The Slammy Awards, established in 1986 by the WWE (formerly WWF), are a unique concept within the world of professional wrestling. Similar to prestigious awards shows like the Oscars or Grammys, the Slammys recognize and celebrate the achievements of Superstars, moments, and matches that have captivated the WWE Universe (fans) throughout the year. Though not held annually, the Slammy Awards remain a beloved tradition for the WWE Universe.
However, unlike traditional award shows, the Slammys have a playful twist. Categories range from the serious ("Superstar of the Year") to the lighthearted ("Meltdown of the Year"). Winners receive a statuette depicting a wrestler holding another aloft, a fitting symbol for the world of professional wrestling. While the early Slammys featured celebrity presenters and musical performances, the current iteration focuses heavily on fan participation. The WWE Universe votes online to decide who takes home the coveted Slammy trophies. This fan-driven aspect adds a layer of excitement and engagement, allowing viewers to directly influence the outcome.
WWE Slammy Awards 2024
WWE Slammy Awards made a much-anticipated return to WWE. WWE announced the return of the awards on March 22nd and this year, the power is entirely in the hands of the WWE Universe – the fans! Voting kicked off on March 22nd and ran through March 27th. Fans have to cast their vote for their favorite WWE Superstars, Matches, and Moments from the past year. The electrifying ceremony to reveal the winners was held live from WWE World on April 7th. Cathy Kelley and Big E had co-hosted the festivities.
Winners of WWE Slammy Awards 2024
Female Superstar of the Year | Rhea Ripley |
Male Superstar of the Year | Cody Rhodes |
Best Entrance of the Year | Cody Rhodes |
Return of the Year | CM Punk |
Faction of the Year | The Judgment Day |
Rivalry of the Year | Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes |
NXT Superstar of the Year | Tiffany Stratton |
Breakout Superstar of the Year | LA Knight |
Social Star of the Year | Drew McIntyre |
Match of the Year | Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley - WrestleMania 39 |
Mic Drop of the Year | Paul Heyman |
Fan Chant of the Year | LA Knight - Yeah |
Rizzie of the Year | Seth 'Freakin' Rollins |
Villain of the Year | Dominik Mysterio |
Trash Talker of the Year | The Rock |
WWE Slammy Awards 2024 Nominations
Female Superstar of the Year
Rhea Ripley (Winner)
Bianca Belair
Bayley
Iyo Sky
Becky Lynch
Male Superstar of the Year
Cody Rhodes (Winner)
Roman Reigns
Seth "Freakin" Rollins
Gunther
Logan Paul
Best Entrance of the Year
Cody Rhodes (Winner)
Roman Reigns
Bianca Belair
Seth "Freakin" Rollins
Rhea Ripley
Becky Lynch
The Rock
"Dirty" Dominik Mysterio at WrestleMania 39
Return of the Year
CM Punk at Survivor Series: WarGames 2023 (Winner)
The Rock (unknown as he returned several times over the year)
Nia Jax on Raw (September 11, 2023)
Randy Orton at Survivor Series: WarGames 2023
Naomi at Royal Rumble 2024
Faction of the Year
The Judgment Day (Damian Priest, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, Finn Bálor, JD McDonagh, and Rhea Ripley) (Winner)
Alpha Academy (Akira Tozawa, Chad Gable, Maxxine Dupri, and Otis)
Imperium (Giovanni Vinci, Gunther, and Ludwig Kaiser)
The Bloodline (Jimmy Uso, Paul Heyman, Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa, and The Rock)
Damage CTRL (Asuka, Bayley, Dakota Kai, Iyo Sky, and Kairi Sane)
Rivalry of the Year
- Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes (Winner)
Seth "Freakin" Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre
"Dirty" Dominik Mysterio vs. Rey Mysterio
