ROH Dominates Wrestling Observer Awards.

[RAW100023]

ROH Dominates Wrestling Observer Awards
Monday, January 22, 2007



"The Wrestling Observer Newsletter year end awards are regarded as the most prestigious and important in the entire industry among insiders as well as diehard, knowledgeable fans. The awards consider the entire wrestling and MMA world and include every promotion from Mexico to Japan to the United States to everywhere in between. The 2006 awards issue has hit the streets and ROH had its best showing ever. Check it out:

Wrestler Of The Year: Bryan Danielson (4), Samoa Joe (5)

Most Outstanding: Bryan Danielson (WINNER), KENTA (2), Samoa Joe (3), Nigel McGuinness (6)

Feud Of The Year: ROH vs. CZW (2), KENTA vs. Bryan Danielson (7), Nigel McGuinness vs. Bryan Danielson (8)

Tag Team Of The Year: Austin Aries & Roderick Strong (2), Mark & Jay Briscoe (5), Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli (8)

Most Improved: Nigel McGuinness (3), Jay Briscoe (4), Delirious (6), Mark Briscoe (9), Davey Richards (honorable mention), Matt Sydal (honorable mention)

Best Technical Wrestler: Bryan Danielson (WINNER), Kenta (3), Nigel McGuinness (4), Roderick Strong (8), Samoa Joe (10)

Bruiser Brody Memorial Awards (Best Brawler): Samoa Joe (WINNER), Homicide (3), Necro Butcher (4), BJ Whitmer (honorable mention)

Best Flying Wrestler: AJ Styles (2), Jack Evans (3), KENTA (4), Matt Sydal (6), Mark Briscoe (honorable mention)

Promotion Of The Year: ROH (2, since UFC won this makes ROH the top pro wrestling promotion)

Match Of The Year: Do Fixer vs. Blood Generation from "Supercard Of Honor" (WINNER), Bryan Danielson vs. KENTA from "Glory By Honor V: Night 2" (3), Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness from "Unified" (4), KENTA vs. Low Ki from "Final Battle 2005" (6), Cage Of Death from "Death Before Dishonor IV" (8), Chris Hero, Super Dragon & Necro Butcher vs. Samoa Joe, Adam Pearce & BJ Whitmer from "The 100th Show" (honorable mention), Bryan Danielson vs. Roderick Strong from "Supercard Of Honor" (honorable mention)

Best Non-Wrestler: Jim Cornette (WINNER), Prince Nana (8), Julius Smokes (honorable mention)

Best Major Wrestling Show: 9/16 "Glory By Honor V: Night 2" (WINNER), 3/31 "Supercard Of Honor" (3), 4/1 "Better Than Our Best" (6), 8/12 "Unified" (7), 7/15 "Death Before Dishonor IV" (honorable mention), 4/22 "The 100th Show" (honorable mention)

Best Booker: Gabe Sapolsky (WINNER)

Promoter Of The Year: Cary Silkin (3)

Thank you to everyone that voted for ROH. Now keep watching to see how ROH will top itself in 2007!!!"


www.rohwrestling.com/news/article.aspx?id=1112

Way to go ROH. Thoughts on any of these awards guys?

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Good for them but, who were the winners?

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jinxed said:

Good for them but, who were the winners?

I don't know all the winners. I just know what ROH won because they had them listed on there website. I'm sure if you do a search you'll find the rest of the winners.

[mo]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_awards

[paulonorcatto]

i really really hate how mma has won awards. its a completly different sport. i dont mind seperate awards but mixing is a big no no.

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motakerfan said:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_awards

If that is right (I know they got one wrong as when I looked Danielson was list as the Best Brawler while ROH said Joe won it), UFC 61 was WORSE than D2D. Wow, just....wow.

[OGBoardPoster2005]

LOL@WWE for winning Worst Promotion[/random person on board]

["IcePic" Rick Cobos]

paulonorcatto said:

i really really hate how mma has won awards. its a completly different sport. i dont mind seperate awards but mixing is a big no no.

The reason that shoot fighting and pro wrestling are slapped together in the eyes of the Observer is because both industries have huge effects on each other, such as perception, PPV buyrates, live gates, wrestlers trying to be shoot fighters and vice versa, etc.

[paulonorcatto]

yeah i suppose that makes sense, it still annoys me tho lol

[Chuckie Finster]

I need to find more out about Mistico. He sounds like the SCSA of Mexico.

[Galluchadore]

tdog231 said:

I need to find more out about Mistico. He sounds like the SCSA of Mexico.

yeah i really need to see more of Mistico i have seen maybe two or three of his matches and yeah he was good. Im not a big fan of lucha but he was really good, he really stood out. He seems to have the same type of hype and following that Rey Mysterio had before he broke out in WCW

[THE Dinobot]

tdog231 said:

I need to find more out about Mistico. He sounds like the SCSA of Mexico.

Wow, never in a lifetime would I would have compared the Godly Mistico to Stone Cold. ;D
Perhaps being a draw, that way be the only thing they'll ever have in common.

Sometimes I hate Nigel, as he makes it impossible for Mistico to be my favorite current wrestler.

[KingPopper]

motakerfan said:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_awards

they sure hate wwe.

[samachine]

MAtt Sydal steals moves from Dragon Gate and he's suddenly improved?

[Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby]

I really don't understand how KENTA counts as a "technical wrestler," but not as a brawler.

Or how Jimmy Jacobs didn't even get an honorable mention for Best Gimmick.

And how do AJ Styles, Matt Sydal, and Jack Evans beat Austin Aries out for Best Flying? And how about Shelley on Best Technical? Ah, well, I suppose I should just be happy that the results aren't TOTALLY ridiculous or anything.

["IcePic" Rick Cobos]

I don't understand how Colt Cabana got the top spot for most charismatic of all ROH wrestlers; yeah, he's a tremendous character and has great charisma, but he can't hold a candle to the star power of Homicide, Nigel McGuinness, and Samoa Joe.

[Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby]

supersonic said:

I don't understand how Colt Cabana got the top spot for most charismatic of all ROH wrestlers; yeah, he's a tremendous character and has great charisma, but he can't hold a candle to the star power of Homicide, Nigel McGuinness, and Samoa Joe.

Those guys all have greater star power based on ringwork, though...Cabana's the one getting by on pure charisma.

[thwak is T.hawk]

necro butcher should've won for the best brawler award. I mean samoa joe is good but he's not as much of a brawler as necro butcher is.

[Big DSR Energy]

hardcorehick said:

supersonic said:

I don't understand how Colt Cabana got the top spot for most charismatic of all ROH wrestlers; yeah, he's a tremendous character and has great charisma, but he can't hold a candle to the star power of Homicide, Nigel McGuinness, and Samoa Joe.

Those guys all have greater star power based on ringwork, though...Cabana's the one getting by on pure charisma.

Cabana's got great ring work, too, though. Unless I missed something, and he's been sucky lately.

[The Line]

samachine said:

MAtt Sydal steals moves from Dragon Gate and he's suddenly improved?

If no one stole moves, every wrestler would be doing one move, if that.