Pro Wrestling Illustrated Year-end Awards

[CeilingFan]

Here are my choices :

Wrestler of the Year : Bryan Danielson
Tag Team of the Year : RKBro
Match of the Year : Kenny Omega vs. Hangman Page

Who is getting your votes?

[James Fabiano]

Enough of that.

What are your Unofficial Official Awards?

[CeilingFan]

Dec 16, 2021 21:55:53 GMT -5 James Fabiano said:

Enough of that.

What are your Unofficial Official Awards?

Hottest Woman of the Year : Anna Jay

Humanitarian of the Year : Malakai Black

[CeilingFan]

I don't know when the issue goes on sale.

[Saiyanic Panic]

It's been a while! Do I even still remember how to do this? In any case, I did recall how to open my wallet, so for the benefit of those who can't or don't here are the 2021 All Elite Wrestling Pro Wrestling Illustrated Awards!

Wrestler of the Year
WINNER: Kenny Omega (37%)
1st Runner-up: Roman Reigns (25%)
2nd Runner-up: Bianca Belair (4%)
3rd Runner-up: Big E (4%)

First time win for Omega, which kinda took me by surprise upon finding out.

Woman of the Year
WINNER: Britt Baker (31%)
1st Runner-up: Bianca Belair (24%)
2nd Runner-up: Mickie James (8%)
3rd Runner-up: Deona Purrazzo (7%)

So as you may be aware Pro Wrestling Illustrated did away with this category last year, citing "a step in the direction of equality" and "encouraging readers to vote for women in the many other categories of (their) annual Achievement Awards".

This decision did not go over well.

Rather than increasing the breadth of female wrestlers' influence in the industry the act was taken as a women's accolade being taken away. So in the November 2021 Reader's Poll the choice was put up to a vote on whether to re-establish the award or let it remain defunct. And by a narrow 94% yes vote it has returned!

Wither poor Bayley tho.

Anyways, Dr. Baker is the first woman outside the WWE/NXT umbrella to have won this award since 2011, when Mickie James won during her tenure in TNA. She seems justly proud so check out her social media if you want to see her showing off and giving thanks!

Tag Team of the Year
WINNERS: The Young Bucks - Matt & Nick Jackson (24%)
1st Runner-up: The Lucha Bros - Penta El Zero M and Rey Fénix (21%)
2nd Runner-up: Jimmy & Jey Uso (12%)
3nd Runner-up: The New Day - Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods (10%)

Third time for the Bucks after consecutive wins in 2017-18. It's like I never stopped doing this!

Faction of the Year
WINNERS: The Inner Circle - Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Santana, Ortiz & Jake Hager (29%)
1st Runner-up: The Elite (20%)
2nd Runner-up: The Bloodline (19%)
3nd Runner-up: Bullet Club (7%)

This is a new award also added from the November Reader's Poll. Not sure if I like it but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Other options up for ballot were bringing back Announcer or Manager of the Year, with this getting top shot at 39%.

Match of the Year
WINNER: Thunder Rosa vs. Britt Baker, Unsanctioned Lights Out Match - AEW Dynamite (3/17) (22%)
1st Runner-up: The Lucha Bros vs. The Young Bucks, Steel Cage Match - AEW All Out (16%)
2nd Runner-up: Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks - WWE Wrestlemania, Night One (15%)
3rd Runner-up: Ilja Dragunov vs. WALTER - NXT TakeOver 36 (9%)

Independent Wrestler of the Year
WINNER: Nick Gage (42%)
1st Runner-up: Trish Adora (21%)
2nd Runner-up: Tony Deppen (7%)
3rd Runner-up: Effy (6%)

Feud of the Year
WINNER: Chris Jericho vs. Maxwell Jacob Friedman [MJF] (34%)
1st Runner-up: Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks (12%)
2nd Runner-up: Thunder Rosa vs. Britt Baker (10%)
3rd Runner-up: Edge vs. Roman Reigns (8%)

Most Popular Wrestler of the Year
WINNER: CM Punk (25%)
1st Runner-up: Adam Page (11%)
2nd Runner-up: Big E (10%)
3rd Runner-up: Bianca Belair (9%)

Second win for Punk following up on his breakthrough 2011. 2031 here we come!

Most Hated Wrestler of the Year
WINNER: Maxwell Jacob Friedman [MJF] (44%)
1st Runner-up: Roman Reigns (26%)
2nd Runner-up: Kenny Omega (9%)
3rd Runner-up: Baron Corbin (6%)

More people went out of their way to hate MJF than love PG Punk, so by proxy MJF is better. It's just math.

