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2018 Year End Awards Jan 18, 2019 17:15:23 GMT jared, Patrick, and 4 more like this

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2018 EWA AWARDS

2018 was a year of change, rebirth and rejuvenation in the E-Wrestling Alliance. The year ended with more new faces than any year in recent memory but also saw some poignant returns and revelations about the status of many previous full time members. Wrestlers came and went but many made more of an impact than they had in many years. 2018 also saw many wrestlers grab the brass ring or at least reach for it, in unexpected ways. EWA changed forums and underwent some turbulent times to emerge on the other side stronger and in a better position to thrive than many might have expected. As always, for everyone who participated and worked hard to be a part of the EWA this year, THANK YOU! Now, onto the awards!

Rookie of the Year
3rd.	Walter
2nd. - Runner Up	Gabrieli
Winner	Fit Finlay

2018 Rookie of the Year

FIT FINLAY

There were a lot of great new wrestlers this year, but this category wasn't even close with Finlay garnering about 80% of the votes. Gabriel and Walter both got a couple votes putting them into contention as well, but Finlay really showed people he had what it takes to compete with the big dogs in the EWA.

Stipulation Match of the Year
3rd.	Ken Shamrock vs. Trevor Mann - Submission Match at Summer Stampede
2nd. - Runner Up	Ken Shamrock vs. Brock Lesnar - Lion's Den at SuperBrawl XVIII
Winner	Big Show vs. The Miz - Autograph Match at Red, White & Bruised

2018 Stipulation Match of the Year

AUTOGRAPH MATCH
BIG SHOW VS. THE MIZ

Unique stipulation matches always stick out in people's minds and while one usually thinks of the most grueling and brutal stipulation matches as the most memorable, this year it was one that didn't have blood or steel involved that took top honors. The feud between Miz and Big Show early in the year led to Miz arrogantly autographing the Big Show's unconscious body, leading to the showdown at Red, White & Bruised 2018 where the only way to win was to subdue your opponent long enough that you could autograph them. Ken Shamrock was in both of the runner up matches, coming up short as he did in those encounters with his brutal SuperBrawl XVIII Lion's Den match and the Submission match with Trevor Mann.

Singles Match of the Year
3rd.	PCO vs. Gabriel - KOTR Final - King of the Ring
2nd. - Runner Up	Trevor Mann vs. Ken Shamrock - Double Jeopardy - All Hallow's Evil
Winner	Fit Finlay vs. Walter - King of the Ring

2018 Singles Match of the Year

FIT FINLAY VS. WALTER
KING OF THE RING

This year had tons of great singles encounters, but it was the King of the Ring that really stuck out in people's minds. Surprisingly it wasn't the final that took top honors, although it did come in third. Instead it was the hard hitting battle between Fit Finlay and Walter that caught most people's attention. The aforementioned KOTR finals ranked third while the final match between Trevor Mann and Ken Shamrock got runner up.

Tag Team Match of the Year
3rd.	OVE vs. Briscoes vs. Kings of Wrestling vs. SCP vs. Sabin/Omega vs. AJ Lee/Deville vs. Notorious - Tag Title at Mayhem
2nd. - Runner Up	Lesnar/Sabin/Shamrock vs. Swagger/Mann/Gabriel - Sin City Survival
Winner	OVE vs Sabin/Omega - Tag Title at Red, White & Bruised

2018 Tag Team Match of the Year

OVE vs. SABIN/OMEGA
RED, WHITE & BRUISED

Tag team matches were quite prevalent this past year as they often are, but it was a series of unique encounters that stuck out in many people's minds. The Sin City Survival six man tag got a lot of votes, but was just barely bested by OVE's defense of the tag titles against the makeshift team of Chris Sabin and Kenny Omega. Sabin and Omega never managed to defeat OVE, but they did score this accolade instead. The wild multi-team tag bout at Mayhem came in third with several votes.

Where Did He Come From?
3rd.	Lucas Calhoun
2nd. - Runner Up	PCO
Winner	Walter

Where Did He Come From Winner

WALTER

Every year there are a few breakout stars who just sort of pop up one day and begin to turn heads. Whether it's a major impact with a huge victory or unique storylines, these characters are often oddballs but are superstars who really shake things up. This year's crop includes an Elvis impersonator, a man tormented by clowns and a French-Canadian Frankenstein! It's a unique crew, but these men very well could be the biggest stars of 2019 if a few cards fall in their hand. WALTER scores the trophy and the prestige off a hot performance at SuperBrawl XVIII!

