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Thursday, January 10, 2008
2007 Wrestling Observer Year-End Awards Ballot
"CATEGORY A" AWARDS
1. Lou Thesz/Ric Flair Award :: John Cena, Perro Aguayo Jr., Hiroshi Tanahashi
2. MMA Most Valuable Fighter :: Quinton Jackson, Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell
3. Most Outstanding Wrestler :: Bryan Danielson, Naomichi Marufuji, Yuji Nagata
4. Most Outstanding Fighter :: Urijah Faber, Anderson Silva, Quinton Jackson
5. Best Box Office Draw :: Chuck Liddell, Cibernetico, Mistico
6. Feud of the Year :: Shawn Michaels vs. John Cena, Undertaker vs. Batista, B.J. Penn vs.
Jens Pulver
7. Tag Team of the Year :: Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino, KENTA & Taiji Ishimori, Motor City Machine Guns
8. Most Improved :: Travis Tomko, Jeff Hardy, Claudio Castagnoli
9. Best On Interviews :: BJ Penn, Santino Marella, Josh Koschek
10. Most Charismatic :: Perro Aguayo Jr., John Cena, Quinton Jackson
11. Best Technical Wrestler :: Bryan Danielson, Naomichi Marufuji, Austin Aries
12. Bruiser Brody Memorial Award :: Takeshi Morishima, Umaga, Samoa Joe
13. Best Flying Wrestler :: Ricky Marvin, Matt Sydal, PAC
14. Most Overrated :: Great Khali, Bobby Lashley, Mitsuharu Misawa
15. Most Underrated :: Lance Cade, Carlito, Samoa Joe
16. Promotion of the Year :: UFC, Dragon Gate, New Japan
17. Best Weekly TV Show :: HBO 24/7, The Ultimate Fighter, WWE Raw
18. Pro Wrestling Match of the Year :: Naomichi Marufuji & Kota Ibushi vs. KENTA & Taiji Ishimori (7/15 Tokyo), Edge vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton vs. John Cena (4/29 Atlanta), Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness (6/9 Philadelphia)
19. MMA Match of the Year :: Clay Guida vs. Tyson Griffin (6/16 Belfast), Takanori Gomi vs. Nick Diaz (2/24 Las Vegas), Melvin Manhoef vs. Yoon Dong Sik (6/2 Los Angeles)
20. Rookie of the Year :: Erick Stevens, La Sombra, Cyber Kong
21. Best Non-Wrestler Performer :: Konnan, Larry Sweeney, William Regal
22. Best Television Announcer :: Mauro Ranallo, Joe Rogan, Jim Ross
23. Worst Television Announcer :: Todd Grisham, Leticia Cline, Bill Goldberg
24. Best Major Wrestling Show :: Pride Shockwave (12/31 Saitama), Pride Second Coming (2/24 Las Vegas), ROH Man Up (9/15 Chicago)
"CATEGORY B" AWARDS
1. Worst Major Show of the Year :: Unforgiven 2007 (9/16 Memphis)
2. Best Wrestling Manuever :: El Generico Tornado DDT on Floor
3. Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic :: Pacman Jones 'Making it Rain'
