SCF 2020 End Of Year Awards Nominations

[klunderbunker]

That's right it's time to look back at the best and worst of 2020. For those of you unfamiliar with how we did this back in the day, I'm looking for nominees in the following 19 categories. You can nominate as many things as you want for each category and on January 12 I'll group them together and open a poll for each. Then you can vote on them all and we'll see who wins (or in some cases lose). These are rather informal so have some fun.

Here are the categories:

Wrestler Of The Year
Worst Match Of The Year
Finisher Of The Year
Rookie/Newcomer Of The Year
Promo Of The Year
Worst Wrestler Of The Year
Major Show Of The Year
Worst Major Show Of The Year
Most Improved Of The Year
Match Of The Year
Worst Angle Of The Year
Moment Of The Year
Non-Wrestler Of The Year
Spot Of The Year
Title Reign Of The Year
Surprise Of The Year
Group/Tag Team Of The Year
Angle Of The Year
Feud Of The Year
News Story Of The Year


You can make multiple posts if you forgot something. Also, if you have another category that might be good, let me know in here and I might add it to the list.

Go.

[Uncle Sam]

Most years casting my mind back this much gives me grey hairs. This year, I'm hunched over and partially blind after the effort this took. I'm sure there are a number of things I've overlooked. I left Jon Huber's death out of news stories because, not to minimise systemic misconduct in the professional wrestling industry, it makes it sound almost trivial.

Wrestler Of The Year

• Roman Reigns
• Io Shirai
• Adam Page
• Randy Orton

Worst Match Of The Year

• The Fiend vs. Goldberg, WWE Super ShowDown

Finisher Of The Year

• Coffin Drop, Darby Allin

Major Show Of The Year

• WWE WrestleMania
• AEW Revolution

Rookie/Newcomer Of The Year

• Pat McAfee
• Ben Carter
• Eddie Kingston

Promo Of The Year

• Pat McAfee 'retires' the Undisputed Era
• "I will put you in the ground and smile" - Eddie Kingston tears down Cody

Worst Wrestler Of The Year

• Dexter Lumis
• Karrion Kross

Worst Major Show Of The Year

• WWE Super ShowDown

Most Improved Of The Year

• Finn Balor
• Roman Reigns
• Jey Uso

Match Of The Year

• WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov, Slaps Only, NXT UK
• Stadium Stampede Match, AEW Double or Nothing
• Bray Wyatt vs. John Cena, Firefly Funhouse, WrestleMania
• Kenny Omega & Adam Page vs. The Young Bucks, AEW Revolution
• Women's WarGames, NXT WarGames
• Men's WarGames, NXT WarGames
• Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso, WWE Clash of Champions
• Pac vs. Orange Cassidy, AEW Revolution

Worst Angle Of The Year

• Retribution
• The "Bullet Club" reunite in AEW
• Raw Underground

Moment Of The Year

• Roman Reigns wrecks everyone and leaves at SummerSlam
• Drew McIntyre wins the WWE Championship at WrestleMania

Non-Wrestler Of The Year

• Sting
• Paul Heyman

Spot Of The Year

• Io Shirai's trash can leap of faith, WarGames
• Hangman runs the Inner Circle down on horseback, Double or Nothing

Title Reign Of The Year

• Roman Reigns, Universal Championship
• Jon Moxley, AEW World Championship
• Io Shirai, NXT Women's Championship

Surprise Of The Year

• Sting appears in AEW
• Edge returns at the Royal Rumble
• Otis wins Money in the Bank

Group/Tag Team Of The Year

• Team McAfee
• Best Friends
• Kenny Omega & Adam Page

Angle Of The Year

• All hail the tribal chief
• The downfall of Adam Page

Feud Of The Year

• Kenny Omega vs. Adam Page
• Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso
• Adam Cole vs. Pat McAfee

News Story Of The Year

• #SpeakingOut

[FunKay]

I'm gonna try and be as diverse/different as I can be. A'ight let's do this:

Wrestler Of The Year - Jon Moxley/Drew McIntyre/Asuka*

Worst Match Of The Year - The Fiend vs. Goldberg - Saudi-A-Mania V

Finisher Of The Year - Paradigm Shift, Jon Moxley; Claymore, Drew McIntyre

Rookie/Newcomer Of The Year - Timothy Thatcher; Eddie Kingston

Promo Of The Year - Eddie Kingston, pick one

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Worst Wrestler Of The Year - Goldberg

Major Show Of The Year - AEW Revolution; WrestleMania 36

Worst Major Show Of The Year - Saudi-A-Mania V

Most Improved Of The Year - The Hurt Business (Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander, MVP); Randy Orton

Match Of The Year - 2020 Men's Royal Rumble Match; Boneyard Match, WrestleMania 36; Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso, Clash of Champions; Bayley vs. Sasha Banks, Hell in a Cell; WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov, NXTUK; Adam Page & Kenny Omega vs. The Young Bucks, AEW Revolution

Worst Angle Of The Year - Goldberg, Universal Champion; Retribution

Moment Of The Year - Jon Moxley & Minoru Suzuki Face-Off, Wrestle Kingdom 14; Firefly Funhouse Match, WrestleMania 36; Brodie Lee Squashes Cody

