From: hekunze@jeeves.uwaterloo.ca (Herb Kunze)
Subject: Usenet Year-End Achievement Awards Call for Votes - Final Week
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 16:08:48 GMT

Below you'll find a skeleton for the Usenet Year-End Achievement Awards
voting.  To vote, just fill out the ballot and e-mail it to me
(hekunze@jeeves.uwaterloo.ca).  

Participation has been pretty low so far, with only about 25 ballots
being e-mailed to me.  It is true, though, that the final week of
voting was the busiest in past years.   

There are a total of 46 categories that on which you can vote.  Partial
votes are allowed.  For each category, you can give your top three
choices, with a first place vote netting 5 points, a second place
vote netting 3 points and a third place vote netting 1 point.  You
cannot vote for a tie; you must rank each wrestler (tag-team, whatever) 
individually. 

All votes should be based on things which occurred anywhere in the world
between November 9, 1991, and November 8, 1992.  The voting period will
run until mid November.  This is the third and final week of voting.
Ballots will not be accepted after Friday, November 13, and I will 
most likely have time on Saturday to tally the votes and post the
results. 

Following the skeleton, you'll find a list of potential vote-getters that
people on the net want you to consider for votes.  You *can* vote for 
something not listed.  After the list of "nominees," I've included the
descriptions of the awards again, just in case you wonder what it's for.

Please keep to the structure of the skeleton in voting - i.e. don't add
any verbose explanations for the reasons you voted the way did.  I want
to make the totalling of votes an automated process and require consistency
in the ballots to do this.

Feel free to send me (or include at the end of the ballot) your personal
award categories and winners.  This was a popular item last year so we'll
repeat it this year.  You can create silly or serious awards to do with
real wrestling or even the net.  

Thanks for your time.   

                                                             Herb...
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Ballot:     
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 1. Best Wrestler of The Year
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 2. Best Tag Team of The Year
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 3. Best Heel Of The Year
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 4. Best Babyface of The Year
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 5. Best Worker
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 6. Best Jobber
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 7. Best Flyer
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 8. Best Technical Wrestler
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 9. Best Brawler
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10. Most Favourite Wrestler
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11. Most Improved Wrestler
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12. Most Overrated Wrestler
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13. Best Wrestling Gimmick
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14. Best Wrestling Move
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15. Best Match of The Year
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16. Best Feud of The Year
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17. Worst Wrestler of The Year
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18. Worst Tag Team of The Year
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19. Worst Heel of The Year
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20. Worst Babyface of The Year
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21. Worst Worker
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22. Least Favourite Wrestler
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23. Most  Deteriorated Wrestler
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24. Most  Underrated Wrestler
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25. Worst Wrestling Gimmick
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26. Worst Wrestling Move
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27. Worst Match of The Year
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28. Worst Feud of The Year
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29. Most Disappointing News Item of The Year
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30. Most Obnoxious Personality
