| This final Mark Report will look at this past weekend's Excessive Force: The Final Conflict and reveal the winners of my end of the year awards. -In my eyes, Matt McClaren and The Natural put on the best pure wrestling match that the CFWA has seen this year on Friday night. -Speaking of great wrestling, The DON demonstrated his talent by even making Torturous Tony Sly look like he knew what he was doing in the ring on Friday night. -Axle and McClaren's match was an unconventional way to end a great feud, or is it the end? -I think Thanos finally got some of that pent up hardcore deviousness out of his system. Props to a class act and one tough SOB on winning the King of Hardcore Tournament! -It wasn't their best match, but it was fun to see Brick get the best of "Attitude" in a feud that I always enjoyed watching. -The DON and The Natural's TLC Match was a classic match and the end to a great feud that featured two of the CFWA's most talented wrestlers. -I was happy to see Torturous Tony Sly pass the torch to "The Real Deal" in a classic CFWA Heavyweight Title match. Year End Awards: Keep in mind that I didn't go back and review all the tapes, so my opinion may be skewed and/or I may have forgot a match or a bump over the year. Hardcore Wrestler of the Year: Is this even a question? One man epitomized hardcore in all of his matches. He made taking dangerous and hardcore bumps look easy. I am talking about none other than Thanos. Hardcore Matches of the Year: 10. CFWA Heavyweight Title Match: Captain Parrot def. "Attitude" Chris Ryan (Rampage) 9. Black Hawk County Title Match: Riff Harrison def. Thanos (Extreme Retribution) 8. Black Hawk County Title Match: Axle Bayre def. Matt McClaren (Excessive Force) 7. 2 out of 3 Falls Hardcore Match: Torturous Tony Sly def. The Superstar Nick Best (Hardcore Holi-Daze) 6. King of Hardcore Tournament: Thanos def. Brick (Excessive Force) 5. CFWA Heavyweight Title California Death Match: Torturous Tony Sly def. Captain Parrot (Excessive Force) 4. CFWA Heavyweight Title Fatal Four Way Ladder Match: "Attitude" Chris Ryan def. The Superstar Nick Best, Captain Parrot, and "The Real Deal" Dean Collins 3. TLC Match: The DON Mike Michaels def. The Natural Steve Kincaid (Excessive Force) 2. King of Hardcore Finals: Thanos def. Riff Harrison 1. CFWA Heavyweight Title Match Streetfight: "The Real Deal" Dean Collins def. The DON Mike Michaels Sickest LOOKING Bumps of the Year: 10. The Natural's superplex off the ladder on The DON (Excessive Force). 9. Brick powerbombing Thanos on the wood (Excessive Force). 8. Axle's belt shot to McClaren (Reckless Abandon). 8. TRD shoving "Attitude" over the top rope to the floor (Hardcore Holi-Daze) 6. TRD faceplanting Sly on a desk (Excessive Force). 5. Brick dropping Thanos on his head during a botched powerbomb (Excessive Force) 4. Nick Best's Rikishi Driver on Tony Sly on the outside (Hardcore Holi-Daze) 3. TRD's vicious tray shot on "Attitude" (Excessive Force). 2. The DON and The Natural's double table bump from the top of the ladder (Excessive Force). 1. The Natural's botched Tombstone on TRD (Reckless Abandon) Rookie of the Year: This was the most talented rookie class that the CFWA has ever seen, but one guy demonstrated that he was the best overall performer based on overness, in-ring ability, and mic skills and that is The Natural Steve Kincaid. Most Popular Wrestler: As if this is even a contest! For the second year in a row, this award goes to 2-time CFWA Heavyweight Champion Captain Parrot. Most Hated Wrestler: Although there were times when The Natural and "Attitude" were almost booed out of the building, but they also got some cheers now and then. However, over the course of the year, the most overall hated wrestler would have to Torturous Tony Sly. Feuds of the Year: 5. "Attitude" Chris Ryan vs "The Real Deal" Dean Collins 4. The Natural Steve Kincaid vs The DON Mike Michaels 3. Brick vs "Attitude" Chris Ryan 2. Axle Bayre vs Matt McClaren 1. "Attitude" Chris Ryan vs Captain Parrot Matches of the Year: 10. "The Real Deal" Dean Collins def. Torturous Tony Sly (Halloween Hell) 9. Sunny Truelove/Matt McClaren def. Thanos/Axle Bayre (Reckless Abandon) 8. "Attitude" Chris Ryan def. Brick (Extreme Retribution) 7. CFWA Heavyweight Title Match: Captain Parrot def. "Attitude" Chris Ryan 6. CFWA Heavyweight Title Match: "The Real Deal" Dean Collins def. Torturous Tony Sly (Excessive Force) 5. CFWA Heavyweight Title Match Streetfight: "The Real Deal" Dean Collins def. The DON Mike Michaels (Extreme Retribution) 4. The Natural Steve Kincaid def. Matt McClaren (Excessive Force) 3. Fatal Four Way Ladder Match for the CFWA Heavyweight Title: "Attitude" Chris Ryan def. The Superstar Nick Best, Captain Parrot, and "The Real Deal" Dean Collins (No Remorse) 2. TLC Match: The DON Mike Michaels def. The Natural Steve Kincaid (Excessive Force) 1. CFWA Heavyweight Title Match: "The Real Deal" Dean Collins def. "Attitude" Chris Ryan (Hardcore Holi-Daze) Wrestler of the Year: There are some very talented wrestlers in the CFWA, some of which are great all around talented performers, "The Real Deal" Dean Collins, "Attitude" Chris Ryan, and The Natural Steve Kincaid come to mind, but when you talk about the best all around performer, you have to talk about the man who won the CFWA Heavyweight Title in a great match, is one of the most over superstars with the fans, is one of the best in-ring performers, has charisma, cuts great promos, can wrestle in all types of matches, and has great timing. He is none other than "Attitude" Chris Ryan. |