I am so happy that KO won for best promo. He might have my favorite promo style of all time. He's always super passionate and I believe every word. Plus, I don't think anyone has ever been as good at being hilarious with ZERO acknowledgement of just how hilarious he is.
Personally while the in the moment of Cody saying he wasn’t going to fight Roman at wrestlemania was stupid, the press conference on was probably one of the most entertaining roads to Wrestlemania in years.
For me it was the promo battle with Rock and Cody on the Raw after Mania. That was painfully awkward. The Rock coming out with that belt was kind of laughable.
I agree with these awards for the most part. IMO Rhea is easily best women's wrestler of the year. Nothing against Toni Storm, she's great, but Rhea is far and away the bigger star and she should have a massive 2025 ahead of her.
But Rhea didn't have any standout matches, was injured for a lot of it and her feud with Liv has dragged on forever. Toni's gone from strength to strength, she's had more good matches and her promo and character work is by far superior. And her feud with Maria had a propert build and timely end, instead of going on and on.
Jordynne Grace female wrestler of the year 9 month reign as TNA Knockouts Champion beating Trinity @ Hard to Kill before losing to Masha Slamovich @ Bound for Glory
I am mainly Aew also and I agree wwe had a much better year That being said most of whatcultures fan base is wwe so danielson and osprey getting third shows it
19:13 I disagree for ONE REASON. Nobody would SHUT UP about it. Tony Khan went "FINE! Here's what you wanted!" and now EVERYONE is acting like they never wanted to see it in the first place... FICKLE!
Because of the way Tony went about and he said he feared for his life when infact he wasn't near it. Punk also owned up to what happened before he showed it and said exactly what happened, so the impact wasn't there. It was a bad call on Tony
Everyone wanted to see it because 2 sides of the story were being told and fans didn’t know who to believe, until they showed the footage proving Punk was right and aew wrong
@Clags Everyone says, "Punk was right." And while maybe that's true... that doesn't mean he was IN the right to start getting physical over such a petty insult... something PUNK HIMSELF loves to do both in and out of character.
@aewmark9618 Maybe... but at the same time, if we never saw the footage. You know DAMN WELL, everyone would still be hung up about it. Now that we got it out of the way, for better or for worse, 2025 should have ZERO thought or mention of Punk (and hopefully backstage altercations) in AEW.
It’s always the intrigue of it. Khan gave his side of the story and where it sounded like Punk was murdering people. Punk gave his after 6 months where it sounded like a HighSchool scuffle. It really should have ended there. Showing a video that had no audio where it really was a small HS scuffle didn’t help anyone. If they were going to show it, probably would have been better off showing it during the public firing of Punk instead of it coming off as ratings boost.
It's interesting how the women's wrestling divisions are "on fire" and yet the only awards for women were female wrestler of the year I mean the tag team award should have Bianca and Jade 🤭
I don’t want to hear about how AEW fans can’t say that WWE is good with these poll results. They clearly voted otherwise, so let’s get rid of the bad faith arguments.
Biggest disappointment this year is how disingenuous WC has become. Even people with smooth brains know that WWE has a bigger fan base, so to not have a separate vid for the other promotions is a disservice to the whole 'tribalism = bad' this channel tries to promote. I'm NOT taking shots at the fan base of any promotion, only that all the outcomes should have been known by WC before they even put up the voting lists.
Precisely 💯 And of course, I find it hilarious how a LOT of folks in the IWC (the hardcore wrestling geeks) accuse fans who just enjoy wrestling in general of having an AEW bias, when they themselves are obviously biased towards WWE.....if these awards are any indication (and it clearly is) As always, hypocrisy at it's finest
You wonderful gents should include "The Saddest Moments of 2024". That way, The New Day would either win 1st or 2nd place. Bryan Danielson being choked out is also a contender as well.
@time502 it's not that deep. The meltrez awards are exactly the same, but with aew. They are fake awards too, so it's crazy seeing comments like yours and many others lol.
The fact that one of the commentators on this wrote an actual BOOK worshipping AEW’s rise and Andy openly says he hates NXT, shows you don’t really watch this channel.
