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|type = [[Professional wrestling]]
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|registration = Message board only
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|owner = [[RD Reynolds]]
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'''WrestleCrap''' is a [[professional wrestling]] [[website]] created by [[RD Reynolds]] and Merle Vincent, serving as a "hall of shame" for some of the worst [[List of professional wrestling terms#G|gimmicks]] and [[List of professional wrestling terms#A|storylines]] in pro wrestling history. The site is currently run by Reynolds and Blade Braxton.
'''PebblesCrap''' is a [[Hanna-Barbara]] [[fansite]] created by [[FP Reynolds]] and Ben Honeycutt, serving as a "hall of shame" for some of the worst [[List of professional wrestling terms#G|gimmicks]] and [[List of professional wrestling terms#A|storylines]] in Hanna-Barbara history. The site is currently run by Reynolds and Barney Rubbleton.


==History==
==History==
Reynolds and Vincent launched the site in April 2000, quickly developing a following among wrestling fans. After Vincent's death in September 2000,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=WrestleCrap|url=http://www.wrestlecrap.com/faqyou.html|title=WrestleCrap FAQ|accessdate=2008-01-30}}</ref> 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.
Reynolds and Honeycutt launched the site in April 2000, quickly developing a following among cartoon fans. After Honeycutt's death in September 2000,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=WrestleCrap|url=http://www.wrestlecrap.com/faqyou.html|title=WrestleCrap FAQ|accessdate=2008-01-30}}</ref> 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.
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 magazine|Fighting Spirit]]''.<ref>[http://www.fightingspiritmagazine.co.uk/about.asp Fighting Spirit Magazine - About Us]</ref>
There is also a book written by the creators of PebblesCrap with an introduction by [[Jospeh Barbara]], with the same name (ISBN 1-55022-584-7). Reynolds also co-authored ''The Death of Fruity Pebbles in Canada'', with cartoon [[journalist]] [[Scrappy Alvarez]]. Most recently, Reynolds co-wrote ''The PebblesCrap Book of Lists'' with Rubbleton, which was released in late 2007. Currently, both Reynolds and Alvarez are featured columnists for British Hanna-Barbara and cartoon magazine ''[[Fighting Spirit magazine|Flintstones Spirit]]''.<ref>[http://www.fightingspiritmagazine.co.uk/about.asp Fighting Spirit Magazine - About Us]</ref>


==Site content==
==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" Parmalee now being the lead induction writer.
*''PebblesCrap Inductions'', new induction weekly with rotating classic inductions weekly. These have been written primarily by FP Reynolds over the years, but a number of others have written them, with "Triple Wilma" Parmastone now being the lead induction writer.
*''WrestleCrap Radio'', RD and Blade's weekly take on recent events in the American wrestling scene.
*''PebblesCrap Radio'', FP and Barney's weekly take on recent events in the American Hanna-Barbara scene.
*''[[job (professional wrestling)|Jobber]] of the Week'', where a random wrestling jobber is profiled by Blade or (in more recent months) Robert Q. Seidelman.
*''[[job (professional wrestling)|Minor character]] of the Week'', where a random minor character is profiled by Barney or (in more recent months) Huckleberry Q. Houndelman.
*''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.
*''Weird World of Cartoons'', which used to be a separate website by Hong Kong Carter, that was inspired by PebblesCrap.com but focused on the third-party cartoon scene.
*''Burgan's Gimmick Table'', the finest wrestling merchandise never made.
*''Dastardly's Gimmick Table'', the finest Hanna-Barbara merchandise never made.
*''Someone Bought This'', a look at some of the more ridiculous wrestling merchandise on sale.
*''Someone Bought This'', a look at some of the more ridiculous Hanna-Barbara merchandise on sale.
*''RD's Ramblings'', comments on current events in pro wrestling and replies to the [[e-mail|emails]] he receives.
*''FP's Ramblings'', comments on current events in Hanna-Barbara and replies to the [[e-mail|emails]] he receives.
*''RD's Book & DVD Reviews''
*''FP's Book & DVD Reviews''
*''Re-Writing The Book'', a fictional column by Jed Shaffer that looks at alternate universes in wrestling.
*''Re-Writing The Show'', a fictional column by Shaggy Shaffer that looks at alternate universes in Scooby-Doo.
*''It Came From YouTube'', a weekly celebration of the most obscure, insane and sometimes brilliant wrestling related clips found on YouTube.
*''It Came From YouTube'', a weekly celebration of the most obscure, insane and sometimes brilliant Hanna-Barbara related clips found on YouTube.


==The Gooker Award==
==The Goodman 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 [[Gobbledygooker|The Gobbledygooker]], one of the most disastrous wrestling gimmicks of all time.
The Goodman Award is given each year to the worst gimmick, storyline, or event in Hanna-Barbara in that year. The award is named after [[John Goodman]], for his role as [[Fred Flintstone]] in one of the most disastrous movies of all time.


