The following is an interim list of nominations for the 2014 rec.sport.pro-wrestling Awards. These nominations are neither complete nor exclusive: they will only serve as a set of guidelines for voters to consider potential candidates, but will not limit voters from selecting other candidates if they so wish.
If you want to talk about this or add to the list, see the blog post.
(Last updated 2014-12-11, posted 2014-12-11)
Contents:
- Best Wrestler
- Best Tag Team
- Best Heel
- Best Babyface
- Best Worker
- Best Flyer
- Best Brawler
- Most Favorite Wrestler
- Most Improved Wrestler
- Most Overrated Wrestler
- Best Wrestling Gimmick
- Best Wrestling Move
- Best Match
- Best Feud
- Worst Wrestler
- Worst Tag Team
- Worst Heel
- Worst Babyface
- Worst Worker
- Least Favorite Wrestler
- Most Underrated Wrestler
- Most Deteriorated Wrestler
- Worst Wrestling Gimmick
- Worst Wrestling Move
- Worst Match
- Worst Feud
- Most Disappointing News item
- Best Wrestling Media
- Best Announcer
- Best Interviewee
- Best Angle
- Best Organization
- Best TV Show
- Best Major Show
- Best Wrestling Media
- Best Promotional Move
- Worst Announcer
- Worst Interviewee
- Worst Angle
- Worst TV Show
- Worst Major Show
- Worst Promotional Move
Adam Cole
Adrian Neville
AJ Lee
AJ Styles
Brock Lesnar
Candice LaRae
Cesaro
Charlotte
Daniel Bryan
Dean Ambrose
Dolph Ziggler
Ethan Carter III
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Icarus
Jimmy Jacobs
John Cena
Kazuchika Okada
Kevin Steen (Kevin Owens)
Kota Ibushi
Luke Harper
Michael Elgin
Minoru Suzuki
Nicole Matthews
Paige
Prince Devitt (Finn Balor)
Ricochet (Prince Puma)
Sami Zayn
Saraya Knight
Seth Rollins
Shinsuke Nakamura
Tomohiro Ishii
Tyson Kidd
3.0: Scott Parker and Shane Matthews
Addiction/Bad Influence: Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian
Ascension: Konnor and Viktor
Batiri: Obariyon and Kodama
Bullet Club: Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows
The Briscoe Brothers: Jay and Mark
Cody Rhodes and Goldust / Stardust and Goldust
Devastation Corporation: Max Smashmaster and Blaster McMassive and Flex Rumblecrunch
Forever Hooligans: Rocky Romero and Alex Koslov
Global Green Gangsters: Kellie Skater and Tomoka Nakagawa
Hardy Boyz: Matt and Jeff
Hooligans: Mason and Devin Cutter
Jigsaw and The Shard
Jolly Roger and Lance Steel
Lucha Dragons: Kalisto and Sin Cara
Katsuyori Shibata and Hirooki Goto
Millenials: Eita and T-Hawk
Osirian Portal: Amasis and Ophidian
Real Americans: Jack Swagger and Cesaro
Realest Guys In The Room: Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady
reDRAGON: Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish
Slater Gator: Heath Slater and Titus O’Neill
The Shield: Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose
Time Splitters: Alex Shelley and KUSHIDA
The Miz and Damien Mizdow
Throwbacks: Dasher Hatfield and Mark Angelosetti
Usos: Jimmy and Jey
Vaudevillains: Aiden English and Simon Gotch
Wolves: Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards
World’s Cutest Tag Team: Candice LaRae and Joey Ryan
Wyatt Family: Luke Harper and Erick Rowan and Bray Wyatt
Young Bucks: Nick and Mark Jackson
Aiden English
Adam Cole
Batista
Bo Dallas
Bray Wyatt
Brock Lesnar
Chuck Taylor
CJ Parker
Cesaro
Dario Cueto
Deucalion
Ethan Carter III
Jay Lethal
Jimmy Jacobs
Juan Francisco de Coronado
Kenny Omega
Lana
Luke Harper
Michael Bennett
The Miz
Paul Heyman
Prince Devitt
Randy Orton
Rockstar Spud
Rusev
Saraya Knight
Seth Rollins
Sidney Bakabella
Stephanie McMahon
Triple H
Truth Martini
Tyler Breeze
Tyson Kidd
YAMATO
ACH
Adrian Neville
Akira Tozawa
Ashley Remington
Bayley
Bobby Roode
Candice LaRae
CM Punk
Colin Cassady
Damien Mizdow
Daniel Bryan
Dasher Hatfield
Dean Ambrose
Dolph Ziggler
Enzo Amore
Finn Balor
Hideo Itami
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Icarus
John Cena
Jervis Cottonbelly
Johnny Mundo
Lufisto
Kevin Steen
Sami Zayn
Sexy Star
Adam Cole
Adrian Neville
AJ Styles
Bobby Roode
Cesaro
Charlotte
Cheerleader Melissa
Daniel Bryan
Dean Ambrose
Dolph Ziggler
Ethan Carter III
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Kazuchika Okada
Kenny Omega
Kevin Steen (Kevin Owens)
Kota Ibushi
Luke Harper
Matt Cage
Minoru Suzuki
Prince Devitt (Finn Balor)
Randy Orton
Sami Zayn
Seth Rollins
Shinsuke Nakamura
Silver Ant
Tomohiro Ishii
Tyler Breeze
Tyson Kidd
ACH
Adrian Neville
Andrew Everett
Angelico
Atlantis
Australian Suicide
Dean Ambrose
Drago
El Hijo del Fantasma (King Cuerno)
Fenix
Jeff Hardy
Johnny Mundo
Justin Gabriel
Kalisto
Kenny Omega
Kofi Kingston
Kota Ibushi
KUSHIDA
Mark Jackson
Mascara Dorada
Mascarita Sagrada
Nick Jackson
Pentagon Jr.
