----RRO AWARDS RACE 2008 begins NOW!!! I have listed the first 6 categories in this year’s race. If you are a member of the KAYFABE MESSSAGE BOARD, then you may click over and put all your nominations there. Or you may e-mail your picks, if you do not want to post them “in the open” on the board. You may also go over to the RRO AWARDS RACE blog by CLICKING HERE and get all the up to the date info on the awards!!!
----Promotion of The Year - TLCW is a 2-time winner here, but I would not consider them in the running this year. This is the promotion that mainly drew the best crowds and has the best matches. The two top groups this year look to be TIWF and ASWF. Both groups had good attendance. The quality of the matches may be better at ASWF along with the attendance being a bit better at TIWF. If I had to pick one promotion just for a great angle – one that made money and it was so over it would have to be the Missouri Bad Boy vs Turner/Lawman feud. It featured the big angle with the police coming in to arrest the Bad Boys. Coming in third I could see All Pro Productions or Southern Wrestling Superstars because they have had good crowds all year long. NBW has to be mention here just for the pure fact of running neck to neck with all the other promotions in the area – that can also be said about RWA.
----Booker of The Year – Who brought us the best storylines? My top picks would have to be TIWF Booking Committee [the police angle and constant crowd], ASWF Booking Committee [always trying something new] and Greg Anthony for LAW.
----Announcer of The Year: Who is the best at calling the matches?? I would have to go with Brian Thompson, Kimble Winstead and John Steele here. Richard Marx has to be mentioned also for some of his work in NBW and WCCW.
----Gimmick Of The Year: This has nothing to do with ability. It is just all about the gimmick. “The Baron” Malkavain is the hands down winner this year. “Asylum” and “Posse” still mentioned here. No one else stands out to me.
----Manager of The Year: “Hollywood” Jimmy Blaylock has to be the tops in this area. He works more dates than anyone and is pretty much “on”. His angle with Ken Wayne earlier this year got him my vote. Rashard Devon and Su Yung are also in the top running here.
Referee of The Year: Two time winner Bill Rush is my pick here. William Gibson is also always real good. RRO’s Favorite ref: Miles Murphy is in the distant as #3, but is not bad. Kaleb at TLCW needs work, but could be considered.
