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2014 Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards results
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LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (WRESTLER OF THE YEAR)

1. SHINSUKE NAKAMURA (323): 2,262
2. A.J. Styles (188): 1,739
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi (145): 1,563
4. Kazuchika Okada (92): 1,268
5. Daniel Bryan (55): 481
6. Rush (37): 423
7. Ricochet (8): 261
8. John Cena (21): 206
9. Seth Rollins (13): 199
10. Brock Lesnar (17): 180

MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER

1. A.J. STYLES (220): 1,819
2. Tomohiro Ishii (247): 1,671
3. Shinsuke Nakamura (190): 1,639
4. Kazuchika Okada (46): 697
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi (34): 604
6. Ricochet (54): 466
7. Sami Zayn (12): 289
8. Katsuyori Shibata (11): 182
9. Negro Casas (8): 179
10. Seth Rollins (4): 171

BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW

1. RONDA ROUSEY (286): 1,825
2. John Cena (129): 910
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi (46): 838
4. Shinsuke Nakamura (63): 559
5. Brock Lesnar (53): 507
6. Daniel Bryan (13): 263
7. Chris Weidman (2): 261
8. Atlantis (13): 235
9. Anderson Silva (19): 166
10. Ultimo Guerrero : 145

TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR

1. YOUNG BUCKS (509): 3,374
2. Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly (159): 2,042
3. T-Hawk & Eita (158): 1,344
4. Usos (36): 731
5. Masato Tanaka & Takashi Sugiura (56): 561
6. Alex Shelley & Kushida (8): 479
7. Goldust & Stardust (3): 101
8. Luke Harper & Erick Rowan (2): 99
9. Eddie Edwards & Davey Richards (14): 92
10. Jun Akiyama & Takao Omori (10): 92

MOST IMPROVED

1. RUSEV (181): 1,372
2. Charlotte (152): 1,281
3. Sasha Banks (2): 383
4. Erick Rowan (41): 313
5. Luke Harper (15): 241
6. Bobby Lashley (19): 205
7. Tomoaki Honma (19): 182
8. Cedric Alexander (22): 172
9. Ethan Carter III (19): 154
10. Tomohiro Ishii (18): 137

BEST ON INTERVIEWS

1. PAUL HEYMAN (411): 4,395
2. Conor McGregor (169): 1,675
3. Jay Briscoe (44): 582
4. Michael Bisping (20): 452
5. Stephanie McMahon (25): 417
6. Daniel Cormier (3): 387
7. Adam Cole (21): 277
8. Dean Ambrose (11): 193
9. Bray Wyatt (7): 139
10. Lana (7): 131

MOST CHARISMATIC

1. SHINSUKE NAKAMURA (421): 2,527
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi (71): 1,015
3. Conor McGregor (136): 993
4. Daniel Bryan (73): 638
5. John Cena (37): 532
6. Sami Zayn (16): 437
7. Dean Ambrose (17): 391
8. Ronda Rousey (29): 363
9. Brock Lesnar (28): 255
10. Rush (19): 232

BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER

1. ZACK SABRE JR. (145): 1,221
2. Kyle O’Reilly (78): 841
3. A.J. Styles (58): 610
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi (61): 588
5. Daniel Bryan (62): 517
6. Shinsuke Nakamura (75): 506
7. Cesaro (34): 461
8. Kazuchika Okada (55): 460
9. Timothy Thatcher (64): 407
10. Minoru Suzuki (46): 401

BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD (BEST BRAWLER)

1. TOMOHIRO ISHII (424): 2,785
2. Katsuyori Shibata (181): 1,834
3. Dean Ambrose (42): 781
4. Kevin Steen (30): 532
5. Jay Briscoe (48): 367
6. Togi Makabe (28): 316
7. Brock Lesnar (32): 278
8. Luke Harper (8): 194
9. Hirooki Goto (1): 154
10. Minoru Suzuki (2): 128

BEST FLYING WRESTLER

1. RICOCHET (543): 3,365
2. Kota Ibushi (142): 1,907
3. Flamita (104): 1,182
4. Adrian Neville (42): 909
5. ACH (18): 371
6. Fenix (9): 309
7. Aero Star (2): 287
8. Titan (35): 273
9. Sami Zayn (19): 270
10. Mascara Dorada (17): 199

MOST OVERRATED

1. KANE (143): 1,117
2. Roman Reigns (145): 1,113
3. Randy Orton (5): 397
4. Big Show (23): 357
5. Ryback (18): 331
6. Michael Elgin(49): 326
7. Bray Wyatt (26): 225
8. Yujiro Takahashi (27): 218
9. John Cena (25): 197
10. Batista (15): 166

