Nestlemania and JC bring you the funniest wrestling award show around... The 2025 Knocker Awards!

SHINE CATEGORIES:

SUPAH HAWT FIYAH MOMENT OF THE YEAR

• Tiffany Stratton Cashes in her MITB on First SmackDown of the Year
• Jey Uso winning the Royal Rumble
• John Cena turning heel on Cody at Chamber and siding with The Rock
• Dom Mysterio wins the IC title at WrestleMania

BEST STORY

MJF Joining The Hurt Syndicate

Hangman’s rise to win the title

Mariah May and Toni Storm Ending

Naomi, Jade Cargill, Bianca Belair Drama

RIVALRY OF THE YEAR

Becky Lynch & Lyra Valkyria

Blake Monroe & Jordynne Grace

CM Punk & Seth Rollins

John Cena & Cody Rhodes

“ALWAYS IN THE SHINE” MALE SUPERSTAR OF THE YEAR

Adam “Hangman” Page

Cody Rhodes

CM Punk

Oba Femi

“ALWAYS IN THE SHINE” FEMALE SUPERSTAR OF THE YEAR

Iyo Sky

Mercedes Mone

Stephanie Vaquer

Toni Storm

“ALWAYS IN THE SHINE” TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR

Fraxiom

FTR

Hank & Tank

The Hardy Boyz

BEST CHAMPION

Ethan Page (NA title)

Mercedes Mone (TBS)

Oba Femi (NXT title)

Toni Storm (AEW Women’s)

BEST ONE-TIME ENTRANCE

• CM Punk FIRE BURNS AND CULT OF Personality 
• Misticos Grand Slam Mexico entrance 
• Tiffany Stratton’s Barbie WrestleMania entrance 
• Young Bucks entrances when broke boyz

BEST BRAND

AEW Dynamite

NXT

RAW 

SMACKDOWN

BEST BOOKER

Shawn MIchaels

Tony Khan

Triple H

HEAT CATEGORIES:

BEST HEEL

Becky Lynch 

Gunther

Logan Paul

Solo Sikoa

MOST UNDERUTILIZED TALENT

Austin Theory

Grayson Waller

Jamie Hayter

Karrion Kross

LEAPT THE DOLPHIN WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN

• John Cena’s 17th Championship Win/Reign
• Karrion Kross in WWE
• MJF & The Hurt Syndicate
• Naomi’s championship reign

MOST NESTLE CURSED 

Zelina Vega being a “can”

GET EM OFF MY TV WORST THING OF 2025 AWARD

• AEW Grand Slam Australia 
• Jon Moxley landing on a bat of nails in the middle of a random Dynamite and won the match
• The Death Riders
• Travis Scott

HOPE CATEGORIES:

NEWCOMER/ACQUISITION OF THE YEAR

Blake Monroe

Penta

Rey Fenix

Ricky Saints

BEST REPACKAGE

Alexa Bliss & Charlotte

El Grande Americano

Naomi

Ricochet

BREAKOUT/MOST IMPROVED SUPERSTAR

Jacob Fatu

Jacy Jayne

Jaida Parker

Raquel Rodriguez

COMEBACK CATEGORIES:

COMEBACK OF THE YEAR

AJ Lee

Aleister Black

John Cena

Rusev

FULL CIRCY MOMENT OF THE YEAR

Christian Cage & Cope reuniting

Paul Heyman turns on both Roman & Punk

Reigns and Punk friends forever

Trish returns to face Tiffany at Evolution

FINISH CATEGORIES:

MATCH OF THE YEAR

• Sami Zayn v Kevin Owens (Elimination Chamber)
• Toni Storm v Mariah May (AEW Revolution)
• John Cena vs Cody Rhodes (SummerSlam)
• Iyo Sky v Rhea Ripley (v Naomi) (Evolution)

MEAT SUPERSTAR OF THE YEAR

Bronson Reed

Oba Femi

Jasper Troy 

Bronson Reed

JOBBER OF THE YEAR

Akira Tozawa

JD McDonagh

Max Caster

Roxanne Perez