411s Wrestler of the Week 12.21.09: Week 38
Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 12.21.2009
AJ Styles comes out of Final Resolution still the World Champion, Kurt Angle wins Three Degrees of Pain, John Cena wins Superstar of the Year, the Youngbucks and Briscoes win at ROH Final Battle and more! Check out the latest edition of 411's Wrestler of the Week for all the details and for an updated look at the Year-End standings!
Welcome to Week 38, Year FIVE, of 411's Wrestler of the Week. A quick overview of the rules to kick things off for us as a reminder
Each writer chooses FIVE wrestlers from any promotion and each wrestler gets a point total attached to that ranking. It looks a little like this
Then we tally up the votes and the official 411 Wrestler of the Week is crowned. But wait, there's more! Each week the top SIX vote getters get a points value for their ranking which looks something like this
1st - 15
2nd - 12
3rd - 9
4th - 6
5th - 3
6th - 1
...and they go towards the 411 Wrestler of the Year award to be announced each year at WrestleMania. This will be posted every Monday. Let's see who wins this week
The Voting~! Aaron Hubbard
1) The Young Bucks
Got two huge victories in ROH over the weekend, defeating ROH Champion Austin Aries and Kenny King on Friday and Kevin Steen & El Generico in what will probably be their last match as a team. Good week to be Jackson.
2) AJ Styles: Defeated Christopher Daniels in a great World Title Match at Final Resolution.
3) Daniels & Desmond Wolfe: Yes, they both lost, but they gave great performances in losing. Plus, they had a great match against each other on Impact that had me salivating for a repeat performance.
4) Kurt Angle
5) Rey Mysterio
Chad Nevett
1) AJ Styles
He picked up the pin in the ten-man tag on Impact (well, five-man tag, really) and, then, retained the TNA world title in one hell of a defence against Daniels.
2) John Cena: He beat both CM Punk and Randy Orton in a single night to win the Superstar of the Year Slammy Award.
3) Daniels / Desmond Wolfe (tie): Valiant losing efforts where both looked fantastic after battling one another to a time-limit draw in a very good match on Impact.
4) Kurt Angle
5) Rey Mysterio
ARI
1) AJ Styles
Retains the TNA Title against Daniels on a PPV. Good enough for me for first place.
2) John Cena: Defeated CM Punk and Randy Orton in one night. Also better than Tyler Black, right New York ROH fans?
3) Kevin Steen: Great last match in the face role teaming with Generico against the Young Bucks at the ROH Final Battle 2009 show. Also best ROH heel turn since CM Punk at Death Before Dishonor III.
4) Kurt Angle
5) Eddie Kingston
THE Larry Csonka
1) AJ Styles
AJ Styles is your TNA champion, and continues to deliver as such. Picked up the win in the tag team match on Impact, and then delivered again on PPV, this time against Daniels. AJ Styles is on a roll right now, and I hope to see that continue.
2) Kurt Angle: Kurt Angle continues to be great. God bless the man, because he is falling apart, but somehow, month after month he continues to go out there and delivers top quality matches. Those who think Angle has regressed and "been shit" since leaving WWE obviously have not been watching Kurt Angle on PPV.
3) The Young Bucks: Scored two huge victories this weekend, one over ROH World Champion Austin Aries and Kenny King, and the second over STEENERICO. They also earned a TNA tryout, so the young tag team's stock continues to rise.
4) Desmond Wolfe and Daniels
5) John Cena
Samuel Berman
1) Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe (tie)
Won the ROH World Tag Team Titles for an unprecedented sixth time.
2) Eddie Kingston: Defeated blood rival Chris Hero in a Fight Without Honor.
3) Nick & Matt Jackson: Two huge victories in ROH competition over the weekend.
4) AJ Styles
5) Kevin Steen
Ryan Byers
1) John Cena
After defeating CM Punk and Randy Orton in one night to win a tournament that also included the Undertaker, Cena earned the right to be called wrestler of the year in what is by far the biggest wrestling promotion on the face of the earth. How could it get any better than that?
2) Bret Hart: If people can vote for Hulk Hogan when he announced his return to wrestling, it makes sense to vote for Bret Hart this week given the fact that it has been confirmed that he has signed a new deal with WWE and will soon be returning as a television character. It has generated a significant amount of buzz and will mean nothing but good things for everybody's favorite Canuck.
3) Shinjiro Ohtani & Akebono: This "odd couple" team won ZERO1's first tag league tournament, beating the interpromotional pairing of Masato Tanaka & Masaaki Mochizuki.
4) The Young Bucks
5) Naoki Tanizaki
Michael Bauer
1) Kevin Steen
Being there live, I have to give Steen the nod. Yes, his former team went 0-2, but Kevin gave us one of the best heel turns in the history of wrestling. I have never seen such emotion from wrestlers and the crowd just to turn it around and go heel that fast. Just incredible stuff.
2) Nick and Matt Jackson: The stock keeps rising for these two, with two huge victories this weekend, plus earning a second TNA tryout.