MOST UNDERRATED

1. CESARO (377): 2,275
2. Tomoaki Honma (99): 1,189
3. Tyson Kidd (29): 585
4. Dolph Ziggler (35): 422
5. Sami Zayn (16): 252
6. Dean Ambrose (18): 175
7. Yuji Nagata (1): 102
8. Chris Hero (8): 70
9. Katsuyori Shibata (10): 63
10. Austin Aries (1): 58

PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

1. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (779): 4,064
2. Ring of Honor (16): 1,038
3. Dragon Gate (36): 884
4. Ultimate Fighting Championships (23): 835
5. CMLL (8): 504
6. World Wrestling Entertainment (4): 392
7. Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (8): 348
8. AAA (3): 279
9. Bellator MMA (3): 238
10. DDT (1): 91

BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW

1. WWE NXT (416): 2,961
2. Ring of Honor (175): 1,744
3. Lucha Underground (106): 1,369
4. Dragon Gate Infinity (100): 838
5. Ultimate Fighter Season 20 (76): 796
6. WWE Raw (2): 234
7. New Japan World Pro Wrestling (28): 226
8. TNA Impact (2): 110
9. WWE Smackdown (9): 88
10. WWE Main Event (2): 84

PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR

1. A.J. STYLES VS. MINORU SUZUKI 8/1 TOKYO (298): 1,855
2. Kazuchika Okada vs. Shinsuke Nakamura 8/10 Tokorozawa (143): 1,310
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata 9/21 Kobe (74): 524
4. Atlantis vs. Ultimo Guerrero 9/19 Mexico City (49): 522
5. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto 11/8 Osaka (47): 471
6. The Shield vs. The Wyatts 2/23 Minneapolis (37): 417
7. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomoaki Honma 8/3 Osaka (10): 330
8. Daniel Bryan vs. HHH 4/6 New Orleans (25): 287
9. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito 2/11 Osaka (20): 226
10. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tomoaki Honma 7/26 Akita (19): 181

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

1. DRAGON LEE (190): 1,476
2. Moose (142): 1,092
3. Yuga Hayashi (145): 982
4. Alexa Bliss (55): 927
5. Cachorro (81): 910
6. Australian Suicide (56): 550
7. Ashley Remington (47): 396
8. Black Panther (3): 378
9. Chris Melendez (15): 152
10. Naoya Nomura (2): 72

BEST NON-WRESTLER

1. PAUL HEYMAN (377): 2,336
2. Stephanie McMahon (129): 1,103
3. Lana (28): 987
4. Bruce Tharpe (41): 524
5. Dario Cueto (21): 334
6. Konnan (9): 239
7. Gedo (2): 163
8. William Regal (1): 108
9. Rockstar Spud (3): 105
10. Maria Kanellis (2): 102

BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER

1. WILLIAM REGAL (192): 1,273
2. Shimpei Nogami (170): 1,189
3. Joe Rogan (109): 1,053
4. Steve Corino (69): 745
5. Brian Stann (127): 689
6. Kevin Kelly (45): 608
7. Mike Tenay (28): 316
8. Matt Striker (8): 307
9. Jimmy Smith (34): 261
10. Mike Goldberg (7): 190

WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER

1. JOHN LAYFIELD (165): 1,378
2. Jerry Lawler (125): 1,287
3. Michael Cole (146): 1,252
4. Taz (36): 655
5. Alex Riley (49): 399
6. Vampiro (9): 288
7. Matt Striker (33): 264
8. Mike Tenay (4): 93
9. Tom Phillips (8): 78
10. Byron Saxton (4): 61

BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW

1. NEW JAPAN G-1 8/1 TOKYO (313): 2,227
2. New Japan G-1 8/3 Osaka (166): 1,297
3. WWE WrestleMania 4/6 New Orleans (115): 920
4. CMLL Anniversary show 9/19 Mexico City (49): 502
5. New Japan G-1 7/26 Akita (8): 406
6. New Japan G-1 finals 8/10 Tokorozawa (35): 402
7. Dragon Gate Dead or Alive 5/5 Nagoya (23): 388
8. UFC 168 12/28/13 Las Vegas (60): 347
9. ROH 5/10 Toronto (16): 190
10. WWE SummerSlam 8/17 Los Angeles (8): 166

WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW

1. WWE BATTLEGROUND 7/20 TAMPA : 275
2. TNA Lockdown 3/9 Miami: 69
3. WWE Royal Rumble 1/26 Pittsburgh: 42
4. WWE Survivor Series 11/23 St. Louis: 40
5. TNA Sacrifice 4/27 Orlando: 33
6. WWE TLC 12/15/13 Houston: 26
7. WWE Hell in a Cell 10/26 Dallas: 23
8. UFC 177 8/30 Sacramento: 17
9. WWE Night of Champions 9/21 Nashville: 12
10. UFC 4/16 Quebec City: 9

BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER

1. YOUNG BUCKS MELTZER DRIVER: 323
2. Kazuchika Okada Rainmaker: 153
3. Adrian Neville Red Arrow: 54
4. Young Bucks More Bang for Your Buck: 46
5. Sami Zayn tope into DDT: 19
6. Cavernario Barbaro splash off top to floor: 18
7. Seth Rollins curb stomp: 18
8. Fish & O’Reilly Chasing the Dagon: 13

MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC

1. WWE INSULTING FANS WHO PURCHASED PPVS: 65
2. Dixie Carter tweeting a Storm is coming to Japan during a typhoon: 62
3. TNA building TV for months around Dixie Carter table spot: 49
4. WWE having Lana playoff off plane going down in The Ukraine and then acting like they didn’t: 42
5. WWE firing C.M. Punk on his wedding day: 33
6. UFC hiring Thiago Silva and then having to fire him: 32
7. WWE false advertising Rollins vs. Ambrose on PPV: 31
8. CZW saying if Havok loses she has to give a blowjob to DJ Hyde: 28
9. WWE botched U.K. network launch: 26
10. WWE using Warrior’s last Raw speech to promote network: 22

WORST TELEVISION SHOW

1. WWE RAW: 283
2. TNA Impact: 168
3. WWE Smackdown: 77
4. Championship Wrestling from Hollywood: 8

WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR

1. JOHN CENA VS. BRAY WYATT 5/4 EXTREME RULES EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ: 122
2. Sakuraba & Nagata vs. Gracies 1/4 Tokyo: 89
3. Naomi vs. Cameron 9/15 Lafayette: 39
4. Divas Survivor Series match 11/23 St. Louis: 34
5. Eva Marie vs. Bayley 7/17 Winter Park, FL: 25
6. Samuel Shaw vs. Ken Anderson 4/27 Orlando: 22
7. A.J. Lee vs. Cameron 2/23 Minneapolis: 20
8. Aksana vs. Naomi 2/3 Omaha: 19
9. A.J. Lee vs. Nikki Bella 11/23 St. Louis: 16
10. Layla vs. Summer Rae 6/29 Boston: 14

WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR

1. NIKKI BELLA VS. BRIE BELLA: 299
2. Minoru Suzuki vs. Toru Yano: 50
3. John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt: 42
4. Samuel Shaw vs. Ken Anderson: 38
5. Daniel Bryan vs. Kane: 37
6. Bully Ray vs. Dixie Carter: 26
7. Fandango vs. Summer Rae & Layla: 13
8. Adam Rose vs. The Bunny: 13
9. Mark Henry vs. Big Show: 12
10. Samuel Shaw vs. Gunner: 12

WORST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

1. TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION: 438
2. World Wrestling Entertainment: 125
3. CHIKARA Pro: 17

BEST BOOKER

1. GEDO & JADO (NJPW): 611
2. Genki Horiguchi (Dragon Gate): 55
3. Paul Levesque/Ryan Ward (NXT): 54
4. Joe Silva (UFC): 53
5. Hunter Johnston (ROH): 51

PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

1. TAKAAKI KIDANI (NJPW): 602
2. Dana White (UFC): 190
3. Scott Coker (Bellator): 47
4. Vince McMahon (WWE): 21
5. Joe Koff (ROH): 12
6. Sanshiro Takagi (DDT): 11

BEST GIMMICK

1. RUSEV & LANA: 131
2. The Bullet Club: 88
3. Yosuke Santa Maria: 78
4. Damien Mizdow: 72
5. Shinsuke Nakamura: 68
6. Dean Ambrose: 37
7. Tyson Kidd: 33
8. Rockstar Spud: 14
9. Brock Lesnar: 13

WORST GIMMICK

1. ADAM ROSE: 140
2. Samuel Shaw: 82
3. The Bunny: 58
4. Corporate Kane: 49
5. Bray Wyatt: 40
6. The Menagerie: 36
7. The Authority: 33
8. Dixie Carter as heel owner: 25
9. C.J. Parker: 20
10. New Day: 17
Edited by Kame, Jan 22 2015, 03:37 AM.
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methodology?
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Anything that votes on "worst" of the year is too negative to me and has ZERO credibility.

