The following is an interim list of nominations for the 2015 Theszie 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.
Most recent update: December 30, 2015.
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 Promos
- Best Angle
- Best Organization
- Best TV Show
- Best Major Show
- Best Wrestling Media
- Best Promotional Move
- Worst Announcer
- Worst Promos
- Worst Angle
- Worst TV Show
- Worst Major Show
- Worst Promotional Move
AJ Styles
Akira Tozawa
Alberto Del Rio (Alberto El Patron)
Apollo Crews (Uhaa Nation)
Bayley
Bobby Roode
Brock Lesnar
Cesaro
Chris Hero
Dean Ambrose
Dolph Ziggler
Fenix
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Hallowicked
Jay Lethal
John Cena
Kazuchika Okada
Katsuyori Shibata
Kenny Omega
Kevin Owens
Kyle O’Reilly
Madison Eagles
Matt Sydal
Mil Muertes (El Mesias)
Pentagon Jr.
Princess KimberLee
Ricochet (Prince Puma)
Roderick Strong
Roman Reigns
Rusev
Samoa Joe
Sasha Banks
Seth Rollins
Sexy Star
Shinsuke Nakamura
Tetsuya Naito
Tomoaki Honma
Tyler Breeze
Will Ospreay
Zack Sabre Jr.
3G: Kellie Skater and Tomoka Nakagawa
Addiction: Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian
Bullet Club: Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson
Cesaro and Tyson Kidd
Chad Gable and Jason Jordan
Colony: Silver Ant and Worker Ant and Fire Ant
Dasher’s Dugout: Dasher Hatfield and Icarus and Heidi Lovelace and Mr. Touchdown
Devastation Corporation: Max Smashmaster and Blaster McMassive and Flex Rumblecrunch
Kingdom: Matt Taven and Michael Bennett
Los Ice Creams: El Hijo del Ice Cream and Ice Cream Jr.
Los Ingobernables: Rush and La Mascara and Marco Corleone
Los Ingobernables de Japon: Tetsuya Naito and Bushi and EVIL
Lucha Dragons: Sin Cara and Kalisto
Mechanics: Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson
Meiyu Tag: Hirooki Goto and Katsuyoru Shibata
Models: Danny Hope and Joey Hayes
Monster Mafia: Ethan Page and Josh Alexander
New Day: Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods and Big E
Prime Time Players: Titus O’Neil and Darren Young
Realest Guys In The Room: Enzo Amore and Colin Cassaday
reDRAGON: Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish
Reno Scum: Luster The Legend and Adam Thornstowe
Roppongi Vice: Rocky Romero and Baretta
Sumerian Death Squad: Michael Dante and Tommy End
Time Splitters: Alex Shelley and KUSHIDA
Unlikely Trio: Son of Havoc and Angelico and Ivalisse
Vaudevillains: Aiden English and Simon Gotch
Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy
Wolves: Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards
World’s Cutest Tag Team: Joey Ryan and Candice LaRae
YAMATO and Naruki Doi
Young Bucks: Nick and Matt Jackson
Adam Cole
Alexa Bliss
Big E
Brock Lesnar
Brutal Bob Evans
Cage
Chuck Taylor
Dana Brooke
Dario Cueto
Drew Galloway
Emma
Eric Young
Eva Marie
Ethan Carter III
Ethan Page
Jay Lethal
Jimmy Havoc
Johnny Mundo
Juan Francisco de Coronado
Kenny Omega
Kevin Condron (Snowflake)
Kevin Owens
King Cuerno
Kofi Kingston
La Sombra
Mil Muertes
The Miz
Paige
Paul Heyman
Pentagon Jr.
Rusev
Sasha Banks
Seth Rollins
Sexy Star
Sheamus
Shingo Takagi
Sidney Bakabella
Silas Young
Stardust
Tetsuya Naito
Triple H
Tyler Breeze
Xavier Woods
Akira Tozawa
Apollo Crews
Asuka (KANA)
Bayley
Becky Lynch
Blue Pants (Levi Bates)
Brock Lesnar
Candace LaRae
Cesaro
Cheeseburger
Colin Cassaday
Dalton Castle
Dasher Hatfield
Dean Ambrose
Enzo Amore
Evie
Fenix
Finn Balor
Grado
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Jervis Cottonbelly
John Cena
Kalisto
Kazuchika Okada
Lashley
Neville
Prince Puma
Princess KimberLee
Rockstar Spud
Roman Reigns
Sami Zayn
Shinsuke Nakamura
Will Ospreay
AJ Styles
Alberto Del Rio (Alberto El Patron)
Asuka (KANA)
Becky Lynch
Brock Lesnar
Cesaro
Chad Gable
Dean Ambrose
Dolph Ziggler
Finn Balor
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Kazuchika Okada
Kenny Omega
Kevin Owens
Kota Ibushi
Jason Jordan
Jimmy Susumu
John Cena
Johnny Mundo
Mil Muertes
Neville
Pentagon Jr.
