FLASHBACK: WARZECHA'S 2008 YEAR-END AWARDS - THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS IN ALL OF WRESTLING
Jan 29, 2011 - 10:49:24 PM
BY MARC WARZECHA - PWPOTATO SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
The WWS Year End Awards are, quite simply, the most prestigious awards in Professional Wrestling. Painstakingly compiled by WWS (Warzecha's Wire Service) editor Marc R. Warzecha, these are the awards that everyone in Professional Wrestling hopes to win. The 2008 WWS awards were voted on, counted, recounted, thrown away, re-voted on, burned, and then finally just made up. Congratulations to all of this year's winners!
BEST PROMO: Primo
BEST PRIMO: Primo
MVP: MVP
BIGGEST SHOW: Paul Wight
BEST GUY TO BLAME EVERYTHING ON: Vince Russo
TNA SUCKS SO BAD! WHOSE FAULT IS IT: Vince Russo
I JUST LOST MY CAR KEYS AGAIN! WHOSE FAULT IS IT: Vince Russo
IT'S RAINING: Vince Russo
MAIN REASON COUNTRY WAS SO READY FOR CHANGE THAT IT ELECTED BARACK OBAMA: Vince Russo
WORST GAME SHOW HOST: Vince McMahon
BEST WAY TO GET OUT OF HAVING TO GIVE AWAY MORE MONEY ON YOUR WEIRD GAME SHOW: Having the set collapse and maybe kill you
BEST ATTEMPT TO HUMILATE JIM ROSS: (tie) Drafting him to Smackdown, Not telling him he was being drafted to Smackdown, Dressing him up like a sailor on Halloween Smackdown
BEST WWE PPV THAT HAS A TITLE YOU ALWAYS REMEMBER: 1. Wrestlemaina, 2. Royal Rumble, 3. Survivor Series, 4. Summerslam
BEST WWE PPV THAT HAS A TITLE YOU CAN'T REALLY REMBEMBER: 1. Armageddon 2. Cyber Sunday 3. Taboo Tuesday (Wait, is that the same as Cyber Sunday?) 4. In Your House 5. No Way Out 6. Backlash 7. King of the Ring (They had that this year, right? I know I saw it. Regal won, Remember? Regal won and is King of the Ring. So yeah, that's number seven…) 8. Judgment Day 9. One Night Stand 10. New Year's Revolution 11. That Hell in a Cell one 12. That Elimination Chamber one where they had both brands do an Elimination Chamber match on the same show for some reason 13. Final Resolution 14. The one with The Draft 15. The Great American Bash (of all the cool NWA PPV titles, why did they only keep that one?) 16. This Tuesday in Texas
BEST WCW PPV TITLE THAT WWE SHOULD USE BUT DOESN'T: 1) Starrcade 2) Halloween Havoc 3) Fall Brawl
BEST WCW MATCH CONCEPT THAT WWE SHOULD USE BUT DOESN'T: War Games
BEST OLD WCW PPV TITLE THAT MAKES IT SOUND LIKE THE WRESTLERS ARE GOING TO HAVE A NICE PICNIC WITH FRESHLY SLICED WATERMELON, TICKLE EACH OTHER, AND GIGGLE: WCW Bleach Blast
MOST REVEALING OLD WCW PPV TITLE: 1) "WCW Souled Out" 2) "WCW Sin" 3) "WCW Greed"
FUNNIEST SOUNDING OLD WCW PPV TITLE: WCW Hog Wild
MOST GENERIC SOUNDING TNA PPV TITLE: (12-way tie) Genesis, Against All Odds, Destination X, Lockdown, Sacrifice, Slammiversary, Victory Road, Hard Justice, No Surrender, Bound For Glory, Turning Point, Final Resolution
TNA PPV TITLE THAT IS THE LEAST LIKELY OUTCOME FOR TNA IN 2009: Bound For Glory
TNA PPV TITLES THAT WHEN COMBINED SOUND THE MOST LIKE WHAT TNA SHOULD DO IN 2009: "In 2009, at TNA's GENESIS they must SACRIFICE the creative team with NO SURRENDER then set their sights on DESTINATION X; a new style of promoting that AGAINST ALL ODDS will lead to VICTORY ROAD."
