And the most prestigious wrestling awards in *name obscured by convenient cough* are back! Over the next few weeks I shall unveil The Gorilla Awards to honour wrestling's best in my own comically insignificant way. The awards shall be spread across 44 categories as usual. Too many, some (everyone but me) may say. But it must be done, because 44 is the age at which Shawn Michaels retired.
A disclaimer is in order: My wrestling viewing in 2011 has been dominated by WWE. I stopped watching TNA on the advice of my doctor, and I am ashamed to admit I have watched no ROH whatsoever. As for the other promotions, I have barely followed their progress online. So this is going to be a WWE-dominated list. Let's hope that changes next year.
So to those of you unfamiliar with the categories, I hereby present them to you in alphabetical order...
1. The Austin/McMahon Award – Best Feud
2. The Benoit/Guerrero Award – Most Memorable Moment
3. The Bret Hart Award – Best In-Ring Performer
4. The Brock Lesnar Award – Most Promising Wrestler
5. The Chris Benoit Award – Best Technical Wrestler
6. The Chris Irvine Award - Best Catchphrase
7. The Curt Hennig Award – Most Underrated
8. The Dalip Rana Award - Worst Wrestler
9. The Dwayne Johnson Award – Most Charismatic
10. The Eddie Guerrero Award – Retired/Injured/Late Wrestler who was Missed the Most
11. The Fliehr/Lunde/Rogowski/Blanchard Award - Best Stable
12. The Fred Ottman Award - Worst Gimmick
13. The Hart/Austin Award – Best Match
14. The Hector Guerrero Award - Biggest Letdown
15. The Henry/Young Award – Most Absurd/Unintentionally Funny Moment
16. The Howard Finkel Award - Best Major Show
17. The Jacobs/Levesque Award - Worst Feud
18. The Jim Ross Award – Best Announcer
19. The John Layfield Award – Best Gimmick Change
20. The Katie Vick Award – Storyline in Poorest Taste
21. The Keiichi Yamada Award - Best Wrestling Maneuver
22. The Kurt Angle Award – Best Debut Performer
23. The Mark Calaway Award - Best Gimmick
24. The Matt Cappotelli Award – Most Inspirational Wrestling Personality
25. The McMahon/Hart Award – Off-screen Story of the Year
26. The Michael Hickenbottom Award – Best All-Round Performer
27. The Mick Foley Award - Best Spot
28. The Mike Adamle Award – Worst Announcer
29. The Morasca/Sullivan Award - Worst Match
30. The Oscar Gutierrez Award – Best High-Flier
31. The Patricia Stratigias Award - Best Female Wrestler
32. The Paul Heyman Award - Best Wrestling Show
33. The Paul Wight Award- Most Improved Wrestler
34. The Phil Brooks Award – Best Face/Heel Turn
35. The Richard Blood Award - Best Babyface
36. The Richard Fliehr Award - Best Promo
37. The Roderick Toombs Award – Best Performer on the Microphone
38. The Scott Hall Award - Most Embarrassing Wrestling Personality
39. The Smith/Billington Award – Best Tag Team
40. The Steve Austin Award – Biggest Star
41. The Ted Dibiase Award - Best Heel
42. The Terry Bollea Award – Most Overrated
43. The Vince McMahon Award – Best Non-Wrestling Performer
44. The Vince Russo Award - Worst Wrestling Show
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