All were deserving... Except.. the biggest let down, I was hoping to see Sting's retirement in Best moments of the year... Perhaps even at Second Place, between Bryan at All In @ 3rd and Cody at WM 40 night 2 at 1st
Surprised Drew or Christian weren’t in the top 3 for promos. Personally the extended wait time between matches for commercials is the worst aspect of the year. I don’t know if I can really blame WWE for that as it seems to coincide with the TKO acquisition and may be a situation of having to do it because the boss wants it deal.
Made Hell in a Cell bloody again? Wasn't the prior Hell in a Cell between Edge and Finn where Finn needed staples to hold his scalp together? I get that Punk/Drew was able to focus on all the blood but that is more a shot against old PG anti-blood stuff.
Heel of the year would be better suited with the things that man says, lol. A talker should be all rounded when it comes to the mic, making you feel emotional, angry, happy, on edge etc
I actually disagree and say AEW did pretty well overall with the voters. It wasn't like WWE had a clean sweep and AEW didn't feature in the top 3 at all. IT's to be expected that WWE won the overall promotion by a landslide based on viewership number and crowd too.
@@charvaderinc.1725 'Better' is subjective. WWE has been around for a lot longer than any other wrestling company, but that doesn't automatically mean they're 'better'. They've had up-and-down years, just like any other company. Also, there may be some folks who think AEW is better in certain aspects, that doesn't mean their opinions are right or wrong. It's about one's personal preferences. (I'm rambling, I know Lol 😂)
The thing i find hilarious is the constant reminder that the fans voted for all of these. The only reason that's happening is because WWE smashed everyone else this year, and the AEW diehards won't be able to handle it. Maybe this has happened in other, more AEW favoring videos, and I will happily stand here and take an L. Just seems interesting to me is all.
This video just shows how WC loves to stir up the tribalism. Everyone knows that WWE has the most fans, so for them not to have a separate WWE vid proves they set up all other promotions to lose. I tried to give this channel another chance after only watching Simon vids for the past few months, but it's not worth it anymore. This channel became super disingenuous this year
@@sniperhawk2 Spot on 💯 And once again, I find it funny how so many people accuse them of being 'AEW marks' when they criticize that company just as much, if not more, than WWE
I agree with all the awards basically but the fact the Punk vs Drew won match and story of the year over Swerve vs Hangman is mind blowing. Even if neither won I would be fine but the Punk vs Drew match and story was a Wish version of Swerve vs Hangman. Just saying🤷♂
I've not been following wrestling much this year, but great to hear whats been going on. Does anyone have a link to the Tony Khan Toy Story thing? I've not seen this.
Agreed that Andy is great, but so are Adam and Michael. Worst? well, probably Simon, but people love him (and I think he seems like a really nice guy, I just find his UPs and Downs aren't honest enough.)
Match: Swerve/Hangman(The Match CM punk/Drew Ripped Off) Breakout: Joe Hendry Promotion: WWE Show: WrestleMania Night 2 Promos: Toni Storm Story: Cody/Roman Gimmick: Toni Storm Disappointment: Wyatt Sicks Male Wrestler OTY: Always Roman Female Wrestler OTY: Toni Storm
Opinions are opinions, but that Drew / Punk cage match was bad. Pedestrian cage match complete with a super sloppy botch and a great finish. The great finish doesn't make up for the rest. And Story of the Year? Fighting over a kiddy bracelet? Ugh. Two great wrestlers but the story and blow off were just not good.
@@rpriske Yup! But the awards technically are voted by a whole bunch of people. So their collective opinions with one conclusion makes a more substantial one as compared with one person's.
While I chose not to watch WWE for personal reasons, I cannot deny that they were far and away the best promotion this year. I feel there should have been funniest moment of the year should be Okada taking over audio production. "I'm so sorry... bitch!." LOL
WWE had what may have been its best year. AEW, on the other hand, has seen a steady decline in viewership and attendance. WWE has been making stars while AEW has been killing them, with RARE exceptions. I write this as somebody who was a fan of AEW when it started.
