ANGLE/STORYLINE OF THE YEAR (806 votes)
CM Punk's "Straight Edge" vs. Jeff Hardy's "Live For The Moment" ends with Punk retiring Hardy. - 327 votes (40.6%)
Shawn Michaels tries to break The Undertaker's Wrestlemania streak. - 102 votes (12.7%)
Randy Orton DDTs and kisses Stephanie McMahon in front of Triple H. - 73 votes (9.1%)
Desmond Wolfe debuts, targets Kurt Angle. - 69 votes (8.6%)
Chris Jericho, posing as a masked fan, attacks Rey Mysterio. - 46 votes (5.7%)
Donald Trump "buys" Raw. - 31 votes (3.8%)
Main Event Mafia vs. TNA. - 30 votes (3.7%)
CM Punk cashes in Money in the Bank on Jeff Hardy. - 26 votes (3.2%)
Chris Jericho feuds with Legends (Steamboat, Piper, Flair). - 24 votes (3.0%)
Chris Jericho and Big Show form a business relationship. - 21 votes (2.6%)
Kofi Kingston brawls with Randy Orton at Madison Square Garden. - 19 votes (2.4%)
Tommy Dreamer's bid to win ECW Championship. - 11 votes (1.4%)
Samoa Joe plays mindgames with AJ Styles and Daniels. - 7 votes (0.9%)
Kevin Steen turning on El Generico at ROH Final Battle 2009. - 6 votes (0.7%)
The Miz calls out John Cena. - 6 votes (0.7%)
Hornswoggle sues DX. - 4 votes (0.5%)
Sugiura and Shoizaki’s rise to dominance in NOAH. - 3 votes (0.4%)
Ring Of Honor introduces the Pick 6 concept. - 1 vote (0.1%)
ANNOUNCER OF THE YEAR (737 votes)
Jim Ross - 538 votes (73.0%)
Mike Tenay - 94 votes (12.8%)
Todd Grisham - 36 votes (4.9%)
Josh Mathews - 28 votes (3.8%)
Dave Prazak - 20 votes (2.7%)
Michael Cole - 14 votes (1.9%)
Mike Hodgewood - 7 votes (0.9%)
BABYFACE OF THE YEAR (746 votes)
Jeff Hardy - 287 votes (38.5%)
AJ Styles - 147 votes (19.7%)
John Cena - 41 votes (5.5%)
Kofi Kingston - 40 votes (5.4%)
John Morrison - 39 votes (5.2%)
Undertaker - 34 votes (4.6%)
Christian - 32 votes (4.3%)
Shawn Michaels - 31 votes (4.2%)
Bryan Danielson - 21 votes (2.8%)
Rey Mysterio - 17 votes (2.3%)
Santino Marella - 12 votes (1.6%)
Kelly Kelly - 10 votes (1.3%)
Hornswoggle - 9 votes (1.2%)
Triple H - 9 votes (1.2%)
Sting - 8 votes (1.1%)
Hiroshi Tanahashi - 4 votes (0.5%)
Tyler Black - 3 votes (0.4%)
Bobby Dempsey - 2 votes (0.3%)
BEST INTERVIEWS OF THE YEAR (715 votes)
Chris Jericho - 323 votes (45.2%)
CM Punk - 203 votes (28.4%)
Santina Marella - 32 votes (4.5%)
Desmond Wolfe - 25 votes (3.5%)
Scott Steiner - 24 votes (3.4%)
Edge - 21 votes (2.9%)
Kurt Angle - 16 votes (2.2%)
Mick Foley - 15 votes (2.1%)
Shawn Michaels - 13 votes (1.8%)
Hulk Hogan - 12 votes (1.7%)
Samoa Joe - 7 votes (1.0%)
Abraham Washington - 6 votes (0.8%)
Raven - 5 votes (0.7%)
Don West - 4 votes (0.6%)
Eddie Kingston - 3 votes (0.4%)
Gail Kim - 3 votes (0.4%)
R-Truth - 3 votes (0.4%)