Rich Swann
Ricochet (Prince Puma)
Sami Zayn
Shynron
Sin Cara (Hunico)
Sin Cara (Mystiziz)
Suicide
Tetsuya Naito
Tigre Uno
Tyson Kidd
Uhaa Nation
Virus
Volador Jr.
Bad News Barrett
Bully Ray
Brock Lesnar
Cesaro
Dean Ambrose
Eddie Kingston
Erick Rowan
Katsuyori Shibata
Kevin Steen (Kevin Owens)
Jay Briscoe
Luke Harper
Minoru Suzuki
Psycho Clown
Rhino
Roman Reigns
Ryback
Samoa Joe
Saraya Knight
Sheamus
Silas Young
Togo Makabe
Tommaso Ciampa
Worker Ant II
Adrian Neville
Ashley Remington
AJ Styles
Bayley
Bo Dallas
Brock Lesnar
The Bunny
Cesaro
Charlotte
Cheerleader Melissa
Colin Cassady
CM Punk
Daniel Bryan
Dean Ambrose
Dolph Ziggler
Drew Galloway (Drew McIntyre)
Ethan Carter III
Enzo Amore
Finn Balor (Prince Devitt)
Icarus
Jervis Cottonbelly
Juan Francisco de Coronado
Kane
Karl Anderson
Kevin Steen (Kevin Owens)
Kofi Kingston
Randy Orton
RD Evans (Archibald Peck)
Rich Swann
Rockstar Spud
Roman Reigns
Sami Zayn
Sasha Banks
Seth Rollins
Tomohiro Ishii
Triple H
Tyler Breeze
Tyson Kidd
Ultramantis Black
Adrian Neville
AJ Styles
Bayley
Bo Dallas
Bobby Fish
Bobby Lashley
Charlotte
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Colin Cassaday
Damien Sandow
Dean Ambrose
Doc Gallows
Eric Young
Ethan Carter III
Evie
Icarus
Jolly Roger
Katsuyori Shibata
Kyle O’Reilly
Lance Archer
Mil Muertes
Paige
Randy Orton
Ricochet (Prince Puma)
Rockstar Spud
Roman Reigns
Rusev
Sasha Banks
Seth Rollins
Simon Gotch
Titus O’Neil
Tyler Breeze
Tyson Kidd
Abyss
Adam Rose
Alberto Del Rio
Baron Corbin
Batista
Beau James
Big Show
Bray Wyatt
Brie Bella
Brock Lesnar
Bull Dempsey
Cameron
Cedric Alexander
Chris Hero
Daniel Bryan
Deculian
Jay Lethal
John Cena
Kane
Konnor
Mark Briscoe
Mojo Rawley
Naomi
Nikki Bella
Randy Orton
Rob Van Dam
Roderick Strong
Rusev
Ryback
Triple H
Viktor
Yoshi Tatsu
Aiden English as a Broadway Superstar
Adam Cole as the worst person ever
Alicia Fox is crazy
Ashley Remington as a smooth-sailing boat captain
Bad News Barrett
Baron Corbin as a loner biker/werewolf
The Bloc Party
Bray Wyatt (The Wyatt Family)
Brock Lesnar as the 1 in 21 and 1
Bullet Club as rulebreaking gaijin
Bully Ray
CJ Parker as a self-righteous hippie
Cody Rhodes as Stardust
Damien Sandow/Mizdow as the Miz’s stunt double
Dean Ambrose as the Lunatic Fringe
The Decade
Drago as an actual dragon in luchador form
Erick Rowan as a secret genius
Finn Balor and his war paint
The Flood
The Great Depression
Great Sanada as a new-age Muta
Hornswoggle as 3MB’s mascot
The Inspirational Bo Dallas
Jervis Cottonbelly
Juan Francsico de Coronado as an Ecuadorian aristocrat
Kenny Omega as Bullet Club’s ‘cleaner’
Korporate Kane
Mil Muertes
The Miz as a Hollywood Celebrity
Rusev as an unstoppable monster/Russian patriot
RD Evans and the New Streak
The Real Americans
Sasha Banks as The Boss
Seth Rollins as a sellout
Sidney Bakabella as a penny-pinching managerial sleazeball
The Vaudevillains
Triple H as an evil boss
Tyler Breeze is a selfie-taking model
Tyson Kidd: FACT!
