To piggyback on this, I also try to not have the same folks on every time, and I like to try to encourage new people on there etc.

I think Corey probably should have been on the list for September, when he won the SC title off of Thad. I'll pretend that happened because I took October off.

But yeah, we pretty much only look at "what did they do THAT month?" So if we go through the shows and there was only one match of little importance or something, then other people probably get the look instead. Usually folks who win titles or have a great run of matches or were involved in something big are the obvious nods.

(01-05-2022, 08:24 AM)Theo Pryce Said: It happens and in fairness, it was the first half of the year and I don't remember a month ago so I get it.

Since it was brought up I'll explain how I look at SOTM and maybe it's wrong to a degree and speaks to the concern here. I see Corey as one of the best we've ever had so we expect him to do well and so when he does it isn't eye opening it's more like another day at the office. As such I can see why it might feel like he can easily get overlooked. When Lane comes to the staff for OTM noms I try to pick people who haven't been nominated recently, or maybe someone new to the fed to show them some love but many times I look for someone or multiple people who exceeded expectations in a big way. It's really hard for a guy like Corey to do that because the expectation is always so high.

There is no real set in stone for criteria for how we nominate people for SOTM or RPOTM. It's very subjective and we try to do the best job we can to recognize the people we feel deserve it but we aren't perfect and that's why the Other option exists.