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Things were incredibly close this year, with many of the awards coming down to the final votes. Without any ado, here are the results of the RR pro wrestling awards for 2016: WRESTLER OF THE YEAR: AJ Styles (102 points; 16 first place votes) 2. Tetsuya Naito (40 points; 5 first place votes) 3. Kenny Omega (18 points; 1 first place vote) WORST WRESTLER: Dana Brooke (23 points; 2 first place votes) 2. Titus O'Neil (22 points; 4 first place votes) 3. Dolph Ziggler (20 points; 3 first place votes) MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER: AJ Styles (84 points; 12 first place votes) 2. Kenny Omega (37 points; 4 first place votes) 3. Chris Hero (30 points; 6 first place votes) BEST TAG TEAM: The Revival (Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) (93 points; 13 first place votes) 2. #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tomasso Ciampa) (55 points; 7 first place votes) 3. American Alpha (Jason Jordan & Chad Gable) (42 points; 2 first place votes) WORST TAG TEAM: The Shining Stars (Primo & Epico) (38 points; 6 first place votes) 2. The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor) (33 points; 4 first place votes) 3. The Vaudevillains (Aiden English & Simon Gotch) (32 points; 3 first place votes) FEUD OF THE YEAR: John Cena vs. AJ Styles (48 points; 7 first place votes) 2. The Revival vs. #DIY (38 points; 7 first place votes) 3. The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler (25 points; 3 first place votes) WORST FEUD: Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte Flair (39 points; 6 first place votes) 2. Darren Young vs. Titus O'Neil (33 points; 4 first place votes) 3. Roman Reigns vs. Triple H / The Authority (25 points; 2 first place votes) MOST IMPROVED: The Miz (96 points; 16 first place votes) 2. Alexa Bliss (39 points; 4 first place votes) 3. Matt Hardy (25 points; 3 first place votes) BEST ON INTERVIEWS: The Miz (56 points; 7 first place votes) 2. Chris Jericho (49 points; 6 first place votes) 3. Matt Hardy (24 points; 4 first place votes) WORST ON INTERVIEWS: Titus O'Neil (49 points; 8 first place votes) 2. Roman Reigns (39 points; 5 first place votes) 3. Sasha Banks (34 points; 4 first place votes) BEST BRAWLER: Katsuyori Shibata (30 points; 5 first place votes) 2. Chris Hero (30 points; 4 first place votes) 3. Kevin Owens (29 points; 2 first place votes) BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER: Zack Sabre Jr. (39 points; 6 first place votes) 2. Jack Gallagher (25 points; 2 first place votes) 3. Chad Gable (20 points; 4 first place votes) BEST HIGH FLYER: Will Ospreay (59 points; 7 first place votes) 2. Ricochet / Prince Puma (57 points; 7 first place votes) 3. Neville (22 points; 3 first place votes) MOST UNDERPUSHED: Sami Zayn (56 points; 9 first place votes) 2. Cesaro (34 points; 3 first place votes) 3. Kalisto (22 points; 4 first place votes) MOST OVERPUSHED: Roman Reigns (74 points; 13 first place votes) 2. Charlotte Flair (24 points; 3 first place votes) 3. Sexy Star (15 points; 3 first place votes) BEST PROMOTION: New Japan Professional Wrestling (83 points; 14 first place votes) 2. WWE (49 points; 5 first place votes) 3. PWG (26 points; 3 first place votes) WORST PROMOTION: TNA (93 points; 14 first place votes) 2. WWE (57 points; 6 first place votes) 3. AAA (18 points; 2 first place votes) SHITTIEST THING A PROMOTION DID: WWE having Brock Lesnar stiff Randy Orton, giving him a concussion (62 points; 8 first place votes) 2. WWE having Mick Foley work on a handshake deal instead of an actual contract, then not giving him health insurance (15 points; 1 first place vote) 3. TNA's ownership woes (14 points; 1 first place vote) BEST WEEKLY SHOW: WWE SmackDown (96 points; 15 first place votes) 2. WWE Cruiserweight Classic (47 points; 5 first place votes) 3. WWE Talking Smack (32 points; 3 first place votes) WORST WEEKLY SHOW: WWE Raw (113 points; 20 first place votes) 2. TNA Impact (63 points; 4 first place votes) 3. Lucha