Yosuke Sante Maria
3.0’s Sweet Taste of Professionalism wheelbarrow/double knee gut buster combo
AJ Lee’s Black Widow octopus hold
AJ Lee’s Shining Wizard
AJ Styles’ Hollow Point Ganso bomb
Adrian Neville’s Red Arrow corkscrew shooting star press
Athena’s O-Face top rope somersault stunner
Bad News Barrett’s Bullhammer elbowsmash
Baron Corbin’s End of Days swinging reverse STO
Bray Wyatt’s Sister Abigail spinning reverse STO
Brock Lesnar’s German suplex
Cesaro’s Cesaro Swing giant swing
Cesaro’s Swiss Death uppercut
Daniel Bryan’s Knee Plus running knee
Daniel Bryan’s Yes-Lock Lebell Lock
Dean Ambrose’s Dirty Deeds double-arm DDT
Dolph Ziggler’s Zig Zag jumping reverse bulldog
Ethan Carter III’s One Percenter headlock driver
Finn Balor’s top rope double stomp
Goldust’s Final Cut swinging vertical suplex
Hikaru Shida’s Three Count knee strike to seated opponent
Hirooki Goto’s Shouten-Kai vertical suplex into sidewalk slam
Jeff Hardy’s Swanton Bomb senton
Juan Francisco de Coronado’s ‘Ecuadorian’ German Suplex
Kalisto’s Salida Del Sol standing shiranui
Kazuchika Okada’s Rainmaker wristlock short-arm lariat
Kevin Steen’s powerbomb to the apron
Luke Harper’s discus clothesline
Paige’s PTO scorpion crosslock
Paige’s Ram-Paige cradle DDT
Rich Swann’s standing 450 splash
Ricochet’s 630 senton
Randy Orton’s RKO cutter
Roman Reigns’ spear
Roman Reigns’ Superman punch
Rusev’s Accolade camel clutch
Sami Zayn’s Blue Thunder bomb
Sami Zayn’s corner exploder suplex
Sami Zayn’s Helluva Kick corner running big boot
Sami Zayn’s Koji clutch
Sami Zayn’s through-the-turnbuckles tornado DDT
Sasha Banks’ Bank Statement backstabber-into-crossface
Seth Rollins’ Curb Stomp jumping stomp to back of head
Shinsuke Nakamura’s Boma Ye kneestrike
Sting’s Scorpion Death Drop
Tyler Breeze’s Beauty Shot spinning wheel kick
The Young Bucks’ Meltzer Driver springboard somersault spike piledriver
01/04: Katsuyori Shibata v. Hirooki Goto
01/19: Volador Jr. v. Mascara Dorada (NWA welterweight title)
01/26: Daniel Bryan v. Bray Wyatt
02/09: Angelico, Australian Suicide & Jack Evans v. Chessman, Daga & Pentagon Jr.
02/11: Tomohiro Ishii v. Tetsuya Naito (NEVER openweight title)
02/17: John Cena v. Cesaro
02/23: The Shield v. The Wyatt Family
02/23: Daniel Bryan v. Randy Orton v. Christian v. Sheamus v. John Cena v. Antonio Cesaro (Elimination Chamber, WWE title)
02/27: Sami Zayn v. Antonio Cesaro (2/3 falls)
02/27: Paige v. Emma (NXT Women’s title)
03/06: Kota Ibushi vs. Kazuchika Okada (IWGP heavyweight title)
04/06: Daniel Bryan v. Triple H
04/06: Daniel Bryan v. Randy Orton v. Batista (WWE world title)
05/03: Tomoaki Honma vs. Tomohiro Ishii (NEVER openweight title)
05/04: El Torito v. Hornswoggle (WeeLC)
04/14: Cheerleader Melissa vs. Lufisto (SHIMMER title, 2/3 falls)
05/04: The Shield v. Evolution
05/10: The Young Bucks v. Time Splitters v. Forever Hooligans (IWGP junior tag titles)
05/17: Kevin Steen v. Shinsuke Nakamura
05/17: The Young Bucks v. reDRagon (ROH tag titles)
05/23: Cavernario, Dragon Lee & Negro Casas v. Cachorro, Hechicero & Virus
05/25: Kota Ibushi v. Tomohiro Ishii (NEVER openweight title)
05/29: Charlotte v. Natalya (NXT women’s title)
06/01: The Shield v. Evolution (elimination match)
06/29: Seth Rollins v. Dean Ambrose v. Dolph Ziggler v. Kofi Kingston v. Rob Van Dam v. Jack Swagger (Money in the Bank match)
06/29: John Cena v. Randy Orton v. Alberto del Rio v. Bray Wyatt v. Roman Reigns v. Cesaro v. Kane v. Sheamus (WWE title, ladder)
07/20: The Usos v. Luke Harper and Erick Rowan (WWE tag, 2/3 falls)
07/21: AJ Styles v. Kazuchika Okada (G1 Climax)
07/25: Kazuchika Okada v. Togi Makabe (G1 Climax)
07/26: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Katsuyori Shibata (G1 Climax)
07/28: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tomoaki Honma (G1 Climax)
08/01: AJ Styles vs. Minoru Suzuki (G1 Climax)