Storyline of the Year
3rd.	Sabin's National Title Quest
2nd. - Runner Up	bWo Fired/Hired/Fired
Winner	Shamrock/Sable/Lesnar

2018 Storyline of the Year

SHAMROCK/SABLE/LESNAR

There were a lot of unique storylines in 2018, including the bWo spending the entire year being fired and then rehired each month. Chris Sabin got a lot of attention by trying to raise the glory of being National Champion, but the storyline that resonated most with the voters was the unique triangle of Ken Shamrock, Sable and Brock Lesnar. This story saw Lesnar win over the hearts of the fans after leaving Sable, only for Sable to return at the side of Shamrock, causing Ken to lose his beloved status, only to reveal it was all a rouse to get Sable and Lesnar to one up Shamrock. The story came to a completion at SuperBrawl when it looked like Lesnar's plan had worked and he vanquished Ken Shamrock, only for the MMA legend to avenge the loss by winning the big event and taking the title and injuring Brock's ankle in the process!

Feud of the Year
3rd.	Trevor Mann versus Ken Shamrcok
2nd. - Runner Up	Becky Lynch versus Charlotte
Winner	Ken Shamrock versus Brock Lesnar

2018 Feud of the Year

KEN SHAMROCK/BROCK LESNAR

Ken Shamrock was engaged in several major feuds this year and his two biggest were mentioned in this category. Lesnar's feud with Shamrock, which involved a double turn and Sable's mind games were recognized not only with storyline, but with the Feud of the Year. Shamrock's grueling feud with Trevor Mann came in a close third, with the wild women's feud of Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair taking runner up status.

Most Improved
3rd.	Jack Swagger
2nd. - Runner Up	Marty Jannetty
Winner	Skinner

2018 Most Improved

SKINNER

Although Skinner really didn't spend a lot of time in 2018, people were quickly impressed with how he managed to move up the ranks. When Skinner debuted, no one took much notice of him, but by the end of the year he was earning himself a National Title shot at SuperBrawl XVIII! Marty Jannetty continued to grow through the year, whilst Jack Swagger made a return and quickly found himself in multiple main event storylines shocking even the most ardent All-American American fans.

Faction of the Year
3rd.	Vaudevillians
2nd. - Runner Up	bWo
Winner	OVE

2018 Faction of the Year

OVE

Although there weren't as many power stables in 2018 as previous years, there were plenty of smaller groups making an impact. The bWo garnered a lot of attention by working their way under the skin of a variety of guest GMs. The Vaudevillians once held some gold, while it was OVE's domination early in the year that seemed to get most people to realize just how good they were. At one point OVE completely dominated the EWA, in a match pitting them essentially against anyone in the company who wanted a shot at their tag titles... And the Crist Brothers and Sami Callihan came out on top, just like they did in this category.

Shocker of the Year
3rd.	Harry Smith Returns
2nd. - Runner Up	Cody Rhodes Guest GM
Winner	Brock Lesnar wins Civil War

2018 Shocker of the Year

BROCK LESNAR WINS CIVIL WAR

There were plenty of surprise moments in 2018, including Harry Smith leaving the General Manager position to set up a series of guest General Managers throughout the year. It was Smith's return at the end of the year that seemed to take a lot of people's attention. Cody Rhodes return to the EWA as the first guest General Manager got runner up spot, setting the stage for a variety of unique GMs. But ultimately it was Brock Lesnar's dominant performance in Civil War, that started his long title reign that garnered the most votes and earned the winner's spot here. Lesnar not only dominated that match, he walked away with the title and this trophy as a result.

RP of the Year
3rd.	Fight of Flight - Team Shamrock
2nd. - Runner Up	Born on the Bayou - Key
Winner	Where is the Midnight Rider? - Brady

2018 RP of the Year

WHERE IS THE MIDNIGHT RIDER? - BRADY

RPs are the name of the game and EWA continues to have one of the most unique and diverse set of roleplayers on the planet. This year, stores were all over the map from the wacky and wild, to the serious and straight forward. Voters seemed to love the basics, with Brock Lesnar's simple but effective backwoods promo coming in as runner up, while Brady's history lesson of the Midnight Rider took top honors. The large and comical Team Shamrock RP came in third as it was able to showcase a variety of styles in one roleplay.

RPer of the Year
3rd.	Key
2nd. - Runner Up	Brett
Winner	Lou

2018 RPer of the Year

LOU

There were a ton of great roleplayers this year, with returning faces, tons of prime new talent and many of the stalwarts proving why they have contributed so much through the years. Key's Brock Lesnar and Sable were involved in several major storylines with peripheral characters like Amy Weber also taking time to shine. Brett returned after many years away and showed that like his character Ken Shamrock, he still had much left to give the sport. But the fans overwhelming voted in support of Lou, who with Chris Sabin and his complex relationship with Ruby Riott was able to take top honors as RPer of the year.