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31. Best Manager of The Year
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32. Best Announcer
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33. Best Colour Commentator
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34. Best Interviewee
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35. Best Angle of The Year
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36. Best Organization
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37. Best Wrestling Show
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38. Best Promotional Move
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39. Worst Manager of The Year
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40. Worst Announcer
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41. Worst Colour Commentator
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42. Worst Interviewee
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43. Worst Angle of The Year
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44. Worst Organization
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45. Worst Wrestling Show
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46. Worst Promotional Move
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Nominations:
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 1. Best Wrestler of The Year
        Riki Choshu, Ric Flair, Stan Hansen, Bret Hart, Toshiaki Kawada,
        Mitsuhara Misawa, Keiji Muto, Rick Rude, Randy Savage, Ron Simmons,
        Sting, Big Van Vader, Jushin Riger, Brian Pillman, Cactus Jack, 
        Jake Roberts, Arn Anderson
 2. Best Tag Team of The Year
        Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton, Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes,
        Steiners, Terry Gordy & Steve Williams, Ted DiBiase & I.R.S.,
        Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue, Legion of Doom, Natural Disasters,
        Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas, Big Van Vader & Bam Bam Bigelow,
        Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Kenta Kobashi, Keiji Muto & Hiro Hase,
        Heavenly Bodies, Freebirds
 3. Best Heel Of The Year
        Ric Flair, Cactus Jack, Big Van Vader, Super Strong Machine,
        Jake Roberts, Lex Luger, Undertaker, Rick Rude, Shawn Michaels,
        Lightning Kid, Sid Justice, Brian Pillman
 4. Best Babyface of The Year
        Ron Simmons, Mitsuhara Misawa, Sting, Jushin Riger, Hulk Hogan,
        Randy Savage, Ultimate Warrior, Roddy Piper, Bret Hart, Crush, 
        Scott Steiner, Brian Pillman, Ricky Steamboat, Sid Justice,
        Undertaker, Tatanka, Davey Boy Smith
 5. Best Worker
        Jushin Riger, El Samurai, Bret Hart, Ron Simmons, Cactus Jack, 
        Kenta Kobashi, Mitsuhara Misawa, Ric Flair, Lightning Kid,
        Steiners, Brian Pillman, Shawn Michaels, Arn Anderson,
        Akira Hokuto, Chris Benoit, Arn Anderson, Manami Toyota,
        Bobby Eaton, Hiro Hase, Tsuyoshi Kikuchi 
 6. Best Jobber
        Barry Horowitz, Dwayne Gill, Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker, Jim Brunzell,
        Tito Santana ;-), Iron Mike Sharpe, Barry Hardy, Jim Powers,
        Marcus Bagwell, the guy with the burning shoes, Mark Cantebury, 
        Vinnie Vegas, Larry O'Day, Bob Bradley, Brooklyn Brawler,
        Louie Spiccoli, Kato
 7. Best Flyer
        Jushin Riger, El Samurai, Brian Pillman, Randy Savage, Kamala ;-),
        Lightning Kid, Owen Hart, Ultimo Dragon (Yoshihiro Asai),
        Cactus Jack, Chris Benoit 
 8. Best Technical Wrestler
        Mitsuhara Misawa, Brad Armstrong, Keiji Muto, Hiro Hase, Bret Hart,
        Owen Hart, Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Lightning Kid, Bob Backlund,
        Scott Steiner, Jushin Riger, Brian Pillman, Ricky Steamboat,
        Rick Steiner, Shawn Michaels, Terry Taylor, Chris Benoit,
        Akira Hokuto
 9. Best Brawler
        Stan Hansen, Big Van Vader, Riki Choshu, Roddy Piper, Jim Duggan,
        Steve Williams, Johnny B. Badd, Randy Savage, Cactus Jack,
        Moondogs, Terry Gordy, Abdullah, Hawk from LOD, Animal from LOD,
        Berzerker
10. Most Favourite Wrestler
        Jushin Riger, Ric Flair, Mitsuhara Misawa, El Samurai, Undertaker,
        Da Mountie, Ted DiBiase, Randy Savage, Barry Horowitz, Hiro Hase,
        Roddy Piper, Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Jake Roberts, Rick Rude,
        Sting, Cactus Jack, Lightning Kid, Brian Pillman, Crush
11. Most Improved Wrestler