08/01: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Tomohiro Ishii (G1 Climax)
08/03: Tomoaki Honma vs Katsuyori Shibata (G1 Climax)
08/04: Minoru Suzuki vs. Tetsuya Naito (G1 Climax)
08/04: Kazuchika Okada vs. Hirooki Goto (G1 Climax)
08/06: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Katsuyori Shibata (G1 Climax)
08/08: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Yuji Nagata (G1 Climax)
08/10: Time Splitters v. reDRAGON (IWGP junior tag)
08/10: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kazuchika Okada (G1 Climax finals)
08/14: Hijo del Fantasma v. Angelico v. Australian Suicide v. Fenix v. Drago v. Bengala v. Jack Evans v. Joe Lider v. Pentagon Jr. v. Daga (AAA Fusion/Cruiserweight unification torneo cibernetico)
08/17: Seth Rollins v. Dean Ambrose (lumberjack)
08/17: Roman Reigns v. Randy Orton
08/17: John Cena v. Brock Lesnar (WWE title)
08/18: Seth Rollins v. Dean Ambrose (falls count anywhere)
08/30: Kenny Omega v. ACH
09/11: Bayley v. Charlotte (NXT women’s)
09/11: Sami Zayn v. Adrian Neville v. Tyler Breeze v. Tyson Kidd (NXT title)
09/19: Atlantis v. Ultimo Guerrero (mask v. mask)
09/21: Los Ice Creams v. Old Fashion v. High Energy v. Colony Extreme Force v. Batiri v. Osirian Portal v. Bloc Party v. Colony v. Team UK v. Jaka and Oleg The Usurper (gauntlet match)
09/21: Sheamus v. Cesaro (US title)
11/01: AJ Styles v. Matt Sydal
10/12: Samoa Joe v. Low Ki v. Kaz Hayashi (X-division title)
10/21: Hiroshi Tanahashi v. Katsuyori Shibata (NJPW title)
11/11: Fenix v. Pentagon Jr. v. Dragon
11/12: Hardy Boyz v. Wolves
11/14: Dolph Ziggler v. Cesaro v. Tyson Kidd (IC title)
11/23: Team Cena v. Team Authority (Survivor Series match)
12/06: Flex Rumblecrunch, Jakob Hammermeier, Jaka, Nøkken, Oleg the Usurper, Sir Oliver Grimsly, Soldier Ant and Volgar v. Amasis, Jervis Cottonbelly, Kodama, Obariyon, Ophidian, Silver Ant, Fire Ant, and Worker Ant (Torneo cibernetico)
12/06: Throwbacks v. Devastation Corporation (2/3 falls Campeonatos de Parejas)
12/07: Young Bucks and ACH v. Addiction and Cedric Alexander
12/07: reDRAGON v. Time Splitters (RoH tag)
12/12: Sasha Banks v. Charlotte (NXT women’s title)
12/12: Sami Zayn v. Adrian Neville (NXT title)
12/21: Black Terry & Negro Navarro v. Trauma I & II
Adam Cole v. Jay Briscoe
Adrian Neville v. Tyson Kidd
Adrian Neville v. Sami Zayn
Ascension v. Finn Balor and Hideo Itami
Ashley Remington v. Juan Francisco de Coronado
Charlotte v. Bayley
Charlotte v. Sasha Banks
Cheerleader Melissa v. Lufisto
CHIKARA v. The Flood
The Colony v. Soldier Ant
Daniel Bryan v. The Authority (incl. Kane, HHH, Randy Orton, Batista)
Dean Ambrose v. Seth Rollins
Delerious v. Ultramantis Black
Ethan Carter III v. Hardcore Legends
Hornswoggle and 3MB v. El Torito and Los Matadores
Johnny Mundo v. Dario Cueto
Katsuyori Shibata v. Hiroshi Tanahashi
Lance Hoyt v. Brandon Stroud
Kevin Steen v. Adam Cole
Kazuchika Okada v. AJ Styles / Bullet Club
The Shield v. Evolution
The Shield v. The Wyatt Family
The Usos v. The Wyatt Family
Wolves v. Hardys v. Team 3D
WWE v. WWE fans
Abyss
Adam Rose
Angelo Dawkins
Aksana
Batista
Big Show
Blue Demon Jr.
Brock Lesnar
Brodus Clay (Tyrus)
Bull Dempsey
Camacho
Cameron
Carmella
Cedric Alexander
CJ Parker
El Local (Robert Rodriguez)
Eva Marie
The Great Khali
The Great Sanada
Marcus Louis
The Miz
Mojo Rawley
Robbie E
Roderick Strong
Roman Reigns
Rosa Mendes
R-Truth
Sylvester Lefort
Zack Ryder
Abyss and James Storm
Adam Rose and The Bunny
Ascension: Konnor and Viktor
Bella Twins: Brie and Nikki
BroMans: Robbie E and Jessie Godderz and DJ Z
Brutal Burgers: Brutal Bob Evans and Cheeseburger
Foxsana: Alicia Fox and Aksana
Goldust and Stardust
Greenhorn Militia
Hardy Boyz: Matt and Jeff
Jason Jordon and Tye Dillinger
Killer Elite Squad: Lance Archer and Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Legionnaires: Sylvester Lefort and Marcus Louis
Los Ice Creams: El Hijo del Ice Cream and Ice Cream Jr.
