New York Post announces wrestling awards for 2023
The New York Post’s pro-wrestling awards for 2023:
Men’s Wrestler of the year: MJF [AEW]
Women’s Wrestler of the year: Becky Lynch [WWE]
Male breakout Wrestler of the year: LA Knight [WWE]
Female breakout Wrestler of the year: Julia Hart [AEW]
“The 22-year-old’s ring work hit that next level of comfort, confidence and polish and she finished the year by becoming just the third TBS champion.”
Return/Debut of the year: CM Punk [WWE]
OMG Moment of the year: Sami turns his back on The Bloodline at the Royal Rumble [WWE]
Match of the Year: Omega v Ospreay l [NJPW]
Storyline of the Year: The Bloodline [WWE]
Faction of the Year: Judgment Day [WWE]
Tag-team of the Year: FTR [AEW]
Promo of the Year: Cody & Sami on RAW [WWE]
PPV of the Year: Forbidden Door ll [AEW/NJPW]
Manager of the Year: Paul Heyman [WWE]
Biggest story of the Year: WWE sold to Endeavor
I suppose it depends on what you mean by “breakout.” In Julia’s case, like they said, it was the year she put everything together and “hit that next level.” In LA Knight’s case, it was just the year that enough people noticed what he’s had for years but most people couldn’t see because they couldn’t find whatever channel Impact was on in 2016. Put another way, both were undeniable this year – Julia because of her rapid growth at such a young age, Knight because he was finally given a platform large enough to adequately showcase his talent.