Bianca Belair vs. Damage CTRL (Asuka, Bayley, Dakota Kai, Iyo Sky, and Kairi Sane)
R-Truth vs. The Judgment Day (Damian Priest, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, Finn Bálor, JD McDonagh, and Rhea Ripley)
NXT Superstar of the Year
- Tiffany Stratton (Winner)
Ilja Dragunov
Carmelo Hayes
Lyra Valkyria
- Bron Breakker
Breakout Superstar of the Year
- LA Knight (Winner)
Jey Uso
Tiffany Stratton
Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson)
Dragon Lee
OMG Moment of the Year
- CM Punk returns to WWE at Survivor Series: WarGames 2023 (Winner)
Rey Mysterio punches "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio on SmackDown (March 23, 2023)
Iyo Sky cashing in her Money in the Bank contract at SummerSlam 2023
The Rock slaps Cody Rhodes during the WrestleMania XL press conference
Damage CTRL (Asuka, Iyo Sky, and Kairi Sane) turns on Bayley on SmackDown (February 2, 2024)
Cody Rhodes slaps The Rock on SmackDown (March 8, 2024)
Social Star of the Year
- Drew McIntyre (Winner)
Grayson Waller
Logan Paul
Chelsea Green
Liv Morgan
Match of the Year
- Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Rhea Ripley for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 39 (Winner)
Bad Bunny vs. Damian Priest in a San Juan Street Fight at Backlash 2023
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Sami Zayn for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at Elimination Chamber 2023
Gunther (c) vs. Chad Gable for the WWE Intercontinental Championship on Raw (September 4, 2023)
Asuka (c) vs. Bianca Belair vs. Charlotte Flair in a Triple threat match for the WWE Women's Championship at SummerSlam 2023
WWE Slammy Awards 2024 - Date, Time, Venue, Where to Watch, Tickets
WWE Slammy Awards 2024 Date
The 2024 edition of Slammy Awards will air on April 7, 2024. The voting runs from March 22 to March 27.
WWE Slammy Awards 2024 Venue
WWE Slammy Awards 2024 will take place from the WWE World or formerly known as WrestleMania Fan Axxess. It was discontinued in 2020 due to COVID-19 and marks its return under a new name during the Road to WrestleMania XL.
WWE Slammy Awards 2024 Time
The timings for the WWE Slammy Awards 2024 have not been announced yet.
WWE Slammy Awards Ticket
The tickets for WWE World at WrestleMania are live and on sale on WWE’s official website. The fan experience will run through the whole weekend beginning on April 4 and going all the way up to April 8. Fans can buy tickets for as many days as they want. For WWE Slammy, the tickets for April 7 can be bought.
Where to watch the WWE Slammy Awards 2024?
The fans' choice awards of WWE in 2024 can be streamed on WWE’s official social media handles. As per the news up to now, fans need not buy any subscriptions to access the 2024 WWE Slammy Awards.
Where to vote for the WWE Slammy Awards 2024?
Fans can go to WWE’s official website to cast their vote for the WWE Slammy Awards 2024. The voting lines will close on March 27.
WWE Slammy Awards Past Winners
2020 Slammy Awards - December 23, 2020
Superstar of the Year | Drew McIntyre |
Male Superstar of the Year | Drew McIntyre |
Female Superstar of the Year | Sasha Banks |
Tag Team of the Year | The Street Profits |
Match of the Year | The Undertaker vs. AJ Styles in a Boneyard match at WrestleMania 36 |
Rivalry of the Year | Edge vs. Randy Orton |
Return of the Year | Edge |
Moment of the Year | The Undertaker's Final Farewell at Survivor Series |
Breakout Star of the Year | The Street Profits |
Social Media Superstar of the Year | Bayley |
Musical Performance of the Year | Elias' live performance of Universal Truth on Raw |
WWE Network Documentary of the Year | Undertaker: The Last Ride |
Trash Talker of the Year | Lacey Evans |