I think Drew should have been a top contender for best promo of the year. He really stepped up his promo game this year.
You mean they didn't even make him an option!?
I am so happy that KO won for best promo. He might have my favorite promo style of all time. He's always super passionate and I believe every word. Plus, I don't think anyone has ever been as good at being hilarious with ZERO acknowledgement of just how hilarious he is.
"Leave my rental vehicle right now." One-liner of the year.
That’s cool for Jacob Fatu! I saw him in Pittsburgh last year wrestle in front of a few hundred people, and he blew the roof off the place.
But this video reminds me that my opinions and tastes in wrestling differ greatly from the mainstream
He blew the roof off everywhere he was
worst moment for me was the rock forcing himself into the wrestlemania main event with roman reigns, thankfully it didnt happen
Worst moment was roman not passing hogan's record
Personally while the in the moment of Cody saying he wasn’t going to fight Roman at wrestlemania was stupid, the press conference on was probably one of the most entertaining roads to Wrestlemania in years.
For me it was the promo battle with Rock and Cody on the Raw after Mania. That was painfully awkward. The Rock coming out with that belt was kind of laughable.
@@ohmy4275 I think that The Rock is a total D-bag! Never understood the appeal at all. He's just a dork with WAAAAAAY too many catch phrases!!!!
@@ohmy4275 I want D-bag Dwayne to retire!
Drew made my year
Dom and Nick Mysterio were robbed of a non-existent best heel category
It’s Tom and Nick.
She is still Timeless Toni Storm but in a delusional state
Outta Time Toni Storm
This was awesome guys you outdid yourselves my favorite show of the year thank you so much
Honorable mention for Breakout Star Jey Uso!
I agree with these awards for the most part. IMO Rhea is easily best women's wrestler of the year. Nothing against Toni Storm, she's great, but Rhea is far and away the bigger star and she should have a massive 2025 ahead of her.
But Rhea didn't have any standout matches, was injured for a lot of it and her feud with Liv has dragged on forever. Toni's gone from strength to strength, she's had more good matches and her promo and character work is by far superior. And her feud with Maria had a propert build and timely end, instead of going on and on.
But wait if you have male and female wrestler of the year wouldn’t it make sense to also have female tag team of the year?
Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill would win that category, hands down.
Jordynne Grace female wrestler of the year 9 month reign as TNA Knockouts Champion beating Trinity @ Hard to Kill before losing to Masha Slamovich @ Bound for Glory
Yup, Jordynne Grace is much more deserving of being women wrestler of the year than Toni Storm.
As a (primarily) AEW fan, I actually agree with WWE getting promotion of the year. They put out a great product this year.
I am mainly Aew also and I agree wwe had a much better year
That being said most of whatcultures fan base is wwe so danielson and osprey getting third shows it
You guys need a whatcultire bald cap that way we can all join the bald community any time
Fraxiom were very very good this year
19:13 I disagree for ONE REASON. Nobody would SHUT UP about it. Tony Khan went "FINE! Here's what you wanted!" and now EVERYONE is acting like they never wanted to see it in the first place... FICKLE!
Because of the way Tony went about and he said he feared for his life when infact he wasn't near it. Punk also owned up to what happened before he showed it and said exactly what happened, so the impact wasn't there. It was a bad call on Tony
Everyone wanted to see it because 2 sides of the story were being told and fans didn’t know who to believe, until they showed the footage proving Punk was right and aew wrong
@Clags Everyone says, "Punk was right." And while maybe that's true... that doesn't mean he was IN the right to start getting physical over such a petty insult... something PUNK HIMSELF loves to do both in and out of character.
@aewmark9618 Maybe... but at the same time, if we never saw the footage. You know DAMN WELL, everyone would still be hung up about it. Now that we got it out of the way, for better or for worse, 2025 should have ZERO thought or mention of Punk (and hopefully backstage altercations) in AEW.
It’s always the intrigue of it. Khan gave his side of the story and where it sounded like Punk was murdering people. Punk gave his after 6 months where it sounded like a HighSchool scuffle. It really should have ended there. Showing a video that had no audio where it really was a small HS scuffle didn’t help anyone. If they were going to show it, probably would have been better off showing it during the public firing of Punk instead of it coming off as ratings boost.
