WR 2020 Half of the Year Awards

[cero2k]

Submit one winner and one runner up. You may use a tag team for all individual awards aside from Wrestler of the Year, Worker of the Year, best on the Mic.

Since we always kinda do it anyway with honorable mentions, how about we do Top 3 for the categories with a * on it.

GRADING PERIOD: Jan 1st - June 30th

*Match of the Year:

*Wrestler of the Year (best overall):

*Worker of the Year (best matches):

*Tag Team of the Year:

Stable of the Year:

*Woman of the Year:

*Woman’s match of the Year:

Best Non-wrestler of the Year:

Storyline of the Year:

Worst Storyline of the Year:

Feud of the Year:

Worst Feud of the Year (this should be between guys who are on a least the upper mid-card- something the company really wanted to be a big deal, but totally failed):

Promotion of the Year:

Worst Promotion of the Year:

*Best Individual Show of the Year (must be a single event. If you want to nominate an episode of a TV program, you must give the date):

Worst Major Show of the Year (must be a PPV or indy show, no episodes of TV shows):

Best TV Show of the Year:

Worst TV Show of the Year:

Best on the Mic (overall best promos):

Promo of the Year (single best promo):

Booker of the Year (if you don't know who is booking the promotion in question, just put down the name of the promotion):

Worst Booker of the Year:

Rookie of the Year (Less than a year in major promotion):

Comeback of the year (either a comeback from injury or retirement, or a revitalization of someone's career):

Most Improved Wrestler of the Year:

Best debut (or return to a promotion) of the year:

Announcer of the Year:

Worst Announcer of the Year:

Best Babyface of the Year:

Best Heel of the Year:

Best Turn of the Year:

Breakout Star of the Year:

Worst Waste of Talent in a promotion:

YOUR Mark Out Moment of the Year:

In-ring Spot of the Year:

Most Shocking Moment of the Year:

Non-kayfabe News Story of the Year:

I Can't Believe That Worked! Award (the thing you thought fans would crap on, but instead it got over):

Get Off My TV! Award:

Throw The Remote Award (most facepalmingly or infuriatingly awful booking decision):

**COMPLETE SPECULATION AWARDS**
Whose star will shine brightest in the second half of 2020:

Wildest Prediction for the second half of 2020:

[cero2k]

This one should be interesting.

[XIV]

I've removed any categories where I don't have any opinions.

Match of the Year:
NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II
Tyler Bate vs Jordan Devlin

Wrestler of the Year (best overall):
AJ Styles

Worker of the Year (best matches):
AJ Styles
FTR

Tag Team of the Year:
FTR

Stable of the Year:
Undisputed Era

Woman of the Year:
Chelsea Green

Woman’s match of the Year:
NXT TakeOver: In Your House: Part 1
Io Shirai vs Rhea Ripley vs Charlotte Flair

Best Non-wrestler of the Year:
Taz

Storyline of the Year:
Rey Mysterio / Dominick vs Seth Rollins angle.

Worst Storyline of the Year:
Lana "divorces" Rusev and marries Bobby Lashley.

Feud of the Year:
Rey Mysterio / Dominick vs Seth Rollins angle.

Worst Feud of the Year (this should be between guys who are on a least the upper mid-card- something the company really wanted to be a big deal, but totally failed):
Rusev vs Bobby Lashley

Promotion of the Year:
AEW (Can't believe I've just written that!)

Worst Promotion of the Year:
WWE

Worst Major Show of the Year (must be a PPV or indy show, no episodes of TV shows):
Wrestlemania

Best TV Show of the Year:
NWA Powerrr

Worst TV Show of the Year:
WWE Raw

Best on the Mic (overall best promos):
Taz

Promo of the Year (single best promo):
Eddie Kingston (NWA Powerrr when defending Homicide and verbally attacking Pope)

Booker of the Year (if you don't know who is booking the promotion in question, just put down the name of the promotion):
NWA - Billy Corgan

