– As of right now, the current working plan is for the 2014 edition of the WWE Slammy Awards to take place during WWE RAW on December 29th in Washington, D.C.
– The following is the latest video blog from Brandi Rhodes, aka Eden:
WWE recently issued the following WWE Network show and theme week concepts to members of their “Fan Council”:
-Divas Week
-Screwjob Week
-The Worst of WWE Week
-ECW Week
-Randy Savage
-C.M. Punk (a week of programming including the “meteoric rise, surprising success, and near instantaneous disappearance from the WWE”)
-SummerSlam Week
-Old School Week
-Best of The Slammy Awards
-Sting (“New interviews unveil the mystery behind the often made-up man…”)
-The Real McMahon: The Definitive Interview
-Stone Cold Week: The Definitive Interview
-Steve Austin (Austin hosts a week of programming)
-The Kliq (including a reunion panel with all five members)
-Monday Night War Week
-Stone Cold Week: The Austin Podcast (televised recording of Austin’s podcast)
This week on Because Wrestling, we’re fresh out of WWE TLC and the Slammy Awards! (more…)
The following are highlights from a recent Houston Press interview with WWE Superstar Roman Reigns:
On coming from the legendary Anoa’i Samoan family: “It’s a responsibility; I’m from such a prestigious linage. Multiple WWE Hall of Famers are in my bloodline. It’s one thing to reach par, but I’m trying to hit hole-in-ones every single night.”
On winning a Slammy Award for his spear: “The spear speaks for itself, but it’s nice to be on the same page as the fans. It was flattering.”
On who he’d like to spear that he hasn’t yet: “Maybe Triple H. That would be pretty cool.”
Check out the complete interview online at HoustonPress.com.
Monday’s special “Slammy Awards” themed-edition of WWE RAW scored a final cable rating of 2.84, which was a decent increase compared to the 2.65 final rating that RAW drew last week.
As noted previously, Monday’s RAW averaged 4.159 million viewers, up from last week’s 3.541 million viewers. Hour one drew 4.218 million viewers, hour two drew 4.177 million viewers and hour three averaged 4.082 million viewers.
– According to a new filing with the SEC, WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon gifted 8.5 million shares of ‘Class B’ WWE stock to his wife, Linda McMahon, for “estate planning purposes”. The stock was gifted through the new “Vincent K. McMahon 2013 Irrevocable Trust.”
Vince will continue to beneficially own 39,272,641 shares of Class B stock.
For more information, visit Corporate.WWE.com.
– Monday’s Slammy Awards edition of WWE RAW 4.159 million viewers, up from last week’s 3.541 million viewers. Here’s the hourly viewership:
The final rating should be around a 3.0.
By comparison, the NFL Monday Night Football game on ESPN drew 16.19 million viewers.
RAW has now lost viewership during each consecutive hour for 3 weeks in a row.
– Sunday’s 12/8 edition of WWE Total Divas did 1,202,000 viewers.
– Sports personality Michelle Beadle tweeted that she’s headed to Seattle, Washington for Wednesday night’s Tribute to the Troops taping from McChord Field.
Heading to Seattle tonight for some @wwe #tributetothetroops awesomeness. Am I excited? You're damn right I am!!!
— Michelle Beadle (@MichelleDBeadle) December 10, 2013
– The first issue of the new WWE comic book, written by Mick Foley, will be released tomorrow. Mick Foley is writing the series.
– Here’s the latest Backstage Fallout video from Monday’s WWE RAW:
“Daniel Bryan, Stephanie McMahon and The Bella Twins talk about their Slammy Award wins.”
Noah Mark is back with his the latest installment of “The YES! & The NO! of WWE RAW.” Comment below and tell us if you agree with this week’s picks.
Daniel Bryan
The Star of Raw Daniel Bryan
Daniel Bryan, winning three Slammy Awards competing in a match, appearing in the Championship Ascension Ceremony, was without question the star of the show. His hometown crowd chanting YES! YES! YES! and DANIEL BRYAN! throughout the beginning of the Championship Ascension Ceremony. Going back earlier in the night to his first Slammy win for Superstar Of The Year. On stage The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels. He announces the Superstar of the year is Daniel Bryan. We were all expecting fireworks to occur during that interaction. HBK even exited stage right a perfect set-up for a “surprise” superkick from out of nowhere! But there was no Sweet Chin Music. Just a humble acceptance speech by Bryan for his Slammy Award which he refereed to as The “HB Swizzle” award, Michaels naming it that just before presenting the award. Bryan did mention if it wasn’t for Shawn he wouldn’t be in the WWE. Likewise if it wasn’t for his interference at Hell-In-A-Cell he would be the WWE Champion. Although there was no physical interaction here, that wouldn’t be the last time these two interacted on the show.
