The 2018 PWD Year End Awards.

[Smigg]

Well, it's nearly the end of the year, so we might as well look back on all the shit that's happened, good and bad, so give your nominations for:

Best Male Wrestler:
Best Female Wrestler:
Best Tag Team:
Worst Wrestler:
Best Indie/NXT Wrestler:
Best Rookie:
Best Babyface:
Best Heel:
Worst Babyface:
Worst Heel:
Best Gimmick:
Worst Gimmick:
Best Match:
Worst Match:
Best Event:
Worst Event:
Funniest Moment of the Year:
Most Disappointing Moment of the Year:
Best Heel/Face Turn:
Worst Heel/Face Turn:
The "One To Watch" Award:
The Big Show Memorial "Please Retire" Award:

 

[Pliny Pete]

Having the indies jammed together with NXT is bullshit
Two completely separate things

 

[moonwolf]

Best Male Wrestler: AJ
Best Female Wrestler: Becky
Best Tag Team: no one stands out
Worst Wrestler: brie mode
Best Indie: Jeff Cobb
Best Rookie: que ronda
Best Babyface: Becky
Best Heel: d bry
Worst Babyface: gross naomi
Worst Heel: nia snax
Best Gimmick: The Man
Worst Gimmick: white hair tit reduced alicia foxx
Best Match: Becky/Charlotte LWS @ Evolution
Worst Match: seth/dean @ TLC -what a waste-
Best Event: Evolution/Survivor Series
Worst Event: crown jewel
Funniest Moment of the Year: titus o' neill Crocodile Mile
Most Disappointing Moment of the Year: Roman's farewell speech
Best Heel/Face Turn: d bry
Worst Heel/Face Turn: ellsworth sending dick pics to minors
The "One To Watch" Award: Bianca Bel-Air
The Big Show Memorial "Please Retire" Award: Taker

 

[Smigg]

Best Male Wrestler: AJ Styles
Best Female Wrestler: Charlotte
Best Tag Team: The Usos
Worst Wrestler: Nia Jax
Best Indie/NXT Wrestler: Chris Jericho
Best Rookie: Ronda Rousey
Best Babyface: Becky Lynch
Best Heel: Tomasso Ciampa
Worst Babyface: Nia Jax
Worst Heel: Nia Jax
Best Gimmick: Eco-Douchebag Daniel Bryan
Worst Gimmick: "Bullied Fat Girl" Nia Jax
Best Match: That Raw Gauntlet Match where Seth went for over 60 minutes.
Worst Match: DX vs. Brothers of Destruction
Best Event: NXT Takeover: War Games
Worst Event: Crown Jewel
Funniest Moment of the Year: Titus Worldslide
Most Disappointing Moment of the Year: Asuka's awful booking
Best Heel/Face Turn: Daniel Bryan
Worst Heel/Face Turn: Nia Jax
The "One To Watch" Award: Dominik Dijakovic
The Big Show Memorial "Please Retire" Award: Undertaker

 

[lakersfan45]

Best Male Wrestler: AJ Styles
Best Female Wrestler: Becky Lynch
Best Tag Team: drew and dolph
Worst Wrestler: undertaker
Best Indie/NXT Wrestler:
Best Rookie: Ronda Rousey
Best Babyface: Becky Lynch
Best Heel: Daniel Bryan
Worst Babyface: Bobby Lashley
Worst Heel: Aiden English
Best Gimmick: The Man
Worst Gimmick: peeing manager
Best Match: asuka vs Becky vs Charlotte TLC
Worst Match: DX vs. Brothers of Destruction
Best Event: Evolution
Worst Event: Crown Jewel
Funniest Moment of the Year: Elias bests Seattle SuperSonics
Most Disappointing Moment of the Year: Taker cena
Best Heel/Face Turn: Becky
Worst Heel/Face Turn: Dean Ambrose
The "One To Watch" Award:
The Big Show Memorial "Please Retire" Award: Undertaker

 

[El Dandy]

Best Male Wrestler: AJ Styles
Best Female Wrestler: Becky Lynch
Best Tag Team: The Bar
Worst Wrestler: Brie Bella
Best Indie/NXY Wrestler: Johnny Wrestling
Best Rookie: Ronda Rousey
Best Babyface: Becky Lynch
Best Heel: Kevin Owens
Worst Babyface: The B Team
Worst Heel: Charlotte Flair
Best Gimmick: The Man
Worst Gimmick: Dean Ambrose says you stink
Best Match: Almas/Gargano Takeover Philadelphia (I don't even watch the weekly show, and this was honestly one of the greatest matches I've ever seen)
Worst Match: Lesnar / Reigns Wrestlemania
Best Event: Takeover Philadelphia
Worst Event: Crown Jewel
Funniest Moment of the Year: Titus eats shit entering the greatest Royal Rumble
Most Disappointing Moment of the Year: Kevin Owens misuse / injury
Best Heel/Face Turn: Becky Lynch (Heel that got over as face), hon mention (Nakumura- heel)
Worst Heel/Face Turn: The Bellas
The "One To Watch" Award: Elias
The Big Show Memorial "Please Retire" Award: Undertaker

