JBL makes up a lot of shit. he's definitely a funny color buy, but JR is still the GOAT. anytime he calls a major or semi-major match he adds to the importance. he also commentates regularly on NXT. voting is among subscribers, some of who are international and probably get NXT on their TV. others have watched NXT on their computers etc. absolutely no problem with this award.
Best Weekly Television Show: TNA Impact Wrestling
All the power to TNA but I was shocked to see the Wrestling Observer give them that award.
wrestling observer didn't give them the award. the fans voted on the awards. the votes were split among 5 WWE programs. i seriously doubt TNA wins the award if shows like Slam, Main Event and NXT aren't an option. however they did make great improvements for a period this year so i don't have a huge problem with them winning the award.
What's more surprising is that TNA won worst promotion despite Impact Wrestling winning best weekly television show.
the main reason this occurred is likely due to WWE voting getting split. a lot of the people that split their votes for WWE shows as best show probably voted TNA as worst promotion. also promotion isn't just the show itself. it can be a host of bad angles, bad ppvs, low buyrates, low attendances and other bad business decisions/metrics. TNA completely dropped like 8 PPVs this year and basically admitted they were failing in that sector of their business. it's completely warranted that you could vote TNA worst promotion and best show if you take into account those factors.
throw in never ending angles like the Claire Lynch angle and Ace's and Eights. paying money for a chick to be a hot referee and her debut flopping. Brooke Hogan segments in general. all completely justifiable reasons for voting it worst promotion even if you find the core matches/angles etc. entertaining.
regardless they likely only won the show b/c the vote split. obviously if we eliminated some options we wouldn't know if people may have changed their main event vote to raw or w.e, but given the results for worst promotion it seems unlikely an overwhelming majority would've voted impact. i do agree w/ whoever said that ROH probably should've won worst promotion though. likely didn't happen because less eyes are on the promotion.
Best Weekly Television Show: TNA Impact Wrestling
They not watching NXT?
the overwhelming majority probably don't watch NXT b/c it's not available in America on television and it's kind of a nothing show in the grand scheme of the promotion. some voted for it, maybe others would've voted for it if WWE didn't offer 4 other shows as well. NXT from what i've seen is good for what it is, but highly overrated just b/c it features different guys. personally i think Main Event is the best weekly television show, but i wouldn't have voted it as it wasn't around all year.
To say that Ryback is overpushed is absurd. He was in two titles matches in 2012; neither of which disappointed. He managed to get himself over, and didn't take up much screen time. He was underpushed if anything.
underpushed? so he should've ended Punk's screen run or beat more top guys? i'd say Ryback is overrated because at his talent level he shouldn't be in main events. sure he managed to get over by squashing people, but he's not THAT over. some crowds seem to react to him, while others don't. his promos are garbage as well. not worthy of being a top guy.
He didn't get himself over. He got pushed to the moon and back.
agreed.
lolWrestlingObserver... butthurt since 1983.
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care to explain son? don't blame the publication if you're mad though, blame the voters.
They deserve it. They truly were the best weekly show.
Very surprised and a little confused at how TNA managed to win "Best weekly show" and "worst promotion". Doesn't really add up.
take 2: the main reason this occurred is likely due to WWE voting getting split. a lot of the people that split their votes for WWE shows as best show probably voted TNA as worst promotion. also promotion isn't just the show itself. it can be a host of bad angles, bad ppvs, low buyrates, low attendances and other bad business decisions/metrics. TNA completely dropped like 8 PPVs this year and basically admitted they were failing in that sector of their business. it's completely warranted that you could vote TNA worst promotion and best show if you take into account those factors.
throw in never ending angles like the Claire Lynch angle and Ace's and Eights. paying money for a chick to be a hot referee and her debut flopping. Brooke Hogan segments in general. all completely justifiable reasons for voting it worst promotion even if you find the core matches/angles etc. entertaining.
regardless they likely only won the show b/c the vote split. obviously if we eliminated some options we wouldn't know if people may have changed their main event vote to raw or w.e, but given the results for worst promotion it seems unlikely an overwhelming majority would've voted impact. i do agree w/ whoever said that ROH probably should've won worst promotion though. likely didn't happen because less eyes are on the promotion.
