OOC: It's my first year having a GM role, do I still get a vote if I'm administering the election?

PPV OF THE YEAR

WarGames. I have to second Corey's vote. Even if the winners get nothing, it's still the biggest event of the year for me. It's got that big match energy I wish we could carry into every week. The story was excellent and the interwoven narratives of a dozen or so talents were perfect.

ROLEPLAY OF THE YEAR!!!

Manifest Victory - Dolly Waters

https://xwf99.com/showthread.php?tid=46477

In a different parallel universe, Dolly drops a second killer RP this cycle, shocks the world, beats Corey and Kido and scores her first ever Uni reign.

She rules the XWF with an iron fist.

We don't live in the universe above, but holy shit, I really liked Dolly's first RP for the Uni. No-showed week two, but goddamn, what an opening salvo.

BIGGEST OOC MOMENT

The new rules. I hope this is looked back on as the moment that the XWF exploded in popularity and a bunch of holdouts gave the fed a shot and figured out why the rest of us love the fed so much. Knock on wood, fingers crossed.

BRAND OF THE YEAR

Warfare, with Anarchy being a surprisingly close second.

TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR

"The Just Us League" Blue Tango and Atomic Bat. When a tag-team holds the belt for over 183 days, legally they have to win this award, whether or not they actually deserve it. Or as this rule will be referred to going forward "The Flynn and NK rule".

lol jk, Tango and Bat fucking crushed it all year. The comic book style was tone perfect and virtually no other team could match their style and energy.

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

Dionysus. 2-time TV champ AND thus far dominant TV champ. He's put out stellar work.

Runner-up nod to CRAM, who's been dominating the TV title division the last month and a half. If I'm running this poll again, I'll be nominating CRAM next year for this as well, he came surprisingly close to snatching it after like six weeks of appearances.

RETURNING STAR OF THE YEAR

DOCK. Goddamn, ain't nothing changes the entire landscape than Dock opting in multiple shows in a row. Especially with a briefcase.
It's not a question of IF King Doc takes back his dominion over the XWF, it's a question of when.

OOC HANDLER OF THE YEAR!!!

Bobby Bourbon. What a mad genius. Bourbon's goals crafting stories, crafting storylines, working angles, has always been the benefit of the larger narrative. He beat me, then turned around and dropped the Uni the same night to Sidney Grey, because he wanted the winner of March Madness to immediately get the shine they deserved.

Bourbon is an absolute mensch. Someone out here whose goal at this point in their career is making the whole fed more entertaining. As such, I gotta throw him my vote.

BRAND MVP

Warfare: Micheal Graves (RIP)
Anarchy: Roger
Madness: Sean Parker
Cross-Brand: Denzel Porter

INSERT YOUR OWN JOKE CATEGORY HERE

Best Ham Sandwich --> Ham Sandwich

STAR OF THE YEAR

Ned Kaye. I might be jumping the gun voting for him before he has his best year yet, but I wanted to shout out Ned now. Captain of the Team that won WarGames 2023. Scored multiple victories over Chris Page after failing to knock that monkey off his back last March Madness. Closed the year with a win over myself and Bobby. Even if Ned didn't secure the Uni (yet), Ned's 2023 was absolutely absurd in terms of big wins and RP quality.

I believe with my entire heart 2024 is going to be the year Ned explodes to the fucking stratosphere. But, I also felt like voting for him this year.