Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: You are the co-founder of Wrestlecrap.com. I know you went through the birth of Wrestlecrap in your FAQ, but for fans not familiar with Wrestlecrap, can you explain how the site started and what "WrestleCrap" is?

Real Deal Reynolds: WrestleCrap is a website (well, I guess it's more like an idea now that the book is out) that is dedicated to all the worst of professional wrestling. The idea is to look at the stupidest things ever presented in a wrestling ring under the pretense that someone, somewhere, for God knows what reason, thought it would make people want to watch shows, buy tickets, or order PPVs. It's written in a comical manner, one in which we can all laugh at what we sat through as wrestling fans.
The site opened on April 1, 2000.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: What made you a fan of pro wrestling, and what were your earliest memories of it?

Real Deal Reynolds: Easy. I was in grade school, and I asked my buddy to come over one night to play videogames. He said no, he was going to watch wrestling. I had no clue why someone would do that. So I flipped it on, saw a British Bulldogs match, and was blown away. They were so acrobatic, so athletic, and made the stuff look so real...I haven't stopped watching since.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: You made your start in pro wrestling as a manager on indy shows. What promotions did you work for?

Real Deal Reynolds: Just a bunch of small promotions in the Indianapolis region, usually for friends (or people who became friends) like Jeff Cohen (Championship Wrestling of America) and Dan Garza (Pro Wrestling International). I eventually got a try out of sorts with Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) but it went horrible - I got chokeslammed by Big Show and landed wrong, nearly killing myself. I decided to never, ever try that again. In fact, I saw (OVW trainer) Rip Rogers the other night, and we both had a good laugh at how horrible I was that night.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: While being in the indies, who were the best wrestlers you got to work with, and did you ever work with someone who made it to one of the top promotions in America?

Real Deal Reynolds: The guys I worked with who went onto bigger things would be Men on a Mission (Mabel and Mo), Big Show and Mark Henry (who were both in OVW at the time rehabbing), and Chris Harris, who now works for NWA-TNA. I also did a TON of stuff with Mad Man Pondo, who's kind of a hardcore maniac, and is featured in the game Backyard Wrestling. Pondo and Harris are both great guys, very friendly and funny.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: Even though indy wrestlers are forced to do angles or gimmicks to get themselves over, what do you feel was one of the most "Wrestlecrappiest" gimmicks that you've seen on the indies?

Real Deal Reynolds: Easy - POOL STAR! The gimmick was that he cleaned pools, and would come out with a net for scooping out bugs and a little ducky floatation device. I think he claimed to be the BEST pool cleaner ever, that's why he was a STAR! It was really silly, but I still laugh about it to this day.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: Have you ever recieved heat for calling a wrestler or a wrestling angle "Wrestlecrap"?

Real Deal Reynolds: Oh yeah, Oscar got all pissed when I inducted Men on a Mission. He really took me to task for it.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: You have a new book slated for release soon. Can you tell everyone reading this interview what the book will feature and what to expect?

Real Deal Reynolds: The book is what I consider to be a complement to the site. It's not the site in book form, although, to be fair, I have taken a small bit of verbage from the site just because I don't think I could have written it any better. The book, though, looks at both WWF and WCW and under the microscope, and examines how WrestleCrap affected the destinies of both promotions. In other words, it's written like a real book. There are chapters on Hulk Hogan's decision to pursue a movie career, and how that affected the WWF. There's a whole chapter on the Ultimate Warrior, and the goofy stuff he was involved in. There are chapters on the overabundance of nWo angles and how Vince Russo came into WCW and basically destroyed the company. It ends by talking about how today's WWE is making a lot of the same mistakes WCW made.
The book is available at Amazon (both US and Canada), High Spots (highspots.com), Chapters in Canada, Barnes and Noble, and will be available at all the major brick and mortar book stores, like Waldens and Borders. Ask for it by name (if for no reason other than to see the look on the clerk's face)!

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: Do you follow independent wrestling today, and if so, what promotions are you a fan of?

Real Deal Reynolds: I really don't, because it is hard to do so. In the late 90's, one of the local TV stations had a six-hour block of wrestling every Sunday, featuring WWF, WCW, NWA Wildside, OVW, and ECW. Now that wrestling's not hot anymore, I can get WWE. That's it. I could order tapes, but I am so busy that it makes it difficult to find time to watch. I'd love to catch some Ring of Honor - that sounds really cool.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: How much frustration do you feel every week when WWE puts out more Wrestlecrap than entertainment? Does it make your job harder?

Real Deal Reynolds: It's harder because I get bored of seeing Hunter and the McMahons every week, and that makes me want to turn off my TV. I'm sick of all of them, except maybe Vince, who always makes me laugh.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: What wrestlers do you see as being the next big stars in wrestling?

Real Deal Reynolds: Hunter. Not that he's going to get any bigger than he is now, but because he's the only guy that ever gets pushed down our throats.

As for guys I would LIKE to see as the next big stars, that would be Chris Benoit, Matt Hardy, RVD, and John Cena. I'd love to see those guys all get main event pushes, real main event pushes.

Word Association

Repoman
- Funny!

Skinner
- Can't believe this guy was once a Fabulous One.

Black Scorpion
- Spaceship!

Shockmaster
- WARNING! Sparkles can obscure vision.

Gobbedly Gooker
- I paid to see an egg hatch, that makes >ME< the idiot.

Doink The Clown
- Evil clown good. Good clown bad. Don't ask me why.

Crush from Kona Hawaii
- Shaaka, brah!

Iron Mike Sharpe
- Chronic forearm problem. I hope he got better.

"Positive Message" Phatu
- I didn't see his ass, so he was making a difference.

Knuckleball Schwartz
- Subtle.

Nailz
- Spitty.

Akeem The African Dream
- Paas (easter egg coloring).

Flash Funk
- Underutilized.

Bastion Booger
- Mike Shaw never caught a break.

Giant Gonzales
- Worst wrestler ever.

Declaration of Independents
- Cool!

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: Where do you see Wrestlecrap.com in the future?

Real Deal Reynolds: I see it at http://www.wrestlecrap.com/ lol

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: What do you want to say to anyone reading this?

Real Deal Reynolds: I just want to say thanks. I want to thank those who have visited the site, who have emailed me, who have bought the book. If I were to have only one visitor on the website tomorrow, or if only three people bought the book - if I made those people laugh, I'd consider the day a success.

It makes me happy that I have been able to make people laugh over the years, because that's really, to me, what the site and the book are about. That's what WrestleCrap's about.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: Thanks for this interview.