List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Best Box Office Draw
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This is a list of both active and inactive Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards created by professional wrestling and mixed martial arts (MMA) journalist Dave Meltzer. The first fourteen awards were created in 1980 as an informal poll between Meltzer and his friends and others he corresponded with on the subject of professional wrestling at the time. After starting the Wrestling Observer in 1982, the awards took on a greater life, with an increasing number of awards given out every year.{{Cite journal|title = Jan. 19, 1998 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 18th Annual Newsletter Awards Issue|last = Meltzer|first = Dave|date = January 19, 1998|journal = Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}
The awards were created to recognize the individual achievements of a select few wrestlers who exemplified a specified criterion. The awards are given every year in various categories such as Wrestler of the Year,{{cite web |last1=Meltzer |first1=Dave |title=February 21, 2022 Observer Newsletter: 2021 Awards issue, Cody and Brandi Rhodes leave AEW |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/newsletters/wrestling-observer-newsletter/february-21-observer-newsletter-2021-awards-issue-cod-and-brandi-rhodes-leave-aew |website=Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online |date=February 18, 2022 |publisher=www.f4wonline.com |access-date=19 February 2022}} Most Outstanding Wrestler, Tag Team of the Year, Most Improved, Pro Wrestling Match of the Year, etc.; there are also a handful of awards to recognize the dubious distinctions in the business during that year such as Most Overrated and Worst Match. There are currently forty-five categories that are actively assessed every year and twenty that are no longer active. The awards are voted for by the newsletter's paying readership, primarily wrestling fans, although it is claimed that some industry workers also vote.
The awards are organized into two categories. For "Category A" awards, voters indicate their top three choices. First choices are awarded five points, second places three points, and third places two points. The choice with the most points overall wins. For "Category B" awards, voters simply indicate their top choice. For the "Category B" Shad Gaspard/Jon Huber Memorial Award, the recipients are chosen by a committee headed by Meltzer.
Over the years, various MMA promotions or individual mixed martial artists were deemed eligible to win some awards when it seemed as though they were more deserving to win than the conventional wrestler or wrestling promotion. This led to, in 1997, the creation of Shootfighter of the Year and Shoot Match of the Year to recognize MMA achievement specifically. Still, some primarily professional wrestling-focused awards remained intact for MMA promotions/fighters to win, due to the similar business aspect between both sports (i.e. Best Box Office Draw and Promotion of the Year). In the December 3, 2007 edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, it was announced that from that year onwards, mixed martial artists are no longer eligible for the Lou Thesz/Ric Flair Award, thus reserving it for professional wrestlers only. Shootfighter of the Year was renamed to Most Outstanding Fighter and Shoot Match of the Year was renamed to MMA Match of the Year to match a new award called Mixed Martial Arts Most Valuable, which is similar to the Lou Thesz/Ric Flair Award except it is for mixed martial artists.
Current awards
= "Category A" awards =
== {{anchor|Wrestler of the Year}}Lou Thesz/Ric Flair Award (Wrestler of the Year) ==
File:Cody Rhodes, Wrestlemania XL in 2024 6.jpg is the most recent winner, winning for his 2024 work in WWE.]]
File:Ric Flair 2016.jpg is an eight-time winner and co-namesake of the category.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1980
|rowspan=2|Harley Race |rowspan=5|National Wrestling Alliance |
| 1981 |
| 1982
|rowspan=5|Ric Flair |
| 1983 |
| 1984 |
| 1985
|rowspan=2|Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1986 |
| 1987 |
| 1988 |
| 1989
|rowspan=2|Ric Flair |rowspan=2|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1990 |
| 1991
|All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1992
|Ric Flair |
| 1993
|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1994
|rowspan=4|All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1995 |
| 1996 |
| 1997
|Mitsuharu Misawa |
| 1998
|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1999
|Mitsuharu Misawa |All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2000
|World Wrestling Federation |
| 2001
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2002 |
| 2003
|rowspan=3|Kenta Kobashi |rowspan=3|Pro Wrestling Noah |
| 2004 |
| 2005 |
| 2006
|{{lang|es|Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre|italic=no}} |
| 2007
|rowspan=4|World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2008
|rowspan=2|Chris Jericho |
| 2009 |
| 2010
|John Cena |
| 2011
|rowspan=3|Hiroshi Tanahashi |rowspan=4|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2012 |
| 2013 |
| 2014 |
| 2015
|rowspan=2|A.J. Styles |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2016
|WWE |
| 2017
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2018
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2019
|Chris Jericho |rowspan=2|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2020 |
| 2021
|Kenny Omega |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2022
|Jon Moxley |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2023
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2024
|WWE |
== {{anchor|MMA Most Valuable Fighter}}Mixed Martial Arts Most Valuable ==
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| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Fighter ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 2007
| rowspan="18" |Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2008
|rowspan=3|Brock Lesnar |
| 2009 |
| 2010 |
| 2011 |
| 2012 |
| 2013
|Georges St-Pierre |
| 2014
|rowspan=2|Ronda Rousey |
| 2015 |
| 2016 |
| 2017
|Georges St-Pierre |
| 2018
|Conor McGregor |
| 2019 |
| 2020 |
| 2021 |
| 2022 |
| 2023 |
| 2024 |
== Most Outstanding Wrestler ==
File:Daniel Bryan October 2016 (crop).jpg is a record five-time winner of the category.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion |
|---|
| 1986
|rowspan=2|Ric Flair |rowspan=2|Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1987 |
| 1988
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1989
|Ric Flair |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1990
|rowspan=3|Jushin Thunder Liger |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1991
|rowspan=2|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1992 |
| 1993
|rowspan=2|Kenta Kobashi |rowspan=2|All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1994 |
| 1995 |
| 1996
|Extreme Championship Wrestling |
| 1997
|Mitsuharu Misawa |All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1998
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1999
|Mitsuharu Misawa |All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2000
|World Championship Wrestling |
| 2001
|rowspan=3|Kurt Angle |rowspan=4|World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment |
| 2002 |
| 2003 |
| 2004
|Chris Benoit |
| 2005
|Ring of Honor |
| 2006
|rowspan=5|Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan |rowspan=3|Ring of Honor |
| 2007 |
| 2008 |
| 2009
|Dragon Gate USA |
| 2010 |
| 2011
|Pro Wrestling Guerrilla |
| 2012
|rowspan=2|Hiroshi Tanahashi |rowspan=2|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2013 |
| 2014
|rowspan=3|A.J. Styles |rowspan=2|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2015 |
| 2016
|WWE |
| 2017
|Kazuchika Okada |rowspan=3|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2018
|Kenny Omega |
| 2019 |
| 2020
|Kenny Omega |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2021
| rowspan="3" |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2022
| rowspan="3" |Will Ospreay |
| 2023 |
| 2024
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
== {{anchor|Most Outstanding Fighter|Shootfighter of the Year}}Most Outstanding Fighter of the Year ==
{{small|Note: Was known as "Shootfighter of the Year" until 2008.}}
File:Georges St-Pierre crop.jpg is a three-time winner of the category.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Fighter ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1997
|rowspan=3|Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 1998
|rowspan=2|Frank Shamrock |
| 1999 |
| 2000
|rowspan=3|Pride Fighting Championships |
| 2001 |
| 2002 |
| 2003
|Randy Couture |Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2004
|Wanderlei Silva |rowspan=3|Pride Fighting Championships |
| 2005 |
| 2006 |
| 2007
| rowspan="18" |Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2008
|rowspan=3|Georges St-Pierre |
| 2009 |
| 2010 |
| 2011 |
| 2012
|Anderson Silva |
| 2013 |
| 2014
|Ronda Rousey |
| 2015
|rowspan=2|Conor McGregor |
| 2016 |
| 2017 |
| 2018 |
| 2019
|rowspan=2|Israel Adesanya |
| 2020 |
| 2021 |
| 2022 |
| 2023 |
| 2024
|Alex Pereira |
== Tag Team of the Year ==
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| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Tag Team ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1980 |
| 1981
|Jimmy Snuka and Terry Gordy |All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1982
|Stan Hansen and Ole Anderson |National Wrestling Alliance |
| 1983
|Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood |Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1984
|The Road Warriors |American Wrestling Association |
| 1985
|The British Bulldogs |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1986 |
| 1987
|rowspan=2|The Midnight Express |Universal Wrestling Federation |
| 1988
|Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1989
|The Rockers |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1990
|The Steiner Brothers |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1991
|Mitsuharu Misawa and Toshiaki Kawada |All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1992
|The Miracle Violence Connection |All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1993
|The Hollywood Blonds |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1994
|La Pareja del Terror |
| 1995
|Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi |rowspan=3|All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1996
|rowspan=2|Mitsuharu Misawa and Jun Akiyama |
| 1997 |
| 1998
|Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1999
|Kenta Kobashi and Jun Akiyama |All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2000
|World Wrestling Federation |
| 2001
|Tencozy (Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan) |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2002
|Los Guerreros |World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment |
| 2003
|rowspan=2|Kenta and Naomichi Marufuji |rowspan=2|Pro Wrestling Noah |
| 2004 |
| 2005
|America's Most Wanted |rowspan=2|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2006 |
| 2007
|The Briscoe Brothers |Ring of Honor |
| 2008
|World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2009
|The American Wolves |rowspan=2|Ring of Honor |
| 2010 |
| 2011
|Bad Intentions |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2012
|Bad Influence |Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2013
|The Shield |WWE |
| 2014
|rowspan=5|The Young Bucks |rowspan=5|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2015 |
| 2016 |
| 2017 |
| 2018 |
| 2019
|Lucha Brothers |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2020
| rowspan="2" |The Young Bucks | rowspan="2" |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2021 |
| 2022
| rowspan="2" | FTR | rowspan="2" |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2023 |
| 2024
|The Young Bucks |All Elite Wrestling |
== Best on Interviews ==
File:Jim Cornette ROH.jpg is a record five-time winner of the category.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Performer ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| rowspan=2|1981
|World Wrestling Federation |
| rowspan="3" |Roddy Piper
| rowspan="3" |National Wrestling Alliance |
| 1982 |
| 1983 |
| 1984 |
| 1985
|rowspan=4|Jim Cornette |Mid-South Wrestling |
| 1986
|rowspan=3|Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1987 |
| 1988 |
| 1989
|rowspan=3|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1990 |
| 1991
|rowspan=2|Ric Flair |
| 1992
|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1993
|Jim Cornette |
| 1994
|Ric Flair |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1995
|Extreme Championship Wrestling |
| 1996
|rowspan=3|Stone Cold Steve Austin |rowspan=8|World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment |
| 1997 |
| 1998 |
| 1999
|rowspan=2|The Rock |
| 2000 |
| 2001
|Stone Cold Steve Austin |
| 2002
|Kurt Angle |
| 2003
|Chris Jericho |
| 2004
|Mick Foley |World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2005
|Eddie Guerrero |rowspan=5|World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2006
|Mick Foley |
| 2007
|John Cena |
| 2008
|rowspan=2|Chris Jericho |
| 2009 |
| 2010
|Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2011
|rowspan=2|CM Punk |rowspan=4|WWE |
| 2012 |
| 2013
|rowspan=2|Paul Heyman |
| 2014 |
| 2015
|rowspan=3|Conor McGregor |rowspan=3|Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2016 |
| 2017 |
| 2018
|Daniel Bryan |WWE |
| 2019
|Chris Jericho |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2020
| rowspan="4" |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2021
| rowspan="2"|MJF |
| 2022 |
| 2023
|Eddie Kingston |
| 2024
|WWE |
== Promotion of the Year ==
File:WWE official logo.svg is the most recent winner, having won the award in consecutive years (2023, 2024). ]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Promotion |
|---|
| 1983
|Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1984
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1985
|All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1986
|Mid-South Wrestling/Universal Wrestling Federation |
| 1987
|rowspan=2|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1988 |
| 1989 |
| 1990
|rowspan=2|All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1991 |
| 1992
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1993
|All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1994
|Asistencia Asesoría y Administración |
| 1995
|rowspan=4|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1996 |
| 1997 |
| 1998 |
| 1999
|rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation |
| 2000 |
| 2001
|rowspan=3|Pride Fighting Championships |
| 2002 |
| 2003 |
| 2004
|rowspan=2|Pro Wrestling Noah |
| 2005 |
| 2006
|rowspan=6|Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2007 |
| 2008 |
| 2009 |
| 2010 |
| 2011 |
| 2012
|rowspan=8|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2013 |
| 2014 |
| 2015 |
| 2016 |
| 2017 |
| 2018 |
| 2019 |
| 2020
| rowspan="3" |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2021 |
| 2022 |
| 2023
| rowspan="2" |WWE |
| 2024 |
== {{anchor|Best Weekly Television Show}}Best Weekly TV Show ==
File:The_Ultimate_Fighter_logo.svg is the only non-wrestling TV show to win the category.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Program !Promotion |
|---|
| 1983
|rowspan=2|World Pro-Wrestling |rowspan=2|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1984 |
| 1985
|Mid-South Wrestling |Mid-South Wrestling |
| 1986
|Universal Wrestling Federation |Universal Wrestling Federation |
| 1987
|90 Minute Memphis Live Wrestling |Continental Wrestling Association |
| 1988
| World Pro-Wrestling |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1989
|rowspan=5|All Japan Pro Wrestling |rowspan=5|All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1990 |
| 1991 |
| 1992 |
| 1993 |
| 1994
|rowspan=3|Hardcore TV |rowspan=3|Extreme Championship Wrestling |
| 1995 |
| 1996 |
| 1997
|World Pro-Wrestling |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1998
|rowspan=3|Raw is War |rowspan=3|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1999 |
| 2000 |
| 2001
|World Pro-Wrestling |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2002
|World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2003
|Power Hours |Pro Wrestling Noah |
| 2004
|Monday Night Raw |World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2005
|rowspan=4|The Ultimate Fighter |rowspan=4|Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2006 |
| 2007 |
| 2008 |
| 2009
| Friday Night SmackDown |World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2010
|Ring of Honor |
| 2011
|Friday Night SmackDown |WWE |
| 2012
|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2013
|rowspan=3|NXT |rowspan=3|WWE |
| 2014 |
| 2015 |
| 2016
|rowspan=2|New Japan Pro-Wrestling on AXS |rowspan=2|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2017 |
| 2018
|NXT |WWE |
| 2019
| rowspan="6" |Dynamite | rowspan="6" |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2020 |
| 2021 |
| 2022 |
| 2023 |
| 2024 |
== {{anchor|Match of the Year|Worked Match of the Year}}Pro Wrestling Match of the Year ==
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| footer = Bob Backlund and Ken Patera were the inaugural winners of the category, for their 1980 Texas Death Match in WWF.
