Guest pappajacks Report post Posted December 13, 2002 I feel that no one particular wrestler really broke out of the pack in 2002. Despite the current state of the WWE, there are a few wrestlers who had a strong year: Kurt, Eddie, Benoit, Brock and Jericho. Who do you feel was the best in 2002? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DJ Jeff Report post Posted December 13, 2002 HHH. Seriously, though, I'd have to say RVD. He's come so close to winning the World Title it's not even funny. Plus, I really enjoyed his matches against Eddie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Brian Report post Posted December 13, 2002 Guerrero hands down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kojack Report post Posted December 13, 2002 Angles Hands Up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2002 Male: I'd go with Kurt Angle. He started off strong, being a threat for the main event spot at WrestleMania...and he's ending the year strong, going for the Championship. Female: Molly Holly. Not just because of blind faith...but because this was the year she built a strong character for a while, and finally got the Women's title. Though...I WOULD have liked if she stayed Mighty... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Brian Report post Posted December 13, 2002 Nah. Eddy had better matches and he and Benoit carried more of the tag match, plus he got the better match out of Edge compared to the other two (though Benoit didn't get as much opportunity). Edge being the only real measuring stick, even taking away Eddy's edge of working in the indies, there's too much evidence that he was the stronger worker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wwF1587 Report post Posted December 13, 2002 the sad thing is... i think Vince and the WWE would say HHH... Well... I will say RVD.. even if he is now reduced to hosting parties at the World... i watched before then and he was awesome... next Id say Eddie G. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AlwaysPissedOff Report post Posted December 13, 2002 Jericho had a strong year this year? I must have watched the wrong shows... Not a flame, by any means, but Chris had a pretty bad year after the Rock feud was over with. Also, my vote goes to Eddy Guerrero. He's just been better than Angle this year(not really a shock, though). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted December 13, 2002 i'd have to go with either angle or benoit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EL DANDY~! 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2002 It's ALL about Eddie G. He made EVERYBODY HE FACED look good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest spiny norman Report post Posted December 13, 2002 Yeah, Eddy rocked this world and a few neighbouring ones. His ladder match with RVD is my pick for Match Of The Year, and the fact he carried on despite the crazed fan run-in shows just how great he has been. This year he went from nothing to someone who could believably win the World Title (if booked that way, yeah right), which nobody else has done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ChaosTheory Report post Posted December 13, 2002 Wrestler of The Year: Eddy Guerrero He didn't win all the big matches and get all the titles but he proved that night in and night out he is the real deal. The more and more I watch Eddy the better he gets. Vince should sit all the wrestlers (except Benoit) in the front row when this guy wrestles so they can take notes and learn from the best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lord of The Curry Report post Posted December 13, 2002 Eddy F'n Guerrero, no questions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest midnight_burn Report post Posted December 13, 2002 I'd have to agree with Eddy Guerrero as my pick for wrestler of the year, everything he's done has been gold. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zetterberg is God 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2002 Eddie Guerrero. Despite all the personal problems he had, he came back in top form and had some of the best matches of this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CanadianChick Report post Posted December 13, 2002 I'll go with Eddy too. Benoit and Angle were great, but Eddy just snuck ahead of them. Since we're giving our opinions on the year end, I would like to say that Edge is most improved. We should make up a bunch of catergories and make a thread with them all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted December 13, 2002 Gotta go Angle...Guerrero is a very close 2nd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted December 13, 2002 Guerrero barely over Angle. But we all know who will win Wrestler of the Year, so this is just wishful thinking on our part. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MarvinisaLunatic Report post Posted December 13, 2002 I vote Booker T Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Banky Report post Posted December 13, 2002 1. Eddie Guerrero 2. Chris Benoit 3. Kurt Angle 4. Eddie Guerrero 5. Rey Mysterio 6. Chavo Guerrero 7. Eddie Guerrero Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest razazteca Report post Posted December 13, 2002 Raw: Trish Smackdown: Eddy Heat: Raven future star: RICO, Shelton Benjamin, Spanky Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Cucaracha 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2002 1)Eddie Guerrero 2)Kurt Angle 3)Edge 4)Chris Benoit 5)Brock Lesnar 6)Rey Rey 7)Triple H(well he did win a lot) 8)RVD 9)The Undertaker(see HHH) 10)HBK(he's still undefeated since coming back(?), and for someone coming back from a bad back, his matches are pretty damn good, even though he shouldn't be World Champion) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ShooterJay Report post Posted December 13, 2002 Eddy by a fucking mile. Successfully comes back from heavy personal difficulties, busts his ass in the indys to prove he still has it, gets re-signed, and