Wrestling Observer Newsletter

[Sherick]

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

1. CODY RHODES (577) 3,385
2. Will Ospreay (254) 2,571
3. Bryan Danielson (54) 938
4. Mistico (62) 786
5. Swerve Strickland (44) 744
6. Zack Sabre Jr. (15) 567
7. Roman Reigns (3) 206
8. Sareee (16) 202
9. Gunther (8) 188
10. CM Punk 162
Drew McIntyre (6) 162

MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER

1. WILL OSPREAY (767) 4,477
2. Bryan Danielson (85) 2,186
3. Konosuke Takeshita (7) 973
4. Zack Sabre Jr. (17) 659
5. Sareee (41) 463
6. Gunther (13) 273
7. Swerve Strickland (2) 242
8. Mayu Iwatani (3) 161
9. Hechicero 95
10. CM Punk 78/Cody Rhodes (5) 78

TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR

1. YOUNG BUCKS (352) 2,449
2. Nathan Frazer & Axiom (337) 2,320
3. FTR (60) 785
4. Sting & Darby Allin (43) 590
5. Jun & Rei Saito (49) 559
6. Hazuki & Koguma (52) 434
7. Dragon Kid & Naruki Doi (25) 318
8. Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley (17) 259
9. The Outrunners (12) 184
10. Kevin Ku & Dominic Garrini 176

BEST ON INTERVIEWS

1. DREW MCINTYRE (266) 1,938
2. The Rock (187) 1,463
3. Adam Page (158) 1,209
4. Will Ospreay (97) 933
5. CM Punk (91) 909
6. Cody Rhodes (20) 449
7. Toni Storm (49) 444
8. MJF (38) 330
9. Swerve Strickland (18) 314
10. Paul Heyman (13) 299

PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

1. WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT (570) 3,801
2. All Elite Wrestling (212) 2,406
3. CMLL (163) 1,856
4. New Japan Pro Wrestling (2) 789
5. Stardom (46) 778
6. UFC (34) 690
7. TNA 177
8. Dragon Gate (7) 148
9. All Japan Pro Wrestling 107
10. RevPro 71

BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW

1. AEW DYNAMITE (522) 3,424
2. WWE Smackdown (187) 1,936
3. WWE Raw (151) 1,424
4. CMLL Super Viernes (149) 1,374
5. AEW Collision (36) 1,160
6. WWE NXT (26) 371
7. AEW Rampage 272
8. TNA Impact 97
9. New Japan on AXS 70
10. ROH Honor Club 29

PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR

1. WILL OSPREAY VS. BRYAN DANIELSON 4/21 ST. LOUIS (552) 3,245
2. Bryan Danielson vs. Swerve Strickland 8/25 London (63) 840
3. Sting & Darby Allin vs. Young Bucks 3/3 Greensboro (86) 838
4. Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr. 2/11 Osaka (17) 736
5. C.M. Punk vs. Drew McIntyre 10/5 Atlanta (47) 630
6. Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns 4/7 Philadelphia (68) 601
7. Will Ospreay vs. Konosuke Takeshita (62) 512
8. Michael Oku vs. Will Ospreay 2/18 London (26) 470
9. MJF vs. Will Ospreay 7/17 Little Rock (36) 447
10. Will Ospreay vs. Kazuchika Okada 12/28 Orlando (19) 253

UNITED STATES/CANADA MVP

1. CODY RHODES 628
2. Will Ospreay 187
3. Bryan Danielson 81
4, Swerve Strickland 54
5. Drew McIntyre 8

KOICHI YOSHIZAWA AWARD
JAPANESE MVP

1. ZACK SABRE JR. 637
2. Tetsuya Naito 135
3. Sareee 101
4. Mayu Iwatani 53
5. Konosuke Takeshita 41
6. Yamato 23
7. Kento Miyahara 15
8. Yota Tsuji 14
9. Kazuchika Okada 13

MEXICO MVP

1. MISTICO 693
2. Hechicero 76
3. Mascara Dorada 53
4. El Hijo del Vikingo 12

EUROPE MVP

1. MICHAEL OKU 488
2. Luke Jacobs 187
3. Zack Sabre Jr. 95
4. Will Ospreay 74

HODGE AWARD/NON-HEAVYWEIGHT MVP

1. DARBY ALLIN 441
2. Mistico 67
3. Douki 61
4. Mascara Dorada 58
5. Mike Bailey 41
6. Chad Gable 35
7. El Desperado 26
8. Hiromu Takahashi 20
9. Sareee 19
10. Yamato 16

WOMEN’S WRESTLING MVP

1. SAREEE 244
2. Rhea Ripley 234
3. Toni Storm 219
4. Mercedes Mone 152
5. Mayu Iwatani 61
6. Liv Morgan 39
7. Mariah May 25
8. Willow Nightingale 19
9. Maika 15
10. Roxanne Perez 13

