Slammy Award

Slammy Award
Country United States
Presented by WWE
Academy of Wrestling Arts and Sciences (kayfabe)
First awarded 1986

The Slammy Awards was a concept used by WWE, where awards, similar to the Academy and Grammy Awards, were given to professional wrestlers and other individuals within WWE, such as commentators and managers.[1] There were twelve editions of the concept, with the first two iterations airing in 1986 and 1987, respectively. After a seven-year hiatus, the awards returned in 1994 on a special edition of WWF Mania. The concept resumed in 1996 and 1997 (in a banquet-like format). The concept endured another long hiatus until its subsequent return in 2008 by WWE (in a format interlaced with regular matches on a live television arena show). The recipients of the awards received a statuette that depicted one wrestler holding another over his head.[2] 2016 was the first year since 2007 to not have a Slammy Awards, for unknown reasons.

Versions

1986 Slammy Awards

The first edition of the Slammy Awards took place on March 1, 1986 from the Civic Center in Baltimore, after a live wrestling event. It aired live on MTV.[3][4][5] The wrestling event aired later in the month on Prime Time Wrestling. Theas created by the Academy of Wrestling Arts and Sciences.[2] Martha Quinn was the guest interviewer.

Poll Results
Best Personality in Land of a Thousand Dances
Gene Okerlund performed "Tutti Frutti".
Best Producer
Jimmy Hart performed "Eat Your Heart Out Rick Springfield."
Best Commentator
Hillbilly Jim lip-synched "Don't Go Messin' with a Country Boy."
Most Ignominious
Junkyard Dog lip-synched "Grab Them Cakes."
Best Single Performer

1987 Slammy Awards

The second edition of the Slammy Awards (referred to in commercials and on the air as the 37th annual Slammy Awards took place on December 16, 1987 from Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It aired in syndication on December 19, 1987.[3][6][7] The show did an impressive 6.2 national rating and 15 share, finishing second in its time-slot only to Saturday Night Live.

This ceremony is perhaps best remembered for a musical number performed by WWF owner Vince McMahon, singing the song "Stand Back".[8] The video of McMahon (whose on-air role at the time was strictly as an announcer) singing "Stand Back" would resurface on the May 28, 2001 episode of WWF Raw is War when Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit played the video to humiliate McMahon, who by then had long moved out of his announcing role and into his Mr. McMahon persona on TV;[9] "Stand Back" has since resurfaced several times over the years as a running gag between McMahon and any face wrestler he is feuding with at that particular time, and was included on the 2006 McMahon DVD.[10]

Two awards presentations were used to advance current feuds. The "Woman of the Year," presented by The Honky Tonk Man, was used primarily to allow Honky to make advances toward Miss Elizabeth and egg on her protégé, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, with whom he was feuding. Following the "Best Dressed" award, which was won by "King" Harley Race, a wild backstage brawl broke out between Race and award presenter "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan; the brawl eventually reached the main stage, interrupting another award presentation, before Gorilla Monsoon stepped in to separate the two.

In December 2014, this episode was uploaded to the WWE Network in the "Slammy Awards" section.

Poll Presenter(s) Results
Best Performance by an Animal Gene Okerlund
Woman of the Year The Honky Tonk Man and Jimmy Hart
Best Ring Apparel Jim Duggan
Hulk Hogan Real American Award Hulk Hogan
Jesse "The Body" Award Jesse Ventura
Greatest Hit Jesse Ventura and Gene Okerlund
Manager of the Year Gorilla Monsoon
Best Personal Hygiene Jesse Ventura and Gene Okerlund
Best Vocal Performance "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth
Song of the Year Jesse Ventura and Gene Okerlund
Best Group N/A
Humanitarian of the Year N/A
Best Head Brutus The Barber Beefcake
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Scholarship Award N/A
*The entire WWF roster performed "If You Only Knew" as the show's closing number;[8] several of the wrestlers had solos.

