That Clown from Outta Town - Against All Odds 2011

I have nothing to really say as an introduction, so I'll just jump right into it...

02:56 - I wish they had stipulations in proper sports...rugby cage matches would be pretty decent.
03:31 - Aw shit, no Gen Me :(
03:41 - But it's not all bad news, Robbie E still made it. Oh wait, did I say 'not bad news', or did I say 'fucking travesty'?
07:20 - Kaz :) Dressed as Kevin Nash, for some reason...
13:19 - A thrilling headlock
16:47 - Not a terrible match, but it was iMPACT-quality...not sure why Robbie E is on a PPV to be honest.
19:06 - Classic Steiner promo
19:43 - AJ :)
19:57 - Why even bother having a guest commentator - they might as well just say "And coming up - a screwjob!"
20:38 - This must be one of the least interesting 3-man teams in wrestling history...Rob Terry and a couple of glorified jobbers
22:46 - I think I see Goons in the audience :)
24:04 - Girl in the front row wearing fucking sleevegloves >:(
31:34 - Roode's looking pretty good tonight
33:04 - Frankensteiner coming up :)
33:34 - Nailed it :)
34:10 - Game over - and no screwjob either. Pretty decent match.
36:21 - I wonder if Bubba will attack the kids backstage when Devon comes to the ring...
36:57 - FUCK YEAH IT'S NEARLY JOE TIME MOTHERFUCKERS
39:06 - I wish they had a second Joe instead of The Pope so they could have a mirror match like in a videogame.
40:09 - FUCK YEAH SAMOA JOE KILL HIM JOE
42:49 - FFS Pope, get in the ring and take your medicine, stop being a pussy
48:55 - That knee was pretty sweet
49:50 - Fuck, quickest tapout ever...ok match, Joe didn't destroy him enough though...would have like him to drown Pope in his own blood or something.
51:54 - Pope beats Joe down after the match...from the look on Joe's face, this ain't over
53:06 - Knockouts, fast forwarding
01:07:33 - Matt Morgan's coming to the ring...dressed to talk. Fuck.
01:08:43 - Morgan and Hernandez feuding again? Surely it was shit enough the last time?
01:12:25 - I hope LAX reform, Hernandez's gimmick seems pretty much like their old one and LAX were awesome
01:13:01 - Matt Hardy - FUCK OFF FATTY, NOBODY FUCKING CARES WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY
01:14:18 - If you finish your undefeated record, THAT MEANS YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE YOU FUCKING FUCKTARD
01:16:22 - RVD - strangely tempted to fast forward...
01:18:23 - WWE rejects match, I'm gonna liven it up with a bit of Dwarf Fortress.
01:18:42 - My weaponsmith is finally legendary - work commences on adamantine weapons (and silver for the blunt users)
01:21:07 - My engraver, Banksy, continues to engrave masterpieces. No surprises in the RVD match so far.
01:22:10 - My carpenter, Jesus, makes a masterpiece barrel.
01:23:05 - And another
01:24:05 - What in the fuck is Matt Hardy doing?
01:27-18 - One of my peasants has given birth to a girl...ffs, we're over 150 dwarves already, and the population cap is 100 >:(
01:30:59 - RVD wins, unsurprisingly.
01:33:55 - Bit of a sinister promo there from Bubba
01:36:51 - Bubba v Devon...this could be dull as fuck, or it could be pretty extreme
01:46:28 - Not a great street fight- no blood and dumb ending
01:56:43 - Jarrett v Angle...should be good :)
02:13:10 - OH FOR FUCKS SAKE FUCKING REF BUMP FUCK THIS SHIT
02:16:59 - For god's sake, how many times does Angle have to win this? The ref is fucking useless
02:18:19 - The wrestling in the match was pretty good, but the booking was fucking shoddy. Jarret hits his finisher, Kurt kicks out. Jarret hits the finisher but from the top rope - Kurt kicks out. Jarrett hits Kurt in the face with a steel chair - Kurt kicks out. Jarret sits on Kurt, and gets the pin. THIS MAKES NO FUCKING SENSE
02:21:13 - Kurt's taken off his boots, which means you've retired, apparently. No way can that be Kurt's last match, it was shit.
02:22:59 - Jeff Hardy made the ladder match famous apparently. Not, say, Sabu. Or Shawn Michaels. Or anyone.
02:24:57 - Another WWE rejects match...tempted to crack Fortress open again.
02:41:30 - Credit where it's due, this is actually pretty good
02:51:07 - YOU FUCKED UP YOU FUCKED UP YOU FUCKED UP YOU FUCKED UP
02:51:54 - Hardy gets the belt back :( But a pretty decent match, I'm surprised

