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2013 Wrestling Observer Year end awards 2013 Wrestling Observer Year end awards

01-23-2014 , 05:18 AM
Some may find this interesting so just posting it. NJPW killing it as per usual. TNA with the worst weekly tv show...

LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (WRESTLER OF THE YEAR)

1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI (348) 3.488

2. Kazuchika Okada (153) 2,168

3. Daniel Bryan (139) 1,444

4. John Cena (58) 925

5. C.M. Punk (31) 520

6. KENTA (13) 133

7. Shinsuke Nakamura (2) 51

MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER

1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI (470) 3,237

2. Daniel Bryan (205) 1,894

3. Kazuchika Okada (126) 1,760

4. C.M. Punk (10) 374

5. Negro Casas (18) 275

6. Shinsuke Nakamura (22) 245

7. Antonio Cesaro (16) 163

8. Katsuyori Shibata (11) 137

9. Prince Devitt (3) 133

10. Tomohiro Ishii (1) 132

BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW

1. GEORGES ST-PIERRE (351) 2,699

2. The Rock (220) 1,915

3. John Cena (115) 1,533

4. Hiroshi Tanahashi (35) 562

5. Brock Lesnar (15) 309

6. Ronda Rousey (34) 305

7. Anderson Silva (2) 155

8. Daniel Bryan (1) 63

FEUD OF THE YEAR

1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI VS. KAZUCHIKA OKADA (534) 3,259

2. Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate (106) 875

3. Hirooki Goto vs. Katsuyori Shibata (1) 634

4. C.M. Punk vs. Brock Lesnar (23) 623

5. C.M. Punk vs. Paul Heyman (82) 535

6. Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz (38) 447

7. The Shield vs. Kane & Daniel Bryan (44) 358

8. Negro Casas vs. Rush (52) 334

9. La Sombra vs. Volador Jr. (2) 171

10. C.M. Punk vs. The Rock (6) 142

TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR

1. SETH ROLLINS & ROMAN REIGNS (440) 2,723

2. Goldust & Cody Rhodes (72) 1,152

3. Young Bucks (94) 1,035

4. Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer (47) 705

5. Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov (10) 312

6. Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian (7) 258

7. Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish (26) 247

8. Jack Evans & Angelico (12) 205

9. Koji Kanemoto & Minoru Tanaka (11) 204

10. Jimmy & Jey Uso (2) 196

MOST IMPROVED

1. ROMAN REIGNS (323) 2,013

2. Tomohiro Ishii (51) 757

3. Goldust (89) 577

4. Lance Archer (19) 439

5. Adam Cole (35) 425

6. Davey Boy Smith Jr. (46) 285

7. Magnus (29) 272

8. Big E Langston (10) 213

9. Cody Rhodes (9) 203

10. Taryn Terrell (19) 199

BEST ON INTERVIEWS

1. PAUL HEYMAN (310) 2,150

2. C.M. Punk (206) 2,054

3. The Rock (55) 573

4. Mark Henry (24) 472

5. Chael Sonnen (39) 354

6. John Cena (19) 311

7. Bray Wyatt (23) 273

8. Bully Ray (13) 254

9. Daniel Bryan (31) 229

10. Dean Ambrose (2) 207

MOST CHARISMATIC

1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI (181) 1,425

2. The Rock (236) 1,382

3. John Cena (76) 1,078

4. Daniel Bryan (134) 1,025

5. Shinsuke Nakamura (82) 925

6. C.M. Punk (13) 482

7. Brock Lesnar (2) 129

8. Minoru Suzuki (8) 122

9. Negro Casas (16) 115

10. Chael Sonnen (2) 98

BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER

1. DANIEL BRYAN (362) 2,269

2. Hiroshi Tanahashi (157) 1,314

3. Antonio Cesaro (34) 787

4. Blue Panther (58) 517

5. Zack Sabre Jr. (47) 443

6. Kazuchika Okada (2) 425

7. Shinsuke Nakamura (62) 363

8. Prince Devitt (36) 352

9. Davey Richards (4) 163

10. KENTA (10) 135

BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD (BEST BRAWLER)