See this is why I can’t shake off fighting the Daniel Bryan cause, he belongs in the main event. Heck this article uses his YES! and NO! and lord help us all if Daniel Bryan ever appears in a “NO!” portion of this article. Some people might say, he was in his hometown and had an extra kick of support. There may be a bit of truth to that, but I feel that there are just some hot wrestling towns. Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, and apparently Seattle. After what transpired later in the show who knows what will happen the next few months. I’m excited! YES!
Championship Ascension Ceremony
John Cena showing why he is in fact the face of WWE.
Former World Heavyweight and WWE Champions appeared all in the ring for the Championship Ascension Ceremony. As I said earlier the crowd was going crazy for Daniel Bryan. While Triple H was talking up the match, and the championship, the Seattle crowd chanted YES and Daniel Bryan to the point where Triple H gave them what seemed like at least a minute of chanting and Yessing and clapping. This crowd was on fire for Daniel Bryan. Triple H introduced both Orton and Cena. The crowd did not want to hear what Orton had to say. There were boos and boring chants. Then Cena took the mic. More boos and cheering mix. Then Cena begins to speak and prove why he is the face of the WWE. These days with everything being very planned and scripted, Cena played to the crowd and included Daniel Bryan in the conversation, he compared Randy Orton’s rise to success to Daniel Bryan’s. The idea was Bryan didn’t have a father and grandfather to get him in to the WWE, he did it by working. Cena turned practically the entire crowd around and behind him., shouting out his past opponents, HBK, CM Punk, and putting over that the only fair shot Daniel Bryan had was the one with him. Brilliant, this is why he is where he is. The end was something I haven’t seen in the WWE in a long time. It was an awesome chain of events excuited perfectly. Cena and Orton shake hands as the World Heavyweight Championship and WWE Championship are hoisted up. Orton gets in a cheap shot, the two are down on the mat fighting. Orton and Cena get pulled apart to their corners. CM Punk gets shoved by Orton causing CM Punk to start attacking Orton. Triple H throws down CM Punk, who retaliates with a knockdown of his on on The Game. HBK Superkicks CM Punk, setting up Daniel Bryan to
The Authority and John Cena look over A fallen Randy Orton. A great segment to end raw.
WWE Reminding us what they are capable of, a Powerful and compelling end to Raw.
deliver his running Knee on HBK. Orton tries to RKO Bryan but instead gets shoved into Stephanie McMahon knocking her down. Triple H runs to Stephanie’s aid, and then gets up and pedigrees Randy. The show closes with The Authority and John Cena looking disappointed over Randy Orton on the mat. What a great segment. This is what WWE used to do on a regular basis. Twists and turns, these chain-reaction action segments. YES!
Quick Mentions
Dean Ambrose vs CM Punk – Ambrose vs CM punk was a Pay-Per-View quality match with a great dissension in the ranks tease when Dean Ambrose wanted Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins to head to the back so he could finish the job by himself. Punk gets the win shortly after that exchange, although Punk loses out to the numbers game and gets a great spear from Reigns. YES!
The Wyatts – With a chip on my shoulder because of Daniel Bryan’s demotion, I don’t think I appreciated Bray Wyatt’s amazing performances over the last few weeks. They are great, and compelling. YES!
Hit up Page 2 below for the “NO!” of this week’s WWE RAW:
According to sources in WWE, the voting from the 2013 WWE Slammy Awards was 100% legitimate.
WWE sent out the following press release last night, announcing that this year’s Slammy Awards saw a staggering 180% increase in voting from last year’s record-breaking show:
2013 WWE® SLAMMY AWARDS SETS RECORD WITH MORE THAN 1.6 MILLION VOTES
STAMFORD, Conn., December 10, 2013 – WWE (NYSE:WWE) announced today that the 2013 Slammy Awards set a new record with 1.64 million votes via the WWE app, an increase of 180 percent from last year’s record-setting awards show.