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| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
!Year !Match !Promotion !Show and venue |
| 1980
|Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera | rowspan="2" |World Wrestling Federation |WWF on MSG Network |
| 1981
|Pat Patterson vs. Sgt. Slaughter |WWF on MSG Network |
| 1982
|Tiger Mask vs. Dynamite Kid |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |Summer Fight Series II Night 19 |
| 1983
|Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood vs. Sgt. Slaughter and Don Kernodle |Jim Crockett Promotions |The Final Conflict |
| 1984
|The Freebirds vs. The Von Erichs |World Class Championship Wrestling |Independence Day Star Wars |
| 1985
|Tiger Mask II vs. Kuniaki Kobayashi |All Japan Pro Wrestling |AJPW Special Wars in Budokan |
| 1986
|Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham |Championship Wrestling from Florida |Battle of the Belts II |
| 1987
|Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs. Randy "Macho Man" Savage |World Wrestling Federation |WrestleMania III |
| 1988
|Sting vs. Ric Flair |Jim Crockett Promotions |Clash of the Champions I |
| 1989
|Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair |World Championship Wrestling |Clash of the Champions VI |
| 1990
|Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Naoki Sano |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |New Spring Gold Series |
| 1991
|Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki vs. Steiner Brothers |New Japan Pro-Wrestling World Championship Wrestling |Starrcade in Tokyo Dome |
| 1992
|Kenta Kobashi and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Doug Furnas and Dan Kroffat |All Japan Pro Wrestling |Super Power Series Night 8 |
| 1993
|Manami Toyota and Toshiyo Yamada vs. Dynamite Kansai and Mayumi Ozaki |All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling |Dream Slam II |
| 1994
|Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels |World Wrestling Federation |WrestleMania X |
| 1995
|Manami Toyota vs. Kyoko Inoue |All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling |G*Top 2nd |
| 1996
|Mitsuharu Misawa and Jun Akiyama vs. Steve Williams and Johnny Ace |All Japan Pro Wrestling |Super Power Series Night 15 |
| 1997
|Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin |World Wrestling Federation |WrestleMania 13 |
| 1998
| rowspan="2" |Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa | rowspan="2" |All Japan Pro Wrestling |October Giant Series Night 18 |
| 1999
|Super Power Series Night 14 |
| 2000
|Atlantis vs. Villano III |{{lang|es|Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre|italic=no}} |Juicio Final |
| 2001
|Keiji Mutoh vs. Genichiro Tenryu |All Japan Pro Wrestling |Super Power in Budokan |
| 2002
|Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit vs. Edge and Rey Mysterio |World Wrestling Entertainment |No Mercy |
| 2003
|Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa | rowspan="2" |Pro Wrestling Noah |Navigate for Evolution Night 9 |
| 2004
|Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama |Departure |
| 2005
|Kenta Kobashi vs. Samoa Joe | rowspan="3" |Ring of Honor |Joe vs. Kobashi |
| 2006
|Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito and Genki Horiguchi vs. Cima, Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi |Supercard of Honor |
| 2007
|Takeshi Morishima vs. Bryan Danielson |Manhattan Mayhem II |
| 2008
|Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels | rowspan="4" |World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE |No Mercy |
| 2009
| rowspan="2" |The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels |WrestleMania XXV |
| 2010
|WrestleMania XXVI |
| 2011
|CM Punk vs. John Cena |Money in the Bank |
| 2012
|Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Minoru Suzuki | rowspan="8" |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |King of Pro-Wrestling |
| 2013
|Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada |Invasion Attack |
| 2014
|A.J. Styles vs. Minoru Suzuki |G1 Climax 24 Night 7 |
| 2015
|Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi |Wrestle Kingdom 9 |
| 2016
|Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi |Wrestle Kingdom 10 |
| 2017
|Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega |Wrestle Kingdom 11 |
| 2018
|Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada |Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall |
| 2019
|Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi |Best of the Super Juniors 26 Final |
| 2020
|Kenny Omega and Adam Page vs. The Young Bucks | rowspan="2" |All Elite Wrestling |Revolution |
| 2021
|The Young Bucks vs. Lucha Brothers |All Out |
| 2022
|Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay | rowspan="2" |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |G1 Climax 32 Final |
| 2023
|Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay |Wrestle Kingdom 17 |
| 2024
|Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Danielson |All Elite Wrestling |Dynasty |
== {{anchor|Fight of the Year|Shoot Match of the Year}}MMA Match of the Year ==
{{small|Note: Was previously known as the "Shoot Match of the Year" and is sometimes referred to as "Fight of the Year".}}
File:Robbie_Lawler.png is a three-time winner of the category.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Fight ! Promotion ! Show and venue |
|---|
| 1997
|Maurice Smith vs. Mark Coleman |rowspan=3|Ultimate Fighting Championship |UFC 14 |
| 1998
|Jerry Bohlander vs. Kevin Jackson |UFC 16 |
| 1999
|Frank Shamrock vs. Tito Ortiz |UFC 22 |
| 2000
|Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Royce Gracie |Pride Fighting Championships |Grand Prix 2000 Finals |
| 2001
|Randy Couture vs. Pedro Rizzo |Ultimate Fighting Championship |UFC 31 |
| 2002
|Don Frye vs. Yoshihiro Takayama |rowspan=3|Pride Fighting Championships |Pride 21 |
| 2003
|Wanderlei Silva vs. Hidehiko Yoshida |Final Conflict |
| 2004
|Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton Jackson |Pride 28 |
| 2005
|Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar |rowspan=5|Ultimate Fighting Championship |The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale |
| 2006
|Diego Sanchez vs. Karo Parisyan |Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Parisyan |
| 2007
|Randy Couture vs. Tim Sylvia |UFC 68 |
| 2008
|Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson |UFC 86 |
| 2009
|Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida |The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale |
| 2010
|Leonard Garcia vs. Chan Sung Jung |WEC 48 |
| 2011
|Dan Henderson vs. Shogun Rua | rowspan="14" |Ultimate Fighting Championship |UFC 139 |
| 2012
|Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier |UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier |
| 2013
|Gilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez |UFC 166 |
| 2014
|Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler |UFC 171 |
| 2015
|Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald |UFC 189 |
| 2016
|Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit |UFC 195 |
| 2017
|Cub Swanson vs. Doo Ho Choi |UFC 206 |
| 2018
|Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje |UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje |
| 2019
|Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum |UFC 236 |
| 2020
|Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk |UFC 248 |
| 2021
|Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler |UFC 268 |
| 2022
|Jiří Procházka vs. Glover Teixeira |UFC 275 |
| 2023
|Alexander Volkanovski vs. Islam Makhachev |UFC 284 |
| 2024
|Max Holloway vs. Justin Gaethje |UFC 300 |
= "Category B" awards =
== {{anchor|US/Canada MVP}}United States/Canada MVP ==
File:Cody Rhodes November 2018.jpg is a two-time and the most recent winner of the US/Canada MVP award, winning for his 2024 work in WWE.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 2018
|WWE |
| 2019
|rowspan=2|All Elite Wrestling |
| 2020 |
| 2021
|All Elite Wrestling |
| 2022
|All Elite Wrestling |
| 2023
| rowspan="2" |Cody Rhodes | rowspan="2" |WWE |
| 2024 |
== {{anchor|Japan MVP}}Koichi Yoshizawa Award (Japan MVP) ==
File:Tetsuya naito 2018.jpg is one of seven New Japan Pro Wrestling wrestlers to be named Japan MVP.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 2018
| rowspan="7" |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2019 |
| 2020 |
| 2021 |
| 2022 |
| 2023
|Will Ospreay |
| 2024 |
== {{anchor|Mexico MVP}}Mexico MVP ==
File:LA Park at LuchaTO Jan 2016.jpg was the inaugural Mexico MVP.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 2018
|{{lang|es|Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre|italic=no}} |
| 2019
|rowspan=2|Rey Fénix |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2020
|All Elite Wrestling |
| 2021
|rowspan=2 |El Hijo del Vikingo |rowspan=2 |Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide |
| 2022 |
| 2023
| rowspan="2" |Místico | rowspan="2" |{{lang|es|Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre|italic=no}} |
| 2024 |
== {{anchor|Europe MVP}}Europe MVP ==
File:Gunther August 2024 (headshot).jpg, better known as Gunther, was the inaugural Europe MVP, and overall is a record three-time winner.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 2018
|rowspan=3|Walter |Over the Top Wrestling |
| 2019
| rowspan="2" |WWE |
| 2020 |
| 2021
| rowspan="3" |Will Ospreay | rowspan="3" |Revolution Pro Wrestling |
| 2022 |
| 2023 |
| 2024
|Revolution Pro Wrestling |
== {{anchor|Non-Heavyweight MVP}} Danny Hodge Memorial Award (Non-Heavyweight MVP) ==
File:Danny Hodge crushing an apple.jpg was the namesake for the award, a multi-time amateur and professional champion.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 2018
|rowspan=2|Will Ospreay |rowspan=2|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2019 |
| 2020
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2021 |
| 2022
| rowspan="2" |El Hijo del Vikingo | rowspan="2" |Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide |
| 2023 |
| 2024
|Darby Allin |All Elite Wrestling |
== {{anchor|Women Wrestling MVP}}Women's Wrestling MVP ==
File:Becky Lynch Galaxycon.jpg was the inaugural winner of the award, and is a record two-time winner.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 2018
|rowspan=2|Becky Lynch |rowspan=3|WWE |
| 2019 |
| 2020 |
| 2021
|rowspan=2|World Wonder Ring Stardom |
| 2022 |
| 2023
|WWE |
| 2024
|Sareee-ISM |
== {{anchor|Women MMA MVP}}Women's MMA MVP ==
File:Ceremonial weigh ins - Amanda Nunes vs Julianna Peña UFC 269 (cropped).jpg is a record three-time winner.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 2018
|rowspan=3|Amanda Nunes | rowspan="7" |Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2019 |
| 2020 |
| 2021 |
| 2022 |
| 2023 |
| 2024
|Zhang Weili |
== Best Box Office Draw ==
File:Roman Reigns RR25 (1) (headshot).jpg
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Performer ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1997
|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1998
|rowspan=2|Stone Cold Steve Austin |rowspan=3|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1999 |
| 2000
|The Rock |
| 2001
|Kazushi Sakuraba |Pride Fighting Championships |
| 2002
|rowspan=2|Bob Sapp |rowspan=2|K-1 |
| 2003 |
| 2004
|rowspan=2|Kenta Kobashi |rowspan=2|Pro Wrestling Noah |
