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Eddv
12/18/20 10:05:01 PM
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Welcome to the Year End Wrestling Awards!

It's been a long strange year of wrestling we had empty arenas and wrestler only arenas and thunderdomes and a lot of strange wrestling experiments.

And now we get to vote on them.

UNLIKE previous years, owing to feedback about how chaotic and stupid the old open style was I have this year produced a ballot for the awards.

In each category choose your top 5 and rank them from +5 to +1. If you don't want to rank 5, start from +5 and work your way down.

DM your votes to me by JANUARY 1 at 9 AM EST

The Categories are as follows:

Wrestler of the Year
Match of the Year
Promotion of the Year
Best Card
Best Tournament
Best Feud
Best Angle
Best Weekly Television Show
Best Women's Wrestler
Best Non-Wrestler
Most Improved Wrestler
Best Theme Music
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Worst Wrestler
Worst Match
Worst Angle
Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic

I will post the ballot in the next few posts.

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Eddv
12/18/20 10:26:03 PM
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Wrestler of the Year
Cody Rhodes
Eita
Hiromu Takahashi
Jon Moxley
Kazuchika Okada
Kenny Omega
Kento Miyahara
Randy Orton
Roman Reigns
Tetsuya Naito
Tomohiro Ishii
Villano III Jr
WALTER
Will Ospreay

Match of the Year
2020 Royal Rumble Match (WWE Royal Rumble 2020 1/26)
Best Friends vs Proud and Powerful Parking Lot Brawl (Dynamite 9/16)
Cody Rhodes vs Brodie Lee Dog Collar match (Dynamite 10/7)
Eita vs Shun Skywalker (Dragon Gate Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 11/15)
Go Shiozaki vs Takashi Sugiura (NOAH Final Chronicle 12/4)
Hangman Page & Kenny Omega vs The Young Bucks at Revolution (Dynamite 2/29)
Imperium vs Undisputed Era (NXT When Worlds Collide 1/25)
Jay White vs Tomohiro Ishii (G1 Climax A Block Final 10/16)
Hiromu Takahashi vs El Desperado (Best of the Super Juniors/World Tag League Final 12/11)
Kazuchika Okada vs Tetsuya Naito (WK Night 2 1/5)
Kenny Omega vs Laredo Kid (AAA Triplemania 12/12)
Kento Miyahara vs Jake Lee (AJPW New Years War 1/3)
Kento Miyahara vs Zeus(AJPW Champion Carnival Final 10/5/2020)
Kota Ibushi vs Kazuchika Okada (NJPW Wrestle Kingdom Night 1 1/4)
MJF vs Jungle Boy (AEW Double or Nothing 5/24)
MJF vs Jon Moxley (AEW All Out 9/5)
Sasha Banks vs Bayley Hell in a Cell (WWE Hell in a Cell 10/25/2020)
Villano III Jr vs Aereo Lucha de Apuestas Mask vs Mask (AAA TV 3/1)
Will Ospreay vs Hiromu Takahashi (WK Night 1 1/4)
Will Ospreay vs Shingo Takagi (G1 Night 5 9/27)
Young Bucks vs FTR (AEW Full Gear 11/7)

Promotion of the Year
AAA
AEW
CMLL
Dragon Gate
Impact
NJPW
NOAH
RoH
Stardom
WWE

Best Card
AEW Double or Nothing
NJPW G1 Climax A Block Finals
Dragon Gate Kobe World
AEW Revolution
AAA's Triplemania
NXT Worlds Collide
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom Night 2
WWE Wrestlemania 36

Best Tournament
AEW World Title #1 Contender Eliminator Tournament
AEW TNT Title Tournament
Best of the Super Jrs
AJPW Champion Carnival
G1 Climax
KOPW Tournament
MLW Opera Cup
N1 Victory
New Japan Cup
RoH Pure Tournament
Super J Cup

Best Feud
Bayley vs Sasha Banks
Cody Rhodes & The Nightmare Family vs Brodie Lee and the Dark Order
Darby Allin vs Team Taz
Drew McIntyre vs Randy Orton
Ilja Dragunov vs WALTER
Kazuchika Okada vs Yujiro Takahashi
Kento Miyahara vs Jake Lee
Kaiito Ishida vs Keisuke Okuda
Go Shiozaki vs Katsuhiko Nakajima
MJF vs Jungle Boy
YAMATO vs Kai
Yuka Sakazaki vs Mizuki