BOOK OF THE YEAR (501 votes)
Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling by Bret Hart (Paperback) - 269 votes (53.7%)
The Midnight Express and Jim Cornette 25th Anniversary Scrapbook by Jim Cornette with Tim Ash - 63 votes (12.6%)
WWE Encyclopedia - 60 votes (12.0%)
Hulk Hogan: My Life Outside The Ring by Hulk Hogan - 20 votes (4.0%)
The Unauthorized History Of DX - 19 votes (3.8%)
Rey Mysterio: Behind the Mask by Rey Mysterio - 17 votes (3.4%)
My Life in Wrestling by Gary Hart - 16 votes (3.2%)
Dear Andy Kaufman, I Hate Your Guts! - 12 votes (2.4%)
Ten Pounds of Gold - A Close Look at the NWA World Heavyweight championship by Dave Millican - 11 votes (2.2%)
Gorgeous George: The Outrageous Bad-Boy Wrestler Who Created American Pop Culture by John Capouya - 9 votes (1.8%)
Wrestling in the Canadian West - Vance Nevada - 3 votes (0.6%)
Sputnik, Masked Men and Midgets: The Early Days of Memphis Wrestling by Ron Hall and Sherman Willmott - 2 votes (0.4%)
BRAWLER OF THE YEAR (629 votes)
Undertaker - 80 votes (12.7%)
Samoa Joe - 78 votes (12.4%)
Awesome Kong - 76 votes (12.1%)
Desmond Wolfe - 58 votes (9.2%)
Abyss - 46 votes (7.3%)
Sheamus - 46 votes (7.3%)
Necro Butcher - 43 votes (6.8%)
Jeff Hardy - 34 votes (5.4%)
Triple H - 19 votes (3.0%)
Finlay - 18 votes (2.9%)
John Cena - 16 votes (2.5%)
Daffney - 15 votes (2.4%)
Batista - 11 votes (1.7%)
Hernandez - 11 votes (1.7%)
Ted DiBiase - 10 votes (1.6%)
Tommy Dreamer - 10 votes (1.6%)
Mark Henry - 11 votes (1.7%)
Scott Steiner - 8 votes (1.3%)
Mick Foley - 8 votes (1.3%)
Big Show - 7 votes (1.1%)
Eddie Kingston - 7 votes (1.1%)
Mike Knox - 5 votes (0.8%)
Kevin Steen - 4 votes (0.6%)
James Storm - 3 votes (0.5%)
Paul Burchill - 3 votes (0.5%)
Togi Makabe - 2 votes (0.3%)
CHANT OF THE YEAR (673 votes)
"You've still got it!" - Ricky Steamboat - 165 votes (24.5%)
"Thank you Tommy" - Tommy Dreamer farewell - 56 votes (8.3%)
"This is awesome" - Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker - 50 votes (7.4%)
"We Want Hogan" "No We Don't!" - TNA - 46 votes (6.8%)
"Please Retire" to Triple H at Backlash - 42 votes (6.2%)
"You're gonna get your f****** head kicked in!" -Bryan Danielson - 41 votes (6.1%)
"Randy Savage" at Vince McMahon during the Hall of Fame - 39 votes (5.8%)
"We Want Blood!" - During Christian getting his cut wiped at TLC. - 38 votes (5.6%)
"You Deserve It" - after AJ Styles won the TNA title. - 36 votes (5.3%)
"This is wrestling!" - TNA - 36 votes (5.3%)
"Screw Hulk Hogan" - Turning Point 2009. - 31 votes (4.6%)
"Let's go Cena!" "Cena sucks!" - 20 votes (3.0%)
