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Here are the 2014 Wrestling Observer Awards

LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (WRESTLER OF THE YEAR)

1. SHINSUKE NAKAMURA (323): 2,262

2. A.J. Styles (188): 1,739

3. Hiroshi Tanahashi (145): 1,563

4. Kazuchika Okada (92): 1,268

5. Daniel Bryan (55): 481

6. Rush (37): 423

7. Ricochet (8): 261

8. John Cena (21): 206

9. Seth Rollins (13): 199

10. Brock Lesnar (17): 180

HONORABLE MENTION: Negro Casas 107, Atlantis 90



MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MOST VALUABLE

1. RONDA ROUSEY (551): 3,503

2. Chris Weidman (75): 1,693

3. Jon Jones (49): 1,164

4. Conor McGregor (5): 323

5. Robbie Lawler (23): 265

6. Anderson Silva (4): 146

7. Daniel Cormier : 145

8. Johny Hendricks (6): 113

9. Donald Cerrone (3): : 85

10. Tito Ortiz (2): 73



MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER

1. A.J. STYLES (220): 1,819

2. Tomohiro Ishii (247): 1,671

3. Shinsuke Nakamura (190): 1,639

4. Kazuchika Okada (46): 697

5. Hiroshi Tanahashi (34): 604

6. Ricochet (54): 466

7. Sami Zayn (12): 289

8. Katsuyori Shibata (11): 182

9. Negro Casas (8): 179

10. Seth Rollins (4): 171

HONORABLE MENTION: Daniel Bryan 122, Kyle O’Reilly 96, Adam Cole 91, Kota Ibushi 72, Tetsuya Naito 71



MOST OUTSTANDING FIGHTER OF THE YEAR

1. RONDA ROUSEY (259): 2,164

2. Chris Weidman (193): 1,486

3. Demetrious Johnson (63): 690

4. Robbie Lawler (89): 605

5. Donald Cerrone (51): 552

6. T.J. Dillashaw (13): 492

7. Jose Aldo (39): 404

8. Jon Jones (15): 287

9. Daniel Cormier (12): 134

10. Conor McGregor (3): 97

HONORABLE MENTION: Fabricio Werdum 63



BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW

1. RONDA ROUSEY (286): 1,825

2. John Cena (129): 910

3. Hiroshi Tanahashi (46): 838

4. Shinsuke Nakamura (63): 559

5. Brock Lesnar (53): 507

6. Daniel Bryan (13): 263

7. Chris Weidman (2): 261

8. Atlantis (13): 235

9. Anderson Silva (19): 166

10. Ultimo Guerrero : 145

HONORABLE MENTION: Jon Jones 118, Conor McGregor 109, Kazuchika Okada 99



FEUD OF THE YEAR

1. JON JONES VS. DANIEL CORMIER (256): 1,792

2. Daniel Bryan vs. The Authority (199): 1,424

3. Rush vs. Negro Casas (97): 738

4. Atlantis vs. Ultimo Guerrero (35): 648

5. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata (70): 527

6. Adrian Neville vs. Sami Zayn (54): 523

7. Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate (51): 449

8. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (26): 423

9. The Shield vs. The Wyatt Family (27): 390

10. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito (44): 349

HONORABLE MENTION: Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins 298, Evolution vs. The Shield 240, Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena 159, A.J. Styles vs. Kazuchika Okada 150, Jay Briscoe vs. Adam Cole 128, Luke Rockhold vs. Michael Bisping 73



TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR

1. YOUNG BUCKS (509): 3,374

2. Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly (159): 2,042

3. T-Hawk & Eita (158): 1,344

4. Usos (36): 731

5. Masato Tanaka & Takashi Sugiura (56): 561

6. Alex Shelley & Kushida (8): 479

7. Goldust & Stardust (3): 101

8. Luke Harper & Erick Rowan (2): 99

9. Eddie Edwards & Davey Richards (14): 92

Jun Akiyama & Takao Omori (10): 92

HONORABLE MENTION: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows 89, Matt & Jeff Hardy 66, Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata 63, Mark & Jay Briscoe 61




MOST IMPROVED

1. RUSEV (181): 1,372

2. Charlotte (152): 1,281

3. Sasha Banks (2): 383

4. Erick Rowan (41): 313

5. Luke Harper (15): 241

6. Bobby Lashley (19): 205

7. Tomoaki Honma (19): 182

8. Cedric Alexander (22): 172

9. Ethan Carter III (19): 154

10. Tomohiro Ishii (18): 137

HONORABLE MENTION: Seth Rollins 127, Kyle O’Reilly 125, T-Hawk 199, Tyler Breeze 114, Daisuke Harada 99, Joe Doering 92, Ricochet 90, Nikki Bella 89, Jay Lethal 78, Hanson 74, Roman Reigns 70, Adam Cole 63



BEST ON INTERVIEWS

1. PAUL HEYMAN (411): 4,395

2. Conor McGregor (169): 1,675

3. Jay Briscoe (44): 582

4. Michael Bisping (20): 452

5. Stephanie McMahon (25): 417

6. Daniel Cormier (3): 387

7. Adam Cole (21): 277

8. Dean Ambrose (11): 193

9. Bray Wyatt (7): 139

10. Lana (7): 131

HONORABLE MENTION: Bruce Tharpe 116, Sami Zayn 90, Daniel Bryan 74, Rush 71



MOST CHARISMATIC

1. SHINSUKE NAKAMURA (421): 2,527

2. Hiroshi Tanahashi (71): 1,015

3. Conor McGregor (136): 993

4. Daniel Bryan (73): 638

5. John Cena (37): 532

6. Sami Zayn (16): 437

7. Dean Ambrose (17): 391

8. Ronda Rousey (29): 363

9. Brock Lesnar (28): 255

10. Rush (19): 232

HONORABLE MENTION: Kazuchika Okada 217, Akira Tozawa 115, Negro Casas 91, Jay Briscoe 99, Tomoaki Honma 82



BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER

1. ZACK SABRE JR. (145): 1,221

2. Kyle O’Reilly (78): 841

3. A.J. Styles (58): 610

4. Hiroshi Tanahashi (61): 588

5. Daniel Bryan (62): 517

6. Shinsuke Nakamura (75): 506

7. Cesaro (34): 461

8. Kazuchika Okada (55): 460

9. Timothy Thatcher (64): 407

10. Minoru Suzuki (46): 401

HONORABLE MENTION: Virus 350, Drew Gulak 289, Sami Zayn 203, Kushida 155, Katsuyori Shibata 117, Yuji Nagata 92, Cima 90



BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD (BEST BRAWLER)