1. KATSUYORI SHIBATA (306) 2,187

2. Tomohiro Ishii (134) 1,330

3. Kevin Steen (107) 1,099

4. Togi Makabe (59) 767

5. Brock Lesnar (85) 629

6. Bully Ray (56) 575

7. Minoru Suzuki (22) 210

8. L.A. Park (19) 186

9. Roman Reigns (16) 154

10. Masato Tanaka (10) 145

BEST FLYING WRESTLER

1. KOTA IBUSHI (416) 2,777

2. Ricochet (186) 1,788

3. Adrian Neville (96) 1,224

4. La Sombra (88) 890

5. Sami Zayn (9) 404

6. Mascara Dorada (42) 388

7. A.R. Fox (25) 289

8. ACH (22) 246

9. Samuray del Sol (12) 228

10. Rey Cometa (3) 192

MOST OVERRATED

1. RANDY ORTON (164) 1,145

2. Ryback (104) 900

3. HHH (102) 651

4. The Miz (62) 564

5. Big Show (19) 501

6. Alberto Del Rio (28) 425

7. Magnus (31) 304

8. Curtis Axel (14) 177

9. Eva Marie (10) 120

10. Ken Anderson (8) 119

MOST UNDERRATED

1. ANTONIO CESARO (296) 2,027

2. Dolph Ziggler (149) 1,427

3. Tomohiro Ishii (49) 652

4. Chris Hero (32) 521

5. Daniel Bryan (52) 364

6. Tyson Kidd (29) 308

7. Sami Zayn (8) 224

8. Tomoaki Honma (1) 194

9. Yoshi Tatsu (26) 153

10. Austin Aries (20) 128

PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

1. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (634) 4,520

2. Ultimate Fighting Championship (110) 1,942

3. World Wrestling Entertainment (14) 1,136

4. Dragon Gate (2) 558

5. PWG (3) 302

6. Ring of Honor (5) 212

7. CMLL (11) 209

8. Glory (11) 60

BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW

1. WWE NXT (172) 1,837

2. WWE Raw (113) 1,210

3. Dragon Gate Infinity (83) 844

4. Ring of Honor (81) 812

5. The Ultimate Fighter (77) 660

6. WWE Total Divas (38) 393

7. WWE Smackdown (31) 372

8. New Japan World Pro Wrestling (46) 297

9. CMLL (15) 272

10. TNA Impact (16) 263

PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR

1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI VS. KAZUCHIKA OKADA 4/7 TOKYO (305)2,002

2. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomohiro Ishii 8/4 Osaka (153) 1,497

3. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada 10/14 Tokyo (142) 1,151

4. Brock Lesnar vs. C.M. Punk 8/18 Los Angeles (76) 829

5. John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan 8/18 Los Angeles (34) 556

6. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tomohiro Ishii 8/2 Tokyo (14) 451

7. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi 8/4 Osaka (33) 338

8. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada 1/4 Tokyo (39) 252

9. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hirooki Goto 6/22 Osaka (11) 229