Not a bad PPV all told...a few matches could have been cut without missing anything, there was some shitty booking, but there were also a few solid matches in there too.

Still...UFC 126 was better. Did you see the Silva KO?? Fucking awesome.

TNA Against All Odds - predictions

It’s that time again for my predictions for Against All Odds. Before I go into this, I want to say a few things about the build-up to this. They 2.0 is probably the best thing that could have happened to TNA, as They 2.0 was meant to be the Main Event Mafia. This would have sucked, Nash and Sting can’t go anymore, so it would have just resulted in bad matches. Also Immortal, as a faction was far too big, and stunk of NWO bullshit. Also, Beer Money and AJ make better babyfaces, so there is hope that things will start to go well...

Only 2 of the titles are up for grabs in this PPV, which I consider to be a good thing because it gives the belts more value if they aren’t up for grabs at any given opportunity (though there was a World Heavyweight Championship match on last Impact, so I’m talking out of my arse a bit). What I find interesting is that when RVD got Janiced, he had the strap tore off him quicker than a mouldy plaster, Abyss gets Janiced and he still gets to hold on to the TV title? Bullshit. Anyway, let’s do this.


-- TNA World Hvt. champion Mr. Anderson vs. Jeff Hardy in a ladder match for the TNA World Title.
Depending on how much Jeff Hardy can be arsed, this could be a pretty decent match, but in all likelihood will be over-booked and needlessly complicated. I think Anderson will keep the strap, Anderson is the lesser of two evils in this scenario.


-- Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Jarrett.
This match will be great, the build-up has been a mixed bag; I’m really not a fan of the soap opera elements. I thought the MMA Jarrett was a great gimmick, though I really can’t be doing with a worked fight. If the storyline had continued and Kurt just wanted to prove he could kick Jarrett’s ass without bring Karen and their kids into it, I would be marking out for this one. Why can’t they just have a straight match with no stipulations and no bullshit?
This match will clearly end with some kind of screwjob/DQ with Jarrett getting the victory.


-- Bully Ray vs. Brother Devon in a Street Fight.
This is where the bad booking comes into play. The idea of being against the odds plays into this one because it is essentially a handicap match with Devon’s two son’s being in Devon’s corner. So we have a 3-on-1 street fight with the heel working against the odds... we can’t cheer for the babyfaces because they’ve got an unfair advantage, and the heel is a heel... This match would have been 20 times better were it just a bog-standard street-fight, now it’s hard to get behind Devon... idiotic booking... also, because this is TNA Devon will either get DQed or counted out... in a street fight...



-- Samoa Joe vs. The Pope D'Angelo Dinero.
This might be the first PPV match Joe has been in since he was kidnapped by ninjas, and the feud has made very little sense. As far as I can gather Joe has hired Okada to follow and film Pope, Pope has turned heel and might be involved in dog-fighting, Pope then called Joe fat... erm, I think that pretty much covers it.
I don’t rate Pope in the ring, but it will be great to see Joe back in the ring. If Joe jobs for Pope I’ll be pissed. Joe to win.


