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2005 Tapatia Ideas

thecubsfan 5 Comments

Tapatia - via luchawikiWe’re NOT voting yet, or probably not even till December. This is just an early warning to give you time to think about it (and because it’s Friday and I’ve got not enough to do.) We’ll try a nomination thread before voting as well, so hold off on hyping particular people until then, though feel free to discuss – one of things that prompted this is an internal debate over who’s the Mexican Wrestler of the Year.

I want to emphaize, I don’t want to limit this just to people who’ve watched every single tape over the last year, because it would just be Robert giving his opinions. Personally, I know there will be plenty of lucha I won’t get time to see, unless I quit my job. If you feel you’re familiar with what’s gone on, go ahead and vote.

Here’s last year’s winners, in case you’ve forgetten.

Best Wrestler: L.A. Park
Best Match: 09-03 Averno vs Zumbido
Best Tecnico: L.A. Park
Best Rudo: Hector Garza
Best Tag Team: Ultimo & Rey
Best Trio: GdI
Best Promotion: CMLL
Best Rivalary: Santo vs Perro Aguayo
Best Legend: Santo
Most Improved: Olimpico
Most Underrated: Olimpico

Legend was any wrestler over 40. As last year, anything from 2004 which didn’t turn up on Gala to 2005 is eligible, as well as stuff which hasn’t aired on GALA yet but you’ve seen.

Thoughts on new categories or changes? Now’s the time to sell me on ideas I wouldn’t listen to last year.

I’m only listening to “Best Rookie” if you can give me 8 guys we can agree on being rooks. That’s your challenge.

I think I’m changing Underrated to “Under Utilized”.

Best Outsider, perhaps?

I’m not too high on Tag Team/Trios awards, because those have been relatively dead categories this year. I can guess the winners, but it’s a By Default situation mostly.

I’m thinking about adding “Best non-CMLL wrestler” and “Best non-CMLL match”, just because I want more AAA/IWRG/Tijuana/wherever action to be represented.

Feel free to throw an off the wall suggestion in. I’m gonna listen to anything.

2004 Tapatia Award Results

thecubsfan 8 Comments

Thanks all for particpating, or even just reading. I learned some things about how to better do this – we’ll see if I can use them next year.

We ended with four ballots. Not every ballot completely filled out the awards.

There was a no comment rule, but since only one person did them, I’ll save them the type of retyping in the comment window.

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2004 Tapatia Awards Ballot

thecubsfan 2 Comments

Hi!

This is the first Tapatia awards, designed to honor the best in lucha libre over the past year. We encourage all fans to vote, and let their voice be heard on the previous twelve months of Mexican lucha libre. This year of voting will cover the calendar year 2004. Matches taped in Mexico in 2003 but first aired in the United States and Canada in 2004 will also be considered eligible.

As this is our first year, there’s some experimenting going on to see what works and what doesn’t. In order to get a handle on how much work this would be, we’ve cut the ballot down to the eleven awards. This year, there will be no “Worst Of” awards. We’ll not be doing comments in addition to awards, but we highly encourage voters to follow up the winners announcement with their thoughts.

Voting will be held from December 26th, 2004 to January 10th. One ballot per person. Send completed ballots to luchaawards@thecubsfan.com. Ballots to other addresses may not be counted!

Categories with first thru third voting will give 5 points for first, 3 points for second, 2 points for third. Categories with first thru fifth voting will give 12 points for first, 8 points for second, 5 points for third, 3 points for fourth, and 2 points for fifth. Tie and split votes will be thrown out.

Any match in any location using the Mexican lucha libre style are eligible to be included. Shows in the US and elsewhere using this style are included. Japanese lucha libre promotions such as Michinoku Pro are not included, but Japanese tours by Mexican lucha libre promotions are included. Female and mini wrestlers are eligible for all categories, unless otherwise specified.

Quick descriptions of the awards:
1) Best Wrestler – top wrestler over the last year.
2) Best Match – should be obvious. Please include the date the match happened.
3) Best Tecnico – greatest good guy
4) Best Rudo – for the entertaining evil-doers
5) Best Tag Team – two person team. Had to team up during the year.
6) Best Trio – three person team. Had to team up during the year.
7) Best Promotion – outstanding organization. If regional/city promotion, I’d appreciate if the region was specified.
8) Best Rivalry – most interesting/exciting/entertaining feud. Can be person vs person, or people vs people.
9) Best Legend – wrestler over the age of 40.
10) Most Improved – wrestler who stepped up their game the highest from 2003
11) Most Underrated – wrestler who’s deserving of more attention from both the promotion and the fans

I (thecubsfan) am the sole dictator of the awards, and my decisions will be final.

Please cut and paste the following ballot to luchaawards@thecubsfan.com.. Do not post your ballot in this thread.

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