Welcome FANs one and all to the 2012 FAN WWE Awards. It’s been quite the year for World Wrestling Entertainment. The product has been busier than ever with everything from love affairs, year long title reigns, hungry newcomers, shocking returns, rookies claiming their own form of justice, and even the end of an era. While there have been plenty of highs, there have been some serious lows too. And once again, myself, and Shawn Sommerville (AKA forum poster Excellence of Execution) will look at 17 different categories that you the fans voted for. So, let’s get down to the nitty and the gritty of the year that was WWE 2012.
We kick things off with the best and worst of the Divas division, and boy was this not a good year for them. Multiple divas left the company throughout the year, leaving the main roster at its weakest in a long time. But out of what’s left, who managed to impress and fail the most?
Best Diva Of 2012: AJ Lee
Shawn: Oh, boy. It seems these days there is almost no middle ground in regards to this young lady. You either love her or you despise her. However, voting proves that the balance of power is definitely in AJ’s favour… like it has been for her for most of year.
AJ was just your typical petite pseudo-fanservice chick who could wrestle a decent match until one fateful night in April, when she was memorably dumped and berated by boyfriend Daniel Bryan over the infamous WrestleMania incident that simply came to be known as “18 Seconds”. It led into one hell of a mental tailspin for AJ. She grew increasingly disturbed and clingy as the weeks followed, setting her sights on new fascinations like WWE Champion CM Punk and Kane. AJ even memorably donned his mask one week in an attempt to gain the affection of the Big Red Monster. When those didn’t work out, things were all set for a reunion with Bryan, but on the night of their wedding, it was revealed that she took the RAW General Manager position in lieu of being a wife. AJ’s tenure as GM was largely unspectacular, using her power mostly to screw with Bryan, until she resigned in the midst of a scandal involving John Cena. In the end, it seems that AJ has found happiness in the arms of Dolph Ziggler, who seems to be the only one who understands her… or is willing to enable her.
Many have bemoaned the fact that AJ has been getting so much airtime, as well as having erratic character development (for a quite a while, she was leading both best and worst Diva categories in polling for these awards), especially since she was a largely unproven commodity in out-of-ring angles, but she seems to have left a lasting impression on all of us this year, for better or worse. Now, if only she could start wrestling more often…
Worst Diva of 2012: Aksana
Raymond: This lovely Lithuanian may be nice to look at, but as it pertains to her run with the WWE, especially in 2012, she really has come off as not just the most forgettable diva on the main roster, but just an oversight entirely.
Similar to AJ Lee, Aksana has been well known to be involved in many interesting relationships. Hell, she was almost married to Goldust. But in her debut to Smackdown in late 2011, she set her sights on general manager Teddy Long, in what seemed to be a strange, yet intriguing pairing. However, once Teddy Long would lose his place as Smackdown GM to John Laurenaitis, we would see the true side of Aksana, who would instantly ditch the now powerless Teddy for debuting superstar Antonio Cesaro. But even that relationship proved fruitless for her as she would be kicked to the curb by Cesaro only a few months later. Now Aksana has been stuck within the divas division as a perennial jobber to Kaitlyn.
For her lack of ring skills, and her clear lack of interesting things about her, you the FANs deemed it that Aksana is your 2012 Worst Diva.
Best Angle of 2012: Anger Management
Raymond: Oscar and Felix. Balki and Larry. Ren and Stimpy. Television has seen its fair share of odd couples. But none may come as complex and insane as that of the joining of a big red monster, and a psychotic vegan.
Due to not only their constant issues with one another, but their history with newly appointed Raw GM AJ Lee, Daniel Bryan and Kane were forced to work out their differences with anger management. Already, this premise comes off as amazing. And it was, as the duo endured the uber positive seminar run by Dr. Shelby. And for several weeks, we saw such incredible moments as Kane introducing himself by recapping every single horrible moment he’s ever done in his 15 year run in the WWE, anger collages, trust exercises, and so much more.
But despite the duo being so adamant against each other, slowly Bryan and Kane finally began to see eye to eye… or at least to the best of their super aggressive abilities. At Night of Champions 2012, both Daniel Bryan and Kane would become tag team champions, but both would call themselves the sole champ. The bickering and rage of the newly coined “Team Hell No” would continue throughout their currently ongoing title reign, until recently, as the involvement of The Shield would put the duo’s differences aside to take on a common foe.