        El Samurai, Davey Boy Smith, Big Van Vader, Scott Hall, Ron Simmons, 
        Virgil, Brad Armstrong, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Rick Rude,
        Dustin Rhodes, Steve Austin, Ultimate Warrior, Diamond Dallas Page,
        Van Hammer, Tatanka, Vinnie Vegas, Barbarian, Shane Douglas,
        Sting, Berzerker
12. Most Overrated Wrestler
        Sting, Randy Savage, Ric Flair, Terry Gordy, Steiners, Bret Hart,
        Dustin Rhodes, Ultimate Warrior, Hulk Hogan, Ron Simmons, Lex Luger,
        Steve Williams, Van Hammer, Hercules, Papa Shango, Razor Ramon,
        Davey Boy Smith, Barbarian
13. Best Wrestling Gimmick
        Undertaker, Ted DiBiase, Da Mountie, Shawn Michaels, Big Boss Man,
        Tatanka, Repo-Man, Big Van Vader, Papa Shango, Johnny B. Badd,
        Steve Williams & Terry Gordy as wrestlers who can stand up to
        Steiners, Ron Simmons as first Black world champion
14. Best Wrestling Move
        Bret Hart's Sharpshooter, Earthquake's Earthquake, 
        Jushin Riger's Shooting Star Press, Randy Savage's elbow drop,
        Jushin Riger's Top Rope Frankensteiner, Big Boss Man's side slam,
        Jushin Riger's Moonsault off the second rope outside of the ring,
        Jushin Riger's Moonsault,
        Jushin Riger's somersault body block over the top rope,
        Scott Steiner's Frankensteiner, Jake Roberts' DDT,
        Doug Furnas' Frankensteiner,
        Scott Hall / Razor Ramon's Diamond Death Drop,
        Hiro Hase's Northern Lights Suplex, El Samurai's German Suplex,
        Tiger Mask/Koji Kanemoto's Tiger Suplex (Double Chicken Wing Suplex),
        Undertaker's Tombstone Piledriver, Steiners' top rope bulldog,
        Hiro Hase's Northern Lights Suplex,
        Cactus Jack's somersault body block from the apron to the floor,
        Cactus Jack's elbos from the apron to the floor,
        Lightning Kid's flip off the turnbuckle onto opponent on the floor,
        Crush's tile-a-whirl backbreaker, 
        Shawn Michael's tilt-a-whirl backbreaker
        Big Van Vader's power-bomb,
        Rick Steiner's leapfrog catch into a power-slam,
        Arn Anderson's spinebuster,
        Mitsuhara Misawa's Tiger Driver,
        Tsuyoshi Kikuchi's snap suplex
15. Best Match of The Year
        El Samurai vs. Jushin Riger (May 92, New Japan Super Junior tourney
          (New Japan Super Junior tourney final)
        Mitsuhara Misawa vs. Stan Hansen from 08/26/92 
          (Misawa wins Triple Crown),
        Riger & Pillman vs. Benoit & Wellington from 06/16/92 
          (Clash of Champions XIX, 1st round of NWA tag tourney),
        Brian Pillman vs. Jushin Riger from 02/29/92 
          (SuperBrawl II, Pillman regains WCW Lightheavyweight title),  
        Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair from WrestleMania VIII,
          (Randy Savage wins WWF Title),
        Roddy Piper vs. Bret Hart from WrestleMania VIII,
          (Hart wins IC Title)
        Roddy Piper vs. Da Mountie from Royal Rumble
          (Piper wins IC Title),
        Royal Rumble 1992 (Ric Flair wins WWF Title),
        Sid Justice vs. El Diablo (Jake Roberts) from WWF syndie
          (sets up feud that never happened),
        Bret Hart vs. Davey Boy Smith from 08/29/92,        
          (SummerSlam, Smith wins IC Title),
        Brad Armstrong vs. Great Muta on WCW Saturday Night,
        Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Steiners from the Omni
          (Doc & Gordy win tag titles), 
        Rick Rude vs. Masa Chono for the NWA Title,
        Brian Pillman vs. Scotty Flamingo from 06/20/92
          (Beach Blast, Flamingo wins Lightheavy Title)
        Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham
          from WCW Saturday Night, 10/03/92 (Rhodes & Windham win titles),
        Rick Rude vs. Ricky Steamboat from Beach Blast,
        Wargames from WrestleWar 1992,
        8-man elimination tag from Clash of Champions XX, 09/20/92,
        Big Van Vader vs. Sting from 07/21/92
          (Bash 1992, Vader wins WCW Title),
        Keiji Muto & Sting vs. Steiners from 04/01/92
          (WCW SuperShow II, Tokyo Dome),
        Doug Furnas & Dan Kroffat vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Toshiaki Kawada
          (All Japan TV 02/23/92),
        Steve Williams & Terry Gordy vs. Mitsuhara Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada
          from 12/06/91 (All Japan TV 12/15/91, Tag Tourney final),
        Cactus Jack vs. Sting from Beach Blast,
        Enforcers vs. Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat from Clash XVII, 
