Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards 2016

They're finally here! These arent all the awards just the wwe related. Enjoy discussing!

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LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD

(WRESTLER OF THE YEAR)

1. A.J. STYLES (462) 2.920

2. Kazuchika Okada (285) 2,637

3. Tetsuya Naito (190) 2,610

4. Kenny Omega (79) 1,530

5. Kento Miyahara (10) 189

6. Hiroshi Tanahashi (5) 145

7. Chris Hero (3) 134

8. Volador Jr. (16) 125

9. Kevin Owens (2) 99

10. Shinsuke Nakamura (3) 73

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MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER

1. A.J. STYLES (341) 2,436

2. Kenny Omega (249) 2,352

3. Kazuchika Okada (172) 1,735

4. Chris Hero (151) ` 1,295

5. Will Ospreay (64) 657

6. Tomohiro Ishii (28) 415

7. Tetsuya Naito (9) 408

8. Io Shirai (19) 312

9. Matt Riddle (3) 146

10. Kushida (1) 145

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BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW

1. CONOR MCGREGOR (1,005) 5,206

2. Brock Lesnar (9) 1,302

3. Nate Diaz (1) 1,006

4. John Cena (17) 584

5. Tetsuya Naito (2) 271

6. C.M. Punk 208

7. Bill Goldberg 188

8. Kazuchika Okada 142

9. Hiroshi Tanahashi 63

10. Holly Holm 55

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FEUD OF THE YEAR

1. CONOR MCGREGOR VS. NATE DIAZ (677) 3,582

2. John Cena vs. A.J. Styles (38) 940

3. Los Ingobernables en Japon vs. Chaos (47) 848

4. Charlotte vs Sasha Banks (41) 566

5. Gargano & Ciampa vs. Dawson & Wilder (32) 500

6. Dragon Lee vs. Kamaitachi (57) 386

7. The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler (30) 365

8. Will Ospreay vs. Marty Scurll (27) 317

9. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada (36) 273

10. Jay Lethal vs Adam Cole (16) 220

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TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR

1. YOUNG BUCKS (599) 3,801

2. Scott Dawson& Dash Wilder (323) 2,456

3. Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano (21) 1,059

4. Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi (69) 689

5. New Day (11) 365

6. Ricochet & Matt Sydal (9) 293

7. Jason Jordan & Chad Gable (2) 273

8. Zeus & The Bodyguard (17) 199

9. Io Shirai & Mayu Iwatani (23) 191

10. Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian 117

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MOST IMPROVED

1. MATT RIDDLE (190) 1,026

2. The Miz (127) 1,020

3. Juice Robinson (83) 991

4. Alexa Bliss (61) 558

5. Zeus (64) 513

6. Yoshi-Hashi (47) 452

7. Kenny Omega (76) 395

8. Charlotte (35) 393

9. Braun Strowman (26) 356

10. Jeff Cobb (10) 351



HONORABLE MENTION: David Finlay 292, Baron Corbin 224,Evil 198, Pete Dunne 121, Bobby Lashley 113, Natalya 103, Jay White 99, Tama Tonga 99, Seiya Sanada 98, Tanga Loa 92, Donovan Dijak 91, Michael Elgin 91, Will Ospreay 72, Roman Reigns 67, Tye Dillinger 61. Jason Jordan

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BEST ON INTERVIEWS

1. CONOR MCGREGOR (627) 3,468

2. The Miz (106) 924

3. Chris Jericho (32) 909

4. Kevin Owens (36) 787

5. Paul Heyman (35) 495

6. Kenny Omega (39) 376

7. Dominick Cruz (21) 299

8. Enzo Amore (7) 247

9. Matt Hardy (22) 243

10. Tetsuya Naito (18) 226



HONORABLE MENTION: John Cena 193, Rush 168, A.J. Styles 160, Nate Diaz 154, Adam Cole 127, Michael Bisping 118, Alexa Bliss 76, Jay Lethal 75, Bill Goldberg 64, Pentagon Jr. 61

