This past week, we released our Best of 2020 Show with POST Wrestling’s John Pollock & Wai Ting joined by Braden Herrington & Davie Portman of the upNXT podcast to assemble this year’s panel on the site.
Thank you to the Patrons of both networks for joining us live this past Tuesday, which was our most successful live stream, thus far.
A reminder that we will be LIVE on Tuesday, January 12th for our WORST OF 2020 Show with the same panel. Patrons at the POST Wrestling Café and of upNXT can watch & listen live that night at 8 pm eastern through Zoom and we will be taking calls on the show.
Enjoy the show, and below is a complete list of our picks.
BIGGEST STORIES OF THE YEAR (Besides COVID 19’s impact)
John Pollock: Speaking Out
Last Year: The launch of AEW
Wai Ting: The Death of Hana Kimura
Last Year: The launch of AEW
Braden Herrington: Speaking Out
Last Year: The launch of AEW
Davie Portman: Edge returns (a positive story)
Last Year: The launch of AEW
MATCH OF THE YEAR
John Pollock: Kenny Omega & Hangman Page vs. The Young Bucks (AEW Revolution)
Wai Ting: Kenny Omega & Hangman Page vs. The Young Bucks (AEW Revolution)
Braden Herrington: Kenny Omega & Hangman Page vs. The Young Bucks (AEW Revolution)
Davie Portman: Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi (Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night One)
BEST WRESTLER (Male)
John Pollock: Minoru Suzuki
Last Year: Will Ospreay
Wai Ting: Jon Moxley
Last Year: Will Ospreay
Braden Herrington: Jon Moxley
Last Year: Will Ospreay
Davie Portman: Kota Ibushi
Last Year: Will Ospreay
BEST WRESTLER (Female)
John Pollock: Mayu Iwatani
Last Year: Tessa Blanchard
Wai Ting: Sasha Banks
Last Year: Shayna Baszler
Braden Herrington: Io Shirai
Last Year: Io Shirai
Davie Portman: Sasha Banks
Last Year: Io Shirai
BEST TAG TEAM
John Pollock: The Young Bucks
Last Year: Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix
Wai Ting: The Young Bucks
Last Year: Santana & Ortiz
Braden Herrington: The Young Bucks
Last Year: The Young Bucks
Davie Portman: The Young Bucks
Last Year: The Undisputed Era
BEST PROMOTION
John Pollock: AEW
Last Year: New Japan Pro Wrestling
Wai Ting: AEW
Last Year: New Japan Pro Wrestling
Braden Herrington: AEW
Last Year: NXT
Davie Portman: AEW
Last Year: NXT
BEST CINEMATIC MATCH
John Pollock: Stadium Stampede (AEW Double or Nothing)
Wai Ting: Stadium Stampede (AEW Double or Nothing)
Braden Herrington: Boneyard Match (WrestleMania 36 Night One)
Davie Portman: Boneyard Match (WrestleMania 36 Night One)
BEST FEUD
John Pollock: Edge vs. Randy Orton
Last Year: Minoru Suzuki vs. Jushin Thunder Liger
Wai Ting: Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso
Last Year: Jordan Devlin vs. David Starr
Braden Herrington: Edge vs. Randy Orton
Last Year: Becky Lynch vs. Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair
Davie Portman: Rey Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins
Last Year: Kofi Kingston vs. Everybody
BEST EVENT
John Pollock: G1 Climax Day 13 in Osaka
Last Year: NJPW Royal Quest
Wai Ting: AEW Revolution
Last Year: G1 Climax A Block Final
Braden Herrington: Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night One & NXT Halloween Havoc (tie)
Last Year: NXT TakeOver: New York
Davie Portman: G1 Climax Day 13 in Osaka
Last Year: NXT TakeOver: New York
BEST ON THE MIC
John Pollock: Eddie Kingston
Last Year: Cody
Wai Ting: Eddie Kingston
Last Year: Cody
Braden Herrington: Eddie Kingston
Last Year: Chris Jericho
Davie Portman: Eddie Kingston
Last Year: Chris Jericho
BEST GIMMICK
John Pollock: “The Tribal Chief” Roman Reigns
Last Year: MJF
Wai Ting: “The Tribal Chief” Roman Reigns
Last Year: Orange Cassidy
Braden Herrington: John Silver
Last Year: Chris Jericho
Davie Portman: “The Tribal Chief” Roman Reigns
Last Year: Chris Jericho
BEST BROADCASTER
John Pollock: Chris Charlton
Last Year: Excalibur
Wai Ting: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone & Excalibur
Last Year: Mauro Ranallo, Nigel McGuinness & Beth Phoenix
Braden Herrington: Tony Schiavone
Last Year: Kevin Kelly
Davie Portman: Tony Schiavone
Last Year: Mauro Ranallo
MOST IMPROVED PERFORMER
John Pollock: Yuya Uemura
Last Year: Lance Archer
Wai Ting: Sonya Deville
Last Year: Jon Moxley
Braden Herrington: Hangman Page
Last Year: Rey Mysterio
Davie Portman: Raquel Gonzalez
Last Year: King Corbin
BEST IN-RING WRESTLING SERIES
John Pollock: AEW Dynamite
Last Year: GLOW Season 3
Wai Ting: AEW Dynamite
Last Year: WWE NXT
Braden Herrington: AEW Dynamite
Last Year: WWE NXT
Davie Portman: AEW Dynamite
Last Year: WWE NXT
BEST NON-WRESTLING MEDIA
John Pollock: The Eighth Wonder of the World by Pat Laprade & Bertrand Hebert, “Shamrock” by Jonathan Snowden (tie)
Wai Ting: Dark Side of the Ring Season 2
Braden Herrington: Dark Side of the Ring Season 2
Davie Portman: New Day “Feel the Power” (June 8th podcast covering racial injustice)