We are real wrestling fans so we can appreciate shitty new japan wrestling. Anyone who likes WWE is just a mark. The true heart and soul of professional wrestling is in indy leagues blah blah blah blah shutup.
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The awards are voted for by the readership of the newsletter, which includes various insiders of the industry, such as promoters, agents, and performers, as well as journalists, historians, and fans.

The awards are organized into two classes. For class 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 class B awards, voters simply indicate their top choice.
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These do come across as the hipster wrestling awards.
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Why do you think that is? I would guess that the majority of people who subscribe to the Observer watch a good amount of wrestling.
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For basically the reasons Shows kinda pointed out. They automatically come across as anything the WWE does is crap and supported by marks and sheep. The only people they give credit to is people that paid their dues in Indy promotions like Daniel Bryan or Cesaro. Look at every worst of award...pretty much all WWE. Best of, basically Japan. Makes them come across as haters more than legitimately trying to award the industry equally
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I really don't think it's much more than New Japan being on an amazing run the last few years and WWE having a pretty bad year. Further than that it probably says something about what Dave and the readers prefer wrestling to be. New Japan employs a handful of the best workers in the world right now with Gedo and Jado booking them nearly perfectly. They aren't doing dumb comedy or intricate storylines. Their secondary titles mean something. Their top stars only lose when it makes sense. It's booked like a legitimate sport. That doesn't make it intrinsically better than the WWE, but it's certainly more difficult to fuck up.

When WWE does something well (Bryan and Sami Zayn's chase for the title this year being good examples) I'm definitely more invested in it than pretty much anything New Japan or anyone else does. WWE would've had greater representation this year if Bryan didn't get hurt or Sami Zayn's title chase was earlier in the year (Zayn vs. Neville was Dave's highest rated WWE match this year and it doesn't count for this year because it was in December).

WWE gets plenty of credit when they're good. John Cena won two wrestler of the year awards last decade. Chris Jericho won back-to-back wrestler of the year awards last decade as well. A WWE mach won match of the year four straight years from 2008-2011. There might be some overall underrepresentation in awards like promotion of the year, but to be honest there is just a lot of shit in the WWE. There is so much more opportunity for shit. New Japan and independent promotions book to big matches on big shows when WWE books for several hours a week of episodic television. A lot of that television is either offensively bad or poorly booked. WWE can still be great and when they do things well it can be better than what anyone else does but there's just so much unfocused, lazy and sometimes awful programming. They are going to win the majority of the worst of awards based on how much TV time they have alone.

It was a bad year for WWE. They will hopefully be more competitive in the voting next year. They had a lot of bad luck and unfortunate situations. They also had their worst stretch of the year during during the awards voting period while New Japan was the hottest thing in the world.

New Japan was pretty much an afterthought until Gedo took over booking and the current batch of stars really came into their own. The Inoki period was a dark time and the promotion was close to going out of business. I don't think anyone who has seen Tanahashi, Nakamura, Okada and Styles this year could deny that they were the correct top four choices for wrestler of the year. You can enjoy other wrestlers more (Ishii and Sami Zayn were probably my personal favorite) but the way those guys were presented was nearly flawless.

There is obviously a lot of both wanting to like what is considered cool and hate on what is considered mainstream and shitty, but the people who vote in these awards are the most informed wrestling audience on the planet. They watch a lot of stuff. And having seen a ton of wrestling this year they made either the right call or close enough to the right call on every award.
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For basically the reasons Shows kinda pointed out. They automatically come across as anything the WWE does is crap and supported by marks and sheep. The only people they give credit to is people that paid their dues in Indy promotions like Daniel Bryan or Cesaro. Look at every worst of award...pretty much all WWE. Best of, basically Japan. Makes them come across as haters more than legitimately trying to award the industry equally
Not sure if I've understood you correctly. But imo, they only come across as anti-WWE if you assume that their anti-WWE stance has no merit. It's possible that the WWE wins all the shitty awards because the WWE is shitty, and not because the Observer is full of hipster doofuses who automatically hate on the WWE.

I assume that the Observer and its readership have watched more wrestling, and for a longer time, than almost anyone here. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.
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I still don't get why MMA keeps getting mixed with pro wrestling in these things, and pro wrestling news in general.
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The Observer covers both because Dave is interested in both and they're pretty much the same business. It seems like it would've been a better move to start a separate MMA newsletter, but Dave is so obsessive that he could never write two a week and not be completely burned out. So this is the best way for him to cover both even if both audiences just tolerate the other.
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I just don't get why they're so mixed together since they have about as much in common as boxing and pro wrestling, or amateur wrestling and pro wrestling.

At least its a combat sport he's obsessed with and shoehorning into his work, I guess, and not something odd like water polo.
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