-- Rob Van Dam vs. Matt Hardy.
If this match is 20 times better than the last RVD/Fat Lardy match it will still be shit, so I don’t hold up much hope for anything decent coming from this one. Though RVD is meant to be a babyface, his arrogance and his lacklustre performances have made me really dislike him, as for Lardy, I really couldn’t give a shit and so do not care about this match in the slightest.
Flip a coin, RVD to win.


-- Knockouts champion Madison Rayne vs. Mickie James in a Last Knockout Standing match for the Knockouts Title.
By my reckoning, this will be Madison Rayne’s fourth or fifth solo match in TNA, and she has been KO champ for months now. What a joke. Mickie to win, at least she can go.


-- Scott Steiner & Beer Money vs. Gunner & Murphy & Rob Terry.
Is this match real? This match would be fine on Impact, but on PPV? Security guards and Terroid in a PPV? Jeez, no wonder people aren’t buying PPVs anymore. It will be the dumbest thing in the world for Beer Money and Steiner to job for Terroid et al, so I’ll have to go with Terroid et al for the win.

-- Max Buck vs. Jeremy Buck vs. Robbie E. in a #1 contender match to the X Division Title.
AGAIN, what could have been a decent match is ruined by careless booking. The Young Bucks will obviously work together, they are heels after all, thus rendering it, for all intents and purposes, a handicap match... who’s our plucky babyface who’s going to win, who’s going to beat the odds and win through his heart and intestinal fortitude? Why Robbie E of course... not only is this guy a heel, but he has X-Pac heat, the fans genuinely hate him; they hate his gimmicks, his look, and his style is very middle of the road WWE style... kick, kick, punch, punch, signature slam, win... The Bucks are way more over than Robbie will ever be... and Robbie E will blatantly win and go on to beat Kaz... thus rendering the token gesture of injecting new life into the X-Division as being a completely pointless exercise.

On the whole, this PPV will be pretty bad. The standout will be Jarrett versus Kurt, with Pope versus Joe and Hardy versus Anderson having potential...

That Clown from Outta Town - iMPACT Feb 10 2011

I watched iMPACT last week on a whim, and it was quite good.

Except for Anderson being champ.

And the shitty redesign of the TNA belt.

And the fact Team 3D have split up, and Bubba is now called 'Bully Ray'.

And the fact it was filled with melodrama instead of wrestling.

Ok, so it wasn't 'good' good - but at least there's a sliver of hope that Hogan and Bischoff might be getting the boot on March 3rd. It looks like they're manoeuvring things to set that up...but knowing TNA that doesn't mean anything.

Anyway, I said I'd start watching TNA if Hogan and Bischoff left, so I may as well watch the build-up to them (hopefully) leaving...

LETS DO THIS

00:14 - The current angle with Jeff Jarrett and Kurt Angle is extremely uncomfortable to watch...turning real-life issues into entertainment seems wrong somehow.
00:47 - God, the new belt is ugly
1:09 - Why start the show with Bischoff?
1:36 - I forgot 'Fat' Matt Hardy was in it now...I wish they'd hire based on ability rather than big-name recognition. Samoa Joe v Matt Hardy, or Samoa Joe v Kenny Omega? Be honest...
3:30 - The boos for Jarrett are crazy...a year or so ago, he was so over it was unbelievable. He should turn on Immortal, then it'll just be WWE rejects, career failures, and nobodies.
18:37 - Anderson v Morgan in a title match - I remember when it was Joe v Angle. Why are TNA stooping so low?
16:19 - Rob Van Dam - sigh.
16:33 - FUCK YEAH SAMOA JOE
17:25 - Literally half of the people in this 6-man tag are WWE rejects...all but one if you count 3D...
20:01 - That was a table match? Seriously? Must be a contender for lamest ever.
22:09 - I wish people would stop booing Jarrett/Bischoff...they're heels, it only validates them. If they were silent whenever they appeared, they'd be gone in a couple of weeks.
28:26 - Knockouts - I'd probably watch, but it's an 8-person tag which is bound to be shit.
29:22 - Why do the knockouts get their own entrances, when Joe had to come out to RVD's music?
39:42 - Wait, the title match isn't the main event? How does that work?
51:28 - What a tame ref bump...he barely hit him, it looked stupid for him to fall over, let alone get knocked out...
56:44 - Robbie E is still in it? I thought he was a joke character...
57:41 - Suicide...Daniels?
1:00:51 - So, Robbie E is more deserving of a title shot than Brian Kendrick or Christopher Daniels? What is going on?

