News On WWE Slammy Awards: Categories, Nominees & How To Vote
The 2015 WWE Slammy Awards take place next Monday night December 21 during Raw from Minneapolis.
Here’s some info from WWE.com on the process involved.
As WWE prepares to celebrate the year’s best matches, moments, Superstars and trends with the 2015 Slammy Awards — next Monday during Raw at 8/7 on USA Network — you can get in on the voting action later tonight on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to make this year’s Slammy Awards the most interactive night in the special’s nearly 30-year history!
Polls open later tonight for 10 exciting categories, including Rivalry of the Year, WWE Tag Team of the Year and Superstar of the Year — open to the entire Superstar roster for the first time in WWE history.
You can cast your votes tonight on your favorite social media platform. Just post your vote using the category’s official hashtag, along with your selected nominee (limit one vote per day per category). For example, if Savio Vega was on the current roster and he was your pick as Superstar of the Year, your social media post might look something like this:
I choose Savio Vega as 2015’s #SUPERSTAR of the Year! #Slammy
The winners for these categories will be revealed next Monday on WWE.com and the WWE Slammys 2015 Pre-Show on WWE Network, with the 2015 Superstar of the Year being crowned during Raw. At the bottom of the page, click “NEXT” to see the full list of categories you can vote on via social media.
For the fourth year in a row, the WWE Universe will also be able to vote on the following additional categories live during Raw exclusively on the WWE App, with the winners revealed during the show:
- Match of the Year
- WWE Diva of the Year
- Breakout Star of the Year
- LOL Moment of the Year
- Extreme Moment of the Year
- “This is Awesome” Moment of the Year
- The OMG Shocking Moment of the Year
- The Hero in All of Us Award, presented by Coca-Cola
Here are some of the nominees for other awards.
Rivalry of the Year:
Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt
Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar
John Cena vs. Rusev
Team Bella vs. Team BAD vs. Team PCB
Randy Orton vs. Seth Rollins
Double Cross of the Year:
Jon Stewart costs John Cena the U.S. Title at SummerSlam
Randy Orton turns on Seth Rollins (Raw, March 9, 2015)
Paige attacks Charlotte and Becky Lynch (Raw, Oct. 26)
Stardust turns on Goldust on Raw (Raw, Feb. 16)
Damien Mizdow eliminates The Miz from the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania
Surprise Return of the Year:
Chris Jericho at Night of Champions
The Dudley Boyz return to WWE on Raw
Sting returns on August 24 Raw
Alberto Del Rio and Zeb Colter return at WWE at Hell in a Cell
Demon Kane at Night of Champions
Best Original WWE Network Show:
Breaking Ground
Table For 3
Stone Cold Podcast
WWE 24
Swerved
WWE Tag Team of the Year:
New Day
The Usos
The Prime Time Players
Tyson Kidd and Cesaro
The Lucha Dragons
Hashtag of the Year:
#GiveDivasAChance
#SaveTheTables
#AxelMania
#RKOOUTTANOWHERE
#SuplexCity
Celebrity Moment of the Year:
Stephen Amell dives onto Stardust at SummerSlam
The cast of “Entourage” introduces Zack Ryder
Kevin Owens powerbombs Machine Gun Kelly off the stage
Jon Stewart gets involved in John Cena’s match at SummerSlam
Wayne Rooney slaps King Barrett on Raw
Tell Me You Didn’t Just Say That Moment of the Year:
Dean Ambrose calls Seth Rollins “Justin Bieber” on Raw
Seth Rollins calls Johnny Manziel “Johnny Idiot Face” on Raw
Brock Lesnar coins “Suplex City” at WrestleMania
Seth Rollins disses Kane while celebrating The Authority’s WrestleMania accomplishments
Paige spoils Charlotte’s Divas Championship celebration
Best John Cena U.S. Open Challenge:
John Cena vs. Cesaro on the July 6 Raw
John Cena vs. Dolph Ziggler on the Oct. 12 Raw
John Cena vs. Sami Zayn on the May 4 Raw
John Cena vs. Dean Ambrose on the March 30 Raw
John Cena vs. Neville on the May 11 Raw
That’s it for now. More details on tonight’s edition of Raw and all week on WWE.com as well.