2012 Wrestling Year End Awards

2012 Wrestling Year End Awards
January 5, 2013
By Ryan Porzl

Here are my year end awards for pro wrestling. These are my opinions alone

American Wrestling-

Wrestler of the Year- Austin Aries (TNA)
Best Women's Wrestler of the Year- Miss Tessmacher (TNA)
Best Babyface- James Storm (TNA)
Best Heel- Bobby Roode (TNA)
Tag Team of the Year- Christopher Daniels and Kazarian (TNA)
Match of the Year- Bobby Roode vs. James Storm (TNA Bound For Glory October 14th)
Most Improved- Rob Terry (TNA/OVW) and Kaitlyn (WWE)
Comeback of the Year- Christian York (TNA)
Feud of the Year- TNA vs. Aces and Eights (TNA)
Newcomer/Return of the Year- Antonio Cesaro (WWE)
Most Underrated- Zack Ryder (WWE)
Announcer of the Year- Todd Keneley (TNA)
Best Non-wrestler- Hulk Hogan (TNA)
Best Gimmick- Aces and Eights (TNA)
Worst Wrestler of the Year- John Cena (WWE)
Worst Women's Wrestler of the Year- Layla (WWE)
Worst Tag Team of the Year- ODB and Eric Young (TNA)
Worst Match of the Year- John Cena vs. Michael Cole (WWE Monday Night RAW June 4th)
Most Overrated- Brock Lesnar (WWE)
Worst Feud of the Year- John Cena vs. John Laurinaitis (WWE)
Worst Announcer of the Year- Jerry Lawler (WWE)
Worst Non-wrestler- Brooke Hogan (TNA)
Worst Gimmick- Brodus Clay (WWE)

Japanese Wrestling-
Heavyweight Wrestler of the Year- Takeshi Morishima (NOAH)
Junior Heavyweight Wrestler of the Year- Hiroshi Yamato (All Japan)
Tag Team of the Year- Takao Omori and Manabu Soya (All Japan)
Most Improved- Kazuchika Okada (New Japan)
Comeback of the Year- Katsuyori Shibata (New Japan) and Kazushi Miyamoto (All Japan)
Newcomer/Return of the Year- Davey Boy Smith Jr. (New Japan)
Foreigner of the Year- Karl Anderson (New Japan)

(Note: Newcomer doesn't mean Rookie of the Year. Rather it's for wrestlers who debuted or returned to an organization)