4. Worst Television Show :: TNA Impact
5. Worst Match of the Year :: Donald Trump vs. Rosie O'Donnell (1/8 St. Louis)
6. Worst Feud of the Year :: VKM vs. Christy Hemme
7. Worst Promotion :: TNA
8. Best Booker :: Joe Silva
9. Promotor of the Year :: Dorian Roldan/Joaquin Roldan
10. Best Gimmick :: Santino Marella
11. Worst Gimmick :: Abyss
12. Best Wrestling Book :: "Bret Hart" by Bret Hart
13. Best Pro Wrestling DVD :: Ric Flair & the Four Horsemen
1. Lou Thesz/Ric Flair Award :: John Cena, Perro Aguayo Jr., Hiroshi Tanahashi
2. MMA Most Valuable Fighter :: Quinton Jackson, Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell
3. Most Outstanding Wrestler :: Bryan Danielson, Naomichi Marufuji, Yuji Nagata
4. Most Outstanding Fighter :: Urijah Faber, Anderson Silva, Quinton Jackson
5. Best Box Office Draw :: Chuck Liddell, Cibernetico, Mistico
6. Feud of the Year :: Shawn Michaels vs. John Cena, Undertaker vs. Batista, B.J. Penn vs.
Jens Pulver
7. Tag Team of the Year :: Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino, KENTA & Taiji Ishimori, Motor City Machine Guns
8. Most Improved :: Travis Tomko, Jeff Hardy, Claudio Castagnoli
9. Best On Interviews :: BJ Penn, Santino Marella, Josh Koschek
10. Most Charismatic :: Perro Aguayo Jr., John Cena, Quinton Jackson
11. Best Technical Wrestler :: Bryan Danielson, Naomichi Marufuji, Austin Aries
12. Bruiser Brody Memorial Award :: Takeshi Morishima, Umaga, Samoa Joe
13. Best Flying Wrestler :: Ricky Marvin, Matt Sydal, PAC
14. Most Overrated :: Great Khali, Bobby Lashley, Mitsuharu Misawa
15. Most Underrated :: Lance Cade, Carlito, Samoa Joe
16. Promotion of the Year :: UFC, Dragon Gate, New Japan
17. Best Weekly TV Show :: HBO 24/7, The Ultimate Fighter, WWE Raw
18. Pro Wrestling Match of the Year :: Naomichi Marufuji & Kota Ibushi vs. KENTA & Taiji Ishimori (7/15 Tokyo), Edge vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton vs. John Cena (4/29 Atlanta), Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness (6/9 Philadelphia)
19. MMA Match of the Year :: Clay Guida vs. Tyson Griffin (6/16 Belfast), Takanori Gomi vs. Nick Diaz (2/24 Las Vegas), Melvin Manhoef vs. Yoon Dong Sik (6/2 Los Angeles)
20. Rookie of the Year :: Erick Stevens, La Sombra, Cyber Kong
21. Best Non-Wrestler Performer :: Konnan, Larry Sweeney, William Regal
22. Best Television Announcer :: Mauro Ranallo, Joe Rogan, Jim Ross
23. Worst Television Announcer :: Todd Grisham, Leticia Cline, Bill Goldberg
24. Best Major Wrestling Show :: Pride Shockwave (12/31 Saitama), Pride Second Coming (2/24 Las Vegas), ROH Man Up (9/15 Chicago)
"CATEGORY B" AWARDS
1. Worst Major Show of the Year :: Unforgiven 2007 (9/16 Memphis)
2. Best Wrestling Manuever :: El Generico Tornado DDT on Floor
3. Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic :: Pacman Jones 'Making it Rain'
4. Worst Television Show :: TNA Impact
5. Worst Match of the Year :: Donald Trump vs. Rosie O'Donnell (1/8 St. Louis)
6. Worst Feud of the Year :: VKM vs. Christy Hemme
7. Worst Promotion :: TNA
8. Best Booker :: Joe Silva
9. Promotor of the Year :: Dorian Roldan/Joaquin Roldan
10. Best Gimmick :: Santino Marella
11. Worst Gimmick :: Abyss
12. Best Wrestling Book :: "Bret Hart" by Bret Hart
13. Best Pro Wrestling DVD :: Ric Flair & the Four Horsemen
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
BEST of 2007
1) Into the Wild
2) Michael Clayton
3) There Will Be Blood
4) 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
5) No Country for Old Men
6) Zodiac
7) Ratatouille
8) Juno
9) The Darjeeling Limited
10) Eastern Promises
2) Michael Clayton
3) There Will Be Blood
4) 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
5) No Country for Old Men
6) Zodiac
7) Ratatouille
8) Juno
9) The Darjeeling Limited
10) Eastern Promises
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
DEAN GORDON BURBAGE'S TOP 10s OF 2007
Matches 2007 ..
1. Naomichi Marufuji & Kota Ibushi vs. KENTA & Taiji Ishimori :: 7/15 Tokyo
2. Edge vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton vs. John Cena :: 4/29 Atlanta
3. Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness :: 6/9 Philadelphia
4. Bryan Danielson vs. Takeshi Morishima :: 8/28 Manhattan
5. CIMA & Ryo Saito & Susumu Yokosuka & Dragon Kid vs. Austin Aries & Claudio Castagnoli & Delirious & Rocky Romero :: 3/30 Detroit
6. Naomichi Marufuji vs. Mitsuharu Misawa :: 12/10 Tokyo
7. Bryan Danielson vs. Takeshi Morishima :: 9/15 Chicago Ridge
8. Randy Orton vs. John Cena :: 8/26 East Rutherford
9. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto :: 11/11 Tokyo
10. Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin vs. Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe :: 4/28 Chicago Ridge
**December 1, 2006 through November 30, 2007**
Live Shows 2007 ..