FEUD OF THE YEAR

1. CM PUNK VS. DREW MCINTYRE 341
2. Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland 326
3. Cody Rhodes vs. Bloodline 85
4. Toni Storm vs. Mariah May 80
5. Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher 55
5. OG Bloodline vs. Bloodline 27
6. MJF vs. Will Ospreay 20
7. Liv Morgan vs. Rhea Ripley 11
8. Tam Nakano vs. Saya Kamitani 10

BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW

1. CODY RHODES
2. The Rock
3. Roman Reigns

MOST IMPROVED

1. KYLE FLETCHER 277
2. Harley Cameron 131
3. David Finlay 49
4. Gabe Kidd 42
5. Swerve Strickland 32
6. Mariah May 31
7. Komander 30
8. Liv Morgan 27
9. Nia Jax 26
10. Mai Sakurai 25

MOST CHARISMATIC

1. THE ROCK 292
2. Will Ospreay 108
3. CM Punk 84
4. Swerve Strickland 83
5. Roman Reigns 71
6. MJF 56
7. Cody Rhodes 44
8. Kento Miyahara 30
9. Toni Storm 25
10. Harley Cameron 24

BRYAN DANIELSON AWARD
(BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER)

1. ZACK SABRE JR. 565
2. Bryan Danielson 345
3. Hechicero 116
4. Will Ospreay 25
5. Gunther 19
6. Daniel Makabe 15

BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD
(BEST BRAWLER)

1. ADAM PAGE 266
2. Tomohiro Ishii 152
3. Gabe Kidd 119
4. Jon Moxley 117
5. Gunther 86
6. Brody King 47
7. Swerve Strickland 43
8. Drew McIntyre 15
9. Shingo Takagi 31
10. Konosuke Takeshita 30

BEST FLYING WRESTLER

1. WILL OSPREAY 318
2. Komander 273
3. Mascara Dorada 223
4. Ricochet 29
5. Nathan Frazer 26
6. Neon 23
7, Mistico 21
8. Mike Bailey 14
9. Darby Allin 12/Hologram 12

MOST OVERRATED

1. NIA JAX 143
2. Solo Sikoa 135
3. CM Punk 103
4. Chris Jericho 85
5. Jon Moxley 72
6. Shota Umino 43
7. Roman Reigns 38
8. Mercedes Mone 36
9. MJF 30
10. Jey Uso 25

MOST UNDERRATED

1. KONOSUKE TAKESHITA 128
2. Chad Gable 125
3. Beast Mortos 101
4. Komander 80
5. Adam Page 50
6. Bianca Belair 34
7. Gabe Kidd 22
8. Mark Briscoe 21/Pete Dunne 21
10. Harley Cameron 19/Dragon Lee 19

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

1. JE’VON EVANS 325
2. Jaida Parker 82
3. Bozilla 64
4. Zozaya 58
5. Ulka Sasaki 28
6. Ranna Yagami 27
7. Sayaka Kurara 21
8. Zilla Fatu 20
9. Persephone 14

BEST NON-WRESTLER

1. PAUL HEYMAN 405
2. Don Callis 279
3. Prince Nana 230
4. Renee Paquette 37
5. MVP 30
6. Nick Aldis 19
7. KeMalito 16
8. Samantha Irvin 12

BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER

1. NIGEL MCGUINNESS 314
2. Excalibur 197
3. Walker Stewart 145
4. Michael Cole 105
5. Ian Riccaboni 55
6. Chris Charlton 52
7. Tony Schiavone 30
8. Joe Tessitore 22
9. Taz 18
10. Matt Menard 17/Stewart Fulton 17

WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER

1. BOOKER T 379
2. Pat McAfee 134
3. Jim Ross 60
4. Excalibur 54
5. Matt Menard 45
6. Corey Graves 43/Tony Schiavone 43
8. Michael Cole 42
9. Taz 24
10. Chris Charlton 23

BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW

1. AEW REVOLUTION 3/3 GREENSBORO 506
2. WWE WrestleMania Night Two 4/7 Philadelphia 140
3. AEW All In 8/25 London 126
4. AEW All Out 9/7 Hoffman Estates, IL 52
5. AEW Dynasty 4/21 St. Louis 37
6. Stardom Dream Queendom 12/29 Tokyo 31
7. AEW Worlds End 12/8 Orlando 26
8. WWE Bad Blood 10/5 Atlanta 20
9. AEW Forbidden Door 6/30 Elmont, NY 14
10. WWE Backlash 5/4 Lyon, France 13

WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW

1. AAA TRIPLEMANIA 4/27 MONTERREY 485
2. WWE Crown Jewel 11/2 Riyadh 153
3. WWE SummerSlam 8/3 Cleveland 125
4. WWE King & Queen of the Ring 5/25 Jeddah 74
5. AAA TripleMania 8/17 Mexico City 41
6. WWE Survivor Series War Games 11/30 Vancouver 28
7. WWE WrestleMania night one 4/6 Philadelphia 26
8. NJPW New Beginning 1/20 Nagoya 24
9. WWE NXT Battleground 6/9 Las Vegas 21
10. NWA Sanheim 10/26 Tampa 17

BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER

1. WILL OSPREAY HIDDEN BLADE 206
2. Will Ospreay Tiger driver 91 146
3. Adam Page buckshot lariat 52
4. Neon running ramp double springboard Fosbury 48
5. Komander Cielito Lindo 37
6. Konosuke Takeshita raging fire 31
7. Will Ospreay stormbreaker 30
8. Jacob Fatu moonsault 27
9. Jay White bladerunner 24
10. Konosuke Takeshita blue thunder bomb 23

MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC

1. WWE/TKO CONTINUED RELATIONSHIP WITH SAUDI ARABIA 184
2. WWE booking Liv Morgan sending photos to Dominik Mysterio via text similar to what was described in the Janel Grant lawsuit 146
3. AEW airing CM Punk footage 144
4. UFC bringing Donald Trump to shows as a hero 57
5. WWE whitewashing Vince McMahon from history rather than addressing the culture in the company 38
6. WWE talking about sellouts and record gates 24
7. WWE having their women to a swimwear photo shoot in Saudi Arabia as part of propaganda 22
8. WWE Paul Levesque saying he didn’t read the Janel Grant lawsuit and acting like it was a great week for the company 20/WWE silence on Lee Fitting 20
10. Netflix promoting Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul 16

WORST TELEVISION SHOW

1. AEW RAMPAGE 265
2. WWE NXT 210
3. NWA Powerrr 159
4. WWE Raw 120
5. AEW Dynamite 24
6. TNA Impact 21
7. AEW Collision 17
8. AAA on Unimas 15

WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR

1. JIMMY USO VS. JEY USO 4/6 PHILADELPHIA 302
2. Kota Ibushi vs. Naomichi Marufuji Jan. 2 Tokyo 152
3. Billy Gunn vs. Jay White 4/3 Worcester, MA 127
4. CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre 8/3 Cleveland 49
5. Alberto El Patron & Dave the Clown & Murder Clown & Vampiro vs. Parker Boudreaux & QT Marshall & Sam Adonis Satnam Singh 6/15 Tijuana 46
6. El Desperado vs. Sho 2/23 Sapporo 31
7. Bully Ray vs. Raj Dhesi 10/19 Windsor, ONT 14
8. Women’s Royal Rumble 1/27 St. Petersburg 13
9. Liv Morgan vs. Rhea Ripley 10/5 Atlanta 12
10. Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa 8/3 Cleveland 11

WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR

1. ADAM COLE VS. MJF 424
2. Rhea Ripley vs. Liv Morgan 103
3. Death Riders vs. AEW 90
4. Chris Jericho vs. Hook 64
5. The Elite vs. Tony Khan 47
6. Bayley vs. Nia Jax 19
7. CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre 18
8. Acclaimed vs. Bang Bang Gang 13
9. Jimmy Uso vs. Jey Uso 12/Wyatt Sicks vs. Final Testament 12

WORST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

1. NWA 290
2. AAA 269
3. WWE 124
4. AEW 76
5. PFL 26
6. GLEAT 22
7. GCW 12
8. MLW 11

BEST BOOKER

1. PAUL LEVESQUE 497
2. Tony Khan 138
3. Taro Okada 137
4. Julio Cesar Rivera/Juan Manuel Mar 133
5. Shawn Michaels 38
6. Sareee 22
7. Gedo 14
8. James Darrell/Anthony Douglas/John Budd 13, Mick Maynard/Sean Shelby 13
10. Andy Quildan 10

PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

1. NICK KHAN 543
2. Tony Khan 201
3. Dana White 185
4. Salvador Lutteroth III 34
5. Sareee 27
6. Andy Quildan 10

BEST GIMMICK

1. TONI STORM 295
2. Adam Page 109
3. The Outrunners 93
4.The Rock 79
5. Drew McIntyre 76
6. Harley Cameron 36
7. Saya Kamitani 35
8. Jey Uso 29
9. Beast Mortos 19
10. Kazuchika Okada 17

WORST GIMMICK

1. THE LEARNING TREE 144
2. The Wyatt Sicks 108
3. Death Riders 74
4. Wendy Choo 50
5. Timeless Toni Storm 38
6. Young Bucks 31
7. House of Torture 25/ Undisputed Kingdom 25
9. Rookie Toni Storm 23
10. Ava 20 / MxM Collection 20

BEST PRO WRESTLING BOOK

1. “THE MAN: NOT JUST YOUR AVERAGE GIRL” BY BECKY LYNCH 129
2. “The Six Pack: On the Open Road in Search of WrestleMania by Brad Balukjian 62
3. “Ballyhoo! The Roughhousers, Con Artists and Wildmen who Invented Pro Wrestling” by Jim Langmead 40
4. “Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus: The Bible of the Pioneer Era” by Karl Stern 39
5. “Business is About to Pick Up” By Jim Ross 33
6. “The Wrestling Observer Complete Collection January – December 1984″ by Dave Meltzer 32
7. “Jim Londos: The Golden Greek of Professional Wrestling” by Steve Johnson 23
8. “The Wrestling Observer Complete Collection 1989″ by Dave Meltzer 13

