Wrestling Observer awards 2011

[pearljamfan]

LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (WRESTLER OF THE YEAR)
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI

2. C.M. Punk

3. John Cena

MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER
1. DAVEY RICHARDS

2. Hiroshi Tanahashi

3. Daniel Bryan

BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW
1. THE ROCK

2. Georges St. Pierre

3. John Cena

FEUD OF THE YEAR
1. JOHN CENA VS. C.M. PUNK

2. Randy Orton vs. Christian

3. Davey Richards vs. Eddie Edwards

TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. GIANT BERNARD & KARL ANDERSON

2. Mark & Jay Briscoe

3. Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi

Top TNA:
8. Bobby Roode & James Storm

Top WWE:
9. Kofi Kingston & Evan Bourne

MOST IMPROVED
1. DOLPH ZIGGLER

2. Mark Henry

3. Ricochet

BEST ON INTERVIEWS
1. C.M. PUNK

2. The Rock

3. Chael Sonnen

MOST CHARISMATIC
1. THE ROCK

2. John Cena

3. C.M. Punk

BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER
1. DANIEL BRYAN

2. Davey Richards

3. Prince Devitt

BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD (BEST BRAWLER)
1. KEVIN STEEN

2. Togi Makabe

3. Mark & Jay Briscoe

TOP WWE:
4. Sheamus

TOP TNA:
5. Bully Ray

BEST FLYING WRESTLER
1. RICOCHET

2. Kota Ibushi

3. Pac

TOP WWE:
4. Evan Bourne

MOST OVERRATED
1. CRIMSON

2. Mason Ryan

3. Kevin Nash

MOST UNDERRATED
1. DOLPH ZIGGLER

2. Daniel Bryan

3. Alex Shelley

PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
1. ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP

2. New Japan Pro Wrestling

3. Dragon Gate

4. Ring of Honor

5. World Wrestling Entertainment

TNA did not place in the top 12 listed.

BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW
1. WWE SMACKDOWN

2. Ring of Honor

3. Dragon Gate Infinity

WORKED MATCH OF THE YEAR
1. JOHN CENA VS. C.M. PUNK 7/17 CHICAGO

2. Eddie Edwards vs. Davey Richards 6/26 New York

3. HHH vs. Undertaker 4/3 Atlanta

No TNA match finished in the top 9 listed.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1. DAICHI HASHIMOTO

2. Uhaa Nation

3. Takumi "Sho" Soya

BEST NON-WRESTLER
1. RICARDO RODRIGUEZ

2. Vickie Guerrero

3. Jim Cornette

BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER
1. JOE ROGAN

2. Kevin Kelly

3. Michael Schiavello

WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER
1. MICHAEL COLE

2. Booker T

3. Jerry Lawler

BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW
1. WWE MONEY IN THE BANK 7/17 CHICAGO (Punk vs Cena)

2. UFC 139 11/19 San Jose (Rua vs Henderson)

3. ROH Best in the World 6/26 New York (Edwards vs Richards)

WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW
1. TNA VICTORY ROAD 3/13 (Sting vs drugs aka Jeff Hardy)

2. TNA Turning Point 11/13 Orlando (Bobby Roode vs AJ Styles)

3. WWE Capitol Punishment 6/19 Washington, DC (John Cena vs. R-Truth)

BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER
1. RICOCHET DOUBLE ROTATION MOONSAULT

2. Daniel Bryan LeBell lock

3. Randy Orton RKO

MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC
1. WWE BULLYING/BE A STAR/JIM ROSS

2. TNA sending Jeff Hardy out when he was loaded on PPV

3. Perro Aguayo Jr. faking cancer

WORST TELEVISION SHOW
1. TNA IMPACT

2. WWE Raw

3. WWE NXT

WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR
1. STING VS. JEFF HARDY 3/13 ORLANDO

2. Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole 4/3 Atlanta

3. Kevin Nash vs. Ricky Morton 10/15 Fisherville, VA

WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR
1. HHH VS. KEVIN NASH

2. Michael Cole vs. Jerry Lawler

3. Michael Cole vs. Jim Ross

WORST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
1. TNA

2. WWE

3. AWE

BEST BOOKER
1. GEDO & JADO (New Japan)

2. Joe Silva (UFC)

3. Mike Quackenbush (Chikara)

PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
1. DANA WHITE

2. Mike Quackenbush

3. Vince McMahon

BEST GIMMICK
1. C.M. PUNK

2. Archibald Peck

3. Zack Ryder

WORST GIMMICK
1. MICHAEL COLE

2. Zack Ryder

3. Eric Young

BEST PRO WRESTLING BOOK
1. CHRIS JERICHO "UNDISPUTED"

2. Stan Hansen "Last Outlaw"

3. John McCarthy "Let's Get It On"

BEST PRO WRESTLING DVD
1. BRET HART VS. SHAWN MICHAELS

2. Wrestling Road Diaries

3. Memphis Heat

wow seems zach ryders gimmicks is either loved or hated by the observer subscribers

[Heisman2]

wow seems zach ryders gimmicks is either loved or hated by the observer subscribers

I noticed that too. LOL at the TNA hate.