Celebrity of the Year | Rob Gronkowski |
Double-Cross of the Year | Bayley attacks Sasha Banks on SmackDown |
Referee of the Year | Charles Robinson |
Most Creative 24/7 Pin of the Year | Drew Gulak in a janitor outfit on Raw |
2015 Slammy Awards - December 21, 2015 in Minneapolis, MN
Tag Team of the Year | Jimmy & Jey Uso |
Best John Cena's U.S. Open Challenge | Cesaro |
Hashtag of the Year | #SuplexCity |
Celebrity Moment of the Year | Stephen Amell dives onto Stardust and King Barrett at SummerSlam |
Tell Me You Didn't Just Say That Moment of the Year | Brock Lesnar coins "Suplex City" at WrestleMania |
Rivalry of the Year (Booker T) | The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar |
Best Original WWE Network Show (Corey Graves) | Stone Cold Podcast |
Double-Cross of the Year (Booker T) | Damien Mizdow eliminates The Miz from the Battle Royal at WrestleMania |
Extreme Moment of the Year (Corey Graves) | Roman Reigns attacks Sheamus & Alberto Del Rio & Rusev & Triple H with a steel chair at TLC |
Breakout Star of the Year (Dolph Ziggler) | Neville |
LOL Moment of the Year (Santino Marella) | R-Truth thinks he's in Money in the Bank ladder match |
The OMG Shocking Moment of the Year (Paul Heyman) | Kalisto hits Salida del Sol off the top of a ladder through another ladder on Jey Uso at TLC |
Superstar of the Year (Stephanie McMahon) | Seth Rollins |
The Hero in All of Us Award (Mark Henry) | John Cena |
Surprise Return of the Year (Bo Dallas disguised as Santa Claus) | Sting returns as Seth Rollins' statue and attacks Rollins |
WWE Diva of the Year (R-Truth) | Nikki Bella |
This is Awesome Moment of the Year (The Miz) | The Rock & Ronda Rousey attack Triple H & Stephanie McMahon at WrestleMania |
Match of the Year (Ric Flair) | Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker at Hell in a Cell |
2014 Slammy Awards - December 8, 2014 in Greenville, SC
Fan Participation Award | You Sold Out |
Double-Cross of the Year | Seth Rollins turns on The Shield |
Animal of the Year | The Bunny |
Best Actor | The Rock |
Tweet It! Best Twitter Handle or Social Champion | @HEELZiggler |
Rivalry of the Year | Daniel Bryan vs. The Authority |
Raw Guest Star of the Year | Hugh Jackman |
Best Couple of the Year | Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella |
Faction of the Year | The Shield |
NXT Superstar of the Year | Sami Zayn |
Anti-Gravity Moment of the Year | Seth Rollins dives off the balcony at Payback |
Tell Me You Didn't Just Say That Insult of the Year (Booker T & Renee Young) | The Rock insults Rusev and Lana |
WWE Tag Team of the Year (Renee Young) | Jimmy & Jey Uso |
Breakout Star of the Year (Renee Young) | Dean Ambrose |
Hashtag of the Year (Renee Young) | #RKOOuttaNowhere |
This is Awesome Moment of the Year (Seth Green) | Sting debuts |
Surprise Return of the Year (John Laurinaitis) | Ultimate Warrior at HOF |
The OMG Shocking Moment of the Year (Santino Marella) | Brock Lesnar ends The Undertaker's WrestleMania streak |
LOL Moment of the Year (Adam Rose) | Damien Mizdow as The Miz's stunt double |
Match of the Year (Ricky Steamboat) | Team Cena |
Extreme Moment of the Year (Rob Van Dam) | Chris Jericho dives on Bray Wyatt from the top of a cage |
Superstar of the Year (Booker T) | Roman Reigns |
2013 Slammy Awards - December 9, 2013 in Seattle, WA
What a Maneuver of the Year | Roman Reigns' Spear |
Faction of the Year | The Shield |
You Still Got It Best Superstar Return of the Year | Goldust |
Couple of the Year | Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella |
Tag Team of the Year | Cody Rhodes & Goldust |
Feat of Strength of the Year | Mark Henry pulls two trucks with his bare hands |