1994 Slammy Awards

Dormant for years, the Slammy Awards returned on a special edition of WWF Mania which aired on December 31, 1994. Todd Pettengill and Stephanie Wiand presented the awards from the WWF television studios. In December 2014, this episode was uploaded to the WWE Network in the "Slammy Awards" section.[11]

Poll Results
Most Intimidating
Best Entertainer
Worst Idea
Sweatiest
Biggest Rat
Greediest
Most Spectacular Match
Best Coliseum Home Video
  • WWF Raw: Video Strategies & Secrets
Best Tag Team
Worst Tag Team
Mouthiest
Most Eccentric
Smelliest
Most Likely To See Jenny Craig
Best PPV
Best Manager
Best New Generation Spot
Best Etiquette
Most Devastating
Funniest
MVP
Best Show
Most Evolutionary*
Most Patriotic*
Best Dressed*
Biggest Heart*
*The last 4 awards were shown on-screen during the end credits of the episode.

1996 Slammy Awards

The fourth edition of the Slammy Awards took place on March 30, 1996 from the Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, California. It aired live on USA Network.[3][12][13]

Poll Presenter(s) Results
Best Buns The Godwinns and Hillbilly Jim
Best Slammin' Jammin' Entrance Stone Cold Steve Austin and "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
"Put A Fork in Him, He's Done" (Best Finisher) Bob Backlund and Scott Reskus
Crime of the Century Jim Cornette and Clarence Mason
  • Vader's assault on WWF President Gorilla Monsoon[3][12][13]
  • Owen Hart taking credit for Shawn Michaels collapse
  • Sycho Sid attacks Shawn Michaels
  • Diesel repeatedly Jackknifing Bret Hart after losing the WWF World Heavyweight Championship to him
  • 1–2–3 Kid's fast count on Razor Ramon
New Sensation of the Squared Circle Jim Davidson, Darlene Vogel, and Paula Trickey
I'm Talking and I Can't Shut Up for Biggest Mouth Billionaire Ted
Best Threads Mr. TV Trivia and Fatale
Blue Light Special for Worst Dresser Mr. TV Trivia and Fatale
WWF's Greatest Hit Goldust and Marlena
Minds Behind the Mayhem for Manager of the Year Rob Perth
Lifetime Achievement Award Vince McMahon
Most Embarrassing Moment The Bushwhackers
Squared Circle Shocker Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Master of Mat Mechanics Mr. Perfect
Best Music Video Dok Hendrix
US West Match of the Year Jim Ross
Which WWF World Heavyweight Champion, past or present, in attendance, is Hall of Fame bound? Gorilla Monsoon
Leader of the New Generation Roddy Piper

1997 Slammy Awards

The fifth edition of the Slammy Awards took place on March 21, 1997 from the Westin Hotel in Chicago. It aired live on USA Network.[3][15][16]

Poll Presenter(s) Results
New Sensation Ahmed Johnson[3][15][16]
Best Dressed The Honky Tonk Man and Cindy Margolis[3][15][16]
Best Tattoo Adam and George[3][15][16]
Match of the Year Jim Ross[3][15][16]
Best Hair Legion of Doom[3][15][16]
Loose Screw Sunny and Lou Albano[3][15][16]
Best Bow Tie Owen Hart [8]
Best Entrance Music Dok Hendrix and John McNaley[3][15][16]
Best Finisher Brian Pillman[3][15][16]
Best Couple Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler[3][15][16]
Freedom of Speech Bob Backlund and Mancow[3][15][16]
Star of the Highest Magnitude Walter Payton[3][15]
Lifetime Achievement Award Gorilla Monsoon and Sycho Sid
Miss Slammy Todd Pettengill[3][15][16]

Top 10 Slammy Award Moments (2008)

Todd Grisham hosted a feature on WWE.com on February 23, showcasing the Slammy Awards' Top 10 moments.[1]

  1. WWF Superstars performing "If You Only Knew" in 1987.
  2. Owen Hart accepting his second Slammy award in 1997 (one he was not nominated for), and then getting into a confrontation with Vader.
  3. Bret Hart winning the award for Best Video in 1996.
  4. Freddie Blassie winning the Lifetime Achievement award in 1996.
  5. Vince McMahon performing "Stand Back" in 1987.
  6. Steve Austin winning the Freedom of Speech award in 1997.
  7. Shawn Michaels promising a show-stealing WrestleMania XII entrance in 1996 – he came to the ring from the rafters on a zip-wire.
  8. Todd Pettengill's opening number in 1996.
  9. Jim Duggan and Harley Race's brawl throughout the 1987 awards.
  10. WWF Superstars performing "Land of a Thousand Dances" in 1986, with Roddy Piper winning the award for the best wrestler in the video.

