Worst Angle
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Award Description:
To be given to the worst angle you've seen in the sport this year.
It may be the worst because of taste or because of execution.
Previous Winners:
1990: Earthquake breaks Hulk's ribs & get well card drive
/ Black Scorpion (tie)
1991: WWF exploits the Gulf war
1992: Papa Shango curses the Ultimate Warrior
1993: WCW's Cactus Jack gets amnesia; search leads to Cleveland
This Year's Winner: WCW gives Hulk Hogan the WCW Title
Participation Statistics:
Total 1st Place Voters = 51 (= 255 points)
Total 2nd Place Voters = 46 (= 138 points)
Total 3rd Place Voters = 42 (= 84 points)
Detailed Results:
1st 2nd 3rd Score
10 7 4 79 WCW gives Hulk Hogan the WCW Title
10 3 4 67 WWF's Undertaker dies and levitates
9 5 2 64 WCW mimmicks Nancy Kerrigan's knee injury with Hulk
Hogan
5 8 3 55 WWF creates two Undertakers
4 5 7 49 WWF has Leslie Nielson search for the Undertaker
2 2 1 18 WWF introduces many midgets (before end of voting
period)
2 0 2 14 WCW has Hulk Hogan retire Ric Flair
0 2 3 12 WCW's Equalizer reveals he's Kevin Sullivan's
brother Evad
1 0 3 11 WWF's Ted DiBiase "buys" Nikolai Volkoff
1 2 0 11 WCW unveils Brutus Beefcake as Hulk Hogan's attacker
0 2 1 8 WCW gives surprise opponent Jim Duggan the US Title
1 1 0 8 ECW's Shane Douglas forfeits NWA title moments
after winning it
1 0 1 7 WCW turns the Boss into the Guardian Angel
0 1 2 7 WCW turns Dave Sullivan into a Hulkamaniac
0 1 2 7 WCW brings back Honky Tonk Man
1 0 0 5 WWF's Jerry Lawler apologizes for using trash can
on Duke Droese
1 0 0 5 WWF's Bob Backlund turns heel and stares at his hands
1 0 0 5 WWF feuds Owen Hart with Bret Hart
1 0 0 5 WCW throws Hulk Hogan parade at Disney
1 0 0 5 WCW lets Honky Tonk Man pretend he's talented
(inadmissable?)
0 1 1 5 WCW brings in "Japanese" wrestlers for Steve Austin
to wrestle
0 1 0 3 WWF's Jerry Lawler apologizes to Doink
0 1 0 3 WWF turns Tatanka heel on Lex Luger
0 1 0 3 WWF ends the Royal Rumble indecisively
0 1 0 3 WCW's Hulk Hogan hates Ric Flair
0 1 0 3 WCW puts an injured Hulk Hogan over Ric Flair
0 1 0 3 WCW crowns Vader the number one challenger
and then drops the match
0 0 1 2 WWF's Lex Luger vs. Curt Hennig feud
0 0 1 2 WWF gives the title to Bret Hart at WrestleMania
0 0 1 2 WCW's Stars & Stripes hate Pretty Wonderful
0 0 1 2 WCW forms Three Faces of Fear, who attack Hogan
0 0 1 2 USWA gives Sid Vicious the USWA title
0 0 1 2 ECW has Singapore cane matches
0 0 0 0 WWF's Bret Hart gets knee injury
0 0 0 0 WCW turns Ric Flair heel
PANKAJ DOSHI: 1) Double Undertakers. Just plain dumb, and the fans really
didn't care. 2) Shane Douglas dumps the NWA belt. I certainly wasn't in
Philadelphia that night, but it sounds like a really bad idea. Why should
the indies become even more divisive when they should be targeting the
Big Two together? 3) Equalizer becomes Dave Sullivan, the #1 Hulkamaniac.
I thought this was pretty funny up until September, when the Sullivans
suddenly became involved in WCW's headline feud. And that new music!!! ....
