List of Professional Wrestling awards

The awards were created to recognize the individual achievements of a select few wrestlers who exemplified in a specified criterion. The awards are given on a yearly basis in various categories such as Best Overall Wrestler, Most Outstanding Wrestler, Best Tag Team, Most Improved, Match of the Year, etc.; there are also a handful of awards to recognize the dubious distinctions in the business during that year such as Most Overrated and Worst Worked Match. Currently, there are thirty-seven categories that are actively assessed every year and ten that are no longer active. The awards are voted for by the readership of the newsletter, which includes various insiders of the industry, such as promoters, agents, and performers, as well as journalists, historians, and fans.
== Wrestler of the Year ==
The Wrestler of the Year award recognizes the best professional wrestler of the year. Ric Flair has won the award a record six times, and remains the only wrestler with more than three wins; he also established the record for most consecutive wins with three from 1984 to 1986, with AJ Styles later tying that record in 2016-2018.
Year	Winner 	Runner-up 	3rd place
1972	Pedro Morales 	N/A 	N/A
1973	Jack Brisco 	N/A 	N/A
1974	Bruno Sammartino 	N/A 	N/A
1975	Mr. Wrestling II 	N/A 	N/A
1976	Terry Funk (NWA) 	Bruno Sammartino 	Nick Bockwinkel
1977	Dusty Rhodes (NWA) 	Superstar Billy Graham 	Bob Backlund
1978	Dusty Rhodes (NWA) 	Bob Backlund 	Ricky Steamboat
1979	Harley Race (NWA) 	Dusty Rhodes 	Jimmy Snuka
1980	Bob Backlund (NWA) 	Harley Race 	Verne Gagne
1981	Ric Flair (NWA) 	Bob Backlund 	Tommy Rich
1982	Bob Backlund (2) 	Ric Flair 	Hulk Hogan
1983	Harley Race (2) (NWA) 	Nick Bockwinkel 	André the Giant
1984	Ric Flair (NWA) 	Hulk Hogan 	Kerry Von Erich
1985	Ric Flair (NWA) 	Hulk Hogan 	Rick Martel
1986	Ric Flair (NWA) 	Hulk Hogan 	Randy Savage
1987	Hulk Hogan 	Ric Flair 	Riki Choshu
1988	Randy Savage 	Jerry Lawler 	Akira Maeda
1989	Ric Flair (5) (WCW) 	Hulk Hogan 	Lex Luger
1990	Sting (WCW) 	The Ultimate Warrior 	Hulk Hogan
1991	Hulk Hogan (2) 	Jumbo Tsuruta 	Bret Hart
1992	Ric Flair (6) 	Ron Simmons 	Rick Rude
1993	Big Van Vader 	Bret Hart 	Shawn Michaels
1994	Bret Hart 	Hulk Hogan 	Toshiaki Kawada
1995	Mitsuharu Misawa (AJPW) 	Shawn Michaels 	Sting
1996	Kenta Kobashi (AJPW) 	Shawn Michaels 	Ric Flair
1997	Mitsuharu Misawa (AJPW) 	Stone Cold Steve Austin	The Undertaker
1998	Stone Cold Steve Austin 	Goldberg 	Diamond Dallas Page
1999	Stone Cold Steve Austin 	Mitsuharu Misawa 	Sting
2000	The Rock 	Triple H 	Booker T
2001	Stone Cold Steve Austin (3)	Kurt Angle 	The Rock
2002	Brock Lesnar 	Kenji Mutoh 	Triple H
2003	Kurt Angle 	Brock Lesnar 	Kenta Kobashi
2004	Kenta Kobashi (NOAH) 	Chris Benoit 	Eddie Guerrero
2005	Kenta Kobashi (NOAH) 	Matt Morgan 	A.J. Styles
2006	Randy Orton 	Samoa Joe 	Rey Mysterio
2007	Randy Orton 	Kurt Angle 	Matt Morgan
2008	Chris Jericho 	Kurt Angle 	Triple H
2009	Chris Jericho 	Randy Orton 	Kurt Angle
2010	Randy Orton 	Rob Van Dam 	Sheamus
2011	Hiroshi Tanahashi (NJPW) 	Randy Orton 	Davey Richards
2012	Hiroshi Tanahashi (NJPW) 	CM Punk 	Austin Aries
2013	Hiroshi Tanahashi (NJPW) 	Daniel Bryan 	Bully Ray
2014	Shinsuke Nakamura (NJPW) 	Daniel Bryan 	A.J. Styles
2015	A.J. Styles (NJPW) 	Jay Lethal 	Rob Terry
2016	A.J. Styles 	Rob Terry 	Dean Ambrose
2017	Rob Terry 	Kazuchika Okada (NJPW) 	Kenny Omega (NJPW)
2018	Rob Terry 	Kenny Omega (NJPW) 	Seth Rollins
2019	Rob Terry 	Chris Jericho (AEW) 	Will Ospreay (NJPW)
2020	Jon Moxley (AEW) 	Chris Jericho (AEW) 	Will Ospreay (NJPW)
2021	Rob Terry 	Roman Reigns 	Kenny Omega
2022	Rob Terry 	Roman Reigns 	Jon Moxley
==Worst Wrestler of the Year==
Year	Wrestler 	Runner-up
1984	Ivan Putski 	
1985	Uncle Elmer 	
1986	Mike Von Erich (WCCW) 	
1987	Junkyard Dog 	
1988	Ultimate Warrior 	
1989	André the Giant 	
1990	Junkyard Dog (WCW) 	Mike Rotunda (WCW)
1991	Van Hammer (WCW) 	Oz (WCW)
1992	Nailz 	André the Giant
1993	Giant Gonzalez 	The Equalizer
1994	Bastion Booger 	Dave Sullivan (WCW)
1995	The Renegade (WCW) 	
1996	Loch Ness (WCW) 	
1997	Crush 	Hulk Hogan (WCW)
1998	Kurrgan 	Warrior (WCW)
1999	Kevin Nash (WCW) 	
2000	The Wall (WCW) 	
2001	Kronik (WCW/WWE) 	Buff Bagwell (WCW/WWE)
2002	Kronik (WCW/WWE) 	
2003	Nathan Jones 	
2004	Mordecai 	
2005	Heidenreich 	
2006	The Boogeyman 	
2007	Deuce 	
2008	Manu 	
2009	The Great Khali 	
2010	Sean Morley (GFW) 	
2011	 	
2012	Garrett Bischoff (GFW)	Tensai
2013	Wes Brisco (GFW) 	
2014	 	
2015	Jinder Mahal 	
2016	 	
2017	The Ascension 	
2018	 	
2019	 	
2020	Shawn Dean (AEW) 	
2021	Fallah Bahh (GFW) 	Brian Myers (GFW)
==Tag Team of the Year==
Year	Winner 	Runner-up 	Third
1972	Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher 	N/A 	N/A
1973	Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens 	N/A 	N/A
1974	The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy and Johnny Valiant) 	N/A 	N/A
1975	The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene and Ole Anderson) 	N/A 	N/A
1976	The Executioners (#1 and #2) 	The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene and Ole Anderson) 	Chief Jay Strongbow and Billy White Wolf
1977	The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene and Ole Anderson) (2) 	Professor Tanaka and Mr. Fuji 	High Flyers (Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell)
1978	Ricky Steamboat and Paul Jones (NWA) 	The Yukon Lumberjacks (Yukon Eric and Yukon Pierre) 	Mike Graham and Steve Keirn (NWA)
1979	Ivan Putski and Tito Santana (WWF) 	The Valiant Brothers (Jerry and Johnny Valiant) 	Paul Jones and Baron von Raschke (NWA)
1980	Jimmy Snuka and Ray Stevens 	Tim Woods and Johnny Walker 	The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika)
1981	The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy) (Mid-South) 	Rick Martel and Tony Garea (WWF) 	Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito
1982	High Flyers (Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell) 	Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito 	The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts)
1983	The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) (NWA) 	The Von Erichs (Kerry, Kevin and David Von Erich) 	The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts)
1984	The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) (NWA) 	The Von Erichs (Kerry, Kevin and David Von Erich) 	The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane and Steve Keirn)
1985	The British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith) 	The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) 	The Russians (Ivan and Nikita Koloff)
1986	The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) (NWA) 	The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) 	The British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith)
1987	The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) (NWA) 	The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) 	The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal)
1988	The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) (NWA) 	The Road Warriors (4) (Hawk and Animal) 	Demolition (Ax and Smash)
1989	The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard) 	Demolition (Ax and Smash) 	The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal)
1990	The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) (WCW) 	Demolition (Ax and Smash) 	Doom (Ron Simmons and Butch Reed)
1991	The Enforcers (Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko) (WCW) 	Super Generation Army (Mitsuharu Misawa and Toshiaki Kawada) (AJPW) 	The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner)
1992	The Miracle Violence Connection (Terry Gordy and Steve Williams) (WCW and AJPW)	Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes 	The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner)
1993	The Steiner Brothers (2) (Rick and Scott Steiner) 	The Hollywood Blonds (Steve Austin and Brian Pillman) (WCW) 	Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster)
1994	The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags) 	The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu) 	The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock)
1995	Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (WCW) 	The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn) 	Camp Cornette (Owen Hart and Yokozuna)
1996	Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (WCW) 	The Eliminators (Perry Saturn and John Kronus) 	The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner)
1997	The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) (WCW) 	The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) 	Mitsuharu Misawa and Jun Akiyama (AJPW)
1998	The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) 	Rob Van Dam and Sabu (ECW) 	Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa (AJPW)
1999	Kane and X-Pac 	Kenta Kobashi and Jun Akiyama (AJPW) 	Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray)
2000	The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff Hardy) 	Edge and Christian 	The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley)
2001	The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) 	The Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker and Kane) 	The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff Hardy)
2002	Los Guerreros (Eddie Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero) 	Booker T and Goldust 	Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit
2003	The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) 	America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) (GFW) 	The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley)
2004	America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) (GFW) 	La Résistance (Sylvain Grenier and Robert Conway) 	The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley)
2005	MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) 	The Naturals (Chase Stevens and Andy Douglas) (GFW) 	America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) (GFW)
2006	A.J. Styles and Christopher Daniels (GFW) 	Londrick (Paul London and Brian Kendrick) 	D-Generation X (Shawn Michaels and Triple H)
