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Revision as of 09:13, 5 April 2010

WrestleCrap
Type of site
Professional wrestling
OwnerR. D. Reynolds
Created byR. D. Reynolds
Merle Vincent
Blade Braxton
URLwww.wrestlecrap.com
CommercialNo
RegistrationMessage board only

WrestleCrap is a professional wrestling website created by R. D. Reynolds and Merle Vincent (who died in September 2000), serving as a "hall of shame" for some of the worst gimmicks and storylines in pro wrestling history. The site is currently run by Reynolds and Blade Braxton.

History

Reynolds and Vincent launched the site in April 2000, quickly developing a following among wrestling fans. After Vincent's death in September 2000,[1] Reynolds continued to run the site by himself. He 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 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. Most recently, Reynolds co-wrote The WrestleCrap Book of Lists! with Braxton, which was released in late 2007. Currently, both Reynolds and Alvarez are featured columnists for British pro wrestling and MMA magazine Fighting Spirit.[2]

Site content

  • WrestleCrap Inductions, new induction weekly with rotating classic inductions weekly. These have been written primarily by RD Reynolds over the years, but a number of others have written them, with "Triple Kelly" Kelly Parmalee now being the lead induction writer.
  • WrestleCrap Radio, RD and Blade's weekly take on recent events in the American wrestling scene.
  • Jobber of the Week, where a random wrestling jobber is profiled by Blade or (in more recent months) Robert Q. Seidelman.
  • 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

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

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), and rarely discuss news items from the wrestling industry. On occasion interviews with guests from within the wrestling industry are broadcast such as their interviews with Vince Russo and Lance Storm. Induction writer Triple Kelly is the unofficial reserve host, having won a co-host contest in 2007. As of August 2009, she has hosted the show twice.

Segments

  • RD's TRIP... to the Grocery - Reynolds discusses various food items he comes across at the "foodmart". Occasionally, Braxton will host this segment, or either host will talk about going to a completely different place, such as RD's trip to DisneyWorld. In recent weeks, this segment has instead showcased celebrity trips to various locations, such as Jonny Fairplay's trip to a local Canteloupe Festival.
  • Fan Fiction Theatre - Presented by Sir Alec Heineken (Braxton), this segment presents a reading of wrestling fan-fiction, which often involve graphic sexual encounters between the story's subjects.
  • Obscure Wrestling News - Reynolds and Braxton discusses random news stories from the wrestling world.
  • Question of the Week - Reynolds and Braxton (attempt to) answer a question that has been submitted by the listeners.
  • TNA News - This segment involves discussion of TNA news but due to the incompetence of the correspondent, the segment rarely involves very little actual discussion of TNA, if any. The TNA correspondent position is currently being held by Stewart Patrick, TNA's marketing director who acts strangely similar to Patrick Stewart.
  • Current Wrestling News - Reynolds and Braxton discuss WWE-related news.
  • Angry Jim Ross - Although not a segment per se, this has a become a weekly occurrence on the show in recent months. This involves famed commentator Jim Ross (Braxton) "calling in" to the show to ramble on about various topics in a particularly foul-mouthed and ill-tempered fashion.
  • Blade Braxton's Weekly Wrestling Haiku - The longest-running segment on the show, Braxton reads a haiku he has composed, related to an event of that week's wrestling programming. This is almost always the final segment on the show.

See also

References

  1. ^ "WrestleCrap FAQ". WrestleCrap.com. WrestleCrap. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
  2. ^ Fighting Spirit Magazine - About Us
  3. ^ a b c "Previous Inductions". WrestleCrap.com. WrestleCrap. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  4. ^ Schramm, Chris (2007-02-15). "Guerrero storyline dubious award winner". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  5. ^ "2007 Gooker Award". WrestleCrap.com. WrestleCrap. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  6. ^ "What was the Worst of 2008?". Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  7. ^ "What was the Worst of 2009?". Retrieved 2010-01-28.
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