In der aktuellen Ausgabe des Wrestling Observer Newsletters war es wieder einmal so weit: Die Ergebnisse der alljährlichen Awards wurden veröffentlicht und die Gewinner der prestigeträchtigsten und vielleicht wichtigsten Jahresawards wurden bekannt gegeben.
Gewählt wird jedes Jahr von den WrestlingObserver/F4WOnline-Lesern, unter denen sich Fans, Experten/Journalisten und Wrestler befinden. Dies ist im Gegensatz zur PWI500 oder WWE’s Slammys keine Kayfabe-Wahl. In jeder A-Kategorie durften 5, 3 und 2 Punkte für die Plätze 1, 2 und 3 vergeben werden. (Bei den B-Kategorien konnte nur Platz 1 vergeben werden) Gewählt wurde Promotionübergreifend, wobei einige Kategorien in MMA und Pro-Wrestling getrennt wurden. In Klammern könnt ihr die Angabe der „Platz 1“ Wertungen sehen, während die Zahl dahinter die Gesamtpunktzahl darstellt. Bewertungszeitraum war 1. Januar 2023 bis 31. Dezember 2023.
„CATEGORY A“ AWARDS – WINNERS
LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (WRESTLER des Jahres)
1. WILL OSPREAY (302) 1,814
2. Cody Rhodes (119) 1,330
3. MJF (80) 927
4. Roman Reigns (106) 904
5. Bryan Danielson (49) 590
6. Mistico (34) 458
7. Seth Rollins (8) 227
8. Kazuchika Okada (15) 218
9. Kento Miyahara (9) 141
10. Tam Nakano (0) 123
Jon Moxley 123
Erwähnenswerte: Orange Cassidy 116, Kenny Omega 68, CM Punk 67
Bisherige Gewinner: 1980 – Harley Race; 1981 – Harley Race; 1982 – Ric Flair; 1983 – Ric Flair; 1984 – Ric Flair; 1985 – Ric Flair; 1986 – Ric Flair; 1987 – Riki Choshu; 1988 – Akira Maeda; 1989 – Ric Flair; 1990 – Ric Flair; 1991 – Jumbo Tsuruta; 1992 – Ric Flair; 1993 – Vader; 1994 – Toshiaki Kawada; 1995 – Mitsuharu Misawa; 1996 – Kenta Kobashi; 1997 – Mitsuharu Misawa; 1998 – Steve Austin; 1999 – Mitsuharu Misawa; 2000 – HHH; 2001 – Keiji Muto; 2002 – Kurt Angle; 2003 – Kenta Kobashi; 2004 – Kenta Kobashi; 2005 – Kenta Kobashi; 2006 – Mistico; 2007 – John Cena; 2008 – Chris Jericho; 2009 – Chris Jericho; 2010 – John Cena; 2011 – Hiroshi Tanahashi; 2012 – Hiroshi Tanahashi; 2013 – Hiroshi Tanahashi; 2014 – Shinsuke Nakamura; 2015 – A.J. Styles; 2016 – A.J. Styles; 2017 – Kazuchika Okada; 2018 – Kenny Omega; 2019 – Chris Jericho; 2020 – Jon Moxley; 2021 – Kenny Omega; 2022 – Jon Moxley
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MOST VALUABLE (Wertvollster MMA Fighter)
1. JON JONES (57) 474
2. Islam Makhachev (51) 472
3. Leon Edwards (34) 332
4. Israel Adesanya (33) 224
5. Sean Strickland (18) 139
6. Alex Pereira (7) 122
7. Sean O’Malley (3) 106
8. Alexander Volkanovski (14) 83
9. Dustin Poirier 25
10. Alexa Grasso 18
Tom Aspinall 18
Bisherige Gewinner: 2007 – Randy Couture; 2008 – Brock Lesnar; 2009 – Brock Lesnar; 2010 – Brock Lesnar; 2011 – Georges St-Pierre; 2012 – Anderson Silva; 2013 – Georges St-Pierre; 2014 – Ronda Rousey; 2015 – Ronda Rousey; 2016 – Conor McGregor; 2017 – George s St-Pierre; 2018 – Conor McGregor; 2019 – Jorge Masvidal; 2020 – Khabib Nurmagomedov; 2021 – Kamaru Usman; 2022 – Israel Adesanya
MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER (Bester Wrestler)
1. WILL OSPREAY (548) 3,086
2. Bryan Danielson (122) 1,773
3. Kenny Omega (19) 590
4. Zack Sabre Jr. (15) 282
5. Kento Miyahara (11) 185
6. Gunther (15) 177
7. Kazuchika Okada 152
8. Shingo Takagi 122
9. Orange Cassidy 115
10. Mike Bailey 114
Erwähnenswerte: Jon Moxley 104, MJF 73, Seth Rollins 64, Eddie Kingston 62
Bisherige Gewinner: 1986 – Ric Flair; 1987 – Ric Flair; 1988 – Tatsumi Fujinami; 1989 – Ric Flair; 1990 – Jushin Liger; 1991 – Jushin Liger; 1992 – Jushin Liger; 1993 – Kenta Kobashi; 1994 – Kenta Kobashi; 1995 – Manami Toyota; 1996 – Rey Misterio Jr.; 1997 – Mitsuharu Misawa; 1998 – Koji Kanemoto; 1999 – Mitsuharu Misawa; 2000 – Chris Benoit; 2001 – Kurt Angle; 2002 – Kurt Angle; 2003 – Kurt Angle; 2004 – Chris Benoit; 2005 – Samoa Joe; 2006 – Bryan Danielson; 2007 – Bryan Danielson; 2008 – Bryan Danielson; 2009 – Bryan Danielson; 2010 – Daniel Bryan (Bryan Danielson); 2011 – Davey Richards; 2012 – Hiroshi Tanahashi; 2013 – Hiroshi Tanahashi; 2014 – A.J. Styles; 2015 – A.J. Styles; 2016 – A.J. Styles; 2017 – Kazuchika Okada; 2018 – Kenny Omega; 2019 – Will Ospreay; 2020 – Kenny Omega; 2021 – Shingo Takagi; 2022 – Will Ospreay
MOST OUTSTANDING FIGHTER OF THE YEAR (Bester MMA Kämpfer)
1. ISLAM MAKHACHEV (129) 793
2. Leon Edwards (26) 367
3. Sean Strickland (32) 306
4. Alex Pereira (10) 114
5. Jon Jones (6) 79
6. Justin Gaethje (4) 65
7. Alexander Volkanovski (5) 56
8. Alexa Grasso 43
9. Sean O’Malley 34
Amanda Nunes 34
Bisherige Gewinner: 1997 – Maurice Smith; 1998 – Frank Shamrock; 1999 – Frank Shamrock; 2000 – Kazushi Sakuraba; 2001 – Wanderlei Silva; 2002 – Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira; 2003 – Randy Couture; 2004 – Wanderlei Silva; 2005 – Fedor Emelianenko; 2006 – Mirko Cro Cop; 2007 – Quinton Jackson; 2008 – Georges St. Pierre; 2009 – Georges St. Pierre; 2010 – Georges St. Pierre; 2011 – Jon Jones; 2012 – Anderson Silva; 2013 – Cain Velasquez; 2014 – Ronda Rousey; 2015 – Conor McGregor; 2016 – Conor McGregor; 2017 – Demetrious Johnson; 2018 – Daniel Cormier; 2019 – Israel Adesanya; 2020 – Israel Adesanya; 2021 – Kamaru Usman; 2022 – Alexander Volkanovski
TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR (Tag Team des Jahres)
1. FTR (344) 2,341
2. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn (106) 1,128
3. Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi (71) 712
4. Takuya Nomura & Fuminori Abe (82) 473
5. Young Bucks (42) 435
6. Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher (7) 398
7. Francesco Akira & TJP (25) 379
8. Usos (6) 233
9. Jun & Rei Saito (8) 201
10. The Acclaimed (11) 188
Erwähnenswerte: Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi (1) 193, Natsupoi & Saori Anou 97, Jay White & Juice Robinson 91, Kazuchika Okada & Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii 81, Damien Priest & Finn Balor 79, Adam Cole & MJF 62
Bisherige Gewinner: 1980 – Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts); 1981 – Terry Gordy & Jimmy Snuka; 1982 – Stan Hansen & Ole Anderson; 1983 – Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood; 1984 – Road Warriors; 1985 – British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith); 1986 – Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton); 1987 – Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane); 1988 – Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane); 1989 – The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty); 1990 – Rick & Scott Steiner; 1991 – Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada; 1992 – Miracle Violence Combination (Steve Williams & Terry Gordy); 1993 – Hollywood Blondes (Brian Pillman & Steve Austin); 1994 – Los Gringos Locos (Love Machine Art Barr & Eddie Guerrero); 1995 – Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi; 1996 – Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama; 1997 – Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama; 1998 – Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa; 1999 – Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama; 2000 – Edge & Christian; 2001 – TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima); 2002 – Eddie & Chavo Guerrero; 2003 – KENTA & Naomichi Marufuji; 2004 – KENTA & Naomichi Marufuji; 2005 – America’s Most Wanted (Chris Harris & James Storm); 2006 – LAX (Homicide & Hernandez); 2007 – Mark & Jay Briscoe; 2008 – The Miz & John Morrison; 2009 – Eddie Edwards & Davey Richards; 2010 – Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli; 2011 – Giant Bernard (Tensai) & Karl Anderson; 2012 – Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian; 2013 – The Shield (Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns); 2014 – The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson); 2015 – The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson); 2016 – The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson); 2017 – The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson); 2018 – The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson); 2019 – Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix; 2020 – The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson); 2021 – Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson); 2022 – FTR
BEST ON INTERVIEWS (Bestes Mic-Work)
1. EDDIE KINGSTON (199) 1,483
2. MJF (140) 1,441
3. Christian Cage (148) 921
4. Jon Moxley (50) 705
5. Cody Rhodes (51) 626
6. Bryan Danielson (24) 362
7. Will Ospreay (32) 258
8. CM Punk (22) 233
9. LA Knight (16) 170
10. Don Callis (14) 129
Erwähnenswerte: Samoa Joe 121, Sami Zayn 94, Zack Sabre Jr. 90, Jay White 77, Paul Heyman 65, Ricky Starks 63