 

[Falsedawn]

Best Male Wrestler: Hiroshi Tanahashi
Best Female Wrestler: Faby Apache
Best Tag Team: Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix)
Worst Wrestler: Nia Jax
Best Indie Wrestler: PCO
Best NXT Wrestler: Adam Cole
Best Rookie: Utami Hayashishita
Best Babyface: Kairi Sane
Best Heel: Jay White
Worst Babyface: Seth Rollins
Worst Heel: Dean Ambrose
Best Gimmick: IMPACT Wrestling- Dark Allie
Worst Gimmick: AAA- Vampiro as AAA Announcer
Best Match: Kenny Omega vs Kazuchika Okada, 2 Out Of 3 Falls (NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall)
Worst Match: Braun Strowman vs Brock Lesnar (WWE Crown Jewel)
Best Event: NJPW- Wrestle Kingdom 12
Worst Event: (tie) WWE Crown Jewel/WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
Funniest Moment of the Year: All In- The Resurrection of Joey Ryan
Most Disappointing Moment of the Year: Entire Nakamura vs Styles angle
Best Heel/Face Turn: R Truth finally finds Carmella. Look at her, she's the face now.
Worst Heel/Face Turn: Roman Reigns gets cancer and Dean Ambrose HOPES HE LEGIT FUCKING DIES.
The "One To Watch" Award: Velveteen Dream
The Big Show Memorial "Please Retire" Award: Undertaker (again)

 

[sleepwalk]

Best Male Wrestler: Seth Rollins

Best Female Wrestler: Charlotte

Best Tag Team: The Bar

Worst Wrestler: Brie Bella

Best Indie/NXT Wrestler: Brian Cage

Best Rookie:

Best Babyface:

Best Heel: Drew McIntyre

Worst Babyface:

Worst Heel:

Best Gimmick: The Man

Worst Gimmick: Gas Mask Ambrose

Best Match: Feb RAW gauntlet match

Worst Match:

Best Event: Summerslam

Worst Event:

Funniest Moment of the Year:

Most Disappointing Moment of the Year:

Best Heel/Face Turn: Becky Lynch

Worst Heel/Face Turn: The Bellas

The "One To Watch" Award: Andrade "Cien" Almas

The Big Show Memorial "Please Retire" Award: Sheamus (for his own health) or Titus O'Neil (They've already got an office picked out for him.)

 

[GoldenAzazel]

Best Male Wrestler: AJ Styles
Best Female Wrestler: Becky Lynch
Best Tag Team: Undisputed Era
Worst Wrestler: Brie Bella
Best Indie/NXT Wrestler: Ricochet
Best Rookie: Ronda Rousey
Best Babyface: AJ Styles
Best Heel: Tommaso Ciampa
Worst Babyface: Bobby Lashley
Worst Heel: Nia Jax
Best Gimmick: The Man
Worst Gimmick: Drake Maverick AoP
Best Match: Becky v Charlotte LWS
Worst Match: DX v Brothers of Destruction
Best Event: NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV
Worst Event: WWE Crown Jewel
Funniest Moment of the Year: Joey Ryan ResErection at All In
Most Disappointing Moment of the Year: DX v Brothers of Destruction
Best Heel/Face Turn: Becky Lynch
Worst Heel/Face Turn: Nia Jax
The "One To Watch" Award: Matt Riddle
The Big Show Memorial "Please Retire" Award: Undertaker

 

[Batjester]

Best Male Wrestler: AJ Styles
Best Female Wrestler: Becky Lynch
Best Tag Team: Undisputed Era
Worst Wrestler: Jessamin Duke
Best Indie/NXT Wrestler: Adam Cole BAY BAY
Best Rookie: Ronda Rousey
Best Babyface: Becky Lynch
Best Heel: Tomasso Ciampa
Worst Babyface: Charlotte Flair
Worst Heel: Mojo Rawley
Best Gimmick: The Man
Worst Gimmick: peeing manager
Best Match: Cole vs Ricochet or 6-man ladder for the NA Title (tie)
Worst Match: Anything with Nia.
Best Event: NxT Takeover:New Orleans or Brooklyn 4 tie.
Worst Event: Crown Jewel
Funniest Moment of the Year: Ttus slide
Most Disappointing Moment of the Year: Roman announces he has Leukemia.
Best Heel/Face Turn: Becky
Worst Heel/Face Turn: Dean Ambrose
The "One To Watch" Award: Velveteen Dream
The Big Show Memorial "Please Retire" Award: Undertaker

