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Home arrow NZPWI People's Choice Awards 2011

Welcome to the NZPWI People's Choice Awards 2011!

Thank you for the hundreds of votes in our sixth annual NZPWI People's Choice Awards! You told us loud and clear what you thought was the very best of 2011 and we present your results below! For more detailed results, scroll down the page!

  • Best Wrestler: CM Punk (WWE)
  • Best Tag Team: Air Boom (Evan Bourne & Kofi Kingston - WWE)
  • Best Stable: The New Nexus (CM Punk, David Otunga, Husky Harris, Mason Ryan & Michael McGillicutty - WWE)
  • Best Female: Beth Phoenix (WWE)
  • Best Match: CM Punk vs. John Cena (WWE Championship, WWE Money in the Bank)
  • Best Event: WWE Money in the Bank
  • Best Promotion: WWE
  • Best Debutant: Sin Cara (WWE)
  • Breakout Star: CM Punk (WWE)
  • Best Moment: CM Punk wins the WWE Championship the same night his contract expires
  • Best Wrestler: Travis Banks (IPW)
  • Best Tag Team: BFF (Evie & Megan-Kate)
  • Best Stable: Dal Knox, Dave O'Connor & Dion McCracken (IPW)
  • Best Female: Evie (IPW)
  • Best Match: Alexander vs. Dal Knox vs. Liam Fury vs. Travis Banks (Fans Bring the Weapons for the IPW Heavyweight Championship, IPW Nighmare B4 Xmas)
  • Best Event: IPW Nightmare B4 Xmas
  • Best Promotion: IPW
  • Best Debutant: Jakob Cross (NZWPW)
  • Breakout Star: Travis Banks (IPW)
  • Best Moment: Travis Banks signs with IPW to pursue the IPW Championship
Best Wrestler
CM Punk (46.4%)
WWE
Randy Orton (15.9%)
WWE
John Cena (13.9%)
WWE
Dolph Ziggler (7.7%)
WWE
Daniel Bryan (6.5%)
WWE
Kurt Angle (5.2%)
TNA
Christian (3%)
WWE
Alberto Del Rio (1.5%)
WWE
Best Tag Team
Air Boom (Evan Bourne & Kofi Kingston) (22.5%)
WWE
Beer Money, Inc (Bobby Roode & James Storm) (19.1%)
TNA
The Awesome Truth (The Miz & R-Truth) (15.9%)
WWE
The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli) (11.9%)
ROH
Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) (11.4%)
ROH
Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger (8.5%)
WWE
The Usos (Jey & Jimmy Uso) (7.4%)
WWE
Mexican America (Anarquia & Hernandez) (3.2%)
TNA
Best Stable
The New Nexus (CM Punk, David Otunga, Husky Harris, Mason Ryan & Michael McGillicutty) (27.2%)
WWE
Fortune (AJ Styles, Bobby Roode, Daniels, James Storm & Kazarian) (20.5%)
TNA
Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger & Vickie Guerrero (19.2%)
WWE
The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, Sara Del Rey & Shane Hagadorn) (10.7%)
ROH
The Corre (Ezekiel Jackson, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel & Wade Barrett) (10.4%)
WWE
Immortal (various) (8.3%)
TNA
The Embassy (Ernesto Osiris, Mia Yim, Prince Nana, Robert Evans & Tommaso Ciampa) (1.9%)
ROH
Mexican America (Anarquia, Hernandez, Rosita & Sarita) (1.9%)