Bisherige Gewinner: 1981 – Lou Albano and Roddy Piper (tied); 1982 – Roddy Piper; 1983 – Roddy Piper; 1984 – Jimmy Hart; 1985 – Jim Cornette; 1986 – Jim Cornette; 1987 – Jim Cornette; 1988 – Jim Cornette; 1989 – Terry Funk; 1990 – Arn Anderson; 1991 – Ric Flair; 1992 – Ric Flair; 1993 – Jim Cornette; 1994 – Ric Flair; 1995 – Cactus Jack (Mick Foley); 1996 – Steve Austin; 1997 – Steve Austin; 1998 – Steve Austin; 1999 – The Rock; 2000 – The Rock; 2001 – Steve Austin; 2002 – Kurt Angle; 2003 – Chris Jericho; 2004 – Mick Foley; 2005 – Eddie Guerrero; 2006 – Mick Foley; 2007 – John Cena; 2008 – Chris Jericho; 2009 – Chris Jericho; 2010 – Chael Sonnen; 2011 – C.M. Punk; 2012 – C.M. Punk; 2013 – Paul Heyman; 2014 – Paul Heyman; 2015 – Conor McGregor; 2016 – Conor McGregor; 2017 – Conor McGregor; 2018 – Daniel Bryan; 2019 – Chris Jericho; 2020 – Eddie Kingston; 2021 – MJF; 2022- MJF
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR (Promotion des Jahres)
1. WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT (406) 2,359
2. All Elite Wrestling (194) 1,965
3. New Japan Pro Wrestling (17) 1,011
4. CMLL (90) 965
5. UFC (52) 580
6. All Japan Pro Wrestling (66) 571
7. Stardom (42) 569
8. Impact Wrestling 142
9. Dragon Gate (6) 57
Bisherige Gewinner – 1983 – Jim Crockett Promotions; 1984 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 1985 – All Japan Pro Wrestling; 1986 – UWF (Mid South Wrestling); 1987 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 1988 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 1989 – Universal Wrestling Federation Japan; 1990 – All Japan Pro Wrestling; 1991 – All Japan Pro Wrestling; 1992 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 1993 – All Japan Pro Wrestling; 1994 – AAA; 1995 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 1996 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 1997 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 1998 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 1999 – World Wrestling Federation; 2000 – World Wrestling Federation; 2001 – Pride Fighting Championships; 2002 – Pride Fighting Championships; 2003 – Pride Fighting Championships; 2004 – Pro Wrestling NOAH; 2005 – Pro Wrestling NOAH; 2006 – Ultimate Fighting Championships; 2007 – Ultimate Fighting Championships; 2008 – Ultimate Fighting Championships; 2009 – Ultimate Fighting Championships; 2010 – Ultimate Fighting Championships; 2011 – Ultimate Fighting Championships; 2012 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 2013 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 2014 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 2015 – New Japan Pro Wrestling ; 2016 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 2017 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 2018 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 2019 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 2020 – All Elite Wrestling; 2021 – All Elite Wrestling; 2022 – All Elite Wrestling
BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW (Beste wöchentliche TV-Show)
1. AEW DYNAMITE (430) 2,707
2. AEW Collision (74) 1,483
3. WWE Smackdown (128) 1,434
4. CMLL Super Viernes (67) 518
5. WWE NXT (3) 309
6. WWE Raw (4) 303
7. AEW Rampage 229
8. New Japan on AXS (8) 103
9. Impact Wrestling 91
10. We are Stardom (9) 82
Bisherige Gewinner: 1983 – New Japan World Pro Wrestling; 1984 – New Japan World Pro Wrestling; 1985 – Mid South Wrestling; 1986 – Universal Wrestling Federation (Mid South Wrestling): 1987 – CWA 90 Minute Memphis live show; 1988 – New Japan World Pro Wrestling; 1989 – All Japan Pro Wrestling; 1990 – All Japan Pro Wrestling; 1991 – All Japan Pro Wrestling; 1992 – All Japan Pro Wrestling; 1993 – All Japan Pro Wrestling; 1994 – Extreme Championship Wrestling; 1995 – Extreme Championship Wrestling; 1996 – Extreme Championship Wrestling; 1997 – New Japan World Pro Wrestling; 1998 – WWF Raw is War; 1999 – WWF Raw is War; 2000 – WWF Raw is War; 2001 – New Japan World Pro Wrestling; 2002 – WWE Smackdown; 2003 – Pro Wrestling NOAH; 2004 – WWE Raw; 2005 – UFC Ultimate Fighter; 2006 – UFC Ultimate Fighter; 2007 – UFC Ultimate Fighter; 2008 – UFC Ultimate Fighter; 2009 – WWE Smackdown; 2010 – Ring of Honor; 2011 – WWE Smackdown; 2012 – TNA Impact; 2013 WWE NXT; 2014 – WWE NXT; 2015 – WWE NXT; 2016 – New Japan World Pro Wrestling; 2017 – New Japan World Pro Wrestling; 2018 – WWE NXT; 2019 – AEW Dynamite; 2020 – AEW Dynamite; 2021 – AEW Dynamite; 2022 – AEW Dynamite
PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR (Bestes Wrestlingmatch des Jahres)
1. KENNY OMEGA VS. WILL OSPREAY 1/4 TOKYO (474) 3,018
2. Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay 6/25 Toronto (116) 1,227
3. MJF vs. Bryan Danielson 3/5 San Francisco (115) 1,065
4. Swerve Strickland vs. Adam Page 11/18 Los Angeles (33) 464
5. FTR vs. White & Robinson (5) 266
6. Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (13) 265
7. Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Kento Miyahara 7/15 (26) 244
8. Will Ospreay vs. Tetsuya Naito (8) 234
9. Queen’s Quest vs. Oedo Tai 6/25 Tokyo (19) 189
10. Gunther vs. Sheamus vs. Drew McIntyre (14) 177
Erwähnenswerte: Adam Page vs. Jon Moxley 3/5 San Francisco 153, Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Kento Miyahara 12/31 Tokyo 124, Will Ospreay vs. Shota Umino 11/4 Osaka 101
Bisherige Gewinner: 1980 – Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera 5/19 New York Madison Square Garden; 1981 – Pat Patterson vs. Sgt. Slaughter 4/21 New York Madison Square Garden; 1982 – Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama) vs. Dynamite Kid 8/5 Tokyo; 1983 – Ric Flair vs. Harley Race 11/24 Greensboro; 1984 – Freebirds vs. Von Erichs 7/4 Fort Worth; 1985 – Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa) vs. Kuniaki Kobayashi 6/12 Tokyo; 1986 – Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham 2/14 Orlando; 1987 – Ricky Steamboat vs. Randy Savage 3/29 Pontiac; 1988 – Ric Flair vs. Sting 3/27 Greensboro; 1989 – Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat 4/2 New Orleans; 1990 – Jushin Liger vs. Naoki Sano (Takuma Sano) 1/31 Osaka; 1991 – Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki 3/21 Tokyo; 1992 – Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas vs. Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi 5/25 Sendai; 1993 – Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada vs. Dynamite Kansai & Mayumi Ozaki 4/21 Osaka; 1994 – Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon (Scott Hall) 3/20 New York Madison Square Garden; 1995 – Manami Toyota vs. Kyoko Inoue 5/7 Tokyo; 1996 – Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama vs. Steve Williams & Johnny Ace 6/7 Tokyo; 1997 – Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin 3/23 Chicago; 1998 – Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi 10/31 Tokyo; 1999 – Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi 6/11 Tokyo; 2000 – Atlantis vs. Villano III 3/17 Mexico City; 2001 – Keiji Muto vs. Genichiro Tenryu 6/8 Tokyo; 2002 – Chris Benoit & Kurt Angle vs. Edge & Rey Mysterio 10/20 Little Rock; 2003 – Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi 3/1 Tokyo; 2004 – Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama 7/10 Tokyo Dome; 2005 – Kenta Kobashi vs. Samoa Joe 10/1 New York; 2006 – Dragon Kid & Ryo Saito & Genki Horiguchi vs. Cima & Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino 3/31 Chicago; 2007 – Bryan Danielson vs. Takeshi Morishima 8/25 New York; 2008 – Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho 10/5 Portland, OR; 2009 – Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels 4/5 Houston; 2010 – Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels 3/28 Phoenix; 2011 – John Cena vs. C.M. Punk 7/17 Chicago; 2012 – Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Minoru Suzuki 10/8 Tokyo; 2013 – Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada 4/7 Tokyo; 2014 – A.J. Styles vs. Minoru Suzuki 8/1 Tokyo; 2015 – Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi 1/4 Tokyo; 2016 – Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada 1/4 Tokyo; 2017 – Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada 1/4 Tokyo; 2018 – Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada 6/9 Osaka; 2019 – Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi 6/5 Tokyo; 2020 – Young Bucks vs. Kenny Omega & Adam Page 2/29 Chicago; 2021 – Young Bucks vs. Penta & Rey Fenix 9/5 Chicago; 2022 – Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay 8/18 Tokyo
MMA FIGHT OF THE YEAR (MMA Kampf des Jahres)
1. ALEXANDER VOLKANOVSKI VS. ISLAM MAKHACHEV 2/11 PERTH, AUSTRALIA (164) 822
2. Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Moreno 7/8 Las Vegas (7) 285
3. Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev 3/18 London (2) 171
4. Geoff Neal vs. Shavkat Rakhimonov 3/4 Las Vegas (3) 91
5. Jamahal Hill vs. Glover Teixeira 2/21 Rio de Janeiro (8) 83
6. Irene Aldana vs. Karol Rosa 12/16 Las Vegas (9) 83
7. Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko 3/4 Las Vegas (10) 63
8. Dan Hooker vs. Jalin Turner (6) 47
