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 prestigeträchtigen und vielleicht wichtigsten Jahresawards wurden bekannt gegeben. Gewählt wird jedes Jahr von den F4WOnline-Lesern unter denen sich Fans, Experten/Journalisten und Wrestler befinden. In jeder A-Kategorie durften 5,3 und 2 Punkte für die Pläte 1,2 und 3 vergeben werden. (Bei den B-Kategorien konnte nur Platz 1 vergeben werden) In Klammern könnt ihr die Angabe der “Platz 1″ Wertungen sehen, während die Zahl dahinter die Gesamtpunktzahl darstellt. Nun aber genug der Vorrede und los gehts mit den Kategorien…
"CATEGORY A" AWARDS
LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (Wrestler des Jahres)
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI (348) 3.488
2. Kazuchika Okada (153) 2,168
3. Daniel Bryan (139) 1,444
4. John Cena (58) 925
5. C.M. Punk (31) 520
6. KENTA (13) 133
7. Shinsuke Nakamura (2) 51
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
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MOST VALUABLE (Wertvollster MMA Kämpfer)
1. GEORGES ST-PIERRE (569) 3,215
2. Ronda Rousey (110) 1,414
3. Jon Jones (48) 1,211
4. Cain Velasquez (41) 861
5. Anderson Silva (12) 732
6. Chris Weidman (3) 85
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 2007 - Randy Couture; 2008 - Brock Lesnar; 2009 - Brock Lesnar; 2010 - Brock Lesnar; 2011 - Georges St-Pierre; 2012 - Anderson Silva
MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER (Bester Wrestler)
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI (470) 3,237
2. Daniel Bryan (205) 1,894
3. Kazuchika Okada (126) 1,760
4. C.M. Punk (10) 374
5. Negro Casas (18) 275
6. Shinsuke Nakamura (22) 245
7. Antonio Cesaro (16) 163
8. Katsuyori Shibata (11) 137
9. Prince Devitt (3) 133
10. Tomohiro Ishii (1) 132
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: KENTA 122, Daisuke Sekimoto 110
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
MOST OUTSTANDING MMA FIGHTER OF THE YEAR (Bester MMA Kämpfer)
1. CAIN VELASQUEZ (354) 2,062
2. Jon Jones (70) 878
3. Johny Hendricks (45) 512
4. Chris Weidman (23) 502
5. Georges St-Pierre (51) 488
6. Vitor Belfort (34) 449
7. Demetrious Johnson (41) 447
8. Anthony Pettis (3) 373
9. Urijah Faber (26) 282
10. Ronda Rousey (29) 281
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Renan Barao 230, Jose Aldo Jr. 194, Robbie Lawler 115, Gilbert Melendez 72
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
BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW (Finanziell wertvollster Worker)
1. GEORGES ST-PIERRE (351) 2,699
2. The Rock (220) 1,915
3. John Cena (115) 1,533
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi (35) 562
5. Brock Lesnar (15) 309
6. Ronda Rousey (34) 305
7. Anderson Silva (2) 155
8. Daniel Bryan (1) 63
FEUD OF THE YEAR (Fehde des Jahres)
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI VS. KAZUCHIKA OKADA (534) 3,259
2. Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate (106) 875
3. Hirooki Goto vs. Katsuyori Shibata (1) 634
4. C.M. Punk vs. Brock Lesnar (23) 623
5. C.M. Punk vs. Paul Heyman (82) 535
6. Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz (38) 447
7. The Shield vs. Kane & Daniel Bryan (44) 358
8. Negro Casas vs. Rush (52) 334
9. La Sombra vs. Volador Jr. (2) 171
10. C.M. Punk vs. The Rock (6) 142
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Antonio Cesaro vs. Sami Zayn 117, The Shield vs. Cody Rhodes & Goldust 95, Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman 89
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1980 - Bruno Sammartino vs. Larry Zbyszko; 1981 - Andre the Giant vs. Killer Khan; 1982 - Ted DiBiase vs. Junkyard Dog; 1983 - Freebirds vs. Von Erichs; 1984 - Freebirds vs. Von Erichs; 1985 - Ted DiBiase vs. Jim Duggan; 1986 - Hulk Hogan vs. Paul Orndorff; 1987 - Jerry Lawler vs. Austin Idol & Tommy Rich; 1988 - Midnight Express vs. Fantastics; 1989 - Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk; 1990 - Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mitsuharu Misawa; 1991 - Jumbo Tsuruta & company vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & company; 1992 - Moondogs vs. Jerry Lawler & Jeff Jarrett; 1993 - Bret Hart vs. Jerry Lawler; 1994 - Los Gringos Locos vs. Mexican AAA; 1995 - Dean Malenko vs. Eddie Guerrero; 1996 - WCW vs. NWO; 1997 - Steve Austin vs. Hart Foundation; 1998 - Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon; 1999 - Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon; 2000 - HHH vs. Mick Foley; 2001 - Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Wanderlei Silva; 2002 - Ken Shamrock vs. Tito Ortiz; 2003 - Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle; 2004 - HHH vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Benoit; 2005 - Batista vs. HHH; 2006 - Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock; 2007 - Undertaker vs. Batista ; 2008 - Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels; 2009 - C.M. Punk vs. Jeff Hardy; 2010 - Kevin Steen vs. El Generico; 2011 - John Cena vs. C.M. Punk; 2012 - Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada
TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR (Tag Team des Jahres)
1. SETH ROLLINS & ROMAN REIGNS (440) 2,723
2. Goldust & Cody Rhodes (72) 1,152
3. Young Bucks (94) 1,035
4. Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer (47) 705
5. Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov (10) 312
6. Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian (7) 258
7. Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish (26) 247
8. Jack Evans & Angelico (12) 205
9. Koji Kanemoto & Minoru Tanaka (11) 204
10. Jimmy & Jey Uso (2) 196
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Eddie Edwards & Davey Richards 180, Atsushi Aoki & Kotaro Suzuki 145, Daniel Bryan & Kane 124, Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste 97, Jun Akiyama & Go Shiozaki 85
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
MOST IMPROVED (Am meisten verbessert)
1. ROMAN REIGNS (323) 2,013
2. Tomohiro Ishii (51) 757
3. Goldust (89) 577
4. Lance Archer (19) 439
5. Adam Cole (35) 425
6. Davey Boy Smith Jr. (46) 285
7. Magnus (29) 272
8. Big E Langston (10) 213
9. Cody Rhodes (9) 203