Non-Wrestler Of The Year - Paul Heyman; Pat MacAfee; MVP**

Spot Of The Year - Pat MacAfee's Swanton, NXT: WarGames

Title Reign Of The Year - Jon Moxely, AEW Champion

Surprise Of The Year - Pat MacAfee Can Wrestle; Roman Reigns is a Heel

Group/Tag Team Of The Year - The Two Woman Power-Trip/Golden Role Models (Sasha Banks + Bayley); The Hurt Business (Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander, MVP)

Angle Of The Year - Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns; The Two-Woman Powertrip/Mega Friends Explode (Sasha vs. Bayley); The Ballad of Adam Page (Adam Page vs. The Elite)

Feud Of The Year - Sasha vs. Bayley; Adam Page vs. The Elite; Jon Moxley vs. Eddie Kingston

News Story Of The Year - #SpeakingOut


*If Roman had been there from Mania to SummerSlam, he would've been my undisputed pic. He wasn't and those three carried their promotions/divisions on their backs in an utterly horrendous set of circumstances.

**I know MVP wrestled a bit, but he's like 90% a manager, right? Same with MacAfee?

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Wrestler Of The Year - Bayley, Sasha, Reigns are the top 3. Orton, Moxley, and Drew are in the conversation.

Worst Match Of The Year - Fiend vs Goldberg

Rookie/Newcomer Of The Year - Eddie Kingston

Promo Of The Year - Anything from Eddie Kingston

Worst Wrestler Of The Year - Goldberg

Major Show Of The Year - TLC

Worst Major Show Of The Year - Super ShowDown

Most Improved Of The Year - Wardlow for actual improvement, Cedric Alexander and Roman Reigns were put in better spots

Match Of The Year - Bayley vs Sasha (HIAC), Reigns vs Owens (TLC)

Worst Angle Of The Year - Retribution and RAW Underground were bad. Nothing comes close to Goldberg squashing Fiend.

Moment Of The Year - Cena vs Fiend in FFH if it counts, Sasha winning the title at HIAC

Non-Wrestler Of The Year - MVP or Alexa Bliss if they count, Taz

Title Reign Of The Year - Bayley

Surprise Of The Year - Reigns heel turn

Group/Tag Team Of The Year - Bayley and Sasha

Angle Of The Year - Reigns heel turn

Feud Of The Year - Bayley vs Sasha

News Story Of The Year - Brodie Lee's passing, Covid, #SpeakingOut

Despite everything, 2020 had some really good wrestling. Bayley, Sasha, and Reigns were on a different level.

[Yer Maw]

Wrestler Of The Year : Drew McIntyre, MJF, Randy Orton
Worst Match Of The Year : Otis v Dolph Ziggler at WrestleMania
Finisher Of The Year : Claymore, Black Mass, F10
Rookie/Newcomer Of The Year : Pat McAfee
Promo Of The Year : Kingston/Moxley before their PPV or MJF
Worst Wrestler Of The Year : Otis or Marko Stunt
Major Show Of The Year : Revolution, WM, DoN
Worst Major Show Of The Year : Survivor Series or the Saudi one
Most Improved Of The Year : Jungle Boy, Jey Uso, Apollo Crews
Match Of The Year : Stadium Stampede, Hangman/Omega v YBs, FTR v YBs, Daniel Bryan v AJ, AJ v Sami v Jeff Hardy ladder match
Worst Angle Of The Year : Goldberg
Moment Of The Year : Drew McIntyre winning at WM, Edge returning, Roman being the tribal chief, Randy Orton RKO on Beth Phoenix
Non-Wrestler Of The Year : Paul Heyman
Spot Of The Year : Sammy Guevara gets ran over by a golf cart
Title Reign Of The Year : Drew McIntyre 1st reign
Surprise Of The Year : Edge coming back
Group/Tag Team Of The Year : Hurt Business, The North,
Angle Of The Year : Roman Reigns
Feud Of The Year : Drew McIntyre v Randy Orton, Randy Orton v Edge
News Story Of The Year : Speaking out, WWE releasing loads of people during a pandemic despite profits

[klunderbunker]

Last call people.

[Storm Trooper]

Wrestler Of The Year
Roman Reigns

Rookie/Newcomer Of The Year
Pat McAfee

Worst Wrestler Of The Year
Dolph Ziggler

Major Show Of The Year
Royal Rumble 2020


Most Improved Of The Year
Cedric Alexander

Match Of The Year
Boneyard Match
Reigns vs. Jey Uso Clash of Champions
AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan Smackdown June 12th
Money In The Bank Ladder Match
Imperium vs. Undisputed Era, Worlds Collide

Non-Wrestler Of The Year
Paul Heyman

Worst Non-Wrestler of the Year
Excalibur

Title Reign Of The Year
Io Shirai NXT Womens Championship

Surprise Of The Year
Paul Heyman revealed as Roman Reigns Special Council
Randy Orton lighting engulfing The Fiend in flames.

Group/Tag Team Of The Year
Hurt Business

News Story Of The Year
COVID-19 removes fans from Wrestling events.