2008 Slammy Awards

The Slammy Awards were brought back in 2008 as part of a strategy to air more "special episodes" of WWE Raw and revive the brand[2] as well as boost ratings.[8] WWE.com announced some of the nominees for the awards on December 2.[17] The event took place on December 8 from the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.

Poll Presenter(s) Results
Best WWE.com Exclusive WWE.com
Breakout Star of the Year WWE.com
Best Musical Performance WWE.com
Announce Team of the Year WWE.com
Best Impersonation WWE.com
Tag Team of the Year Festus and Maria
Finishing Maneuver of the Year Cryme Tyme and Candice Michelle
Extreme Moment of the Year Matt Hardy and Tiffany
Couple of the Year Kane and Kelly Kelly
Diva of the Year Theodore Long and Melina
"OMG!" Moment of the Year Joey Styles and Alicia Fox
Match of the Year Mr. Kennedy and Eve Torres
"Damn!" Moment of the Year Ron Simmons and Mickie James
Superstar of the Year Stephanie McMahon

2009 Slammy Awards

The event took place on December 14 from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. It was hosted by Dennis Miller.

Poll Presenter(s) Results
Tag Team of the Year R-Truth and Jillian Hall
Breakout Star of the Year Theodore Long and Tiffany
Shocker of the Year Vickie Guerrero and Santino Marella
Match of the Year Triple H
Raw Guest Host of the Year Mr. McMahon
Extreme Moment of the Year Carlito, Chris Masters, and Eve Torres
Diva of the Year Montel Vontavious Porter and Goldust
The "Oh My" Moment of the Year Abraham Washington, Tony Atlas, and Big Dick Johnson
Superstar of the Year

N/A[b]

  • John Cena won a tournament to win the Superstar of the Year Award
  • Randy Orton (lost to John Cena by pinfall in the final)
  • The Undertaker (lost to Randy Orton by countout in the first round)
  • CM Punk (lost to John Cena by submission in the first round)

2010 Slammy Awards

The event took place on December 13, 2010 from the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans.

Poll[18][19] Presenter(s) Results[18][19][20]
Best Performance By a Winged Specimen WWE.com
  • Raw Chicken
Best Use of Exercise Equipment WWE.com
Most Menacing Haircut WWE.com
Best Family Values WWE.com
Superstar/Diva Most in Need of Make-up WWE.com
Cole in Your Stocking WWE.com
Outstanding Achievement of Baby Oil Application WWE.com
Frequent Tweeter Award WWE.com
Best WWE.com Exclusive TV Show WWE.com
Most Annoying Catchphrase WWE.com
Shocker of the Year David Arquette
Despicable Me Award Kelly Kelly and Tyson Kidd (with Jackson Andrews)
Guest Star Shining Moment of the Year Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov
Holy %&@*# Move of the Year Jerry Lawler and Vickie Guerrero
WWE Universe Fan Reaction of the Year David Arquette
  • "Angry Miz Girl" Cayley
  • Woman crying at Shawn Michaels' retirement speech
  • Guy looking shocked at the SmackDown! Money In The Bank PPV .
  • Kid shocked after John Cena lost to Wade Barrett at the Hell In A Cell 2010 PPV, and was forced to join the Nexus
"Oh Snap" Meltdown of the Year Edge and Christian
Knucklehead Moment of the Year JTG and William Regal
"And I Quote ..." Line of the Year Michael Cole
  • Michael Cole
WWE Diva of the Year N/A

All Divas were nominated by a battle royal

WWE Moment of the Year Big Show
Superstar of the Year[a] Theodore Long
Diva battle royal eliminations

Red ██ and "Raw" indicates a Raw diva and blue ██ and "SD" indicates a SmackDown diva.

