Someone get the envelopes ready. WWE has a lot of time to fill on any given week and that can be both a good and bad thing. On one hand, you get to see a lot of the same things over and over again, but at the same time that means you could be seeing some rather good stuff. At some point it can be fun to rate what you have gotten to see, and that will be the case again soon.
Wrestling fans have spent a lot of time over the years discussing the best and worst things that they see every week. This is almost a rite of passage for wrestling fans and it is no surprise that WWE will want to get involved in the same concept, albeit on a bigger scale. They are back at it again and now we know where things might be heading as a tradition is brought back.
WWE has released the categories and nominees for the 2020 Slammy Awards. There are ten categories this year, which will mark the first time that the awards have been presented since 2015. This year’s edition will take place digitally for the first time, with the awards being presented on the WWE Network on December 23. You can vote for each of the categories at this link. Here are the nominees for all ten categories:
Superstar Of The Year
Drew McIntyre
Roman Reigns
Randy Orton
Braun Strowman
“The Fiend” Bray Wyatt
Asuka
Sasha Banks
Bayley
Becky Lynch
Charlotte Flair
Match Of The Year
Undertaker vs. AJ Styles – Boneyard Match, WrestleMania 36
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
Rivalry Of The Year
Seth Rollins vs. The Mysterio Family
Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton
Edge vs. Randy Orton
Sasha Banks vs. Bayley
R-Truth vs. The World
Lana vs. Announcer Tables
Tag Team Of The Year
The Golden Role Models
Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler
The New Day
The Street Profits
Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro
Return Of The Year
Edge
Roman Reigns
MVP
Goldberg
Sami Zayn
Ring Gear of the Year
Charlotte Flair
Sasha Banks
Seth Rollins
The New Day
Bianca Belair
Shinsuke Nakamura
Carmella
Breakout Star of the Year
Dominik Mysterio
Bianca Belair
Otis
The Street Profits
Murphy
Female Superstar of the Year
Asuka
Sasha Banks
Bayley
Becky Lynch
Charlotte Flair
Male Superstar of the Year
Drew McIntyre
Roman Reigns
Randy Orton
Braun Strowman
“The Fiend” Bray Wyatt
Moment of the Year
The Undertaker’s Final Farewell: Survivor Series 2020
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
The awards can be interesting. Check out some of their moments:
Opinion: I’ve been a sucker for these things since I can remember so this is a cool moment indeed. It also makes sense to have them as a WWE Network special rather than a full on episode of television as I can’t imagine how much of a draw they are going to be on their own. The Slammies may not be important, but they are a lot of fun and that is something that can be useful as well.
Who would you pick to win each category? Who actually will? Let us know in the comments below.
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