WWE Year-End Awards

The **WWE Year-End Awards** is a concept in Universe Mode, where awards, similar to the Academy and Grammy Awards, are given to professional wrestlers who have performed on RAW and SmackDown during the previous "wrestling year", which is the period from the RAW after WrestleMania until the following WrestleMania. Introduced in 2015, there have been three editions of the concept.

## Versions

### **2005 WWE Year-End Awards**

The award winners were announced after WrestleMania I.

Winners are listed first and highlighted in **boldface**.

	+ The Rock
	+ Eddie Guerrero
	+ Brock Lesnar
	+ The Undertaker
	+ Triple H
	+ Kurt Angle
	+ Shawn Michaels
	+ Lita
	+ AJ Lee
	+ Mickie James
	+ The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley)
	+ The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy)
	+ Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes
	+ The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn)
	+ Air Boom (Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston)
	+ Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg
	+ John Cena vs. Batista
	+ The Undertaker vs. Kane
	+ Mark Henry vs. Shawn Michaels
	+ Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Triple H in a tournament final for the vacant WWE Championship at Backlash
	+ CM Punk vs. Eddie Guerrero on *RAW* (May 25)
	+ Chris Jericho (c) vs. Eddie Guerrero in a Falls Count Anywhere match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Armageddon
	+ The Undertaker (c) vs. Triple H in a No Holds Barred match for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam
	+ Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg at WrestleMania I
	+ Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. The Rock for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam
	+ The Rock (c) vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin in a No Holds Barred match for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania I
	+ Kurt Angle (c) vs. Batista for the WWE United States Championship at Royal Rumble
	+ Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan in a Last Man Standing match at Bad Blood
	+ Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels on *SmackDown* (March 4)
	+ Triple H (c) vs. Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels in a triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania I

### **2006 WWE Year-End Awards**

The award winners were announced after WrestleMania II.

Winners are listed first and highlighted in **boldface**.

	+ The Rock
	+ The Undertaker
	+ Triple H
	+ Kurt Angle
	+ Kane
	+ Lita
	+ Ivory
	+ The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley)
	+ Edge and Christian
	+ The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn)
	+ The Rock vs. Mankind
	+ John Cena vs. Batista
	+ The Undertaker vs. Mr. McMahon
	+ Eddie Guerrero vs. Shawn Michaels
	+ Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Championship at Bad Blood
	+ Shawn Michaels (c) vs. The Big Show for the WWE European Championship at The Great American Bash
	+ CM Punk vs. Batista at Vengeance
	+ Kane (c) vs. Kurt Angle vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Mark Henry vs. Sheamus vs. Rhyno in an Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship at No Way Out
	+ Team RAW (Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Drew McIntyre and Rob Van Dam) vs. Team SmackDown (Kurt Angle, Batista, CM Punk and Mark Henry) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series elimination match at Survivor Series
	+ Goldberg (c) vs. Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar in a triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam
	+ Kurt Angle (c) vs. CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship on *SmackDown* (April 8th)
	+ The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) (c) vs. The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy vs. Edge and Christian in a triple threat Tables, Ladders and Chairs match for the WWE Tag Team Championship at SummerSlam
	+ The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) (c) vs. The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) vs. Edge and Christian in a triple threat Tables, Ladders and Chairs match for the WWE Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania II
	+ Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Mankind and The Undertaker vs. Triple H, The Big Show, Edge and Christian in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series elimination match at Survivor Series
	+ Chyna (c) vs. Lita for the WWE Women's Championship on *Super SmackDown* (December 23rd)
	+ Mark Henry vs. Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar vs. CM Punk vs. Batista in a fatal five-way match to determine the No. 1 contender for the World Heavyweight Championship on *SmackDown* (September 2nd)

### **2015 WWE Year-End Awards**

The award winners were announced after WrestleMania XI.

Winners are listed first and highlighted in **boldface**.

	+ Brock Lesnar
	+ Dolph Ziggler
	+ Daniel Bryan
	+ Chris Jericho
	+ Christian
	+ The Shield (Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins)
	+ The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan)
	+ Daniel Bryan vs. Chris Jericho
	+ The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) vs. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins)
	+ Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn
	+ Dean Ambrose vs. Roman Reigns
	+ The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) (c) vs.The Shield (Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins) in an elimination tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship at Money in the Bank
	+ Dean Ambrose (c) vs. Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns in a triple threat match for the WWE United States Championship at Night of Champions
	+ Kevin Owens (c) vs. Sami Zayn vs. Tyler Breeze vs. Finn Bálor in a fatal four-way match for the NXT Championship at Survivor Series
	+ Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE Hardcore Championship on *RAW* (November 24)

### **2016 WWE Year-End Awards**

The award winners were announced after WrestleMania XII.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in **boldface**.