Worst Booker of the Year:
WWE - Vincent Kennedy McMahon

Rookie of the Year (Less than a year in major promotion):
MJF

Comeback of the year (either a comeback from injury or retirement, or a revitalization of someone's career):
Edge

Most Improved Wrestler of the Year:
MJF

Best debut (or return to a promotion) of the year:
Ricky Starks

Announcer of the Year:
Taz

Worst Announcer of the Year:
Excalibur

Best Babyface of the Year:
Undertaker

Best Heel of the Year:
MJF

Best Turn of the Year:
Nick Aldis

Breakout Star of the Year:
MJF

Worst Waste of Talent in a promotion:
FTR in WWE.

YOUR Mark Out Moment of the Year:
Edge returns at Royal Rumble

Non-kayfabe News Story of the Year:
Everything involving the sexual conduct of wrestlers in positions of trust.

I Can't Believe That Worked! Award (the thing you thought fans would crap on, but instead it got over):
Orange Cassidy.

Get Off My TV! Award:
Orange Cassidy.

Throw The Remote Award (most facepalmingly or infuriatingly awful booking decision):
Bobby Lashley is put into an awful angle with Rusev / Lana instead of being the legit threat to world championships he should be.

[Big Red Machine]

This one should be interesting.

I'm not even sure it's worth doing because really haven't had half a year for anyone other than WWE or AEW.

[Big Red Machine]

Worst Major Show of the Year (must be a PPV or indy show, no episodes of TV shows):
Wrestlemania

Question: Should each night of Mania and Wrestle Kingdom be considered individually?

That's how I approach this, at least.

[XIV]

Worst Major Show of the Year (must be a PPV or indy show, no episodes of TV shows):
Wrestlemania

Question: Should each night of Mania and Wrestle Kingdom be considered individually?

That's how I approach this, at least.

It should be taken as an overall show, that’s what I’ve done. And Wrestlemania was POOR.

[KILLdozer]

We should do our own forum based awards lol. Probably more entertaining than anything really going on in Wrestling right now...

[Serujuunin]

I have to go back through and even remember which matches happened this year lol

[cero2k]

This one should be interesting.

I'm not even sure it's worth doing because really haven't had half a year for anyone other than WWE or AEW.

nah, there's Impact, AAA, CMLL, NOAH, AJPW, DDT, and a ton more from Japan. There's definitely enough.

[cero2k]

Worst Major Show of the Year (must be a PPV or indy show, no episodes of TV shows):
Wrestlemania

Question: Should each night of Mania and Wrestle Kingdom be considered individually?

That's how I approach this, at least.

It should be taken as an overall show, that’s what I’ve done. And Wrestlemania was POOR.

I think they can be taken as either, it's even understandable to think that one night was good while the other was bad.

[NWK2000]

GRADING PERIOD: Jan 1st - June 30th

*Match of the Year: Stadium Stampede, AEW Double or Nothing 2020
HM: Taker vs AJ Styles Wrestlemania 34 Night 1
Funhouse Match

*Wrestler of the Year (best overall): Chris Jericho
HM, Drew McIntyre, Naito

*Worker of the Year (best matches): Orange Cassidy
HM: Adam Cole, Cody

*Tag Team of the Year: The Young Bucks
HM: FTR, Pride and Powerful

Stable of the Year: The Inner Circle
HM: Undisputed Era, The Elite:

*Woman of the Year: Charlotte Flair
HM: Riho, Dr.Britt Baker

*Woman’s match of the Year
Charlotte Flair vs Rhea Ripley (Wrestlemania 34):

Best Non-wrestler of the Year: Jake "The Snake" Roberts
HM: Taz, MVP

Storyline of the Year: Edge's return and feud with Randy
HM: Jon Moxley's road to the AEW title, Naito's road to the IWGP title

Worst Storyline of the Year: The Street Profits vs War Raiders
HM: Rusev vs Lashley, Shawn Spears spiral to irrelevance