Los Matadores: Diego and Fernando
Magnus and Bran
The Menagerie: Knux and Freak and Crazzy Steve
The Miz and Damien Mizdow
Mojo Rawley and Bull Dempsey
New Age Outlaws: Road Dogg Jesse James and Bad Ass Billy Gunn
New Day: Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods and Big E
Rybaxel: Curtis Axel and Ryback
Slater Gator: Heath Slater and Titus O’Neill
Taichi and El Desperado
Team 3D: Bully Ray and D-Von
Too Cool: Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty
Usos: Jimmy and Jey
Von Erichs: Marshall and Ross
Wyatt Family: Luke Harper and Erick Rowan and Bray Wyatt
Adam Rose
Aksana
Becky Lynch
Big Show
Bo Dallas
Bram
Bray Wyatt
Brie Bella
Brodus Clay (Tyrus)
Bull Dempsey
Cameron
Carmella
Cesaro
CJ Parker
Crazzy Steve
Curtis Axel
Dixie Carter
DJ Z
Eva Marie
Fandango
Hornswoggle
Jay Lethal
Justin Gabriel
Kane
Magnus
Marcus Louis
Mark Henry
Nikki Bella
Paige
Randy Orton
Rusev
Stardust
Sylvester Lefort
Triple H
Adam Rose
Adrian Neville
Alicia Fox
Batista
Bull Dempsey
Brie Bella
Carmella
El Torito
Eric Young
Jack Swagger
John Cena
Layla
Mr. Anderson
MVP
Naomi
The Great Khali
Mojo Rawley
Roman Reigns
R-Truth
Ryback
Sheamus
Summer Rae
Tetsuya Naito
Xavier Woods
Adam Rose
Aksana
Alexa Bliss
Bad Luck Fale
Batista
Blue Demon Jr.
Brie Bella
Brodus Clay (Tyrus)
Cameron
Carmella
CJ Parker
Deucalion
Eva Marie
The Great Khali
Hornswoggle
Jessie Godderz
Kane
Kazushi Sakuraba
Mojo Rawley
R-Truth
Rockstar Spud
Rosa Mendes
Ryback
Sylvester Lafort
Undertaker
Volgar
Xavier Woods
Adam Rose
Aksana
AJ Lee
Batista
Big Show
Bray Wyatt
Brie Bella
Brock Lesnar
Bull Dempsey
Cameron
Curtis Axel
Daniel Bryan
Eva Marie
Fandango
The Great Khali
Hornswoggle
Jay Briscoe
John Cena
Kane
Matt Taven
The Miz
Mojo Rawley
Nikki Bella
Randy Orton
Rhett Titus
Robbie E
Rock
Roman Reigns
R-Truth
Ryback
Shinsuke Nakamura
Sting
Sylvester Lefort
Xavier Woods
Adam Cole
ACH
Big E
Cesaro
Colin Cassady
Cody Rhodes (Stardust)
Damien Sandow
Dolph Ziggler
Emma
Enzo Amore
Erick Rowan
Goldust
Heath Slater
Justin Gabriel
Kofi Kingston
Katsuyori Shibata
Leva Bates (Blue Pants)
Magnus
Minoru Suzuki
Nikki Storm
Paige
Rockstar Spud
Rusev
Ryback
Sami Zayn
Sasha Banks
Shinsuke Nakamura
Titus O’Neil
Tomohiro Ishii
Tyler Breeze
Tyson Kidd
Austin Aries
Batista
Big Show
Billy Gunn
Bobby Roode
Chris Hero
Chris Jericho
Christian
CM Punk
Daniel Bryan
Grandmaster Sexay
Jeff Hardy
John Cena
Jushin Liger
Kane
Kofi Kingston
Kurt Angle
Mark Henry
Matt Hardy
Rey Mysterio
Road Dogg
Ryback
Samoa Joe
Summer Rae
Ultramantis Black
Undertaker
Xavier Woods
Adam Rose as the Russell Brand of wrestling
Angelo Dawkins as a black nerd
The Ascension as Legion of Doom knockoffs
Becky Lynch as a riverdancing Irish wrestler
Bram as the new king of hardcore
Bray Wyatt / The Wyatt Family
Bull Dempsey as a “throwback”
The Bunny outshining Adam Rose
Chris Sabin as an abusive boyfriend
Cody Rhodes as Stardust
Curtis Axel as a generic heel
Damien Sandow and his constant costume changes
Daniel Bryan as a member of the Wyatt Family
Emma as Santino’s girlfriend / as dorky dancer
Eric Young as a beloved underdog
Fandango as an evil flamenco dancer
Hornswoggle as anybody’s mascot
Jeff Hardy as “Willow”
John Cena as an anti-authority rebel
Korporate Kane
Los Matadores
The Menagerie
Mojo Rawley doesn’t get hyped – he stays hyped
The New Day as a team of stereotypical black wrestlers
Roman Reigns as The Juggernaut
Samuel Shaw as a crazy stalker
Toru Yano shills NJPW DVDs
Volgar
Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger as babyface xenophobes
Adam Rose’s Choo Choo lariat
Adam Rose’s Party Foul snapmare driver
