History Website / WrestleCrap

** '''[[http://www.wrestlecrap.com/category/more/rewriting/ Rewriting the Book]]''': Jed Shaffer's AlternateHistory FanFic series that explores how wrestling's past might have gone differently with a key nudge in the opposite direction from time to time.

** '''RD's Ramblings:''' A section where RD gave his thoughts about the current events in pro wrestling. He would also response to emails that he received. Retired as of the site redesign.

* BerserkButton: RD had a huge disdain for Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}. This was due to the site declaring that he had died three times. He has since let up of it, though he still takes an occasional shot.

* BerserkButton: RD had a huge disdain for Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}. This disdain was due to some claims the site made which he considered to be some of the most outrageous things he has ever read and for declaring that he has died three times. He has since let up though he still takes an occasional shot.

** Averted with Wrestling/VinceRusso. While the website is one of Russo's fiercest critics, he and RD are actually on good terms, leading to RD appearing on Russo's podcast and Russo plugging the 10th anniversary edition of ''The Death of WCW''. The two even eventually co-created a separate recap podcast, ''The Joker's Mustache'', to celebrate their shared love for ''Series/Batman1966''.

** Averted with Wrestling/VinceRusso. While the website is one of Russo's fiercest critics, he and RD are actually on good terms, leading to RD appearing on Russo's podcast and Russo plugging the 10th anniversary edition of ''The Death of WCW''.

** At the beginning of the [[https://www.wrestlecrap.com/inductions/induction-helmetmatch/ Helmet Match]] induction in June 2022, RD seems to be addressing complaints that no [[Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling AEW]] inductions have been made, and announces they are finally listening to those complaints by doing their first ever induction... of Stampede Wrestling.

** The site made one induction for ''Rambo y sus titanes'' ("Rambo and His Titans"), an Argentine wrestling TV show based on the action figures made from the ''Rambo'' children's cartoon, and as such it includes the occasional Spanish word.

* BaitAndSwitchComment: During the Gooker Award induction of Crown Jewel 2018, after mentioning all the controversies surrounding the event:
-->Before the opening bell even rang, Crown Jewel was already a top contender for the 2018 Gooker Award. Fortunately, come November 2nd, it did not disappoint. \\

** A truly baffling amount of them were entrants during the 1995 Royal Rumble, most being part of absurdly bad tag teams like the Men On A Mission, Wrestling/TheHeadshrinkers and the Heavenly Bodies. The only main-eventers at the Rumble were eventual winner Shawn Michaels, Ironman British Bulldog, Lex Luger, Owen Hart and Bob Backlund (the last two were attacked by Wrestling/BretHart on their way to the ring and as a result didn't last very long).

* {{Jobber}}: A truly baffling amount of them were entrants during the 1995 Royal Rumble, most being part of absurdly bad tag teams like the Men On A Mission, Wrestling/TheHeadshrinkers and the Heavenly Bodies. The only main-eventers at the Rumble were eventual winner Shawn Michaels, Ironman British Bulldog, Lex Luger, Owen Hart and Bob Backlund (the last two were attacked by Wrestling/BretHart on their way to the ring and as a result didn't last very long).

* ProWrestlingEpisode: A number of them from different television shows, including ''Series/StepByStep'', ''Series/FamilyMatters'', ''Series/TheXFiles'' and the Australian remake of ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' have been inducted into [=WrestleCrap=], with writers usually noting that few of these are actually any good despite often getting actual wrestlers to appear in them (for instance, ''The X-Files'' had Wrestling/RobVanDam cameo in its pro wrestling episode).

** The induction of the ProWrestlingEpisode of ''Series/TheXFiles'' makes it clear that Art hates Creator/KathyGriffin, who guest stars in the episode [[invoked]] [[PlayingTheirOwnTwin playing two identical sisters]] who create a hate plague in their surruoundings whenever they are together, which Art rationalizes as "I'd be pissed too if I saw the most annoying woman in the world twice in one afternoon."

* FunWithAcronyms - "'''N'''athaniel '''E'''dward '''R'''odham '''D'''avis," "NERD" a none to subtle shot at IWC who worship ''[[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA Impact]]''.

** When the 2004 Raw Diva Search won the Gooker Award, RD noted that his fanbase was primarily males who (presumably) enjoyed looking at attractive women. That didn't stop them from voting the Diva Search as the worst of the year, however, because when you tune into a wrestling show, the first thing you assume you'll see is...well, ''wrestling''.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The Gooker Award page for Eddiesploitation is devoid of any images and audio, simply because ''RD didn't want to re-live any of it'', much less subject his readers to it.