Prince Puma (Ricochet)
Roderick Strong
Roman Reigns
Rusev
Sasha Banks
Seth Rollins
Shinsuke Nakamura
Stardust
Tetsuya Naito
Timothy Thatcher
Tomoaki Honma
Tommy Dreamer
Worker Ant
Zack Sabre Jr.
ACH
Aerostar
Angelico
Apollo Crews
Atlantis
Drago
Fenix
Flamita
Jack Evans
Johnny Gargano
Johnny Mundo
Kalisto
King Cuerno
Kota Ibushi
KUSHIDA
La Sombra
Mark Andrews
Matt Hardy
Matt Sydal
Neville
Prince Puma/Ricochet
Sami Zayn
Son of Havoc (Matt Cross)
Shynron
Will Ospreay
Baron Corbin
Big E
Brock Lesnar
Cesaro
Chris Hero
Dash Wilder
Doc Gallows
Don Fuji
Eddie Kingston
Hideo Itami
Hirooki Goto
Katsuyori Shibata
Lashley
Luke Harper
Mil Muertes
Moose
Ray Rowe
Roman Reigns
Rusev
Ryback
Samoa Joe
Scott Dawson
Sheamus
Shinsuke Nakamura
Texano Jr.
Timothy Thatcher
Togi Makabe
Tomohori Ishii
Trevor Lee
Undertaker
Adam Cole
AJ Styles
Akira Tozawa
Bayley
Becky Lynch
Brock Lesnar
Cesaro
Chuck Taylor
Dalton Castle
Daniel Bryan
Dean Ambrose
Drew Galloway
Ethan Carter III
Fandango
Finn Balor
Grado
Jack Gallagher
Juan Francisco de Coronado
Kazuchika Okada
Kevin Owens
John Cena
Pentagon Jr.
Perro Aguayo Jr.
Ricochet (Prince Puma)
Roman Reigns
Neville
Sami Zayn
Samoa Joe
Sasha Banks
Seth Rollins
Shinsuke Nakamura
Timothy Thatcher
Ultramantis Black
Undertaker
Willie Mack
Zack Sabre Jr.
Alexa Bliss
Baron Corbin
Bayley
Becky Lynch
Carmella
Cesaro
Chad Gable
Colin Cassaday
Dana Brooke
Emma
Enzo Amore
Ethan Carter III
Jason Jordan
John Cena
Johnny Mundo
MVP
Nia Jax
Nikki Bella
Pentagon Jr.
Princess KimberLee
Ricochet (Prince Puma)
Roderick Strong
Roman Reigns
Samoa Joe
Seth Rollins
Sonner Durson
Tetsuya Naito
Tyson Kidd
Zack Sabre Jr.