TNA
Best Female
Beth Phoenix (30.9%)
WWE
Mickie James (16.9%)
TNA
Natalya (15.6%)
WWE
Kelly Kelly (14.1%)
WWE
Eve (9.5%)
WWE
Gail Kim (7.4%)
TNA and WWE
Madison Rayne (3.6%)
TNA
Winter (2%)
TNA
Best Match
CM Punk vs. John Cena (WWE Championship) (43.4%)
WWE Money in the Bank, July 17
Triple H vs. The Undertaker (31.4%)
WWE WrestleMania XXVII, April 3
Christian vs. Randy Orton (World Heavyweight Championship) (6.6%)
WWE Over the Limit, May 22
Alberto Del Rio vs. Christian (World Heavyweight Championship, Ladder Match) (5.6%)
WWE Extreme Rules, May 1
Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton (Street Fight) (4%)
WWE SmackDown, November 4
John Morrison vs. The Miz (WWE Championship, Falls Count Anywhere) (3.7%)
WWE Raw, January 3
Christian vs. Randy Orton (World Heavyweight Championship, No Holds Barred) (3.2%)
WWE SummerSlam, August 14
Davey Richards vs. Eddie Edwards (ROH Championship) (2.1%)
ROH Best in the World, June 26
Best Event
WWE Money in the Bank (34.5%)
Jul-17
WWE WrestleMania XXVII (29.7%)
Apr-03
WWE Royal Rumble (16.7%)
Jan-30
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (5.3%)
Dec-18
WWE SummerSlam (4.8%)
Aug-14
ROH Final Battle (3.4%)
Dec-23
WWE World Tour Live (2.9%)
Jul-06
TNA Victory Road (2.7%)
Mar-13
Best Promotion
WWE (80.5%)
TNA (11.3%)
ROH (6.1%)
FCW (2.1%)
Best Debutant
Sin Cara (33%)
WWE
John Lauranitis (17.7%)
WWE
Crimson (12.5%)
TNA
Hunico (11.4%)
WWE
Mason Ryan (9.1%)
WWE
Zema Ion (7.8%)
TNA
Dean Ambrose (6.4%)
FCW
Jinder Mahal (2.2%)
WWE
Breakout Star
CM Punk (29.9%)
WWE
Zack Ryder (21.1%)
WWE
Dolph Ziggler (12.5%)
WWE
Daniel Bryan (11.5%)
WWE
Cody Rhodes (7.7%)
WWE
Bobby Roode (7.5%)
TNA
Mark Henry (5.6%)
WWE
R-Truth (4.3%)
WWE
Best Moment
CM Punk wins the WWE Championship the same night his contract expires (29.2%)
WWE Money in the Bank, July 17
CM Punk turns a microphone into a pipebomb (19.1%)
WWE Raw, June 27
The Rock returns to WWE (16.4%)
WWE Raw, February 14
Edge retires as the World Heavyweight Champion (10.4%)
WWE SmackDown, April 15
Undertaker and Triple H return to WWE and challenge each other to a WrestleMania rematch (8.9%)
WWE Raw, February 21
Masked Kane returns to WWE to take out John Cena (8.6%)
WWE Raw, December 12
Jeff Hardy returns to TNA (3.7%)
TNA Impact Wrestling, September 8
Zack Ryder wins the United States Championship (3.7%)
WWE TLC, December 18
Best Wrestler
Travis Banks (30.9%)
IPW and NZWPW
"The Deal" Dal Knox (27.2%)
IPW
Kingi (8.9%)
IPW
"Rufguts" Roddy Gunn (8.5%)
NZWPW
Liam Fury (7.4%)
IPW
Shane "The Technician" Whitehead (5.8%)
KPW
Dave O'Connor (5.8%)
IPW
D-Hoya (5.4%)
NZWPW
Best Tag Team
BFF (Evie & Megan-Kate) (27%)
IPW
Liam Fury & Travis Banks (22%)
IPW
Project Mayhem (James Shaw & Johnny Idol) (14.3%)
NZWPW