| 2005 |
| 2006
|Místico |Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre |
| 2007
|John Cena |World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2008
|rowspan=3|Brock Lesnar |rowspan=3|Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2009 |
| 2010 |
| 2011
|rowspan=2|The Rock |rowspan=2|WWE |
| 2012 |
| 2013
|Georges St-Pierre |rowspan=6|Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2014
|rowspan=2|Ronda Rousey |
| 2015 |
| 2016
|rowspan=3|Conor McGregor |
| 2017 |
| 2018 |
| 2019
|Chris Jericho |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2020
|Conor McGregor |rowspan=2|Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| rowspan=2|2021
|MMA: Conor McGregor |
| Pro Wrestling: CM Punk
|All Elite Wrestling |
| rowspan=2|2022
|MMA: Israel Adesanya |Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| Pro Wrestling: Roman Reigns
|WWE |
| rowspan="2" |2023
|MMA: Jon Jones |Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| Pro Wrestling: Roman Reigns
|WWE |
| rowspan="2" |2024
|MMA: Alex Pereira |Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| Pro Wrestling: Cody Rhodes
|WWE |
== Feud of the Year ==
{{Multiple image
| direction = vertical
| total_width = 175
| image1 = Drew McIntyre, WrestleMania XL.jpg
| image2 = CM Punk RR25 (cropped).jpg
| footer = Drew McIntyre & CM Punk are the most recent winners of the award.
}}
File:10.9.10JerryLawlerByLuigiNovi.jpg was the first wrestler to win the category three different times.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Feud ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1980
|Bruno Sammartino vs. Larry Zbyszko |rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1981 |
| 1982
|Ted DiBiase vs. Junkyard Dog |Mid-South Wrestling |
| 1983
|rowspan=2|The Freebirds vs. The Von Erichs |World Class Championship Wrestling |
| 1984
|World Class Championship Wrestling |
| 1985
|Ted DiBiase vs. Jim Duggan |Mid-South Wrestling |
| 1986
|Hulk Hogan vs. Paul Orndorff |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1987
|Austin Idol & Tommy Rich vs. Jerry Lawler |Continental Wrestling Association |
| 1988
|The Fantastics vs. The Midnight Express |Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1989
|Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1990
|Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Jumbo Tsuruta |rowspan=2|All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1991
|Mitsuharu Misawa and company vs. Jumbo Tsuruta and company |
| 1992
|Jeff Jarrett & Jerry Lawler vs. The Moondogs |
| 1993
|Bret Hart vs. Jerry Lawler |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1994
|Los Gringos Locos vs. Asistencia Asesoría y Administración |Asistencia Asesoría y Administración |
| 1995
|Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko |Extreme Championship Wrestling |
| 1996
|New World Order vs. World Championship Wrestling |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1997
|Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Hart Foundation |rowspan=4|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1998
|rowspan=2|Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon |
| 1999 |
| 2000
|Mick Foley vs. Triple H |
| 2001
|Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Wanderlei Silva |Pride Fighting Championships |
| 2002
|Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock |Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2003
|Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar |rowspan=3|World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2004
|Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H |
| 2005 |
| 2006
|Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock |Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2007
|Batista vs. The Undertaker |rowspan=3|World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2008 |
| 2009
|Jeff Hardy vs. CM Punk |
| 2010
|El Generico vs. Kevin Steen |Ring of Honor |
| 2011
|World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2012
|rowspan=2|Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada |rowspan=2|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2013 |
| 2014
|Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier |rowspan=3|Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2015
|José Aldo vs. Conor McGregor |
| 2016
|Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz |
| 2017
|Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2018
|Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa |rowspan=2|WWE |
| 2019
|Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano |
| 2020
|Jon Moxley vs. Eddie Kingston | rowspan="2" |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2021
|Kenny Omega vs. Adam Page |
| 2022
|FTR vs. The Briscoes |Ring of Honor |
| 2023
|Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn vs. The Bloodline | rowspan="2" |WWE |
| 2024
|CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre |
== Most Improved ==
{{Multiple image
| direction = vertical
| total_width = 175
| image1 = Brock Lesnar At SummerSlam 2023 (cropped).jpg
| image2 = The Miz Dec 2017.jpg
| footer = Brock Lesnar and The Miz are record two-time winners of the category.
}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1980
|Larry Zbyszko |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1981
|American Wrestling Association |
| 1982
|Jim Duggan |Mid-South Wrestling |
| 1983
|American Wrestling Association |
| 1984
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1985
|Steve Williams | rowspan="2" |Mid-South Wrestling |
| 1986
|Rick Steiner |
| 1987 |
| 1988
|Sting |Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1989
|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1990
|Kenta Kobashi |All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1991
|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1992
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1993
|Smoky Mountain Wrestling |
| 1994
|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1995
| rowspan="2" |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1996 |
| 1997
|Tatsuhito Takaiwa |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1998
|The Rock |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1999
|Vader |All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2000
|Kurt Angle |World Wrestling Federation |
| 2001
|Keiji Mutoh |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2002
| rowspan="2" |Brock Lesnar | rowspan="3" |World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2003 |
| 2004 |
| 2005
|Ring of Honor |
| 2006
|Takeshi Morishima |Pro Wrestling Noah |
| 2007
| rowspan="5" |World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE |
| 2008
| rowspan="2" |The Miz |
| 2009 |
| 2010 |
| 2011 |
| 2012
|Kazuchika Okada |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2013
|Roman Reigns | rowspan="3" |WWE |
| 2014 |
| 2015 |
| 2016
|Evolve |
| 2017
|WWE |
| 2018
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2019
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2020
| rowspan="5" |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2021 |
| 2022 |
| 2023 |
| 2024 |
== Most Charismatic ==
File:Dwayne Johnson 2, 2013.jpg
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Performer ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1980
|Ric Flair |National Wrestling Alliance |
| 1981
|World Class Championship Wrestling |
| rowspan=2|1982
|Ric Flair |rowspan=4|National Wrestling Alliance |
| Dusty Rhodes |
| 1983
|rowspan=2|Ric Flair |
| 1984 |
| 1985
|rowspan=3|Hulk Hogan |rowspan=3|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1986 |
| 1987 |
| 1988
|Sting |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1989
|rowspan=3|Hulk Hogan |rowspan=3|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1990 |
| 1991 |
| 1992
|Sting |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1993
|Ric Flair |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1994 |
| 1995
|rowspan=2|Shawn Michaels |rowspan=8|World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment |
| 1996 |
| 1997
|rowspan=2|Stone Cold Steve Austin |
| 1998 |
| 1999
|rowspan=4|The Rock |
| 2000 |
| 2001 |
| 2002 |
| 2003
|Bob Sapp |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2004
|rowspan=2|Eddie Guerrero |rowspan=9|World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE |
| 2005 |
| 2006
|rowspan=5|John Cena |
| 2007 |
| 2008 |
| 2009 |
| 2010 |
| 2011
|rowspan=2|The Rock |
| 2012 |
| 2013
|Hiroshi Tanahashi |rowspan=3|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2014
|rowspan=2|Shinsuke Nakamura |
| 2015 |
| 2016
|Conor McGregor |Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2017
|rowspan=2|Tetsuya Naito |rowspan=2|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2018 |
| 2019
|Chris Jericho |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2020
|MJF | rowspan="4" |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2021 |
| 2022
| rowspan="2" |MJF |
| 2023 |
| 2024
|The Rock |WWE |
== {{anchor|Best Technical Wrestler}}Bryan Danielson Award (Best Technical Wrestler) ==
File:Daniel Bryan April 2012.jpg is a 12-time winner and namesake of this category.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1980
|Bob Backlund |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1981
|Ted DiBiase |Mid-South Wrestling |
| 1982
|rowspan=2|Tiger Mask |rowspan=2|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1983 |
| rowspan=2|1984
|Dynamite Kid |Stampede Wrestling |
| Masa Saito
|American Wrestling Association |
| 1985
|rowspan=2|Tatsumi Fujinami |rowspan=2|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1986 |
| 1987
|rowspan=4|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1988
|Tatsumi Fujinami |
| 1989
|rowspan=4|Jushin Liger/Jushin Thunder Liger |
| 1990 |
| 1991
|rowspan=2|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1992 |
| 1993
|Hiroshi Hase |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1994
|rowspan=2|Chris Benoit |Extreme Championship Wrestling |
| 1995
|Extreme Championship Wrestling |
| 1996
|rowspan=2|Dean Malenko |rowspan=2|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1997 |
| 1998 |
| 1999
|Shinjiro Otani |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2000
|Chris Benoit |World Championship Wrestling |
| 2001
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2002
|Kurt Angle |rowspan=3|World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2003
|rowspan=2|Chris Benoit |
| 2004 |
| 2005
|rowspan=9|Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan |rowspan=4|Ring of Honor |
| 2006 |
| 2007 |
| 2008 |
| 2009
|Dragon Gate USA |
| 2010
|Chikara |
| 2011
|rowspan=3|WWE |
| 2012 |
| 2013 |
| 2014
|rowspan=7|Zack Sabre Jr. |rowspan=2|Progress Wrestling |
| 2015 |
| 2016
|Progress Wrestling |
| 2017
|rowspan=2|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2018 |
| 2019
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2020
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2021
| rowspan="3" |Daniel Bryan/Bryan Danielson |WWE |
| 2022
| rowspan="2" |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2023 |
| 2024
|Zack Sabre Jr. |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
== {{anchor|Best Brawler}}Bruiser Brody Memorial Award (Best Brawler) ==
File:Bruiser Brody - Big Time Wrestling Dallas - 28 June 1977.jpg is the inaugural recipient, seven-time winner and namesake of the category.]]