The winners of the 2013 Slammy Awards include:
· Superstar of the Year – Daniel Bryan®
· Diva of the Year – The Bellas™
· Double-Cross of the Year – Shawn Michaels™
· Match of the Year – The Rock® vs. John Cena® at WrestleMania® 29
· Insult of the Year – Stephanie McMahon
· LOL Moment of the Year – The Rock Concert at Raw 20th Anniversary
· Fan Participation Award – Yes! Yes! Yes!
· Extreme moment of the Year – CM Punk®
To view highlights from last night’s awards, go to WWE.com.
– As seen Monday night on the 2013 Slammy Awards edition of Raw, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 29 was voted as Match of the Year by members of the WWE fanbase. The historic encounter beat out The Undertaker vs. CM Punk at WrestleMania 29, Cody Rhodes and Goldust vs. Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns with the Rhodes Brothers’ jobs on the line at Battleground, and Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar in a Steel Cage Match at Extreme Rules. Johnson addressed the honor following the show on Twitter.
“THANK U @WWE Universe for the vote and @JohnCena for the earned brotherhood,” Johnson remarked. “Truly my honor to do “the honors.”
– Sparingly seen WWE Superstar JTG turns 29-years-old on Tuesday. The Brooklyn native has only competed in two televised bouts since after WrestleMania 29 (both on WWE Superstars, which were losses). Furthermore, he last competed on Raw on last year’s post-WWE TLC – Tables, Ladders & Chairs show.
Also celebrating a birthday Tuesday is former WWE Superstar Essa Rios, who turns 35. He currently competes in Mexico for CMLL.
– Damien Sandow, who was nominated for multiple 2013 Slammy Awards, did not win a single one Monday night. Upset, Sandow remarked on Twitter following the show, “Well, no Slammy. Action will be taken soon. If your with me get ready.”
The following Slammy Award winners were announced during Monday’s TLC “go-home” edition of WWE RAW:
Superstar of the Year (presenter: Shawn Michaels)
– John Cena
– Randy Orton
– CM Punk
– Daniel Bryan (WINNER)
– Big Show
– Brock Lesnar
Diva of the Year (presenter: Eve Torres)
– AJ Lee
– The Bella Twins (WINNERS)
– The Funkadactyls
– Natalya
– Kaitlyn
– Eva Marie
Double-Cross of the Year (presenters: The Shield)
– Triple H costs Daniel Bryan the WWE Championship at SummerSlam
– Shawn Michaels Superkicks Daniel Bryan at Hell in a Cell (WINNER)
– Mark Henry’s “retirement speech” on Raw
– Paul Heyman costs CM Punk the Money in the Bank Contract at Money in the Bank
Match of the Year (presenter: Bret Hart)
– The Undertaker vs. CM Punk at WrestleMania 29
– The Rock vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 29 (WINNER)
– Cody Rhodes & Goldust (w/Dusty Rhodes) vs. Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns (w/Dean Ambrose) with the Rhodes Brothers’ jobs on the line at Battleground
– Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar in a Steel Cage Match at Extreme Rules
Insult of the Year (presenter: The Miz)
– Stephanie McMahon degrades Big Show on Raw (WINNER)
– AJ Lee disses the “Total Divas” cast on Raw
– Paul Heyman disowns CM Punk
– Zeb Colter offends the Universe
“LOL!” Moment of the Year (presenters: The New Age Outlaws)
– The Rock Concert at Raw 20th Anniversary (WINNER)
– Vickie Guerrero is fired as GM of Raw
– Titus O’Neil throws up on JBL, Michael Cole and Zeb Colter on SmackDown
– The Great Khali and Jinder Mahal try to charm Santino’s cobra on SmackDown
Extreme Moment of the Year (presenter: Mick Foley)
– The Shield Triple Powerbombs The Undertaker on SmackDown
– Ryback spears John Cena through the LED light board at Extreme Rules
– CM Punk exacts vengeance on Paul Heyman at Hell in a Cell (WINNER)
– The Wyatts crush Kane at SummerSlam
Fan Participation of the Year (presenters: The Prime Time Players)
– Fandango-ing
– Yes! Yes! Yes! (WINNER)
– Let’s go Cena/Cena sucks!
