- WRESTLER OF THE YEAR: Keiji Muto
- MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER: Kurt Angle (just edging out Yuji Nagata)
- BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW: Kazushi Sakuraba
- FEUD OF THE YEAR: Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Vanderlei Silva
- TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR: Tenzan and Kojima
- MOST IMPROVED: Keiji Muto
- BEST INTERVIEWS: Steve Austin
- MOST CHARISMATIC: The Rock
- BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER: Minoru Tanaka
- BEST BRAWLER: Steve Austin (Mick Foley's 10 year winning streak comes to an end since, yanno, retired)
- BEST HIGH FLYER: Dragon Kid
- MOST OVERRATED: The Undertaker (by a huge margin)
- MOST UNDERRATED: Lance Storm
- PROMOTION OF THE YEAR: PRIDE (WWF came in 2nd)
- BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW: New Japan
- MATCH OF THE YEAR: Keiji Muto vs. Genichiro Tenryu
- ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: El Hombre Sin Nombre
- BEST NON-WRESTLER: Paul Heyman
- BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER: Jim Ross
- WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER: Michael Cole
- BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW: Wrestlemania X-7 (by a landslide)
- WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW: Women of Wrestling: Unleashed
- BEST WRESTLING MOVE: Keiji Muto's shining wizard
- MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC: Stephanie McMahon comparing 9/11 to her dad's steroid trial
- READER'S PERSONAL FAVORITE WRESTLER: Keiji Muto
- READER'S LEAST FAVORITE WRESTLER: The Undertaker
- WORST WRESTLER: Big Show
- WORST TAG TEAM: Kronik
- WORST TV SHOW: WWF Excess
- WORST NON-WRESTLER: Stephanie McMahon
- WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR: Undertaker & Kane vs. Kronik
- WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR: WWF vs. The Alliance (and it wasn't even close)
- WORST INTERVIEWS: Stephanie McMahon (in a landslide. Folks were sick to death of Stephanie by this point)
- WORST PROMOTION: WCW
- BEST BOOKER: Jim Cornette (OVW)
- PROMOTER OF THE YEAR: Antonio Inoki (just beat out Vince McMahon)
- SHOOT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR: Vanderlei Silva
- SHOOT MATCH OF THE YEAR: Randy Couture vs. Pedro Rizzo (5/4/01)
- BEST GIMMICK: Hurricane (2nd place went to Steve Austin for the "what?" gimmick. Fuck you, 2001 fans.)
- WORST GIMMICK: DDP's motivational speaker gimmick (2nd place was DDP's stalker gimmick. Not a banner year for DDP.)
- MOST EMBARRASSING WRESTLER: Buff Bagwell (beat out Undertaker by 5 votes
On top of that, he's being tested...for SYMPTOMS. Not actual testsAll this for a possibly above-average match on an empty studio PPV.
dying after THE BIGGEST WRASSLEMANIA EVER TOO BIG FOR ONE NIGHT tho, true legendBryan is determined to die for the business one way or another
hey Owl. I like your gumption. But I made an even better New Years Show jiff. You might wanna use it in the future.
Blame Christian. If he had just answered his damn phone we would have never had to deal with What chantsCould you honestly imagine how pissed people would be if a babyface started something as obnoxious as the "What?" chants now?
Also this is the first time I have heard about Daniel Bryan having autoimmune problems. WWE needs to just place both Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns into one of those nuclear bunkers until this is all over with.
Reminder that Paul London delivered a top 20 promo of all time
He's made it known as the biggest reason he went veganCould you honestly imagine how pissed people would be if a babyface started something as obnoxious as the "What?" chants now?
Also this is the first time I have heard about Daniel Bryan having autoimmune problems. WWE needs to just place both Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns into one of those nuclear bunkers until this is all over with.
Wrath does not deserve to be ignored, he looked like a Burt Reynolds on steroidsI have like zero recollection of Kronik and now I wonder if it is a self defense mechanism.
It's almost hypnotic!hey Owl. I like your gumption. But I made an even better New Years Show jiff. You might wanna use it in the future.
Not that I've really seen much of anything but I get the impression she's trapped in the limbo of women's midcard, aka taking losses to those fighting over the title but not getting squashedHas Jinny done much in NXT UK so far?
Randomly remembered her and was wondering how she's been doing lately.
I mean, it IS a reason, not really an excuse so much. Unprecedented shitI wonder if WWE will use Coronavirus as an excuse to cut underperforming products or services without spooking stockholders.
"Sorry guys, we had to shutter NXT UK due to the virus but don't worry we already killed BritWres."
I mean, it IS a reason, not really an excuse so much. Unprecedented shit
Yeah I agree with you for sure.I guess I wasn't clear. They clearly had some stuff that was underperforming before and should have been killed before but either someone's vanity or cautiousness about spooking Wall Street in light of some of their other failures from doing so. NXT UK and 205 Live spring to mind. Now, they can kill those products and Wall Street will likely accept it and if it was somebody internally pushing back on the closure now way will they have enough swagger to prevent it now.
Slightconfuse's post about Manami Toyoto brought this game to mind:
For a refresher, US Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln were selected for the monument because they preserved the nation and expanded its territories.
So, who is on the wrestling Mount Rushmore? Does Vince McMahon automatically make it?
Brie is pregnant again? Birdie Joe is gonna have a tag team partner???
Wow, VICE's Chris Benoit: Dark Side Of The Ring is depressing.
It did kinda have a hopeful part near the end where they revealed Jericho helped David and Sandra reconnectI don't think there was anyway they could tell that story and have it be moonlight and canoes which is weird because they managed to tell the Von Erich family story and have it feel ultimately hopeful.
Yeah
Not just any booking either. Kenny takes on Guevara for the AAA belt Kenny holds plus Cody vs Havoc, Jericho vs Matt Hardy, and Brodie Lee back in the ring FINALLY.
I'm surprised they didn't wait. What's her program?
Shes in the #1 contender ladder match with a win over Aliyah.
I didn't care for the Von Erich one because of how much it glossed over or ignored (like how much of a bastard Fritz was) and tried to make Kevin look like the good brother when he had just as many issues and some of his own shittiness, he just got lucky it didn't kill him.Watched more of the dark side of wrestling docs. The bruiser Brody & Von Erich's were very good though I didn't care for the Moolah one. Thought the Wendy Richter segment didn't seem important enough for the time they have to it. Also Cornette be apart of it was strange considering his opinion on women's wrestling.
I know who I'm rooting for. Wasnt xia in the match?
Aliyah took her out backstage before the match.