Alberto Del Rio (Alberto El Patron)
Big Ryck
Big Show
BJ Whitmer
Charlotte
Dean Ambrose
Doc Gallows
Eric Young
Ethan Carter III
Eva Marie
Hernandez
Jeff Hardy
Kane
Kurt Angle
Matt Hardy
Nikki Bella
Randy Orton
Roman Reigns
Sasha Banks
Seth Rollins
Sheamus
Sting
Triple H
Tyrus
Undertaker
Asuka as adorable and possibly crazy person who will kick you to death
Baron Corbin hates indie wrestlers
Bayley as inspirational underdog
Blue Pants as the wrestler with blue pants
Brock Lesnar as the Beast Incarnate
Bullet Club as rule-breaking gaijin
Chad Gable and Jason Jordan as mismatched but effective tag team
Curtis Axel – often imitated but never eliminated
Dalton Castle as the Peacock of professional wrestling
Drago as an actual dragon in luchador form
Emma returns to NXT burned out from the main roster
Ethan Carter III
Finn Balor’s Balor Club / the Demon Finn Balor
Jay Lethal proclaims himself the “real RoH champion”
Jervis Cottonbelly
Juan Francisco de Coronado as an Ecuadorian Aristocrat
Kazuchika Okada as the Rainmaker
Kevin Condron / Snowflake
Kevin Owens as a horrible person
King Cuerno as a hunter of luchadors
Kotoka BLEEEEEEEHHHHHH
Los Ingobernables
Mil Muertes as the Man of a Thousand Deaths
The New Day as insincere Power of Positivity-preaching trombone unicorns
Orange Cassidy as a wrestler who is always…”tired”
Pentagon Jr. as an evil demon skeleton guy
Shinsuke Nakamura as the King of Strong Style
Silas Young as the Last Real Man
Stardust as the wrestling version of an evil comic book villain
Summer Rae as Rusev’s replacement girlfriend
Tetsuya Naito becomes bitter that the fans turned on him
Tomoaki Honma is obsessed with the Kokeshi headbutt
Tye Dillinger as the Perfect 10
Tyler Breeze, selfie-taking model
The Vaudevillains
Angelico’s flying crossbody off the balcony
Athena’s O-Face top rope somersault stunner
Baron Corbin’s End of Days lifting reverse STO
Bayley’s Bayley-to-Belly belly-to-belly suplex
Bayley’s top-rope poisoned Frankensteiner
Big E’s spear through ring ropes
Brock Lesnar’s F-5 fireman’s carry facebuster
Cesaro’s flying springboard uppercut
Cesaro’s running uppercut
Charlotte’s Figure 8 figure-four leglock with bridge
Chad Gable and Jason Jordan’s Grand Amplitude popup into bridging belly-to-back suplex
The Dudley Boyz’s 3D (Dudley Death Drop) flapjack-assisted cutter
Finn Balor’s Coup de Grace top rope double stomp
Hallowicked’s Never Wake Up fishermanbuster
Hiroshi Tanahashi’s High Fly Flow frog splash
Jay Lethal’s Lethal Injection handspring cutter
Jeff Cobb’s Tour of the Islands reversing catch powerslam
Kalisto’s Salida Del Sol standing sitout shiranui
Kazuchika Okada’s Rainmaker inverted short-arm clothesline
Kevin Owens’ pop-up powerbomb
King Cuerno’s Arrow From The Depths Of Hell tope suicida
Luke Harper’s Michinoku Driver
The Mechanics’ Shatter Machine flapjack into double knee facebreaker
Neville’s Red Arrow corkscrew shooting star press
Pentagon Jr.’s Fujiwara armbar
Pentagon Jr.’s Pentagon Driver pumphandle half nelson driver
Randy Orton’s RKO cutter
Ray Rowe’s backbreaker-to-gutbuster-to-gutwrench-powerbomb combination
Ricochet/Prince Puma’s 630 top rope senton
Ricochet/Prince Puma’s top rope double moonsault
Roderick Strong’s End of Heartache vertical suplex into backstabber
Roman Reigns’ spear
Samoe Joe’s Muscle Buster
Sasha Banks’ Bank Statement backstabber-into-crossface
Seth Rollins’ Curb Stomp jumping stomp to back of head
Seth Rollins’ phoenix splash
