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1999 R.S.P-W Awards | Best Announcer |
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Best Announcer Award Description: To be given to the commentator/announcer who makes the most insightful and entertaining comments while pushing his product. "Ring announcers" don't qualify here. As of 1992, the difference between this and colour commentator will be enforced. Previous Winners: 1990: Jesse Ventura 1991: Jesse Ventura 1992: Jim Ross 1993: Jim Ross 1994: Jim Ross 1995: Jim Ross 1996: Jim Ross 1997: Jim Ross 1998: Jim Ross **1999**: Jim Ross 325 first place votes 294 second place votes 259 third place votes 191 68 17 1193 Jim Ross 87 107 39 834 Joey Styles 17 60 86 437 Scott Hudson 14 39 44 275 Mike Tenay 2 3 37 93 Michael Cole 0 4 14 40 Kevin Kelly 3 0 3 21 EMLL's announcing team 1 2 4 19 Tony Schiavone 2 0 4 18 Mark Madden 1 2 2 15 Mauro Renallo (Stampede) 0 2 2 10 Marcelo (SuperAstros) (eligible?) 1 0 0 5 Gorilla Monsoon (eligible?) 1 0 0 5 All Japan Announcer 0 1 0 3 Carlos Cabrerra (WWF Spanish) 0 0 1 2 Shoyuchi Arai 0 0 1 2 Rock 0 0 1 2 Les Thatcher 0 0 1 2 Kenny McBride (UWA - British promotion) REJECTED - colour commentators are ineligible for this award 1 3 0 Jerry Lawler 2 0 0 Oklahoma (ineligible - time) 2 0 0 Howard Finkel 0 2 0 Tony Chimel 1 0 0 Cyrus 0 0 2 Shane Douglas 0 1 0 Vince McMahon 0 1 0 Arnold Schwarzenegger 0 0 1 Joel Gertner 0 0 1 "Tie" votes CHRIS BIRD: Cyrus rules it. Nuff said. EDC: Usual Suspects agian.... CYBERAL33: An announcer makes the match. Or at least adds to it. The All Japan announcer has such excitement/concern in his voice that he adds at least a star to a main event. Go watch Misawa/Kawada again. Then watch it without the sound. Different match, right? Jim Ross is always great at getting over an angle and Joey Styles actually tries to learn about the wrestlers and moves so props to both of those guys as well. NATHAN LONEY: I like Jim Ross. Styles just grew on me, though. Joey is quite talented pumping up the TV audience, and I can't wait to see more of him. SCOTT GRIFFITH: Could be renamed to "Guy who least insults my intelligence as a wrestling fan." MARC LETZMANN: The AJPW Announce Team Should be listed. Even though they speak Japanese, they provide the most intresting, most entertaining, and best overall comentary. SVEN MASCARENHAS: I like Tenay's work, particularly as a colour guy, but he's a superb pbp man as well. Ross has slipped, but is still good, while Joey Styles, the heir apparent, waits in ECW for his chance at the big time. DON BECKER: Scott Hudson should be WCW's lead play-by-play guy. He shills for the company without being obnoxious, he's intelligent without being boring, and sounds genuinely excited about the action. His two-week stint on Nitro made the show more interesting. And I dig Spanish announcers because they get into the program - Cabrerra goes over Marcelo because I've heard more of Cabrerra. SHAWN MULLIN: Ross is getting a bit annoying with his hyperbole lately, but there's no one who makes a big match seem more important than Jim Ross. He sells things how they should be sold, and makes it exciting to watch when he's on the mic. You can't say that about anyone else, but Styles and Hudson are watcheable. MAX CHITTISTER: There's only three decent announcers left: throw the names in a hat and pick 'em. BLOB: Joey Styles is the real deal! He completely outdistanced himself from any real competition in this category as Ross had a mediocre at best year. Hudson was a VERY capable backup for Schiavone and let's hope he takes his job permanently. The master of knowledge Tenay was up to his usual good commentating. GEORGE CARTER: Thank goodness for Scott Hudson !! I DON'T hate him unlike my second choice, JR. Those 2/3 weeks that he was on Nitro were a Godsend. JOHN C.:Ross had a tough year and I applaud him for being so successful upon his return from Bells Pallsy because he did an admirable job. Joey Styles, after only two months of listening to the guy, has won me over with his great announcing. Tenay is my third pick cause he's the only announcer that actually knows the name of every move. DONALD SEMACK: These two are the only reason I watch Stampede every week. Bad News is easily the best colour man since Jesse Ventura. SEAN FLYNN: J.R. tells the story so well, you feel the intensity when he's on (and screw you Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara) . Joey is the voice in one's head whenever thinking about ECW moments. Scott Hudson gets my third vote in the hopes that someone sees this and fires Tony's worthless ass. KEVIN WONG: Having finally watched ECW, I can safely say that Joey Styles is a great play-by-play man. He gets the top spot mostly because JR has been doing more shilling, and less play-by-play over the past year. And Scott Hudson is probably the most underrated announcer in the Big 3 today. Too bad he's stuck doing Saturday Night. RICK SCAIA: Over the past several years, I've continuously flip-flopped in the Best Announcer category. This year, I'm doing it again: going back to Joey Styles as my top choice and Jim Ross as the close runner-up. Since both have gotten a bit away from playing it totally straight and just calling play-by-play, in favor of a bit more attitude and storytelling, the deciding factor here was the simple fact that Styles was active all year long, while Ross missed over four months of TV due to illness and backstage politics. This is as tough a call as I had to make on this entire ballot, however: both men are excellent. The distant third on this list: Scott Hudson, who impressed me as WCW's top commentator during his brief run on Nitro this summer. JEREMY SORIA: Jim Ross stands alone. Joey Styles isn't the same he was four-five years ago. HEATM: Joey Styles is a solid announcer but he can get really annoying in a hurry. At least Scott Hudson doesn't have to beat you over the head with his excitement. Jim Ross should have no trouble winning this category for the eighth straight year. ROB EVANS: Best Announcer - JR, Joey, and Scott "I earned my spot on Nitro" Hudson. MDB: Scott Hudson got two weeks to show how good an announcer he was. His reward? Rick Steiner punks him and he's sent back to WCWSN. Screw you, WCW. |
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