Team Hell No has been some of the best parts of the WWE in the latter portion of 2012, and the anger management sessions that spawned it make it the perfect choice for best angle of 2012.
Worst Angle Of 2012: The AJ Scandal
Shawn: I already went into brief detail about this during the Best Diva entry, but now here comes the extended version. Hope you brought popcorn for this one.
It all started with RAW General Manager AJ Lee being antagonised by Vickie Guerrero. As mentioned previously, AJ has had a torrid history with men this year, which has led to the deterioration of her mental state. Initially, Vickie declared that AJ was too childish to hold down the position, which led to AJ snapping and a no-contact clause being enacted, much to Vickie’s delight. In the end, Vickie’s bullying was too much for AJ, who resigned because of accusations of an affair with a mystery man on the roster. Who did that turn out to be, allegedly? John Cena, of course! Never mind the fact that both are single people and by definition that is not an affair and that the woman making the accusations has spent most of her tenure under WWE contract in relationships with men on the roster, but they’re only small insignificant details. Vickie, now having taken the role of I Can’t Believe It’s Not RAW General Manager, would start presenting “evidence” of AJ and Cena’s affair week after week after week, with seemingly no end in sight. In the end, Cena kissed AJ just to shut Vickie up. But then that led to AJ falling for Cena, much like she had for CM Punk and Kane. When Cena didn’t reciprocate the feeling, AJ took matters into her own hands, costing Cena a ladder match for Dolph Ziggler’s Money In The Bank contract at TLC and then hooking with The Show Off himself, putting this saga to a merciful end.
There’s not a lot more that can really be said about this angle, other than it dragged for ages and didn’t really go anywhere other than splitting up the Vickie/Ziggler alliance and forming a new power trio of Ziggler, AJ and a bodyguard in NXT prospect Big E Langston. Best left in the rear view mirror, I think.
Best PPV Of 2012: Extreme Rules
Shawn: Quite often, the Extreme Rules PPV is considered to be better than the WrestleMania preceding it. This show usually sees added stipulations to matches from the previous PPV, adding extra spice to matches that were good and making them great. This year was no exception.
This card did have a clunker or two, notably Brodus Clay vs Dolph Ziggler and an early 1-on-2 Ryback squash (“Two is better than one!”). A couple of matches were little more than solid, such as Nikki Bella vs the returning Layla and a Tables match between Big Show and Cody Rhodes (which did have a very creative finish, with Rhodes dropkicking Big Show’s leg out from under his leg and forcing him to step through a nearby table). And the Falls Count Anywhere match between Randy Orton and Kane was a great improvement from their WrestleMania match. However, the show was highlighted by 3 of the year’s very best matches. First, a 2/3 Falls match between World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus and Daniel Bryan that restored Bryan’s in-ring credibility after the “18 Seconds” debacle and showed that Sheamus is quite the big time wrestler himself. It was arguably the match we should have got at WrestleMania. Second, a Chicago Street Fight (Yep, once again the PPV Of The Year was held in The Windy City) between WWE Champion CM Punk and Chris Jericho that had the Allstate Arena and wrestling fans around the world on the edge of their seats. But even that couldn’t compare to our third match, Brock Lesnar vs John Cena. Its sheer ugly brutality was something that had been unseen in WWE for many years, if not ever, and as such it had everyone captivated to their screens.
It truly was the one night of the year when WWE went extreme. With those 3 excellent bouts on the same card, it comes as no surprise that this was your WWE PPV Of The Year.
Worst PPV Of 2012: No Way Out
Shawn: To me, it almost seems that this was the worst show by default, since I haven’t found any of the PPVs this year to be particularly horrible myself. They’ve all had at least 1, if not 2 good-to-great matches on them. But, it appears that the returning No Way Out, which filled the June death spot previously occupied by Fatal 4-Way and last year’s “winner” of this award Capitol Punishment, was just not that good for the majority of voters.
While none of the matches were particularly bad (other than the traditional Ryback jobber squash), they were each plagued by different problems. Santino Marella vs Ricardo Rodriguez in a Tuxedo match had all the potential to be a comedy classic, but fell flat. Decent matches like the Fatal 4-Way tag match between The Prime Time Players, The Usos, Primo & Epico and Tyson Kidd & Justin Gabriel, and Sin Cara vs Hunico, were unannounced and added to the card on the night itself, which led to no interest in the matches. Layla vs Beth Phoenix didn’t really click with anyone. Christian vs Cody Rhodes was just not given enough time to go from being a good match to being a great match. The two main championship matches of Sheamus vs Dolph Ziggler and CM Punk vs Daniel Bryan vs Kane were good matches overshadowed by outside factors, that being the concussed Alberto Del Rio being lined up for a shot at Sheamus and the continued hijinx of AJ Lee respectively. Finally, the Steel Cage match main event match between John Cena and Big Show was nothing out of the ordinary for either man.