Sonjay Dutt’s top rope moonsault double stomp
Tetsuya Naito’s Destino shiranui inverted DDT
Tomoaki Honma’s Kokeshi diving headbutt
Toru Yano’s nut punch
Tyler Breeze’s Supermodelkick superkick
Tyler Breeze’s Beauty Shot jumping wheel kick
Will Ospreay’s standing corkscrew senton
Zack Sabre Jr.’s Sabre Driver double underhook brainbuster
01/04: Tomohiro Ishii v. Togo Makabe (NEVER openweight title)
01/04: Shinsuke Nakamura v. Kota Ibushi (IWGP IC title)
01/04: Kazuchika Okada v. Hiroshi Tanahashi (IWGP title)
01/07: Aztec Warfare battle royal
01/25: John Cena v. Brock Lesnar v. Seth Rollins (WWE title)
01/25: Royal Rumble match
01/25: Fenix v. Mil Muertes (Grave Consequences match)
02/11: Adrian Neville v. Finn Balor (#1 NXT contender match)
02/11: Sasha Banks v. Bayley v. Becky Lynch v. Charlotte (NXT women’s title)
02/14: Tomohiro Ishii v. Tomoaki Honma (NEVER openweight title)
03/13: Ethan Carter III v. Rockstar Spud (hair v. hair)
03/28: Chris Hero v. Timothy Thatcher
03/28: Willie Mack v. Adam Thornstowe
03/29: New Day v. Cesaro and Tyson Kidd v. Los Matadores v. The Usos (WWE tag titles)
03/29: Daniel Bryan v. Dolph Ziggler v. R-Truth v. Stardust v. Bad News Barrett v. Luke Harper v. Dean Ambrose (WWE IC title)
03/29: Brock Lesnar v. Roman Reigns (WWE title)
05/12: Icarus v. Hallowicked v. Eddie Kingston (Chikara Grand Championship)
05/17: Seth Rollins v. Roman Reigns v. Dean Ambrose v. Randy Orton (WWE title)
05/20: Sasha Banks v. Becky Lynch (NXT women’s title)
05/31: Kevin Owens v. John Cena
06/14: Dean Ambrose v. Seth Rollins (ladder WWE title)
06/14: Kevin Owens v. John Cena
06/14: Steve Pain v. Fenix v. Drago v. Daga v. Aerostar v. Bengala v. Super Nova v. Super Fly v. Laredo Kid v. Hijo Del Fantasma (Alas de Oro)
06/17: Johnny Mundo v. Prince Puma (ironman Lucha Underground title)
06/19: AJ Styles and the Young Bucks v. The Kingdom and Adam Cole
06/19: Jay Lethal v. Jay Briscoe (RoH title/RoH TV title)
06/29: John Cena v. Cesaro (US title)
07/04: Kevin Owens v. Finn Balor (NXT title)
07/05: Kazuchika Okada v. AJ Styles (NJPW title)
07/05: Mil Muertes v. Prince Puma (Lucha Underground title)
07/05: Pentagon Jr. v. Vampiro (hardcore match)
07/06: John Cena v. Cesaro (US title)
07/19: Kevin Owens v. John Cena (US title)
07/20: Hiroshi Tanahashi v. Kota Ibushi (G1 Climax)
07/24: Chris Hero v. Mike Bailey
07/25: Kazuchika Okada v. Tomoaki Honma (G1 Climax)
07/29: Katsuyori Shibata v. Kota Ibushi (G1 Climax)
08/01: Kazuchika Okada v. Hirooki Goto (G1 Climax)
08/05: Tetsuya Naito v. Koti Ibushi (G1 Climax)
08/05: Vampiro v. Pentagon Jr. (Cero Miedo match)
08/05: Mil Muertes v. Prince Puma (Lucha Underground title)
08/07: Kazuchika Okada v. Tomohiro Ishii (G1 Climax)
08/16: Hiroshi Tanahashi v. Shinsuke Nakamura (G1 Climax final)
08/22: Bayley v. Sasha Banks (NXT women’s title)
08/22: Kevin Owens v. Finn Balor (NXT title)
08/23: John Cena v. Seth Rollins (WWE title/US title)
08/23: Kevin Owens v. Cesaro
08/23: Brock Lesnar v. Undertaker
09/18: Atlantis v. La Sombra (mask v. mask)
10/07: Bayley v. Sasha Banks (ironman NXT women’s title)
10/07: Jason Jordan and Chad Gable v. Baron Corbin and Rhyno
10.23: Jay Lethal v. Roderick Strong (RoH TV title)
10/25: Roman Reigns v. Bray Wyatt (Hell in a Cell)
10/25: Undertaker v. Brock Lesnar (Hell in a Cell)
11/01: Shingo Takagi v. Masaaki Mochizuki
11/15: Grado v. Drew Galloway (ICW title)
11/16: Roman Reigns v. Cesaro (WWE title tournament quarterfinal)
12/06: Tommaso Ciampa v. Zack Sabre Jr.