The audio cut out on my copy of the show just after the match...

The ending seemed pretty generic...match > screwjob > brawl > RVD. There was a little twist where RVD didn't immediately beat everyone in the ring, but Anderson ran in and finished up for him.

Pretty mediocre iMPACT...PPV looks mediocre...on second thoughts, maybe I'll just check back in on March 3rd instead of watching between now and then.

They 1.0, an overview in 70 simple steps...

Looking back over the last year of TNA, I’ve come to the conclusion that the “They” storyline is one of the worst pieces of storytelling in history. There are more holes than the bible; the timeline makes less sense than if you watched an edited version of Lost where everything occurs in chronological order; and the characters are less consistent than the Tories’ deficit reduction policies (satire).
I’m going to try and outline the storyline as simply as possible and stick to only “they” relevant stuff...

1) Hogan and Bischoff debut on TNA January 4th 2010 as babyfaces.
2) Jarrett was a heel.
3) Jarrett was quickly turned babyface.
4) Eric Bischoff turned heel on Foley and Jarrett.
5) Ric Flair also debuts on TNA as a babyface.
6) Ric Flair turns heel and becomes a mentor for AJ Styles.
7) Scott Hall and Sean Waltman keep sneaking around the Impact Zone.
8) Scott Hall and Sean Waltman want to reform the band with Kevin Nash.
9) Hogan is invited to join the band, but declines.
10) Sting, meanwhile, lurks in the shadows.
11) The Montreal Screwjob is re-enacted by AJ Styles playing Michaels, Kurt Angle playing Hart, Hogan playing McMahon and an aged Earl Hebner as Earl Hebner.
12) The storyline remains unresolved to this day.
13) AJ turns heel.
14) Samoa Joe is kidnapped by ninjas.
15) This storyline remains unresolved to this day.
16) Hogan mentors Abyss.
17) Hogan gives Abyss a magical ring.
18) Abyss gains superpowers.
19) Abyssamania runs wild.
20) Hogan and Flair feud.
21) Nash turned his back on the band and turned babyface.
22) Nash briefly teamed up with Eric Young.
23) Nash turned heel and sided with the band.
24) Eric Young briefly feuds with the band.
25) Eric Young turned heel and sided with the band.
26) Scott Hall gets fired.
27) Sean Waltman gets fired.
28) Nash blamed Hogan and Bischoff for the band’s demise.
29) This storyline remains unresolved to this day.
30) Sting starts talking about deception.
31) Sting attacks Dixie Carter.
32) Sting doesn’t get fired.
33) RVD makes his debut.
34) Hogan puts RVD over as Mr TNA.
35) Mysterious attacks occur around backstage area and an Ace of Spades card is left as a calling card.
36) This storyline remains unresolved to this day.
37) RVD feuds with Sting.
38) This storyline remains unresolved to this day.
39) RVD is handed the World Title on Impact.
40) Jeff Hardy makes his debut by climbing atop of a steel cage.
41) Bischoff introduces TNA rankings.
42) Desmond Wolfe wins the vote.
43) Sting is made number one contender for the title.
44) Desmond Wolfe jobs to RVD and is made to look like a tit.
45) Samoa Joe returns on the tron looking sweaty and scared and tells us that “they” are coming. This is never mentioned again, and neither are the ninjas.
46) Around this time, Hogan and Bischoff plot to take over TNA and put together a secret group ‘The Immortals’
47) Samoa Joe returns, attacks people and gives silent promos.
48) Abyss turns heel and starts talking about “they”.
49) Nash joins Sting and talk about smoke and mirrors.
50) Jeff Jarrett feuds with Sting and Nash.
51) Sting and Nash recruit the Pope.
52) Jarrett recruits Samoa Joe.
53) Samoa Joe starts talking, the ninjas and his silence and his attacks are never mentioned again.
54) Janice makes her debut on Impact.
55) RVD retains. his title against Abyss on The Whole F’ing show with Eric Bischoff as a special guest referee.
56) Abyss mutilates RVD with Janice.
57) RVD returns a few months after making a miraculous recovery on Wolverine/Claire Bennett levels of physical impossibility.
58) TNA bring in EV2.0.
59) Hogan puts EV2.0 over.
60) Flair hates EV2.0.
61) TNA gradually get rid of EV2.0.
62) Abyss kidnaps Dixie and humiliates her.
63) Dixie signs a contract to fire Abyss.
64) RVD is forced to vacate the title.
65) This storyline remains unresolved to this day.
66) The TNA rankings are never spoken of again.
67) It is revealed that Dixie actually signed control of TNA to Hogan et al.
68) At Bound for Glory everyone turns heel.
69) Jeff Hardy becomes World Champion.
70) The next Impact is used to explain their evil plans.