What are these? The WWE awards?
No.
DEFINITELY
Not their fault that the people voted for the promotion that had the stronger year 🤷🏾♂️
Why is it a shock that aew is 2? Like no hate but aew has had a bad run .
Number 2 is TNA. AEW is more like freefalling to rock-bottom. That's not what I'd call a "bad run".
@anthonyrousseau8050 I tried to put it as best as I could. I do genuinely believe that aew IS the worst it's ever been
@@rms.ziggler7344 eh it was worse after all the CM punk bullshit, it's at least a little bit above that rn
It's interesting how the women's wrestling divisions are "on fire" and yet the only awards for women were female wrestler of the year I mean the tag team award should have Bianca and Jade 🤭
Drew was best promo of the year imo.
Awesome. Gotta see how my votes did in comparison to the winners. Was it on x?
I wanted to watch until i saw it was those two..
I don’t want to hear about how AEW fans can’t say that WWE is good with these poll results. They clearly voted otherwise, so let’s get rid of the bad faith arguments.
There are already comments saying WWE won because only WWE fans voted. It’s wild.
You know life is easier when you stop caring about what random IWC nerds say online
Costco guys stuff is really starting to hit diminishing returns 😂
I was over it before it started. It's not funny.
Why we gotta take a dig at Tonga Loa 🤣🤣🤣
Biggest disappointment this year is how disingenuous WC has become. Even people with smooth brains know that WWE has a bigger fan base, so to not have a separate vid for the other promotions is a disservice to the whole 'tribalism = bad' this channel tries to promote. I'm NOT taking shots at the fan base of any promotion, only that all the outcomes should have been known by WC before they even put up the voting lists.
Precisely 💯
And of course, I find it hilarious how a LOT of folks in the IWC (the hardcore wrestling geeks) accuse fans who just enjoy wrestling in general of having an AEW bias, when they themselves are obviously biased towards WWE.....if these awards are any indication (and it clearly is)
As always, hypocrisy at it's finest
Follow that logic through, and would we have the same for TNA, NJPW, MLW, CMLL, or DDTPro?
Thought not.
Do this every year! You reading these blind was the best part!!
Me personally, i think Gunther has had a great year and is a definite honourable mention for best wrestler of 2024
⬆ To WhatCulture for 2024 ty for all the content hope the Team has a wonderful holiday season
No dirty dom in gimmick of the year?
18:02 worst moment of the year Cody Rundy wining world title
You wonderful gents should include "The Saddest Moments of 2024". That way, The New Day would either win 1st or 2nd place. Bryan Danielson being choked out is also a contender as well.
Mostly WWE channel hosts wrestling opinion awards voted by mostly wwe fan base hmmm this wont be biased
@time502 it's not that deep. The meltrez awards are exactly the same, but with aew. They are fake awards too, so it's crazy seeing comments like yours and many others lol.
@@joshwilliams549 Well, it's not like the OP is lying 🤷
The fact that one of the commentators on this wrote an actual BOOK worshipping AEW’s rise and Andy openly says he hates NXT, shows you don’t really watch this channel.
@afp445 and its not a bad thing either and nor should it be.
@@joshwilliams549 So being biased towards WWE is a good thing, but being biased towards AEW is bad? Ok sure 🤷🤦
This was so much fun 😂
Chelsey Greens gimmick paid off. Really thought Yeet would be higher im shocked! And i hate Yeet!
Happy for Toni Storm and AEW but women wrestler of the year not being Liv Morgan is a travesty
I'd have loved to see the vote pre-2022 before WWE got hot and AEW cooled off.
MOTY=Swerve vs. Ospreay
All were deserving...
Except.. the biggest let down,
I was hoping to see Sting's retirement in Best moments of the year...
Perhaps even at Second Place, between Bryan at All In @ 3rd and Cody at WM 40 night 2 at 1st
Sami beating Gunther was a better moment than Cody beating Roman. (But they were both pretty great.)
Feels like the WWE fans drowned out AEW no matter what was actually happening.
