The 2018 Doomie Awards

Last week the blog cast its votes for the top (and worst) wrestlers and moments of 2018. The voting deadline passed on Friday and all of the votes have been counted. Remember, a first place vote was worth five points, a second place vote was worth three points, and a third place vote was worth one point. In case of a tie, number of first place votes was used to break it.

I included the top three finishers for each category below, but if you wish to see the entire spreadsheet and how many first place, second place, and/or third place a choice received, go to this link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q7sBC5tgWqchIV7HYABgVtIPwvJ8gVnO/view?usp=sharing

Keep in mind that not all voters cast a ballot with three choices for each category and some voters did not vote for certain categories (everyone voted for Wrestler of the Year, though). Participation in Doomie voting was down this year, with thirty-nine ballots cast versus fifty-three last year. Voter were also more uniform in their selections, with fewer candidates being nominated/receiving votes than previous years. Winners can be found below.

WRESTLER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Kenny Omega (97 pts.)
2nd: Johnny Gargano (71 pts.)
3rd: AJ Styles (28 pts.)

WOMEN’S WRESTLER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Becky Lynch (150 pts.)
2nd: Charlotte (55 pts.)
3rd: Ronda Rousey (43 pts.)

WORST WRESTLER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Nia Jax (45 pts.)
2nd: Baron Corbin (37 pts.)
3rd: The Undertaker (25 pts.)

TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR

WINNER: The Young Bucks (78 pts.)
2nd: Undisputed Era (68 pts.)
3rd: The Golden Lovers (35 pts.)

FEUD OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa (145 pts.)
2nd: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair (37 pts.)
3rd: Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega (15 pts.)

MATCH OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada (NJPW Dominion) (99 pts.)
2nd: Tommaso Ciampa vs. Johnny Gargano (NXT Takeover: New Orleans) (59 pts.)
3rd: Andrade Cien Almas vs. Johnny Gargano (NXT Takeover: Philadelphia) (21 pts.)

BEST SUPERCARD

WINNER: NXT Takeover: New Orleans (77 pts.)
2nd: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 (55 pts.)
3rd: NJPW Dominion (48 pts.)

WORST SUPERCARD

WINNER: WWE Crown Jewel (118 pts.)
2nd: WWE Backlash (36 pts.)
3rd: WWE Greatest Royal Rumble (34 pts.)

MOMENT OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Becky Lynch’s Bloody Face via RAW Invasion (42 pts.)
2nd: Kenny Omega Wins IWGP Title (34 pts.)
3rd: Becky Lynch Turns Heel (24 pts.)

WORST MOMENT OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Roman Reigns Announces That He Has Cancer (43 pts.)
2nd: Sami Zayn Introduces Bobby Lashley’s Sisters (29 pts.)
3rd: Braun Strowman Teams with Nicholas at WrestleMania (28 pts.)

PROMOTION OF THE YEAR

WINNER: NJPW (104 pts.)
2nd: NXT (97 pts.)
3rd: WWE (26 pts.)

TELEVISION SHOW OF THE YEAR

WINNER: NXT (125 pts.)
2nd: WWE Smackdown! (52 pts.)
3rd: New Japan on AXS (22 pts.)

MOST IMPROVED WRESTLER

WINNER: Velveteen Dream (68 pts.)
2nd: Becky Lynch (33 pts.)
3rd: Tommaso Ciampa (20 pts.)

BIGGEST WRESTLING NEWS STORY OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Roman Reigns Forfeits Universal Title Due to Leukemia (103 pts.)
2nd: All In Sells Out (52 pts.)
3rd: WWE Signs Deal with Saudi Arabia and Faces Major Backlash (42 pts.)

BLOG COLUMN OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Observer Flashbacks by Scott Keith (58 pts.)
2nd: WWE Crown Jewel Review by Chris Fothergill-Brown (26 pts.)
3rd: PPV Rants by Scott Keith (21 pts.)

BLOG POSTER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Brian Bayless (41 pts.)
2nd: Scott Keith (26 pts.) – Scott wins tiebreaker, second place votes, 2-1 after he and Hall tied with four first place votes
3rd: Thomas Hall (26 pts.)

MOST LOVED BLOG TOPIC

WINNER: Baconman’s 1028K TV Network Thread (21 pts.)
2nd: 1980s and 1990s WWF (13 pts.)
3rd: Becky Lynch (12 pts.)

WORST BLOG TOPIC

WINNER: Political Topics (including Donald Trump-related news) (40 pts.)
2nd: People Raging Over Becky Lynch (33 pts.)
3rd: Who Has Been Banned from the Blog (15 pts.)

A few observations for next year’s voting:

-It might be a good idea to have a “Best Commentator” and a “Worst Commentator” Award. Several ballots noted that competition for the “Worst” category might be fiercer than for the “Best” category.

-We will probably better define “Blog Poster of the Year,” possibly into two topics of “Blog Writer of the Year” and “Blog Commenter of the Year.” It seemed like some ballots thought the only people eligible were people that post columns, but it was open to all. This might clear up the confusion. For Blog Writer, Scott would be ineligible (because he’d dominate otherwise every year) but his columns could still win the column category.

I also welcome any suggestions to make the Doomies better. Thanks to everyone that voted, and if you did not vote this year then vote next year!