 

[GoldenAzazel]

Best Male Wrestler: AJ Styles
Best Female Wrestler: Becky Lynch
Best Tag Team: Undisputed Era
Worst Wrestler: Jessamin Duke
Best Indie/NXT Wrestler: Adam Cole BAY BAY
Best Rookie: Ronda Rousey
Best Babyface: Becky Lynch
Best Heel: Tomasso Ciampa
Worst Babyface: Charlotte Flair
Worst Heel: Mojo Rawley
Best Gimmick: The Man
Worst Gimmick: peeing manager
Best Match: Cole vs Ricochet
Worst Match: Anything with Nia.
Best Event: NxT Takeover
Worst Event: Crown Jewel
Funniest Moment of the Year: Ttus slide
Most Disappointing Moment of the Year: Roman announces he has Leukemia.
Best Heel/Face Turn: Becky
Worst Heel/Face Turn: Dean Ambrose
The "One To Watch" Award: Velveteen Dream
The Big Show Memorial "Please Retire" Award: Undertaker

Which NXT Takeover?

 

[Batjester]

Which NXT Takeover?

ALL OF THEM!!!!

New Orleans or Brooklyn 4 are the top 2. And I forgot the 6man ladder match was this year. Had to edit.

 

[Good Ole Stannis's BBQ]

Some suggestions. Best and Worst feud. Best and worst segment.

 

[The Clinch]

Best Male Wrestler: Kenny Omega or AJ Styles
Best Female Wrestler: Becky Lynch
Best Tag Team: Young Bucks
Worst Wrestler: Nia Jax
Best Indie Wrestler: Will Ospreay
NXT Wrestler: Tommaso Ciampa
Best Rookie: Ronda Rousey
Best Babyface: Hiroshi Tanahashi
Best Heel: Jay White
Worst Babyface: Charlotte
Worst Heel: Nia Jax
Best Gimmick: Becky Lynch's "The Man" or Chris Jericho's "Alpha" persona, fuckface.
Worst Gimmick: WWE having Nakamura develop a grudge against AJ Styles' balls.
Best Match: Kenny Omega - Kazuchika Okada at Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
Worst Match: Probably something on Triplemania XXVI, or involving Brie Bella or Nia Jax.
Best Event: Dominion 6.9
Worst Event: as bad as some of the WWE events were Triplemania XXVI might be worse than any of them.
Funniest Moment of the Year: Joey Ryan returning with his dick druids
Most Disappointing Moment of the Year: WWE catering to Saudi Arabia. Laundry list of misused WWE talents as well.
Best Heel/Face Turn: Daniel Bryan
Worst Heel/Face Turn: Nia Jax
The "One To Watch" Award: Velveteen Dream (HM: Hangman Page, War Raiders, Tomohiro Ishii, and Scorpio Sky)
The Big Show Memorial "Please Retire" Award: Vince McMahon, the Undertaker, and Hiroyoshi Tenzan

 

[Nameless Ghoul]

Best Male Wrestler: Chris Jericho
Best Female Wrestler: Becky Lynch
Best Tag Team: The Bar
Worst Wrestler: Nia
Best Indie/NXT Wrestler: Adam Cole(Bay Bay)
Best Rookie: Kairi Sane
Best Babyface: AJ Styles
Best Heel rew
Worst Babyface: Ronda?
Worst Heel: Tamina
Best Gimmick: Leukemia Roman
Worst Gimmick: Heel Nakamura
Best Match:
Worst Match:
Best Event:
Worst Event: RAW 25
Funniest Moment of the Year: Nicholas
Most Disappointing Moment of the Year: Every KO Feud
Best Heel/Face Turn: Drew
Worst Heel/Face Turn: Nakamura
The "One To Watch" Award: Drew
The Big Show Memorial "Please Retire" Award: Kane

 

[SocraticMethod]

Best Male Wrestler: AJ
Best Female Wrestler: Becky
Best Tag Team: no one stands out
Worst Wrestler: brie mode
Best Indie: Jeff Cobb
Best Rookie: que ronda
Best Babyface: Becky
Best Heel: d bry
Worst Babyface: gross naomi
Worst Heel: nia snax
Best Gimmick: The Man
Worst Gimmick: white hair tit reduced alicia foxx
Best Match: Becky/Charlotte LWS @ Evolution
Worst Match: seth/dean @ TLC -what a waste-
Best Event: Evolution/Survivor Series
Worst Event: crown jewel
Funniest Moment of the Year: titus o' neill Crocodile Mile
Most Disappointing Moment of the Year: Roman's farewell speech
Best Heel/Face Turn: d bry
Worst Heel/Face Turn: ellsworth sending dick pics to minors
The "One To Watch" Award: Bianca Bel-Air
The Big Show Memorial "Please Retire" Award: Taker

Every day I'm proud of you, Wolf.