10. Undertaker vs. C.M. Punk 4/7 East Rutherford (15) 212

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

1. YOHEI KOMATSU (58) 906

2. Konosuke Take****a (118) 902

3. U-T (146) 879

4. Sho Tanaka (86) 769

5. Enzo Amore (47) 361

6. Charlotte (17) 352

7. Mojo Rawley (33) 306

8. Ryotsu Shimizu (4) 301

9. Hitoshi Kumano (22) 185

10. Andrew Everett (11) 112

BEST NON-WRESTLER

1. PAUL HEYMAN (659) 2,730

2. Zeb Colter (44) 1,187

3. Gedo (2) 566

4. Vickie Guerrero (1) 328

5. Brad Maddox (10) 244

6. Ricardo Rodriguez 195

7. Maria Kanellis (9) 144

8. Stephanie McMahon (1) 121

9. Konnan (9) 113

10. Truth Martini 105

BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER

1. WILLIAM REGAL (173) 1,460

2. Joe Rogan (106) 1,160

3. John Layfield (92) 817

4. Shimpei Nogami (123) 686

5. Kevin Kelly (59) 634

5. Mike Goldberg (61) 428

6. Nigel McGuinness (45) 393

7. Michael Cole (10) 370

8. Jose Manuel Guillen (43) 299

9. Michael Schiavello (25) 274

10. Mike Tenay (19) 198

WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER

1. TAZ (124) 1,334

2. Jerry Lawler (137) 1,315

3. Michael Cole (121) 992

4. The Miz (98) 725

5. John Layfield (93) 716

6. Tony Dawson (29) 274

7. Alex Riley (3) 118

8. Mike Tenay (8) 117

9. Michael Schiavello (6) 109

10. Kevin Kelly (4) 80

BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW

1. NEW JAPAN G-1 8/4 OSAKA (334) 2,517

2. New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 1/4 Tokyo Dome (286) 2,251

3. WWE SummerSlam 8/18 Los Angeles (88) 799

4. New Japan Invasion Attack 4/7 Tokyo (36) 438

5. UFC 166 10/19 Houston (37) 422

6. New Japan Dominion 6/22 Osaka (27) 315

7. WWE WrestleMania 4/7 East Rutherford (22) 186

8. Dragon Gate Kobe Festival 7/21 Kobe (25) 178

9. New Japan King of Pro Wrestling 10/14 Tokyo (2) 169

10. New Japan G-1 Climax finals 8/11 Tokyo (1) 135

WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW

1. WWE BATTLEGROUND 10/6 BUFFALO 532

2. WWE Survivor Series 11/24 Boston 134

3. WWE Night of Champions 9/15 Detroit 31

BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER

1. KAZUCHIKA OKADA RAINMAKER 329

2. Antonio Cesaro Giant Swing 273

3. Daniel Bryan Busaiku Knee 64

4. Adrian Neville Red Arrow (sky twister) 31

5. Shinsuke Nakamura Bom a ye 25

6. Katsuyori Shibata Corner Dropkick 22

7. Daisuke Sekimoto Dead Lift German suplex 18

8. Yujiro Takahashi Tokyo Pimps 17

9. Hiroshi Tanahashi High Fly Flow 13

10. Tommaso Ciampa Project Ciampa 12

Roman Reigns Spear 12

MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC

1. WWE EXPLOITING DEATH OF BILL MOODY 183

2. TNA treatment of Jesse Sorensen 180

3. CMLL not delivering Atlantis vs. Guerrero mask match 35

4. WWE false advertising talent 34

5. HHH burying the roster in promos 28

6. Daniel Bryan/HHH/Randy Orton storyline 27

7. Dana White criticizing GSP after his fight 26

8. El Hijo del Santo blaming hurricane for canceling the Wagner vs. Park vs. Santo mask match that was never going to happen 25

9. WWE firing Jim Ross 22

WORST TELEVISION SHOW

1. TNA IMPACT 449

2. WWE Raw 113

3. WWE Smackdown 61

4. WWE Total Divas 29

5. WWE Main Event 18

6. Bellator Rampage 4 Real 10

WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR

1. NATALYA & NAOMI & CAMERON & BELLA TWINS & JO JO & EVA MARIE VS. FOX & AKSANA & LEE & SNUKA & MENDES & KAITLYN & SUMMER RAE 11/24 BOSTON 142

2. Randy Orton vs. Big Show 11/24 Boston 126

3. Kane vs. Bray Wyatt 8/18 Los Angeles 118

4. Eva Marie & Jo Jo & Natalya vs. Aksana & Mendes & Fox 10/7 Pittsburgh 19

5. Mark Henry vs. Ryback 11/24 Boston 19

6. Natalya & Naomi & Cameron & Bella Twins & Jo Jo & Eva Marie vs. Fox & Aksana & Lee & Snuka & Mendes & Kaitlyn & Summer Rae 11/25 Uniondale, NY 13