Inspirational Wrestler of the Year
WINNER: Edge (24%)
1st Runner-up: Bianca Belair (17%)
2nd Runner-up: Big E (10%)
3rd Runner-up: Mickie James (10&)

There must be some mistake here.

Comeback of the Year
WINNER: CM Punk (44%)
1st Runner-up: Sting (15%)
2nd Runner-up: Christian Cage (13%)
3rd Runner-up: Becky Lynch (12%)

It's sort of a strange nod to be competitive in, but Sting has won this award three times (2006, 2011, 2014) and been 1st runner-up this year and in 1998. He's in a perennial war with Jeff Hardy, whose also won on three occasions (2007, 2012, 2017) and been a runner-up multiple times. Time will tell if Jeff comes back in 2022.

Most Improved Wrestler of the Year
WINNER: Britt Baker (22%)
1st Runner-up: Bobby Lashley (12%)
2nd Runner-up: Trevor Murdoch (12%)
3rd Runner-up: Deona Purrazzo (10%)

Rookie of the Year
WINNER: Jade Cargill (35%)
1st Runner-up: Bron Breakker (28%)
2nd Runner-up: Bad Bunny (20%)
3rd Runner-up: Brock Anderson (6%)

Oops. An NXT wrestler almost snuck in there.

Stanley Weston Lifetime Achievement Award
DUAL WINNERS: Ron Simmons & Terry Funk

[CeilingFan]

Jan 14, 2022 1:03:04 GMT -5 Saiyanic Panic said:

It's been a while! Do I even still remember how to do this? In any case, I did recall how to open my wallet, so for the benefit of those who can't or don't here are the 2021 All Elite Wrestling Pro Wrestling Illustrated Awards!

Wrestler of the Year
WINNER: Kenny Omega (37%)
1st Runner-up: Roman Reigns (25%)
2nd Runner-up: Bianca Belair (4%)
3rd Runner-up: Big E (4%)

First time win for Omega, which kinda took me by surprise upon finding out.

Woman of the Year
WINNER: Britt Baker (31%)
1st Runner-up: Bianca Belair (24%)
2nd Runner-up: Mickie James (8%)
3rd Runner-up: Deona Purrazzo (7%)

So as you may be aware Pro Wrestling Illustrated did away with this category last year, citing "a step in the direction of equality" and "encouraging readers to vote for women in the many other categories of (their) annual Achievement Awards".

This decision did not go over well.

Rather than increasing the breadth of female wrestlers' influence in the industry the act was taken as a women's accolade being taken away. So in the November 2021 Reader's Poll the choice was put up to a vote on whether to re-establish the award or let it remain defunct. And by a narrow 94% yes vote it has returned!

Wither poor Bayley tho.

Anyways, Dr. Baker is the first woman outside the WWE/NXT umbrella to have won this award since 2011, when Mickie James won during her tenure in TNA. She seems justly proud so check out her social media if you want to see her showing off and giving thanks!

Tag Team of the Year
WINNERS: The Young Bucks - Matt & Nick Jackson (24%)
1st Runner-up: The Lucha Bros - Penta El Zero M and Rey Fénix (21%)
2nd Runner-up: Jimmy & Jey Uso (12%)
3nd Runner-up: The New Day - Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods (10%)

Third time for the Bucks after consecutive wins in 2017-18. It's like I never stopped doing this!

Faction of the Year
WINNERS: The Inner Circle - Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Santana, Ortiz & Jake Hager (29%)
1st Runner-up: The Elite (20%)
2nd Runner-up: The Bloodline (19%)
3nd Runner-up: Bullet Club (7%)

This is a new award also added from the November Reader's Poll. Not sure if I like it but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Other options up for ballot were bringing back Announcer or Manager of the Year, with this getting top shot at 39%.

Match of the Year
WINNER: Thunder Rosa vs. Britt Baker, Unsanctioned Lights Out Match - AEW Dynamite (3/17) (22%)
1st Runner-up: The Lucha Bros vs. The Young Bucks, Steel Cage Match - AEW All Out (16%)
2nd Runner-up: Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks - WWE Wrestlemania, Night One (15%)
3rd Runner-up: Ilja Dragunov vs. WALTER - NXT TakeOver 36 (9%)

Independent Wrestler of the Year
WINNER: Nick Gage (42%)
1st Runner-up: Trish Adora (21%)
2nd Runner-up: Tony Deppen (7%)
3rd Runner-up: Effy (6%)

Feud of the Year
WINNER: Chris Jericho vs. Maxwell Jacob Friedman [MJF] (34%)
1st Runner-up: Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks (12%)
2nd Runner-up: Thunder Rosa vs. Britt Baker (10%)
3rd Runner-up: Edge vs. Roman Reigns (8%)

Most Popular Wrestler of the Year
WINNER: CM Punk (25%)
1st Runner-up: Adam Page (11%)
2nd Runner-up: Big E (10%)
3rd Runner-up: Bianca Belair (9%)

Second win for Punk following up on his breakthrough 2011. 2031 here we come!

