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Here's my ballot: Thesz/Flair Award 1. John Cena 2. The Undertaker MMA Most Valuable Fighter 1. Randy Couture 2. Chuck Liddell Most Outstanding Wrestler 1. John Cena 2. Matt Hardy 3. Finlay Most Outstanding Fighter 1. Urijah Faber Best Box Office Draw 1. John Cena Feud Of the Year 1. Gran Apache vs Billy Boy/Alfa 2. MVP vs Matt Hardy Tag Team of the Year 1. The Hardys 2. Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch Most Improved 1. John Cena 2. MVP Best on Interviews 1. King Booker 2. MVP Most Charismatic 1. John Cena 2. Rey Mysterio Best Technical Wrestler 1. Finlay 2. Negro Navarro Bruiser Brody Award 1. John Cena 2. Finlay 3. Umaga Best Flying Wrestler 1. Aero Star 2. John Morrison 3. Super Fly Most Overrated 1. Mr. Kennedy 2. Kurt Angle 3. Shawn Michaels Most Underrated 1. Paul London & Brian Kendrick (as a team) 2. Val Venis 3. Matt Hardy Promotion of the Year 1. AAA 2. WWE Best Weekly TV Show 1. AAA 2. Smackdown 3. ECW Pro Wrestling Match of the Year 1. MNM vs The Hardys (1/28/07 wWE Royal Rumble) 2. John Cena vs Umaga (1/28/07 WWE Royal Rumble) 3. Finlay vs The Undertaker(3/7/07 WWE Smackdown) Best Non-Wrestling Performer 1. Guapito 2. Sharmell 3. Vince McMahon Best Television Announcer 1. JBL Worst Television Announcer 1. Mike Tenay 2. Joey Styles Best Major Wrestling Show 1. WWE Wrestlemania 2. WWE Royal Rumble 3. AAA Triplemania Best Wrestling Maneuver 1. Aero Star's missile tope suicida Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic 1. WWE handling of Benoit murders & fallout Worst Television Show 1. TNA Worst Match of the Year 1. "Donald Trump" vs "Rosie O'Donnell" (1/28/07 WWE Raw) Worst Feud of the Year 1. DX vs Rated RKO Worst Promotion 1. TNA Best Booker 1. Joaqin Roldan Promoter of the Year 1. Dorian Roldan Best Gimmick 1. MVP Worst Gimmick 1. Shawn Michaels as an aging born-again male stripper Best Wrestling book 1. Hitman Best Wrestling DVD 1. The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA

Did you miss a category B award or just count wrong?

Right, we're talking about cases where a guy was knocked unconscious and everybody knew that he was.

Well, I'm curious how much Ichter is involved with the new rules. He's been completely mum about those, only talking about (rightfully) eliminating the ridiculous exemption that WWE has.

In theory there's a conflict, but he's not initiating any action that directly benefits him or his clients. Well, other than baiting Jerry McDevitt, which he'd be doing anyway.

It's nothing like that, he just had to prove that WCW was discriminating against minority performers, which they were. The racist jokes (including the infamous "Chinese menu" email that was leaked online) and pay discrepancies made the case a slam dunk regardless of the fact that Onoo and Harrison were lousy talents.

Well that was first thing I thought of when the WWE made that statement. but haven't heard anyone else raise it. Not Muchnick, not Meltzer...you'd think it would be obvious. You'd think that more likely han not the ref who was concussed in same incident might have actual medical records available..whatever. But haven't seen anyone really raise that incident in anything yet. It should be raised and maybe might be worth sending a note to Meltz, Ichter or Muchnick asking about it. But haven't seen really any mentions of it. Did I miss an Observer passage? I emailed Dave about it yesterday. I suspect that there will be something about it in the next WON.

In WCW, ECW, or NJPW, I'm pretty sure that he didn't take a chair shot that knocked him out for several minutes, then, when he regained consciousness, left him unable to stand for several minutes, while the company didn't have him checked for a concussion. Even with all of the concussions that could be hidden, it seems like there's a smoking gun in the fact that WWE claims to have records of no concussions when the above happened on their watch after the bizarre incident where HHH knocked out Benoit & a referee.

I like that there are at least 3 exchanges during the show where one person says something and the other person replies by repeating the last statement as a question.

It wouldn't shock me if the HHH chair incident becomes a major issue, since Benoit was knocked out for several minutes and then after waking up, couldn't stand up for several minutes, yet WWE claims to have no records of him sustaining any concussions.

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Off the top of my head: - Dynamite Kid (I think) witnessing a Yakuza member slap the hell out of Inoki, amazed how Inoki just stood there and took it. - Someone explains to Buddy Landell why the Yakuza member with them is missing fingers: one is cut off each time you mess up. Since he had a few missing, Buddy exclaimed "Wow, you must be a pretty big fuck-up, then." - Bret Hart is out drinking with Rusher Kimura. A Yakuza member ordered them shots that cost $400 each and had a strange white stem floating in the glass. Bret knew he had to drink it so as not to show disrespect, and downs it. Rusher then slaps him on the back and yells "Turtle penis! Good for fuckie fuckie!" Bret had to wear sweatpants for a week.

The jurisdictional issue, if it has some actual merit, is a really brilliant way of fighting this while avoiding discussion of the actual problems. Behrens is pretty awesomely carny.

The Jr tag title switch from August.

Starts 1/6 with a 2 hour show and starts in its regular slot 1/7. Gina Carano will be a Gladiator named CRUSH.

It's funny, but it would be more funny if he was wrong.

TSM of all places brings the best riff on Kennedy's catchphrases that I've seen by far. I legitimately chortled at this: http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?...t&p=2589970

Drawing/star power. By the way, doesn't this mean that by Dave's criteria, he shouldn't be covering MMA in the WON anymore?

Outstanding takes wins into account.

FYI, fighters are no longer eligible for WOTY due to the death of Pride. Most Valuable Fighter and Most Outstanding Fighter have been added.

Well, that is true, it's early and I didn't read close enough to realize he wasn't dragging out the "they were all watching Larry King theory" I guess.

Larry King did a terrible number that night which kinda kills that theory,