No Way Out wasn’t necessarily horrifically bad in the end, but in a year where match quality, particularly in main event matches, has been excellent on PPVs, one had to be the worst. And this was it.
Shocker of 2012: The Shield
Raymond: Injustices plague our society every day. Often the right people are the ones who suffer while the wronged get away with their cruelty. And in the WWE, this is something that happens on a daily basis. So, who knew that it would take three rogue NXT superstars to be the ones to bring their own form of justice?
It all started at Survivor Series in November as WWE Champion CM Punk had to defend his championship in a triple threat match against John Cena and Ryback. Just when it seemed the champion was about to lose it all, three men in riot gear showed up and attacked Ryback, eventually sending the monster through the Spanish announce table. These three men turned out to be NXT stars Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and former NXT champion Seth Rollins.
The trio, who would call themselves a shield from injustice (Or simply, The Shield) would continue to run roughshod over anyone they deemed to be doing an injustice to others. Mainly those who are doing injustices to both Brad Maddox, and notably CM Punk. However, Punk continues to deny that neither Brad Maddox nor the shield are involved with him. The Shield hasn’t just gone after enemies of Punk, as they’ve taken out Team Hell No, Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara, and even Randy Orton.
At TLC, the Shield made their in ring debut against Team Hell No, and Ryback in a six man TLC match. And after all the brutality was said and done, The Shield would walk out victorious, and still free to cause havoc. This trio is currently one of the hottest things going in the WWE, and their shocking actions have made them your choice for Shocker of 2012.
Breakout Star of 2012: Ryback
Raymond: It’s safe to say that within the food chain of the WWE, no man has been hungrier, or risen faster to the top then Ryback.
The former Skip Sheffield of the Nexus returned to the WWE after being sidelined for almost 2 years. Upon his return, he was once again using his old ring name of Ryback, and sent to demolish jobbers. And boy, did he ever. Every week, it became must-watch tv to see just how badly he’d ragdoll the poor saps that would face him. Even the jobbers he faced were as entertaining as the Ryback demolish (Lest we forget the likes of Stan Stansky, Millard Fillmore and Rutherford P.S Hayes). With every victory, Ryback would simply ask for one thing, and that was for the WWE to “Feed Me More”.
And as the latter of 2012 arrived, Ryback was starting to gain higher momentum, eventually finding his way into a feud with WWE Champ CM Punk. Ryback, who was still undefeated going into Hell in a Cell against Punk looked to be the clearcut victor going into the match. However, a rogue referee by the name of Brad Maddox would put Ryback’s run to an end. Despite that, Ryback has bounced back, and continues to be a massive threat to Punk’s gold, even with the recent situation with The Shield.
No superstar climbed to the top as fast as Ryback did, and it only looks to be even bigger a run for the monster in 2013.
Newcomer of 2012: Antonio Cesaro
Raymond: While Ryback may have had a re-debut that shot him to the top of the WWE this year, when it comes to fresh faces that entered the WWE, no newer name succeeded this year than Antonio Cesaro. He’s from Switzerland, he can speak in five different languages, and he’s easily the hottest newcomer of 2012.
Cesaro debuted in April of 2012 as a former Rugby player who was kicked out of the sport for being too agressive. He also got the arm candy that was Aksana. Despite some major victories over the likes of Christian, and others, Cesaro for a good chunk of 2012 was waning, and being lost to the midcard. Then came the Preshow match at Summerslam against United States Champion Santino Marella. Cesaro managed to neutralize the master of the Cobra, to capture the US gold.
And so far, he has managed to prove successful, defending the title successfully against multiple opposing challengers like R-Truth and former champ Santino Marella. His amazing physical abilities in the ring, along with that tried and true European brawling style has made most matches involving him must watches within the program.
2012 proved to be a major success for this Very European superstar, and clearly you at FAN believe so as well, making him the 2012 newcomer of the year.