Event of the Year
3rd.	SuperBrawl XVIII
2nd. - Runner Up	King of the Ring
Winner	All Hallow's Evil

2018 Event of the Year

ALL HALLOW'S EVIL

Almost every year, SuperBrawl tends to take this category. But this year, SuperBrawl finished third, just narrowly edging out Red, White & Bruised, whilst King of the Ring re-established itself as a marquee event. But it was our Halloween themed All Hallow's Evil that won overall, a credit to the unique nature of the event and perhaps Elvira's breast, errr, best work.

Tag Team of the Year
3rd.	Strowman & Marella
2nd. - Runner Up	Kings of Wrestling
Winner	OVE

2018 Tag Team of the Year

OVE

There were a lot of great tag teams this year, with the division seeing great growth at times, while it also had some low periods. The Kings of Wrestling really established themselves as a force, coming in as runner up, with only one vote separating them and the third place team, Braun Strowman and Santino Marella. But again, OVE's dominance earlier in the year and their three man stable seemed to be fresh in everyone's mind despite OVE not appearing on TV for many months. They managed to squeeze one more victory out with a win here.

Women's Wrestler of the Year
3rd.	Carmella
2nd. - Runner Up	Tessa Blanchard
Winner	Daffney

2018 Women's Wrestler of the Year

DAFFNEY

Although it was hardly her best year, Daffney did capture the EWA Women's Championship to close out 2018 and that seemed to win people over and secure her enough votes. Her Dead Zone segments no doubt helped win her favor as well. Last year's female of the year, Carmella, proved to be quite a force in 2018 and ranked third while newcomer Tessa Blanchard nearly took the top honor.

Wrestler of the Year
3rd.	Chris Sabin
2nd. - Runner Up	Ken Shamrock
Winner	Brock Lesnar

2018 Wrestler of the Year

BROCK LESNAR

This was a story of three men, all doing great things in 2018. Chris Sabin was a distant third, while Lesnar and Shamrock took the lion's share (no pun intended) of the votes. But Brock pulled away with several more than Shamrock and proved that his near record breaking reign in 2018 was enough to get a lot of praise from the voters. Brock Lesnar often carried the EWA on his back during lean times in 2018 and as the federation's competition got even more intense, Brock was able to handle the pressure and adapt in a way that few others before him have.

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2018 Year End Awards Jan 27, 2019 0:13:56 GMT jared likes this

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Post by EWA Official on Jan 27, 2019 0:13:56 GMT

#	SUPERSTAR	WINS	LOSSES	DRAWS	WIN%
1	Brock Lesnar	15	2	0	0.882
2	Big Show	15	12	1	0.554
3	Ken Shamrock	12	3	0	0.800
4	Chris Sabin	12	6	0	0.667
5	Santino Marella	12	6	0	0.667
6	John Cena	12	8	1	0.595
7	Chris Hero	10	6	0	0.625
8	Cesaro	10	7	0	0.588
9	Dave Crist	9	2	0	0.818
10	Jake Crist	9	3	0	0.750
11	Gabriel	9	5	2	0.625
12	Fit Finlay	8	3	0	0.727
13	Jim Duggan	8	4	0	0.667
14	Braun Strowman	7	3	0	0.700
15	Bradley (Bayley)	7	5	1	0.577
16	Matt Morgan	7	6	0	0.538
17	Dolph Ziggler	6	5	0	0.545
18	Kenny Omega	6	12	0	0.333
19	Finn Balor	5	4	0	0.556
20	John Heidenreich	5	4	0	0.556
21	Bobby Lashley	5	7	1	0.423
22	PCO	4	1	0	0.800
23	Aiden English	4	3	0	0.571
24	R-Truth	4	6	0	0.400
25	Ricochet/Trevor Mann	4	7	3	0.385

Includes ALL in-ring appearances made by a character, including Civil War and Super Brawl, as well as ALL appearances that occurred before the current handler took control of the character. Super Brawl and other elimination tag matches were broken down in regards to whether the team won or lost, not individual pinfalls or submissions during the match. List includes top 25 performing superstars only.