File:Mick Foley at Destiny Wrestling.jpg is 10-time winner of the category in a 10 year streak from 1991 to 2000.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1980
|rowspan=5|Bruiser Brody |rowspan=5|All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1981 |
| 1982 |
| 1983 |
| 1984 |
| 1985
|Stan Hansen |All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1986
|Terry Gordy |All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1987
|rowspan=2|Bruiser Brody |rowspan=2|World Wrestling Council |
| 1988 |
| 1989
|Terry Funk |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1990
|Stan Hansen |All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1991
| rowspan="10" |Cactus Jack/Dude Love/Mankind/Mick Foley |rowspan=2|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1992 |
| 1993
|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1994
|rowspan=2|Extreme Championship Wrestling |
| 1995 |
| 1996
|rowspan=6|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1997 |
| 1998 |
| 1999 |
| 2000 |
| 2001
|Stone Cold Steve Austin |
| 2002
|Pro Wrestling Noah |
| 2003
|Brock Lesnar |rowspan=2|World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2004
|Chris Benoit |
| 2005
|rowspan=2|Samoa Joe |rowspan=2|Ring of Honor |
| 2006 |
| 2007
|Takeshi Morishima |Ring of Honor |
| 2008
|rowspan=2|Necro Butcher |rowspan=2|Ring of Honor |
| 2009 |
| 2010
|rowspan=3|Kevin Steen |Ring of Honor |
| 2011
|Pro Wrestling Guerrilla |
| 2012
|Ring of Honor |
| 2013
|rowspan=7|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2014
|rowspan=6|Tomohiro Ishii |
| 2015 |
| 2016 |
| 2017 |
| 2018 |
| 2019 |
| 2020
| rowspan="4" |Jon Moxley | rowspan="4" |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2021 |
| 2022 |
| 2023 |
| 2024
|All Elite Wrestling |
== Best Flying Wrestler ==
File:ReyWHC.jpg (aka Rey Misterio Jr.) is a six-time winner of the category.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1981
|Jimmy Snuka |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1982
|rowspan=2|Tiger Mask |rowspan=3|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1983 |
| 1984
|Dynamite Kid |
| 1985
|rowspan=2|Tiger Mask II |rowspan=2|All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1986 |
| 1987
|rowspan=2|Owen Hart |rowspan=2|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1988 |
| 1989
|rowspan=5|Jushin Liger/Jushin Thunder Liger |rowspan=3|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1990 |
| 1991 |
| 1992
|rowspan=2|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1993 |
| 1994
|Michinoku Pro Wrestling |
| 1995
|rowspan=3|Rey Misterio Jr. |Asistencia Asesoría y Administración |
| 1996
|Extreme Championship Wrestling |
| 1997
|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1998
|rowspan=2|Juventud Guerrera |rowspan=2|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1999 |
| 2000
|World Wrestling Federation |
| 2001
|Dragon Kid |
| 2002
|rowspan=3|Rey Mysterio |rowspan=3|World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2003 |
| 2004 |
| 2005
|Ring of Honor |
| 2006
|rowspan=2|Místico |rowspan=2|{{lang|es|Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre|italic=no}} |
| 2007 |
| 2008
|World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2009
|rowspan=2|Kota Ibushi |rowspan=2|DDT Pro-Wrestling |
| 2010 |
| 2011
|Dragon Gate |
| 2012
|rowspan=2|Kota Ibushi |DDT Pro-Wrestling |
| 2013
|DDT Pro-Wrestling |
| 2014
|rowspan=2|Ricochet |rowspan=2|Dragon Gate |
| 2015 |
| 2016
|rowspan=4|Will Ospreay |rowspan=3|Progress Wrestling |
| 2017 |
| 2018 |
| 2019
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2020
| rowspan="2" |Rey Fénix |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2021
|All Elite Wrestling |
| 2022
| rowspan="2" | El Hijo del Vikingo | rowspan="2" |Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide |
| 2023 |
| 2024
|Will Ospreay |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
== Most Overrated ==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1980
|National Wrestling Alliance |
| 1981
|rowspan=2|Pedro Morales |rowspan=6|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1982 |
| 1983
|Bob Backlund |
| 1984 |
| 1985
|rowspan=2|Hulk Hogan |
| 1986 |
| 1987
|rowspan=2|Dusty Rhodes |rowspan=2|Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1988 |
| 1989
|rowspan=3|The Ultimate Warrior |rowspan=3|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1990 |
| 1991 |
| 1992
|rowspan=9|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1993 |
| 1994
|rowspan=5|Hulk/Hollywood Hogan |
| 1995 |
| 1996 |
| 1997 |
| 1998 |
| 1999
|rowspan=2|Kevin Nash |
| 2000 |
| 2001
|The Undertaker |rowspan=4|World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment |
| 2002
|rowspan=3|Triple H |
| 2003 |
| 2004 |
| 2005
|Jeff Jarrett |Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2006
|Batista |rowspan=5|World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2007 |
| 2008 |
| 2009
|Triple H |
| 2010
|Kane |
| 2011
|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2012
| rowspan="9" |WWE |
| 2013 |
| 2014
|rowspan=2|Kane |
| 2015 |
| 2016
|Roman Reigns |
| 2017 |
| 2018
|rowspan=2|Baron Corbin/King Corbin |
| 2019 |
| 2020 |
| 2021
|Evil |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2022
|Ronda Rousey |WWE |
| 2023
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2024
|WWE |
== Most Underrated ==
{{Multiple image
| direction = vertical
| total_width = 175
| image1 = Bobeaton.jpg
| image2 = Cesaro in September 2016.jpg
| footer = Bobby Eaton and Cesaro, the latter now known as Claudio Castagnoli, are four-time winners each of the category, Cesaro consecutively.
}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1980
|National Wrestling Alliance |
| 1981
|National Wrestling Alliance |
| 1982
|Adrian Adonis |American Wrestling Association |
| 1983
|Dynamite Kid |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1984
|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1985
|rowspan=2|Bobby Eaton |rowspan=3|Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1986 |
| 1987 |
| 1988
|Tiger Mask II |rowspan=2|All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1989
|Dan Kroffat |
| 1990
|Bobby Eaton |rowspan=5|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1991
|rowspan=2|Terry Taylor |
| 1992 |
| 1993
|Bobby Eaton |
| 1994
|Brian Pillman |
| 1995
|Skip |rowspan=3|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1996 |
| 1997 |
| 1998
|Chris Benoit |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1999
|rowspan=2|Chris Jericho |World Championship Wrestling |
| 2000
|World Wrestling Federation |
| 2001
|World Wrestling Federation |
| 2002
| rowspan="20" |World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE |
| 2003 |
| 2004 |
| 2005
|rowspan=3|Shelton Benjamin |
| 2006 |
| 2007 |
| 2008
|Montel Vontavious Porter |
| 2009
|Evan Bourne |
| 2010 |
| 2011
|Dolph Ziggler |
| 2012 |
| 2013
|rowspan=4|(Antonio) Cesaro |
| 2014 |
| 2015 |
| 2016 |
| 2017
|Rusev |
| 2018 |
| 2019 |
| 2020
| rowspan="2" |Ricochet |
| 2021 |
| 2022
|All Elite Wrestling |
| 2023
|Chad Gable |WWE |
| 2024
|Konosuke Takeshita |All Elite Wrestling |
==Rookie of the Year==
File:Barry Windham 1986.jpeg was the inaugural winner of the award in 1980.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1980
|Barry Windham |rowspan=5|National Wrestling Alliance |
| rowspan=2|1981
|Brad Armstrong |
| Brad Rheingans |
| 1982
|Steve Williams |
| 1983
|The Road Warriors |
| rowspan=2|1984
|AWA |
| Keiichi Yamada
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1985
|National Wrestling Alliance |
| 1986
|Continental Wrestling Association |
| 1987
|Brian Pillman |rowspan=2|Stampede Wrestling |
| 1988 |
| 1989
|Dustin Rhodes |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1990
|Steve Austin |United States Wrestling Association |
| 1991
|Johnny B. Badd |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1992
|Rey Misterio Jr. |Asistencia Asesoría y Administración |
| 1993
|Jun Akiyama |All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1994
|Extreme Championship Wrestling |
| 1995
|{{lang|es|Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre|italic=no}} |
| 1996
|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1997
|{{lang|es|Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre|italic=no}} |
| 1998
|rowspan=3|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1999 |
| 2000 |
| 2001
|El Hombre Sin Nombre |{{lang|es|Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre|italic=no}} |
| 2002
|Bob Sapp |K-1 |
| 2003
|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2004
|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2005
|Shingo Takagi |Dragon Gate |
| 2006
|Pro Wrestling Noah |
| 2007
|Ring of Honor |
| 2008
|Kai |All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2009
|Chikara |
| 2010
|Adam Cole |Ring of Honor |
| 2011
|Pro Wrestling Zero1 |
| 2012
|Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide |
| 2013
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2014
|{{lang|es|Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre|italic=no}} |
| 2015
|WWE |
| 2016
|Matt Riddle |Evolve |
| 2017
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2018
|Ronda Rousey |WWE |
| 2019
|All Elite Wrestling |
| 2020
|WWE |
| 2021
|All Elite Wrestling |
| 2022
|WWE |
| 2023 |
| 2024
|WWE |
== Best Non-Wrestler ==
File:Paul Heyman is the happiest man in the world.jpg is an eleven-time winner of the category.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Performer ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1999
|rowspan=2|Vince McMahon |rowspan=7|World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment |
| 2000 |
| 2001
|rowspan=2|Paul Heyman |
| 2002 |
| 2003
|Stone Cold Steve Austin |
| 2004
|Paul Heyman |
| 2005 |
| 2006
|Jim Cornette |Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2007
|rowspan=2|Larry Sweeney |rowspan=2|Ring of Honor |
| 2008 |
| 2009
|rowspan=2|Vickie Guerrero |rowspan=6|World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE |
| 2010 |
| 2011 |
| 2012
|rowspan=3|Paul Heyman |
| 2013 |
| 2014 |
| 2015
|rowspan=2|Dario Cueto |rowspan=2|Lucha Underground |
| 2016 |
| 2017
|Daniel Bryan |rowspan=3|WWE |
| 2018
|rowspan=2|Paul Heyman |
| 2019 |
| 2020
|Taz |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2021
|rowspan=2|Paul Heyman |rowspan=2|WWE |
| 2022 |
| 2023
|All Elite Wrestling |
| 2024
|Paul Heyman |WWE |
== Best Television Announcer ==
File:Jim Ross No Mercy 2007.jpg is a 14-time winner of the category.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Announcer ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1981
|rowspan=3|Gordon Solie |rowspan=3|National Wrestling Alliance |
| 1982 |
| 1983 |
| 1984
|rowspan=4|Lance Russell |rowspan=4|Continental Wrestling Association |
| 1985 |
| 1986 |
| 1987 |
| 1988
|rowspan=6|Jim Ross |rowspan=5|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1989 |
| 1990 |
| 1991 |
| 1992 |
| 1993
|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1994
|rowspan=3|Joey Styles |rowspan=3|Extreme Championship Wrestling |
| 1995 |
| 1996 |
| 1997
|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1998
|rowspan=4|Jim Ross |rowspan=4|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1999 |
| 2000 |
| 2001 |
| 2002
|rowspan=4|Mike Tenay |rowspan=4|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2003 |
| 2004 |
| 2005 |
| 2006
|rowspan=2|Jim Ross |rowspan=4|World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2007 |
| 2008 |
| 2009
|Jim Ross |
| 2010
|rowspan=2|Joe Rogan |rowspan=2|Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2011 |
| 2012
|Jim Ross |rowspan=3|WWE |
| 2013
|rowspan=2|William Regal |
| 2014 |
| 2015
|rowspan=3|Mauro Ranallo |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2016
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2017
