In der aktuellen Ausgabe des Wrestling Observer Newsletters war es wieder einmal so weit: Die Ergebnisse der alljährlichen Awards wurden veröffentlicht und die Gewinner der prestigeträchtigsten und vielleicht wichtigsten Jahresawards wurden bekannt gegeben.
Gewählt wird jedes Jahr von den WrestlingObserver/F4WOnline-Lesern, unter denen sich Fans, Experten/Journalisten und Wrestler befinden. Dies ist im Gegensatz zur PWI500 oder WWE’s Slammys keine Kayfabe-Wahl. In jeder A-Kategorie durften 5, 3 und 2 Punkte für die Plätze 1, 2 und 3 vergeben werden. (Bei den B-Kategorien konnte nur Platz 1 vergeben werden) Gewählt wurde Promotionübergreifend, wobei einige Kategorien in MMA und Pro-Wrestling getrennt wurden. In Klammern könnt ihr die Angabe der „Platz 1“ Wertungen sehen, während die Zahl dahinter die Gesamtpunktzahl darstellt. Bewertungszeitraum war 1. Januar 2020 bis 31. November 2020!
„CATEGORY A“ AWARDS – WINNERS
LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (WRESTLER des Jahres)
1. JON MOXLEY (883) 4,873
2. Kenny Omega (110) 1,375
3. Tetsuya Naito (38) 957
4. Kota Ibushi (31) 890
5. Drew McIntyre (51) 869
6. Bayley (13) 634
7. Go Shiozaki (39) 510
8. Roman Reigns (13) 507
9. Mayu Iwatani (25) 287
10. Chris Jericho (24) 276
Erwähnenswerte: Kazuchika Okada 220, Cody Rhodes 217, Minoru Suzuki 204, Adam Page 138, Sasha Banks 124, Hiromu Takahashi 81, Brodie Lee 78
Bisherige Gewinner: 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; 2016 – A.J. Styles; 2017 – Kazuchika Okada; 2018 – Kenny Omega; 2019 – Chris Jericho;
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MOST VALUABLE (Wertvollster MMA Fighter)
1. KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV (456) 2,904
2. Conor McGregor (231) 1,510
3. Israel Adesanya (87) 1,276
4. Jorge Masvidal (15) 662
5. Amanda Nunes (17) 328
6. Deiveson Figueiredo (15) 298
7. Justin Gaethje (19) 232
8. Jon Jones (1) 198
9. Daniel Cormier 159
10. Kamaru Usman (7) 127
Erwähnenswerte: Stipe Miocic 119, Kevin Holland 89, Weili Zhang 80
Bisherige Gewinner: 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; 2016 – Conor McGregor; 2017 – George s St-Pierre; 2018 – Conor McGregor; 2019 – Jorge Masvidal;
MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER (Bester Wrestler)
1. KENNY OMEGA (276) 2,196
2. Kota Ibushi (273) 2,140
3. Shingo Takagi (126) 1,475
4. Tomohiro Ishii (128) 1,208
5. Will Ospreay (113) 938
6. Minoru Suzuki (73) 656
7. Kazuchika Okada (38) 549
8. Hiromu Takahashi (57) 526
9. Go Shiozaki (62) 508
10. Rey Fenix (32) 385
Erwähnenswerte: Nick Jackson 274, Mayu Iwatani 209, Jon Moxley 155, Daniel Bryan 149, Adam Page 120, A.J. Styles 119, Cody Rhodes 96, Matt Jackson 80
Bisherige Gewinner: 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; 2016 – A.J. Styles; 2017 – Kazuchika Okada; 2018 – Kenny Omega; 2019 – Will Ospreay;
MOST OUTSTANDING FIGHTER OF THE YEAR (Bester MMA Kämpfer)
1. ISRAEL ADESANYA (152) 1,439
2. Deiveson Figueiredo (201) 1,426
3. Khabib Nurmagomedov (167) 1,099
4. Kevin Holland (49) 512
5. Amanda Nunes (12) 319
6. Weili Zhang (7) 184
7. Valentina Shevchenko (2) 178
8. Jan Blachowicz (8) 129
9. Justin Gaethje 121
10. Kamaru Usman (15) 114
Erwähnenswert: Charles Oliveira 81, Jorge Masvidal 80
Bisherige Gewinner: 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; 2016 – Conor McGregor; 2017 – Demetrious Johnson; 2018 – Daniel Cormier; 2019 – Israel Adesanya;
TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR (Tag Team des Jahres)
1. YOUNG BUCKS (Matt & Nick Jackson) (653) 4,283
2. Kenny Omega & Adam Page (409) 3,554
3. FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) (97) 2,106
4. Suzuki-gun: Dangerous Tekkers (Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi) (68) 740
5. Bayley & Sasha Banks (19) 368
6. The North (Josh Alexander & Ethan Page) (22) 214
7. Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent) (4) 168
8. Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix) (7) 163
9. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kota Ibushi (8) 116
10. Inner Circle: Proud & Powerful (Santana & Ortiz) (5) 72
10. Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly) (2) 72
Bisherige Gewinner: 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 – The Shield (Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns); 2014 – The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson); 2015 – The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson); 2016 – The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson); 2017 – The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson); 2018 – The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson); 2019 – The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson);
BEST ON INTERVIEWS (Bestes Mic-Work)
1. EDDIE KINGSTON (474) 3,478
2. Jon Moxley (373) 3,132
3. MJF (222) 2,095
4. Cody Rhodes (59) 768
5. Chris Jericho (56) 729
6. Taz (11) 336
7. Roman Reigns (14) 275
8. Jay White (16) 244
9. Pat McAfee (19) 188
10. Randy Orton (13) 139
Erwähnenswerte: Don Callis 112, Paul Heyman 112, Kevin Owens 95
Bisherige Gewinner: 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; 2016 – Conor McGregor; 2017 – Conor McGregor; 2018 – Daniel Bryan; 2019 – Chris Jericho;
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR (Promotion des Jahres)
1. ALL ELITE WRESTLING (1,097) 5,717
2. New Japan Pro Wrestling (140) 3,157
3. World Wrestling Entertainment (12) 776
4. Stardom (33) 507
5. UFC (32) 380
6. Pro Wrestling NOAH (13) 376
7. Impact Wrestling (1) 264
8. Dragon Gate (7) 214
9. Ring of Honor (6) 205
10. DDT (13) 136
Erwähnenswerte: Game Changer Wrestling 115, AAA 83
Bisherige Gewinner – 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 ; 2016 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 2017 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 2018 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 2019 – New Japan Pro Wrestling;
BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW (Beste wöchentliche TV-Show)
1. AEW DYNAMITE (1,151) 5,994
2. WWE NXT (20) 1,655
3. Being the Elite (24) 1,265
4. AEW Dark (19) 743
5. WWE Smackdown (20) 611
6. NJPW Strong (21) 538
7. Ring of Honor (7) 417
8. Impact Wrestling (5) 229
9. MLW Fusion (2) 213
10. WWE NXT U.K. (5) 115
Erwähnenswerte: We Are Stardom 83
Bisherige Gewinner: 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; 2016 – New Japan World Pro Wrestling; 2017 – New Japan World Pro Wrestling; 2018 – WWE NXT; 2019 – AEW Dynamite;
PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR (Bestes Wrestlingmatch des Jahres)
1. YOUNG BUCKS (MATT & NICK JACKSON) VS. KENNY OMEGA & ADAM PAGE 2/29 CHICAGO (733) 4,285
2. Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi 1/4 Tokyo (176) 1,929
3. Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) 11/7 Jacksonville (66) 809
4. Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito 1/5 Tokyo (98) 761
5. Walter vs. Ilja Dragunov 10/29 London (49) 740
6. Kota Ibushi vs. Minoru Suzuki 10/10 Osaka (56) 555
7. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Will Ospreay 1/4 Tokyo (13) 496
8. Go Shiozaki vs. Takashi Sugiura 12/6 Tokyo (22) 295
9. Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson), Kenny Omega, Matt Hardy & Adam Page vs. Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager, Ortiz & Santana) Stadium Stampede 5/23 Jacksonville (12) 270
10. Dark Order (John Silver & Alex Reynolds) & Adam Page vs. Inner Circle (MJF & Santana & Ortiz) 12/30 Jacksonville (4) 211
Erwähnenswerte: Chuck Taylor & Trent vs Ortiz & Santana 9/27 Jacksonville 167, Mayu Iwatani vs. Takumi Iroha 2/8 Tokyo 159, Kazuchika Okada vs. Shingo Takagi 10/10 Osaka 132, Pac vs. Orange Cassidy 2/29 Chicago 78, Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi 9/27 Kobe 75, Cody Rhodes vs. Brodie Lee dog collar 10/8 Jacksonville 73,Undertaker vs. A.J. Styles 4/4 Winter Park, FL 72, Kenny Omega vs. Pac 2/26 Kansas City 72
Bisherige Gewinner: 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; 2016 – Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada 1/4 Tokyo; 2017 – Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada 1/4 Tokyo; 2018 – Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada 6/9 Osaka; 2019 – Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi 6/5 Tokyo
MMA MATCH OF THE YEAR (MMA Kampf des Jahres)
1. WEILI ZHANG VS. JOANNA JEDRZEJCZYK 3/7 LAS VEGAS (503) 2,662
2. Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno 12/12 Las Vegas (14) 1,079
3. Dustin Poirier vs Dan Hooker 6/27 Las Vegas (12) 679
4. Justin Gaethje vs. Tony Ferguson 5/9 Jacksonville (23) 558
5. Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje 10/25 Yas Island (6) 102
6. Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker 2/22 Auckland (7) 73
7. Josh Emmett vs. Shane Burgos 6/20 Las Vegas (1) 71
8. Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic 8/12 Las Vegas 71
9. Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes (6) 63
10. Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa 9/26 Yas Island (4) 55
Bisherige Gewinner: 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; 2016 – Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit 1/02 Las Vegas; 2017 – Cub Swanson vs. Doo Ho Choi 12/10/2016 Toronto; 2018 – Justin Gaethje vs. Dustin Poirier 4/14 Glendale, AZ; 2019 – Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum 4/3 Atlanta, GA
Gewählt wird jedes Jahr von den WrestlingObserver/F4WOnline-Lesern, unter denen sich Fans, Experten/Journalisten und Wrestler befinden. Dies ist im Gegensatz zur PWI500 oder WWE’s Slammys keine Kayfabe-Wahl. In jeder A-Kategorie durften 5, 3 und 2 Punkte für die Plätze 1, 2 und 3 vergeben werden. (Bei den B-Kategorien konnte nur Platz 1 vergeben werden) Gewählt wurde Promotionübergreifend, wobei einige Kategorien in MMA und Pro-Wrestling getrennt wurden. In Klammern könnt ihr die Angabe der „Platz 1“ Wertungen sehen, während die Zahl dahinter die Gesamtpunktzahl darstellt. Bewertungszeitraum war 1. Januar 2020 bis 31. November 2020!
