Post by Goldash on Jan 29, 2013 1:48:20 GMT -5
One of my favorite times of year has finally arrived. It is now time to unveil the Wrestling Observer Newsletter's fan voting results. SOURCE: www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056863491
LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (WRESTLER OF THE YEAR)
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI
2. C.M. Punk
3. Kazuchika Okada
Comment: Best Overall Wrestler - Wrestling to Promos to effect on Business
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MOST VALUABLE
1. ANDERSON SILVA
2. Jon Jones
3. Ronda Rousey
MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI
2. Kazuchika Okada
3. Daniel Bryan
Best in ring.
MOST OUTSTANDING FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
1. ANDERSON SILVA
2. Jon Jones
3. Ronda Rousey
BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW
1. THE ROCK
2. John Cena
3. Brock Lesnar
FEUD OF THE YEAR
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI VS. KAZUCHIKA OKADA
2. Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen
3. The Rock vs. John Cena
TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. CHRISTOPHER DANIELS & KAZARIAN
2. Kane & Daniel Bryan
3. Young Bucks
MOST IMPROVED
1. KAZUCHIKA OKADA
2. Michael Elgin
3. Rush
Top WWE: 4. Damien Sandow
Top TNA: 5. Bully Ray
BEST ON INTERVIEWS
1. C.M. PUNK
2. Chael Sonnen
3. The Rock
MOST CHARISMATIC
1. THE ROCK
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi
3. John Cena
BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER
1. DANIEL BRYAN
2. Prince Devitt
3. Davey Richards
BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD (BEST BRAWLER)
1. KEVIN STEEN
2. Togi Makabe
3. Bully Ray
Top WWE: 4. Sheamus
BEST FLYING WRESTLER
1. KOTA IBUSHI
2. Ricochet
3. Pac
Top TNA: 11. AJ Styles
Top WWE: 12. Sin Cara
MOST OVERRATED
1. RYBACK
2. The Miz
3. Garett Bischoff
- Overrated means overpushed in reality
MOST UNDERRATED
1. TYSON KIDD
2. Dolph Ziggler
3. Daniel Bryan
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
1. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING
2. Ultimate Fighting Championships
3. World Wrestling Entertainment
6. Total Nonstop Action
BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW
1. IMPACT WRESTLING
2. Ring of Honor
3. WWE NXT
4. WWE Monday Night Raw
TNA Impact previously won the past five worst weekly TV show awards.
PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR
1. TANAHASHI VS. SUZUKI 10/8 TOKYO
2. John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar 4/29 Chicago
3. Davey Richards vs. Michael Elgin 3/31 Ft. Lauderdale
11. A.J. Styles & Kurt Angle vs. Christopher Daniels & Kazarian 6/10 Arlington, TX
MMA MATCH OF THE YEAR
1. CHAN SUNG JUNG VS. DUSTIN POIRIER 5/15 FAIRFAX
2. Benson Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar 2/26 Saitama
3. Georges St-Pierre vs. Carlos Condit 11/17 Montreal
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1. DINASTIA
2. Mr. Touchdown
3. Eita Kobayashi
No WWE or TNA wrestlers listed.
