Hi!
These are the results for 2009 Tapatia Awards. Thanks to everyone who voted, and thanks for those who didn’t for reading this. We had 17 19 voters this year, a substantial moderate decrease over last year. I’ll try to hold it sooner next year. Thank you to everyone who did voted, and thank you to everyone who’s participated in the site this past year.
2009 was the year of Negro Casas in these awards. He was the winner of 4 different awards, including the one of the biggest. AAA, despite finishing a worst in Best Promotion, still managed to steal a surprising award (and an unsurprising one.) IWRG was not able to win any awards, but finished very strongly in many categories. One winner was so talented, they’re no longer employed.
Comments included in the ballots are listed after each award (but only Rob commented.) If I missed yours, or if you have more to say after seeing who won, feel free to post in the comments. That’s always such fun.
Full results from past years: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
This year’s results, after you click on the link.
Best Wrestler
Negro Casas won for the first time. There has never been a repeat winner.
2004: LA Park
2005: Perro Aguayo Jr.
2006: Mistico
2007: Gran Apache
2008: Blue Panther
2009: Negro Casas
| Name | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | total |
| Negro Casas | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 184 | ||
| Mistico | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 140 | |
| Negro Navarro | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 135 |
| Ultimo Guerrero | 3 | 1 | 1 | 46 | |||
| Dr. Wagner Jr. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | ||
| La Sombra | 1 | 2 | 2 | 32 | |||
| Black Terry | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 29 | ||
| Texano Jr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | |||
| Solar | 1 | 1 | 20 | ||||
| Latin Lover | 1 | 17 | |||||
| Volador Jr. | 2 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| Hector Garza | 1 | 12 | |||||
| El Mesias | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| Brazo de Plata | 1 | 8 | |||||
| Valiente | 1 | 8 | |||||
| Fabi Apache | 1 | 8 | |||||
| Aerostar | 1 | 8 | |||||
| LA Park | 1 | 8 | |||||
| Blue Panther | 1 | 8 | |||||
| Trauma II | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Averno | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Dr. Cerebro | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Ricky Marvin | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Elegido | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Virus | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Centella de Oro | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Oficial 911 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Mascarita Dorada | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Naito | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Octagon | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Freelance | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Yujiro | 1 | 2 | |||||
| La Parka Jr. | 1 | 2 |
Negro Casas wins for the first time. There has never been a repeat winner.
Best Match
2005: Mistico vs Ultimo Guerrero 02/25
2006: Black Warrior vs Mistico 09/29
2007: Mistico vs Dr. Wagner 07/27
2008: Blue Panther vs Villano V 09/19
2009: Dr. Wagner Jr. vs Mesias 06/13
This is the first time an AAA match has won, it is the first (and second) time a non-CMLL match has cracked the top 3, and the highest an IWRG match has ever placed.
Best Match
| Name | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | total |
| 06-13 Dr. Wagner Jr. vs Mesias | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 122 | ||
| 03-20 Negro Casas vs Mistico | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 103 | ||
| 04-16 Trauma I, Trauma II, Negro Navarro vs Black Terry, Dr. Cerebro, Cerebro Negro | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 95 | ||
| 06-18 Zatura vs Trauma II | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74 | ||
| 04-12 Negro Casas vs Mistico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73 | ||
| 01-16 La Sombra, Volador Jr. vs Averno, Mephisto | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 56 | ||
| 02-03 Black Warrior, Sangre Azteca, Dragon Rojo Jr. vs Sagrado, La Sombra, Volador Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | |||
| 03-08 Mike Quakenbush, Kendo, Solar vs Negro Navarro, Mr. Ferrari, Claudio Castegnoli | 2 | 24 | |||||
| 03-02 Toro Bill Sr., Espiritu Maligno, Mr. Rafaga vs Tigre Rojo, Black Tiger, Blue Center | 1 | 1 | 20 | ||||
| 06-02 Mistico, Voaldor Jr., La Sombra vs Mr. Niebla, Felino, Negro Casas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | |||
| 02-06 Mistico, La Sombra, Volador Jr. vs Atlantis, Negro Casas, Heavy Metal | 1 | 17 | |||||
| 06-19 Arkangel de la Muerte, Holligan, Skandalo vs Flash, Pegasso, Rey Cometa | 1 | 17 | |||||
| 01-05 Hijo del Fantasma vs Euforia, Sagrado, Nosferatu, Valiente, Virus, Loco Max, Pegasso, Skandalo | 1 | 12 | |||||
| 07-26 Celestial, Talisman vs Mini Halloween, Mr. Aguilita | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 06-19 Ultimo Guerrero vs Texano Jr. | 1 | 8 | |||||