|WWE |
| 2018
|rowspan=2|Kevin Kelly |rowspan=2|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2019 |
| 2020
| rowspan="2" |Excalibur | rowspan="2" |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2021 |
| 2022
|Kevin Kelly |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2023
|Excalibur |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2024
|All Elite Wrestling |
== Worst Television Announcer ==
File:Gorilla Monsoon - Wrestling Program WWWF n.74 1977 (cropped).jpg won the award in five straight years and is a record-tying six-time winner of the category.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Announcer ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1984
|rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1985 |
| 1986
|rowspan=3|David Crockett |rowspan=3|Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1987 |
| 1988 |
| 1989
|Stampede Wrestling |
| 1990 |
| 1991
|rowspan=5|Gorilla Monsoon |rowspan=5|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1992 |
| 1993 |
| 1994 |
| 1995 |
| 1996
|rowspan=5|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1997
|Dusty Rhodes |
| 1998 |
| 1999
|rowspan=2|Tony Schiavone |
| 2000 |
| 2001
|rowspan=6|World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment |
| 2002
|Jerry Lawler |
| 2003 |
| 2004 |
| 2005
|Jonathan Coachman |
| 2006
|Todd Grisham |
| 2007
|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2008
|rowspan=5|World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE |
| 2009
|rowspan=4|Michael Cole |
| 2010 |
| 2011 |
| 2012 |
| 2013
|Taz |Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2014
|rowspan=2|John "Bradshaw" Layfield | rowspan="11" |WWE |
| 2015 |
| 2016 |
| 2017
|Booker T |
| 2018
|Jonathan Coachman |
| 2019 |
| 2020
|Michael Cole |
| 2021
|rowspan=2|Corey Graves |
| 2022 |
| 2023
| rowspan="2" |Booker T |
| 2024 |
== {{anchor|Best Major Show}}Best Major Wrestling Show ==
File:WMX-Seven2.jpg, the first of two editions of WrestleMania to win this award.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Show ! Promotion |
|---|
| 1989
|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1990
|World Wrestling Federation/New Japan Pro-Wrestling/All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1991
|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1992
|Wrestlemarinpiad |rowspan=2|All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling |
| 1993
|Dream Slam I |
| 1994
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1995
|Bridge of Dreams{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=47128|title=Bridge Of Dreams ~ Dome Spring Full Bloom|access-date=February 16, 2017|work=Cagematch}} |Weekly Pro Wrestling |
| 1996 |
| 1997
|In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1998
|rowspan=2|Extreme Championship Wrestling |
| 1999 |
| 2000
|{{lang|es|Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre|italic=no}} |
| 2001
|rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2002 |
| 2003
|Pride Fighting Championships |
| 2004
|rowspan=2|Pro Wrestling Noah |
| 2005 |
| 2006
|rowspan=2|Ring of Honor |
| 2007 |
| 2008
|World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2009
|Dragon Gate USA |
| 2010
|Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2011
|WWE |
| 2012
|rowspan=7|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2013 |
| 2014 |
| 2015 |
| 2016 |
| 2017 |
| 2018 |
| 2019
| rowspan="3" |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2020 |
| 2021 |
| 2022
|All Elite Wrestling |
| 2023
|rowspan="2" |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2024 |
== {{anchor|Worst Major Show}}Worst Major Wrestling Show ==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Show ! Promotion |
|---|
| 1989
|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1990
|rowspan=4|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1991 |
| 1992 |
| 1993 |
| 1994 |
| 1995
|rowspan=4|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1996 |
| 1997 |
| 1998 |
| 1999
|Heroes of Wrestling |
| 2000
|World Championship Wrestling |
| 2001 |
| 2002
|rowspan=4|World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2003 |
| 2004 |
| 2005 |
| 2006
|Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2007
|rowspan=2|World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2008 |
| 2009
|rowspan=3|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2010 |
| 2011 |
| 2012
|Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2013
|rowspan=2|WWE |
| 2014 |
| 2015
|Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide |
| 2016
| rowspan="8" |WWE |
| 2017 |
| 2018 |
| 2019 |
| 2020 |
| 2021 |
| 2022 |
| 2023 |
| 2024
|Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide |
== Best Wrestling Maneuver ==
File:Jimmy_Superfly_Snuka_Paparazzo_Photography.jpg
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
!Year !Wrestler !Maneuver !Promotion(s) |
| 1981
|Jimmy Snuka |Superfly splash |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1982
|Superplex |National Wrestling Alliance |
| 1983
|Jimmy Snuka |Superfly splash | rowspan="2" |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1984
|British Bulldogs |Military press followed by a missile dropkick |
| 1985
|Tiger Mask II |Topé con giro |All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1986 |
| 1987
| rowspan="2" |Keiichi Yamada | rowspan="2" |Shooting star press | rowspan="2" |Stampede Wrestling |
| 1988 |
| 1989
| rowspan="2" |Scott Steiner | rowspan="2" |Frankensteiner | rowspan="2" |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1990 |
| 1991
|Top-rope moonsault to the outside of the ring |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1992
| rowspan="2" |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1993
|Vader |Moonsault |
| 1994
|The Great Sasuke |Sasuke Special |Michinoku Pro Wrestling |
| 1995
|Rey Misterio Jr. |Flip dive into a frankensteiner on the floor |Extreme Championship Wrestling |
| 1996
|Último Dragón |Running Liger bomb |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1997
|Diamond Dallas Page |Diamond Cutter |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1998
|Kenta Kobashi |Burning Hammer |All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1999
| rowspan="2" |Dragon Kid | rowspan="2" |Dragonrana | rowspan="2" |Toryumon Japan |
| 2000 |
| 2001
|Keiji Mutoh/The Great Muta |Shining Wizard |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2002
|Brock Lesnar |F-5 |World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2003
|A.J. Styles |Styles Clash |Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2004
| rowspan="2" |Petey Williams | rowspan="2" |Canadian Destroyer | rowspan="2" |Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2005 |
| 2006
| rowspan="2" |Kenta | rowspan="2" |Go 2 Sleep | rowspan="2" |Pro Wrestling Noah |
| 2007 |
| 2008
|Evan Bourne |Air Bourne |World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2009
|The Young Bucks |More Bang for Your Buck |Chikara |
| 2010
| rowspan="2" |Ricochet | rowspan="2" |Double rotation moonsault | rowspan="2" |Dragon Gate USA |
| 2011 |
| 2012
| rowspan="2" |Kazuchika Okada | rowspan="2" |Rainmaker | rowspan="2" |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2013 |
| 2014
|The Young Bucks |Meltzer Driver |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2015
|A.J. Styles |Styles Clash |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2016
| rowspan="3" |Kenny Omega | rowspan="3" |One-Winged Angel | rowspan="4" |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2017 |
| 2018 |
| 2019
|Will Ospreay |Storm Breaker |
| 2020
|Kenny Omega |One Winged Angel |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2021
|"Hangman" Adam Page |Buckshot Lariat |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2022
| rowspan="3" |Will Ospreay | rowspan="3" |Hidden Blade | rowspan="3" |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2023 |
| 2024 |
== Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic ==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Promotional Tactic ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1981
|Monster character (Tony Hernandez) |LeBelle Promotions |
| 1982
|Bob Backlund as WWF Champion | rowspan="2" |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1983
|Eddie Gilbert re-breaking his neck in an angle after having done so legitimately |
| 1984
|Blackjack Mulligan fake heart attack |
| 1985
|Usage of Mike Von Erich's near-death to sell tickets | rowspan="4" |World Class Championship Wrestling |
| 1986
|Exploitation of the death of Gino Hernandez |
| 1987
|Exploitation of the death of Mike Von Erich |
| 1988
|Fritz Von Erich's fake heart attack |
| 1989
|José González's babyface push one year after Bruiser Brody stabbing case |World Wrestling Council/Capitol Sports Promotions |
| 1990
|Atsushi Onita stabbing José González, two years after Bruiser Brody stabbing case |Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling |
| 1991
|Exploiting the Persian Gulf War (Sgt. Slaughter Iraqi sympathizer angle) |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1992
|Pushing Erik Watts | rowspan="4" |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1993
|Cactus Jack gets amnesia |
| 1994
|Ric Flair retirement angle |
| 1995
|Gene Okerlund's 900 hotline advertisements |
| 1996
|Fake Diesel and Razor Ramon | rowspan="2" |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1997
|Melanie Pillman interview on Raw the day after Brian Pillman's death |
| 1998
|Exploiting Scott Hall's alcoholism |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1999
|Over the Edge pay-per-view continuing after the death of Owen Hart |World Wrestling Federation |
| 2000
|David Arquette wins the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |World Championship Wrestling |
| 2001
|Stephanie McMahon comparing her father's indictment to September 11 attacks | rowspan="6" |World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2002
|Triple H accusing Kane of murder and necrophilia (Katie Vick) |
| 2003
|McMahons all over the product |
| 2004
|Kane and Lita pregnancy/wedding/miscarriage angle |
| 2005
|Not editing out a terrorist angle (Muhammad Hassan attacking The Undertaker) for air on day of London bombings |
| 2006
|Exploitation of the death of Eddie Guerrero |
| 2007
|Signing of Adam "Pacman" Jones and having him "Make It Rain" on television, when his doing so in a strip club led to the paralysis of a wrestler |Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2008
|Teasing a Jeff Hardy drug overdose to garner late interest in a PPV show | rowspan="8" |World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE |
| 2009
|Mickie James' "Piggy James" angle making fun of her weight |
| 2010
|Stand Up For WWE campaign, launched in conjunction with Linda McMahon's US Senate run |
| 2011
|Promoting an anti-bullying campaign despite blatant mistreatment of Jim Ross |
| 2012
|CM Punk and Paul Heyman exploiting Jerry Lawler's real-life heart attack, playing footage of him near death |
| 2013
|Exploitation of the death of Bill Moody |
| 2014
|Insulting fans who purchased PPVs |
| 2015
|Using Reid Fliehr's death in an angle |
| 2016
|Bellator MMA |
| 2017
|Promoting Jimmy Snuka as a hero in death not long after his trial over the death of Nancy Argentino | rowspan="8" |WWE |
| 2018
| rowspan="2" |Relationship with Saudi Arabia |
| 2019 |
| 2020
| rowspan="2" |Firing people during a global pandemic while setting profit records |
| 2021 |
| 2022
|Vince McMahon appearing on television for a crowd pop after sexual misconduct allegations came out |
| 2023
|WWE enabling Vince McMahon and him being back in power, and TKO keeping him in a position of power |
| 2024 |
== Worst Television Show ==
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| image1 =
| width1 = 200
| footer = NWA Power won the award in 2023.