– What’s Up?
“What a Maneuver!” Award
– Running knee strike (Daniel Bryan)
– Black Widow (AJ Lee)
– Spear (Roman Reigns) (WINNER)
– Cesaro Swing (Antonio Cesaro)
Faction of the Year
– The Shield (WINNER)
– The Wyatt Family
– The Real Americans
– 3MB
“You Still Got It!” (Best Superstar Return)
– Rob Van Dam
– Goldust (WINNER)
– The Bella Twins
– Bruno Sammartino
– Chris Jericho
Couple of the Year
– Triple H & Stephanie McMahon
– Fandango & Summer Rae
– Tyson Kidd & Natalya
– Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella (WINNER)
– John Cena & Nikki Bella
– Naomi & Jimmy Uso
Tag Team of the Year
– The Shield (Rollins & Reigns)
– The Prime Time Players
– The Usos
– Cody Rhodes & Goldust (WINNER)
– The Real Americans
Feat of Strength of the Year
– Antonio Cesaro swings The Great Khali
– Ryback Shell Shocks Mark Henry
– The Shield Triple Powerbombs Big Show
– Mark Henry pulls two trucks with his bare hands (WINNER)
“Say What?!” Quote of the Year
– “Paul, say somethin’ stupid.” – Brock Lesnar
– “Rise above THIS!” – Damien Sandow
– “One stipulation: I’m in my boys’ corner and I’ll be your huckleberry all night long.” – Dusty Rhodes (WINNER)
– The “Paulcano” eruption
Best Dance Moves
– Fandango
– R-Truth
– Summer Rae
– The Funkadactyls (WINNER)
– The Great Khali
– “Miz-co Inferno”
Favorite Web Show
– “WWE Inbox”
– “30-Second Fury”
– “The JBL & Cole Show” (WINNER)
– “WWE Top 10”
Best Crowd of the Year
– Raw after WrestleMania 29 (East Rutherford, N.J.) (WINNER)
– WWE Payback (Chicago)
– SummerSlam (Los Angeles)
– Raw in England (London, Apr. 22)
Catchphrase of the Year
– “YES! YES! YES!” (WINNER)
– “That’s What I Do”
– “FAAAAAHHNNNN…DAAAAHHHHNNN…GO.”
– “Follow the Buzzards”
– “We the People”
– “Believe in The Shield”
WWE has announced the winners of the Slammy Award categories voted exclusively on WWE.com. The winners of Breakout Star of the Year, “THIS IS AWESOME!” Moment of the Year, Trending Now (Hashtag of the Year) and Beard of the Year will be revealed on the WWE App at 7:30 p.m. ET before Raw. The winners of the WWE.com awards are as follows:
“What a Maneuver!” Award
Faction of the Year
“You Still Got It!” (Best Superstar Return)
Couple of the Year
Tag Team of the Year
Feat of Strength of the Year
Check out Page 2 below for the winners of the following Slammy Awards:
Many were surprised that the CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar match at this year’s SummerSlam wasn’t nominated for the “Match of the Year” in the 2013 WWE Slammy Awards. According to reports, several people within WWE feel that it is easily the best match in the entire company for 2013.
According to one source, the reason Punk vs. Lesnar was not nominated is because Punk “can’t have a better match” with Lesnar than Triple H did, so WWE nominated the Lesnar vs. Triple H match instead, and gave Punk the nomination for his match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania 29 instead.
[Credit: F4WOnline.com]
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what he said about:
His New Podcast: “We have a basic deal in place that looks as if I will start my own podcast in early 2014 for the most elite company in the field. There are details to finalize but things look positive. We are still working on the format but it will be fan friendly and very interactive.”
Tonight’s Slammy Awards “I’m always curious to see how a WWE Slammy’s Show is received and formatted during the three hour Monday Night RAW window. I know that it’s one of the internally busiest days of the year prior to going on the air on what is a ‘short day’ considering the show starts locally in Seattle at 5 p.m. Combining the Slammy Awards with promoting the TLC PPV on the same broadcast seems as if it might be tricky. We’ll find out tonight.”
WWE Building Top Stars For Future WrestleManias: “One thing is for sure, now is the time to rocket ship some young talents in hopes of getting them to the level of a main eventer needed for WM31 and WM32 notwithstanding the years beyond.