| 11-29 Aero Star, Babe Rap, Mascara Purpura vs Tigre Cota, Tito Santana, Rio Bravo | 1 | 8 | |||||
| 02-13 La Sombra, Volador Jr. vs Heavy Metal, Negro Casas | 1 | 8 | |||||
| 02-15 Poder del Norte & Billy Boy vs Gato Eveready, Aerostar, Laredo Kid, El Angel | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 04-03 Virus vs Valiente | 2 | 6 | |||||
| 11-20 Mascarita Divina, Mini Charly Manson, Octagoncito vs Mini Abismo Negro, Mini Histeria, Mini | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 09-29 Silver Star vs Rey Sagitario | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 06-12 Ultimo Guerrero vs Mistico | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 12-04 La Sombra, Volador Jr. vs Epehsto & Mephisto | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 02-06 Shockercito, Mascarita Dorada, Bam Bam vs Pierrothito, Pequeno Violencia, Pequeno Warrior | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 07-03 La Sombra, Mistico, Volador Jr. vs Averno, Epehsto, Mephisto | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 08-13 Negro Navarro, Trauma I, Trauma II vs Oficial 911, Oficial AK-47, Oficial Fierro | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 04-21 Androide vs Rey Sagitario | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 11-08 Suicida vs Dr. Cerebro | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 06-12 Negro Casas vs La Mascara | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 07-20 Policeman vs Centella de Oro | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 04-07 CMLL Super Liegro Cibernetico | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 06-23 Heavy Metal, Misterioso II, Virus vs Mascara Dorada, Mictlan, Sagrado | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 03-17 Angel Dorado Jr. vs Rey Sagitraio | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 05-09 Trauma I, Trauma II, Negro Navarro vs Black Terry, Dr. Cerebro, Cerebro Negro | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 03-20 Nicho el Millonario vs Joe Lider | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 03-18 Danny Boy vs Romano Garcia | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 07-12 Kenzo Suzuki, Oriental, Sugi vs Elegido, Extreme Tiger, Marco Corleone | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 09-27 Jushin Lyger vs Ultimo Guerrero | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 12-04 Terrible & Texano vs Naito & Yujrio | 1 | 2 |
Best Tecnico
2004: LA Park
2005: Mistico
2006: Mistico
2007: Mistico
2008: Mistico
2009: Mistico
Mistico has now won this award for a fifth consectuive year, and was the only tecnico to recieve multiple first place votes.
| Name | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | total |
| Mistico | 11 | 1 | 58 | |
| La Sombra | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| Mascarita Dorada | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
| Volador Jr. | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| Solar | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| Valiente | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| Freelance | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Blue Panther | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Latin Lover | 1 | 5 | ||
| Hijo del Fantasma | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Mesias | 1 | 5 | ||
| Rigo | 1 | 5 | ||
| Dr. Wagner Jr. | 2 | 4 | ||
| Villano III | 1 | 3 | ||
| Hector Garza | 1 | 3 | ||
| Mascara Dorada | 1 | 2 | ||
| Brazo de Plata | 1 | 2 | ||
| Pimpinela Escarlata | 1 | 2 | ||
| Hijo del Santo | 1 | 2 | ||
| Aerostar | 1 | 2 | ||
| Centella de Oro | 1 | 2 |
Best Rudo
2004: Hector Garza
2005: Perro Aguayo Jr.
2006: Ultimo Guerrero
2007: Gran Apache
2008 : Zorro
2009: Negro Casas
This is first time Negro Casas has won this award, and the first CMLL wrestler to win it in 3 years. Just as with the tecnicos, no one else recieved more than 1 first place vote.
| Name | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | total |
| Negro Casas | 11 | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| Averno | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| Ultimo Guerrero | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| Black Terry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Policeman | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Konnan | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Sexi Star | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Texano Jr. | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Pequeno Damian 666 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Naito | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Electroshock | 1 | 5 | ||
| Sangre Chicana | 1 | 5 | ||
| Mr. Niebla | 1 | 5 | ||
| Dr. Cerbero | 2 | 4 | ||
| Pierrothito | 1 | 3 | ||
| Ray Mendoza Jr. | 1 | 3 | ||
| Sangre Azteca | 1 | 3 | ||
| Alex Koslov | 1 | 3 | ||
| Billy Boy | 1 | 3 | ||
| Dr. Wagner Jr. | 1 | 2 | ||
| Mephisto | 1 | 2 | ||
| Terrible | 1 | 2 | ||
| Negro Navarro | 1 | 2 | ||
| Pirata Morgan | 1 | 2 |
Best Female
2005: Marcela
2006: Dark Angel
2007: Fabi Apache
2008: Fabi Apache
2009: Fabi Apache
This is the third straight year Fabi Apache and Amapola have gone 1 & 2. Amapola has finished second four different times, but has never won this award.
