PWInsider 2012 End of Year Awards

[mcmahonfan85]

2012 PWINSIDER WRESTLER OF THE YEAR
CM Punk - (69.5%)
Austin Aries - (6.7%)
Kevin Steen - (4.2%)
Daniel Bryan - (3.0%)
Dolph Ziggler - (2.1%)

2012 FEMALE WRESTLER OF THE YEAR
AJ Lee - (37.0%)
Miss Tessmacher - (14.1%)
Sara del Rey - (7.9%)
Beth Phoenix - (6.4%)
Paige - (6.2%)
Eve Torres - (6.2%)

2012 PWINSIDER ANNOUNCER OF THE YEAR (960 votes)
Jim Ross - (33.9%)
Jerry Lawler - (11.5%)
William Regal - (11.4%)
JBL - (10.5%)
Michael Cole - (7.0%)

2012 PWINSIDER PROMOTION OF THE YEAR (980 votes)
WWE - (35.5%)
2CW - (22.7%)
TNA - (19.3%)
New Japan Pro Wrestling - (4.6%)
ROH - (4.1%)
CHIKARA - (4.1%)

2012 ANGLE/STORYLINE OF THE YEAR AWARD
CM Punk completes year as WWE champion - (61.8%)
Austin Aries turns in X-Division title to win World title - (9.0%)
CM Punk heel turn - (6.7%)
AJ Lee love triangles - (4.0%)
El Generico returns to ROH to battle Kevin Steen - (3.0%)
Aces and Eights invade TNA - (3.0%)

2012 HEEL OF THE YEAR AWARD
CM Punk - (51.5%)
Bully Ray - (11.4%)
Paul Heyman - (7.1%)
Brock Lesnar - (4.0%)
Bobby Roode - (4.0%)
The Shield - (3.6%)

2012 PWINSIDER BABYFACE OF THE YEAR
The Rock - (26.1%)
Ryback - (13.1%)
Jeff Hardy - (13.1%)
Colt Cabana - (10.1%)
Sheamus - (8.0%)
John Cena - (7.7%)

2012 PWINSIDER BEST INTERVIEW OF THE YEAR
CM Punk - (69.0%)
Paul Heyman - (13.7%)
The Rock - (2.9%)
Dean Ambrose - (2.1%)
Kevin Steen - (1.8%)

2012 PWINSIDER MATCH OF THE YEAR AWARD
Undertaker vs. Triple H Wrestlemania 28 - (44.2%)
Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena WWE Extreme Rules - (12.2%)
Austin Aries vs. Bobby Roode Destination X - (8.8%)
The Shield vs. Bryan, Kane and Ryback WWE TLC 2012 - (8.8%)
CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho Streetfight WWE Extreme Rules - (7.5%)
Michael Elgin vs Davey Richards ROH Showdown in the Sun - (5.6%)

2012 PWINSIDER MOST IMPROVED WRESTLER OF THE YEAR (400 votes)
Miss Tessmacher - (13.8%)
Dolph Ziggler - (13.0%)
Bully Ray - (12.5%)
Ryback - (8.8%)
Antonio Cesaro - (8.3%)
Damien Sandow - (6.0%)

2012 PWINSIDER PPV OF THE YEAR
WWE Wrestlemania 28 - (51.3%)
WWE Extreme Rules - (17.1%)
TNA Destination X - (9.2%)
WWE TLC 2012 - (7.3%)
TNA Bound for Glory - (3.2%)

2012 PWINSIDER CHARACTER OF THE YEAR AWARD
CM Punk - (30.1%)
AJ Lee - (19.8%)
Daniel Bryan - (14.0%)
Damien Sandow - (7.7%)
Bully Ray - (5.0%)
Joseph Park - (5.0%)
Dr. Shelby - (4.0%)
Kevin Steen - (3.3%)
Star Man - (3.1%)

2012 PWINSIDER NEWS STORY OF THE YEAR AWARD
Jerry Lawler survives heart attack - (35.4%)
CM Punk goes a year as champion - (25.3%)
Brock Lesnar returns to WWE - (21.5%)
Indy Companies working together to create big events - (2.3%)
TNA reduces PPV - (1.8%)

2012 PWINSIDER TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR
Team Hell No (Bryan and Kane) - (50.1%)
Bad Influence (Daniels and Kazarian) - (17.4%)
The Briscoes - (9.3%)
Super Smash Brothers - (7.4%)
Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin - (3.6%)
Young Bucks - (2.8%)