        Abdullah & Sting vs. Brian Pillman & Bobby Eaton from Starrcade,
        Steiners v. Tatsumi Fujinami & Takayuki Iizuka from WrestleWar
16. Best Feud of The Year
        Mitsuhara Misawa & co. vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & co.,
        Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair, Big Van Vader vs. Sting,
        Terry Gordy & Steve Williams vs. Steiners, Rick Rude vs. Sting, 
        Brian Pillman vs. Jushin Riger, Jake Roberts vs. Randy Savage,
        Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice, Jake Roberts vs. Sting
        Cactus Jack vs. Sting, Cactus Jack vs. Abdullah,
        Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair, Moondogs vs. Jerry Lawler & Jeff Jarrett,
        Bobby Eaton & Arn Anderson vs. Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat
17. Worst Wrestler of The Year
        Giant Baba, Andre, Sid Justice, Sting, Ron Simmons, Tatanka, Virgil,
        Terry Taylor, Nailz, Da Mountie, Van Hammer, Davey Boy Smith,
        Hulk Hogan, Vinnie Vegas, Papa Shango, Randy Savage, Barbarian,
        Kamala, Repo-Man, Michael Hayes, Warlord, Hercules (Super Invader), 
        Roddy Piper
18. Worst Tag Team of The Year
        Bushwhackers, Beverley Brothers, Young Pistols, New Foundation,
        Greg Valentine & Dick Slater, Junkyard Dog & Mr. Hughes,
        Ted DiBiase & I.R.S., Patriots, Ron Simmons & Big Josh,
        Randy Savage & Ultimate Warrior, Steiners, Natural Disasters,
        Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes, The O'Days, Freebirds,
        Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware, Steve Williams & Terry Gordy 
        Jim Duggan & Sgt. Slaughter
19. Worst Heel of The Year
        Shawn Michaels, Skinner, Berzerker, Ric Flair, Brian Pillman,
        Rick Martel, Papa Shango, I.R.S., Repo-Man, Da Mountie, Razor Ramon,
        Butch Reed, Super Invader, Warlord, Vinnie Vegas 
20. Worst Babyface of The Year
        Sgt. Slaughter, Undertaker, Crush, Nikita Koloff, Natural Disasters,
        Tom Zenk, Dustin Rhodes, Sting, Virgil, Tito Santana, Marcus Bagwell,
        Davey Boy Smith, Sid Justice, Van Hammer, Jim Duggan, Hulk Hogan,
        Randy Savage
21. Worst Worker
        Jim Duggan, Tatanka, Davey Boy Smith, Junkyard Dog, Greg Valentine, 
        Typhoon, Nailz, Virgil, Da Mountie, Sid Justice, Rick Steiner,
        Hulk Hogan, Barbarian, Natural Disasters, Undertaker, Kamala,
        Steve Williams, Mr. Hughes, Junkyard Dog, LOD Hawk, LOD Animal
22. Least Favourite Wrestler
        Ted DiBiase, I.R.S., Ron Simmons, Terry Taylor, Razor Ramon, Sting,
        Ultimate Warrior, Barbarian, Tatanka, Nailz, Marcus Bagwell,
        Dustin Rhodes, Rick Martel, Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, Van Hammer,
        Bushwhackers, Ricky Steamboat, Da Mountie, Repo-Man, Tito Santana,
        Jim Duggan, Koko B. Ware
23. Most  Deteriorated Wrestler
        Ultimate Warrior, Hulk Hogan, Sting, Nikita Koloff, Sgt. Slaughter,
        Tito Santana, Hercules, Randy Savage, Mike Rotunda (I.R.S.),
        Michael Hayes, Papa Shango, Steve Williams, Terry Gordy, 
        Undertaker, Dick Slater, Dan Spivey, Ted DiBiase, Jim Duggan,
        Roddy Piper
24. Most  Underrated Wrestler
        Owen Hart, Barry Horowitz, Lightning Kid, Roddy Piper, Ted DiBiase,
        Cactus Jack, Arn Anderson, Steve Austin, Scotty Flamingo,
        Brian Pillman, Legion of Doom, Masa Chono, Natural Disasters,
        Bobby Eaton, Berzerker
25. Worst Wrestling Gimmick
        Razor Ramon, Papa Shango's voodoo, Crush, Repo-Man, I.R.S.,
        Van Hammer, P.N.News, Nailz, Harvey Whippleman, Rocco,
        Randy Savage & Ultimate Warrior as the Ultimate Maniacs,
        Tracey Smothers as a Lance Cassidy the singing cowboy, 
        Rasta the Voodoo Mon, Comet Kid's jet-pack, Tatanka,
        Hercules as the Super Invader, Repo-Man, Da Mountie,
        El Matador, Vinnie Vegas, Freebird's singing
26. Worst Wrestling Move
        Papa Shango's shoulderbreaker, Scott Steiner's Frankensteiner,
        Crush's compactor, Nailz' chokehold, Van Hammer's slingshot suplex,
        Barbarian's boot to the face, Beverley Brothers' head spike,
        Steve Austin's stun-gun, Hulk Hogan's leg-drop,
        Nasty Boys' Pit-Stop, Dan Spivey's power-bomb,
        Undertaker's tombstone piledriver, Virgil's leg-sweep neckbreaker,
        Repo-Man's submission leg hold, Earthquake buttdrop, 
        Rom Simmon's Powerslam, Razor Ramon's Death Drop, 
        Tatanka's back drop finisher, Dustin Rhodes' bulldog
