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2011 Poster Of The Year
Yes, I know it's short notice, but we are recording Saturday 12/29 at around 2pm central.
Post your best/worst of the year in this thread and we will mention your picks on the show. We are using the Wrestling Observer Awards template, which you can see in the spoiler. You can pick every category, or just a few, doesn't matter, just looking for any sort of listener feedback.
The more participation the better, all are welcome, even if you only actively followed one or two promotions.
The show should be uploaded sometime Saturday night.
Post your best/worst of the year in this thread and we will mention your picks on the show. We are using the Wrestling Observer Awards template, which you can see in the spoiler. You can pick every category, or just a few, doesn't matter, just looking for any sort of listener feedback.
The more participation the better, all are welcome, even if you only actively followed one or two promotions.
"CATEGORY A" AWARDS. PICK A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PLACE FINISHER IN EACH CATEGORY. POINTS WILL BE AWARDED ON A 5-3-2 BASIS. THE WINNER OF THE AWARD IS DETERMINED BY TOTAL POINTS.
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 Hiroshi Tanahashi, C.M. Punk and John Cena.
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. The top three were Georges St. Pierre, Jon Jones and Anderson Silva.
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 Davey Richards, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Daniel Bryan.
4. MOST OUTSTANDING FIGHTER: This should be based on in-ring ability and wins against the top level of competition during the calender year. Last year's top three were Jon Jones, Anderson Silva and Junior Dos Santos.
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. Rating work shouldn't even be considered. Last year's top three were The Rock, Georges St. Pierre and John Cena.
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 John Cena vs. C.M. Punk, Randy Orton vs. Christian and Davey Richards vs. Eddie Edwards.
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 Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson, Mark & Jay Briscoe and Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi.
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 Dolph Ziggler, Mark Henry and Ricochet.
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 C.M. Punk, The Rock and Chael Sonnen.
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 The Rock, John Cena and C.M. Punk
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 Daniel Bryan (winning for the seventh straight year), Davey Richards and Prince Devitt.
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 Kevin Steen, Togi Makabe and Mark & Jay Briscoe.
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 sometimes hit and sometimes miss. Last year's top three were Ricochet, Kota Ibushi and Pac.
14. MOST OVERRATED - The wrestler who gets the biggest push, despite lacking ring ability or charisma. Last year's top three were Crimson, Mason Ryan and Kevin Nash.
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 Dolph Ziggler, Daniel Bryan and Alex Shelley.
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 the Ultimate Fighting Championships (having won the award for the sixth straight year), New Japan Pro Wrestling and Dragon Gate.
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. Last year's top three were WWE Smackdown, Ring of Honor and Dragon Gate Infinity.
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 John Cena vs. C.M. Punk from July 17, 2011, in Chicago, Eddie Edwards vs. Davey Richards from June 26, 2011, in New York and HHH vs. Undertaker from April 3, 2011, in Atlanta.
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 Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua from November 19, 2011, in San Jose, Benson Henderson vs. Clay Guida from November 12, 2011, in Anaheim and Eddie Alvarez vs. Michael Chandler from November 19, 2011, in Atlantic City.
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, 2011. Last year's top three were Daichi Hashimoto, Uhaa Nation and Takumi Soya.
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 Ricardo Rodriguez, Vickie Guerrero and Jim Cornette.
22. BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER - Last year's top three were Joe Rogan (for the second straight year), Kevin Kelly and Michael Schiavello.
23. WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER - Last year's top three were Michael Cole (for the third straight year), Booker T 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 WWE Money in the Bank from July 17, 2011, in Chicago, UFC 139 from November 19, 2011 in San Jose and ROH Best in the World from June 26, 2011 in New York.
"CATEGORY B" AWARDS. PICK ONE IN EACH CATEGORY. WINNER CHOSEN ON THE BASIS OF FIRST PLACE VOTES.
1. WORST MAJOR SHOW OF THE YEAR - Last year's top three were TNA Victory Road from March 13, 2011, in Orlando, TNA Turning Point from November 13, 2011 in Orlando and WWE Capital Punishment from June 19, 2011 in Washington, DC.
2. BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER - Last year's top three were the Ricochet's double rotation moonsault (for the second straight year), Daniel Bryan's LeBell lock and Randy Orton's RKO.
3. MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC - Last year's top three were WWE bullying those working for them while working with the Be a Star campaign, TNA sending Jeff Hardy out for a PPV main event while loaded, and Perro Aguayo Jr. claiming to have cancer .
4. WORST TELEVISION SHOW - Last year's top three were TNA Impact (for the fifth straight year), WWE Raw and WWE NXT.
5. WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR - Last year's top three were the Sting vs. Jeff Hardy from March 13, 2011, in Orlando, Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole from April 3, 2011, in Atlanta and Kevin Nash vs. Ricky Morton from October 15, 2011 in Fisherville, VA.
6. WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR - Last year's top three were HHH vs. Kevin Nash Michael Cole vs. Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole vs. Jim Ross.
7. WORST PROMOTION - Last year's top three were TNA (for the fifth straight year), WWE and AWE.
8. BEST BOOKER - Last year's top three were Gedo & Jado, Joe Silva and Mike Quackenbush.
9. PROMOTER OF THE YEAR - Last year's top three were Dana White (for the seventh straight year), Mike Quackenbush and Vince McMahon.
