The OTTB Best of 2016 Thread (RESULTS POSTED)

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KillaCham
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Wrestler categories:

Wrestler of the Year
AJ Styles (65 points)
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Runner-ups:
Shinsuke Nakamura: 28 points
Kenny Omega: 16 points



Female Wrestler of the Year
Charlotte (39 points)
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Runner-ups:
Sasha Banks: 30 points
Asuka: 21 points



WWE Superstar of the Year
AJ Styles (45 points)
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Runner-ups:
Charlotte: 20 points
Kevin owens: 16 points



NXT Superstar of the Year
Shinsuke Nakamura (45 points)
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Runner-ups:
Samoa Joe: 28 points
Bobby Roode: 17 points



TNA Star of the Year
Broken Matt Hardy (38 points)
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Runner-ups:
Bobby Lashley: 21 points
Jeff Hardy: 8 points



Indie Wrestler of the Year
Adam Cole (22 points)
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Runner-ups:
Kenny Omega: 21 points
Jay Lethal: 8 points
Ricochet: 8 points



Tag Team/Stable of the Year
The New Day (32 points)
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Runner-ups:
The Revival: 25 points
Bullet Club: 17 points




Breakout Star of the Year
Broken Matt Hardy (27 points)
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Runner-ups:
The Miz: 22 points
Kenny Omega: 19 points




Event categories:

Match of the Year
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Sami Zayn - NXT Takeover: Dallas (17 points)
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Runner-ups:
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. AJ Styles - Wrestle Kingdom 10: 15 points
AJ Styles vs. John Cena - WWE Summerslam



Feud Star of the Year
AJ Styles vs. John Cena (22 points)
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Runner-ups:
Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks: 12 points
Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn: 12 points



Spot of the Year
AJ Styles' 450 Splash through a table (16 points)
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Runner-ups:
Shane jumping off the Hell In A Cell: 7 points
Ending to Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens @ WWE Battleground: 6 points



Return of the Year
Goldberg (24 points)
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Runner-ups:
Seth Rollins: 15 points
Shane McMahon: 8 points



Promotion of the Year
WWE (22 points)
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Runner-ups:
New Japan Pro Wrestling: 13 points
Ring of Honor: 10 points



Event of the Year
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 (12 points)
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Runner-ups:
Ring of Honor: All Star Extravaganza VIII (9 points)
WWE Survivor Series: 8 points
WWE Crusierweight Classic - 8 points







Welcome to the official OTTB Best of 2016 thread. You know how the goes. Voting will close January 9th.

There are a total of 14 categories. I removed Rookie of the Year, combined Tag Team of the Year/Stable of the Year, and added Spot of the Year. List up to 5 candidates in order, with the best being listed first.

This is how this point system works for each category:
1. 5 points
2. 4 points
3. 3 points
4. 2 points
5. 1 point





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Wrestler of the Year
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Female Wrestler of the Year
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WWE Superstar of the Year
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NXT Superstar of the Year
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TNA Star of the Year
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"Indie" Star of the Year - For the sake of this list, best wrestler not in WWE or TNA is indie (ROH, Lucha Underground, etc.)
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Breakout Star of the Year - Push? Finally got over? Who had the best breakout this year?
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Event categories:

Match of the Year - The best match across all federations.
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Feud of the Year
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Return of the Year - Best comeback from injury, break, retirement, etc.
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Promotion of the Year - Whether indie or pro, what was the best federation for 2015?
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Event of the Year - Whether PPV, televised program, live event.
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  • KillaCham
    KillaCham Members, Moderators Posts: 11,417 Regulator
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    Dropping a few categories for now. Still have some more wrestling to watch before I finish the rest.