Bump Of 2012: Tensai throws Ziggler over the commentary table
Shawn: For the two people mentioned in this award, it has been quite a year of contrast. Tensai, formerly known as Albert and A-Train during his previous WWE tenure in the early 2000s, came in with much hype after an excellent run in New Japan Pro Wrestling. However, his new gimmick flopped hard despite an initial push that included wins over John Cena and CM Punk, and he’s been trudging the depths of the midcard ever since. For Dolph Ziggler, it’s been a weird year. Despite being the assigned tackle dummy for several main eventers (notably Sheamus), he bounced back every time still looking like a main eventer waiting to happen.
Part of that included winning the SmackDown Money In The Bank Ladder Match for a World Heavyweight Championship shot over Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, Tyson Kidd, Sin Cara, Christian, Santino Marella and, yes, Tensai. But it wasn’t without a damn scary bump near the end for The Show Off. Having just polished off Sin Cara with a powerbomb on a ladder bridged from the apron to the commentary table, Tensai turned his attention to Ziggler. Ziggler tried to fight him off, but Tensai grabbed Ziggler and straight-up threw him over the commentary table, sending commentators running. Ziggler hit a commentary chair upside-down, neck-and-shoulder first and contorted at an awkward angle, before falling down under the table in a crumpled heap. Ziggler was motionless, as some feared that serious injury had occurred. For how long Ziggler was out is unknown, as the camera cut away to other participants in the match, but he managed to come back from that and win the match and the MITB briefcase.
It looked for a brief second that Ziggler’s selling, long thought of by many to be a detriment to his career, might have finished him off for good, but as we’ve seen many times over the years, it’s a testament to how good he is at it that he can still play us for marks like that. As for Tensai, it was a brief glimmer of what many of us had hoped to see from him all along. It was a small speck of gold in a year he’d rather forget.
Promo of 2012: John Cena/CM Punk/Bret Hart
Raymond: The September 10th edition of Monday Night Raw was a memorable edition, albeit sadly not for all the right reasons. For around the start of the 2nd hour, Jerry “The King” Lawler would suffer a nearly fatal heart attack. The entire company frazzled as to what to do, and with a show that sadly still had to go on, it was pretty safe to say that anything that would happen on Raw wouldn’t matter to people considering the circumstances.
Well, we were somewhat proven wrong.
Raw would end with the show’s guest Bret Hart in the ring, who would call out Cena to get his thoughts on the championship match on Sunday. Punk would come out after being accused of being a phony. Cena would goad Punk more by adding to the “phony” comments. Punk would enter the ring to defend his honor after being disrespected by Cena, Bret, and the WWE Universe.
Punk’s portion of the promo was money as always, continuing his crusade to earn the so-called respect he believes he earns. Even claiming he was better than both Shawn Michaels, and the man Punk continues to throw jabs at in Stone Cold Steve Austin. Most is the same stuff he has claimed over the past year.
However, Cena would come back with the most emotional energy that we haven’t seen Cena put in a promo in a long time. Yeah, there was the stock Cena humor, that hits and misses, but when John got serious, it was definitely his most passionate. Stating that Punk’s championship reign is irrelevant, and his lack of main events is not a conspiracy against him, and that there is no him. That Punk, the “Voice of the Voiceless” was a hypocrite out for only himself.
It’s this side of Cena that I really enjoy, and reminds me of just why he is the top man in the company. It’s just a shame that he has to try too hard to be the funny guy, when it often flops. If a heel Cena is never going to happen, I’d rather a fresher feel to his face run, and more promo work like this would make me enjoy him more, at least knowing he doesn’t just have to resort to the old nuggets of “poop, gay, and fat” jokes. And I think you all did too, as you voted it the promo of 2012
Also, speaking of Jerry Lawler’s heart attack…
Most Embarrassing Moment Of 2012: CM Punk and Paul Heyman mock Jerry Lawler’s REAL heart attack
Shawn: Taste is a truly subjective thing. What might offend some might not offend others, regardless of the context it is presented in. When Jerry Lawler had a legitimate heart attack on-air during RAW, he would have been dead today if not for quick-acting EMTs at ringside and in the backstage area. However, there was the nagging question in the back of many minds… They won’t, will they? Surely not. Well, they did. They used his heart attack in an angle.
