2018 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards Revealed
It’s that time of year again. The latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter contains their annual awards for the year 2018. They are based on the time frame from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018 and are voted upon by the readers.
Here are the various categories, along with the winners:
LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (WRESTLER OF THE YEAR) : Kenny Omega
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MOST VALUABLE: Conor McGregor
MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER: Kenny Omega
MOST OUTSTANDING FIGHTER OF THE YEAR: Daniel Cormier
TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR: Young Bucks
BEST ON INTERVIEWS: Daniel Bryan
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR: New Japan Pro Wrestling
BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW: NXT
PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR: Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada, Dominion 6.9, June 9, Osaka
MMA MATCH OF THE YEAR: Justin Gaethje vs. Dustin Poirier, April 14
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UNITED STATES/CANADA MVP: AJ Styles
JAPANESE MVP: Kenny Omega
MEXICO MVP: L.A. Park
EUROPE MVP: Walter
NON-HEAVYWEIGHT MVP: Will Ospreay
WOMEN’S WRESTLING MVP: Becky Lynch
WOMEN’S MMA MVP: Amanda Nunes
BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW: Conor McGregor
FEUD OF THE YEAR: Johnny Gargano vs. Tomasso Ciampa
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MOST IMPROVED: Adam Page
MOST CHARISMATIC: Tetsuya Naito
BRYAN DANIELSON AWARD (Best Technical Wrestler): Zack Sabre Jr.
BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD (BEST BRAWLER): Tomohiro Ishii
BEST FLYING WRESTLER: Will Osperay
MOST OVERRATED: Baron Corbin
MOST UNDERRATED: Finn Balor
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Ronda Rousey
BEST NON-WRESTLER: Paul Heyman
BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER: Kevin Kelly
WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER: Jonathan Coachman
BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW: New Japan Dominion 6.9
WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW: WWE Crown Jewel
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BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER: Kenny Omega, “One-Winged Angel”
MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC: WWE business ties with Saudi Arabia
WORST TELEVISION SHOW: WWE Raw
WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR: Undertaker/Kane vs. Shawn Michaels/Triple H, Crown Jewel
WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR: Sasha Banks vs. Bayley
WORST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR: WWE
BEST BOOKER: Gedo
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR: Takaaki Kidani
BEST GIMMICK: Velveteen Dream
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WORST GIMMICK: Constable Corbin
BEST PRO WRESTLING BOOK: Pro Wrestling in the Tokyo Dome by Chris Charlton
BEST PRO WRESTLING DOCUMENTARY: Andre The Giant, HBO
Editor’s Opinion:
Wow, Kenny Omega cleaned house, along with New Japan Pro Wrestling. I really need to find a way to watch more of that.
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