Most Hated Wrestler of the Year
WINNER: Maxwell Jacob Friedman [MJF] (44%)
1st Runner-up: Roman Reigns (26%)
2nd Runner-up: Kenny Omega (9%)
3rd Runner-up: Baron Corbin (6%)

More people went out of their way to hate MJF than love PG Punk, so by proxy MJF is better. It's just math.

Inspirational Wrestler of the Year
WINNER: Edge (24%)
1st Runner-up: Bianca Belair (17%)
2nd Runner-up: Big E (10%)
3rd Runner-up: Mickie James (10&)

There must be some mistake here.

Comeback of the Year
WINNER: CM Punk (44%)
1st Runner-up: Sting (15%)
2nd Runner-up: Christian Cage (13%)
3rd Runner-up: Becky Lynch (12%)

It's sort of a strange nod to be competitive in, but Sting has won this award three times (2006, 2011, 2014) and been 1st runner-up this year and in 1998. He's in a perennial war with Jeff Hardy, whose also won on three occasions (2007, 2012, 2017) and been a runner-up multiple times. Time will tell if Jeff comes back in 2022.

Most Improved Wrestler of the Year
WINNER: Britt Baker (22%)
1st Runner-up: Bobby Lashley (12%)
2nd Runner-up: Trevor Murdoch (12%)
3rd Runner-up: Deona Purrazzo (10%)

Rookie of the Year
WINNER: Jade Cargill (35%)
1st Runner-up: Bron Breakker (28%)
2nd Runner-up: Bad Bunny (20%)
3rd Runner-up: Brock Anderson (6%)

Oops. An NXT wrestler almost snuck in there.

Stanley Weston Lifetime Achievement Award
DUAL WINNERS: Ron Simmons & Terry Funk

I am amazed that none of Omega's matches were runners-up in the category Match of the Year.

[JoDaNa1281]

Jan 14, 2022 1:03:04 GMT -5 Saiyanic Panic said:

It's been a while! Do I even still remember how to do this? In any case, I did recall how to open my wallet, so for the benefit of those who can't or don't here are the 2021 All Elite Wrestling Pro Wrestling Illustrated Awards!

Wrestler of the Year
WINNER: Kenny Omega (37%)
1st Runner-up: Roman Reigns (25%)
2nd Runner-up: Bianca Belair (4%)
3rd Runner-up: Big E (4%)

First time win for Omega, which kinda took me by surprise upon finding out.

Woman of the Year
WINNER: Britt Baker (31%)
1st Runner-up: Bianca Belair (24%)
2nd Runner-up: Mickie James (8%)
3rd Runner-up: Deona Purrazzo (7%)

So as you may be aware Pro Wrestling Illustrated did away with this category last year, citing "a step in the direction of equality" and "encouraging readers to vote for women in the many other categories of (their) annual Achievement Awards".

This decision did not go over well.

Rather than increasing the breadth of female wrestlers' influence in the industry the act was taken as a women's accolade being taken away. So in the November 2021 Reader's Poll the choice was put up to a vote on whether to re-establish the award or let it remain defunct. And by a narrow 94% yes vote it has returned!

Wither poor Bayley tho.

Anyways, Dr. Baker is the first woman outside the WWE/NXT umbrella to have won this award since 2011, when Mickie James won during her tenure in TNA. She seems justly proud so check out her social media if you want to see her showing off and giving thanks!

Tag Team of the Year
WINNERS: The Young Bucks - Matt & Nick Jackson (24%)
1st Runner-up: The Lucha Bros - Penta El Zero M and Rey Fénix (21%)
2nd Runner-up: Jimmy & Jey Uso (12%)
3nd Runner-up: The New Day - Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods (10%)

Third time for the Bucks after consecutive wins in 2017-18. It's like I never stopped doing this!

