User:KelvSYC/List of Live Audio Wrestling awards

This is a list of awards given by Live Audio Wrestling in their year-end award shows. Awards are given over the course of two episodes: the Best of episode, typically the last episode of the year under consideration or the first episode of the following year, and the Worst of episode, awarded the first week without a pay-per-view event after the Best of episode. Each host of the show nominates a pick in each category, and may also name ties and "honourable mentions" in each category. The MMA Report has its own set of awards, which may differ from John Pollock's picks on the show proper, due to different selection criteria.

Nate Milton also provided unofficial picks in the edition of Review-an-Impact following each show (sometimes restricted to the pro wrestling awards) in 2012 before reserving awards for his own podcast (The Kings of Sport) in 2013; Wai Ting had given unofficial picks in the same manner in 2011 but since 2012, has made official picks on the show proper.

Best on the Mic
This award is given to the wrestler or mixed martial artist who is the most natural at cutting promos or otherwise conversing on the microphone.

Best Announcer
This award is given to the wrestling or mixed martial arts announcer, whether play-by-play or colour commentary.

Best Non-Wrestling Performer
This award is given to the best performer in the world of wrestling that does not participate in matches, such as managers and valets. This award was first awarded in 2008.

Best Raw Guest Host
This award was only given in 2009 due to the use of guest hosts for WWE Raw.

Most Improved
This award is given to the wrestler or fighter who has improved the most in terms of their skills development.

Best Comeback
This award is given to the wrestler or fighter who has maintained their form after a long absence from wrestling or fighting.

Best Gimmick
This award is given to the best character or character trait in wrestling or mixed martial arts. First awarded in 2008 as a last-minute addition to the list of awards.

Match of the Year
This award is given to the best wrestling match of the year.

Best Feud
This award is given to the best protracted storyline, typically between wrestlers, but the award is not strictly restricted to wrestling.

Best Angle
This award is given to the best individual moment or plot device (typically in professional wrestling, though noteworthy mixed martial arts events may also be nominated) in the past year.

Best Pay-Per-View
Up until 2009, there was a single award covering both wrestling and mixed martial arts pay-per-view events. In 2009, this category was split to two separate awards for wrestling events and mixed martial arts events, and in 2011 the mixed martial arts event category was no longer restricted to pay-per-view events, instead focusing on supercards in general.

Best Promotion
This award is given to the best wrestling or mixed martial arts organization in the past year.

Best TV Show
Jason Agnew did not make a pick for 2011, as he did not watch The Ultimate Fighter 14, which he otherwise felt as the best TV show.

Best Book
This award is given to the best book relating to wrestling or mixed martial arts. Jason Agnew does not normally give an award due to his commitments for other shows precluding him from reading too many candidates.

Best DVD
This award is given to the best compilation or documentary on wrestling or mixed martial arts in the past year which have been released on DVD.

Fight of the Year
This award is given to the best single match on a mixed martial arts card in the past year.

Moment of the Year
This award is given to the best individual wrestling or mixed martial arts moment in the past year. This award was discontinued in 2009.

Best LAW Interview
This award is given to the best interview segment that aired on the LAW or an associated podcast in the past year. It was first awarded in 2010.

Worst on the Mic
In 2013, Wai Ting gave himself an honorable mention on this category for flubbing his introduction earlier on the show.

Worst Non-Wrestling Performer
This award was first presented in 2008.

Worst Raw Guest Host
This award was only awarded in 2009 due to the use of guest hosts on WWE Raw.

Most Underutilized Performer
This award is given to the most underrated wrestler of the year, or the ones whose efforts largely went unrewarded. This award was not been given since 2011 due to an omission in the list of awards for that year.

They Really Dropped the Ball On...
This award is given to the wrestling or mixed martial arts event that failed in its execution or led to missed opportunities.

Worst Gimmick
This award was almost not given in 2008, after the near-accidental omission of the Best Gimmick award the previous week.

Worst Match of the Year
In 2009, this category was named in honour of the Jenna Morasca vs. Sharmell match that was unanimously named the worst that year.

Worst Pay-Per-View
Up until 2009, there was a single award covering both wrestling and mixed martial arts pay-per-view events. In 2009, this category was split to two separate awards for wrestling events and mixed martial arts events, and in 2011 the mixed martial arts event category was no longer restricted to pay-per-view events, instead focusing on supercards in general.

Worst Wrestling Pay-Per-View
Wai Ting does not normally have a pick for this category, as he tends to skip most wrestling pay-per-views, as revealed on the LAW's podcasts; if he believed the show was bad going into the show, he would likely have not watched it live, if at all.

Worst Mixed Martial Arts Supercard
Dan Lovranski's pick for 2010 was not revealed on the Worst of 2010; it was claimed as the 2010 pick on the Worst of 2011 show.

Worst Book
Like its Best of counterpart, neither Jason Agnew nor Wai Ting give picks for this category, due to their television commitments; though he formally did not have a pick for 2010, Jason Agnew did make a joke pick for 2010, however.

Worst DVD
Wai Ting did not give a pick in 2013, due to his positive reviews for most DVDs released in 2013 (and past DVDs that were reviewed for Review-a-Wai).

Most Disappointing Fighter
Prior to 2013, this award was named "Worst Fighter"; the award was renamed to further elaborate the point of awarding the award to the fighter who disappointed the most relative to their expectations during the year.

WTF Moment of the Year
This award, first presented in 2008, is given to the moment in the past year that makes a viewer ashamed of being a wrestling or mixed martial arts fan, or the moment that evoked the strongest namesake reaction. The award was inspired by the former "Jabroni of the Week" segments from the era that Dan Lovranski was the technical producer of the show.