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MOST CHARISMATIC

1. CONOR MCGREGOR (381) 2,715

2. Shinsuke Nakamura (270) 2,116

3. Tetsuya Naito (121) 1,227

4. Kenny Omega (46) 558

5. Hiroshi Tanahashi (2) 351

6. Matt Hardy (25) 347

7. Dalton Castle (20) 281

8. Pentagon Jr. (18) 261

9. John Cena (13) 217

10. Rush (25) 180



HONORABLE MENTION: Matt Riddle 166, Chris Jericho 153, Kazuchika Okada 100, Enzo Amore 96, Bill Goldberg 90, Young Bucks 73, Rich Swann 70

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BRYAN DANIELSON AWARD

(BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER)

1. ZACK SABRE JR. (453) 3,273

2. Kyle O’Reilly (282) 2,568

3. Kushida (67) 594

4. Jack Gallagher (25) 422

5. Marty Scurll (32) 399

6. Matt Riddle (18) 383

7. Drew Gulak (12) 363

8. Chris Hero (43) 311

9. A.J. Styles (19) 234

10. Katsuyori Shibata (23) 228

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MOST OVERRATED

1. ROMAN REIGNS (242) 1,516

2. Braun Strowman (72) 719

3. Baron Corbin (57) 564

4. Cody Rhodes (52) 519

5. Sexy Star (53) 481

6. Timothy Thatcher (48) 332

7. Brock Lesnar (25) 247

8. Sheamus (26) 240

9. Dean Ambrose (21) 234

10. Seth Rollins (17) 190

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BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW

1. CONOR MCGREGOR (1,005) 5,206

2. Brock Lesnar (9) 1,302

3. Nate Diaz (1) 1,006

4. John Cena (17) 584

5. Tetsuya Naito (2) 271

6. C.M. Punk 208

7. Bill Goldberg 188

8. Kazuchika Okada 142

9. Hiroshi Tanahashi 63

10. Holly Holm 55






FEUD OF THE YEAR

1. CONOR MCGREGOR VS. NATE DIAZ (677) 3,582

2. John Cena vs. A.J. Styles (38) 940

3. Los Ingobernables en Japon vs. Chaos (47) 848

4. Charlotte vs Sasha Banks (41) 566

5. Gargano & Ciampa vs. Dawson & Wilder (32) 500

6. Dragon Lee vs. Kamaitachi (57) 386

7. The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler (30) 365

8. Will Ospreay vs. Marty Scurll (27) 317

9. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada (36) 273

10. Jay Lethal vs Adam Cole (16) 220



HONORABLE MENTION: Bill Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar 212, Katsuyori Shibata vs. Yuji Nagata 182, New Japan vs. NOAH 126, Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn 109, Dominick Cruz vs. Team Alpha Male 98, Volador Jr. vs. Barbaro Cavernario 90, Shinsuke Nakamura vs Samoa Joe 83, Ricochet vs. Will Ospreay 74, Adam Cole vs. Kyle O’Reilly 72

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TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR

1. YOUNG BUCKS (599) 3,801

2. Scott Dawson& Dash Wilder (323) 2,456

3. Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano (21) 1,059

4. Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi (69) 689

5. New Day (11) 365

6. Ricochet & Matt Sydal (9) 293

7. Jason Jordan & Chad Gable (2) 273

8. Zeus & The Bodyguard (17) 199

9. Io Shirai & Mayu Iwatani (23) 191

10. Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian 117



HONORABLE MENTION: Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly 99, War Machine 82, Ryoji Sai & Shuji Ishikawa 70, Matt & Jeff Hardy 65