Surprised Drew or Christian weren’t in the top 3 for promos. Personally the extended wait time between matches for commercials is the worst aspect of the year. I don’t know if I can really blame WWE for that as it seems to coincide with the TKO acquisition and may be a situation of having to do it because the boss wants it deal.
is that a will washington Christmas sweatshirt ?
Made Hell in a Cell bloody again?
Wasn't the prior Hell in a Cell between Edge and Finn where Finn needed staples to hold his scalp together?
I get that Punk/Drew was able to focus on all the blood but that is more a shot against old PG anti-blood stuff.
19:33
Wait what!? 😯
With these results, I feel you all voted for t rum p.
Biggest disappointment was MJF v Cole feud
Los Forajidos would be my tag team of the year 2024.
Mcintyre was the best on mic this year
Story should have been bloodline
People voting kevin owens best promo tells us the bias towards WWE, why not will ospreay
Story of the year.. CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre...
Fighting over a bracelet 😂
100% agree. I would have had it on a list of worst feuds of the year.
@@rpriskeok come on now, you know that’s crazy
TNA! TNA! TNA!
The wwe monopoly is slowly returning
Roman surely!
Hangman??? 🤣🤣🤣
3rd CodyRoman i strongly disagree!
L Female Wrestler of the year should’ve been Liv and how Rhea get on here she had 2 tv matches all year
As a fan of both AEW and wwe, this is ridiculous. If you’re a fan please try to watch both sides cause these awards make no sense.
Yes they do
Once the matches of the year was read out,I just laughed and shut down the video
@@RonSwansonLegend they are fake awards it isn't that deep.
@@joshwilliams549 THEN WHY CANT WWE FANS BE HONEST???
@six6thdisciple its a fake award, dude. lol, you need to grow up.
Andy dropped a Donald Trump punchline ,even if they pulled sooo much crap about this man. Stay in your lane. Don't do political shit
Somehow, Punk and McIntyre drew more heat with a friendship bracelet than Page and Strickland with a burning house.
Despite being injured for 6 months, Punk had one of the best years of his career ❤ More importantly, he has proven his haters wrong.
Drew vs. Punk as MotY is a joke. 🤣
Worst moment of the year was any time Mercedes was dancing on our screens.
The Tony toy Story bit was funny I laughed out loud
19:42
Talker of the year Id have Christian. The things that man said.
Heel of the year would be better suited with the things that man says, lol. A talker should be all rounded when it comes to the mic, making you feel emotional, angry, happy, on edge etc
How the f is the rock not promo of the year
Ah yes the 2024 tribalism awards what could go wrong on a reward review that mainly caters to one fan base over the other 😂😂😂😂
The bald Adam must be furious to see WWE do so good.
The aew fans will come and say wwe fans have ruined this whatculture award, lol.
I actually disagree and say AEW did pretty well overall with the voters. It wasn't like WWE had a clean sweep and AEW didn't feature in the top 3 at all. IT's to be expected that WWE won the overall promotion by a landslide based on viewership number and crowd too.
Project much? Geez. Haven’t seen any AEW fans doing that anywhere
You care too much about tribalism bro
@@justGSquaredthere's a few posts getting on like this. Like proactively getting tribal before anyone else. It's sad.
This is a WWE centric list for obvious reasons.
Because it’s better?
@@charvaderinc.1725 'Better' is subjective. WWE has been around for a lot longer than any other wrestling company, but that doesn't automatically mean they're 'better'. They've had up-and-down years, just like any other company. Also, there may be some folks who think AEW is better in certain aspects, that doesn't mean their opinions are right or wrong. It's about one's personal preferences. (I'm rambling, I know Lol 😂)
@KK-mk8dj because that's what the wrestling fans voted for. It's also fake awards, dude, lol
News today Andrew?
Probs none over xmas
@thethedeanshow If you say the truth, than okay.
The thing i find hilarious is the constant reminder that the fans voted for all of these. The only reason that's happening is because WWE smashed everyone else this year, and the AEW diehards won't be able to handle it. Maybe this has happened in other, more AEW favoring videos, and I will happily stand here and take an L. Just seems interesting to me is all.