2012 PWINSIDER TV SERIES OF THE YEAR
Raw - (32.4%)
TNA Impact Wrestling - (25.9%)
WWE NXT - (10.5%)
WWE Are You Serious? - (7.4%)
Zack Ryder on Youtube - (5.5%)
Creative Has Nothing For You - (5.0%)
WWE Main Event - (4.5%)
ROH on Sinclair - (3.8%)

2012 MOMENT OF THE YEAR AWARD
The Shield debut - (24.6%)
Lesnar F5s Cena day after Wrestlemania - (22.4%)
Edge's WWE Hall of Fame speech - (8.5%)
Rock beats Cena at Wrestlemania - (8.0%)
Four Horsemen go into WWE Hall of Fame - (6.2%)
TNA fires Vince Russo - (5.5%)
Colt Cabana and Adam Pearce vacate NWA title in Australia - (4.0%)
DX Reunites at Raw 1000 - (3.7%)
Linda McMahon loses election - (3.7%)
Sami Callihan ends the ECW Arena - (3.5%)

2012 PWINSIDER INDEPENDENT PROMOTION OF THE YEAR (981 votes)
2CW - (30.6%)
Ring of Honor - (25.8%)
CHIKARA - (8.7%)
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla - (8.0%)
$5 Wrestling - (6.2%)
FWE - (4.9%)
EVOLVE/Dragon Gate USA - (4.1%)

2012 PWINSIDER NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
The Shield as a unit. - (34.0%)
Ryback - (19.5%)
Dean Ambrose - (10.4%)
Damien Sandow - (9.0%)
Michael Elgin. - (4.1%)
Veda Scott - (2.8%)
Papadon - (1.8%)
Mike Bennett - (1.7%)

2012 PWINSIDER INDEPENDENT MATCH OF THE YEAR (383 votes)
John Morrison vs. Sami Callihan 2CW All or Nothing - (27.9%)
Kevin Steen vs. El Generico Ladder War ROH Final Battle -(21.7%)
Paul London, Brian Kendrick and Jay Lethal vs. Young Bucks and Petey Williams FWE iPPV debut - (11.5%)
Future Shock vs. Young Bucks vs. Super Smash Brothers PWG Threemendous - (9.1%)
Adam Cole vs. Kyle O'Reily ROH Best in the World - (3.9%)
Jerry Lynn vs. Devin Storm Extreme Reunion - (3.7%)
Paul London and Brian Kendrick vs. Young Bucks House of Hardcore - (2.6%)

2012 PWINSIDER iPPV OF THE YEAR
ROH Final Battle 2012 - (18.8%)
ROH Glory by Honor - (13.0%)
FWE Back 2 Brooklyn - (10.7%)
New Japan King of Pro Wrestling - (10.3%)
2CW All or Nothing - (8.4%)
$5 Wrestling Trainwreck - (7.7%)
ROH Showdown in the Sun - (6.1%)
CZW Cage of Death 14 - (5.4%)

2012 PWINSIDER BEST BRAWLER OF THE YEAR
Bully Ray - (24.0%)
Kevin Steen - (22.8%)
Sheamus - (11.2%)
Ryback - (9.3%)
Sami Callihan - (6.0%)
Wade Barrett - (4.5%)
Luke Harper - (3.7%)
Samoa Joe - (3.6%)

2012 PWINSIDER BEST FLYER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Austin Aries - (18.6%)
Pac - (15.1%)
Kofi Kingston - (11.0%)
Tyson Kidd - (10.6%)
Jeff Hardy - (9.9%)
Ricochet - (5.9%)
Sin Cara - (4.3%)
Samuray del Sol - (4.1%)
AR Fox - (4.1%)
AJ Styles - (3.9%)

2012 PWINSIDER BEST TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD (581 votes)
Daniel Bryan - (52.8%)
CM Punk - (21.0%)
Antonio Cesaro - (4.6%)
Davey Richards - (4.5%)
Mike Quackenbush - (2.9%)
Eddie Edwards - (1.9%)

2012 PWINSIDER BEST WRESTLING VENUE AWARD
Madison Square Garden - (42.4%)
Allstate Arena - (17.0%)
ECW Arena - (8.9%)
Staples Center - (7.3%)
Sun Life Stadium - (7.3%)
Impact Zone - (7.3%)

2012 PWINSIDER COMEBACK OF THE YEAR
Jerry Lawler - (38.7%)
Paul Heyman - (27.9%)
Brock Lesnar - (15.6%)
Austin Aries - (7.5%)
Abyss/Joseph Park - (2.9%)