1. TOMOHIRO ISHII (424): 2,785

2. Katsuyori Shibata (181): 1,834

3. Dean Ambrose (42): 781

4. Kevin Steen (30): 532

5. Jay Briscoe (48): 367

6. Togi Makabe (28): 316

7. Brock Lesnar (32): 278

8. Luke Harper (8): 194

9. Hirooki Goto (1): 154

10. Minoru Suzuki (2): 128

HONORABLE MENTION: Takashi Sugiura 99, Bray Wyatt 75, Bully Ray 63



BEST FLYING WRESTLER

1. RICOCHET (543): 3,365

2. Kota Ibushi (142): 1,907

3. Flamita (104): 1,182

4. Adrian Neville (42): 909

5. ACH (18): 371

6. Fenix (9): 309

7. Aero Star (2): 287

8. Titan (35): 273

9. Sami Zayn (19): 270

10. Mascara Dorada (17): 199

HONORABLE MENTION: Kushida 100, Kalisto 72, T-Hawk 70



MOST OVERRATED

1. KANE (143): 1,117

2. Roman Reigns (145): 1,113

3. Randy Orton (5): 397

4. Big Show (23): 357

5. Ryback (18): 331

6. Michael Elgin(49): 326

7. Bray Wyatt (26): 225

8. Yujiro Takahashi (27): 218

9. John Cena (25): 197

10. Batista (15): 166

HONORABLE MENTION: The Miz 105, HHH 99, Brock Lesnar 97, The Ascension 72, Bad Luck Fale 63



MOST UNDERRATED

1. CESARO (377): 2,275

2. Tomoaki Honma (99): 1,189

3. Tyson Kidd (29): 585

4. Dolph Ziggler (35): 422

5. Sami Zayn (16): 252

6. Dean Ambrose (18): 175

7. Yuji Nagata (1): 102

8. Chris Hero (8): 70

9. Katsuyori Shibata (10): 63

10. Austin Aries (1): 58



PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

1. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (779): 4,064

2. Ring of Honor (16): 1,038

3. Dragon Gate (36): 884

4. Ultimate Fighting Championships (23): 835

5. CMLL (8): 504

6. World Wrestling Entertainment (4): 392

7. Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (8): 348

8. AAA (3): 279

9. Bellator MMA (3): 238

10. DDT (1): 91

HONORABLE MENTION: Lucha Underground 64



BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW

1. WWE NXT (416): 2,961

2. Ring of Honor (175): 1,744

3. Lucha Underground (106): 1,369

4. Dragon Gate Infinity (100): 838

5. Ultimate Fighter Season 20 (76): 796

6. WWE Raw (2): 234

7. New Japan World Pro Wrestling (28): 226

8. TNA Impact (2): 110

9. WWE Smackdown (9): 88

10. WWE Main Event (2): 84

HONORABLE MENTION: CMLL 72



PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR

1. A.J. STYLES VS. MINORU SUZUKI 8/1 TOKYO (298): 1,855

2. Kazuchika Okada vs. Shinsuke Nakamura 8/10 Tokorozawa (143): 1,310

3. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata 9/21 Kobe (74): 524

4. Atlantis vs. Ultimo Guerrero 9/19 Mexico City (49): 522

5. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto 11/8 Osaka (47): 471

6. The Shield vs. The Wyatts 2/23 Minneapolis (37): 417

7. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomoaki Honma 8/3 Osaka (10): 330

8. Daniel Bryan vs. HHH 4/6 New Orleans (25): 287

9. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito 2/11 Osaka (20): 226

10. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tomoaki Honma 7/26 Akita (19): 181

HONORABLE MENTION: Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi 3/6 Tokyo 166, Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena 8/17 Los Angeles 136, Daniel Bryan vs. Batista vs. Randy Orton 4/6 New Orleans 132, Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tomohiro Ishii 8/1 Tokyo 108, Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata 7/26 Akita 102, El Texano Jr. vs. Psycho Clown 8/18 Mexico City 75, Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kota Ibushi 5/25 Yokohama 72, Cesaro vs. Sami Zayn 2/27 Winter Park, FL 72, Yuji Nagata vs. Katsuyori Shibata 8/1 Tokyo 64, Ricochet vs. Kushida 6/8 Tokyo 63, Prince Puma vs. Johnny Mundo 10/29 Boyle Heights, CA 62



MMA MATCH OF THE YEAR

1. ROBBIE LAWLER VS. JOHNY HENDRICKS 3/15 DALLAS (225): 1,724

2. Matt Brown vs. Erick Silva 5/10 Cincinnati (113): 1,371

3. Mark Hunt vs. Antonio Silva 12/8/13 Sydney (217): 1,353

4. Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida 7/5 Las Vegas (86): 982

5. Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate 12/28/13 Las Vegas (97): 656

6. Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes 10/25 Rio de Janeiro (61): 569

7. Dan Henderson vs. Shogun Rua 3/23 Natal (2): 205

8. Robbie Lawler vs. Matt Brown 7/26 San Jose : 122

9. Michael Chandler vs. Will Brooks 5/17 Memphis (21): 121

10. Jamie Varner vs. Abel Trujillo 2/1 Newark (2): 108

HONORABLE MENTION: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Renan Barao 5/24 Las Vegas 95



ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

1. DRAGON LEE (190): 1,476

2. Moose (142): 1,092

3. Yuga Hayashi (145): 982

4. Alexa Bliss (55): 927

5. Cachorro (81): 910

6. Australian Suicide (56): 550

7. Ashley Remington (47): 396

8. Black Panther (3): 378

9. Chris Melendez (15): 152

10. Naoya Nomura (2): 72



BEST NON-WRESTLER

1. PAUL HEYMAN (377): 2,336

2. Stephanie McMahon (129): 1,103

3. Lana (28): 987

4. Bruce Tharpe (41): 524

5. Dario Cueto (21): 334

6. Konnan (9): 239

7. Gedo (2): 163

8. William Regal (1): 108

9. Rockstar Spud (3): 105

10. Maria Kanellis (2): 102

HONORABLE MENTION: Truth Martini 99, Zeb Colter 82,Veda Scott 70



BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER

1. WILLIAM REGAL (192): 1,273

2. Shimpei Nogami (170): 1,189

3. Joe Rogan (109): 1,053

4. Steve Corino (69): 745

5. Brian Stann (127): 689

6. Kevin Kelly (45): 608

7. Mike Tenay (28): 316

8. Matt Striker (8): 307

9. Jimmy Smith (34): 261

10. Mike Goldberg (7): 190

HONORABLE MENTION: Nigel McGuinness 161, Tom Phillips 145, Michael Schiavello 142, Jose Manuel Guillen 136, John Layfield 115, Renee Young 107, Hugo Savinovich 92, Michael Cole 86, Sean Wheelock 72, Jon Anik 71



WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER

1. JOHN LAYFIELD (165): 1,378

2. Jerry Lawler (125): 1,287

3. Michael Cole (146): 1,252

4. Taz (36): 655

5. Alex Riley (49): 399

6. Vampiro (9): 288

7. Matt Striker (33): 264

8. Mike Tenay (4): 93

9. Tom Phillips (8): 78

10. Byron Saxton (4): 61



BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW

1. NEW JAPAN G-1 8/1 TOKYO (313): 2,227

2. New Japan G-1 8/3 Osaka (166): 1,297

3. WWE WrestleMania 4/6 New Orleans (115): 920

4. CMLL Anniversary show 9/19 Mexico City (49): 502

5. New Japan G-1 7/26 Akita (8): 406

6. New Japan G-1 finals 8/10 Tokorozawa (35): 402

7. Dragon Gate Dead or Alive 5/5 Nagoya (23): 388

8. UFC 168 12/28/13 Las Vegas (60): 347

9. ROH 5/10 Toronto (16): 190

10. WWE SummerSlam 8/17 Los Angeles (8): 166

HONORABLE MENTION: ROH 5/17 New York 150, UFC Fight Night 7/19 Dublin 145, NXT Takeover 5/29 Winter Park, FL 117, New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 8 1/4 Tokyo Dome 106, UFC 175 7/5 Las Vegas 91, New Japan King of Pro Wrestling 10/13 Tokyo 85, New Japan G-1 Climax 7/21 Sapporo 82, UFC 178 9/27 Las Vegas 74



"CATEGORY B" AWARDS - WINNER
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WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW

1. WWE BATTLEGROUND 7/20 TAMPA : 275

2. TNA Lockdown 3/9 Miami: 69

3. WWE Royal Rumble 1/26 Pittsburgh: 42

4. WWE Survivor Series 11/23 St. Louis: 40

5. TNA Sacrifice 4/27 Orlando: 33

6. WWE TLC 12/15/13 Houston: 26

7. WWE Hell in a Cell 10/26 Dallas: 23

8. UFC 177 8/30 Sacramento: 17

9. WWE Night of Champions 9/21 Nashville: 12

10. UFC 4/16 Quebec City: 9



BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER

1. YOUNG BUCKS MELTZER DRIVER: 323

2. Kazuchika Okada Rainmaker: 153

3. Adrian Neville Red Arrow: 54

4. Young Bucks More Bang for Your Buck: 46

5. Sami Zayn tope into DDT: 19

6. Cavernario Barbaro splash off top to floor: 18

Seth Rollins curb stomp: 18

8. Fish & O’Reilly Chasing the Dagon: 13



MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC

1. WWE INSULTING FANS WHO PURCHASED PPVS: 65

2. Dixie Carter tweeting a Storm is coming to Japan during a typhoon: 62

3. TNA building TV for months around Dixie Carter table spot: 49

4. WWE having Lana playoff off plane going down in The Ukraine and then acting like they didn’t: 42

5. WWE firing C.M. Punk on his wedding day: 33

6. UFC hiring Thiago Silva and then having to fire him: 32

7. WWE false advertising Rollins vs. Ambrose on PPV: 31

8. CZW saying if Havok loses she has to give a blowjob to DJ Hyde: 28

9. WWE botched U.K. network launch: 26

10. WWE using Warrior’s last Raw speech to promote network: 22

HONORABLE MENTION: WWE telling fans to chant “Yes” for a video for Daniel Bryan when it was really to splice it into a Vince McMahon speech on the network 21, WWE constant false advertising 18, WWE misleading stockholders on what they could get for network rights and what their fan base is 14, TNA lying to Spike TV on Vince Russo 13



WORST TELEVISION SHOW

1. WWE RAW: 283

2. TNA Impact: 168

3. WWE Smackdown: 77

4. Championship Wrestling from Hollywood: 8



WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR

1. JOHN CENA VS. BRAY WYATT 5/4 EXTREME RULES EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ: 122

2. Sakuraba & Nagata vs. Gracies 1/4 Tokyo: 89

3. Naomi vs. Cameron 9/15 Lafayette: 39

4. Divas Survivor Series match 11/23 St. Louis: 34

5. Eva Marie vs. Bayley 7/17 Winter Park, FL: 25

6. Samuel Shaw vs. Ken Anderson 4/27 Orlando: 22

7. A.J. Lee vs. Cameron 2/23 Minneapolis: 20

8. Aksana vs. Naomi 2/3 Omaha: 19

9. A.J. Lee vs. Nikki Bella 11/23 St. Louis: 16

10. Layla vs. Summer Rae 6/29 Boston: 14

HONORABLE MENTION: Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar 4/6 New Orleans 13, Batista vs. Alberto Del Rio 2/23 Minneapolis 11, Gracies vs. Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano 4/6 Tokyo 11



WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR

1. NIKKI BELLA VS. BRIE BELLA: 299

2. Minoru Suzuki vs. Toru Yano: 50

3. John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt: 42

4. Samuel Shaw vs. Ken Anderson: 38

5. Daniel Bryan vs. Kane: 37

6. Bully Ray vs. Dixie Carter: 26

7. Fandango vs. Summer Rae & Layla: 13

Adam Rose vs. The Bunny: 13

9. Mark Henry vs. Big Show: 12

Samuel Shaw vs. Gunner: 12



WORST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

1. TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION: 438

2. World Wrestling Entertainment: 125

3 CHIKARA Pro: 17



BEST BOOKER

1. GEDO & JADO: 611

2. Genki Horiguchi: 55

3. Paul Levesque/Ryan Ward: 54

4. Joe Silva: 53

5. Hunter Johnston: 51



PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

1. TAKAAKI KIDANI: 602

2. Dana White: 190

3. Scott Coker: 47

4. Vince McMahon: 21

5. Joe Koff: 12

6. Sanshiro Takagi: 11

Roldan Family: 11



BEST GIMMICK

1. RUSEV & LANA: 131

2. The Bullet Club: 88

3. Yosuke Santa Maria: 78

4. Damien Mizdow: 72

5. Shinsuke Nakamura: 68

6. Dean Ambrose: 37

7. Tyson Kidd: 33

8. Rockstar Spud: 14

9. Brock Lesnar: 13



WORST GIMMICK

1. ADAM ROSE: 140

2. Samuel Shaw: 82

3. The Bunny: 58

4. Corporate Kane: 49

5. Bray Wyatt: 40

6. The Menagerie: 36

7. The Authority: 33

8. Dixie Carter as heel owner: 25

9. C.J. Parker: 20

10. New Day: 17


BEST PRO WRESTLING BOOK

1. DEATH OF WCW BY BRYAN ALVAREZ & R.D. REYNOLDS: 257

2. The Best in the World At What I have No Idea/Chris Jericho: 135

3. Bluegrass Brawlers: The Story of Professional Wrestling in Louisville/John Cosper: 18

4. Is this Legal/Art Davie/Sean Wheelock: 16

5. Memphis Wrestling 1977/Mark James: 12


BEST PRO WRESTLING DVD

1. LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, MY NAME IS PAUL HEYMAN: 381

2. Macho Man: The Randy Savage Story : 52

3. Wrestling Road Diaries II: 9

[Lock Jaw]

Job posting for "writer" open at WWE.