10. BEST GIMMICK - Last year's top three were C.M. Punk, Arichibald Peck and Zack Ryder.
11. WORST GIMMICK - Last year's top three were Michael Cole, Zack Ryder and Eric Young.
12. BEST WRESTLING BOOK - Last year's top three were Undisputed by Chris Jericho, Last Outlaw by Stan Hansen and Let's Get It On by John McCarthy. Books had to have been released from November 1, 2011 through October 31, 2012.
13. BEST PRO WRESTLING DVD - Last year's top three were Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels, Wrestling Road Diaries and Memphis Heat.
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 Hiroshi Tanahashi, C.M. Punk and John Cena.
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. The top three were Georges St. Pierre, Jon Jones and Anderson Silva.
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 Davey Richards, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Daniel Bryan.
4. MOST OUTSTANDING FIGHTER: This should be based on in-ring ability and wins against the top level of competition during the calender year. Last year's top three were Jon Jones, Anderson Silva and Junior Dos Santos.
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. Rating work shouldn't even be considered. Last year's top three were The Rock, Georges St. Pierre and John Cena.
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 John Cena vs. C.M. Punk, Randy Orton vs. Christian and Davey Richards vs. Eddie Edwards.
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 Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson, Mark & Jay Briscoe and Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi.
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 Dolph Ziggler, Mark Henry and Ricochet.
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 C.M. Punk, The Rock and Chael Sonnen.
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 The Rock, John Cena and C.M. Punk
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 Daniel Bryan (winning for the seventh straight year), Davey Richards and Prince Devitt.
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 Kevin Steen, Togi Makabe and Mark & Jay Briscoe.
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 sometimes hit and sometimes miss. Last year's top three were Ricochet, Kota Ibushi and Pac.
14. MOST OVERRATED - The wrestler who gets the biggest push, despite lacking ring ability or charisma. Last year's top three were Crimson, Mason Ryan and Kevin Nash.
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 Dolph Ziggler, Daniel Bryan and Alex Shelley.
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 the Ultimate Fighting Championships (having won the award for the sixth straight year), New Japan Pro Wrestling and Dragon Gate.
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. Last year's top three were WWE Smackdown, Ring of Honor and Dragon Gate Infinity.
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 John Cena vs. C.M. Punk from July 17, 2011, in Chicago, Eddie Edwards vs. Davey Richards from June 26, 2011, in New York and HHH vs. Undertaker from April 3, 2011, in Atlanta.
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 Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua from November 19, 2011, in San Jose, Benson Henderson vs. Clay Guida from November 12, 2011, in Anaheim and Eddie Alvarez vs. Michael Chandler from November 19, 2011, in Atlantic City.
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, 2011. Last year's top three were Daichi Hashimoto, Uhaa Nation and Takumi Soya.
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 Ricardo Rodriguez, Vickie Guerrero and Jim Cornette.
22. BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER - Last year's top three were Joe Rogan (for the second straight year), Kevin Kelly and Michael Schiavello.
23. WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER - Last year's top three were Michael Cole (for the third straight year), Booker T 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 WWE Money in the Bank from July 17, 2011, in Chicago, UFC 139 from November 19, 2011 in San Jose and ROH Best in the World from June 26, 2011 in New York.
"CATEGORY B" AWARDS. PICK ONE IN EACH CATEGORY. WINNER CHOSEN ON THE BASIS OF FIRST PLACE VOTES.
1. WORST MAJOR SHOW OF THE YEAR - Last year's top three were TNA Victory Road from March 13, 2011, in Orlando, TNA Turning Point from November 13, 2011 in Orlando and WWE Capital Punishment from June 19, 2011 in Washington, DC.
2. BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER - Last year's top three were the Ricochet's double rotation moonsault (for the second straight year), Daniel Bryan's LeBell lock and Randy Orton's RKO.
3. MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC - Last year's top three were WWE bullying those working for them while working with the Be a Star campaign, TNA sending Jeff Hardy out for a PPV main event while loaded, and Perro Aguayo Jr. claiming to have cancer .
4. WORST TELEVISION SHOW - Last year's top three were TNA Impact (for the fifth straight year), WWE Raw and WWE NXT.
5. WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR - Last year's top three were the Sting vs. Jeff Hardy from March 13, 2011, in Orlando, Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole from April 3, 2011, in Atlanta and Kevin Nash vs. Ricky Morton from October 15, 2011 in Fisherville, VA.
6. WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR - Last year's top three were HHH vs. Kevin Nash Michael Cole vs. Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole vs. Jim Ross.
7. WORST PROMOTION - Last year's top three were TNA (for the fifth straight year), WWE and AWE.
8. BEST BOOKER - Last year's top three were Gedo & Jado, Joe Silva and Mike Quackenbush.
9. PROMOTER OF THE YEAR - Last year's top three were Dana White (for the seventh straight year), Mike Quackenbush and Vince McMahon.
10. BEST GIMMICK - Last year's top three were C.M. Punk, Arichibald Peck and Zack Ryder.
11. WORST GIMMICK - Last year's top three were Michael Cole, Zack Ryder and Eric Young.
12. BEST WRESTLING BOOK - Last year's top three were Undisputed by Chris Jericho, Last Outlaw by Stan Hansen and Let's Get It On by John McCarthy. Books had to have been released from November 1, 2011 through October 31, 2012.
13. BEST PRO WRESTLING DVD - Last year's top three were Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels, Wrestling Road Diaries and Memphis Heat.
The show should be uploaded sometime Saturday night.