3) AJ Styles: Just another reason he is "The Phenomenal".
4) The Briscoes
5) John Cena
Jeremy Thomas
1) AJ Styles
AJ Styles walking out of Final Resolution as World Champion was hardly a shocker, but sometimes you don't need a major swerve to have a WOTW-worthy week. AJ had a simply phenomenal match with Daniels and successfully defended, meaning that his run as the face of the company rightly continues into 2010. Way to go, AJ.
2) Daniels: Daniels put on two great matches this week...one on Impact against Desmond Wolfe, the other at Final Resolution against AJ. This from a guy who, just a few months ago, was getting flattened on PPV by Matt Morgan. You've come a long way, man.
3) Kurt Angle & Tara: Angle beat Desmond Wolfe in Three Degrees of Pain, while Tara reclaimed the Knockouts Title that she probably should have already reclaimed by now. Good on them.
4) The Briscoes
5) Kevin Steen
THE WINNERS~!
Special Mention Kevin Steen - 10 Votes
Fifth Place Daniels - 12 Votes
Fourth Place Kurt Angle - 13 Votes
Third Place John Cena - 15 Votes
Cena wins the Superstar of the Year by defeating CM Punk, then Randy Orton during a three-hour Raw.
Second Place Matt & Nick Jackson - 17 Votes
The Young Bloods get a huge win by defeating Steen and Generico at ROH Final Battle.
Wrestler of the Week AJ Styles - 29 Votes
The TNA World Champion has another match of the year candidate by facing off with Daniels, and walks out of Final Resolution with his title still around his waist...and as 411's Wrestler of the Week!
Year-End Standings~!
Lots of movement in the charts this week as Kevin Steen makes his debut on the Year-End Rankings and the Young Bucks move way up the charts while lots of people shift around in the top 15. John Cena's placement is enough to put him up at #9...ironically, tied with his long-time rival Randy Orton. Kurt Angle leaps back into the top 15 and Daniels moves ever closer to the the top list. The biggest news is the finish of AJ Styles though, as he moves into third place ahead of John Morrison and sits only ten points behind the #2 man Jeff Hardy. Can AJ catch Punk before WrestleMania?
Let's check out the Year-End Standings!
1. CM Punk 113 (SmackDown)
2. Jeff Hardy 85 (US Independent)
3. AJ Styles 75 (TNA)
3. John Morrison 70 (SmackDown)
5. Rey Mysterio 55 (SmackDown)
5. Chris Jericho 55 (SmackDown)
Ugh, Nobody cares about nobodies like Matt & Nick Jackson, no matter how hard these faggy nerds try to force them down our throats. And Byers avoiding voting for TNA wrestlers again after a a PPV that provided two ****+ matches proves how much of a pathetic piece of shit he really is.
Posted By: Guest#9275 (Guest) on December 21, 2009 at 01:21 PM
Wow. AJ Styles can win this with only 3 more first place finishes until March. He better be "phenomenal" for a few more weeks to win the crown.
Posted By: LRM (Guest) on December 21, 2009 at 01:34 PM
You know ... with Punk really not doing much right now and Styles going into a big stretch with TNA as it's top champion, he could end up number one by the end of the wrestling year.
Posted By: SurpriseElephant (Guest) on December 21, 2009 at 01:41 PM
BAUUUERRRR!!!!
Posted By: Jamal (Registered) on December 21, 2009 at 01:51 PM
And Berman's an idiot. Cena beat CM Punk and Randy Orton in the same night to win the prestigious Superstar of the Year Slammy Award.
Posted By: K-Money (Guest) on December 21, 2009 at 01:56 PM
"Ugh, Nobody cares about nobodies like Matt & Nick Jackson, no matter how hard these faggy nerds try to force them down our throats."
Except for TNA who gave them a tryout
Posted By: Shawn S Lealos (Registered) on December 21, 2009 at 05:48 PM
Except for TNA who gave them a tryout
Posted By: Shawn S Lealos (Registered) on December 21, 2009 at 05:48 PM
Which puts them at about the same level as the Rotundo's in FCW.
411 is far to biased towards roh. Which has produced less good wrestling than wwe,tna,pwg,dg usa, chikara and noah this year.
Posted By: Guest#5212 (Guest) on December 21, 2009 at 06:30 PM
Rey deserved more love.
Posted By: The Great Capt. Smooth (Guest) on December 21, 2009 at 06:48 PM
BERMAN!!!!!!!!!
Posted By: Obviousesehss (Guest) on December 21, 2009 at 06:50 PM
This has been going on for years, and still nobody cares about these indy losers and/or a few guys in TNA.
Sad reality, but in 5 years, it will be the same 'writers' trying to tell us about the latest 5 star classic in front of 100 people at a gym.
Yet, it will change nothing, so that equals to zero impact on the business which equals no buys.
Posted By: Agreed Here (Guest) on December 21, 2009 at 06:51 PM
If AJ wins, we riot!