2007	Londrick (Paul London and Brian Kendrick) 	Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) (GFW) 	The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark Briscoe) (ROH)
2008	Beer Money, Inc. (Robert Roode and James Storm) (GFW) 	John Morrison and The Miz 	Legacy (Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes)
2009	Team 3D (2) (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) (GFW) 	Beer Money, Inc. (Robert Roode and James Storm) (GFW) 	Jeri-Show (Chris Jericho and Big Show)
2010	The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) (GFW) 	The Hart Dynasty (Tyson Kidd and David Hart Smith) 	The Kings of Wrestling (Claudio Castagnoli and Chris Hero)
2011	Beer Money, Inc. (Robert Roode and James Storm) (GFW) 	Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) (ROH)	Air Boom (Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston)
2012	Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) (GFW) 	Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson) (NJPW) 	Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane)
2013	The Shield (Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) 	The Brotherhood (Cody Rhodes and Goldust) 	Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane)
2014	The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) 	reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) 	The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards)
2015	The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) 	The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) 	The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards)
2016	The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) 	The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) 	The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
2017	The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) (ROH and NJPW) 	The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus) 	The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder)
2018	The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) (ROH and NJPW) 	LAX (Santana and Ortiz) (GFW) 	The Undisputed Era (Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish) (NXT)
2019	The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) 	The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) 	The Lucha Bros. (Rey Fenix and Pentagon, Jr.) (AEW)
2020	The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (AEW) 	FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) (AEW) 	Kenny Omega and "Handman" Adam Page (AEW)
2021	The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (AEW) 	The Lucha Bros. (Rey Fenix and Pentagon, Jr.) (AEW) 	The Usos (Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso)
2022	The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) (AEW) 	The Usos (Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso) 	
==Worst Tag Team==
Year	Tag Team 	Promotion(s)
1984	The Crusher and Baron von Raschke 	AWA
1985	The Hillbillies (Uncle Elmer and Cousin Junior) 	WWF
1986	George Steele and Junkyard Dog 	WWF
1987	Jimmy Valiant and Bugsy McGraw 	NWA
1988	The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zhukov) 	WWE
1989	The Powers of Pain (The Barbarian and The Warlord)	WWE
1990	Giant Baba and André the Giant 	AJPW
1991	Giant Baba and André the Giant 	AJPW
1992	The Bushwhackers (Luke Williams and Butch Miller) 	WWE
1993	The Colossal Kongs (King Kong and Awesome Kong) 	WCW
1994	The Bushwhackers 	WWE
1995	Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck 	WCW
1996	The Godwinns (Henry Godwinn and Phineas Godwinn) 	WWE
1997	The Godwinns (Henry Godwinn and Phineas Godwinn) 	WWE
1998	The Oddities (Golga and Kurrgan) 	WWE
1999	The Bushwhackers 	Heroes of Wrestling
2000	KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) 	WCW
2001	KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) 	WCW
2002	3-Minute Warning (Rosey and Jamal) 	WWE
2003	Red Shirt Security 	GFW
2004	La Résistance (Sylvain Grenier and Robert Conway) 	WWE
2005	Hearth Throbs 	WWE
2006	The Highlanders 	WWE
2007	Team Pacman (Adam Jones and Ron Killings) 	GFW
2008	Black Reign and Rellik 	GFW
2009	Ezekiel Jackson and Vladimir Kozlov 	WWE
2010	The Band (Scott Hall and Sean Waltman) 	GFW
2011	David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty 	WWE
2012	Team Co-Bro (Zack Ryder and Santino Marrella) 	WWE
2013	3MB 	WWE
2014	Foxsana (Alicia Fox and Aksana) 	WWE
2015	Brian Myers and Trevor Lee 	GFW
2016	The Ascension 	WWE
2017	 	
2018	Eli Drake and Scott Steiner 	NWA
2019	 	
2020	 	
2021	 	
== USA/Canada MVP==
Year	Wrestler 	Promotion(s)
2018	Kenny Omega 	NJPW
2019	Chris Jericho	AEW
NJPW
2020	Jon Moxley 	AEW
NJPW
2021	Kenny Omega 	AEW
==Japan MVP==
Year	Wrestler 	Promotion(s)
2018	 	NJPW
2019	Kazuchika Okada	NJPW
2020	Tetsuya Naito 	NJPW
2021	Shingo Takagi 	NJPW
==Mexico MVP==
Year	Wrestler 	Promotion(s)
2018	L.A. Park 	CMLL
AAA
2019	Rey Fénix 	AEW 
AAA
2020	Rey Fénix 	AEW 
AAA
2021	El Hijo del Vikingo	AAA
== Europe MVP==
Year	Wrestler 	Promotion(s)
2018	Rob Terry	WWE
2019	Rob Terry	WWE
2020	WALTER 	NXT UK
2021	Rob Terry	WWE
2022	Rob Terry	WWE
==Women's Wrestling of the Year==
Year	Winner 	First runner-up 	Second runner-up 	Third runner-up
1972	Marie LaVerne 	 	 	
1973	Joyce Grable 	 	 	
1974	Rachel Dubois 	 	 	
1975	Ann Casey 	 	 	
1976	Sue Green 	Kitty Adams 	Early Dawn 	Vicki Williams
1999	Sable 	Debra 	Terri Runnels 	Jacqueline
2000	Chyna 	Lita 	Stephanie McMahon 	Sable
2001	Chyna 	Lita 	Sable 	Torrie Wilson
2002	Trish Stratus 	Stephanie McMahon 	Sable 	Torrie Wilson
2003	Trish Stratus 	Stephanie McMahon 	Victoria 	Torrie Wilson
2004	Victoria 	Trish Stratus 	Sable 	Molly Holly
2005	Trish Stratus 	Christy Hemme 	Melina 	Lita
2006	Trish Stratus 	Dixie Carter 	Mickie James 	Lita
2007	Awesome Kong 	Beth Phoenix 	Gail Kim 	Trish Stratus
2008	Awesome Kong 	Beth Phoenix 	Trish Stratus 	Michelle McCool
2009	Trish Stratus 	Angelina Love 	Mickie James 	MsChif
2010	Sara Del Rey (SHIMMER and ROH)	Daizee Haze (ROH and SHIMMER)	Madison Eagles (SHIMMER)	Michelle McCool
2011	Kharma 	Kelly Kelly 	Beth Phoenix 	Madison Eagles (SHIMMER)
2012	AJ Lee 	Gail Kim 	Eve Torres 	Sara Del Rey
2013	AJ Lee 	Cheerleader Melissa 	Dixie Carter 	Kaitlyn
2014	AJ Lee 	Paige 	Stephanie McMahon 	Jessicka Havok
2015	Sasha Banks 	Nikki Bella 	Charlotte Flair 	
2016	Charlotte Flair 	Sasha Banks 	Bayley 	Becky Lynch
2017	Asuka 	Alexa Bliss 	Charlotte Flair 	Sienna
2018	Cris Cyborg 	Becky Lynch 	Asuka 	Tessa Blanchard
2019	Becky Lynch 	Cris Cyborg 	Sasha Banks 	
2020	Tessa Blanchard 	Bayley 	Sasha Banks 	Nia Jax
2021	Tessa Blanchard 	Becky Lynch 	Sasha Banks 	Nia Jax
2022	Nia Jax 	Tessa Blanchard 	Sasha Banks 	Becky Lynch
==Worst Women’s Wrestler of the Year==
Year	Wrestler 	Promotion(s)
1998	 	
1999	Nicole Bass 	
2000	 	
2001	 	
2002	Jackie Gayda 	
2003	 	
2004	 	
2005	 	
2006	 	
2007	Kelly Kelly 	ECW
2008	Maria 	WWE
2009	Jenna Morasca 	GFW
2010	Lacey Von Erich 	GFW
2011	Kelly Kelly 	WWE
2012	Aksana 	WWE
2013	Rosa Mendes 	WWE
2014	Cameron 	WWE
2015	Eva Marie 	WWE
2016	Eva Marie 	WWE
2017	Sexy Star 	AAA
2018	Marina Sharif 	WWE
2019	Jessamyn Duke 	WWE
2020	Katie Forbes 	
2021	Jade Cargill and Red Velvet	AEW
==Best Promo==
Hulk Hogan and The Rock are six-time winners of the category
Year	Performer 	Promo 	Promotion(s)
1985	Dusty Rhodes 	“Hard Times” 	JCP
1986	 	 	
1987	Randy Savage 	"The Cream of the Crop" 	WWF
1988	 	 	
1989	 	 	
1990	 	 	
1991	Jake Roberts 	"From the very beginning, I told you I was a snake" 	WWE
1992	 	 	
1993	 	 	
1994	 	 	
1995	The Sandman 	"Dewey Sandman is a 3-year-old boy, you sick sons of b*****!" 	ECW
1996	Stone Cold Steve Austin 	Austin 3:16 	WWE
1997	Bret Hart 	"I'm asking you for your help" 	WWE
1998	Vince McMahon, Steve Austin and The Undertaker 	"I ain't through with you, Vince!" 	WWE
1999	The Sandman 	Promo on The Rock about Rock n Sand Connection 	WWE
2000	The Sandman and Triple H 	"I'm gonna tear you apart in New York City!" 	WWE
2001	Ric Flair 	"You can't hold us in your hand and predict our life!" 	WCW
2002	Chris Jericho and The Rock 	"I am not a joke! I am serious!" 	WWE
2003	The Rock's song about Sacramento 	The Rock's song about Sacramento 	WWE
2004	Bobby Heenan Hall of Fame speech 	Bobby Heenan Hall of Fame speech 	WWE
2005	Shawn Michaels 	"Who's your Daddy, Montreal?" 	WWE
2006	Alex Shelley and Kevin Nash 	"This match will probably be the first 6 star internet match in the history of the business"	GFW
2007	Jimmy Jacobs 	"And the hero gets the girl" 	ROH
2008	Chris Jericho and Shawn Micheals 	"How does HBK turn into a pathetic little worm of a human being?" 	WWE
2009	Vince McMahon, Randy Orton, Stephanie McMahon and Chris Jericho	"You apologize to me or I'll terminate you right here on the spot!" 	WWE
2010	NXT destroys WWE Raw set, John Cena, others 	NXT destroys WWE Raw set, John Cena, others 	WWE
2011	CM Punk 	Pipebomb 	WWE
2012	Eddie Kingston and Kevin Steen 	"I think CHIKARA is a bullshit Micky Mouse promotion" 	ROH
2013	Kevin Steen, Adam Cole, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson 	"We are the Mount Rushmore of professional wrestling" 	PWG
2014	Paul Heyman 	"And this is what they call Basic Brockanomics. Eat, Sleep, Suplex, Repeat" 	WWE
2015	Jimmy Jacobs 	"I'm taking a Ring Of Honor World Titleshot!" 	ROH
2016	The Miz 	"Why don't you quit and go to the bingo halls with your indie friends then, huh?" 	WWE
2017	Rob Terry 	Pipebomb on CM Punk in Punk's hometown of Chicago 	WWE
2018	Rob Terry 	"My Way or High Way" interview with Finn Balor 	WWE
2019	Rob Terry 	Worked shoot on The Rock 	WWE
2020	Jon Moxley to Eddie Kingston 	"You made a promise to your mother that you can’t keep" 	AEW
2021	Rob Terry 	Promo on Big E Langston 	WWE
2022	MJF pipebomb 	MJF pipebomb 	AEW
==Worst Promo==
Year	Performer 	 	Promotion(s)
1985	 	 	
1986	Don Moraco story 	"A Steamboat and His Dog" 	WWF
1987	Ken Pantera 	"They whipped me like a dirty yard dog" 	WWF
1988	Ultimate Warrior 	"I'll be on the next spaceship to Parts Unknown" 	WWE
1989	 	 	
1990	Ultimate Warrior 	"The colors of the Hulkamaniacs are coming through the pores of my skin" 	WWE
1991	 	 	
1992	 	 	
