OWT: all things related

[nutt]

It's easier to have just one thread for AEW, WWE, New Japan, IMPACT and all that.

With that said.... Stone Cold giving us one more match at Mania.

[Pollaski]

I'll just say last week's Dynamite was almost as perfect as you can make a show. MJFs insufferable gloating, Switchblade showing up, Keith Lee debuts, the Punk/Mox team-up, Britt/Rosa reignites, and the bonkers main event.

[Pollaski]

Cody and Brandi Rhodes leaving AEW. Return to WWE "a matter of when, not if".

That... makes no sense.

[nutt]

Cody and Brandi Rhodes leaving AEW. Return to WWE "a matter of when, not if".

That... makes no sense.

Instead of going with the two year option, Cody wanted Punk and Bryan money. That's part of why he left.

He also left because the pencil was taken from him after that shitty Dark Order segment in which NXT beat them the only time ever in the demo. He was getting stale, refused to turn heel, and had no compelling story after the Malakai story ran its course.

But this could all be a work for all we know... I don't think it is. But I would NOT be shocked if he takes out Hangman at the end of Revolution. He can say that he chose to opt-out because that stipulation ended when his contract expired.

[nutt]

Fucking Hell.. Lesnar just F-5-ed Austin Theory off the top of a chamber pod.

UGH... Gotta make Lesnar-Reigns III mean something by having a Winner Takes All match

[Pollaski]

Fucking Hell.. Lesnar just F-5-ed Austin Theory off the top of a chamber pod.

UGH... Gotta make Lesnar-Reigns III mean something by having a Winner Takes All match

That was a weird match. I thought Lashley getting taken out was a work at first, but next thing you know he's in concussion protocol and not coming back. Given he was the only one with even a modicum of a chance of beating Lesnar, pretty much made the whole thing foregone.

I kinda like Austin Theory's character. I'm always amused by the heel who's head is so far up their own ass they have no clue how deep of shit they are in until its too late.

[JTrain]

I honestly dont understand how folks watch Vinces product. I just can't do it given the level of quality other promotions provide.

[Pollaski]

68 year old Tatsumi Fujunami will team with Okada and Tanahashi at the 50th anniversary show. Three aces on the same team.

[nutt]

I honestly dont understand how folks watch Vinces product. I just can't do it given the level of quality other promotions provide.

I can watch Smackdown. RAW is tough to stomach. NXT is starting to go the way of RAW.

[JTrain]

I can watch Smackdown. RAW is tough to stomach. NXT is starting to go the way of RAW.

I mean, for me its a to each their own sort of thing, but personally Im just not entertained by it. I tried watching the Rumble...yea, just can't. I like the guys and girls working there, but the product...oof.

[Pollaski]

So two weeks of glorious tag team clusterfuckdom coming up in AEW. Dont think its gonna be my boys Butch and Blade, sadly.

AEWs hard pushing that its ReDragon and the Bucks going to face the Express, but something tells me theyre gonna screw with us a bit. If I had to guess, Bucks win tonight, then next week "help" RD, screwing them over and either P&P or the Ass Boys go instead.

[Pollaski]

Also, crazy prediction: Page survives Cole at Revolution, immediately gets splattered by Cody. Cody claims that since he left AEW, his "no world title" stipulation has expired, and he finally becomes the dickbag he comes off as.

[Pollaski]

Cesaro gone from WWE.

Sounds like his contract expired so he should be ready to go anywhere.

[nutt]

Cesaro gone from WWE.

Sounds like his contract expired so he should be ready to go anywhere.

They made him a lowball offer and he walked.

[nutt]

Oh, since they weren't covered, here were the 2021 WON awards and the 2021 PWI awards:

Wrestling Observer
Wrestler of the Year: Kenny Omega
2. Roman Reigns
3. Shingo Takagi
4. Bryan Danielson
5. Utami Hayashishita (Stardom)

Most Outstanding Wrestler: Shingo Takagi
2. Danielson (lost my 120 points)
3. Omega
4. Will Ospreay
5. Syuri (Stardom)

Tag Team: The Young Bucks
2. Lucha Bros
3. FTR
4. Dangerous Tekkers (Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi)
5. Syuri & Giulia (Stardom)

Best on Interviews: MJF (2,641)
2. Eddie Kingston (2,479)
3. CM Punk (2,384)
4. Jon Moxley
5. Dan Lambert
6. Roman Reigns