12/13: New Day v. Lucha Dragons v. Usos (WWE tag title ladder)
12/16: Asuka v. Emma
12/16: Finn Balor v. Samoa Joe (NXT title)
12/18: Kyle O’Reilly v. Adam Cole
Adam Cole v. Kyle O’Reilly
Aerostar v. Drago
Bayley v. Sasha Banks
Dalton Castle v. Silas Young
Dario Cueto v. The Unlikely Trio
Dragon Lee v. Kamaitachi
Eddie Kingston v. Icarus
Ethan Carter III v. Kurt Angle
Ethan Carter III v. Rockstar Spud
Fenix v. Mil Muertes
Finn Balor v. Samoa Joe
Jay Lethal v. Roderick Strong
Jay Lethal v. Jay Briscoe
John Cena v. Kevin Owens
Johnny Mundo v. Prince Puma
Johnny Mundo v. Alberto El Patron
Kevin Owens v. Sami Zayn
Legion v. New Age Kliq
The Miz v. Damien Mizdow
Mount Rushmore 2.0 v. PWG
Neville v. Stardust
Pentagon Jr. v. Vampiro
Pentagon Jr. v. Sexy Star
Prince Puma v. Mil Muertes
Roman Reigns v. The Authority (incl. Seth Rollins, Sheamus)
Seth Rollins v. Randy Orton
TNA v. GFW
Undertaker v. Bray Wyatt
Adam Rose
Alex Riley
Bad Luck Fale
Bael
Big Show
Bram
Braun Strowman
Brie Bella
Brutal Bob Evans
Bull Dempsey
Cameron
Charlotte
Erick Rowan
Eva Marie
Jeff Hardy
Jesse Godderz
Kane
Mahabali Shera
Matt Hardy
Roman Reigns
Ryback
Sin Cara
Sting
Tamina
Tyrus
Angelo Dawkins and Sawyer Fulton
Ascension: Konnor and Viktor
Axelmania and Macho Mandow
Bloodbound Warriors: Greywolf and Red Scorpion
Bryan Myers and Trevor Lee
Bullet Club: Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson
Crew: Bael and Cortez Castro and Mr. Cisco
Dudley Boyz: Bubba Ray and D-Von (Team 3D)
Jason Jordan and Tye Dillinger
Kane and Big Show
Kingdom: Matt Taven and Michael Bennett
Hardy Boyz: Matt and Jeff
House of Truth: Donovan Dijak and J. Diesel
Hype Bros: Mojo Rawley and Zack Ryder
Los Matadores: Diego and Fernando
Team B.A.D.: Sasha Banks and Naomi and Tamina
Team Bella: Brie Bella and Nikki Bella and Alicia Fox
Tencozy: Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima
Usos: Jimmy and Jey
War Machine: Ray Rowe and Hanson
Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy
Wyatt Family: Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman and Luke Harper and Erick Rowan
Alicia Fox
Big Ryck
Big Show
Bray Wyatt
Brie Bella
Cage
Cameron
Charlotte
Eric Young
Eva Marie
Kane
Michael Elgin
Naomi
Nikki Bella
Stephanie McMahon
Tamina
Triple H
Tyrus
AJ Lee
Alberto El Patron
Alex Riley
Bull Dempsey
Charlotte
Curtis Axel
Darren Young
Dolph Ziggler
El Torito
Eva Marie
Erick Rowan
Hulk Hogan
Jack Swagger
Kane
Kurt Angle
Lana
Mahabali Shera
Roman Reigns
Ryback
Sin Cara
Solomon Crowe
Stephanie McMahon
Sting
Alex Riley
Big Show
Braun Strowman
Brie Bella
Cameron
Eva Marie
Erick Rowan
Jesse Godderz
Kane
Mahabali Shera
Mojo Rawley
Ryback
R-Truth
Tamina
Tommy Dreamer
Undertaker
AJ Lee
Alberto Del Rio (Alberto El Patron)
Bray Wyatt
Braun Strowman
Brie Bella
BJ Whitmer
Cameron
Dolph Ziggler
Eva Marie
Erick Rowan
Jay Briscoe
John Cena
Kane
Lashley
R-Truth
Roderick Strong
Roman Reigns
Seth Rollins
Sheamus
Tommy Dreamer
Wade Barrett
Aiden English
Adam Rose
Becky Lynch
Bo Dallas
Cesaro
Chuck Taylor
Damien Sandow
Dolph Ziggler
Emma
Evie
Heath Slater
Jimmy Kagetora
Luke Harper
Natalya
Neville
Rey Horus
Rusev
Stardust (Cody Rhodes)
Texano Jr.