Say What Quote of the Year | One stipulation: I'm in my boys' corner & I'll be your huckleberry all night long. |
Best Dance Moves of the Year | Naomi & Cameron |
Favorite Web Show of the Year | The JBL & Cole Show |
Best Crowd of the Year | Raw after WrestleMania |
Catchphrase of the Year | YES! YES! YES! |
Trending Now Hashtag of the Year (Cody Rhodes & Goldust) | The Shield's |
This is Awesome! Moment of the Year (Christian) | Big Show knocks out Triple H on Raw |
Breakout Star of the Year (John Laurinaitis) | The Shield |
Beard of the Year (Santino Marella) | Daniel Bryan |
LOL! Moment of the Year (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) | The Rock concert at the 20th Anniversary of Raw |
Double-Cross of the Year (The Shield: Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns) | Shawn Michaels turns on Daniel Bryan & costs him the WWE Championship at Hell in a Cell |
Diva of the Year (Eve Torres) | Nikki & Brie Bella |
Superstar of the Year (Shawn Michaels) | Daniel Bryan |
Fan Participation of the Year (Darren Young & Titus O'Neill) | Yes! Yes! Yes! |
Insult of the Year (The Miz) | Stephanie McMahon insults Big Show |
Extreme Moment of the Year (Mick Foley) | CM Punk exacts vengeance on Paul Heyman at Hell in a Cell |
Match of the Year (Bret Hart) | John Cena vs. The Rock for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 29 |
2012 Slammy Awards - December 17, 2012 in Philadelphia, PA
Feat of Strength of the Year | Sheamus gives Big Show white noise |
Best Dancer of the Year | Brodus Clay |
Top Social Media Ambassador | Charlie Sheen |
Tweet of the Year | Danie Bryan "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." |
Insult of the Year | John Cena to Dolph Ziggler & Vickie Guerrero: "You're the exact opposite. One enjoys eating a lot of nuts and the other is still trying to find his." |
Facial Hair of the Year | Daniel Bryan |
Betrayal of the Year | Big Show KOs John Cena |
Crowd Chant of the Year | Feed Me More |
WWE.com Exclusive Video of the Year | Jerry Lawler talks about his return |
Upset of the Year | Daniel Bryan beat Mark Henry and Big Show at Royal Rumble |
Diva of the Year | AJ |
Tell Me I Did Not Just See That Moment of the Year (Booker T) | Kofi Kingston's handstand at Royal Rumble |
Comeback of the Year (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) | Jerry Lawler |
Kiss of the Year (Vicki Guerrero) | AJ & John Cena |
Superstar of the Year (Ric Flair) | John Cena |
LOL Moment of the Year (Lord Tensai & Santino Marella) | Rock throwing John Cena merchandise in the ocean |
Trending Hashtag Award (Zack Ryder & Layla) | Ryback Feed Me More |
Newcomer of the Year (Sheamus) | Ryback |
Match of the Year (Jim Ross, Ricky Steamboat, & Gene Okerlund) | Triple H/Undertaker |
2011 Slammy Awards - December 12, 2011 in Norfolk, VA
Outstanding Achivement in Muppet Resemblance | Sheamus and Beaker |
The Pee-Wee Herman Bowtie Award | David Otunga |
Most Predictable Outcome of the Year | Kevin Nash powerbombs Santino Marella |
Return of the Year | The Rock |
Double Vision Moment of the Year | Sin Cara vs. Sin Cara |
T-Shirt of the Year | CM Punk's "Best in the World" |
WWE.com Exclusive of the Year | John Laurinaitis congratulates CM Punk |
Most Regrettable Attire of the Year | Michael Cole as Triple H |
Critter Moment of the Year | The mouse that ran past Alberto Del Rio on Raw |
Superstar Transformation of the Year | Zack Ryder |
Tell Me I Did Not Just See That Moment of the Year (Booker T & Hornswoggle ) | Jim Ross dancing |
Holy $#!+ Move of the Year (Mick Foley and Ted DiBiase, Sr.) | Big Show and Mark Henry collapse the ring |
Pipe Bomb of the Year (Road Dogg) | CM Punk |
