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Hey there wrestling fans!

It's time for our yearly APWT wrestling awards. A storied tradition going back all the way 2011 OR maybe earlier. Come join us to vote on and pointlessly rank all the in ring action this year.

Between a new major League promotion (AEW), a pair of aging C Leagues throwing haymakers to stay relevant (RoH and Impact), a resurgent All Japan, a reinvented NWA and beloved Indies such as DGUSA and MLW, topic stalwarts New Japan and WWE had a lot of competition this year which lends itself well to debate!

The records are shoddy and the votals are strange but here we are again deciding just what wrestling board 8 enjoyed most this year.

As always this is a ranked choice ballot which should be formatted with 1st place getting 5 pts, 2nd 3pts and 3rd 1 pt.

This year's Categories are:

Wrestler of the Year:
Best overall wrestler. Speaks for itself but this is not limited to in ring skill or promo work - it is simply the best overall package. The Man. The Total Package. The Best There is The Best There Was The Best there ever will be.
2018: Kenny Omega
2017: Kazuchika Okada
2016: The Miz
2015: Seth Rollins
2014: Randy Orton
2013: Kazuchika Okada
2012: Bobby Roode

Match of the Year:
The best overall bout. This might be the most emotional or interesting match of the year. Or perhaps the best worked. Or maybe even just the most memorable shit fest. Whichever criteria you use we will all have to agree it was the best match this year those are the rules.
2018: Kenny Omega vs Kazuchika Okada at Dominion
2017: Kazuchika Okada vs Kenny Omega at Wrestle Kingdom
2016: The Miz vs Dolph Ziggler at TLC
2015: Grave Consequences (Mil Muertes vs Fenix)
2014: Brock Lesnar vs John Cena (Summerslam)
2013: Daniel Bryan vs John Cena (Summerslam)
2012: Brock Lesnar vs John Cena (Extreme Rules)

Event of the Year:
What wrestling extravaganza most gripped you this year? This is not limited to single day pay per views but can be extended to whole tournaments or weekends as well. What got you the most jazzed and interested. What event were you unable to stop thinking about this year?
2018: New Japan
2017: New Japan
2016: WWE/NXT
2015: Lucha Underground
2014: NJPW
2013: WWE/NXT
2012: TNA

Promotion of the Year:
This year was an incredible year in terms of realignment of the wrestling world. One of the few categories in which this is just so wide open to me. Which promotion got you most excited? Kept you the most engaged? Had you tuning in constantly? As a reminder NXT and all other WWE subsidiaries will be counted as WWE votes. Its still WWEs product. Fight me.
2018: New Japan
2017: New Japan
2016: WWE/NXT
2015: Lucha Underground
2014: NJPW
2013: WWE/NXT
2012: TNA

Best Wrestling Show:
Perhaps related to the previous category - which wrestling show did you enjoy most this year? At one time this really felt like a Raw vs Smackdown category but between RoH, Impact, AXS WoW, NWA Powerrr and of course AEW Dynamite this has become a dynamic question. Perhaps you enjoy a company's weekly TV much more than their overall product - this is a good way to express that!
2018: Impact Wrestling
2017: Tiger Mask W
2016: Smackdown
2015: Lucha Underground
2014: NXT
2013: NXT
2012: Raw

Woman of the Year:
Becky Lynch's finish in the top few last year notwithstanding, we generally have no women voted as wrestler of the year but every major company either has a women's division, features women as major stars or has an entire separate company for their women. So who was the best?
2018: Becky Lynch
2017: Asuka
2016: Becky Lynch
2015: Sasha Banks
2014: Nikki Bella

Tag Team of the Year
Much like women's wrestling, tag teams tend to be on their own island and tend to have some of our favorite wrestling storytelling. Who were the champs who ran the camps this year? Who were the best tag teams? This year featured a lot of renewed focus on the art of the tag on the American Indies and AEW so let's see !
2018: LAX
2017: The Usos
2016: The Revival
2015: New Day
2014: The Bullet Club
2013: Team Hell No
2012: The Shield

Angle of the Year:
What non wrestling segment did it for you this year? Classic examples of what might win this category would be either a single specific angle such as Austin hosing the Corporation with beer or an overall story such as Ric Flair attempting to convince us all that he and Ms Elizabeth were having an affair ahead of Wrestlemania 8.
2018: Becky Lynch turns heel on Charlotte
2017: Festival of Friendship
2016: The Broken Hardyz Saga
2015: The John Cena US Title Open Challenge
2014: Sami Zayns Yearlong chase of the NXT title
2013: Brock Lesnar Ends The Streak
2012: CM Punk vs the World

Feud of the Year
What series of matches was best. Every year we have a great set of matches between a pair of competitors each seeking an edge and telling an overall story in the ring. Think Bret vs Mr Perfect or the Best of Seven between Benoit and Booker. Which series will live forever in your heart this year?
2018: Gargano vs Ciampa
2017: Okada vs Omega
2016: Miz vs Dolph Ziggler
2015: Kevin Owens vs John Cena
2014: Kazuchika Okada vs Tetsuya Naito
2013: The Shield vs Team Hell No
2012: Bobby Roode vs James Storm

The Paul Heyman Best Non-Wrestler Award:
Wrestling isn't just tag teams women and wrestlers but the non wrestling personalities - interviewers, announcers, managers and the like. Heyman has won this category a staggering 4 times and it has thus been named for him.
2016: Daniel Bryan
2015: Dario Cueto
2014: Paul Heyman
2013: Paul Heyman/Ultramantis Black
2012: Paul Heyman/JBL
2011: Paul Heyman

Best Personality:
Purely from a character standpoint, which character dazzled the most when a camera was rolling?
2018: Becky Lynch
2017: Takahashi
2016: Matt Hardy
2015: <inactive>
2014: Bray Wyatt

Best New Character:
Which character or gimmick that debuted in 2019 impressed you the most?

2018: New Daniel Bryan
2017: Hiromu Takahashi
2016: <inactive>
2015: Asuka
2014: Bray Wyatt

Most Improved:
Who went from worst to first in your minds this year? Big breakout from shit or good to phenomenal both apply.
2018: PCO
2017: Braun Strowman
2016: Matt Hardy
2015: Roman Reigns
2014: Bobby Lashley
2013: Jack Swagger
2012