Faction of the Year
WINNERS: The Inner Circle - Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Santana, Ortiz & Jake Hager (29%)
1st Runner-up: The Elite (20%)
2nd Runner-up: The Bloodline (19%)
3nd Runner-up: Bullet Club (7%)

This is a new award also added from the November Reader's Poll. Not sure if I like it but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Other options up for ballot were bringing back Announcer or Manager of the Year, with this getting top shot at 39%.

Match of the Year
WINNER: Thunder Rosa vs. Britt Baker, Unsanctioned Lights Out Match - AEW Dynamite (3/17) (22%)
1st Runner-up: The Lucha Bros vs. The Young Bucks, Steel Cage Match - AEW All Out (16%)
2nd Runner-up: Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks - WWE Wrestlemania, Night One (15%)
3rd Runner-up: Ilja Dragunov vs. WALTER - NXT TakeOver 36 (9%)

Independent Wrestler of the Year
WINNER: Nick Gage (42%)
1st Runner-up: Trish Adora (21%)
2nd Runner-up: Tony Deppen (7%)
3rd Runner-up: Effy (6%)

Feud of the Year
WINNER: Chris Jericho vs. Maxwell Jacob Friedman [MJF] (34%)
1st Runner-up: Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks (12%)
2nd Runner-up: Thunder Rosa vs. Britt Baker (10%)
3rd Runner-up: Edge vs. Roman Reigns (8%)

Most Popular Wrestler of the Year
WINNER: CM Punk (25%)
1st Runner-up: Adam Page (11%)
2nd Runner-up: Big E (10%)
3rd Runner-up: Bianca Belair (9%)

Second win for Punk following up on his breakthrough 2011. 2031 here we come!

Most Hated Wrestler of the Year
WINNER: Maxwell Jacob Friedman [MJF] (44%)
1st Runner-up: Roman Reigns (26%)
2nd Runner-up: Kenny Omega (9%)
3rd Runner-up: Baron Corbin (6%)

More people went out of their way to hate MJF than love PG Punk, so by proxy MJF is better. It's just math.

Inspirational Wrestler of the Year
WINNER: Edge (24%)
1st Runner-up: Bianca Belair (17%)
2nd Runner-up: Big E (10%)
3rd Runner-up: Mickie James (10&)

There must be some mistake here.

Comeback of the Year
WINNER: CM Punk (44%)
1st Runner-up: Sting (15%)
2nd Runner-up: Christian Cage (13%)
3rd Runner-up: Becky Lynch (12%)

It's sort of a strange nod to be competitive in, but Sting has won this award three times (2006, 2011, 2014) and been 1st runner-up this year and in 1998. He's in a perennial war with Jeff Hardy, whose also won on three occasions (2007, 2012, 2017) and been a runner-up multiple times. Time will tell if Jeff comes back in 2022.

Most Improved Wrestler of the Year
WINNER: Britt Baker (22%)
1st Runner-up: Bobby Lashley (12%)
2nd Runner-up: Trevor Murdoch (12%)
3rd Runner-up: Deona Purrazzo (10%)

Rookie of the Year
WINNER: Jade Cargill (35%)
1st Runner-up: Bron Breakker (28%)
2nd Runner-up: Bad Bunny (20%)
3rd Runner-up: Brock Anderson (6%)

Oops. An NXT wrestler almost snuck in there.

Stanley Weston Lifetime Achievement Award
DUAL WINNERS: Ron Simmons & Terry Funk

How the hell was Bianca vs. Sasha runner-up in Feud of the Year? Sure, their WM match was great, but the feud leading up to it sucked. Also, has Lashley really improved? He's been this good for years.

[The Creepo Man]

Congratulations to Ron Simmons (and Funk for that matter). Met him after he did a local show doing a special guest enforcer role. Standing outside doing a vape and we talked about his football career and I mentioned that he played for the CFL’s Ottawa Rough Riders (no relation to the Redblacks) and that impressed him! “Let me tell you something, them chicks in Ottawa are hot!”

We also talked about a RAW in July 1997 when, during a commercial break, Brian Pillman leaped into the crowd and pulled out a “Nation of Masturbation” sign for all of us to see! This was during a tag team match with Bulldog & Owen vs Faarooq & D-Lo. I asked him what his snappy comeback was; “Don’t forget, if we hadn’t saved you in WWII, Hitler would still be occupying your punk asses!” I’m pretty sure he had a great influence on the interview skills on The Rock and JBL as neither of them were good on the mic until after they teamed with him.

[CeilingFan]

AEW won the most awards because their product is superior, simple as that.