Diva Brand Order of Elimination Eliminated by
Fox, AliciaAlicia Fox Raw 12 Natalya
Phoenix, BethBeth Phoenix SmackDown 11 Michelle McCool
Bella, BrieBrie Bella Raw 6 Lay-Cool
Torres, EveEve Torres Raw 5 Alicia Fox
Kim, GailGail Kim Raw 13 Natalya
, KaitlynKaitlyn SmackDown 1 Tamina
Kelly, KellyKelly Kelly SmackDown 8 Layla
, LaylaLayla SmackDown 10 Beth Phoenix
, MaryseMaryse Raw 7 Natalya
, MelinaMelina Raw 9 Beth Phoenix
McCool, MichelleMichelle McCool SmackDown WINNER N/A
, NatalyaNatalya Raw 14 Michelle McCool
Bella, NikkiNikki Bella Raw 4 Eve Torres
Mendes, RosaRosa Mendes SmackDown 2 Tamina
, TaminaTamina Raw 3 The Bella Twins

2011 Slammy Awards

The event took place on December 12, 2011 from the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia.

Poll Presenter(s) Results
Outstanding Achievement in Muppet Resemblance WWE.com
The Pee-wee Herman Bowtie Award WWE.com
  • David Otunga, for his Harvard-law-by-way-of-the-Playhouse business attire
Most Predictable Outcome of the Year WWE.com
Guess Who's Back or: Return of the Year WWE.com
Double Vision Moment of the Year WWE.com
T-shirt of the Year WWE.com
  • CM Punk for "Best in the World" T-shirt
WWE.com Exclusive of the Year WWE.com
Most Regrettable Attire of the Year WWE.com
Critter Moment of the Year WWE.com
Superstar Transformation of the Year WWE.com
"Tell Me I Did NOT Just See That"
Moment of the Year
Booker T and Hornswoggle
Holy $#!+ Move of the Year Mick Foley and Ted DiBiase
"Pipe Bomb" of the Year Road Dogg
Divalicious Moment of the Year Lita
OMG Moment of the Year Santino Marella and The Bella Twins
#Trending Superstar of the Year David Otunga and Tony Atlas
Game Changer of the Year Christian
WWE A-lister of the Year Vickie Guerrero and Goldust
Superstar of the Year Rey Mysterio

2012 Slammy Awards

The event took place on December 17, 2012 from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Poll Presenter(s) Results
Feat of Strength of the Year WWE.com
Best Dancer of the Year WWE.com
Top Social Media Ambassador WWE.com
Tweet of the Year WWE.com
  • "Goat face is a horrible insult. My face is practically perfect in every way. In fact, from now on I demand to be called Beautiful Bryan." – Daniel Bryan
  • "I don't have Instagram. I'm an adult." – Cody Rhodes
  • "I did it for Andy Kaufman." – CM Punk
  • "Yes, this is the real Great Khali. I'm ready to tweet with you!" – The Great Khali
Insult of the Year WWE.com
  • John Cena to Dolph Ziggler & Vickie Guerrero: "You're the exact opposite. One enjoys eating a lot of nuts and the other is still trying to find his."
  • CM Punk calls Daniel Bryan "goat-faced."
  • Sheamus to Dolph Ziggler, while Ziggler was standing on a ladder: "Look at you there, Ziggler. You’re finally taller than everybody, congratulations."
  • The Rock to John Cena: "If John Cena had led the American Revolution, right now all of us would be playing cricket, we'd be sipping tea and we'd be blessing the Queen."
Facial Hair of the Year WWE.com
Betrayal of the Year WWE.com
Crowd Chant of the Year WWE.com
WWE.com Exclusive Video of the Year WWE.com
Upset of the Year WWE.com
Diva of the Year WWE.com
"Tell Me I Didn't Just See That" Moment of the Year Booker T
Comeback of the Year The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn)
Kiss of the Year Vickie Guerrero
Superstar of the Year Ric Flair
LOL! Moment of the Year Santino Marella and Tensai
#Trending Now of the Year Zack Ryder and Layla
Newcomer of the Year Sheamus
Match of the Year Gene Okerlund, Ricky Steamboat, and Jim Ross

2013 Slammy Awards

This event took place on December 9, 2013 from the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington and was hosted by WWE Hall of Famers Booker T and Jerry Lawler.