Noid, it is your time to shine.... send that wresume in.

[road doggy dogg]

That would be a pretty sweet gig

[drave]

Noid would do a better job than 90% of the content.

[Tazz Dan]

Noid already has a pretty sweet job, I think booking is more a hobby for him. But you're right, he would be great at it.

[drave]

We Yanks wanna see Noid's hobby come to life and entertaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain us!

[drave]

Also, how is the hot wife...... and your cancer thing too I guess.....

[drave]

Also v.2

WHERE THE FUCK IS MY TAZZ DAN GUY SHIRT!

[Tazz Dan]

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Originally Posted by Seth82 Here are the 2014 Wrestling Observer Awards LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (WRESTLER OF THE YEAR) 1. SHINSUKE NAKAMURA (323): 2,262 2. A.J. Styles (188): 1,739 3. Hiroshi Tanahashi (145): 1,563 4. Kazuchika Okada (92): 1,268 5. Daniel Bryan (55): 481 6. Rush (37): 423 7. Ricochet (8): 261 8. John Cena (21): 206 9. Seth Rollins (13): 199 10. Brock Lesnar (17): 180 HONORABLE MENTION: Negro Casas 107, Atlantis 90 MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MOST VALUABLE 1. RONDA ROUSEY (551): 3,503 2. Chris Weidman (75): 1,693 3. Jon Jones (49): 1,164 4. Conor McGregor (5): 323 5. Robbie Lawler (23): 265 6. Anderson Silva (4): 146 7. Daniel Cormier : 145 8. Johny Hendricks (6): 113 9. Donald Cerrone (3): : 85 10. Tito Ortiz (2): 73 MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER 1. A.J. STYLES (220): 1,819 2. Tomohiro Ishii (247): 1,671 3. Shinsuke Nakamura (190): 1,639 4. Kazuchika Okada (46): 697 5. Hiroshi Tanahashi (34): 604 6. Ricochet (54): 466 7. Sami Zayn (12): 289 8. Katsuyori Shibata (11): 182 9. Negro Casas (8): 179 10. Seth Rollins (4): 171 HONORABLE MENTION: Daniel Bryan 122, Kyle O’Reilly 96, Adam Cole 91, Kota Ibushi 72, Tetsuya Naito 71 MOST OUTSTANDING FIGHTER OF THE YEAR 1. RONDA ROUSEY (259): 2,164 2. Chris Weidman (193): 1,486 3. Demetrious Johnson (63): 690 4. Robbie Lawler (89): 605 5. Donald Cerrone (51): 552 6. T.J. Dillashaw (13): 492 7. Jose Aldo (39): 404 8. Jon Jones (15): 287 9. Daniel Cormier (12): 134 10. Conor McGregor (3): 97 HONORABLE MENTION: Fabricio Werdum 63 BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW 1. RONDA ROUSEY (286): 1,825 2. John Cena (129): 910 3. Hiroshi Tanahashi (46): 838 4. Shinsuke Nakamura (63): 559 5. Brock Lesnar (53): 507 6. Daniel Bryan (13): 263 7. Chris Weidman (2): 261 8. Atlantis (13): 235 9. Anderson Silva (19): 166 10. Ultimo Guerrero : 145 HONORABLE MENTION: Jon Jones 118, Conor McGregor 109, Kazuchika Okada 99 FEUD OF THE YEAR 1. JON JONES VS. DANIEL CORMIER (256): 1,792 2. Daniel Bryan vs. The Authority (199): 1,424 3. Rush vs. Negro Casas (97): 738 4. Atlantis vs. Ultimo Guerrero (35): 648 5. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata (70): 527 6. Adrian Neville vs. Sami Zayn (54): 523 7. Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate (51): 449 8. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (26): 423 9. The Shield vs. The Wyatt Family (27): 390 10. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito (44): 349 HONORABLE MENTION: Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins 298, Evolution vs. The Shield 240, Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena 159, A.J. Styles vs. Kazuchika Okada 150, Jay Briscoe vs. Adam Cole 128, Luke Rockhold vs. Michael Bisping 73 TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR 1. YOUNG BUCKS (509): 3,374 2. Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly (159): 2,042 3. T-Hawk & Eita (158): 1,344 4. Usos (36): 731 5. Masato Tanaka & Takashi Sugiura (56): 561 6. Alex Shelley & Kushida (8): 479 7. Goldust & Stardust (3): 101 8. Luke Harper & Erick Rowan (2): 99 9. Eddie Edwards & Davey Richards (14): 92 Jun Akiyama & Takao Omori (10): 92 HONORABLE MENTION: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows 89, Matt & Jeff Hardy 66, Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata 63, Mark & Jay Briscoe 61 MOST IMPROVED 1. RUSEV (181): 1,372 2. Charlotte (152): 1,281 3. Sasha Banks (2): 383 4. Erick Rowan (41): 313 5. Luke Harper (15): 241 6. Bobby Lashley (19): 205 7. Tomoaki Honma (19): 182 8. Cedric Alexander (22): 172 9. Ethan Carter III (19): 154 10. Tomohiro Ishii (18): 137 HONORABLE MENTION: Seth Rollins 127, Kyle O’Reilly 125, T-Hawk 199, Tyler Breeze 114, Daisuke Harada 99, Joe Doering 92, Ricochet 90, Nikki Bella 89, Jay Lethal 78, Hanson 74, Roman Reigns 70, Adam Cole 63 BEST ON INTERVIEWS 1. PAUL HEYMAN (411): 4,395 2. Conor McGregor (169): 1,675 3. Jay Briscoe (44): 582 4. Michael Bisping (20): 452 5. Stephanie McMahon (25): 417 6. Daniel Cormier (3): 387 7. Adam Cole (21): 277 8. Dean Ambrose (11): 193 9. Bray Wyatt (7): 139 10. Lana (7): 131 HONORABLE MENTION: Bruce Tharpe 116, Sami Zayn 90, Daniel Bryan 74, Rush 71 MOST CHARISMATIC 1. SHINSUKE NAKAMURA (421): 2,527 2. Hiroshi Tanahashi (71): 1,015 3. Conor McGregor (136): 993 4. Daniel Bryan (73): 638 5. John Cena (37): 532 6. Sami Zayn (16): 437 7. Dean Ambrose (17): 391 8. Ronda Rousey (29): 363 9. Brock Lesnar (28): 255 10. Rush (19): 232 HONORABLE MENTION: Kazuchika Okada 217, Akira Tozawa 115, Negro Casas 91, Jay Briscoe 99, Tomoaki Honma 82 BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER 1. ZACK SABRE JR. (145): 1,221 2. Kyle O’Reilly (78): 841 3. A.J. Styles (58): 610 4. Hiroshi Tanahashi (61): 588 5. Daniel Bryan (62): 517 6. Shinsuke Nakamura (75): 506 7. Cesaro (34): 461 8. Kazuchika Okada (55): 460 9. Timothy Thatcher (64): 407 10. Minoru Suzuki (46): 401 HONORABLE MENTION: Virus 350, Drew