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. Dezember 2017 bis 30. November 2018!
"CATEGORY A" AWARDS - WINNERS
LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (WRESTLER des Jahres)
1. KENNY OMEGA (642) 3,594
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi (303) 2,773
3. Kazuchika Okada (135) 2,119
4. L.A. Park (35) 549
5. Becky Lynch (31) ` 264
A.J. Styles (3) 264
7. Johnny Gargano (5) 169
8. Will Ospreay 162
9. Kota Ibushi (6) 156
10. Ronda Rousey (7) 151
HONORABLE MENTION: Seth Rollins 121, Kento Miyahara 118, Walter 111, Chris Jericho 105, Daniel Bryan 99, Cody 85, Tetsuya Naito 74, Brock Lesnar 73, Takashi Sugiura 60
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 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
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MOST VALUABLE (Wertvollster MMA Fighter)
1. CONOR MCGREGOR (328) 2,269
2. Daniel Cormier (341) 2,012
3. Khabib Nurmagomedov (77) 1,334
4. Amanda Nunes (55) 590
5. Jon Jones (5) 338
6. Max Holloway 93
7. Henry Cejudo 74
8. Cris Cyborg 44
9. Demetrious Johnson 34
10. T.J. Dillashaw 31
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 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
MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER (Bester Wrestler)
1. KENNY OMEGA (503) 3,621
2. Kota Ibushi (175) 1,958
3. Kazuchika Okada (157) 1,790
4. Will Ospreay (93) 1,496
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi (38) 626
6. Tomohiro Ishii (48) 565
7. Johnny Gargano (55) 465
8. Zack Sabre Jr. (25) 434
9. Walter (34) 225
10. Kento Miyahara (12) 162
HONORABLE MENTION: Daniel Bryan 146, A.J. Styles 108, Seth Rollins 104, Hiromu Takahashi 98, Rey Fenix 90, Meiko Satomura 72
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 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
MOST OUTSTANDING FIGHTER OF THE YEAR (Bester MMA Kämpfer)
1. DANIEL CORMIER (384) 2,253
2. Khabib Nurmagomedov (147) 1,358
3. Amanda Nunes (175) 1,220
4. Max Holloway (28) 457
5. Henry Cejudo (7) 158
6. Jon Jones (18) 142
7. Israel Adesanya (4) 134
8. Dustin Poirier (19) 97
9. Demetrious Johnson 91
10. Kyoji Horiguchi 48
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 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
TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR (Tag Team des Jahres)
1. YOUNG BUCKS (530) 4,427
2. Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi (234) 2,034
3. Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong (121) 1,844
4. Pentagon Jr. & Fenix (100) 897
5. Tyler Bate & Trent Seven (31) 837
6. Evil & Seiya Sanada (38) 511
7. LAX (29) 295
8.Suwama & Shuji Ishikawa (14) 170
9. Usos (3) 122
10. Mark & Jay Briscoe (12) 116
HONORABLE MENTION: Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) 86, New Day 85, Minoru Suzuki & Zack Sabre Jr. 86, Revival 62, Sho & Yoh 61
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 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 - Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns; 2014 - Matt & Nick Jackson; 2015 - Matt & Nick Jackson; 2016 - Matt & Nick Jackson; 2017 - Matt & Nick Jackson
BEST ON INTERVIEWS (Bestes Mic-Work)
1. DANIEL BRYAN (385) 2,365
2. Samoa Joe (158) 1,369
3. Becky Lynch (102) 1,220
4. Chris Jericho (73) 1,194
5. Juice Robinson (110) 937
6. Conor McGregor (122) 735
7. Zack Sabre Jr. (38) 696
8. Paul Heyman (31) 374
9. Tommaso Ciampa (25) 324
10. Tetsuya Naito (39) 316
HONORABLE MENTION: Kenny Omega 283, The Miz 216, Cody 186, Minoru Suzuki 147, Rush 119, Bully Ray 90, Nick Aldis 79, Christopher Daniels 72, Nick Gage 63, Konnan 60
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 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
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR (Promotion des Jahres)
1. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (1,038) 5,546
2. WWE (42) 1,848
3. ROH (20) 1,225
4. CMLL (9) 982
5. OTT (8) 396
6. All Japan Pro Wrestling (6) 295
7. UFC 283
8. PWG 246
9. MLW 180
10.GCW (7) 144
HONORABLE MENTION: DDT 118, Stardom 110, Revolution Pro 89, Pro Wrestling NOAH 66
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: - 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
BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW (Beste wöchentliche TV-Show)
1. WWE NXT (487) 4,123
2. Being the Elite (207) 1,794
3. New Japan Pro Wrestling on AXS (242) 1,754
4. CMLL Super Viernes (79) 1,115
5. WWE Smackdown Live (32) 578
6. MLW Fusion (14) 532
7. DDT Maji Manji (35) 333
8. Impact (14) 259
9. ROH (5) 258
10. WWE 205 Live (12) 267
HONORABLE MENTION: WWE U.K. 114
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 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
PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR (Bestes Wrestlingmatch des Jahres)
1. KENNY OMEGA VS. KAZUCHIKA OKADA 6/9 OSAKA (763) 4,623
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi 10/8 Tokyo (99) 1,722
3. Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade Cien Almas 1/27 Philadelphia (30) 673
4. Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa 4/7 New Orleans (12) 559
4. Kenny Omega vs. Tomohiro Ishii 8/4 Osaka (25) 559
6. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Taiji Ishimori 6/4 Tokyo (29) 493
7. Young Bucks vs. Omega & Ibushi 3/25 Long Beach (26) 338
8. Kenny Omega vs. Kota Ibushi 8/11 Tokyo (12) 324
9. Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho 1/4 Tokyo (14) 265
10. Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi 5/4 Fukuoka (5) 205
HONORABLE MENTION: Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii 7/28 Nagoya 187, Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch 10/28 Uniondale,, NY 147; Masashi Takeda vs. Isami Kodaka 6/20 Tokyo 116; Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Will Ospreay 12/15 Tokyo 102; Walter vs. Will Ospreay 10/14 Dublin 92; Brock Lesnar vs. Daniel Bryan 11/18 Los Angeles 84; Hirooki Goto vs. Tomohiro Ishii 7/21 Nagoya 74; Ricochet vs. Lars Sullivan vs. Velveteen Dream vs. Adam Cole vs. EC 3 vs. Killian Dain 85 4/7 New Orleans; Kento Miyahara vs. Zeus 10/21 Tokyo 60
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 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
MMA MATCH OF THE YEAR (MMA Kampf des Jahres)
1. JUSTIN GAETHJE VS. DUSTIN POIRIER 4/14 GLENDALE, AZ (265) 1,608
2. Yair Rodriguez vs. Chan Sung Jung 11/10 Denver (135) 1,083
3. Tony Ferguson vs. Anthony Pettis 10/6 Las Vegas (68) 865
4. Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero 6/9 Chicago (58) 731
5. Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor 10/6 Las Vegas (33)302
6. Amanda Nunes vs. Cris Cyborg (15) 251
7. Henry Cejudo vs. Demetrious Johnson (7) 128
8. Ronaldo Jacare Souza vs. Chris Weidman 11/3 New York (6) 90
9. Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega (1) 12/8 Toronto 82
10. Thiago Santos vs. Jimi Manuwa 12/8 Toronto (8) 68
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 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
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. Dezember 2017 bis 30. November 2018!
"CATEGORY A" AWARDS - WINNERS
LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (WRESTLER des Jahres)
1. KENNY OMEGA (642) 3,594
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi (303) 2,773
3. Kazuchika Okada (135) 2,119
4. L.A. Park (35) 549
5. Becky Lynch (31) ` 264
A.J. Styles (3) 264
7. Johnny Gargano (5) 169
8. Will Ospreay 162
9. Kota Ibushi (6) 156
10. Ronda Rousey (7) 151
HONORABLE MENTION: Seth Rollins 121, Kento Miyahara 118, Walter 111, Chris Jericho 105, Daniel Bryan 99, Cody 85, Tetsuya Naito 74, Brock Lesnar 73, Takashi Sugiura 60
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 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
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MOST VALUABLE (Wertvollster MMA Fighter)
1. CONOR MCGREGOR (328) 2,269
2. Daniel Cormier (341) 2,012
3. Khabib Nurmagomedov (77) 1,334
4. Amanda Nunes (55) 590
5. Jon Jones (5) 338
6. Max Holloway 93
7. Henry Cejudo 74
8. Cris Cyborg 44
9. Demetrious Johnson 34
10. T.J. Dillashaw 31
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 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
MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER (Bester Wrestler)
1. KENNY OMEGA (503) 3,621
2. Kota Ibushi (175) 1,958
3. Kazuchika Okada (157) 1,790
4. Will Ospreay (93) 1,496
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi (38) 626
6. Tomohiro Ishii (48) 565
7. Johnny Gargano (55) 465
8. Zack Sabre Jr. (25) 434
9. Walter (34) 225
10. Kento Miyahara (12) 162
HONORABLE MENTION: Daniel Bryan 146, A.J. Styles 108, Seth Rollins 104, Hiromu Takahashi 98, Rey Fenix 90, Meiko Satomura 72
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 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
MOST OUTSTANDING FIGHTER OF THE YEAR (Bester MMA Kämpfer)
1. DANIEL CORMIER (384) 2,253
2. Khabib Nurmagomedov (147) 1,358
3. Amanda Nunes (175) 1,220
4. Max Holloway (28) 457
5. Henry Cejudo (7) 158
6. Jon Jones (18) 142
7. Israel Adesanya (4) 134
8. Dustin Poirier (19) 97
9. Demetrious Johnson 91
10. Kyoji Horiguchi 48
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 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
TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR (Tag Team des Jahres)