Smack Industries (Alexander & Kingi) (11.9%)
IPW
Dal Knox & Dave O'Connor (10.1%)
IPW
Mikey Rave & Taylor Adams (6.1%)
NZWPW
Liam Fury & Pirate Burns (5.5%)
IPW
Tuff & Scoove (3.1%)
IPW and NZWPW
Best Stable
Dal Knox, Dave O'Connor & Dion McCracken (39%)
IPW
Project Mayhem (various) (26.9%)
NZWPW
Fire Mountain Bitch (Britenay, "Handsome"Danny Jacobs & Elias) (26.1%)
IPW
The Circus of Tragedy (various) (8%)
NZWPW
Best Female
Evie (29.4%)
IPW
Britenay (17%)
IPW
Megan-Kate (16.8%)
IPW
JPE (14.5%)
IPW
Misty (8.8%)
NZWPW
Nurse Payne (6.1%)
KPW
Lolli Lane (4.8%)
NZWPW
Queen Hollie (2.7%)
KPW
Best Match
Alexander vs. Dal Knox vs. Liam Fury vs. Travis Banks (IPW Championship, Fans Bring the Weapons) (30%)
Nightmare B4 Xmas 2011, December 17
Britenay vs. Evie vs. Megan-Kate (Falls Count Anywhere) (19.6%)
Nightmare B4 Xmas 2011, December 17
Jakob Cross vs. Travis Banks (14.4%)
NZWPW Mayhem in Marton, November 11
D-Hoya vs. "Rufguts" Roddy Gunn (NZWPW Championship, Career vs. Career Ironman Match) (10.8%)
NZWPW The Final Countdown, December 10
Dave O'Connor & Megan-Kate vs. Evie & Kingi (8%)
Armageddon, October 30
Dave O'Connor vs. Liam Fury (6.7%)
Mana Mamau, September 1
Johnny Idol vs. Liam Fury (6.3%)
NZWPW Mayhem in Marton, November 11
Mikey Rave vs. "Rufguts" Roddy Gunn (4.2%)
NZWPW Live Pro Wrestling, August 12
Best Event
IPW Nightmare B4 Xmas (34%)
Dec-17
NZWPW Mayhem in Marton (14%)
Nov-11
IPW Genesis (12.9%)
Mar-12
IPW Rival Turf (11.6%)
Aug-20
NZWPW The Final Countdown (10.1%)
Dec-10
NZWPW Over the Top (6%)
Mar-04
NZWPW Power Play (5.8%)
Aug-26
KPW True Mana (5.6%)
Jul-21
Best Promotion
IPW (63.1%)
NZWPW (23.8%)
SCW (6.7%)
KPW (6.3%)
Best Debutant
Jakob Cross (23.4%)
NZWPW
Brother T (19.4%)
IPW
Justice Sharpe (14%)
SCW
Dominic Le Fauce (11.6%)
IPW
Taylor Adams (10.5%)
NZWPW
Pat Schisk (10.1%)
IPW
Wild Willz (5.6%)
KPW
Bull Addams (5.4%)
KPW
Breakout Star
Travis Banks (27.7%)
IPW and NZWPW
Evie (21.9%)
IPW
Liam Fury (10%)
IPW
Johnny Idol (9.8%)
NZWPW
James Shaw (9.4%)
IPW
Jakob Cross (8%)
NZWPW
Rocket (7.6%)
IPW
"Lethal" Lazza Stevens (5.6%)
SCW
Best Moment
Travis Banks signs with IPW to pursue the IPW Championship (25.9%)
IPW Rival Turf, August 20
Evie wins the Capture the Flag match for Team IPW (17%)
IPW Rival Turf, August 20
Mana Mamau debuts on Maori TV (14%)
Mana Mamau, July 7
"Rufguts" Roddy Gunn receives a standing ovation from the NZWPW roster following his retirement (14%)
NZWPW The Final Countdown, December 10
Reuben de Jong signs a WWE developmental deal (13.3%)
February
The Iwi tour the United States and Canada (7%)
March
H-Flame and Lazarus Volt end The Renegades' two-year tag team title reign (5.7%)
KPW True Mana, July 22
Dils "Raideen" O'Connor joins the ZERO1 roster in Japan (3%)
November
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