===Winners===
===Winners===
* '''2000''': [[David Arquette]] as the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship|WCW Champion]].
* '''2000''': [[The Harlem Globetrotters]] as a guest on [[Scooby-Doo]].
* '''2001''': [[The Invasion (professional wrestling)|The WCW/ECW Invasion]].<ref name=previous/>
* '''2001''': [[The Invasion (professional wrestling)|The Jetsons/Scooby Doo Invasion]].<ref name=previous/>
* '''2002''': Katie Vick ([[Triple H]] / [[Glenn Jacobs|Kane]] feud).<ref name=previous/>
* '''2002''': Wilma Flintstone ([[Fred Flintstone]] / [[Barney Rubble]] feud).<ref name=previous/>
* '''2003''': [[Torrie Wilson|Al Wilson]] ([[Torrie Wilson]] / [[Dawn Marie Psaltis|Dawn Marie]] feud).<ref name=previous>{{cite web|title=Previous Inductions|publisher=Wrestlecrap.com|url=http://www.wrestlecrap.com/oldinductions.html|accessdate=2008-10-22}}</ref>
* '''2003''': [[Pebbles|Fred Flintstone]] ([[Pebbles]] / [[Dawn Marie Psaltis|Velma]] feud).<ref name=previous>{{cite web|title=Previous Inductions|publisher=Wrestlecrap.com|url=http://www.wrestlecrap.com/oldinductions.html|accessdate=2008-10-22}}</ref>
* '''2004''': The [[WWE Diva Search#2004|2004 Raw Diva Search]].
* '''2004''': The [[WWE Diva Search#2004|2004 Flintstones Voice Actor Search]].
* '''2005''': The [[Jim Ross]] firing storyline and [[colonoscopy]] skit.
* '''2005''': The [[Mr. Slate]] firing storyline and [[colonoscopy]] skit.
* '''2006''': The WWE's exploitation of [[Eddie Guerrero]]'s name and legacy after his death. (''Eddiesploitation'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/02/05/pf-3532058.html|title=Guerrero storyline dubious award winner|date=2007-02-15|last=Schramm|first=Chris|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2008-10-22}}</ref>
* '''2006''': Hanna-Barbara's exploitation of [[Joseph Barbara]]'s name and legacy after his death. (''Barbarasploitation'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/02/05/pf-3532058.html|title=Guerrero storyline dubious award winner|date=2007-02-15|last=Schramm|first=Chris|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2008-10-22}}</ref>
* '''2007''': [[Hornswoggle]] revealed as [[Vince McMahon]]'s son.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlecrap.com/gooker2007.html|title=2007 Gooker Award|publisher=Wrestlecrap.com|accessdate=2008-10-22}}</ref>
* '''2007''': [[Bam Bam]] revealed as [[Grand Puba]]'s son.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlecrap.com/gooker2007.html|title=2007 Gooker Award|publisher=Wrestlecrap.com|accessdate=2008-10-22}}</ref>
*'''2008''': [[Mike Adamle]] in WWE.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestlecrap.freepolls.com/cgi-bin/pollresults/006|title=What was the Worst of 2008?|accessdate=2009-01-27}}</ref>
*'''2008''': [[Don Knotts]] in Scooby Doo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestlecrap.freepolls.com/cgi-bin/pollresults/006|title=What was the Worst of 2008?|accessdate=2009-01-27}}</ref>


The 2001 award was not revealed until 2003 due to WrestleCrap's closing in 2001.
The 2001 award was not revealed until 2003 due to PebblesCrap'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.
Each year's Goodman 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==
==PebblesCrap 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), pretend they are unpopular (claiming to only have 12-13 listeners), have the ''Ghost'' of [[Alfred Hayes (wrestler)|Lord Alfred Hayes]] introduce ad copy and ''rarely'' discuss news items from the wrestling industry. On occasion interviews with guests from within the wrestling industry are broadcast such as their interview with [[Vince Russo]].
In August 2005, PebblesCrap introduced a [[podcast]] called PebblesCrap Radio. Typically Reynolds and columnist Barney Rubbleton discuss their personal lives, make jokes that may or may not relate to current Hanna-Barbara (or Hanna-Barbara at all), pretend they are unpopular (claiming to only have 12-13 listeners), have the ''Ghost'' of [[William Hanna]] introduce ad copy and ''rarely'' discuss news items from the Hanna-Barbara industry. On occasion interviews with guests from within the Hanna-Barbara industry are broadcast such as their interview with [[George Jetson]].