This video just shows how WC loves to stir up the tribalism. Everyone knows that WWE has the most fans, so for them not to have a separate WWE vid proves they set up all other promotions to lose. I tried to give this channel another chance after only watching Simon vids for the past few months, but it's not worth it anymore. This channel became super disingenuous this year
@@sniperhawk2 Spot on 💯
And once again, I find it funny how so many people accuse them of being 'AEW marks' when they criticize that company just as much, if not more, than WWE
Adam page maybe third worst on the mic
I agree with all the awards basically but the fact the Punk vs Drew won match and story of the year over Swerve vs Hangman is mind blowing. Even if neither won I would be fine but the Punk vs Drew match and story was a Wish version of Swerve vs Hangman. Just saying🤷♂
Shocking that a WWE leaning shows crowd voted WWE
They got aew bias bruh we knew
I've not been following wrestling much this year, but great to hear whats been going on. Does anyone have a link to the Tony Khan Toy Story thing? I've not seen this.
Nice Diddy xmas sweater there
Best WhatCulture host: Andy Murray
Worst: Adam Wilborn, Michael Hamphlett tied
Agreed that Andy is great, but so are Adam and Michael.
Worst? well, probably Simon, but people love him (and I think he seems like a really nice guy, I just find his UPs and Downs aren't honest enough.)
WWE being voted number 1 promotion.
"Heh, I mean, folks...WHERE'S THE LIE??!"
The first "award" shows the majority of wc audience has complete shit taste
Match: Swerve/Hangman(The Match CM punk/Drew Ripped Off)
Breakout: Joe Hendry
Promotion: WWE
Show: WrestleMania Night 2
Promos: Toni Storm
Story: Cody/Roman
Gimmick: Toni Storm
Disappointment: Wyatt Sicks
Male Wrestler OTY: Always Roman
Female Wrestler OTY: Toni Storm
Tag team OTY
@haircutexperience I'm gonna have to say New Day
@@boycottactivision nice pic!
😂😂😂
Booo...The Dub is always the best!
Opinions are opinions, but that Drew / Punk cage match was bad. Pedestrian cage match complete with a super sloppy botch and a great finish. The great finish doesn't make up for the rest.
And Story of the Year? Fighting over a kiddy bracelet? Ugh.
Two great wrestlers but the story and blow off were just not good.
Well that is just your opinion. And that is pretty much only of value to you.
@@nadiashahanizahassan9460 you can say that about literally every comment.
@@rpriske Yup! But the awards technically are voted by a whole bunch of people. So their collective opinions with one conclusion makes a more substantial one as compared with one person's.
Dickish of you to take jabs at the people for what they voted.
Biggest Disappointment of the Year: So-SLOW and the Menstrual Bloodline
They hurt you that bad?🫵🏻😂
Biggest disappointment is that non existent chin
Anyway go on jelly roll
Should have had Simon host
Winner of the Go Away And Don’t Come Back award
Andy Murray
Why would you want our very good friend to go away?
While I chose not to watch WWE for personal reasons, I cannot deny that they were far and away the best promotion this year. I feel there should have been funniest moment of the year should be Okada taking over audio production. "I'm so sorry... bitch!." LOL
Liv Morgan should be female wrestler of the year.
WWE had what may have been its best year. AEW, on the other hand, has seen a steady decline in viewership and attendance. WWE has been making stars while AEW has been killing them, with RARE exceptions. I write this as somebody who was a fan of AEW when it started.
2024 was a bad year for AEW. Tony Khan needs to step down as booker as soon as possible
The Dub was good, but it could be better.
Andy Murray sucks. Due to take months off.
Voters are only wwe fans atleast they got the women of the year right 🧏🏾♂️
🤣 🤣 🤣 only a child would comment, comments like yours, so sad you guys go to this length because you are unhappy with a fake award.
@@aewmark9618 THAT MEANS WWE FANS ARE DISHONEST A “FAKE” AWARD…THATS EVEN WORST BECAUSE ITS FAKE 🙂↕️