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MOST IMPROVED

1. MATT RIDDLE (190) 1,026

2. The Miz (127) 1,020

3. Juice Robinson (83) 991

4. Alexa Bliss (61) 558

5. Zeus (64) 513

6. Yoshi-Hashi (47) 452

7. Kenny Omega (76) 395

8. Charlotte (35) 393

9. Braun Strowman (26) 356

10. Jeff Cobb (10) 351



HONORABLE MENTION: David Finlay 292, Baron Corbin 224,Evil 198, Pete Dunne 121, Bobby Lashley 113, Natalya 103, Jay White 99, Tama Tonga 99, Seiya Sanada 98, Tanga Loa 92, Donovan Dijak 91, Michael Elgin 91, Will Ospreay 72, Roman Reigns 67, Tye Dillinger 61. Jason Jordan 60

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BEST ON INTERVIEWS

1. CONOR MCGREGOR (627) 3,468

2. The Miz (106) 924

3. Chris Jericho (32) 909

4. Kevin Owens (36) 787

5. Paul Heyman (35) 495

6. Kenny Omega (39) 376

7. Dominick Cruz (21) 299

8. Enzo Amore (7) 247

9. Matt Hardy (22) 243

10. Tetsuya Naito (18) 226



HONORABLE MENTION: John Cena 193, Rush 168, A.J. Styles 160, Nate Diaz 154, Adam Cole 127, Michael Bisping 118, Alexa Bliss 76, Jay Lethal 75, Bill Goldberg 64, Pentagon Jr. 61

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MOST CHARISMATIC

1. CONOR MCGREGOR (381) 2,715

2. Shinsuke Nakamura (270) 2,116

3. Tetsuya Naito (121) 1,227

4. Kenny Omega (46) 558

5. Hiroshi Tanahashi (2) 351

6. Matt Hardy (25) 347

7. Dalton Castle (20) 281

8. Pentagon Jr. (18) 261

9. John Cena (13) 217

10. Rush (25) 180



HONORABLE MENTION: Matt Riddle 166, Chris Jericho 153, Kazuchika Okada 100, Enzo Amore 96, Bill Goldberg 90, Young Bucks 73, Rich Swann 70

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BRYAN DANIELSON AWARD

(BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER)

1. ZACK SABRE JR. (453) 3,273

2. Kyle O’Reilly (282) 2,568

3. Kushida (67) 594

4. Jack Gallagher (25) 422

5. Marty Scurll (32) 399

6. Matt Riddle (18) 383

7. Drew Gulak (12) 363

8. Chris Hero (43) 311

9. A.J. Styles (19) 234

10. Katsuyori Shibata (23) 228



HONORABLE MENTION: Fred Yehi 179, T.J. Perkins 175, Timothy Thatcher 155, Jonathan Gresham 152, Cesaro 122, Yuji Nagata 102, Roderick Strong 90, Kazuchika Okada 63

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BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD

(BEST BRAWLER)

1. TOMOHIRO ISHII (410) 3,044

2. Katsuyori Shibata (337) 2,873

3. Chris Hero (186) 1,545

4. Kevin Owens (42) 646

5. Rush (25) 435

6. Samoa Joe (27) 408

7. Pentagon Jr. (27) 306

8. Tommy End (2) 218

9. Shuji Ishikawa (34) 179

10 Michael Elgin 119



HONORABLE MENTION: Roman Reigns 95, Hirooki Goto 90, Brock Lesnar 76, Sami Callihan 75, Dean Ambrose 67, Minoru Suzuki 63

