The 2011 IMPACT Awards

On December 14, voting for the 2011 IMPACT Awards started.

Voting ended Christmas day, which brings us to the final step in this process.

The results.

Following this slide is the results of all 30 awards. Wrestler of the year, match of the year, pay-per-view of the year and many more.

Without further ado, here are the results for the 2011 IMPACT Awards.

Best Mask

Suicide: 23 votes 

Shark Boy: 3 votes

Curry Man: 8 votes

Sangriento: 1 vote

Suicide takes the award for Best Mask by a big margin. 

Least Memorable Wrestler

Tommy Dreamer: 3 votes

Murphy: 13 votes

Okada: 17 votes

Orlando Jordan: 2 votes

None of these four really made an impact and let their presence be known. However, someone did say that Orlando is memorable, just in the wrong way...

Okada was Samoa Joe's "Green Hornet" sidekick when Lockdown was coming up.

You problem didn't notice, but none of these guys are still employed by IMPACT Wrestling.

Biggest Upset

Gunner defeats Sting: 15 votes

Eric Young defeats Mr. Anderson: 3 votes

Garett defeats Gunner: 7 votes

Brian Kendrick defeats Abyss: 10 votes

Gunner defeating Sting earlier this year comes away as the winner. It was definitely an upset at the time especially with Sting as Heavyweight Champion and Gunner as a, well, no big deal at the time.

Most Impressive Debut

Matt Hardy: 11 votes

Zema Ion: 19 votes

Mark Haskins: 4 votes

Rosita: 1 vote

All four wrestlers had a pretty impressive first impression. However, Zema Ion was voted as having the best of the group.

Mark Haskins was the only one listed to lose his debut match. He has yet to win a match on IMPACT.

Most Shocking Return

Sting: 8 votes

Daniels: 16 votes

Chris Harris: 5 votes

Gail Kim: 5 votes

Daniels takes the award for a big return prior to Lockdown. Coming from the crowd and leaping off a cage and taking out several members of Immortal.

Even with the 3-3-11 video package, Sting won second place.

Worst Gimmick

Eric Young: 15 votes

Robbie E: 8 votes

Okada: 9 votes

Brian Kendrick: 3 votes

Best Announcer

Taz: 14 votes

Mike Tenay: 16 votes

Jeremy Borash: 5 votes

Best Authority Figure

Eric Bischoff: 1 vote

Hulk Hogan: 3 votes

Karen Jarrett: 5 votes

Sting: 25 votes

Most Embarrassing Moment of 2011

Victory Road main event: 32 votes

Pope gets his tights pulled down: 2 votes

Anarquia gets his pants pulled down: 0 votes

Gunner loses the TV title to Eric Young: 1 vote

Most Improved/Breakout Wrestler of the Year

Bobby Roode: 19 votes

James Storm: 6 votes

Bully Ray: 7 votes

Gunner: 6 votes

All men have shown strides in the right direction, but Roode wins by a landslide.

Worst Release

Jay Lethal: 25 votes

Generation Me: 7 votes

Desmond Wolfe: 7 votes

Amazing Red: 4 votes

Jay Lethal's release was definitely the most surprising, especially after the summer he had in 2010. He and Austin Aries could've put on quite a show for the X Division title.

Best Guest Appearance

Chyna: 24 votes

Scott Baio: 4 votes

Ronnie from Jersey Shore: 3 votes

Angelina from Jersey Shore: 0 votes

Worst Injury

Matt Morgan: 9 votes

Chris Sabin: 26 votes

Ric Flair: 0 votes

Jesse Neal: 0 votes

No Sabin, no Motor City Machine Guns. That's a pretty big blow to the tag team division within TNA.

Fail of the Year

Jeff Hardy at Victory Road: 26 votes

Abyss in the X Division: 3 votes

Eric Young as TV Champion: 3 votes

Sangriento: 4 votes

Jeff Hardy's performance at Victory Road has garnered loads of heat and two 2011 IMPACT Awards. Most Embarrassing Moment of the year and now, Fail of the year.

