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The Slammy Awards, also known as the Slammys, is a concept used by , where awards, similar to the and , are given to professional wrestlers and other individuals within WWE, such as commentators and managers. Introduced in 1986, there have been 13 editions of the concept. The awards are a mixture of "serious" and "". Winners of the award receive a statuette that depicts one wrestler holding another over his head.

The awards were discontinued after 2015. The same year, the NXT brand debuted its own exclusive awards, the NXT Year-End Awards (also rewarding the NXT UK brand since 2019), with wrestlers from Raw and SmackDown being instead rewarded by the WWE Year-End Award in 2018 and 2019.

In 2020, it was announced that WWE would be reviving the Slammy Awards for their Raw and SmackDown brands, with the winners announced live on the . The ceremony aired on December 23, 2020 following the 2020 awards the slammys were not awarded again until 2024 at WWE World via fan vote.

and hold the record for the most Slammy Awards won by a WWE superstar at fifteen each.


Editions

1986 Slammy Awards
The Slammy Awards was initially conceived to commemorate the release of The Wrestling Album, a featuring various professional wrestlers from the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now known as WWE). The ceremony took place on March 1, 1986, from the Civic Center in , and aired live on . served as an interviewer. , , , and performed their songs from the album.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

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1987 Slammy Awards
The Slammy Awards returned a year later, now honoring the events and individuals involved within the professional wrestling aspect of the World Wrestling Federation. The second edition of the ceremony (referred to in commercials and on-air as the 37th annual Slammy Awards) took place on December 16, 1987, from Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It aired in syndication on December 19, 1987. The ceremony was hosted by and . Musical numbers were performed by (singing the song "Stand Back") and (singing "Girls in Cars"), with the entire WWF roster performing "If You Only Knew" as the show's closing number.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

  • "Superstar" Billy Graham
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  • No winner (envelope eaten by Sika)

  • One Man Gang
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1994 Slammy Awards
Dormant for years, the Slammy Awards returned on a special edition of which aired on December 31, 1994. and presented the awards from the WWF television studios in Stamford, Connecticut.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

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  • – "Go get 'em, champ!" commercial

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  • Oscar

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  • Tatanka

  • WWF Raw: Video Strategies & Secrets
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  • The Headshrinkers

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  • Dink The Clown

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1996 Slammy Awards
The fourth edition of the Slammy Awards took place on March 30, 1996, from the Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, California. It aired live on , and was hosted by .

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

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  • Vader's assault on WWF President Gorilla Monsoon
    • taking credit for Shawn Michaels collapse
    • Sycho Sid attacks Shawn Michaels
    • repeatedly Jackknifing Bret Hart after losing the WWF World Heavyweight Championship to him
    • 's fast count on Razor Ramon
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1997 Slammy Awards
The fifth edition of the Slammy Awards took place on March 21, 1997, from the in . It aired live on USA Network, and there was two celebrity presenters were and Nominees in some categories included celebrities with no connection to the WWF or even to professional wrestling at all. The event was sponsored by .

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

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2008 Slammy Awards
The Slammy Awards were brought back in 2008 as part of a strategy to air more "special episodes" of and revive the brand as well as boost ratings. The event took place on December 8, 2008, from the in . Certain awards were also presented on WWE's website.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

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  • cashes in Money in the Bank briefcase and defeats Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship – Raw, June 30
    • returns – Royal Rumble
    • Floyd Mayweather Jr. punches and breaks his nose – No Way Out
    • sends Edge to Hell – SummerSlam

  • The Great Khali hosts the Kiss Cam – SmackDown, November 7
    • attacks Chavo Guerrero Jr. disguised as a Mariachi band member – ECW, January 29
    • dresses up as a sailor for Halloween – SmackDown, October 31
    • attempts 's entrance – Raw, December 1
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  • 's entrance – SmackDown, September 15
    • rapping to Raw, November 17
    • Edge singing "Heaven" – SmackDown, February 15
    • John Morrison and The Miz rap – The Dirt Sheet, August 29
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2009 Slammy Awards
The event took place on December 14, 2009, from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. It was hosted by . The "Diva of the Year" award was decided by a fan vote, with votes cast through WWE's website.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

  • won a tournament for the award
    • (lost to Cena by pinfall in the final)
    • (lost to Orton by countout in the first round)
    • (lost to Cena by submission in the first round)
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2010 Slammy Awards
The event took place on December 13, 2010, from the New Orleans Arena in . The awards were presented on , with "supplemental" awards given on WWE's website. The "Superstar of the Year" award was decided by a fan vote, which were cast through WWE's website.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

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  • "Angry Miz Girl" Cayley

  • Michael Cole
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  • Raw Chicken

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2011 Slammy Awards
The event took place on December 12, 2011, from the in Norfolk, Virginia. The awards were presented on , with additional awards given on WWE's website. The "Superstar of the Year" award was decided by a fan vote, which were cast through WWE's website.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

