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TORCH MONTHLY AWARD VOTING: Results for Best/Worst in pro wrestling for April - WrestleMania or Backlash for best PPV event? May 7, 2009 - 4:19:53 PM
We've tallied up the totals from the best and worst in pro wrestling during the month of April 2009 in ten monthly categories.
We'll track these throughout the year and keep a running tally to look back in December to see whether the stars at the beginning of the year are still the stars at the end of the year.
MVP of the Month
(1) Randy Orton (33 percent)
(2) Shawn Michaels (15 percent)
(3) Edge (11 percent)
(4) The Undertaker (8 percent)
(5) Mick Foley (6 percent)
Best Wrestler of the Month
(1) Shawn Michaels (28 percent)
(2) The Undertaker (17 percent)
(3) Ricky Steamboat (7 percent)
(4t) Evan Bourne (6 percent)
(4t) Chris Jericho (6 percent)
Best Tag Team of the Month
(1) Carlito & Primo Colon (22 percent)
(2) Motor City Machineguns (18 percent)
(3) Beer Money, Inc. (15 percent)
(4t) American Wolves - Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards (12 percent)
(4t) The Miz & John Morrison (12 percent)
Female Wrestler of the Month
(1) Santina Marella (20 percent)
(2) Awesome Kong (18 percent)
(3t) Angelina Love (15 percent)
(3t) Gail Kim (15 percent)
(5) Beth Phoenix (10 percent)
Match of the Month and Second Best Match of the Month
(1a) Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker - WrestleMania 25 (by default)
(1b) Edge vs. John Cena - Backlash PPV (35 percent)
(2) Evan Bourne vs. John Morrison - 4/14 ECW TV (24 percent)
(3) KENTA vs. Davey Richards - ROH WrestleMania weekend (7 percent)
(4t) Money in the Bank ladder match - WrestleMania 25
(4t) John Cena vs. Jack Swagger - 4/13 Raw
Promo of the Month
(1) The Miz promo on John Cena - 4/27 Raw (27 percent)
(2) Shawn Michaels promo before WM25 - 4/3 Smackdown (17 percent)
(3) John Cena-Edge exchange (Cutting Edge) - 4/10 Smackdown (16 percent)
(4) Mick Foley interviews Cactus Jack - 4/16 TNA Impact (16 percent)
(5) MVP's first promo on Raw - 4/27 Raw (9 percent)
PPV/Event of the Month
(1) WrestleMania 25 (43 percent)
(2) WWE Backlash PPV (28 percent)
(3) TNA Lockdown PPV (12 percent)
(4) ROH WrestleMania weekend shows (7 percent)
Best Angle/Storyline of the Month
(1) Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker culmination at WM25 (53 percent)
(2) Mick Foley as crazed Cactus Jack leading to Lockdown PPV (9 percent)
(3t) Edge vs. Cena build-up to Last Man Standing at Backlash (7 percent)
(4t) Team 3D vs. Beer Money build-up to Lockdown PPV (7 percent)
Rising Star of the Month
(1) The Miz (26 percent)
(2) MVP (19 percent)
(3) Jack Swagger (13 percent)
(4) John Morrison (11 percent)
(5) Christopher Daniels (9 percent)
Crashing Star of the Month
(1) Samoa Joe (21 percent)
(2) Triple H (20 percent)
(3) WWE Women's Division (14 percent)
(4) Vladimir Kozlov (12 percent)
(5) Santino(a) Marella (11 percent)
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