Gulak 289, Sami Zayn 203, Kushida 155, Katsuyori Shibata 117, Yuji Nagata 92, Cima 90 BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD (BEST BRAWLER) 1. TOMOHIRO ISHII (424): 2,785 2. Katsuyori Shibata (181): 1,834 3. Dean Ambrose (42): 781 4. Kevin Steen (30): 532 5. Jay Briscoe (48): 367 6. Togi Makabe (28): 316 7. Brock Lesnar (32): 278 8. Luke Harper (8): 194 9. Hirooki Goto (1): 154 10. Minoru Suzuki (2): 128 HONORABLE MENTION: Takashi Sugiura 99, Bray Wyatt 75, Bully Ray 63 BEST FLYING WRESTLER 1. RICOCHET (543): 3,365 2. Kota Ibushi (142): 1,907 3. Flamita (104): 1,182 4. Adrian Neville (42): 909 5. ACH (18): 371 6. Fenix (9): 309 7. Aero Star (2): 287 8. Titan (35): 273 9. Sami Zayn (19): 270 10. Mascara Dorada (17): 199 HONORABLE MENTION: Kushida 100, Kalisto 72, T-Hawk 70 MOST OVERRATED 1. KANE (143): 1,117 2. Roman Reigns (145): 1,113 3. Randy Orton (5): 397 4. Big Show (23): 357 5. Ryback (18): 331 6. Michael Elgin(49): 326 7. Bray Wyatt (26): 225 8. Yujiro Takahashi (27): 218 9. John Cena (25): 197 10. Batista (15): 166 HONORABLE MENTION: The Miz 105, HHH 99, Brock Lesnar 97, The Ascension 72, Bad Luck Fale 63 MOST UNDERRATED 1. CESARO (377): 2,275 2. Tomoaki Honma (99): 1,189 3. Tyson Kidd (29): 585 4. Dolph Ziggler (35): 422 5. Sami Zayn (16): 252 6. Dean Ambrose (18): 175 7. Yuji Nagata (1): 102 8. Chris Hero (8): 70 9. Katsuyori Shibata (10): 63 10. Austin Aries (1): 58 PROMOTION OF THE YEAR 1. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (779): 4,064 2. Ring of Honor (16): 1,038 3. Dragon Gate (36): 884 4. Ultimate Fighting Championships (23): 835 5. CMLL (8): 504 6. World Wrestling Entertainment (4): 392 7. Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (8): 348 8. AAA (3): 279 9. Bellator MMA (3): 238 10. DDT (1): 91 HONORABLE MENTION: Lucha Underground 64 BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW 1. WWE NXT (416): 2,961 2. Ring of Honor (175): 1,744 3. Lucha Underground (106): 1,369 4. Dragon Gate Infinity (100): 838 5. Ultimate Fighter Season 20 (76): 796 6. WWE Raw (2): 234 7. New Japan World Pro Wrestling (28): 226 8. TNA Impact (2): 110 9. WWE Smackdown (9): 88 10. WWE Main Event (2): 84 HONORABLE MENTION: CMLL 72 PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR 1. A.J. STYLES VS. MINORU SUZUKI 8/1 TOKYO (298): 1,855 2. Kazuchika Okada vs. Shinsuke Nakamura 8/10 Tokorozawa (143): 1,310 3. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata 9/21 Kobe (74): 524 4. Atlantis vs. Ultimo Guerrero 9/19 Mexico City (49): 522 5. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto 11/8 Osaka (47): 471 6. The Shield vs. The Wyatts 2/23 Minneapolis (37): 417 7. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomoaki Honma 8/3 Osaka (10): 330 8. Daniel Bryan vs. HHH 4/6 New Orleans (25): 287 9. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito 2/11 Osaka (20): 226 10. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tomoaki Honma 7/26 Akita (19): 181 HONORABLE MENTION: Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi 3/6 Tokyo 166, Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena 8/17 Los Angeles 136, Daniel Bryan vs. Batista vs. Randy Orton 4/6 New Orleans 132, Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tomohiro Ishii 8/1 Tokyo 108, Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata 7/26 Akita 102, El Texano Jr. vs. Psycho Clown 8/18 Mexico City 75, Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kota Ibushi 5/25 Yokohama 72, Cesaro vs. Sami Zayn 2/27 Winter Park, FL 72, Yuji Nagata vs. Katsuyori Shibata 8/1 Tokyo 64, Ricochet vs. Kushida 6/8 Tokyo 63, Prince Puma vs. Johnny Mundo 10/29 Boyle Heights, CA 62 MMA MATCH OF THE YEAR 1. ROBBIE LAWLER VS. JOHNY HENDRICKS 3/15 DALLAS (225): 1,724 2. Matt Brown vs. Erick Silva 5/10 Cincinnati (113): 1,371 3. Mark Hunt vs. Antonio Silva 12/8/13 Sydney (217): 1,353 4. Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida 7/5 Las Vegas (86): 982 5. Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate 12/28/13 Las Vegas (97): 656 6. Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes 10/25 Rio de Janeiro (61): 569 7. Dan Henderson vs. Shogun Rua 3/23 Natal (2): 205 8. Robbie Lawler vs. Matt Brown 7/26 San Jose : 122 9. Michael Chandler vs. Will Brooks 5/17 Memphis (21): 121 10. Jamie Varner vs. Abel Trujillo 2/1 Newark (2): 108 HONORABLE MENTION: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Renan Barao 5/24 Las Vegas 95 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 1. DRAGON LEE (190): 1,476 2. Moose (142): 1,092 3. Yuga Hayashi (145): 982 4. Alexa Bliss (55): 927 5. Cachorro (81): 910 6. Australian Suicide (56): 550 7. Ashley Remington (47): 396 8. Black Panther (3): 378 9. Chris Melendez (15): 152 10. Naoya Nomura (2): 72 BEST NON-WRESTLER 1. PAUL HEYMAN (377): 2,336 2. Stephanie McMahon (129): 1,103 3. Lana (28): 987 4. Bruce Tharpe (41): 524 5. Dario Cueto (21): 334 6. Konnan (9): 239 7. Gedo (2): 163 8. William Regal (1): 108 9. Rockstar Spud (3): 105 10. Maria Kanellis (2): 102 HONORABLE MENTION: Truth Martini 99, Zeb Colter 82,Veda Scott 70 BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER 1. WILLIAM REGAL (192): 1,273 2. Shimpei Nogami (170): 1,189 3. Joe Rogan (109): 1,053 4. Steve Corino (69): 745 5. Brian Stann (127): 689 6. Kevin Kelly (45): 608 7. Mike Tenay (28): 316 8. Matt Striker (8): 307 9. Jimmy Smith (34): 261 10. Mike Goldberg (7): 190 HONORABLE MENTION: Nigel McGuinness 161, Tom Phillips 145, Michael Schiavello 142, Jose Manuel Guillen 136, John Layfield 115, Renee Young 107, Hugo Savinovich 92, Michael Cole 86, Sean Wheelock 72, Jon Anik 71 WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER 1. JOHN LAYFIELD (165): 1,378 2. Jerry Lawler (125): 1,287 3. Michael Cole (146): 1,252 4. Taz (36): 655 5. Alex Riley (49): 399 6. Vampiro (9): 288 7. Matt Striker (33): 264 8. Mike Tenay (4): 93 9. Tom Phillips (8): 78 10. Byron Saxton (4): 61 BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW 1. NEW JAPAN G-1 8/1 TOKYO (313): 2,227 2. New Japan G-1 8/3 Osaka (166): 1,297 3. WWE WrestleMania 4/6 New Orleans (115): 920 4. CMLL Anniversary show 9/19 Mexico City (49): 502 5. New Japan G-1 7/26 Akita (8): 406 6. New Japan G-1 finals 8/10 Tokorozawa (35): 402 7. Dragon Gate Dead or Alive 5/5 Nagoya (23): 388 8. UFC 168 12/28/13 Las Vegas (60): 347 9. ROH 5/10 Toronto (16): 190 10. WWE SummerSlam 8/17 Los Angeles (8): 166 HONORABLE MENTION: ROH 5/17 New York 150, UFC Fight Night 7/19 Dublin 145, NXT Takeover 5/29 Winter Park, FL 117, New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 8 1/4 Tokyo Dome 106, UFC 175 7/5 Las Vegas 91, New Japan King of Pro Wrestling 10/13 Tokyo 85, New Japan G-1 Climax 7/21 Sapporo 82, UFC 178 9/27 Las Vegas 74 "CATEGORY B" AWARDS - WINNER DETERMINED BY FIRST PLACE VOTES WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW 1. WWE BATTLEGROUND 7/20 TAMPA : 275 2. TNA Lockdown 3/9 Miami: 69 3. WWE Royal Rumble 1/26 Pittsburgh: 42 4. WWE Survivor Series 11/23 St. Louis: 40 5. TNA Sacrifice 4/27 Orlando: 33 6. WWE TLC 12/15/13 Houston: 26 7. WWE Hell in a Cell 10/26 Dallas: 23 8. UFC 177 8/30 Sacramento: 17 9. WWE Night of Champions 9/21 Nashville: 12 10. UFC 4/16 Quebec City: 9 BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER 1. YOUNG BUCKS MELTZER DRIVER: 323 2. Kazuchika Okada Rainmaker: 153 3. Adrian Neville Red Arrow: 54 4. Young Bucks More Bang for Your Buck: 46 5. Sami Zayn tope into DDT: 19 6. Cavernario Barbaro splash off top to floor: 18 Seth Rollins curb stomp: 18 8. Fish & O’Reilly Chasing the Dagon: 13 MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC 1. WWE INSULTING FANS WHO PURCHASED PPVS: 65 2. Dixie Carter tweeting a Storm is coming to Japan during a typhoon: 62 3. TNA building TV for months around Dixie Carter table spot: 49 4. WWE having Lana playoff off plane going down in The Ukraine and then acting like they didn’t: 42 5. WWE firing C.M. Punk on his wedding day: 33 6. UFC hiring Thiago Silva and then having to fire him: 32 7. WWE false advertising Rollins vs. Ambrose on PPV: 31 8. CZW saying if Havok loses she has to give a blowjob to DJ Hyde: 28 9. WWE botched U.K. network launch: 26 10. WWE using Warrior’s last Raw speech to promote network: 22 HONORABLE MENTION: WWE telling fans to chant “Yes” for a video for Daniel Bryan when it was really to splice it into a Vince McMahon speech on the network 21, WWE constant false advertising 18, WWE misleading stockholders on what they could get for network rights and what their fan base is 14, TNA lying to Spike TV on Vince Russo 13 WORST TELEVISION SHOW 1. WWE RAW: 283 2. TNA Impact: 168 3. WWE Smackdown: 77 4. Championship Wrestling from Hollywood: 8 WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR 1. JOHN CENA VS. BRAY WYATT 5/4 EXTREME RULES EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ: 122 2. Sakuraba & Nagata vs. Gracies 1/4 Tokyo: 89 3. Naomi vs. Cameron 9/15 Lafayette: 39 4. Divas Survivor Series match 11/23 St. Louis: 34 5. Eva Marie vs. Bayley 7/17 Winter Park, FL: 25 6. Samuel Shaw vs. Ken Anderson 4/27 Orlando: 22 7. A.J. Lee vs. Cameron 2/23 Minneapolis: 20 8. Aksana vs. Naomi 2/3 Omaha: 19 9. A.J. Lee vs. Nikki Bella 11/23 St. Louis: 16 10. Layla vs. Summer Rae 6/29 Boston: 14 HONORABLE MENTION: Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar 4/6 New Orleans 13, Batista vs. Alberto Del Rio 2/23 Minneapolis 11, Gracies vs. Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano 4/6 Tokyo 11 WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR 1. NIKKI BELLA VS. BRIE BELLA: 299 2. Minoru Suzuki vs. Toru Yano: 50 3. John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt: 42 4. Samuel Shaw vs. Ken Anderson: 38 5. Daniel Bryan vs. Kane: 37 6. Bully Ray vs. Dixie Carter: 26 7. Fandango vs. Summer Rae & Layla: 13 Adam Rose vs. The Bunny: 13 9. Mark Henry vs. Big Show: 12 Samuel Shaw vs. Gunner: 12 WORST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR 1. TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION: 438 2. World Wrestling Entertainment: 125 3 CHIKARA Pro: 17 BEST BOOKER 1. GEDO & JADO: 611 2. Genki Horiguchi: 55 3. Paul Levesque/Ryan Ward: 54 4. Joe Silva: 53 5. Hunter Johnston: 51 PROMOTER OF THE YEAR 1. TAKAAKI KIDANI: 602 2. Dana White: 190 3. Scott Coker: 47 4. Vince McMahon: 21 5. Joe Koff: 12 6. Sanshiro Takagi: 11 Roldan Family: 11 BEST GIMMICK 1. RUSEV & LANA: 131 2. The Bullet Club: 88 3. Yosuke Santa Maria: 78 4. Damien Mizdow: 72 5. Shinsuke Nakamura: 68 6. Dean Ambrose: 37 7. Tyson Kidd: 33 8. Rockstar Spud: 14 9. Brock Lesnar: 13 WORST GIMMICK 1. ADAM ROSE: 140 2. Samuel Shaw: 82 3. The Bunny: 58 4. Corporate Kane: 49 5. Bray Wyatt: 40 6. The Menagerie: 36 7. The Authority: 33 8. Dixie Carter as heel owner: 25 9. C.J. Parker: 20 10. New Day: 17 BEST PRO WRESTLING BOOK 1. DEATH OF WCW BY BRYAN ALVAREZ & R.D. REYNOLDS: 257 2. The Best in the World At What I have No Idea/Chris Jericho: 135 3. Bluegrass Brawlers: The Story of Professional Wrestling in Louisville/John Cosper: 18 4. Is this Legal/Art Davie/Sean Wheelock: 16 5. Memphis Wrestling 1977/Mark James: 12 BEST PRO WRESTLING DVD 1. LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, MY NAME IS PAUL HEYMAN: 381 2. Macho Man: The Randy Savage Story : 52 3. Wrestling Road Diaries II: 9

