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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The 13th Annual rec.sport.pro-wrestling Year-End Achievement Awards were
released Tuesday (10 December) on the Usenet news service.  Since 1990,
newsgroup readers from around the Internet have voted on a Top Three in a
variety of categories.  Not only have the awards given a snapshot of the
online fan's likes and dislikes, but previous years have indicated
oncoming trends months and even years in advance.

This year's award winners are listed below.  (Note: Our year 2002 actually
covers November 2001 to October 2002.)

Best Wrestler: Kurt Angle

Best Tag Team: Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit

Best Heel: Kurt Angle

Best Babyface: Booker T

Best Worker: Kurt Angle

Best Flyer: Rey Mysterio

Best Technical Wrestler: Chris Benoit

Best Brawler: Brock Lesnar

Most Favourite Wrestler: Kurt Angle

Most Improved Wrestler: Trish Stratus

Most Overrated Wrestler: Triple H

Best Wrestling Gimmick:  Matt Hardy (version 1) begins the era of
Mattitude

Best Wrestling Move: Brock Lesnar's F-5 fireman carry neckbreaker

Best Match: 10/20/02: Chris Benoit & Kurt Angle v. Edge & Rey Mysterio
(WWE tag final) (No Mercy)

Best Feud: Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle

Worst Wrestler: Jackie Gayda

Worst Tag Team: Rosey & Jamal

Worst Heel: Triple H

Worst Babyface: Triple H

Worst Worker: Jackie Gayda

Least Favourite Wrestler: Triple H

Most Deteriorated Wrestler: Triple H

Most Underrated Wrestler: D'Lo Brown

Worst Wrestling Gimmick: WWE's necrophilia

Worst Wrestling Move: Riksihi's stinkface

Worst Match: 07/08/02: Jackie Gayda & Christopher Nowinski vs. Trish
Stratus & Bradshaw (mixed tag RAW)

Worst Feud: Triple H vs. Kane

Most Disappointing News item: Steve Austin leaves WWE in frustration over
creative direction

Most Obnoxious Personality: Jerry Lawler

Best Announcer: Michael Cole

Best Colour Commentator: Tazz

Best Interviewee: Kurt Angle

Best Angle: Goldust, Booker T turn "At the Movies" gig into friendship

Best Organization: WWE (WWF)

Best TV Show: WWF SmackDown!

Best Major Show: 08/25/02: WWE SummerSlam

Best Promotional Move: WWE names Paul Heyman head of SmackDown! writing
team

Worst Announcer: Jim Ross

Worst Colour Commentator: Jerry Lawler

Worst Interviewee: Triple H

Worst Angle: Triple H reveals Kane's role in a death - and immediately
afterwards

Worst Organization: XPW

Worst TV Show: WWF Excess

Worst Major Show: 06/23/02: WWE King of the Ring

Worst Promotional Move: WWE airs simulated necrophilia in attempt to
foster controvery

All thirteen years of results, as well as the full detail and breakdown of
this year's vote can be found on the Web at http://rspw.org/ in the Awards
section.  You can also find links to the r.s.p-w.* newsgroups there.

Contact: Christopher Robin Zimmerman 

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