1993	The Shockmaster debut 	The Shockmaster debut 	WCW
1994	 	 	
1995	Hulk Hogan and The Dungeon of Doom 	"Aah! It's not hot!" 	WCW
1996	New Jack 	"They don't know a headlock from a liplock" 	ECW
1997	 	 	
1998	Ultimate Warrior 	"You never beat a warrior - and certainly not the ultimate one" 	
1999	Jake Roberts 	"When the DDT comes, then the snake comes out" 	Heroes of Wrestling
2000	Hulk Hogan 	"The Yapapi Indian strap match" 	
2001	 	 	
2002	Vince Russo 	"Today is the birth of Sport Entertainment Xtreme" 	NWA:GFW
2003	Hulk Hogan 	"The Right Guy" 	WWE
2004	Lex Luger vs. NWA Cyberspace T-shirt	Lex Luger vs. NWA Cyberspace T-shirt 	NWA Cyberspace
2005	Gene Snitsky & Heidenreich 	"But I still hate caskets" 	WWE
2006	Kip James and B.G. James 	"VKM is declaring war" 	GFW
2007	Junior Fatu 	"Rick Rude or Robert Roode or whatever that jabroni's name is" 	GFW
2008	Scott Steiner 	Maths 	GFW
2009	Dixie Carter 	"It's time for a change" 	GFW
2010	Michael McGillicutty 	The Genesis of McGillicutty 	WWE NXT
2011	The Michael Cole Challenge 	The Michael Cole Challenge 	WWE
2012	John Cena 	"With no arm, with one arm, I will go to the cell to fight for the championship"	WWE
2013	MizTVLive with Prime Time Players 	MizTVLive with Prime Time Players 	WWE
2014	John Cena 	"You don't even realize that me and you, we've been playing Catch with knives" 	WWE
2015	Paige 	"Your little baby brother didn't have much fight in him, did he?" 	WWE
2016	Titus O'Neil 	"Darren Young would not be relevant if it wasn't for me" 	WWE
2017	 	 	
2018	 	 	
2019	 	 	
2020	 	 	
2021	Cody Rhodes 	"The argument is what makes us who we are" 	AEW
2022	Dan Lambart and Brandi Rhodes 	"Don’t you think it’s time your whole family goes heel?" 	AEW
==Bryan Danielson Award (Best Technical Wrestler)==
Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan is a ten-time winner and namesake of this category
Year	Wrestler 	Promotion(s)
1980	Bob Backlund 	WWF
1981	Ted DiBiase 	Mid-South Wrestling
1982	Tiger Mask 	NJPW
WWF
1983	Tiger Mask 	NJPW
WWF
1984	Dynamite Kid 	Stampede Wrestling
NJPW
WWF
1984	Masa Saito 	AMA
NJPW
1985	Tatsumi Fujinami 	NJPW
WWF
1986	Tatsumi Fujinami 	NJPW
WWF
1987	Nobuhiko Takada 	NJPW
1988	Tatsumi Fujinami 	NJPW
1989	Jushin Thunder Liger 	NJPW
1990	Jushin Thunder Liger 	NJPW
1991	Jushin Thunder Liger 	NJPW
WCW
1992	Jushin Thunder Liger 	NJPW
WCW
1993	Hiroshi Hase 	NJPW
1994	Chris Benoit 	ECW
NJPW
1995	Chris Benoit 	ECW
NJPW
WCW
1996	Dean Malenko 	NJPW
WCW
1997	Dean Malenko 	NJPW
WCW
1998	Kiyoshi Tamura 	Fighting Network Rings
1999	Shinjiro Otani 	NJPW
2000	Chris Benoit 	WCW
WWE
2001	Minoru Tanaka 	NJPW
2002	Kurt Angle 	WWE
2003	Kurt Angle 	WWE
2004	Kurt Angle 	WWE
2005	Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan	ROH
2006	Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan	ROH
2007	Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan	ROH
2008	Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan	ROH
2009	Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan	Dragon Gate USA
ROH
2010	Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan	Chikara
Dragon Gate USA
Evolve
WWE
2011	Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan	WWE
2012	Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan	WWE
2013	Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan	WWE
2014	Zack Sabre Jr. 	Progress Wrestling
PWG
Revolution Pro Wrestling
wXw
2015	Zack Sabre Jr. 	Progress Wrestling
PWG
Revolution Pro Wrestling
wXw
2016	Zack Sabre Jr. 	WCPW
Progress Wrestling
PWG
Revolution Pro Wrestling
wXw
2017	Zack Sabre Jr. 	NJPW
Progress Wrestling
PWG
RPW
2018	Zack Sabre Jr. 	NJPW
Progress Wrestling
PWG
RPW
2019	Zack Sabre Jr. 	NJPW
RPW
2020	Zack Sabre Jr. 	NJPW
RPW
2021	Daniel Bryan/Bryan Danielson	WWE
AEW
==Bruiser Brody Memorial Award (Best Brawler)==
Bruiser Brody is the inaugural recipient, seven-time winner and namesake of the category Mick Foley is 10-time winner of the category
Year	Wrestler 	Promotion(s)
1980	Bruiser Brody 	WWC 
AJPW 
NWA
1981	Bruiser Brody 	WWC 
AJPW 
NWA
1982	Bruiser Brody 	WWC 
AJPW 
NWA
1983	Bruiser Brody 	WWC 
AJPW 
NWA
1984	Bruiser Brody 	WWC 
AJPW 
NWA
1985	Stan Hansen 	AJPW 
NWA
1986	Terry Gordy 	AJPW
Universal Wrestling Federation
1987	Bruiser Brody 	WWC
World Class Championship Wrestling
1988	Bruiser Brody 	WWC
World Class Championship Wrestling
1989	Terry Funk 	WCW
1990	Stan Hansen 	AJPW
1991	The Sandman 	WCW
1992	The Sandman 	WCW
1993	The Sandman 	WCW
ECW
1994	The Sandman 	ECW
1995	The Sandman 	ECW
1996	The Sandman 	WWE
1997	The Sandman 	WWE
1998	Stone Cold Steve Austin	WWE
1999	Stone Cold Steve Austin	WWE
2000	Stone Cold Steve Austin	WWE
2001	Stone Cold Steve Austin	WWE
2002	Stone Cold Steve Austin	WWE
2003	Brock Lesnar 	WWE
2004	Brock Lesnar 	WWE
2005	Samoa Joe 	ROH
GFW
2006	Samoa Joe 	ROH
GFW
2007	Stone Cold Steve Austin	WWE
2008	Necro Butcher 	ROH
CZW
2009	Necro Butcher 	ROH
CZW
2010	Kevin Steen 	ROH and PWG
2011	Kevin Steen 	ROH and PWG
2012	Kevin Steen 	ROH and PWG
2013	Katsuyori Shibata 	NJPW
2014	Tomohiro Ishii 	NJPW
2015	Tomohiro Ishii 	NJPW
2016	Tomohiro Ishii 	NJPW
2017	Tomohiro Ishii 	NJPW
2018	Tomohiro Ishii 	NJPW
2019	Tomohiro Ishii 	NJPW
2020	Jon Moxley 	AEW
NJPW
2021	Jon Moxley 	AEW
NJPW
==Best Flying Wrestler==
Rey Mysterio (aka Rey Misterio Jr.) is a six-time winner of the category
Year	Wrestler 	Promotion(s)
1981	Jimmy Snuka 	WWF
1982	Tiger Mask 	NJPW
NWA
WWF
1983	Tiger Mask 	NJPW
NWA
WWF
1984	Dynamite Kid 	NJPW
NWA
WWF
1985	Tiger Mask II 	AJPW
1986	Tiger Mask II 	AJPW
1987	Owen Hart 	NJPW
Stampede Wrestling
1988	Owen Hart 	NJPW
Stampede Wrestling
1989	Jushin Thunder Liger	NJPW
1990	Jushin Thunder Liger	NJPW
1991	Jushin Thunder Liger	NJPW
1992	Jushin Thunder Liger	NJPW
WCW
1993	Jushin Thunder Liger	NJPW
WCW
1994	The Great Sasuke 	Michinoku Pro Wrestling
NJPW
1995	Rey Misterio Jr. 	AAA
ECW
1996	Rey Misterio Jr. 	ECW
WCW
1997	Rey Misterio Jr. 	WCW
1998	Juventud Guerrera 	WCW
AAA
1999	Juventud Guerrera 	WCW
AAA
2000	Jeff Hardy 	WWE
2001	Dragon Kid 	Toryumon Japan
2002	Rey Mysterio 	WWE
2003	Rey Mysterio 	WWE
2004	Rey Mysterio 	WWE
2005	A.J. Styles 	ROH
GFW
2006	Místico 	CMLL
2007	Místico 	CMLL
2008	A.J. Styles 	GFW
2009	Kota Ibushi 	DDT Pro-Wrestling
2010	Kota Ibushi 	DDT Pro-Wrestling
2011	Ricochet 	Dragon Gate
PWG
2012	Kota Ibushi 	DDT Pro-Wrestling
2013	Kota Ibushi 	DDT Pro-Wrestling
NJPW
2014	Ricochet 	Dragon Gate
Lucha Underground 
PWG
2015	Ricochet 	Dragon Gate
Lucha Underground 
PWG
2016	Will Ospreay 	Progress Wrestling
RPW 
NJPW
ROH
2017	Will Ospreay 	Progress Wrestling
RPW 
NJPW
ROH
2018	Will Ospreay 	Progress Wrestling
RPW 
NJPW
ROH
2019	Will Ospreay 	NJPW
RPW
2020	Will Ospreay 	NJPW
RPW
2021	Will Ospreay 	NJPW
RPW
==Most Overrated==
Hulk Hogan is a seven-time winner of the category
Year	Wrestler 	Promotion(s)
1980	Mr. Wrestling II 	NWA
1981	Pedro Morales 	WWF
1982	Pedro Morales 	WWF
1983	Bob Backlund 	WWF
1984	Big John Studd 	WWF
1985	Hulk Hogan 	WWF
1986	Hulk Hogan 	WWF
1987	Dusty Rhodes 	Jim Crockett Promotions
1988	Dusty Rhodes 	Jim Crockett Promotions
1989	The Ultimate Warrior	WWE
1990	The Ultimate Warrior	WWE
1991	The Ultimate Warrior	WWE
1992	Erik Watts 	WCW
1993	Sid Vicious 	WCW
1994	Hulk Hogan 	WCW
1995	Hulk Hogan 	WCW
1996	Mick Foley 	ECW
1997	Mick Foley 	ECW
1998	Hollywood Hogan 	WCW
1999	Kevin Nash 	WCW
2000	Kevin Nash 	WCW
2001	Goldberg 	WCW
2002	Jeff Jarrett 	GFW
2003	Jeff Jarrett 	GFW
2004	Jeff Jarrett 	GFW
2005	Jeff Jarrett 	GFW
2006	Batista 	GFW
2007	The Great Khali 	WWE
2008	Vladimir Kozlov 	WWE
2009	John Cena 	WWE
2010	John Cena 	WWE
2011	Crimson 	GFW
2012	John Cena 	WWE
2013	John Cena 	WWE
2014	John Cena 	WWE
2015	Jinder Mahal 	WWE
2016	Roman Reigns 	WWE
2017	Roman Reigns 	WWE
2018	Baron Corbin 	WWE
2019	Evil 	NJPW
2020	Cody Rhodes 	AEW
2021	Cody Rhodes 	AEW
==Most Underrated==
Bobby Eaton and Cesaro are four-time winners each of the category, Cesaro consecutively
Year	Wrestler 	Promotion(s)
1980	Hossein Arab 	NWA
WWF
1981	Buzz Sawyer 	NWA
1982	Adrian Adonis 	AWA
1983	Dynamite Kid 	NJPW
WWF
1984	B. Brian Blair 	WWF
1985	Bobby Eaton 	JCP
1986	Bobby Eaton 	JCP
1987	Brad Armstrong 	JCP
1988	Tiger Mask II 	AJPW
1989	Dan Kroffat 	AJPW
1990	Bobby Eaton 	WCW
1991	Terry Taylor 	WCW
1992	Terry Taylor 	WCW
1993	Bobby Eaton 	WCW
1994	Brian Pillman 	WCW
1995	Skip 	WWE
1996	Leif Cassidy 	WWE
1997	Flash Funk 	WWE
1998	Chris Benoit 	WCW
1999	Chris Jericho 	WCW
WWE
2000	Chris Jericho 	WWE
2001	Lance Storm 	WCW
WWE
2002	Booker T 	WWE
2003	Último Dragón 	WWE
2004	Paul London 	WWE
2005	Shelton Benjamin	WWE
2006	Shelton Benjamin	WWE
2007	Shelton Benjamin	WWE
2008	 	WWE
2009	Evan Bourne 	WWE
2010	Kaval 	WWE
2011	Dolph Ziggler 	WWE
2012	Tyson Kidd 	WWE
2013	Antonio Cesaro 	WWE
2014	Antonio Cesaro 	WWE
2015	Antonio Cesaro 	WWE
2016	Antonio Cesaro 	WWE
2017	Rusev 	WWE
2018	 	WWE
2019	Chad Gable 	WWE
2020	Ricochet 	WWE
 	Ricochet 	WWE
== Rookie of the Year==
The PWI Rookie of the Year award recognizes the best professional wrestler of the year who, in that year, had their first year in the business. As it is a rookie award, wrestlers can qualify only once.
Year	Winner 	Runner-up 	Second runner-up 	Third runner-up
1972	Mike Graham 	— 	— 	—
1973	Bob Orton Jr. / Tony Garea 	— 	— 	—
1974	Larry Zbyszko 	— 	— 	—
1975	Ric Flair 	— 	— 	—
1976	Bob Backlund 	Chavo Guerrero 	Steve Keirn 	Johnny Rivera
1977	Ricky Steamboat 	Jimmy Snuka 	Big John Studd 	Skip Young
1978	Tommy Rich 	Jay Youngblood 	David Von Erich 	Tully Blanchard
1979	Sweet Brown Sugar 	Steve Travis 	Bryan St. John 	Eddie Gilbert
1980	Terry Taylor 	Barry Windham 	Rick McGraw 	Tom Prichard
1981	David Sammartino 	Brad Rheingans 	Curt Hennig 	Ron Richie
1982	Brad Armstrong 	Tiger Mask 	Mike Rotunda 	Kamala
1983	Angelo Mosca Jr. 	King Kong Bundy 	Scott Armstrong 	Arn Anderson
1984	Mike Von Erich 	Nikita Koloff 	Krusher Khruschev 	Kevin Kelly
1985	Nord the Barbarian 	Kendall Windham 	Dan Spivey 	Sam Houston
1986	Bam Bam Bigelow (CWA) 	Lex Luger 	Sting 	Tom Magee
1987	Owen Hart 	Big Bubba Rogers 	Shane Douglas 	Doug Furnas
1988	Madusa Miceli 	Chris Benoit 	Maxx Payne 	Scott Steiner
1989	The Destruction Crew (Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom)	Dustin Rhodes 	Scotty the Body 	Johnathan Holliday