}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Program !Promotion |
|---|
| 1984
|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1985
|Championship Wrestling from Florida |Championship Wrestling from Florida |
| 1986
|California Championship Wrestling |California Championship Wrestling |
| 1987
|World Class Championship Wrestling |World Class Championship Wrestling |
| 1988
|American Wrestling Association |
| 1989
|International Championship Wrestling |
| 1990
|Championship Wrestling |American Wrestling Association |
| 1991 |
| 1992
|rowspan=2|Global Wrestling Federation on ESPN |rowspan=2|Global Wrestling Federation |
| 1993 |
| 1994
|rowspan=2|Saturday Night |rowspan=2| World Championship Wrestling |
| 1995 |
| 1996 |
| 1997
|United States Wrestling Association |United States Wrestling Association |
| 1998
|rowspan=3|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1999
|rowspan=2|Thunder |
| 2000 |
| 2001
|rowspan=6|World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment |
| 2002
|rowspan=2|Monday Night Raw |
| 2003 |
| 2004
|rowspan=2|Friday Night SmackDown! |
| 2005 |
| 2006
|Monday Night Raw |
| 2007
|rowspan=5|Impact!/Impact Wrestling |rowspan=5|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2008 |
| 2009 |
| 2010 |
| 2011 |
| 2012
|Monday Night Raw |WWE |
| 2013
|Impact Wrestling |Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2014
| rowspan="9" |Monday Night Raw | rowspan="9" |WWE |
| 2015 |
| 2016 |
| 2017 |
| 2018 |
| 2019 |
| 2020 |
| 2021 |
| 2022 |
| 2023 |
| 2024
|All Elite Wrestling |
=={{anchor|Worst Worked Match of the Year}}Worst Match of the Year==
{{small|Note: Named "Worst Worked Match of the Year" until 2018.}}
File:Hulk Hogan.jpg won the award for a record three straight years.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Match ! Promotion ! Show and venue |
|---|
| 1984
|Wendi Richter vs. The Fabulous Moolah |rowspan=4|World Wrestling Federation |The Brawl to End It All |
| 1985
|Freddie Blassie vs. Lou Albano |WWF House Show |
| 1986
|Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper |WrestleMania 2 |
| 1987
|Hulk Hogan vs. André the Giant |WrestleMania III |
| 1988
|Hiroshi Wajima vs. Tom Magee |All Japan Pro Wrestling |Champion Carnival |
| 1989
|André the Giant vs. The Ultimate Warrior |World Wrestling Federation |Saturday Night's Main Event XXIV |
| 1990
|Sid Vicious vs. The Nightstalker |rowspan=3|World Championship Wrestling |Clash of the Champions XIII |
| 1991
|Bobby Eaton and P. N. News vs. Terrance Taylor and Steve Austin |The Great American Bash |
| 1992
|Rick Rude vs. Masahiro Chono |Halloween Havoc |
| 1993
|The Bushwhackers and Men on a Mission vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, Bastion Booger, and The Headshrinkers |rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation |Survivor Series |
| 1994
|The Royal Court vs. Clowns R' Us |Survivor Series |
| 1995
|Sting vs. Tony Palmore |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |Battle 7 |
| 1996
|Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Meng, The Barbarian, Lex Luger, Kevin Sullivan, Z-Gangsta and The Ultimate Solution |rowspan=3|World Championship Wrestling |Uncensored |
| 1997
|Hollywood Hogan vs. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper |SuperBrawl |
| 1998
|Hollywood Hogan vs. The Warrior |Halloween Havoc |
| 1999
|Al Snow vs. The Big Boss Man |rowspan=7|World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment |Unforgiven |
| 2000
|Pat Patterson vs. Gerald Brisco |King of the Ring |
| 2001
|The Brothers of Destruction vs. KroniK |Unforgiven |
| 2002
|Bradshaw and Trish Stratus vs. Christopher Nowinski and Jackie Gayda |Monday Night Raw |
| 2003
|Triple H vs. Scott Steiner |Royal Rumble |
| 2004
|Tyson Tomko vs. Stevie Richards |Unforgiven |
| 2005
|Eric Bischoff vs. Theodore Long |Survivor Series |
| 2006
|rowspan=2|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |Impact! |
| 2007
|James Storm vs. Chris Harris |Lockdown |
| 2008
|Edge vs. Triple H vs. Vladimir Kozlov |World Wrestling Entertainment |Survivor Series |
| 2009
|Jenna Morasca vs. Sharmell |Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |Victory Road |
| 2010
|World Wrestling Entertainment |NXT |
| 2011
|Sting vs. Jeff Hardy |Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |Victory Road |
| 2012
|John Cena vs. John Laurinaitis |rowspan=3|WWE |Over the Limit |
| 2013
|Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Natalya, Naomi, Cameron, Eva Marie, and JoJo vs. AJ Lee, Tamina Snuka, Kaitlyn, Alicia Fox, Aksana, Rosa Mendes, and Summer Rae |Survivor Series |
| 2014
|John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt |Extreme Rules |
| 2015
|Los Psycho Circus (Monster Clown, Murder Clown and Psycho Clown) vs. Los Villanos (Villano III, Villano IV and Villano V) |Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide |Triplemanía XXIII |
| 2016
|Shelly Martinez vs. Rebel |Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown |
| 2017
|Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton | rowspan="8" |WWE |WrestleMania 33 |
| 2018
|D-Generation X vs. Brothers of Destruction |Crown Jewel |
| 2019
|Seth Rollins vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt |Hell in a Cell |
| 2020
|Braun Strowman vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt |The Horror Show at Extreme Rules |
| 2021
|The Miz vs. Damian Priest |
| 2022
|Pat McAfee vs. Mr. McMahon |
| 2023
|Bray Wyatt vs. LA Knight |Royal Rumble |
| 2024 |
== Worst Feud of the Year ==
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| direction = vertical
| total_width = 175
| image1 = Adam Cole, June 2022 (cropped).jpg
| image2 = MJF May 2019.jpg
| footer = Adam Cole/The Devil vs. MJF won the award twice.
}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Feud ! Promotion |
|---|
| 1984
|André the Giant vs. Big John Studd |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1985
|Sgt. Slaughter vs. Boris Zhukov |American Wrestling Association |
| 1986
|The Machines vs. King Kong Bundy and John Studd |rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1987
|George Steele vs. Danny Davis |
| 1988
|The Midnight Rider vs. Tully Blanchard |Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1989
|André the Giant vs. The Ultimate Warrior |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1990
|Ric Flair vs. The Junkyard Dog |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1991
|Hulk Hogan vs. Sgt. Slaughter |rowspan=4|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1992
|The Ultimate Warrior vs. Papa Shango |
| 1993
|The Undertaker vs. Giant González |
| 1994
|Jerry Lawler vs. Doink the Clown |
| 1995
|Hulk Hogan vs. The Dungeon of Doom |rowspan=2|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1996
|Big Bubba vs. John Tenta |
| 1997
|The D.O.A. vs. Los Boricuas |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1998
|Hollywood Hogan vs. The Warrior |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1999
|Big Boss Man vs. Big Show |World Wrestling Federation |
| 2000
|Hulk Hogan vs. Billy Kidman |World Championship Wrestling |
| 2001
|WWF vs. The Alliance | rowspan="22" |World Wrestling Federation/{{zwsp}}Entertainment/{{zwsp}}WWE |
| 2002
|Triple H vs. Kane |
| 2003
|Kane vs. Shane McMahon |
| 2004
|Kane vs. Matt Hardy and Lita |
| 2005
|McMahon Family vs. Jim Ross |
| 2006
|McMahon Family vs. D-Generation X |
| 2007
|Kane vs. Big Daddy V |
| 2008
|Kane vs. Rey Mysterio |
| 2009
|Hornswoggle vs. Chavo Guerrero |
| 2010
|Edge vs. Kane |
| 2011
|Triple H vs. Kevin Nash |
| 2012
|John Cena vs. Kane |
| 2013
|Big Show vs. The Authority |
| 2014
|Brie Bella vs. Nikki Bella |
| 2015
|Team PCB vs. Team B.A.D. vs. Team Bella |
| 2016
|Titus O'Neil vs. Darren Young |
| 2017
|Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton |
| 2018
|Sasha Banks vs. Bayley |
| 2019
|Seth Rollins vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt |
| 2020
|Braun Strowman vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt |
| 2021
|Randy Orton vs. The Fiend & Alexa Bliss |
| 2022
|The Miz vs. Dexter Lumis |
| 2023
| rowspan="2" |MJF vs. The Devil/Adam Cole | rowspan="2" |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2024 |
== Worst Promotion of the Year ==
File:TNA ring.jpg, is an 11-time winner of the category, having won every year from 2007 to 2017.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Promotion |
|---|
| 1986
|American Wrestling Association |
| 1987
|World Class Championship Wrestling |
| 1988
|rowspan=3|American Wrestling Association |
| 1989 |
| 1990 |
| 1991 |
| 1992
|Global Wrestling Federation |
| 1993
|rowspan=3|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1994 |
| 1995 |
| 1996
|American Wrestling Federation |
| 1997
|United States Wrestling Association |
| 1998
|rowspan=4|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1999 |
| 2000 |
| 2001 |
| 2002 |
| 2003 |
| 2004
|rowspan=2|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2005 |
| 2006
|World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2007
|rowspan=11|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling |
| 2008 |
| 2009 |
| 2010 |
| 2011 |
| 2012 |
| 2013 |
| 2014 |
| 2015 |
| 2016 |
| 2017 |
| 2018
| rowspan="5" |WWE |
| 2019 |
| 2020 |
| 2021 |
| 2022 |
| 2023
| rowspan="2" |National Wrestling Alliance |
| 2024 |
== Best Booker ==
{{Multiple image
| direction = vertical
| total_width = 175
| image1 = JimCornette2015Cropped.jpg
| image2 = Paul Heyman WrestleMania 32 Axxess.jpg
| footer = Jim Cornette (top) and Paul Heyman (bottom) are the only winners of the category who won the award for work in two separate promotions.