1. LCD Soundsystem : April 28 :: Coachella : Indio, CA
2. Smashing Pumpkins : June 26 :: The Orange Peel : Asheville, NC
3. Arcade Fire : April 28 :: Coachella : Indio, CA
4. Rage Against the Machine : April 29 :: Coachella : Indio, CA
5. Gogol Bordello : June 16 :: Bonnaroo : Manchester, TN
6. Mastodon : February 23 :: Cat's Cradle : Carrboro, NC
7. Deerhoof : February 12 :: Cat's Cradle : Carrboro, NC
8. Annuals : August 18 :: Cat's Cradle : Carrboro, NC
9. Arctic Monkeys : April 27 :: Coachella : Indio, CA
10. Liars : September 16 :: Disco Rodeo : Raleigh, NC
Albums 2007 ..
1. LCD Soundsystem :: Sound of Silver
2. Radiohead :: In Rainbows
3. of Montreal :: Hissing Fauna Are You the Destroyer
4. M.I.A. :: Kala
5. Bruce Springsteen :: Magic
6. Wilco :: Sky Blue Sky
7. Rilo Kiley :: Under the Blacklight
8. Lucinda Williams :: West
9. Andrew Bird :: Armchair Apocrypha
10. Arcade Fire :: Neon Bible
TV Performances 2007 ..
1. Grinderman - Honey Bee (Let's Fly To Mars) (Jools - 5/11/07)
2. Wilco - Handshake Drugs (ACL - 11/3/07)
3. Bright Eyes - Four Winds (Leno - 9/26/07)
4. Madonna - La Isla Bonita (Live Earth - 7/7/07)
5. Ryan Adams - What Sin Replaces Love (Rollins - 4/6/07)
6. Arcade Fire - Keep the Car Running (SNL - 2/24/07)
7. White Stripes - Effect & Cause (Jools - 6/1/07)
8. LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum (Letterman - 4/17/07)
9. Black Keys - Your Touch (Conan - 1/11/07)
10. Okkervil River - Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe (Conan - 8/28/07)
Top 25 Singles of 2007 that Aren't Really Hip-Hop..
1. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE : Sick, Sick, Sick
2. KAISER CHIEFS : Ruby
3. JUSTICE : D.A.N.C.E.
4. ARCADE FIRE : Keep the Car Running
5. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM : All My Friends
6. BRIGHT EYES : Four Winds
7. THE WHITE STRIPES : You Don't Know What Love Is (Just Do What You're Told)
8. LIARS : Plaster Casts of Everything
9. PARAMORE : Misery Business
10. CRACKED OUT : Bennigan'z
11. DINOSAUR JR. : Been There All the Time
12. LINKIN PARK : Bleed It Out
13. THURSTON MOORE : Fri/end
14. BJöRK : Declare Independence
15. AMY WINEHOUSE : Rehab
16. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN : Radio Nowhere
17. AVRIL LAVIGNE : Girlfriend
18. ANDREW BIRD : Plasticities
19. JARVIS COCKER : Don't Let Him Waste Your Time
20. BATTLES : Atlas
21. ST. VINCENT : Now Now
22. TORI AMOS : Big Wheel
23. M.I.A. : Jimmy
24. !!! : Must Be the Moon
25. LOS CAMPESENOS! : You! Me! Dancing!
1. Naomichi Marufuji & Kota Ibushi vs. KENTA & Taiji Ishimori :: 7/15 Tokyo
2. Edge vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton vs. John Cena :: 4/29 Atlanta
3. Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness :: 6/9 Philadelphia
4. Bryan Danielson vs. Takeshi Morishima :: 8/28 Manhattan
5. CIMA & Ryo Saito & Susumu Yokosuka & Dragon Kid vs. Austin Aries & Claudio Castagnoli & Delirious & Rocky Romero :: 3/30 Detroit
6. Naomichi Marufuji vs. Mitsuharu Misawa :: 12/10 Tokyo
7. Bryan Danielson vs. Takeshi Morishima :: 9/15 Chicago Ridge
8. Randy Orton vs. John Cena :: 8/26 East Rutherford
9. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto :: 11/11 Tokyo
10. Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin vs. Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe :: 4/28 Chicago Ridge
**December 1, 2006 through November 30, 2007**
Live Shows 2007 ..