| Name | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | total |
| Fabi Apache | 8 | 4 | 52 | |
| La Amapola | 4 | 2 | 5 | 36 |
| Sexi Star | 1 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
| Marcela | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| Lady Metal | 2 | 10 | ||
| La Diabolica | 1 | 3 | ||
| Mari Apache | 1 | 2 | ||
| Princesa Blanca | 1 | 2 |
Best Unit
2004: Guerreros del Infierno (as Best Tag Team and Best Trio)
2005: (no award)
2006: Los Guerreros del Atlantida
2007: Real Fuerza Aerea AAA
2008: Oficiales
2009: Peste Negra
Peste Negra is the first CMLL team to win the award in three years, part of Negro Casas’ run of awards this year. Dinastia Navarros includes all votes for the Traumas, Ola Amarillo includes all votes for No Limit, and Hijos del Averno includes all votes for Terrible & Texano.
| Name | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | total |
| Peste Negra | 4 | 3 | 3 | 35 |
| Terrible Cerebros | 5 | 1 | 28 | |
| Super Sky Team | 2 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
| Dinastia Navarro | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| Hijos del Averno | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| Ola Amarillo | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| Los Oficiales | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Poder Mexica | 1 | 5 | ||
| Rebeldes Tuareg | 1 | 5 | ||
| Poder el Norte | 1 | 5 | ||
| Hermandad Extreme | 1 | 5 | ||
| Guerreros de la Atlatnida | 1 | 3 | ||
| Rigo & Chico Che | 1 | 3 | ||
| Wagnermania | 1 | 2 | ||
| Dark Family | 1 | 2 | ||
| Los Piratas | 1 | 2 |
Best Promotion/Territory
2004: CMLL
2005: CMLL
2006: CMLL
2007: AAA
2008: CMLL
2009: CMLL
This is the lowest AAA has ever been in the balloting.
| Name | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | total |
| CMLL | 11 | 3 | 1 | 66 |
| IWRG | 7 | 5 | 3 | 56 |
| CMLL Puebla | 5 | 4 | 23 | |
| AAA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| ACM | 1 | 2 | ||
| Perros del Mal | 1 | 2 |
Best Rivalary
2004: El Hijo del Santo vs Perro Aguayo Jr.
2005: Mistico vs Ultimo Guerrero
2006: Mistico vs Black Warrior
2007: Billy Boy vs Gran Apache
2008: Blue Panther vs Villano V
2009: Negro Casas vs Mistico
Mexico vs Japan includes all variations from CMLL (and presumbably from IWRG, though I don’t think anyone voted that way), with the exception of one voter who picked the overall feud and the Texano & Terrible vs No Limit feud.
Best Rivalary
| Name | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | total |
| Mistico vs Negro Casas | 11 | 1 | 57 | |
| Terrible Cerebros vs Dinastia Navarro | 4 | 6 | 38 | |
| Mexico vs Japan | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| Billy Boy & Sexi Star vs Apaches & Aerostar | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| Dr. Wagner Jr. vs Mesias | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Centella de Oro vs Policeman | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| CMLL Minis vs Puebla Regulars | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Super Sky Team vs Hijo del Averno | 1 | 3 | ||
| Solar vs Negro Navarro | 1 | 3 | ||
| No Limit vs Terrible & Texano | 1 | 2 | ||
| Chessman vs Charly Manson | 1 | 2 | ||
| Ultimo Guerrero vs Villano V | 1 | 2 |
Most Improved
2004: Olimpico
2005: Maximo
2006: Black Warrior, Marco Corelone, Mistico (tie)
2007: Super Fly & X-Pac (tie)
2008: Sombra
2009: Mascara Dorada
There was much more consesus on Most Improved than almost any year prior. The top two broke away from the pack, compared to many people getting about the same votes in prior years.
| Name | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | total |
| Mascara Dorada | 10 | 3 | 59 | |
| Trauma II | 5 | 7 | 46 | |
| Texano Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Zatura | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Gringo Loco | 1 | 5 | ||
| Sexi Star | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Rey Cometa | 1 | 3 | ||
| Aerostar | 1 | 3 | ||
| Joe Lider | 1 | 2 | ||
| La Mascara | 1 | 2 | ||
| Hijo del Fantasma | 1 | 2 | ||
| Mascara Purpura | 1 | 2 | ||
| Shockercito | 1 | 2 | ||
| Hector Garza | 1 | 2 | ||
| Negro Casas | 1 | 2 | ||
| Avisman | 1 | 2 | ||
| Terrible | 1 | 2 | ||
| Pegasso | 1 | 2 |
Most Underutilized
2004: Olimpico
2005: Hooligan & Volador Jr.