10. Taryn Terrell (19) 199
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Tommaso Ciampa 183, Damien Sandow 165, Karl Anderson 156, Kyle O’Reilly 153, Vangellys 147, Usos 137, Katsuyori Shibata 132, Antonio Cesaro 116, Bobby Fish 85, A.J. Lee 70, Seth Rollins 60
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1980 - Larry Zbyszko; 1981 - Adrian Adonis; 1982 - Jim Duggan; 1983 - Curt Hennig; 1984 - The Cobra (George Takano); 1985 - Steve Williams; 1986 - Rick Steiner; 1987 - Big Bubba Rogers (Ray Traylor); 1988 - Sting; 1989 - Lex Luger; 1990 - Kenta Kobashi; 1991 - Dustin Rhodes; 1992 - El Samurai; 1993 - Tracy Smothers; 1994 - Diesel (Kevin Nash); 1995 - Johnny B. Badd (Marc Mero); 1996 - Diamond Dallas Page; 1997 - Tatsuhito Takaiwa; 1998 - The Rock; 1999 - Vader; 2000 - Kurt Angle; 2001 - Keiji Muto; 2002 - Brock Lesnar; 2003 - Brock Lesnar; 2004 - Randy Orton; 2005 - Roderick Strong; 2006 - Takeshi Morishima; 2007 - MVP; 2008 - The Miz; 2009 - The Miz; 2010 - Sheamus; 2011 - Dolph Ziggler; 2012 - Kazuchika Okada
BEST ON INTERVIEWS (Bestes Mic-Work)
1. PAUL HEYMAN (310) 2,150
2. C.M. Punk (206) 2,054
3. The Rock (55) 573
4. Mark Henry (24) 472
5. Chael Sonnen (39) 354
6. John Cena (19) 311
7. Bray Wyatt (23) 273
8. Bully Ray (13) 254
9. Daniel Bryan (31) 229
10. Dean Ambrose (2) 207
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Nick Diaz 143, Jay Briscoe 125, Ronda Rousey 117, Prince Devitt 83, Zeb Colter 75
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
MOST CHARISMATIC (Das meiste Charisma)
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI (181) 1,425
2. The Rock (236) 1,382
3. John Cena (76) 1,078
4. Daniel Bryan (134) 1,025
5. Shinsuke Nakamura (82) 925
6. C.M. Punk (13) 482
7. Brock Lesnar (2) 129
8. Minoru Suzuki (8) 122
9. Negro Casas (16) 115
10. Chael Sonnen (2) 98
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Akira Tozawa 95, Ronda Rousey 89, Georges St-Pierre 85
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1980 - Ric Flair; 1981 - Michael Hayes; 1982 - Dusty Rhodes and Ric Flair (tied); 1983 - Ric Flair; 1984 - Ric Flair; 1985 - Hulk Hogan; 1986 - Hulk Hogan; 1987 - Hulk Hogan; 1988 - Sting; 1989 - Hulk Hogan; 1990 - Hulk Hogan; 1991 - Hulk Hogan; 1992 - Sting; 1993 - Ric Flair; 1994 - Atsushi Onita; 1995 - Shawn Michaels; 1996 - Shawn Michaels; 1997 - Steve Austin; 1998 - Steve Austin; 1999 - The Rock; 2000 - The Rock; 2001 - The Rock; 2002 - The Rock; 2003 - Bob Sapp; 2004 - Eddie Guerrero; 2005 - Eddie Guerrero; 2006 - John Cena; 2007 - John Cena; 2008 - John Cena; 2009 - John Cena; 2010 - John Cena; 2011 - The Rock; 2012 - The Rock
BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER (Bester Techniker)
1. DANIEL BRYAN (362) 2,269
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi (157) 1,314
3. Antonio Cesaro (34) 787
4. Blue Panther (58) 517
5. Zack Sabre Jr. (47) 443
6. Kazuchika Okada (2) 425
7. Shinsuke Nakamura (62) 363
8. Prince Devitt (36) 352
9. Davey Richards (4) 163
10. KENTA (10) 135
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Katsuyori Shibata 122, Daisuke Sekimoto 97, Minoru Suzuki 95, Kyle O’Reilly 85, Jonathan Gresham 84, Drew Gulak 79
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1980 - Bob Backlund; 1981 - Ted DiBiase; 1982 - Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama); 1983 - Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama); 1984 - Dynamite Kid and Masa Saito (tied); 1985 - Tatsumi Fujinami; 1986 - Tatsumi Fujinami; 1987 - Nobuhiko Takada; 1988 - Tatsumi Fujinami; 1989 - Jushin Liger; 1990 - Jushin Liger; 1991 - Jushin Liger; 1992 - Jushin Liger; 1993 - Hiroshi Hase; 1994 - Chris Benoit; 1995 - Chris Benoit; 1996 - Dean Malenko; 1997 - Dean Malenko; 1998 - Kiyoshi Tamura; 1999 - Shinjiro Otani; 2000 - Chris Benoit; 2001 - Minoru Tanaka; 2002 - Kurt Angle; 2003 - Chris Benoit; 2004 - Chris Benoit; 2005 - Bryan Danielson; 2006 - Bryan Danielson; 2007 - Bryan Danielson; 2008 - Bryan Danielson; 2009 - Bryan Danielson; 2010 - Daniel Bryan (Bryan Danielson); 2011 - Daniel Bryan; 2012 - Daniel Bryan
BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD (Bester Brawler)
1. KATSUYORI SHIBATA (306) 2,187
2. Tomohiro Ishii (134) 1,330
3. Kevin Steen (107) 1,099
4. Togi Makabe (59) 767
5. Brock Lesnar (85) 629
6. Bully Ray (56) 575
7. Minoru Suzuki (22) 210
8. L.A. Park (19) 186
9. Roman Reigns (16) 154
10. Masato Tanaka (10) 145
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Dean Ambrose 128, Luke Harper 119, C.M. Punk 93, Hirooki Goto 60
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1980 - Bruiser Brody; 1981 - Bruiser Brody; 1982 - Bruiser Brody; 1983 - Bruiser Brody; 1984 - Bruiser Brody; 1985 - Stan Hansen; 1986 - Terry Gordy; 1987 - Bruiser Brody; 1988 - Bruiser Brody; 1989 - Terry Funk; 1990 - Stan Hansen; 1991 - Cactus Jack (Mick Foley); 1992 - Cactus Jack; 1993 - Cactus Jack; 1994 - Cactus Jack; 1995 - Cactus Jack; 1996 - Mankind (Mick Foley); 1997 - Mankind; 1998 - Mankind; 1999 - Mick Foley; 2000 - Mick Foley; 2001 - Steve Austin; 2002 - Yoshihiro Takayama; 2003 - Brock Lesnar; 2004 - Chris Benoit; 2005 - Samoa Joe; 2006 - Samoa Joe; 2007 - Takeshi Morishima; 2008 - Necro Butcher; 2009 - Necro Butcher; 2010 - Kevin Steen; 2011 - Kevin Steen; 2012 - Kevin Steen
BEST FLYING WRESTLER (Bester Highflyer)
1. KOTA IBUSHI (416) 2,777
2. Ricochet (186) 1,788
3. Adrian Neville (96) 1,224
4. La Sombra (88) 890
5. Sami Zayn (9) 404
6. Mascara Dorada (42) 388
7. A.R. Fox (25) 289
8. ACH (22) 246
9. Samuray del Sol (12) 228
10. Rey Cometa (3) 192
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Tetsuya Naito 144, Prince Devitt 135, Titan 109, Fenix 71, Kofi Kingston 60
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1981 - Jimmy Snuka; 1982 - Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama); 1983 - Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama); 1984 - Dynamite Kid; 1985 - Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa); 1986 - Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa); 1987 - Owen Hart; 1988 - Owen Hart; 1989 - Jushin Liger; 1990 - Jushin Liger; 1991 - Jushin Liger; 1992 - Jushin Liger; 1993 - Jushin Liger; 1994 - Great Sasuke; 1995 - Rey Misterio Jr.; 1996 - Rey Misterio Jr.; 1997 - Rey Misterio Jr.; 1998 - Juventud Guerrera; 1999 - Juventud Guerrera; 2000 - Jeff Hardy; 2001 - Dragon Kid; 2002 - Rey Mysterio; 2003 - Rey Mysterio; 2004 - Rey Mysterio; 2005 - A.J. Styles; 2006 - Mistico; 2007 - Mistico; 2008 - Evan Bourne; 2009 - Kota Ibushi; 2010 - Kota Ibushi; 2011 - Ricochet; 2012 - Kota Ibushi