}}
File:Triple H November 2017.jpg
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Booker ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1986
|Dusty Rhodes |Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1987
|Vince McMahon |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1988
|Eddie Gilbert |
| 1989
|rowspan=3|Shohei Baba |rowspan=3|All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1990 |
| 1991 |
| 1992
|Riki Choshu |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1993
|Jim Cornette |Smoky Mountain Wrestling |
| 1994
|rowspan=4|Paul Heyman |rowspan=4|Extreme Championship Wrestling |
| 1995 |
| 1996 |
| 1997 |
| 1998
|rowspan=3|Vince McMahon |rowspan=3|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1999 |
| 2000 |
| 2001
|Jim Cornette |
| 2002
|Paul Heyman |World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2003
|Jim Cornette |Ohio Valley Wrestling |
| 2004
|rowspan=4|Gabe Sapolsky |rowspan=4|Ring of Honor |
| 2005 |
| 2006 |
| 2007 |
| 2008
|rowspan=3|Joe Silva |rowspan=3|Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2009 |
| 2010 |
| 2011
|rowspan=4|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2012 |
| 2013 |
| 2014 |
| 2015
|Paul Levesque and Ryan Ward |WWE (NXT) |
| 2016
|rowspan=4|Gedo |rowspan=4|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2017 |
| 2018 |
| 2019 |
| 2020
| rowspan="3" |Tony Khan | rowspan="3" |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2021 |
| 2022 |
| 2023
| rowspan="2" |Paul Levesque | rowspan="2" |WWE |
| 2024 |
== Promoter of the Year ==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Promoter ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1988
|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1989
|Akira Maeda |
| 1990
|rowspan=5|Shohei Baba |rowspan=5|All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1991 |
| 1992 |
| 1993 |
| 1994 |
| 1995
|rowspan=3|Riki Choshu |rowspan=3|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1996 |
| 1997 |
| 1998
|rowspan=3|Vince McMahon |rowspan=3|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1999 |
| 2000 |
| 2001
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2002
|K-1 |
| 2003
|rowspan=2|Nobuyuki Sakakibara |rowspan=2|Pride Fighting Championships |
| 2004 |
| 2005
|rowspan=9|Dana White |rowspan=9|Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2006 |
| 2007 |
| 2008 |
| 2009 |
| 2010 |
| 2011 |
| 2012 |
| 2013 |
| 2014
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2015
|rowspan=2|Dana White |rowspan=2|Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 2016 |
| 2017
|rowspan=2|Takaaki Kidani |rowspan=2|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2018 |
| 2019
| rowspan="4" |Tony Khan | rowspan="4" |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2020 |
| 2021 |
| 2022 |
| 2023
| rowspan="2" |Nick Khan | rowspan="2" |WWE |
| 2024 |
== Best Gimmick ==
File:Undertaker with Fire.jpg is a five-time winner of the category.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1986 |
| 1987
|Ted DiBiase |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1988
|Rick Steiner |Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1989
|Jushin Liger |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1990
|rowspan=5|The Undertaker |rowspan=5|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1991 |
| 1992 |
| 1993 |
| 1994 |
| 1995
|rowspan=2|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1996
|nWo |
| 1997
|rowspan=2|Stone Cold Steve Austin |rowspan=9|World Wrestling Federation/{{zwsp}}World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 1998 |
| 1999
|The Rock |
| 2000
|Kurt Angle |
| 2001 |
| 2002
|Matt Hardy |
| 2003
|John Cena |
| 2004
|John "Bradshaw" Layfield |
| 2005 |
| 2006
|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2007
|rowspan=2|Santino Marella |rowspan=5|World Wrestling Entertainment/{{zwsp}}WWE |
| 2008 |
| 2009
|CM Punk |
| 2010 |
| 2011
|CM Punk |
| 2012
|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2013
|rowspan=3|WWE |
| 2014
|Rusev and Lana |
| 2015 |
| 2016
|"Broken" Matt Hardy |Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2017
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2018
|rowspan=2|WWE |
| 2019
|"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt |
| 2020
|All Elite Wrestling |
| 2021
|rowspan=2|WWE |
| 2022 |
| 2023
| rowspan="2" |"Timeless" Toni Storm | rowspan="2" |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2024 |
== Worst Gimmick ==
File:Dustin Rhodes Mar 2019.jpg is a three-time winner of the category under three different gimmicks (Goldust, The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust and Black Reign).]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1986
|rowspan=2|Adrian Adonis |rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1987 |
| 1988
|Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1989
|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1990
|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1991
|Oz |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1992
|Papa Shango |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1993
|rowspan=2|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1994 |
| 1995
|rowspan=4|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1996 |
| 1997
|The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust |
| 1998 |
| 1999
|rowspan=2|World Championship Wrestling |
| 2000 |
| 2001
|World Wrestling Federation |
| 2002
|NWA: Total Nonstop Action |
| 2003
|rowspan=4|World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2004 |
| 2005 |
| 2006
|Vito |
| 2007
|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2008
|rowspan=2|World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2009 |
| 2010
|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2011
|WWE |
| 2012
|rowspan=2|Aces & Eights |rowspan=2|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling |
| 2013 |
| 2014
|rowspan=2|WWE |
| 2015 |
| 2016
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2017
|Bray Wyatt/Sister Abigail | rowspan="6" |WWE |
| 2018 |
| 2019 |
| 2020
|"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt |
| 2021 |
| 2022 |
| 2023
| rowspan="2" |All Elite Wrestling |
| 2024 |
== Best Pro Wrestling Book ==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Book ! Author(s) |
|---|
| 2005 |
| 2006
|Tangled Ropes |"Superstar" Billy Graham and Keith Elliot Greenberg |
| 2007
|Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling |Bret Hart |
| 2008
|Gorgeous George: The Bad Boy Wrestler Who Created American Pop Culture |John Capouya |
| 2009
|Midnight Express 25th Anniversary Scrapbook |Jim Cornette |
| 2010
|Countdown to Lockdown |Mick Foley |
| 2011
|Undisputed: How to Become the World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps |Chris Jericho |
| 2012
|Shooters: The Toughest Men in Professional Wrestling |Jonathan Snowden |
| 2013
|Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs: The Untold Story of How Montreal Shaped the World of Wrestling |Pat Laprade and Bertrand Hébert |
| 2014
|The Death of WCW – 10th Anniversary Edition |Bryan Alvarez and R.D. Reynolds |
| 2015
|Yes!: My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of WrestleMania |Daniel Bryan and Craig Tello |
| 2016
|Ali vs. Inoki |Josh Gross |
| 2017
|Crazy Like a Fox: The Definitive Chronicle of Brian Pillman 20 Years Later |Liam O'Rourke |
| 2018
|Eggshells: Pro Wrestling in the Tokyo Dome |Chris Charlton |
| 2019
|100 Things a WWE Fan Should Know & Do Before They Die |Bryan Alvarez |
| 2020 |
| 2021
|Mox |
| 2022
|Blood and Fire: The Unbelievable Real-Life Story of Wrestling's Original Sheik |Brian Solomon |
| 2023
|The Last Real World Champion: The Legacy of "Nature Boy" Ric Flair |Tim Hornbaker |
| 2024
|The Man: Not Just Your Average Girl |
== Best Pro Wrestling Documentary ==
{{small|Note: Was previously known as the "Best Pro Wrestling DVD" and "Best Wrestling DVD/Streaming Documentary" award.}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Documentary ! Publisher(s) |
|---|
| 2005
|rowspan=8|World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE |
| 2006
|Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be |
| 2007
|Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen |
| 2008
|"Nature Boy" Ric Flair: The Definitive Collection |
| 2009
|Macho Madness: The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection |
| 2010
|Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho |
| 2011
|Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart: WWE's Greatest Rivalries |
| 2012 |
| 2013
|Jim Crockett Promotions: The Good Old Days |EllBow Productions |
| 2014
|Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman |rowspan=3|WWE |
| 2015
|Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes! |
| 2016
|WWE 24: Seth Rollins (Redesign, Rebuild, Reclaim) |
| 2017
|30 for 30: Nature Boy |ESPN |
| 2018
|HBO |
| 2019
| rowspan="5" |Viceland |
| 2020
|Dark Side of the Ring: Owen Hart |
| 2021
|Dark Side of the Ring: Brian Pillman |
| 2022
|Tales From the Territories: Lawler/Kaufman |
| 2023
|Dark Side of the Ring: Chris and Tammy |
| 2024 |
== Shad Gaspard/Jon Huber Memorial Award ==
{{small|Note: This award is given to participants in professional wrestling and mixed martial arts who make contributions outside the ring for the betterment of society.}}
{{Multiple image
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| total_width = 175
| image1 = Shad_Gaspard_WWE_CrymeTyme.jpg
| image2 = Brodie_Lee_at_Alpha_1_crop.jpg
| footer = Shad Gaspard and Jon Huber are the co-namesakes of the category.
}}
Defunct awards
= Class A awards =
== {{anchor|Most Impressive Wrestler}}Most Impressive Wrestler ==
File:Dynamite_Kid_British_Bulldogs.jpg is a three-time winner of the category.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1980
|Ken Patera |rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1981 |
| 1982
|New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1983
|rowspan=3|Dynamite Kid |Stampede Wrestling |
| 1984
|Stampede Wrestling |
| 1985
|World Wrestling Federation |
== {{anchor|Most Washed Up Wrestler}}Most Washed Up Wrestler ==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1980
|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1981
|National Wrestling Alliance |
| 1982
|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1983
|rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1984
|Jimmy Snuka |
| 1985
|Sgt. Slaughter |American Wrestling Association |
== Strongest Wrestler ==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1981
|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1982
|Ken Patera |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1983
|Hulk Hogan |American Wrestling Association |
| 1984
|Mid-South Wrestling |
| 1985
|rowspan=2|Road Warrior Animal |rowspan=2|American Wrestling Association |
| 1986 |
| 1987
|rowspan=4|Steve Williams |Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1988
|rowspan=2|Jim Crockett Promotions/World Championship Wrestling |
| 1989 |
| 1990
|All Japan Pro Wrestling |
== Best Three-Man Team ==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Team ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1983
|The Fabulous Freebirds |World Class Championship Wrestling |
== Most Unimproved ==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1984
|Jimmy Snuka |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1985
|Sgt. Slaughter |American Wrestling Association |
| 1986
|rowspan=4|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1987
|Butch Reed |
| 1988
|Bam Bam Bigelow |
| 1989
|Jim Duggan |
| 1990
|Sting |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1991
|Davey Boy Smith |rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1992
|Randy Savage |
| 1993
|Rick Rude |rowspan=3|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1994
|rowspan=2|Hulk Hogan{{cite news|title=Jan 22 1996 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Results of the 1995 Observer Newsletter Awards, 1995 Record Book, tons more|work=The Wrestling Observer|date=January 22, 1996}} |
| 1995 |
== Most Obnoxious ==
File:Vince McMahon 2.jpg is a six-time winner of the category.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Performer ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1981
|rowspan=2|National Wrestling Alliance |
| 1982
|David Crockett |
| 1983
|rowspan=4|Vince McMahon |rowspan=4|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1984 |
| 1985 |
| 1986 |
| 1987
|David Crockett |rowspan=2|Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1988
|rowspan=2|Dusty Rhodes |
| 1989
|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1990
|Vince McMahon |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1991
|Herb Abrams |Universal Wrestling Federation |
| 1992
|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1993
|Vince McMahon |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1994
|rowspan=2|Hulk Hogan |rowspan=2|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1995 |
== Best Babyface ==
{{small|Note: "Best Babyface" and "Best Heel" were combined in 1997 to create "Best Box Office Draw"}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1980
|Dusty Rhodes |rowspan=2|National Wrestling Alliance |
| 1981 |
| 1982
|rowspan=10|Hulk Hogan |rowspan=2|American Wrestling Association |
| 1983 |
| 1984
|rowspan=8|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1985 |
| 1986 |
| 1987 |
| 1988 |
| 1989 |
| 1990 |
| 1991 |
| 1992
|Sting |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1993
|rowspan=2|Atsushi Onita |rowspan=2|Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling |
| 1994 |
| 1995
|Asistencia Asesoría y Administración |
| 1996
|Shawn Michaels |World Wrestling Federation |
== Best Heel ==
{{Multiple image
| direction = vertical
| total_width = 175
| image1 = The Million Dollar Man - Ted DiBiase.jpg
| image2 = MCCC_15_-_Roddy_Piper_(17472387653).jpg
| footer = Ted DiBiase and Roddy Piper are two-time winners of the category.
