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The awards are given every year in various categories such as Wrestler of the Year, [2] Most Outstanding Wrestler, Tag Team of the Year, Most Improved, Pro Wrestling Match of the Year, etc.; there are also a handful of awards to recognize the dubious distinctions in the business during that year such as Most Overrated and Worst Match. There are ...
Professional wrestling journalist and sports historian Dave Meltzer has assigned his ratings to professional wrestling events since the creation of his publication, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter in 1982, and named his first 5-star match in 1983. Receiving a 5 or higher star rating is considered by many to be a great achievement.
The Lucha Brothers, and Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes earning the most praise; most critics hailed the latter as the best match of the night. Double or Nothing later won the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Award for Best Major Wrestling Show of 2019, while Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes won the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award for Match of the Year.
Ric Flair is a six-time winner of the category. The PWI Wrestler of the Year award recognizes the best professional wrestler of the year.Ric Flair has won the award a record six times, and remains the only wrestler with more than three wins; he also established the record for most consecutive wins with three from 1984 to 1986, with AJ Styles later tying that record in 2016-2018.
The event received positive reviews with the Double Dog Collar Match earning critical acclaim. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter gave the Double Dog Collar Match a 5.5-star rating. The match also finished first in the Voices of Wrestling Match of the Year poll for 2022. [2]
Wrestling Observer Newsletter journalist Dave Meltzer gave the Okada-Omega main event 7 stars, the highest rating he has ever given. [7] The match finished first in the 2018 Voices of Wrestling Match of the Year poll.
Match of the Year; Card Of The Year; Tag Team; Character of the Year; Most Abysmal Wrestler of the Year; Southern California Pro-Wrestling Year End Awards SoCal Uncensored: Promotion of the Year; Wrestler of the Year; Women's Wrestler of the Year; Tag Team of the Year; Most Outstanding Wrestler; Rookie of the Year; Match of the Year [14]
Like other wrestling halls of fame, such as the WWE, WCW, TNA, and NWA halls of fame, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame is not a physical place. Nonetheless, it is a respected honor in the world of wrestling. Every year, Meltzer conducts a poll of selected "insiders" and wrestlers to determine new inductees into the WON Hall of Fame.