PW Boards Wrestling Awards

beakerjoe

Hi guys, Its almost 2017 so the means the year is almost over and its time to vote for your favourite (and worst) of Pro Wrestling in 2016. Who will the members of PW Boards choose to recognize from the last 12 months.

State the award and the nomination you wish to put forward the award. You can say why you're nominating if you wish. From that we'll make a nominee list and poll them off to see who takes home which awards. You can make 5 nominations per category but if you see someone already listed, you don't need to mention them again as they'll already be on the list (Hi Jericho!).

The following categories below will be voted on, and you can post nominations in this thread. After the WWE PPV Roadblock (next sunday) , we shall set up threads for you guys to cast your votes. Here are the catogories.

Feud of the Year

Best Wrestler of The Year

Rookie of the Year

Most improved Wrestler

Womens Wrestler of the Year

Best Match Of The Year

Worst Match of The Year

Worst Wrestler of The Year

Worst Feud of The Year

Promo Of The Year

Tag Team Of The Year

Angle of The Year

Podcast/Videocast of the Year

You can post your nominations below guys and you can nominate any wrestler from any promotion etc anyone from WWE, NXT, NJPW, ROH, TNA or any indy talent is eligible. Enjoy

LeeJM

Feud of the Year 

Charlotte vs Sasha Banks
Marty Scrull vs Ryan Smile
AJ Styles vs John Cena
The Miz vs Daniel Bryan
Asuka vs Bayley

Best Wrestler of The Year

AJ Styles (By a longggggggg distance)
The Miz
Pete Dunne
Marty Scrull

Rookie of the Year

Matt Riddle

Most improved Wrestler 

Charlotte
Alexa Bliss
Baron Corbin

Womens Wrestler of the Year

Becky Lynch
Charlotte
Sasha Banks
Asuka
Martina The Session Moth

Best Match Of The Year

Ryan Smile vs Marty Scrull  OTT WrestleCon Night2 Oct 29th
AJ Styles vs Roman Reigns  WWE Extreme Rules May 22nd 
The Revival vs DIY  NXT Takeover Toronto Nov 19th
Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn  WWE Battleground July 24th
Will Ospreay vs Ricochet  NJPW BOSJ May 27th

Worst Match of The Year

Brock Lesnar vs Dean Ambrose  WWE WrestleMania 32 April 3rd

Worst Wrestler of The Year

Mojo Rawley

Worst Feud of The Year

Roman Reigns vs Rusev 
The New Day vs The Club

Tag Team of The Year

The Revival
DIY
American Alpha
The Kings of The North

Angle of The Year

Finn Balors draft to Raw and then becoming the face of the brand
Broken Matt Hardy


Podcast/Videocast of the Year

Voices of Wrestling Flagship show with Joe Lanza and Rich Kratsch
Between the Sheets with Kris Zellner and David Bixenspan and assorted guests
Shake Them Ropes with Rob McCarron and Jeff Hawkins
Letters from Kayfabe with Allan Blackstock and Parv from PWO
Where the Big Boys Play with Parv and Chad from PWO

Agent Coulson

I'm just sticking with the main two in America as I haven't watched much else this year.

Feud of the Year - Miz vs Daniel Bryan

Best Wrestler of The Year - AJ Styles

Rookie of the Year - Ellsworth

Most improved Wrestler - Broken Matt Hardy

Womens Wrestler of the Year - Charlotte

Best Match Of The Year - Tommaso Ciampa vs Johnny Gargano first round match in the CWC.

Worst Match of The Year - Wyatt/New Day rip off of Final Deletion

Worst Wrestler of The Year - Baron Corbin

Worst Feud of The Year - The New Day against anyone.

Promo Of The Year - Broken Matt Hardy saying anything.

Tag Team Of The Year - The Revival

Angle of The Year - Goldberg vs Brock

Podcast/Videocast of the Year - Jericho's

ShagNastii

Given it has been quite the revival (pun intended) for tag teams this year could we have a best tag team category?

beakerjoe

ShagNastii wrote: »

Given it has been quite a revival (pun intended) for tag teams this year could we have a best tag team category?

Sure Why not, Ill edit the post. Cheers Shag

Lithium93_

Feud of the Year
Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz -
John Cena vs. AJ Styles

Best Wrestler of The Year
AJ Styles
Chris Jericho - Who else could get a list and the "Stupid Idiot" over
Kevin Owens
Seth Rollins

Rookie of the Year
Alexa Bliss

Most improved Wrestler
Tye Dillinger


Womens Wrestler of the Year
Becky Lynch
Alexa Bliss
Charlotte
Bayley
Sasha
Asuka

Best Match Of The Year
AJ Styles/Roman Reigns
Shinsuke Nakamura/AJ Styles - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
The Miz vs Cesaro vs Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn - Extreme Rules

Worst Match of The Year
Ambrose/Lesnar - Mania 32
Shane McMahon/The Undertaker

Worst Wrestler of The Year
Mojo Rawley
Dana Brooke

Worst Feud of The Year
The Club vs. The New Day
Roman Reigns vs. Rusev
Shane McMahon vs. The Undertaker
Promo Of The Year
Broken Matt


Tag Team Of The Year
The Young Bucks
The Revival
DIY
American Alpha

Angle of The Year
Finn Balor being drafted to RAW and the proverbial rocket strapped to his back
Broken Matt Hard/Final Deletion

Podcast/Videocast of the Year
TalkNShop - Anyone who listens to Talk Is Jericho will understand
OSW Review
Stone Cold Steve Austin Unleashed
Ross Report


That's all I can think off for now.