Posted By: Hurricane (Guest) on December 21, 2009 at 07:35 PM
If AJ wins, we riot!
Posted By: Hurricane (Guest) on December 21, 2009 at 07:35 PM
Relax, Hogan will have the TNA title before AJ hits 100.
Posted By: Guest#6767 (Guest) on December 21, 2009 at 07:58 PM
Byers either start rating TNA or stop doing this as your involvement unbalances this whole poll in a major way.
Guys, WWE, TNA, ROH (,in that order imho,) and the major foreign shows do matter whatever you say.
Posted By: Hyde_Hill (Guest) on December 21, 2009 at 08:36 PM
AJ Styles ahead of Morrison?
It's pretty obvious this column jumped the shark a long time ago.
Posted By: Guest#0003 (Guest) on December 21, 2009 at 09:03 PM
"Cena beat CM Punk and Randy Orton in the same night to win the prestigious Superstar of the Year Slammy Award".
Dear God, do you actually think a slammy award is "prestigious"? What a total WWE Mark. Cena sucks so let it go, buddy.
Posted By: Shane (Guest) on December 21, 2009 at 09:39 PM
"
This has been going on for years, and still nobody cares about these indy losers and/or a few guys in TNA.
Sad reality, but in 5 years, it will be the same 'writers' trying to tell us about the latest 5 star classic in front of 100 people at a gym.
Yet, it will change nothing, so that equals to zero impact on the business which equals no buys."
And in 5 years, most of those guys you've never heard of will be wrestling's top stars. Remember 5 years ago when no one gave a shit about Punk, Joe, or Styles?
Posted By: Guest#2505 (Guest) on December 22, 2009 at 12:56 AM
This has been going on for years, and still nobody cares about these indy losers and/or a few guys in TNA.
Sad reality, but in 5 years, it will be the same 'writers' trying to tell us about the latest 5 star classic in front of 100 people at a gym.
Yet, it will change nothing, so that equals to zero impact on the business which equals no buys.
Posted By: Agreed Here (Guest) on December 21, 2009 at 06:51 PM
Where do you think tomorrows "STARS" get started?
Look, just because YOU don't watch something or care enough to actually give something new a try doesn't mean you have to shit all over it!
You really show your age (about 15 I'd guess) when you think that Samoa Joe, CM Punk, Cena, Rey Rey, etc just showed up on the wrestling "scene" and INSTANTLY became stars.
Just watch your wrestling, keep thinking you know everything and (for the sake of EVERYONE) keep your mouth shut!!
Posted By: Teenagers need to shut up! (Guest) on December 22, 2009 at 01:13 AM
"AJ Styles ahead of Morrison?
It's pretty obvious this column jumped the shark a long time ago."
Morrison ahead of Styles? That's laughable.
The guy jobs to Drew McIntyre and the Miz repeatedly!
Posted By: Guest#0328 (Guest) on December 22, 2009 at 02:36 AM
If AJ doesn't win it's tainted since a few guys refuse to vote for TNA guys. If people voted properly hard tellin what the list would look like.
Posted By: Burnout (Guest) on December 22, 2009 at 03:06 AM
When Morrison wins the Rumble, he might stand a chance at taking this thing.
Posted By: Guest#5820 (Guest) on December 22, 2009 at 04:39 PM
This has been going on for years, and still nobody cares about these indy losers and/or a few guys in TNA.
Sad reality, but in 5 years, it will be the same 'writers' trying to tell us about the latest 5 star classic in front of 100 people at a gym.
Yet, it will change nothing, so that equals to zero impact on the business which equals no buys.
Posted By: Agreed Here (Guest) on December 21, 2009 at 06:51 PM
What about the one hour draw between Punk and Joe way back when? I'd say that help spread their names quite a bit... And just because they are doing nothing as of now doesn't mean they can recapture their world title pushes sometime in the future... 100 People in a gym tell a few hundred on the net, and it spreads like wildfire...
Posted By: Kyle (Guest) on December 22, 2009 at 05:07 PM
When Morrison wins the Rumble, he might stand a chance at taking this thing.
Posted By: Guest#5820 (Guest) on December 22, 2009 at 04:39 PM
Lol. Morrison ain't winning the rumble, you fucking mark. The winner of the rumble will be one of these; Cena, HBK, HHH, Taker, Batista - and thats just the way it is.
Posted By: Guest#3837 (Guest) on December 22, 2009 at 06:11 PM
AJ Pretty much has got it locked to win right now
Posted By: Guest#4027 (Guest) on December 22, 2009 at 07:45 PM
Why do I enrage myself by reading the comments. Good columns get torn apart by a bunch of (often homophobic) kids complacent for sports entertainment.
Posted By: DocSarpolis (Guest) on December 22, 2009 at 10:34 PM
Oh Byers, how I love your trolling.
Posted By: Guest#1425 (Guest) on December 22, 2009 at 11:12 PM
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