Inside Pulse Wrestling has announced nominees for its 2005 Year-End Awards, which YOU can vote for in our reader forums (see the link below)! In the meantime, the IP Wrestling staff is toiling over the selections and will have results of OUR voting up within the next few weeks. Following are the categories and nominees, which apply to U.S.-based professional wrestling promotions, and a date range from December 16, 2004 through Decmeber 15, 2005.
Best Male Wrestler
Kurt Angle
Christian
Shawn Michaels
Samoa Joe
A.J. Styles
Best Female Wrestler
Christy Hemme
Lita
Melina Perez
Trish Stratus
Victoria
Best Tag-Team
America’s Most Wanted
Big Show & Kane
Dudleyz/Team 3-D
MNM
The Naturals
Best Non-Wrestling Personality
Eric Bischoff
Maria Kanellis
Theodore Long
James Mitchell
Joey Styles
Breakout Star of the Year
Dave Batista
Carlito Caribbean Cool
Ken Kennedy
Samoa Joe
Petey Williams
Match of the Year
04.03.05 – Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle (WWE Wrestlemania)
05.02.05 – Shawn Michaels vs. Shelton Benjamin (RAW)
06.26.05 – Dave Batista vs. HHH – Hell in a Cell (RAW Vengeance)
09.11.05 – Christopher Daniels vs. A.J. Styles vs. Samoa Joe (TNA Unbreakable)
10.01.05 – Samoa Joe vs. Kenta Kobashi (ROH Joe vs. Kobashi)
Storyline of the Year
C.M. Punk vs. Ring of Honor
Dave Batista vs. HHH
Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio
Matt Hardy vs. Edge and Lita
RAW vs. Smackdown
Big Event of the Year
ECW One Night Stand
Eddie Guerrero Tributes on RAW & Smackdown
TNA Bound For Glory
TNA iMPACT! First Prime-Time Special
WrestleMania XXI
Missed Opportunity of the Year
WWE not booking a Christian vs. Cena program and instead letting him get away
WWE not getting the most out of Matt/Edge/Lita storyline
WWE not having John Cena drop the WWE Title as crowd turns on him
TNA not putting the NWA Title on Monty Brown
WWE teasing a Brock Lesnar return and not delivering
Promotion of the Year
Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ring of Honor
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
WWE RAW
WWE Smackdown
