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My 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards Choices

Last year, I gave my picks for the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards in 2015 . So, I thought I'd do it again this year. The only difference is that this year, I'm not doing the MMA awards for a few reasons, but mainly because I'm not that familiar with MMA. So let's get right into this, these are my picks for the 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards. Note: Like last year, there are some awards the Wrestling Observer has that I don't really feel I can make a good choice on, so they're left with a N/A. Lou Thesz/Ric Flair Award (Wrestler of the Year): Kenny Omega I debated long & hard on who I thought was the best wrestler of 2016. I was stuck between AJ Styles and Kenny Omega, but in the end, I went with Omega. In terms of moving up the card, nobody had a better year than Kenny Omega. Omega made the huge jump from the junior heavyweight division to the heavyweight division, and in one year went from defending the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Cham...