Underground (12 points; 1 first place vote) BEST MAJOR SHOW: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom X (64 points; 9 first place votes) 2. NXT Takeover: Dallas (50 points; 7 first place votes) 3. NXT Takeover: Toronto (20 points; 1 first place vote) WORST MAJOR SHOW: WWE WrestleMania XXXII (115 points; 22 first place votes) 2. WWE Road Block: End of the Line (29 points; 2 first place votes) 3. WWE Clash of Champions (16 points; 0 first place votes) MATCH OF THE YEAR: The Revival vs. #DIY - NXT Takeover: Toronto (43 points; 5 first place votes) 2. Sami Zayn vs. Shinsuke Nakamura - NXT Takeover: Dallas (42 points; 4 first place votes) 3. Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom X (37 points; 6 first place votes) WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR: Shelly Martinez vs. Rebel - TNA Knockouts Knockdown (43 points; 7 first place votes) 2. Dean Ambrose vs. Chris Jericho - WWE Extreme Rules (36 points; 5 first place votes) 3. Triple H vs. Roman Reigns - WWE WrestleMania XXXII (24 points; 3 first place votes) BEST COMMENTATOR: Corey Graves (81 points; 13 first place votes) 2. Mauro Ranallo (60 points; 7 first place votes) 3. Steve Corino (20 points; 1 first place vote) WORST COMMENTATOR: David Otunga (54 points; 4 first place votes) 2. John ""Bradshaw"" Layfield (48 points; 4 first place votes) 3. Matt Striker (36 points; 5 first place votes) BEST NON-WRESTLER: Daniel Bryan (70 points; 9 first place votes) 2. Renee Young (39 points; 3 first place votes) 3. Maryse (28 points; 3 first place votes) BEST MOVE: Grand Amplitude - American Alpha (17 points; 1 first place vote) 2. One Winged Angel - Kenny Omega (16 points; 2 first place votes) 3. Styles Clash - AJ Styles (13 points; 2 first place votes) BEST TWITTER ACCOUNT: Rusev - @rusevBUL (28 points; 3 first place votes) 2. Big E - @WWEBigE (26 points; 2 first place votes) 3. Kevin Owens - @FightOwensFight (24 points; 2 first place votes) BEST PODCAST: Wrestlehut Pisscast (21 points; 2 first place votes) 2. Wrestling Observer Radio (17 points; 3 first place votes) 3. Bryan & Vinny Show (17 points; 1 first place vote) Full results can be found here. Feel free to post and discuss your ballots, or just shout about how we're all a bunch of morons.
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For my own personal use next year:code:
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Jan 29, 2017 05:52
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Kinda shocked at Naito not being on Most Improved. Even though he was pretty good before, going from the STARDUST*GENIUS to "i don't give a gently caress" LIJ Naito is one of the best transformations I've seen.
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Jan 29, 2017 06:34
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Ha, kinda neat that Grand Amplitude one move of the year with only one first place vote. Thanks for running this, The Goog, even if something went horribly wrong and somehow Okada/Tanahashi at WK10 only placed third on the Match of the Year list!
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Jan 29, 2017 06:37
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How is Cesaro still "underpushed" when the guy has been a two time tag champion and is current tag champ. Even if the push is bad that's not underpushed.
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Jan 29, 2017 06:53
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Ha, Miz was so bad when he started that he's won Most Improved three times and is currently sitting at "very good upper-midcarder"
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Jan 29, 2017 10:33
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 at WWE coming in 2nd as both Best and Worst Promotion.
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Jan 29, 2017 12:01
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Reigns/Triple H wasn't a particularly good match, but it wasn't offensively bad in the sense that Orton/Lesnar was terrible.