27. Worst Match of The Year
        Da Mountie vs. Roddy Piper from Royal Rumble,
        Ulimate Warrior vs. Randy Savage from SummerSlam, 
        Owen Hart vs. Skinner from WrestleMania, 
        Beverley Brothers vs. Bushwhackers from Royal Rumble,
        Lex Luger & Arn Anderson vs. Tom Zenk & Terry Taylor from Starrcade,
        Hulk Hogan & Sid Justice vs. Undertaker & Ric Flair on SNME,
        Shawn Michaels vs. Rick Martel from SummerSlam,
        Steiners vs. Terry Gordy & Steve Williams from 06/20/92
          (Beach Blast, time limit draw)
        Undertaker vs. Kamala from SummerSlam,
        Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice from WrestleMania,
        Undertaker vs. Jake Roberts from WrestleMania,
        Super Invader vs. Todd Champion from WrestleWar
28. Worst Feud of The Year
        Ultimate Warrior vs. Papa Shango, Rick Martel vs, Tatanka,
        Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice, Nailz vs. Big Boss Man,
        Van Hammer vs. Cactus Jack, Virgil vs. Repo-Man,
        Da Mountie vs. Sgt. Slaughter, Brian Pillman vs. Brad Armstrong,
        Beverley Brothers vs. Bushwhackers, Sting vs. Big Van Vader,
        Rick Rude vs. Ricky Steamboat, Shawn Michaels vs. Rick Martel,
        Davey Boy Smith vs. Repo-Man
29. Most Disappointing News Item of The Year
        Legion of Doom splits up, Buddy Rogers' death, 
        Hulk Hogan leaves WWF for summer, Sid Justice gets injured,
        Roddy Piper retires, Curt Hennig can't return to wrestling,
        No Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair PPV match in the works,
        Elizabeth & Randy Savage get separated,
        Bill Watts brought in to run WCW, WWF sex scandals,
        Super Invader is just Hercules Hernandez
30. Most Obnoxious Personality
        Vince McMahon, I.R.S., Harley Race, Tatanka, Big Van Vader,
        Jamison, Dustin Rhodes, Sting, Razor Ramon, Van Hammer,
        Bill Watts, Ultimate Warrior, Dusty Rhodes, Repo-Man, 
        Jim Cornette, Paul E. Dangerously, Hulk Hogan
31. Best Manager of The Year
        Paul E. Dangerously, Jimmy Hart, Curt Hennig, Madusa, Bobby Hennan,
        Sherri Martel, Jim Cornette, Joey Baglia, Paul Bearer
32. Best Announcer (notice the difference between this and colour commentator) 
        Jim Ross, Gorilla Monsoon
33. Best Colour Commentator
        Jesse Ventura, Bobby Heenan, Curt Hennig, Cactus Jack
34. Best Interviewee
        Undertaker & Paul Bearer, Ric Flair, Da Mountie, Jake Roberts,
        Rick Rude, Hawk, Roddy Piper, Randy Savage, Cactus Jack,
        Razor Ramon
35. Best Angle of The Year
        Ric Flair having an affair with Elizabeth,
        Ric Flair wins the WWF Title two days after PPV,
        Bret Hart vs. Davey Boy Smith - brother vs. brother-in-law,
        Big Boss Man being attacked by former inmate,
        Shawn Michaels vs. Rick Martel pretty boy feud,
        Sid Justice turns on Hulk Hogan,
        Undertaker turns face, USWA vs. GWF,
        Formation of the Dangerous Alliance,
        Rick Rude attacking Sting at post Superbrawl reception,
        Abdullah - Cactus Jack split up (Abdullah beats up Buddy Lee Parker
          because he was chosen as CJ's partner at Starrcade),
        Jake Roberts attacking Sting 
36. Best Organization
        New Japan, WWF, WCW, GWF, PWA, Smoky Mountain, All Japan, 
        All Japan Women, USWA
37. Best Wrestling Show
        WWF WrestleMania VIII,
        WCW Clash of Champions XIX, 06/20/92 (NWA Tag Tourney),
        WWF Royal Rumble,
        WWF SummerSlam,
        WCW Power Hour,
        WCW World Wide Wrestling,
        WCW Clash of Champions XX, (20th anniversary show),
        WWF This Tuesday in Texas
38. Best Promotional Move
        WWF giving Flair the title for a second time,
        WCW signs Jake Roberts, WWF bringing back Ultimate Warrior,
        WCW bringing back NWA titles, WWF bringing back Bob Backlund,
        WCW occasionally bringing in Japanese talent,
        WCW gives work rate bonuses under Kip Allen Frey,
        WCW starts to re-educate fans under Bill Watts,
        WCW getting rid of Jim Herd, WCW putting Kip Allen Frey in charge,
        WCW bringing in Terry Gordy & Steve Williams
39. Worst Manager of The Year
        Harvey Whippleman, Jamison, Mr. Fuji, Sherri Martel, 
        Jimmy Hart, Magnum T.A., Harley Race, The Genius Lanny Poffo,
        Paul Ellering with Rocco, Bruce Pritchard
40. Worst Announcer
        Gorilla Monsoon, Jim Ross, Vince McMahon, Lord Alfred Hayes,
        Eric Bischoff, Doyle King (GWF) 
41. Worst Colour Commentator
        Sting, Lord Alfred Hayes, Michael Hayes, Jim Duggan, Dusty Rhodes
        Curt Hennig, Missy Hyatt, Vince McMahon, Eric Bischoff, Slick
        Bruno Sammartino, Elvis (David Webb)
42. Worst Interviewee
        Harvey Whippleman, Crush, Ultimate Warrior, Repo-Man, Earthquake,
        Brian Pillman, I.R.S., Dustin Rhodes, Sting, Kamala, Razor Ramon,
        Marcus Bagwell, Da Mountie, Randy Savage, Eric Watts, Elizabeth,
        Virgil, Ron Simmons  
43. Worst Angle of The Year
        Papa Shango curses the Ultimate Warrior,
        Ric Flair having an affair with Elizabeth,
        Rick Martel steals Tatanka's feathers,
        Nailz returns from prison to exact revenge on Big Boss Man,
        Bret Hart vs. Davey Boy Smith brother vs. brother-in-law angle,
        Legion of Doom & Rocco, Bushwhackers take on Jamison as manager,
        Rick Rude claiming that Ricky Steamboat wants Madusa,
        Randy Savage & Ultimate Warriors become the Ultimate Maniacs
44. Worst Organization
        GWF, USWA, GLOW (?), Portland, WWF, WCW
45. Worst Wrestling Show
        WWF SummerSlam, WWF Survivor Series, any WWF syndie, 
        any WCW show, WCW Halloween Havoc, WWF This Tuesday in Texas,
        WCW SuperBrawl II, WWF WrestleMania, WCW Starrcade,
        WCW Clash of Champions XVII from 11/19/91
46. Worst Promotional Move
        Bill Watts trying to reduce everyone's contracts in WCW,
        Bill Watts brought in to run WCW,
        WWF runs "This Tuesday in Texas" PPV,
        WCW bans "off the top rope" moves
        WCW losing Lex Luger, WCW pushing Ron Simmons to the top,
        WCW giving Sting the world title a second time,
        WWF replaces Hawk with Crush in the Legion of Doom,
        WWF loses Pat Patterson as booker for a while,
        WWF loses Jake Roberts, WCW putting Lightheavyweight tourney on hold,
        WCW brings back the NWA Titles,
        WWF signing Scott Hall and pushing him (as Razor Ramon),
        Vince using the WWF to push the WBF, WWF losing Sid Justice,
        WCW increases number of PPVs under Kip Allen Frey,
        WCW gives Dusty Rhodes full booking control
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Summary of Award Categories:

 1. Best Wrestler of The Year
      Award Description:
        To be given to the athlete who was the best overall wrestler of the
        year. This includes all facets of wrestling: workrate, technical
        ability, interviews, charisma, etc.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Curt Hennig
        1991: Ric Flair
 2. Best Tag Team of The Year
      Award Description:
        To be given to the tag team who were the best overall team of the year.
        This includes all facets of wrestling: workrate, technical ability,
        interviews, charisma, hot team moves, etc.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: The Steiners
        1991: The Steiners
 3. Best Heel Of The Year
      Award Description:
        To be given to the person who best incurred the wrath of the mark in
        all of us. This person can bring on the fans' wrath like no other
        did in the past year.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Ted DiBiase
        1991: Cactus Jack
 4. Best Babyface of The Year
      Award Description:
        To be given to the person who best portrayed the "hero" in the drama
        that is pro-wrestling.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Hulk Hogan
        1991: Brian Pillman
 5. Best Worker
      Award Description:
        To be given to the wrestler with, on average, the best workrate.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Ric Flair / Randy Savage (tie)
        1991: Jushin Riger
 6. Best Jobber
      Award Description:
        To be given to the Professional Loser that does an incredible
        job of putting his name opponent over. Maybe the bumps that this person
        takes are just that much more spectacular than other PLs. After seeing
        a match with this person, you feel sorry about he/she took and
        realize how good it made his/her name opponent look.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Barry Horowitz
        1991: Rip Rogers
 7. Best Flyer
      Award Description:
        To be given to the wrestler who did the most and the best high-flying
        maneuvers throughout the year.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: N/A
        1991: Jushin Riger
 8. Best Technical Wrestler
      Award Description:
        To be given to the wrestler who has the most technical ability.
