Botchamania is a YouTube series created by Matthew "Maffew" Gregg, presenting compilations of in-ring botches, promo mistakes, embarrassing moments and funny moments inside sports entertainment wrestling. The series has been active since 2008, and has over 460 episodes. Each episode compiles clips from popular wrestling organizations and indie wrestling organizations.
The name "Botchamania" is mixed with WrestleMania and Botch. WrestleMania is the longest and most famous sports entertainment wrestling pay-per-view run by WWE, which has been active since 1985, and 'botch', a term used whenever there is a failed attempt at a wrestling stunt, or failed to say a line during a promo or in commentary.
Botchamania on YouTube has been terminated on nine occasions due to copyright, but does still upload to YouTube on his 10th account 'Botchamania Again' with new episodes once or twice a month.
History[]
Maffew started the series in 2008. His first episode was 'Botchamania 4'. The first three was from a video he found in mid-2007. Maffew said he could create the videos better, so he started the fourth installment. He continued the series for having more unused clips of botched wrestling moments. He would later re-create the first three episodes into a better quality version. The series has started gaining popularity to wrestling fans world-wide, so much so that popular wrestlers inside popular organizations started watching and praising the series. The intros to a Botchamania episode is usually started off by an active wrestler giving an introduction.
Throughout the entire series, Maffew has used the "Earthworm Jim" font for text. The name of the font has been dubbed the "Botchamania font" once the series became popular.
Memes[]
Botchamania Intro[]
The intro to Botchamania episodes video, which comes after a wrestler does their introduction to Botchamania, is usually done with old WWE intros from the 1990s or AEW's current intros. Maffew edits in many of Botchamania's most famous lines into these intros.
The Iron Sheik - "FACK!"[]
The Iron Sheik is a WWE Hall of Famer from Iran, who had been an active wrestler from 1973 until 2010. One notable line from a 2007 shoot interview, where he shouted "F**KING BULLS**T!" in his Iranian accent, has been incorporated into many Botchamania videos. The signature "FACK!" is very often used.
Scott Steiner - "FAAAT ASSES!"[]
Scott Steiner is a former professional wrestler who wrestled for WCW, WWE and TNA. Steiner is most known for being one half of "The Steiner Brothers" with his brother Rick Steiner. He is also known for his insane promos, and for his bodybuilding physique. Two of Scott's most famous promos that is featured in Botchamania videos, happened during his activity with TNA. The first was a promo alongside his brother Rick and addressed to Team 3D, where he famously called them "FAAAT ASSES!". Another famous meme used by Botchamania is where Scott used mathematics to claim that he had a "141 and 2/3 chance of winning", an upcoming title match at TNA's pay-per-view 'Sacrifice'.
Zandig - "JEEZUS!"[]
Zandig is a professional wrestler who is most known for his time in Combat Zone Wrestling. Zandig's cut a promo he delivered after he was beaten down by five opponents from the Hate Club, the most notable part being his overenthusiastic shouting of "JEEZUS!".
Sin Cara - 'Cartoon Sin Cara'[]
Sin Cara is a masked luchador wrestling character. The character has been played by two separate luchador wrestlers (Mistico and Hunico) since debuting in WWE in 2011 until 2019. Both the wrestlers who played as Sin Cara have botched moves and the Sin Cara character has become a mainstay on Botchamania episodes and the Botchamania website.
Bryan Alvarez - "MINUS FIVE STARS!"[]
Bryan Alvarez is a former professional wrestler, but later gained popularity as an editor and publisher of wrestling newsletters and as a radio and podcast host. Bryan worked for Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. He is the co-host of "The Bryan and Vinny Show" alongside Vince Verhei, where the two review wrestling matches and rate it by stars. (minus 5 stars to 5 stars). During their review of TNA's 'Victory Road' pay-per-view in 2009, Bryan and Vinny spoke extremely critically of the matches involved. Bryan famously gave a match on the show a rating of "MINUS FIVE STARS!" Maffew included clips from Bryan and Vinny's show into Botchamania 92. "MINUS FIVE STARS!" has been a recurring part of the Botchamania intro ever since.
Jim Cornette - 'the Cornette Face'[]
Jim Cornette is a former wrestling manager, promoter and booker for many different promotions. He has worked with NWA, WCW, WWE, TNA, Ring of Honor and Global Force Wrestling. In various interviews, Jim has been critical of many decisions made by the wrestling promotions he used to work with. The Cornette Face is his most notable meme in Botchamania. Jim's reaction face has been featured in many of Maffew's videos, usually with the phrase "F**k this company!", or a similar variation.
One-Liners[]
- "Everyone talks... too much." (a recurring segment in Botchamania which features wrestlers 'calling their spots' to set up the match.)
- "Japanese Tables never break" (often accompanied by Iori Yagami's maniacal laugh from 'The King of Fighters' or James Hetfield from Metallica saying 'I AM THE TABLE' in recent times.)
- "SU-PER DRA-GON!" (a reference to an annoying fan repeatedly chanting for a wrestler named Super Dragon.)
- "IT'S TAZZ!" (as an Oompa Loompa (from the 1971 film Charlie And The Chocolate Factory) shows up, referencing Tazz's short stature and tanned skin.)
- "I'VE BEEN IN THE DANGER ZONE!" (said by "Macho Man" Randy Savage.)
- "HE GOT A BITHYCLE!" (said by Dusty Rhodes with an awful lisp.)
- "HULK HOGAN, WE COMIN' FOR YOU N***A!" (infamously said by Booker T.)
- "Benoit" (used as a censor as a reference to WWE's attempt to erase Chris Benoit from history due to his double-murder and suicide in 2007.)
- "Never mind that s**t... Here comes Mongo!" (a reference to former NFL player and WCW wrestler/commentator Mongo McMichael.)
- "Bobby... Roooooo...!" (a reference to TNA announcers mispronouncing the name Bobby Roode, often accompanied by a picture of Roo from Winnie-the-Pooh.
- "Back and to the left" (used when a Wrestler or another person is accidentally hit on the head. Followed by the repeating "Back and to the left" soundclip from the 1991 thriller "JFK".)