Feud of the Year

Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Jarrett: 10 votes

Sting vs. Hulk Hogan: 6 votes

AJ Styles vs. Bully Ray: 17 votes

Jeff Hardy vs. Jeff Jarrett: 2 votes

Most Misused Knockout of the Year

ODB: 9 votes

Sarita: 10 votes

Tara: 7 votes

Angelina Love: 11 votes

It was very close between ODB, Sarita and Angelina. All are Knockouts Championship material but were incredibly misused in 2011. 

Most Misused X Division Wrestler of the Year

Alex Shelley: 17 votes

Zema Ion: 13 votes

Anthony Nese: 6 votes

Mark Haskins: 0 votes

All four are great wrestlers but Alex Shelley has the total package. In-ring skill, mic skill and the look. With Sabin injured until 2012, Shelley just took a backseat and watched the year go by.

Most Misused Main Event Talent of the Year

The Pope: 18 votes

Samoa Joe: 12 votes

Daniels: 2 votes

Matt Morgan: 1 vote

2011 was a bad year for "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero. Pope is looking to kick off 2012 with a feud against former partner, Devon.

Most Surprising Turn of the Year

Fortune turns on Immortal: 12 votes

Hulk Hogan turns on Immortal: 2 votes

Bobby Roode turns on James Storm: 19 votes

Daniels turns on AJ Styles: 1 vote

Bobby Roode betraying Storm to win the World title, and destroying Beer Money is the process was definitely a big surprise this year.

Best Theme Song

Jeff Hardy "Resurrected": 4 votes

Matt Morgan "Sleeping Giant": 2 votes

Crimson "Not a Stranger to the Danger": 7 votes

Fortune "Fortune 4": 17 votes

Best Finishing Move

Douglas Williams' Rolling Chaos Theory: 11 votes

AJ Styles' Styles Clash: 10 votes

Samoa Joe's Muscle Buster: 7 votes

Kid Kash's Money Maker: 6 votes

Most Extreme Moment of the Year

Kurt Angle's moonsault at Lockdown: 12 votes

AJ in the rafters at Slammiversary IX: 12 votes

Daniels leap of the cage at Lockdown: 7 votes

Hardy's swanton off the cage at Final Resolution: 3 votes

Angle and AJ have tied for the award. Both were definitely two of the most extreme spots in 2011.

Knockout of the Year

Mickie James: 10 votes

Madison Rayne: 13 votes

Winter: 4 votes

Velvet Sky: 7 votes

X Division Wrestler of the Year

Kazarian: 1 vote

Austin Aries: 30 votes

Brian Kendrick: 3 votes

Jesse Sorensen: 0 votes

Tag Team of the Year

Beer Money: 30 votes

Mexican America: 2 votes

Crimson and Morgan: 1 vote

Pope and Devon: 1 vote

Face of the Year

Sting: 8 votes

AJ Styles: 16 votes

James Storm: 7 votes

Jeff Hardy: 3 votes

Heel of the Year

Bully Ray: 12 votes

Jeff Jarrett: 5 votes

Bobby Roode: 9 votes

Austin Aries: 8 votes

Pay-Per-View of the Year

Lockdown: 4 votes

Slammiversary IX: 2 votes

Destination X: 25 votes

Bound For Glory: 2 votes

Match of the Year

2 out of 3 Falls: Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Jarrett (Lockdown): 3 votes

Austin Aries vs. Zema Ion vs. Low Ki vs. Jack Evans (Destination X): 21 votes

Last Man Standing: Bully Ray vs. AJ Styles (Slammiversary IX): 8 votes

30 Minute Iron Man: AJ Styles vs. Bobby Roode (Final Resolution): 3 votes

Mr. IMPACT

Sting: 8 votes

Mr. Anderson: 1 vote

Kurt Angle: 2 votes

Bobby Roode: 17 votes

James Storm: 2 votes

AJ Styles: 8 votes

Jeff Jarrett: 0 votes

The End

Thank you to everyone that voted. 

We should do this again sometime. See you next year for the 2012 IMPACT Awards!