        The number of holds and moves you see this person do and the crispness
        with which the moves are executed makes his/her matches a pleasure
        to watch.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: N/A
        1991: Bret Hart
 9. Best Brawler
      Award Description:
        To be given to the wrestler who brawled his/her way through the year
        most convincingly. This award would go to Frank "Bruiser Brody" Goodish
        if he were still around.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: N/A
        1991: Stan Hansen
10. Most Favourite Wrestler
      Award Description:
        To be given to the wrestler you like the most, regardless of the reason.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: N/A
        1991: Ric Flair
11. Most Improved Wrestler
      Award Description:
        To be given to the wrestler who most improved himself/herself
        in all facets of the sport in the past year.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Lex Luger
        1991: Ron Simmons
12. Most Overrated Wrestler
      Award Description:
        To be given to the wrestler who really has little talent, but has
        a large place in the spotlight nonetheless. This is a measure of how 
        undeserved a wrestler's push is.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Hulk Hogan
        1991: Hulk Hogan
13. Best Wrestling Gimmick
      Award Description:
        To be given to the wrestler who had the best character gimmick in the
        past year.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: N/A
        1991: Undertaker
14. Best Wrestling Move
      Award Description:
        To be given to the move that is just the damn best thing you've seen
        this past year. This should probably be a "finishing" move or something
        really spectacular.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Scott Steiner's Frankensteiner
        1991: Scott Steiner's Frankensteiner
15. Best Match of The Year
      Award Description:
        To be given to the best wrestling match you've seen this year, either
        live, on TV, PPV, or in an arena, or on tape. If it took place in the
        past year, it is eligible. Please name the event at which the match
        occurred, or give the date on which it took place.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Hart Foundation vs. Rockers at SNME 04/90
        1991: Steiners vs. Kensuke Sasaki & Hiroshi Hase in Tokyo, 03/21/91
16. Best Feud of The Year
      Award Description:
        To be given to the feud that gave us the most heated and best wrestling
        match(es) of the year.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Doom vs. Horsemen
        1991: Steiners vs. Doom
17. Worst Wrestler of The Year
      Award Description:
        To be given to the name athlete who was the worst overall wrestler
        in the past year. Minimal techinical ability, lousy interviews,
        non-existent workrate, and the charisma of a rock should describe
        this person.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Junkfood Dog
        1991: Andre The Giant
18. Worst Tag Team of The Year
      Award Description:
        To be given to the name tag team who were the worst overall wrestlers
        in the past year. Minimal technical ability, lousy interviews,
        non-existent workrate, the charisma of a rock, and lousy team moves
        should describe this pair.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Rhythm & Blues
        1991: The Patriots
19. Worst Heel of The Year
      Award Description:
        To be given to the person whose casting as a bad guy just didn't
        work well. Maybe there was just no heel heat drawn or maybe the fans
        actually cheered this person, but for whatever reason the heel image
        just didn't get over.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Rick Martel
        1991: The Mountie
20. Worst Babyface of The Year
      Award Description:
        To be given to the person whose casting as a good guy just didn't
        work well. Maybe there was just no face heat drawn or maybe the fans
        actually booed this person, but for whatever reason the face image
        just didn't get over.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Dusty Rhodes
        1991: P.N.News
21. Worst Worker
      Award Description:
        To be given to the name wrestler whose workrate is so low it's barely
        measurable.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Junkfood Dog
        1991: Andre The Giant
22. Least Favourite Wrestler
      Award Description:
        To be given to the wrestler you like the least, regardless of the 
        reason. 
      Previous Winners:
        1990: N/A
        1991: Hulk Hogan
23. Most  Deteriorated Wrestler
      Award Description:
        To be given to the person whose skill has deteriorated the most over
        the past year. This person should be a shadow of his/her former self.
        (I used to call this the "Most Unimproved Wrestler" award, but the
        meaning of it wasn't clear enough for some voters, I think.)
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Dusty Rhodes
        1991: Hulk Hogan
24. Most  Underrated Wrestler
      Award Description:
        To be given to the person whose ability merits a far greater push than
        the person receives. There may be many such people, but the winner
        of this award should have the most ability with least push.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Terry Taylor
        1991: Cactus Jack Manson
25. Worst Wrestling Gimmick
      Award Description:
        To be given to the wrestler who had the worst character gimmick
        in the past year.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: N/A
        1991: Mike Rotunda as Irwin R. Shyster
26. Worst Wrestling Move
      Award Description:
        To be given to the move that is the worst thing you've seen this year.
        This shouldn't be given to a move that was flubbed by a wrestler
        - the move was performed correctly, but was just too stupid for words.
        This move should probably be a "finishing" move or something that was
        meant to be spectacular.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Hulk Hogan's leg-drop
        1991: Hulk Hogan's leg-drop
27. Worst Match of The Year
      Award Description:
        To be given to the worst wrestling match you've seen this year, either
        live, on TV, PPV, or in an arena, or on tape. If it took place in the
        past year, it is eligible. Please name the event at which the match
        occurred, or give the date on which it took place.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Ric Flair vs. Junkfood Dog at CoC XI
        1991: El Gigante vs. Sid Vicious at SuperBrawl
28. Worst Feud of The Year
      Award Description:
        To be given to the feud that nobody cared about at all this year.