ShagNastii

Feud of the Year
Charlotte vs Sasha Banks
Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens
AJ Styles vs John Cena
Reigns/Rollins vs HHH
Gymnasties VS KOTN OTT

Best Wrestler of The Year
AJ Styles
Shinsuke Nakamura
Will Osprey
Marty Scrull
Dean Ambrose


Rookie of the Year


Most improved Wrestler
Alexa Bliss
Noami
Enzo Amore
Tye Dillinger
The Usos



Womens Wrestler of the Year
Becky Lynch
Alexa Bliss
Charlotte
Noami
Aksana


Best Match Of The Year
-Nakamura vs Sami Zayn NXT Takeover Dallas
-The Revival vs DIY NXT Takeover Toronto
-AJ Styles vs Dean Ambrose TLC
-Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn at Battleground
-Kings Of The North vs War Machine OTT Invasion Supershow

Worst Match of The Year


Worst Wrestler of The Year
Mojo Rawley
Curtis Axel
Sin Cara



Worst Feud of The Year


Promo Of The Year
Hard to look past Miz's "shoot" against DB on taking smack.



Angle of The Year
Bestest of Best Friends Jericho/Owens
Bobby Roode and his arrival in NXT
The Draft
AJ Styles Debut/Cena Feud



Podcast/Videocast of the Year
OSW
Austin's Podcast
Jericho's Podcast
Flair's Podcast


I'll be back

LeeJM

Am I the only one confused by people voting for a 14 year vet as rookie of the year?

Mr.Nice Guy

Feud of the Year

Brock Lesnar vs Goldberg
Charlotte vs Sasha
Broken Matt vs Brother Nero
Conor McGregor vs WWE roster
Billy Corgan vs Dixie Carter

Best Wrestler of The Year

AJ Styles
Cesaro
Will Ospreay
Tomohiro Ishii
Ricochet

Rookie of the Year

Matt Riddle

Most improved Wrestler

Broken Matt Hardy

Womens Wrestler of the Year

Charlotte

Best Match Of The Year

Okada vs Tanahashi - WK10
Styles vs Nakamura - WK10
Broken Matt vs Brother Nero - The Final Deletion
Brock Lesnar vs Goldberg - Survivor Series

Worst Match of The Year

Cody and Brandi Rhodes vs Mike Bennett and Maria - Impact
Shane McMahon vs Undertaker - WM32
WWE rip off of Final Deletion
Dana Brooke vs Bayley - Raw
Darren Young vs Titus O'Neil - Raw

Worst Wrestler of The Year

Dana Brooke
Enzo
Titus O'Neil
Brandi Rhodes
Shane McMahon

Worst Feud of The Year

Titus O'Neil vs Darren Young
Randy Orton vs Bray Wyatt
Shane McMahon vs Undertaker
New Day vs The Club
Jack Swagger vs Baron Corbin

Promo Of The Year

Broken Matt in The Final Deletion
Goldberg's first return promo - 'You're Last!'
The Miz promo on Daniel Bryan on Talking Smack

Tag Team Of The Year

The Revival

Angle of The Year

Broken Matt Hardy & The Final Deletion
AJ Styles debuts at Rumble

Podcast/Videocast of the Year

Jericho's podcast

Blue_Dabadee

Feud of the Year

AJ Styles vs. John Cena

Best Wrestler of The Year

AJ Styles

Rookie of the Year

Alexa Bliss

Most improved Wrestler

Charlotte
The Brian Kendrick
Rusev
Roman Reigns

Womens Wrestler of the Year

Charlotte

Best Match Of The Year

Nakamura vs. Zayn

Worst Match of The Year

Erick Rowan vs. The Rock

Worst Wrestler of The Year

Dana Brooke

Worst Feud of The Year

The Undertaker vs. Shane McMahon

Promo Of The Year

Goldberg's return promo

Tag Team Of The Year

The Revival

Angle of the Year

Heath Slater as a free agent

Podcast/Videocast of the Year

Low Blows Podcast

Ali Bomaye

Feud of the Year

The Miz vs Dolph Ziggler
Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn
AJ Styles vs Roman Reigns
AJ Styles vs John Cena
AJ Styles vs Dean Ambrose

