If Review Fix Held Their Own Slammy Awards

December 20, 2012 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling, TV 0

With the 2012 Slammy Awards over and done with, Review Fix picks their own winners. From The Most Shocking Moment of the Year, to Superstar of the Year and everything else in-between.

Review Fix Wrestling Guru Patrick Hickey Jr. breaks down his choices for the awards.

Tell Me I Just Did Not See That Award: CM Punk’s “Heel Turn”: This was a shocker because it changed the way Punk’s character would be written for the rest of the year. No longer the “cool” heel, Punk has become the withering, sneaky Hollywood Hogan-type. Regardless, when Punk took out The Rock, it was pretty damn awesome.

Comeback of the Year: Jerry Lawler: Was there any other choice? Lawler is wrestling royalty and for him to come back so fast after a heart attack was simply astounding. To see him run to accept his Slammy was a grand treat. He deserves this award.

Kiss of the Year: AJ Lee and John Cena: This was a no-brainer, as Lee’s relationship with Cena led to her betrayal of the former WWE champ and allows Dolph Ziggler to keep his Money in the Bank briefcase and some semblance of momentum.

Superstar of the Year: CM Punk: Was there ever any doubt here? If you’re champion for an entire year, regardless of how poorly you’ve been booked or written for, you are still the man.

LOL Moment of the Year: This was a tough one as there were plenty of hilarious moments this year. But when The Rock said John Cena’s cologne smelled like “beer, fruity pebbles and possum piss,” there weren’t any contenders left. Simply put, although he didn’t do much in the ring this year, The Rock was hilarious every time he picked up a mic.

Trending Now Hashtag of the Year: Sure, Zack Ryder’s popularity has waned significantly over the last few months, but the guy is the reason why the company pays attention to Twitter, Facebook and Youtube now. He deserves this award more than anyone.

Newcomer of the Year: Antonio Cesaro: Damien Sandow has a ton of potential, but Cesaro has it all. This guy has been under the radar for far too long. He is a future World champion.

Match of the Year: Rock vs. Cena: It doesn’t happen often that Cena gets beat cleanly and that he sells. When he does, the result is usually a fantastic one. This match was one of the best of Cena’s career and one that didn’t hurt him. Instead, it put the Rock over with younger fans who never got a chance to see him perform.

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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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