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  • The that ran past Alberto Del Rio on Raw


2012 Slammy Awards
The event took place on December 17, 2012, from the Wells Fargo Center in . Awards were presented on , on WWE's website, and on the pre-show the day before. Votes for several categories were cast through the WWE during the live broadcast; over 583,000 votes were tallied.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

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  • "Goat face is a horrible insult. My face is practically perfect in every way. In fact, from now on I demand to be called Beautiful Bryan." –
    • "I don't have Instagram. I'm an adult." –
    • "I did it for Andy Kaufman." –
    • "Yes, this is the real Great Khali. I'm ready to tweet with you!" – The Great Khali
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  • to and : "You're the exact opposite. One enjoys eating a lot of nuts and the other is still trying to find his."
    • calls "goat-faced."
    • to Dolph Ziggler, while Ziggler was standing on a ladder: "Look at you there, Ziggler. You’re finally taller than everybody, congratulations."
    • to John Cena: "If John Cena had led the American Revolution, right now all of us would be playing cricket, we'd be sipping tea and we'd be blessing the Queen."

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  • Z! True Long Island Story
    • Santino's Foreign Exchange
    • WWE Download
    • Are You Serious?


2013 Slammy Awards
This event took place on December 9, 2013, from the in Seattle, Washington, with over 13,000 people in attendance and was hosted by Booker T and . The awards were presented on , its pre-show, and on WWE's website. Votes were cast through the WWE during the live broadcast; over 1.64 million votes were tallied.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

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  • #BelieveInTheShield – The Shield
    • #BestForBusiness – The Authority
    • #FollowTheBuzzards – The Wyatt Family
    • #WeThePeople – The Real Americans
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  • The JBL and Cole Show
    • WWE Inbox
    • 30-Second Fury
    • WWE Top 10
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  • after WrestleMania (East Rutherford, New Jersey)


2014 Slammy Awards
This event took place on December 8, 2014, from the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. It was hosted by . The awards were presented on , its pre-show and on WWE's website. Votes were cast through WWE's website for the pre-show and website awards, while the main categories were voted through the WWE during the live broadcast.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

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  • The Ultimate Warrior returns to WWE at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and Raw (April 7)
    • returns as the guest host of WrestleMania XXX – Raw, February 24
    • returns – Raw, January 20
    • returns to interrupt Rusev and Lana – Raw, October 6
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2015 Slammy Awards
This event took place on December 21, 2015, from the in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Awards were presented on , its pre-show, and WWE's website. Votes were cast for certain categories through , and , with voting for additional categories occurring on the WWE during the live show.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

    • Every Superstar on the main WWE roster was nominated
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  • coins "Suplex City" – WrestleMania 31
    • calls "" – Raw, May 25
    • Seth Rollins calls "Johnny Idiot Face" – Raw, June 15
    • Seth Rollins disses Kane while celebrating The Authority's WrestleMania accomplishments – Raw, April 6
    • spoils Charlotte's WWE Divas Championship celebration – Raw, September 21

  • Stone Cold Podcast
    • Breaking Ground
    • Table for 3
    • WWE 24
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  • Sting returns, as ' statue, and attacks Rollins – Raw, August 24
    • joins forces with and – Night of Champions
    • The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and ) return to WWE – Raw, August 24
    • Alberto Del Rio and return to WWE – Hell in a Cell
    • Demon Kane returns to prevent from cashing in his Money in the Bank contract and attacks Seth Rollins – Night of Champions
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2020 Slammy Awards
This event took place on December 23, 2020, and aired through WWE’s digital and social media platforms.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

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  • Elias' live performance of ' on (October 19)'''
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  • Bayley

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  • Charles Robinson
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2024 Slammy Awards
On March 22, 2024, it was announced that the Slammys were returning and the winners would be entirely determined by fans' votes. The voting ran March 22nd till the 27th with the winners being announced on April 7th from in a ceremony hosted by and Big E.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

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  • (c) vs. for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 39
    • vs. in a San Juan Street Fight at Backlash 2023
    • (c) vs. for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at Elimination Chamber 2023
    • Gunther (c) vs. for the WWE Intercontinental Championship on (September 4, 2023)
    • Asuka (c) vs. vs. Charlotte Flair in a Triple threat match for the WWE Women's Championship at SummerSlam 2023
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  • Seth "Freakin" Rollins

  • "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio
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2025 Slammy Awards
On March 21, 2025, it was announced that the Slammys were returning and the winners would entirely be determined by fans' votes. The voting ran from March 21st with the winners being announced on April 20th from in a ceremony hosted by and Big E.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

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Records
  • Most wins – and (15)
  • Most wins in a single year – Shawn Michaels (1996) and (2014) (6)
  • Most nominations – Seth "Freakin" Rollins (38)
  • Most nominations in a single year – Seth Rollins (2014) (15)


See also
  • List of professional wrestling awards
  • List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards
  • List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • NXT Year-End Award

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