Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted December 17, 2018 Awards Moderator Share Posted December 17, 2018 We've had 2018's last PPV, so nominations are now open for the UKFF Awards 2018! You can nominate until New Year's Day, at which point I'll launch the voting proper. If your nominations change between now and then due to anything great happening, please post your changes in a separate post, otherwise I'll probably miss them. Please nominate up to three choices for each of the following awards, clearly stating the specific award your nominations are for. If you want to give reasons or arguments why you've made your picks, please do. Best pro wrestler - this can be any male or female singles wrestler. Tag combinations also acceptable if their combined work can't be separated or made distinct from each other Best women's wrestler Match of the Year Best wrestling event - this is a single event. So 'All In' counts, but 'Being The Elite' doesn't. 'NXT September 14th' counts, but 'NXT' doesn't Best wrestling show - TV, Network Exclusive, YouTube or web show. One off broadcasts like HBO's Andre documentary also count Best feud or angle Moment of the Year Best babyface Best heel Funniest moment of the year Best tag team Best wrestling podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted December 17, 2018 Author Awards Moderator Share Posted December 17, 2018 To start us off, here are my choices: Best pro wrestler The first and obvious choice is BECKY LYNCH. I also nominate BUDDY MURPHY - no fucker other than me watches 205 anymore but all year he's never been less than excellent. So pleased he got his Bulldog Moment in Melbourne. Finally, the VELVETEEN DREAM because I'm happy each time he appears on NXT. Best women's wrestler Again, you have to go with BECKY LYNCH first. Second is SHAYNA BASZLER whose character work is just phenomenal and backed up by her actions in her matches. Finally, you can't ignore RONDA ROUSEY here. Match of the Year For the dramas, GARGANO VS CIAMPA AT TAKEOVER New Orleans (their first match). For the surprise at just how great it was, JEFF HARDY VS RANDY ORTON AT HELL IN A CELL. For the workrate... it's maybe Gargano/Almas ... but actually, I'm going with STORM VS SATOMURA IN THE MYC SEMI-FINALS. Best wrestling event I'll pick ROYAL RUMBLE and TAKEOVER New Orleans. Best wrestling show NXT I still enjoy almost every week. And I usually watch a decent number of clips from SMACKERS each week. Best feud or angle For Detective William Regal if nothing else, WHO ATTACKED ALEISTER BLACK? And even though it wasn't wholly satisfying, I'll pick SAMOA JOE VS AJ STYLES. Moment of the Year First and best, RICOCHET FLIPS OUT OF THE RING TO CONFRONT VELVETEEN DREAM. Properly brilliant. Second, ELIAS AND KEVIN OWENS GET BOOED TO FUCK because it was brilliant and aaah isn't it just lovely to hear heels being booed? Finally, MARK HENRY'S HOF SPEECH because he's a wonderful man. Best babyface Well, until he turned heel it was JOHNNY GARGANO. Otherwise, yeah, just BECKY LYNCH again. Best heel There've been loads of good ones this year. I can't even fit The New Daniel Bryan in because I'm going with TOMASSO CIAMPA, SHAYNA BASZLER and SAMOA JOE. Funniest moment of the year Two come to mind. TITUS FACEPLANTS AT THE GRR and, naturally, "PAIGE HERE!" Best tag team Forget all the great matches, I could justify UNDISPUTED ERA just for the "BOOM" moment in their entrance and Kyle O'Reilly's belt guitar. Best wrestling podcast It's WRESTLE ME's year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted December 17, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 17, 2018 Best pro wrestler - Becky Lynch, Brawn Strowman, Samoa Joe Best women's wrestler - Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Ronda Rousey Moment of the Year - Anything Becky Lynch did Best babyface - Becky Lynch, Brawn Strowman Best heel - Becky Lynch, Samoa Joe, Drew McIntyre Funniest moment of the year - The Anvil's face on a table Best tag team - Anyone but the two fat lads and Spud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Best Wrestler - Hard to ignore my girl Becky here, although special mention to Velveteen Dream for having a string of consistently good to great matches in NXT Best Women's Wrestler - Becky or Ronda for me, the latter has made an awesomely smooth transition into wrestling this year and will only get better Best Match - Any of the Ciampa/Gargano matches or the WarGames match from last month Best Event - Takeover WarGames or Evolution Best TV Show - NXT is still the top dog of weekly TV, NXT UK gets a nod also for a solid start despite the crazy delay between taping and airing Best Feud/Angle - Who Attacked Alister Black? Moment of the Year - Daniel Bryan returning to the ring 2 years after everyone thought his career was done, Daniel Bryan turning heel and making it work Best Face - Seth Rollins or Toni Storm Best Heel - Shayna Basler Funniest Moment - Titus Worldslide or Matt Riddle knocking out Fattius Ohno in 5 seconds Best Tag Team - Undisputed Era's Strong and O'Reilly, Moustache Mountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted December 18, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 18, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, HarmonicGenerator said: Best wrestling podcast SCG Edited December 18, 2018 by Tommy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted December 18, 2018 Awards Moderator Share Posted December 18, 2018 Best pro wrestler - Ronda has been must see every time. What a stratospheric rise. And I like her eye make up. Best women's wrestler - see above. Match of the Year - Ronda/Angle v Steph/HHH. Pure sports entertainment, the way I like it. Best wrestling event - NXT UK Championship Tournament. Wish I'd known tickets were being thrown away the night before! Best wrestling show - NXT. Then, now, forever. Best feud or angle - Bryan's heel tirn Moment of the Year - Bryan returns. Tears all round. Best baby face - Becky. Best heel - Ciampa. Funniest moment of the year - Titus, the big goon. Best tag team - Moustache Mountain (my phone autocorrected this to Michael Moustache, who must be their manager) Best wrestling podcast - WrestleMe, if only because it isn't 8 hours long. Brevity people! It is super entertaining though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 (edited) Not much of a fan of WWE as a joke this year so most of my nominations are Japan based. Best pro wrestler: Zack Sabre Jr, Minoru Suzuki, Velveteen Dream Best women's wrestler: Becky Lynch, Hazuki, Kairi Sane Match of the Year: Kazuchika Okada Vs Zack Sabre Jr - Sakura Genesis 01/04/2018, Will Ospreay Vs Marty Scurll - Sakura Genesis 01/04/2018, Kagetsu and Hazuki Vs Dash Chisako and Chihiro Hashimoto 16/11/2018 (Special Stardom Vs Sendai Girls Tag Match, ended in a double count out but they went at it for a full 30mins very entertaining) Best wrestling event - NJPW Sakura Genesis, All In, NXT Takeover War Games II Best wrestling show - NXT Best feud or angle: Ciampa Vs Gargano, White Vs Okada, Moment of the Year: Daniel Bryan Return, Zack Sabre Jr’s New Japan Cup Win Best babyface: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Becky Lynch Best heel: Jay White, Tomasso Ciampa, Minoru Suzuki Funniest moment of the year: Titus O’Neill Best tag team: Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi (hard to pick out a good one this year, I’ve gone for the Golden Lovers only because they haven’t been in a bad match) Best wrestling podcast: OSW Review Edited December 28, 2018 by TildeGuy~! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members garynysmon Posted December 18, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 18, 2018 (edited) Best wrestling event - All In, Slammiversary Best wrestling show - Impact Best wrestling podcast: Wrestle Me Edited December 18, 2018 by garynysmon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted December 18, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 18, 2018 (edited) Best pro wrestler - WALTER, Tanahashi, Ciampa Best women's wrestler - Becky Lynch, Meiko, Jordynne Grace Match of the Year - PCO vs WALTER (Spring Break II), Gargano vs Almas (Takeover: Philly), Omega vs Okada (Dominion) Best wrestling event - All In, Slammiversary, Dominion Best wrestling show - NXT, MLW, WXW Shotgun Best feud or angle - Zabre Jr's run through the New Japan cup, David Starr vs Joey Janela, WALTER vs Jordan Devlin Moment of the Year - Golden Lovers hug it out (NJPW New Beginning In Sapporo), Becky stands defiantly in the crowd whilst covered in blood, WALTER and PCO chop the fuck out of each other at Spring Break II Best babyface - Becky Lynch, PCO, Bandido Best heel - WALTER, Ciampa, Daniel Bryan Funniest moment of the year - Titus trips at GRR, YOSHI-HASHI trips at Destruction In Kobe, Braun walks past Trent Seven whilst looking for a partner (WrestleMania) Best tag team - KOR & Roddy, Young Bucks, Rascalz Best wrestling podcast - POST Wrestling, Attitude Era Podcast, SCG Edited December 18, 2018 by Accident Prone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyc Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 (edited) Best pro wrestler: Pete Dunne, Zack Sabre Jr, Tomasso Ciampa Best women's wrestler: Charlotte Flair, Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch (I must mention Shayna Baszler, she had a fantastic year. She would've been in my top 3 without question if these choices were being made just a few months back) Match of the Year: Johnny Gargano vs. Tomasso Ciampa (NXT TakeOver: New Orleans), Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada (NJPW Wrestling Dontaku:Night 2), Pete Dunne, Ricochet, and The War Raiders vs. The Undisputed Era (NXT TakeOver: WarGames) ...Some other strong considerations: Last Woman Standing Match:Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch (WWE Evolution), Charlotte vs. Ronda Rousey (WWE Survivor Series), Will Ospreay vs. Marty Scurll (NJPW Sakura Genesis), Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada (NJPW Dominion), Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Kazuchika Okada (NJPW Sakura Genesis), Minoru Suzuki vs. Kazuchika Okada (Minoru Suzuki 30th Anniversary Great Pirate Festival) Moustache Mountain vs. The Undisputed Era (NXT TV), Kushida vs. Sho (NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Day 8) Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kenny Omega (NJPW G1 Climax) Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto (NJPW G1 Climax), NXT North American Title Ladder Match: Adam Cole vs. EC3 vs. Killian Dain vs. Lars Sullivan vs. Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream (NXT TakeOver: New Orleans) ......I could go on but I'll stop myself there. It's been a good year! Best wrestling event - NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, All In, NJPW Sakura Genesis Best wrestling show - NXT, MLW Best feud or angle: Tomasso Ciampa Vs Johnny Gargano, Who Attacked Aleister Black Moment of the Year: 1)Hiroshi Tanahashi's comeback trail, leading to his G1 Climax victory. 2)The Return of Daniel Bryan 3)Zack Sabre Jr. winning the New Japan Cup Best babyface: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Becky Lynch, Toni Storm Best heel: Tomasso Ciampa, Minoru Suzuki, Drew McIntyre Funniest moment of the year: Titus O’Neil, The backstage segments of Nikki Cross on NXT during the "Who Attacked Aleister Black" angle, especially some of her interactions with William Regal. Best tag team: Moustache Mountain Edited December 19, 2018 by Mattyc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted December 19, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 19, 2018 (edited) Best pro wrestler - Becky Lynch, Velveteen Dream Best women's wrestler - Lynch, Toni Storm Best wrestling event - WWE Evolution Best wrestling show - NXT, SmackDown, Can I suggest GLOW on Netflix? Best feud or angle - Hardy vs Orton, Ciampa vs Gargano Moment of the Year - Bryan killing the Yes Movement "Fickle", Velveteen Dream manages to get a headband more over than half the roster at TakeOver while also calling out Hogan, Elias gets booed out the building with Owens. Best babyface - Mustapha Ali, Velveteen Dream, Rusev Best heel - Randy Orton, Tomasso Ciampa Funniest moment of the year - Titus' face plant Best tag team - Braun and Nicholas, Roppongi 3K, Moustache Mountain Edited December 19, 2018 by Shy Dad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted December 19, 2018 Author Awards Moderator Share Posted December 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Shy Dad said: Can I suggest GLOW on Netflix? Yes! That’s a great shout. I’ll add that as my third nomination in this category. Season 2 was excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTH17 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 (edited) Best pro wrestler - Becky Lynch, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Will Ospreay. Best women's wrestler - Becky Lynch, Ronda Rousey, Meiko Satomura. Match of the Year - Omega vs Okada IV (Dominion), Tanahashi vs Ibushi (G1 Climax Finals), Daniel Bryan vs Brock Lesnar (Survivor Series) Best wrestling event - Dominion, G1 Climax Night 18, Royal Rumble. Best wrestling show - NXT, MLW, NXT UK. Best feud or angle - Omega vs Okada, Styles vs Joe, Becky vs everyone. Moment of the Year - Tanahashi wins the G1 Climax with Shibata in his corner, Daniel Bryan's heroic return, Golden Lovers reunite. Best babyface - Will Ospreay, Becky Lynch, Hiroshi Tanahashi Best heel - Shayna Baszler, Minoru Suzuki, Daniel Bryan Funniest moment of the year - SANADA beating Yano by tying him up on the ramp, Titus falling over, Rousey's expression after being put through a table. Best tag team - Young Bucks, Roppongi 3K, RingKampf Best wrestling podcast - OSW Review (only one I listen to) Edited December 19, 2018 by AdamTH17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted December 19, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 19, 2018 Best pro wrestler - Becky Lynch Best women's wrestler - Becky Lynch Match of the Year - Meh Best wrestling event - All the Takeovers Best wrestling show - NXT Best feud or angle - Who attacked Black? Moment of the Year - Bryan's return. Best babyface - Becky Lynch Best heel - Ciampa Funniest moment of the year - Titus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted December 19, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 19, 2018 (edited) Best Pro Wrestler Shayna Baszler - Highly impressed by her, struggles to have a bad match, the most legit bad ass by a mile, she deserves as much praise as possible before they ruin the illusion after her inevitable call up. Velveteen Dream - Most charismatic and entertaining wrestler on the planet. His development has been spectacular. Truly the total package. Samoa Joe - He is the most convincing male wrestler in terms of believability, continuity and overall quality. He’s an absolute master of his trade. It’s a shame they are lacking in top baby face, as Joe is the best utter bastard they have. (Lynch narrowly missing out) Best women's wrestler Baszler - See above Flair - She puts on consistently brilliant matches and she is the owner of the best beat down of the year in my opinion. Lynch - Where to start, sheer class. Talk about taking the flower by the thorns. Best Match NXT New Orleans - 6 way ladder match Evolution - Lynch vs Flair (Fuck, torn between 2 for my 3rd choice. Either Joe vs AJ at Summerslam, or Baszler vs Sane at Wargames, I’m going to go and watch both of them back & confirm later). Best wrestling show NXT UpUp DownDown Figure it Out Best wrestling podcast Something to Wrestle With Squared Circle Broken But Glorious (for interviews) Edited December 19, 2018 by Kaz Hayashi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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