It’s that time of year again, so make sure to head on over to our reader forums to vote for the best (and worst) in wrestling from December 16, 2006 through December 15, 2007… as well as the Pulse Wrestling writer of the year!
Here are the nominees:
Best Male Wrestler
Bryan Danielson
C.M. Punk
John Cena
Kurt Angle
Nigel McGuinness
Best Female Wrestler
Awesome/Amazing Kong
Beth Phoenix
Gail Kim
Mickie James
Sara Del Ray
Best Tag-Team
Brian Kendrick & Paul London
Jay & Mark Briscoe
Kevin Steen & El Generico
Redneck Wrecking Crew (Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch)
Motor/Murder City Machineguns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
Best Announcer or Interviewer
Jeremy Borash
Jerry Lawler
Jim Ross
Joey Styles
John Bradshaw Layfield
Best Manager or Authority Figure
Armando Alejandro Estrada
Jim Cornette
Larry Sweeney
Theodore Long
William Regal
Breakout Star of the Year
Frankie Kazarian/Kaz
Johnny Nitro/John Morrison
Montel Vontavious Porter
Nigel McGuinness
Umaga
Best Wrestling Move
C.M. Punk – Go 2 Sleep
Carlito – Backstabber
Chris Jericho – Codebreaker
Kevin Steen – Package Piledriver
Randy Orton – RKO
Best Gimmick
Hornswoggle, Lucky Bastard
Jimmy Jacobs, Do it for the Age of the Fall
Randy Orton, Legend Concussor
Santino Marella, Opening up a Can of-a Ass-Whip
The Undertaker, Deadman Walking
Storyline of the Year
Chris Jericho – SAVE_US.Y2J
Jimmy Jacobs – Age of the Fall
Kurt Angle/Samoa Joe – Winner Takes All
MVP/Matt Hardy – I’m Better Than You
Mr. McMahon – Limogate
Best In-Ring Feud
Batista vs. The Undertaker
The Briscoes vs. Kevin Steen & El Generico
Bryan Danielson vs. Takeshi Morishima
John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels
Montel Vontavious Porter vs. Matt Hardy
WWE Match of the Year
Batista vs. The Undertaker, Last Man Standing Match (Backlash, April 29)
Brian Kendrick & Paul London vs. MNM vs. William Regal & Dave Taylor vs. Matt & Jeff Hardy, Ladder Match (Armageddon, December 17, 2006)
John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels (RAW, April 23)
John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels (Wrestlemania 23, April 1)
John Cena vs. Umaga, Last Man Standing Match (Royal Rumble, January 28)
TNA Match of the Year
Chris Harris vs. James Storm, Texas Death Match (Sacrifice, May 13)
Christian Cage vs. Kaz, Ladder Match (Genesis, November 11)
Latin American Xchange vs. XXX, Ultimate X Match (Bound For Glory, October 14)
Samoa Joe vs. Christian Cage (Destination X, March 11)
Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle, Iron Man Match (Final Resolution, January 14)
ROH Match of the Year
The Briscoes vs. Kevin Steen & El Generico (Death Before Dishonor V, Night 1, August 10)
The Briscoes vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Good Times, Great Memories, April 28)
Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness (Driven, June 23 / September 21)
Bryan Danielson vs. Takeshi Morishima (Manhattan Mayhem II, August 25)
Jimmy Jacobs vs. BJ Whitmer (Supercard of Honour II, March 31)
Worst Match of the Year
Chris Harris vs. James Storm, Six Sides of Steel Blindfold Match (TNA Lockdown, April 15)
The Great Khali vs. Batista vs. Kane, Triple Threat Match (WWE Great American Bash, July 22)
The Great Khali vs. Hornswoggle (WWE Survivor Series, November 18)
Kelly Kelly vs. Layla (ECW, November 26)
Voodoo Kin Mafia vs. The Heartbreakers (TNA Destination X, March 11)
Missed Opportunity of the Year
Samoa Joe’s World Title
TNA
Vince McMahon’s Son
Wrestling Society X
WWE Cruiserweight Division
Most Improved Wrestler
Candice Michelle
Claudio Castagnoli
John Cena
Montel Vontavious Porter
Travis Tomko
Comeback of the Year
Austin Aries
Bryan Danielson
Chris Jericho
Shawn Michaels
Triple H
Best Big Event
ROH Driven PPV (September 21)
ROH Man Up PPV (November 30)
TNA Bound For Glory (October 14)
WWE Backlash (April 29)
WWE Wrestlemania 23 (April 1)
Best Promotion
Chikara Pro
ECW
RAW
Ring of Honor
Smackdown
The Pulse Wrestling staff will be voting as well, with the site’s official results posted soon, so don’t miss your chance to help select the winners! (And if you were wondering, here are last year’s winners.)