It comes as no surprise that this act was perpetrated by CM Punk, during what I’ve lovingly dubbed his “Worst Person Ever” phase, where he and adviser Paul Heyman would run down beloved home town/country icons like Jim Ross and Bret Hart for the cheapest of cheap heat. This didn’t happen in Memphis, but the shock was all the same in Columbus. After Punk accused Lawler of stealing his spotlight with “this heart attack stunt” and doing his normal Number Of Days as WWE Champion bit, he challenged Lawler to get in the ring and fight… only for Heyman to start coughing and spluttering like he’s having his own heart attack. What followed was a comical display of exaggerated acting from Punk and Heyman. From the frantic motions of Punk trying to “revive” Heyman, to Heyman’s celebration of “coming back to life”, it was awkward television all around.
Now, I’m almost certain that this wouldn’t have gone ahead without Lawler’s blessing. He’s a product of a time when nothing was sacred in trying to get heat. However, times have changed and for many, this wasn’t necessary at all in trying to get heat for a feud Lawler wasn’t even involved in. So, this award isn’t going to Punk or Heyman. Instead, it’s going to WWE Creative, for proving once again that there is no depth they will sink to in trying to get something over.
Return of 2012: Brock Lesnar
Raymond: The WWE was chock full of returns throughout 2012. Chris Jericho, Paul Heyman, The Rock, Ric Flair, D-Generation X (Sans Chyna), and everyone from Vader to Sid during the road to Raw 1000. But if any familiar face made an impact this year, despite his brief appearances in the company, it was definitely Brock Lesnar.
On the April 2nd edition of Monday Night Raw, a show already filled with insanity, as well as one man being surprisingly more over than expected (we’ll get into that shortly), the show ended with Cena out to congratulate the Rock for being the winner at Wrestlemania. But what he got instead was Brock Lesnar, who walked down to the ring and hit Cena with a brutal F5. The manster was back, and as he would claim, so was legitimacy in the WWE.
And he would continue to lay into Cena for the weeks to come, even brutally busting Cena’s nose. The two met at Extreme Rules, and despite Brock’s best effort, he would still lose. He would take his rage out on C.O.O Triple H, breaking The Game’s arm with a brutal Kimura Lock. Lesnar would claim never to set foot in the WWE ring again, but would have Paul Heyman return to the company to inform Triple H that Lesnar set out to sue the WWE. Triple H would have other plans, as he would eventually lead Heyman into agreeing to a Triple H/Brock Lesnar match at Summerslam. The two legends brawled in the PPV’s main event, but in the end of it all Brock still managed to beat The Game, and the outcome saw what may have been the final match of Triple H.
Victorious, Brock claimed himself the new King of Kings, and would leave the WWE again. Is this the last we’ve seen of Brock Lesnar? Even if that’s the case, you the FAN community make the right decision, and made him your choice for return of 2012.
Worst Match Of 2012: John Cena vs John Laurinaitis – Over The Limit
Shawn: So what does WWE do to follow up? They put Cena in there with RAW and SmackDown General Manager John Laurinaitis as the main event of the next PPV, Over The Limit. This match also set new standards for brutality in the modern era, but in a completely different sense.
There’s an old saying that comes up on the FAN boards now and again. Comedy does not make money. Now that is not necessarily true, as it’s just great in small doses. But you don’t do it as the main event of a pay-per-view that people pay money for. This match was basically one giant humilation conga for Big Johnny, but it also showcased one of the more annoying quirks of Cena, his desire to succumb to ego and humiliate his opponent when in a dominant position instead of going for the victory. It happened to him at WrestleMania when he lost to The Rock after attempting his own People’s Elbow, and it happened here against Laurinaitis. The whole “I’ll let go of the STF if you last 10 seconds in it” thing was just straight-up dumb on Cena’s part, especially since as it turned out, Laurinaitis won the match, thanks to the help of a recently unemployed Big Show in a heel turn that Stevie Wonder could see coming.
I feel that this may not have gotten as many votes as it did if it wasn’t the main event of a show people paid for. Just look at the similar Cena v Michael Cole match later in the year. That was equally as bad, if not worse. That said, Cena v Laurinaitis is still a “deserving winner”.
Best Match Of 2012: Brock Lesnar vs John Cena – Extreme Rules
Shawn: It was a dream match for many fans. Former WWE and UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar versus the undisputed face of WWE John Cena. And at Extreme Rules, the dream became reality when the pair clashed in an Extreme Rules match. However, few expected it to turn out how it did.