MOST OVERRATED (Am meisten überschätzt)
1. RANDY ORTON (164) 1,145
2. Ryback (104) 900
3. HHH (102) 651
4. The Miz (62) 564
5. Big Show (19) 501
6. Alberto Del Rio (28) 425
7. Magnus (31) 304
8. Curtis Axel (14) 177
9. Eva Marie (10) 120
10. Ken Anderson (8) 119
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Kane 117, Great Khali 102, Tetsuya Naito 83, John Cena 75, Sin Cara 74, Jack Swagger 74, Akebono 72, Davey Richards 72, Bobby Roode 70
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1980 - Mr. Wrestling II (Johnny Walker); 1981 - Pedro Morales; 1982 - Pedro Morales; 1983 - Bob Backlund; 1984 - John Studd; 1985 - Hulk Hogan; 1986 - Hulk Hogan; 1987 - Dusty Rhodes; 1988 - Dusty Rhodes; 1989 - Ultimate Warrior; 1990 - Ultimate Warrior; 1991 - Ultimate Warrior; 1992 - Erik Watts; 1993 - Sid Vicious; 1994 - Hulk Hogan; 1995 - Hulk Hogan; 1996 - Hulk Hogan; 1997 - Hulk Hogan; 1998 - Hulk Hogan; 1999 - Kevin Nash; 2000 - Kevin Nash; 2001 - The Undertaker; 2002 - HHH; 2003 - HHH; 2004 - HHH; 2005 - Jeff Jarrett; 2006 - Batista; 2007 - Great Khali; 2008 - Vladimir Kozlov; 2009 - HHH; 2010 - Kane; 2011 - Crimson; 2012 - Ryback
MOST UNDERRATED (Am meisten unterschätzt)
1. ANTONIO CESARO (296) 2,027
2. Dolph Ziggler (149) 1,427
3. Tomohiro Ishii (49) 652
4. Chris Hero (32) 521
5. Daniel Bryan (52) 364
6. Tyson Kidd (29) 308
7. Sami Zayn (8) 224
8. Tomoaki Honma (1) 194
9. Yoshi Tatsu (26) 153
10. Austin Aries (20) 128
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Atsushi Kotoge 115, Bad News Barrett 104, Curtis Axel 63
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1980 - Iron Sheik; 1981 - Buzz Sawyer; 1982 - Adrian Adonis; 1983 - Dynamite Kid; 1984 - Brian Blair; 1985 - Bobby Eaton; 1986 - Bobby Eaton; 1987 - Brad Armstrong; 1988 - Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa); 1989 - Dan Kroffat (Phil LaFon); 1990 - Bobby Eaton; 1991 - Terry Taylor; 1992 - Terry Taylor; 1993 - Bobby Eaton; 1994 - Brian Pillman; 1995 - Skip (Chris Candito); 1996 - Leif Cassidy (Al Snow); 1997 - Flash Funk (Too Cold Scorpio); 1998 - Chris Benoit; 1999 - Chris Jericho; 2000 - Chris Jericho; 2001 - Lance Storm; 2002 - Booker T; 2003 - Ultimo Dragon; 2004 - Paul London; 2005 - Shelton Benjamin; 2006 - Shelton Benjamin; 2007 - Shelton Benjamin; 2008 - MVP; 2009 - Evan Bourne; 2010 - Kaval (Low Ki); 2011 - Dolph Ziggler; 2012 - Tyson Kidd
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR (Promotion des Jahres)
1. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (634) 4,520
2. Ultimate Fighting Championship (110) 1,942
3. World Wrestling Entertainment (14) 1,136
4. Dragon Gate (2) 558
5. PWG (3) 302
6. Ring of Honor (5) 212
7. CMLL (11) 209
8. Glory (11) 60
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: - 1983 - Jim Crockett Promotions; 1984 - New Japan Pro Wrestling; 1985 - All Japan Pro Wrestling; 1986 - 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
BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW (Beste wöchentliche TV Show)
1. WWE NXT (172) 1,837
2. WWE Raw (113) 1,210
3. Dragon Gate Infinity (83) 844
4. Ring of Honor (81) 812
5. The Ultimate Fighter (77) 660
6. WWE Total Divas (38) 393
7. WWE Smackdown (31) 372
8. New Japan World Pro Wrestling (46) 297
9. CMLL (15) 272
10. TNA Impact (16) 263
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Bellator 205, WWE Main Event 182, AAA 179
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
PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR (Bestes Wrestling Match)
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI VS. KAZUCHIKA OKADA 4/7 TOKYO (305)2,002
2. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomohiro Ishii 8/4 Osaka (153) 1,497
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada 10/14 Tokyo (142) 1,151
4. Brock Lesnar vs. C.M. Punk 8/18 Los Angeles (76) 829
5. John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan 8/18 Los Angeles (34) 556
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tomohiro Ishii 8/2 Tokyo (14) 451
7. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi 8/4 Osaka (33) 338
8. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada 1/4 Tokyo (39) 252
9. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hirooki Goto 6/22 Osaka (11) 229
10. Undertaker vs. C.M. Punk 4/7 East Rutherford (15) 212
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kazushi Sakuraba 1/4 Tokyo 195, John Cena vs. C.M. Punk 2/25 Dallas 184, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose vs. Daniel Bryan & Kane & Ryback 12/16/12 Brooklyn 126, KENTA vs. Takashi Sugiura 5/12 Tokyo 115, Kevin Steen vs. El Generico 12/16/12 New York 112, Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada 8/10 Tokyo 112, Akira Tozawa & Ricochet vs. Naruki Doi & BxB Hulk 7/21 Kobe 97
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
MMA MATCH OF THE YEAR (MMA Kampf des Jahres)
1. GILBERT MELENDEZ VS. DIEGO SANCHEZ 10/19 Houston (345) 2,298
2. Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson 9/21 Toronto (189) 1,835
3. Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann 3/3 Tokyo (82) 723
4. Eddie Alvarez vs. Michael Chandler 11/9 Long Beach (1) 629
5. Georges St-Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks 11/16 Las Vegas (41) 302
6. Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva 7/6 Las Vegas (34) 251
7. Matt Grice vs. Dennis Bermudez 2/23 Anaheim (14) 238
8. Carlos Condit vs. Johny Hendricks 3/16 Montreal (2) 209
9. Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche 2/23 Anaheim (6) 202
10. Miesha Tate vs. Cat Zingano 4/13 Las Vegas (13) 166
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Cain Velasquez vs. Junior Dos Santos 12/29/12 Las Vegas 89, Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz 3/16 Montreal 85
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