Bisherige Gewinner: 1997 – Maurice Smith vs. Mark Coleman 7/27 Birmingham; 1998 – Jerry Bohlander vs. Kevin Jackson 3/13 New Orleans; 1999 – Frank Shamrock vs. Tito Ortiz 9/24 Lake Charles; 2000 – Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Royce Gracie 5/1 Tokyo Dome; 2001 – Randy Couture vs. Pedro Rizzo 5/4 Atlantic City; 2002 – Don Frye vs. Yoshihiro Takayama 6/23 Saitama; 2003 – Wanderlei Silva vs. Hidehiko Yoshida 11/9 Tokyo Dome; 2004 – Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva 10/31 Saitama; 2005 – Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar 4/9 Las Vegas; 2006 – Diego Sanchez vs. Karo Parisyan 8/17 Las Vegas; 2007 – Randy Couture vs. Tim Sylvia 3/3 Columbus; 2008 – Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson 7/5 Las Vegas; 2009 – Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida 6/20 Las Vegas; 2010 – Leonard Garcia vs. Chan Sung Jung 4/24 Sacramento; 2011 – Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio Shogun Rua 11/19 San Jose; 2012 – Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier 5/15 Fairfax, VA; 2013 – Gilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez 10/19 Houston; 2014 – Robbie Lawler vs. Johny Hendricks 3/15 Dallas; 2015 – Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald 7/11 Las Vegas; 2016 – Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit 1/02 Las Vegas; 2017 – Cub Swanson vs. Doo Ho Choi 12/10/2016 Toronto; 2018 – Justin Gaethje vs. Dustin Poirier 4/14 Glendale, AZ; 2019 – Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum 4/3 Atlanta, GA; 2020 Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk 3/7 Las Vegas; 2021 – Michael Chandler vs. Justin Gaethje 11/6 New York; 2022 – Jiro Prochazka vs. Glover Teixera 6/11 Kallang, Singapore
„CATEGORY B“ AWARDS – WINNER
UNITED STATES/CANADA MVP
1. CODY RHODES 268
2. Bryan Danielson 139
3. MJF 135
4. Roman Reigns 109
5. Jon Moxley 36
6. Orange Cassidy 30
7. Kenny Omega 15
8. CM Punk 14
9. Seth Rollins 13
10. Sami Zayn 8
Erwähnenswerte: Christian Cage 6
Bisherige Gewinner: 2018 – A.J. Styles; 2019 – Chris Jericho; 2020 – Jon Moxley; 2021 – Kenny Omega; 2022 – Jon Moxley
KOICHI YOSHIZAWA AWARD – JAPANESE MVP
1. WILL OSPREAY 434
2. Kazuchika Okada 243
3. Tetsuya Naito 80
4. Kento Miyahara 67
5. Yuma Aoyagi 30
6. Tam Nakano 27
7. Giulia 20
8. Sanada 17
9. Kenoh 10
10. Maika 8
Bisherige Gewinner: 2018- Kenny Omega; 2019 – Kazuchika Okada; 2020 – Tetsuya Naito; 2021 – Shingo Takagi; 2022 – Kazuchika Okada
MEXICO MVP
1. MISTICO 416
2. El Hijo del Vikingo 314
3. Rocky Romero 68
4. Volador Jr. 30
5. Pentagon Jr. 7
Bisherige Gewinner: 2018 – L.A. Park; 2019 – Rey Fenix; 2020 – Rey Fenix; 2021 – El Hijo del Vikingo; 2022 – El Hijo del Vikingo
EUROPE MVP
1. WILL OSPREAY 754
2. Michael Oku ` ` 45
3. Zack Sabre Jr. 26
4. Spike Trivet 8
Bisherige Gewinner: 2018 – Walter; 2019 – Walter; 2020 – Walter; 2021 – Will Ospreay; 2022 – Will Ospreay
HODGE AWARD/NON-HEAVYWEIGHT MVP
1. EL HIJO DEL VIKINGO 189
2. Hiromu Takahashi 144
3. Darby Allin 139
4. Orange Cassidy 83
5. Mistico 34
6. Titan 25
El Desperado 25
8. Mike Bailey 24
9. Bryan Danielson 20
10. Rocky Romero 18
Erwähnenswerte: Mascara Dorada 9, Francesco Akira 8, Axiom 8, Ilja Dragunov 8, Rey Mysterio 7, Carmelo Hayes 7, Rey Fenix 6
Bisherige Gewinner: 2018 – Will Ospreay; 2019 – Will Ospreay; 2020 – Hiromu Takahashi; 2021 – Darby Allin; 2022 – El Hijo del Vikingo
WOMEN’S WRESTLING MVP
1. RHEA RIPLEY 359
2. Giulia 162
3. Athena 114
4. Tam Nakano 65
5. Becky Lynch 63
6. Toni Storm 55
7. Suzu Suzuki 9
Miyu Yamashita 9
9. Mayu Iwatani 8
10. Syuri 7
Bisherige Gewinner: 2018 – Becky Lynch; 2019 – Becky Lynch; 2020 – Bayley; 2021 – Utami Hayashishita; 2022 – Syuri
WOMEN’S MMA MVP
1. ALEXA GRASSO 147
2. Zhang Weili 45
3. Amanda Nunes 20
Bisherige Gewinner: 2018 – Amanda Nunes; 2019 – Amanda Nunes; 2020 – Amanda Nunes; 2021 – Rose Namajunas; 2022 – Zhang Weili
FEUD OF THE YEAR (Fehde des Jahres)
1. SAMI ZAYN & KEVIN OWENS VS. BLOODLINE 268
2. Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland 119
3. Kento Miyahara vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima 98
4. Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay 91
5. Adam Page vs. Jon Moxley 44
6. Elite vs. BCC 35
7. Rocky Romero vs. Volador Jr. 29
8. Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso 23
9. Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar 17
10. MJF vs. The Devil 14
Erwähnenswerte: Giulia vs. Tam Nakano 11, Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes 8, Adam Copeland vs. Christian Cage 6, Kenny Omega vs. Don Callis 6, FTR vs Jay White & Juice Robinson 5
Bisherige Gewinner: 1980 – Bruno Sammartino vs. Larry Zbyszko; 1981 – Andre the Giant vs. Killer Khan; 1982 – Ted DiBiase vs. Junkyard Dog; 1983 – Freebirds vs. Von Erichs; 1984 – Freebirds vs. Von Erichs; 1985 – Ted DiBiase vs. Jim Duggan; 1986 – Hulk Hogan vs. Paul Orndorff; 1987 – Jerry Lawler vs. Austin Idol & Tommy Rich; 1988 – Midnight Express vs. Fantastics; 1989 – Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk; 1990 – Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mitsuharu Misawa; 1991 – Jumbo Tsuruta & company vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & company; 1992 – Moondogs vs. Jerry Lawler & Jeff Jarrett; 1993 – Bret Hart vs. Jerry Lawler; 1994 – Los Gringos Locos vs. Mexican AAA; 1995 – Dean Malenko vs. Eddie Guerrero; 1996 – WCW vs. NWO; 1997 – Steve Austin vs. Hart Foundation; 1998 – Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon; 1999 – Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon; 2000 – HHH vs. Mick Foley; 2001 – Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Wanderlei Silva; 2002 – Ken Shamrock vs. Tito Ortiz; 2003 – Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle; 2004 – HHH vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Benoit; 2005 – Batista vs. HHH; 2006 – Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock; 2007 – Undertaker vs. Batista ; 2008 – Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels; 2009 – C.M. Punk vs. Jeff Hardy; 2010 – Kevin Steen vs. El Generico; 2011 – John Cena vs. C.M. Punk; 2012 – Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada; 2013 – Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada; 2014 – Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier; 2015 – Conor McGregor vs. Jose Aldo; 2016 – Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz; 2017 – Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada; 2018 – Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa; 2019 – Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano; 2020 – Jon Moxley vs. Eddie Kingston; 2021 – Kenny Omega vs. Adam Page; 2022 – FTR vs. Mark & Jay Briscoe
BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW (Finanziell am Wertvollsten)
MMA
1. JON JONES
2. Israel Adesanya
3. Islam Makhachev
PRO WRESTLING
1. ROMAN REIGNS
2. Cody Rhodes
3. John Cena
BEST BABYFACE PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS: 1980 – Dusty Rhodes; 1981 – Tommy Rich; 1982 – Hulk Hogan; 1983 – Hulk Hogan; 1984 – Hulk Hogan; 1985 – Hulk Hogan; 1986 – Hulk Hogan; 1987 – Hulk Hogan; 1988 – Hulk Hogan; 1989 – Hulk Hogan; 1990 – Hulk Hogan; 1991 – Hulk Hogan; 1992 – Sting; 1993 – Atsushi Onita; 1994 – Atsushi Onita; 1995 – Perro Aguayo Sr.; 1996 – Shawn Michaels
BEST HEEL PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS: 1980 – Larry Zbyszko; 1981 – Don Muraco; 1982 – Buzz Sawyer; 1983 – Michael Hayes; 1984 – Roddy Piper; 1985 – Roddy Piper; 1986 – Michael Hayes; 1987 – Ted DiBiase; 1988 – Ted DiBiase; 1989 – Terry Funk; 1990 – Ric Flair; 1991 – The Undertaker; 1992 – Rick Rude; 1993 – Vader; 1994 – Love Machine (Art Barr); 1995 – Masahiro Chono; 1996 – Steve Austin
Bisherige Gewinner: 1997 – Hulk Hogan; 1998 – Steve Austin; 1999 – Steve Austin; 2000 – The Rock; 2001 – Kazushi Sakuraba; 2002 – Bob Sapp; 2003 – Bob Sapp; 2004 – Kenta Kobashi; 2005 – Kenta Kobashi; 2006 – Mistico; 2007 – John Cena; 2008 – Brock Lesnar; 2009 – Brock Lesnar; 2010 – Brock Lesnar; 2011 – The Rock; 2012 – The Rock; 2013 – Georges St-Pierre; 2014 – Ronda Rousey; 2015 – Ronda Rousey ; 2016 – Conor McGregor; 2017 – Conor McGregor; 2018 – Conor McGregor; 2019 – Chris Jericho; 2020 – Conor McGregor; 2021 – Conor McGregor/C.M. Punk; 2022 – Israel Adesanya/Roman Reigns
MOST IMPROVED (Am meisten verbessert)
1. JULIA HART 117
2. Dominik Mysterio 86
3. Mariah May 49
Shota Umino 49
5. Swerve Strickland 47
6. Yota Tsuji 42
7. Trick Williams 29
8. Big Bill 26
Hikuleo 26
10. The Gunn Brothers ` 25
Erwähnenswerte: Tiffany Stratton 22, Kyle Fletcher 20, Daniel Garcia 20, Mai Sakurai 18, Henare 17, El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. 17, LA Knight 15, Billie Starkz 13, Gabe Kidd 9, Yuma Anzai 9, Kosei Fujita 9, Luke Jacobs 8, Soberano Jr. 8, Lola Vice 7, Wheeler Yuta 6