--->It's bad enough when sites like Website/BuzzFeed and Website/{{Cracked}} churn out listicle after listicle on the topic, but even serious media outlets and the New York Post occasionally publish stories on how a {{zombie apocalypse}} could actually happen...
* TemptingFate: Every once in a while, commentary in matches or segments covered during inductions ends up sounding like this. Take for example this one from the infamous [[https://wrestlecrap.com/inductions/undertaker-vs-goldberg/ Goldberg v. Undertaker]] main event at [=Super ShowDown 2019=]:

* HistoryRepeats: [[http://wrestlecrap.com/inductions/induction-pwifixwwe/ A special induction]] revolving around an article in the July 1995 issue of ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' is made specifically because RD notices that a number of the problems the article points out about the pre-Attitude Era WWF of those days (excessive amount of rematches, bad announcers, a lack of attention of the women's and tag team divisions, etc.) are once again plaguing WWE in 2021.

* DogGotSentToAFarm: Referenced in the [[http://wrestlecrap.com/inductions/nxt-2-0/ NXT 2.0]] induction:

* 2021: [[Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}} NXT 2.0]].

* 2021: [[Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}} NXT 2.0]].[[note]]Based on poll results; official induction pending.[[/note]]

* BeyondTheImpossible: RD has stated that the site has a rule against inducting anything that happens in the same calendar year that it occurred. His reason behind this is that he feels that it's best to take a wait and see approach with a storyline before passing judgment. For the House of Horrors match between Wrestling/BrayWyatt and Wrestling/RandyOrton at ''Payback 2017'', however, not only did he break the rule and induct it almost immediately, as he saw nothing worthy about it, but he also preemptively gave it the Gooker Award [[TemptingFate in the belief that nothing else could possibly top it that year]]. Then Wrestling/JinderMahal's WWE Championship run happened, which proved him ''very'' wrong. [[note]]The Wyatt/Orton feud that contained the House of Horrors match did finish second in the voting, though.[[/note]]

* 2021: ''Vote ongoing as of January 7, 2022.''[[labelnote:Nominees]]The AbortedArc with Wrestling/AlexaBliss, [[Wrestling/BrayWyatt The Fiend]] and Lily the doll; Bianca Belair vs Wrestling/BeckyLynch at [=SummerSlam=]; Wrestling/CodyRhodes still being a {{face}} despite continued negative reaction; [[Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}} NXT 2.0]]; Wrestling/{{WWE}} promoting movies with [[Film/ArmyOfTheDead zombies]] and [[Film/RedNotice eggs]]; the Queen's Crown tournament; the Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match at [[Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling AEW Revolution]]; Ethan Page vs Karate Man at [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling Hard to Kill]]; Wrestling/ToniStorm's title feud with Wrestling/CharlotteFlair (and her leaving WWE shortly afterwards); WWE citing "budget cuts" as a reason for mass firings while turning record profits.[[/labelnote]]

* BeyondTheImpossible: RD has stated that the site has a rule against inducting anything that happens in the same calendar year that it occurred. His reason behind this is that he feels it is important to let things play out, as a storyline that begin atrociously could take a turn that far exceeds its horrible origin. For the House of Horrors match between Wrestling/BrayWyatt and Wrestling/RandyOrton at ''Payback 2017'', however, not only did he break the rule and induct it almost immediately, as he saw nothing worthy about it, but he also preemptively gave it the Gooker Award [[TemptingFate in the belief that nothing else could possibly top it that year]]. Then Wrestling/JinderMahal's WWE Championship run happened, which proved him ''very'' wrong. [[note]]The Wyatt/Orton feud that contained the House of Horrors match did finish second in the voting, though.[[/note]]

* BeyondTheImpossible: RD has stated that the site has a rule against inducting anything that happens in the same calendar year that it occurred. His reason behind this is that he feels it is important to let things play out, as a storyline that begin atrociously could take a turn that far exceeds its horrible origin. For the House of Horrors match between Wrestling/BrayWyatt and Wrestling/RandyOrton at ''Payback 2017'', however, not only did he break the rule and induct it almost immediately, as he saw nothing worthy about it, but he also preemptively gave it the Gooker Award [[TemptingFate in the belief that nothing else could possibly top it that year]]. Then Wrestling/JinderMahal's WWE Championship run happened, which proved him ''very'' wrong. [[note]]The Wyatt/Orton feud that contained the House of Horrors mtach did finish second in the voting, though.[[/note]]