Best Angle
Boneyard Match (AJ Styles and The Undertaker)
Big R Shimizu leaves R.E.D.
Brodie Lee revealed as Exalted One of the Dark Order
EVIL joins the Bullet Club
Firefly Funhouse Match (John Cena and The Fiend)
The Golden Screwjob (Kenny Omega and Don Callis world title angle)
The Ballad of Hangman Page (Leaves the elite, comes back, gets duped by FTR, gets kicked out of the elite, loses tag titles)
Hernandez and Rhyno argue over 300 bucks.
MJF joins the Inner Circle
Money in the Bank Match (Men and Women's)
Stadium Stampede Match (Inner Circle vs The Elite and Matt Hardy)
Team Taz forms and gathers steam
Will Ospreay betrays Okada and CHAOS to form The Empire with the Great O-Khan and Jeff Cobb
Impact Wrestling's Wrestle House

Best Tag Team
Best Friends
Dangerous Tekkers
FTR
Hangman Page & Kenny Omega
New Day
The North
Street Profits
Undisputed Era (Fish and Strong)
Violent Giants
The Young Bucks

Best Women's Wrestler
Asuka (WWE)
Bayley (WWE)
Charlotte (WWE)
Deonna Purazzo (WWE & Impact)
Giulia (Stardom)
Hikaru Shida (AEW)
Io Shirai (WWE)
Jaime Hayter (Stardom & Rev Pro)
Jordynne Grace (Impact)
Rhea Ripley (WWE)
Sasha Banks (WWE)
Serena Deeb (NWA & AEW)
Thunder Rosa (NWA & AEW)
Yuka Sakazaki (AEW & Tokyo Joshi Pro)

Best Non-Wrestler
Dick Togo (NJPW)
Don Callis (Impact & AEW)
Gedo (NJPW)
Hugo Savinovich (AAA)
Jake Roberts (AEW)
John E. Bravo (Impact)
Michael Cole (WWE)
Paul Heyman (WWE)
Taz (AEW)
Tony Schiavone (AEW)
Tully Blanchard (AEW)

Best Weekly TV
AEW Dynamite
Impact Wrestlings Impact
MLW Fusion
New Japan Strong
NXT
NXT UK
NWA Aftershock
RoH TV
Smackdown

Most Improved Wrestler
Big R Shimizu (Dragon Gate)
Britt Baker (AEW)
Eita (Dragon Gate)
Jey Uso (WWE)
Maxwell Jacob Friedman (AEW)
Pat McAfee (WWE)
Raquel Gonzales (WWE)
Roman Reigns (WWE)
Taichi (New Japan)
Will Hobbs (AEW)

Best Theme Music:
Judas Chris Jericho Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b45bhMp5ME
Kingdom Cody Rhodes Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPNCl52-vds
Black Deeds EVIL Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeHf3cFwWQQ
Stardust Naito Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XCA3bZWz0c
Arrival Sting Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KCk6o_HHBM
Overdrive the Mirage Eita Theme
https://www.bilibili.com/video/av77848321/

Worst Wrestler
EVIL
The Fiend
Bray Wyatt
Yujiro Takahashi
Otis
Braun Strowman
Abaddon
Master Wato
Joey Janela
Kip Sabian

Worst Match
Mimosa Mayhem Chris Jericho vs Orange Cassidy (AEW All Out)
The Fiend vs Braun Strowman (Falls Count Anywhere Summerslam 2020)
Women's Title #1 Contender Gauntlet Match (Impact Slammiversary)
Tommaso Ciampa vs Johnny Gargano (NXT 4/8)
Edge vs Randy Orton Last Man Standing (Wrestlemania 36)
Abaddon vs Anna Jay (Dynamite 6/17)
Ivelisse vs Thunder Rosa (Dynamite 9/16)
Triplemania Women's Copa Match (Triplemania)

Worst Angle
Heavy Machinery Breakup
Retribution Debut
The Fiend is diddling Alexa Bliss and she likes it
Iiconics Breakup
The Inner Circle Town Hall
Jericho and Orange Cassidys Debate
Miros Debut as a gamer buddy of Kip Sabian
The Nightmare Collective
EVIL is Evil with Dick Togo and the Bullet Club
Undertakers Final Farewell

Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic
The entire British Wrestling Scene is full of Pedos
WWE sweeps Speaking out issues about Riddle and Dream under the rug
AEW elects not to punish Justin Roberts after he is outed as sexting with underage girls
Joey Ryan is a molester
Will Ospreay may or may not have blackballed Pollyanna
WWE takes away twitch and other auxiliary forms of income and exposure from their talent
WWE takes Saudi Blood Money
AEW Allowing Matt Hardy vs. Sammy Guevara to continue after Matt was knocked out

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Eddv
12/18/20 11:24:50 PM
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Slight update to Worst Wrestler

Worst Wrestler
EVIL
The Fiend
Bray Wyatt
Yujiro Takahashi
Otis
Braun Strowman
Abaddon
Master Wato
Joey Janela
Kip Sabian
Nia Jax

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Bidoof
12/18/20 11:55:02 PM
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Ballot submitted.
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Kyubit_Foxstar
12/19/20 10:01:30 AM
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Khali for every category.
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Whiskey_Nick
12/19/20 11:14:11 AM
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Match of the Year:

Boneyard Match

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Maniac64
12/19/20 11:16:59 AM
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I feel like having Fiend and Bray Wyatt as separate choices is wrong. They are the same wrestler.

If it was worst gimmick/character I'd get it, but its wrestler

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Eddv
12/19/20 11:20:41 AM
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Oh the ballot does have a few jokes on it.

Last year Bray and The Fiend, separately, had enough votes to win first and second in the category so i included both again.

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Eddv
12/19/20 7:22:45 PM
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Let's bump this ballot

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TheRock1525
12/19/20 8:22:29 PM
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Why isn't McIntyre on WotY? He seems like he has a better case than Randy.

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Lopen
12/19/20 8:44:24 PM
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I think Ballot + write ins allowed would be best personally

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Eddv
12/19/20 10:26:08 PM
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Because when I asked WWE stans who should be on the list they said Roman and Randy and I believed them.

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TheRock1525
12/19/20 10:38:14 PM
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Also Pat McAfee as "Most Improved" makes zero sense.

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Eddv
12/19/20 11:28:13 PM
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Hes a much better wrestler this year than he was last year isnt he?

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illuminatusbubu
12/20/20 7:10:12 AM
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Aren't we gonna wait for Firefly Inferno match first before deciding Match of the Year?
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Steiner
12/20/20 7:38:03 AM
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TheRock1525 posted...
Why isn't McIntyre on WotY? He seems like he has a better case than Randy.

Lopen posted...
I think Ballot + write ins allowed would be best personally

my take on this is that if you know you are writing in, that's fine, but the problem usually is that some of the categories are so broad it's hard to know what the feel of the room even is and if you're tossing a vote away

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Axl_Rose_85
12/20/20 8:32:35 AM
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No Drew McIntyre? The fuck is this?

Also MotY missing Drew vs Roman Survivor Series.

Also shut the ballots. Roman Reigns wins every category he is in this year.
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Steiner
12/20/20 9:20:26 AM
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I'm a fan of drew but what was his best match? I think it was the rumble which is like, cheating
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12/20/20 10:22:07 AM
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Steiner posted...
my take on this is that if you know you are writing in, that's fine, but the problem usually is that some of the categories are so broad it's hard to know what the feel of the room even is and if you're tossing a vote away

Yeah. This is why the ballot is good to have

Basically it's like "here are some options people are likely considering and your vote is probably best used here BUT if you want to vote something else you can

I'm actually not voting this year due to not having watched enough wrestling but say I wanted to vote I probably would rather vote someone else for wrestler of the year (though I'd probably prioritize the list where possible). The ballot is really useful for stuff like best angle though where I'd always have trouble thinking of what to vote.

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Eddv
12/20/20 10:43:39 AM
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illuminatusbubu posted...
Aren't we gonna wait for Firefly Inferno match first before deciding Match of the Year?

If you really want to sure.

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TheRock1525
12/20/20 1:44:40 PM
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Steiner posted...
I'm a fan of drew but what was his best match? I think it was the rumble which is like, cheating

It was probably him vs. Reigns.