Yep I just don't understand how in the hell you have best show but worst promotion, it sort of negates the whole list. Even though I do agree with most other picks. Seems pretty stupid to me. Also I agree with JBL being top broadcaster instead of JR as he hasn't really been on tv at all this year.
take 3: the main reason this occurred is likely due to WWE voting getting split. a lot of the people that split their votes for WWE shows as best show probably voted TNA as worst promotion. also promotion isn't just the show itself. it can be a host of bad angles, bad ppvs, low buyrates, low attendances and other bad business decisions/metrics. TNA completely dropped like 8 PPVs this year and basically admitted they were failing in that sector of their business. it's completely warranted that you could vote TNA worst promotion and best show if you take into account those factors.
throw in never ending angles like the Claire Lynch angle and Ace's and Eights. paying money for a chick to be a hot referee and her debut flopping. Brooke Hogan segments in general. all completely justifiable reasons for voting it worst promotion even if you find the core matches/angles etc. entertaining.
regardless they likely only won the show b/c the vote split. obviously if we eliminated some options we wouldn't know if people may have changed their main event vote to raw or w.e, but given the results for worst promotion it seems unlikely an overwhelming majority would've voted impact. i do agree w/ whoever said that ROH probably should've won worst promotion though. likely didn't happen because less eyes are on the promotion.
JR is also on NXT regularly, while JBL constantly makes up "facts" regardless of how entertaining he is.
WO awards awful as usual
they have no credibility to the TRUE fans
considering true fans are voting on the awards and are probably more well versed in pro graps than you are, they hold plenty of credibility.
Those awards are stupid as fuck.
gotten to.
These awards are always littered with Japan and TNA. Not to say I disagree, but even if Punk or anyone else had five star matches all year long, it would still be Bryan who won that award, Meltzer will make sure of that.
Meltzer doesn't "make sure" of anything. his subscribers vote based upon their opinions. Meltzer said he DIDN'T even agree with Bryan winning the award.
Wow, what prestigious awards! Everyone should be so honored.......oh wait. Why do people give a fuck what Meltzer marks think? They're all just marks for that overrated shit over in Japan.
i've only seen 3 NJPW shows from 2012, most of them were fantastic. the Tokyo Dome Show which had no impact on the voting was CLASSIC. it's ok that you haven't watched the product yourself, but you shouldn't post on subject matters you clearly aren't versed in.
How does TNA receive the worst major show and worst promotion of the year awards but win the best weekly show award? That makes no sense.
take 4: the main reason this occurred is likely due to WWE voting getting split. a lot of the people that split their votes for WWE shows as best show probably voted TNA as worst promotion. also promotion isn't just the show itself. it can be a host of bad angles, bad ppvs, low buyrates, low attendances and other bad business decisions/metrics. TNA completely dropped like 8 PPVs this year and basically admitted they were failing in that sector of their business. it's completely warranted that you could vote TNA worst promotion and best show if you take into account those factors.
throw in never ending angles like the Claire Lynch angle and Ace's and Eights. paying money for a chick to be a hot referee and her debut flopping. Brooke Hogan segments in general. all completely justifiable reasons for voting it worst promotion even if you find the core matches/angles etc. entertaining.
regardless they likely only won the show b/c the vote split. obviously if we eliminated some options we wouldn't know if people may have changed their main event vote to raw or w.e, but given the results for worst promotion it seems unlikely an overwhelming majority would've voted impact. i do agree w/ whoever said that ROH probably should've won worst promotion though. likely didn't happen because less eyes are on the promotion.
Ugh. Fuck these awards. How is Ryback overrated? How is TNA the best weekly TV show and worst promotion?
Ugh, the marks really know how to shit on these things, don't they? No wonder I don't pay attention to the Meltzer Markout Awards. :argh:
which awards did they shit on?
Scratching my head seeing Impact win best TV show, than reading on and seeing TNA named worst promotion.
take 5: the main reason this occurred is likely due to WWE voting getting split. a lot of the people that split their votes for WWE shows as best show probably voted TNA as worst promotion. also promotion isn't just the show itself. it can be a host of bad angles, bad ppvs, low buyrates, low attendances and other bad business decisions/metrics. TNA completely dropped like 8 PPVs this year and basically admitted they were failing in that sector of their business. it's completely warranted that you could vote TNA worst promotion and best show if you take into account those factors.
throw in never ending angles like the Claire Lynch angle and Ace's and Eights. paying money for a chick to be a hot referee and her debut flopping. Brooke Hogan segments in general. all completely justifiable reasons for voting it worst promotion even if you find the core matches/angles etc. entertaining.
regardless they likely only won the show b/c the vote split. obviously if we eliminated some options we wouldn't know if people may have changed their main event vote to raw or w.e, but given the results for worst promotion it seems unlikely an overwhelming majority would've voted impact. i do agree w/ whoever said that ROH probably should've won worst promotion though. likely didn't happen because less eyes are on the promotion.
Nothing wrong with a bit of Tanahashi love. Dude is the best wrestler in the world.
idk about best wrestler in the world, but he definitely is worthy of the WOTY award given the criteria.
Some of these results are just freakin' weird.