    Female Wrestler of the Year
    1. Charlotte
    2. Sasha Banks
    3. Asuka
    4. Becky Lynch
    5. Alexa Bliss

    WWE Superstar of the Year
    1. AJ Styles
    2. Charlotte
    3. The Miz
    4. Chris Jericho
    5. Kevin Owens

    NXT Superstar of the Year
    1. Shinsuke Nakamura
    2. Samoa Joe
    3. Asuka
    4. Tye Dillinger
    5. Finn Balor

    TNA Superstar of the Year
    1. Matt Hardy
    2. Bobby Lashley
    3. EC3
    4. Drew Galloway
    5. Jeff Hardy

    Tag Team of the Year
    1. The New Day
    2. #DIY (Gargano & Champa)
    3. Cesaro & Sheamus
    4. Enzo & Cass
    5. American Alpha

    Breakout Star of the Year
    1. The Miz
    2. Broken Matt Hardy
    3. Charlotte
    4. The Revival
    5. Heath Slater

    Return of the Year
    1. Goldberg
    2. Randy Orton
    3. Sami Zayn
    4. Maryse
    5. Seth Rollins
  • jono
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    Wrestler of the Year
    1. AJ Styles
    2. Chris Jericho
    3. Bobby Lashley
    4. Charlotte
    5. Adam Cole

    Female Wrestler of the Year
    1. Charlotte
    2. Asuka
    3. Becky Lynch
    4. Sasha Banks
    5. Sexy Star

    WWE Superstar of the Year
    1. Aj Styles
    2. Charlotte
    3. Chris Jericho
    4. The Miz
    5. Becky Lynch

    NXT Superstar of the Year
    1. Nakamura
    2. Bobby Roode
    3. Samoa Joe
    4. Johnny Gargano
    5. Tomaso Ciampa

    TNA Star of the Year
    1. Bobby Lashley
    2. Matt Hardy
    3. Drew Galloway
    4. Eli Drake
    5. Jeff Hardy

    "Indie" Star of the Year - For the sake of this list, best wrestler not in WWE or TNA is indie (ROH, Lucha Underground, etc.)
    1. Sexy Star
    2. Adam Cole
    3. Johnny Mundo
    4. Bobby Fish
    5. Rey Mysterio

    Tag Team/Stable of the Year
    1. The Revival
    2. DIY (Ciampa & Gargano)
    3. The New Day
    4. American Alpha
    5. Enzo & Cass

    Breakout Star of the Year - Push? Finally got over? Who had the best breakout this year?
    1. Broken Matt Hardy
    2. The Miz
    3. DIY
    4. Alexa Bliss
    5. Tye Dillenger


  • Smokey Tha Bandit
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    FOH with sneaking Charlotte in there twice...
  • infamous114
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    FOH with sneaking Charlotte in there twice...

    It's 2 diff categories, smart guy
  • OGDirtyDee
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    Wrestler of the Year
    1. AJ Styles
    2. Matt Hardy
    3. Jay Lethal
    4. Jericho
    5. Nakamura

    Female Wrestler of the Year
    1. Charlotte
    2. Sasha Banks
    3. Rosemary
    4. Bailey
    5. Lynch

    WWE Superstar of the Year
    1. AJ Styles
    2. Jericho
    3. Rollins
    4. Charlotte
    5. Sasha Banks

    NXT Superstar of the Year
    1. Nakamura
    2. Joe
    3. Auska
    4. Bobby Roode
    5. Gorgano

    TNA Star of the Year
    1. Matt Hardy
    2. Lashely
    3. Jeff Hardy
    4. ECIII
    5. Rosemary

    "Indie" Star of the Year - For the sake of this list, best wrestler not in WWE or TNA is indie (ROH, Lucha Underground, etc.)
    1. Kenny Omega
    2. Adam Cole
    3. Jay Lethal
    4. Tetsuya Naito
    5. Dalton Castle

    Tag Team/Stable of the Year
    1. Bullet Club(no brainer)
    2. New Day
    3. The Rivival
    4. Broken Matt and Brother Nero
    5. Decay

    Breakout Star of the Year - Push? Finally got over? Who had the best breakout this year?
    1. Broken Matt
    2. Kenny Omega
    3. Strowman
    4. Cesaro
    5. James Elsworth
    Event categories:

    Match of the Year - The best match across all federations.
    1. Nakamura vs. Zayn by far
    2. Nakamura vs AJ Styles - WK
    3. Adam Cole vs. Lethal - ROH
    4. Cena vs AJ Summer Slam
    5. 4 way Elimination at Extreme Rules for the IC belt
    Honorable mention: AJ vs Reigns at Extreme Rules and Decay or Delete TNA.