Divalicious Moment of the Year (Lita) | Kelly Kelly wins WWE Divas Championship |
OMG Moment of the Year (Santino Marella and The Bella Twins) | The Undertaker kicks out of Triple H's Tombstone Piledriver |
#Trending Superstar of the Year (David Otunga and Tony Atlas) | Zack Ryder |
Game Changer of the Year (Christian) | John Cena vs. The Rock at WrestleMania XXVIII |
WWE A-lister of the Year (Vickie Guerrero and Goldust) | Snooki |
Superstar of the Year (Rey Mysterio) | CM Punk |
2010 Slammy Awards - December 13, 2010 in New Orleans, LA
Best Performance By a Winged Specimen | Raw Chicken |
Best Use of Exercise Equipment | Rosa Mendes uses a Shake-Weight |
Most Menacing Haircut | Tyler Reks |
Best Family Values | Kane beats up Jack Swagger, Sr. |
Superstar/Diva Most in Need of Make-up | Sheamus |
Cole in Your Stocking | Daniel Bryan beats up Michael Cole on NXT |
Outstanding Achievement of Baby Oil Application | Cody Rhodes |
Frequent Tweeter Award | Goldust |
Best WWE.com Exclusive TV Show | WWE NXT |
Most Annoying Catchphrase | Zack Ryder "Woo Woo Woo You Know It" |
Shocker of the Year presented by David Arquette | The debut of The Nexus |
Despicable Me Award presented by Kelly Kelly, Tyson Kidd, & Jackson Andrews | CM Punk sings "Happy Birthday" to Rey Mysterio's daughter |
Guest Star Shining Moment of the Year presented by Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov | Pee-wee Herman vs. The Miz |
Holy %&^*%&* Move of the Year presented by Jerry Lawler & Vickie Guerrero | John Cena sends Batista through the stage with an Attitude Adjustment |
Oh Snap Meltdown of the Year presented by Edge & Christian | Edge destroys the Raw GM's computer |
Knucklehead Moment of the Year presented by JTG & William Regal | Layla & Michelle McCool get beaten by Mae Young |
WWE Moment of the Year presented by Big Show | The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels in Michaels' final match |
And I Quote ... Line of the Year presented by Michael Cole | Michael Cole |
Superstar of the Year presented by Theodore Long | John Cena |
2009 Slammy Awards - December 14, 2009 in Corpus Christi, TX
Tag Team of the Year presented by R-Truth & Jillian Hall | Chris Jericho & The Big Show |
Breakout Star of the Year presented by Theodore Long & Tiffany | Sheamus |
Shocker of the Year presented by Vickie Guerrero & Santino Marella | CM Punk forces Jeff Hardy to retire |
Match of the Year presented by Triple H | Michaels/Undertaker |
Raw Guest Host of the Year presented by Vince McMahon | Bob Barker |
Extreme Moment of the Year presented by Carlito, Chris Masters, & Eve Torres | Jeff Hardy jumps from ladder onto CM Punk at SummerSlam |
Diva of the Year presented by MVP & Goldust | Maria |
The "Oh My" Moment of the Year presented by Abraham Washington, Tony Atlas & Big Dick Johnson | Michael Cole vomits on Chris Jericho |
2008 Slammy Awards - December 8, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA
Breakout Star of the Year | Vladimir Kozlov |
Best Musical Performance | R-Truth's entrance |
Best WWE.com Exclusive | The Miz & John Morrison's "The Dirt Sheet" |
Announce Team of the Year | Matt Striker & Todd Grisham |
Best Impersonation | Charlie Haas as Beth Phoenix |
Tag Team of the Year presented by Maria & Festus | The Miz & John Morrison |
Best Finishing Maneuver presented by Cryme Tyme & Candice Michelle | Evan Bourne's Shooting Star Press |
Couple of the Year presented by Kane & Kelly Kelly | Edge & Vickie Guerrero |
Diva of the Year presented by Teddy Long & Melina | Beth Phoenix |
OMG Moment of the Year presented by Joey Styles & Alicia Fox | CM Punk becomes World Champ |
Match of the Year presented by Mr. Kennedy & Eve Torres | Flair vs. Michaels from WrestleMania XXIV |
