This past week, POST Wrestling released its Best & Worst of 2023 Show as the panel of John Pollock, Wai Ting, Davie Portman & Braden Herrington made their picks in all the key categories.
We went through twenty-one categories and we chose winners and played the latest edition of “Likely or Unlikely” for 2024 while also reviewing the predictions we made one year ago.
Below is the full list of award winners along with picks from last year.
BEST WRESTLER (Female)
John Pollock: Athena
Last Year: Syuri
Wai Ting: Rhea Ripley
Last Year: Bianca Belair
Davie Portman: Becky Lynch
Last Year: Bianca Belair
Braden Herrington: Rhea Ripley
Last Year: Jamie Hayter
BEST TAG TEAM
John Pollock: FTR
Last Year: FTR
Wai Ting: FTR
Last Year: FTR
Davie Portman: Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn
Last Year: FTR
Braden Herrington: FTR
Last Year: FTR
BEST WRESTLER (Male)
John Pollock: Will Ospreay
Last Year: Will Ospreay
Wai Ting: Will Ospreay
Last Year: Jon Moxley
Davie Portman: Will Ospreay
Last Year: MJF
Braden Herrington: Will Ospreay
Last Year: Jon Moxley
BEST FEUD
John Pollock: Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page
Last Year: FTR vs. The Briscoes
Wai Ting: Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes
Last Year: MJF vs. CM Punk
Davie Portman: The Bloodline vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn
Last Year: MJF vs. CM Punk
Braden Herrington: Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page
Last Year: MJF vs. CM Punk
WORST FEUD
John Pollock: Ronda Rousey vs. Shayna Baszler
Last Year: The Miz vs. Dexter Lumis
Wai Ting: The Outcasts vs. Anybody
Last Year: AFO vs. Matt Hardy
Davie Portman: Chris Jericho vs. Adam Cole
Last Year: AFO vs. Matt Hardy
Braden Herrington: The Bloodline’s implosion
Last Year: Bron Breakker vs. Joe Gacy
BEST NON-WRESTLING MEDIA
John Pollock: The Last Real World Champion by Tim Hornbaker
Last Year: Blood and Fire by Brian Solomon
Wai Ting: The Iron Claw
Last Year: Bray Wyatt – White Rabbit campaign
Davie Portman: The Wrestlers on Netflix
Last Year: Broken Skull Sessions with Steve Austin
Braden Herrington: The Iron Claw
Last Year: Tales from the Territories – Jerry Lawler vs. Andy Kaufman
BEST ENTRANCE
John Pollock: Shinsuke Nakamura at NOAH “The New Year”
Wai Ting: Rey Mysterio with Snoop Dogg in Low Rider
Davie Portman: Bryan Danielson out to “Final Countdown” at Forbidden Door II
Braden Herrington: Rey Mysterio with Snoop Dogg in Low Rider
MOST IMPROVED
John Pollock: CMLL
Last Year: Chris Jericho
Wai Ting: LA Knight
Last Year: The Acclaimed
Davie Portman: Trick Williams
Last Year: The Acclaimed
Braden Herrington: Trick Williams
Last Year: The Acclaimed
BIGGEST SETBACK
John Pollock: Jamie Hayter
Last Year: Ronda Rousey
Wai Ting: Austin Theory
Last Year: CM Punk
Davie Portman: AEW
Last Year: Sammy Guevara
Braden Herrington: AEW
Last Year: CM Punk
BEST ON THE MIC
John Pollock: Eddie Kingston
Last Year: Jon Moxley
Wai Ting: Cody Rhodes
Last Year: MJF
Davie Portman: Samantha Irvin
Last Year: MJF
Braden Herrington: MJF
Last Year: MJF
WORST ON THE MIC
John Pollock: Ronda Rousey
Last Year: Xyon Quinn
Wai Ting: Tony Khan
Last Year: Ronda Rousey
Davie Portman: Shayna Wayne
Last Year: Saraya
Braden Herrington: Ava