Timothy Thatcher
Titus O’Neil
Tyler Breeze
Wade Barrett
Willie Mack (The Mack)
Big Show
Bray Wyatt
Chris Jericho
D-Von Dudley
Genechiro Tenryu
James Storm
Jeff Hardy
Kane
Kurt Angle
Matt Hardy
Randy Orton
Rey Mysterio
Sabu
Seth Rollins
Sting
Tommy Dreamer
Undertaker
Adam Rose as the Party Pooper
Aiden O’Shea as a generic Irish fighting stereotype
Alberto Del Rio and Zeb Colter unite to form MexAmerica
The Authority
Bray Wyatt / The Wyatt Family
Bull Dempsey gets Bull-Fit
Captain New Japan
Charlotte as “Ric Flair’s daughter”
The Crew as Dario Cueto’s disposable henchmen
Curtis Axel and Damien Sandow begin imitating Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage
Dean Ambrose as the Lunatic Fringe
Kane (includes Corporate Kane, Demon Kane, and Multiple Personalities Kane)
Kevin Owens as the worst person ever
Lana as Dolph Ziggler’s girlfriend
Mahabali Shera does the Shera Shuffle
R-Truth as a simpleton
Roman Reigns as One Against All/The Juggernaut
Silas Young as the Last Real Man
Solomon Crowe as a hacker
Stardust as a wrestling version of a comic book villain
Stephanie McMahon as tyrannical boss who never gets put in her place
Sting as The Vigilante
Adam Rose’s Party Foul snapmare driver
Alberto Del Rio’s tree of woe diving double foot stomp
Big Show’s knockout punch
Brie Bella’s facebuster
Bray Wyatt’s Sister Abigail spinning reverse STO
Braun Strowman’s triangle chokelift
Brock Lesnar’s Suplex City German suplex
Charlotte’s Figure 8 figure-four leglock with bridge
CJ Parker’s Third Eye palm strike
Dean Ambrose’s rope rebound clothesline
Dolph Ziggler’s Zig Zag jumping reverse bulldog
Eva Marie’s dropkick
Eva Marie’s sliding reverse STO
Eva Marie’s Sliced Red corner shiranui
James Storm’s Eight Second Ride fireman’s carry bulldog
John Cena’s Five Knuckle Shuffle fistdrop
John Cena’s springboard stunner
John Cena’s STF
Kane’s chokeslam
Kevin Owens’ pop-up powerbomb
Mojo Rawley’s Hyperdrive buttdrop
Naomi’s Rear View jumping buttslam
Nikki Bella’s Rack Attack torture rack backbreaker drop
Nikki Bella’s running forearm smash
Roman Reigns’ Superman punch
Satoshi Kojima’s lariat
Seth Rollins’ Pedigree
Seth Rollins’ snap front facelock drop
Tyler Breeze’ Unprettier inverted double underhook facebuster
Tyrus’ Tongan death grip slam
Undertaker’s chokeslam
01/25: Royal Rumble match
01/25: Ascension v. New Age Outlaws
03/29: Sting v. Triple H
03/29: Bella Twins v. Paige and AJ Lee
04/26: Sheamus v. Dolph Ziggler (Kiss Me Arse match)
04/26: Dean Ambrose v. Luke Harper (street fight w/ interruptions)
04/26: John Cena v. Rusev (Russian chain match, US title)
04/26: Nikki Bella v. Naomi (Divas title)
04/26: Seth Rollins v. Randy Orton (WWE title)
05/17: Ascension v. Curtis Axel and Macho Mandow
05/17: Naomi and Tamina v. Bella Twins
05/31: Nikki Bella v. Paige v. Naomi (Divas title)
05/31: Sheamus v. Ryback v. Dolph Ziggler v. King Barrett v. R-Truth v. Mark Henry (Elimination Chamber IC title)
05/31: New Day v. Lucha Dragons v. Los Matadores v. Prime Time Players v. Ascension v. Tyson Kidd and Cesaro (Elimination Chamber tag title)
06/14: Ryback v. Big Show (IC title)
07/19: Seth Rollins v. Brock Lesnar (WWE title)
08/09: Villano III/IV/V v. Psycho Circus
08/23: Dolph Ziggler v. Rusev
08/23: Team PCB v. Team Bella v. Team B.A.D.