7. Naoya Ogawa vs. Kazuyuki Fujita 12/31 Tokyo 12

8. Tyron Woodley vs. Jake Shields 6/15 Winnipeg 9

WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR

1. BIG SHOW VS. AUTHORITY 145

2. TNA vs. Aces and 8s 98

3. Total Divas vs. WWE Divas 77

4. A.J. Styles vs. Dixie Carter 74

5. Daniel Bryan vs. The Authority 70

6. Brock Lesnar vs. HHH 44

7. The Miz vs. Kofi Kingston 37

8. Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton 34

9. Hulk Hogan vs. Bully Ray 23

10. Kane vs. Bray Wyatt 18

WORST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

1. TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION 485

2. All Japan Pro Wrestling 158

3. CHIKARA Pro 110

4. Ring of Honor 30

5. World Wrestling Entertainment 29

6. Bellator MMA 11

BEST BOOKER

1. GEDO & JADO 643

2. Joe Silva 142

3. Hunter Johnston 43

BEST GIMMICK

1. THE WYATT FAMILY 307

2. The Bullet Club 141

3. The Shield 139

4. Daniel Bryan 62

5. Shinsuke Nakamura 32

6. Bad Influence 18

7. Aiden English 12

8. Fandango 10

WORST GIMMICK

1. ACES & 8S 129

2. Heel owner Dixie Carter 99

3. Los Matadores 69

4. The Miz as babyface 64

5. The Authority 46

6. C.J. Parker 38

7. Fandango 36

8. Antonio Cesaro yodeling 34

9. Joseph Park 22

10. Bad News Barrett 20

BEST PRO WRESTLING BOOK

1. MAD DOGS, MIDGETS AND SCREWJOBS BY PATRIC LAPRADE & BERTRAND HEBERT 444

2. The Hardcore Truth by Bob Holly & Ross Williams 203

3. The Squared Circle by David Shoemaker 50

4. The 50 Greatest Professional Wrestlers of All-Time by Larry Matysik 41

5. Three Count by Jimmy Korderas 34

BEST PRO WRESTLING DVD

1. JIM CROCKETT PROMOTIONS: THE GOOD OLD DAYS 227

2. Legends of Mid South Wrestling 215

3. Barbed Wire City 115

4. For All Mankind 85

5. War Games 38

6. HHH: Thy Kingdom Come 32

7. Best of In Your House 25

8. History of the WWE 19

9. Fake It So Real 13

10. Money in the Bank Anthology 13

Last edited by .isolated; 01-23-2014 at 05:39 AM.
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01-23-2014 , 05:23 AM
Ugh had to stop reading when they started mixing MMA in there - WTF?

Why not throw boxers in while you're at it?
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01-23-2014 , 05:24 AM
What do the numbers mean?
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01-23-2014 , 05:36 AM
JD, i debated omitting those results. i suppose i will now...

El, not sure. already asked another forum and awaiting the answer.
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01-23-2014 , 06:18 AM
What a bunch of fail....
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01-23-2014 , 07:12 AM
I like how JBL is the 3rd best announcer and the 5th worst.
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01-23-2014 , 08:47 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by .isolated
WORST GIMMICK

1. ACES & 8S 129

2. Heel owner Dixie Carter 99

3. Los Matadores 69

4. The Miz as babyface 64

5. The Authority 46

6. C.J. Parker 38

7. Fandango 36

8. Antonio Cesaro yodeling 34

9. Joseph Park 22

10. Bad News Barrett 20
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01-23-2014 , 09:58 AM
How can the miz be 4th most overrated if everyone thinks he sucks?
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01-23-2014 , 10:12 AM
because the chants aren't "die miz die"?
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01-23-2014 , 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by mkind0516
How can the miz be 4th most overrated if everyone thinks he sucks?
"Overrated" in this case seems to be whoever has the widest gulf between how much they are being pushed by the company and their actual onscreen value (as perceived by fans).
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01-23-2014 , 12:53 PM
Raw is the second best and second worst wrestling show. Somehow.

Zayn vs Cesaro should have been on some kind of list.

Not sure how Bryan is classed as 5th most underrated. Who is underrating him, exactly? The WWE writers clearly havent given he has been a big part of the A story since the summer and is being lined up as the legit top face with a WM win of the title.
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01-23-2014 , 01:22 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by El Kabong
What do the numbers mean?
number of votes they get, not sure what the numbers in parenthesis are.


