Changed the business and helped WWF and WCW back away from the Doink/Oz/Shockmaster paths they were going down.
1994 WRESTLING OBSERVER NEWSLETTER CATEGORY A AWARDS - WINNER DETERMINED BY POINTS VOTED ON A 5-3-2 BASIS.
FIRST PLACE VOTES IN PARENTHESIS
WRESTLER OF THE YEAR
1. Toshiaki Kawada (134) 960
2. Sabu (123) 923
3. Ric Flair (71) 616
4. Kenta Kobashi (44) 488
5. Steve Williams (25) 442
6. Great Sasuke 424
7. Shawn Michaels 354
8. Mitsuharu Misawa 332
9. Bret Hart 311
10. Terry Funk 305
Honorable mention: Nobuhiko Takada 217, Konnan El Barbaro 215, Love Machine 209, Vader 166, Shane Douglas 142, Jushin Liger 141, Akira Hokuto 104, Perro Aguayo 93
MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER
1. Kenta Kobashi (119) 1,121
2. Sabu (162) 1,009
3. Chris Benoit (95) 993
4. Great Sasuke (75) 626
5. Toshiaki Kawada (33) 566
6. Shawn Michaels 538
7. Manami Toyota 289
8. Ric Flair 247
9. Rey Misterio Jr. 160
10. Vader 144
Honorable Mention: Love Machine 135, Mitsuharu Misawa 135, Jushin Liger 124, Steve Williams 116, Bret Hart 112, Akira Hokuto 99, Eddy Guerrero 75, Psicosis 72
BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD (BEST BRAWLER)
1. Cactus Jack (313) 2,180
2. Sabu (122) 1,151
3. Terry Funk (59) 922
4. Vader (40) 521
5. Stan Hansen (9) 316
6. Public Enemy 122
7. Atsushi Onita 84
8. Aja Kong 71
BEST FLYING WRESTLER
1. Great Sasuke (411) 2,478
2. Rey Misterio Jr. (152) 2,149
3. Sabu (96) 1,208
4. Jushin Liger (25) 437
5. Manami Toyota (19) 355
6. Too Cold Scorpio 283
7. Chris Benoit 211
8. 1-2-3 Kid 172