Does that mean a Roman Reigns, etc should win the Royal Rumble and play a key role in WM30 leading to bigger things in the coming years?
Promising young talents, as in more than one, have to be given the ball IE the opportunity to truly shine and let them see what they can do to connect fully with the fan base and become a bona fide main event, PPV selling star.”
– WWE Hall Of Famer Shawn Michaels, who will be a presenter during the Slammy Awards at WWE RAW tonight in Seattle, Washington, recently posted the following tweets about tonight’s appearance:
UGH!!! Where in the heck is my tuxedo??? I don't really dress up well!! #Slammy #SlammyAwards #RAW
— Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) December 9, 2013
I'm not sure if my @RockyGear / @MossyOak Snake boots are matching with this silly tuxedo… #Slammy #SlammyAwards #RAW
— Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) December 9, 2013
– WWE Diva Kelly Kelly is featured in a new video promoting her 2014 bikini calendar. You can check that out below:
Hey guys! Heres My official 2014 calendar video! Check it everyone #HOTHOTHOT https://t.co/COukK9xhFg pic.twitter.com/xKreK8Iqms
— Barbie Blank (@TheBarbieBlank) December 9, 2013
WWE issued the following press release on Monday morning:
WWE HONORS THE BEST OF 2013 TONIGHT WHEN THE SLAMMY AWARDS TAKE OVER MONDAY NIGHT RAW
STAMFORD, Conn., December 9, 2013 – The 2013 Slammy Awards will air LIVE tonight on Raw at 8/7c on USA Network. All voting for awards such as Superstar of the Year, Diva of the Year, and Extreme Moment of the Year will take place on WWE.com and via the WWE App. Last year’s Slammys registered more than a half million votes setting a record for fan engagement.
The WWE App provides a second screen TV companion experience that is customized for WWE programming.
2013 SLAMMY AWARD CATEGORIES
– Superstar of the Year – Presented by WWE Hall of Famer, Shawn Michaels
– Diva of the Year – Presented by Former WWE Diva, Eve Torres
– Double-Cross of the Year – Presented by WWE Superstars, The Shield
– Match of the Year – Presented by WWE Hall of Famer, Bret Hart
– Insult of the Year – Presented by WWE Superstar, The Miz
– LOL Moment of the Year – Presented by WWE Legends, Road Dogg and Billy Gunn
– Fan Participation Award – Presented by WWE Superstars, The Prime Time Players
– Extreme moment of the Year – Presented by WWE Hall of Famer, Mick Foley
Tonight’s episode of WWE RAW from Seattle, Washington will feature the 2013 Slammy Awards, hosted by WWE Hall of Famers Jerry Lawler and Booker T.
This will also be the “go home” show for Sunday’s TLC pay-per-view from Houston, Texas.
Here are all of the Slammy categories and the announced presenters:
Match of the Year – Presented by Bret Hart
– CM Punk vs. The Undertaker at Mania 29
– John Cena vs. The Rock at Mania 29
– HHH vs. Brock Lesnar at Extreme Rules
– The Rhodes Boys vs. Rollins and Reins at Battleground
Insult of the Year – Presented by The Miz
– Stephanie McMahon insults Big Show
– AJ goes off on “Total Divas”
– Paul Heyman’s insults towards CM Punk
– Zeb Coulter’s insults
“LOL” Moment of the Year – Presented by The New Age Outlaws
– The Rock concert at 20th Anniversary of Raw
– Vickie Guerrero is fired as Raw GM
– Titus throws up on JBL Cole and Coulter on Smackdown
– The Great Khali and Jinder Mahal try to charm Santino’s cobra on Smackdown
Extreme Moment of Year – Presented by Mick Foley
– The Shield triple powerbombs The Undertaker on Smackdown
– Ryback spears John Cena through the LED light board at Extreme Rules
– CM Punk’s revenge on Paul Heyman at Hell in a Cell
– The Wyatts crush Kane at Summerslam
Fan Participation Award – Presented by Prime Time Players
– Fandango-ing
– Yes! Yes! Yes!