"Don't Come Back!" - Austin Aries-Tyler Black match (after brawling through the curtain), ROH Final Battle 2009 - 16 votes (2.4%)
"This is awesome" - Kurt Angle vs. Desmond Wolfe - 16 votes (2.4%)
"Don't Go 60" - ROH Final Battle 2009 - 15 votes (2.2%)
“You can’t wrestle†- To Lacey Von Erich at the Turning Point PPV - 15 votes (2.2%)
"Twinkies!" - ROH Glory by Honor VIII - Petey Williams vs Austin Aries - 6 votes (0.9%)
"Jeff Hardy" during Matt promos - 5 votes (0.7%)
CHARACTER OF THE YEAR (635 votes)
CM Punk - 269 votes (42.4%)
Chris Jericho - 126 votes (19.8%)
Pope D'Angelo Dinero - 58 votes (9.1%)
Miz - 30 votes (4.7%)
Santino Marella - 28 votes (4.4%)
Desmond Wolfe - 25 votes (3.9%)
Undertaker - 19 votes (3.0%)
Daffney - 12 votes (1.9%)
Hornswoggle - 7 votes (1.1%)
John Morrison - 6 votes (0.9%)
Samoa Joe - 6 votes (0.9%)
Christopher Daniels - 5 votes (0.8%)
Austin Aries - 4 votes (0.6%)
Kofi Kingston - 4 votes (0.6%)
Sheamus - 4 votes (0.6%)
Tony Atlas - 4 votes (0.6%)
Zack Ryder - 4 votes (0.6%)
Chris Masters - 3 votes (0.5%)
Suicide - 3 votes (0.5%)
Colt Cabana - 2 votes (0.3%)
Don West - 2 votes (0.3%)
Jesse Ventura - 2 votes (0.3%)
Jimmy Jacobs - 2 votes (0.3%)
John Cena - 2 votes (0.3%)
Raven - 2 votes (0.3%)
Abraham Washington - 1 vote (0.2%)
Abyss - 1 vote (0.2%)
Cody Deaner - 1 vote (0.2%)
Genba Hirayanagi - 1 vote (0.2%)
Rhett Titus - 1 vote (0.2%)
Tiffany - 1 vote (0.2%)
COLOR COMMENTATOR OF THE YEAR (600 votes)
Taz - 356 votes (59.3%)
Matt Striker - 159 votes (26.5%)
Jerry Lawler - 47 votes (7.8%)
Don West - 21 votes (3.5%)
Ultramantis Black - 8 votes (1.3%)
Lenny Leonard - 5 votes (0.8%)
Byron Saxton - 4 votes (0.7%)
COMEBACK OF THE YEAR (586 votes)
Ricky Steamboat - 225 votes (38.4%)
Amazing Red - 61 votes (10.4%)
Christian - 59 votes (10.1%)
Chris Jericho - 39 votes (6.7%)
AJ Styles - 29 votes (4.9%)
Hulk Hogan - 20 votes (3.4%)
Tara - 16 votes (2.7%)
CM Punk - 13 votes (2.2%)
Undertaker - 13 votes (2.2%)
Christopher Daniels - 11 votes (1.9%)
Shawn Michaels - 10 votes (1.7%)
Hurricane Helms - 8 votes (1.4%)
Drew McIntyre - 7 votes (1.2%)
Tommy Dreamer - 7 votes (1.2%)
Daffney - 6 votes (1.0%)
Batista - 5 votes (0.9%)
Kenta Kobashi - 5 votes (0.9%)
Mick Foley - 5 votes (0.9%)
Rey Mysterio - 5 votes (0.9%)
Ric Flair - 5 votes (0.9%)
Vance Archer - 5 votes (0.9%)
Big Show - 4 votes (0.7%)
Bobby Lashley - 4 votes (0.7%)
Chris Masters - 4 votes (0.7%)
Lacey - 4 votes (0.7%)
Jerry Lynn - 3 votes (0.5%)
Jim Cornette - 3 votes (0.5%)
Goldust - 2 votes (0.3%)
Johnny Saint - 2 votes (0.3%)
Scott Steiner - 2 votes (0.3%)
Jeff Jarrett - 2 votes (0.3%)
John Cena - 1 vote (0.2%)
Mark Henry - 1 vote (0.2%)
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