2016 Observer Awards are out

[Vinny Lupton]

CLIFF NOTES / TLDR:

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WRESTLER OF THE YEAR
1. A.J. STYLES (462) 2.920 2 yrs in a row

BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW
1. NEW JAPAN WRESTLE KINGDOM 1/4 TOKYO (709) 4,001

PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI VS. KAZUCHIKA OKADA 1/4 TOKYO (363)
2,568

WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR
1. SHELLY MARTINEZ VS. REBEL 3/17 ORLANDO 436

BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW
1. NEW JAPAN WRESTLE KINGDOM 1/4 TOKYO (709) 4,001

WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW
1. WRESTLEMANIA 32 4/3 DALLAS 274

WORST TELEVISION SHOW
1. WWE RAW 308


PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
1. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (618) 4,215 5 yrs in a row

PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
1. DANA WHITE 610

WORST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
1. TNA IMPACT WRESTLING 412 **10th year in a row**

BEST GIMMICK
1. BROKEN MATT HARDY 483

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1. MATT RIDDLE (924) 4,773


MOST IMPROVED
1. MATT RIDDLE (190) 1,026


MOST OVERRATED
1. ROMAN REIGNS (242) 1,516


MOST UNDERRATED
1. CESARO (217) 1,571 4 yrs in a row

BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER
1. ZACK SABRE JR. (453) 3,273 3 yrs in a row


BEST FLYING WRESTLER
1. WILL OSPREAY (741) 4,467


BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW
1. CONOR MCGREGOR (1,005) 5,206

FEUD OF THE YEAR
1. CONOR MCGREGOR VS. NATE DIAZ (677) 3,582

BEST ON INTERVIEWS
1. CONOR MCGREGOR (627) 3,468 2 yrs in a row

MOST CHARISMATIC
1. CONOR MCGREGOR (381) 2,715

TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. YOUNG BUCKS (599) 3,801 3 yrs in a row

BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER
1. MAURO RANALLO (279) 2,199 2 yrs in a row

WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER
1. DAVID OTUNGA (260) 2,018

THESE ARE VOTED ON BY OBSERVER SUBSCRIBERS, WRESTLERS, AND PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH WRESTLING PAST AND PRESENT. MeltzGod does not picc them!!


The awards are based on the time frame from December 1, 2015 through November 30, 2016.

DETERMINED BY POINTS ON A 5-3-2 BASIS.
FIRST PLACE VOTES IN PARENTHESIS


WRESTLER OF THE YEAR

1. A.J. STYLES (462) 2.920 2 yrs in a row

2. Kazuchika Okada (285) 2,637

3. Tetsuya Naito (190) 2,610

4. Kenny Omega (79) 1,530

5. Kento Miyahara (10) 189

6. Hiroshi Tanahashi (5) 145

7. Chris Hero (3) 134

8. Volador Jr. (16) 125

9. Kevin Owens (2) 99

10. Shinsuke Nakamura (3) 73

PREVIOUS WINNERS:

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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

 

[Vinny Lupton]

MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER

1. A.J. STYLES (341) 2,436 3 yrs in a row

2. Kenny Omega (249) 2,352

3. Kazuchika Okada (172) 1,735

4. Chris Hero (151) ` 1,295

5. Will Ospreay (64) 657

6. Tomohiro Ishii (28) 415

7. Tetsuya Naito (9) 408

8. Io Shirai (19) 312

9. Matt Riddle (3) 146

10. Kushida (1) 145



HONORABLE MENTION: Ricochet 137, Volador Jr. 126, Shuji Ishikawa 126, Hiroshi Tanahashi 118, Kota Ibushi 110, Marty Scurll 99, Zack Sabre Jr. 91, Daisuke Sekimoto 90, Kento Miyahara 72


PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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





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BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW

1. CONOR MCGREGOR (1,005) 5,206

2. Brock Lesnar (9) 1,302

3. Nate Diaz (1) 1,006

4. John Cena (17) 584

5. Tetsuya Naito (2) 271

6. C.M. Punk 208

7. Bill Goldberg 188

8. Kazuchika Okada 142

9. Hiroshi Tanahashi 63

10. Holly Holm 55

 

[Buggsy Mogues]

 

[Riley Escobar]

Young Bucks beat The Revival for best tag team

 

[Vinny Lupton]