– Let’s go Cena/Cena sucks
– What’s up
Trending Now (Hasgtag of the Year) – Presented by The Rhodes Brothers:
– #BelieveInTheShield (The Shield)
– #FollowTheBuzzards (The Wyatt Family)
– #BestForBusiness (The Authority)
– #WeThePeople (The Real Americans)
Beard of the Year – Presented by Santino Marella:
– Daniel Bryan
– The Wyatt Family
– Damien Sandow
– Zeb Colter
“This is Awesome” Moment of the Year – Presented by Christian:
– Dolph Ziggler cashes in his Money in the Bank contract
– Daniel Bryan wins the WWE Championship from Randy Orton at Night of Champions
– Big Show knocks out Triple H
– Kofi Kingston hops on a chair to stave off elimination in the Royal Rumble Match
Breakout Star of the Year – Presented by Johnny Laurinaitis:
– The Wyatt Family
– Big E Langston
– Fandango (w/Summer Rae)
– The Shield
The following are WWE.com exclusive awards
“What a Maneuver” award:
– Running knee strike (Daniel Bryan)
– Black Widow (AJ Lee)
– Spear (Roman Reigns)
– Cesaro Swing (Antonio Cesaro)
Faction of the Year:
– The Shield
– The Wyatt Family
– The Real Americans
– 3MB
“You Still Got it” (Best Superstar Return):
– Rob Van Dam
– Goldust
– The Bella Twins
– Bruno Sammartino
– Chris Jericho
Couple of the Year:
– Triple H & Stephanie McMahon
– Fandango & Summer Rae
– Tyson Kidd & Natalya
– Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella
– John Cena & Nikki Bella
– Naomi & Jimmy Uso
Tag Team of the Year:
– The Shield (Rollins & Reigns)
– The Prime Time Players
– The Usos
– Cody Rhodes & Goldust
– The Real Americans
Feat of Strength of the Year:
– Antonio Cesaro swings The Great Khali
– Ryback Shell Shocks Mark Henry
– The Shield Triple Powerbombs Big Show
– Mark Henry pulls two trucks with his bare hands
“Say What?!” Quote of the Year:
– “Paul, say somethin’ stupid” – Brock Lesnar
– “Rise above THIS!” – Damien Sandow
– “One stipulation: I’m in my boys’ corner and I’ll be your huckleberry all night long” – Dusty Rhodes
– The “Paulcano” eruption
Best Dance Moves:
– Fandango
– R-Truth
– Summer Rae
– The Funkadactyls
– The Great Khali
– “Miz-co Inferno”
Favorite Web Show:
“WWE Inbox”
“30-Second Fury”
“The JBL & Cole Show”
“WWE Top 10”
Best Crowd of the Year:
Raw after WrestleMania 29 (East Rutherford, N.J.)
WWE Payback (Chicago)
SummerSlam (Los Angeles)
Raw in England (London, Apr. 22)
Catchphrase of the Year:
“YES! YES! YES!”
“That’s What I Do”
“FAAAAAHHNNNN…DAAAAHHHHNNN…GO.”
“Follow the Buzzards”
“We the People”
“Believe in The Shield”
This week on Because Wrestling, we’re going prediction crazy! (more…)
The official YouTube account of WWE has released the following Slammy Awards videos for Match of the Year, LOL Moment of the Year, Breakout Star of the Year and Double-Cross of the Year. Fans can tune into tomorrow night’s Raw on USA Network and select their picks through the WWE App.