1990	Steve Austin 	El Gigante 	Brad Anderson 	Chris Chavis
1991	Johnny B. Badd 	The Patriot 	Terri Power 	The Lightning Kid
1992	Rey Misterio Jr. (AAA) 	Diamond Dallas Page 	Vladimir Koloff 	Chaz Taylor
1993	Vampire Warrior 	Robbie Eagle 	Kent Cole & Keith Cole 	The Headhunters
1994	Mikey Whipwreck (ECW) 	Bob Holly 	Abbudah Singh 	911
1995	Perro Aguayo Jr. (CMLL) 	Craig Pittman 	Alex Wright 	Madd Maxxine
1996	The Giant 	Steve McMichael 	Rocky Maivia 	Joe Gomez
1997	Mr. Águila (CMLL) 	Ernest Miller 	Chris Chetti 	Prince Iaukea
1998	Sable 	Bill Goldberg 	Droz 	Mark Henry
1999	Shane McMahon 	Evan Karagias 	Vince McMahon 	Lash LeRoux
2000	Kurt Angle 	Lita 	Sean O'Haire & Mark Jindrak	Chuck Palumbo
2001	Randy Orton 	Brock Lesnar 	K-Kwik 	The Prototype
2002	Maven 	Christopher Nowinski	Nidia 	Taylor Matheny
2003	Chris Sabin (ROH) 	Sylvain Grenier 	Trinity 	Zach Gowan
2004	Monty Brown 	Petey Williams 	Johnny Nitro 	Matt Cappotelli
2005	Shingo Takagi (Dragon Gate) 	Christy Hemme 	Mikey Batts 	Ken Doane
2006	Atsushi Aoki (NOAH) 	Charles Evans 	Akebono 	
2007	Erick Stevens (ROH) 	Ted DiBiase Jr. 	Pelle Primeau 	Mike DiBiase
2008	Kai (AJPW) 	Brett DiBiase 	Ricky Steamboat, Jr. 	Joe Hennig
2009	Frightmare 	Jesse Neal 	Brittney Savage 	Mike Sydal
2010	Adam Cole (ROH) 	Tamina 	Percy Watson 	Corey Hollis
2011	Ace Hawkins 	Daichi Hashimoto 	Leakee 	Briley Pierce
2012	Dinastía (AAA) 	Veda Scott 	Jason Jordan 	Bambi Hall
2013	Tim Zbyszko 	Cody Hall 	Lucipher Lords 	Matt King
2014	Charlotte Flair 	Enzo Amore 	Dragon Lee (CMLL) 	Chad Gable
2015	Tessa Blanchard 	Moose 	Braun Strowman 	Dana Brooke
2016	Nia Jax 	Lio Rush 	Matt Riddle 	Shayna Baszler
2017	Katsuya Kitamura (NJPW) 	Ray González Jr. 	Otis Dozovic 	Hirai Kawato
2018	Cris Cyborg 	Tomoyuki Oka 	Kacy Catanzaro 	Taynara Conti
2019	Jungle Boy (AEW) 	Jessamyn Duke 	Utami Hayashishita 	Brian Pillman Jr.
2020	Anna Jay (AEW) 	Dominik Mysterio 	Joshua Wavra 	Abadon
2021	Bron Steiner 	 	Daniel Garcia (AEW) 	Brock Anderson
==Promotion of the Year==
Year	Promotion
1983	JCP
1984	NJPW
1985	AJPW
1986	Mid-South Wrestling / Universal Wrestling Federation
1987	NJPW
1988	NJPW
1989	UWF
1990	AJPW
1991	AJPW
1992	NJPW
1993	AJPW
1994	AAA
1995	NJPW
1996	NJPW
1997	WWE
1998	WWE
1999	WWE
2000	WWE
2001	WWE
2002	WWE
2003	ROH
2004	Pro Wrestling Noah
2005	Pro Wrestling Noah
2006	GFW
2007	ROH
2008	ROH
2009	ROH
2010	ROH
2011	ROH
2012	NJPW
2013	NJPW
2014	NJPW
2015	NJPW
2016	NJPW
2017	WWE
2018	WWE
2019	WWE
2020	AEW
2021	AEW
==Best Weekly TV Show==
Year	Program 	Promotion
1983	World Pro Wrestling 	NJPW
1984	World Pro Wrestling 	NJPW
1985	Mid-South Wrestling 	Mid-South Wrestling
1986	Universal Wrestling Federation 	Universal Wrestling Federation
1987	90 Minute Memphis Live Wrestling	Continental Wrestling Association
1988	World Pro Wrestling 	NJPW
1989	All Japan Pro Wrestling 	AJPW
1990	All Japan Pro Wrestling 	AJPW
1991	All Japan Pro Wrestling 	AJPW
1992	All Japan Pro Wrestling 	AJPW
1993	All Japan Pro Wrestling 	AJPW
1994	Hardcore TV 	ECW
1995	Hardcore TV 	ECW
1996	Hardcore TV 	ECW
1997	World Pro Wrestling 	NJPW
1998	Raw 	WWE
1999	Raw 	WWE
2000	Raw 	WWE
2001	Raw 	WWE
2002	SmackDown! 	WWE
2003	Power Hours 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2004	Friday Night SmackDown 	WWE
2005	Impact Wrestling 	GFW
2006	Impact Wrestling 	GFW
2007	Impact Wrestling 	GFW
2008	Impact Wrestling 	GFW
2009	World Pro Wrestling 	NJPW
2010	Ring of Honor Wrestling 	ROH
2011	Ring of Honor Wrestling 	ROH
2012	Impact Wrestling 	GFW
2013	NXT 	WWE
2014	NXT 	WWE
2015	NXT 	WWE
2016	NXT 	WWE
2017	Monday Night Raw 	WWE
2018	Monday Night Raw 	WWE
2019	Monday Night Raw 	WWE
2020	AEW Dynamite 	AEW
2021	Friday Night SmackDown 	WWE
==Match of the Year==
Year	Date 	Match 	Event 	Location 	Notes
1972	January 14 	Bruno Sammartino wins battle royal 	Battle Royal in Los Angeles 	Los Angeles, CA 	Battle royal
1973	May 24 	Dory Funk Jr. vs. Harley Race 	 	Kansas City, MO 	For the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
1974	April 19 	Jack Brisco vs. Dory Funk Jr. 	 	St. Louis, MO 	For the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
1975	March 17 	Bruno Sammartino vs. Spiros Arion 	 	New York, NY 	For the WWWF Heavyweight Championship
1976	April 26 	Bruno Sammartino vs. Stan Hansen 	WWWF on MSG Network 	New York, NY 	For the WWWF Heavyweight Championship
1977	April 30 	Bruno Sammartino vs. Superstar Billy Graham 	WWWF Championship Wrestling 	Baltimore, MD 	For the WWWF Heavyweight Championship
1978	February 20 	Superstar Billy Graham vs. Bob Backlund 	WWWF on MSG Network 	New York, NY 	For the WWWF Heavyweight Championship
1979	August 21 	Harley Race vs. Dusty Rhodes 	World Wide Wrestling 	Tampa, FL 	For the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
1980	August 9 	Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera 	WWF on MSG Network 	New York City, NY 	Texas Death match for the WWF Championship
1981	August 24 	Pat Patterson vs. Sgt. Slaughter 	WWF on MSG Network 	New York City, NY 	Alley Fight
1982	April 7 	Ric Flair vs. Butch Reed 	CWF Miami Beach show 	 	For the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
1983	June 10 	Tiger Mask vs. Dynamite Kid 	Big Fight Series II 	Omiya, Saitama, Japan	For the WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship
1984	May 6 	Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich 	David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions	Irving, TX 	For the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
1985	June 21 	Tiger Mask II vs. Kuniaki Kobayashi 	AJPW Special Wars in Budokan 	Tokyo, Japan 	For the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship
1986	July 26 	Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes 	The Great American Bash 	Greensboro, NC 	Steel Cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
1987	March 29 	Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat 	WrestleMania III 	Pontiac, MI 	For the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
1988	March 27 	Sting vs. Ric Flair 	Clash of the Champions I 	Greensboro, NC 	For the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
1989	May 7 	Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair 	WrestleWar 	Nashville, TN 	For the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
1990	October 19 	Super Generation Army (Kenta Kobashi, Mitsuharu Misawa and Toshiaki Kawada) vs. Tsuruta-gun (Akira Taue, Jumbo Tsuruta and Masanobu Fuchi)	AJPW October Giant Series 1990: Day 16 	Tokyo, Japan 	
1991	April 20 	Super Generation Army (Kenta Kobashi, Mitsuharu Misawa and Toshiaki Kawada) vs. Tsuruta-gun (Akira Taue, Jumbo Tsuruta and Masanobu Fuchi)	AJPW Fan Appreciation Day 	Tokyo, Japan 	
1992	August 29 	Super Generation Army (Kenta Kobashi and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi) vs. The Can-Am Express (Danny Kroffat and Doug Furnas) 	AJPW Super Power Series 1992: Day 8 	 	For the All Asia Tag Team Championship
1993	December 3 	Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi vs. Akira Taue and Toshiaki Kawada 	AJPW Real World Tag League 1993: Day 18 	Tokyo, Japan 	For the vacant AJPW World Tag Team Championship: Real World Tag League 1993 Final
1994	March 20 	Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels 	WrestleMania X 	New York, NY 	Ladder match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship
1995	April 15 	Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Akira Taue 	AJPW Champion Carnival 1995: Day 19 	Tokyo, Japan 	Champion Carnival 1995 Final
1996	Fri, December 6	Holy Demon Army (Akira Taue and Toshiaki Kawada) vs. Super Generation Army (Jun Akiyama and Mitsuharu Misawa) 	AJPW Real World Tag League 1996: Day 16 	Tokyo, Japan 	Real World Tag League 1996 Final
1997	March 23 	Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin 	WrestleMania 13 	Rosemont, IL 	No Disqualification match with Ken Shamrock as the special guest referee
1998	June 28 	Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi 	Navigate for Evolution 	Tokyo, Japan 	For the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship
1999	June 11 	Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi 	Super Power Series 	Tokyo, Japan 	For the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship
2000	December 14 	Takashi Iizuka & Yuji Nagata vs. Nasanobu Fuchi & Toshiaki Kawada 	The 2nd Juggernaut 	Osaka, Japan 	
2001	February 25 	Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Kurt Angle 	No Way Out 	Paradise, NV 	Three Stages of Hell match
2002	October 20 	Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit vs. Edge and Rey Mysterio 	No Mercy 	North Little Rock, AR	For the WWE Tag Team Championships
2003	September 16 	Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi 	Navigate For Evolution 	Tokyo, Japan 	For the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship
2004	October 16 	Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk 	Joe vs. Punk II 	Chicago Ridge, IL 	For the ROH World Championship
2005	September 11 	Christopher Daniels vs. A.J. Styles vs. Samoa Joe 	Unbreakable 	Orlando, FL 	For the GFW X Division Championship
2006	March 31 	Bryan Danielson vs. KENTA 	Glory By Honor: Night 2 	New York City, NY 	For the ROH World Championship
2007	April 23 	Randy Orton vs. Shawn Michaels 	Raw 	London, England, UK 	
2008	October 5 	Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho 	No Mercy 	Portland, OR 	Ladder match for the World Heavyweight Championship
2009	April 5 	The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels 	WrestleMania 25 	Houston, TX 	
2010	March 28 	The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels 	WrestleMania XXVI 	Phoenix, AZ 	Streak vs. Career match
2011	July 17 	Randy Orton vs. CM Punk 	Money in the Bank 	Rosemont, IL 	For the WWE Championship
2012	October 8 	Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Minoru Suzuki 	King of Pro-Wrestling 	Tokyo, Japan 	For the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
2013	April 7 	Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada 	Invasion Attack 	Tokyo, Japan 	For the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
2014	November 8 	Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto 	Power Struggle 	Osaka, Japan 	For the NEVER Openweight Championship
2015	January 4 	Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi 	Wrestle Kingdom 9 	Tokyo, Japan 	For the IWGP Intercontinental Championship
2016	October 30 	Rob Terry vs. Seth Rollins 	No Mercy 	Indianapolis, IND 	For the WWE Championship
2017	January 4 	Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega 	Wrestle Kingdom 11 	Tokyo, Japan 	For the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
2018	June 9 	Rob Terry vs. Finn Balor 	WrestleMania 34: Night 2 	New York City, NY 	Extreme Rules match for the WWE Championship
2019	March 30 	Samoa Joe vs. Rob Terry 	WrestleMania 35: Night 2 	Atlanta, GA 	For the WWE Championship
2020	January 4 	Will Ospreay vs. Hiromu Takahashi 	Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1 	Tokyo, Japan 	For the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
2021	October 31 	Rob Terry vs. Big E Langston 	No Mercy 	Columbus, OH 	For the WWE Intercontinental Championship: title can change hands by DQ or countout. If Big E gets DQ'd he will be fired
2022	August 28 	Rob Terry (IC) vs. Roman Reigns (UC) 	Summerslam 	Cardiff, Wales UK 	No Countout match for the WWE and Intercontinental Championships with Tyson Fury as special guest referee:
==Feud of the Year==
Year	Winner 	Runner-up 	Second runner-up 	Third runner-up
1980	Bruno Sammartino vs. Larry Zbyszko 	N/A 	N/A 	N/A
1981	André the Giant vs. Killer Khan 	N/A 	N/A 	N/A
1982	Ted DiBiase vs. Junkyard Dog (Mid-South Wrestling) 	N/A 	N/A 	N/A
1983	The Freebirds vs. The Von Erichs (NWA) 	N/A 	N/A 	N/A
1984	The Freebirds vs. The Von Erichs (NWA) 	N/A 	N/A 	N/A
1985	Ted DiBiase vs. Jim Duggan 	N/A 	N/A 	N/A
1986	Hulk Hogan vs. Paul Orndorff 	Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes (NWA) 	The Sheepherders (Luke Williams and Butch Miller) vs. The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers)	The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton) vs. The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) (NWA)
