WON Awards 2016

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Hier die Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards 2016:

- Lou Thesz/Ric Flair Award (Best Wrestler): AJ Styles
- Most Outstanding Wrestler: AJ Styles
- Best Box Office Draw: Conor McGregor
- Feud of the Year: Cono McGregor vs Nate Diaz
- Team of the Year: The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)
- Most Improved: Matt Riddle
- Best on Interviews: Conor McGregor
- Most Charismatic: Conor McGregor
- Bryan Danielson Award (Best Technical Wrestler): Zack Sabre Jr.
- Bruiser Brody Memorial Award (Best Brawler): Tomohiro Ishii
- Best Flying Wrestler: Will Ospreay
- Most Overated (aka most overpushed) Roman Reigns
- Most Underrated (aka most underpushed) Cesaro
- Promotion of the Year: New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)
- Best Weekly TV Show New Japan Wrestling on AXS
- Match of the Year:[/b] Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kazuchika Okada @ NJPW WrestleKingdom 10 (04.01.2016)
- Rookie of the Year: Matt Riddle
- Best Non-Wrestler Dario Cueto (Lucha Underground)
- Best TV Announcer: Mauro Ranallo
- Worst TV Announcer: David Otunga
- Best Major Show NJPW WrestleKingdom 10
- Worst Major Show WWE WrestleMania 32
- Best Wrestling Move: Kenny Omega - One Winged Angel
- Most Disgusting Promotional tactic Kimbo Slice vs Dada 5000
- Worst TV Show WWE RAW
- Worst Match of the Year: Rebel vs Shelly Martinez (TNA)
- Worst Feud of the Year: Darren Young vs Titus O'Neil
- Worst Promotion TNA
- Best Booker Gedo (NJPW)
- Promoter of the Year Dana White (UFC)
- Best Gimmick Broken Matt Hardy
- Worst Gimmick Bone Soldier (NJPW)
- best Book: Ali vs Inoki
- Best DVD/Network Special: Seth Rollins: Redesign,Rebuild,Reclaim

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Hier die Auflistung der Votes, in Klammern die First Place Votes.

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

1. A.J. STYLES (462) 2.920

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: 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

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MOST VALUABLE

1. CONOR MCGREGOR (904) 4,878

2. Nate Diaz (1) 1,879

3. Michael Bisping (2) 648

4. Brock Lesnar (3) 421

5. Dominick Cruz (1) 171

6. Stipe Miocic (2) 163

7. Miesha Tate (1) 162

8. Demetrious Johnson 99

9. Daniel Cormier 85

10. Donald Cerrone 63

New category in 2007. Highest place winner from MMA in previous Thesz/Flair award balloting: 1994 - Royce Gracie; 1995 - Ken Shamrock; 1996 - Mark Coleman; 1997 - Maurice Smith; 1998 - Frank Shamrock; 1999 - Frank Shamrock; 2000 - Kazushi Sakuraba; 2001 - Kazushi Sakuraba; 2002 - Bob Sapp; 2003 - Randy Couture; 2004 - Wanderlei Silva; 2005 - Kid Yamamoto; 2006 - Tito Ortiz

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER

1. A.J. STYLES (341) 2,436

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

MOST OUTSTANDING FIGHTER OF THE YEAR

1. CONOR MCGREGOR (396) 2,574

2. Stipe Miocic (158) 1,322

3. Michael Bisping (101) 1,017

4. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (55) 811

5. Demetrious Johnson (88) 689

6. Dominick Cruz (10) 536

7. Donald Cerrone (20) 378

8. Cody Garbrandt (10) 231

9. Anthony Johnson (21) 164

10. Nate Diaz (2) 154

HONORABLE MENTION: Tyron Woodley 99, Tony Ferguson 98, Daniel Cormier 92, Demian Maia 63

