The Slammy Awards is a concept used by WWE, where awards, similar to the

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and

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s, are given to

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s and other individuals within WWE, such as commentators and managers. Introduced in 1986, there have been 13 editions of the concept. The awards are a mixture of "serious" and "

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". Winners of the award receive a statuette that depicts one wrestler holding another over his head. The awards were discontinued after 2015. The same year, the

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brand debuted its own exclusive awards, the NXT Year-End Awards (also rewarding the NXT UK brand since 2019), with wrestlers from Raw and SmackDown being instead rewarded by the

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in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, it was announced that WWE would be reviving the Slammy Awards for their Raw and SmackDown brands, with the winners announced live on the

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. The ceremony aired on December 23, 2020.

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and

The Undertaker Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965), better known by the ring name The Undertaker, is an American retired professional wrestler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Calaway spent the vast majorit ...

hold the record for the most Slammy Awards won by a WWE superstar at fifteen each.

Versions

1986 Slammy Awards

The Slammy Awards was initially conceived to commemorate the release of '' The Wrestling Album'', a music album featuring various

s from the

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(WWF, now known as WWE). The ceremony took place on March 1, 1986, from the Civic Center in

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, and aired live on

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. Martha Quinn served as an interviewer. Gene Okerlund,

Jimmy Hart James Ray Hart (born January 1, 1944) is an American professional wrestling manager, executive, composer, and musician currently signed with WWE in a Legends deal. He is best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and Worl ...

Hillbilly Jim James Morris (born July 5, 1952) is an American retired professional wrestler and current radio host, better known by his ring name, Hillbilly Jim. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1984 to 1991, ...

, and Junkyard Dog performed their songs from the album. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

1987 Slammy Awards

The Slammy Awards returned a year later, now honoring the events and individuals involved within the

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aspect of the World Wrestling Federation. The second edition of the ceremony (referred to in commercials and on-air as the 37th annual Slammy Awards) took place on December 16, 1987, from

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. It aired in syndication on December 19, 1987. The ceremony was hosted by

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and Gene Okerlund. Musical numbers were performed by

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(singing the song "Stand Back") and

(singing "Girls in Cars"), with the entire WWF roster performing "If You Only Knew" as the show's closing number. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

1994 Slammy Awards

Dormant for years, the Slammy Awards returned on a special edition of '' WWF Mania'' which aired on December 31, 1994. Todd Pettengill and

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presented the awards from the WWF television studios. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

1996 Slammy Awards

The fourth edition of the Slammy Awards took place on March 30, 1996, from the Anaheim Marriott in

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. It aired live on

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, and was hosted by Todd Pettengill. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

1997 Slammy Awards

The fifth edition of the Slammy Awards took place on March 21, 1997, from the Westin Hotel in

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. It aired live on USA Network, and there was two celebrity presenters were Cindy Margolis and

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Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

2008 Slammy Awards

The Slammy Awards were brought back in 2008 as part of a strategy to air more "special episodes" of ''

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'' and revive the brand as well as boost ratings. The event took place on December 8, 2008, from the

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. Certain awards were also presented on WWE's website. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

2009 Slammy Awards

The event took place on December 14, 2009, from the

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. It was hosted by

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. The "Diva of the Year" award was decided by a fan vote, with votes cast through WWE's website. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

2010 Slammy Awards

The event took place on December 13, 2010, from the New Orleans Arena in

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. The awards were presented on '' Raw'', with "supplemental" awards given on WWE's website. The "Superstar of the Year" award was decided by a fan vote, which were cast through WWE's website. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

2011 Slammy Awards

The event took place on December 12, 2011, from the Norfolk Scope in

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. The awards were presented on '' Raw'', with additional awards given on WWE's website. The "Superstar of the Year" award was decided by a fan vote, which were cast through WWE's website. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

2012 Slammy Awards

The event took place on December 17, 2012, from the

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. Awards were presented on '' Raw'', on WWE's website, and on the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pre-show the day before. Votes for several categories were cast through the WWE App during the live broadcast; over 583,000 votes were tallied. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

2013 Slammy Awards

This event took place on December 9, 2013, from the

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, and was hosted by

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and

Jerry Lawler Jerry O'Neil Lawler (born November 29, 1949), better known as Jerry "The King" Lawler, is an American color commentator and professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, although he has not performed as a full-time commentator since Ap ...

. The awards were presented on '' Raw'', its pre-show, and on WWE's website. Votes were cast through the WWE App during the live broadcast; over 1.64 million votes were tallied. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

2014 Slammy Awards

This event took place on December 8, 2014, from the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in

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. It was hosted by

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. The awards were presented on '' Raw'', its pre-show and on WWE's website. Votes were cast through WWE's website for the pre-show and website awards, while the main categories were voted through the WWE App during the live broadcast. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

2015 Slammy Awards

This event took place on December 21, 2015, from the

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. Awards were presented on '' Raw'', its pre-show, and WWE's website. Votes were cast for certain categories through

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and

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, with voting for additional categories occurring on the WWE App during the live show. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

2020 Slammy Awards

This event took place on December 23, 2020, and aired through WWE’s digital and social media platforms. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

References

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