Batista’s spear
Batista’s Batista Bomb rollout powerbomb
Bayley’s Belly-to-Bayley suplex
Big Show’s knockout punch
Bull Dempsey’s Bulldozer bodyslam driver
Bull Dempsey’s top rope flying headbutt
Cameron’s Girl Bye inverted kneeling facebuster
Charlotte’s Bow Down To The Queen / Natural Selection somersault cutter
Christian’s Killswitch inverted double underhook DDT
CJ Parker’s jumping crescent kick
Curtis Axel’s Axehole hangman’s facebuster
Emma’s Cobra ensocked striking blow
The Great Khali’s skull chop
Hornswoggle’s Tadpole Splash frog splash
Jacob Hammermeir’s punch to the head
John Cena’s Attitude Adjustment fireman’s carry overhead slam
John Cena’s Five Knuckle Shuffle fistdrop
John Cena’s hurricanrana
Los Matadores’ El Picadero double samoan drop
The Miz’ figure-four leglock
The Miz’ Skull-Crushing Finale full nelson facebuster
Mojo Rawley’s Hyperdrive running buttdrop
Naomi’s Rear View flying buttsmash
Nikki Bella’s flying buttsmash
Nikki Bella’s Rack Attack torture rack backbreaker
Paige’s Paige Turner swinging leg hook slam
Ryback’s Meathook clothesline
Ryback’s Shellshocked modified Samoan drop
Roderick Strong’s Death By Roderick fireman’s carry into gutbuster
Santino Marella’s Cobra ensocked striking blow
Seth Rollins’ Curb Stomp jumping stomp
Stardust’s Dark Matter reverse STO with leg hook
01/26: Royal Rumble match
01/26: John Cena v. Randy Orton (WWE title)
02/23: Batista v. Alberto Del Rio
04/06: Undertaker v. Brock Lesnar
05/04: Bray Wyatt v. John Cena (cage)
05/10: Cedric Alexander v. Roderick Strong
05/26: Summer Rae v. Eva Marie
06/15: BroMans v. Von Erichs
06/23: Stephanie McMahon vs. Vickie Guerrero (pudding-wrestling retirement match)
06/29: Adam Rose v. Damien Sandow
06/29: Summer Rae v. Layla
08/07: Bayley v. Eva Marie
09/15: Cameron v. Naomi
10/26: John Cena v. Randy Orton (Hell in the Cell #1 contender match)
10/26: Rusev v. Big Show
10/26: Brie Bella v. Nikki Bella
11/23: Adam Rose and the Bunny v. Slater Gator
11/23: Nikki Bella v. AJ Lee (Divas title)
11/23: Alicia Fox, Emma, Natalya and Naomi v. Paige, Cameron, Summer Rae and Layla (Survivor Series match)
12/14: Erick Rowan v. Big Show (stairs match)
12/14: Ryback v. Kane (chairs match)
12/14: Rusev v. Jack Swagger (US title)
12/14: AJ Lee v. Nikki Bella (Divas title)
12/14: Dean Ambrose v. Bray Wyatt (TLC match)
12/17: Divas Jingle Belles battle royale
AJ Lee v. Bella Twins
Bray Wyatt v. Chris Jericho
Bray Wyatt v. John Cena
Bray Wyatt v. Dean Ambrose
Brie Bella v. Nikki Bella
Brie Bella v. Stephanie McMahon
Bull Dempsey v. Mojo Rawley
Cedric Alexander v. Roderick Strong
Chris Sabin v. Austin Aries / Velvet Sky
Fandango v. Layla and Summer Rae
Gunner v. Samuel Shaw
John Cena v. The Authority
John Cena v. Bray Wyatt
John Cena v. Seth Rollins
Magnus v. Willow
MVP v. Dixie Carter
Naomi v. Cameron
Paige v. Alicia Fox
Rebecca Lynn v. Misty James
Roman Reigns v. The Authority
Samuel Shaw v. Mr. Anderson
Santino Marella and Emma v. Fandango and Summer Rae
Slater Gator v. Los Matadores
Summer Rae v. Layla
Team 3D v. Dixie Carter
Toru Yano v. Minoru Suzuki
Bad News Barrett spends most of year injured
Buck Zumhofe convicted of sexually assaulting his own daughter
Brock Lesnar wrestles very rarely after winning WWE title
CM Punk walks out of WWE after the Royal Rumble
CM Punk alleges medical negligence on part of WWE
Corey Graves forced to retire from active wrestling due to injuries
Daniel Bryan spends most of year injured
Death of Billy Robinson
Death of Connor “Stone Crusher” Michalek
Death of Jimmy Del Ray
Death of Mae Young
