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 Currently, there are thirty-seven categories that are actively assessed every year and ten that are no longer active.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.

## **USA/Canada MVP**

 2019
 2020
 2021

## **Japan MVP**

 2019
 2020
 2021

## **Mexico MVP**

 2019
 2021

## **Europe MVP**

 2020
 2021
 2022

## **Best Promo**

Hulk Hogan and The Rock are six-time winners of the category

## Bryan Danielson Award (Best Technical Wrestler)

Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan is a ten-time winner and namesake of this category

## 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

## Best Flying Wrestler

Rey Mysterio (aka Rey Misterio Jr.) is a six-time winner of the category

## **Most Overrated**

Hulk Hogan is a seven-time winner of the category

## Most Underrated

Bobby Eaton and Cesaro are four-time winners each of the category, Cesaro consecutively

## **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.

## **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).

## **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)

## 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.

## **Worst Television Show**

*WWE Raw* is a twelve-time winner of the category

## **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).

## **Best Non-Wrestler**

This does not include commentators/announcers

## **Worst Non-Wrestling Personality**

This does not include commentators/announcers