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (Neuling des Jahres)
1. YOHEI KOMATSU (58) 906
2. Konosuke Takeshita (118) 902
3. U-T (146) 879
4. Sho Tanaka (86) 769
5. Enzo Amore (47) 361
6. Charlotte (17) 352
7. Mojo Rawley (33) 306
8. Ryotsu Shimizu (4) 301
9. Hitoshi Kumano (22) 185
10. Andrew Everett (11) 112
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1980 - Barry Windham; 1981 - Brad Armstrong and Brad Rheingans (tied); 1982 - Steve Williams; 1983 - Road Warriors; 1984 - Tom Zenk and Keiichi Yamada (Jushin Liger) (tied); 1985 - Jack Victory; 1986 - Bam Bam Bigelow; 1987 - Brian Pillman; 1988 - Gary Albright; 1989 - Dustin Rhodes; 1990 - Steve Austin; 1991 - Johnny B. Badd (Marc Mero); 1992 - Rey Misterio Jr.;1993 - Jun Akiyama; 1994 - Mikey Whipwreck; 1995 - Perro Aguayo Jr.; 1996 - The Giant (Paul "Big Show" Wight); 1997 - Mr. Aguila; 1998 - Bill Goldberg; 1999 - Blitzkrieg; 2000 - Sean O'Haire; 2001 - El Hombre sin Nombre (Rayman); 2002 - Bob Sapp; 2003 - Chris Sabin; 2004 - Petey Williams; 2005 - Shingo Takagi; 2006 - Atsushi Aoki; 2007 - Erick Stevens; 2008 - Kai; 2009 - Frightmare; 2010 - Adam Cole; 2011 - Daichi Hashimoto; 2012 - Dinastia
BEST NON-WRESTLER (Bester Non-Wrestler)
1. PAUL HEYMAN (659) 2,730
2. Zeb Colter (44) 1,187
3. Gedo (2) 566
4. Vickie Guerrero (1) 328
5. Brad Maddox (10) 244
6. Ricardo Rodriguez 195
7. Maria Kanellis (9) 144
8. Stephanie McMahon (1) 121
9. Konnan (9) 113
10. Truth Martini 105
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Bruce Tharpe 96, Summer Rae 89, Vince McMahon 83, Renee Young 71
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1999 - Vince McMahon; 2000 - Vince McMahon; 2001 - Paul Heyman; 2002 - Paul Heyman; 2003 - Steve Austin; 2004 - Paul Heyman; 2005 - Eric Bischoff; 2006 - Jim Cornette; 2007 - Larry Sweeney; 2008 - Larry Sweeney; 2009 - Vickie Guerrero; 2010 - Vickie Guerrero; 2011 - Ricardo Rodriguez; 2012 - Paul Heyman
BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER (Bester Kommentator)
1. WILLIAM REGAL (173) 1,460
2. Joe Rogan (106) 1,160
3. John Layfield (92) 817
4. Shimpei Nogami (123) 686
5. Kevin Kelly (59) 634
5. Mike Goldberg (61) 428
6. Nigel McGuinness (45) 393
7. Michael Cole (10) 370
8. Jose Manuel Guillen (43) 299
9. Michael Schiavello (25) 274
10. Mike Tenay (19) 198
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Jimmy Smith 186, Mauro Ranallo 182, Steve Corino 176, Renee Young 174, Bernardo Guzman 128
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1981 - Gordon Solie; 1982 - Gordon Solie; 1983 - Gordon Solie; 1984 - Lance Russell; 1985 - Lance Russell; 1986 - Lance Russell; 1987 - Lance Russell; 1988 - Jim Ross; 1989 - Jim Ross; 1990 - Jim Ross; 1991 - Jim Ross; 1992 - Jim Ross; 1993 - Jim Ross; 1994 - Joey Styles; 1995 - Joey Styles; 1996 - Joey Styles; 1997 - Mike Tenay; 1998 - Jim Ross; 1999 - Jim Ross; 2000 - Jim Ross; 2001 - Jim Ross; 2002 - Mike Tenay; 2003 - Mike Tenay; 2004 - Mike Tenay; 2005 - Mike Tenay; 2006 - Jim Ross; 2007 - Jim Ross; 2008 - Matt Striker; 2009 - Jim Ross; 2010 - Joe Rogan; 2011 - Joe Rogan; 2012 - Jim Ross
WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER (Schlechtester Kommentator)
1. TAZ (124) 1,334
2. Jerry Lawler (137) 1,315
3. Michael Cole (121) 992
4. The Miz (98) 725
5. John Layfield (93) 716
6. Tony Dawson (29) 274
7. Alex Riley (3) 118
8. Mike Tenay (8) 117
9. Michael Schiavello (6) 109
10. Kevin Kelly (4) 80
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Caleb Seltzer 67, Todd Keneley 61
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: - 1984 - Angelo Mosca; 1985 - Gorilla Monsoon; 1986 - David Crockett; 1987 - David Crockett; 1988 - David Crockett; 1989 - Ed Whalen; 1990 - Herb Abrams; 1991 - Gorilla Monsoon; 1992 - Gorilla Monsoon 1993 - Gorilla Monsoon; 1994 - Gorilla Monsoon; 1995 - Gorilla Monsoon; 1996 - Steve McMichael 1997 - Dusty Rhodes; 1998 - Lee Marshall; 1999 - Tony Schiavone; 2000 - Tony Schiavone; 2001 - Michael Cole; 2002 - Jerry Lawler; 2003 - Jonathan Coachman; 2004 - Todd Grisham; 2005 - Jonathan Coachman; 2006 - Todd Grisham; 2007 - Don West; 2008 - Mike Adamle; 2009 - Michael Cole; 2010 - Michael Cole; 2011 - Michael Cole; 2012 - Michael Cole
BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW (Beste Großveranstaltung)
1. NEW JAPAN G-1 8/4 OSAKA (334) 2,517
2. New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 1/4 Tokyo Dome (286) 2,251
3. WWE SummerSlam 8/18 Los Angeles (88) 799
4. New Japan Invasion Attack 4/7 Tokyo (36) 438
5. UFC 166 10/19 Houston (37) 422
6. New Japan Dominion 6/22 Osaka (27) 315
7. WWE WrestleMania 4/7 East Rutherford (22) 186
8. Dragon Gate Kobe Festival 7/21 Kobe (25) 178
9. New Japan King of Pro Wrestling 10/14 Tokyo (2) 169
10. New Japan G-1 Climax finals 8/11 Tokyo (1) 135
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: New Japan G-1 Climax 8/2 Tokyo 132, New Japan G-1 Climax 8/10 Tokyo 123, WWE Money in the Bank 7/14 Philadelphia 115, UFC 165 9/21 Toronto 99, PWG Battle of Los Angeles 8/31 Reseda 95, ROH Supercard of Honor 4/5 New York 73, CMLL 80th anniversary show 9/13 Mexico City 71, WWE Payback 6/16 Chicago 70, Kenta Kobashi retirement show 5/11 Tokyo 65, UFC on FOX 4/20 San Jose 64, UFC 167 11/16 Las Vegas, Glory 12 11/23 New York 60
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1989 - WCW Great American Bash 7/23 Baltimore; 1990 - WWF/New Japan/All Japan U.S. and Japan Wrestling Summit 4/11 Tokyo; 1991 - WCW Wrestle War 2/24 Phoenix; 1992 - All Japan Women Wrestlemarinpiad 4/25 Yokohama; 1993 - All Japan Women Dream Slam I 4/2 Yokohama; 1994 - New Japan Super J Cup 4/16 Tokyo; 1995 - Weekly Pro Wrestling Multi-Promotional show 4/2 Tokyo; 1996 - WAR Super J Cup Second Stage 12/13/95 Tokyo; 1997 - WWF Canadian Stampede 7/16 Calgary; 1998 - ECW Heat Wave 8/2 Dayton; 1999 - ECW Anarchy Rulz 9/19 Chicago; 2000 - EMLL first PPV 3/17 Arena Mexico; 2001 - WWF WrestleMania X-7 4/1 Houston Astrodome; 2002 - WWE SummerSlam 8/25 New York Nassau Coliseum; 2003 - Pride Final Elimination 11/9 Tokyo Dome; 2004 - Pro Wrestling NOAH 7/10 Tokyo Dome; 2005 - Pro Wrestling NOAH Destiny 7/18 Tokyo Dome; 2006 - Ring of Honor Glory By Honor V 9/16 Manhattan Center; 2007 - ROH Man Up 9/15 Chicago; 2008 - WWE WrestleMania 25 3/30 Orlando; 2009 - Dragon Gate USA Open the Historical Gate 7/25 Philadelphia; 2010 - UFC 116 7/3 Las Vegas; 2011 - WWE Money in the Bank 7/17 Chicago; 2012 - New Japan Kings of Pro Wrestling 10/8 Tokyo