FEUD OF THE YEAR

1. CONOR MCGREGOR VS. NATE DIAZ (677) 3,582

2. John Cena vs. A.J. Styles (38) 940

3. Los Ingobernables en Japon vs. Chaos (47) 848

4. Charlotte vs Sasha Banks (41) 566

5. Gargano & Ciampa vs. Dawson & Wilder (32) 500

6. Dragon Lee vs. Kamaitachi (57) 386

7. The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler (30) 365

8. Will Ospreay vs. Marty Scurll (27) 317

9. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada (36) 273

10. Jay Lethal vs Adam Cole (16) 220


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TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR

1. YOUNG BUCKS (599) 3,801 3 yrs in a row

2. Scott Dawson& Dash Wilder (323) 2,456

3. Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano (21) 1,059

4. Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi (69) 689

5. New Day (11) 365

6. Ricochet & Matt Sydal (9) 293

7. Jason Jordan & Chad Gable (2) 273

8. Zeus & The Bodyguard (17) 199

9. Io Shirai & Mayu Iwatani (23) 191

10. Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian 117

HONORABLE MENTION: Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly 99, War Machine 82, Ryoji Sai & Shuji Ishikawa 70, Matt & Jeff Hardy 65


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MOST IMPROVED

1. MATT RIDDLE (190) 1,026

2. The Miz (127) 1,020

3. Juice Robinson (83) 991

4. Alexa Bliss (61) 558

5. Zeus (64) 513

6. Yoshi-Hashi (47) 452

7. Kenny Omega (76) 395

8. Charlotte (35) 393

9. Braun Strowman (26) 356

10. Jeff Cobb (10) 351

HONORABLE MENTION: David Finlay 292, Baron Corbin 224,Evil 198, Pete Dunne 121, Bobby Lashley 113, Natalya 103, Jay White 99, Tama Tonga 99, Seiya Sanada 98, Tanga Loa 92, Donovan Dijak 91, Michael Elgin 91, Will Ospreay 72, Roman Reigns 67, Tye Dillinger 61. Jason Jordan 60


PREVIOUS WINNERS:

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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

 

[Vinny Lupton]

Young Bucks beat The Revival for best tag team

3 yrs in a row people love these comedy cacs

 

[Vinny Lupton]

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1. CONOR MCGREGOR (904) 4,878

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MOST OUTSTANDING FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
1. CONOR MCGREGOR (396) 2,574

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MMA MATCH OF THE YEAR
1. ROBBIE LAWLER VS. CARLOS CONDIT 1/02 LAS VEGAS (361)

2,529

2. Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 8/20 Las Vegas (331) 2,468

3. Dong Hyun Kim vs. Polo Reyes 6/4 Los Angeles (2) 629

4. Miesha Tate vs. Holly Holm 3/5 Las Vegas (28) 576

5. T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz 1/17 Boston (11) 376


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[Vinny Lupton]

BEST ON INTERVIEWS

1. CONOR MCGREGOR (627) 3,468 2 yrs in a row

2. The Miz (106) 924

3. Chris Jericho (32) 909

4. Kevin Owens (36) 787

5. Paul Heyman (35) 495

6. Kenny Omega (39) 376

7. Dominick Cruz (21) 299

8. Enzo Amore (7) 247

9. Matt Hardy (22) 243

10. Tetsuya Naito (18) 226


PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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


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MOST CHARISMATIC
1. CONOR MCGREGOR (381) 2,715

2. Shinsuke Nakamura (270) 2,116

3. Tetsuya Naito (121) 1,227

4. Kenny Omega (46) 558

5. Hiroshi Tanahashi (2) 351

6. Matt Hardy (25) 347

7. Dalton Castle (20) 281

8. Pentagon Jr. (18) 261

9. John Cena (13) 217

10. Rush (25) 180

HONORABLE MENTION: Matt Riddle 166, Chris Jericho 153, Kazuchika Okada 100, Enzo Amore 96, Bill Goldberg 90, Young Bucks 73, Rich Swann 70

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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


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BRYAN DANIELSON AWARD

(BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER)

1. ZACK SABRE JR. (453) 3,273 3 yrs in a row

2. Kyle O’Reilly (282) 2,568

3. Kushida (67) 594

4. Jack Gallagher (25) 422

5. Marty Scurll (32) 399

6. Matt Riddle (18) 383

7. Drew Gulak (12) 363

8. Chris Hero (43) 311

9. A.J. Styles (19) 234

10. Katsuyori Shibata (23) 228


PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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.




