2017 Schmoedown Awards

**Schmoedown Awards 2017** was an event that will honor the most memorable matches, players and events that took place during the Movie Trivia Schmoedown in 2017. It aired on January 26, 2018 with Mark Ellis hosting the ceremony.

## Nominations

### Entrance of the Year (Singles)

* ***Rachel Cushing (Lord of the Rings Innergeekdom against Mike Kalinowski)***
* Brianne Chandler (Harley Quinn Singles against Mike Kalinowski)
* Mark Ellis (A big carrot at the Free 4 All)
* Mark Ellis and Stacy Howard (Coordinating an entrance together in their match)
* William Bibbiani (transporting in as the Predator against Samm Levine)
* Mark Reilly (Karate Kid entrance against John Rocha)

### Entrance of the Year (Teams)

* Six Degrees (American Psycho entrance against DC Movie News)
* ***Wolves of Steel (IT entrance against Wildberries)***
* Six Degrees (Poison Ivy and Catwoman against Tuff Beats)
* Late to the Party (Revenge of the Nerds against Team Action)
* Tuff Beats (Billy Madison entrance against Six Degrees)

### Innergeekdom/Star Wars Player of the Year

* ***Jason Inman***
* Sam Witwer
* Hector Navarro
* Ken Napzok
* Jay Washington

### Manager of the Year

* ***Tom Dagnino***
* Jay Washington
* Ricky Hayberg
* Roxy Striar
* Emma Fyffe

### Comeback Player of the Year

* ***JTE***
* Jason Inman
* Kristian Harloff
* Samm Levine
* Jeff Sneider

### Celebrity Match of the Year

* ***IT Cast Free 4 All Match***
* The cast of GLOW
* The cast of Power Rangers
* The cast of Party Boat
* Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Brian Goodman

### Moment of the Year

* ***Marc Andreyko clears the table at Free 4 All, eliminating Murrell, Rocha, Bibbiani and McWeeny***
* Sam Witwer beats Ken Napzok on the last question of the Iron Man match at Spectacular
* Ken Napzok betrays Rachel Cushing by joining the Lion's Den
* Marc Andreyko dresses up as Finstock, plays against Josh Macuga in a retirement match
* Andrew Ghai tackles John Rocha

### Match of the Year

* ***Iron Man Match: Sam Witwer vs. Ken Napzok in Star Wars Championship***
* Drew McWeeny vs. JTE
* Patriots vs. Modok
* Patriots vs. Above the Line
* John Rocha vs. Dan Murrell
* Dan Murrell vs. Mark Reilly vs. John Rocha
* Nerd's Watch vs. Team Action
* Innergeekdom Fatal Four-Way, with Jason Inman winning
* Fatal Five-Way Singles Qualifier, with Jason Inman winning
* Kristian Harloff vs. Jeff Sneider

### Rookie of the Year

* ***Rachel Cushing***
* Ben Bateman
* Lon Harris
* Jim Vejvoda
* Tim Franco

### Rookie Team of the Year

* ***Above the Line***
* Blofeld's Cat
* Team Action
* Nerd's Watch
* DC Movie News
* Late to the Party

### Upset of the Year

* JTE beats Drew McWeeny
* JTE beats William Bibbiani
* John Rocha beats Dan Murrell
* Kristian Harloff beats Dan Murrell
* ***Late to the Party beats Critically Acclaimed***
* Stacy Howard beats Mark Ellis
* Brianne Chandler beats Clarke Wolfe
* Josh Macuga beats Marc Andreyko as Finstock
* Jay Washington beats Robert Meyer Burnett
* Jason Inman wins Fatal Five-Way over Scott Mantz, Eliot Dewberry, Robert Meyer Burnett and Ben Bateman

### Schmoedown Podcast/Aftershow of the Year

* ***Schmoedown Rundown***
* All the Belts
* Late to the Party
* Take 3 Productions
* Dale the Dude

### Heel of the Year

* ***Tom Dagnino***
* William Bibbiani
* Brianne Chandler
* Jay Washington
* JTE
* John Rocha (first half)
* Ken Napzok

### Babyface of the Year

* ***Rachel Cushing***
* Samm Levine
* Kristian Harloff
* Jason Inman
* Emma Fyffe
* John Rocha (second half)
* Mike Kalinowski

### Heel Team of the Year

* ***Team Action***
* Patriots
* Top 10 (first half)
* Six Degrees
* Blofeld's Cat
* Critically Acclaimed

### Babyface Team of the Year

* ***Above the Line***
* Team Trek
* Top 10 (second half)
* DC Movie News
* Wolves of Steel
* Late to the Party

### Team of the Year

* ***Patriots***
* Above the Line
* Team Action
* Top 10
* Wolves of Steel

### Singles Player of the Year

* JTE
* ***Samm Levine***
* Rachel Cushing
* John Rocha
* Kristian Harloff
* Mark Reilly

### Overall Player of the Year

* JTE
* ***Samm Levine***
* Rachel Cushing
* Jason Inman
* Clarke Wolfe

## In Memoriam

* Wolves of Steel
* Double Jeopardy
* Rotten Tomatoes
* Tuff Beats
* IGN
* Megapowers
* Team Wangers
* ETC
* Six Degrees
* Nerd's Watch
* The Four Horsemen
* JTE's Losing Streak
* Finstock
* Ken Napzok's Dignity
* Fantasy Updates
* John Rocha's Blindfold
* The Old Wheel
* Curtain Camera
* Eardrums
* Things That Rachel Cushing Crushed
* Team Schmoes(?)
* The Dark Universe

## Presenters

* Lon Harris and Cody Hall - Singles Entrance of the Year
* Roxy Striar and Jonny Loquasto - Teams Entrance of the Year
* Thadd Williams - Innergeekdom/Star Wars Player of the Year
* Rachel Cushing and Grae Drake - Upset of the Year
* Mike Kalinowski and Brianne Chandler - Podcast/Aftershow of the Year
* Matt Iseman - Manager of the Year
* Ben Bateman and Sara Stretton - Babyface Team of the Year
* Dale Gibbs and Taylor Robinson - Heel Team of the Year
* Grace Hancock and Ken Napzok - Babyface of the Year
* Emma Fyffe and Marc Andreyko - Heel of the Year
* Kristian Harloff - The Yodi Award
* Josh Macuga and Eliot Dewberry - Celebrity Match of the Year
* Thomas Ian Nicholas - Rookie Team of the Year
* Clarke Wolfe - Rookie of the Year
* Jared Haibon and Ashley Iaconetti  - Comeback Player of the Year
* Hal Rudnick - In Memoriam Segment
* Jay Washington and Stacy Howard - Moment of the Year
* Jon Schnepp and Jason Inman - Match of the Year
* Kristian Harloff and Bonnie Somerville - Team of the Year
* Mark Reilly and John Rocha - Singles Player of the Year
* Mark Ellis - Overall Player of the Year