FallingEdge
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We totally forgot Wrestling Theme of the Year.
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December Wrasslin' |OT| This title has been held by all the greats...and Triple H
British Monsoon
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Partly because it was the start of the year, partly because Invasion Attack & King of Pro-Wrestling were just so good - plus, with the G1 being counted as one event, I had to vote for that. There was a ridiculous amount of quality wrestling in that tournament and at least two days of the tour that rivalled any other shows this year.
No contest;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o9WTnfoXNU
As long as COO and Bryan finally have a main event type match I'm good. The story is all set. Everything that everyone hated about Summer of D.Bry can be fixed.
BronsonLee
Member
Alright. Wasn't sure if it would work.
You'd just vote for some weaboo wrassler anyway.
Errrrrrrrrr
Didn't that happen last year during the last show of the year??
Yeah. Good idea I say.
Although I thought Tessmacher's Ass would get more votes for non-wwe superstar of the year.
Well, at least Bryan could carry Triple H to a proper match of the year contender, so that might be for the best.
FallingEdge
Member
maaaaaaaaaaaan
you guys are TOO GOOD
You'd just vote for some weaboo wrassler anyway.
Errrrrrrrrr
I think HHH can have a good match with him. Obviously didn't gel well with Brock.
I figured that too, it was the ep of the 31st of December though, so well past last years voting.
Good point.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Why the hell isnt NXT up yet?
I don't usually see it until Thursday, so I assumed it was up overnight UK time. Don;t think it's usually up at this time or my Wednesdays at work would fly by a little better.
Bryan has carried Ryback to a really good match, twice. He can carry Triple H, who is only bad these days from age and wear really.
Its usually up late in the day, like after 10pm EST sometimes.
He didn't gel well with Bork because he's completely unsympathetic and tries to be both sympathetic face and super heel at the same time.
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Deleted member 47027
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I did make the choice to make every entry optional, so people don't garbage-vote something they don't have any knowledge of. Like Non-WWE Match of the Year. That's one where I wished there were more than 5 options, but I had to keep it symmetrical.
I hope they move SummerSlam out of the area for that year
Feels cheap using up your big 2 in the same market.
(I also think they should ditch Summerslam being in LA every year, but whatever)
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My picks:
Best WWE Superstar: Antonio Cesaro
He's paired with a stinky Swagger and an awesome Zeb Coulter and is consistently all over TV. This is good. He's done so much, love this guy.
Best Non-WWE Wrestler: Shinsuke Nakamura
He's not the best in the ring (but he is excellent) - but when it comes down to it, Nakamura honestly made me care about everything he did. EVERYTHING. He's delightful to watch, tons of fun in the ring, and has physical charisma like no other. As much as I wanted to toss this to Tanahashi (who has had an absolutely phenomenal year, performance and achievement-wise) I'm going with my gut, and that's Nakamura. My favorite!
Best Tag Team: Bad Intentions
I watch very little TNA. VERY little. But when I do, these two guys are the reason why I watch it. I like the Shield, don't get me wrong, but I have to give it to Kaz and Daniels for polishing a turd. Again.
Best Female Wrestler: sigh...AJ Lee
If I had my druthers it'd be Jessicka Havok, but it is what it is. AJ's done a lot, especially considering WWE's treatment. I'll just leave it at that.
WWE Match of the Year: CM Punk vs Brock Lesnar
Brock carried Punk to a great match - no in all seriousness, Punk knows how to work with Brock, and every match Brock shows up for is amazing. This is it.
Non WWE Match of the Year: Shinsuke Nakamura vs Kazushi Sakuraba from Wrestle Kingdom 7
This match really set the year for me. That entrance, that storytelling, and Sakuraba isn't a magnificent wrestler - Nakamura is just that goddamn good and knows how to tell a story with strikers like Sakuraba. As much as I looooved Ishii vs Shibata, Nakamura edges this one out just a tiny bit by giving me everything that I want out of wrestling in one match. Phenomenal.