Bisherige Gewinner: 1980 – Larry Zbyszko; 1981 – Adrian Adonis; 1982 – Jim Duggan; 1983 – Curt Hennig; 1984 – The Cobra (George Takano); 1985 – Steve Williams; 1986 – Rick Steiner; 1987 – Big Bubba Rogers (Ray Traylor); 1988 – Sting; 1989 – Lex Luger; 1990 – Kenta Kobashi; 1991 – Dustin Rhodes; 1992 – El Samurai; 1993 – Tracy Smothers; 1994 – Diesel (Kevin Nash); 1995 – Johnny B. Badd (Marc Mero); 1996 – Diamond Dallas Page; 1997 – Tatsuhito Takaiwa; 1998 – The Rock; 1999 – Vader; 2000 – Kurt Angle; 2001 – Keiji Muto; 2002 – Brock Lesnar; 2003 – Brock Lesnar; 2004 – Randy Orton; 2005 – Roderick Strong; 2006 – Takeshi Morishima; 2007 – MVP; 2008 – The Miz; 2009 – The Miz; 2010 – Sheamus; 2011 – Dolph Ziggler; 2012 – Kazuchika Okada; 2013 – Roman Reigns; 2014 – Rusev; 2015 – Bayley; 2016 – Matt Riddle; 2017 – Braun Strowman; 2018 – Adam Page; 2019 – Lance Archer; 2020 – Lance Archer; 2021 – Tay Conti (Tay Melo); 2022 – The Acclaimed
MOST CHARISMATIC (Das meiste Charisma)
1. MJF 162
2. Roman Reigns 88
3. Kento Miyahara 81
4. Giulia 57
5. Cody Rhodes 49
6. Eddie Kingston 48
7. Orange Cassidy 44
CM Punk 44
8. Swerve Strickland 43
9. LA Knight 36
10. Dominik Mysterio 35
Erwähnenswerte: Yota Tsuji 25, Jon Moxley 19, Christian Cage 18, Tetsuya Naito 17, Sami Zayn 11
Bisherige Gewinner: 1980 – Ric Flair; 1981 – Michael Hayes; 1982 – Dusty Rhodes and Ric Flair (tied); 1983 – Ric Flair; 1984 – Ric Flair; 1985 – Hulk Hogan; 1986 – Hulk Hogan; 1987 – Hulk Hogan; 1988 – Sting; 1989 – Hulk Hogan; 1990 – Hulk Hogan; 1991 – Hulk Hogan; 1992 – Sting; 1993 – Ric Flair; 1994 – Atsushi Onita; 1995 – Shawn Michaels; 1996 – Shawn Michaels; 1997 – Steve Austin; 1998 – Steve Austin; 1999 – The Rock; 2000 – The Rock; 2001 – The Rock; 2002 – The Rock; 2003 – Bob Sapp; 2004 – Eddie Guerrero; 2005 – Eddie Guerrero; 2006 – John Cena; 2007 – John Cena; 2008 – John Cena; 2009 – John Cena; 2010 – John Cena; 2011 – The Rock; 2012 – The Rock; 2013 – Hiroshi Tanahashi; 2014 – Shinsuke Nakamura; 2015 – Shinsuke Nakamura; 2016 – Conor McGregor; 2017 – Tetsuya Naito ; 2018 – Tetsuya Naito; 2019 – Chris Jericho; 2020 – MJF; 2021 – C.M. Punk; 2022 – MJF
BRYAN DANIELSON AWARD / BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER (Bester Techniker)
1. BRYAN DANIELSON 549
2. Zack Sabre Jr. 427
3. Josh Alexander 17
Bisherige Gewinner: 1980 – Bob Backlund; 1981 – Ted DiBiase; 1982 – Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama); 1983 – Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama); 1984 – Dynamite Kid and Masa Saito (tied); 1985 – Tatsumi Fujinami; 1986 – Tatsumi Fujinami; 1987 – Nobuhiko Takada; 1988 – Tatsumi Fujinami; 1989 – Jushin Liger; 1990 – Jushin Liger; 1991 – Jushin Liger; 1992 – Jushin Liger; 1993 – Hiroshi Hase; 1994 – Chris Benoit; 1995 – Chris Benoit; 1996 – Dean Malenko; 1997 – Dean Malenko; 1998 – Kiyoshi Tamura; 1999 – Shinjiro Otani; 2000 – Chris Benoit; 2001 – Minoru Tanaka; 2002 – Kurt Angle; 2003 – Chris Benoit; 2004 – Chris Benoit; 2005 – Bryan Danielson; 2006 – Bryan Danielson; 2007 – Bryan Danielson; 2008 – Bryan Danielson; 2009 – Bryan Danielson; 2010 – Daniel Bryan (Bryan Danielson); 2011 – Daniel Bryan; 2012 – Daniel Bryan; 2013 – Daniel Bryan; 2014 – Zack Sabre Jr.; 2015 – Zack Sabre Jr.; 2016 – Zack Sabre Jr.; 2017 – Zack Sabre Jr. ; 2018 – Zack Sabre Jr.; 2019 – Zack Sabre Jr.; 2020 – Zack Sabre Jr; 2021 – Bryan Danielson; 2022 – Bryan Danielson
BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD / BEST BRAWLER (BESTE BRAWLER)
1. JON MOXLEY 383
2. Tomohiro Ishii 91
3. Adam Page 78
4. Eddie Kingston 74
5. Gunther 46
6. Rush 32
Shingo Takagi 32
8. Giulia 9
9. Samoa Joe 7
Sheamus 7
Bisherige Gewinner: 1980 – Bruiser Brody; 1981 – Bruiser Brody; 1982 – Bruiser Brody; 1983 – Bruiser Brody; 1984 – Bruiser Brody; 1985 – Sta n Hansen; 1986 – Terry Gordy; 1987 – Bruiser Brody; 1988 – Bruiser Brody; 1989 – Terry Funk; 1990 – Stan Hansen; 1991 – Cactus Jack (Mick Foley); 1992 – Cactus Jack; 1993 – Cactus Jack; 1994 – Cactus Jack; 1995 – Cactus Jack; 1996 – Mankind (Mick Foley); 1997 – Mankind; 1998 – Mankind; 1999 – Mick Foley; 2000 – Mick Foley; 2001 – Steve Austin; 2002 – Yoshihiro Takayama; 2003 – Brock Lesnar; 2004 – Chris Benoit; 2005 – Samoa Joe; 2006 – Samoa Joe; 2007 – Takeshi Morishima; 2008 – Necro Butcher; 2009 – Necro Butcher; 2010 – Kevin Steen; 2011 – Kevin Steen; 2012 – Kevin Steen; 2013 – Katsuyori Shibata; 2014 – Tomohiro Ishii; 2015 – Tomohiro Ishii; 2016 – Tomohiro Ishii; 2017 – Tomohiro Ishii; 2018 – Tomohiro Ishii; 2019 Tomohiro Ishii; 2020 – Jon Moxley; 2021 – Jon Moxley; 2022 – Jon Moxley
BEST FLYING WRESTLER (Bester High-Flyer)
1. EL HIJO DEL VIKINGO 595
2. Will Ospreay 52
3. Rey Fenix 37
4. Mascara Dorada 36
5. Komander 28
6. Neon 20
7. Ninja Mack 10
8. Mistico 8
El Phantasmo 8
Starlight Kid 8
Titan 8
Erwähnenswerte: Lio Rush 7, Kevin Knight 7, Penta 6, Dragon Lee 6, Darby Allin 5
Bisherige Gewinner: 1981 – Jimmy Snuka; 1982 – Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama); 1983 – Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama); 1984 – Dynamite Kid; 1985 – Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa); 1986 – Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa); 1987 – Owen Hart; 1988 – Owen Hart; 1989 – Jushin Liger; 1990 – Jushin Liger; 1991 – Jushin Liger; 1992 – Jushin Liger; 1993 – Jushin Liger; 1994 – Great Sasuke; 1995 – Rey Misterio Jr.; 1996 – Rey Misterio Jr.; 1997 – Rey Misterio Jr.; 1998 – Juventud Guerrera; 1999 – Juventud Guerrera; 2000 – Jeff Hardy; 2001 – Dragon Kid; 2002 – Rey Mysterio; 2003 – Rey Mysterio; 2004 – Rey Mysterio; 2005 – A.J. Styles; 2006 – Mistico; 2007 – Mistico; 2008 – Evan Bourne; 2009 – Kota Ibushi; 2010 – Kota Ibushi; 2011 – Ricochet; 2012 – Kota Ibushi; 2013 – Kota Ibushi; 2014 – Ricochet; 2015 – Ricochet; 2016 – Will Ospreay; 2017 – Will Ospreay; 2018 – Will Ospreay; 2019 – Will Ospreay; 2020 – Rey Fenix; 2021 – Rey Fenix; 2022 – El Hijo del Vikingo
MOST OVERRATED (Am meisten überschätzt)
1. SANADA 114
2. Roman Reigns 109
3. CM Punk 63
4. Tyrus 62
5. MJF 55
6. Austin Theory 50
7. Nia Jax 43
8. Chris Jericho 42
9. LA Knight 21
10. Jake Lee 20
Erwähnenswerte: The Miz 15, Bianca Belair 14, Yujiro Takahashi 9, Saraya 7
Bisherige Gewinner: 1980 – Mr. Wrestling II (Johnny Walker); 1981 – Pedro Morales; 1982 – Pedro Morales; 1983 – Bob Backlund; 1984 – John Studd; 1985 – Hulk Hogan; 1986 – Hulk Hogan; 1987 – Dusty Rhodes; 1988 – Dusty Rhodes; 1989 – Ultimate Warrior; 1990 – Ultimate Warrior; 1991 – Ultimate Warrior; 1992 – Erik Watts; 1993 – Sid Vicious; 1994 – Hulk Hogan; 1995 – Hulk Hogan; 1996 – Hulk Hogan; 1997 – Hulk Hogan; 1998 – Hulk Hogan; 1999 – Kevin Nash; 2000 – Kevin Nash; 2001 – The Undertaker; 2002 – HHH; 2003 – HHH; 2004 – HHH; 2005 – Jeff Jarrett; 2006 – Batista; 2007 – Great Khali; 2008 – Vladimir Kozlov; 2009 – HHH; 2010 – Kane; 2011 – Crimson; 2012 – Ryback; 2013 – Randy Orton; 2014 – Kane; 2015 – Kane; 2016 – Roman Reigns; 2017 – Jinder Mahal; 2018 – Baron Corbin; 2019 – King Corbin; 2020 – Bray Wyatt; 2021 – Evil; 2022 – Ronda Rousey
MOST UNDERRATED (Am meisten unterschätzt)
1. CHAD GABLE 84
2. Konosuke Takeshita 80
3. Daniel Garcia 50
4. Mike Bailey 49
5. Yota Tsuji 42
6. Ricochet 35
7. Rush 30
8. Komander 27
9. Britt Baker 24
10. Adam Page 20
Erwähnenswerte: Kaito Kiyomiya 17, Utami Hayashishita 17, Tyler Bate 15, Powerhouse Hobbs 13, Ricky Starks 12, Natsupoi 10, Black Taurus 9, Rocky Romero 8, Henare 8, Natalya 8, Alex Shelley 8, Riho 8, Willow Nightingale 7, Mike Santana 7, Malakai Black 6, Ethan Page 6, Toa Liona 5, Jay Lethal 5
Bisherige Gewinner: 1980 – Iron Sheik; 1981 – Buzz Sawyer; 1982 – Adrian Adonis; 1983 – Dynamite Kid; 1984 – Brian Blair; 1985 – Bobby Eaton; 1986 – Bobby Eaton; 1987 – Brad Armstrong; 1988 – Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa); 1989 – Dan Kroffat (Phil LaFon); 1990 – Bobby Eaton; 1991 – Terry Taylor; 1992 – Terry Taylor; 1993 – Bobby Eaton; 1994 – Brian Pillman; 1995 – Skip (Chris Candito); 1996 – Leif Cassidy (Al Snow); 1997 – Flash Funk (Too Cold Scorpio); 1998 – Chris Benoit; 1999 – Chris Jericho; 2000 – Chris Jericho; 2001 – Lance Storm; 2002 – Booker T; 2003 – Ultimo Dragon; 2004 – Paul London; 2005 – Shelton Benjamin; 2006 – Shelton Benjamin; 2007 – Shelton Benjamin; 2008 – MVP; 2009 – Evan Bourne; 2010 – Kaval (Low Ki); 2011 – Dolph Ziggler; 2012 – Tyson Kidd; 2013- Antonio Cesaro; 2014 – Cesaro; 2015 – Cesaro; 2016 – Cesaro; 2017 – Rusev; 2018 – Finn Balor; 2019 – Shorty G (Chad Gable); 2020 – Ricochet; 2021 – Ricochet; 2022 – Konosuke Takeshita
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (Neuling des Jahres)
1. YUMA ANZAI 205
2. Action Andretti 140
3. Megan Bayne 65
4. Oleg Boltin 49
5. Kelani Jordan 38
6. Oba Femi 35
7. Billie Starkz 31
8. Santana Jackson 17
Futuro 17
10. Wakana Uehara 16
Erwähnenswerte: Yuzuki 8, Takeshi Masada 8, Mark Trew 8, Azusa Inaba 7