„CATEGORY A“ AWARDS – WINNERS
LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (WRESTLER des Jahres)
1. JON MOXLEY (883) 4,873
2. Kenny Omega (110) 1,375
3. Tetsuya Naito (38) 957
4. Kota Ibushi (31) 890
5. Drew McIntyre (51) 869
6. Bayley (13) 634
7. Go Shiozaki (39) 510
8. Roman Reigns (13) 507
9. Mayu Iwatani (25) 287
10. Chris Jericho (24) 276
Erwähnenswerte: Kazuchika Okada 220, Cody Rhodes 217, Minoru Suzuki 204, Adam Page 138, Sasha Banks 124, Hiromu Takahashi 81, Brodie Lee 78
Bisherige Gewinner: 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; 2016 – A.J. Styles; 2017 – Kazuchika Okada; 2018 – Kenny Omega; 2019 – Chris Jericho;
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MOST VALUABLE (Wertvollster MMA Fighter)
1. KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV (456) 2,904
2. Conor McGregor (231) 1,510
3. Israel Adesanya (87) 1,276
4. Jorge Masvidal (15) 662
5. Amanda Nunes (17) 328
6. Deiveson Figueiredo (15) 298
7. Justin Gaethje (19) 232
8. Jon Jones (1) 198
9. Daniel Cormier 159
10. Kamaru Usman (7) 127
Erwähnenswerte: Stipe Miocic 119, Kevin Holland 89, Weili Zhang 80
Bisherige Gewinner: 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; 2016 – Conor McGregor; 2017 – George s St-Pierre; 2018 – Conor McGregor; 2019 – Jorge Masvidal;
MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER (Bester Wrestler)
1. KENNY OMEGA (276) 2,196
2. Kota Ibushi (273) 2,140
3. Shingo Takagi (126) 1,475
4. Tomohiro Ishii (128) 1,208
5. Will Ospreay (113) 938
6. Minoru Suzuki (73) 656
7. Kazuchika Okada (38) 549
8. Hiromu Takahashi (57) 526
9. Go Shiozaki (62) 508
10. Rey Fenix (32) 385
Erwähnenswerte: Nick Jackson 274, Mayu Iwatani 209, Jon Moxley 155, Daniel Bryan 149, Adam Page 120, A.J. Styles 119, Cody Rhodes 96, Matt Jackson 80
Bisherige Gewinner: 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; 2016 – A.J. Styles; 2017 – Kazuchika Okada; 2018 – Kenny Omega; 2019 – Will Ospreay;
MOST OUTSTANDING FIGHTER OF THE YEAR (Bester MMA Kämpfer)
1. ISRAEL ADESANYA (152) 1,439
2. Deiveson Figueiredo (201) 1,426
3. Khabib Nurmagomedov (167) 1,099
4. Kevin Holland (49) 512
5. Amanda Nunes (12) 319
6. Weili Zhang (7) 184
7. Valentina Shevchenko (2) 178
8. Jan Blachowicz (8) 129
9. Justin Gaethje 121
10. Kamaru Usman (15) 114
Erwähnenswert: Charles Oliveira 81, Jorge Masvidal 80
Bisherige Gewinner: 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; 2016 – Conor McGregor; 2017 – Demetrious Johnson; 2018 – Daniel Cormier; 2019 – Israel Adesanya;
TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR (Tag Team des Jahres)
1. YOUNG BUCKS (Matt & Nick Jackson) (653) 4,283
2. Kenny Omega & Adam Page (409) 3,554
3. FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) (97) 2,106
4. Suzuki-gun: Dangerous Tekkers (Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi) (68) 740
5. Bayley & Sasha Banks (19) 368
6. The North (Josh Alexander & Ethan Page) (22) 214
7. Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent) (4) 168
8. Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix) (7) 163
9. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kota Ibushi (8) 116
10. Inner Circle: Proud & Powerful (Santana & Ortiz) (5) 72
10. Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly) (2) 72
Bisherige Gewinner: 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 – The Shield (Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns); 2014 – The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson); 2015 – The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson); 2016 – The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson); 2017 – The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson); 2018 – The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson); 2019 – The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson);
BEST ON INTERVIEWS (Bestes Mic-Work)
1. EDDIE KINGSTON (474) 3,478
2. Jon Moxley (373) 3,132
3. MJF (222) 2,095
4. Cody Rhodes (59) 768
5. Chris Jericho (56) 729
6. Taz (11) 336
7. Roman Reigns (14) 275
8. Jay White (16) 244
9. Pat McAfee (19) 188
10. Randy Orton (13) 139
Erwähnenswerte: Don Callis 112, Paul Heyman 112, Kevin Owens 95
