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

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