2014 Wrestling Observer Awards.

Post by **cero2k** » Jan 23rd, '14, 21:40

Here's the complete list of 2014 Wrestling Observer Awards.

Lou Thesz/Ric Flair Award (Wrestler of the Year)
Hiroshi Tanahashi - New Japan Pro Wrestling

MMA Most Valuable Fighter
Georges St. Pierre
Ultimate Fighting Championship

Most Outstanding Wrestler
Hiroshi Tanahashi - New Japan Pro Wrestling

Best Box Office Draw
Georges St. Pierre - UFC

Feud of the Year
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada - New Japan Pro Wrestling

Tag Team of the Year
The Shield (Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) - WWE

Most Improved
Roman Reigns - WWE

Best on Interviews
Paul Heyman
WWE

Most Charismatic
Hiroshi Tanahashi - New Japan Pro Wrestling

Best Technical Wrestler
Daniel Bryan - WWE

Bruiser Brody Memorial Award (Best Brawler)
Katsuyori Shibata - New Japan Pro Wrestling

Best Flying Wrestler
Kota Ibushi - Dramatic Dream Team, New Japan Pro Wrestling

Most Overrated
Randy Orton - World Wrestling Entertainment

Most Underrated
Antonio Cesaro - WWE

Promotion of the Year
New Japan Pro Wrestling

Best Weekly Television Show
WWE NXT

Most Outstanding Fighter (formerly Shootfighter of the Year)
Cain Velasquez - Ultimate Fighting Championship

Match of the Year
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada - New Japan Pro Wrestling - Invasion Attack
Tokyo, Japan, April 7

Fight of the Year
Gilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez - Ultimate Fighting Championship

Rookie of the Year
Yohei Komatsu - New Japan Pro Wrestling

Best Non-Wrestler
Paul Heyman - WWE

Best Television Announcer
William Regal - WWE

Worst Television Announcer
Taz Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Best Major Show
New Japan G-1 Day 4 - New Japan Pro Wrestling

Worst Major Wrestling Show
WWE Battleground - World Wrestling Entertainment

Best Wrestling Maneuver
Kazuchika Okada - Rainmaker - New Japan Pro Wrestling

Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic
WWE exploiting the death of Bill Moody (Paul Bearer) - World Wrestling Entertainment

Worst Television Show
TNA Impact Wrestling

Worst Worked Match of the Year
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
WWE Survivor Series

Worst Feud of the Year
Big Show vs. The Authority - WWE

Worst Promotion of the Year
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Best Booker
Jado and Gedo - New Japan Pro Wrestling

Promoter of the Year
Dana White - Ultimate Fighting Championship

Best Gimmick
The Wyatt Family - WWE - Backwoods cult

Worst Gimmick
Aces & Eights - Total Nonstop Action Wrestling - Invading bikers

Best Pro Wrestling Book
Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs - Pat LaPrade and Bertrand Hébert

Best Pro Wrestling DVD
Jim Crockett Promotions: The Good Old Days - EllBow Productions/Highspots.com

Post by **Big Red Machine** » Jan 23rd, '14, 22:15

Suck on that, TNA!

I definitely think Dragon got screwed out of Most Charismatic. Tanahashi is great and all, but Dragon is the most over man in all of wrestlinh right now, and is pretty much on course to be the most over guy in wrestling since Austin. How is he not the most charismatic?

Also, Kota really didn't impress me this year. I think AR Fox deserved it more.

Post by **cero2k** » Jan 23rd, '14, 22:51

Big Red Machine wrote:
Also, Kota really didn't impress me this year. I think AR Fox deserved it more.

i think it's just the lack of US indy that happened here. I mean, Shield better than the Bucks? They were good and all, but the Bucks were all over the place

Post by **Big Red Machine** » Jan 23rd, '14, 23:03

Randy as Most Overrated is pretty unfair, IMO. Bully was more prominent for more of the year and he put on worse matches.

Post by **cero2k** » Jan 23rd, '14, 23:05

Big Red Machine wrote:Randy as Most Overrated is pretty unfair, IMO. Bully was more prominent for more of the year and he put on worse matches.

agree on Orton, disagree on Bully, I would have given it to Big Show. And i'm quite surprised you wouldn't give it to Shibata and his no-sell style

Post by **Big Red Machine** » Jan 23rd, '14, 23:11

cero2k wrote:
Big Red Machine wrote:Randy as Most Overrated is pretty unfair, IMO. Bully was more prominent for more of the year and he put on worse matches.
agree on Orton, disagree on Bully, I would have given it to Big Show. And i'm quite surprised you wouldn't give it to Shibata and his no-sell style

Well... Shibata wasn't as prominently featured. He was kept far away from all titles and was pretty much a midcarder.
As for Big Show, at least he did SOMETHING I enjoyed. Bully... not so much.

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