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BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD

(BEST BRAWLER)

1. TOMOHIRO ISHII (410) 3,044

2. Katsuyori Shibata (337) 2,873

3. Chris Hero (186) 1,545

4. Kevin Owens (42) 646

5. Rush (25) 435

6. Samoa Joe (27) 408

7. Pentagon Jr. (27) 306

8. Tommy End (2) 218

9. Shuji Ishikawa (34) 179

10 Michael Elgin 119

 

[Vinny Lupton]

BEST FLYING WRESTLER
1. WILL OSPREAY (741) 4,467

2. Ricochet (199) 3,276

3, Volador Jr.(70) 870

4. Kota Ibushi (44) 726

5. Mascara Dorada (24) 594

6. Dragon Lee (28) 459

7. Kamaitachi (9) 306

8. Fenix (20) 276

9. Matt Sydal (9) 166

10. Kushida (8) 118

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

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MOST OVERRATED

1. ROMAN REIGNS (242) 1,516

2. Braun Strowman (72) 719

3. Baron Corbin (57) 564

4. Cody Rhodes (52) 519

5. Sexy Star (53) 481

6. Timothy Thatcher (48) 332

7. Brock Lesnar (25) 247

8. Sheamus (26) 240

9. Dean Ambrose (21) 234

10. Seth Rollins (17) 190



HONORABLE MENTION: Bray Wyatt 132, Nia Jax 110, Eva Marie 108, Dolph Ziggler 102, Jay Lethal 96, Shane McMahon 95, Sasha Banks 90, Kane 90, Aron Rex 86, Adam Cole 86, HHH 85, Ethan Carter III 76, Hirooki Goto 72, Dana Brooke 66, La Mascara 65, Tanga Roa 60

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

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MOST UNDERRATED
1. CESARO (217) 1,571 4 yrs in a row CesaroHive give it up b

2. Neville (124) 1,106

3. Sami Zayn (108) 865

4. Luke Harper (42) 532

5. Donovan Dijak (49) 448

6. Rusev (32) 247

7. Tomohiro Ishii (9) 190

8. Dalton Castle (14) 176

9. Chris Hero (18) 144

10. Mark Andrews (12) 139


HONORABLE MENTION: Titan 118, Kushida 92, Rush 90, Chad Gable 75, Mark Haskins 72

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

:styles:

Say what you want about my readers but they usually get it right :meltzer:

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

It's so fukking stupid to mix MMA with wrestling by the way. It's ridiculous

And McGregor isn't better on interviews than someone like The Miz. McGregor just swears or something and we're supposed to be like

 

[Vinny Lupton]

It's so fukking stupid to mix MMA with wrestling by the way. It's ridiculous

And McGregor isn't better on interviews than someone like The Miz. McGregor just swears or something and we're supposed to be like

Miz is corny. You could picc a better example. Owens and Jericho are piff but not as good as Conor

 

[Vinny Lupton]

PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

1. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (618) 4,215 5 yrs in a row

2. Ultimate Fighting Championship (346) 2,878

3. World Wrestling Entertainment (69) 988

4. Ring of Honor (18) 555

5. Evolve (47) 477

6. Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (19) 425

7. CMLL (4) 405

8. Progress (31) 375

9. Dragon Gate (8) 243

10. Revolution Pro (20) 143

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PREVIOUS WINNERS - 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

BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW
1. NEW JAPAN WORLD PRO WRESTLING (198) 2,070

2. WWE Smaccdown Live (200) 1,626

3. WWE Talking Smack (165) 1,191

4. CMLL Friday Night (79) 1,137

5. Ring of Honor (57) 1,023

6. WWE NXT (68) 898 Went from #1 3 yrs in a row to barely mentioned at all

7. Lucha Underground (52) 813

8. TNA Impact 101

9. WWE Raw (6) 60

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PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI VS. KAZUCHIKA OKADA 1/4 TOKYO (363)

2,568

2. Kenny Omega vs. Tetsuya Naito 8/13 Tokyo (286) 2,451

3. Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii 8/6 Osaka (74) 854

4. A.J. Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura 1/4 Tokyo (82) 799

5. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Sami Zayn 4/1 Dallas (55) 721

6. Ricochet vs. Will Ospreay 5/27 Tokyo (49) 669

7. Gargano & Ciampa vs. Wilder & Dawson 10/19 Toronto (60) 636

8. Ricochet & Ospreay & Sydal vs. Young Bucks & Cole 9/3 Reseda (43)

588

9. Volador Jr. vs. Cavernario Barbaro 8/30 Mexico City (25) 169

10. John Cena vs. A.J. Styles 8/21 Brooklyn (7) 164



PREVIOUS WINNERS:

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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

 

[StatUS]

That Owens vs. Zayn match at Battleground is so slept on as a MOTYC. Turned a botch into a story and that ending, not even in the top 10

 

[Riley Escobar]

MOST OVERRATED

2. Braun Strowman (72) 719