"CATEGORY A" AWARDS
LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (Wrestler des Jahres)
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI (348) 3.488
2. Kazuchika Okada (153) 2,168
3. Daniel Bryan (139) 1,444
4. John Cena (58) 925
5. C.M. Punk (31) 520
6. KENTA (13) 133
7. Shinsuke Nakamura (2) 51
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
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MOST VALUABLE (Wertvollster MMA Kämpfer)
1. GEORGES ST-PIERRE (569) 3,215
2. Ronda Rousey (110) 1,414
3. Jon Jones (48) 1,211
4. Cain Velasquez (41) 861
5. Anderson Silva (12) 732
6. Chris Weidman (3) 85
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 2007 - Randy Couture; 2008 - Brock Lesnar; 2009 - Brock Lesnar; 2010 - Brock Lesnar; 2011 - Georges St-Pierre; 2012 - Anderson Silva
MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER (Bester Wrestler)
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI (470) 3,237
2. Daniel Bryan (205) 1,894
3. Kazuchika Okada (126) 1,760
4. C.M. Punk (10) 374
5. Negro Casas (18) 275
6. Shinsuke Nakamura (22) 245
7. Antonio Cesaro (16) 163
8. Katsuyori Shibata (11) 137
9. Prince Devitt (3) 133
10. Tomohiro Ishii (1) 132
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: KENTA 122, Daisuke Sekimoto 110
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
MOST OUTSTANDING MMA FIGHTER OF THE YEAR (Bester MMA Kämpfer)
1. CAIN VELASQUEZ (354) 2,062
2. Jon Jones (70) 878
3. Johny Hendricks (45) 512
4. Chris Weidman (23) 502
5. Georges St-Pierre (51) 488
6. Vitor Belfort (34) 449
7. Demetrious Johnson (41) 447
8. Anthony Pettis (3) 373
9. Urijah Faber (26) 282
10. Ronda Rousey (29) 281
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Renan Barao 230, Jose Aldo Jr. 194, Robbie Lawler 115, Gilbert Melendez 72
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
BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW (Finanziell wertvollster Worker)
1. GEORGES ST-PIERRE (351) 2,699
2. The Rock (220) 1,915
3. John Cena (115) 1,533
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi (35) 562
5. Brock Lesnar (15) 309
6. Ronda Rousey (34) 305
7. Anderson Silva (2) 155
8. Daniel Bryan (1) 63
FEUD OF THE YEAR (Fehde des Jahres)
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI VS. KAZUCHIKA OKADA (534) 3,259
2. Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate (106) 875
3. Hirooki Goto vs. Katsuyori Shibata (1) 634
4. C.M. Punk vs. Brock Lesnar (23) 623
5. C.M. Punk vs. Paul Heyman (82) 535
6. Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz (38) 447
7. The Shield vs. Kane & Daniel Bryan (44) 358
8. Negro Casas vs. Rush (52) 334
9. La Sombra vs. Volador Jr. (2) 171
10. C.M. Punk vs. The Rock (6) 142
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Antonio Cesaro vs. Sami Zayn 117, The Shield vs. Cody Rhodes & Goldust 95, Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman 89
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1980 - Bruno Sammartino vs. Larry Zbyszko; 1981 - Andre the Giant vs. Killer Khan; 1982 - Ted DiBiase vs. Junkyard Dog; 1983 - Freebirds vs. Von Erichs; 1984 - Freebirds vs. Von Erichs; 1985 - Ted DiBiase vs. Jim Duggan; 1986 - Hulk Hogan vs. Paul Orndorff; 1987 - Jerry Lawler vs. Austin Idol & Tommy Rich; 1988 - Midnight Express vs. Fantastics; 1989 - Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk; 1990 - Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mitsuharu Misawa; 1991 - Jumbo Tsuruta & company vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & company; 1992 - Moondogs vs. Jerry Lawler & Jeff Jarrett; 1993 - Bret Hart vs. Jerry Lawler; 1994 - Los Gringos Locos vs. Mexican AAA; 1995 - Dean Malenko vs. Eddie Guerrero; 1996 - WCW vs. NWO; 1997 - Steve Austin vs. Hart Foundation; 1998 - Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon; 1999 - Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon; 2000 - HHH vs. Mick Foley; 2001 - Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Wanderlei Silva; 2002 - Ken Shamrock vs. Tito Ortiz; 2003 - Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle; 2004 - HHH vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Benoit; 2005 - Batista vs. HHH; 2006 - Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock; 2007 - Undertaker vs. Batista ; 2008 - Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels; 2009 - C.M. Punk vs. Jeff Hardy; 2010 - Kevin Steen vs. El Generico; 2011 - John Cena vs. C.M. Punk; 2012 - Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada
TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR (Tag Team des Jahres)
1. SETH ROLLINS & ROMAN REIGNS (440) 2,723
2. Goldust & Cody Rhodes (72) 1,152
3. Young Bucks (94) 1,035
4. Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer (47) 705
5. Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov (10) 312
6. Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian (7) 258
7. Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish (26) 247
8. Jack Evans & Angelico (12) 205
9. Koji Kanemoto & Minoru Tanaka (11) 204
10. Jimmy & Jey Uso (2) 196
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Eddie Edwards & Davey Richards 180, Atsushi Aoki & Kotaro Suzuki 145, Daniel Bryan & Kane 124, Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste 97, Jun Akiyama & Go Shiozaki 85
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
MOST IMPROVED (Am meisten verbessert)
1. ROMAN REIGNS (323) 2,013
2. Tomohiro Ishii (51) 757
3. Goldust (89) 577
4. Lance Archer (19) 439
5. Adam Cole (35) 425
6. Davey Boy Smith Jr. (46) 285
7. Magnus (29) 272
8. Big E Langston (10) 213
9. Cody Rhodes (9) 203
10. Taryn Terrell (19) 199
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Tommaso Ciampa 183, Damien Sandow 165, Karl Anderson 156, Kyle O’Reilly 153, Vangellys 147, Usos 137, Katsuyori Shibata 132, Antonio Cesaro 116, Bobby Fish 85, A.J. Lee 70, Seth Rollins 60