I'm pretty sure I've missed stuff out, but this is a bare-bones plot outline. Hope it makes sense.

TNA Genesis - predictions revisited

Let's start off by saying that this was a bad pay-per-view. There were two decent matches. But hey, let's have a look at how I did:

"- Rob Van Dam vs. Jeff Hardy's handpicked opponent.

One thing I've learnt in the last year is that in TNA the word 'mystery' is usually a synonym for 'shit' or 'disappointing'. I've heard rumours about Matt Hardy, but I don't think his 90 days are up yet. Expect such wonders as Rob Terry or Shannon Moore, maybe even Sean Waltman. This match will suck and RVD will lose."

The mystery opponent was Matt Hardy. Boy did he look bad, though he's clearly spent a lot of tim on his new snazzy haircut, his belly was looking pretty bloared. The match sucked, and the booking was retarded. RVD lost though, so that's something.

1/1


"- Brother Ray vs. Brother Devon.

The Bully Ray gimmick might be one of the worst things that could have happened to the Dudleys. I can see Ray winning."

Was this a falls count anywhere match? Was this a no DQ match? They didn't say so, and for a company that loves its stipulations as much as TNA, the fact that most of this match happened outside of the ring strikes me as a bit odd. The booking was stupid on this one, and I'm pretty sure that Bubba won due to Devon getting DQed because Devon took a chain off of Bubba (I think). It was a bad match and the ending was just confusing. I'm going to assume that Bubba won.

2/2

"- Jeff Jarrett vs. Kurt Angle: MMA Exhibition.

The lead up to this has been pretty shit, though funny at points. This match will be great and Kurt Angle will hopefully kick Jarrett's ass."

I'm honestly not sure who won this. For a start, this may be one of Angle's worst matches ever. 6 minutes of pretending to be MMA fighters, but with rope-breaks. At the start of this match, the stipulation was that it was holds and submissions only "because it was an exhibition". So in the third round (yes, they had 3, two-minute rounds), Jarrett starts beating on Angle. I think this means a DQ? At the end of the match we saw Angle do a blade job on his head... I mean literally saw his do it. The camera focused on Angle unwrapping the blade from the paper. Angle bled heavily, it wasn't nice to watch and struck me as being completely fucking pointless. Again, because of retarded and confusing booking, I can only assume that Angle won, but I'm really not sure.

3/3


"- TNA X Division champion Jay Lethal vs. Kazarian.

I'm looking forward to this match; Lethal and Kaz are pretty inconsistant in the ring, so it could be a great match, or it could be a stinker. I'm sure Kaz will probably win this one."

This match was pretty decent, not mind-blowing, but pretty decent. Kaz won and the booking was pretty simple and straight-forward.