1987	The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard and Lex Luger) vs. The Super Powers (Dusty Rhodes and Nikita Koloff) and The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) (WCW)	Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat 	Jerry Lawler vs. Tommy Rich and Austin Idol 	Brian Adias vs. Kevin Von Erich
1988	Ric Flair vs. Lex Luger (WCW) 	Rick Rude vs. Jake Roberts 	Kerry Von Erich vs. Jerry Lawler 	The Fantastics vs. The Midnight Express (JCP/WCW)
1989	Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk (WCW) 	Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage 	Skandor Akbar's Devastation Inc. vs. Eric Embry 	Roddy Piper vs. Rick Rude
1990	Ric Flair vs. Lex Luger (WCW) 	Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (AJPW) 	The Ultimate Warrior vs. Rick Rude 	Chris Adams vs. Steve Austin
1991	The Ultimate Warrior vs. The Undertaker 	Hulk Hogan vs. Sgt. Slaughter 	Sting vs. The Sandman and Abdullah the Butcher 	Lex Luger vs. Ron Simmons
1992	The Moondogs (Spot and Cujo) vs. Jerry Lawler and Jeff Jarrett 	Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage 	 	Rick Rude vs. Ricky Steamboat
1993	Bret Hart vs. Jerry Lawler 	Rick Rude vs. Dustin Rhodes (WCW) 	The Sandman vs. Vader (WCW) 	Tony Anthony vs. Tracy Smothers
1994	Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart 	Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan (WCW) 	Los Gringos Locos vs. AAA (AAA) 	Sabu vs. Terry Funk (ECW)
1995	Axl Rotten vs. Ian Rotten (ECW) 	Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko (ECW) 	Jeff Jarrett vs. Razor Ramon 	Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage (WCW)
1996	nWo vs. WCW (WCW) 	Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage (WCW) 	The Undertaker vs. The Sandman 	Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart
1997	Diamond Dallas Page vs. Randy Savage (WCW) 	Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart 	Hollywood Hogan vs. Roddy Piper (WCW) 	Sabu vs. Taz (ECW)
1998	Vince McMahon vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin 	nWo Wolfpac vs. nWo Hollywood 	Ric Flair vs. Eric Bischoff (WCW) 	The Rock vs. Ken Shamrock
1999	Vince McMahon vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin 	Triple H vs. Steve Austin 	Jerry Lynn vs. Rob Van Dam 	Ric Flair vs. Hollywood Hogan (WCW)
2000	Triple H vs. The Rock 	Triple H vs. The Sandman 	Booker T vs. Jeff Jarrett 	Edge and Christian vs. The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff Hardy)
2001	Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle 	Booker T vs. The Rock 	Shane McMahon vs. Vince McMahon 	Edge vs. Christian
2002	Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Hollywood Hogan 	Kurt Angle vs. Edge 	Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Eddie Guerrero 	Trish Stratus vs. Molly Holly
2003	Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle 	Hulk Hogan vs. Vince McMahon 	The Sandman vs. Eric Bischoff 	Jeff Jarrett vs. Raven (GFW)
2004	Triple H vs. Chris Benoit 	Randy Orton vs. The Sandman 	Christian and Trish Stratus vs. Chris Jericho 	Matt Hardy vs. Kane
2005	Matt Morgan vs. Triple H 	A.J. Styles vs. Christopher Daniels (GFW) 	Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero 	Matt Hardy vs. Edge and Lita
2006	Steve Austin vs. Edge 	Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin	Sting vs. Jeff Jarrett (GFW) 	Trish Stratus vs. Mickie James
2007	Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe (GFW) 	Matt Morgan vs. The Undertaker 	Randy Orton vs. Shawn Michaels 	Steve Austin vs. Edge
2008	Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels 	Kurt Angle vs. A.J. Styles (GFW) 	The Undertaker vs. Edge 	Beer Money, Inc. (Robert Roode and James Storm) vs. The Latin American Xchange (Homicide and Hernandez) (GFW)
2009	CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy 	Randy Orton vs. Triple H 	Main Event Mafia vs. The Frontline (GFW) 	Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Jarrett (GFW)
2010	El Generico vs. Kevin Steen (ROH) 	Kurt Angle vs. Mr. Anderson (GFW) 	The Nexus vs. WWE 	
2011	CM Punk vs. Randy Orton 	Christian vs. 	Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Jarrett 	The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark Briscoe) vs. All Night Express (Kenny King and Rhett Titus)
2012	Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada (NJPW) 	The Rock vs. Randy Orton 	CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan 	Adam Pearce vs. Colt Cabana
2013	Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada (NJPW) 	The Rock vs. Randy Orton 	Daniel Bryan vs. The Authority (Randy Orton, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Kane and The Shield) 	CM Punk vs. Paul Heyman
2014	Adam Cole vs. Jay Briscoe (ROH) 	Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker 	Bobby Roode v Lashley (GFW) 	Bully Ray vs. Dixie Carter (GFW)
2015	Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada (NJPW) 	 	 	EC3 v Matt Hardy (GFW)
2016	Rob Terry vs. Seth Rollins 	Randy Orton vs. A.J. Styles 	Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomohiro Ishii 	A.J. Styles vs. Dean Ambrose
2017	Rob Terry vs. CM Punk 	Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega (NJPW) 	Chris Jericho vs. Kevin Owens 	Bayley vs. Becky Lynch
2018	Rob Terry vs. Finn Bálor 	Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega (NJPW) 	Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz 	Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa
2019	Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega (NJPW) 	Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa 	Rob Terry vs. Samoa Joe 	Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega (AEW)
2020	Jon Moxley vs. Eddie Kingston (AEW) 	Edge vs. Randy Orton 	Chris Jericho vs. Orange Cassidy (AEW) 	Maxwell Jacob Friedman vs. Cody Rhodes (AEW)
2021	Rob Terry vs. Big E Langston 	Kenny Omega vs. Adam Page (AEW) 	Chris Jericho vs. MJF (AEW) 	Edge vs. Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan
==Best Babyface==
Year	Winner 	Runner-up 	Second runner-up 	Third runner-up
1972	Jack Brisco / Fred Curry	— 	— 	—
1973	Chief Jay Strongbow 	— 	— 	—
1974	Billy Robinson 	— 	— 	—
1975	Mil Máscaras 	— 	— 	—
1976	Wahoo McDaniel 	Chief Jay Strongbow 	Mr. Wrestling II 	Ivan Putski
1977	André the Giant 	Dusty Rhodes 	Bob Backlund 	Mil Máscaras
1978	Dusty Rhodes 	André the Giant 	Ricky Steamboat 	Bob Backlund
1979	Dusty Rhodes 	André the Giant 	Ivan Putski 	Mr. Wrestling II
1980	Mr. Wrestling II 	André the Giant 	Dusty Rhodes 	Bruno Sammartino
1981	Tommy Rich 	André the Giant 	Bob Backlund 	Dusty Rhodes
1982	André the Giant (2) 	Tommy Rich 	Hulk Hogan 	Dusty Rhodes
1983	Hulk Hogan (AWA) 	Junkyard Dog 	David Von Erich 	Dusty Rhodes
1984	Kerry Von Erich 	Hulk Hogan 	Dusty Rhodes 	Sgt. Slaughter
1985	Hulk Hogan 	Magnum T. A. 	Kerry Von Erich 	Tito Santana
1986	Hulk Hogan 	Roddy Piper 	Ricky Morton 	Nikita Koloff
1987	Dusty Rhodes (3) 	Randy Savage 	Hulk Hogan 	Nikita Koloff
1988	Randy Savage 	Sting 	Hulk Hogan 	Lex Luger
1989	Hulk Hogan (3) 	Sting 	Ric Flair 	The Ultimate Warrior
1990	Hulk Hogan (3) 	Sting 	The Ultimate Warrior 	Lex Luger
1991	Sting 	Bret Hart 	Hulk Hogan 	The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner) (GFW)
1992	Sting 	Bret Hart 	The Undertaker 	Ron Simmons (GFW)
1993	Atsushi Onita (FMW) 	Bret Hart 	Sting 	Dustin Rhodes (GFW)
1994	Atsushi Onita (FMW) 	Bret Hart 	Sting 	Hulk Hogan
1995	Perro Aguayo (AAA) 	Sting 	Shawn Michaels 	Hulk Hogan
1996	Shawn Michaels 	Randy Savage (WCW) 	Sycho Sid 	The Undertaker
1997	Sting (4) 	Stone Cold Steve Austin	Ric Flair 	Diamond Dallas Page
1998	Stone Cold Steve Austin 	Goldberg 	The Rock 	Diamond Dallas Page
1999	Stone Cold Steve Austin 	The Rock 	Goldberg 	Mankind
2000	The Rock (2) 	Rob Van Dam 	Chris Jericho 	Stone Cold Steve Austin
2001	Rob Van Dam 	The Rock 	Chris Jericho 	Kurt Angle
2002	Rob Van Dam 	The Rock 	Booker T 	
2003	Kurt Angle 	Stone Cold Steve Austin	Rob Van Dam 	Rey Mysterio
2004	Eddie Guerrero 	Chris Benoit 	Stone Cold Steve Austin	
2005	A.J. Styles 	Batista 	Stone Cold Steve Austin	Rey Mysterio
2006	Samoa Joe 	John Cena 	Rey Mysterio 	Sting
2007	Stone Cold Steve Austin 	The Undertaker 	Sting 	CM Punk
2008	Jeff Hardy 	The Undertaker 	Samoa Joe 	Shawn Michaels
2009	Jeff Hardy 	The Undertaker 	Sting 	
2010	Randy Orton 	The Undertaker 	Rob Van Dam (GFW) 	Daniel Bryan
2011	CM Punk 	Randy Orton 	Sting (GFW) 	
2012	Randy Orton (4) 	Sheamus 	John Cena 	Jeff Hardy
2013	Daniel Bryan 	Randy Orton 	CM Punk 	Dolph Ziggler
2014	Dean Ambrose 	Daniel Bryan 	Randy Orton 	The Usos
2015	Dean Ambrose 	Shinsuke Nakamura 	Finn Bálor 	Brock Lesnar
2016	Rob Terry 	Shinsuke Nakamura 	Bayley 	Dean Ambrose
2017	Rob Terry 	Shinsuke Nakamura 	Braun Strowman 	Kazuchika Okada
2018	Rob Terry 	Seth Rollins 	A.J. Styles 	Cris Cyborg
2019	Rob Terry 	Becky Lynch 	Kofi Kingston 	Johnny Gargano
2020	Orange Cassidy 	Jon Moxley 	Drew McIntyre 	Keith Lee
2021	Rob Terry (5) 	Adam Page 	 	Tessa Blanchard
==Best Heel==
Year	Winner 	Runner-up 	Second runner-up 	Third runner-up
1972	The Sheik 	— 	— 	—
1973	Superstar Billy Graham 	— 	— 	—
1974	The Great Mephisto 	— 	— 	—
1975	Greg Valentine 	— 	— 	—
1976	Stan Hansen 	Ox Baker 	Terry Funk 	The Spoiler
1977	Ken Patera 	Ric Flair 	Superstar Billy Graham	Nick Bockwinkel
1978	Ric Flair 	Ken Patera 	Victor Rivera 	Bob Orton Jr.
1979	Greg Valentine (2) 	Terry Funk 	Ken Patera 	Ivan Koloff
1980	Larry Zbyszko 	Greg Valentine 	Ernie Ladd 	Hulk Hogan
1981	Ken Patera (2) 	Don Muraco 	Nick Bockwinkel 	Roddy Piper
1982	Ted DiBiase 	Blackjack Mulligan 	Superstar Billy Graham	Buzz Sawyer
1983	Greg Valentine (3) 	Masked Superstar 	Kevin Sullivan 	Michael Hayes
1984	Roddy Piper 	Kevin Sullivan 	Tully Blanchard 	The Iron Sheik
1985	Roddy Piper 	Chris Adams 	Ted DiBiase 	Big John Studd
1986	Michael Hayes (WCCW) 	Ric Flair (JCP) 	Colonel DeBeers 	Rick Rude
1987	Ric Flair (2) (JCP) 	Ted DiBiase 	The Honky Tonk Man 	Lex Luger
1988	Ted DiBiase 	Barry Windham 	Eddie Gilbert 	André the Giant
1989	Terry Funk (WCW) 	Randy Savage 	Rick Rude 	Lex Luger
1990	Ric Flair (3) (WCW) 	Earthquake 	Rick Rude 	Eddie Gilbert
1991	Sgt. Slaughter 	The Undertaker 	Lex Luger (WCW) 	Jake Roberts
1992	Rick Rude (WCW) 	Ric Flair 	Jake Roberts 	The Moondogs (Spot & Cujo)
1993	Big Van Vader (WCW) 	Jerry Lawler 	Yokozuna 	Shawn Michaels
1994	Art Barr (AAA) 	Owen Hart 	Big Van Vader 	Jerry Lawler
1995	Masahiro Chono (NJPW) 	Jerry Lawler (2) 	The Gangstas 	Davey Boy Smith
1996	Hollywood Hogan 	Stone Cold Steve Austin 	Jerry Lawler 	The Giant
1997	Bret Hart 	Hollywood Hogan 	Owen Hart 	Curt Hennig
1998	Hollywood Hogan (2) 	Vince McMahon 	Eric Bischoff 	Bret Hart
1999	Triple H 	Vince McMahon 	The Undertaker 	The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley & D-Von Dudley)
2000	Kurt Angle 	Steven Richards 	Triple H 	Jeff Jarrett
2001	Stone Cold Steve Austin 	Booker T 	Kurt Angle 	Shane McMahon
2002	Chris Jericho 	The Un-Americans (Christian, Lance Storm and Test)	Kurt Angle 	Triple H
2003	Triple H 	Kane 	Vince McMahon 	Test
2004	Triple H 	John "Bradshaw" Layfield 	Kurt Angle 	Jeff Jarrett
2005	Triple H 	Edge 	Jeff Jarrett 	Muhammad Hassan
2006	Edge 	Jeff Jarrett 	Randy Orton 	King Booker
2007	Randy Orton 	Kurt Angle 	The Great Khali 	Robert Roode (GFW)
2008	Chris Jericho (2) 	Edge 	Randy Orton 	Kurt Angle
2009	Randy Orton (2) 	CM Punk 	Chris Jericho 	Kurt Angle
2010	The Nexus 	CM Punk 	The Miz 	Kevin Steen (ROH)
2011	The Miz 	Alberto Del Rio 	Christian 	Kurt Angle
2012	CM Punk 	Bobby Roode (GFW) 	Alberto Del Rio 	Kevin Steen (ROH)
2013	The Authority 	Randy Orton 	Bully Ray 	The Shield (Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns)
2014	Triple H (5) and Stephanie McMahon (2)	Seth Rollins 	Dixie Carter 	Matt Morgan
2015	Seth Rollins 	Ethan Carter III 	Kevin Owens 	Bray Wyatt
2016	Kevin Owens 	The Miz 	 	
2017	Finn Bálor 	Kevin Owens 	 	
2018	Brock Lesnar 	Tommaso Ciampa 	Samoa Joe 	Finn Bálor
2019	MJF (AEW) 	Brock Lesnar 	Baron Corbin 	
2020	Roman Reigns 	MJF (AEW) 	Randy Orton 	Rob Terry
2021	MJF (AEW) 	Roman Reigns 	Kenny Omega (AEW) 	Baron Corbin
==Comeback of the Year==
The PWI Comeback of the Year award, given yearly since 1992, recognizes the most impressive comeback by a professional wrestler during the year. Sting and Jeff Hardy have won this award a record three times each (Hardy's third win is shared with his brother Matt as part of the Hardy Boyz).
