FOR 16 YEARS, WRESTLECRAP.COM HAS BEEN HOME TO THE ABSOLUTE WORST IN PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING. FROM HORRIBLE GIMMICKS AND INDECIPHERABLE PROMOS TO UNWATCHABLE MATCHES and ridiculous storylines, R.D. Reynolds and Blade Braxton have painstakingly catalogued – to the chagrin of many who would rather forget – the most embarrassing moments in the history of the sport. […]
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One of the many exciting toy-related announcements coming out of SDCC this year, Mattel revealed that it has partnered with WWE to release a new line of “vintage-styled, feature-packed WWE Retro action figures”. Clearly a throwback to the 90s era series of WWF Hasbro figures, these new toys will be available exclusively at Walmart starting […]
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I stumble across a lot of things while scouring social media for new stories or old memories. A lot of times it’s like a wall of “noise,” but every once in awhile something rises above the noise. Brendan Docherty’s Wrestling Arcade is one of those “somethings.” Based in the UK, Docherty is a photographer by […]
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On the morning of May 20, 2011, Randy Mario Poffo, better known by his ring name “Macho Man” Randy Savage, died after suffering a sudden heart attack while driving with his wife in Seminole, Florida. Poffo became unresponsive and lost control of his Jeep Wrangler, crashing into a tree. He was 58 years old. Best […]
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When is Wrestling Not Wrestling?
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According to this “somewhat-mostly-accurate educational parody film” by director Max Landis (Chronicle), wrestling isn’t wrestling when it it’s “fucking great” entertainment. To quote Landis, “Wrestling is melodrama. Wrestling is mythology. Wrestling is action. Wrestling is comic books. The only thing wrestling isn’t, is wrestling.” Whether or not you agree with Landis’ assessment this mockumentary, which […]
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I’ve found myself getting caught back up into wrestling again these days. Still nothing current, but I’ve been watching plenty of countdown docs thanks to my new Netflix account. From Raw 100 – The Top 100 Moments in Raw History to The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History they all remind me why I […]
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It’s been far too long since the clubhouse has played host to a classic wrestling smackdown. In fact, I never realized how much I missed it until sitting down to start this post so I decided to dust off our Ringside Rewind column! Now, when I say classic wrestling I’m not talking about the late […]
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Lost Signals: WMAC Masters (1995)
For two whole years every Saturday in America, after FOX finished its Saturday morning line up, my brother and I would tune in to watch what we thought was the coolest martial arts show in history: WMAC Masters. We originally started watching at the beginning when it was more of a tournament show with Shannon […]
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IRON SHEIK- Very Animated People Animated by Rubber House Studio, nostalgist and LA Gallery1988 owner Jensen Karp serves as Supervising Producer on this short… which is apparently the first in a series of animated shorts that spotlight conversations with famous people. For the premiere, 80s wrestling icon The Iron Sheik narrates an utterly surreal and […]