09/02: Eva Marie v. Billie Kay
10/04: Bound For Gold gauntlet match (TNA title shot)
11/22: Undertaker and Kane v. Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman
11/22: Roman Reigns v. Dean Ambrose
12/13: Charlotte v. Paige (Divas title)
12/13: Wyatt Family v. Dudley Boyz/Tommy Dreamer/Rhyno (tables elimination match)
Bray Wyatt v. Roman Reigns
Bray Wyatt v. Ryback
Brock Lesnar v. Roman Reigns
Bullet Club v. The Kingdom
Charlotte v. Paige
Dolph Ziggler and Lana v. Rusev and Summer Rae
Dolph Ziggler v. Sheamus
John Cena v. Seth Rollins
Kane v. Seth Rollins
King Barrett v. R-Truth
Paige v. The Bella Twins
Roman Reigns v. The Authority/Seth Rollins/Sheamus/League of Nations/Vince McMahon
Team PCB v. Team Bella v. Team B.A.D.
Undertaker and Kane v. The Wyatt Family
Act Yasukawa is severely injured in unscripted shoot/assault and the injuries force her to retire
AJ Lee retires from pro wrestling
Cesaro suffers shoulder injury just as his push was starting to peak
Chuck Taylor announces farewell tour and retirement because he can’t get a steady major-league wrestling job
Daniel Bryan announces “indefinite” leave from wrestling following further injury
Death of Buddy Landel
Death of Dusty Rhodes
Death of Hack Myers
Death of Lizmark
Death of Nick Bockwinkel
Death of Roddy Piper
Death of Tim “ECW Zombie” Arson
Death of Verne Gagne
Destination America cancels all wrestling TV shows to become an exorcism channel
Hulk Hogan caught expressing racist sentiments on videotape
Jimmy Snuka charged with 1983 murder
Perro Aguayo Jr. dies in the ring
Sami Zayn injured for most of year
Seth Rollins suffers major ACL injury and is forced to vacate WWE title
Stardom’s Yoshiko shoot on Yasukawa
Sting suffers career-threatening injury in match with Seth Rollins
Tomoaki Honma accused of domestic abuse
Tyson Kidd suffers nearly-fatal injury
WWE releases Brad Maddox
Art of Wrestling With Colt Cabana
The Atomic Elbow
Between The Sheets podcast
Botchamania
Cagematch.db
Cageside Seats
Cheap Heat
The Don Tony & Kevin Castle Show
Figure 4 Online/The Wrestling Observer (Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez)
How 2 Wrestling Podcast
Inside Pulse
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Tyler Breeze
Xavier Woods
Adam Cole pretends to join Future Shock to beat the Addiction
Archibald Peck time-travels to 2015 and discovers he died in 2014
Bayley finally wins the Women’s title in the biggest NXT show ever
BJ Whitmer brainwashes Colby Corino against Steve Corino
Brock Lesnar destroys the ring announce crew after WrestleMania
Dario Cueto offers Aerostar and Drago a “unique opportunity”
Eva Marie gets undeserved NXT title shot (and the deck stacked in her favor) at the behest of “WWE Management”
Eric Young goes completely crazy
Jason Jordan finally gives Chad Gable a chance to be his tag team partner and they’re great together
Jay Lethal says he should be recognized as RoH’s most important champion
John Cena begins the John Cena Open Challenge for the US Title on RAW
Kevin Owens all but murders Sami Zayn in their two matches together
Kevin Owens beats John Cena in his first WWE main roster match
Kevin Owens powerbombs Machine Gun Kelly off the RAW stage
Kid Fite and Sha Samuels unite to become The 55
Mil Muertes, the avatar of death, challenges Fenix, the avatar of reincarnation
The New Day begin “Save The Tables” campaign after Dudley Boyz attack them
Pentagon Jr.’s demonic master finally revealed to be Vampiro
Samoa Joe attacks Finn Balor in order to get an NXT title shot
Seth Rollins cashes in Money In The Bank at WrestleMania
Shingo Takagi hates everyone and wants to destroy everyone weaker than him
Stardust becomes obsessed with Stephen Amell from “Arrow”
Suzuki-gun invades NOAH and wins all of their titles
TNA begins World Title Series to determine new world champion
Tetsuya Naito joins Los Ingobernables because he feels disrespected by fans
Tomoaki Honma finally wins a match at the G1 Climax
Vince McMahon returns to RAW to confront Roman Reigns
William Regal meets Tyler Breeze’s demand for “real competition” by giving him a match with Jushin Liger
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ICW Fear and Loathing 8
Inspire Pro BattleWars 2
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NJPW Best of the Super Juniors
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NJPW G1 Climax 25
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling
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Progress Wrestling Super Strong Style 16
PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2015
PWG Threemendous IV
RoH Best In The World
RoH Field of Honor
RoH Final Battle
RoH Glory By Honor XIV
WWE Beast In The East
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WWE Hell In A Cell
WWE NXT Takeover: Brooklyn
WWE NXT Takeover: Respect
WWE NXT Takeover: Rival
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WWE NXT Takeover: Unstoppable
WWE Summerslam
WWE WrestleMania 31
CHIKARA brings in Bullet Club and AAA talent for King of Trios 2015
NJPW and RoH continue to cross-promote
RoH gets nationwide TV deals with Destination America and then Comet TV
RoH pushes Jay Lethal as double champion
RoH signs exclusive deal with the Young Bucks
WWE attempts to push women’s wrestling on the main roster
WWE books women’s match as main event of NXT Takeover: Unstoppable
WWE co-operates with EVOLVE
WWE hires Mauro Ranallo
WWE replaces Bill DeMott as head coach at WWE Performance Center with Matt Bloom
WWE pushes Seth Rollins as main eventer
WWE re-signs Alberto Del Rio
WWE re-signs Brock Lesnar
WWE signs KANA
WWE signs La Sombra
WWE signs Samoa Joe
WWE signs Uhaa Nation (Apollo Crews)
WWE takes NXT on trial tours as secondary brand
WWE vastly expands territory-era offerings on WWE Network
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Erick Rowan
Eric Young
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Jack Swagger
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Mahabali Shera
Naomi
Nia Jax
Nikki Bella
Roderick Strong
Roman Reigns
Ryback
Sheamus
Sting
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Adam Rose declares himself “the party pooper”
Adam Rose begins “The Rosebush”
Alberto Del Rio returns to WWE to form MexAmerica alliance with Zeb Colter
The Ascension feud with WWE legends and get their asses kicked
Bray Wyatt steals Undertaker and Kane’s powers – then they destroy the Wyatt Family without trying hard
Bray Wyatt attacks Roman Reigns for months on end
Damien Mizdow turns on Miz at WrestleMania and then nothing happens
Dolph Ziggler and Sheamus have feud based around actual ass-kissing
Dolph Ziggler/Lana/Rusev/Summer Rae’s love quadrangle
Dudley Boyz bring back Tommy Dreamer and Rhyno to feud with Wyatt Family
Eva Marie is a “management favorite” and referees are biased for her
Global Force Wrestling invades TNA
Kane has identity crisis while feuding with Seth Rollins
Kevin Owens beats John Cena clean
Nikki Bella breaks AJ Lee’s Divas title record
Paige claims Charlotte is only a poor replacement for her late brother Reid Flair
Roman Reigns wins the Royal Rumble match and then gets saved from a beatdown by the Rock
Rusev and Lana break up then start dating Summer Rae and Dolph Ziggler but feud continues
Sheamus cashes in Money In The Bank on Roman Reigns in virtual re-do of Daniel Bryan angle from 2013
Stardust becomes obsessed with Stephen Amell from “Arrow”
Stephanie McMahon arbitrarily creates teams of Divas for the Divas Revolution
Sting/Triple H feud mutates into weird WCW/WWE nostalgia feud
Team PCB breaks up because of jealousy
TNA declares World championship vacant, begins World Title Series
Ring of Honor Wrestling
TNA iMPACT! Wrestling
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AAA TripleMania 23
RoH Final Battle
TNA Bell To Bell
TNA Bound For Glory
TNA Slammiversary
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WWE Fastlane
WWE Hell In A Cell
WWE King of the Ring
WWE Payback
WWE Royal Rumble
WWE SummerSlam
WWE Survivor Series
WWE Tables, Ladders and Chairs
TNA allows all talent to be non-exclusive
TNA allows many major wrestlers to leave the company
WWE booking continues to be stale and repetitive
WWE books Nikki Bella to break Paige’s record
WWE books The Authority inconsistently as both heels and faces
WWE brands increased focus on women’s wrestling as “Divas Revolution” then botches it horribly
WWE change booking of Rusev/Lana feud due to real-life engagement
WWE changes Warrior’s idea for Warrior Award, uses the late Conor Michalek to market it
WWE has announcers constantly advertise for products rather than call matches
WWE pushes Roman Reigns as main eventer despite lack of response
WWE pushes Kevin Owens
WWE releases Brad Maddox
WWE removes all mention of Hulk Hogan from their website after racist tape scandal
WWE works with Susan G. Komen Foundation