1. YOUNG BUCKS (530) 4,427
2. Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi (234) 2,034
3. Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong (121) 1,844
4. Pentagon Jr. & Fenix (100) 897
5. Tyler Bate & Trent Seven (31) 837
6. Evil & Seiya Sanada (38) 511
7. LAX (29) 295
8.Suwama & Shuji Ishikawa (14) 170
9. Usos (3) 122
10. Mark & Jay Briscoe (12) 116
HONORABLE MENTION: Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) 86, New Day 85, Minoru Suzuki & Zack Sabre Jr. 86, Revival 62, Sho & Yoh 61
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 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 - Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns; 2014 - Matt & Nick Jackson; 2015 - Matt & Nick Jackson; 2016 - Matt & Nick Jackson; 2017 - Matt & Nick Jackson
BEST ON INTERVIEWS (Bestes Mic-Work)
1. DANIEL BRYAN (385) 2,365
2. Samoa Joe (158) 1,369
3. Becky Lynch (102) 1,220
4. Chris Jericho (73) 1,194
5. Juice Robinson (110) 937
6. Conor McGregor (122) 735
7. Zack Sabre Jr. (38) 696
8. Paul Heyman (31) 374
9. Tommaso Ciampa (25) 324
10. Tetsuya Naito (39) 316
HONORABLE MENTION: Kenny Omega 283, The Miz 216, Cody 186, Minoru Suzuki 147, Rush 119, Bully Ray 90, Nick Aldis 79, Christopher Daniels 72, Nick Gage 63, Konnan 60
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 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
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR (Promotion des Jahres)
1. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (1,038) 5,546
2. WWE (42) 1,848
3. ROH (20) 1,225
4. CMLL (9) 982
5. OTT (8) 396
6. All Japan Pro Wrestling (6) 295
7. UFC 283
8. PWG 246
9. MLW 180
10.GCW (7) 144
HONORABLE MENTION: DDT 118, Stardom 110, Revolution Pro 89, Pro Wrestling NOAH 66
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: - 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
BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW (Beste wöchentliche TV-Show)
1. WWE NXT (487) 4,123
2. Being the Elite (207) 1,794
3. New Japan Pro Wrestling on AXS (242) 1,754
4. CMLL Super Viernes (79) 1,115
5. WWE Smackdown Live (32) 578
6. MLW Fusion (14) 532
7. DDT Maji Manji (35) 333
8. Impact (14) 259
9. ROH (5) 258
10. WWE 205 Live (12) 267
HONORABLE MENTION: WWE U.K. 114
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 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
PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR (Bestes Wrestlingmatch des Jahres)
1. KENNY OMEGA VS. KAZUCHIKA OKADA 6/9 OSAKA (763) 4,623
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi 10/8 Tokyo (99) 1,722
3. Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade Cien Almas 1/27 Philadelphia (30) 673
4. Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa 4/7 New Orleans (12) 559
4. Kenny Omega vs. Tomohiro Ishii 8/4 Osaka (25) 559
6. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Taiji Ishimori 6/4 Tokyo (29) 493
7. Young Bucks vs. Omega & Ibushi 3/25 Long Beach (26) 338
8. Kenny Omega vs. Kota Ibushi 8/11 Tokyo (12) 324
9. Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho 1/4 Tokyo (14) 265
10. Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi 5/4 Fukuoka (5) 205
HONORABLE MENTION: Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii 7/28 Nagoya 187, Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch 10/28 Uniondale,, NY 147; Masashi Takeda vs. Isami Kodaka 6/20 Tokyo 116; Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Will Ospreay 12/15 Tokyo 102; Walter vs. Will Ospreay 10/14 Dublin 92; Brock Lesnar vs. Daniel Bryan 11/18 Los Angeles 84; Hirooki Goto vs. Tomohiro Ishii 7/21 Nagoya 74; Ricochet vs. Lars Sullivan vs. Velveteen Dream vs. Adam Cole vs. EC 3 vs. Killian Dain 85 4/7 New Orleans; Kento Miyahara vs. Zeus 10/21 Tokyo 60
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 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
MMA MATCH OF THE YEAR (MMA Kampf des Jahres)
1. JUSTIN GAETHJE VS. DUSTIN POIRIER 4/14 GLENDALE, AZ (265) 1,608
2. Yair Rodriguez vs. Chan Sung Jung 11/10 Denver (135) 1,083
3. Tony Ferguson vs. Anthony Pettis 10/6 Las Vegas (68) 865
4. Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero 6/9 Chicago (58) 731
5. Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor 10/6 Las Vegas (33)302
6. Amanda Nunes vs. Cris Cyborg (15) 251
7. Henry Cejudo vs. Demetrious Johnson (7) 128
8. Ronaldo Jacare Souza vs. Chris Weidman 11/3 New York (6) 90
9. Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega (1) 12/8 Toronto 82
10. Thiago Santos vs. Jimi Manuwa 12/8 Toronto (8) 68
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 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