[TWDL]

Lol at Raw being considered a worse show than NXT, clearly they don't all watch NXT.

[Murph0408]

CM Punk best gimmick? what? he's just cm punk, that isn't a gimmick to me
best gimmick was clearly joker sting.

also, lol @ calling bryan and ziggler underrated. by who? zigg is in a main event at this sunday's rumble and bryan is the champion

[LurkingSince09]

woo woo woo, you know it. Amazing tht ryders in best and worst.

[Erik2806]

1) how is mason ryan overrated? everyone knows he sucks.
2) lol @ Raw being worse than NXT. Do these people even watch the shows? Atleast TNA is right where it belongs.
3) nice to see triple h and nash get burned

[pearljamfan]

CM Punk best gimmick? what? he's just cm punk, that isn't a gimmick to me
best gimmick was clearly joker sting.

also, lol @ calling bryan and ziggler underrated. by who? zigg is in a main event at this sunday's rumble and bryan is the champion

punks gimmick is clearly the anti-authority figure

ziggler and bryan under-rated by management perhaps, ziggler might be in the main-event but you might as well have drew or curt hawkins in there for all he has been pushed, he has been completely ignored during this whole feud, how many times on raw recently have they come back from a break and ziggler is already in the ring without an entrance.....

[TheDivil]

That list sounds very smarky to me. Sometimes I think when people vote in these things, their motivation is more about "Let's show how much of an expert I am on the business" rather than voting logically. I mean, Raw worse than NXT?? Come on now. Mike Quackenbush a better promoter than Vince McMahon? TNA not being a top TWELVE promotion?

Wrestling fans are a weird, weird bunch sometimes.

[Deathstroke]

Bernard is still able to shine even while carrying that sack of sh*t Anderson around as a tag team partner? Outstanding.

No more Meltz though please! WON is so 90's.

[BillLumbergh]

No more Meltz though please! WON is so 90's.

Thou shalt not besmirch, thy lord and savior, Jesus H. Meltzer's good name.

[ProWrestleFan]

These awards mean NOTHING in my opinion considering they've included the UFC with them... Makes no sense...

[Mrs Grudge]

Most overrated and underrated I believe is based on who is over pushed and under pushed, not overrated by the fans (hence why Mason Ryan and that Crimson guy are on there).

CM Punks' gimmick is totally different from his old one. I don't even remember the last time he mentioned being straight edge.

I hate that MMA is mixed in with these categories.

Davey Richards getting out standing wrestler of the year is dumb, but makes sense given WON's fanbase.

I like that Tanashi won wrestle of the year. Sounds like he did a great job in 2011.

Mike Quackenbush a better promoter than Vince McMahon?

Well, one would assume they are putting it in a scale of sorts. Chikara has grown a lot this year in terms of marketing, WWE's improvements probably not as noticeable.

[tryingtofocus]

Wow at that list....makes sense! No, not really, wait....yes it does!

See what I did there, I saw....oh yes, I did!

[gskhalsa]

I guess the voters are not "Coal-miners".......

[John_Connor]

CM Punk best gimmick? what? he's just cm punk, that isn't a gimmick to me
best gimmick was clearly joker sting.

also, lol @ calling bryan and ziggler underrated. by who? zigg is in a main event at this sunday's rumble and bryan is the champion

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That list sounds very smarky to me. Sometimes I think when people vote in these things, their motivation is more about "Let's show how much of an expert I am on the business" rather than voting logically. I mean, Raw worse than NXT?? Come on now. Mike Quackenbush a better promoter than Vince McMahon? TNA not being a top TWELVE promotion?

Wrestling fans are a weird, weird bunch sometimes.

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[BillLumbergh]

Oh how the mighty have fallen.



Karl Anderson goes from tag team of the year with f*cking A-Train to jobbing to Rhyno and Slater in a "comedy" match on Raw. Oh lawd

[BallGameFan]

Oh how the mighty have fallen.



Karl Anderson goes from tag team of the year with f*cking A-Train to jobbing to Rhyno and Slater in a "comedy" match on Raw. Oh lawd

Strong bump.

Welcome to the WWE section!

[TimDF]

Oh how the mighty have fallen.



Karl Anderson goes from tag team of the year with f*cking A-Train to jobbing to Rhyno and Slater in a "comedy" match on Raw. Oh lawd

Legit was scrolling through the thread looking at some old names and was wondering wtf happened to you.