Quote:
Originally Posted by [Phill]
Raw is the second best and second worst wrestling show. Somehow.
a bunch of people voted for it being best and vice versa.

how it's voted on per another forum:
Quote:
People in wrestling get to vote on the awards, he (Meltzer) sends them to wrestlers, bookers, writers in WWE, TNA, ROH etc
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01-23-2014 , 02:51 PM
Only confirmation guaranteed from these revelations is TNA is absolute putrid.
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01-24-2014 , 05:58 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by [Phill]
Zayn vs Cesaro should have been on some kind of list.
Just watched their 2/3 fall match which I assume is the match most would want to see on here. I liked it but the fact that a 2/3 fall match only goes 10 minutes is lol. The ending was ridiculously good. Cesaro and Zayn for GOAT etc etc.
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01-24-2014 , 06:12 AM
If they had spot of the year the avalanche superplex from the apron outside the ring over the turnbuckle deserved high rating. That spot was so epic. There was some other power move that Cesaro used to win that was awesome, but I forget exactly what it was.

Lol at "best gimmick" going to Wyatt Family. They were relevant for like 5 minutes before started doing the same **** over and over.
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01-24-2014 , 06:29 AM
Doesn't sound like the one I watched. The one I saw had Cesaro catch Zayn trying to do a tornado DDT, threw him up and caught him on the way down with his forearm, then his finisher for 3.
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01-24-2014 , 07:45 AM
Yeah, thats what I was thinking of, but he just straight muscled him across half the ring while lifting him up IIRC.

No idea how Cesaro hasnt been pushed to the main events and isnt a legit name being thrown around as a longshot potential winner in the rumble.
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01-26-2014 , 12:43 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by .isolated
BEST GIMMICK

1. THE WYATT FAMILY 307

WORST GIMMICK

10. Bad News Barrett 20
Spoiler:
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01-26-2014 , 12:45 PM
Oh it was voted for? Still lol Meltzer.
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01-26-2014 , 03:29 PM
I read the number in parenthesis as number of 1st place votes then the other number as total votes. Sort of like the do in NCAA Football rankings and Heisman voting.
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01-26-2014 , 03:37 PM
those would have to add up to the number of votes though. many of them, if not all, don't even add up to first places' number of votes.
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01-22-2015 , 07:04 AM
Do you mind posting these for 2014?
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01-22-2015 , 07:27 AM
LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (WRESTLER OF THE YEAR)