consistently delivers more ****+ matches than anyone in the company. Overall, I'd put Jerry Lynn at #2 actually, no one works harder and takes more bookings than Lynn in the indies right now. He puts on a solid performance every time, often a great one, and is incredible at carrying green talent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest creativename Report post Posted December 13, 2002 *Wrestler of the Year: Eddie Guerrero *Wrestler of the Year (in a traditional sense; i.e., had to have a successful year in storyline terms as well as decent matches): Brock Lesnar [by default really; Jericho was buried too much, and Hogan (weak title reign, JTTS), Taker (bad matches), HHH (obvious reasons), Rock (not around much), Big Show (general suckiness) and HBK (part-timer) are not viable contenders] *Most Improved Wrestler: Edge *Rookie of the Year: By gosh golly, I wonder who this could be *Non-rookie Breakout Star of the Year: None *Tag Team of the Year: None *Biggest draw: N/A *Most Valuable Persona to WWE: Paul Heyman (I blinked, and he had gotten Big Show over) *Smartest Wrestler: Steve Austin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest creativename Report post Posted December 13, 2002 Oh, and ShooterJay, who are those guys in your sig (other than Maven and Dreamer)? And what does it say on the shirt of the guy sitting down on the left? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Raven_Effect01 Report post Posted December 13, 2002 Eddie Guerrero, followed by Jerry Lynn and Jericho(despite having a bad year of getting buried). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest eirejmcmahon Report post Posted December 13, 2002 With the majority on this one, Eddie G with an honourable mention for Edge, who really came on leaps and bounds over the course of the year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jobber of the Week Report post Posted December 13, 2002 I'll jump on the Eddie (is it Eddie or Eddy?) bandwagon as well. I thought the guy was close to sunk when Austin decided just to use him to get himself over and then I figured you might as well stick a fork in him after Austin left him high and dry. Christ, what a difference a few months can make. And you guys have to give a little credit to the booking team for giving him enough airtime on SD to get over. The standing ovation after his ladder match with Edge was amazing for a guy who was previously remembered by most marks as driving to the ring in a lowrider with Chyna. Other people this year who I think have improved or done pretty well this year would be Trish Stratus (womens league), Eric Bischoff (promo duties), and Hulk Hogan (for giving it that one last try and mostly putting his ego to rest.) My big Loser of the Year award goes to Steve Austin, for reasons that have been discussed here time and time again. From walking out of live TV tapings, to refusing to put over a youngster that The Rock, Hulk Hogan, and even Undertaker (eventually) laid down for, to beating up a woman over 100 pounds lighter than he is. Distant second place goes to The Rock for being able to have the entire company bow down to him for his two month cups of coffee vists with wrestling when he isn't pissing off the fans by running to Hollywood. HHH is third. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Electrifyer Report post Posted December 13, 2002 Eddie (Eddy) Guerrero gets my vote too. RVD gets honourable mention in my book. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DeputyHawk Report post Posted December 13, 2002 deputyhawk's world renowned push-me poll says... 1--triple-h (he won. and won. and won.) 2--chris jericho (2002 will be seen as jericho's biggest ever year in wrestling, despite the fact he drizzled off into nothingness during the last six months. sad.) 3--the undertaker (the immortal phenom just never stops. or jobs.) 4--rob van dam (they don't want to push him right to the top, but he's so close they'll probably end up having to) 5--kurt angle (wwe's mr dependable, should be in line for a monster shove in 2003 now that he's opted out of his olympic comeback) 6--jeff jarrett (promotional figurehead of both the disorganized wwa all-stars and later in the year, his pops' glorified local indy fed) 7--brock lesnar (rookie monster shoved down our throats second half of the year. he arguably deserved it, too). 8--the rock (still the biggest star in wrestling, just doesn't really wrestle very often) 9--hulk hogan (monster nostalgia pop at wm18 was a great moment, but arguably ruined the remainder of his comeback tour) 10-steve austin (the main man on raw following the roster split until he realised he didn't give a shit anymore) 11-ron killings (nwa:tna's breakout star, huge improvements shown) 12-the big show (example of how easy it is to make a loser credible again when the promotional machine gets behind you enough. still shit in the ring, though) 13-kane (last ever i-c champ, pushed into main event status, fucked a corpse and liked it, retracted from main event status. funny cos it's true.) 14-jerry lynn (the indy scene's mvp, mr j-l was everywhere this year, usually putting on blinding matches while he was at it.) 15-shawn michaels (performing better than he has any right to after such a serious back injury, but still nowhere near his prime) 16-ken shamrock (the first ever nwa:tna champion got an ass whoopin in the real fights, so should be back in wwe with his tail between his legs pretty soon) 17-edge (consistently pushed on smackdown to the point where he's almost been accepted as a legit main eventer) 18-eddie guerrero (after some stellar performances on the indy circuit, back in the wwe and better than ever before). 19-chris benoit (fears that his neck surgery would leave him a shell of his former self thankfully put to rest during second half of the year). 20-booker t (turned face due to comedy goldust pairing, second only to rvd on raw in terms of being over. glass ceiling? where?). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