OTTO HEUER: WWF won the first three years; WCW won last year (and tied the
first year). Is Vinnie losing his reputation of being able to come up with
stupid/tasteless/moronic angles? Not with the Undertaker dying and rising
from the dead... :-P
HERB KUNZE: The worst ones are either too stupid or too insulting to be
believable. So, UT levitating takes first, the two Undertakers take
second, and all those damn midgets takes third.
WOJO: Watching Hogan getting rapped in the knee, then watching it unfold for
months was terrible. And why in hell are they doing a midget match.
CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN: Yes, they all involved You Know Who.
Worst Organization
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Award Description:
To be given to the organization/promotion that has the worst product.
This is the organization whose TV and house shows you wouldn't
even think of attending. Probably not even as a freebie.
Previous Winners:
1990: WWF / AWA (tie)
1991: WCW
1992: WWF
1993: WCW
This Year's Winner: WCW
Participation Statistics:
Total 1st Place Voters = 47 (= 235 points)
Total 2nd Place Voters = 34 (= 102 points)
Total 3rd Place Voters = 25 (= 50 points)
Detailed Results:
1st 2nd 3rd Score
26 11 2 167 WCW
10 12 3 92 WWF
5 4 11 59 GWF
3 1 5 28 USWA
2 2 0 16 ECW
0 1 1 5 IWCCW
1 0 0 5 IWA
0 1 0 3 New Japan
0 1 0 3 IWF
0 1 0 3 FMW
0 0 1 2 WmWF
0 0 1 2 WING
0 0 1 2 MTW
0 0 0 0 SMW
OTTO HEUER: WWF and WCW have been passing this one back and forth. It's
WWF's turn to win, but WCW has been trying soooooooo hard with all this
Hulk Hogan $#!+
HERB KUNZE: I'm sure things like GWF, USWA, and other small places would
win these votes, if only I watched them. I don't watch them, though.
I've had the chance to see some of the fringe Japanese groups and they
were pretty bad. IWA takes first. FMW takes second. WING takes third.
CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN: I voted for WCW in all three places, but I don't
think Herb will count them more than once. {Editor's note: Ah, so that
was you that screwed things up. Argh}
Worst TV Show
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Award Description:
To be given to what is on average the worst wrestling TV show.
In 1994, TV shows and major shows were given separate award
categories.
Previous Winners:
1990: N/A
1991: WCW Great American Bash, 07/07/91
1992: WWF This Tuesday In Texas, 12/03/91
1993: WWF WrestleMania IX, 04/04/93
This Year's Winner: WCW World Wide
Participation Statistics:
Total 1st Place Voters = 42 (= 210 points)
Total 2nd Place Voters = 36 (= 108 points)
Total 3rd Place Voters = 32 (= 64 points)
Detailed Results:
1st 2nd 3rd Score
6 10 3 66 WCW World Wide
6 7 6 63 WWF All American
6 8 3 60 WWF Mania
4 3 7 43 WCW Main Event
6 1 3 39 WCW Pro Wrestling
3 2 4 29 WWF Superstars
3 3 2 28 WCW Saturday Night
4 1 1 25 WWF Wrestling Challenge
3 0 0 15 ECW TV
1 1 0 8 GWF TV
0 0 2 4 IWCCW
0 0 1 2 UWF reruns (inadmissable?)
HERB KUNZE: What purpose has Wrestling Challenge served this year?
It's so bad that few TV stations carry it. As a result, the WWF
lets less and less happen on the show since nobody sees it. Then
the show gets worse and the vicious circle continues. First place.
Second to All American, which we had on TSN most of the year. It
was terrible every time I watched it. Third goes to WCW Pro, which
also serves little purpose.
CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN: Another WCW sweep!
Worst Major Show
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Award Description:
To be given to the worst major event. This could be a pay-per-view,
a TV special, or any big arena event. In 1994, TV shows and major
shows were given separate award categories.
