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We've tallied up the totals from the best and worst in pro wrestling during the month of September 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) C.M. Punk (36 percent)
(2) Chris Jericho (17 percent)
(3) A.J. Styles (9 percent)
(4t) John Morrison (7 percent)
(4t) Legacy (Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase) (7 percent)
Punk won MVP of the Month for the fourth straight month. This time, his percentage of votes was down to 36 percent compared to 55 in August, 53 in July, and 43 in June.

Best Wrestler of the Month
(1) John Morrison (36 percent)
(2) Chris Jericho (15 percent)
(3) A.J. Styles (10 percent)
(4) Bryan Danielson (9 percent)
(5) Davey Richards (6 percent)
C.M. Punk won last month, but Morrison went back to first place after a second-place finish last month.

Best Tag Team of the Month
(1) Chris Jericho & Big Show (36 percent)
(2) Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase, Jr. (25 percent)
(3) American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) (8 percent)
(4) Young Bucks (5 percent)
Chris Jericho and Big Show won for the second straight month. Jericho has won three straight months after winning with Edge.

Female Wrestler of the Month
(1) Mickie James (29 percent)
(2) Sarita (16 percent)
(3) Beth Phoenix (9 percent)
(4) Alissa Flash (9 percent)
(5) Natalya (8 percent)
Mickie James won the Best Female category for third straight month.

Match of the Month
(1) John Morrison vs. Rey Mysterio - 9/4 SD (62 percent)
(2) Legacy vs. DX - Breaking Point (6 percent)
(3t) Young Bucks vs. CIMA & Yokosuka - DGUSA PPV (6 percent)
(3t) Christian vs. Zack Ryder - 9/22 ECW TV (6 percent)

Promos of the Month
(1) C.M. Punk dressed as Jeff Hardy - 9/4 SD (39 percent)
(2) C.M. Punk's weekly promos on the fans (18 percent)
(3) Chris Jericho's weekly promos on the Raw guest hosts (14 percent)
(4t) Motor City Machineguns on TNA Impact commentary (5 percent)
(4t) Randy Orton's methodical "Jake Roberts" heel promos (5 percent)
C.M. Punk won the Best Promos for the fourth straight month to coincide with four straight MVP victories.

PPV/TV episode/Event of the Month
(1) 9/4 WWE Smackdown - Rey vs. Morrison (38 percent)
(2) Dragon Gate USA "Enter the Dragon" PPV (14 percent)
(3t) WWE Breaking Point PPV (13 percent)
(3t) 9/7 Price is Raw hosted by Bob Barker (13 percent)

Best Angle/Storyline of the Month
(1) DX vs. Legacy feud (23 percent)
(2) Bryan Danielson Farewell Tour (17 percent)
(3) Drew McIntyre's weekly R-Truth attacks (10 percent)
(4) C.M. Punk vs. Undertaker Montreal Screwjob (9 percent)
(5) John Morrison vs. Dolph Ziggler feud (8 percent)
C.M. Punk's streak of three straight victories for Best Storyline concluded this month after his foil, Jeff Hardy, was removed from storylines.

Rising Star of the Month
(1) John Morrison (24 percent)
(2) Zack Ryder (15 percent)
(3) A.J. Styles (11 percent)
(4) Drew McInytre (7 percent)
(5) Goldust (6 percent)
John Morrison has won four straight months. It was 44 percent in June, 67 percent in July, 28 percent in September, and 24 percent this month. At some point, Morrison just becomes a star, but he finds a way to elevate his game every month even though he's arrived as a star.

Crashing Star of the Month
(1) Jeff Hardy (59 percent)
(2) Chavo Guerrero (12 percent)
(3) Angelina Love (8 percent)
(4) Matt Hardy (7 percent)

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