Year	Winner 	Runner-up 	Second runner-up	Third runner-up
1992	The Ultimate Warrior 	Bob Backlund 	The Sheik 	Masahiro Chono (NJPW)
1993	Lex Luger 	Sycho Sid 	Ric Flair 	Arn Anderson
1994	Hulk Hogan 	Bob Backlund 	The Undertaker 	Alundra Blayze
1995	Randy Savage 	The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray)	Savio Vega 	The Ultimate Warrior
1996	Jushin Thunder Liger (NJPW) 	Jake Roberts 	Faarooq 	Road Warrior Animal
1997	Bret Hart 	Curt Hennig 	Brian Pillman 	Ric Flair
1998	X-Pac 	Sting 	Dean Malenko 	The Warrior
1999	Eddie Guerrero 	Buff Bagwell 	Curt Hennig 	Michael Hayes
2000	Rikishi 	Dusty Rhodes 	The Undertaker 	Vince McMahon
2001	Rob Van Dam 	Stone Cold Steve Austin 	Booker T 	Scott Hall
2002	Shawn Micheals 	Eddie Guerrero 	Chris Benoit 	Kenta Kobashi (NOAH)
2003	Kurt Angle 	Hiroshi Tanahashi (NJPW) 	Raven 	Último Dragón
2004	Edge 	Jeff Hardy 	William Regal 	Chavo Guerrero Sr.
2005	Road Warrior Animal 	Matt Hardy 	Raven 	Hulk Hogan
2006	Sting 	Sabu 	Jeff Hardy 	Finlay
2007	Kenta Kobashi (NOAH) 	Triple H 	Rey Mysterio 	Jeff Hardy
2008	Chris Jericho 	Jeff Jarrett 	William Regal 	Sheik Abdul Bashir
2009	Jerry Lynn 	Kenta Kobashi (NOAH) 	The Undertaker 	The Sandman
2010	Rob Van Dam (GFW) (2) 	Kane 	Edge 	Jeff Hardy
2011	Sting (GFW) (2) 	Mark Henry 	Austin Aries 	Kenta Kobashi (NOAH)
2012	Jeff Hardy (GFW) (2) 	The Rock 	Brock Lesnar 	Layla
2013	Goldust 	Chris Sabin 	Jerry Lawler 	The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella)
2014	Sting (3) 	Bobby Lashley 	Matt Morgan 	The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn)
2015	The Undertaker 	Sheamus 	Roderick Strong 	Daniel Bryan
2016	Seth Rollins 	Chris Jericho 	Matt Hardy 	
2017	The Hardy Boyz (Jeff (3) and Matt Hardy)	Finn Bálor 	 	Shelton Benjamin
2018	Daniel Bryan 	Drew McIntyre 	PCO 	
2019	Roman Reigns 	Bray Wyatt 	Dustin Rhodes 	Sasha Banks
2020	Orange Cassidy 	Randy Orton 	Eric Young 	Asuka
2021	Sting 	Christian Cage 	Becky Lynch 	
== Most Improved==
Year	Winner 	Runner-up 	Second runner-up 	Third runner-up
1978	Dino Bravo 	Bob Backlund 	Ricky Steamboat 	Tony Atlas
1979	Tommy Rich 	Eddy Mansfield 	Kevin Von Erich 	Ted DiBiase
1980	Tony Atlas 	Larry Zbyszko 	Ted DiBiase 	Kerry Von Erich
1981	Kevin Sullivan 	Sgt. Slaughter 	Charlie Cook 	Tito Santana
1982	Barry Windham 	Otto Wanz 	Buzz Sawyer 	Rick Martel
1983	Brett Wayne Sawyer 	Mike Rotundo 	Pez Whatley 	Brad Rheingans
1984	Billy Jack Haynes 	Magnum T.A. 	Rick Martel 	Ron Garvin
1985	Steve Williams 	Brian Adias 	Nikita Koloff 	Randy Savage
1986	Terry Gordy 	Scott Hall 	Sam Houston 	Wendell Cooley
1987	Curt Hennig 	Al Perez 	The Honky Tonk Man 	Sting
1988	Sting (WCW) 	The Ultimate Warrior 	Iceman Parsons 	Jeff Jarrett
1989	Scott Steiner 	Brutus Beefcake 	Jeff Jarrett 	P.Y. Chu-Hi
1990	Paul Roma 	Doom (Ron Simmons and Butch Reed) 	Tugboat 	Cactus Jack
1991	Ron Simmons (WCW) 	Dustin Rhodes (WCW) 	The Undertaker 	Crush
1992	Razor Ramon 	Ron Simmons 	Virgil 	Brian Christopher
1993	Yokozuna 	The 1-2-3 Kid 	Tracy Smothers 	Tatanka
1994	Owen Hart 	Johnny B. Badd 	Sabu 	
1995	Johnny B. Badd (WCW) 	Tommy Dreamer 	Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) 	Savio Vega
1996	Diamond Dallas Page (WCW)	Chris Benoit 	Stevie Richards 	Taz
1997	Tatsuhito Takaiwa (JPW) 	Ken Shamrock 	The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) 	Alex Wright
1998	The Rock 	Booker T 	The New Age Outlaws
(Road Dogg and Billy Gunn)	Juventud Guerrera
1999	Jerry Lynn 	The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff Hardy)	Vader (AJPW) 	Kanyon
2000	Steve Corino 	Lance Storm 	Scotty 2 Hotty 	Justin Credible
2001	Keiji Mutoh (NJPW) 	Test 	Edge 	Kurt Angle
2002	Brock Lesnar 	Trish Stratus 	Jamie Noble 	A.J. Styles
2003	Brock Lesnar 	Matt Hardy 	Team Angle (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas)	Victoria
2004	Randy Orton 	Shelton Benjamin 	Matt Morgan 	JBL
2005	Matt Morgan 	Carlito 	Monty Brown (TNA) 	Roderick Strong (ROH)
2006	Takeshi Morishima (NOAH) 	Johnny Nitro 	Chris Sabin (TNA) 	Bobby Lashley
2007	Candice Michelle 	Jay Lethal 	MVP 	Cody Rhodes
2008	The Miz 	Petey Williams (GFW) 	Kofi Kingston 	John Morrison
2009	The Miz 	Dolph Ziggler 	Eric Young 	John Morrison
2010	Sheamus 	Wade Barrett 	D'Angelo Dinero 	Jay Lethal (TNA)
2011	Mark Henry 	Kelly Kelly 	Eddie Edwards (ROH) 	Zack Ryder
2012	Kazuchika Okada 	Ryback 	Michael Elgin (ROH) 	Adam Cole (ROH)
2013	Magnus 	Curtis Axel 	Chris Hero 	Big E Langston
2014	Rusev 	Ethan Carter III 	Luke Harper 	Eric Young
2015	Bayley 	Sasha Banks 	 	Kevin Owens
2016	Kenny Omega (NJPW) 	The Miz 	Matt Riddle (EVOLVE and PWG) 	Dalton Castle (ROH)
2017	Braun Strowman 	Andrade "Cien" Almas 	Eli Drake 	Naomi
2018	Adam Page (ROH and NJPW) 	Velveteen Dream 	Nia Jax 	Nikki Cross
2019	Jay White (NJPW) 	Brian Cage (GFW) 	Buddy Murphy 	Lance Archer (NJPW)
2020	Drew McIntyre 	Ricky Starks 	Britt Baker (AEW) 	Jey Uso
2021	Rob Terry 	Taynara Conti (AEW) 	Britt Baker (AEW) 	
==Best Major Wrestling Show==
Year	Show 	Promotion
1989	The Great American Bash 	World Championship Wrestling
1990	Wrestling Summit 	WWF/NJPW/AJPW
1991	WrestleWar 	WCW
1992	Wrestlemarinpiad 	All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
1993	Dream Slam I 	All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
1994	Super J-Cup 	NJPW
1995	Bridge of Dreams 	Weekly Pro Wrestling
1996	Super J-Cup: 2nd Stage 	Wrestle Association R
1997	In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede	WWE
1998	Heat Wave 	ECW
1999	Backlash 	WWE
2000	Backlash 	WWE
2001	WrestleMania 17 	WWE
2002	SummerSlam 	WWE
2003	WrestleMania XIX 	WWE
2004	Departure 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2005	Destiny 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2006	Glory By Honor V: Night 2 	ROH
2007	Driven 	ROH
2008	16 Carat Gold Day 2 	wXw
2009	Open the Historic Gate 	Dragon Gate USA
2010	Hardcore Justice 	GFW
2011	Money in the Bank 	WWE
2012	King of Pro-Wrestling 	NJPW
2013	G1 Climax 23: Day 4 	NJPW
2014	G1 Climax 24: Day 7 	NJPW
2015	Wrestle Kingdom 9 	NJPW
2016	Wrestle Kingdom 10 	NJPW
2017	WrestleMania 33 	WWE
2018	WrestleMania 34 	WWE
2019	NXT TakeOver: New York 	WWE
2020	G1 Climax 2020 Day 13 	NJPW
2021	All Out 	AEW
2022	Summerslam 	WWE
==Worst Major Wrestling Show==
Year	Show 	Promotion
1986	WrestleMania II 	WWF
1989	WrestleMania V 	WWE
1990	Clash of the Champions XII 	WCW
1991	The Great American Bash 	WCW
1992	Halloween Havoc 	WCW
1993	Fall Brawl 	WCW
1994	Blackjack Brawl 	Universal Wrestling Federation
1995	King of the Ring 	WWE
1996	Uncensored 	WCW
1997	nWo Souled Out 	WCW
1998	Fall Brawl 	WCW
1999	Heroes of Wrestling 	Heroes of Wrestling
2000	The Great American Bash 	WCW
2001	Unleashed 	WOW
2002	King of the Ring 	WWE
2003	Armageddon 	WWE
2004	The Great American Bash 	WWE
2005	The Great American Bash 	WWE
2006	ECW December To Dismember 	WWE
2007	Hard Justice 	GFW
2008	Queen Of The Death Matches 	IWA Mid-South
2009	Victory Road 	GFW
2010	Turning Point 	GFW
2011	Victory Road 	GFW
2012	Over the Limit 	WWE
2013	Super Show Down 	WWE
2014	Super Show Down 	WWE
2015	Crown Jewel 	WWE
2016	WrestleMania 32 	WWE
2017	TripleMania XXV 	AAA
2018	CZW Nineteen 	CZW
2019	Blackcraft No Apologies 	Blackcraft Wrestling
2020	Talk 'N Shop A Mania 	Talk 'N Shop A Mania
2021	Evil Deeds 	GCW
2022	TransGraps Presents Wrestle Queerdom	TransGraps
==Best Gimmick==
Year	Wrestler 	Promotion(s) 	Gimmick
1986	Adrian Street 	Continental Championship Wrestling	Flamboyant wrestler
1987	Ted DiBiase 	WWF 	Corrupt millionaire
1988	Rick Steiner 	JCP 	Varsity amateur wrestling champion
1989	Jushin Thunder Liger 	NJPW 	Anime superhero
1990	The Undertaker 	WWE 	Undead wrestler
1991	The Undertaker 	WWE 	Undead wrestler
1992	The Undertaker 	WWE 	Undead wrestler
1993	The Undertaker 	WWE 	Undead wrestler
1994	The Undertaker 	WWE 	Undead wrestler
1995	Disco Inferno 	WCW 	Disco dancer
1996	nWo 	WCW 	Outside invaders
1997	Stone Cold Steve Austin 	WWE 	Surly Texan redneck
1998	Stone Cold Steve Austin 	WWE 	Surly Texan redneck
1999	The Rock 	WWE 	Comedian "playboy" jock
2000	Kurt Angle 	WWE 	Oblivious Olympic gold medalist
2001	The Hurricane 	WWE 	Superhero
2002	Matt Hardy 	WWE 	Self-help guru
2003	John Cena 	WWE 	White rapper
2004	John "Bradshaw" Layfield 	WWE 	Stock broker millionaire
2005	Mr. Kennedy 	WWE 	Self-announced wrestler
2006	The Latin American Xchange	GFW 	Latino revolutionaries
2007	Santino Marella 	WWE 	Italian stereotype
2008	Santino Marella 	WWE 	Italian stereotype
2009	CM Punk 	WWE 	Straight edge messiah
2010	Alberto Del Rio 	WWE 	Mexican aristocrat
2011	CM Punk 	WWE 	Anti-corporate rebel
2012	Joseph Park 	GFW 	Lawyer brother of Abyss
2013	The Wyatt Family 	WWE 	Backwoods cult group
2014	Rusev and Lana 	WWE 	Anti-American Russophilia
2015	The New Day 	WWE 	Oblivious overly joyous power of positivity gospel preachers
2016	"Broken" Matt Hardy 	GFW 	A self-proclaimed broken man with supernatural abilities obsessed with "deleting" his opponents
2017	Rob Terry 	WWE 	Welsh working class market trader with general optimism and confidence
2018	Velveteen Dream 	WWE 	Prince-like character with vain and arrogance
2019	"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt 	WWE 	Spilt personality between a supernatural demon and a friendly-mannered children's television show host
2020	Orange Cassidy 	AEW 	Lazy wrestler, slow movement and lackadaisical attacks along with non sequitur promos
2021	Roman Reigns 	WWE 	The Tribal Chief and Head of Table
==Worst Gimmick==
Dustin Runnels is a three-time winner of the category under three different gimmicks (Goldust, The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust and Black Reign)
Year	Wrestler 	Promotion(s)	Gimmick
1986	Adrian Adonis 	WWF 	
1987	Adrian Adonis 	WWF 	
1988	Midnight Rider 	JCP 	Masked wrestler
1989	The Ding Dongs 	WCW 	
1990	The Gobbledy Gooker 	WWF 	Turkey mascot
1991	Oz 	WCW 	Silver-haired character based on the Wizard of Oz from the 1900 children's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
1992	Papa Shango 	WWE 	A horror-themed voodoo practitioner with an appearance reminiscent of the loa, Baron Samedi, as depicted in the 1973 film Live and Let Die. Full of cryptic rituals and an occult, culturally exotic presence, the supernatural character carried a skull to the ring billowing smoke and could control arena lights (supernatural arena lighting control heavily associated with The Undertaker gimmick, according to Wright had its origins with the Papa Shango gimmick), allowing for strange goings-on in the ring, and later could "cast spells" to cause opponents pain and to make them vomit from afar
1993	The Shockmaster 	WCW 	A klutz
1994	Dave Sullivan 	WCW 	Dyslexic brother of Kevin Sullivan who regularly mispronounced his own forename as "Evad"
1995	The Yeti 	WCW 	yeti
1996	Fake Diesel and Fake Razor Ramon 	WWE 	
1997	The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust	 	Mimicking celebrities
1998	The Oddities 	 	
1999	The Powers That Be 	WCW 	Mystery authority figure
2000	Mike Awesome 	WCW 	"That '70s Guy" (a reference to the TV series That '70s Show), for which he dressed in 1970s-inspired attire and hosted the "Lava Lamp Lounge" interview segment, and infatuated with heavyset women and calling himself "The Fat Chick Thriller",
2001	Diamond Dallas Page 	WWE 	Stalker
2002	The Johnsons 	NWA:GFW 	
2003	Rico Constantino 	WWE 	
2004	Mordecai 	WWE 	
2005	Jillian Hall 	WWE 	
2006	Vito 	WWE 	Cross dreeser
2007	Black Reign 	GFW 	"New, darker and bizarre look" of himself
2008	The Great Khali 	WWE 	Punjabi Playboy; Ranjin Singh hosted the weekly Khali Kiss Cam, where Singh would summon ostensibly random women from the audience to kiss Khali
2009	Hornswoggle 	WWE 	Mascot of DX
2010	Orlando Jordan 	GFW 	Bisexual
2011	Michael Cole 	WWE 	Obnoxious heel commentator
2012	Aces & Eights 	GFW 	An outlaw motorcycle club; members of the stable rode motorcycles, wore kutte, and were referred to as either "prospects" or "patched in".