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

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

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

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

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

HONORABLE MENTION: Bill Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar 212, Katsuyori Shibata vs. Yuji Nagata 182, New Japan vs. NOAH 126, Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn 109, Dominick Cruz vs. Team Alpha Male 98, Volador Jr. vs. Barbaro Cavernario 90, Shinsuke Nakamura vs Samoa Joe 83, Ricochet vs. Will Ospreay 74, Adam Cole vs. Kyle O’Reilly 72

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR

1. YOUNG BUCKS (599) 3,801

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

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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 - Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns; 2014 - Matt & Nick Jackson; 2015 - Matt & Nick Jackson

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: 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

BEST ON INTERVIEWS

1. CONOR MCGREGOR (627) 3,468

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

HONORABLE MENTION: John Cena 193, Rush 168, A.J. Styles 160, Nate Diaz 154, Adam Cole 127, Michael Bisping 118, Alexa Bliss 76, Jay Lethal 75, Bill Goldberg 64, Pentagon Jr. 61

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

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

BRYAN DANIELSON AWARD (BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER)

1. ZACK SABRE JR. (453) 3,273

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

HONORABLE MENTION: Fred Yehi 179, T.J. Perkins 175, Timothy Thatcher 155, Jonathan Gresham 152, Cesaro 122, Yuji Nagata 102, Roderick Strong 90, Kazuchika Okada 63

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.

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

HONORABLE MENTION: Roman Reigns 95, Hirooki Goto 90, Brock Lesnar 76, Sami Callihan 75, Dean Ambrose 67, Minoru Suzuki 63

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

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

HONORABLE MENTION: Mistico 96

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

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

MOST UNDERRATED

1. CESARO (217) 1,571

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

PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

1. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (618) 4,215

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

HONORABLE MENTION: Big Japan 90, Lucha Underground 63

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 Smackdown 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

7. Lucha Underground (52) 813

8. TNA Impact 101

9. WWE Raw (6) 60

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

HONORABLE MENTION: Kenny Omega vs. Hirooki Goto 8/14 Tokyo 139, Young Bucks vs. Frankie Kazarian & Christopher Daniels vs. Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley 10/30 Lowell 127, Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kazuchika Okada 8/12 Tokyo 126, Dragon Lee vs. Kamaitachi 3/4 Mexico City 121, Trauma vs. Canis Lupus 9/4 Naucalpan 120, Kazuchika Okada vs. Naomichi Marufuji 10/10 Tokyo 99, Kenny Omega vs. Michael Elgin 6/19 Osaka 92, Chris Hero & Tommy End vs. Pentagon Jr. & Fenix 9/3 Reseda 91, Kushida vs. Kyle O’Reilly 5/21 Tokyo 82, T.J. Perkins vs. Kota Ibushi 9/14 Winter Park, FL 60

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

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

6. Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 3/5 Las Vegas (37) 325

7. Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson 11/12 New York (16) 277

8. Steve Bosse vs. Sean O’Connell 6/18 Ottawa (3) 217

9. Anderson Silva vs. Michael Bisping 2/27 London (1) 111

10. Michael Bisping vs. Dan Henderson 10/8 Manchester (2) 101

HONORABLE MENTION: Tony Ferguson vs. Lando Vannata 7/13 Sioux Falls 92, Stipe Miocic vs. Alistair Overeem 9/10 Cleveland 83, Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Claudia Gadelha 7/8 Las Vegas 81

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

1. MATT RIDDLE (924) 4,773

2. Lio Rush (47) 2,142

3. Fred Yehi (9) 919

4. Shayna Baszler (9) 423

5. Takuya Nomura (2) 415

6. Ben K (29) 337

7. Chihiro Hashimoto (13) 316

8. Rachael Ellering (28) 271

9. Teruaki Kanemitsu (1) 163

10. Daria Berenato (7) 91

HONORABLE MENTION: Hirai Kawato 81, Cuatrero 70, Nobuhiro Shimatani 64

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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; 2014 - Dragon Lee; 2015 - Chad Gable