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1980 - Larry Zbyszko; 1981 - Adrian Adonis; 1982 - Jim Duggan; 1983 - Curt Hennig; 1984 - The Cobra (George Takano); 1985 - Steve Williams; 1986 - Rick Steiner; 1987 - Big Bubba Rogers (Ray Traylor); 1988 - Sting; 1989 - Lex Luger; 1990 - Kenta Kobashi; 1991 - Dustin Rhodes; 1992 - El Samurai; 1993 - Tracy Smothers; 1994 - Diesel (Kevin Nash); 1995 - Johnny B. Badd (Marc Mero); 1996 - Diamond Dallas Page; 1997 - Tatsuhito Takaiwa; 1998 - The Rock; 1999 - Vader; 2000 - Kurt Angle; 2001 - Keiji Muto; 2002 - Brock Lesnar; 2003 - Brock Lesnar; 2004 - Randy Orton; 2005 - Roderick Strong; 2006 - Takeshi Morishima; 2007 - MVP; 2008 - The Miz; 2009 - The Miz; 2010 - Sheamus; 2011 - Dolph Ziggler; 2012 - Kazuchika Okada
BEST ON INTERVIEWS (Bestes Mic-Work)
1. PAUL HEYMAN (310) 2,150
2. C.M. Punk (206) 2,054
3. The Rock (55) 573
4. Mark Henry (24) 472
5. Chael Sonnen (39) 354
6. John Cena (19) 311
7. Bray Wyatt (23) 273
8. Bully Ray (13) 254
9. Daniel Bryan (31) 229
10. Dean Ambrose (2) 207
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Nick Diaz 143, Jay Briscoe 125, Ronda Rousey 117, Prince Devitt 83, Zeb Colter 75
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
MOST CHARISMATIC (Das meiste Charisma)
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI (181) 1,425
2. The Rock (236) 1,382
3. John Cena (76) 1,078
4. Daniel Bryan (134) 1,025
5. Shinsuke Nakamura (82) 925
6. C.M. Punk (13) 482
7. Brock Lesnar (2) 129
8. Minoru Suzuki (8) 122
9. Negro Casas (16) 115
10. Chael Sonnen (2) 98
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Akira Tozawa 95, Ronda Rousey 89, Georges St-Pierre 85
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1980 - Ric Flair; 1981 - Michael Hayes; 1982 - Dusty Rhodes and Ric Flair (tied); 1983 - Ric Flair; 1984 - Ric Flair; 1985 - Hulk Hogan; 1986 - Hulk Hogan; 1987 - Hulk Hogan; 1988 - Sting; 1989 - Hulk Hogan; 1990 - Hulk Hogan; 1991 - Hulk Hogan; 1992 - Sting; 1993 - Ric Flair; 1994 - Atsushi Onita; 1995 - Shawn Michaels; 1996 - Shawn Michaels; 1997 - Steve Austin; 1998 - Steve Austin; 1999 - The Rock; 2000 - The Rock; 2001 - The Rock; 2002 - The Rock; 2003 - Bob Sapp; 2004 - Eddie Guerrero; 2005 - Eddie Guerrero; 2006 - John Cena; 2007 - John Cena; 2008 - John Cena; 2009 - John Cena; 2010 - John Cena; 2011 - The Rock; 2012 - The Rock
BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER (Bester Techniker)
1. DANIEL BRYAN (362) 2,269
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi (157) 1,314
3. Antonio Cesaro (34) 787
4. Blue Panther (58) 517
5. Zack Sabre Jr. (47) 443
6. Kazuchika Okada (2) 425
7. Shinsuke Nakamura (62) 363
8. Prince Devitt (36) 352
9. Davey Richards (4) 163
10. KENTA (10) 135
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Katsuyori Shibata 122, Daisuke Sekimoto 97, Minoru Suzuki 95, Kyle O’Reilly 85, Jonathan Gresham 84, Drew Gulak 79
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1980 - Bob Backlund; 1981 - Ted DiBiase; 1982 - Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama); 1983 - Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama); 1984 - Dynamite Kid and Masa Saito (tied); 1985 - Tatsumi Fujinami; 1986 - Tatsumi Fujinami; 1987 - Nobuhiko Takada; 1988 - Tatsumi Fujinami; 1989 - Jushin Liger; 1990 - Jushin Liger; 1991 - Jushin Liger; 1992 - Jushin Liger; 1993 - Hiroshi Hase; 1994 - Chris Benoit; 1995 - Chris Benoit; 1996 - Dean Malenko; 1997 - Dean Malenko; 1998 - Kiyoshi Tamura; 1999 - Shinjiro Otani; 2000 - Chris Benoit; 2001 - Minoru Tanaka; 2002 - Kurt Angle; 2003 - Chris Benoit; 2004 - Chris Benoit; 2005 - Bryan Danielson; 2006 - Bryan Danielson; 2007 - Bryan Danielson; 2008 - Bryan Danielson; 2009 - Bryan Danielson; 2010 - Daniel Bryan (Bryan Danielson); 2011 - Daniel Bryan; 2012 - Daniel Bryan
BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD (Bester Brawler)
1. KATSUYORI SHIBATA (306) 2,187
2. Tomohiro Ishii (134) 1,330
3. Kevin Steen (107) 1,099
4. Togi Makabe (59) 767
5. Brock Lesnar (85) 629
6. Bully Ray (56) 575
7. Minoru Suzuki (22) 210
8. L.A. Park (19) 186
9. Roman Reigns (16) 154
10. Masato Tanaka (10) 145
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Dean Ambrose 128, Luke Harper 119, C.M. Punk 93, Hirooki Goto 60
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1980 - Bruiser Brody; 1981 - Bruiser Brody; 1982 - Bruiser Brody; 1983 - Bruiser Brody; 1984 - Bruiser Brody; 1985 - Stan Hansen; 1986 - Terry Gordy; 1987 - Bruiser Brody; 1988 - Bruiser Brody; 1989 - Terry Funk; 1990 - Stan Hansen; 1991 - Cactus Jack (Mick Foley); 1992 - Cactus Jack; 1993 - Cactus Jack; 1994 - Cactus Jack; 1995 - Cactus Jack; 1996 - Mankind (Mick Foley); 1997 - Mankind; 1998 - Mankind; 1999 - Mick Foley; 2000 - Mick Foley; 2001 - Steve Austin; 2002 - Yoshihiro Takayama; 2003 - Brock Lesnar; 2004 - Chris Benoit; 2005 - Samoa Joe; 2006 - Samoa Joe; 2007 - Takeshi Morishima; 2008 - Necro Butcher; 2009 - Necro Butcher; 2010 - Kevin Steen; 2011 - Kevin Steen; 2012 - Kevin Steen
BEST FLYING WRESTLER (Bester Highflyer)
1. KOTA IBUSHI (416) 2,777
2. Ricochet (186) 1,788
3. Adrian Neville (96) 1,224
4. La Sombra (88) 890
5. Sami Zayn (9) 404
6. Mascara Dorada (42) 388
7. A.R. Fox (25) 289
8. ACH (22) 246
9. Samuray del Sol (12) 228
10. Rey Cometa (3) 192
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Tetsuya Naito 144, Prince Devitt 135, Titan 109, Fenix 71, Kofi Kingston 60
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1981 - Jimmy Snuka; 1982 - Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama); 1983 - Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama); 1984 - Dynamite Kid; 1985 - Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa); 1986 - Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa); 1987 - Owen Hart; 1988 - Owen Hart; 1989 - Jushin Liger; 1990 - Jushin Liger; 1991 - Jushin Liger; 1992 - Jushin Liger; 1993 - Jushin Liger; 1994 - Great Sasuke; 1995 - Rey Misterio Jr.; 1996 - Rey Misterio Jr.; 1997 - Rey Misterio Jr.; 1998 - Juventud Guerrera; 1999 - Juventud Guerrera; 2000 - Jeff Hardy; 2001 - Dragon Kid; 2002 - Rey Mysterio; 2003 - Rey Mysterio; 2004 - Rey Mysterio; 2005 - A.J. Styles; 2006 - Mistico; 2007 - Mistico; 2008 - Evan Bourne; 2009 - Kota Ibushi; 2010 - Kota Ibushi; 2011 - Ricochet; 2012 - Kota Ibushi
