WWF Slammy Awards 1996 | REWIND-A-WAI #215 – POST Wrestling
John Pollock and Wai Ting review the 1996 WWF Slammy Awards, featuring 18 categories including “Best Buns” and “Master of Mat Mechanics,” plus Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart trading shots on the eve of their WrestleMania 12 Iron Man match.
On this podcast:
- How this campy show doubled as an effective go-home for Bret and Shawn’s WrestleMania main event
- Billionaire Ted: What WCW got right and WWF got wrong about referencing the competition
- The origin of Owen Hart’s Slammy Award-winning gimmick
- Who truly deserved “Best Buns”?
- How the loose atmosphere let acts like Hunter Hearst Helmsley experiment
- Sunny and Ahmed Johnson as New Generation stars who faded as the Attitude Era began
This subject was selected by Espresso Executive Producer, Andrew MacDonald, who joins us to discuss his selection and take part in our Trivia Gauntlet.
WWF Slammy Awards
March 30, 1996
Anaheim, California
Categories:
- Best Buns
- Best Slammin’ Jammin’ Entrance
- “Put a Fork in Him, He’s Done” (Best Finishing Move)
- Crime of the Century
- New Sensation of the Squared Circle
- “I’m Talking and I Can’t Shut Up” (Biggest Mouth)
- Best Threads
- Blue Light Special (Worst Dresser)
- Greatest Hit
- “Minds Behind the Mayhem” (Manager of the Year)
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Most Embarrassing Moment
- Squared Circle Shocker
- Master of Mat Mechanics
- Best Music Video
- US West Match of the Year
- Hall of Fame Bound
- Leader of the New Generation
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