Promotion of the Year: NJPW
Hands down. They busted their ass and put out SOLID and RELIABLE iPPVs and it shows. They've increased their revenue over 500% this year. They're giving me the product I want with the wrestlers I want. That's all it takes for me. NJPW is the best, hands down.
Best on the Mic/Promo: Paul Heyman
As bad as they got with Heyman vs Punk, Heyman could always, always make me care.
Oh jeezus, I'll have to talk about more of these later. This is turning into a monster post.
Best WWE Superstar: Antonio Cesaro
He's paired with a stinky Swagger and an awesome Zeb Coulter and is consistently all over TV. This is good. He's done so much, love this guy.
Best Non-WWE Wrestler: Shinsuke Nakamura
He's not the best in the ring (but he is excellent) - but when it comes down to it, Nakamura honestly made me care about everything he did. EVERYTHING. He's delightful to watch, tons of fun in the ring, and has physical charisma like no other. As much as I wanted to toss this to Tanahashi (who has had an absolutely phenomenal year, performance and achievement-wise) I'm going with my gut, and that's Nakamura. My favorite!
Best Tag Team: Bad Intentions
I watch very little TNA. VERY little. But when I do, these two guys are the reason why I watch it. I like the Shield, don't get me wrong, but I have to give it to Kaz and Daniels for polishing a turd. Again.
Best Female Wrestler: sigh...AJ Lee
If I had my druthers it'd be Jessicka Havok, but it is what it is. AJ's done a lot, especially considering WWE's treatment. I'll just leave it at that.
WWE Match of the Year: CM Punk vs Brock Lesnar
Brock carried Punk to a great match - no in all seriousness, Punk knows how to work with Brock, and every match Brock shows up for is amazing. This is it.
Non WWE Match of the Year: Shinsuke Nakamura vs Kazushi Sakuraba from Wrestle Kingdom 7
This match really set the year for me. That entrance, that storytelling, and Sakuraba isn't a magnificent wrestler - Nakamura is just that goddamn good and knows how to tell a story with strikers like Sakuraba. As much as I looooved Ishii vs Shibata, Nakamura edges this one out just a tiny bit by giving me everything that I want out of wrestling in one match. Phenomenal.
Promotion of the Year: NJPW
Hands down. They busted their ass and put out SOLID and RELIABLE iPPVs and it shows. They've increased their revenue over 500% this year. They're giving me the product I want with the wrestlers I want. That's all it takes for me. NJPW is the best, hands down.
Best on the Mic/Promo: Paul Heyman
As bad as they got with Heyman vs Punk, Heyman could always, always make me care.
Oh jeezus, I'll have to talk about more of these later. This is turning into a monster post.
Summerslam should be the show that gets a card similar to Wrestlemania, but in a completely different market and in a stadium. Obviously it won't have the star power of a Mania, and the focus should be more on great matches vs matches leading to great moments and celebrities.
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Deleted member 47027
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what happened to his.. concussion storyline?
What happened to H's for that matter. Didn't Curtis Axel give him a stroke like 7 months ago.
Dolph, former champ, now in pre-show matches. He and Miz should team up and try to shake things up like they're a new-era DX, but their shtick would be that they're always outwitted and look dumb in the end. Like they drive a jeep to titan tower while wearing camo, and they yell for Vince on a megaphone. But Vince blocks them in an alleyway with his limo and calls the cops. Or they're doing it during a live Raw, and Vince is at the arena in some other state. Etc.
This would work better if it was Dolph and Ryder
Perspicacity
Banned
Couple of thoughts looking at the nominations -
Best Tag Team is difficult. Rhodes Bros were my choice but the rest of that list is a fine second. Shield would be an automatic pick, however I have a lot of difficulty thinking of more than a couple of matches that I loved where it was just the [Rollins/Reigns] tag team. They excel at Trios so it'd be sort of unfair to look at their trios matches up against other teams 2v2 matches.