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BEST FLYING WRESTLER

1. WILL OSPREAY (741) 4,467

2. Ricochet (199) 3,276

3, Volador Jr.(70) 870

4. Kota Ibushi (44) 726

5. Mascara Dorada (24) 594

6. Dragon Lee (28) 459

7. Kamaitachi (9) 306

8. Fenix (20) 276

9. Matt Sydal (9) 166

10. Kushida (8) 118



HONORABLE MENTION: Mistico 96

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MOST OVERRATED

1. ROMAN REIGNS (242) 1,516

2. Braun Strowman (72) 719

3. Baron Corbin (57) 564

4. Cody Rhodes (52) 519

5. Sexy Star (53) 481

6. Timothy Thatcher (48) 332

7. Brock Lesnar (25) 247

8. Sheamus (26) 240

9. Dean Ambrose (21) 234

10. Seth Rollins (17) 190



HONORABLE MENTION: Bray Wyatt 132, Nia Jax 110, Eva Marie 108, Dolph Ziggler 102, Jay Lethal 96, Shane McMahon 95, Sasha Banks 90, Kane 90, Aron Rex 86, Adam Cole 86, HHH 85, Ethan Carter III 76, Hirooki Goto 72, Dana Brooke 66, La Mascara 65, Tanga Roa 60

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MOST UNDERRATED

1. CESARO (217) 1,571

2. Neville (124) 1,106

3. Sami Zayn (108) 865

4. Luke Harper (42) 532

5. Donovan Dijak (49) 448

6. Rusev (32) 247

7. Tomohiro Ishii (9) 190

8. Dalton Castle (14) 176

9. Chris Hero (18) 144

10. Mark Andrews (12) 139

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PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

1. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (618) 4,215

2. Ultimate Fighting Championship (346) 2,878

3. World Wrestling Entertainment (69) 988

4. Ring of Honor (18) 555

5. Evolve (47) 477

6. Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (19) 425

7. CMLL (4) 405

8. Progress (31) 375

9. Dragon Gate (8) 243

10. Revolution Pro (20) 143

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BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW

1. NEW JAPAN WORLD PRO WRESTLING (198) 2,070

2. WWE Smackdown Live (200) 1,626

3. WWE Talking Smack (165) 1,191

4. CMLL Friday Night (79) 1,137

5. Ring of Honor (57) 1,023

6. WWE NXT (68) 898

7. Lucha Underground (52) 813

8. TNA Impact 101

9. WWE Raw (6) 60

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PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR

1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI VS. KAZUCHIKA OKADA 1/4 TOKYO (363)

2,568

2. Kenny Omega vs. Tetsuya Naito 8/13 Tokyo (286) 2,451

3. Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii 8/6 Osaka (74) 854

4. A.J. Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura 1/4 Tokyo (82) 799

5. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Sami Zayn 4/1 Dallas (55) 721

6. Ricochet vs. Will Ospreay 5/27 Tokyo (49) 669

7. Gargano & Ciampa vs. Wilder & Dawson 10/19 Toronto (60) 636

8. Ricochet & Ospreay & Sydal vs. Young Bucks & Cole 9/3 Reseda (43)

588

9. Volador Jr. vs. Cavernario Barbaro 8/30 Mexico City (25) 169

10. John Cena vs. A.J. Styles 8/21 Brooklyn (7) 164

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BEST NON-WRESTLER

1. DARIO CUETO (231) 1,656

2. Daniel Bryan (202) 1,561

3. Paul Heyman (124) 1,107

4. Maryse (69) 616

5. Stokley Hathaway (80) 449

6. Renee Young (30) 423

7. William Regal (6) 253

8. Lana (7) 193

9. Gedo (1) 127

10. Catrina (2) 126

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BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER

1. MAURO RANALLO (279) 2,199

2. Corey Graves (172) 1,910

3. Shimpei Nogami (117) 888

4. Jim Ross (46) 756

5. Steve Corino (48) ` 582

6. Joe Rogan (50) 575

7. Kevin Kelly (37) ` 378

8. Daniel Bryan (20) 339

9. Brian Stann (49) 337

10. Lenny Leonard (1) 216

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WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER

1. DAVID OTUNGA (260) 2,018

2. Matt Striker (119) 1,651

3. Byron Saxton (103) 1,138

4. Josh Matthews (13) 970

5. John Layfield (53) 658

6. Michael Cole (34) 449

7. Joey Styles (32) 271

8. Vampiro (1) 145

9. Jerry Lawler (19) 120

10. Mauro Ranallo (6) 85

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BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW

