, booking and participating in angles every bit as bad as those he ridicules on his site. And now, because his fellow crappers have asked for it, those events are now available in a double DVD-R set. Here's a quick sneak peak!
Disc 1:
Babyface RD in Championship Wrestling of America
- RD Shills Pizza
- RD Does Terrible Babyface Commentary
- RD Sings Happy Birthday to some dork
- CWA Champ Mike Samples wrestles the world's longest match (well, it felt that way), then proceeds to get run over by a car going 10 MPH, all with Good Guy RD calling the actionHeel RD in Pro Wrestling International:
- PWI Intro Featuring RD DANCING
- RD’s Heel Debut: the Uncle Burt Speech
- Trash Losagain Debut, in Which He Appears to have a GIANT DONG and looks to have pooped his pants
- RD: Heel Commentator Montage in which I talk about how much I hate the fans and tell really, REALLY bad jokes
- RD and Trash Get Biggum (translated: ZERO) heat by stealing a guy’s hat
- RD Heel Refs a Match in GIANT CLOWN SHOES (with commentary by RD, and his friends Casey (Trash Losagain) and Dan Garza (Diamond Dan)
- RD Promo in Hope, Indiana, in which I promise to kiss the foot of everyone in the building if I lose my match
- RD in a Blindfold Kiss My Foot Match (with commentary)
- Bonus: Radio Promo in Which I Pretend to be a Hillbilly Who “Milks Pigs and Shears Cattle”Heel RD Works Indy Shows:
- NWA Indianapolis snippet featuring me managing Mad Man Pondo versus New Jack (with commentary)
- RD and Trash vs. Diamond Dan on a LUCHA SHOW (with commentary)
- Elementary School Show Snippet featuring a guy who is now a HYOOOGE star in TNA (with commentary)
- Promo for Merle Vincent’s TV ShowDisc 2:
RD in CWA: Special Commentary with CWA Promoter Jeff Cohen, who teaches me the fine art of SHILLING!
RD Books PWI Into the Ground (All with commentary with me and Casey):
- PWI Roll Call: A Look at the Poor Guys We Booked Into Oblivion
- We make fun of RD & Trash's debut match
- Dissection of the Hat Stealing Angle
- RD on RD: RD Takes a Look at His Wrestling "Career"
- Special Bonus Match: Otto Bauhn (geddit? Like AUTOBAHN!) vs. Johnny Walker, Whom I Dubbed THE HUMAN CHIA PETSpecial Feature: Blade Braxton's Revenge of the Scorpion in Its ENTIRETY (both with and without commentary by the JOTW head honcho himself)
Believe me, this stuff SUCKS - you've been warned!
Price is just $10, which includes free shipping in the US and Canada. European orders are available for $20 with free shipping. Just use Paypal to send the money to thedeal@wrestlecrap.com, and be sure to include a shipping address!
Note: DVD-Rs are playable in MOST newer DVD players, as well as DVD-ROM drives on computers. Also note that this is in NTSC format. I cannot guarantee compatibility. If you have any questions regarding that, please contact me here.
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Discuss this column and more at the Official WrestleCrap Forum; email RD your comments, questions, and suggestions rightchere.
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