Posted June 30, 20196 yr comment_5892319 With half the year out, was wondering if anyone wanted to share their picks for some of these categories. Match of the Year Best Major Wrestling Show Best Promotion Best on Interviews Feud of the Year Most Improved Wrestler of the Year Here's a video with my picks:
June 30, 20196 yr comment_5892325 Cody vs. Dustin for Match of the year. NXT New York for best show. New Japan for best promotion is kind of a default pick. Cody for most improved. Cody vs. Dustin for feud of the year. I don't know on wrestler of the year. Several guys have had some great matches but have also laid some eggs. I don't think anyone stands out head and shoulders above anyone else.
June 30, 20196 yr Author comment_5892334 1 hour ago, Mad Dog said: Cody for most improved. This is an excellent pick and one I'll have to reevaluate once the year end comes.
June 30, 20196 yr comment_5892335 Just now, SmartMark15 said: This is an excellent pick and one I'll have to reevaluate once the year end comes. I would never have thought two shows into AEW that he would have the two best matches in the promotion.
June 30, 20196 yr Author comment_5892336 3 minutes ago, Mad Dog said: I would never have thought two shows into AEW that he would have the two best matches in the promotion. Agreed. He's become a surprisingly reliable big match worker.
June 30, 20196 yr comment_5892337 Match of the Year: Thatcher vs Ishikawa Best Major Wrestling Show: Bloodsport Best Promotion: Dramatic Dream Team Best on Interviews: ??? Feud of the Year: Bryan vs Kofi Most Improved: Brody King Wrestler of the Year: Timothy Thatcher
June 30, 20196 yr comment_5892338 Match of the Year: Yuki Ishikawa vs. Tim Thatcher Best Major Wrestling Show: Chairo Kingdom Best Promotion: DDT Best on Interviews: LA Park would be my default pick for this Feud of the Year: Few things have made more excited about wrestling than the teases of an Arez-Ricky Marvin mask match, so that's my pick. Most Improved: Titan Wrestler of the Year: Thatcher
June 30, 20196 yr comment_5892339 Match of the Year: Momo Watanabe vs Jungle Kyona Best Major Wrestling Show: AEW Double or Nothing Best Promotion: New Japan Pro Wrestling Best on Interviews: Daniel Bryan Feud of the Year: ??? Most Improved: Cody Wrestler of the Year: Will Ospreay
June 30, 20196 yr comment_5892369 Match of the Year: Shuji Ishikawa and Suwama vs. Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi (1/13) Best Major Wrestling Show: NXT Takeover: New York Best Promotion: New Japan Pro Wrestling Best on Interviews: Haven't really seen a ton of promos this year but by default I think I'll go with Daniel Bryan Feud of the Year: Daniel Bryan vs. Kofi Kingston Most Improved: Jon Moxley Wrestler of the Year: Will Ospreay
June 30, 20196 yr comment_5892375 Here's my picks based on what I watch. I follow NXT, NXT UK, Impact and MLW closely. I know what's going on in WWE and see most of the big matches, but I don't watch their weekly television. I don't watch ROH or NJPW so unfortunately I can't comment on any shows or wrestlers in either organization. Match of the Year: Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes (AEW Double or Nothing 05/25/19) Best Major Wrestling Show: NXT TakeOver: New York (04/19/19) Best Promotion: NXT Best on Interviews: Josef Samael Feud of the Year: Sami Callihan vs. Rich Swann - Impact Wrestling Most Improved: Velveteen Dream/Tessa Blanchard (Tie) Wrestler of the Year: Becky Lynch
July 1, 20196 yr comment_5892377 I had to search my own posts to remember all the MOTYC I watched, this is a crazy year again... (most closely followed promotions : iMPACT, MLW, NJPW big shows, AAA big shows, CMLL Friday shows, AEW + some stuff from you-know-where and then some) Match of the Year : Will Ospreay vs Shingo Takagi (SJ Cup final) Best Major Wrestling Show : AEW Double or Nothing Best Promotion : iMPACT Wrestling Best on Interviews : MJF Feud of the Year : Sami Callihan vs Rich Swann (iMPACT) Most Improved : Jordynne Grace Wrestler of the Year : Will Ospreay
July 1, 20196 yr comment_5892379 Match of the year: Riddle vs Roddy Strong Best Major wrestling show: NXT Takeover New York Best Promotion: AEW Best on Interviews: Adam Cole Feud of the Year: Dr. Wagner Jr vs Blue Demon Jr Most Improved: Tozawa Wrestler of the Year: Roderick Strong
July 1, 20196 yr Author comment_5892380 6 minutes ago, Tim Evans said: Wrestler of the Year: Roderick Strong There's a pick. Best matches?
July 1, 20196 yr comment_5892389 2 hours ago, El-P said: I had to search my own posts to remember all the MOTYC I watched, this is a crazy year again... (most closely followed promotions : iMPACT, MLW, NJPW big shows, AAA big shows, CMLL Friday shows, AEW + some stuff from you-know-where and then some) Match of the Year : Will Ospreay vs Shingo Takagi (SJ Cup final) Best Major Wrestling Show : AEW Double or Nothing Best Promotion : iMPACT Wrestling Best on Interviews : MJF Feud of the Year : Sami Callihan vs Rich Swann (iMPACT) Most Improved : Jordynne Grace Wrestler of the Year : Will Ospreay Good call on MJF, can't believe I forgot about him.
