Taso the Greek’s “Bumpin’ Heads 2008″

I’ve got two running lists now and shit is getting out of control. By the time my next 2008 awards update is published it will be compact and complete.

Biggest News Event:

Ric Flair Retirement
Chris Jericho return
Kenta Kobashi return
Jeff Hardy suspension

Lou Thesz/Ric Flair Award (Wrestler of the Year)

Shawn Micheals

Most Outstanding Wrestler

Shawn Micheals
Bryan Danielson
Jeff Hardy
Kurt Angle
Ric Flair
Randy Orton

Best Box Office Draw

John Cena
Ric Flair
Shawn Michaels

Feud of the Year

Shawn Micheals vs. Ric Flair

Tag Team of the Year:

Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi
Shingo Takagi & BxB Hulk
American Dragon & Austin Aries

Most Improved

Maria
Randy Orton

Best Event:

Royal Rumble 2008
No Way Out 2008
Wrestlemania XXIV

Brawler of the Year

Masato Tanaka
Togi Makabe
Umaga

Tag Team of the Year

MCMGs
The Miz & John Morrison
Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi
Shingo Takagi & BxB Hulk

Best on Interviews:

Ric Flair

Most Charimsatic:

Ric Flair
Edge
Naoya Ogawa
Toshie Uematsu
Santino Marella
MVP
Ric Flair
John Cena
HHH
Shawn Micheals
Santino Marella
Chris Jericho

Best Technical Wrestler:

Bryan Danielson
Ryo Saito

Bruiser Brody Memorial Award (Best Brawler)

Best Flying Wrestler:

Masaaki Mochizuki
BxB Hulk
Masato Yoshino
Susumu Yokosuko

Most Overated:

The Great Khali
Holly & Rhodes
Dragon Kid
Hornswaggle

Most Underated:

Super Crazy
Val Venis
Jimmy Wang Yang
Finlay
Ricochet

Best Promotion:
So far I have watched a little bit of a lot of different things. Most of it is puro but of course you can throw in the WWE and TNA. So frar my top pick for the promotion of 2008:

NOAH
Dragon Gate
WWE

Best Weekly Tv Show:

WWE RAW

MOTY contenders:

Kurt Angle (c) vs. Yuji Nagata **** 1/4/08
Kurt Angle vs. Christian Cage ***
Kurt Angle vs. Christian Cage ***3/4 (Against All Odds PPV 2/10/08)
Triple HHH vs. Jeff Hardy *** - Armageddon 12/16/07
Shinsuke Nakamura Vs. Togi Makabe, IWGP #1 Contendership - NJPW 12/9/07 ***3/4
Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama vs. Kenta Kobashi & Yoshihiro Takayama - NOAH 12/2/07 ***
Kota Ibushi (c) vs. KAGETORA (El Dorado***3/4) 12/29/07
Yoshinari Ogawa & Kotaro Suzuki vs. KENTA & Taiji Ishimori ***3/4 - NOAH 1/20/08
ROH World Title: Nigel McGuinnes (c) vs. Go Shiosaki ***3/4 -NOAH 1/20/08
Yoshinari Ogawa & Kotaro Suzuki vs. KENTA & Taiji Ishimori ***3/4 -NOAH 1/6/08
JWP Tag Team Title: Tsubasa Kuragaki & Kayoko Haruyama (c) vs. Nanae Takahashi & Natsuki*Taiyo 12/9/08 ****
JWP Openweight Title: Azumi Hyuga (c) vs. Kaori Yoneyama 12/9/08 ***1/2
The Royal Rumble 1/27/08 ***1/2
IWGP Heavyweight Title:
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura *** 1.4.08
Masato Tanaka (c) vs. Daisuke Sekimoto (Z1 World Heavyweight Title)***3/4 — 1/1/08
NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Title: Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin (c) vs. Ikuto Hidaka & Dick Togo ***3/4 — 1/1/08
Ric Flair vs. Shawn Micheals - Wrestlemania XXIV ****1/4
Masato Yoshino & Yasushi Kanda vs. Masaaki Mochizuki & K-Ness vs. Shingo Takagi & BxB Hulk vs. Susumu YokosuKA & pac 1/12/07 ***1/2
Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi vs. Aoki & Yoshinobu Kanemura ***3/4 -{12/28/07}
Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino (c) vs. BxB Hulk & Shingo Takagi ***3/4 -{1/15/08}
Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe **** TNA Lockdown PPV
Nigel McGuiness vs. Austin Aries ***3/4
Bryan Danielson vs. Tyler Black ****1/4

Rookie of the Year:

Koffi Kingston

Best Non-Wrestler:

Vickie Geurrero

Best Television Announcer:

Mauro Ranallo
Jim Ross

Worst Television Announcer:

Coach
Don West
Mike Adamle
Tazz
The guys from Heat

Best Major Wrestling Show:

Wrestlemania XXIV

Category “B” Awards

Worst Major Wrestling Show

Worst Event:

Inoki Genome 2
CZW Cage of Death 9
IWA-DS 12/1/2007 Carnage Cup

Best Wrestling Manuever:

Kanada Driving Elbow

Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic:

ROH rape angle

Worst Television Show:

TNA iMpact
WWE Heat

Worst Match of the Year

Bunnymania- Wrestlemania XXIV

Worst Feud of the Year

Booker T vs. Robert Roode
Finlay & Hornswoggle vs. JBL/Vince McMahon

Worst promotion of the Year

TNA

Best Booker

Gabe Sapolsky

Promoter of the Year:

Vince McMahon

Best Gimmick:

Jesse & Festus
Age of the Fall

Worst Gimmick:

Raeesha Saeed

*** Most Embrassing Moment Award:

Best Pro Wrestling Book:

Best Pro Wrestling DVD:
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