It's a really sad state of affairs for pro wrestling indies that basically the entire NJPW main event scene made it in but not a single Stateside or British wrestler gets a nod, nor do any of their matches. I suppose it has a lot to do with the Performance centre sucking the well dry of named indy talent. At least DDT 2013 got a well deserved nom for show of the year.
The signing of Del Rey shortly followed by the death of Chikara killed a lot of my personal exposure to Women's wrestling. I keep meaning to get into ACW but for the time being I almost have to default to Emma as I haven't seen any Kana or Portia matches from this year off of the top of my head.
Disappointed that no one (or at least not enough people) cribbed my answer of "Renee Young" for best on the mic. Girl knows what she's doing and doesn't have the dead bored presence of so many Matt Strikers and Todd Grishams before her.
Best Tag Team is difficult. Rhodes Bros were my choice but the rest of that list is a fine second. Shield would be an automatic pick, however I have a lot of difficulty thinking of more than a couple of matches that I loved where it was just the [Rollins/Reigns] tag team. They excel at Trios so it'd be sort of unfair to look at their trios matches up against other teams 2v2 matches.
It's a really sad state of affairs for pro wrestling indies that basically the entire NJPW main event scene made it in but not a single Stateside or British wrestler gets a nod, nor do any of their matches. I suppose it has a lot to do with the Performance centre sucking the well dry of named indy talent. At least DDT 2013 got a well deserved nom for show of the year.
The signing of Del Rey shortly followed by the death of Chikara killed a lot of my personal exposure to Women's wrestling. I keep meaning to get into ACW but for the time being I almost have to default to Emma as I haven't seen any Kana or Portia matches from this year off of the top of my head.
Disappointed that no one (or at least not enough people) cribbed my answer of "Renee Young" for best on the mic. Girl knows what she's doing and doesn't have the dead bored presence of so many Matt Strikers and Todd Grishams before her.
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Deleted member 47027
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I think when it comes to tag team most of the people wanting Rhodes Bros ended up going with the Shield.
The state of American indies is weird, and like you said - Performance Center sucking up a ton of talent, iPPV issues from ROH and others and NJPW's ease of access and availability and success this year all contributed to making American indie wrestling feel like it had a really bad year - CHIKARA didn't help either.
When it comes to female wrestling, the only real option is NXT for a good cross-section, because the rest turn into dodgy iPPVs and with the exception of SHINE and some ACW, I honestly have not watched very much this year, and that makes me sad.
I did like that Renee Young nomination, I chuckled, but yeah you were the only one
FallingEdge
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I don't see how Rhodes or Shield can be best team when you have a legit tag team in the Young Bucks wrecking shop everywhere they are going. Plus if we are talking "mainstream", Bad Influence has been much much better.
As for pro indys, on my end of things, there have been plenty of fantastic matches (PWG, AAW, and the latest DGUSA iPPV come into mind) but the quality of NJPW has just been at an unreal level that nothing else comes even close. I can't speak for British wrestling as I know little to nothing about it. Same with lucha.
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Deleted member 47027
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tbh if it weren't for Bootaaay and a couple others in here, I would know next to nothing about british indies.
dat packed house
That's for a SmackDown taping?
yup
As long as camera side is full they would be happy. Hell TNA would be thrilled.
edit: I went to a Smackdown PPV in 2005. No mercy. Only 7000 in attendance. Seems ok but not when it fills up to 19,000. I had fun though. 3rd row seats for 150.00
FallingEdge
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tbh if it weren't for Bootaaay and a couple others in here, I would know next to nothing about british indies.
Hey, I'm the same way.
And if we are talking NA Promotion of the year, the answer would be PWG. Hell, I feel like ROH bites off damn near everything PWG does.
BronsonLee
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That's hardcam side, that's standard. They won't put people there unless they have to.
dat packed house
Oh wow.. So empty.