SHINSUKE NAKAMURA (323): 2,262

A.J. Styles (188): 1,739

Hiroshi Tanahashi (145): 1,563

Kazuchika Okada (92): 1,268

Daniel Bryan (55): 481

Rush (37): 423

Ricochet (8): 261

John Cena (21): 206

Seth Rollins (13): 199

Brock Lesnar (17): 180



MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER

A.J. STYLES (220): 1,819

Tomohiro Ishii (247): 1,671

Shinsuke Nakamura (190): 1,639

Kazuchika Okada (46): 697

Hiroshi Tanahashi (34): 604

Ricochet (54): 466

Sami Zayn (12): 289

Katsuyori Shibata (11): 182

Negro Casas (8): 179

Seth Rollins (4): 171



BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW

RONDA ROUSEY (286): 1,825

John Cena (129): 910

Hiroshi Tanahashi (46): 838

Shinsuke Nakamura (63): 559

Brock Lesnar (53): 507

Daniel Bryan (13): 263

Chris Weidman (2): 261

Atlantis (13): 235

Anderson Silva (19): 166

Ultimo Guerrero : 145



TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR

YOUNG BUCKS (509): 3,374

Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly (159): 2,042

T-Hawk & Eita (158): 1,344

Usos (36): 731

Masato Tanaka & Takashi Sugiura (56): 561

Alex Shelley & Kushida (8): 479

Goldust & Stardust (3): 101

Luke Harper & Erick Rowan (2): 99

Eddie Edwards & Davey Richards (14): 92

Jun Akiyama & Takao Omori (10): 92



MOST IMPROVED

RUSEV (181): 1,372

Charlotte (152): 1,281

Sasha Banks (2): 383

Erick Rowan (41): 313

Luke Harper (15): 241

Bobby Lashley (19): 205

Tomoaki Honma (19): 182

Cedric Alexander (22): 172

Ethan Carter III (19): 154

Tomohiro Ishii (18): 137



BEST ON INTERVIEWS

PAUL HEYMAN (411): 4,395

Conor McGregor (169): 1,675

Jay Briscoe (44): 582

Michael Bisping (20): 452

Stephanie McMahon (25): 417

Daniel Cormier (3): 387

Adam Cole (21): 277

Dean Ambrose (11): 193

Bray Wyatt (7): 139

Lana (7): 131



MOST CHARISMATIC

SHINSUKE NAKAMURA (421): 2,527

Hiroshi Tanahashi (71): 1,015

Conor McGregor (136): 993

Daniel Bryan (73): 638

John Cena (37): 532

Sami Zayn (16): 437

Dean Ambrose (17): 391

Ronda Rousey (29): 363

Brock Lesnar (28): 255

Rush (19): 232



BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER

ZACK SABRE JR. (145): 1,221

Kyle O’Reilly (78): 841

A.J. Styles (58): 610

Hiroshi Tanahashi (61): 588

Daniel Bryan (62): 517

Shinsuke Nakamura (75): 506

Cesaro (34): 461

Kazuchika Okada (55): 460

Timothy Thatcher (64): 407

Minoru Suzuki (46): 401



BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD (BEST BRAWLER)

TOMOHIRO ISHII (424): 2,785

Katsuyori Shibata (181): 1,834

Dean Ambrose (42): 781

Kevin Steen (30): 532

Jay Briscoe (48): 367

Togi Makabe (28): 316

Brock Lesnar (32): 278

Luke Harper (8): 194

Hirooki Goto (1): 154

Minoru Suzuki (2): 128



BEST FLYING WRESTLER

RICOCHET (543): 3,365

Kota Ibushi (142): 1,907

Flamita (104): 1,182

Adrian Neville (42): 909

ACH (18): 371

Fenix (9): 309

Aero Star (2): 287

Titan (35): 273

Sami Zayn (19): 270

Mascara Dorada (17): 199



MOST OVERRATED

KANE (143): 1,117

Roman Reigns (145): 1,113

Randy Orton (5): 397

Big Show (23): 357

Ryback (18): 331

Michael Elgin(49): 326

Bray Wyatt (26): 225

Yujiro Takahashi (27): 218

John Cena (25): 197

Batista (15): 166



MOST UNDERRATED

CESARO (377): 2,275

Tomoaki Honma (99): 1,189

Tyson Kidd (29): 585

Dolph Ziggler (35): 422

Sami Zayn (16): 252

Dean Ambrose (18): 175

Yuji Nagata (1): 102

Chris Hero (8): 70

Katsuyori Shibata (10): 63

Austin Aries (1): 58



PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (779): 4,064

Ring of Honor (16): 1,038

Dragon Gate (36): 884

Ultimate Fighting Championships (23): 835

CMLL (8): 504

World Wrestling Entertainment (4): 392

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (8): 348

AAA (3): 279

Bellator MMA (3): 238

DDT (1): 91



BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW

WWE NXT (416): 2,961

Ring of Honor (175): 1,744

Lucha Underground (106): 1,369

Dragon Gate Infinity (100): 838

Ultimate Fighter Season 20 (76): 796

WWE Raw (2): 234

New Japan World Pro Wrestling (28): 226

TNA Impact (2): 110

WWE Smackdown (9): 88

WWE Main Event (2): 84



PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR

A.J. STYLES VS. MINORU SUZUKI 8/1 TOKYO (298): 1,855

Kazuchika Okada vs. Shinsuke Nakamura 8/10 Tokorozawa (143): 1,310

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata 9/21 Kobe (74): 524

Atlantis vs. Ultimo Guerrero 9/19 Mexico City (49): 522

Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto 11/8 Osaka (47): 471

The Shield vs. The Wyatts 2/23 Minneapolis (37): 417

Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomoaki Honma 8/3 Osaka (10): 330