}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1980
|Larry Zbyszko |rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation |
| asad
|1981 |
| 1982
|Buzz Sawyer |Georgia Championship Wrestling |
| 1983
|Michael Hayes |World Class Championship Wrestling |
| 1984
|rowspan=2|Roddy Piper |rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1985 |
| 1986
|Michael Hayes |World Class Championship Wrestling |
| 1987
|rowspan=2|Ted DiBiase |rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1988 |
| 1989
|Terry Funk |rowspan=2|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1990
|Ric Flair |
| 1991
|The Undertaker |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1992
|Rick Rude |rowspan=2|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1993
|Vader |
| 1994
|Art Barr |Asistencia Asesoría y Administración |
| 1995
|Masahiro Chono |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1996
|Stone Cold Steve Austin |World Wrestling Federation |
== Biggest Shock of the Year ==
File:Harley_race.jpg has been named in two Biggest Shock of the Year.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Event |
|---|
| 1981
|Tommy Rich winning the NWA World Championship from Harley Race |
| 1982
|Otto Wanz winning the AWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| 1983
|Ric Flair losing the NWA Championship to Harley Race |
| 1984
|The death of David Von Erich |
| 1985
|WWF getting on network television |
| 1986
|Magnum T. A.'s car accident |
| 1987
|Jim Crockett Jr. purchasing the Universal Wrestling Federation |
| 1988
|The murder of Bruiser Brody |
| 1989
|Dusty Rhodes joining the WWF |
== Hardest Worker ==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1982
|Ric Flair |National Wrestling Alliance |
| 1983
|Dynamite Kid |Stampede Wrestling |
| 1984
|rowspan=5|Ric Flair |National Wrestling Alliance |
| 1985
|rowspan=4|Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1986 |
| 1987 |
| 1988 |
| 1989
|Terry Funk |World Championship Wrestling |
== Manager of the Year ==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Manager ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1983
|Jimmy Hart |Continental Wrestling Association |
| 1984
|rowspan=7|Jim Cornette |Mid-South Wrestling |
| 1985
|rowspan=4|Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1986 |
| 1987 |
| 1988 |
| 1989
|rowspan=2|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1990 |
| 1991
|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1992
|rowspan=5|Jim Cornette |rowspan=3|Smoky Mountain Wrestling |
| 1993 |
| 1994 |
| 1995
|rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1996 |
= Class B awards =
== Best Color Commentator ==
File:Esse Ventura 2000.jpg is a four-time winner of the category.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Commentator ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1986
|Michael Hayes |
| 1987
|rowspan=4|Jesse Ventura |rowspan=4|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1988 |
| 1989 |
| 1990 |
| 1991
|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1992
|rowspan=3|Bobby Heenan |rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1993 |
| 1994
|rowspan=1|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1995
|rowspan=2|Jerry Lawler |rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1996 |
== Readers' Favorite Wrestler ==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1984
|rowspan=10|Ric Flair |rowspan=5|Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1985 |
| 1986 |
| 1987 |
| 1988 |
| 1989
|rowspan=2|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1990 |
| 1991
|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1992
|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1993
|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1994
|Sabu |Extreme Championship Wrestling |
| 1995
|Manami Toyota |All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling |
| 1996
|Ric Flair |rowspan=2|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1997
|Chris Benoit |
| 1998
|Mick Foley |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1999
|Chris Jericho |rowspan=2|World Championship Wrestling |
| 2000
|Chris Benoit |
| 2001
|Keiji Mutoh |New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2002
|rowspan=2|Kurt Angle |rowspan=2|World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2003 |
== Readers' Least Favorite Wrestler ==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1984
|rowspan=3|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1985
|rowspan=2|Hulk Hogan |
| 1986 |
| 1987
|rowspan=2|Dusty Rhodes |rowspan=2|Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1988 |
| 1989
|rowspan=2|Ultimate Warrior |rowspan=3|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1990 |
| 1991
|Hulk Hogan |
| 1992
|Erik Watts |rowspan=9|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1993
|Sid Vicious |
| 1994
|rowspan=6|Hulk Hogan |
| 1995 |
| 1996 |
| 1997 |
| 1998 |
| 1999 |
| 2000
|Kevin Nash |
| 2001
|The Undertaker |rowspan=3|World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment |
| 2002
|rowspan=2|Triple H |
| 2003 |
== Worst Wrestler ==
File:André_the_Giant_in_the_late_'80s.jpg is a three-time winner of the category.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1984
|Ivan Putski |rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1985 |
| 1986
|Mike Von Erich |World Class Championship Wrestling |
| 1987
|Junkyard Dog |rowspan=3|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1988
|Ultimate Warrior |
| 1989
|André the Giant |
| 1990
|Junkyard Dog |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1991
|rowspan=2|André the Giant |rowspan=2|All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1992 |
| 1993
|rowspan=8|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1994
|Dave Sullivan |
| 1995 |
| 1996 |
| 1997
|Hulk Hogan |
| 1998
|Warrior |
| 1999
|rowspan=2|Kevin Nash |
| 2000 |
| 2001
|rowspan=2|Big Show |rowspan=3|World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment |
| 2002 |
| 2003 |
== Worst Tag Team ==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Tag Team ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1984
|The Crusher and Baron von Raschke |American Wrestling Association |
| 1985
|The Hillbillies (Uncle Elmer and Cousin Junior) |rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1986
|George Steele and Junkyard Dog |
| 1987
|Jimmy Valiant and Bugsy McGraw |National Wrestling Alliance |
| 1988
|The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zhukov) |rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1989
|The Powers of Pain (The Barbarian and The Warlord) |
| 1990
|rowspan=2|Giant Baba and André the Giant |rowspan=2|All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1991 |
| 1992
|The Bushwhackers (Luke Williams and Butch Miller) |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1993
|The Colossal Kongs (King Kong and Awesome Kong) |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1994
|The Bushwhackers |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1995
|Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck |World Championship Wrestling |
| 1996
|rowspan=2|The Godwinns (Henry Godwinn and Phineas Godwinn) |rowspan=4|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1997 |
| 1998 |
| 1999
|The Corporate Ministry (Viscera and Mideon) |
| 2000
|rowspan=2|KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) |World Championship Wrestling |
| 2001
|World Championship Wrestling |
| 2002
|3-Minute Warning (Rosey and Jamal) |rowspan=2|World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2003 |
== Worst Manager ==
File:Mr Fuji (cropped).jpg is an eleven-time winner of the category.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Manager ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1984
|rowspan=2|Mr. Fuji |rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1985 |
| 1986
|Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1987
|rowspan=9|Mr. Fuji |rowspan=9|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1988 |
| 1989 |
| 1990 |
| 1991 |
| 1992 |
| 1993 |
| 1994 |
| 1995 |
| 1996
|rowspan=4|Sonny Onoo |rowspan=4|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1997 |
| 1998 |
| 1999 |
== Worst on Interviews ==
File:The_Ultimate_Warrior.jpg is a five-time winner of the category.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Performer ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1984
|Jimmy Snuka |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1985
|National Wrestling Alliance |
| 1986
|Mike Von Erich |World Class Championship Wrestling |
| 1987
|Bugsy McGraw |rowspan=2|Jim Crockett Promotions |
| 1988
|Steve Williams |
| 1989
|rowspan=4|Ultimate Warrior |rowspan=5|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1990 |
| 1991 |
| 1992 |
| 1993
|Mr. Fuji |
| 1994
|Dave Sullivan |rowspan=2|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1995
|Hulk Hogan |
| 1996
|rowspan=2|Ahmed Johnson |rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1997 |
| 1998
|Warrior |rowspan=3|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1999
|Sid Vicious |
| 2000 |
| 2001
|rowspan=3|Stephanie McMahon |rowspan=3|World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment |
| 2002 |
| 2003 |
== Most Embarrassing Wrestler ==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Wrestler ! Promotion(s) |
|---|
| 1986
|Adrian Adonis |rowspan=5|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1987
|rowspan=2|George Steele |
| 1988 |
| 1989
|André the Giant |
| 1990
|Dusty Rhodes |
| 1991
|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1992
|Papa Shango |rowspan=3|World Wrestling Federation |
| 1993
|Bastion Booger |
| 1994
|Doink the Clown |
| 1995
|rowspan=2|Hulk Hogan |rowspan=2|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1996 |
| 1997
|The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust |World Wrestling Federation |
| 1998
|Warrior |rowspan=3|World Championship Wrestling |
| 1999
|rowspan=2|Hulk Hogan |
| 2000 |
| 2001
|World Championship Wrestling |
| 2002
|Big Show |rowspan=2|World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment |
| 2003
|Nathan Jones |
== Worst Non-Wrestling Personality ==
File:Sephanie_WWF_-_King_of_the_Ring_2000_cropped.jpg is a three-time winner of the category.]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Year
! Personality ! Promotion |
|---|
| 2000
|Vince Russo |World Championship Wrestling |
| 2001
|rowspan=3|Stephanie McMahon |rowspan=3|World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment |
| 2002 |
| 2003 |
''Wrestling Observer'' Decade Awards
File:Kurt_Angle_2005-08-21.jpg, best wrestler of the 2000s]]
File:Hiroshi_Tanahashi.JPG, best wrestler of the 2010s]]
=2000s=
- Best Wrestler: Kurt Angle
- Most Outstanding Wrestler: Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan
- Best Box Office Draw: Místico
- Best Tag Team: Rey Bucanero and Último Guerrero
- Best Interviews: Chris Jericho
- Most Charismatic: John Cena
- MMA Most Valuable: Randy Couture{{Cite web|url=http://superluchas.com/2010/08/03/segun-el-wrestling-observer-quienes-son-los-mejores-los-mejores-de-la-decada/|title=Según el Wrestling Observer… ¿Quiénes son los mejores los mejores de la década?|last=Beltrán|first=William|date=August 3, 2010|access-date=October 30, 2015|work=Superluchas|language=es}}
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- Best Wrestler: Hiroshi Tanahashi
- Most Outstanding Wrestler: Kazuchika Okada
- Best Box Office Draw: Brock Lesnar
- Best Tag Team: The Young Bucks
- Best Interviews: Paul Heyman
- Most Charismatic: Hiroshi Tanahashi
- Best Technical Wrestler: Zack Sabre Jr.
- Best Brawler: Tomohiro Ishii
- Best Flyer: Ricochet
- Best Promotion: New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- Best Matches: Kazuchika Okada
- Best Non-Wrestler: Paul Heyman
- Best Television Announcer: Kevin Kelly
See also
References
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Sources
- {{cite journal|title=The 2011 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards Issue|periodical=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|issn=1083-9593|publication-place=Campbell, California|issue=5|date=January 26, 2011|pages=1–40|quote=The following are the results of the 31st annual Wrestling Observer Newsletter readership awards, along with a listing of the previous winners in the various categories.}}
- {{cite journal|title=Jan 30 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Gigantic year-end awards issue, best and worst in all categories plus UFC on FX 1, death of Savannah Jack, ratings, tons and tons of news|periodical=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|issn=1083-9593|pages=1–29|publication-place=Campbell, California|date=January 30, 2012}}
- {{cite journal|title=The 2012 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Annual Awards Issue|periodical=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|issn=1083-9593|pages=1–52|publication-place=Campbell, California|date=January 23, 2013}}
- {{cite journal|title=The 2013 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Annual Awards Issue|periodical=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|issn=1083-9593|pages=1–36|publication-place=Campbell, California|date=January 27, 2014}}
- {{cite journal|title=2014 Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards|periodical=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|issn=1083-9593|pages=1–35|publication-place=Campbell, California|date=January 26, 2015}}
- {{cite journal|title=January 25, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2015 Observer Awards Issue|periodical=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|issn=1083-9593|pages=1–49|publication-place=Campbell, California|date=January 25, 2016}}
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