2023 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards

[Jimmy King]

I was pretty surprised by that too. I don’t see how it’s a disgusting promotional tactic but it is what it is.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Those 14 people can tolerate the rape but they draw the line at Punk

lol yeah I mean I thought it was a bit sketch but I wouldnt call it disgusting nor would i vote it most disgusting lmao - it would have to be a very calm year for that to be the worst thing of the year - and I agree hiring Flair is worse as was the Juice line anyways

 

[Chris]

You guys can't really rate anything that gets less than 20 votes lmao like did you see where Toni Storm was also third for worst gimmick despite winning best gimmick. That doesn't mean she's a bad gimmick either

 

[Comrade Khan]

You guys can't really rate anything that gets less than 20 votes lmao like did you see where Toni Storm was also third for worst gimmick despite winning best gimmick. That doesn't mean she's a bad gimmick either

yeah its like what 500 voters? 12 outlier votes is meaningless

 

[Brandon Blaze]

You guys can't really rate anything that gets less than 20 votes lmao like did you see where Toni Storm was also third for worst gimmick despite winning best gimmick. That doesn't mean she's a bad gimmick either

Yeah, I see a very small number of people on Twitter always complaining about it, but it’s a small small minority. The majority of the comments I seen have praised it.

 

[Chris]

yeah its like what 500 voters? 12 outlier votes is meaningless

The main awards get more votes but people abstain for a lot of the B ones. Also the B ones you only send one nomination, the A ones are 3 nominations and weighted by points

 

[Comrade Khan]

The main awards get more votes but people abstain for a lot of the B ones. Also the B ones you only send one nomination, the A ones are 3 nominations and weighted by points

good to know

 

[Chris]

WWE and AEW both got votes for worst company too, despite being 1 and 2 for best company. Michael Cole was like 6th for both best and worst commentator lol

 

[Comrade Khan]

to me ppl voting for punk as worst is just as silly as voting toni as worst gimmick - some ppl are indeed just haters

 

[Comrade Khan]

WWE and AEW both got votes for worst company too, despite being 1 and 2 for best company. Michael Cole was like 6th for both best and worst commentator lol

Cole thing is weird because he's pretty good now that Vince fucked off from his ear

 

[Brandon Blaze]

Yeah, Cole is one of the current best in the game, if he has won best, i honestly wouldn’t even dispute it.

 

[Jimmy King]

Phil really does live rent free in some people’s heads I guess

I thought the same thing and this isn’t me being salty about it because I’m a Punk fan, but it’s ridiculous that 14 people found that worse than the Vince stuff.

 

[Chris]

Yeah I can't believe anyone voted anything other than Vince for that one, even tho the worst came out in 2024. Him forcing himself back in power and forcing himself to stay on with the sale was 2023, I don't even understand why you'd vote the Saudi partnership over that for 2023

 

[Comrade Khan]

I thought the same thing and this isn’t me being salty about it because I’m a Punk fan, but it’s ridiculous that 14 people found that worse than the Vince stuff.

I mean, I think it's equally as silly as getting upset about 14 people disliking your favorite, respectfully. It's really not THAT shocking to me either, some AEW fans thought his behavior was abhorrent and hiring him after getting fired pissed them off. I feel like it's wasted energy to care about that, try to remember not everyone reveers the guy and some die hards are gonna think he's a big bitch lol

 

[Comrade Khan]

Yeah I can't believe anyone voted anything other than Vince for that one, even tho the worst came out in 2024. Him forcing himself back in power and forcing himself to stay on with the sale was 2023, I don't even understand why you'd vote the Saudi partnership over that for 2023

this angle though I agree with lol - I understand why ppl hate punk. voting that OVER vince's bullshit is pretty wack lol