2015 Wrestling Observer Awards Chat Thread - Rovert for Best Gimmick

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Benne: Sep 2, 2011; STOP DOING HEROIN

Oh goddamnit I can't believe I forgot Mahabali Shera as the worst gimmick. That's it, he's the winner.

# ? Dec 16, 2015 01:15

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# ? Apr 19, 2024 08:08

Feels Villeneuve: Oct 7, 2007; Setter is Better.

What even is his gimmick

He's definitely a choice for Most Overrated if you even barely consider TNA a big promotion anymore, though.

# ? Dec 16, 2015 10:50

MassRafTer: May 26, 2001; BAEST MODE!!!

Roman Reigns should really get some consideration for most outstanding.

# ? Dec 16, 2015 21:48

DynamiteKidd: Jun 11, 2015; by Shine

Alain Post posted:

What even is his gimmick

He's definitely a choice for Most Overrated if you even barely consider TNA a big promotion anymore, though.

Shera's gimmick is that he is an Indian dancer. However, he cannot dance -- the move he does, the #SheraShake (just look it up) is an incredibly simple motion.

He's also for sure a Most OVerrated candidate in that while he hasn't been pushed all that much all things considered (due to the India tour being canceled), his ability doesn't warrant wrestling on television at all, much less winning

# ? Dec 16, 2015 22:18

Benne: Sep 2, 2011; STOP DOING HEROIN

Shera is probably the worst wrestler working on television today and TNA wants to push him to the moon. Yeah, he deserves to be up there for Most Overrated.

# ? Dec 16, 2015 23:06

Marquis de Pyro: Sep 25, 2006; Evil Prevails

Do the Shera Shuffle

# ? Dec 16, 2015 23:54

I Before E: Jul 2, 2012

Marquis de Pyro posted:

Do the Shera Shake

get it right dammit

# ? Dec 17, 2015 07:02

oatgan: Jan 15, 2009

dont worry he won't be the worst worker on television for much longer

# ? Dec 17, 2015 07:06

Dr. Ass: Apr 21, 2008

My ballot's a little skewed because I've really only seen the major NJPW shows and don't really watch ROH or the other indies and I'm a total casual when it comes to MMA

Lou Thesz/Ric Flair Award (Wrestler of the Year) - John Cena
MMA Most Valuable Fighter - Ronda Rousey
Most Outstanding Wrestler - AJ Styles
Best Box Office Draw - Ronda Rousey
Feud of the Year - Sasha Banks vs Bayley
Tag Team of the Year - New Day
Most Improved - Becky Lynch
Best on Interviews - Kevin Owens
Most Charismatic - Enzo Amore
Best Technical Wrestler - Cesaro
Bruiser Brody Memorial Award (Best Brawler) - Brock Lesnar
Best Flying Wrestler - Ricochet/Prince Puma
Most Overrated - Kane
Most Underrated - Cesaro
Promotion of the Year - NJPW
Best Weekly Television Show - Lucha Underground
Most Outstanding Fighter (formerly Shootfighter of the Year) - Ronda Rousey
Match of the Year - Bayley vs Sasha Banks, NXT Takeover Brooklyn
Fight of the Year - Abstain
Rookie of the Year - Chad Gable
Best Non-Wrestler - Xavier Woods (he counts, right?)
Best Television Announcer - Corey Graves
Worst Television Announcer - Byron Saxton
Best Major Show - Wrestle Kingdom 9

Class B Awards

Worst Major Wrestling Show - AAA TripleMania 23
Best Wrestling Maneuver - Pop-Up Powerbomb
Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic - Exploiting Reid Flair's death
Worst Television Show - WWE Raw
Worst Worked Match of the Year - Villanos vs. Psycho Circus, AAA TripleMania 23
Worst Feud of the Year - Rusev vs Ziggler
Worst Promotion of the Year - TNA
Best Booker - Gedo & Jado
Promoter of the Year - Kaname Tezuka
Best Gimmick - Damien Mizdow
Worst Gimmick - The Ascension
Best Pro Wrestling Book - Abstain
Best Pro Wrestling DVD - Abstain

# ? Dec 17, 2015 07:28

Feels Villeneuve: Oct 7, 2007; Setter is Better.

I feel kinda bad for Takeover REVolution, that was my favorite of the Takeovers, but I have a feeling it's not going to get a lot of votes for Best Major Show as a matter of bad timing more than anything.

# ? Dec 17, 2015 07:30

Teddybear: May 16, 2009; Look! A teddybear doll!
It's soooo cute!

I think it's outside the window anyway? It's a Dec. 1 cutoff.