BEST NON-WRESTLER

1. DARIO CUETO (231) 1,656

2. Daniel Bryan (202) 1,561

3. Paul Heyman (124) 1,107

4. Maryse (69) 616

5. Stokley Hathaway (80) 449

6. Renee Young (30) 423

7. William Regal (6) 253

8. Lana (7) 193

9. Gedo (1) 127

10. Catrina (2) 126

HONORABLE MENTION: Mick Foley 115, Jim Smallman 74, Xavier Woods 66

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

MANAGER OF THE YEAR PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

1. MAURO RANALLO (279) 2,199

2. Corey Graves (172) 1,910

3. Shimpei Nogami (117) 888

4. Jim Ross (46) 756

5. Steve Corino (48) ` 582

6. Joe Rogan (50) 575

7. Kevin Kelly (37) ` 378

8. Daniel Bryan (20) 339

9. Brian Stann (49) 337

10. Lenny Leonard (1) 216

HONORABLE MENTION: Tom Phillips 200, Josh Barnett 133, Leslie Callum 130, Mike Goldberg 121, Vampiro 71

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER

1. DAVID OTUNGA (260) 2,018

2. Matt Striker (119) 1,651

3. Byron Saxton (103) 1,138

4. Josh Matthews (13) 970

5. John Layfield (53) 658

6. Michael Cole (34) 449

7. Joey Styles (32) 271

8. Vampiro (1) 145

9. Jerry Lawler (19) 120

10. Mauro Ranallo (6) 85

PREVIOUS WINNERS - 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

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BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW

1. NEW JAPAN WRESTLE KINGDOM 9 1/4 TOKYO (709) 4,001

2. PWG Battle of Los Angeles 9/3 Reseda (125) 1,409

3. WWE NXT Takeover Dallas 4/1 Dallas (64) 907

4. New Japan King of Pro Wrestling 10/10 Tokyo (49) 771

5. UFC 205 11/12 Madison Square Garden (51) 600

6. WWE Cruiserweight Classic finals 9/14 Winter Park (22) 579

7. UFC 202 8/20 Las Vegas (12) 325

8. UFC 199 6/4 Los Angeles (23) 277

9. WWN Mercury Rising 4/2 Dallas (25) 219

10. New Japan Dominion 6/19 Osaka (9) 216

HONORABLE MENTION: NXT Takeover Brooklyn 11/19 174, New Japan G-1 Climax finals 8/14 Tokyo 172, UFC 196 3/5 Las Vegas 144, NXT Takeover Toronto 11/19 123, New Japan G-1 Climax 8/12 Tokyo 77, ROH All Star Extravaganza 9/30 Lowell 75, New Japan G-1 Climax 8/6 Osaka 72, New Japan G-1 Climax 8/13 Tokyo 63

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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 25 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

WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW

1. WRESTLEMANIA 32 4/3 DALLAS 274

2. TNA Bound for Glory 10/2 Orlando 92

3. Bellator: Gracie vs. Shamrock 2/19 Houston 69

4. AAA TripleMania 25 8/26 Mexico City 47

5. WWE Clash of Champions 9/25 Indianapolis 45

6. TNA One Night Only 1/8 Orlando 37

7. WWE Fast Lane 2/21 Cleveland 31

8. TNA Knockouts Knockdown 3/17 (taping date) Orlando 27

9. ROH Best in the World 6/24 Concord, NC 21

10. UFC 200 7/8 Las Vegas 19

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER

1. KENNY OMEGA ONE WINGED ANGEL 189

2. Kazuchika Okada rainmaker 123

3. Young Bucks Meltzer driver 95

4. A.J. Styles phenomenal forearm 68

5. Ember Moon eclipse (top rope stunner) 51

6. Tetsuya Naito destino 45

7. A.J. Styles Styles clash 42

8. Will Ospreay Oscutter 37

9. Dawson & Wilder Shatter Machine 36

10. Daniels & Kazarian Best Meltzer Ever 35

HONORABLE MENTION: Matt Riddle Bromission 26, Ricochet & Sydal & Ospreay shooting star Meltzer driver 26, Ricochet & Sydal double shooting tar press 20, Kevin Owens pop up power bomb 19