Best Wrestler of The Year

AJ Styles
Tomohiro Ishii
Sami Zayn
Roman Reigns
Will Ospreay

Most improved Wrestler

Juice Robinson

Womens Wrestler of the Year

Becky Lynch
Asuka

Best Match Of The Year

Kenny Omega vs Tetsuya Naito (G1 Climax August 13)
Tomohiro Ishii vs Kazuchika Okada (G1 Climax August 6)
Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi (G1 Climax August 12)
Tomohiro Ishii vs Hiroyoshi Tenzan (G1 Climax July 18)
Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar (Survivor Series)

Worst Match of The Year

Yoshi Tatsu & Manabu Nakanishi vs Bone Soldier & Yujiro Takahashi (Road to Power Struggle October 21)
Chris Jericho vs Dean Ambrose - Asylum Match (Extreme Rules)
Charlotte vs Natalya (Payback)
Jordan Devlin & Paul Treacy vs Danny Butler & Tommy Dreamer (OTT Extreme Supershow 2)
Martina vs Joey Ryan (OTT Extreme Supershow 2)

Worst Wrestler of the Year

Bone Soldier
Aron Rex
Yoshi Tatsu
Shane McMahon
Enzo Amore

Worst Feud of The Year

Bone Soldier vs Yoshi Tatsu
Dean Ambrose vs Chris Jericho

Promo Of The Year

AJ Styles
Goldberg

Tag Team Of The Year

The Revival
#DIY
The Kings of the North
The Young Bucks

Angle of The Year

NJPW vs NOAH post-match brawl (G1 Climax August 14)
AJ Styles turns heel on John Cena (RAW May 30)
Goldberg accepts Brock Lesnar's challenge (RAW October 17)
Roman Reigns and Rusev brawl (SummerSlam)
Shane McMahon returns to RAW (RAW February 22)

beakerjoe

Still 7 days to get your nominations in guys

Chain Smoker

Feud of the Year Heath Slater vs the draft

Best Wrestler of The Year AJ Styles

Rookie of the Year No clue how to gauge this one, but Alexa has been good since moving up

Most improved Wrestler Charlotte (I'd argue the Miz was as good as he has been for a long while)

Womens Wrestler of the Year Asuka

Best Match Of The Year Nakamura vs Zayn, but tbh I just can't think of many others and find it too hard to pick a specific Styles one

Worst Match of The Year Taker vs Shane, 20 boring ridiculous minutes as everyone just sat and waited for a middle aged man to badly hurt himself

Worst Wrestler of The Year Jack Swagger, mostly for his utterly embarrassing effort in what will surely prove to be his last chance https://youtu.be/Db93RBOs5bs?t=1m30s

Worst Feud of The Year Brock vs Ambrose, utterly pointless

Promo Of The Year that Miz one

Tag Team Of The Year Owens and Jericho

Angle of The Year either Final Deletion or whatever Del Rio and Paige are at

Podcast/Videocast of the Year Lapsed Fan or Between the Sheets, several hours of ridiculous and borderline impenetrable geeking out every week


Edit: Highly WWE focused list as I've watched **** all this year

Andersonisgod

Feud of the Year: Kazuchika Okada vs Tetsuya Naito (this was the year that the rivalry which will define New Japan for the next 5 years began)

Best Wrestler of The Year: Kazuchika Okada

Rookie of the Year: It can't be anyone other than Matt Riddle

Most improved Wrestler: The Miz

Womens Wrestler of the Year: Io Shirai (again, she's the only candidate for this award)

Best Match Of The Year: Kazuchika Okada vs Naomichi Marafuji (King of Pro Wrestling)
Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi (Wrestle Kingdom 10)
Kenny Omega vs Tetsuya Naito (G1 Climax 26)
Kazuchika Okada vs Naomichi Marafuji (Gi Climax 26)
Kazuchika Okada vs Tomohiro Ishii (Gi Climax 26)

Worst Match of The Year: Any number of those unnecessary 30 minute + NOAH main events

Worst Wrestler of The Year: Takashi Iizuka must be put out to pasture.

Worst Feud of The Year: Brock Lesnar vs Dean Ambrose (I don't like Ambrose but even so, this feud was cruel.)

Promo Of The Year: Tetsuya Naito post match at Invasion Attack 2016. He's just achieved his lifelong goal of winning the IWGP Title, against the Ace of New Japan no less, in an arena that has embraced him and taken them into their heart. All of the things he had fought for and so desperately wanted in 2013 were finally his but Naito (impossible to govern) rejects all of it and tosses the prestigious IWGP Title into the air, turns and leaves the ring on his own terms. Iconic.

Tag Team Of The Year: The Young Bucks

Angle of The Year: I've loved the stuff that New Japan are doing with Hirooki Goto this year, and that it has all led to him facing his childhood friend Katsuyori Shibata at Wrestle Kingdom is the cherry on the cake.

Also a mention for the NOAH vs New Japan stuff, all of which was tremendous, in particular Katsuhiko Nakajima as the invading heel.

Podcast/Videocast of the Year: The Eastern Lariat

beakerjoe

The first polls are up guys, so get voting