2012 PWINSIDER BOOK OF THE YEAR
WWE Encylopedia Volume 2 by Brian Shields and Kevin Sullivan - (36.9%)
From Prison to Promise by Booker T - (32.4%)
Hacksaw by Jim Duggan - (9.1%)
Shooters - Toughest Men in Pro Wrestling by Jonathan Snowden - (5.0%)
If You Don't Want The Answer, Don't Ask The Question by Bill Dundee - (4.8%)
Jimmy Snuka - Superfly by Jimmy Snuka - (4.3%)

2012 PWINSIDER DVD OF THE YEAR
CM Punk - Best in the World - (79.9%)
ECW Unreleased Volume 1 - (3.9%)
WWE Attitude - 22 votes (2.8%)
You Think You Know Me? Story of Edge - 21 votes (2.6%)

2012 PWINSIDER CELEBRITY OF THE YEAR AWARD
The Rock - (49.8%)
The Muppets - (26.4%)
Mr. Belding - (12.2%)
Maria Menounos - (5.8%)
Flo Rida - (2.1%)

2012 BEST CHANT OF THE YEAR AWARD
"Yes Yes Yes" - Wrestlemania. - (39.0%)
"Cody's Mustache" - Raw, Newark, NJ - (11.6%)
"We Want Brock" - Crowd to John Cena on Raw right before Brock Lesnar returned, day after Wrestlemania. - (9.1%)
"Feed Me More" - (8.3%)
"Refund" - Extreme Reunion - (4.7%)
"Si Si Si" - Raw at Alberto del Rio - (4.7%)
"Thank you Horsemen" - WWE Hall of Fame - (4.7%)
"Ole Ole Ole" for El Generico - (4.5%)

2012 PWINSIDER MOVE OF THE YEAR
Antonio Cesaro - elevating opponent into air & nailing with European uppercut - (23.5%)
CM Punk - GTS - 68 votes (17.9%)
Antonio Cesaro - The Neutralizer - (13.5%)
The Shield - Triple Powerbomb - (8.7%)
Kevin Steen - Package Piledriver - (7.9%)
Daniel Bryan - No Lock - (7.1%)
Sonjay Dutt - Moonsault into double stomp - (6.1%)
Justin Gabriel - springboard 450 splash - (5.0%)
Ricochet - 630 - (4.7%)
Ryback - Shellshock - (3.7%)

2012 PWINSIDER STUPIDEST THING IN WRESTLING AWARD
WWE Creative - (23.9%)
Claire Lynch - (14.3%)
Daniel Bryan losing Wrestlemania debut in 18 seconds. - (13.4%)
WWE booking Dolph Ziggler as a loser. - (7.9%)
WWE showing Jerry Lawler comatose during heart attack - (7.6%)
WWE failing to push Zack Ryder - (3.8%)
Hulk Hogan - (3.8%)
John Laurinaitis - (3.6%)
WWE booking their champions to lose all the time - (3.3%)
WWE refusing to realize how thin talent pool is - (3.3%)

2012 PWINSIDER COUPLE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Daniel Bryan and Kane - (66.7%)
ODB and Eric Young - (10.0%)
AJ and Dolph Ziggler - (7.6%)
AJ and CM Punk - (5.9%)
The Rock and John Cena - (3.4%)

2012 PWINSIDER GET OFF MY TV AWARD
John Cena - (45.3%)
John Laurinaitis - (6.5%)
Great Khali - (6.3%)
Hulk Hogan -(6.1%)
Brooke Hogan - (5.8%)
Aces and Eights - (3.2%)

2012 PWINSIDER GET ON MY TV AWARD
Kassius Ohno - (18.0%)
Paige - (9.1%)
Dolph Ziggler - (8.9%)
Zack Ryder - (8.3%)
El Generico - (6.8%)
Richie Steamboat - (6.0%)
Sara Del Rey - (5.2%)
New Japan Pro Wrestling - (5.2%)
Pac - (4.1%)
Jim Mitchell - (2.9%)

2012 PWINSIDER MALE HOTTIE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Kermit the Frog - (35.5%)
Dolph Ziggler - (18.8%)
CM Punk - (11.7%)
Paul Heyman - (8.6%)
Joseph Park - (3.1%)
Chuck Taylor - (3.1%)
John Cena - (2.7%)
Jeff Hardy - (2.7%)
Austin Aries - (2.0%)
Bobby Roode - (2.0%)

2012 PWINSIDER FEMALE HOTTIE OF THE YEAR AWARD
AJ Lee - (40.7%)
Miss Tessmacher - (18.9%)
Velvet Sky - (10.6%)
Eve Torres - (6.7%)
Kaitlyn - (4.7%)
Christina Von Eerie - (3.5%)
Kelly Kelly - (3.3%)

[DiBiase is Good]

So WWE basically scoops all the main awards yet WWE Creative is the stupidest thing in wrestling?