Death of Nelson Frazier Jr. (Mabel / Viscera / Big Daddy V)
Death of Ox Baker
Death of Sean O’Haire
Death of the Ultimate Warrior
Emma accused of shoplifting and almost gets fired as a result
Heath Slater charged with assault
Prince Devitt does not re-sign with New Japan
Retirement of Estonian Thunder Frog
Retirement of Vickie Guerrero
Santino Marella forced into retirement because of injuries
Spike cancels TNA Impact! Wrestling
WWE delays UK debut of WWE Network
WWE Network in Canada revealed to be a mediocre pay TV channel
WWE Network fails to meet subscription expectations
WWE fires Alberto Del Rio
WWE releases Jinder Mahal, Drew McIntyre, JTG, Curt Hawkins, Evan Bourne and Aksana
WWE releases Mason Ryan, Shaul Guerrero, Oliver Grey and Danny Burch
The Art of Wrestling with Colt Cabana
Attitude Era Podcast
Bleacher Report: Wrestling
Botchamania
Cheap Heat with “The Masked Man” David Shoemaker / David Shoemaker’s Grantland column
The Don Tony & Kevin Castle Show
Inside Pulse Wrestling
The Mandible Claw
Marks for Xcellence
Old School Wrestling Review
Place To Be Podcast
Pro Wrestling Torch (Wade Keller)
Ring Rust Radio
The Ross Report
RSPWFAQ.net
The Steve Austin Show
Straight Shoot with Aubrey Sitterson
Talk is Jericho
Voices of Wrestling
With Spandex (UpRoxx / With Leather)
Wrestlecrap
Wrestling Observer (Dave Meltzer)
Wrestling Soup
Byron Saxton
Bryce Remsburg
Bulldog Bob Brown Jr.
Carlos Cabrera
Corey Graves
Gavin Loudspeaker
Jason Albert
Joe Wheeler
Kevin Kelly
Leonard F. Chikarason
Matt Striker
Michael Cole
Mike Quackenbush
Mike Tenay
Renee Young
Rich Brennan
Scott Parker
Shinpei Nogami
Tom Phillips
William Regal
Big Show
Bray Wyatt
Chuck Taylor
CM Punk
Dean Ambrose
Dolph Ziggler
Eddie Kingston
Enzo Amore
Ethan Carter III
Jay Briscoe
John Cena
Juan Francisco de Coronado
Kid Cyclone
Kurt Angle
Lana
Mark Henry
Paul Heyman
Prince Devitt (Finn Balor)
RD Evans
Sami Zayn
Seth Rollins
Shane Matthews
Shinsuke Nakamura
Stephanie McMahon
Triple H
Tyler Breeze
Zeb Colter
AJ Styles revealed as the new leader of Bullet Club
Blue Pants (Leva Bates) becomes the most popular jobber in NXT
Bo Dallas tries to sneak back on NXT as “Mr. NXT”
Brock Lesnar conquers the Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak
Brock Lesnar brutalizes John Cena at Summerslam
Charlotte betrays Bayley
CHIKARA returns to save wrestling from The Flood
Daniel Bryan starts “Occupy RAW”
Daniel Bryan finally wins the WWE world title at WrestleMania XXX
Delirious enacts end times on Ultramantis Black by brainwashing the Spectral Envoy
Dean Ambrose won’t let Seth Rollins cash in Money In The Bank
The Decade forms to seek vengeance on wrestlers disloyal to RoH
Hideo Itami brings in Finn Balor to help him with The Ascension
Hornswoggle joins 3MB because he hates El Torito
Kevin Owens debuts on NXT and immediately attacks Sami Zayn
The Miz hires Damien Sandow to become his stunt double
Paige beats AJ Lee out of nowhere to become WWE Divas Champion
Paige and AJ Lee become “frenemies”
RD Evans begins the New Streak and wins matches against jobbers and by DQ
Sami Zayn proves he can “win the big one” by finally winning NXT title
Seth Rollins sells out and betrays the Shield
The Shield and the Wyatt Family go to war
The Shield turns on the Authority, prompting the reformation of Evolution
Sting shows up at Survivor Series to ensure the Authority’s defeat
Team 3D puts Dixie Carter through a table
Tyson Kidd puts Natalya in harm’s way in order to win matches
AAA (incl. Lucha Underground)
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Wrestling Is Fun!