Damn Moment of the Year presented by Ron Simmons & Mickie James | The Great Khali kiss-cam |
Superstar of the Year presented by Stephanie McMahon | Chris Jericho |
1997 Slammy Awards - March 21, 1997 in Chicago, IL
New Sensation presented by Ahmed Johnson | Rocky Maivia |
Best Dressed presented by Honkytonk Man & Cindy Margolis | Sable |
Best Tattoo presented by Adam & George | The Undertaker |
Match of the Year presented by Jim Ross | Michaels vs. Hart from WrestleMania XII |
Best Hair presented by Legion of Doom | Hunter Hearst Helmsley |
Loose Screw presented by Sunny & Lou Albano | Mankind |
Best Entrance Music presented by Dok Hendrix & John McNaley | The Undertaker |
Best Finisher presented by Brian Pillman | Shawn Michaels |
Best Couple presented by Vince McMahon & Jerry Lawler | Goldust & Marlena |
Freedom of Speech presented by Bob Backlund & Mankow | Steve Austin |
Star of the Highest Magnitude presented by Walter Payton | The Undertaker |
Miss Slammy presented by Todd Petingill | Sable |
1996 Slammy Awards - March 29, 1996 in Anaheim, CA
Best Buns presented by The Godwinns & Hillbilly Jim | Sunny |
Best Entrance presented by Steve Austin & Ted DiBiase | Shawn Michaels |
Best Finisher presented by Bob Backlund & Scott Reskus | Bret Hart |
Crime of the Century presented by Jim Cornette & Clarence Mason | Vader |
New Sensation presented by Jim Davidson, Darlene Vogel, & Paula Trickey | Ahmed Johnson |
Biggest Mouth presented by Billionaire Ted | Jerry Lawler |
Best Threads presented by Mr. TV Trivia & Fatale | Shawn Michaels |
Worst Dresser presented by Mr. TV Trivia & Fatale | Jim Cornette |
Greatest Hit presented by Goldust & Marlena | Undertaker |
Manager of the Year presented by Rob Perth | Sunny |
Most Embarrassing Moment presented by The Bushwhackers | Jerry Lawler |
Squared Circle Shocker presented by Hunter Hearst Helmsley | Shawn Michaels |
Master of Mat Mechanics presented by Mr. Perfect | Shawn Michaels |
Best Music Video presented by Dok Hendrix | Bret Hart |
Match of the Year presented by Jim Ross | Michaels vs. Ramon from SummerSlam '95 |
Hall of Fame presented by Gorilla Monsoon | Bret Hart |
Leader of the New Generation presented by Roddy Piper | Shawn Michaels |
1987 Slammy Awards - December 16, 1987 in Atlantic City, NJ
Best Performance by an Animal presented by Gene Okerlund | George Steele |
Woman of the Year presented by Honkytonk Man & Jimmy Hart | Miss Elizabeth |
Best Ring Apparel presented by Jim Duggan | Harley Race |
Jesse "The Body" Award | Rick Rude |
Greatest Hit presented by Jesse Ventura & Gene Okerlund | Jim Duggan |
Best Personal Hygiene presented by Jesse Ventura & Gene Okerlund | Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zuhkov & Slick |
Best Vocal Performance presented by Randy Savage & Miss Elizabeth | Jim Duggan |
Best Group | One Man Gang |
Humanitarian of the Year | Ted DiBiase |
Best Head | Gene Okerlund & Bam Bam Bigelow |
1986 Slammy Awards - March 1986 in Baltimore, MD
Best Personality in Land of 1000 Dances | Roddy Piper |
Best Producer: | Mona Flambe aka Cyndi Lauper |
Best Commentator | Gene Okerlund |
Most Ignominious | Nikolai Volkoff |
Best Single Performer | Junkyard Dog |
FAQ's On Slammy Awards
A. Owen Hart won the Slammy Award in 1994 for The Biggest Rat.
A. The very first WWE Slammy Awards took place in March 1986.
A. Rhea Ripley and Cody Rhodes won the Female and the Male Superstar of the Year at WWE Slammy Awards 2024.
A. WWE Slammy Awards 2024 will stream on WWE’s social media handles.
A. The Rock won the Trash Talker of the Year at WWE Slammy Awards 2024.
A. WWE Slammy Awards made its return in April 2024.