 

[SocraticMethod]

Best Male Wrestler: AJ Styles
Best Female Wrestler: Becky Lynch
Best Tag Team: Undisputed Era
Worst Wrestler: Brie Bella
Best Indie/NXT Wrestler: Adam Cole
Best Rookie: Ronda Rousey
Best Babyface: Becky Lynch
Best Heel: Tomasso Ciampa
Worst Babyface: Charlotte
Worst Heel: Nia Jax
Best Gimmick: #MyBadLass
Worst Gimmick: "Sympathetic" Bullied Cow (Nia Jax)
Best Match: Becky vs. Charlotte, Last Woman Standing
Worst Match: DX vs. Taker/Kane
Best Event: NXT Takeover: New Orleans
Worst Event: Crown Jewel
Funniest Moment of the Year: Elias and KO vs. Seattle
Most Disappointing Moment of the Year: The complete mishandling of the Shield reunion*
Best Heel/Face Turn: Daniel Bryan
Worst Heel/Face Turn: Braun turns heel
The "One To Watch" Award: Elias
The Big Show Memorial "Please Retire" Award: Vince McMahon

*Roman's health was obviously the worst thing to happen this year, but I'm not going to compare what he and his family are going through to wrestling storylines

Bonus Categories

Best Moment: Becky Lynch invades Raw
Best Feud: Becky vs. Charlotte
Worst Feud: Roman vs. Brock

 

[Wariowokecancel]

Best Male Wrestler: Tanahashi
Best Female Wrestler: Becky
Best Tag Team: The Bar
Worst Wrestler: Arquette
Worst female: Nia Snax
Best Indie Wrestler: Don’t know really. Does Jericho count?
NXT Wrestler: Velveteen Dream
Best Rookie: Ronda
Best Babyface: Becky
Best Heel: Jericho
Worst Babyface: Charlotte
Worst Heel: Drake Maverick
Best Gimmick: Velveteen Dream
Worst Gimmick: Dean and leukemia
Best Match: Becky Charlotte
Worst Match: Braun & Nicholas beat the Bar
Best Event: NXT NO
Worst Event: Greatest Royal propaganda event/Crowned Shit
Funniest Moment of the Year: Titus slide
Most Disappointing Moment of the Year: Not cancelling Crowned Shit
Best Heel/Face Turn: Becky
Worst Heel/Face Turn: Charlotte?
The "One To Watch" Award: Dream
The Big Show Memorial "Please Retire" Award: Taker for god’s sake

And I will add:
Biggest fucked by Vince money moment: Shield reunion, honorable mention Shawn Michaels return, Bryan return, Asuka streak
Stupidest short term booking: Asuska loses streak to Charlotte, Charlotte loses clean to Carmella.
Most cringeworthy moment: Hulk in Saudi Arabia
Best promo: Roman as Joe
Worst angle: Dean and Joe’s leukemia
Worst promo: McMahons come back to ‘take control’
Best feud: Becky Charlotte
Worst feud: Roman vs Brock
Most pathetic wrestler: Enzo
Worst music: Kid Rock
Biggest badass: Braun
FUCK THE FUCK OFF: Brock, honorary mention Corbin
Most incompetent: Bellas honorary mention Snax
Most protected and over pushed: Nia Snax
Worst episode of tv: RAW November 26 though it’s also been pretty rough recently so a close race
Worst tv show: RAW
Best tv show: SD
Worst commentator: Coachman
Best commentator: Corey
We miss you: Booker T
Best podcast: Booking The Territory
Worst podcast: 83 weeks

 

[Frank23]

And I will add:
Biggest fucked by Vince money moment: Shield reunion, honorable mention Shawn Michaels return, Bryan return, Asuka streak
Stupidest short term booking: Asuska loses streak to Charlotte, Charlotte loses clean to Carmella.
Most cringeworthy moment: Hulk in Saudi Arabia
Best promo: Roman as Joe
Worst angle: Dean and Joe’s leukemia
Worst promo: McMahons come back to ‘take control’
Best feud: Becky Charlotte
Worst feud: Roman vs Brock
Most pathetic wrestler: Enzo
Worst music: Kid Rock
Biggest badass: Braun
FUCK THE FUCK OFF: Brock, honorary mention Corbin
Most incompetent: Bellas honorary mention Snax
Most protected and over pushed: Nia Snax
Worst episode of tv: RAW November 26 though it’s also been pretty rough recently so a close race
Worst tv show: RAW
Best tv show: SD
Worst commentator: Coachman
Best commentator: Corey
We miss you: Booker T
Best podcast: Booking The Territory
Worst podcast: 83 weeks

This isn't how the thread works.

 

[Smigg]

This isn't how the thread works.

Now I know who I'm giving the "Going into business for him-fucking-self" award to.