Bisherige Gewinner: 1981 – Brad Armstrong and Brad Rheingans (tied); 1982 – Steve Williams; 1983 – Road Warriors; 1984 – Tom Zenk and Keiichi Yamada (Jushin Liger) (tied); 1985 – Jack Victory; 1986 – Bam Bam Bigelow; 1987 – Brian Pillman; 1988 – Gary Albright; 1989 – Dustin Rhodes; 1990 – Steve Austin; 1991 – Johnny B. Badd (Marc Mero); 1992 – Rey Misterio Jr.;1993 – Jun Akiyama; 1994 – Mikey Whipwreck; 1995 – Perro Aguayo Jr.; 1996 – The Giant (Paul “Big Show” Wight); 1997 – Mr. Aguila; 1998 – Bill Goldberg; 1999 – Blitzkrieg; 2000 – Sean O’Haire; 2001 – El Hombre sin Nombre (Rayman); 2002 – Bob Sapp; 2003 – Chris Sabin; 2004 – Petey Williams; 2005 – Shingo Takagi; 2006 – Atsushi Aoki; 2007 – Erick Stevens; 2008 – Kai; 2009 – Frightmare; 2010 – Adam Cole; 2011 – Daichi Hashimoto; 2012 – Dinastia; 2013 – Yohei Komatsu (Yoh); 2014 – Dragon Lee; 2015 – Chad Gable; 2016 – Matt Riddle; 2017 – Katsuya Kitamura; 2018 – Ronda Rousey; 2019 – Jungle Boy Jack Perry; 2020 – Pat McAfee; 2021 – Jade Cargill; 2022 – Bron Breakker
BEST NON-WRESTLER (Bester Non-Wrestler)
1. DON CALLIS 266
2. Paul Heyman 198
3. Prince Nana 175
4. Renee Paquette 31
5. RJ City 18
Nick Aldis 18
7. Nigel McGuinness 12
8. Samantha Irvin 7
Bisherige Gewinner: 1999 – Vince McMahon; 2000 – Vince McMahon; 2001 – Paul Heyman; 2002 – Paul Heyman; 2003 – Steve Austin; 2004 – Paul Heyman; 2005 – Eric Bischoff; 2006 – Jim Cornette; 2007 – Larry Sweeney; 2008 – Larry Sweeney; 2009 – Vickie Guerrero; 2010 – Vickie Guerrero; 2011 – Ricardo Rodriguez; 2012 – Paul Heyman; 2013 – Paul Heyman; 2014 – Paul Heyman; 2015 – Dario Cueto; 2016 – Dario Cueto; 2017 – Daniel Bryan; 2018 – Paul Heyman ; 2019 – Paul Heyman; 2020 – Taz; 2021 – Paul Heyman; 2022 – Paul Heyman
MANAGER OF THE YEAR Bisherige Gewinner: 1983 – Jimmy Hart; 1984 – Jim Cornette; 1985 – Jim Cornette; 1986 – Jim Cornette; 1987 – Jim Cornette; 1988 – Jim Cornette; 1989 – Jim Cornette; 1990 – Jim Cornette; 1991 – Sensational Sherri (Sherri Martel); 1992 – Jim Cornette; 1993 – Jim Cornette; 1994 – Jim Cornette; 1995 – Jim Cornette; 1996 – Jim Cornette
BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER (Bester Kommentator)
1. EXCALIBUR 183
2. Ian Riccaboni 139
3. Kevin Kelly 137
4. Nigel McGuinness 133
5. Chris Charlton 89
6. Michael Cole 37
7. Tony Schiavone 36
8. Taz 19
9. Jim Ross 11
10. Jae Church 10
Erwähnenswerte: Wade Barrett 8
Bisherige Gewinner: 1981 – Gordon Solie; 1982 – Gordon Solie; 1983 – Gordon Solie; 1984 – Lance Russell; 1985 – Lance Russell; 1986 – Lance Russell; 1987 – Lance Russell; 1988 – Jim Ross; 1989 – Jim Ross; 1990 – Jim Ross; 1991 – Jim Ross; 1992 – Jim Ross; 1993 – Jim Ross; 1994 – Joey Styles; 1995 – Joey Styles; 1996 – Joey Styles; 1997 – Mike Tenay; 1998 – Jim Ross; 1999 – Jim Ross; 2000 – Jim Ross; 2001 – Jim Ross; 2002 – Mike Tenay; 2003 – Mike Tenay; 2004 – Mike Tenay; 2005 – Mike Tenay; 2006 – Jim Ross; 2007 – Jim Ross; 2008 – Matt Striker; 2009 – Jim Ross; 2010 – Joe Rogan; 2011 – Joe Rogan; 2012 – Jim Ross; 2013 – William Regal; 2014 – William Regal; 2015 – Mauro Ranallo; 2016 – Mauro Ranallo; 2017 – Mauro Ranallo; 2018 – Kevin Kelly; 2019 – Kevin Kelly; 2020 – Excalibur; 2021 – Excalibur; 2022 – Kevin Kelly
WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER (Schlechtester Kommentator)
1. BOOKER T 198
2. Kevin Patrick 162
3. Jim Ross 90
4. Michael Cole 48
5. Corey Graves 42
6. Kevin Kelly 36
7. Chris Jericho 35
8. Matt Striker 27
9. Vic Joseph 23
10. Tony Schiavone 22
Erwähnenswerte: Pat McAfee 21, Taz 19, Excalibur 11
Bisherige Gewinner – 1984 – Angelo Mosca; 1985 – Gorilla Monsoon; 1986 – David Crockett; 1987 – David Crockett; 1988 – David Crockett; 1989 – Ed Whalen; 1990 – Herb Abrams; 1991 – Gorilla Monsoon; 1992 – Gorilla Monsoon 1993 – Gorilla Monsoon; 1994 – Gorilla Monsoon; 1995 – Gorilla Monsoon; 1996 – Steve McMichael 1997 – Dusty Rhodes; 1998 – Lee Marshall; 1999 – Tony Schiavone; 2000 – Tony Schiavone; 2001 – Michael Cole; 2002 – Jerry Lawler; 2003 – Jonathan Coachman; 2004 – Todd Grisham; 2005 – Jonathan Coachman; 2006 – Todd Grisham; 2007 – Don West; 2008 – Mike Adamle; 2009 – Michael Cole; 2010 – Michael Cole; 2011 – Michael Cole; 2012 – Michael Cole; 2013 – Taz; 2014 – John Layfield; 2015 – John Layfield; 2016 – David Otunga; 2017 – Booker T; 2018 – Jonathan Coachman; 2019 – Corey Graves; 2020 – Michael Cole; 2021 – Corey Graves; 2022 – Corey Graves
BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW (Beste Großveranstaltung)
1. AEW REVOLUTION 3/5 SAN FRANCISCO 188
2. AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door 6/25 Toronto 128
3. AEW All In 8-27 London 111
4. WWE WrestleMania night one 4/1 Los Angeles 101
5. AEW All Out 9/3 Chicago 72
6. Stardom All-Star Queendom 4/23 Yokohama 59
7. NJPW WrestleKingdom 1/4 Tokyo Dome 43
8. ROH Keiji Muto’s Last Love 2/21 Tokyo Dome 41
9. AEW WrestleDream 10/1 Seattle 19
10. ROH Supercard of Honor 3/31 Los Angeles 15
Erwähnenswerte: AEW Full Gear 11/18 Los Angeles 6
Bisherige Gewinner: 1989 – WCW Great American Bash 7/23 Baltimore; 1990 – WWF/New Japan/All Japan U.S. and Japan Wrestling Summit 4/11 Tokyo; 1991 – WCW Wrestle War 2/24 Phoenix; 1992 – All Japan Women Wrestlemarinpiad 4/25 Yokohama; 1993 – All Japan Women Dream Slam I 4/2 Yokohama; 1994 – New Japan Super J Cup 4/16 Tokyo; 1995 – Weekly Pro Wrestling Multi-Promotional show 4/2 Tokyo; 1996 – WAR Super J Cup Second Stage 12/13/95 Tokyo; 1997 – WWF Canadian Stampede 7/16 Calgary; 1998 – ECW Heat Wave 8/2 Dayton; 1999 – ECW Anarchy Rulz 9/19 Chicago; 2000 – EMLL first PPV 3/17 Arena Mexico; 2001 – WWF WrestleMania X-7 4/1 Houston Astrodome; 2002 – WWE SummerSlam 8/25 New York Nassau Coliseum; 2003 – Pride Final Elimination 11/9 Tokyo Dome; 2004 – Pro Wrestling NOAH 7/10 Tokyo Dome; 2005 – Pro Wrestling NOAH Destiny 7/18 Tokyo Dome; 2006 – Ring of Honor Glory By Honor V 9/16 Manhattan Center; 2007 – ROH Man Up 9/15 Chicago; 2008 – WWE WrestleMania 24 3/30 Orlando; 2009 – Dragon Gate USA Open the Historical Gate 7/25 Philadelphia; 2010 – UFC 116 7/3 Las Vegas; 2011 – WWE Money in the Bank 7/17 Chicago; 2012 – New Japan Kings of Pro Wrestling 10/8 Tokyo; 2013 – New Japan G-1 Climax tournament 8/4 Osaka; 2014 – New Japan G-1 Climax tournament 8/1 Tokyo; 2015- New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 9 1/4 Tokyo; 2016 New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 10 1/4 Tokyo ; 2017 -New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 11 1/4 Tokyo; 2018 – New Japan Dominion 6/9 Osaka; 2019 – AEW Double or Nothing 5/25 Las Vegas; 2020 – AEW Revolution 2/29 Chicago; 2021 – AEW All Out 9/5 Chicago; 2022 – AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door 6/26 Chicago
WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW (Schlechteste Großveranstaltung)
1. WWE CROWN JEWEL 11/4 RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA 141
2. NWA Samhain 10/28 Cleveland 89
3. AEW Worlds End 12/30 Uniondale, NY 79
4. WWE Fastlane 10/7 Indianapolis 51
5. AAA TripleMania 8/12 Mexico City 50
6, NWA 75th Anniversary show 8/27 St. Louis 45
7. WWE WrestleMania night two 4/2 Los Angels 43
8. WWE SummerSlam 8/5 Detroit 35
9. WWE Payback 9/3 Pittsburgh 29
10. NWA Nuff Said 2/11 Tampa 18
Erwähnenswerte: Destruction in Ryogoku 17, WWE NXT Vengeance Day 2/4 Charlotte, NC 16, WWE Royal Rumble 1/28 San Antonio 16, WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 4/1 Los Angeles 7
Bisherige Gewinner: 1989 – WrestleMania V 4/2 Atlantic City; 1990 – WCW Clash XII 11/20 Jacksonville; 1991 – WCW Great American Bash 7/14 Baltimore; 1992 – WCW Halloween Havoc 10/25 Philadelphia; 1993 – WCW Fall Brawl 9/19 Houston; 1994 – UWF Blackjack Brawl 9/25 Las Vegas; 1995 – WCW Uncensored 3/29 Tupelo; 1996 – WCW Uncensored 3/24 Tupelo; 1997 – WCW/NWO Souled Out 1/25 Cedar Rapids; 1998 – WCW Fall Brawl 9/13 Winston-Salem; 1999 – Heroes of Wrestling 10/10 Bay St. Louis; 2000 – WCW Halloween Havoc 10/29 Las Vegas; 2001 – WCW Unleashed 2/14 Los Angeles; 2002 – WWE King of the Ring 6/23 Columbus, OH; 2003 – WWE Backlash 4/27 Worcester; 2004 – WWE Great American Bash 7/27 Norfolk; 2005 – WWE Great American Bash 7/24 Buffalo; 2006 – UFC 61 7/8 Las Vegas; 2007 – WWE ECW December to Dismember 12/3/06 Augusta; 2008 – WWE Survivor Series 11/23 Boston; 2009 – TNA Victory Road 7/19 Orlando; 2010 – TNA Hardcore Justice 8/8 Orlando; 2011 – TNA Victory Road 3/13 Orlando; 2012 – UFC 149 7/21 Calgary; 2013 – WWE Battleground 10/6 Buffalo; 2014 – WWE Battleground 7/20 Tampa; 2015 – AAA TripleMania 8/9 Mexico City; 2016 – WWE WrestleMania 4/3 Dallas; 2017 – WWE Battleground 7/23 Philadelphia; 2018 – WWE Crown Jewel 11/2 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2019 – WWE Super Showdown 6/7 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 2020 – WWE Super Showdown 2/27 Riyadh; 2021 – WWE Survivor Series 11/21 Brooklyn; 2022 – WWE Royal Rumble 1/29 St. Louis
BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER (Bester Move)
1. WILL OSPREAY HIDDEN BLADE 139
2. Will Ospreay stormbreaker 76
3. Kenny Omega one winged angel 68
4. El Hijo del Vikingo second rope step up 630 58
5. Komander ropewalk shooting star 32
6. Adam Page buckshot lariat 30
7. Neon ramp run double springboard Fosbury 24
8. Ilja Dragunov H bomb 23
9. Leon Slater 450 swanton 17
10. Kazuchika Okada rainmaker 14
Erwähnenswerte: Darby Allin tope 13, Swerve Strickland JML driver 13, Rey Fenix Fenix driver 12, Mayu Iwatani diving future rana 12, Yota Tsuji space flying diver drop 10, Bron Breakker spear 10, Tam Nakano violent screwdriver 9, Cody Rhodes Cross Rhodes 8