    Feud of the Year
    1. AJ vs Cena ("with ya Kmart shopping ass")
    2. Charlotte vs Banks
    3. Owen and Zayn
    5. Broken Matt and Brother Nero vs Decay

    Spot of the Year
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.
    will decide when I can brainstorm the good ones

    Return of the Year - Best comeback from injury, break, retirement, etc.
    1. Goldberg
    2. Seth Rollins
    3. Cesaro


    Promotion of the Year - Whether indie or pro, what was the best federation for 2015?
    1. WWE
    2. ROH
    3. NJPW
    4. NXT
    5. TNA

    Event of the Year - Whether PPV, televised program, live event.
    1. ROH All Star Extravaganza VIII
    2. Survivor Series
    3. WrestleKingdom 10
    4. Extreme Rules
    5. NXT Dallas
  • jono
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    Rosemary has been good this year. In fact Decay has been cool. I just didn't think about them when I made my list. I don't think they deserve that high a spot.
  • OGDirtyDee
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    jono wrote: »
    Rosemary has been good this year. In fact Decay has been cool. I just didn't think about them when I made my list. I don't think they deserve that high a spot.

    I ? with Decay and I never ? with Abyss..their Marlyn mansom theme and gimmick just works for me.
  • jono
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    OGDirtyDee wrote: »
    jono wrote: »
    Rosemary has been good this year. In fact Decay has been cool. I just didn't think about them when I made my list. I don't think they deserve that high a spot.

    I ? with Decay and I never ? with Abyss..their Marlyn mansom theme and gimmick just works for me.

    Yeah I like it. Decay has been pretty dope. Its working and Abyss is actually good in this role. I've never been a big fan of his either and Crazzy Steve is ? by himself but together with Rosemary it works.
  • Max.
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    I love these threads!
  • Max.
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    Wrestler of the Year
    1.aj styles
    2.kenny omega
    3. JERICHO
    4.matt hardy
    5. nakamura

    Female Wrestler of the Year
    1. Charlotte
    2. Asuka
    3. Sasha
    4.bliss
    5. Bakey

    WWE Superstar of the Year
    1.aj
    2. Y2j
    3. Flair
    4. Ko
    5. Miz

    NXT Superstar of the Year
    1. Naka
    2. Joe
    3. Roode
    4. Asuka
    5. Diy

    TNA Star of the Year
    1.matt hardy


    "Indie" Star of the Year - For the sake of this list, best wrestler not in WWE or TNA is indie (ROH, Lucha Underground, etc.)
    1. Adam cole
    2. Chris hero
    3. Cody rhodes
    4. Ricochet
    5. Sabre jr

    Tag Team/Stable of the Year
    1. The elite (bc)
    2. Revival
    3. New day
    4. Enzo and cass
    5. Decay

    Breakout Star of the Year - Push? Finally got over? Who had the best breakout this year?
    1. Omega
    2. Matt hardy
    3. Bliss
    4. Corbin
    5. New day




  • Smokey Tha Bandit
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    FOH with sneaking Charlotte in there twice...

    It's 2 diff categories, smart guy

    NO ? CAPTAIN OBVIOUS.
  • infamous114
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    FOH with sneaking Charlotte in there twice...

    It's 2 diff categories, smart guy

    NO ? CAPTAIN OBVIOUS.

    Then shut the ? up and make your own list
  • jono
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    Event categories:

    Match of the Year - The best match across all federations.
    1. Sami Zayn vs Shinsuke Nakamura
    2. Sexy Star vs Mariposa (No Mas Match, Lucha Underground)
    3. The Revival vs DIY (2 of 3 Falls, NXT TakeOver Toronto)
    4. AJ Styles vs John Cena (WWE Summerslam 2016)
    5. RAW vs Smackdown (WWW Survivor Series 2016)

    Feud of the Year
    1. The Miz vs Dolph Ziggler
    2. The Revival vs DIY
    3. Sexy Star vs Mariposa (Lucha Underground)
    4. Charlotte vs Sasha Banks
    5. AJ Styles vs John Cena

    Return of the Year - Best comeback from injury, break, retirement, etc.
    1. Seth Rollins
    2. Goldberg
    3. Mickie James

    Promotion of the Year - Whether indie or pro, what was the best federation for 2015?
    1. WWE (inc. NXT)
    2. Lucha Underground
    3. NJPW
    4. ROH
    5. WCPW (What Culture Pro Wrestling)

  • Max.
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    Match of the Year - The best match across all federations.
    1.zayn vs nakamura
    2. Raw vs SD
    3.cena vs aj styles
    4.Aj vs nakamura wrestle kingdom 10
    5.miz vs zayn vs owens vs cesaro ic title

    Feud of the Year
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.
  • Smokey Tha Bandit
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    FOH with sneaking Charlotte in there twice...