Feud of the Year:Edge vs Randy Orton
HM: Naito vs Okada/White

Worst Feud of the Year (this should be between guys who are on a least the upper mid-card- something the company really wanted to be a big deal, but totally failed) Nyla Rose vs everyone:

Promotion of the Year:AEW

Worst Promotion of the Year: NWA or Ring of Honor

*Best Individual Show of the Year (must be a single event. If you want to nominate an episode of a TV program, you must give the date): AEW Double or Nothing 2020
HM, Wrestlemania 34:

Worst Major Show of the Year (must be a PPV or indy show, no episodes of TV shows): Money in the Bank 2020:

Best TV Show of the Year: NXT

Worst TV Show of the Year: Raw

Best on the Mic (overall best promos): MJF
HM: Taz, Jake Roberts

Promo of the Year (single best promo): Taz's promo on the 6/3/2020 Dynamite
HM: Any time Edge is in front of a mic in 2020

Booker of the Year (if you don't know who is booking the promotion in question, just put down the name of the promotion): NXT

Worst Booker of the Year: N/A (calling someone a bad booker when they couldn't draw an audience even if they wanted to seems below to belt)

Rookie of the Year (Less than a year in major promotion): Karrion Kross

Comeback of the year (either a comeback from injury or retirement, or a revitalization of someone's career): Edge

Most Improved Wrestler of the Year: Lance Archer (the addition of Jake Roberts is what I'd consider improvement)

Best debut (or return to a promotion) of the year:Karrion Kross and Scarlet
HM: Brodie Lee, Brian Cage

Announcer of the Year: Jim Ross (he's really improved since AEW began)

Worst Announcer of the Year, Micheal Cole:

Best Babyface of the Year: Edge
HM: Cody, Jushin Liger

Best Heel of the Year: Randy Orton
HM: KENTA, Johnny Gargano

Best Turn of the Year: Randy Orton's turn on Edge and the reasoning therein

Breakout Star of the Year: Orange Cassidy

Worst Waste of Talent in a promotion: Shawn Spears in AEW

YOUR Mark Out Moment of the Year: Orange Cassidy vs PAC

In-ring Spot of the Year: Edge's conchairto on Randy at Wrestlemania

Most Shocking Moment of the Year: Edge's return

Non-kayfabe News Story of the Year:Sexual Assault allegations

I Can't Believe That Worked! Award (the thing you thought fans would crap on, but instead it got over):Cinematic matches across WWE and AEW

Get Off My TV! Award: Seth Rollins' group. I like the "Monday Night Messiah" gimmick, and Seth as a heel period, I just felt like his gang interfered too much.
HM: Jushin Liger's retirement. Not because anything bad happened in the proceedings or anything, it just made me depressed

Throw The Remote Award (most facepalmingly or infuriatingly awful booking decision): Becky Lynch surrenders the Raw Women's Title. Like, I know it couldn't have been helped, but having Becky demand Asuka cash in to be awarded the title gave me Bash at the Beach 2000 vibes, even if that was the most respectful way they could've done it.

**COMPLETE SPECULATION AWARDS**
Whose star will shine brightest in the second half of 2020: Brian Cage, Naito

Wildest Prediction for the second half of 2020: KENTA is IWGP champion

[cero2k]

*Match of the Year:
1. Kota Ibushi vs Kazuchika Okada @ WK 14, Day 1
2. Nautilus vs DAMNATION @ DDT New Year Special 2020!
3. Stadium Stampede @ AEW Double or Nothing 2020

*Wrestler of the Year (best overall):
1. Jon Moxley
2. Hiromu Takahashi
3. Yuka Sakazaki

*Worker of the Year (best matches):
1. Shingo Takagi
2. Hiromu Takahashi
3. Masato Tanaka

*Tag Team of the Year:
1. Nautilus
2. The North
3. #Stronghearts

Stable of the Year:
1. The Inner Circle
2. Les Enfants Terribles
3. Donna del Mondo