Poll Presenter(s)[21] Nominees
"What a Maneuver!" Award WWE.com
Faction of the Year WWE.com
"You Still Got It!" Best Superstar Return WWE.com
Couple of the Year WWE.com
Tag Team of the Year WWE.com
Feat of Strength of the Year WWE.com
"Say What?!" Quote of the Year WWE.com
Best Dance Moves WWE.com
Favorite Web Show WWE.com
  • The JBL and Cole Show
  • WWE Inbox
  • 30-Second Fury
  • WWE Top 10
Best Crowd of the Year WWE.com
Catchphrase of the Year WWE.com
Trending Now (Hashtag of the Year) Cody Rhodes and Goldust (Pre-show)
"THIS IS AWESOME!" Moment of the Year Christian (Pre-show)
Breakout Star of the Year John Laurinaitis (Pre-show)
Beard of the Year Santino Marella (Pre-show)
"LOL!" Moment of the Year The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn)
Double-Cross of the Year The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns)
Diva of the Year Eve Torres
Superstar of the Year Shawn Michaels
Fan Participation of the Year The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neill)
Insult of the Year The Miz
Extreme Moment of the Year Mick Foley
Match of the Year Bret Hart

2014 Slammy Awards

This event took place on December 8, 2014 from the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina and was hosted by Seth Green.

Poll[22] Presenter(s) Nominees[23]
Fan Participation Award WWE.com
Double-Cross of the Year WWE.com
Animal of the Year WWE.com
Best Actor WWE.com
Tweet It! Best Twitter Handle or Social Champion WWE.com
Rivalry of the Year WWE.com
Raw Guest Star of the Year WWE.com
Best Couple of the Year WWE.com
Faction of the Year WWE.com
NXT Superstar of the Year WWE.com
Anti-Gravity Moment of the Year WWE.com
"Tell Me You Didn’t Just Say That" Insult of the Year Booker T and Renee Young (Pre-show)
WWE Tag Team of the Year Renee Young (Pre-show)
Breakout Star of the Year Renee Young (Pre-show)
Hashtag of the Year Renee Young (Pre-show)
"This is Awesome" Moment of the Year Seth Green
Surprise Return of the Year John Laurinaitis
The OMG Shocking Moment of the Year Santino Marella
WWE Diva of the Year Jerry Lawler
LOL Moment of the Year Adam Rose
Match of the Year Ricky Steamboat
Extreme Moment of the Year Rob Van Dam
Superstar of the Year Booker T

2015 Slammy Awards

This event took place on December 21, 2015 from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Poll[24] Presenter(s) Nominees
Tag Team of the Year WWE.com
Best John Cena's U.S. Open Challenge WWE.com
Hashtag of the Year WWE.com
Celebrity Moment of the Year WWE.com
"Tell Me You Didn't Just Say That" Insult of the Year WWE.com
Rivalry of the Year Booker T (Pre-show)
Best Original WWE Network Show Corey Graves (Pre-show)
Double-Cross of the Year Booker T (Pre-show)
Extreme Moment of the Year Corey Graves (Pre-show)
Breakout Star of the Year Dolph Ziggler
LOL! Moment of the Year Santino Marella
The "OMG!" Shocking Moment of the Year Paul Heyman
Superstar of the Year Stephanie McMahon
"The Hero in All of Us" Award, presented by Coca-Cola Mark Henry
Surprise Return of the Year Bo Dallas (disguised as Santa Claus)
Diva of the Year R-Truth
"This is Awesome!" Moment of the Year The Miz
Match of the Year Ric Flair

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