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Jan 29, 2017 12:03
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KungFu Grip posted:How is Cesaro still "underpushed" when the guy has been a two time tag champion and is current tag champ. Even if the push is bad that's not underpushed. People think he should be in the main event, not the mid-card.
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Jan 29, 2017 13:13
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I will not rest until Cesaro is main eventing Wrestlemanias. Plural.
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Jan 29, 2017 13:22
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ThePariah posted:I will not rest until Cesaro is main eventing Wrestlemanias. Plural. how does it feel to be immortal
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Jan 29, 2017 13:23
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Venomous posted:Reigns/Triple H wasn't a particularly good match, but it wasn't offensively bad in the sense that Orton/Lesnar was terrible. We didn't even get an F5 into RKO reversal, possibly because Randy's too loving tall. Roman Reigns vs. Triple H is only a bad feud if you're Roman Reigns. P.S. Nothing really epitomizes the worst of WWE booking quite like Charlotte vs. Sasha.
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Jan 29, 2017 13:27
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How did the Smashing Machine not even rank for best move? Or Destino?
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Jan 29, 2017 14:06
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Cavauro posted:how does it feel to be immortal You will lose all sense of ambition as nations rise around you and sink into the sand forgotten. You will disabuse yourself of any notion of the preciousness of life as each person you meet will become increasingly more instantaneous in the scope of eternity. You will forget your mother's face. The chance of getting buried under something and getting trapped forever is pretty much certain, which isn't so bad, cuz you won't have to look at your posts.
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Jan 29, 2017 15:46
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Really surprised over the hate for Sasha vs Charlotte which I thought was fine as a feud for the most part despite the fact that it was just really long. They had some really good matches. Curious to hear why that got #1 as worst of the year.
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Jan 29, 2017 15:54
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Sasha/Charlotte wasn't even the worst women's feud of the year How soon we forget Charlotte/Nattie
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Jan 29, 2017 18:41
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RacistGuidingLight posted:You will lose all sense of ambition as nations rise around you and sink into the sand forgotten. Hwa ha. they will always be in my mind. Corn dog.
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Jan 29, 2017 18:44
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Dana Brooke is actually the best wrestler so I'm not sure what you are all talking about.
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Jan 29, 2017 18:50
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Lid posted:How did the Smashing Machine not even rank for best move? Or Destino? If you mean the Shatter Machine (the Revival's finish) then I agree, it's by far the best double team finish I've seen in maybe decades. So simple you'd assume someone else used it, but I can't think of anyone, but always brutal looking.
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Jan 29, 2017 19:24
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Venomous posted:Reigns/Triple H wasn't a particularly good match, but it wasn't offensively bad in the sense that Orton/Lesnar was terrible. Orton/Lesnar owned and introduced Lesnar's rare Burning Hammer-style finisher, the Shoot Elbow
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Jan 29, 2017 19:52
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KungFu Grip posted:How is Cesaro still "underpushed" when the guy has been a two time tag champion and is current tag champ. Even if the push is bad that's not underpushed. Agreed I think tag champ and mid-upper card guy who can occasionally main event is pretty much his right level.
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Jan 29, 2017 19:54
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I forgot to vote in this, surprised Zayn vs Owens from Battleground didn't make top 3 matches of the year. Gave me goosebumps! Zayn/Nakamura was more for the cool factor of Nakamura being there, to me it wasn't as good of a match.
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Jan 29, 2017 20:14
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4 time 4 time 4 time 4 time
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PeteRoseHaircut posted:Really surprised over the hate for Sasha vs Charlotte which I thought was fine as a feud for the most part despite the fact that it was just really long. They had some really good matches. Aside from being way too long, the story of the feud was Sasha doing most of the work and taking nightmare bumps on account of Charlotte's sloppy work. Then they tried to act like it was an all-time classic rivalry, and whatever it was, it is definitely loving not that. The first couple of matches were great, but they massively over-did it, and at Hell in a Cell they really stank up the joint.
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