BEST PRO WRESTLING DOCUMENTARY

1. MR. MCMAHON 278
2. Dark Side of the Ring: Chris Colt 56
3. Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal 27
4. Dark Side of the Ring: Sensational Sherri 26
5. Dark Side of the Ring: Black Saturday 20
6. Queen of Villains 16 / Unsinkable Battleship: The Triple Crown Reigns of Stan Hansen 16 / Dark Side of the Ring: John Tenta 16
9. Dark Side of the Ring: Terry Gordy 15
10. WWE 24: Damian Priest 13 / Dark Side of the Ring: Sandman 13

[Ryan]

3. Sting & Darby Allin vs. Young Bucks 3/3 Greensboro (86) 838

My personal match of the year. The two above it are technically better sure, but nothing meant more to me than watching Sting ride off into the sunset on his own terms in a match where no one held anything back.

6. Queen of Villains 16 / Unsinkable Battleship: The Triple Crown Reigns of Stan Hansen 16 / Dark Side of the Ring: John Tenta 16

Congrats to wrestling and retro gaming Youtuber Kim Justice for getting 16 votes in the documentary category for her great Stan Hansen video

[Sherick]

I actually love the idea of amateur Youtube videos getting votes in the category, never considered that before. The Kim Justice and Joseph Monticello videos are so good they rival many professional documentaries.

[Sherick]

LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (WRESTLER OF THE YEAR)
1. MISTICO (548) 3,286
2. Adam Page (147) 1,632
3. Jon Moxley (138) 1,591
4. Saya Kamitani (88) 1,410
5. John Cena (69) 1,018
6. Cody Rhodes (56) 904
7. Konosuke Takeshita (24) 363
8. CM Punk (35) 346
9. Bandido (13) 207
10. Will Ospreay (8) 165
HONORABLE MENTION: Gunther 118, Toni Storm 101, Sareee 97, Mercedes Mone 85, Hiroshi Tanahashi 85

MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER
1. KONOSUKE TAKESHITA (436) 3,201
2. Bandido (229) 2,052
3. Kyle Fletcher (149) 1,765
4. Will Ospreay (90) 1,112
5. Sareee (55) 359
6. Jon Moxley (23) 343
7. Adam Page (24) 314
8. Gunther (31) 309
9. Zack Sabre Jr. (11) 283
10. Mistico (29) 210
HONORABLE MENTION: Mascara Dorada 179, Iyo Sky 169, Ilja Dragunov 136, Chihiro Hashimoto 106, Cody Rhodes 104, CM Punk 94, Saya Kamitani 82, Kazuchika Okada 72

TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. YOUNG BUCKS (272) 2,435
2. FTR (250) 2,423
3. Brody King & Bandido (248) 2,237
4. Mistico & Mascara Dorada & Neon (270) 1,985
5. Yuto-Ice & Oskar (11) 435
6. Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight (16) 291
7. Nathan Frazer & Axiom (20) 209
8. Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin (21) 197
9. Jacky Kamei & Riita (31) 167
10. Matt & Jeff Hardy 129
HONORABLE MENTION: Hanan & Saya Iida 122, Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja 112, Asuka & Kairi Sane 100, Iyo Sky & Rhea Ripley 96, Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron 63, Street Profits 60

BEST ON INTERVIEWS
1. ADAM PAGE (372) 2,710
2. Jon Moxley (152) 1,501
3. Toni Storm (165) 1,378
4. CM Punk (134) 1,219
5. MJF (80) 816
6. John Cena (36) 495
7. Drew McIntyre (42) 457
8. Will Ospreay (26) 438
9. Mark Briscoe (17) 317
10. Cody Rhodes (21) 309
HONORABLE MENTION: Paul Heyman 201, Don Callis 198, Samoa Joe 144, Gunther 89, Saya Kamitani 88, Sareee 86, Becky Lynch 75, Gabe Kidd 69, LA Knight 66

PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
1. CMLL (746) 5,042
2. AEW (364) 3,557
3. Stardom (77) 1,685
4. WWE (126) 1,474
5. New Japan Pro Wrestling (11) 561
6. TNA (1) 119
7. Sendai Girls (3) 85
8. AAA 61
9. Dragon Gate 56
10. UFC (6) 55

BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW
1. AEW DYNAMITE (811) 4,655
2. CMLL Super Viernes (146) 2,058
3. AEW Collision (34) 1,655
4. WWE Raw (109) 1,520
5. WWE Smackdown (32) 666
6. WWE NXT (15) 312
7. ROH on Honor Club 99
8. CMLL Sabados (5) 84
9. CMLL Martes at Arena Mexico 81
10. TNA Impact 71

PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR
1. KENNY OMEGA VS. GABE KIDD 1/5 TOKYO DOME (224) 1,728
2. Bandido vs. Konosuke Takeshita 7/11 Arlington, TX (203) 1,589
3. Adam Page vs. Jon Moxley 7/12 Arlington, TX (146) 1,417
4. Mistico vs. MJF 9/19 Mexico City (132) 1,051
5. Adam Page vs. Will Ospreay 5/25 Glendale, AZ (88) 913
6. Saya Kamitani vs. Tam Nakano 4/27 Yokohama (124) 881
7. Mariah May vs. Toni Storm 3/9 Los Angeles (27) 488
8. Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Iyo Sky 4/20 Las Vegas (26) 464
9. Jon Moxley vs. Kyle Fletcher 12/27 Orlando (20) 292
10. Ospreay & Strickland vs. Young Bucks 7/12 Arlington, TX (37) 274
HONORABLE MENTION: Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena 8/3 East Rutherford, NJ 243,Will Ospreay vs. Konosuke Takeshita 4/16 Boston 202, Sareee vs. Syuri 6/21 Tokyo 196, Mike Bailey vs. Kyle Fletcher 12/10 College Park, GA 192, Bandido vs. Hechicero 8/29 Philadelphia 189, John Cena vs. AJ Styles 10/11 Perth, Western Australia 185, Konosuke Takeshita vs. Zack Sabre Jr. 10/11 Tokyo 161, Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher 3/9 Los Angeles 159, Hirooki Goto vs. Zack Sabre Jr. 2/11 Osaka 157, CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns Las Vegas 99, Anarchy in the Arena 5/25 Glendale, AZ, 92, Men’s Blood & Guts 11/12 Greensboro 73, Sareee vs Syuri 3/10 Tokyo 70,CM Punk vs. Gunther 8/2 East Rutherford NJ 68,Adam Page vs. Kyle Fletcher 9/20 Toronto 64, Kento Miyahara vs. Yuma Anzai 12/31 Tokyo 60


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

UNITED STATES/CANADA MVP
1. JON MOXLEY 387
2. John Cena 273
3. Adam Page 262
4. Cody Rhodes 107
5. CM Punk 34
6. Gunther 13
7. Kyle Fletcher 8 & Mercedes Mone 8

KOICHI YOSHIZAWA AWARD JAPANESE MVP
1. SAYA KAMITANI 485
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi 201
3. Konosuke Takeshita 142
4. Hirooki Goto 81
5. Zack Sabre Jr. 48
6. Sareee 36
7. Yota Tsuji 30
8. Tetsuya Naito 10 & Kento Miyahara 10

MEXICO MVP
1. MISTICO 1,019
2. Bandido 17
3. Dominik Mysterio 16
4. Mascara Dorada 11

EUROPE MVP
1. MICHAEL OKU 377
2. Zack Sabre Jr. 127
3. Luke Jacobs 49
4. Leon Slater 26
5. Mercedes Mone 21
6. Alex Windsor 20 & Gunther 20
7. Man Like DeReiss 17
8. Will Ospreay 12
9. Cara Noir 11

HODGE AWARD/NON-HEAVYWEIGHT MVP
1. MISTICO 551
2. Darby Allin 106
3. Bandido 73
4. Mascara Dorada 70
5. Mike Bailey 53
6. Je’Von Evans 30
7. Ricochet 25
8. El Desperado 24
9. Dominik Mysterio 22
10. Starlight Kid 17

WOMEN’S WRESTLING MVP
1. SAYA KAMITANI 458
2. Toni Storm 222
3. Mercedes Mone 174
4. Iyo Sky 119
5. Sareee 55
6. Rhea Ripley 30
7. Stephanie Vaquer 24
8. Willow Nightingale 19
9. Chelsea Green 15
10. Becky Lynch 11 & Liv Morgan 11

FEUD OF THE YEAR
1. ADAM PAGE VS. JON MOXLEY 504
2. Saya Kamitani vs. Tam Nakano 148
3.Mistico vs. MJF 113
4.Toni Storm vs. Mariah May 84
5. CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins 74
6. John Cena vs. Cody Rhodes 43
7. Kyle Fletcher vs. Mark Briscoe 32
8. Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin 21
9. Kazuchika Okada vs. Konosuke Takeshita 15 & Cody Rhodes vs. Drew McIntyre 15
HONORABLE MENTION: Mercedes Mone vs. Toni Storm 13, Syuri vs. Sareee 12, Adam Page vs. MJF 9

BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW
1. JOHN CENA
2. Mistico
3. Cody Rhodes