Wow

Some of those are just crazy. And not having HHH on best interview, but having Daniel Bryan in the honourable mentions is the funniest thing I've read all week. Is this list written by the same people who believe Hulk Hogan did nothing for professional wrestling, and single handily killed it with the booking of his own character?

[drave]

Also funny that AJ Styles is so heavily rated especially with his finisher fucking up the careers of multiple people.

[Tazz Dan]

Originally Posted by drave Also, how is the hot wife...... and your cancer thing too I guess.....

Hey! Yeah, wife is going great, the cancer thing is still lingering too. I booked and paid for my funeral the other day, and picked out my coffin. Since I'm donating my healthy organs when I die, and will be chopped up to bits, I chose one called 'Dexter'

Originally Posted by drave Also v.2 WHERE THE FUCK IS MY TAZZ DAN GUY SHIRT!

They are being organised. I'm waiting for my design to come back so I can have them screen printed. Be patient my friend, they are coming

[drave]

[drave]

Bet planning a funeral is surreal....

[Tazz Dan]

Originally Posted by drave Bet planning a funeral is surreal....

Fuck yes it is. Laying out everything from flower configurations, to music (I have THE best music planned), to food, and more. Thankfully I have someone organised to conduct it, he's registered to do so and is a good friend. His wife did Mikala and mines wedding too. But yeah, it really makes you think about your mortality when you're doing it, but I'd recommend anybody who feels they're strong enough to do the same, to do it. You can really have things how you'd like it by doing so.

[Big Vic]

Originally Posted by Seth82 MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC 1. WWE INSULTING FANS WHO PURCHASED PPVS: 65 2. Dixie Carter tweeting a Storm is coming to Japan during a typhoon: 62 3. TNA building TV for months around Dixie Carter table spot: 49 4. WWE having Lana playoff off plane going down in The Ukraine and then acting like they didn’t: 42 5. WWE firing C.M. Punk on his wedding day: 33 6. UFC hiring Thiago Silva and then having to fire him: 32 7. WWE false advertising Rollins vs. Ambrose on PPV: 31 8. CZW saying if Havok loses she has to give a blowjob to DJ Hyde: 28 9. WWE botched U.K. network launch: 26 10. WWE using Warrior’s last Raw speech to promote network: 22 HONORABLE MENTION: WWE telling fans to chant “Yes” for a video for Daniel Bryan when it was really to splice it into a Vince McMahon speech on the network 21, WWE constant false advertising 18, WWE misleading stockholders on what they could get for network rights and what their fan base is 14, TNA lying to Spike TV on Vince Russo 13

Always love this award the best.

[drave]

Hell, thinking that I have (statistically) lived about half of my life is pretty fucking mind blowing at times. I am somewhat curious about life and death though. I am constantly wondering about "large scale" shit like that because it intrigues me.

I also credit the constant thinking on that subject to my more relaxed attitude than that of previous years. Just have fun as much as possible and cruise through the day. Work has fucked me off lately and before I thought like I do now, I would have probably been fired/arrested for doing some stupid shit.

I will plan mine simply to lessen the burden on my wife and children. My wife is going to be a wreck when my time comes.

[Tazz Dan]

Originally Posted by drave Hell, thinking that I have (statistically) lived about half of my life is pretty fucking mind blowing at times. I am somewhat curious about life and death though. I am constantly wondering about "large scale" shit like that because it intrigues me. I also credit the constant thinking on that subject to my more relaxed attitude than that of previous years. Just have fun as much as possible and cruise through the day. Work has fucked me off lately and before I thought like I do now, I would have probably been fired/arrested for doing some stupid shit. I will plan mine simply to lessen the burden on my wife and children. My wife is going to be a wreck when my time comes.

I know that feeling. Mikala is going to be wrecked, and Sarah, my ex, won't be much better. So neither of them would have been any good in trying to organise, plus they may have butted heads on a couple of things as there are things I'd like done that only Mikala knew about before I booked it. It may even be live streamed, so Downunder will be given the link to share to everybody when the time comes for those who'd like to watch it.

Gonna leave is convo out of this thread now, we're kinda ruining it haha.

[Lock Jaw]

Gonna book my funeral to end with an animatronic hand reaching out of the grave, while lightning strikes the tombstone.

[Lock Jaw]

[Innovator]

[Emperor Smeat]

TPWW presents Dirtsheets Rumble - 30 sheets fighting for the right to point to the Sheetmania sign

Originally Posted by Observer As noted, WWE Tough Enough will be returning on the USA Network soon. The belief is that the new season will begin airing some time after WrestleMania 31. It's also believed that the show will be filmed in Florida at the WWE Performance Center. Before Tough Enough plans were nixed last summer, the idea was to have all WWE developmental talents on the show but based on the casting call issued this week, pro wrestling experience is not a requirement for the new season. It was noted that this season will have a different format than previous Tough Enough seasons. We do know that the new season will have some live elements to it. There's also no word yet on who the Tough Enough coaches will be. Bill DeMott indicated on Twitter that he will be on the show but that's all we've heard. WWE had planned for Steve Austin to host the Tough Enough show they wanted to film in 2014 but his name has not been attached to this new season yet.