The voting for the WWE Slammy Awards have officially opened. WWE tweeted the announcement on their official Twitter account. WWE tweeted the following:
Voting is NOW OPEN in select @WWE #Slammy Awards categories! VOTE HERE: http://t.co/h7DArev9Yz #RAW
— WWE (@WWE) December 8, 2013
WWE has released the following videos for their Slammy Awards scheduled for Monday’s WWE RAW:
Trending Now #Hashtag of the Year
Fan Participation of the Year
Beard of the Year
Diva of the Year
This Is Awesome! Moment of the Year
WWE has announced the nominees for the “Breakout Star of the Year” award, which will be presented by John Laurinaitis:
Breakout Star of the Year
– The Wyatt Family
– Big E. Langston
– Fandango (with Summer Rae)
– The Shield
WWE also announced the following web-exclusive categories:
“What a Maneuver!” Award
– Running knee strike (Daniel Bryan)
– Black Widow (AJ Lee)
– Spear (Roman Reigns)
– Cesaro Swing (Antonio Cesaro)
Faction of the Year
– The Shield
– The Wyatt Family
– The Real Americans
– 3MB
“You Still Got It!” Award
– Rob Van Dam
– Goldust
– The Bella Twins
– Bruno Sammartino
– Chris Jericho
Couple of the Year
– Triple H & Stephanie McMahon
– Fandango & Summer Rae
– Tyson Kidd & Natalya
– Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella
– John Cena & Nikki Bella
– Naomi & Jimmy Uso
Tag Team of the Year
– The Shield (Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns)
– The Prime Time Players
– The Usos
– Cody Rhodes & Goldust
– The Real Americans
Feat of Strength of the Year
– Antonio Cesaro swings The Great Khali
– Ryback Shell Shocks Mark Henry
– The Shield Triple Powerbomb Big Show
– Mark Henry pulls two trucks with his bare hands
“Say What?!” Quote of the Year
– “Paul, say somethin’ stupid.” – Brock Lesnar
– “Rise above THIS!” – Damien Sandow
– “One stipulation: I’m in my boys’ corner and I’ll be your huckleberry all night long.” – Dusty Rhodes
– The “Paulcano” eruption
Best Dance Moves Award
– Fandango
– R-Truth
– Summer Rae
– The Funkadactyls
– The Great Khali
– “Miz-co Inferno”
Favorite Web Show Award
– “WWE Inbox”
– “30-Second Fury”
– “The JBL & Cole Show”
– “WWE Top 10”
Best Crowd of the Year
– Raw after WrestleMania 29 (East Rutherford, N.J.)
– WWE Payback (Chicago)
– SummerSlam (Los Angeles)
– Raw in England (London, Apr. 22)
Catchphrase of the Year
– “YES! YES! YES!”
– “That’s What I Do”
– “FAAAAAHHNNNN…DAAAAHHHHNNN…GO.”
– “Follow the Buzzards”
– “We the People”
– “Believe in The Shield”
– Finally, WWE has announced that Cody Rhodes & Goldust will present the “#Hashtag of the Year” award, Santino Marella will present the “Beard of the Year” award and Christian will present the “This Is Awesome Moment of the Year” award.
WWE has revealed the official Slammy Award nominees for the following categories:
“Beard Of The Year”
– Daniel Bryan
– Zeb Colter
– Damien Sandow
– The Wyatt Family
“#Hashtag Of The Year”
– #BestForBusiness
– #BelieveInTheShield
– #FollowTheBuzzards
– #WeThePeople
“This Is Awesome Moment Of The Year”
– Dolph Ziggler cashing in his Money In The Bank briefcase
– Big Show knocking out Triple H
– Kofi Kingston leaping out of the ring without being eliminated at Royal Rumble
– Daniel Bryan winning the WWE Championship
– According to F4WOnline.com, there is a chance WWE will shoot an angle of some sort between Shawn Michaels and Daniel Bryan at this coming Monday’s RAW. HBK will be presenting the “Superstar of the Year” Slammy, while Bryan is expected to win the website vote for the award.
It should be noted that it is strictly a rumor at this point.
– The following are some new tweets from WWE personalities discussing WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio’s return:
SERIOUSLY, @reymysterio SAID HE'S FROM SAN DIEGO…WHO KNOWS IF THATS TRUE? SOMEBODY ALSO SAID YOU COULD KEEP YOUR INSURANCE. HMMM..@WWE
— Zeb Colter (@WWEZeb) December 7, 2013
So glad @reymysterio is back. Greatest luchadore to ever grace the ring. Hands down. #SmackDown
— Curt Hawkins (@TheCurtHawkins) December 7, 2013
– WWE.com noted that the remaining Slammy Awards nominees and presenters will be revealed on Sunday morning. The categories that have yet to be announced are as follows:
“This Is Awesome” Moment Of The Year
Trending Now (Hashtag) Of The Year
Beard Of The Year
Breakout Star Of The Year
– WWE has added the latest edition of The JBL & Cole Show (episode #54) to their official YouTube channel. The video is accompanied by the following description: “In this edition of The JBL & Cole Show, The Bear visits Animal Resources and Kane is NOT happy about it. Also, Aiden English sings a song, Corey Graves transforms into #CoolCorey, and Xavier Woods finds one of the Renee Young’s “secret” tapes…”
Check out episode #54 of The JBL & Cole Show below: