Bengaluru, Dec 24: The annual tradition of Slammy Awards returned last night after a gap of five years recognising the very bests of WWE programming in 2020. A kick-off show was attached to the original event hosted by the WWE 24/7 Champion R-Truth. The ceremony featured several WWE Legends, Hall of Famers, and mainstream celebrities as presenters of the awards
As for the highlights of the WWE Network special, WWE Champion Drew McIntyre was named the Superstar of the Year, while SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Street Profits won Tag Team of the Year. The King of Claymore Country also won the Slammy for Male Superstar of the Year, while SmackDown Women's Champion Sasha Banks won the Slammy for Female Superstar of the Year.
🏆 The #SLAMMY Award for Superstar of the Year goes to #WWEChampion @DMcIntyreWWE! 🏆
— WWE (@WWE) December 23, 2020
Congratulations to ALL of the 2020 SLAMMY Award Winners! pic.twitter.com/ZCbXrmZU02
Breakout Star of the Year Award was also secured by The Street Profits - Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins but they have lost their Slammys indicating a new rivalry. Return of the Year Award went to WWE Hall of Famer Edge for his miraculous comeback at Royal Rumble 2020.
The @undertaker accepts the #SLAMMY Award for Moment of the Year.
— WWE (@WWE) December 23, 2020
The Undertaker's Final Farewell at #SurvivorSeries 2020. pic.twitter.com/pTBFCY1c6b
The Undertaker bagged three Slammy Awards in separate categories - WWE Network Documentary of the Year for The Last Ride, Moment of the Year for his Final Farewell at Survivor Series 2020, and Match of the Year for the Boneyard Match win against AJ Styles at WrestleMania 36 that also marked the final match of his career.
The Hurt Business and Lacey Evans co-owned for Trashtalker of the Year Award while Referee of the Year went to Charles Robinson, the self-proclaimed die-hard fan of legendary Ric Flair. Celebrity Appearance of the Year went to former WWE 24/7 Champion and NFL legend Rob Gronkowski who was used as the WrestleMania 36 host.
The full list of Slammy Awards 2020 winners alongside the nominations in each category goes as follows:
Superstar of the Year
• *** Drew McIntyre - WINNER ***
• Roman Reigns
• Randy Orton
• Braun Strowman
• "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt
• Asuka
• Sasha Banks
• Bayley
• Becky Lynch
• Charlotte Flair
Match of the Year
• *** Undertaker vs. AJ Styles – Boneyard Match, WrestleMania 36 - WINNER ***
• The New Day vs. The Hurt Business – Raw Tag Team Championship Match: Raw, Nov. 16, 2020
• Edge vs. Randy Orton – The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever: WWE Backlash 2020
• Men's Royal Rumble Match: Royal Rumble 2020
• AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan – Intercontinental Championship Tournament Finals: SmackDown, June 12, 2020
• Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso – Universal Championship Hell in a Cell "I Quit" Match: WWE Hell in a Cell 2020
• Sasha Banks vs. Bayley – SmackDown Women's Championship Hell in a Cell Match: WWE Hell in a Cell 2020
• AJ Styles vs. Sami Zayn vs. Jeff Hardy – Intercontinental Championship Triple Threat Ladder Match: WWE Clash of Champions 2020
• Drew McIntyre vs. Roman Reigns: Survivor Series 2020
• Becky Lynch vs. Asuka - Royal Rumble 2020
Rivalry of the Year
• Seth Rollins vs. The Mysterio Family
• Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton
• *** Edge vs. Randy Orton - WINNER ***
• Sasha Banks vs. Bayley
• R-Truth vs. The World
• Lana vs. Announcer Tables
Tag Team of the Year
• The Golden Role Models
• Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler
• The New Day
• *** The Street Profits - WINNER ***
• Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro
Return of the Year at Slammy Awards 2020
• *** Edge - WINNER ****
• Roman Reigns
• MVP
• Goldberg
• Sami Zayn
Ring Gear of the Year
• Charlotte Flair
• Sasha Banks
• Seth Rollins
• *** The New Day - WINNER ***
• Bianca Belair
• Shinsuke Nakamura
• Carmella
Breakout Star of the Year
• Dominik Mysterio
• Bianca Belair
• Otis
• *** The Street Profits - WINNER ***
• Murphy
Female Superstar of the Year
• Asuka
• *** Sasha Banks - WINNER ***
• Bayley
• Becky Lynch
• Charlotte Flair
Male Superstar of the Year
• *** Drew McIntyre - WINNER ***
• Roman Reigns
• Randy Orton
• Braun Strowman
• "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt
Moment of the Year
• *** The Undertaker's Final Farewell: Survivor Series 2020 - WINNER ***
• Drew McIntyre defeats Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship: WrestleMania 36
• Becky Lynch announces her pregnancy: Raw, May 11, 2020
• Edge returns in the Men's Royal Rumble Match: Royal Rumble 2020
• The New Day's farewell address: SmackDown, Oct. 16, 2020
• Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman unite: SmackDown, August 28, 2020
• Bayley betrays Sasha Banks: SmackDown, Sept. 4, 2020
• The New Day gets drafted to different brands: Raw, Oct. 12, 2020
Most Creative 24/7 Pin
• Drew Gulak in a janitor outfit
Musical Performance of the Year
• *** Elias - WINNER ***
Social Media Superstar of the Year
• *** Bayley - WINNER ***
Trash talker of the Year
• *** Lacey Evans and The Hurt Business - WINNER ***
WWE Network Documentary of the Year
• *** Undertaker: The Last Ride - WINNER ***
Celebrity Appearance of the Year
• *** Rob Gronkowski - WINNER ***
Double Cross of the Year
• *** Bayley - WINNER ***
Referee of the Year
• *** Charles Robinson - WINNER ***
On a related note, NXT Year-End Awards are also back and it will go down on the USA Network during next week's episode of WWE NXT. In an announcement, WWE confirmed to put an incredible end to 2020 for the black-and-gold brand by recognising the biggest Superstars, matches, moments, and many more, next Wednesday night.