1. LCD Soundsystem : April 28 :: Coachella : Indio, CA
2. Smashing Pumpkins : June 26 :: The Orange Peel : Asheville, NC
3. Arcade Fire : April 28 :: Coachella : Indio, CA
4. Rage Against the Machine : April 29 :: Coachella : Indio, CA
5. Gogol Bordello : June 16 :: Bonnaroo : Manchester, TN
6. Mastodon : February 23 :: Cat's Cradle : Carrboro, NC
7. Deerhoof : February 12 :: Cat's Cradle : Carrboro, NC
8. Annuals : August 18 :: Cat's Cradle : Carrboro, NC
9. Arctic Monkeys : April 27 :: Coachella : Indio, CA
10. Liars : September 16 :: Disco Rodeo : Raleigh, NC
Albums 2007 ..
1. LCD Soundsystem :: Sound of Silver
2. Radiohead :: In Rainbows
3. of Montreal :: Hissing Fauna Are You the Destroyer
4. M.I.A. :: Kala
5. Bruce Springsteen :: Magic
6. Wilco :: Sky Blue Sky
7. Rilo Kiley :: Under the Blacklight
8. Lucinda Williams :: West
9. Andrew Bird :: Armchair Apocrypha
10. Arcade Fire :: Neon Bible
TV Performances 2007 ..
1. Grinderman - Honey Bee (Let's Fly To Mars) (Jools - 5/11/07)
2. Wilco - Handshake Drugs (ACL - 11/3/07)
3. Bright Eyes - Four Winds (Leno - 9/26/07)
4. Madonna - La Isla Bonita (Live Earth - 7/7/07)
5. Ryan Adams - What Sin Replaces Love (Rollins - 4/6/07)
6. Arcade Fire - Keep the Car Running (SNL - 2/24/07)
7. White Stripes - Effect & Cause (Jools - 6/1/07)
8. LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum (Letterman - 4/17/07)
9. Black Keys - Your Touch (Conan - 1/11/07)
10. Okkervil River - Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe (Conan - 8/28/07)
Top 25 Singles of 2007 that Aren't Really Hip-Hop..
1. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE : Sick, Sick, Sick
2. KAISER CHIEFS : Ruby
3. JUSTICE : D.A.N.C.E.
4. ARCADE FIRE : Keep the Car Running
5. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM : All My Friends
6. BRIGHT EYES : Four Winds
7. THE WHITE STRIPES : You Don't Know What Love Is (Just Do What You're Told)
8. LIARS : Plaster Casts of Everything
9. PARAMORE : Misery Business
10. CRACKED OUT : Bennigan'z
11. DINOSAUR JR. : Been There All the Time
12. LINKIN PARK : Bleed It Out
13. THURSTON MOORE : Fri/end
14. BJöRK : Declare Independence
15. AMY WINEHOUSE : Rehab
16. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN : Radio Nowhere
17. AVRIL LAVIGNE : Girlfriend
18. ANDREW BIRD : Plasticities
19. JARVIS COCKER : Don't Let Him Waste Your Time
20. BATTLES : Atlas
21. ST. VINCENT : Now Now
22. TORI AMOS : Big Wheel
23. M.I.A. : Jimmy
24. !!! : Must Be the Moon
25. LOS CAMPESENOS! : You! Me! Dancing!
DUKE "THE DUKE-STIR" GOUVERNEUR BABINEAUX'S TOP 10s OF 2006
**Originally Posted on myspace.com/godblessyoucoleslaw on Friday, January 26, 2007**
TOP 10 FILMS OF 2006..
1. The Departed
2. Pan's Labyrinth
3. Letters from Iwo Jima
4. Half Nelson
5. Children of Men
6. Borat
7. Babel
8. The Fountain
9. Notes on a Scandal
10. The Lives of Others
DUKE "THE DUKE-STIR" GOUVERNEUR BABINEAUX'S TOP 10 MATCHES OF 2006
1. KENTA vs. Naomichi Marufuji :: 10/29 Tokyo
2. Bryan Danielson vs. KENTA :: 9/16 Manhattan
3. Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness :: 8/12 Liverpool
4. CIMA & Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino vs. Genki Horiguchi & Ryo Saito & Dragon Kid :: 3/31 Chicago Ridge
