Goodbye 2020. See you later. What better way to wrap up that give a bunch of arbitrary awards away to wrestling companies, wrestlers, and random people? Well, that’s what the Wrestle Buddies are doing in this extra-long episode!
Returning to the show is official Wrestle Buddy and TVLine editor Keisha Hatchett, who you’ve heard on the show numerous times in the past–and someone who is almost mentioned weekly by hosts Chris E. Hayner and Mat Elfring. So what is The Buddiesies? It’s like every other award show, honoring the greats from the past year–for the most part–along with awards the speak to fans of the show.
What was Gangrel’s best tweet of the year? Which person in wrestling was the most Shane Helms-like this year? Which storyline contained the most interesting “murder?” Those questions are answered during this show, and in addition, it’s the return of the worst toy we’ve ever seen, WWF Bangerz.
Below, you’ll find all the awards and nominees for the show in order they’re announced, so you can follow along at home. Note: This episode was recorded before the passing of Jon Huber (Brodie Lee, Luke Harper), and we’ll be discussing his life and the joy he brought us on the January 7 episode.
2020 Wrestle Buddies awards:
Wrestler of the year:
- Roman Reigns
- Kenny Omega
- Asuka
- Alexa Bliss
- John Moxley
Tag team of the year:
- The North
- The Good Brothers
- Young Bucks
- The Street Profits
Gangrel Tweet of the year:
Wrestle Buddies guest of the year:
- Sonny Kiss
- The Good Brothers
- Todd Sinclair
- Dalton Castle
- Adam Cole
- Johnny Gargano
- Lilian Garcia
- Kenny Omega
- Tyler Breeze
- Brian Meyers
- Darby Allin
Best WrestlePiece Theater read:
- Kallie Plagge
- Will Potter
- Tamoor Hussain
- Chris Hayner
- Keisha Hatchett
Best men’s singles division:
- WWE
- AEW
- Impact
- ROH
Best women’s singles division:
- WWE
- AEW
- Impact
- ROH
Best tag team division:
- WWE
- AEW
- Impact
- ROH
Best match:
- Boneyard Match
- Money in the Bank
- The Boneryard Match
- Firefly Fun House Match
- Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns TLC
- Young Bucks vs. FTR
Best stable of the year:
- The New Day
- Undisputed Era
- The Hurt Business
- The Inner Circle
- The Dark Order
- The Elite
Best storyline:
- Roman Reigns head of the table
- Fiend vs. John Cena
- MJF wants to join the Inner Circle
- Wrestle House
- R-Truth’s 24/7 Title Dominance
Best character gimmick:
- The Fiend
- Roman Reigns
- Orange Cassidy
- R-Truth
Taz’s Early WWE Gimmick Memorial Award (Best YouTube Channel):
- UpUpDownDown
- Major Wrestling Figure Pod
- Being The Elite
Shane Helms Award For Excellence In Shane Helms-ing
- Shane Helms
- Shane Helms
- Shane Helms
- Shane Helms
- Shane Helms
Best Segment of 2020:
- The MJF/Jericho musical
- Every episode of Firefly Funhouse
- Wrestle House
Coolest title belt:
- AEW Championship
- NXT North American Championship
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship
- The BTE Title
- The TNA Championship of a dead promotion
- FTW Championship
Breakout of 2020
- John Silver
- Orange Cassidy
- Jey Uso
- Brodie Lee
Best wrestle murder of 2020
- Baron Corbin throws people off of a roof
- Randy Orton sets the Fiend on fire
MVP of 2020:
- R-Truth
- The fans
- Pyro
- Xavier Woods
- LRLR
- MVP
WWF Bangerz award
- Mat picks it during the show
The Award For Things That Will Be A Future Wrestle Buddies Segment
- Corporate Money in the Bank
- Mimosa Mayhem Match
- Slammiversary
- WWE’s Black Wednesday
- MJF and Jericho’s musical
- Inner Circle Vegas Vacation
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