Daniel Bryan vs. HHH 4/6 New Orleans (25): 287

Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito 2/11 Osaka (20): 226

Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tomoaki Honma 7/26 Akita (19): 181



ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

DRAGON LEE (190): 1,476

Moose (142): 1,092

Yuga Hayashi (145): 982

Alexa Bliss (55): 927

Cachorro (81): 910

Australian Suicide (56): 550

Ashley Remington (47): 396

Black Panther (3): 378

Chris Melendez (15): 152

Naoya Nomura (2): 72



BEST NON-WRESTLER

PAUL HEYMAN (377): 2,336

Stephanie McMahon (129): 1,103

Lana (28): 987

Bruce Tharpe (41): 524

Dario Cueto (21): 334

Konnan (9): 239

Gedo (2): 163

William Regal (1): 108

Rockstar Spud (3): 105

Maria Kanellis (2): 102



BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER

WILLIAM REGAL (192): 1,273

Shimpei Nogami (170): 1,189

Joe Rogan (109): 1,053

Steve Corino (69): 745

Brian Stann (127): 689

Kevin Kelly (45): 608

Mike Tenay (28): 316

Matt Striker (8): 307

Jimmy Smith (34): 261

Mike Goldberg (7): 190



WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER

JOHN LAYFIELD (165): 1,378

Jerry Lawler (125): 1,287

Michael Cole (146): 1,252

Taz (36): 655

Alex Riley (49): 399

Vampiro (9): 288

Matt Striker (33): 264

Mike Tenay (4): 93

Tom Phillips (8): 78

Byron Saxton (4): 61



BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW

NEW JAPAN G-1 8/1 TOKYO (313): 2,227

New Japan G-1 8/3 Osaka (166): 1,297

WWE WrestleMania 4/6 New Orleans (115): 920

CMLL Anniversary show 9/19 Mexico City (49): 502

New Japan G-1 7/26 Akita (8): 406

New Japan G-1 finals 8/10 Tokorozawa (35): 402

Dragon Gate Dead or Alive 5/5 Nagoya (23): 388

UFC 168 12/28/13 Las Vegas (60): 347

ROH 5/10 Toronto (16): 190

WWE SummerSlam 8/17 Los Angeles (8): 166

Thats's all for Class A awards

"CATEGORY B" AWARDS - WINNER DETERMINED BY FIRST PLACE VOTES


WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW

WWE BATTLEGROUND 7/20 TAMPA : 275

TNA Lockdown 3/9 Miami: 69

WWE Royal Rumble 1/26 Pittsburgh: 42

WWE Survivor Series 11/23 St. Louis: 40

TNA Sacrifice 4/27 Orlando: 33

WWE TLC 12/15/13 Houston: 26

WWE Hell in a Cell 10/26 Dallas: 23

UFC 177 8/30 Sacramento: 17

WWE Night of Champions 9/21 Nashville: 12

UFC 4/16 Quebec City: 9



BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER

YOUNG BUCKS MELTZER DRIVER: 323

Kazuchika Okada Rainmaker: 153

Adrian Neville Red Arrow: 54

Young Bucks More Bang for Your Buck: 46

Sami Zayn tope into DDT: 19

Cavernario Barbaro splash off top to floor: 18

Seth Rollins curb stomp: 18

Fish & O’Reilly Chasing the Dagon: 13



MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC

WWE INSULTING FANS WHO PURCHASED PPVS: 65

Dixie Carter tweeting a Storm is coming to Japan during a typhoon: 62

TNA building TV for months around Dixie Carter table spot: 49

WWE having Lana playoff off plane going down in The Ukraine and then acting like they didn’t: 42

WWE firing C.M. Punk on his wedding day: 33

UFC hiring Thiago Silva and then having to fire him: 32

WWE false advertising Rollins vs. Ambrose on PPV: 31

CZW saying if Havok loses she has to give a blowjob to DJ Hyde: 28

WWE botched U.K. network launch: 26

WWE using Warrior’s last Raw speech to promote network: 22



WORST TELEVISION SHOW

WWE RAW: 283

TNA Impact: 168

WWE Smackdown: 77

Championship Wrestling from Hollywood: 8



WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR

JOHN CENA VS. BRAY WYATT 5/4 EXTREME RULES EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ: 122