[Djm Doesn't Find You Funny]

Most mainstream options win everything.

Yep.

[Deleted]

Could I ask what did 2CW do that made them the top indy of the year? I have not heard much about them.

[Magic knows Black Lives Matter]

Apr 2, 2013 14:34:38 GMT -5 @kingbaga said:

Could I ask what did 2CW do that made them the top indy of the year? I have not heard much about them.

What I came in here to say.

[fw91]

extreme rules should of won show of the year

[thirteen3]

Apr 2, 2013 14:34:38 GMT -5 @kingbaga said:

Could I ask what did 2CW do that made them the top indy of the year? I have not heard much about them.

fanboys/promoters spamming votes?

[Andrew is Good]

I'm interested on what's up with 2CW as well. I checked out their roster, and they have some talent. Kevin Steen, Sami Callihan, John Morrison, The Briscoes, Eddie Edwards, 3.0, Spike Dudley, Rachel Summerlyn, John Walters (RJ Brewer) and Rich Swann are the top ones I see there talent wise.

[Deleted]

Apr 2, 2013 14:40:53 GMT -5 thirteen3 said:

Apr 2, 2013 14:34:38 GMT -5 @kingbaga said:

Could I ask what did 2CW do that made them the top indy of the year? I have not heard much about them.

fanboys/promoters spamming votes?

Looks like it. Second best promotion of the year, best indy, and best indy match.

[Steveweiser]

Not surprised at the prominence of 2CW in these polls, given that PWInsider are a northeast based site, and that's the main indy round their way.

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

Apr 2, 2013 14:22:35 GMT -5 DiBiase is Good said:

So WWE basically scoops all the main awards yet WWE Creative is the stupidest thing in wrestling?

Spread a rumor long enough, and eventually it becomes fact.

[Mayonnaise]

Apr 2, 2013 14:40:53 GMT -5 thirteen3 said:

Apr 2, 2013 14:34:38 GMT -5 @kingbaga said:

Could I ask what did 2CW do that made them the top indy of the year? I have not heard much about them.

fanboys/promoters spamming votes?

Yeah, they did it last year too.

[Razor Gives It A 4/10]

Is Kermit The Frog a real wrestler or was this just a joke?

[Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie]

WHERE'S THE UNNOFICIAL AWARDS DAMMIT

i want larf

[Mayonnaise]

Apr 2, 2013 16:34:37 GMT -5 Razor Gives It A 4/10 said:

Is Kermit The Frog a real wrestler or was this just a joke?

Kermit the Frog as in Miss Piggy's boyfriend as in the Muppet. It's a running gag on the site. Mike Johnson loves the Muppets and was ecstatic when the made their first appearance 2 years ago, ever since the others have pushed for them to be nominated and win to tease him.

[thegame415]

There weren't any TV events held at Madison Square Garden. How are we supposed to know the venue had a great shows?

[tenshi]

Kermit the Frog is the most attractive male in wrestling. Think about that.

[mcmahonfan85]

Apr 2, 2013 17:12:31 GMT -5 tenshi said:

Kermit the Frog is the most attractive male in wrestling. Think about that.

i know. he could do a lot better than that fat pig that he's with

[Jazzman]

Well guys, as a 2CW fan, let me tell you that we were asked to vote for the company, but there can be little to doubt that we deserve the honor. Personal bias, I think 2CW is the next great company to break out, I consider us almost PWG East in the talent and quality of our shows, it's just that we aren't out there yet. But that'll change on 4/20.

You see, all of you can figure out if 2CW is right for you with the Free Internet Pay Per View of Living on The Edge Night 2 from Watertown, NY at 8pm. I'll put a thread up for that probably next week but just to give you an idea of the matches,

Kevin Steen v. John Morrison for the 2CW title

Matt Hardy v. Sami Callihan

Spike Dudley v. MASADA... no holds barred

Jason Axe (Chikara YLC competitor last year) v. Isys Ephex in a Stairway to Hell Match

Colt Cabana v. Slyck Wagner Brown

Colin Delaney and Rachel Summerlin v. Pepper Parks and Cherry Bomb

and a Tag Team battle royal for the 2cw Tag Team Title

I'll be honest, I think 2CW and Anarchy Championship are probably going to be the next two indy companies to do big things and I welcome you to check them out. A solid mix of past stars, indy darlings, and local talent puts on a great show and serves as a springboard to bigger things for the guys who come through, like Brodie Lee and Colin Delaney. So check us out on the 20th, it's free, you have no excuse.

[slappy]

I've never even heard of 2CW. You call them PWG of the East, which certainly means great things. I just wish there was a PWG of the midwest.