Previous Winners:
1990: N/A
1991: WCW Great American Bash, 07/07/91
1992: WWF This Tuesday In Texas, 12/03/91
1993: WWF WrestleMania IX, 04/04/93
This Year's Winner: 06/19/94: WWF King of the Ring
Participation Statistics:
Total 1st Place Voters = 42 (= 210 points)
Total 2nd Place Voters = 36 (= 108 points)
Total 3rd Place Voters = 31 (= 62 points)
Detailed Results:
1st 2nd 3rd Score
11 3 2 68 06/19/94: WWF King of the Ring
6 4 8 58 07/17/94: WCW Bash at the Beach
6 4 4 50 11/24/93: WWF Survivor Series
7 2 2 45 10/23/94: WCW Halloween Havoc
3 6 1 35 01/22/94: WWF Royal Rumble
2 4 5 32 08/24/94: WCW Clash of Champions XXVIII
2 4 1 24 03/20/94: WWF WrestleMania
2 3 2 23 09/23/94: UWF Blackjack Brawl
1 3 3 20 09/18/94: WCW Fall Brawl
0 2 1 8 08/29/94: WWF SummerSlam
1 0 0 5 11/06/94: AAA When Worlds Collide
1 0 0 5 06/23/94: WCW Clash of Champions XXVII
0 0 2 4 11/20/93: WCW BattleBowl
0 1 0 3 02/20/94: WCW SuperBrawl
0 0 0 0 08/05/94: SMW Night of the Legends
OTTO HEUER: Interesting to look at the cronologically-ordered nominee list:
WWF had 4 bad PPVs in the first half of the year; WCW had none. WCW had
three bad PPVs in the last half of the year (when Hogan showed up); WWF
had none.
HERB KUNZE: I saw no WWF PPVs live after Rumble. I did see WrestleMania
on video, but I've seen no other WWF shows from this year. That said,
first place is the Royal Rumble. It had one *** tag match and a
bunch of crap, including the floating Undertaker angle. Second place
to Survivor Series, which had a better average match quality, but had
the 4 Doinks match. Third to BattleBowl which had the Dustin & Kong
vs. Equalizer & Kong match, a lot of crap, and one ***1/2 match.
CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN: Another sweep for the team of Hogan & WCW.
Worst Promotional Move
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Award Description:
To be given the worst move made by a promotion this past year. This
could include giving somebody a push, demoting someone, firing someone
hiring someone, or anything of a promotional nature.
Previous Winners:
1990: N/A
1991: WCW loses Ric Flair
1992: WCW bans off the top rope moves under Bill Watts
1993: WCW tapes 13 weeks of TV at one time in Orlando, Fla.
This Year's Winner: WCW lets Hulk Hogan control his scenarios
Participation Statistics:
Total 1st Place Voters = 52 (= 260 points)
Total 2nd Place Voters = 49 (= 147 points)
Total 3rd Place Voters = 40 (= 80 points)
Detailed Results:
1st 2nd 3rd Score
15 12 2 115 WCW lets Hulk Hogan control his scenarios
12 4 2 76 WCW signs Hulk Hogan and pushes him
4 12 5 66 WCW signs Jim Duggan and pushes him to US titles
2 4 2 26 WCW & WWF reduce level of violence (after
early-in-the-year WCW PPVs)
4 1 1 25 WCW retires Ric Flair
1 1 7 22 WWF creates two Undertakers
1 1 3 14 WCW loses Cactus Jack
0 2 4 14 WCW allows Dusty to wrestle
0 3 2 13 WCW & WWF run Nancy Kerrigan "bum knee" angles
2 0 1 12 WCW bring in Tanaka & Diamond (& others) as jobbers
2 0 1 12 GWF's Grey Pierson keeps getting in front of the camera
1 1 1 10 WWF loses Jim Ross
2 0 0 10 WCW turns into WWF of the 1980s
2 0 0 10 WCW keeps Eric Bischoff in charge
1 1 0 8 WWF loses Steiner Brothers
1 0 0 5 WWF has Domino's Pizza promote SummerSlam
1 0 0 5 WCW drops Vader vs. Hulk Hogan program
1 0 0 5 Anything WCW does (inadmissable?)