# ? Dec 17, 2015 07:36

Feels Villeneuve: Oct 7, 2007; Setter is Better.

I know, I kinda figured that if WO voting was by calendar year, it'd have done pretty well on the 2014 ballots, but I'm not sure it'll really get many votes for the 2015 ballots since it's been so long. But maybe I'm wrong.

# ? Dec 17, 2015 07:45

Lid: Feb 18, 2005; And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.

New Day are winning best gimmick

# ? Dec 17, 2015 10:52

Natural 20: Sep 17, 2007; Wearer of Compasses. Slayer of Gods. Champion of the Colosseum. Heart of the Void.
Saviour of Hallownest.

MassRafTer posted:

Roman Reigns should really get some consideration for most outstanding.

What, for lying on the floor for half an hour and then doing three moves?

# ? Dec 17, 2015 11:43

Feels Villeneuve: Oct 7, 2007; Setter is Better.

For having lots of very good matches probably.

I wouldn't put him in the top 3 for Most Outstanding (I think he's about the third best guy in WWE, but being the third best guy in WWE doesn't make you a top-3 guy in the world), but he's got a reasonable case. One of my favorite sellers in the world at the moment.

# ? Dec 17, 2015 11:53

HulkaMatt: Feb 14, 2006; BIG BICEPS SHOHEI

Best Book and Best DVD need to die, as well as best box office draw.

# ? Dec 17, 2015 12:46

rovert: Jun 10, 2013

HulkaMatt posted:

Best Book and Best DVD need to die, as well as best box office draw.

Best Podcast is way overdue. It is genuinely a big part of the business now with Taz, Flair and Podcast One's podcasts.

# ? Dec 17, 2015 12:51

MacDougall: Apr 21, 2008; Definitely Australian

Hace posted:

Also fight of the year is Robbie vs Rory

Hands down, Lawler back to back. loving animal.

# ? Dec 17, 2015 14:36

VileLL: Oct 3, 2015

Yorkshire Tea posted:

What, for lying on the floor for half an hour and then doing three moves?

but enough about austin

# ? Dec 17, 2015 15:29

Muddy Burphy: Dec 4, 2010; The #RXT REVOLUTION has two words for ya..
SCOOP IT!

he knows...

rovert posted:

Best Podcast is way overdue. It is genuinely a big part of the business now with Taz, Flair and Podcast One's podcasts.

Doesn't Taz get super defensive when you call it a podcast?

# ? Dec 17, 2015 17:13

Natural 20: Sep 17, 2007; Wearer of Compasses. Slayer of Gods. Champion of the Colosseum. Heart of the Void.
Saviour of Hallownest.

VileLL posted:

but enough about austin

Please.

Austin had at least five moves.

# ? Dec 17, 2015 18:32

sticklefifer: Nov 11, 2003; by VideoGames

HulkaMatt posted:

Best Book and Best DVD need to die, as well as best box office draw.

Best DVD should always be Toru Yano.

# ? Dec 17, 2015 20:55

NickRoweFillea: Sep 27, 2012; doin thangs

Hace posted:

Also fight of the year is Robbie vs Rory

correct. blood for the blood god

# ? Dec 17, 2015 22:17

Benne: Sep 2, 2011; STOP DOING HEROIN

LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD

(WRESTLER OF THE YEAR)

1. A.J. STYLES (299) 2,507
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi (160) 1,674
3. Kazuchika Okada (136) 1,532

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MOST VALUABLE

1. RONDA ROUSEY (522) 3,424
2. Conor McGregor (372) 2,990
3. Daniel Cormier (1) 501

MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER

1. A.J. STYLES (334) 2,631
2. Shinsuke Nakamura (149) 1,254
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi (134) 1,146

MOST OUTSTANDING FIGHTER OF THE YEAR

1. CONOR MCGREGOR (271) 1,946
2. Robbie Lawler (115) 1,008
3. Holly Holm (73) 853

BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW

1. RONDA ROUSEY (758) 4,671
2. Conor McGregor (147) 2,677
3. Brock Lesnar (19) 953

FEUD OF THE YEAR

1. CONOR MCGREGOR VS. JOSE ALDO (342) 1,995
2. Bayley vs. Sasha Banks (216) 1,684
3. John Cena vs. Kevin Owens (45) 684

TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR

1. YOUNG BUCKS (382) 3,284
2. Bobby Fish & Kyle O�Reilly (229) 2,204
3. New Day (167) 1,691

MOST IMPROVED

1. BAYLEY (116) 1,397
2. Moose (94) 793
3. Sasha Banks (81) 654

BEST ON INTERVIEWS

1. CONOR MCGREGOR (524) 3,285
2. Paul Heyman (193)` 1,839
3. Kevin Owens (73) 1,109

MOST CHARISMATIC

1. SHINSUKE NAKAMURA (418) 3,147
2. Conor McGregor (314) 2,293
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi (64) 966

BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER

1. ZACK SABRE JR. (346) 2,411
2. Kyle O�Reilly (130) 1,099
3. Timothy Thatcher (77) 841

BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD

(BEST BRAWLER)

1. TOMOHIRO ISHII (426) 2,994
2. Katsuyori Shibata (72) 1,051
3. Kevin Owens (133) 1,006

BEST FLYING WRESTLER

1. RICOCHET (583) 3,708
2. Kota Ibushi (144) 1,327
3. Will Ospreay (109) 847

MOST OVERRATED

1. KANE (211) 1,775
2. Roman Reigns (186) 1,121
3. Sheamus (85) 755

MOST UNDERRATED

1. CESARO (477) 2,643
2. Neville (39) 527
3. Luke Harper (22) 407

PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

1. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (354) 3,290
2. UFC (383) 2,286
3. Ring of Honor (55) 1,137

BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW

1. WWE NXT (347) 3,148
2. Lucha Underground (410) 3,112
3. New Japan World Pro Wrestling (197) 1,803

PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR

1. SHINSUKE NAKAMURA VS. KOTA IBUSHI 1/4 TOKYO (319)2,429
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura 8/16 Tokyo (207) 1,519
3. Bayley vs. Sasha Banks 8/22 Brooklyn (107) 1,173

MMA MATCH OF THE YEAR

1. ROBBIE LAWLER VS. RORY MACDONALD 7/11 LAS VEGAS (528) 2,901
2. Andrei Arlovski vs. Travis Browne 5/23 Las Vegas (51) 1,195
3. Daniel Cormier vs. Alexander Gustafsson 10/3 Houston (45) 1,081

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

1. CHAD GABLE (539) 3,299
2. Jay White (159) 2,395
3. Dana Brooke (51) 1,357

BEST NON-WRESTLER

1. DARIO CUETO (362) 2,394
2. Paul Heyman (358) 2,373
3. Xavier Woods (61) 736

BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER

1. MAURO RANALLO (625) 3,751
2. Corey Graves (57) 819
3. Shimpei Nogami (96) 774

WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER

1. JOHN LAYFIELD (225) 2,016
2. Michael Cole (107) 1,179
3. Jerry Lawler (127) 1,117

BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW

1. NEW JAPAN WRESTLE KINGDOM 9 1/4 TOKYO (614) 3,663
2. UFC 189 7/11 Las Vegas (104) 1,039
3. WWE WrestleMania 31 3/29 Santa Clara (89) 953

# ? Jan 21, 2016 02:50

Benne: Sep 2, 2011; STOP DOING HEROIN

WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW

1. AAA TRIPLEMANIA 8/9 MEXICO CITY 483
2. WWE Royal Rumble 1/25 Philadelphia 79
3. WWE TLC 12/14/14 Cleveland 74

BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER

1. A.J. STYLES STYLES CLASH 137
2. Young Bucks Meltzer Driver 131
3. Kazuchika Okada rainmaker 93

MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC

1. WWE USING REID FLEIHR�S DEATH IN AN ANGLE 618
2. WWE Divas Revolution 26
3. TNA having James Storm push Mickie James onto the train tracks 24

WORST TELEVISION SHOW

1. WWE RAW 470
2. TNA Impact 169
3. WWE Smackdown 66

WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR

1. PSYCHO CIRCUS VS. VILLANOS 8/9 MEXICO CITY 396
2. Royal Rumble 1/25 Philadelphia 137
3. Big Show vs. Erick Rowan stairs match 12/14/14 Cleveland 60

WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR

1. TEAM PCB VS. TEAM BAD VS. TEAM BELLA 221
2. Seth Rollins vs. Kane 111
3. Dolph Ziggler & Lana vs. Rusev & Summer Rae 110

WORST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

1. TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION 423
2. World Wrestling Entertainment 151
3. AAA 37

BEST BOOKER

1. PAUL LEVESQUE/RYAN WARD 317
2. Gedo 314
3. Joe Silva 117

PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

1. DANA WHITE 581
2. Takaaki Kidani 177
3. Paul Levesque 121

BEST GIMMICK

1. NEW DAY 213
2. Dalton Castle 200
3. Los Ingobernables 129

WORST GIMMICK

1. STARDUST 155
2. Alberto Del Rio Mex-America 85
3. Divas Revolution 54

BEST PRO WRESTLING BOOK

1. YES! BY DANIEL BRYAN/CRAIG TELLO 386
2. Backlund by Bob Backlund/Robert Miller 82
3. Lion�s Pride by Chris Charlton 81