        When they were pushing the feud on TV, you'd go to the fridge for 
        a snack. 
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Hulk Hogan vs. Earthquake
        1991: Hulk Hogan vs. Sgt. Slaughter
29. Most Disappointing News Item of The Year
      Award Description:
        To be given to the wrestling news item that most disappointed
        you when heard of it. When you first learned of this news story,
        you couldn't believe that it was true, and when you learned that 
        it was, you were bummed out for a while.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: N/A
        1991: Scott Steiner gets injured
30. Most Obnoxious Personality
      Award Description:
        To be given to the person who just rubs you the wrong way. This could
        be anybody involved in the wrestling biz.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: N/A
        1991: Dusty Rhodes
31. Best Manager of The Year
      Award Description:
        To be given to the manager who outperformed his peers at ringside
        and behind the microphone in interviews.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Jim Cornette
        1991: Bobby Heenan
32. Best Announcer
      Award Description:
        To be given to the commentator/announcer who makes the most insightful
        and entertaining comments while pushing his product.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Jesse Ventura
        1991: Jesse Ventura
33. Best Colour Commentator
      Award Description:
        To be given to the colour commentator who provides the most insightful
        and entertaining comments.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: N/A
        1991: Bobby Heenan
34. Best Interviewee
      Award Description:
        To be given to the person who gives the best interview in the biz.
        This could be a wrestler or a manager.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Ric Flair
        1991: Ric Flair
35. Best Angle of The Year
      Award Description:
        To be given to the best angle you've seen in the sport this year.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Horsemen turn heel
        1991: "Real World Champion" Ric Flair challenges Hulk Hogan
36. Best Organization
      Award Description:
        To be given to the organization/promotion that has the best product.
        This is the organization whose TV and house shows you just can't miss.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: NWA
        1991: WWF
37. Best Wrestling Show
      Award Description:
        To be given to the best wrestling show you saw this year. This could
        be a Pay-Per-View, any regular television event (Clash of Champions,
        Saturday Night's Main Event, or even a syndicated show), or even an 
        arena event you attended.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: N/A
        1991: WCW & New Japan Supershow PPV, 3/21/91, (aired on tape)
38. Best Promotional Move
      Award Description:
        To be given the best move made by a promotion this past year. This
        could include giving somebody a push, demoting someone, firing someone,
        hiring someone, or anything of a promotional nature.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: N/A
        1991: WWF signing Ric Flair
39. Worst Manager of The Year
      Award Description:
        To be given to the manager whose presence at ringside and during
        interviews is really unnecessary. This person does little to enhance
        the matches in which is/her wrestler(s) participates.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Mr. Fuji
        1991: Coach
40. Worst Announcer
      Award Description:
        To be given to the commentator/announcer who makes the dumbest comments
        while pushing his product. This person probably gets you to turn down
        the TV when he/she is announcing.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Vince McMahon
        1991: Vince McMahon
41. Worst Colour Commentator
      Award Description:
        To be given to the colour commentator who provides the dumbest 
        comments. You may even turn the sound off when this person is talking.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: N/A
        1991: Dusty Rhodes
42. Worst Interviewee
      Award Description:
        To be given to the person who gives the worst interview in the biz.
        This could be a wrestler or a manager.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Ultimate Warrior
        1991: El Gigante
43. Worst Angle of The Year
      Award Description:
        To be given to the worst angle you've seen in the sport this year.
        It may be the worst because of taste or because of execution.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: Earthquake breaking Hogan's ribs & get well card drive 
               / Black Scorpion (tie)
        1991: WWF exploiting the war
44. Worst Organization
      Award Description:
        To be given to the organization/promotion that has the worst product.
        This is the organization whose TV and house shows you wouldn't
        even think of attending. Probably not even as a freebie.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: WWF/AWA (tie)
        1991: WCW
45. Worst Wrestling Show
      Award Description:
        To be given to the worst wrestling show you saw this year. This could
        be a Pay-Per-View, a Clash of Champions, a Saturday Night's Main Event,
        or an arena show you attended. We'll avoid syndicated shows for this
        award, since when they're bad it's the norm.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: N/A
        1991: WCW Great American Bash
46. Worst Promotional Move
      Award Description:
        To be given the worst move made by a promotion this past year. This
        could include giving somebody a push, demoting someone, firing someone,
        hiring someone, or anything of a promotional nature.
      Previous Winners:
        1990: N/A
        1991: WCW losing Ric Flair
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