WrestleCrap
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Type of site
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Professional wrestling |
|---|---|
| Owner | RD Reynolds |
| Created by | RD Reynolds Merle Vincent |
| Website | WrestleCrap.com |
| Alexa rank |
 249,906 (April 2014[update]) |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Message board only |
| Launched | April 2000 |
| Current status | Active |
WrestleCrap is a professional wrestling website created by R. D. Reynolds and Merle Vincent (who committed suicide 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, Blade Braxton and Justin Henry.
Reynolds and Vincent launched the site in April 2000, quickly developing a following among wrestling fans. After Vincent's death in September 2000, 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.
WrestleCrap is also the title of a book written by the site's creators, with an introduction by John Tenta (). In addition, Reynolds has co-authored The Death of WCW, with wrestling journalist Bryan Alvarez, and he co-wrote The WrestleCrap Book of Lists! with Braxton, released in late 2007. Currently, both Reynolds and Alvarez are featured columnists for British pro wrestling and MMA magazine Fighting Spirit.
In December 2012, Reynolds announced a relaunch of the site, complete with more daily content and interactive features. The relaunch took place in January 2013.
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.
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. Vince McMahon's comments about "brass rings" won 2014, but RD Reynolds declared shenanigans and named the brass ring comments and The Bella Twins feud co-winners.
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