Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted December 24, 2006 Is there any interest in doing one of these this year? We can hardly do worse than some of the 'awards' that are out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk 34 0 Report post Posted December 24, 2006 We should but I wonder how serious it can be taken when people around here believe Taker/Angle was the MOTY. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted December 24, 2006 We should but I wonder how serious it can be taken when people around here believe Taker/Angle was the MOTY. Then we can have a post-Awards bitch thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Just John 0 Report post Posted December 25, 2006 Yes we should. And I'll defend Angle/Taker all the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GODSON 0 Report post Posted December 25, 2006 We should but I wonder how serious it can be taken when people around here believe Taker/Angle was the MOTY. Then we can have a post-Awards bitch thread. Which one because both were good. Angle been in alot of great matches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk 34 0 Report post Posted December 25, 2006 We should but I wonder how serious it can be taken when people around here believe Taker/Angle was the MOTY. Then we can have a post-Awards bitch thread. Which one because both were good. Angle been in alot of great matches. Not really. "Alot of great matches", is applicable for KENTA, Danielson, Marufuji, McGuinness, Joe and some others. Angle, is more "had some good matches and a vastly over rated match" year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GODSON 0 Report post Posted December 25, 2006 We should but I wonder how serious it can be taken when people around here believe Taker/Angle was the MOTY. Then we can have a post-Awards bitch thread. Which one because both were good. Angle been in alot of great matches. Not really. "Alot of great matches", is applicable for KENTA, Danielson, Marufuji, McGuinness, Joe and some others. Angle, is more "had some good matches and a vastly over rated match" year. You have to take in account that mostly no one saw those matches these guys had except the guys who love to spend money on ROH or NOAH. I did see the Danielson vs. McGuinness match where Danielson beat the crap out of him with elbows, I think it was the unified match. BEST MATCH THIS YEAR. I've only seen two Ring of Honor matches this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted December 25, 2006 We should but I wonder how serious it can be taken when people around here believe Taker/Angle was the MOTY. Choken One is always right. I'm up for an awards thread Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jericho2000Mark 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2006 Sounds good...maybe have similar awards to the Observer? And Danielson-McGuiness smokes anything this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GODSON 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2006 Let's start on December 26th.......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Just John 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2006 You have to take in account that mostly no one saw those matches these guys had except the guys who love to spend money on ROH or NOAH. I did see the Danielson vs. McGuinness match where Danielson beat the crap out of him with elbows, I think it was the unified match. BEST MATCH THIS YEAR. I've only seen two Ring of Honor matches this year. The funny thing is, I follow both of those promotions and I still think Angle/UT is better than anything they've put out. I think Danielson/Nigel at Unified is vastly overrated with terms like "MOTY." Save for the great finish, it was a poorly thrown together recycled version of their match at Generation Now. I figured most dissent would come from the ROH crowd who would go for Danielson/Nigel 3 or Danielson/KENTA. While both matches are good, I'd have them on the very outer edge of my list of MOTYC's, the latter possibly not even in the discussion after their NOAH match was substantially better. The worst part is that few seem to mention Danielson/Joe anymore, though it blows pretty much everything else ROH has done this year away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2006 As there seems to be a decent level of interest, we'll give the awards idea a go. To make things easier, mainly for me as I’ll be counting these things up and everything, I’ve decided to pattern things after the Observer Awards. Where possible, give a top three for each category. If you can’t think of three nominations for a category, that’s fine but try and think of at least one. Points will be awarded on a 5-3-2 basis, and the nominee who gains the most points in each category wins. A quick word of note regarding Wrestler of the Year and Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Year awards; Wrestler of the Year is an MVP award for the wrestler who means the most to their company, while Most