Bisherige Gewinner: 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; 2016 – Conor McGregor; 2017 – Conor McGregor; 2018 – Daniel Bryan; 2019 – Chris Jericho;
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR (Promotion des Jahres)
1. ALL ELITE WRESTLING (1,097) 5,717
2. New Japan Pro Wrestling (140) 3,157
3. World Wrestling Entertainment (12) 776
4. Stardom (33) 507
5. UFC (32) 380
6. Pro Wrestling NOAH (13) 376
7. Impact Wrestling (1) 264
8. Dragon Gate (7) 214
9. Ring of Honor (6) 205
10. DDT (13) 136
Erwähnenswerte: Game Changer Wrestling 115, AAA 83
Bisherige Gewinner – 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 ; 2016 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 2017 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 2018 – New Japan Pro Wrestling; 2019 – New Japan Pro Wrestling;
BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW (Beste wöchentliche TV-Show)
1. AEW DYNAMITE (1,151) 5,994
2. WWE NXT (20) 1,655
3. Being the Elite (24) 1,265
4. AEW Dark (19) 743
5. WWE Smackdown (20) 611
6. NJPW Strong (21) 538
7. Ring of Honor (7) 417
8. Impact Wrestling (5) 229
9. MLW Fusion (2) 213
10. WWE NXT U.K. (5) 115
Erwähnenswerte: We Are Stardom 83
Bisherige Gewinner: 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; 2016 – New Japan World Pro Wrestling; 2017 – New Japan World Pro Wrestling; 2018 – WWE NXT; 2019 – AEW Dynamite;
PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR (Bestes Wrestlingmatch des Jahres)
1. YOUNG BUCKS (MATT & NICK JACKSON) VS. KENNY OMEGA & ADAM PAGE 2/29 CHICAGO (733) 4,285
2. Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi 1/4 Tokyo (176) 1,929
3. Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) 11/7 Jacksonville (66) 809
4. Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito 1/5 Tokyo (98) 761
5. Walter vs. Ilja Dragunov 10/29 London (49) 740
6. Kota Ibushi vs. Minoru Suzuki 10/10 Osaka (56) 555
7. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Will Ospreay 1/4 Tokyo (13) 496
8. Go Shiozaki vs. Takashi Sugiura 12/6 Tokyo (22) 295
9. Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson), Kenny Omega, Matt Hardy & Adam Page vs. Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager, Ortiz & Santana) Stadium Stampede 5/23 Jacksonville (12) 270
10. Dark Order (John Silver & Alex Reynolds) & Adam Page vs. Inner Circle (MJF & Santana & Ortiz) 12/30 Jacksonville (4) 211
Erwähnenswerte: Chuck Taylor & Trent vs Ortiz & Santana 9/27 Jacksonville 167, Mayu Iwatani vs. Takumi Iroha 2/8 Tokyo 159, Kazuchika Okada vs. Shingo Takagi 10/10 Osaka 132, Pac vs. Orange Cassidy 2/29 Chicago 78, Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi 9/27 Kobe 75, Cody Rhodes vs. Brodie Lee dog collar 10/8 Jacksonville 73,Undertaker vs. A.J. Styles 4/4 Winter Park, FL 72, Kenny Omega vs. Pac 2/26 Kansas City 72
Bisherige Gewinner: 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; 2016 – Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada 1/4 Tokyo; 2017 – Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada 1/4 Tokyo; 2018 – Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada 6/9 Osaka; 2019 – Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi 6/5 Tokyo
MMA MATCH OF THE YEAR (MMA Kampf des Jahres)
1. WEILI ZHANG VS. JOANNA JEDRZEJCZYK 3/7 LAS VEGAS (503) 2,662
2. Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno 12/12 Las Vegas (14) 1,079
3. Dustin Poirier vs Dan Hooker 6/27 Las Vegas (12) 679
4. Justin Gaethje vs. Tony Ferguson 5/9 Jacksonville (23) 558
5. Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje 10/25 Yas Island (6) 102
6. Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker 2/22 Auckland (7) 73
7. Josh Emmett vs. Shane Burgos 6/20 Las Vegas (1) 71
8. Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic 8/12 Las Vegas 71
9. Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes (6) 63
10. Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa 9/26 Yas Island (4) 55
Bisherige Gewinner: 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; 2016 – Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit 1/02 Las Vegas; 2017 – Cub Swanson vs. Doo Ho Choi 12/10/2016 Toronto; 2018 – Justin Gaethje vs. Dustin Poirier 4/14 Glendale, AZ; 2019 – Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum 4/3 Atlanta, GA