MOST OVERRATED (Am meisten überschätzt)
1. RANDY ORTON (164) 1,145
2. Ryback (104) 900
3. HHH (102) 651
4. The Miz (62) 564
5. Big Show (19) 501
6. Alberto Del Rio (28) 425
7. Magnus (31) 304
8. Curtis Axel (14) 177
9. Eva Marie (10) 120
10. Ken Anderson (8) 119
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Kane 117, Great Khali 102, Tetsuya Naito 83, John Cena 75, Sin Cara 74, Jack Swagger 74, Akebono 72, Davey Richards 72, Bobby Roode 70
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1980 - Mr. Wrestling II (Johnny Walker); 1981 - Pedro Morales; 1982 - Pedro Morales; 1983 - Bob Backlund; 1984 - John Studd; 1985 - Hulk Hogan; 1986 - Hulk Hogan; 1987 - Dusty Rhodes; 1988 - Dusty Rhodes; 1989 - Ultimate Warrior; 1990 - Ultimate Warrior; 1991 - Ultimate Warrior; 1992 - Erik Watts; 1993 - Sid Vicious; 1994 - Hulk Hogan; 1995 - Hulk Hogan; 1996 - Hulk Hogan; 1997 - Hulk Hogan; 1998 - Hulk Hogan; 1999 - Kevin Nash; 2000 - Kevin Nash; 2001 - The Undertaker; 2002 - HHH; 2003 - HHH; 2004 - HHH; 2005 - Jeff Jarrett; 2006 - Batista; 2007 - Great Khali; 2008 - Vladimir Kozlov; 2009 - HHH; 2010 - Kane; 2011 - Crimson; 2012 - Ryback
MOST UNDERRATED (Am meisten unterschätzt)
1. ANTONIO CESARO (296) 2,027
2. Dolph Ziggler (149) 1,427
3. Tomohiro Ishii (49) 652
4. Chris Hero (32) 521
5. Daniel Bryan (52) 364
6. Tyson Kidd (29) 308
7. Sami Zayn (8) 224
8. Tomoaki Honma (1) 194
9. Yoshi Tatsu (26) 153
10. Austin Aries (20) 128
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Atsushi Kotoge 115, Bad News Barrett 104, Curtis Axel 63
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1980 - Iron Sheik; 1981 - Buzz Sawyer; 1982 - Adrian Adonis; 1983 - Dynamite Kid; 1984 - Brian Blair; 1985 - Bobby Eaton; 1986 - Bobby Eaton; 1987 - Brad Armstrong; 1988 - Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa); 1989 - Dan Kroffat (Phil LaFon); 1990 - Bobby Eaton; 1991 - Terry Taylor; 1992 - Terry Taylor; 1993 - Bobby Eaton; 1994 - Brian Pillman; 1995 - Skip (Chris Candito); 1996 - Leif Cassidy (Al Snow); 1997 - Flash Funk (Too Cold Scorpio); 1998 - Chris Benoit; 1999 - Chris Jericho; 2000 - Chris Jericho; 2001 - Lance Storm; 2002 - Booker T; 2003 - Ultimo Dragon; 2004 - Paul London; 2005 - Shelton Benjamin; 2006 - Shelton Benjamin; 2007 - Shelton Benjamin; 2008 - MVP; 2009 - Evan Bourne; 2010 - Kaval (Low Ki); 2011 - Dolph Ziggler; 2012 - Tyson Kidd
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR (Promotion des Jahres)
1. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (634) 4,520
2. Ultimate Fighting Championship (110) 1,942
3. World Wrestling Entertainment (14) 1,136
4. Dragon Gate (2) 558
5. PWG (3) 302
6. Ring of Honor (5) 212
7. CMLL (11) 209
8. Glory (11) 60
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: - 1983 - Jim Crockett Promotions; 1984 - New Japan Pro Wrestling; 1985 - All Japan Pro Wrestling; 1986 - 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
BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW (Beste wöchentliche TV Show)
1. WWE NXT (172) 1,837
2. WWE Raw (113) 1,210
3. Dragon Gate Infinity (83) 844
4. Ring of Honor (81) 812
5. The Ultimate Fighter (77) 660
6. WWE Total Divas (38) 393
7. WWE Smackdown (31) 372
8. New Japan World Pro Wrestling (46) 297
9. CMLL (15) 272
10. TNA Impact (16) 263
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Bellator 205, WWE Main Event 182, AAA 179
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
PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR (Bestes Wrestling Match)
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI VS. KAZUCHIKA OKADA 4/7 TOKYO (305)2,002
2. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomohiro Ishii 8/4 Osaka (153) 1,497
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada 10/14 Tokyo (142) 1,151
4. Brock Lesnar vs. C.M. Punk 8/18 Los Angeles (76) 829
5. John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan 8/18 Los Angeles (34) 556
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tomohiro Ishii 8/2 Tokyo (14) 451
7. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi 8/4 Osaka (33) 338
8. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada 1/4 Tokyo (39) 252
9. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hirooki Goto 6/22 Osaka (11) 229
10. Undertaker vs. C.M. Punk 4/7 East Rutherford (15) 212
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kazushi Sakuraba 1/4 Tokyo 195, John Cena vs. C.M. Punk 2/25 Dallas 184, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose vs. Daniel Bryan & Kane & Ryback 12/16/12 Brooklyn 126, KENTA vs. Takashi Sugiura 5/12 Tokyo 115, Kevin Steen vs. El Generico 12/16/12 New York 112, Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada 8/10 Tokyo 112, Akira Tozawa & Ricochet vs. Naruki Doi & BxB Hulk 7/21 Kobe 97
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
MMA MATCH OF THE YEAR (MMA Kampf des Jahres)
1. GILBERT MELENDEZ VS. DIEGO SANCHEZ 10/19 Houston (345) 2,298
2. Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson 9/21 Toronto (189) 1,835
3. Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann 3/3 Tokyo (82) 723
4. Eddie Alvarez vs. Michael Chandler 11/9 Long Beach (1) 629
5. Georges St-Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks 11/16 Las Vegas (41) 302
6. Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva 7/6 Las Vegas (34) 251
7. Matt Grice vs. Dennis Bermudez 2/23 Anaheim (14) 238
8. Carlos Condit vs. Johny Hendricks 3/16 Montreal (2) 209
9. Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche 2/23 Anaheim (6) 202
10. Miesha Tate vs. Cat Zingano 4/13 Las Vegas (13) 166
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Cain Velasquez vs. Junior Dos Santos 12/29/12 Las Vegas 89, Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz 3/16 Montreal 85
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
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (Neuling des Jahres)
1. YOHEI KOMATSU (58) 906
2. Konosuke Takeshita (118) 902
3. U-T (146) 879
4. Sho Tanaka (86) 769
5. Enzo Amore (47) 361
6. Charlotte (17) 352
7. Mojo Rawley (33) 306
8. Ryotsu Shimizu (4) 301
