Wrestlecrap: The Very Worst of Professional Wrestling

· ECW Press
4.0
119 reviews
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WrestleCrap: The Very Worst of Professional Wrestling examines some of the ridiculously horrible characters and storylines that pro wrestling promoters have subjected their fans to over the past twenty years. Why would any sane person think that having two grown men fight over a turkey was actually a reasonable idea? Was George Ringo, the Wrestling Beatle, really the best gimmick that a major promotional organization could come up with? And who would charge fans to watch a wrestler named the Gobbeldy Gooker emerge from an egg?

In an attempt to answer such questions and figure out just what the promoters were thinking, authors Randy Baer and R.D. Reynolds go beyond what wrestling fans saw on the screen and delve into the mindset of those in the production booth. In some instances, the motivations driving the spectacle prove even more laughable than what was actually seen in the ring.

Covering such entertainment catastrophes as an evil one-eyed midget and a wrestler from the mystical land of Oz, not to mention the utterly comprehensible Turkey-on-a-Pole match (a gimmick which AWA fans might recall), WrestleCrap is hysterically merciless in its evaluation of such organizations as the WCW and the WWF. This retrospective look at the wrestling world’s misguided attempts to attract viewers will leave wrestling fans and critics alike in stitches.

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4.0
119 reviews
Steve T
April 9, 2015
This book was a fun and funny read, detailing some of the worst blunders of pro wrestling and the out of control personalities behind them. Even a wrestling newcomer will find a lot to enjoy as the author peels back the curtain on some truly "wtf" moments in pro wrasslin'.
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A Google user
December 17, 2011
Poor author....most facts in the book are not true. Doesn't even feel like the author even watches wrestling just watched a bunch of botchamania videos.
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Nathan Grice
November 11, 2015
Started off great giving some of the more unknown wrestlers recognition for the horrible characters they had to endure but ends as a general recap of the Monday night wars and demise of WCW.
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