Promotion of the Year: AEW
2. Stardom
3. New Japan
4. GCW
5. UFC
6. WWE

Best TV Show: Dynamite
2. Rampage
3. New Japan Strong
4. Smackdown
5. Impact

Match of the Year: Lucha Bros defeated The Young Bucks to win the AEW World Tag Team Championship (AEW All Out, Sept. 5, Chicago, IL)
2. Will Ospreay def. Shingo Takagi to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship (NJPW Wrestling Dontaku - Day 2, May 4, Fukuoka, JP)
3. Kenny Omega vs. Bryan Danielson ended in a time limit draw (AEW Grand Slam - Dynamite, Sept. 22, New York, NY)
4. Hangman Page vs. Bryan Danielson ended in a time limit draw in a match that was for the AEW World Championship (AEW Winter Is Coming - Dynamite, Dec. 15, Garland, TX)
5. Utami Hayashishita vs. Syuri ended in a Double Knockout in a match that was for the World Of Stardom Championship (Stardom Tokyo Dream Cinderella, June 12, Tokyo, JP)

Best Documentary: Dark Side of the Ring: Brian Pillman
2. Dark Side of the Ring: The Plane Ride From Hell
3. Dark Side of the Ring: Nick Gage
4. Dark Side of the Ring: Grizzly Smith
5. Dark Side of the Ring: FMW
6. Dark Side of the Ring: Collision in Korea
7. Dark Side of the Ring: Chris Kanyon
8. Dark Side of the Ring: The Steroid Trials
9. A&E Biography: Bret "The Hitman" Hart
10 (tie). A&E Biography: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
10 (tie). Dark Side of the Ring: The Dynamite Kid

North America MVP: Kenny Omega
Japan MVP: Shingo Takagi
Mexico MVP: El Hijo del Vikingo
Europe MVP: Will Ospreay
Non-Heavyweight MVP: Darby Allin
Women's MVP: Utami Hayashishita
Best Box Office Draw: CM Punk
Feud of the Year: Kenny Omega vs. Hangman Page
Most Improved: Tay Conti
Most Charismatic: CM Punk
Best Technical Wrestler: Bryan Danielson
Best Brawler: Jon Moxley (beat Kingston by 19 votes)
Best High Flyer: Rey Fenix
Most Overrated: EVIL
Most Underrated: Ricochet
Rookie of the Year: Jade Cargill
Best Non-Wrestler: Paul Heyman (beat Don Callis by five votes)
Best TV Announcer: Excalibur
Worst TV Announcer: Corey Graves
Best Major Show: AEW All Out, September 5, Chicago, IL
Worst Major Show: WWE Survivor Series, November 21, Brooklyn, NY
Best Move: Hangman Page's Buckshot Lariat (beat Omega's One Winged Angel by eight votes)
Disgusting Promotional Tactic: WWE Firing wrestlers during pandemic while setting profit records
Worst TV Show: Monday Night RAW
Worst Match: Damien Priest defeated The Miz, (WrestleMania Backlash, May 16, Tampa, FL---closed)
Worst Feud: Randy Orton vs. The Fiend & Alexa Bliss
Worst Promotion: WWE
Best Booker: Tony Khan
Best Promoter: Tony Khan
Best Gimmick: Roman Reigns
Worst Gimmick: Alexa Bliss
Best Book: "Mox" by Jon Moxley


Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Wrestler of the Year: Kenny Omega
2. Roman Reigns
3. Bianca Belair
4. Big E

Woman of the Year: Britt Baker
2. Bianca Belair
3. Mickie James
4. Deonna Purazzo

Tag Team of the Year: The Young Bucks
2. Lucha Bros
3. The Usos
4. The New Day (Kingston & Woods)

Group of the Year: The Inner Circle
2. The Elite
3. The Bloodline
4. Bullet Club

Feud of the Year: Chris Jericho vs. MJF
2. Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks
3. Thunder Rosa vs. Britt Baker
4. Edge vs. Roman Reigns

Most Popular Wrestler: CM Punk
2. Hangman Page
3. Big E
4. Bianca Belair

Most Hated Wrestler: MJF
2. Roman Reigns
3. Kenny Omega
4. Baron Corbin

Comeback of the Year: CM Punk
2. Sting
3. Christian Cage
4. Becky Lynch

Most Improved: Britt Baker
2. Bobby Lashley
3. Trevor Murdoch
4. Deonna Purrazzo

Indie Wrestler of the Year: Nick Gage
2. Trish Adora
3. Tony Deppen
4. EFFY

Most Inspirational: Edge
2. Bianca Belair
3. Big E
4. Mickie James

Rookie of the Year: Jade Cargill
2. Bron Breakker
3. Bad Bunny
4. Brock Anderson

Match of the Year: Thunder Rosa def. Britt Baker in a Lights Out match (AEW St. Patrick's Day Slam - Dynamite, March 17, Jacksonville, FL)
Stanley Weston Lifetime Achievement Award: Terry Funk and Ron Simmons