WRESTLING OBSERVER AWARDS: 2024 Award winners


Posted on 2/14/125 by Bob Magee

“CATEGORY A” AWARDS – WINNERS
DETERMINED BY POINTS ON A 5-3-2 BASIS
FIRST PLACE VOTES IN PARENTHESIS

LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD
(WRESTLER OF THE YEAR)
1. CODY RHODES (577) 3,385
2. Will Ospreay (254) 2,571
3. Bryan Danielson (54) 938

MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER
1. WILL OSPREAY (767) 4,477
2. Bryan Danielson (85) 2,186
3. Konosuke Takeshita (7) 973

TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. YOUNG BUCKS (352) 2,449
2. Nathan Frazer & Axiom (337) 2,320
3. FTR (60) 785

BEST ON INTERVIEWS
1. DREW MCINTYRE (266) 1,938
2. The Rock (187) 1,463
3. Adam Page (158) 1,209

PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
1. WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT (570) 3,801
2. All Elite Wrestling (212) 2,406
3. CMLL (163) 1,856

BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW
1. AEW DYNAMITE (522) 3,424
2. WWE Smackdown (187) 1,936
3. WWE Raw (151) 1,424

PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR
1. WILL OSPREAY VS. BRYAN DANIELSON 4/21 ST. LOUIS (552)
3,245
2. Bryan Danielson vs. Swerve Strickland 8/25 London (63)
840
3. Sting & Darby Allin vs. Young Bucks 3/3 Greensboro (86)
838

UNITED STATES/CANADA MVP
1. CODY RHODES 628
2. Will Ospreay 187
3. Bryan Danielson 81

KOICHI YOSHIZAWA AWARD (JAPANESE MVP)
1. ZACK SABRE JR. 637
2. Tetsuya Naito 135
3. Sareee 101

MEXICO MVP
1. MISTICO 693
2. Hechicero 76
3. Mascara Dorada 53

EUROPE MVP
1. MICHAEL OKU 488
2. Luke Jacobs 187
3. Zack Sabre Jr. 95

HODGE AWARD/NON-HEAVYWEIGHT MVP
1. DARBY ALLIN 441
2. Mistico 67
3. Douki 61

WOMEN’S WRESTLING MVP
1. SAREEE 244
2. Rhea Ripley 234
3. Toni Storm 219

FEUD OF THE YEAR
1. CM PUNK VS. DREW MCINTYRE 341
2. Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland 326
3. Cody Rhodes vs. Bloodline 85

BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW
1. CODY RHODES
2. The Rock
3. Roman Reigns

MOST IMPROVED
1. KYLE FLETCHER 277
2. Harley Cameron 131
3. David Finlay 49

MOST CHARISMATIC
1. THE ROCK 292
2. Will Ospreay 108
3. CM Punk 84

BRYAN DANIELSON AWARD (BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER)
1. ZACK SABRE JR. 565
2. Bryan Danielson 345
3. Hechicero 116

BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD (BEST BRAWLER)
1. ADAM PAGE 266
2. Tomohiro Ishii 152
3. Gabe Kidd 119

BEST FLYING WRESTLER
1. WILL OSPREAY 318
2. Komander 273
3. Mascara Dorada 223

MOST OVERRATED
1. NIA JAX 143
2. Solo Sikoa 135
3. CM Punk 103

MOST UNDERRATED
1. KONOSUKE TAKESHITA 128
2. Chad Gable 125
3. Beast Mortos 101

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1. JE’VON EVANS 325
2. Jaida Parker 82
3. Bozilla 64

BEST NON-WRESTLER
1. PAUL HEYMAN 405
2. Don Callis 279
3. Prince Nana 230

BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER
1. NIGEL MCGUINNESS 314
2. Excalibur 197
3. Walker Stewart 145

WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER
1. BOOKER T 379
2. Pat McAfee 134
3. Jim Ross 60

BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW
1. AEW REVOLUTION 3/3 GREENSBORO 506
2. WWE WrestleMania Night Two 4/7 Philadelphia 140
3. AEW All In 8/25 London 126

WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW
1. AAA TRIPLEMANIA 4/27 MONTERREY 485
2. WWE Crown Jewel 11/2 Riyadh 153
3. WWE SummerSlam 8/3 Cleveland 125

BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER
1. WILL OSPREAY HIDDEN BLADE 206
2. Will Ospreay Tiger driver 91 146
3. Adam Page buckshot lariat 52

MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC
1. WWE/TKO CONTINUED RELATIONSHIP WITH SAUDI ARABIA 184
2. WWE booking Liv Morgan sending photos to Dominik Mysterio
via text similar to what was described in the Janel Grant
lawsuit 146
3. AEW airing CM Punk footage 144

WORST TELEVISION SHOW
1. AEW RAMPAGE 265
2. WWE NXT 210
3. NWA Powerrr 159

WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR
1. JIMMY USO VS. JEY USO 4/6 PHILADELPHIA 302
2. Kota Ibushi vs. Naomichi Marufuji Jan. 2 Tokyo 152
3. Billy Gunn vs. Jay White 4/3 Worcester, MA 127

WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR
1. ADAM COLE VS. MJF 424
2. Rhea Ripley vs. Liv Morgan 103
3. Death Riders vs. AEW 90

WORST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
1. NWA 290
2. AAA 269
3. WWE 124

BEST BOOKER
1. PAUL LEVESQUE 497
2. Tony Khan 138
3. Taro Okada 137

PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
1. NICK KHAN 543
2. Tony Khan 201
3. Dana White 185

BEST GIMMICK
1. TONI STORM 295
2. Adam Page 109
3. The Outrunners 93

WORST GIMMICK
1. THE LEARNING TREE 144
2. The Wyatt Sicks 108
3. Death Riders 74

BEST PRO WRESTLING BOOK
1. “THE MAN: NOT JUST YOUR AVERAGE GIRL” BY BECKY LYNCH 129
2. “The Six Pack: On the Open Road in Search of WrestleMania
by Brad Balukjian 62
3. “Ballyhoo! The Roughhousers, Con Artists and Wildmen who
Invented Pro Wrestling” by Jim Langmead 40

BEST PRO WRESTLING DOCUMENTARY
1. MR. MCMAHON 278
2. Dark Side of the Ring: Chris Colt 56
3. Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal 27

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