Outstanding is strictly about in-ring performance. A wrestler can be the most outstanding of the year, but might not be wrestler of the year if he’s not been in a position to prove he’s meant the most to his promotion. The Categories: Wrestler of the Year Tag Team of the Year Match of the Year TV Show of the Year Announcer of the Year Card of the Year Feud of the Year Promotion of the Year Worst Wrestler of the Year Worst Tag Team of the Year Worst Match of the Year Worst TV Show of the Year Announcer of the Year Worst Card of the Year Worst Feud of the Year Worst Promotion of the Year Most Overrated Wrestler of the Year Most Underrated Wrestler of the Year Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Year Best on the Mic Worst on the Mic Best Booker Worst Promotional Tactic The Awards will cover the period from December 1st 2005 to November 30th 2006. When you've finished making your nominations, PM me your ballot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UseTheSledgehammerUh 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2006 "the period from December 1st 2005 to November 30th 2006" Why is this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2006 "the period from December 1st 2005 to November 30th 2006" Why is this? Because outside of WWE and TNA, it's unlikely a lot of matches after November 30th are available to people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2006 Man, I don't know if I'd be able to do this. I'm just now getting into downloading indy matches and whatnot. Oh, and I don't know jack about anything from Japan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2006 Man, I don't know if I'd be able to do this. I'm just now getting into downloading indy matches and whatnot. Oh, and I don't know jack about anything from Japan. It's ok if you haven't seen anything from Japan. Just vote on what you've seen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jericho2000Mark 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2006 ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Just John 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2006 HTQ said to PM him... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2006 The response has been good so far. I'll keep the voting open until next Friday night and get to work on calculating the votes over the weekend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2007 The votes have been counted and I'll post a rundown of the winners shortly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2007 TSM Wrestler of the Year: Bryan Danielson Danielson won a very close race that also involved Samoa Joe and Edge. TSM Tag Team of the Year: Austin Aries and Roderick Strong This was another close race, with The Briscoe’s and, surprisingly, Paul London and Brian Kendrick, providing the competition. TSM Match of the Year: Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness at ROH Unified There were a lot of matches getting votes here, but Danielson versus McGuinness was the clear winner. TSM TV Show of the Year: Impact Impact just edged out Smackdown to win this one, with Raw a distant third. TSM Announcer of the Year: JBL This one wasn’t even close, as JBL won by a large margin. TSM Card of the Year: ROH Supercard of Honor Like with MOTY, the voting here was spread round but SoH won handily. TSM Feud of the Year: ROH vs. CZW A surprise winner here, with John Cena vs. Edge coming in second and LAX vs. Christopher Daniels and AJ Styles way back in third place. TSM Promotion of the Year: ROH ROH won out, but TNA was close behind in second place and NOAH even closer for third. TSM Worst Wrestler of the Year: The Great Khali Another decisive winner here, with nobody else getting into the double digit point total. For the record, Lance Hoyt and Chris Masters were tied for second. TSM Worst Tag Team of the Year: The James Gang There were a number of other contenders, but The James Gang won out, beating the Highlanders and The Naturals into second and third places respectively. TSM Worst Match of the Year: The Great Khali vs. The Undertaker at Judgment Day The votes were spread around for this award too, but Khali and Undertaker win out. Undertaker was in the joint #2 match, the Punjabi Prison match against Big Show, with Boogeyman vs. Booker T and Sharmell from WM XXII the other co-runner up. TSM Worst TV Show of the Year: Raw Raw managed to beat ECW to this one, with both shows being the clear front runners for this award. Smackdown was far behind in third place. TSM Worst Announcer of the Year: Jerry Lawler Lawler just about won here, with Jim Ross and Mike Tenay tied for second. Michael Cole was just behind them, and everyone else was far off the pace. TSM Worst Card of the Year: Cyber Sunday Cyber Sunday came out just ahead of Survivor Series. A lot of people voted for December to Dismember, but that PPV came after the period the awards covered. Had it qualified, however, it would have won hands and feet down. People hated that show with a passion. TSM Worst Feud of