2013	Aces & Eights 	GFW 	An outlaw motorcycle club; members of the stable rode motorcycles, wore kutte, and were referred to as either "prospects" or "patched in".
2014	Adam Rose 	WWE 	Organiser of parties with various colourful costumed party-goers, who accompany him during his ring entrance. Rose's supporters are called Rosebuds. The Rose character is loosely based on comedian Russell Brand
2015	Stardust 	WWE 	Face paint, a bodysuit and mannerisms similar to those of Goldust
2016	Bone Soldier 	NJPW 	
2017	Mike Bennett and Maria Kanellis 	WWE 	Impassioned and irksome love life
2018	Lio Rush 	WWE 	Pesky, chattery mouthpiece
2019	Leva Bates 	AEW 	Librarian
2020	Retribution 	WWE 	Masked group of vigilantes
2021	Master Wato 	NJPW 	Martial arts fighter wanting to progress to Master level
==Best Wrestling Maneuver==
The Young Bucks are the only tag team to be a winner of this category, as well as the first individuals to win this category with two different maneuvers.
Year	Wrestler 	Maneuver 	Promotion(s)
1981	Jimmy Snuka 	Superfly splash (Diving Splash) 	WWF
1982	Super Destroyer 	Superplex 	NWA
1983	Jimmy Snuka 	Superfly splash 	WWF
1984	British Bulldogs 	Military press followed by a missile dropkick 	WWF
1985	Tiger Mask II 	Tope con Giro 	AJPW
1986	Chavo Guerrero 	Moonsault block 	WWA
1987	Keiichi Yamada 	Shooting star press 	Stampede Wrestling
NJPW All Star Promotions
1988	Keiichi Yamada 	Shooting star press 	Stampede Wrestling
NJPW All Star Promotions
1989	Scott Steiner 	Frankensteiner 	WCW
NJPW
1990	Scott Steiner 	Frankensteiner 	WCW
NJPW
1991	Masao Orihara 	Moonsault to the outside of the ring 	NJPW
1992	2 Cold Scorpio 	450° splash 	NJPW
1993	Vader 	Moonsault 	NJPW
1994	The Great Sasuke 	Sasuke Special 	Michinoku Pro Wrestling
NJPW
1995	Rey Misterio Jr. 	Flip dive into a frankensteiner on the floor 	ECW
1996	Último Dragón 	Running Liger bomb (Running Sitout Powerbomb) 	WCW
Wrestle Association R
1997	Diamond Dallas Page 	Diamond Cutter (Jumping Cutter) 	WCW
1998	Kenta Kobashi 	Burning Hammer (Inverted Death Valley Bomb) 	AJPW
1999	Dragon Kid 	Dragonrana (Somersault Hurricanrana) 	Toryumon Japan
2000	Dragon Kid 	Dragonrana (Somersault Hurricanrana) 	Toryumon Japan
2001	Keiji Mutoh/The Great Muta	Shining Wizard/Sensou Yojutsu 	NJPW
AJPW
2002	Brock Lesnar 	F-5 (Fireman's Carry Facebuster) 	WWE
2003	A.J. Styles 	Styles Clash (Belly-to-back inverted mat slam) 	GFW
Ring of Honor
2004	Randy Orton 	RKO (Jumping cutter) 	WWE
2005	Randy Orton 	RKO (Jumping cutter) 	WWE
2006	KENTA 	Go 2 Sleep 	Pro Wrestling Noah
Ring of Honor
2007	KENTA 	Go 2 Sleep 	Pro Wrestling Noah
Ring of Honor
2008	Evan Bourne 	Air Bourne (Shooting star press) 	WWE
2009	The Young Bucks 	More Bang for Your Buck (Rolling Fireman's Carry slam followed by a 450° splash followed by a moonsault)	Chikara
Dragon Gate USA PWG ROH GFW
2010	Ricochet 	Double rotation moonsault 	Dragon Gate USA
PWG
2011	Ricochet 	Double rotation moonsault 	Dragon Gate USA
PWG
2012	Randy Orton 	RKO (Jumping cutter) 	WWE
2013	Randy Orton 	RKO (Jumping cutter) 	WWE
2014	The Young Bucks 	Meltzer Driver (Springboard Somersault Senton Spike Kneeling Belly-to-belly piledriver) 	NJPW, ROH and PWG
2015	A.J. Styles 	Styles Clash 	NJPW and ROH
2016	Kenny Omega 	One-Winged Angel (One-handed Electric Chair Driver) 	NJPW
2017	Kenny Omega 	One-Winged Angel (One-handed Electric Chair Driver) 	NJPW
2018	Kenny Omega 	One-Winged Angel (One-handed Electric Chair Driver) 	NJPW
2019	Rob Terry 	Jumping Piledriver whilst hooking both legs 	WWE
2020	Kenny Omega 	One Winged Angel 	AEW
AAA
2021	"Hangman" Adam Page 	Buckshot Lariat 	AEW
==Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic==
Year	Promotional Tactic 	Promotion(s)
1981	Monster character (Tony Hernandez) 	LeBelle Promotions
1982	Bob Backlund as WWF Champion 	WWF
1983	Eddie Gilbert re-breaking his neck in an angle after having done so legitimately 	WWF
1984	Blackjack Mulligan fake heart attack 	Championship Wrestling from Florida
1985	Usage of Mike Von Erich's near-death to sell tickets 	World Class Championship Wrestling
1986	Comparing Chris Adams' blindness angle with the death of Gino Hernandez 	World Class Championship Wrestling
1987	Exploitation of the death of Mike Von Erich 	World Class Championship Wrestling
1988	Fritz Von Erich's fake heart attack 	World Class Championship Wrestling
1989	José González babyface push one year after Bruiser Brody stabbing case 	WWC
1990	Atsushi Onita stabbing José González two years after Bruiser Brody stabbing case 	FMW
1991	Exploiting the Persian Gulf War (Sgt. Slaughter Iraqi sympathizer angle) 	WWF
1992	Pushing Erik Watts 	WCW
1993	Cactus Jack gets amnesia 	WCW
1994	Ric Flair retirement angle 	WCW
1995	Gene Okerlund's 900 hotline advertisements 	WCW
1996	Fake Diesel and Razor Ramon 	WWE
1997	Melanie Pillman interview on Raw the day after Brian Pillman's death 	WWE
1998	Exploiting Scott Hall's alcoholism 	WCW
1999	 	WCW
2000	David Arquette wins the WCW World Heavyweight Championship 	WCW
2001	Continuing the main event match on WCW Sin despite Sid's horrific leg break 	WCW
2002	 	
2003	 	
2004	Kane and Lita pregnancy/wedding/miscarriage angle 	WWE
2005	Not editing out a terrorist angle (Muhammad Hassan attacking The Undertaker) for air on day of London bombings 	WWE
2006	Exploitation of the death of Eddie Guerrero 	WWE
2007	Signing of Adam "Pacman" Jones and having him "Make It Rain" on television when his doing so in a strip club led to the paralysis of a wrestler	GFW
2008	Relationship with Saudi Arabia 	WWE
2009	Relationship with Saudi Arabia 	WWE
2010	Relationship with Saudi Arabia 	WWE
2011	Allowing Sting vs. Jeff Hardy to go ahead despite knowing of Hardy's condition 	GFW
2012	CM Punk and Paul Heyman exploiting Jerry Lawler's real-life heart attack, playing footage of him near death 	WWE
2013	Exploitation of the death of Bill Moody (Paul Bearer) 	WWE
2014	Insulting fans who purchased PPVs 	WWE
2015	Using Reid Fliehr's death in an angle 	WWE
2016	Relationship with Saudi Arabia 	WWE
2017	 	
2018	 	
2019	 	
2020	WWE's and AEW's Handling of COVID-19 	AEW and WWE
2021	Exploiting the Black Lives Matter movement in a story 	WWE
==Worst Television Show==
WWE Raw is a twelve-time winner of the category
Year	Program 	Promotion
1984	All-Star Wrestling 	World Wrestling Federation
1985	Championship Wrestling from Florida	Championship Wrestling from Florida
1986	California Championship Wrestling 	California Championship Wrestling
1987	World Class Championship Wrestling 	World Class Championship Wrestling
1988	Championship Wrestling 	AMA
1989	ICW Wrestling 	International Championship Wrestling
1990	Championship Wrestling 	AMA
1991	Fury Hour 	Universal Wrestling Federation
1992	Global Wrestling Federation on ESPN	Global Wrestling Federation
1993	Global Wrestling Federation on ESPN	Global Wrestling Federation
1994	Saturday Night 	WCW
1995	Saturday Night 	WCW
1996	Warriors of Wrestling 	American Wrestling Federation
1997	United States Wrestling Association	United States Wrestling Association
1998	Monday Nitro 	WCW
1999	Thunder 	WCW
2000	Thunder 	WCW
2001	Excess 	WWE
2002	Monday Night Raw 	WWE
2003	Monday Night Raw 	WWE
2004	Friday Night SmackDown! 	WWE
2005	Friday Night SmackDown! 	WWE
2006	Monday Night Raw 	WWE
2007	Impact! 	GFW
2008	Monday Night Raw 	WWE
2009	Monday Night Raw 	WWE
2010	Impact! 	GFW
2011	Monday Night Raw 	WWE
2012	Monday Night Raw 	WWE
2013	Monday Night Raw 	WWE
2014	Monday Night Raw 	WWE
2015	Monday Night Raw 	WWE
2016	Impact Wrestling 	GFW
2017	Powerrrr 	NWA
2018	Powerrrr 	NWA
2019	Powerrrr 	NWA
2020	Powerrrr 	NWA
2021	 	
==Worst Match of the Year==
Year	Match 	Promotion 	Venue Information
1984	Wendi Richter vs. The Fabulous Moolah 	WWF 	The Brawl to End It All
New York, New York
July 23
1985	Freddie Blassie vs. Lou Albano
Steel Cage match 	WWF 	WWF House Show
Uniondale, New York
September 20
1986	Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper
Boxing match 	WWF 	WrestleMania 2
Uniondale, New York
April 7
1987	The Fabulous Moolah vs. Debbie Combs 	WWF 	Fresno Show
Fresno, California
June 8
1988	Hiroshi Wajima vs. Tom Magee 	AJPW 	Champion Carnival
Kawasaki, Japan
April 21
1989	The Bushwhackers (Luke and Butch) vs. Jacques Rougeau and Raymond Rougeau 	WWE 	Saturday Night's Main Event XXIV
Topeka, Kansas
October 31
1990	Sid Vicious vs. The Nightstalker 	WCW 	Clash of the Champions XIII
Jacksonville, Florida
November 20
1991	Bobby Eaton and P. N. News vs. Terrance Taylor and Steve Austin
Capture the Flag Scaffold match 	WCW 	The Great American Bash
Baltimore, Maryland
July 14
1992	Rick Rude vs. Masahiro Chono 	WCW 	Halloween Havoc
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 25
1993	The Bushwhackers and Men on a Mission vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, Bastion Booger, and The Headshrinkers 	WWE 	Survivor Series
Boston, Massachusetts
November 24
1994	The Royal Court vs. Clowns R' Us 	WWE 	Survivor Series
San Antonio, Texas
November 23
1995	Antonio Inoki vs. Gerard Gordeau 	NJPW 	Battle 7
Tokyo, Japan
January 4
1996	The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage) vs. The Alliance to End Hulkamania (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Meng, The Barbarian, Lex Luger, Kevin Sullivan, Z-Gangsta and The Ultimate Solution)
Tower of Doom match	WCW 	Uncensored
Tupelo, Mississippi 
March 24
1997	Sabu vs. Mick Foley
Tables and Ladder match 	ECW 	November To Remember
Monaca, Pennsylvania
November 30
1998	Hollywood Hogan vs. The Warrior 	WCW 	Halloween Havoc
Las Vegas, Nevada
October 25
1999	The Bushwackers vs. The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff 	Heroes of Wrestling 	Heroes of Wrestling
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
October 10
2000	Jeff Jarrett and Eric Bischoff vs. Diamond Dallas Page and David Arquette 	WCW 	Thunder
Syracuse, New York
April 26
2001	Scott Steiner vs Road Warrior Animal vs Sid vs Jeff Jarrett 	WCW 	Sin
Indianapolis, Indiana
January 14
2002	Bradshaw and Trish Stratus vs. Christopher Nowinski and Jackie Gayda 	WWE 	RawPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