BEST PRO WRESTLING DVD

1. DANIEL BRYAN YES! YES! YES! 116
2. It�s Good to be the King: Jerry Lawler 57
3. Sting: Into the Light 35

# ? Jan 21, 2016 02:53

Thauros: Jan 29, 2003

Naito (best gimmick) and YAMADoi got robbed damnit

# ? Jan 21, 2016 02:57

rare Magic card l00k: Jan 3, 2011

Congrats to Roman Reigns on carrying a mediocre show to being the best American wrestling event of the year.

# ? Jan 21, 2016 02:58

Vertical Lime: Dec 11, 2004

How dare the glue of the WWE is most overrated

# ? Jan 21, 2016 03:01

Hace: Feb 13, 2012; <<Mobius 1, Engage.>>

Shocked that LU didn't win best show

# ? Jan 21, 2016 03:02

achillesforever6: Apr 23, 2012; psst you wanna do a communism?

Hace posted:

Shocked that LU didn't win best show

It had more 1st place votes than NXT too

# ? Jan 21, 2016 03:08

oatgan: Jan 15, 2009

Extremely excited for people to get mad about these awards

# ? Jan 21, 2016 03:11

Jerusalem: May 20, 2004; Would you be my new best friends?

Hace posted:

Shocked that LU didn't win best show

Yeah, I love NXT but I was sure LU was going to win it.

# ? Jan 21, 2016 03:11

Vertical Lime: Dec 11, 2004

Hace posted:

Shocked that LU didn't win best show

9 votes for worst television show

# ? Jan 21, 2016 03:11

oatgan: Jan 15, 2009

Hace posted:

Shocked that LU didn't win best show

The middle of the season was kinda bad imo, and NXT has much more hype around it

# ? Jan 21, 2016 03:13

StarkRavingMad: Sep 27, 2001; Yams Fan

Hace posted:

Shocked that LU didn't win best show

At least El Jefe won best non-wrestler! For a promotion in its first ever season, I can't be mad at second-best weekly show with the most first place votes.

# ? Jan 21, 2016 03:15

Memento: Aug 25, 2009; Bleak Gremlin

Benne posted:

WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER

1. JOHN LAYFIELD (225) 2,016
2. Michael Cole (107) 1,179
3. Jerry Lawler (127) 1,117

Perfect. I don't care about the order but the fact that the main announce team for WWE were numbers 1, 2 and 3 in this is just the best.

# ? Jan 21, 2016 03:18

BigRed0427: Mar 23, 2007; There's no one I'd rather be than me.

quote:

MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC
WWE USING REID FLEIHR�S DEATH IN AN ANGLE

I still like the idea that "WWE just sucks" should of been a viable choice for this.

quote:

WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR
TEAM PCB VS. TEAM BAD VS. TEAM BELLA 221

So what happened here? The Diva's Revolution is basically business as usual for the Diva's division?

quote:

BEST GIMMICK
1. NEW DAY 213
2. Dalton Castle 200

BULLSHIT! Dalton should have won! :argh:

quote:

WORST GIMMICK
STARDUST

Why did he win this?

# ? Jan 21, 2016 03:21

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Memento posted:

Perfect. I don't care about the order but the fact that the main announce team for WWE were numbers 1, 2 and 3 in this is just the best.

They were last year too.

# ? Jan 21, 2016 03:23

BigRed0427: Mar 23, 2007; There's no one I'd rather be than me.

Also

quote:

WORST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION

I feel like TNA should be not eligible for this one. I might of said this last year but to say TNA is the worst at this point is to say that we expect better out of it. WWE has the best roster it has had in years and yet I can't think of a time when it was more unwatchable, the the point where it appears the people behind the scenes actively hate their audience.

BigRed0427 fucked around with this message at 03:31 on Jan 21, 2016

# ? Jan 21, 2016 03:26

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# ? Apr 19, 2024 08:08

achillesforever6: Apr 23, 2012; psst you wanna do a communism?

BigRed0427 posted:

So what happened here? The Diva's Revolution is basically business as usual for the Diva's division?

Steph introduced Sasha, Charolotte, and Becky and it immediately went to poo poo because Steph wanted to stroke her ego and act like NXT Paul. Problem was this was on Raw and also this whole thing was stupid and devolved into the usual "Women are catty bitches who hate each other" story telling

# ? Jan 21, 2016 03:27

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