He has been consistently quality, though. Every PPV match he's had outside of Lashley has been 4* or better, including somehow having one with Ziggler.

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Axl_Rose_85
12/21/20 12:49:36 AM
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Also Cody Rhodes' theme should be among the worst entrances ever. It never fails to me cringe everytime the oh oh oh oh hits.

Maybe it is also to do with Cody taking unnecessary shots at Triple H and WWE which makes AEW just seem desperate in turn.

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scarletspeed7
12/21/20 1:06:52 AM
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Axl_Rose_85 posted...
Maybe it is also to do with Cody taking unnecessary shots at Triple H and WWE which makes AEW just seem desperate in turn.
This is an awards ballot for 2020 not 2019.

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Steiner
12/21/20 1:59:41 AM
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More shots between companies, its cool and fun
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illuminatusbubu
12/21/20 11:48:06 AM
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Serious question. WALTER vs Ilja Dragunov doesn't make the Match of the Year list?
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Steiner
12/21/20 1:00:38 PM
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illuminatusbubu posted...
Serious question. WALTER vs Ilja Dragunov doesn't make the Match of the Year list?

yeah it should, it was mentioned!

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LiquidOshawott
12/21/20 5:05:09 PM
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Really feel like he would maybe be in the bottom end of my top five but Kota feels robbed of that wrestler of the year nod

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Eddv
12/22/20 1:20:33 AM
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I think i put it in feud but then forgot to go back and put it in Match thats just an oversight.

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Eddv
12/22/20 7:01:29 AM
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Eddv posted...
I think i put it in feud but then forgot to go back and put it in Match thats just an oversight.

That was re:Walter/Ilja from that random episode of NXT UK. You know the one.

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Bidoof
12/22/20 10:16:38 AM
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LiquidOshawott posted...
Really feel like he would maybe be in the bottom end of my top five but Kota feels robbed of that wrestler of the year nod

The problem I have with considering Kota is that while his matches were generally some of the best of NJPW this year, I feel like there's been people who have been more impactful than him this year. And yes, it sucks saying that about the guy who won the G1 Climax but he proceeded to lose the briefcase to Jay while also still somehow getting a title shot. Man, this was not a good year for NJPW creative.

That said, given that one of them had a brief (due to COVID, I think) but fun tag run with Tanahashi and the other feuded with Yujiro, maybe Kota should have been considered before Okada this year. I still wouldn't have voted for him (just like I didn't vote for Okada) but I do think Kota is the better alternative for NJPW if you aren't voting Naito. Maybe it should have been brought up when composing the ballot but, at least from my perspective, the only guys in NJPW who felt like Wrestler of the Year were Naito and kind of Hiromu.
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Eddv
12/22/20 12:03:35 PM
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Yeah i didnt put Kota because I put Naito Okada Ospreay Ishii and Hiromu all of whom I think had more remarkable years.

Remember Ibushi won the G1 kinda out of nowhere in the first place and wasnt one of the 4 best performers in that stacked A block.

I mean I get it if you still prefer him over say Naito (who hasnt exactly had a stellar year as Ace) this was just my thought process.

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LiquidOshawott
12/22/20 1:28:09 PM
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Honestly if there was anyone in that group that I feel was lacking it would probably be Ishii. I like him a lot but this was a bit of a weaker year for him match wise (at least compared to the last few) and he didnt have the story element that Kota did. But I guess thats just my opinion.

Anyway before submitting I kinda want to get a bit more familiar with some of the other wrestlers nommed (Eita, Kento, and Villano specifically)

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illuminatusbubu
12/25/20 4:48:11 AM
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Also, I would like to remind you guys that Bray Wyatt vs Braun Strowman at Money in the Bank is awful.
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Eddv
12/25/20 6:35:17 PM
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Steiner posted...
my take on this is that if you know you are writing in, that's fine, but the problem usually is that some of the categories are so broad it's hard to know what the feel of the room even is and if you're tossing a vote away


This is correct just in case anyone was unsure.

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Eddv
12/28/20 9:25:44 AM
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Countie voting

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Eddv
12/30/20 4:08:53 PM
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Up goes the topic - just over 30 hours remaining

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Eddv
12/31/20 9:23:55 PM
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11 Votes so far - still a few hours to go

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