Review Fix’s WWE Slammy Awards

In the wake of the WWE’s Slammy awards, Review Fix provides their own winners.

OMG Moment of the Year: When CM Punk came out with a Stone Cold T-shirt at the end of an episode of RAW this summer, many fans were confused. What followed was the best promo of Punk’s career and one that “made” him with the smart fan. The last bit of edge in the company, Punk embodies the fan that watched the Monday Night Wars, who wants wrestling and great promo. That night, he gave it.

Holy %&@*#! Moment of the Year: Got to be Big Show and Mark Henry breaking the ring. Nothing even comes close.

Tell Me I Did NOT Just See That Moment of the Year: Kelly Kelly kissing Kermit the Frog was cute, but it was an embarrassment for any fan who grew up with divas the likes of Sable and her painted on bikinis. It was the nail in the coffin. The “Attitude” era isn’t coming back anytime soon.

Pipe Bomb of the Year: CM Punk has delivered so many good promos this year, but his first on Alberto Del Rio, when he broke down his whole “destiny” gimmick was classic. His rants on Kevin Nash were hilarious too.

Divalicious Moment of the Year: Kelly Kelly is beautiful, but Kharma’s decimation of Michelle McCool completely changed the Diva landscape. Too bad she wanted to be a mother. An encounter between her and Beth Phoenix will be epic if it ever goes down.

Trending Superstar of the Year: Zack Ryder has made the best use of social media, so this award is his, but it must be said that Sheamus and Daniel Bryan are quickly developing into steady, top-tier talent for the company.

Game Changer of the Year: Edge’s retirement not only came as a shock to the entire WWE Universe, but forced the company to move and shake both rosters dramatically. In a way, he was the catalyst behind the end of the brand wars. Sure, The Rock and John Cena is going to be great, but that’s a one night thing and won’t impact the business the same way as Edge’s permanent departure has.

A-Lister of the Year: Sad to say here,  but the WWE got this one right. Snooki obviously trained for her match and at least tried in there. It should be said that the Muppets were adorable on RAW and almost walked away with the prize.

Superstar of the Year: Has to be CM Punk. To go from top heel to one of the top faces, in less than a year, is no easy task, but with his great promos and ability in the ring, he’s turned many into believers.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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