Right from the opening bell, it was carnage. It was more like something you would see in the UFC’s Octagon than you would see in the squared circle of WWE. Cena was busted open from Lesnar’s elbow shots within 30 seconds, and for quite a while, it looked like Lesnar would win the match simply by pounding Cena into mincemeat. For fans who had seen Cena dominate in matches for years, this was one of the most surreal things they had ever seen, and it actually got the majority of fans on Cena’s side. He’d finally found a monster that people wanted to see him slay. Lesnar would continue to dish out punishment, but Cena just would not go down and in the end, it took a lucky shot with a chain-wrapped fist and an Attitude Adjustment on steel steps for Cena to get Lesnar down just long enough for a 3 count. For once, it was no infamous “Superman comeback”. Cena got lucky, plain and simple.
While the finish is still something that gets debated to this day, this match set new standards for brutality in the modern era. It showed that Lesnar not only still had it, but that he’d actually developed into something better by combining his mixed martial arts experience into his wrestling arsenal. And it showed that Cena still had the fighting spirit that got the crowd on his side all those years ago. A worthy winner of FAN’s Match Of The Year in a field stacked full of contenders.
Worst Superstar of 2012: Alberto Del Rio
Raymond: Ay yi yi. If ever there was a superstar who had such promise at one point, and turned into a colossal flop with the fans, it was Alberto Del Rio.
After a banner year that was 2011 that saw a Royal Rumble victory, a Money in the Bank victory, and two WWE Championship reigns, Del Rio got stuck in one boring feud after another. But the one that cemented his awfulness with the fans was the neverending feud with Sheamus for the World Heavyweight Championship. Let’s set the stage shall we. No Way Out. Money In the Bank. Summerslam. Night of Champions. All massive losses. He would try to regain his agression on Raw and Smackdown by beating the likes of Zack Ryder, Santino Marella, Kofi Kingston and Sin Cara over, and over, and over, and over again.
Another bland feud with Orton proved fruitless, and we saw the same shtick of aggressive Del Rio just led to more forgettable matches, more bland promos, more boring main events on Smackdown. And I don’t blame much of this on Del Rio himself. He can work great matches. But everything about him, from his gimmick, to his promos, to his style in the ring have become stale.
So stale in fact, that the WWE have just randomly turned him into a babyface. And even that isn’t doing so well what with him hitting Santa Claus with his Car. I hold out some hope for this turn, and maybe it could fix some of the major flaws with ADR right now. But as it stands, you the posters of the Freakin Awesome Network have had enough with the Mexican Aristocrat. Putting him at the top of the Worst Superstar of 2012 list.
Superstar of the Year: Daniel Bryan
Raymond: Yep, the Best in the Word was defeated by the Greatest of all Time. If there’s been one superstar who has made a name for himself it’s Daniel Bryan.
Going into 2012, Bryan was the world heavyweight champion, as well as having an intense relationship with AJ Lee. He survived a steel cage match against Big Show and Mark Henry at the Royal Rumble, as well as endured an Elimination Chamber match. So, clearly this meant he could hold his own, and have a long, amazing classic with Sheamus at Wrestlemania right? Right?
18 seconds. Daniel Bryan lost his world title at Wrestlemania in 18 seconds.
But while Bryan lost his title, it seemed that he gained more than anyone imagined, as the following night on Raw, fans were chanting for Bryan, and doing the “Yes! Yes! Yes!” chants all throughout the night. One could argue that Bryan that night was more over than The Rock, John Cena, and Brock Lesnar. Bryan’s weird love angle with AJ would follow into an excellent feud with CM Punk, that while it didn’t earn him the gold, it did get more people invested in his ring work.
Bryan’s losses started to get to him mentally, and the yes chants he once embraced from the fans, he was now against. He would go on to chant “No! No! No!” whenever the fans would chant “Yes” at him. And that has become one of the biggest reactions to any WWE program. He would also end 2012 successful with Kane, as mentioned previously in the “Best Angle” award, and being in major feuds with The Shield, and a recent solid feud with Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes, AKA Team Rhodes Scholars.
Daniel Bryan’s in ring work, his mic skills, his goat faced look, and his simple mannerisms are all amazing, and keep people wanting to see more of him. And so do you, the fine folks of FAN, who have deemed him the WWE Superstar of 2012. Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
And that wraps up the awards for this year. Thank you to everyone who sent in your results, and major thanks to Shawn Sommerville for helping me out with this article. 2012 was another exciting ride for the WWE, and one can only wonder what is in store for 2013. And when we get to the end of that year, we’ll be here to run down the best and worst of the year.