#	TAG TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	DRAWS	WIN%
1	D.Crist/J.Crist (OVE)	7	1	0	0.875
2	Cesaro/Hero (Kings of Wrestling	7	3	0	0.700
3	Marella/Strowman	4	2	0	0.667
4	Douglas/Sid (Franchise Inc)	3	1	0	0.750
5	English/Gotch (Vaudevillains)	3	2	0	0.600
6	Heidenreich/Reis (Big Bad Boys)	2	0	0	1.000
7	Bradley/Duggan (The Tough Guys)	2	1	0	0.667
8	Cena/Show	2	1	0	0.667
9	Harper/Meng (Shoney Squad)	2	1	0	0.667
10	Akam/Rezar (Authors of Pain)	2	3	0	0.400

#	SUPERSTAR	WINS	LOSSES	DRAWS	WIN%
1	Dominatrix	7	4	0	0.636
2	Daffney	6	0	0	1.000
3	Carmella	5	3	1	0.611
4	Tessa Blanchard	5	3	1	0.611
5	AJ Lee	5	11	0	0.313
6	Charlotte Flair	4	3	0	0.571
7	Blue Pantaloons	3	2	0	0.600
8	Becky Lynch	3	3	0	0.500
9	Nia Jax	3	4	1	0.438
10	Asuka	2	2	1	0.500

0.882 - The highest win percentage of any male superstar with 3 or more victories unsurprisingly belongs to Brock Lesnar, with The Beast once again dominating the EWA landscape!

1.000 - However, the best overall win percentage goes to Daffney, with the Zombie Goddess scoring six victories without a single defeat, including capturing the Women's Championship at Super Brawl XVIII!

1 - Frank Shamrock didn't just make his EWA debut at Super Brawl XVIII but his pro wrestling debut! And yet, that one match was all it took for him to become National Champion as part of the victorious Team Shamrock!

2 - Only one superstar has managed to hold a championship more than once in 2018, that being Tessa Blanchard with two separate reigns as Women's Champion!

2 - Team Shamrock won Super Brawl XVIII, despite only scoring two eliminations in the match, the least of any winning Super Brawl team in EWA history!

2 - Jack Gallagher started 2018 as World Champion but has the dubious distinction of losing both of his title defenses by DQ (the first against Brock Lesnar, the second against Jon Heidenreich), before finally losing the gold in the Civil War Match!

3 - "Desperado" Joe Gomez and Ken Raper did battle (well, wrestled the exact same match) on three separate occasions in early 2018, yet each time the match was interrupted by "something more important" happening!

6 - Harry Smith shocked the world by stepping down as GM in May, signaling the start of a series of guest General Managers over the next six months month! They were made up of Cody Rhodes, Hulk Hogan, Zeb Colter, Val Venis, Sable and Sgt Slaughter!

7 - While Daffney was undefeated in the women's division this past year, no one had more wins than Dominatrix! The Masked Mistress of the SCP really stepped up her game in 2018, including sending Carmella packing in a wild I Quit Match at 2 Minutes To Midnight!

7 - The most tag team victories is a record shared by the two teams who dominated the scene for much of 2018, OVE and The Kings of Wrestling! However, the Crist Brothers only lost once (ironically, against The Kings), where as Hero and Cesaro lost three times!

7 - The most eliminations in this year's Super Brawl came courtesy of Team Good Boi's, with Chris Sabin, Cesaro and Chris Hero all scoring 2 eliminations each, while Gabriel picked up a big one over WALTER as well!

8 - This year saw 8 superstars compete for the King of the Ring crown in one of the most highly competitive fields the tournament has ever seen! In the end though, it would be PCO who emerged victorious, securing the first shot at the World Title in 2019!

10 - During Brock Lesnar's run as World Champion, he successfully defended the championship ten times before finally being dethroned at Super Brawl XVIII, which works out as even more times than he did during his first reign as champion despite it lasting 42 days less!

10 - After pinning Gabriel during the match, Brock Lesnar has increased his total number of career Super Brawl eliminations to 10 in six appearances, more than any other superstar in EWA history!

11 - Santino Marella became only the 11th superstar to win Super Brawl on more than one occasion when he was part of Team Shamrock at Super Brawl XVIII! It's also the second time he's successfully defended the Tag Team Titles at the event!

12 - The unfortunate record for the most losses this year is shared by Big Show and Kenny Omega, who've both felt the sting of defeat a total of 12 times in 2018!

12 - For years, JBL had the record for the most eliminations in a single Civil War Match with 9 to his name, but Brock Lesnar smashed that after eliminating 12 superstars this year! His victims were Jack Gallagher, Edge, R-Truth, Mil Mascaras, Kenny Omega, Liam Gallagher, Ken Raper, Joe Gomez, Los Federales Santos Jr, Sting, Santino Marella and Big Show!

14 - All those eliminations helped The Beast become the 14th man to win the Civil War Match! And for the first time ever, the World Championship was on the line in Civil War itself, kickstarting another dominant run at the top of the mountain for Brock Lesnar!