Bisherige Gewinner: 1981 – Jimmy Snuka Superfly splash; 1982 – Super Destroyer (Scott Irwin) superplex; 1983 – Jimmy Snuka Superfly splash; 1984 – Davey Boy Smith power clean in combination with Dynamite Kid dropkick off the top rope; 1985 – Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa) tope con giro; 1986 – Chavo Guerrero Sr. moonsault block; 1987 – Jushin Liger shooting star press; 1988 – Jushin Liger shooting star press; 1989 – Scott Steiner Frankensteiner; 1990 – Scott Steiner Frankensteiner; 1991 – Masao Orihara moonsault off top rope to floor; 1992 – Too Cold Scorpio 450 splash; 1993 – Vader moonsault; 1994 – Great Sasuke Sasuke special; 1995 – Rey Misterio Jr. flip dive into Frankensteiner on floor; 1996 – Ultimo Dragon running Liger bomb; 1997 – Diamond Dallas Page diamond cutter; 1998 – Kenta Kobashi burning hammer; 1999 – Dragon Kid dragonrana; 2000 – Dragon Kid dragonrana; 2001 – Keiji Muto shining wizard; 2002 – Brock Lesnar F-5; 2003 – A.J. Styles clash; 2004 – Petey Williams Canadian Destroyer; 2005 – Petey Williams Canadian Destroyer; 2006 – KENTA Go 2 Sleep; 2007 – KENTA Go 2 Sleep; 2008 – Evan Bourne shooting star press; 2009 – Young Bucks More Bang for Your Buck; 2010 – Ricochet double rotation moonsault; 2011- Ricochet double rotation moonsault; 2012 – Kazuchika Okada rainmaker; 2013 – Kazuchika Okada rainmaker; 2014 – Young Bucks Meltzer Driver; 2015 – A.J. Styles Styles Clash; 2016 – Kenny Omega One Winged Angel; 2017 – Kenny Omega One Winged Angel; 2018 – Kenny Omega One Winged Angel; 2019 – Will Ospreay Stormbreaker; 2020 – Kenny Omega One Winged Angel; 2021 – Adam Page buckshot lariat; 2022 – Will Ospreay hidden blade
MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC (Abscheulichste Promo Taktik)
1. WWE ENABLING VINCE MCMAHON AND HIM BEING BACK IN POWER/TKO KEEPING HIM IN POSITION OF POWER 197
2. WWE Continued relationship with Saudi Arabia 140
3. NWA cocaine spot on PPV 89
4. Powerslap and continuing on TV after Dana White slapped his wife 83
5. AEW signing Ric Flair 49
6. AEW Juice Robinson uses roll of quarters after the Hamas terrorists attack and doing an anti-semitic angle 45
7. TKO ignoring Vince McMahon and Dana White’s transgressions 26
8. Colby Covington using the death of Leon Edwards’ father to promote a fight 19
9. WWE hiring CM Punk 14
10. Sean Strickland openly homophobic comments with no repercussions from UFC or TKO 11
Erwähnenswerte: Adam Page drinking Swerve Strickland’s blood 6
Bisherige Gewinner: 1981 – LeBell promotions usage of The Monster claiming he was built in a laboratory; 1982 – Bob Backlund as WWF champion; 1983 – WWF pretending Eddie Gilbert had re-broken his neck after original legit injury in an auto accident; 1984 – Blackjack Mulligan fake heart attack by Championship Wrestling from Florida; 1985 – Usage of Mike Von Erich’s near fatal illness to sell Cotton Bowl tickets by World Class; 1986 – Equating an angle of Chris Adams’ blindness with the real death of Gino Hernandez; 1987 – World Class’ handling of the death of Mike Von Erich; 1988 – Fritz Von Erich’s fake brush with death; 1989 – Jose Gonzalez’s babyface push by WWC; 1990 – Atsushi Onita stabbing angle with Jose Gonzalez; 1991 – WWF exploiting the Persian Gulf war; 1992 – WCW push of Erik Watts; 1993 – WCW Cactus Jack amnesia angle; 1994 – WCW retiring Ric Flair; 1995 – WCW Gene Okerlund 900 line come-ons and lies; 1996 – WWF teases and usage of fake Razor Ramon, Diesel and Double J; 1997 – WWF Melanie Pillman interview on Raw the day after Brian’s death; 1998 – WCW exploiting Scott Hall’s drinking problems for angles; 1999 – WWF continuing Over the Edge PPV after the death of Owen Hart; 2000 – WCW making David Arquette world champion; 2001 – Stephanie McMahon interview on 9/13 TV equating the bombing of the World Trade Center to her father’s steroid trial; 2002 – WWE Katie Vick necrophilia angle; 2003 – McMahon family all over television; 2004 – Kane/Lita pregnancy/wedding/miscarriage angle; 2005 – WWE not editing off the show its terrorists angle the day of bombing in England; 2006 – WWE exploiting the death of Eddy Guerrero; 2007 – TNA signing Pacman Jones and having him do the Making it Rain on television when his doing that at a strip club led to the paralysis of a wrestler; 2008 – WWE teasing a Jeff Hardy drug overdose on the Internet to try and garner late interest in a PPV show; 2009 – WWE Piggy James angle making fun of Mickie James’ weight; 2010 – Stand up for WWE campaign; 2011 – WWE Anti-bullying message when they preach on television exactly what they don’t practice on television; 2012 – WWE presentation of C.M. Punk and Paul Heyman exploiting Jerry Lawler’s heart attack, as well as airing clips of him being worked on and playing up footage of him near death; 2013 – WWE exploiting the death of Bill Moody; 2014 – WWE insulting the fans who purchase their full-priced PPV shows; 2015 – WWE using Reid Fleihr’s death in an angle; 2016 – Bellator booking Kimbo Slice vs. Dada 5000 fight; 2017 – WWE promoting Jimmy Snuka as a hero in death; 2018 – WWE doing business with Saudi Arabia after the Khashoggi murder; 2019 WWE continuing to do business in Saudi Arabia; 2020 – WWE firing people during a pandemic while still making record profits; 2021 – WWE firing people during a pandemic while still making record profits; 2022 – WWE Vince McMahon coming out and getting a big pop the day sexual misconduct charges came out
READERS’ FAVORITE WRESTLER Bisherige Gewinner: 1984 – Ric Flair; 1985 – Ric Flair; 1986 – Ric Flair; 1987 – Ric Flair; 1988 – Ric Flair; 1989 – Ric Flair; 1990 – Ric Flair; 1991 – Ric Flair; 1992 – Ric Flair; 1993 – Ric Flair; 1994 – Sabu; 1995 – Manami Toyota; 1996 – Ric Flair; 1997 – Chris Benoit; 1998 – Mick Foley; 1999 – Chris Jericho; 2000 – Chris Benoit; 2001 – Keiji Muto; 2002 – Kurt Angle; 2003 – Kurt Angle
READERS LEAST FAVORITE WRESTLER Bisherige Gewinner: 1984 – Ivan Putski; 1985 – Hulk Hogan; 1986 – Hulk Hogan; 1987 – Dusty Rhodes; 1988 – Dusty Rhodes; 1989 – Ultimate Warrior; 1990 – Ultimate Warrior; 1991 – Hulk Hogan; 1992 – Erik Watts; 1993 – Sid Vicious; 1994 – Hulk Hogan; 1995 – Hulk Hogan; 1996 – Hulk Hogan; 1997 – Hulk Hogan; 1998 – Hulk Hogan; 1999 – Hulk Hogan; 2000 – Kevin Nash; 2001 – Undertaker; 2002 – HHH; 2003 – HHH
WORST WRESTLER Bisherige Gewinner: 1984 – Ivan Putski; 1985 – Uncle Elmer (Stan Frazier); 1986 – Mike Von Erich; 1987 – Junkyard Dog; 1988 – Ultimate Warrior; 1989 – Andre the Giant; 1990 – Junkyard Dog; 1991 – Andre the Giant; 1992 – Andre the Giant; 1993 – Equalizer (Dave Sullivan); 1994 – Dave Sullivan; 1995 – Renegade (Rick Wilson); 1996 – Loch Ness (Giant Haystacks); 1997 – Hulk Hogan; 1998 – Warrior; 1999 – Kevin Nash; 2000 – Kevin Nash; 2001 – Big Show; 2002 – Big Show ; 2003 – Nathan Jones
WORST TAG TEAM Bisherige Gewinner: 1984 – The Crusher & Baron Von Raschke; 1985 – Uncle Elmer (Stan Frazier) & Cousin Junior (Lanny Kean); 1986 – Junkyard Dog & George Steele; 1987 – Jimmy Valiant & Bugsy McGraw; 1988 – Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov; 1989 – Warlord & Barbarian; 1990 – Giant Baba & Andre the Giant; 1991 – Giant Baba & Andre the Giant; 1992 – Bushwhackers; 1993 – Colossal Kongs; 1994 – Bushwhackers; 1995 – Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck (Jimmy Golden); 1996 – Godwinns; 1997 – Godwinns; 1998 – Kurrgan & Golga (John Tenta); 1999 – Mideon & Viscera; 2000 – Kronik; 2001 – Kronik; 2002 – Rosey & Jamal; 2003 – Rene Dupree & Sylvan Grenier
WORST TELEVISION SHOW (Schlechteste TV-Show)
1. NWA POWERR 194
2. WWE Raw 176
3. WWE NXT 112
4. Powerslap: Road to the Title 109
5. AEW Rampage 80
6. WWE Smackdown 21
7. AEW Dynamite 12
8. ROH 7
Bisherige Gewinner: 1984 – WWF All-Star Wrestling; 1985 – Championship Wrestling from Florida; 1986 – California Championship Wrestling; 1987 – World Class Championship Wrestling; 1988 – AWA on ESPN; 1989 – ICW Wrestling; 1990 – AWA on ESPN; 1991 – Herb Abrams’ UWF; 1992 – Global Wrestling Federation on ESPN; 1993 – Global Wrestling Federation on ESPN; 1994 – WCW Saturday Night; 1995 – WCW Saturday Night; 1996 – AWF Warriors of Wrestling; 1997 – USWA; 1998 – WCW Nitro; 1999 – WCW Thunder; 2000 – WCW Thunder; 2001 – WWF Excess; 2002 – WWE Raw; 2003 – WWE Raw; 2004 – WWE Smackdown; 2005 – WWE Smackdown; 2006 – WWE Raw; 2007 – TNA Impact; 2008 – TNA Impact; 2009 – TNA Impact; 2010 – TNA Impact; 2011 – TNA Impact; 2012 – WWE Raw; 2013 – TNA Impact; 2014 – WWE Raw; 2015 – WWE Raw; 2016 – WWE Raw; 2017 – WWE Raw; 2018 – WWE Raw; 2019 – WWE Raw; 2020 -WWE Raw; 2021 – WWE Raw; 2022 – WWE Raw
WORST NON-WRESTLING PERSONALITY Bisherige Gewinner: 2000 – Vince Russo; 2001 – Stephanie McMahon; 2002 – Stephanie McMahon; 2003 – Stephanie McMahon
WORST MANAGER Bisherige Gewinner: 1984 – Mr. Fuji; 1985 – Mr. Fuji; 1986 – Paul Jones; 1987 – Mr. Fuji; 1988 – Mr. Fuji; 1989 – Mr. Fuji; 1990 – Mr. Fuji; 1991 – Mr. Fuji; 1992 – Mr. Fuji; 1993 – Mr. Fuji; 1994 – Mr. Fuji; 1995 – Mr. Fuji; 1996 – Sonny Onoo; 1997 – Sonny Onoo; 1998 – Sonny Onoo; 1999 – Sonny Onoo
WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR (Schlechtestes Match)
1. BRAY WYATT VS. LA KNIGHT 1/28 SAN ANTONIO 105
2. Tyrus vs. EC 3 8/27 St. Louis 85
3. Shane McMahon/Snoop Dogg vs. The Miz 4/2 Los Angeles 58
4. Baron Corbin vs. Gable Steveson 7/30 Cedar Park, TX 47
5. Ronda Rousey vs. Shayna Baszler 8/5 Detroit 44
6. Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso 8/5 Detroit 40
7. Adam Cole vs. Chris Jericho 5/28 Las Vegas 36
8. Jeff Jarrett vs. Jeff Hardy 8/16 Nashville 30
9. Julia Hart vs. Abadon 12/30 Uniondale, NY 12
10.Adam Cole vs. MJF 8/27 London 11
Erwähnenswerte: Chessman vs. Vampiro 8/16 Monterrey 10, Tyrus vs. Matt Cardona 2/11 Tampa 10, Sanada vs. Evil 10/9 Tokyo 9, Young Bucks vs. Hardys 8/9 Columbus, OH 8, Rhea Ripley vs. Maxxine Dupri 12/11 Cleveland 7, House of Black vs. Komander & Gravity 11/25 Pittsburgh 7
Bisherige Gewinner: 1984 – Fabulous Moolah vs. Wendi Richter 7/23 New York Madison Square Garden; 1985 – Fred Blassie vs. Lou Albano Nassau Coliseum; 1986 – Roddy Piper vs. Mr. T 4/2 Nassau Coliseum; 1987 – Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant 3/29 Pontiac; 1988 – Hiroshi Wajima vs. Tom Magee 4/21 Kawasaki; 1989 – Andre the Giant vs. Ultimate Warrior 10/31 Topeka; 1990 – Sid Vicious vs. Night Stalker (Bryan Clark) 11/20 Jacksonville; 1991 – P.N. News & Bobby Eaton vs. Terry Taylor & Steve Austin scaffold match 7/14 – Baltimore; 1992 – Rick Rude vs. Masahiro Chono 10/25 Philadelphia; 1993 – Four Doinks (Bushwhackers & Men on a Mission) vs. Bam Bam Bigelow & Head Shrinkers & Bastion Booger (Mike Shaw); 1994 – Jerry Lawler & Queasy & Sleazy & Cheesy vs. Doink the Clown & Dink & Wink & Pink 11/23 San Antonio; 1995 – Sting vs. Tony Palmore 1/4 Tokyo Dome; 1996 – Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair & Arn Anderson & Meng & Barbarian & Kevin Sullivan & Ze Gangsta (Tiny Lister) & Ultimate Solution (Jeep Swenson) & Lex Luger 3/24 Tupelo; 1997 – Hulk Hogan vs. Roddy Piper 10/26 Las Vegas; 1998 – Hulk Hogan vs. Warrior 10/24 Las Vegas; 1999 – Al Snow vs. Big Bossman Kennel from Hell 9/26 Charlotte; 2000 – Pat Patterson vs. Gerald Brisco evening gown match 6/25 Boston; 2001 – Undertaker & Kane vs. Kronik (Brian Adams & Bryan Clark) 9/23 Pittsburgh; 2002 – Bradshaw & Trish Stratus vs. Christopher Nowinski & Jackie Gayda 7/8 Philadelphia; 2003 – HHH vs. Scott Steiner 1/19 Boston; 2004 – Steven Richards vs. Tyson Tomko 9/12 Portland; 2005 – Eric Bischoff vs. Teddy Long 11/27 Detroit; 2006 – TNA Reverse Battle Royal 10/24 Orlando; 2007 – Chris Harris vs. James Storm 4/15 St. Charles, MO blindfold match; 2008 – HHH vs. Edge vs. Vladimir Kozlov 11/23 Boston; 2009 – Sharmell vs. Jenna Morasca 7/19 Orlando; 2010 – Kaitlyn vs. Maxine 10/19 Edmonton; 2011 – Sting vs. Jeff Hardy 3/13 Orlando; 2012 – John Cena vs. John Laurinaitis 5/20 Raleigh; 2013 – Natalya & Naomi & Cameron & Bella Twins & Jo Jo & Eva Marie vs. Alicia Fox & Aksana & A.J. Lee & Tamina Snuka & Rosa Mendes & Kaitlyn & Summer Rae 11/24 Boston; 2014 – John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt 5/4 East Rutherford, NJ; 2015 – Psycho Circus vs. Los Villanos 8/9 Mexico City; 2016 – Shelly Martinez vs. Rebel 3/17 Orlando; 2017 – Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton 4/2 Orlando; 2018 – Undertaker & Kane vs. Shawn Michaels & HHH 11/2 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2019 – The Fiend Bray Wyatt vs. Seth Rollins 10/6 Sacramento; 2020 – The Fiend Bray Wyatt vs. Braun Strowman 7/29 Orlando; 2021 – Damien Priest vs. The Miz 5/16 Tampa; 2022 – Vince McMahon vs. Pat McAfee 4/3 Arlington, TX
WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR (Schlechteste Fehde)
1. MJF VS. THE DEVIL 167
2. Outcasts vs. AEW Originals 114
3. Tyrus vs. EC 3 74
4. Ronda Rousey vs. Shayna Baszler 57
5. Adam Cole vs. Chris Jericho 48
6. Keith Lee vs. Swerve Strickland 19
7. Evil vs. Sanada 15
Bully Ray vs. Scott D’Amore 15
9. Seth Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamura 14
10. Miro vs. CJ Perry 12
Erwähnenswerte: MJF vs. Jay White 11, Callis Family vs. Omega & Jericho 10
Bisherige Gewinner: 1984 – Andre the Giant vs. John Studd; 1985 – Sgt. Slaughter vs. Boris Zhukov; 1986 – Machines (Andre the Giant & Bill Eadie) vs. King Kong Bundy & John Studd; 1987 – George Steele vs. Danny Davis; 1988 – Midnight Rider (Dusty Rhodes) vs. Tully Blanchard; 1989 – Andre the Giant vs. Ultimate Warrior; 1990 – Ric Flair vs. Junkyard Dog; 1991 – Hulk Hogan vs. Sgt. Slaughter; 1992 – Ultimate Warrior vs. Papa Shango; 1993 – Undertaker vs. Giant Gonzalez; 1994 – Jerry Lawler vs. Doink the Clown; 1995 – Hulk Hogan vs. Dungeon of Doom; 1996 – Big Bossman vs. John Tenta; 1997 – DOA vs. Los Boricuas; 1998 – Hulk Hogan vs. Warrior; 1999 – Big Bossman vs. Big Show; 2000 – Hulk Hogan vs. Billy Kidman; 2001 – WWF vs. The Alliance; 2002 – HHH vs. Kane; 2003 – Shane McMahon vs. Kane; 2004 – Kane vs. Lita & Matt Hardy; 2005 – McMahon Family vs. Jim Ross; 2006 – DX vs. McMahons; 2007 – Kane vs. Big Daddy V; 2008 – Rey Mysterio vs. Kane; 2009 – Chavo Guerrero vs. Hornswoggle; 2010 – Edge vs. Kane; 2011 – HHH vs. Kevin Nash; 2012 – John Cena vs. Kane; 2013 – Big Show vs. The Authority; 2014 – Nikki Bella vs. Brie Bella; 2015 – Team PCB vs. Team Bad vs. Team Bella; 2016 – Titus O’Neil vs. Darren Young; 2017 – Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt; 2018 – Bayley vs. Sasha Banks; 2019 – Seth Rollins vs. The Fiend Bray Wyatt; 2020 – The Fiend Bray Wyatt vs. Braun Strowman; 2021 – Randy Orton vs. The Fiend & Alexa Bliss; 2022 – The Miz vs. Dexter Lumis
WORST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR (Schlechteste Promotion des Jahres)
1. NWA 456
2. AAA 88
3.WWE 61
4. Control Your Narrative 17
5. MLW 16
GCW 16
7. ROH 15
Pro Wrestling NOAH 15
9. AEW 12
Bisherige Gewinner: 1986 – AWA; 1987 – World Class Championship Wrestling; 1988 – AWA; 1989 – AWA; 1990 – AWA; 1991 – Herb Abrams UWF; 1992 – Global Wrestling Federation; 1993 – WCW; 1994 – WCW; 1995 – WCW; 1996 – AWF; 1997 – USWA; 1998 – WCW; 1999 – WCW; 2000 – WCW; 2001 – WCW; 2002 – XPW; 2003 – World Japan; 2004 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 2005 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 2006 – World Wrestling Entertainment; 2007 – Total Nonstop Action; 2008 – Total Nonstop Action; 2009 – Total Nonstop Action; 2010 – Total Nonstop Action; 2011 – Total Nonstop Action; 2012 – Total Nonstop Action; 2013 – Total Nonstop Action; 2014 – Total Nonstop Action/Impact Wrestling; 2015 Total Nonstop Action/Impact Wrestling; 2016 – Total Nonstop Action/Impact Wrestling; 2017 – Impact Wrestling; 2018 – World Wrestling Entertainment; 2019 – World Wrestling Entertainment; 2020 – World Wrestling Entertainment; 2021 – World Wrestling Entertainment; 2022 – World Wrestling Entertainment
BEST BOOKER (Bester Booker)
1. PAUL LEVESQUE 360
2. Tony Khan 146
3. Juan Manuel Mar 104
4. Shuji Ishikawa 74
5. Rossy Ogawa 68
6. Gedo 45
7. Shawn Michaels 28
8. Andy Quildan 19
9. Scott D’Amore 16
Bisherige Gewinner: 1986 – Dusty Rhodes; 1987 – Vince McMahon; 1988 – Eddie Gilbert; 1989 – Shohei Baba; 1990 – Shohei Baba; 1991 – Shohei Baba; 1992 – Riki Choshu; 1993 – Jim Cornette; 1994 – Paul Heyman; 1995 – Paul Heyman; 1996 – Paul Heyman; 1997 – Paul Heyman; 1998 – Vince McMahon; 1999 – Vince McMahon; 2000 – Vince McMahon; 2001 – Jim Cornette; 2002 – Paul Heyman; 2003 – Jim Cornette; 2004 – Gabe Sapolsky; 2005 – Gabe Sapolsky; 2006 – Gabe Sapolsky; 2007 – Gabe Sapolsky; 2008 – Joe Silva; 2009 – Joe Silva; 2010 – Joe Silva; 2011 – Gedo & Jado; 2012 – Gedo & Jado; 2013 – Gedo & Jado; 2014 – Gedo & Jado; 2015 – Paul Levesque & Ryan Ward; 2016 – Gedo; 2017 – Gedo; 2018 – Gedo; 2019 – Gedo; 2020 – Tony Khan; 2021 – Tony Khan; 2022 – Tony Khan
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR (Promoter des Jahres)
1. NICK KHAN 371
2. Tony Khan 239
3. Dana White 146
4. Chavo Lutteroth III 112
5. Rossy Ogawa 34
Bisherige Gewinner: 1988 – Vince McMahon; 1989 – Akira Maeda; 1990 – Shohei Baba; 1991 – Shohei Baba; 1992 – Shohei Baba; 1993 – Shohei Baba; 1994 – Shohei Baba; 1995 – Riki Choshu; 1996 – Riki Choshu; 1997 – Riki Choshu; 1998 – Vince McMahon; 1999 – Vince McMahon; 2000 – Vince McMahon; 2001 – Antonio Inoki; 2002 – Kazuyoshi Ishii; 2003 – Nobuyuki Sakakibara; 2004 – Nobuyuki Sakakibara; 2005 – Dana White; 2006 – Dana White; 2007 – Dana White; 2008 – Dana White; 2009 – Dana White; 2010 – Dana White; 2011 – Dana White; 2012 – Dana White; 2013 – Dana White; 2014 – Takaaki Kidani; 2015 – Dana White; 2016 – Dana White; 2017 – Takaaki Kidani; 2018 – Takaaki Kidani; 2019 – Tony Khan; 2020 – Tony Khan ; 2021 – Tony Khan; 2022 – Tony Khan
BEST GIMMICK (Bestes Gimmick)
1. TONI STORM 239
2. Christian Cage 204
3. Orange Cassidy 48
4. Bloodline 38
5. Brochachos 36
6. LA Knight 30
7. Dominik Mysterio 28
