To be given to the athlete who was the best overall wrestler of the year. This includes all facets of wrestling: workrate, technical ability, interviews, charisma, value to his/her promotion, etc.

To be given to the tag team who were the best overall team of the year.  This includes all facets of wrestling: workrate, technical ability, interviews, charisma, hot team moves, value to their promotion, etc.

To be given to the person who was the best villain this past year. This person should bring out the fans' wrath (and the fans should love to hate them). Match quality is not paramount here; this award should be based primarily on how over the wrestler was in the past year.

To be given to the person who best portrayed the hero this past year. This person should get lots of fan support. Match quality is not paramount here; this award should be based primarily on how over the wrestler was in the past year.

To be given to the wrestler with, on average, the best workrate: someone who executes moves properly, sells his or her opponent's moves well, and generally "tells a good story" in the ring with their physical skills.

To be given to the wrestler who did the most and the best high-flying maneuvers throughout the year.

To be given to the wrestler who brutally brawled his/her way through the year most convincingly. This award would go to Frank "Bruiser Brody" Goodish if he were still around, or to Mick Foley were he not retired.

To be given to the wrestler you like the most, regardless of the reason.

To be given to the wrestler who most improved himself/herself in all facets of the sport in the past year: whether this is because they became a better talker/presence, improved their in-ring work, or both.

To be given to the wrestler who really has little talent, but has a large place in the spotlight nonetheless. This is a measure of how undeserved a wrestler's push is.

To be given to the wrestler who had the best character gimmick in the past year.

To be given to the move that is just the damn best thing you've seen this past year. This should probably be a "finishing" move or something really spectacular. Note that this move is wrestler-specific: "frog splash" is not a proper nomination, but "Rob Van Dam's Five-Star Frog Splash" is.

To be given to the best wrestling match you've seen this year, either live, on TV, PPV, or in an arena, or on tape. If it took place in the past year, it is eligible.

We may include a summary on the ballot: feel free to explain (briefly) why you think this match was awesome. (Be sure to mention the match in your explanation so we don't have to mix-and-match between answers.)

To be given to the feud that gave us the most entertaining story and most heated and best wrestling match(es) of the year. You could really believe these wrestlers hated each other.

To be given to the name athlete who was the worst overall wrestler in the past year. Minimal technical ability, lousy interviews, non-existent workrate, and the charisma of a rock should describe this person.

To be given to the name tag team who were the worst overall wrestlers in the past year. Minimal technical ability, lousy interviews, non-existent workrate, the charisma of a rock, and lousy team moves should describe this pair.

To be given to the person whose casting as a bad guy just didn't work well. Maybe there was just no heel heat drawn or maybe the fans actually cheered this person, but for whatever reason the heel image just didn't get over.

To be given to the person whose casting as a good guy just didn't work well. Maybe there was just no face heat drawn or maybe the fans actually booed this person, but for whatever reason the face image just didn't get over.

To be given to the name wrestler whose workrate is so low it's barely measureable. No-selling moves, sloppy execution of their own holds or just being boring all qualify a wrestler for this award.

To be given to the wrestler you like the least, regardless of the reason.

To be given to the person whose ability (in all facets of the business) merits a far greater push than the person receives. There may be many such people, but the winner of this award should have the most ability with least push.  

To be given to the wrestler who had the worst character gimmick in the past year.  

To be given to the move that is the worst thing you've seen this year. This shouldn't be given to a move that was flubbed or botched by a wrestler - the move was performed correctly, but was just too stupid for words (either because the wrestler could not make it look good or because the move itself was poorly conceived from the get-go). This move should probably be a "finishing" move or something that was meant to be spectacular. Note that this move is wrestler-specific: "chokeslam" is not a proper nomination, but "The Great Khali's Punjabi Plunge chokeslam" is.

To be given to the worst wrestling match you've seen this year, either live, on TV, PPV, or in an arena, or on tape. If it took place in the past year, it is eligible.

We may include a summary on the ballot: why was this bad?

To be given to the feud that nobody cared about at all this year. When they were pushing the feud on TV, you'd go to the fridge for a snack.

To be given to the wrestling news item that most disappointed you when heard of it. When you first learned of this news story, you couldn't believe that it was true, and when you learned that it was, you were bummed out for a while.

To be given to the best wrestling journalism of the year. This can be a podcast, website, column, zine, print publication, book, Youtube show or any other journalistic endeavour, focused on professional wrestling, which is not produced by a professional wrestling company.

To be given to the commentator/announcer who makes the most insightful and entertaining comments while pushing his product.  "Ring announcers" don't qualify here.

To be given to the person who gives the best interview in the biz. This could  be a wrestler or a manager.

To be given to the best angle or storyline you've seen in the sport this year.

To be given to the organization/promotion that has the best product. This is the organization whose TV and house shows you just can't miss.

To be given to what is on average the best regularly-aired wrestling show on television. (Youtube shows are eligible for this award.)

To be given to the best major event. This could be a pay-per-view, a TV or Youtube special (like the old WCW Clash of the Champions or WWF/E Saturday Night's Main Event shows), or any big arena event.

To be given to the commentator/announcer who makes the dumbest comments while pushing his product. This person probably gets you to turn down the TV when he/she is announcing.

To be given to the person who gives the worst interview in the biz. This could be a wrestler or a manager.

To be given to the worst angle or storyline you've seen in the sport this year. It may be the worst because of taste or because of execution.

To be given to the worst major event. This could be a pay-per-view, a TV or Youtube special (like the old WCW Clash of the Champions or WWF/E Saturday Night's Main Event shows), or any big arena event.