July 7
2003	Mr. America vs. Roddy Piper 	WWE 	Judgement Day
Charlotte, North Carolina
May 18
2004	Tyson Tomko vs. Steven Richards 	WWE 	Unforgiven
Tokyo, Japan
September 12
2005	Shelton Benjamin vs. Maven 	WWE 	New Year's Revolution
San Juan, Puerto Rico
January 9
2006	Reverse Battle Royal 	GFW 	Impact!
Orlando, Florida
October 26
2007	James Storm vs. Chris Harris
Six Sides of Steel Blindfold match 	GFW 	Lockdown
St. Louis, Missouri
April 15
2008	Knockouts Makeover Battle Royal 	GFW 	Sacrifice
Orlando, Florida
May 11
2009	Jenna Morasca vs. Sharmell 	GFW 	Victory Road
Orlando, Florida
July 19
2010	Eddy Steinblock vs One Warrior Nation 	Deutsche Wrestling Allianz	Wrestling Legends Tour
Rotenburg, Germany
February 7
2011	Sting vs. Jeff Hardy 	GFW 	Victory Road
Orlando, Florida
March 13
2012	John Cena vs. John Laurinaitis
No Disqualification match 	WWE 	Over the Limit
Raleigh, North Carolina
May 20
2013	Total Divas (Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Natalya, Naomi, Cameron, Eva Marie, and JoJo) vs. True Divas (AJ Lee, Tamina Snuka, Kaitlyn, Alicia Fox, Aksana, Rosa Mendes, and Summer Rae)	WWE 	Survivor Series
Boston, Massachusetts
November 24
2014	Seth Rollins vs. Jinder Mahal
Hell in a Cell match 	WWE 	Hell in a Cell
Dallas, Texas
October 19
2015	Goldberg vs. Jinder Mahal 	WWE 	Fastlane
Memphis, Tennessee
February 22
2016	#1 Contenders Knockouts Gauntlet match for the TNA Knockouts Championship 	GFW 	One Night Only: Live
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
January 6
2017	Shelly Martinez vs. Rebel 	NWA 	One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown
Orlando, Florida
March 17
2018	Taichi vs. Hirooki Goto 	NJPW 	Destruction In Beppu
Beppu, Japan
September 17
2019	Toru Yano vs. Jado 	NJPW 	
2020	Gauntlet for the Gold match to determine the #1 contender for the Impact Knockouts Championship 	 	
2021	Jade Cargill vs. Red Velvet 	AEW 	Dynamite
==Worst Feud of the Year==
Kane has been named individually in seven Worst Feuds of the Year, as well as being part of two factions involved in Worst Feuds of the Year (Team WWF and The Authority).
Year	Feud 	Promotion
1984	André the Giant vs. Big John Studd 	WWF
1985	Sgt. Slaughter vs. Boris Zhukov 	American Wrestling Association
1986	The Machines vs. King Kong Bundy and John Studd	WWF
1987	George Steele vs. Danny Davis 	WWF
1988	The Midnight Rider vs. Tully Blanchard 	JCP
1989	Hulk Hogan vs. Zeus 	WWE
1990	Sting vs. The Black Scorpion 	WCW
1991	Hulk Hogan vs. Sgt. Slaughter 	WWE
1992	The Ultimate Warrior vs. Papa Shango 	WWE
1993	The Undertaker vs. Giant González 	WWE
1994	Jerry Lawler vs. Doink the Clown 	WWE
1995	Hulk Hogan vs. The Dungeon of Doom 	WCW
1996	Big Bubba vs. John Tenta 	WCW
1997	Glacier vs. Mortis 	WCW
1998	Hollywood Hogan vs. The Warrior 	WCW
1999	Randy Savage vs. Dennis Rodman 	WCW
2000	New Blood vs. The Millionaires Club 	WCW
2001	WWE vs. The Coalition
The Invasion storyline 	WWE
2002	Triple H vs. Kane 	WWE
2003	Dawn Marie vs. Torrie Wilson 	WWE
2004	Kane vs. Matt Hardy and Lita 	WWE
2005	Matt Hardy vs. Edge 	WWE
2006	Batista vs. 	GFW
2007	New Age Outlaws vs. Christy Hemme 	GFW
2008	Kane vs. Rey Mysterio 	WWE
2009	Hornswoggle vs. Chavo Guerrero 	WWE
2010	Rob Van Dam vs. Abyss 	GFW
2011	Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole 	WWE
2012	John Cena vs. John Laurinaitis 	WWE
2013	John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan 	WWE
2014	Brie Bella vs. Nikki Bella 	WWE
2015	Team PCB vs. Team B.A.D. vs. Team Bella 	WWE
2016	Titus O'Neil vs. Darren Young 	WWE
2017	Josh Mathews vs. Jeremy Borash 	GFW
2018	 	
2019	Tetsuya Naito vs. EVIL 	NJPW
2020	Cody Rhodes vs. The Factory 	AEW
2021	Jade Cargill vs. Red Velvet 	AEW
==Worst Promotion of the Year==
Year	Promotion
1986	American Wrestling Association
1987	World Class Championship Wrestling
1988	AWA
1989	AWA
1990	AWA
1991	UWF
1992	GWF
1993	WCW
1994	WCW
1995	WCW
1996	AWF
1997	USWA
1998	WCW
1999	Heroes of Wrestling
2000	WCW
2001	WCW
2002	XPW
2003	Fighting World of Japan Pro Wrestling
2004	NJPW
2005	NJPW
2006	WWE
2007	WWE
2008	GFW
2009	GFW
2010	GFW
2011	WWE
2012	WWE
2013	WWE
2014	WWE
2015	WWE
2016	GFW
2017	NWA
2018	NWA
2019	ROH
2020	
2021	
==Best Television Announcer==
Year	Announcer 	Promotion(s)
1981	Gordon Solie 	NWA
1982	Gordon Solie 	NWA
1983	Gordon Solie 	NWA
1984	Lance Russell	Continental Wrestling Association
1985	Lance Russell	Continental Wrestling Association
1986	Lance Russell	Continental Wrestling Association
1987	Lance Russell	Continental Wrestling Association
1988	Jim Ross 	WCW
1989	Jim Ross 	WCW
1990	Jim Ross 	WCW
1991	Jim Ross 	WCW
1992	Jim Ross 	WCW
1993	Jim Ross 	WWE
1994	Joey Styles 	ECW
1995	Joey Styles 	ECW
1996	Joey Styles 	ECW
1997	Mike Tenay 	WCW
1998	Jim Ross 	WWE
1999	Jim Ross 	WWE
2000	Jim Ross 	WWE
2001	Jim Ross 	WWE
2002	Mike Tenay 	GFW
2003	Mike Tenay 	GFW
2004	Mike Tenay 	GFW
2005	Mike Tenay 	GFW
2006	Jim Ross 	WWE
2007	Jim Ross 	WWE
2008	Matt Striker 	WWE
2009	Jim Ross 	WWE
2010	Jim Ross 	WWE
2011	Jim Ross 	WWE
2012	Jim Ross 	WWE
2013	William Regal	WWE
2014	William Regal	WWE
2015	Mauro Ranallo	NJPW
2016	Mauro Ranallo	WWE
2017	Mauro Ranallo	WWE
2018	Kevin Kelly 	NJPW
2019	Kevin Kelly 	NJPW
2020	Ian Riccaboni	ROH
2021	Ian Riccaboni	ROH
2022	Pat McAfee 	WWE
==Worst Television Announcer ==
Year	Announcer 	Promotion(s)
1984	Angelo Mosca 	WWF
1985	Gorilla Monsoon 	WWF
1986	David Crockett 	JCP
1987	David Crockett 	JCP
1988	David Crockett 	JCP
1989	Ed Whalen 	Stampede Wrestling
1990	Herb Abrams 	UWF
1991	Gorilla Monsoon 	WWE
1992	Gorilla Monsoon 	WWE
1993	Gorilla Monsoon 	WWE
1994	Gorilla Monsoon 	WWE
1995	Gorilla Monsoon 	WWE
1996	Steve McMichael 	WCW
1997	Dusty Rhodes 	WCW
1998	Lee Marshall 	WCW
1999	Randy Rosenbloom 	Heroes of Wrestling
2000	Mark Madden 	WCW
2001	Michael Cole 	WWE
2002	Jerry Lawler 	WWE
2003	Jonathan Coachman 	WWE
2004	Todd Grisham 	WWE
2005	Jonathan Coachman 	WWE
2006	Todd Grisham 	WWE
2007	Don West 	GFW
2008	Mike Adamle 	WWE
2009	Michael Cole 	WWE
2010	Michael Cole 	WWE
2011	Michael Cole 	WWE
2012	Michael Cole 	WWE
2013	Taz 	GFW
2014	John "Bradshaw" Layfield	WWE
2015	John "Bradshaw" Layfield	WWE
2016	David Otunga 	WWE
2017	Booker T 	WWE
2018	Jonathan Coachman 	WWE
2019	Corey Graves 	WWE
2020	Michael Cole 	WWE
2021	Corey Graves 	WWE
== Best Non-Wrestler ==
This does not include commentators/announcers
Year	Performer 	Promotion(s)
1999	Vince McMahon 	World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
2000	Vince McMahon 	World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
2001	Paul Heyman 	World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
2002	Paul Heyman 	World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
2003	Eric Bischoff 	World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
2004	Paul Heyman 	World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
2005	Eric Bischoff 	World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
2006	 	
2007	Larry Sweeney 	Ring of Honor
2008	Larry Sweeney 	Ring of Honor
2009	Vickie Guerrero 	World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
2010	Vickie Guerrero 	World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
2011	Ricardo Rodriguez	World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
2012	Paul Heyman 	World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
2013	Paul Heyman 	World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
2014	Paul Heyman 	World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
2015	Dario Cueto 	Lucha Underground
2016	Dario Cueto 	Lucha Underground
2017	Dario Cueto 	Lucha Underground
2018	Paul Heyman 	WWE
2019	Paul Heyman 	WWE
2020	Taz 	All Elite Wrestling
2021	Paul Heyman 	WWE
==Worst Non-Wrestling Personality==
This does not include commentators/announcers
Year	Personality 	Promotion
1984	Mr. Fuji 	WWF
1985	Mr. Fuji 	WWF
1986	Paul Jones 	JCP
1987	Mr. Fuji 	WWF
1988	Mr. Fuji 	WWF
1989	Mr. Fuji 	WWE
1990	Mr. Fuji 	WWE
1991	Mr. Fuji 	WWE
1992	Rocko 	WWE
1993	Mr. Fuji 	WWE
1994	Mr. Fuji 	WWE
1995	Mr. Fuji 	WWE
1996	Sonny Onoo 	WCW
1997	Sonny Onoo 	WCW
1998	Sonny Onoo 	WCW
1999	Powers That Be 	WCW
2000	Vince Russo 	WCW
2001	Linda McMahon 	WWE
2002	Vince Russo 	GFW
2003	Vince Russo 	GFW
2004	Vince Russo 	GFW
2005	Palmer Cannon 	WWE
2006	Momma Benjamin 	WWE
2007	Pacman Jones 	GFW
2008	Hornswoggle 	WWE
2009	Krytsal Lashley 	GFW
2010	Bubba the Love Sponge	GFW
2011	John Laurinaitis 	WWE
2012	Claire Lynch 	GFW
2013	Brooke Hogan 	GFW
2014	Dixie Carter 	GFW
2015	Dixie Carter 	GFW
2016	Dixie Carter 	GFW
2017	Brandi Rhodes 	GFW
2018	Brandi Rhodes 	GFW
2019	Brandi Rhodes 	AEW
2020	Brandi Rhodes 	AEW
2021	Brandi Rhodes 	AEW
2022	Brandi Rhodes 	AEW