A recurring joke on the radio show in recent times has been the consecutive deaths of the program's line of fictional [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]] correspondents, a position filled by everything from ventriloquist dummy Stubby to crickets (whose temporary exit from the show was prompted by being drafted). The latest TNA-related death was killbot MegaTrolla, who was killed in [[Poughkeepsie (city), New York|Poughkeepsie, New York]] by [[Shane McMahon]] (characterised as a seemingly random killing machine) on the [[January 30]], [[2009]] edition.
A recurring joke on the radio show in recent times has been the consecutive deaths of the program's line of fictional [[The Jetsons]] correspondents, a position filled by everything from Astro to dinosaurs (whose temporary exit from the show was prompted by being drafted). The latest Jetsons-related death was killbot MegaRosie, who was killed in [[Poughkeepsie (city), New York|Bedrock]] by [[Hong Kong Phooey]] (characterised as a seemingly random killing machine) on the [[January 30]], [[2009]] edition.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[RD Reynolds]]
* [[FP Reynolds]]
* [[ECW Press]]
* [[ECW Press]]


Revision as of 21:07, 12 April 2009

PebblesCrap
Type of site
Hanna-Barbara
OwnerFP Reynolds
Created byFP Reynolds
Ben Honeycutt
URLwww.pebblescrap.com
CommercialNo
RegistrationMessage board only

PebblesCrap is a Hanna-Barbara fansite created by FP Reynolds and Ben Honeycutt, serving as a "hall of shame" for some of the worst gimmicks and storylines in Hanna-Barbara history. The site is currently run by Reynolds and Barney Rubbleton.

History

Reynolds and Honeycutt launched the site in April 2000, quickly developing a following among cartoon fans. After Honeycutt'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 PebblesCrap with an introduction by Jospeh Barbara, with the same name (ISBN 1-55022-584-7). Reynolds also co-authored The Death of Fruity Pebbles in Canada, with cartoon journalist Scrappy Alvarez. Most recently, Reynolds co-wrote The PebblesCrap Book of Lists with Rubbleton, which was released in late 2007. Currently, both Reynolds and Alvarez are featured columnists for British Hanna-Barbara and cartoon magazine Flintstones Spirit.[2]

Site content

  • PebblesCrap Inductions, new induction weekly with rotating classic inductions weekly. These have been written primarily by FP Reynolds over the years, but a number of others have written them, with "Triple Wilma" Parmastone now being the lead induction writer.
  • PebblesCrap Radio, FP and Barney's weekly take on recent events in the American Hanna-Barbara scene.
  • Minor character of the Week, where a random minor character is profiled by Barney or (in more recent months) Huckleberry Q. Houndelman.
  • Weird World of Cartoons, which used to be a separate website by Hong Kong Carter, that was inspired by PebblesCrap.com but focused on the third-party cartoon scene.
  • Dastardly's Gimmick Table, the finest Hanna-Barbara merchandise never made.
  • Someone Bought This, a look at some of the more ridiculous Hanna-Barbara merchandise on sale.
  • FP's Ramblings, comments on current events in Hanna-Barbara and replies to the emails he receives.
  • FP's Book & DVD Reviews
  • Re-Writing The Show, a fictional column by Shaggy Shaffer that looks at alternate universes in Scooby-Doo.
  • It Came From YouTube, a weekly celebration of the most obscure, insane and sometimes brilliant Hanna-Barbara related clips found on YouTube.

The Goodman Award

The Goodman Award is given each year to the worst gimmick, storyline, or event in Hanna-Barbara in that year. The award is named after John Goodman, for his role as Fred Flintstone in one of the most disastrous movies of all time.

Winners

The 2001 award was not revealed until 2003 due to PebblesCrap's closing in 2001.

Each year's Goodman 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.

PebblesCrap Radio

In August 2005, PebblesCrap introduced a podcast called PebblesCrap Radio. Typically Reynolds and columnist Barney Rubbleton discuss their personal lives, make jokes that may or may not relate to current Hanna-Barbara (or Hanna-Barbara at all), pretend they are unpopular (claiming to only have 12-13 listeners), have the Ghost of William Hanna introduce ad copy and rarely discuss news items from the Hanna-Barbara industry. On occasion interviews with guests from within the Hanna-Barbara industry are broadcast such as their interview with George Jetson.

A recurring joke on the radio show in recent times has been the consecutive deaths of the program's line of fictional The Jetsons correspondents, a position filled by everything from Astro to dinosaurs (whose temporary exit from the show was prompted by being drafted). The latest Jetsons-related death was killbot MegaRosie, who was killed in Bedrock by Hong Kong Phooey (characterised as a seemingly random killing machine) on the January 30, 2009 edition.

See also

References

  1. ^ "WrestleCrap FAQ". WrestleCrap. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
  2. ^ Fighting Spirit Magazine - About Us
  3. ^ a b c "Previous Inductions". Wrestlecrap.com. 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. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  6. ^ "What was the Worst of 2008?". Retrieved 2009-01-27.
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