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WWE announces nominees for 2025 Slammy Awards

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The Slammy Awards are returning as part of WWE’s WrestleMania 41 weekend festivities in Las Vegas.

For the second straight year, the Slammy Awards will be presented at the WWE World convention during WrestleMania weekend. The awards show is being hosted by Big E & Cathy Kelley and will be broadcast live on WWE’s social media channels on Sunday, April 20.

There are 12 awards categories this year, with fan voting now open to determine the winners. The full list of nominees can be seen below:

Female Superstar of the Year

  • Liv Morgan
  • Rhea Ripley
  • Bayley
  • Nia Jax
  • Tiffany Stratton
  • Chelsea Green
  • IYO SKY

Male Superstar of the Year

  • Cody Rhodes
  • Roman Reigns
  • Gunther
  • CM Punk
  • Damian Priest
  • Drew McIntyre
  • Jey Uso
  • Seth Rollins

Most Memorable Entrance

  • Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 40
  • Jey Uso with Travis Scott on Raw’s Netflix premiere
  • Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40
  • The Rock at WrestleMania 40
  • Bayley at WrestleMania 40
  • Randy Orton at Bash in Berlin
  • Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 40 with the Philadelphia Mummers Band
  • Sami Zayn in Montreal with Jey Uso
  • Sami Zayn at WrestleMania 40 with Kevin Owens and Chad Gable
  • Logan Paul at SummerSlam with MGK
  • Dominik Mysterio at Bad Blood with Liv Morgan in the Low Rider
  • Drew McIntyre at Clash at the Castle

OMG Moment of the Year

  • Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns match finish at WrestleMania 40
  • Dominik Mysterio turning against Rhea Ripley with Liv Morgan at SummerSlam
  • Kevin Owen turning against Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes in October
  • New Day turning against Big E
  • Tiffany Stratton’s Money in the Bank cash-in on Nia Jax
  • Damian Priest’s Money in the Bank cash-in on Drew McIntyre
  • The Wyatt Sicks debut on Raw
  • Bron Breakker spearing iShowSpeed at the Royal Rumble
  • Bronson Reed hitting a Tsunami on Braun Strowman onto a car
  • John Cena turning against Cody Rhodes at Elimination Chamber
  • Roman Reigns returning at SummerSlam
  • IYO SKY defeating Rhea Ripley to become the Women’s World Champion

Faction of The Year

  • The OG Bloodline
  • The Judgment Day
  • New Bloodline
  • American Made
  • Damage CTRL

Tag Team of the Year

  • DIY
  • Awesome Truth
  • A-Town Down Under
  • Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair
  • Motor City Machine Guns
  • The Bloodline
  • The War Raiders
  • The Judgment Day
  • The Street Profits
  • Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez

Rivalry of the Year

  • CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre
  • Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes
  • Liv Morgan vs. Rhea Ripley
  • Damian Priest vs. Finn Balor
  • Kevin Owens vs. Cody Rhodes
  • Nia Jax vs. Tiffany Stratton
  • Bloodline vs. Bloodline

NXT Superstar of the Year

  • Oba Femi
  • Roxanne Perez
  • Trick Williams
  • Ethan Page
  • Giulia
  • Kelani Jordan

Match of the Year

  • Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 40
  • CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre Hell in a Cell Match at Bad Blood
  • Roman Reigns & The Rock vs. Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 40
  • Liv Morgan vs. Rhea Ripley at SummerSlam
  • Damian Priest vs. Gunther at SummerSlam
  • Cody Rhodes vs. AJ Styles at Backlash
  • 2025 Men’s WarGames Match (Bloodline OG vs. New Bloodline)
  • Bayley vs. IYO SKY at WrestleMania 40
  • Sami Zayn vs. Gunther at WrestleMania 40
  • Gunther vs. Randy Orton at Bash in Berlin
  • Seth Rollins vs. CM Punk at Raw’s Netflix premiere

WTF Moment of the Year

  • R-Truth calls Triple H “Ciampa”
  • Kevin Owens’ car interviews
  • Chelsea Green goes into the dumpster
  • Dominik Mysterio in the shark cage
  • iShowSpeed with Logan Paul at WrestleMania 40
  • LA Knight in Logan Paul’s pool
  • R-Truth wrestles with John Cena
  • Rabid noises from Tama Tonga
  • Jacob Fatu: “I Love You Solo”
  • The Wyatt Sicks debut

Social Star of the Year

  • Chelsea Green
  • Drew McIntyre

Breakout Superstar of the Year

  • Bron Breakker
  • Lyra Valkyria
  • Penta
  • Oba Femi
  • Giulia
  • Tiffany Stratton
  • Jacob Fatu
  • Chelsea Green
  • Stephanie Vaquer

The Slammy Awards first took place in the 1980s and have been brought back sporadically in the ensuing decades. Before returning last year, the most recent edition of the awards show was in 2020.

Full list of 2020 WWE Slammy Award winners

Posted on by Joseph Currier

For the first time since 2015, the WWE Slammy Awards made their return on Wednesday morning.

The 2020 Slammy Awards: The Best of Raw and SmackDown aired as a special on the WWE Network and WWE’s digital and social media platforms. The Slammys were hosted by R-Truth, with Shawn Michaels, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Mick Foley, Method Man, Demi Burnett, Trish Stratus, Derek Baker, Ken Jeong, Clark Duke, Rico Rodriguez & Raini Rodriguez, and Ric Flair presenting awards.

In the top category of the awards, Drew McIntyre won the Slammy for Superstar of the Year. McIntyre also won Male Superstar of the Year, while Sasha Banks was the winner of Female Superstar of the Year. The Undertaker and AJ Styles’ Boneyard Match from WrestleMania 36 was named Match of the Year.