the Year: DX vs. The McMahon’s. There was a clear winner for a change, with this stinker breaking away to claim the prize. Khali vs. Undertaker was second, barely ahead of DX vs. The Spirit Squad. TSM Worst Promotion of the Year: WWE WWE won this award very convincingly, with almost double the points tally of second placed TNA. The ECW brand was third. TSM Most Overrated Wrestler of the Year: Batista This one was even clearer, with Batista gaining nearly triple the points of second placed Bobby Lashley. There were almost a dozen wrestlers vying for third place and it came down to a three-way tie with RVD, Finlay and Shawn Michaels. TSM Most Underrated Wrestler of the Year: AJ Styles Again, this award had a lot of votes spread amongst a large number of wrestlers, with Styles coming out just ahead of a seven-person tie for second. Those tied for second were Jimmy Yang, Kevin Steen, Ron Killings, Nigel McGuinness, Jimmy Rave, Edge and Alex Shelly. TSM Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Year: Bryan Danielson Bryan Danielson was decisive winner, with just over twice the points total of Samoa Joe. Edge was some way behind in third. TSM Best on the Mic: Edge Edge came out the winner here, with Konnan close by in second and Booker T and JBL tied for third. TSM Worst on the Mic: Bobby Lashley Lashley won with a decisive victory here, far ahead of second placed The Miz, with Lita right behind for third. TSM Best Booker: Gabe Sapolsky This was another award with the winner so far ahead of the rest as to make it a race for second place. Michael Hayes was second, with Jun Akiyama and Mitsuharu Misawa tying for third. TSM Worst Promotional Tactic: WWE exploiting Eddie Guerrero. Not surprisingly, this won the award by a wide margin. Second place went to the VKM angel from TNA, and third was a tie between The Marine plugs and TNA doing the baseball angles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Just John 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2007 TSM Match of the Year: Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness at ROH Unified Disappointing. Arguably not even the best match on the show, certainly not the best from ROH, and I won't even comment on how much it wasn't the best this year. TSM TV Show of the Year: Impact Disgusting. Absolutely shameful. TSM Best Booker: Gabe Sapolsky This was another award with the winner so far ahead of the rest as to make it a race for second place. Michael Hayes was second, with Jun Akiyama and Mitsuharu Misawa tying for third. I assume anyone who voted for Misawa likes the way things are done in NOAH. Those votes should be added to Jun Akiyama's total. He does the booking for NOAH. How would that affect the final standings? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2007 TSM Best Booker: Gabe Sapolsky This was another award with the winner so far ahead of the rest as to make it a race for second place. Michael Hayes was second, with Jun Akiyama and Mitsuharu Misawa tying for third. I assume anyone who voted for Misawa likes the way things are done in NOAH. Those votes should be added to Jun Akiyama's total. He does the booking for NOAH. How would that affect the final standings? As I understand it, while Akiyama does the majority of the booking in NOAH, Misawa does some of it too. In any event, all it would have done was give the NOAH booking team second place just ahead of Hayes. Sapolsky won by a landslide. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2007 How many ballots were cast? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2007 How many ballots were cast? Not as many as I would have liked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jericho2000Mark 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2007 I like how it turned out, Danielson was very deserving of best wrestler, most outstanding and best match (w/ McGuiness). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corkscrew_Senton 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2007 I'm surprised the baseball stuff got considering for worst promotional decision. That got TNA some positive mainstream attention. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GODSON 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2007 I'm glad AJ got most underrated. He's my favorite wrestler in the world and just keep getting better. He carried those feuds with AMW and LAX, he made those matches exciting. He took all the beating. His short match with Rhino on ppv was fantastic as usual. He should be World champion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UseTheSledgehammerUh 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2007 "That got TNA some positive mainstream attention." Made no ratings impact whatsoever and aggitated TNA marks. Plus, AJ Piercizski and his little shitty X Division Title looked so bush league standing next to John Cena and his ultra awesome WWE Title on the ESPN show. "Impact" for best wrestling show?!?!?!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