Originally Posted by Observer As noted, the next live WWE NXT Takeover special will take place on February 11th. The original plan was to do the next special in March but the recent NXT TV tapings were re-written at the last minute and storylines were sped up to have the special in February.

WWE wants TV personality Maria Menounos to host the 2015 Hall of Fame red carpet arrival in San Jose, according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Chris Jericho noted on Twitter that Friday's Talk Is Jericho guest will be Lanny Poffo. Poffo will discuss why he's allowing WWE to induct Randy Savage into the Hall of Fame.

While WWE previously announced that Sunday's Royal Rumble Kickoff pre-show would be just 30 minutes, the WWE Network is currently advertising a one-hour pre-show. Speaking of the pre-show, Booker T announced on Twitter that he will have a special interview with Shawn Michaels this Sunday before the Rumble. Also confirmed for the pre-show is The New Day vs. Cesaro, Tyson Kidd and Adam Rose in an elimination match. WWE Network is also advertising a 15 minute Royal Rumble Fallout post-show for 10:45pm EST on Sunday. Like previous pay-per-views, this post-show will likely be nixed if the pay-per-view runs long.

According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, word is circulating that Philadelphia will be making a play to host WrestleMania 33 in 2017. The event would be held in Lincoln Financial Field with the Hall of Fame ceremony being next door at the Wells Fargo Center.

Was also in the running for Mania 31 and 32 before losing out to Santa Clara and Dallas.

Former WWE Diva/TNA Knockout Lisa Marie Varon (aka Victoria/Tara in WWE/TNA) was the guest on Jim Ross' latest podcast. While discussing her time in TNA, Marie told Ross that she once spent $6,000 of her own money to promote a show they were going to do in Chicago and did a lot of promotion for the show without being asked to do. She noted that when she was sent posters for the show, they didn't feature her (a local celebrity) but instead another woman featured on the show. When she spoke with Dixie Carter about all the things she did to help the company, all Dixie said was, "Yeah, I heard". Later on, Marie stated that two people from the TNA offices sent an email to the roster telling them to promote another pizza place in the area (Varon owns the Squared Circle restaurant in Chicago) as the best pizza they've ever had. Varon said that when she found out about it, she blew up and told Bruce Prichard, "The day I quit my job, I am going to punch that c*** in the face", referring to Dixie. Prichard, Varon says, responded, "You'll be doing all of us a favor." Varon also noted the company was disorganized to the point she once learned she was booked to appear on a PPV when it was announced on Twitter, but had no travel information for the show and hadn't even been informed she was booked.

Other sheet news includes ROH considering dropping their iPPV model due to lower than expected buys recently and them believing the WWE Network lowered the value of PPVs ever since its launch.

[Droford]

I live 3 hours from Philly so ill be going to WM 33 if its there.

[Tom Guycott]

Originally Posted by Innovator

Skull Captain in the hizz-ouse! The Chairman of the Board just took that fool clean out! And you don't need the 411, when you got the 1-4-1-4... one for me, and one for all my homies!

[Disturbed316]

Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon New WWE Rivalry Episode: Matt Hardy Vs. Edge. Oh shit.

Just watched this along with the Hardys vs E&C one, thought they we well produced, mixing old and new footage. Will probably catch up with the other ones soon.

[Dark One]

Originally Posted by Disturbed316 Just watched this along with the Hardys vs E&C one, thought they we well produced, mixing old and new footage. Will probably catch up with the other ones soon.

I've watched them all, and they're all really good. Unlike the Monday Night Wars stuff that became mostly 60% retread, Rivalries has stayed pretty consistently great.

I really wish they'd do more stuff like that. The Legends roundtable stuff is my jam, and it's really disappointing that they haven't done any new ones since before the Network launched.

The old show on-demand library is great and all, but the original content going to be the best selling point.

[Boondock Saint]

Originally Posted by Dark One I really wish they'd do more stuff like that. The Legends roundtable stuff is my jam, and it's really disappointing that they haven't done any new ones since before the Network launched.

Yeah, really wish they'd do new ones of these. Luckily they were all new to me but it just left me wanting more.

[Disturbed316]

I think I've watched more original stuff then the back catalogue. Other than NXT, it's probably stuff like the Countdowns and shorter programs as I don't have much time to watch at the moment.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Originally Posted by Lock Jaw Job posting for "writer" open at WWE. Noid, it is your time to shine.... send that wresume in.

[Innovator]

Here is Vince prepping to write Roman's next promo:

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Vince McMahon reads "I've got the brass to fire your ass"

[GD]

I did not know that Sami Zayn was an "A-Rab".

[Nicky Fives]

Tyler Breeze is the next Dolph Ziggler type "match stealer".... kid is money in the ring.....

[loopydate]

Watching Royal Rumble 2006. Not sure I've watched this since it was live. Every match, I keep thinking "Why does this moment seem so familiar?"

Then I remember.

It's because of the captions that came from it.

Good times.

[loopydate]

Candice trying to make facial expressions through her layers of plastic surgery is entertaining as hell.

[loopydate]

It's so surreal watching Chris Benoit.

[Emperor Smeat]

Originally Posted by PWI One of the most talked about stories within WWE this past week was how Goldust is wrapping up his in-ring career. The talk is that Goldust will begin transitioning from a wrestler back to a full-time agent & producer soon. The change won't happen until after WrestleMania 31, so Goldust still has a few more months left as a full-time wrestler.It's believed the tag team of Goldust and Stardust will start to slowly fade out over the next few months. The idea is that Stardust will be a singles wrestler. There's no word yet if they plan on finally doing the Goldust vs. Stardust match but it's always possible.

[Seth82]

http://uproxx.com/prowrestling/2015/...f-the-century/

The Wrestling Observer’s Wrestler of the Year, and New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Intercontinental champion, Shinsuke “SWAGSUKE” Nakamura has branched out from pro graps to music video domination. He’s teamed up with TEMPURA KIDZ, an adorable collection of Japanese kids. The girls are dressed up like High Energy, while the lone boy is a mini-Shinsuke, except with a mascot head. It’s all pretty amazing.

[Droford]

Creepy Japanese Michael Jackson

[Vastardikai]

I think I want to write a series of deliberately terrible angles to see if it would get me the job at WWE.

One being a long running gag where someone lost something, and they're asking where "It" is. They see Cesaro, then just pass him by without even asking. This happens for a couple weeks until he gets mad and grabs someone by the collar, like "why aren't you asking me where 'it' is?"

It leads to the punchline of "We know you don't have 'It.'"

[Droford]

The Cesaro Factor

Cesaro > It

Throw that on a shirt