	+ Sami Zayn
	+ Mark Henry
	+ Finn Bálor
	+ Dean Ambrose
	+ Roman Reigns
	+ Seth Rollins
	+ The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods)
	+ Samoa Joe and Finn Bálor
	+ The Brothers of Destruction (Kane and The Undertaker)
	+ Finn Bálor vs. Samoa Joe
	+ Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose
	+ Kevin Owens vs. Mark Henry
	+ The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods) vs. The New Generation (Neville and Bo Dallas)
	+ Dean Ambrose (c) vs. Seth Rollins in a ladder match for the WWE Universal Championship at SummerSlam
	+ Samoa Joe (c) vs. Finn Bálor in a No Holds Barred match for the WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania XII
	+ Kevin Owens (WWE-c) vs. Sami Zayn (IC-c) in a Champion vs. Champion match on *SmackDown* (December 11)
	+ Kevin Owens (c) vs. Mark Henry in a Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Championship at Hell in a Cell
	+ Team RAW (Finn Bálor, Dean Ambrose and The Undertaker) vs. Team SmackDown (Kevin Owens, Edge and The Big Show) in a 3-on-3 Survivor Series elimination match at Survivor Series

### **2017 WWE Year-End Awards**

The award winners were announced after WrestleMania XIII.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in **boldface**.

	+ Brock Lesnar
	+ Finn Bálor
	+ Seth Rollins
	+ Daniel Bryan
	+ Samoa Joe
	+ Kevin Owens
	+ Sami Zayn
	+ Bayley
	+ Asuka
	+ Charlotte Flair
	+ Becky Lynch
	+ The Club (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson)
	+ The Wyatt Family (Braun Strowman and Erick Rowan)
	+ American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan)
	+ The Giants (Mark Henry and The Big Show)
	+ Brock Lesnar vs. Kevin Owens
	+ Finn Bálor vs. Brock Lesnar
	+ Bray Wyatt vs. Seth Rollins
	+ Sasha Banks vs. Bayley
	+ Daniel Bryan vs. Samoa Joe
	+ AJ Styles (c) vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Hell in a Cell
	+ Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Kevin Owens in a Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Championship at Hell in a Cell
	+ Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Asuka for the RAW Women's Championship at WrestleMania XII
	+ Bray Wyatt vs. Luke Harper on *RAW* (December 5)
	+ Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. Finn Bálor for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Capitol Punishment
	+ Sami Zayn vs. AJ Styles to determine the No. 1 contender for the WWE Intercontinental Championship on *SmackDown* (February 3)
	+ Bray Wyatt vs. Seth Rollins at Payback
	+ Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Samoa Joe vs. Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Luke Harper in an Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Universal Championship at Elimination Chamber
	+ Team Cena (John Cena, Sami Zayn and Dolph Ziggler) vs. Team Bálor (Finn Bálor, Baron Corbin and Chris Jericho) in a 3-on-3 Survivor Series elimination match at Survivor Series
	+ Bayley (c) vs. Sasha Banks for the SmackDown Women's Championship at Bash at the Beach
	+ Samoa Joe (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio in an Extreme Rules match for the WWE Universal Championship at Extreme Rules

## Records

* Most wins – Stone Cold Steve Austin (4)
* Most wins in a single year – Kevin Owens (3, 2016)
* Most wins for Male Wrestler of the Year – Stone Cold Steve Austin (2)
* Most wins for Female Wrestler of the Year – All winners (1)
* Most wins for Tag Team of the Year – All winners (1)
* Most wins for Match of the Year – Brock Lesnar (2)
* Most wins for Rivalry of the Year – Stone Cold Steve Austin (2)
* Most nominations – Brock Lesnar (14)
* Most nominations in a single year – Kevin Owens (7, 2016)
* Most nominations for Male Wrestler of the Year – Brock Lesnar (3)
* Most nominations for Female Wrestler of the Year – Trish Stratus and Lita (2)
* Most nominations for Tag Team of the Year (team) – The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy),The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley), Edge and Christian, The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) and The Brothers of Destruction (Kane and The Undertaker) (2)
* Most nominations for Tag Team of the Year (individually) – Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Edge, Christian, Bubba Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley, Billy Gunn, Road Dogg, Kane, The Undertaker, Kofi Kingston and Erick Rowan (2)
* Most nominations for Match of the Year – Kurt Angle (9)
* Most nominations for Match of the Year in a single year – Kurt Angle (2006) (5)
* Most nominations for Rivalry of the Year – Brock Lesnar (5)
* Most nominations for Rivalry of the Year in a single year – Brock Lesnar (3, 2017)
* Event with the most Match of the Year nominations – WrestleMania I (3)
* Event series with the most Match of the Year wins – WrestleMania (2)
* Event series with the most Match of the Year nominations – WrestleMania (7)
* Championship with the most Match of the Year wins – All winners (1)
* Championship with the most Match of the Year nominations – WWE Championship (7)
* Championship with the most Match of the Year nominations in a single year – WWE Championship (2005) and World Heavyweight Championship (2006) (3)