1. NEW JAPAN WRESTLE KINGDOM 9 1/4 TOKYO (709) 4,001

2. PWG Battle of Los Angeles 9/3 Reseda (125) 1,409

3. WWE NXT Takeover Dallas 4/1 Dallas (64) 907

4. New Japan King of Pro Wrestling 10/10 Tokyo (49) 771

5. UFC 205 11/12 Madison Square Garden (51) 600

6. WWE Cruiserweight Classic finals 9/14 Winter Park (22) 579

7. UFC 202 8/20 Las Vegas (12) 325

8. UFC 199 6/4 Los Angeles (23) 277

9. WWN Mercury Rising 4/2 Dallas (25) 219

10. New Japan Dominion 6/19 Osaka (9) 216

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WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW

1. WRESTLEMANIA 32 4/3 DALLAS 274

2. TNA Bound for Glory 10/2 Orlando 92

3. Bellator: Gracie vs. Shamrock 2/19 Houston 69

4. AAA TripleMania 25 8/26 Mexico City 47

5. WWE Clash of Champions 9/25 Indianapolis 45

6. TNA One Night Only 1/8 Orlando 37

7. WWE Fast Lane 2/21 Cleveland 31

8. TNA Knockouts Knockdown 3/17 (taping date) Orlando 27

9. ROH Best in the World 6/24 Concord, NC 21

10. UFC 200 7/8 Las Vegas 19

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BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER

1. KENNY OMEGA ONE WINGED ANGEL 189

2. Kazuchika Okada rainmaker 123

3. Young Bucks Meltzer driver 95

4. A.J. Styles phenomenal forearm 68

5. Ember Moon eclipse (top rope stunner) 51

6. Tetsuya Naito destino 45

7. A.J. Styles Styles clash 42

8. Will Ospreay Oscutter 37

9. Dawson & Wilder Shatter Machine 36

10. Daniels & Kazarian Best Meltzer Ever 35

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MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC

1. BELLATOR KIMBO VS. DADA 500 FIGHT 198

2. WWE Brock Lesnar doing hardway to Randy Orton 176

3. Aldo Ross (Adam Rose) mug shot T-shirt 46

4. Lucha Underground Intergender matches 39

5. Rizin booking Gabi Garcia vs. Shinobu Kandori 38

6. TNA treatment of Billy Corgan 21

7. WWE redoing Montreal screw job with Natalya and Bret Hart 18

Sasha Banks fake retirement playing off Daniel Bryan 18

9. Rizin booking Kazushi Sakuraba in fights 14

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WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR

1. SHELLY MARTINEZ VS. REBEL 3/17 ORLANDO 436

2. Chris Jericho vs. Dean Ambrose 5/22 Newark, NJ 87

3. Kimbo Slice vs. Dada 5000 2/19 Houston 71

4. TNA women’s gauntlet match 1/8 Orlando 55

5. Undertaker vs. Shane McMahon 4/3 Dallas 53

6. HHH vs. Roman Reigns 4/3 Dallas 47

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WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR

1. TITUS O’NEIL VS. DARREN YOUNG 322

2. Yocrapatsu vs. Bone Soldier 70

3. Roman Reigns vs. HHH 48

4. New Day vs. Anderson & Gallows 46

5. Undertaker vs. Shane McMahon 45

6. Dolph Ziggler vs. Baron Corbin 27

7. Roman Reigns vs. Rusev 25

8. NOAH vs. Suzuki-gun 21

9. A.J. Styles vs. James Ellsworth 18

10. Chris Jericho vs. Dean Ambrose 14

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BEST GIMMICK

1. BROKEN MATT HARDY 483

2. Los Ingobernables en Japon 226

3, Chris Jericho & Kevin Owens 32

4. Marty The Villain Scurll 25

5. Dalton Castle 17

6. Young Bucks 15

Glorious Bobby Roode 15

8. Pentagon Jr. 10

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