*Woman of the Year:
1. Yuka Sakazaki
2. Giulia
3. Maki Itoh

*Woman’s match of the Year:
1. Jungle Kyona & Momo Watanabe vs. Kagetsu & Mayu Iwatani @ Stardom 9th Anniversary in Osaka
2. Natsumi Maki vs Sareee @TJPW 1.4
3. Emi Sakura vs Yuna Mizumori @ ChocoPro #28

Best Non-wrestler of the Year: Taz
RU: Arn Anderson

Storyline of the Year: Eye for an Eye, Jon Moxley vs The Inner Circle
RU: Yuna Mizumori vs ChocoPro

Worst Storyline of the Year: Jeff Hardy's drunk driving
RU: Rusev and Lashley and Lana and a lesbian Liv Morgan.

Feud of the Year: NOAH's Kongo vs DDT
RU: Yuna Mizumori vs Emi Sakura for Choco Pro

Worst Feud of the Year: Bray Wyatt vs John Cena
RU: Rollins vs Rey Mysterio

Promotion of the Year: DDT/TJPW
RU: AAA

Worst Promotion of the Year: WWE
RU: CMLL

*Best Individual Show of the Year:
1. Wrestle Kingdom 14, Night 2
2. AEW Double or Nothing 2020
3. Wrestle Kingdom 14, Night 1

Worst Major Show of the Year: WWE Money in the Bank
RU: Wrestlemania

Best TV Show of the Year: ChocoProTV
RU: AEW Dynamite

Worst TV Show of the Year: RAW/Smackdown

Best on the Mic (overall best promos): Jon Moxley
RU: Taz

Booker of the Year: Whoever is booking AJPW, Nosawa?
RU: Roldan for AAA

Worst Booker of the Year:Bruce Prichard for WWE
RU: Omega/Brandi for AEW's Women's division

Rookie of the Year (Less than a year in major promotion): Chris Bey for Impact
RU: Gabriel Kidd for NJPW

Comeback of the year: Brodie Lee
RU: Johnny Swinger

Most Improved Wrestler of the Year: Gabriel Kidd

Best debut (or return to a promotion) of the year: Les Enfants Terribles for AJPW
RU: F.T.R. for AEW

Announcer of the Year: Excalibur @ AEW
RU: Tony Schiavone @ AEW

Worst Announcer of the Year: Literally everyone in WWE.
RU: Josh Matthews for Impact

Best Babyface of the Year: Nautilus
RU: Yuka Sakazaki

Best Heel of the Year: Chris Jericho/TIC
RU: MJF

Best Turn of the Year: Yuma Aoyagi turns on Kento Miyahara or AJPW

Breakout Star of the Year: Darby Allin
RU: Shotaro Ashino

Worst Waste of Talent in a promotion: [Insert Name Here] by WWE
RU: The Rascalz by Impact

YOUR Mark Out Moment of the Year: Minoru Suzuki comes out at the end of Juice vs Moxley at @ WK 14, day 2.
RU: Jushin Liger's entrance for WK14.

In-ring Spot of the Year: Ospreay vs Hiromu spot from WK, the one with the German and the Space Flying Tiger Drop

Most Shocking Moment of the Year: KENTA robs Naito from his WK win.
RU:

Non-kayfabe News Story of the Year: Hana Kimura's death
RU: WWE's handling of COVID-19

I Can't Believe That Worked! Award: SUWAMA as champion in 2020
RU: Boneyard Match

Get Off My TV! Award: Danhausen/Warhorse
RU: Baliyan Akki

Throw The Remote Award: SUWAMA's victories over Miyahara and Ashino.
RU: NXT crowns a double champion, Ctrl+z two weeks later.

**COMPLETE SPECULATION AWARDS**
Whose star will shine brightest in the second half of 2020: Yuki Ueno

Wildest Prediction for the second half of 2020: Vince McMahon is forced to step down.

[Big Red Machine]

Get Off My TV! Award: Danhausen/Warhorse

Wait... are they the same person?

[cero2k]

Get Off My TV! Award: Danhausen/Warhorse

Wait... are they the same person?

no, but I want them both off equally, twitter specially.