4/4

"- TNA TV champion AJ Styles vs. Douglas Williams.

I'm pretty psyched for this match. If they put on another great match, I'll be a happy guy. AJ will probably win, thought I would like to see Doug retain the title."

FFS, AJ is injured, it was Williams versus Abyss. Again not a bad match, but Abyss can only do so much. I'm pretty gutted because it also means no AJ on the UK tour. I predicted that Dougie would lose, and he did. Shame.

5/5

"- TNA Knockouts champion Madison Rayne vs. Mickie James.

This will be a bad match, Mickie will win."

This was a bad match, I heard a lot of chants of "you can't wrestle" during this one. Madison retained, which was suprising.

5/6

"- TNA Tag Team champions MCMG vs. Beer Money.

I can't wait for this one. I can see Beer Money getting the strap though, probably due to a screw job."

Beer Money got a pretty clean win. This match was good, but not as good as some of the matches from last year.

6/7

"- Ken Anderson vs. Matt Morgan

Main event and it's a bag of shit. Expect a couple of side-slams, that spot where Morgan takes of his elbow pads and does some elbows to a guy on the turnbuckles, a Carbon Footprint, some kind of Bischoff screwjob and an overly complex ending. Anderson will no doubt win."

Buidling up to this, there had been a storyline about concussion, and they did absolutely nothing with it. The match was as expected, Morgan by numbers. Anderson got the win.

7/8

With Anderson almost out of it, Bischoff came out and gave Anderson his title shot against Hardy. The match was shit, but it wasn't what was going on in-ring that was the worst thing about it. There was about half a dozen run-ins including Mick Foley, Matt Morgan, Ric Flair, Matt Hardy, RVD and interference from Bischoff. But Anderson still managed to win. At least the belts off of Hardy now. Hopefully he'll fuck to jail to get a swastika branded into his ass a la Oz.


I really didn't like this pay per view. The booking was over-complicated, most of the matches were mediocre, and the heels won in almost every instance.

TNA Genesis 2011 - predictions

Genesis is upon us and it's time for my predictions. My first prediction will be that this will have the feel of a WCW PPV with some great undercard matches and a piss-poor, overly booked main event. Let's do this...

- Rob Van Dam vs. Jeff Hardy's handpicked opponent.

One thing I've learnt in the last year is that in TNA the word 'mystery' is usually a synonym for 'shit' or 'disappointing'. I've heard rumours about Matt Hardy, but I don't think his 90 days are up yet. Expect such wonders as Rob Terry or Shannon Moore, maybe even Shaun Waltman. This match will suck and RVD will lose.

- Ken Anderson vs. Matt Morgan

Main event and it's a bag of shit. Expect a couple of side-slams, that spot where Morgan takes of his elbow pads and does some elbows to a guy on the turnbuckles, a Carbon Footprint, some kind of Bischoff screwjob and an overly complex ending. Anderson will no doubt win.

- Brother Ray vs. Brother Devon.

The Bully Ray gimmick might be one of the worst things that could have happened to the Dudleys. I can see Ray winning.

- Jeff Jarrett vs. Kurt Angle: MMA Exhibition.

The lead up to this has been pretty shit, though funny at points. This match will be great and Kurt Angle will hopefully kick Jarrett's ass.

- TNA X Division champion Jay Lethal vs. Kazarian.

I'm looking forward to this match; Lethal and Kaz are pretty inconsistant in the ring, so it could be a great match, or it could be a stinker. I'm sure Kaz will probably win this one.

- TNA TV champion AJ Styles vs. Douglas Williams.

I'm pretty psyched for this match. If they put on another great match, I'll be a happy guy. AJ will probably win, thought I would like to see Doug retain the title.

- TNA Knockouts champion Madison Rayne vs. Mickie James.

This will be a bad match, Mickie will win.

- TNA Tag Team champions MCMG vs. Beer Money.

I can't wait for this one. I can see Beer Money getting the strap though, probably due to a screw job.