BEST NON-WRESTLER
1. PAUL HEYMAN
2. Ricardo Rodriguez
3. Vickie Guerrero
BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER
1. JIM ROSS
2. Nigel McGuinness
3. William Regal
WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER
1. MICHAEL COLE
2. Taz
3. Booker T
BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW
1. NEW JAPAN KINGS OF PRO WRESTLING 10/8 TOKYO
2. WWE Extreme Rules 4/29 Chicago
3. WWE WrestleMania 4/1 Miami
WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW
1. UFC 149 7/21 CALGARY
2. Extreme Reunion 4/28 Philadelphia
3. WWE No Way Out 5/20 East Rutherford, NJ
BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER
1. KAZUCHIKA OKADA RAINMAKER
2. Antonio Cesaro Neutralizer
3. Daniel Bryan Yes/No/LeBell lock
MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC
1. WWE’S PRESENTATION OF PAUL HEYMAN AND C.M. PUNK COMING IN DURING JERRY LAWLER’S RETURN, AIRING CLIPS OF HIM WHILE HE WAS DEAD AND BEING REVIVED, AND THE FAKE HEART ATTACK PROMO
2. Extreme Rising using Sabu’s overdose/passing out while advertising his return to the promotion
3. UFC’s handling of Jeremy Stephens’ arrest, trying to bail him out and still have him fight on the show while he was stuck in jail that afternoon
WORST TELEVISION SHOW
1. WWE RAW
2. Impact Wrestling
3. Ultimate Fighter: Nelson vs. Carwin
WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR
1. JOHN CENA VS. JOHN LAURINAITIS 5/20 RALEIGH
2. Santino Marella vs. Ricardo Rodriguez 6/17 E Rutherford
3. Clay Guida vs. Gray Maynard 6/22 Atlantic City
WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR
1. JOHN CENA VS. KANE
2. TNA vs. Aces and 8s
3. John Cena vs. John Laurinaitis
NOTABLE PREVIOUS WINNERS: 2002 - HHH vs. Kane; 2003 - Shane McMahon vs. Kane; 2004 - Kane vs. Lita & Matt Hardy; 2007 - Kane vs. Big Daddy V; 2008 - Rey Mysterio vs. Kane; 2010 - Edge vs. Kane
WORST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
1. TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION
2. Ring of Honor
3. World Wrestling Entertainment
BEST BOOKER
1. GEDO & JADO (New Japan)
2. Joe Silva
3. Mike Quackenbush
4. Vince McMahon
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
1. DANA WHITE
2. Takaaki Kidani (New Japan)
3. Vince McMahon
BEST GIMMICK
1. JOSEPH PARK
2. Damien Sandow Savior of the Masses
3. Daniel Bryan Yes/No
WORST GIMMICK
1. ACES AND 8S
2. Tensai
3. Natalya farting
BEST PRO WRESTLING BOOK
1. SHOOTERS BY JONATHAN SNOWDEN
2. Heroes and Icons by Oliver/Johnson/Mooneyham
3. From Prison to Promise by Booker T
BEST PRO WRESTLING DVD
1. C.M. PUNK BEST IN THE WORLD
2. Last of McGuinness
3. Such Great Heights: The Jon Fitch Story
Thoughts? Reactions? Be sure to post them here and let's talk about whether or not Mr. Meltzer's fanbase is right or wrong!
LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (WRESTLER OF THE YEAR)
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI
2. C.M. Punk
3. Kazuchika Okada
Comment: Best Overall Wrestler - Wrestling to Promos to effect on Business
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MOST VALUABLE
1. ANDERSON SILVA
2. Jon Jones
3. Ronda Rousey
MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI
2. Kazuchika Okada
3. Daniel Bryan
Best in ring.
MOST OUTSTANDING FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
1. ANDERSON SILVA
2. Jon Jones
3. Ronda Rousey
BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW
1. THE ROCK
2. John Cena
3. Brock Lesnar
FEUD OF THE YEAR
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI VS. KAZUCHIKA OKADA
2. Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen
3. The Rock vs. John Cena
TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. CHRISTOPHER DANIELS & KAZARIAN
2. Kane & Daniel Bryan
3. Young Bucks
MOST IMPROVED
1. KAZUCHIKA OKADA
2. Michael Elgin
3. Rush
Top WWE: 4. Damien Sandow
Top TNA: 5. Bully Ray
BEST ON INTERVIEWS
1. C.M. PUNK
2. Chael Sonnen
3. The Rock
MOST CHARISMATIC
1. THE ROCK
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi
3. John Cena
BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER
1. DANIEL BRYAN
2. Prince Devitt
3. Davey Richards
BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD (BEST BRAWLER)
1. KEVIN STEEN
2. Togi Makabe
3. Bully Ray
Top WWE: 4. Sheamus
BEST FLYING WRESTLER
1. KOTA IBUSHI
2. Ricochet
3. Pac
Top TNA: 11. AJ Styles
Top WWE: 12. Sin Cara
MOST OVERRATED
1. RYBACK
2. The Miz
3. Garett Bischoff
- Overrated means overpushed in reality
MOST UNDERRATED
1. TYSON KIDD
2. Dolph Ziggler
3. Daniel Bryan
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
1. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING
2. Ultimate Fighting Championships
3. World Wrestling Entertainment
6. Total Nonstop Action
BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW
1. IMPACT WRESTLING
2. Ring of Honor
3. WWE NXT
4. WWE Monday Night Raw
TNA Impact previously won the past five worst weekly TV show awards.
PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR
1. TANAHASHI VS. SUZUKI 10/8 TOKYO
2. John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar 4/29 Chicago
3. Davey Richards vs. Michael Elgin 3/31 Ft. Lauderdale
11. A.J. Styles & Kurt Angle vs. Christopher Daniels & Kazarian 6/10 Arlington, TX
MMA MATCH OF THE YEAR
1. CHAN SUNG JUNG VS. DUSTIN POIRIER 5/15 FAIRFAX
2. Benson Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar 2/26 Saitama
3. Georges St-Pierre vs. Carlos Condit 11/17 Montreal
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1. DINASTIA
2. Mr. Touchdown
3. Eita Kobayashi
No WWE or TNA wrestlers listed.
BEST NON-WRESTLER
1. PAUL HEYMAN
2. Ricardo Rodriguez
3. Vickie Guerrero
BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER
1. JIM ROSS
2. Nigel McGuinness
3. William Regal
WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER
1. MICHAEL COLE
2. Taz
3. Booker T
BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW
1. NEW JAPAN KINGS OF PRO WRESTLING 10/8 TOKYO
2. WWE Extreme Rules 4/29 Chicago
3. WWE WrestleMania 4/1 Miami
WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW
1. UFC 149 7/21 CALGARY
2. Extreme Reunion 4/28 Philadelphia
3. WWE No Way Out 5/20 East Rutherford, NJ
BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER
1. KAZUCHIKA OKADA RAINMAKER
2. Antonio Cesaro Neutralizer
3. Daniel Bryan Yes/No/LeBell lock
MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC
1. WWE’S PRESENTATION OF PAUL HEYMAN AND C.M. PUNK COMING IN DURING JERRY LAWLER’S RETURN, AIRING CLIPS OF HIM WHILE HE WAS DEAD AND BEING REVIVED, AND THE FAKE HEART ATTACK PROMO
2. Extreme Rising using Sabu’s overdose/passing out while advertising his return to the promotion
3. UFC’s handling of Jeremy Stephens’ arrest, trying to bail him out and still have him fight on the show while he was stuck in jail that afternoon
WORST TELEVISION SHOW
1. WWE RAW
2. Impact Wrestling
3. Ultimate Fighter: Nelson vs. Carwin
WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR
1. JOHN CENA VS. JOHN LAURINAITIS 5/20 RALEIGH
2. Santino Marella vs. Ricardo Rodriguez 6/17 E Rutherford
3. Clay Guida vs. Gray Maynard 6/22 Atlantic City
WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR
1. JOHN CENA VS. KANE
2. TNA vs. Aces and 8s
3. John Cena vs. John Laurinaitis
NOTABLE PREVIOUS WINNERS: 2002 - HHH vs. Kane; 2003 - Shane McMahon vs. Kane; 2004 - Kane vs. Lita & Matt Hardy; 2007 - Kane vs. Big Daddy V; 2008 - Rey Mysterio vs. Kane; 2010 - Edge vs. Kane
WORST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
1. TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION
2. Ring of Honor
3. World Wrestling Entertainment
BEST BOOKER
1. GEDO & JADO (New Japan)
2. Joe Silva
3. Mike Quackenbush
4. Vince McMahon
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
1. DANA WHITE
2. Takaaki Kidani (New Japan)
3. Vince McMahon
BEST GIMMICK
1. JOSEPH PARK
2. Damien Sandow Savior of the Masses
3. Daniel Bryan Yes/No
WORST GIMMICK
1. ACES AND 8S
2. Tensai
3. Natalya farting
BEST PRO WRESTLING BOOK
1. SHOOTERS BY JONATHAN SNOWDEN
2. Heroes and Icons by Oliver/Johnson/Mooneyham
3. From Prison to Promise by Booker T
BEST PRO WRESTLING DVD
1. C.M. PUNK BEST IN THE WORLD
2. Last of McGuinness
3. Such Great Heights: The Jon Fitch Story
Thoughts? Reactions? Be sure to post them here and let's talk about whether or not Mr. Meltzer's fanbase is right or wrong!