July 1, 20196 yr comment_5892394 Match of the Year - Matt Riddle vs Roderick Strong (NXT Takeover XXV) Major Show - CHIKARA The Infinity Gauntlet 2019 Promotion - NXT (assuming I can't pick 205 Live as a promotion) Interviews - Daniel Bryan Feud - Dasher Hatfield vs Boomer Hatfield (CHIKARA) Most Improved - Kris Statlander Wrestler of the Year - Drew Gulak
July 1, 20196 yr Author comment_5892396 1 hour ago, NotJayTabb said: Match of the Year - Matt Riddle vs Roderick Strong (NXT Takeover XXV) Major Show - CHIKARA The Infinity Gauntlet 2019 Promotion - NXT (assuming I can't pick 205 Live as a promotion) Interviews - Daniel Bryan Feud - Dasher Hatfield vs Boomer Hatfield (CHIKARA) Most Improved - Kris Statlander Wrestler of the Year - Drew Gulak Picks like this are the best part of opening discussions like this.
July 1, 20196 yr comment_5892397 I don't watch enough promotions to throw my hat into a discussion like this but if there's a major show better than Spring Break 3 Night 1 it's probably in Show of the Decade territory
July 1, 20196 yr comment_5892398 Match of the Year: Daniel Bryan vs. Kofi Kingston (WWE 04/07) Runner up: Cain Justice vs. Trevor Lee (CWF Mid-Atlantic 02/16) Best Major Wrestling Show: AEW Double or Nothing Runner up: GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport Best Promotion: Best on Interviews: Daniel Bryan Feud of the Year: Daniel Bryan vs. Kofi Kingston Most Improved: Jay White Wrestler of the Year: Daniel Bryan Runner up(s): Timothy Thatcher & Eddie Kingston Couldn't think of anything for best promotion. There has not been any standout promotions for the year, except maybe for AEW, but they've had only 2 shows so far, so it feels like cheating to put them there.
July 1, 20196 yr comment_5892424 11 hours ago, NotJayTabb said: Match of the Year - Matt Riddle vs Roderick Strong (NXT Takeover XXV) Major Show - CHIKARA The Infinity Gauntlet 2019 Promotion - NXT (assuming I can't pick 205 Live as a promotion) Interviews - Daniel Bryan Feud - Dasher Hatfield vs Boomer Hatfield (CHIKARA) Most Improved - Kris Statlander Wrestler of the Year - Drew Gulak My man!! Haven't watched it back online yet, but the Boomer/Dasher mask vs. mask in Chicago definitely felt like a MOTYC when I saw it live.
July 2, 20196 yr comment_5892554 Match of the Year- Cody vs Dustin Rhodes Show of the Year- Bloodsport Best Promotion- New Japan? Best on Interviews- MJF Feud of the Year- Blue Demon Jr vs Dr. Wagner Jr. Most Improved- Jon Moxley Wrestler of the Year- Daniel Bryan
July 2, 20196 yr comment_5892557 Match of the Year - Tetsuya Naito vs. Taichi (NJPW, 2/3) Best Major Wrestling Show - NJPW Dominion (6/9) Best Promotion - NJPW Best on Interviews - R-Truth Most Improved - Jon Moxley Wrestler of the Year - Tetsuya Naito
July 2, 20196 yr comment_5892559 13 hours ago, Mrzfn said: My man!! Haven't watched it back online yet, but the Boomer/Dasher mask vs. mask in Chicago definitely felt like a MOTYC when I saw it live. It's been such a good story, loved their section in the Infinite Gauntlet, where Dasher wanted to teach his son a lesson in the ring, but every time another entrant got in, the Hatfield's took them straight out. Boomer's post match promo was great, and the mask vs mask was excellent. All this, plus the ladder match with Mr Touchdown at the Mania weekend show, had Dasher surprisingly high in my WOTY list, but Drew Gulak has been awesome this year.
July 2, 20196 yr comment_5892566 Match of the Year: Daniel Bryan vs Kofi Kingston (Mania) First Runner Up: Walter vs Fenix (16 Carat) Second Runner Up: Cody vs Dustin Rhodes (Double or Nothing) Best Show of the Year: Bloodsport First Runner Up: Double or Nothing Second Runner Up: SSS16 - Night 3 Best Promotion of the Year: NJPW First Runner Up: GCW Second Runner Up: OTT Best Promos of the Year: Daniel Bryan First Runner Up: MJF Second Runner Up: David Starr Best Feud/Rivalry of the Year: David Starr vs Jordan Devlin vs Walter (OTT) First Runner Up: Daniel Bryan vs Kofi Kingston (WWE) Second Runner Up: Kota Ibush vs Tetsuya Naito (NJPW) Most Improved Wrestler of the Year: Cody First Runner Up: Kyle Fletcher Second Runner Up: Lucky Kid Wrestler of the Year: Will Ospreay First Runner Up: Daniel Bryan Second Runner Up: Timothy Thatcher I have clearly not watched enough lucha or women’s wrestling this year so far.
July 2, 20196 yr comment_5892589 Match of the Year - Yuki Ishikawa vs. Timothy Thatcher (wXw, 3/9) Runner Up - Hideki Suzuki vs. Timothy Thatcher (Bloodsport, 4/4) Best Major Wrestling Show - Bloodsport (4/4) Best Promotion - BJW Most Improved - Shotaro Ashino Wrestler of the Year - Timothy Thatcher?
July 2, 20196 yr comment_5892590 13 hours ago, joeg said: Feud of the Year- Blue Demon Jr vs Dr. Wagner Jr. Yeah, thought about that one too, honestly it might actually be the biggest one, but the matches have been so bad thus far... I wonder how much smokes and mirrors they'll thrown at Triplemania to make this fun.
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