    It's 2 diff categories, smart guy

    NO ? CAPTAIN OBVIOUS.

    Then shut the ? up and make your own list

    the butthurt is strong in this one...
  • KillaCham
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    KillaCham wrote: »
    Dropping a few categories for now. Still have some more wrestling to watch before I finish the rest.

    Female Wrestler of the Year
    1. Charlotte
    2. Sasha Banks
    3. Asuka
    4. Becky Lynch
    5. Alexa Bliss

    WWE Superstar of the Year
    1. AJ Styles
    2. Charlotte
    3. The Miz
    4. Chris Jericho
    5. Kevin Owens

    NXT Superstar of the Year
    1. Shinsuke Nakamura
    2. Samoa Joe
    3. Asuka
    4. Tye Dillinger
    5. Finn Balor

    TNA Superstar of the Year
    1. Matt Hardy
    2. Bobby Lashley
    3. EC3
    4. Drew Galloway
    5. Jeff Hardy

    Tag Team of the Year
    1. The New Day
    2. #DIY (Gargano & Champa)
    3. Cesaro & Sheamus
    4. Enzo & Cass
    5. American Alpha

    Breakout Star of the Year
    1. The Miz
    2. Broken Matt Hardy
    3. Charlotte
    4. The Revival
    5. Alexa Bliss
    Mention: Heath Slater

    Return of the Year
    1. Goldberg
    2. Randy Orton
    3. Sami Zayn
    4. Maryse
    5. Seth Rollins
    Dropping a few more:

    Feud of the Year
    1. Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte
    2. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn
    3. John Cena vs. AJ Styles
    4. The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler
    5. The Revival vs. #DIY
    Mention: Miz and GM Daniel Bryan

    Spot of the Year
    1. Ending to Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens @ Battleground
    2. AJ Styles 450 splash through a table
    3. Shane jumping off the Hell In A Cell
    4. Kenny Omega springboard senton over the guardrail onto Tetsuya Naito
    5. DIY double submission

    Promotion of the Year
    1. WWE
    2. NJPW
    3. NXT
    4. Lucha Underground
    5. TNA
  • KillaCham
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    My final list: Match of the year #'s 2-5 switched a bunch of time. #1 been the same though.

    Wrestler of the Year
    1. AJ Styles
    2. Shinsuke Nakamura
    3. Kenny Omega
    4. Tetsuya Naito
    5. Charlotte
    Mention: Kota Ibushi

    Female Wrestler of the Year
    1. Charlotte
    2. Sasha Banks
    3. Asuka
    4. Becky Lynch
    5. Alexa Bliss

    WWE Superstar of the Year
    1. AJ Styles
    2. Charlotte
    3. The Miz
    4. Chris Jericho
    5. Kevin Owens

    NXT Superstar of the Year
    1. Shinsuke Nakamura
    2. Samoa Joe
    3. Asuka
    4. Tye Dillinger
    5. Finn Balor

    TNA Superstar of the Year
    1. Matt Hardy
    2. Bobby Lashley
    3. EC3
    4. Drew Galloway
    5. Jeff Hardy

    "Indie" Superstar of the Year
    1. Kenny Omega
    2. Tetsuya Naito
    3. Kota Ibushi
    4. Adam Cole
    5. Kazuchika Okada

    Tag Team/Stable of the Year
    1. The New Day
    2. #DIY (Gargano & Champa)
    3. The Young Bucks
    4. The Revival
    5. American Alpha
    Mentions:
    Enzo & Cass
    Cesaro & Sheamus
    The Broken Hardys

    Breakout Star of the Year
    1. The Miz
    2. Broken Matt Hardy
    3. Charlotte
    4. The Revival
    5. Tetsuya Naito
    Mention: Alexa Bliss