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC

1. BELLATOR KIMBO VS. DADA 500 FIGHT 198

2. WWE Brock Lesnar doing hardway to Randy Orton 176

3. Aldo Ross (Adam Rose) mug shot T-shirt 46

4. Lucha Underground Intergender matches 39

5. Rizin booking Gabi Garcia vs. Shinobu Kandori 38

6. TNA treatment of Billy Corgan 21

7. WWE redoing Montreal screw job with Natalya and Bret Hart 18

7. Sasha Banks fake retirement playing off Daniel Bryan 18

9. Rizin booking Kazushi Sakuraba in fights 14

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 1981 - LeBelle 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

READERS' FAVORITE WRESTLER PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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 PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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 PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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 PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

1. WWE RAW 308

2. TNA Impact 165

3. Lucha Underground 107

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

WORST NON-WRESTLING PERSONALITY PREVIOUS WINNERS: 2000 - Vince Russo; 2001 - Stephanie McMahon; 2002 - Stephanie McMahon; 2003 - Stephanie McMahon

WORST MANAGER PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

1. SHELLY MARTINEZ VS. REBEL 3/17 ORLANDO 436

2. Chris Jericho vs. Dean Ambrose 5/22 Newark, NJ 87

3. Kimbo Slice vs. Dada 5000 2/19 Houston 71

4. TNA women’s gauntlet match 1/8 Orlando 55

5. Undertaker vs. Shane McMahon 4/3 Dallas 53

6. HHH vs. Roman Reigns 4/3 Dallas 47

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR

1. TITUS O’NEIL VS. DARREN YOUNG 322

2. Yoshitatsu vs. Bone Soldier 70

3. Roman Reigns vs. HHH 48

4. New Day vs. Anderson & Gallows 46

5. Undertaker vs. Shane McMahon 45

6. Dolph Ziggler vs. Baron Corbin 27

7. Roman Reigns vs. Rusev 25

8. NOAH vs. Suzuki-gun 21

9. A.J. Styles vs. James Ellsworth 18

10. Chris Jericho vs. Dean Ambrose 14

HONORABLE MENTION: Vince McMahon vs. Shane McMahon 13, Kimbo Slice vs. Dada 5000 12, Brian Kendrick vs. T.J. Perkins 11

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

WORST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

1. TNA IMPACT WRESTLING 412

2. AAA 181

3. WWE 68

4. ROH 51

5. Pro Wrestling NOAH 31

6. Bellator 29

7. Lucha Underground 19

8. What Culture Pro Wrestling 17

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

BEST BOOKER

1. GEDO 851

2. Joe Silva 93

3. Ryan Ward 63

4. Paul Levesque 37

5. Vince McMahon 32

6. Hunter Johnston 27

7. Jim Smallman 19

8. Gabe Sapolsky 12

9. Andy Quidlan 11

10. Sean Shelby 10

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

1. DANA WHITE 610

2. Takaaki Kidani 244

3. Paul Levesque 66

4. Jim Smallman 65

5. Gabe Sapolsky 23

6. Jun Akiyama 15

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

BEST GIMMICK

1. BROKEN MATT HARDY 483

2. Los Ingobernables en Japon 226

3, Chris Jericho & Kevin Owens 32

4. Marty The Villain Scurll 25

5. Dalton Castle 17

6. Young Bucks 15

Glorious Bobby Roode 15

8. Pentagon Jr. 10

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

WORST GIMMICK

1. BONE SOLDIER 105

2. The Cabinet 86

3. Make Darren Young Great Again 77

4. Shining Stars 71

5. League of Nations 49

6. Hunter Club 42

7. Drifter Elias Samson 28

8. James Ellsworth 19

Mojo Rawley 19

10. Andrade Cien Almas 18

HONORABLE MENTION: Broken Matt Hardy 13, New Day 12

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

MOST EMBARRASSING WRESTLER PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