2006: Blue Panther
2007: Euforia, Stuka Jr., Valiente
2008: Billy Boy
2009: Zorro
Five of the top six Most Underutilized were from AAA, and none of them were last year’s winner, Billy Boy. The person who voted for Virus was not the same person who voted for “everyone in the Cancerbros but Virus”.
Most Underutilized
| Name | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | total |
| Zorro | 6 | 1 | 32 | |
| Aerostar | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| Mini Abismo Negro | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| El Hijo del Santo | 2 | 10 | ||
| Virus | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Atomic Boy | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Alan Stone | 2 | 6 | ||
| Stuka Jr. | 2 | 6 | ||
| Hijo del Fantasma | 1 | 5 | ||
| Marco Corleone | 1 | 5 | ||
| Ephesto | 1 | 5 | ||
| Blue Center | 1 | 5 | ||
| Misterioso II | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Skandalo | 1 | 5 | ||
| Mr. Condor Romano Garcia | 1 | 3 | ||
| Rebeldes Tuareg | 1 | 3 | ||
| Estrellita | 1 | 3 | ||
| Angel Dorado Jr. | 1 | 2 | ||
| La Mascara | 1 | 2 | ||
| All Cancerberos (but Virus) | 1 | 2 | ||
| Negro Navarro | 1 | 2 | ||
| Toro Bill Sr. | 1 | 2 | ||
| Billy Boy | 1 | 2 | ||
| Fuego | 1 | 2 | ||
| Rey Cometa | 1 | 2 | ||
| Yack | 1 | 2 | ||
| Laredo Kid | 1 | 2 | ||
| Hooligan | 1 | 2 |
Best Mini
This is the first year for this award. 5 CMLL minis and 2 AAA minis got votes, but the winner is now an independent mini.
| Name | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | total |
| Mascarita Dorada | 10 | 2 | 1 | 58 |
| Pierrothito | 5 | 4 | 1 | 39 |
| Pequeno Damian 666 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| Shockercito | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| Mini Abismo Negro | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| Bam Bam | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| Mini Black Warrior | 1 | 2 | ||
| Octagoncito | 1 | 2 |
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what an assortment of people in every award!!! great job everybody!
i regret not voting for the black family as most underutilized!
I didn’t know we could put a “everyone but…” vote in there because that could have saved me the headache of figuring out who’s the most underutilized wrestler in Mexico. I could have written something like “Mexicans in AAA” and had room for some other people.:)
AAA’s in fifth currently in 2010. They’ve dropped down a spot for next year’s ballot. :)
I wonder who voted for Latin Lover?
Can’t really complain about the end results really – all of the discussions prior to the voting kinda showed where everyone was leaning, so there arent really any surprises.
I’m a little disappointed the Ola Amarillo didn’t finish higher in some of these things.
My ballot must not have gone through.
@Tim: Just double checked, and I did not get a ballot from your usual email address.
I did just notice that Phil S sent a ballot, but to the wrong email address. I’m going to add that and see if it changes anything. If you happen to have your ballot still in the outbox and can forward it, I’ll see what I can do.
@thecubsfan: I thought Tim voted for ACM.
Phil’s a rebel.
I sent it on the 7th to Awards@thecubsfan.com. Should I send it to the same place?
@Tim: nah, send it to thecubsfan21@gmail.com
I also sent it to awards.com
I assumed you got it. But if it was someone else who recognized that Rigo was the best technico I will resend to the cubsfan21 email address.
@tomk: Yours I got, no problem.
Phil and Tim’s votes have been added to the post above. Tim’s second try actually went straight to the spam bin, so I think need to go back to confirming votes (or just do them over the web already) for next year.
@Tim: That’s what happens when you vote ACM.
Cubsfan,
Trauma II/Zatura is listed twice in the best match results and I think those two Virus/Valiente matches are possibly the same.
@ohtani’s jacket: Thanks for the correction. The numbers should be right now.
One more — Terrible Cererbros were listed twice in Best Unit.
@ohtani’s jacket: You meant Best Rivalary, right? Unless I missing another one, which is totally possible
Yeah, sorry about that.
Is there 2 Mini/Pequeno Damien 666 cause you have them down twice.
@Tim: Same guy! Got that fixed too.