Der Wrestling Observer veröffentlichte nun in seinem neuen Newsletter die Ergebnisse der Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards 2009:
Lou Thesz/Ric Flair Award (Wrestler of the Year)
1. Chris Jericho
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi
3. Naruki Doi
MMA Most Valuable Fighter
1. Brock Lesnar
2. Georges St. Pierre
3. Fedor Emelianenko
Most Outstanding Wrestler
1. Bryan Danielson
2. Davey Richards
3. KENTA
Best Box Office Draw
1. Brock Lesnar
2. John Cena
3. Georges St. Pierre
Feud of the Year
1. CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy
2. Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir
3. Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio
Tag Team of the Year
1. American Wolves (Eddie Edwards & Davey Richards)
2. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)
3. Jeri-Show (Chris Jericho & Big Show)
Most Improved
1. The Miz
2. Cody Rhodes
3. Kofi Kingston
Best on Interviews
1. Chris Jericho
2. CM Punk
3. Frank Mir
Most Charismatic
1. John Cena
2. Jeff Hardy
3. Brock Lesnar
Best Technical Wrestler
1. Bryan Danielson
2. Kurt Angle
3. Davey Richards
Bruiser Brody Memorial Award (Best Brawler)
1. Necro Butcher
2. Samoa Joe
3. Masato Tanaka
Best Flying Wrestler
1. Kota Ibushi
2. Evan Bourne
3. Dragon Kid
Most Overrated
1. Triple H
2. Team 3D
3. Kane
Most Underrated
1. Evan Bourne
2. Christian
3. Jack Swagger
Promotion of the Year
1. UFC
2. Dragon Gate
3. WWE
Best Weekly Television Show
1. WWE SmackDown!
2. Ultimate Fighter
3. ROH on HDNet
Most Outstanding Fighter (formerly Shootfighter of the Year)
1. Georges St. Pierre
2. Anderson Silva
3. Jose Aldo jr.
Match of the Year
1. The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels (2009/04/05)
2. Davey Richards vs. Shingo Takagi (2009/09/06)
3. KENTA vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima (2009/03/01)
Fight of the Year
1. Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida (2009/06/20)
2. Ben Henderson vs. Donald Cerrone (2009/10/10)
3. Mike Brown vs. Urijah Faber (2009/06/07)
Rookie of the Year
1. Frightmare
2. Ricky Steamboat jr.
3. Brutus Magnus
Best Non-Wrestler
1. Vickie Guerrero
2. Jim Cornette
3. Don West
Best Television Announcer
1. Jim Ross
2. Matt Striker
3. Joe Rogan
Worst Television Announcer
1. Michael Cole
2. Jerry Lawler
3. Todd Grisham
Best Major Show
1. DG USA – Open The Historic Gate (2009/07/25)
2. UFC 100 (2009/07/11)
3. DG USA – Open The Untouchable Gate (2009/09/06)
Worst Major Wrestling Show
1. TNA Victory Road 2009
2. WWE Breaking Point 2009
3. Ultimate Chaos
Best Wrestling Maneuver
1. Young Bucks – More Bang For Your Buck
2.Evan Bourne – Shooting Star Press
3. Kota Ibushi – Golden Star Press
Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic
1. Piggy James
2. Vickie Guerrero being called a pig
3. Using the death of Jeff Hardy’s dog in the Hardy Boys angle
4. WWE not acknowledging the death of Umaga on TV
Worst Television Show
1. TNA iMPACT!
2. WWE RAW
3. ECW
Worst Worked Match of the Year
1. Sharmell vs. Jenna Morasca (2009/07/19)
2. HHH vs. Randy Orton (2009/04/05)
3. Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leitis (2009/04/18 )
Worst Feud of the Year
1. Chavo Guerrero vs. Hornswoggle
2. HHH vs. Randy Orton
3. John Cena vs. Big Show
Worst Promotion of the Year
1. TNA
2. IWA Mid-South
3. CZW
Best Booker
1. Joe Silva
2. Mike Quackenbush
3. Jado & Gedo
Promoter of the Year
1. Dana White
2. Sanshiro Takagi
3. Vince McMahon
Best Gimmick
1. CM Punk (Straight Edge Society)
2. The Pope D’Angelo Dinero
3. YOSHIHIKO
Worst Gimmick
1. Hornswoggle
2. Abraham Washington
3. Samoa Joe (Nation of Violence)
Best Pro Wrestling Book
1. Midnight Express – 25th Anniversary Scrapbook
2. Queen of the Ring (Mildred Burke) by Jeff Leen
3. Drawing Heat the Hard Way by Larry Matysik
Best Pro Wrestling DVD
1. Macho Madness
2. Rise and Fall of WCW
3. Dragon Gate USA Open the Historic Gate
Quelle: Wrestling Observer