1. ALI VS. INOKI BY JOSH GROSS 151

2. Accepted by Pat Patterson & Bertrand Hebert 147

3. The Roddy Piper Story by Ariel & Colt Toombs 55

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

BEST PRO WRESTLING DVD

1. SETH ROLLINS REDESIGN REBUILT RECLAIM 136

2. Thank you Daniel 75

3. The Resurrection of Jake Roberts 71

4. Wrestling Road Dairies 3 55

5. Hitting the High Sports/Naylor/Hero/Meltzer 38

6. I Never Quit: The Magnum T.A. Story 31

7. Battle of Los Angeles day two 25

8. Living on a Razor’s Edge 22

9. The True Story of the Royal Rumble 19

10. Owen: Hart of Gold 18

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 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

Hier die Erklaerungen zu den Kategorien

1. LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD - This is open to pro wrestlers, for a combination of everything, being both important and influential this year in a positive manner from a business perspective, combining both box office impact as well as strong match quality in worked matches. Last year's top three were A.J. Styles, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada.

2. MMA MOST VALUABLE FIGHTER: This is also for a combination of fighting inside the ring and importance outside in a positive manner from a business perspective as well. Last year’s top three were Ronda Rousey, Conor McGregor and Daniel Cormier.

3. MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER: This is based on working ability in the ring only. Simply, the best workers in the world on a consistent basis over the past year. Drawing power, charisma and push shouldn't be considered. Last year's top three were A.J. Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura and Hiroshi Tanahashi.

4. MOST OUTSTANDING FIGHTER: This should be based on in-ring ability and wins against the top level of competition during the calendar year. Last year's top three were Conor McGregor, Robbie Lawler and Holly Holm.

5. BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW - Based on drawing big houses (or for that matter selling tickets to small houses as the case may be), buy rates and/or television ratings. Ring work shouldn't even be considered. Last year's top three were Ronda Rousey, Conor McGregor and Brock Lesnar.

6. FEUD OF THE YEAR - This should be based on a combination of having a compelling storyline along with having great matches that should strengthen the box office. Last year's top three were Conor McGregor vs. Jose Aldo, Bayley vs. Sasha Banks and John Cena vs. Kevin Owens.

7. TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR - For the best working and most valuable tag team during the previous year. Last year's top three were The Young Bucks, Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly and New Day.

8. MOST IMPROVED - This is based on making the biggest strides in ring work during the previous year. This should not be for someone who was already good, but was given a bigger push. Last year's top three were Bayley, Moose and Sasha Banks.

9. BEST ON INTERVIEWS - Who has given the best interviews on a consistent basis over the past year? Reputation from previous years shouldn't be taken into consideration. It should be based on work over the course of the year as opposed to one or two memorable interviews. Last year's top three were Conor McGregor, Paul Heyman and Kevin Owens.

10. MOST CHARISMATIC - What person had to do the least to get the most out of it? Who do crowds naturally react to emotionally even before the person does anything? Last year's top three were Shinsuke Nakamura, Conor McGregor and Hiroshi Tanahashi.

11. BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER - This is for having the ability to use high level technical wrestling moves within the context of building a great worked pro wrestling match. Last year's top three were Zack Sabre Jr., Kyle O’Reilly and Timothy Thatcher.

12. BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD - This is for the wrestler who uses brawling tactics to put together the best matches during the previous year. It's not for a guy who does brawling matches that aren't any good. Last year's top three were Tomohiro Ishii, Katsuyori Shibata and Kevin Owens.