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CHIKARA Podcast-A-Go-Go
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WWE The JBL Show
AAA TripleMania XXII
CHIKARA Ashes
CHIKARA King of Trios 2014
CHIKARA Tomorrow Never Dies
CHIKARA You Only Live Twice
CMLL/NJPW Fantasticamania
National Pro Wrestling Day 2014
NJPW G1 Climax
NJPW Invasion Attack
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2014
PWG Eleven
RoH/NJPW Global Wars
RoH/NJPW War of the Worlds
RoH Best In The World
RoH Final Battle
SHIMMER 63
WWE Elimination Chamber
WWE Extreme Rules
WWE WrestleMania XXX
WWE Payback
WWE Royal Rumble
WWE Summerslam
WWE NXT Arrival
WWE NXT Takeover
WWE NXT Takeover: Fatal Four-Way
WWE NXT Takeover: R-Evolution
AAA airs Lucha Underground on El Rey Network
AAA signs Alberto El Patron
CHIKARA announces London tour for 2015
CHIKARA introduces characer deaths into storylines
Global Force Wrestling co-promotes with numerous international wrestling companies including NJPW and AAA
Global Force Wrestling hires Jim Ross to announce NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 in English
New Japan signs AJ Styles and has him win IWGP heavyweight title
New Japan signs US TV deal with AXS TV
New Japan launches New Japan World online network
RoH co-promotes with NJPW
RoH improves television syndication coverage
RoH signs Alberto El Patron
WWE airs live NXT specials
WWE ends the Undertaker’s streak
WWE launches WWE Network
WWE pushes Daniel Bryan to win World title at WrestleMania
WWE pushes Dolph Ziggler
WWE re-signs with NBC/Universal for much more money
WWE signs Sting
WWE signs indie talents like KENTA/Prince Devitt/Kevin Steen
TNA co-promotes with Wrestle-1
TNA signs new TV deal with Destination America
Alex Riley
JBL
Jeremy Borash
Jerry Lawler
Hugo Savinovitch
Michael Cole
Mike Tenay
Nigel McGuinness
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Aksana
Brie Bella
Brittany
Cameron
Daniel Bryan
DJ Z
Erick Rowan
Eva Marie
Gunner
The Great Khali
Jack Swagger
John Cena
Justin Gabriel
Marcus Louis
Layla
Naomi
Natalya
Nikki Bella
Paige
R-Truth
Roman Reigns
Rusev
Ryback
Samuel Shaw
Stephanie McMahon
Sylvester Lefort
Vince McMahon
Adam Rose is jealous of The Bunny’s success
Batista returns to win the Royal Rumble
Bray Wyatt defeats John Cena with the aid of a creepy child
Bray Wyatt “frees” Luke Harper and Erick Rowan
Bray Wyatt interferes in Dean Ambrose/Seth Rollins match with a hologram ghost lantern
Bella Twins meet with Jerry Springer
Bella Twins forget about their feud because they’re sisters
Big Show turns heel at Survivor Series
Cesaro becomes a Paul Heyman Guy
Chris Sabin is a creepy, controlling boyfriend to Velvet Sky
Dean Ambrose loses TLC match against Bray Wyatt when a monitor explodes in his face somehow
Dolph Ziggler steals Miz’ embarrassing selfies
Gunner tries to mentor Samuel Shaw
The Funkadactyls split up and feud
Kane stalks Brie Bella to get at Daniel Bryan
Kane becomes Korporate Kane again for no apparent reason
Marcus Louis goes crazy after losing his hair
Natalya and Tyson Kidd have an unhappy marriage
“New and improved Fandango” is a partnership with Rosa Mendes
The New Day debut as happy fun-loving black people who love to have fun
Nikki Bella betrays Brie Bella and complains about her for weeks
Return of the Anonymous Raw General Manager
Rusev kicks a US soldier in the face
Samuel Shaw is obsessed with Christy Hemme
Santino and Emma start dating
Team 3D’s quest to put Dixie Carter through a table
“Wee LC” match features dwarf announcers
TNA British Boot Camp
TNA Impact! Wrestling
TNA XPlosion
WWE Countdown
WWE Legends House
WWE Main Event
WWE The Monday Night Wars
WWE RAW
WWE Smackdown
WWE Total Divas
AAA TripleMania XXII
JCW Bloodymania 8
TNA Bound For Glory
TNA Lockdown
TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 3
TNA Sacrifice
Wrestle-1 Ryugoku Impact
WWE Battleground
WWE Night of Champions
WWE Hell In The Cell
WWE Royal Rumble
WWE Tables, Ladders and Chairs…And Stairs
AAA botches iPPV broadcast of TripleMania
RoH demands major stars work for RoH exclusively
TNA airs Bound for Glory on tape delay
TNA co-promotes with Wrestle-1
TNA goes to multiple-week TV tapings model to save money
TNA loses TV deal with Spike
TNA signs Bobby Lashley and then lets him also compete in MMA at the same time as his TNA championship run
TNA secretly re-hires Vince Russo
Vince McMahon buries much of WWE roster in “candid” interview with Steve Austin
WWE assumes Network will be successful, then has to backpedal when it doesn’t meet expectation
WWE brings back guest hosts who have nothing to do with wrestling
WWE botches Network debut in international markets
WWE changes pay-per-view booking philosophy due to WWE Network
WWE ends The Undertaker’s streak
WWE fires Alberto Del Rio after Rio suffers racist incident
WWE fires CM Punk after Punk walks out
WWE lets shareholders believe new TV deal will be larger than expected
WWE promotes WWE Network on price rather than content
WWE pushes Roman Reigns
WWE releases 3MB
WWE releases Justin Roberts
WWE writes almost all Divas angles to coincide with Total Divas storylines
WWE turns promotion of Network into a catchphrase
