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| Country | United States |
| Presented by | WWE Academy of Wrestling Arts and Sciences (kayfabe)[1] |
| First awarded | March 1, 1986 |
The Slammy Awards, also known as the Slammys, is a concept used by WWE, where awards, similar to the Academy and Grammy Awards, are given to professional wrestlers and other individuals within WWE, such as commentators and managers.[2] Introduced in 1986, there have been 13 editions of the concept. The awards are a mixture of "serious" and "tongue-in-cheek".[3] Winners of the award receive a statuette that depicts one wrestler holding another over his head.[1]
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.[4][5]
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 WWE Network.[6] The ceremony aired on December 23, 2020.
Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker hold the record for the most Slammy Awards won by a WWE superstar at fifteen each.
Versions
1986 Slammy Awards
The Slammy Awards was initially conceived to commemorate the release of The Wrestling Album, a music album featuring various professional wrestlers from the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now known as WWE).[7][8] The ceremony took place on March 1, 1986, from the Civic Center in Baltimore, and aired live on MTV. Martha Quinn served as an interviewer. Gene Okerlund, Jimmy Hart, Hillbilly Jim, and Junkyard Dog performed their songs from the album.[8][9]
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.[10][11][12]
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Best Single Performer
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Best Producer
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Best Commentator
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Best Personality in "Land of a Thousand Dances"
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Most Ignominious
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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.[10][13][12] The ceremony was hosted by Jesse Ventura and Gene Okerlund.[14] Musical numbers were performed by Vince McMahon (singing the song "Stand Back")[15] and Jimmy Hart (singing "Girls in Cars"), with the entire WWF roster performing "If You Only Knew" as the show's closing number.[15][14]
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.[10][13][12]
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Hulk Hogan Real American Award
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Woman of the Year
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Jesse "The Body" Award
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Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Scholarship Award
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Best Ring Apparel
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Manager of the Year
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Best Performance by an Animal
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Greatest Hit
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Best Vocal Performance
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Song of the Year
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Best Group
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Best Personal Hygiene
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Humanitarian of the Year
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Best Head
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1994 Slammy Awards
Dormant for years, the Slammy Awards returned on a special edition of WWF Mania which aired on December 31, 1994. Todd Pettengill and Stephanie Wiand presented the awards from the WWF television studios.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.
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MVP
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Best Show
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Most Spectacular Match
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Best PPV
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Best Manager
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Best New Generation Spot
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Best Tag Team
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Worst Tag Team
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Most Intimidating
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Best Entertainer
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Worst Idea
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Sweatiest
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Biggest Rat
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Greediest
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Best Coliseum Home Video
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Mouthiest
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Most Eccentric
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Smelliest
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Most Likely To See Jenny Craig
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Best Etiquette
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Most Devastating
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Funniest
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Most Evolutionary
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Most Patriotic
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Best Dressed
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Biggest Heart
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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.[16][17] It aired live on USA Network,[10][18][12] and was hosted by Todd Pettengill.[19]
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.[10][18][12][20]
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Leader of the New Generation
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Lifetime Achievement Award
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"Minds Behind the Mayhem" for Manager of the Year
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Match of the Year
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New Sensation of the Squared Circle
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Which WWF World Heavyweight Champion, past or present, in attendance, is Hall of Fame bound?
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"Put A Fork in Him, He's Done" for Best Finishing Move
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Master of Mat Mechanics
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Best Buns
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Best Slammin' Jammin' Entrance
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Crime of the Century
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"I'm Talking and I Can't Shut Up" for Biggest Mouth
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Best Threads
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Blue Light Special for Worst Dresser
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WWF's Greatest Hit
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Most Embarrassing Moment
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Squared Circle Shocker
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Best Music Video
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1997 Slammy Awards
The fifth edition of the Slammy Awards took place on March 21, 1997, from the Westin Hotel in Chicago. It aired live on USA Network, and there was two celebrity presenters were Cindy Margolis and Walter Payton[10][21][12] Nominees in some categories included celebrities with no connection to the WWF or even to professional wrestling at all.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.[10][21][12][20]
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Star of the Highest Magnitude
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Miss Slammy
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Lifetime Achievement Award
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Match of the Year
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New Sensation
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Best Finisher
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Best Entrance Music
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Best Couple
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Best Dressed
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Best Tattoo
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Best Hair
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Loose Screw
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Best Bow Tie
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Freedom of Speech
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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 WWE Raw and revive the brand[1] as well as boost ratings.[15] The event took place on December 8, 2008, from the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.[12] Certain awards were also presented on WWE's website.[22]
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.[22][23]