Sakuraba & Nagata vs. Gracies 1/4 Tokyo: 89

Naomi vs. Cameron 9/15 Lafayette: 39

Divas Survivor Series match 11/23 St. Louis: 34

Eva Marie vs. Bayley 7/17 Winter Park, FL: 25

Samuel Shaw vs. Ken Anderson 4/27 Orlando: 22

A.J. Lee vs. Cameron 2/23 Minneapolis: 20

Aksana vs. Naomi 2/3 Omaha: 19

A.J. Lee vs. Nikki Bella 11/23 St. Louis: 16

Layla vs. Summer Rae 6/29 Boston: 14



WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR

NIKKI BELLA VS. BRIE BELLA: 299

Minoru Suzuki vs. Toru Yano: 50

John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt: 42

Samuel Shaw vs. Ken Anderson: 38

Daniel Bryan vs. Kane: 37

Bully Ray vs. Dixie Carter: 26

Fandango vs. Summer Rae & Layla: 13

Adam Rose vs. The Bunny: 13

Mark Henry vs. Big Show: 12

Samuel Shaw vs. Gunner: 12



WORST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION: 438

World Wrestling Entertainment: 125

3 CHIKARA Pro: 17



BEST BOOKER

GEDO & JADO (NJPW): 611

Genki Horiguchi (Dragon Gate): 55

Paul Levesque/Ryan Ward (NXT): 54

Joe Silva (UFC): 53

Hunter Johnston (ROH): 51



PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

TAKAAKI KIDANI (NJPW): 602

Dana White (UFC): 190

Scott Coker (Bellator): 47

Vince McMahon (WWE): 21

Joe Koff (ROH): 12

Sanshiro Takagi (DDT): 11



BEST GIMMICK

RUSEV & LANA: 131

The Bullet Club: 88

Yosuke Santa Maria: 78

Damien Mizdow: 72

Shinsuke Nakamura: 68

Dean Ambrose: 37

Tyson Kidd: 33

Rockstar Spud: 14

Brock Lesnar: 13



WORST GIMMICK

ADAM ROSE: 140

Samuel Shaw: 82

The Bunny: 58

Corporate Kane: 49

Bray Wyatt: 40

The Menagerie: 36

The Authority: 33

Dixie Carter as heel owner: 25

C.J. Parker: 20

New Day: 17



BEST PRO WRESTLING BOOK

1. DEATH OF WCW BY BRYAN ALVAREZ & R.D. REYNOLDS: 257

2. The Best in the World At What I have No Idea/Chris Jericho: 135

3. Bluegrass Brawlers: The Story of Professional Wrestling in Louisville/John Cosper: 18

4. Is this Legal/Art Davie/Sean Wheelock: 16

5. Memphis Wrestling 1977/Mark James: 12



BEST PRO WRESTLING DVD

1. LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, MY NAME IS PAUL HEYMAN: 381

2. Macho Man: The Randy Savage Story : 52

3. Wrestling Road Diaries II: 9
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Bryan's 9 year streak of "Best Technical Wrestler" was broken. If you haven't seen what is MotY, you should check it out. There is no, "this crowd is quiet and respectful". The crowd was molten lava from the entrances and this match had 0 story coming in.
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01-22-2015 , 08:02 AM
I don't know Japanese wrestling at all so I can't comment on those. Most of the categories with heavy WWE representation seem pretty accurate. Love the three headed monster Raw announcing team winning the worst 3 spots overwhelmingly.

Mizdow got straight robbed for best gimmick. Rusev & Lana? Really?

I'll check out the MOTY winner sometime soon.
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01-22-2015 , 08:25 AM
I also have no idea how Kane can get "Most Overrated" when he's irrelevant and I don't think anybody rates him at all. Those 1k+ votes should be thrown at Reigns and we can call it good.
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