8. Swerve Strickland 18
Cody Rhodes 18
10. Katsuhiko Nakajima 16
Erwähnenswerte: BCC 13, Danhausen 12, Bullet Club War Dogs 8
Bisherige Gewinner: 1986 – Exotic Adrian Street; 1987 – Ted DiBiase Million Dollar Man; 1988 – Rick Steiner Varsity Club; 1989 – Jushin Liger; 1990 – The Undertaker; 1991 – The Undertaker; 1992 – The Undertaker; 1993 – The Undertaker; 1994 – The Undertaker; 1995 – Disco Inferno; 1996 – NWO; 1997 – Stone Cold Steve Austin; 1998 – Stone Cold Steve Austin; 1999 – The Rock; 2000 – Kurt Angle; 2001 – Hurricane; 2002 – Mattitude; 2003 – John Cena as a rapper; 2004 – JBL; 2005 – Mr. Kennedy; 2006 – Latin American Exchange; 2007 – Santino Marella; 2008 – Santino Marella; 2009 – C.M. Punk Straight Edge Society; 2010 – Alberto Del Rio; 2011 – C.M. Punk; 2012 – Joseph Park; 2013 – The Wyatt Family; 2014 – Rusev & Lana; 2015 – New Day; 2016 – Broken Matt Hardy; 2017 – Los Ingobernables en Japon; 2018 – Velveteen Dream; 2019 – The Fiend Bray Wyatt; 2020 – Orange Cassidy; 2021 – Roman Reigns; 2022 – Sami Zayn
WORST GIMMICK (Schlechtestes Gimmick)
1. THE DEVIL 76
2. QTV 72
3. Toni Storm 49
4. House of Torture 40
5. Outcasts 39
6. Abadon 32
7. Roderick Strong 29
8. Seth Rollins 26
9. The Schism 21
10. MJF 18
Erwähnenswerte: The Brochachos 16, Lexis King 15, Valhalla 13, Gravity 13, Miro 12, Danhausen 12, Iron Savages 11
Bisherige Gewinner: 1986 – Adorable Adrian Adonis; 1987 – Adorable Adrian Adonis; 1988 – Midnight Rider (Dusty Rhodes); 1989 – Ding Dongs; 1990 – Gobbledy Gooker; 1991 – Oz (Kevin Nash); 1992 – Papa Shango; 1993 – Shock Master (Fred Ottman); 1994 – Dave Sullivan; 1995 – Goldust; 1996 – New Razor Ramon, New Diesel and New Double J; 1997 – New Goldust; 1998 – Oddities; 1999 – Powers that Be; 2000 – Mike Awesome That 70s Guy; 2001 – Diamond Dallas Page Bob Patterson gimmick; 2002 – Richard & Rod Johnson as giant penises; 2003 – Rico; 2004 – Mordecai; 2005 – Jillian Hall as Mole Girl; 2006 – Vito as the toughest guy in a dress; 2007 – Black Reign; 2008 – Great Khali kiss cam; 2009 – Hornswoggle; 2010 – Orlando Jordan; 2011 – Michael Cole heel announcer; 2012 – Aces and 8s; 2013 – Aces and 8s; 2014 – Adam Rose ; 2015 – Stardust; 2016 – Bone Soldier; 2017 – Bray Wyatt Sister Abigail; 2018 – Constable Corbin; 2019 – Shorty G (Chad Gable); 2020 – The Fiend Bray Wyatt; 2021 – Alexa Bliss; 2022 – Maximum Male Models
MOST EMBARRASSING WRESTLER Bisherige Gewinner: 1986 – Adrian Adonis; 1987 – George Steele; 1988 – George Steele; 1989 – Andre the Giant; 1990 – Dusty Rhodes; 1991 – Van Hammer; 1992 – Papa Shango; 1993 – Bastion Booger; 1994 – Doink the Clown; 1995 – Hulk Hogan; 1996 – Hulk Hogan; 1997 – New Goldust; 1998 – Hulk Hogan; 1999 – Hulk Hogan; 2000 – Hulk Hogan; 2001 – Buff Bagwell; 2002 – Big Show; 2003 – Nathan Jones
BEST PRO WRESTLING BOOK (Bestes Pro-Wrestling Buch)
1. THE LAST REAL WORLD CHAMPION BY TIM HORNBAKER
77
2. Tod is God by Tod Gordon 50
3. Ringmaster by Abraham Josephine Riesman 49
4. Keirn Chronicles by Steve Keirn and Ian Douglass` 39
5.Wrestling Observer Complete Collection 1989 by Dave Meltzer 22
6. Kayfabe: A Mostly True History of Professional Wrestling by Patrick Reed
14
7. There’s Just One Problem by Brian Gewirtz 13
8. Populism and Professional Wrestling in the Sunbelt South by Christopher Stacey 8
Bisherige Gewinner: 2005 – Death of WCW by Bryan Alvarez and R.D. Reynolds; 2006 – Tangled Ropes by Superstar Billy Graham and Keith Greenberg; 2007 – Hitman by Bret Hart and Marcy Engelstein; 2008 – Gorgeous George by John Capouya; 2009 – Midnight Express 25th Anniversary Scrapbook by Jim Cornette; 2010 – Countdown to Lockdown by Mick Foley; 2011 – Undisputed by Chris Jericho; 2012 – Shooters by Jonathan Snowden; 2013 – Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screwjobs by Patric Laprade and Bertrand Hebert ; 2014 – Death of WCW Revised edition by Bryan Alvarez and R.D. Reynolds; 2015 – Yes! By Daniel Bryan and Craig Tello; 2016 – Ali vs. Inoki by Josh Gross; 2017 – Crazy Life a Fox: The Brian Pillman Story by Liam O’Rourke; 2018 – Eggshells: Pro Wrestling In The Tokyo Dome by Chris Charlton; 2019 – 100 Things a WWE Fan Should Know or Do Before They Die by Bryan Alvarez; 2020 – Young Bucks: Killing the Business from the Backyards to the Big Leagues by Matt & Nick Massie; 2021 – Mox by Jon Moxley; 2022 – Blood & Fire by Brian Solomon
BEST PRO WRESTLING DOCUMENTARY (Beste Pro-Wrestling Dokumentation)
1. DARK SIDE OF THE RING: CHRIS AND TAMMY 97
2. VOW: The Life, career and death of Eddie Gilbert 80
3. American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes 69
4. Dark Side of the Ring: Marty Jannetty 65
5. Dark Side of the Ring: Magnum T.A. 34
6. Dark Side of the Ring: Bash at the Beach 2000 25
7. Superfan: The Story of Vladimir 24
8. Dark Side of the Ring: Abdullah the Butcher 15
9. Dark Side of the Ring: Bam Bam Bigelow 10
10. Dark Side of the Ring: Adrian Adonis 9
A&E Biography: Dusty Rhodes 9
Erwähnenswerte: Dark Side of the Ring: Junkyard Dog 8
Bisherige Gewinner: 2005 – Rise and Fall of ECW; 2006 – The Bret Hart Story; 2007 – Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen; 2008 – Ric Flair Definitive Collection; 2009 – Macho Madness; 2010 – Chris Jericho Breaking the Code; 2011 – Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels; 2012 – C.M. Punk Best in the World; 2013 – Jim Crockett Promotions the Good Old Days; 2014 – Ladies and Gentleman, My Name is Paul Heyman; 2015 – Daniel Bryan Yes! Yes! Yes; 2016 – Seth Rollins Redesign, Rebuild Reclaim; 2017 – Ric Flair ESPN 30 for 30; 2018 – Andre the Giant HBO Documentary; 2019 – Dark Side of the Ring; 2020 – Dark Side of the Ring: Owen Hart; 2021 – Dark Side of the Ring: Brian Pillman; 2022 – Tales from the Territories: Lawler vs. Kaufman
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8 Antworten auf „Die Wrestling Observer Awards 2023 – Alle Kategorien & Alle Gewinner!“
Sind paar interessante Sieger dabei. Im großen und ganzen kann ich eigentlich überall zustimmen mit paar Ausnahmen aber davon geht die Welt nicht unter.
Booker und Promoter des Jahres … oh das gibt wieder Twitter (X) Terror von TK.
xD
irrelevant… viel zu viel Kategorien…
Bezeichnend ist nur, dass bei den Talenten AEW vor WWE ist, aber bei der Promotion die WWE vor AEW.
@Kay
Etwas ist irrelevant, weil es dir zu viele Kategorien sind? Boy, oh boy.
der Wrestling Observer ist halt kein Produkt für WWEler…. ich behaupte sogar, dass diesen viel weniger WWEler verfolgen als AEW Fans. Ist halt für die Wrestling Fans und weniger was für die Entertainer. das WWE ein gutes Jahr hatte, erkennt man trotzdem auf der Seite, da sie sonst wesentlich schlechter abschneiden.
für mich sind die meisten Ergebnisse nachvollziehbar. überraschend finde ich, dass Callis soweit vor Heyman abgeschnitten hat und das Worlds Ends soooo schlecht davon kommt, aber das hat man ja auch so gelesen, dass viele mit diesem PPV so ihre Probleme hatten.
Bin nur ich irritiert das Hunter Booker of the Year wurde ,wenn dich AEW bei den PPV’s und Weeklys besser Abschnitt.Oder hat das nichts miteinander zu tuen ?
@DDP…ja das mit Callis vor Heyman war mMn auch wirklich die größte Überraschung bei den Ergebnissen. Vielleicht lag es daran, dass sein Schützling so extrem viel mit Abwesenheit geglänzt hat und er selbst deswegen auch nicht so oft in Erscheinung getreten ist? Wobei man ja auch zugeben muss, dass Callis einige krasse Segmente hatte, alleine, wenn ich an das Gemälde mit Jerichos abgetrennten Kopf denke.
@ Wrestling Fan weiblich
Muss es nicht zwingend.
Ich vermute, dass den Votern, das allgemeine Booking der WWE besser geffalen hat. Dennoch gibt es bei Dynamite und Collision in regelmäßigen Abständen herrvorragendes Wrestling, was bei RAW oder Smackdown ja doch eher seltener der Fall ist. Und bei den PPV’s ist es halt ähnlich. All Out im letzen Jahr zum Beispiel hatte so gut wie keinen Aufbau, aber denoch war es eine unfassbar geile Show mit drei Banger Matches.
@Lobo ja, kann gut sein. und Callis war ja ne zeitlang auch relevanter als aktuell… gerade die die Endezeit mit Kenny und da n gegen Kenny… Callis ist schon Top. und Nana auch nur knapp hinter Heyman. das der Character so over gehen würde, hätte ich nie gedacht ^^ mittelweile ist sein Dance kult.
Brochachos hätte ich höher eingestuft, denn bis Cole Aufgrund der Verletzung weg blieb bzw die Devil Sache näher kann, … war das schon ne coole Story rund um die beiden 2023.
und Archer war 2019 uns 2020 most improved ? sicherlich nur aus seiner NJPW Zeit ? ich weiss gar nicht mehr, wann er genau bei AEW auftauchte . muss aber 2020 auch gewesen sein !? denn seit AEW ist er ja leider nur noch das Monster, was man reinwirft und jemand over zu bringen. hatte mir jetzt vom neuen Stable n bissl was erhofft… aber ist direkt wieder in der Versenkung verschwunden….oder bei ROH? da bekomme ich leider gar nichts mehr mit…
es gibt Talente, die hat Cody over gebracht, oder Leute als Archer und Malakai, denen diese Fehde direkt zum Beginn nicht so gut getan hat.