MOST IMPROVED
1. HARLEY CAMERON 208
2. Kyle Fletcher 151
3. Kendal Grey 93
4. Marina Shafir 78
5. Kevin Knight 57
6. Dominik Mysterio 34
7. Oba Femi 33
8. Difunto 32
9. Hina 26
10. Yuto-Ice 25
HONORABLE MENTION: Bron Breakker 23, Jacy Jayne 22, Je’Von Evans 22, Maxxine Dupri 21, Trick Williams 19, Callum Newman 16, Gabe Kidd 15, Victoria Yuzuki 13, Bandido 12, Rina 12, Ricochet 11, Megan Bayne 11, KENTA 10, Raquel Rodriguez 10

MOST CHARISMATIC
1. JOHN CENA 159
2. CM Punk 133
3. Toni Storm 122
4. Mistico 107
5. Adam Page 66
6. Will Ospreay 64
7. MJF 58
8. Saya Kamitani 51
9. Mark Briscoe 40
10. Hiroshi Tanahashi 39
HONORABLE MENTION: Roman Reigns 37, Swerve Strickland 28, Bandido 25, Harley Cameron 23, Ozawa 21, Jon Moxley 19, Cody Rhodes 17, Rhea Ripley 16, Kento Miyahara 16, Jey Uso 15, Trick Williams 15, Kazuchika Okada 12, Soberano Jr. 12, Dominik Mysterio 10, Gunther 10, LA Knight 10, Kenny Omega 9, Don Callis 8,Willow Nightingale 8, Kyle Fletcher 8

BRYAN DANIELSON AWARD (BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER)
1. ZACK SABRE JR. 657
2. Hechicero 305
3. Gunther 34
4. Kyle Fletcher 24
5. Konosuke Takeshita 18
6. Kyle O’Reilly 17
7. Will Ospreay 16 & Xelhua 16
9. Bandido 14
10. Chihiro Hashimoto 12
HONORABLE MENTION: Sareee 11, Ilja Dragunov 10, Jon Moxley 8

BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD (BEST BRAWLER)
1. JON MOXLEY 476
2. Adam Page 243
3. Gabe Kidd 100
4. Gunther 59
5. Mark Briscoe 48
6. Brody King 38
7. Darby Allin 32
8. Mad Dog Connelly 17
9. Tomohiro Ishii 15
10. Samoa Joe 12
HONORABLE MENTION: Bron Breakker 10, Cody Rhodes 10, Swerve Strickland 9, Kyle Fletcher 8, Ilja Dragunov 8

BEST FLYING WRESTLER
1. MASCARA DORADA 511
2. Will Ospreay 107
3. Bandido 89
4. Komander 78
5. Je’Von Evans 69
6. Mistico 30
7. Kevin Knight 27
8. Neon 26
9. Iyo Sky 25
10. Mike Bailey 19
HONORABLE MENTION: Jacky Kamei 13, Ricochet 12, AZM 12, El Hijo del Vikingo 11. Soberano Jr. 9, Nick Jackson 8, Penta 8

MOST OVERRATED
1. JEY USO 323
2. CM Punk 171
3. Jade Cargill 89
4. Evil 44
5. Seth Rollins 42
6. Cody Rhodes 40
7. Jon Moxley 31
8. MJF 24
9. John Cena 22
10. Solo Sikoa 20
HONORABLE MENTION: Logan Paul 18, Adam Copeland 16, Hook 13, Austin Theory 13, Tiffany Stratton 12, Nia Jax 12, Maxxine Dupri 10, Charlotte Flair 9, Chris Jericho 8, Gunther 8, Mercedes Mone 8, Toni Storm 8, Brock Lesnar 8

MOST UNDERRATED
1. BEAST MORTOS 223
2. Je’Von Evans 78
3. Komander 53
4. Brody King 28
5. Rey Fenix 26
6. Mike Bailey 25
7. Bandido 24
8. Kevin Knight 23
9. Chad Gable 21 & LA Knight 21
HONORABLE MENTION: Finn Balor 20, Athena 18, Rush 17, AZM 17, Konosuke Takeshita 16, Hechicero 16, Blake Christian 15, Yuya Uemura 15, Giulia 14, Kyle Fletcher 12, Mark Briscoe 12, Capitan Suicida 12, Pac 11, Roderick Strong 11, Adam Priest 11, Kendal Grey 11, Toni Storm 10, Chelsea Green 10, Fraxiom 9, JD McDonagh 9, Josh Alexander 9, Lee Moriarty 9, Montez Ford 9, Ace Austin 9, Daniel Garcia, 8, Megan Bayne 8, Willow Nightingale 8, Ludwig Kaiser 8

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1. SERI YAMAOKA 117
2. Senka Akatsuki 93
3. Yutani 59
4. Zaria 52
5. Homare 50
6. Heather by Elegance 34
7. Cappuccino Jones 32
8. Jakob Austin Young 30
9. Shiloh Hill 25
10. Kali Armstrong 24
HONORABLE MENTION: Daiki Odashima 23, Lainey Reed 21, Nino Bryant 20, Jay Joshua 18, Akira Kurogane 17, Yuuka Yamazaki 16, Leon Cage 15 Jasper Troy 12, KeMonto 12, Miku Kanae 11, Keanu Carver 8, Ryan Clancy 8

