AEW Dynamite Awards

The AEW Dynamite Awards, also known as the AEW Awards,[1][2] are awards presented by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) to its professional wrestlers recognizing their accomplishments, along with the best and most viral moments from the past year. The inaugural edition took place on January 27, 2021. Fans cast votes online to decide the winners.

AEW Dynamite Awards
Promotional poster for the 2021 awards
Country	United States
Presented by	All Elite Wrestling Bleacher Report
Hosted by	Tony Schiavone Britt Baker
First awarded	January 27, 2021
Most awards	As individual: Kenny Omega (2) As team: Santana and Ortiz (3)
Most nominations	As individual: MJF and Orange Cassidy (4) As team: The Inner Circle and The Young Bucks (3)
Website	aewawards.com

Awards

2021

The 2021 award show recognized the moments and accomplishments from October 2019—when AEW Dynamite first premiered—through the entire calendar year of 2020. The show was hosted by Tony Schiavone and special correspondent Britt Baker.[3] The award winners were announced on the Bleacher Report app on January 27, 2021.[4] Votes were cast through TNT's website.[5] Shaquille O'Neal, Bert Kreischer, Chael Sonnen, Curtis Granderson, Camille Kostek, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Ron Funches, Danielle Fishel, and Jensen Karp presented the awards virtually.[6]

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface. Dates listed are for 2020 unless otherwise noted.[7]

Best Moment on the Mic Cody Rhodes accepts Dog Collar match – Dynamite (September 30) MJF "We Deserve Better" speech – Dynamite (July 29) Jon Moxley accepts The Inner Circle invitation – Dynamite (January 8) Brandi Rhodes confronts Jade Cargill – Dynamite (November 11) Orange Cassidy debates Chris Jericho – Dynamite (August 5)	Biggest Surprise Sting's AEW debut – Winter Is Coming (December 2) Matt Hardy's debut – Dynamite (March 18) Jake Roberts confronts Cody Rhodes – Dynamite (March 4) Brodie Lee arrives as The Exalted One – Dynamite (March 18) Miro revealed as Best Man – Dynamite (September 9)
Breakout Star – Male Darby Allin Orange Cassidy Eddie Kingston John Silver	Breakout Star – Female Hikaru Shida Anna Jay Tay Conti Big Swole Penelope Ford
Biggest Beatdown The Inner Circle jumps Orange Cassidy – Dynamite (June 10) The Dark Order attacks Nightmare Family – Dynamite (August 22) Nyla Rose puts Riho and Hikaru Shida through tables – Dynamite (January 1) Brian Cage sneak attacks Jon Moxley – Dynamite (June 10) Nightmare Family and The Inner Circle brawl – Dynamite (October 23, 2019)	High Flyer Award Rey Fenix Marq Quen Nick Jackson Pac
Hardest Moment to Clean Up After The Parking Lot Brawl (Best Friends vs. Santana and Ortiz) – Dynamite (September 16) Orange Cassidy drops orange juice on The Inner Circle – Fight for the Fallen (July 15) The Bunkhouse Match (Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall vs. The Butcher and The Blade) – Dynamite (November 11) Big Swole dumps garbage on Britt Baker – Dynamite (June 17)	Biggest WTF Moment Kenny Omega wins AEW World Championship and walks out of AEW – Winter Is Coming (December 2) Cody Rhodes steel cage moonsault – Dynamite (February 19) Sammy Guevara hit by golf cart – Dynamite (May 6) Bloody Britt Baker vs. Hikaru Shida – Dynamite (April 8) MJF lashes Cody Rhodes – Dynamite (February 5) The Young Bucks frog splash off the stadium railing – Double or Nothing (May 23)
LOL Award The Young Bucks kick MJF into a pool – Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea (January 22) Chris Jericho and MJF: Le Dinner Debonair – Dynamite (October 21) Britt Baker waxes Tony Schiavone – Dynamite (October 14) The Inner Circle Vegas trip – Dynamite (November 18)	Best Twitter Follow Nyla Rose MJF Orange Cassidy Britt Baker
Bleacher Report PPV Moment of the Year Stadium Stampede match (The Elite vs. The Inner Circle) – Double or Nothing (May 23) Jon Moxley wins AEW World Championship – Revolution (February 29) Hikaru Shida wins AEW Women's World Championship – Double or Nothing (May 23) Kenny Omega and Adam Page defeat The Young Bucks – Revolution (February 29) Darby Allin wins AEW TNT Championship – Full Gear (November 7) The Young Bucks win AEW World Tag Team Championship – Full Gear (November 7)

See also

• List of professional wrestling awards

References

1. Bleacher Report [@BleacherReport] (January 27, 2021). "In honor of the @AEW Awards tonight, @BRWrestling combined our favorite NBA x AEW stars 🔥 Watch exclusively on the B/R app at 7 p.m. ET 🍿" (Tweet). Retrieved January 28, 2021 – via Twitter.
2. AEW Awards Full Show. YouTube. TNT. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
3. Renner, Ethan (January 27, 2021). "AEW Awards report: Winners revealed, Shaq challenges Cody". Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
4. Conway, Tyler (January 13, 2021). "AEW Dynamite Awards: Full List of Nominees and B/R App Live Stream Information". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
5. Otterson, Joe (January 13, 2021). "AEW, TNT Set 'Dynamite Awards' Show on Bleacher Report". Variety. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
6. Nason, Josh (January 13, 2021). "First-ever AEW Dynamite Awards to stream on B/R app". Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
7. The Doctor Chris Mueller (January 27, 2021). "AEW Dynamite Awards Results: Winners, Reaction and Highlights". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 27, 2021.

External links

• Official website