Prior to last night’s episode ofDynamite,All Elite Wrestlingannounced the winners of their second fan-voted awards. For weeks, fans had the opportunity to cast their votes in 12 categories for whom they felt were the most deserving. By the end of the night, several up-and-coming stars walked away with an award, as did several champions.
The previousAEWAwards were hosted by Tony Schiavone and Dr. Britt Baker DMD. This year, both Schiavone and Baker made another appearance as the leaders of the ceremony but were alsojoined by TNT Champion Scorpio Skyand Ethan Page. Throughout the ceremony, there were several surprise appearances as the winners took a moment to speak with the fans who voted for them.
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Schiavone kicked off the 2022 AEW Awards by introducing the winners for the Biggest Surprise Moment. The winners of the award were less surprising, asAdam Cole and Bryan Danielson’s debutsat the 2021 All Out pay-per-view became one of the most shocking moments of the year. The ceremony concluded with the winner for the prestigious Wrestler of the Year Award, which was earned by Kenny Omega. Omega has been out of an AEW ring following the Full Gear pay-per-view in November to heal from a number of injuries. During his acceptance speech, Omega regarded that 2021 was one of the hardest years of his career, but that winning the fan-voted Wrestler of the Year Award would serve as additional motivation for him to return to AEW better than ever.
As the ceremony continued, Schiavone and Baker would continue to banter with one another. Page and Sky would join in on the fun as they announced theAEW Award nominees and winnersof most of the categories. The four were an entertaining mix to host the awards, and the surprise appearances of fan favorites, HOOK and Danhausen, certainly didn’t hurt the fun. Here is the complete list of winners for the 2022 AEW Awards:
MJF thinks the Midwest is MID
Eddie Kingston is sent to punish Miro
Dr. Britt Baker DMD
Biggest Beatdown
The Men of the Year send Darby Allin on a trip
Bryan Danielson kicks Colt Cabana’s tooth out
The Pinnacle takes down the Inner Circle at Blood and Guts
Hangman Adam Page goes 60 minutes with Bryan Danielson - Winner
Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson’s debut - Winner
The formation of the Pinnacle
Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston take a drive
NYE street fight - Winner
Hikaru Shida’s anniversary dress
Best Tag Team Brawl
Young Bucks v. Lucha Bros. steel cage match - Winner
Lance Archer and Minoru Suzuki v. Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston
Sting and Darby Allin v. 2point0
Lucha Bros. v. Jurassic Express in the tag team eliminator finals
NYE street fight
MJF and CM Punk on Thanksgiving Eve - Winner
Dr. Britt Baker DMD and Ruby Soho
The Inner Circle and The Pinnacle have a parlay
Hangman Adam Page and Bryan Danielson
Miro
Darby Allin
Rose is the only competitor to win the same AEW Award twice, and it’s likely that she will continue herwin-streak next year. This year’s ceremony looked back on the massive year AEW had in 2021, and they have no signs of letting up. With the momentum AEW has been rolling with since the start of 2022, next year’s award ceremony that will look back on this year will force fans to make plenty of difficult choices.
