The nominees have been announced for the 2006 Pulse Wrestling Awards. These cover the time period from December 16, 2005 through December 15, 2006, including all U.S. and Canada-based wrestling promotions (like last year, lucha and puro awards are separate). The Pulse Wrestling staff will be voting in 15 categories, with the winners revealed after the New Year…
Best Male Wrestler
Bryan Danielson
Dave Finlay
Edge
Kurt Angle
Samoa Joe
Best Female Wrestler
Cheerleader Melissa
Lita
Mickie James
Trish Stratus
Victoria
Best Tag-Team
AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels
America’s Most Wanted
Austin Aries & Roderick Strong
Brian Kendrick & Paul London
Latin American Exchange
Best Non-Wrestling Personality
Armando Alejandro Estrada
Jim Cornette
John Bradshaw Layfield
Kevin Nash
Paul Heyman
Breakout Star of the Year
Bobby Lashley
CM Punk
Eric Young
Mickie James
Umaga
Best Wrestling Move
Bryan Danielson: Cattle Mutilation
CM Punk: Anaconda Vice
Homicide: Gringo Killer
Petey Williams: Canadian Destroyer
Samoa Joe: Muscle Buster
Best Gimmick
CM Punk (ECW)
King Booker (Smackdown)
Latin American Exchange (TNA)
Little Bastard (Smackdown)
Paparazzi Productions (TNA)
Storyline of the Year
Degeneration-X Reunites, Wreaks Havoc on McMahons, Spirit Squad and Rated-RKO (RAW)
Edge Cashes in Money in the Bank to Beat John Cena, Feuds with Him Most of the Year (RAW)
Kurt Angle Joins TNA & Targets Samoa Joe (TNA)
Latin American Exchange Fights Discrimination (TNA)
Mickie James is Obsessed with Trish Stratus (RAW)
Match of the Year
Blood Generation: Cima, Naruki Doi, &Masato Yoshino vs. Do Fixer: Dragon Kid, Genki Horiguchi, & Ryo Saito – ROH 3/31/06 (Supercard of Honor)
Bryan Danielson vs. KENTA – ROH 9/16/06 (Glory by Honor V, Night 2)
Chris Benoit vs. Finlay – Smackdown 5/21/06 (Judgment Day)
Edge vs. Mick Foley – Hardcore Match – RAW 4/02/06 (Wrestlemania 22)
Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe – TNA 12/10/06 (Turning Point)
Worst Match of the Year
Balls Mahoney vs. Matt Striker – ECW 12/03/06 (December to Dismember)
Kevin Thorn & Ariel vs. Mike Knox & Kelly Kelly – ECW 12/03/06 (December to Dismember)
Shane and Vince McMahon vs. Shawn Michaels (and ‘God’) – No Holds Barred Match – RAW 4/30/06 (Backlash)
Undertaker vs. Big Show – Punjabi Prison Match – Smackdown 7/23/06 (Great American Bash)
Undertaker vs. The Great Khali – Smackdown 5/21/06 (Friday Night Smackdown)
Missed Opportunity of the Year
CM Punk Not Winning the Elimination Chamber
DX Not Adding One or Two New Members
TNA Blowing Samoa Joe’s Win-streak on Kurt Angle
WWE Bringing Back ECW While Not Maintaining the ECW Feel
WWE Letting Angle go Thinking he’d Come Back
Most Improved Wrestler
Carlito
Edge
John Cena
Johnny Nitro
Nigel McGuinness
Comeback of the Year
Dave Finlay
Degeneration-X
Jeff Hardy
Kevin Nash
Umaga (Eddie Fatu/Jamal)
Best Big Event
ECW One Night Stand – 6/11/06
ROH Supercard of Honor – 3/31/06
TNA Bound for Glory – 10/22/06
TNA iMPACT! Prime Time Special – 11/16/06
WWE Wrestlemania 22 – 4/02/06
Best Promotion
Extreme Championship Wrestling
RAW
Ring of Honor
Smackdown
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Also, you can vote in the Reader Awards poll by going to the wrestling forum by the end of the month. To see who won last year’s Awards, click here.
