WWE Year-End Awards | |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | WWE |
First awarded | December 23, 2018 |
The WWE Year-End Awards is a concept used by WWE, where awards, similar to the Academy and Grammy Awards, are given to professional wrestlers at the end of the year who have performed on Raw and SmackDown. Introduced in 2018, there have been two editions of the concept. In the first edition, the winners were voted by fans, while for the second, WWE picked the winner themselves. Previously, wrestlers from Raw and SmackDown had been rewarded Slammy Awards between 1986 and 2015. [1]
The 2018 WWE Year-End Awards were revealed on December 23, 2018, on WWE's Instagram Stories. The results were voted by fans. [2] [3]
Male Superstar of the Year | Female Superstar of the Year |
Tag Team of the Year | Breakout Superstar of the Year |
Most Underrated Superstar of the Year | Match of the Year |
Hottest Rivalry of the Year | Return of the Year |
Best on the Mic of the Year | Best Diss of the Year
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Shocking Moment of the Year
| General Manager of the Year |
Most Hated of the Year | Brand of the Year |
Funniest Moment of the Year
| Best Reunion of the Year |
The 2019 WWE Year-End Awards were announced on December 24, 2019, on WWE Backstage , with Renee Young, Booker T, Christian, Maria Menounos and Ember Moon as the hosts. This time, WWE picked the winners themselves. The reveals also featured nominees, although no previous announcements had been made about who was in contention for the awards. [4]
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface. [4]
Male Superstar of the Year | Female Superstar of the Year |
Men's Tag Team of the Year
| Women's Tag Team of the Year |
Moment of the Year
| Breakthrough Superstars of the Year |
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