5. KENTA vs. Low Ki :: 12/17 Edison
6. Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles :: 12/11 Orlando
7. KENTA vs. Naomichi Marufuji :: 1/22 Tokyo
8. KENTA vs. Matt Sydal :: 11/4 Philadelphia
9. KENTA & Davey Richards vs. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong :: 11/3 Braintree
10. Matt Sydal & Davey Richards vs. Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe :: 8/13 Broxbourne
**December 1, 2005 through November 30, 2006**
2006 Live Shows..
1. Radiohead : June 2 :: Tower Theater : Upper Darby, PA
2. Wolfmother : April 29 :: Coachella : Indio, CA
3. Art Brut : September 18 :: Cat's Cradle : Carrboro, NC
4. The Raconteurs : September 23 :: Virgin Festival : Baltimore, MD
5. Sleater-Kinney : July 31 :: Starlight Ballroom : Philadelphia, PA
6. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah : April 29 :: Coachella : Indio, CA
7. Scissor Sisters : September 23 :: Virgin Festival : Baltimore, MD
8. Wilco : March 6 :: Memorial Hall : Chapel Hill, NC
9. My Morning Jacket : May 30 :: Verizon Center : Washington, D.C.
10. TV on the Radio : June 9 :: Alltel Pavilion : Raleigh, NC
ALBUMS OF 2006..
1. YEAH YEAH YEAHS :: Show Your Bones
2. PEARL JAM :: May 19, Grand Rapids, MI
3. BOB DYLAN :: Modern Times
4. MASTODON :: Blood Mountain
5. THE RACONTEURS :: Broken Boy Soldiers
6. ARCTIC MONKEYS :: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
7. BE YOUR OWN PET :: s/t
8. ART BRUT :: Bang Bang Rock & Roll
9. CAT POWER :: The Greatest
10. BORIS :: Pink
TOP 10 FILMS OF 2006..
1. The Departed
2. Pan's Labyrinth
3. Letters from Iwo Jima
4. Half Nelson
5. Children of Men
6. Borat
7. Babel
8. The Fountain
9. Notes on a Scandal
10. The Lives of Others
DUKE "THE DUKE-STIR" GOUVERNEUR BABINEAUX'S TOP 10 MATCHES OF 2006
1. KENTA vs. Naomichi Marufuji :: 10/29 Tokyo
2. Bryan Danielson vs. KENTA :: 9/16 Manhattan
3. Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness :: 8/12 Liverpool
4. CIMA & Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino vs. Genki Horiguchi & Ryo Saito & Dragon Kid :: 3/31 Chicago Ridge
5. KENTA vs. Low Ki :: 12/17 Edison
6. Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles :: 12/11 Orlando
7. KENTA vs. Naomichi Marufuji :: 1/22 Tokyo
8. KENTA vs. Matt Sydal :: 11/4 Philadelphia
9. KENTA & Davey Richards vs. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong :: 11/3 Braintree
10. Matt Sydal & Davey Richards vs. Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe :: 8/13 Broxbourne
**December 1, 2005 through November 30, 2006**
2006 Live Shows..
1. Radiohead : June 2 :: Tower Theater : Upper Darby, PA
2. Wolfmother : April 29 :: Coachella : Indio, CA
3. Art Brut : September 18 :: Cat's Cradle : Carrboro, NC
4. The Raconteurs : September 23 :: Virgin Festival : Baltimore, MD
5. Sleater-Kinney : July 31 :: Starlight Ballroom : Philadelphia, PA
6. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah : April 29 :: Coachella : Indio, CA
7. Scissor Sisters : September 23 :: Virgin Festival : Baltimore, MD
8. Wilco : March 6 :: Memorial Hall : Chapel Hill, NC
9. My Morning Jacket : May 30 :: Verizon Center : Washington, D.C.
10. TV on the Radio : June 9 :: Alltel Pavilion : Raleigh, NC
ALBUMS OF 2006..
1. YEAH YEAH YEAHS :: Show Your Bones
2. PEARL JAM :: May 19, Grand Rapids, MI
3. BOB DYLAN :: Modern Times
4. MASTODON :: Blood Mountain
5. THE RACONTEURS :: Broken Boy Soldiers
6. ARCTIC MONKEYS :: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
7. BE YOUR OWN PET :: s/t
8. ART BRUT :: Bang Bang Rock & Roll
9. CAT POWER :: The Greatest
10. BORIS :: Pink
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