13. BEST FLYING WRESTLER - This is for the wrestler who does the most innovative and solidly executed flying maneuvers within the context of putting together great wrestling matches. This is not for simply the hottest daredevil moves, which are sometimes hit and sometimes miss. Last year's top three were Ricochet, Kota Ibushi and Will Ospreay.

14. MOST OVERRATED - The wrestler who gets the biggest push, despite lacking ring ability or charisma. Last year's top three were Kane, Roman Reigns and Sheamus.

15. MOST UNDERRATED - The wrestler with the most ability, who, for whatever reason, doesn't get a push commensurate with their ability. This should be based on this past year, and not a business reputation earned in prior years. Last year's top three were Cesaro, Neville and Luke Harper.

16. PROMOTION OF THE YEAR - Should be based on which group put together the best live and television product on a consistent basis, and secondarily, the ability to sell that product at a high level. This means box office and marketing combined with product quality. Theoretically, the top pick should be a company at or near the top on both categories. Last year's top three were New Japan Pro Wrestling, UFC and Ring of Honor.

17. BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW - Weekly television shows are the only ones eligible, not monthly shows, specials or individual episodes of a specific program. This is for the best consistent program. The shows have to be produced with the idea they are a weekly ongoing show and not a short-term mini-series. In other words, the Friday, Monday and Tuesday CMLL shows count as three different shows and are all eligible. Ultimate Fighter or Lucha Underground, even though they didn’t run 52 weeks, are eligible. Talking Smack is also eligible as would be WWE pre-game shows for Raw and Smackdown, but not for PPVs. Something like G-1 Climax or Cruiserweight Classic are not eligible because they were not scheduled to be year-around continuing long-term shows. Last year's top three were WWE NXT, Lucha Underground and New Japan World Pro Wrestling.

18. PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR - Pick the three best matches, in order, from the time period. Remember, matches from last December are eligible, but nothing after November 30th from this year is eligible. Please list both the date and location of the match, because some matches were held many times during the year. Last year's top three were Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi on January 4 at the Tokyo Dome; Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura on August 16 at Tokyo Sumo Hall; and Bayley vs. Sasha Banks on August 22 in Brooklyn.

19. MMA MATCH OF THE YEAR - Pick the three best matches, in order, from the time period listed. Again, please list both the date and location of the match. Last year's top three were Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald on July 11 in Las Vegas; Andrei Arlovski vs. Travis Browne on May 23 in Las Vega; and Daniel Cormier vs. Alexander Gustafsson on October 3 in Houston.

20. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - This is based on ring performance, not how someone is pushed or necessarily even long-term star potential. By the standards of the category, a rookie is someone who hasn't had a regular job with a full-time wrestling company before September 1, 2015. Top contenders for this award are Arisu, Shayna Baszler, Daria Berenato, Rachel Ellering, Kohei Fujimura, Chihiro Hashimoto, Takumi Honjo, Teruaki Kanemitsu, Hirai Kawato, Takuya Nomura, Tomoyuki Oka, Matt Riddle, Lio Rush, Nobuhiro Shimatani, Mizuki Watase and Fred Yehi. Last year's top three were Chad Gable, Jay White and Dana Brooke.

21. BEST NON-WRESTLER PERFORMER - For the best performer on a television show who isn't a traditional wrestler, whether they be a management figure, a woman who doesn't wrestle, or a traditional manager. Last year's top three were Dario Cueto, Paul Heyman and Xavier Woods.

22. BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER - Last year's top three were Mauro Ranallo, Corey Graves and Shimpei Nogami.

23. WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER - Last year's top three were John Layfield, Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler.

24. BEST MAJOR SHOW - This should be a major show, as opposed to a TV taping or house show, although TV specials like Saturday Night's Main Event or Ultimate Fight Night are eligible. Last year's top three were New Japan Wrestle Kingdom on January 4 at the Tokyo Dome; UFC 189 on July 11 in Las Vegas and WWE WrestleMania on March 29 in Santa Clara, CA.