0 1 0 3 WWF loses names to WCW
0 1 0 3 WWF loses Curt Hennig
0 1 0 3 WWF interviews someone at WrestleMania who says
he's a Hulk Hogan fan
0 1 0 3 WCW loses Jesse Ventura
0 1 0 3 WCW buries its good workers
0 1 0 3 WCW & ECW share talent
0 1 0 3 New Japan pushes Shinya Hashimoto to the top
0 0 1 2 WWF introduces many midgets (before end of the voting
period)
0 0 1 2 WWF has President Clinton impersonator at WrestleMania
0 0 1 2 WWF has Leslie Nielson search for the Undertaker
0 0 1 2 WCW signs Honky Tonk Man
0 0 1 2 WCW hires Gene Okerlund
0 0 1 2 WCW doesn't push Jungle Jim Steele
0 0 1 2 SMW lets Heavenly Bodies go to the WWF
0 0 1 2 Nobody pushes Chris Benoit (inadmissable?)
0 0 1 2 ECW has Shane Douglas insult Ric Flair on TV interviews
0 0 0 0 WWF has lame celebrities at WrestleMania
0 0 0 0 WCW hires Michael Buffer as big-show ring announcer
0 0 0 0 GWF fires Michael Hayes as booker
CURTIS DESJARDINS: Who the hell approved giving Duggan a title??? Sure as
hell wasn't Sullivan. Don't they need a majority vote or something when
there's multiple bookers? Or does Hogan run the show in everything but
name?
Is there a point to having a WWF Women's belt with only 2 women
wrestling for the belt. Yeah yeah, I know, Luna and Heidi Lee
were there for the first month or so, but now we get to see either
Alundra vs. Bull or Bull vs. Alundra. That wouldn't be so bad if
Madusa would job for the Guillotine instead of using that lame
german suplex to finish Bull (oh, like that's believeable)
HERB KUNZE: WCW bringing in Hogan wasn't a big deal to me. It was a
necessity in some ways since the company had to do something to
recover from a shitty run of great wrestling shows. But giving
him control the way they have is terrible. I'm so disinterested
now. The Flair run drew and nothing that bad came of it in this
year's voting period, but I still put it first. Second goes to
New Japan pushing Shinya Hashimoto as IWGP champion. I can't
stomach it. Luckily, Shinya can for the both of us. Third goes
to Jim Duggan getting the US Title. I understand that in a
revised match the face should probably go over so nobody gets
pissed off, but Steve Austin got screwed and we now have Duggan
way too high in the mix.
CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN: I'm sure I'm the only person who was bothered by
seeing Tanaka & Haito job for Austin. Especially when you see what
Duggan did to Austin.
General Comments:
IRON FOOT: Any year that sees the 'retirement' of Ric Flair and the ascendency
of Hulk Hogan can't be all good, but there is good wrestling to be found
and I have the good fortune of living in the Northeast where I have a
regular diet of New Japan, All Japan, AAA, and ECW. I'd like to see more
of the Great Sasuke and Michinoku Pro, and I'd like to be able to get
some All Japan Women's so here's hoping for a better New Year. :-)
BRUCE McGEORGE: It would be nice to have a last round of nominations when
the annual period ends. There were many cases of strong work, angles,
shows that occurred in the most recent month that will be overlooked.
ECW dominated my awards ballot for North American voting; I didn't get very
many non-USA tapes over the last year. The Big Two (WWF & WCW) dominated my
negative voting, but it was refreshing that the positive categories did not
lack for contenders. Thanks to Herb for running this show!
{Editor's note: I *did* run a very short nominations call after the AAA
show on 11/06 to capture any last nominees for our year end of 11/08.
That's how a lot of the AAA stuff was nominated. Japanese things can
get lost in the shuffle because most people don't see things until at
least a month after the fact, explaining the lack of October nominations.}
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