How on Earth can TNA be voted the 2nd Worst Promotion, but TNA Impact voted the Best Weekly Television show (by a pretty good margin over the WWE shows too)? I mean I understand there are other factors that go into deciding how good a promotion is, but if they have the best TV show, shouldn't that ease off almost winning worst promotion?
take 6: the main reason this occurred is likely due to WWE voting getting split. a lot of the people that split their votes for WWE shows as best show probably voted TNA as worst promotion. also promotion isn't just the show itself. it can be a host of bad angles, bad ppvs, low buyrates, low attendances and other bad business decisions/metrics. TNA completely dropped like 8 PPVs this year and basically admitted they were failing in that sector of their business. it's completely warranted that you could vote TNA worst promotion and best show if you take into account those factors.
throw in never ending angles like the Claire Lynch angle and Ace's and Eights. paying money for a chick to be a hot referee and her debut flopping. Brooke Hogan segments in general. all completely justifiable reasons for voting it worst promotion even if you find the core matches/angles etc. entertaining.
regardless they likely only won the show b/c the vote split. obviously if we eliminated some options we wouldn't know if people may have changed their main event vote to raw or w.e, but given the results for worst promotion it seems unlikely an overwhelming majority would've voted impact. i do agree w/ whoever said that ROH probably should've won worst promotion though. likely didn't happen because less eyes are on the promotion.
How in God's name is John Cena third most charismatic when half the fans hate his guts even though he's supposed to be the top babyface? And heck, if this week's Raw is any indicator, a lot of them don't even have the energy to react to him anymore.
you seem to be confusing charisma with overness. bad booking/writing/character has nothing to do with Cena's charisma.
How is Cena Vs. Kane the worst feud? I mean yeah it was bad, but seriously? The worst?!?! Claire Lynch and that whole fiasco was not as bad as Cena/Kane, really?! AJ/Vickie is probably the only one I would accept being worse than Claire Lynch since it ripped off elements from that.
probably because the Cena/Kane matches/promos/angles were horrendous and the Lynch storyline had Daniels GOATing as well as decent-good matches between Styles/Daniels. not even sure if AJ/Vickie was eligible as i forget when that feud started. regardless, Cena/Dolph was also better than the Cena/Kane abomination.
And I don't understand this about the Observer awards. What is the difference between Wrestler of the Year (Flair/Thesz award) and Most Outstanding Wrestler? Isn't that the same thing?
WOTY - Both performance in the ring as well as drawing power, marketability, value to the promotion and significance during the year among both shoot and worked matches should be considered.
Most Outstanding Wrestler is purely the best in-ring, bell-to-bell performer. Anything that takes place in a legitimate match situation should not be considered.
I am amazed so many people here can't grasp the fact WWE has 5 TV shows now. Those 5 shows spilt the vote.
lol seriously. p. sure half the people posting don't even realize these were voted on though.
Man, wrestling observer really hates Kane eh?
he has had some really shitty feuds.
How did Sheamus vs. Del Rio not win worst feud?
probably b/c the matches were passable.
care to elaborate brother?
Wrestling Observer hate Cena too, huh?
maybe the voters do, not the newsletter or dave himself.
Best Weekly TV Show is Impact but the Worst Promotion is TNA? How does that make any sense at all?
take 7: the main reason this occurred is likely due to WWE voting getting split. a lot of the people that split their votes for WWE shows as best show probably voted TNA as worst promotion. also promotion isn't just the show itself. it can be a host of bad angles, bad ppvs, low buyrates, low attendances and other bad business decisions/metrics. TNA completely dropped like 8 PPVs this year and basically admitted they were failing in that sector of their business. it's completely warranted that you could vote TNA worst promotion and best show if you take into account those factors.
throw in never ending angles like the Claire Lynch angle and Ace's and Eights. paying money for a chick to be a hot referee and her debut flopping. Brooke Hogan segments in general. all completely justifiable reasons for voting it worst promotion even if you find the core matches/angles etc. entertaining.
regardless they likely only won the show b/c the vote split. obviously if we eliminated some options we wouldn't know if people may have changed their main event vote to raw or w.e, but given the results for worst promotion it seems unlikely an overwhelming majority would've voted impact. i do agree w/ whoever said that ROH probably should've won worst promotion though. likely didn't happen because less eyes are on the promotion.
I think they have a thing against Kane. Hes won that "award" an absurd amount of times. I mean hes been in some bad feuds but not on the level of Cena/Laurinaitus.
no one has anything against Kane. his feuds just suck.
I am glad New Japan Pro Wrestling dominated the 2012 wrestling observer awards. It was their best year plus their wrestling was more enjoyable than WWE, ROH and TNA.
pretty much brother.