    Match of the Year
    1. The Revival vs. #DIY - NXT Takeover: Toronto
    2. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. AJ Styles - Wrestle Kingdom 10
    3. Kenny Omega vs. Tetsuya Naito - G1 ? 26, Day 18
    4. Kota Ibushi vs. Cedric Alexander - Cruiserweight Classic, Round 2
    5. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Sami Zayn - Takeover: Dallas
    Mentions:
    Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn - Battleground
    John Cena vs. AJ Styles - Summerslam
    Miz vs. Ziggler (Title vs. Career) - No Mercy
    The Revival vs. #DIY - NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II

    Feud of the Year
    1. Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte
    2. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn
    3. John Cena vs. AJ Styles
    4. The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler
    5. The Revival vs. #DIY
    Mention: Miz vs. GM Daniel Bryan

    Spot of the Year
    1. Ending to Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens @ Battleground
    2. AJ Styles 450 splash through a table
    3. Shane jumping off the Hell In A Cell
    4. Kenny Omega springboard senton over the guardrail onto Tetsuya Naito
    5. DIY double submission

    Return of the Year
    1. Goldberg
    2. Shane McMahon
    3. Randy Orton
    4. Sami Zayn
    5. Maryse

    Promotion of the Year
    1. WWE
    2. NJPW
    3. NXT
    4. Lucha Underground
    5. TNA

    Event of the Year
    1. Cruiserweight Classic
    2. Wrestle Kingdom 10
    3. NXT Takeover: Dallas
    4. NXT Takeover: Toronto
    5. WWE Raw. 7/25/16 - First Raw after the draft
    6. Mention: WWE Backlash
  • KillaCham
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  • infamous114
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    Lol ? 's hard. Having to look up matches, remember spots, events of the year
  • KillaCham
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    Lol ? 's hard. Having to look up matches, remember spots, events of the year
    Lol I know. Figured it'd be something fun. And the more people posting the most suggestions you got for your list.

    @TonyDubbz you make your own list of up to 5 for each category, you don't have to pick off of my listm Everyone makes their own list
  • infamous114
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    Wrestler categories:

    Wrestler of the Year
    1. AJ Styles
    2. Shinsuke Nakamura
    3. Kenny Omega
    4. Matt Hardy
    5. Charlotte

    Female Wrestler of the Year
    1. Charlotte
    2. Sasha Banks
    3. Asuka
    4. Becky Lynch
    5. Alexa Bliss

    WWE Superstar of the Year
    1. AJ Styles
    2. Charlotte
    3. Kevin Owens
    4. The Miz
    5. Seth Rollins

    NXT Superstar of the Year
    1. Shinsuke Nakamura
    2. Asuka
    3. Samoa Joe
    4. Bobby Roode
    5. Tye Dillinger

    TNA Star of the Year
    1. Matt Hardy
    2. Bobby Lashley
    3.
    4.
    5.

    "Indie" Star of the Year - For the sake of this list, best wrestler not in WWE or TNA is indie (ROH, Lucha Underground, etc.)
    1. Kenny Omega
    2. Adam Cole
    3.
    4.
    5.

    Tag Team/Stable of the Year
    1. The New Day
    2. The Revival
    3. American Alpha
    4. Young Bucks
    5. #DIY

    Breakout Star of the Year - Push? Finally got over? Who had the best breakout this year?
    1. Kenny Omega
    2. The Miz
    3. Matt Hardy
    4. James Ellsworth
    5. Alexa Bliss
  • TonyDubbz
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    I had a hard time picking in any category that involved Miz and Charlotte.. those two should share that Breakout star of the year award in my opinion.

    I cant believe u aint have the Broken Hardys up for tag team/stable of the year @KillaCham i aint like them but shiitt everyone else seemed to
  • KillaCham
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    TonyDubbz wrote: »
    I had a hard time picking in any category that involved Miz and Charlotte.. those two should share that Breakout star of the year award in my opinion.

    I cant believe u aint have the Broken Hardys up for tag team/stable of the year @KillaCham i aint like them but shiitt everyone else seemed to
    I thought about it. Main reason I didn't is because they started tagging in August and haven't done much worth noting since then. Most of their good stuff was earlier in the year when they were fighting each other. I'll throw em a lil mention though lol
  • TonyDubbz
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    Ohhh ? my bad bruh im trippin.. ima do it over in a lil bit lmao

    Yea I figured that might be why u aint add the Hardys. I really dont ? wit the Broken Hardys gimmick but erbody be acting like that ? the best thing in wrestling