The full list of 2020 Slammy Award winners is available below:

Most Creative 24/7 Championship Pin —

Winner: Drew Gulak pinning R-Truth after dressing up as a janitor

Male Superstar of the Year —

Winner: Drew McIntyre

Other nominees:

  • Roman Reigns
  • Randy Orton
  • Braun Strowman
  • “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt

Ring Gear of the Year —

Winner: The New Day

Other nominees:

  • Charlotte Flair
  • Sasha Banks
  • Seth Rollins
  • Bianca Belair
  • Shinsuke Nakamura
  • Carmella

Return of the Year —

Winner: Edge

Other nominees:

  • Roman Reigns
  • MVP
  • Goldberg
  • Sami Zayn

Musical Performance of the Year —

Winner: Elias

Rivalry of the Year —

Winner: Edge vs. Randy Orton

Other nominees:

  • Seth Rollins vs. The Mysterio Family
  • Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton
  • Sasha Banks vs. Bayley
  • R-Truth vs. The World
  • Lana vs. Announcer Tables

Female Superstar of the Year —

Winner: Sasha Banks

Other nominees:

  • Asuka
  • Bayley
  • Becky Lynch
  • Charlotte Flair

Breakout Star of the Year —

Winner: The Street Profits

Other nominees:

  • Dominik Mysterio
  • Bianca Belair
  • Otis
  • Murphy

Social Media Superstar of the Year —

Winner: Bayley

Male and Female Trash Talkers of the Year —

Winners: The Hurt Business and Lacey Evans

WWE Network Documentary of the Year —

Winner: Undertaker: The Last Ride

Celebrity Appearance of the Year —

Winner: Rob Gronkowski

Double Cross of the Year —

Winner: Bayley turning against Sasha Banks

Referee of the Year —

Winner: Charles Robinson

Moment of the Year —

Winner: The Undertaker’s Final Farewell: Survivor Series 2020

Other nominees:

  • Drew McIntyre defeats Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship: WrestleMania 36
  • Becky Lynch announces her pregnancy: Raw, May 11, 2020
  • Edge returns in the Men’s Royal Rumble Match: Royal Rumble 2020
  • The New Day’s farewell address: SmackDown, Oct. 16, 2020
  • Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman unite: SmackDown, August 28, 2020
  • Bayley betrays Sasha Banks: SmackDown, Sept. 4, 2020
  •  The New Day gets drafted to different brands: Raw, Oct. 12, 2020

Tag Team of the Year —

Winner: The Street Profits

Other nominees:

  • Bayley & Sasha Banks
  • Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler
  • The New Day
  • Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro

Match of the Year —

Winner: The Undertaker vs. AJ Styles – Boneyard Match, WrestleMania 36

Other nominees:

  • The New Day vs. The Hurt Business – Raw Tag Team Championship Match: Raw, Nov. 16, 2020
  • Edge vs. Randy Orton – The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever: WWE Backlash 2020
  • Men’s Royal Rumble Match: Royal Rumble 2020
  • AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan – Intercontinental Championship Tournament Finals: SmackDown, June 12, 2020
  • Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso – Universal Championship Hell in a Cell “I Quit” Match: WWE Hell in a Cell 2020
  • Sasha Banks vs. Bayley – SmackDown Women’s Championship Hell in a Cell Match: WWE Hell in a Cell 2020
  • AJ Styles vs. Sami Zayn vs. Jeff Hardy – Intercontinental Championship Triple Threat Ladder Match: WWE Clash of Champions 2020
  • Drew McIntyre vs. Roman Reigns: Survivor Series 2020
  • Becky Lynch vs. Asuka – Royal Rumble 2020

Superstar of the Year —

Winner: Drew McIntyre

Other Nominees:

  • Roman Reigns
  • Randy Orton
  • Braun Strowman
  • “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt
  • Asuka
  • Sasha Banks
  • Bayley
  • Becky Lynch
  • Charlotte Flair

WOR 12/22: Slammy Raw results, old UFC fighter dies, current star arrested for brawl, more!

Posted on by Bryan Alvarez

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a full recap of the 2015 WWE Slammy Awards! All the winners, Raw results, notes from the show and tons more! Plus, death of a UFC fighter from the early days, current star gets arrested for brawl, questions and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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WWE Slammy Award voting starts tonight

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

The WWE announced that Slammy Award voting will begin tonight with the awards show next Monday, December 21st, part of ‘WWE Week’ on USA Network. 

Monday’s Slammy-riffic RAW will be followed up by a live Smackdown on Tuesday, and the taped Tribute To The Troops on Wednesday.

WWE announced voting will take place exclusively on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, bypassing their website completely. The winners of these categories, except for Superstar of the Year, will be announced prior to Raw.

The main categories are:

  • Superstar of the Year
  • Tag Team of the Year
  • Hashtag of the Year
  • Celebrity Moment of the Year
  • “Tell Me You Just Didn’t Say That” Moment of the Year
  • Best John Cena U.S. Open challenge match
  • Rivalry of the Year
  • Double Cross of the Year
  • Surprise Return of the Year
  • Best Original WWE Network Show (So much for voting up any of that old footage.)

On RAW, there will be eight additional categories that will voted on via the WWE app live during the show. These winners, and Superstar of the Year, will be announced during Raw.

  • Match of the Year
  • Diva of the Year
  • Breakout Star of the Year
  • LOL Moment of the Year
  • Extreme Moment of the Year
  • “This is Awesome” Moment of the Year
  • The OMG Most Shocking Moment of the Year
  • The Hero Award presented by Coca Cola