Socko Awards - 2010

With 2010 now behind us, we can look back and pick our favourite moments of the year. May I introduce to you, the Socko’s – wrestling’s most coveted awards ceremony. Unlike the Slammies, the Socko’s will include such obscure categories as Match of the Year and Promo of the Year. Let’s do this.

Breakout star:
Bryan Danielson, WWE.



Runner up:
Magnus, TNA.




Stinker of the year:
Team 3D versus Nasty Boyz. TNA: Against All Odds.



Runner up:
Madison Rayne versus Tara. TNA: Sacrifice.




Best commentary:
CM Punk, WWE.



Runner up:
Jim Ross, WWE.




Move of the Year:
Douglas Williams – Chaos Theory



Runner up:
Candice LeRae – BALLPLEX!


Promo of the year:
Jay Lethal and Ric Flair, TNA Impact.



Runner up:
CM Punk during WWE Royal Rumble match.


Worst Promo:

Michael McGillicutty, NXT. "This will be the moment..."



Runner up:
Eli Cottonwood, NXT. "Moustache..."






Most overrated wrestler:
Jeff Hardy, TNA.

Runner up:
Randy Orton, WWE.


Most Underrated wrestler:
Robert Roode, TNA.

Runner up:
Kaval, WWE.


Best Heel:
CM Punk, WWE.



Runner up:
Jeff Jarrett, TNA.


Best Babyface:
Kurt Angle, TNA



Runner up:
Rey Mysterio, WWE.


Rivalry of the Year:
Motor City Machine Guns versus Beer Money, TNA



Runner up:
El Generico versus Kevin Steen, ROH.


Worst rivalry:
Immortals versus Dixie Carter



Runner up:
Kane versus Edge.




Worst Angle:
“They”, TNA.



Runner up:
Cena being “fired”, WWE.


Pay-per-view of the year:
Kurt Russell Mania, PWG

Runner up:
Royal Rumble, WWE.


Hottest lady
Becky Bayless





Runner up:
Christy Hemme






Women’s match
Daizee Haze versus Jamilia Craft. ROH (July).



Runner up:
Tara versus Mickey James (Steel Cage match). TNA Impact (Dec)




Best Stable
Foutune, TNA

Runner up:
Straight Edge Society, WWE


Worst Stable
The Embassy, ROH

Runner up:
Legacy, WWE.


Best Tag Team
Motor City Machine Guns

Runner up:
Beer Money


Worst Tag Team:
Matt Morgan, TNA

Runner up:
John Cena and David Otunga


Moment of the year:
Nexus debut, WWE.



Runner up:
Hulk Hogan gets his hall of fame ring shoved down his throat.


Retarded moment of the year:
Jeff Hardy turning heel

Runner up:
Edge killing Paul Bearer


Worst gimmick
Abyssamania

Runner up:
LayCool


Match of the year:
Undertaker versus Shawn Michaels (Career versus Streak). WWE Wrestlemania 26.



Runner up:
Beer Money versus Motor City Machine Guns (best 2/3 falls). TNA Impact (August)

Other notable mentions:
Douglas Williams versus AJ Styles (Iron Man match) – TNA Impact (December)
Tyler Black versus Roderick Strong. ROH Supercard of Honor.
Kurt Angle versus AJ Styles – TNA Impact (January).
Danielson versus Dolph Ziggler – WWE Bragging Rights.
Douglas Williams versus Kazarian – TNA Destination X.
Brian Kendrick and Paul London versus the Young Bucks. PWG Kurt Russell Mania.
Bryan Danielson versus Low-Ki. FCW.
El Generico versus Roderick Stong - ROH Pick Your Poison.
Daizee Haze versus Hamada – Shimmer 30
Kurt Angle versus Mr Anderson (cage match) – TNA


Worst Wrestler of the year:
Rob Terry, TNA.



Runner up:
Drew McIntyre, WWE.


Wrestler of the Year:
Douglas Williams