15 - While Big Show might have suffered the most losses, he did manage to share the most victories of the year as well, racking up 15...the same amount as (you guessed it) Brock Lesnar!

16 - The total number of title changes in the EWA this year, with the World Title changing hands just twice, the National Title seeing five new champions, the Tag Team Championships switching hands three times, and Women's Title having the most title switches with six!

16 - The total number of participants in this year's Super Brawl Match, the eighth time we've seen that format since 2003!

18 - This year marked the 18th time we've witnessed the Showcase of the Immortals, Super Brawl! And it was a show that certainly lived up to the hype, with Team Shamrock prevailing in the Super Brawl Match to walk away with all the gold!

23 - The record for the most eliminations across every Civil War Match has been unofficially known as the "Al Snow Award" for many years, yet The Snowman now finds himself sharing that honor with Brock Lesnar thanks to his record-breaking year, with both men scoring 23 eliminations each over the years!

28 - Nobody competed in more matches this year than the Big Show, who wrestled 28 times during 2018, as well as picking up a National Title run and finishing as the runner-up at Civil War!

28 - The joint shortest title reigns of 2018 belong to Tessa Blanchard and Blue Pantaloons, each lasting just 28 days!

30 - For the sixth time in EWA history, the total number of participants in the Civil War Match was 30!

35 - The shortest reign as National Champion in 2018 belongs to Bobby Lashley, who defeated his old enemy Brent Albright at Massacre in Manchester 2 before falling to the Big Show just over a month later!

44 - The total number of championship matches during 2018, including the World Championship being defended in Civil War and all the titles being defended in the Super Brawl Match!

48 - The total number of shows the EWA has put on this year, comprised of 38 SLAM!'s and 10 Pay-Per-Views! Not quite one per week, but not far off either!

54 - After leading his team to victory at Super Brawl XVIII, Ken Shamrock become the 54th superstar to hold the EWA/Triple Crown/Grand Slam/World Heavyweight Championship!

56% - The percentage of King of the Ring winners who've gone on to convert their victory into a World Championship reign! If PCO can defeat Ken Shamrock when he challenges him for the title, that will then become 59%!

56 - The number of seconds it took Bobby Lashley to defeat Brent Albright for the National Title back at Massacre in Manchester 2, the shortest match of the year!

70 - By contrast, the longest match of the year was perhaps unsurprisingly the Super Brawl Match, which lasted a whopping 70 minutes! Or to be exact, 1 hour, 10 minutes and 23 seconds!

112 - The longest National Championship reign of 2018 goes to Chris Sabin! Despite suffering plenty of ankle issues at the hands of Jack Swagger, "Detroit's Finest" held the gold from August until Super Brawl in December!

126 - The longest Tag Team Title reign of the year belongs to OVE, who took on all-comers from April to August before finally succumbing to The Kings of Wrestling!

133 - The number of days it took between Rosemary and Carmella qualifying for the finals of the Queen of the Ring tournament, and that match finally happening (after the first attempt was thrown out due to Rosemary misting the Referee and Carmella both)!

147 - Carmella enjoyed the longest reign as Women's Champion, starting at Super Brawl XVII and continuing until Nia Jax took the title from her at Mayhem! Surprisingly, Carmella was also the only Women's Champion to successfully defend her title all year as well!

193 - The total number of superstars, both male and female, to have competed in an EWA ring over the last year!

216 - After this year's Civil War, the event has now seen a grand total of 216 superstars (and the odd celebrity, such as Liam Gallagher this year) compete in the match!

294 - The total number of matches to take place in the EWA over the past calendar year!

395 - The total number of SLAM!'s the EWA has produced since its inception, up to and including every edition of the show in 2018!

504 - The total number of days Brock Lesnar has spent as World Champion across two separate reigns, meaning he's spent longer as the EWA's top dog than anyone else in company history!

721 - The amount of days between Christian's last match in the EWA (a loss against Darby Allin in December 2016) to his appearance in the Alternate's Match at Super Brawl XVIII!

1281 - The number of days between Jack Swagger's last match (a loss in a triple threat World Title Match also involving Richard Blood and Kevin Nash) and his EWA return against Chris Sabin in August!

2541 - The amount of days between Jerry Lynn's last appearance in an EWA ring back at Super Brawl XI and his return to the squared circle in December 2018!

2590 - The amount of days between AJ Style's last stint as an EWA Tag Team Champion (with Christopher Daniels back in 2011) and when he held them for a fourth time after Finn Balor drafted him in to replace David Flair following their fallout!

2734 - The number of days between Sting's last match (a Super Brawl Captain's Battle Royal back in November 2010) and his surprise return to the ring at Civil War!