TNA PPV TITLE THAT MOST SOUNDS LIKE ALL-MALE ADULT FILM SET IN PRISON: Hard Justice
TNA PPV TITLES THAT WHEN COMBINED MOST SOUND LIKE A LINE OF DIALOUGE FROM THE ALL-MALE ADULT FILM, "HARD JUSTICE": "When you get in LOCKDOWN it's NO SURRENDER, or you'll reach a TURNING POINT where AGAINST ALL ODDS you'll be forced to SACRIFICE your VICTORY ROAD all the way to your DESTINATION X until there's a FINAL RESOLUTION."
BEST USE OF INJURY/COMEBACK WITH BIGGER PUSH/INJURY/COMEBACK WITH BIGGER PUSH COMBO: John Cena
WORST USE OF INJURY/COMEBACK WITH BIGGER PUSH/INJURY/COMEBACK WITH BIGGER PUSH COMBO: Mr. Kennedy
BEST ATTEMPT TO USE STORYLINE TO CONFUSE MEDIA WHEN THE NEXT REAL WRESTLING TRAGEDY HITS: The Jeff Hardy stairwell incident
BEST USE OF A WWE TALENT'S REAL LIFE ISSUES FOR A STORYLINE: The Jeff Hardy stairwell incident
SECOND BEST USE OF A WWE TALENT'S REAL LIFE ISSUES FOR A STORYLINE: (Tie) The storyline where Vince McMahon's wife and kids hate him for being such a lousy husband to Linda, The storyline where the Divas all laugh in 60 something year old Vince's face after he pathetically hits on them, The storyline where Vince's deep insecurities about aging are used against him by younger, smarter wrestlers…Oh, wait. These storylines didn't happen in 2008? I'm sure that they are on the table for 2009.
LOUDEST: Don West
SCREAMYIST: Mike Tenay
MOST BORED SOUNDING: Michael Cole
LONELIEST: Jerry Lawler
MOST IN OVER HIS HEAD: Michael Cole
MOST HAVING TO COMPENSATE FOR PARTNER THAT'S IN OVER HIS HEAD: Jerry Lawler
MOST UNAPPRECIATED: Jim Ross
MOST ABLE TO MAKE TAZZ JEALOUS: Matt Striker
WORST USE OF $350,000: Mike Adamle
WORST ATTEMPT TO COVER FOR WORST USE OF $350,000: Mike Adamle as GM
WORST USE OF YOUR OWN SON IN TRYING TO COVER FOR WORST USE OF $350,000: Shane McMahon returning to TV to make Mike Adamle GM
MOST HALF ASSED PUSH: CM Punk
2008 "WHY GIVE A GUY THE STRAP AND PRETEND THAT YOU'RE GOING TO PUSH HIM AND THEN NOT REALLY PUSH HIM… IF ALL YOU WANTED TO DO WAS GET HIM OVER AS A MID CARD GUY THERE ARE BETTER WAYS TO DO IT BESIDES USING THE WORLD TITLE AS A PROP AND YOU DID THIS BEFORE WITH REY MYSTERIO AND IT SUCKED THEN TOO" BOOKING AWARD: Vince McMahon
WORST REASON GIVEN BY WWE THAT FANS SHOULD CARE ABOUT A WRESTLER: Because his Dad was a wrestler
WORST REASON GIVEN BY WWE THAT FANS SHOULD CARE ABOUT A FACTION: Because their Dads were wrestlers
HIGHEST FLYERS: Chris Sabin and Alex Shelly
HIGHEST: RVD
MOST LIKELY TO PREDICT SUCCESS FOR TNA IN 2009: Kurt Angle
MOST LIKELY TO RETURN TO WWE IN 2009: Kurt Angle
MOST INCORRECTLY USED WORD IN WRESTLING, LITERALLY: Literally
LITERALLY GREATEST YEAR IN HISTORY OF PRO WRESTLING: 2008. Literally.
Special thanks to Vince Russo, Vince McMahon, The Shockmaster, Dan Quayle, The Hardys, Poopy Jokes, and Big Egos and Blowhards Everywhere.
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