WrestleCrap

WrestleCrap

Infobox Website
name = WrestleCrap
favicon =



caption = Front page of WrestleCrap
url = [http://www.wrestlecrap.com/ www.wrestlecrap.com]
commercial = No
type = Professional wrestling
registration = Message board only
owner = RD Reynolds
author = RD Reynolds
Merle Vincent
launch date =
current status =
revenue =

Wrestlecrap is a professional wrestling website created by RD Reynolds and the late 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. 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"Fact|date=August 2008.

ite 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 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

* 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")
* 2007: Hornswoggle revealed as Vince McMahon's son. [ [http://www.wrestlecrap.com/gooker2007.html WrestleCrap 2007 winner announcement] ]

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.

ee also

* RD Reynolds
* ECW Press

References

External links

* [http://www.wrestlecrap.com/ WrestleCrap.com]
* [http://www.myspace.com/wrestlecrap Official WrestleCrap Myspace page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/wrestlecrapradio Official WrestleCrap Radio Myspace page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/bladebraxton Blade Braxton's official Myspace page]
* [http://armpitwrestling.com/Pick-My-Brain/Pick-My-Brain-RD-Reynolds.htm Pick My Brain interview with RD Reynolds]


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