9. Hitoshi Kumano (22) 185
10. Andrew Everett (11) 112
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1980 - Barry Windham; 1981 - Brad Armstrong and Brad Rheingans (tied); 1982 - Steve Williams; 1983 - Road Warriors; 1984 - Tom Zenk and Keiichi Yamada (Jushin Liger) (tied); 1985 - Jack Victory; 1986 - Bam Bam Bigelow; 1987 - Brian Pillman; 1988 - Gary Albright; 1989 - Dustin Rhodes; 1990 - Steve Austin; 1991 - Johnny B. Badd (Marc Mero); 1992 - Rey Misterio Jr.;1993 - Jun Akiyama; 1994 - Mikey Whipwreck; 1995 - Perro Aguayo Jr.; 1996 - The Giant (Paul "Big Show" Wight); 1997 - Mr. Aguila; 1998 - Bill Goldberg; 1999 - Blitzkrieg; 2000 - Sean O'Haire; 2001 - El Hombre sin Nombre (Rayman); 2002 - Bob Sapp; 2003 - Chris Sabin; 2004 - Petey Williams; 2005 - Shingo Takagi; 2006 - Atsushi Aoki; 2007 - Erick Stevens; 2008 - Kai; 2009 - Frightmare; 2010 - Adam Cole; 2011 - Daichi Hashimoto; 2012 - Dinastia
BEST NON-WRESTLER (Bester Non-Wrestler)
1. PAUL HEYMAN (659) 2,730
2. Zeb Colter (44) 1,187
3. Gedo (2) 566
4. Vickie Guerrero (1) 328
5. Brad Maddox (10) 244
6. Ricardo Rodriguez 195
7. Maria Kanellis (9) 144
8. Stephanie McMahon (1) 121
9. Konnan (9) 113
10. Truth Martini 105
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Bruce Tharpe 96, Summer Rae 89, Vince McMahon 83, Renee Young 71
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1999 - Vince McMahon; 2000 - Vince McMahon; 2001 - Paul Heyman; 2002 - Paul Heyman; 2003 - Steve Austin; 2004 - Paul Heyman; 2005 - Eric Bischoff; 2006 - Jim Cornette; 2007 - Larry Sweeney; 2008 - Larry Sweeney; 2009 - Vickie Guerrero; 2010 - Vickie Guerrero; 2011 - Ricardo Rodriguez; 2012 - Paul Heyman
BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER (Bester Kommentator)
1. WILLIAM REGAL (173) 1,460
2. Joe Rogan (106) 1,160
3. John Layfield (92) 817
4. Shimpei Nogami (123) 686
5. Kevin Kelly (59) 634
5. Mike Goldberg (61) 428
6. Nigel McGuinness (45) 393
7. Michael Cole (10) 370
8. Jose Manuel Guillen (43) 299
9. Michael Schiavello (25) 274
10. Mike Tenay (19) 198
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Jimmy Smith 186, Mauro Ranallo 182, Steve Corino 176, Renee Young 174, Bernardo Guzman 128
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1981 - Gordon Solie; 1982 - Gordon Solie; 1983 - Gordon Solie; 1984 - Lance Russell; 1985 - Lance Russell; 1986 - Lance Russell; 1987 - Lance Russell; 1988 - Jim Ross; 1989 - Jim Ross; 1990 - Jim Ross; 1991 - Jim Ross; 1992 - Jim Ross; 1993 - Jim Ross; 1994 - Joey Styles; 1995 - Joey Styles; 1996 - Joey Styles; 1997 - Mike Tenay; 1998 - Jim Ross; 1999 - Jim Ross; 2000 - Jim Ross; 2001 - Jim Ross; 2002 - Mike Tenay; 2003 - Mike Tenay; 2004 - Mike Tenay; 2005 - Mike Tenay; 2006 - Jim Ross; 2007 - Jim Ross; 2008 - Matt Striker; 2009 - Jim Ross; 2010 - Joe Rogan; 2011 - Joe Rogan; 2012 - Jim Ross
WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER (Schlechtester Kommentator)
1. TAZ (124) 1,334
2. Jerry Lawler (137) 1,315
3. Michael Cole (121) 992
4. The Miz (98) 725
5. John Layfield (93) 716
6. Tony Dawson (29) 274
7. Alex Riley (3) 118
8. Mike Tenay (8) 117
9. Michael Schiavello (6) 109
10. Kevin Kelly (4) 80
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: Caleb Seltzer 67, Todd Keneley 61
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: - 1984 - Angelo Mosca; 1985 - Gorilla Monsoon; 1986 - David Crockett; 1987 - David Crockett; 1988 - David Crockett; 1989 - Ed Whalen; 1990 - Herb Abrams; 1991 - Gorilla Monsoon; 1992 - Gorilla Monsoon 1993 - Gorilla Monsoon; 1994 - Gorilla Monsoon; 1995 - Gorilla Monsoon; 1996 - Steve McMichael 1997 - Dusty Rhodes; 1998 - Lee Marshall; 1999 - Tony Schiavone; 2000 - Tony Schiavone; 2001 - Michael Cole; 2002 - Jerry Lawler; 2003 - Jonathan Coachman; 2004 - Todd Grisham; 2005 - Jonathan Coachman; 2006 - Todd Grisham; 2007 - Don West; 2008 - Mike Adamle; 2009 - Michael Cole; 2010 - Michael Cole; 2011 - Michael Cole; 2012 - Michael Cole
BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW (Beste Großveranstaltung)
1. NEW JAPAN G-1 8/4 OSAKA (334) 2,517
2. New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 1/4 Tokyo Dome (286) 2,251
3. WWE SummerSlam 8/18 Los Angeles (88) 799
4. New Japan Invasion Attack 4/7 Tokyo (36) 438
5. UFC 166 10/19 Houston (37) 422
6. New Japan Dominion 6/22 Osaka (27) 315
7. WWE WrestleMania 4/7 East Rutherford (22) 186
8. Dragon Gate Kobe Festival 7/21 Kobe (25) 178
9. New Japan King of Pro Wrestling 10/14 Tokyo (2) 169
10. New Japan G-1 Climax finals 8/11 Tokyo (1) 135
Nennenswerte Erwähnungen: New Japan G-1 Climax 8/2 Tokyo 132, New Japan G-1 Climax 8/10 Tokyo 123, WWE Money in the Bank 7/14 Philadelphia 115, UFC 165 9/21 Toronto 99, PWG Battle of Los Angeles 8/31 Reseda 95, ROH Supercard of Honor 4/5 New York 73, CMLL 80th anniversary show 9/13 Mexico City 71, WWE Payback 6/16 Chicago 70, Kenta Kobashi retirement show 5/11 Tokyo 65, UFC on FOX 4/20 San Jose 64, UFC 167 11/16 Las Vegas, Glory 12 11/23 New York 60
Gewinner aus den Vorjahren: 1989 - WCW Great American Bash 7/23 Baltimore; 1990 - WWF/New Japan/All Japan U.S. and Japan Wrestling Summit 4/11 Tokyo; 1991 - WCW Wrestle War 2/24 Phoenix; 1992 - All Japan Women Wrestlemarinpiad 4/25 Yokohama; 1993 - All Japan Women Dream Slam I 4/2 Yokohama; 1994 - New Japan Super J Cup 4/16 Tokyo; 1995 - Weekly Pro Wrestling Multi-Promotional show 4/2 Tokyo; 1996 - WAR Super J Cup Second Stage 12/13/95 Tokyo; 1997 - WWF Canadian Stampede 7/16 Calgary; 1998 - ECW Heat Wave 8/2 Dayton; 1999 - ECW Anarchy Rulz 9/19 Chicago; 2000 - EMLL first PPV 3/17 Arena Mexico; 2001 - WWF WrestleMania X-7 4/1 Houston Astrodome; 2002 - WWE SummerSlam 8/25 New York Nassau Coliseum; 2003 - Pride Final Elimination 11/9 Tokyo Dome; 2004 - Pro Wrestling NOAH 7/10 Tokyo Dome; 2005 - Pro Wrestling NOAH Destiny 7/18 Tokyo Dome; 2006 - Ring of Honor Glory By Honor V 9/16 Manhattan Center; 2007 - ROH Man Up 9/15 Chicago; 2008 - WWE WrestleMania 25 3/30 Orlando; 2009 - Dragon Gate USA Open the Historical Gate 7/25 Philadelphia; 2010 - UFC 116 7/3 Las Vegas; 2011 - WWE Money in the Bank 7/17 Chicago; 2012 - New Japan Kings of Pro Wrestling 10/8 Tokyo
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