Last Year: Xyon Quinn
BEST CHARACTER
John Pollock: Christian Cage – The Patriarch
Last Year: Sami Zayn – Honorary Uce
Wai Ting: Drew McIntyre
Last Year: Sami Zayn – Honorary Uce
Davie Portman: Swerve Strickland
Last Year: Sami Zayn – Honorary Uce
Braden Herrington: Christian Cage – The Patriarch
Last Year: Sami Zayn – Honorary Uce
WORST CHARACTER
John Pollock: QTV
Last Year: Scrypts
Wai Ting: Nikki Cross
Last Year: Lacey Evans
Davie Portman: Young Bucks
Last Year: Scrypts
Braden Herrington: QTV
Last Year: Scrypts
BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW
John Pollock: AEW Collision
Last Year: AEW Dynamite
Wai Ting: AEW Dynamite
Last Year: AEW Dynamite
Davie Portman: AEW Dynamite
Last Year: AEW Dynamite
Braden Herrington: AEW Dynamite
Last Year: AEW Dynamite
BEST PAY-PER-VIEW/PLE
John Pollock: AEW WrestleDream
Last Year: Forbidden Door
Wai Ting: Forbidden Door II
Last Year: AEW Full Gear
Davie Portman: WrestleMania 39 – Night 1
Last Year: WrestleMania 38 – Night 1
Braden Herrington: Forbidden Door II
Last Year: AEW Full Gear
WORST PAY-PER-VIEW/PLE
John Pollock: NWA Samhain
Last Year: NWA Hard Times 3
Wai Ting: WWE Crown Jewel
Last Year: GCW Spring Break Part 2 – The Greatest Clusterf**k
Davie Portman: WWE SummerSlam
Last Year: AEW Rampage (Oct. 14 in Toronto)
Braden Herrington: WWE SummerSlam
Last Year: WWE Royal Rumble
BEST PROMOTION
John Pollock: WWE
Last Year: AEW
Wai Ting: WWE
Last Year: AEW
Davie Portman: WWE
Last Year: AEW
Braden Herrington: WWE
Last Year: AEW
WORST PROMOTION
John Pollock: Power Slap
Last Year: NWA
Wai Ting: Power Slap
Last Year: Wrestling Entertainment Series (WES)
Davie Portman: NWA
Last Year: Wrestling Entertainment Series (WES)
Braden Herrington: NWA
Last Year: NWA
MATCH OF THE YEAR
John Pollock: Will Ospreay vs. Kenny Omega (Wrestle Kingdom 17)
Last Year: FTR vs. The Briscoes Double Dog Collar (ROH Final Battle)
Wai Ting: Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page – Texas Deathmatch (AEW Full Gear)
Last Year: Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins (WWE Hell in a Cell)
Davie Portman: Will Ospreay vs. Kenny Omega (Forbidden Door II)
Last Year: Sami Zayn vs. Johnny Knoxville (WrestleMania 38 – Night 2)
Braden Herrington: Will Ospreay vs. Kenny Omega (Forbidden Door II)
Last Year: Sami Zayn vs. Johnny Knoxville (WrestleMania 38 – Night 2)
WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR
John Pollock: Rhea Ripley vs. Maxxine Dupri (WWE Raw, December 11)
Last Year: Vince McMahon vs. Pat McAfee (WrestleMania 38 – Night 2)
Wai Ting: Tyrus vs. EC3 – Texas Bull Rope Match (NWA 75)
Last Year: Vince McMahon vs. Pat McAfee (WrestleMania 38 – Night 2)
Davie Portman: Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso (WWE SummerSlam)
Last Year: Men’s Royal Rumble (WWE Royal Rumble)
Braden Herrington: Tyrus vs. EC3 – Texas Bull Rope Match (NWA 75)
Last Year: Vince McMahon vs. Pat McAfee (WrestleMania 38 – Night 2)
BIGGEST STORY OF THE YEAR
John Pollock: TKO merger
Last Year: Vince McMahon’s resignation
Wai Ting: TKO merger
Last Year: Vince McMahon’s resignation
Davie Portman: CM Punk drama
Last Year: Vince McMahon’s resignation
Braden Herrington: TKO merger
Last Year: Vince McMahon’s resignation