BEST NON-WRESTLER
1. DON CALLIS 658
2. Paul Heyman 238
3. Stokely Hathaway 97
4. Renee Paquette 45
5. Prince Nana 41
6. Adam Pearce 26

JIM ROSS AWARD BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER
1. BRYAN DANIELSON 315
2. Walker Stewart 297
3. Excalibur 158
4. Nigel McGuinness 145
5. Michael Cole 38
6. Ian Riccaboni 37
7. Wade Barrett 32
8. Corey Graves 30
9. Joe Tessitore 27
10. Tony Schiavone 25
HONORABLE MENTION: Jae Church 18, Booker T 17, Don Callis 12, Julio Cesar Rivera 10

WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER
1. BOOKER T 516
2. Pat McAfee 123
3. Michael Cole 102
4. Vic Joseph 45
5. Tony Schiavone 40
6. Excalibur 35
7. Taz 32
8. Jm Ross 19
9. Wade Barrett 18
10. Corey Graves 17
HONORABLE MENTION: Chris Charlton 12, Peter Rosenberg 10

BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW
1. AEW ALL IN 7/12 ARLINGTON, TX 404
2. AEW Double or Nothing 5/25 Glendale, AZ 287
3. Stardom All Star Grand Queendom 4/27 Yokohama 101
4. AEW Revolution 3/9 Los Angeles 90
5. AEW All Out 9/20 Toronto 29
6. WWE Elimination Chamber 3/1 Toronto 25
7. AEW Forbidden Door 8/24 London 21
8. CMLL 92nd Anniversary show 9/19 Mexico City 18
9. WWE Evolution 7/13 Atlanta 17
10.WrestleMania Night one 4/19 Las Vegas 13
HONORABLE MENTION: WWE SummerSlam night two 8/3 East Rutherford, NJ 10, AEW WrestleDream 10/18 St. Louis 8

WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW
1. WWE WRESTLEPALOOZA 9/20 INDIANAPOLIS 249
2. WWE Survivor Series 11/29 San Diego 230
3. WWE WrestleMania night 2 4/20 Las Vegas 110
4. GCW The People vs. GCW 1/19 New York 36
5. WWE Night of Champions 6/28 Riyadh 29
6. TNA Slammiversary 7/20 Elmont, NY 27
7. TNA Bound for Glory 10/12 Lowell, MA 16
8. New Japan Dominion 6/15 Osaka 15
9. WWE Backlash 5/10 St. Louis 11
10. WWE Summer Slam night one 8/2 East Rutherford, NJ 9
HONORABLE MENTION: WWE Royal Rumble 2/1 Indianapolis 8, WWE Crown Jewel 10/11 Perth 8

BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER
1. ADAM PAGE BUCKSHOT LARIAT 194
2. Neon double springboard moonsault 119
3. Sol Ruca sol snatcher 63
4. Kyle Fletcher brainbuster 56
5. Will Ospreay hidden blade 45
6. Bron Breakker spear 40
7. Mistico La Mistica 39
8. Bandido 21 plex 37
9. Konosuke Takeshita raging fire 36
10. Stephanie Vaquer devil’s kiss 34
HONORABLE MENTION: Kenny Omega one winged angel 28, Brody King ganso bomb 23, Sareee wrist clutch uranage 23, Swerve Strickland house call 22, Komander ropewalk Asai moonsault 16, Bandido & Brody King monkey flip 450 15, Je’Von Evans OG cutter 14, Mark Briscoe J driller 12, Tam Nakano violet screwdriver 11, Yuya Uemura deadbolt suplex 10, Leon Slater 450 swanton10, Mascara Dorada shooting star press 10, Ilja Dragunov H bomb 9, Pac black arrow 9, Kazuchika Okada rainmaker 8

MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC
1. WWE BRINGING BACK BROCK LESNAR 260
2. TKO/WE/UFC relationship with Saudi Arabia 190
3. TKO/WWE/UFC relationship with Donald Trump 174
4. Raja Jackson incident and promotion advertising him on a show 54
5. CM Punk apologizes to Saudi Arabia 44
6. TKO/WWE/UFC raising prices 26
7. WWE counter programming AEW 23
8. WWE moving WrestleMania to Las Vegas 21
9. UFC using Sedriques Dumas 18
10. Sabu’s last match and background 16
HONORABLE MENTION: WWE after the fact trying to act like R-Truth firing was a work 8

WORST TELEVISION SHOW
1. WWE NXT 401
2. WWE Smackdown 225
3. TNA Impact 96
4. NWA Powerrr 94
5. AEW Collision 90
6. WWE Raw 68
7. Women of Wrestling 19
8. JCW Lunacy 12
9. ROH on Honor Club 9
10. AEW Dynamite 8

WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR
1. JOHN CENA VS. CODY RHODES 4/20 LAS VEGAS 328
2. Minoru Suzuki vs. Butterbean 4/17 Las Vegas 251
3. Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena 9/20 Indianapolis 70
4. Maki Itoh vs. Mickie James 4/17 Las Vegas 68
5. Adam Copeland vs. Jon Moxley 3/9 Los Angeles 21
6. Gunther vs. John Cena 12/13 Washington, DC 15
7. Chelsea Green vs. Zelina Vega 5/24 Tampa 12
8. Women’s War Games 11/29 San Diego 11
9. John Cena vs. Dominik Mysterio 11/29 San Diego 8

WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR
1. MAX CASTER VS. ANTHONY BOWENS 176
2. John Cena vs. Cody Rhodes 147
3. Jon Moxley vs. Adam Copeland 63
4. TNA vs. NXT 49
5. Cody Rhodes vs. Cena & Rock & Travis Scott 39
6. Jeff Jarrett vs. MJF 33
7. John Cena vs. CM Punk 32
8. Aleister Black vs. Damien Priest 29
9. John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar 26
10. Charlotte Flair vs. Tiffany Stratton 25
HONORABLE MENTION: John Cena vs. R-Truth 22, Gunther vs. Jey Uso 20, MJF vs. Hurt Syndicate 16, Jordynne Grace vs. Blake Monroe 13, MFTs vs. Wyatt Sicks 12, Alberto El Patron vs. El Hijo del Vikingo 12, War Dogs vs. House of Torture 10, Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross 9, CM Punk vs. The Vision 8

WORST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
1. WWE 420
2 .NWA 329
3. TNA 190
4. GCW 30
5. AAA 26
6. Juggalo Championship Wrestling 19 & MLW 19
8. Women of Wrestling 18
9. New Japan Pro Wrestling 16
10. AEW 17

BEST BOOKER
1. TONY KHAN 655
2. Taro Okada 218
3. CMLL booking team Rivera/Feliciano 178
4. Paul Levesque 71
5. Anthony Douglas, James Darnell, John Blud (Deadlocked Pro) 23

PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
1. SALVADOR LUTTEROTH III 485
2. Tony Khan 404
3. Nick Khan 193
4. Dana White 70
5. Taro Okada 58

BEST GIMMICK
1. TONI STORM 447
2. Adam Page 62
3. El Grande Americano 59
4. Young Bucks 44
5. Joe Hendry 34
6. Jon Moxley 31
7. Dominik Mysterio 30
8. Yuto-Ice 20
9. Difunto 17
10. Gunther 15 & Naomi 15
HONORABLE MENTION: Harley Cameron 12, Mark Briscoe 12, Mr. Iguana & La Yesca 11, New Hayabusa 11, Becky Lynch 10, Oba Femi 10

WORST GIMMICK
1. HEEL JOHN CENA 246
2. Wyatt Sicks 134
3. House of Torture 96
4. Toni Storm 33
5. Jey Uso 32
6. Death Riders 29
7. El Grande Americano 27
8. The Learning Tree 23
9. Blake Monroe 20
10. The Vision 19
HONORABLE MENTION: The Acclaimed 17, DarkState 16, Max Caster 16, Anthony Bowens 14, MFT 12, Don Fale 11, MJF 9

BEST PRO WRESTLING BOOK
1. THE IRRESISTIBLE FORCE: THE LIVE AND TIMES OF GORILLA MONSOON BY BRIAN SOLOMON 112
2.This Book is All Elite by Keith Elliot Greenberg 54
3. Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Professional Wrestling’s New World Order Changed America by Marc Raimondi 45
4. Way of the Blade AEW Edition by Phil Schneider 26
5. The Last Heart Beating by Nattie Neidhart 21
6. Beyond Nitro by Guy Evans 16
7. Titan Shrinking by James Dixon 10 & Wrestling Observer Complete Collection 1984 by Dave Meltzer 10
9. Hell in Boots: Clawing My Way Through Nine Lives by Saraya-Jade Bevis 9 & Rampage by Lee Herbert 9
HONORABLE MENTION: Lucha Libre: The History of Mexican Wrestling by Aries de Mexico 8

BEST PRO WRESTLING DOCUMENTARY
1. DARK SIDE OF THE RING: DAFFNEY 102
2. Nevermore: The Raven Effect 70
3. Dark Side of the Ring: Hell in a Cell 36
4. Dark Side of the Ring: Becoming Muhammad Hassan 26
5.Dark Side of the Ring: Ludvig Borga 24
6. Two in One: The Briscoes Story 21
7. The Good, The Bad and The Hangman AEW Stories 15
8. Dark Side of the Ring: Eddie Gilbert 12 & Hollywood Demons: The Real Iron Claw 12
10. Dark Side of the Ring: Big Van Vader 10 & WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle 10
HONORABLE MENTION: WWE Unreal: New Era 9, Dark Side of the Ring: The Sheik 9, WWE Unreal: Worth the Wait 8, WWE Unreal: Heel Turn 8