The polls are in!
A huge thanks to all of our supporters who took the time to vote in Northeast Championship Wrestling’s 2023 Season Awards! This was one of our biggest voter turnouts, and we can’t wait to kick things off in 2024 on Friday March 8th for NCW SEPARATE WAYS where we can present the winners with their awards.
And the winners are…
NCW 2023 Men’s Wrestler of the Year
“Right Stuff” steven lust 23%
“Old School cool” Cory Michael 22%
“RIOT” Kellan Thomas 14% (tie)
“The Ace” Mike Montero 14% (tie)
“Flawless” Nick Diamond 10%
At NCW Red, White, & Bruised he stole the Heavyweight and New England Titles when he cashed in the Ox Baker Memorial Cup on Heavyweight Champion Robbie “The Giant” Araujo and New England Champion “RIOT” Kellan Thomas, and in the 2023 Season Awards “Right Stuff” Steven Lust did it again winning 23% of the vote to become NCW 2023 Men’s Wrestler of the Year! Lust had a banner year between his battles with AJP, his rivalry with Nick Diamond, his title victories, the dissolution of The League of Excellence, and ending the year still the New England Champion.
Another competitor coming out of nowhere is “Old School Cool” Cory Michael winning 19% of the vote after winning the 2023 Ring of Thrones tournament and ending the Season as one of NCW’s most popular competitors. 2022 Wrestler of the Year winners “RIOT” Kellan Thomas continued his excellent streak while once again tying with the new NCW Heavyweight Champion “The Ace” Mike Montero and Nick Diamond rounding out the votes with 10% of the vote in a big year for him.
NCW 2023 Women’s Wrestler of the Year
“The Nu-Thing” Elle Valentine 28%
Amber 26%
Salem Spikes 21%
“The Suplex Sweetheart” Isana 16%
For the second year in a row “The Nu-Thing” Elle Valentine is your Women’s Wrestler of the Year, winning 28% of the vote after her record breaking 364 day reign as NCW Women’s Champion came to a close. Valentine ran the gamut becoming a fan favorite in NCW during her reign as Champion, earning the respect of those inside and outside the ring despite her ‘dgaf’ attitude and style.
The new NCW Women’s Champion Amber adds to the lineage of the Championship winning 26% of the vote after 7 years away from active competition. Newcomer Salem Spikes won a whopping 20% of the vote in her first NCW year, and the returning “Suplex Sweetheart” Isana came back with a strong 18% vote following her in-ring return in July.
NCW 2023 Tag Team of the Year
The New England Power Couple 31%
The Hardwork heroes 25%
The Dirt City Murder Crue 18%
Da’ Hoodz 13%
Taking 30% of the vote is NCW’s first Husband/Wife tag team combination and former NCW Tag Team Champions The New England Power Couple (“The Portuguese Powerhouse” Ariel & Brendan Michael Thomas). BMT and Ariel shocked Bristol when they won the Tag Team Titles from The DCMC (Mike Montero & Jason Devine), only to see The Dirt City rebound when Jason Devine & Jamie Tucker (18% of the vote) regained the Championship at The Final Coutndown.
The Hardwork Heroes (Aaron Cademia & Barnaby Combs) won 26% of the vote ending the year as the reigning NCW Tag Team Champions thanks to their alliance with The Alliance of Violence, while former Champions Da’ Hoodz garnered 13% of the vote while earning the respect of the fans.
NCW 2023 Match of the Year
Title vs. Title- Robbie “The Giant” Araujo vs. “RIOT” Kellan Thomas vs. “Right stuff” Steven Lust (NCW Red, White, & Bruised) 22%
“Old School Cool” Cory Michael vs. Johnny Pierce (NCW WrestleFest XVIII) 18%
Career vs. Career- Dallas McCarthy vs. “Flawless” Nick Diamond (NCW WrestleFest XVIII) 13%
Ultimate Elimination War Games- Robbie “The Giant”, “RIOT” Kellan Thomas, & NIck Diamond vs. Steven Lust, ZPB, & Anthony Stone (NCW Total Elimination) 11%
The 2023 Match of the Year was a hotly contested category this year, with the classic Title for Title showdown between Robbie “The Giant” Araujo and “RIOT” Kellan Thomas from NCW Red, White, & Bruised (with Steven Lust interrupting and joining thanks to his Ox Baker Cup cash in) winning Match of the Year with 21% of the vote.
“Old School Cool” Cory Michael and Johnny Pierce had a breakout match at WrestleFest XVIII fighting over the Ring of Thrones crown and winning 16% of the vote while Dallas McCarthy and Nick Diamond brawled all over the Dedham VFW to end Dallas’ career with 14% of the fan voting. Rounding out the top votes was NCW’s first ever steel cage collision as “The Giant”, “RIOT”, and Nick Diamond battled Steven Lust, ZPB, and Anthony Stone in a wild brawl at NCW Total Elimination earning 12% of the vote.
NCW 2023 Breakout Star of the Year
“The Cold Hard Truth” Johnny PIerce 28%
Salem Spikes 25%
Jamie Tucker 16%
Diego Alvarez 13%
Was 2023 the year “The Cold Hard Truth” Johnny Pierce broke out from the pack and showed himself to be the future? 28% of the vote believes Pierce could be the next big thing especially after aligning himself with Kevin Castro at WrestleFest XVIII. Newcomer Salem Spikes also earned a lot of credibility winning 25% of the vote for Breakout Star!
Jamie Tucker was known as the youngest member of The DCMC heading into the 2023 Season, but with Ricky Medeiros stepping back from the ring Tucker stepped up to the plate, winning the NCW Tag Team Championship with Jason Devine and winning 16% of the vote. Diego Alvarez also went to prove he was someone worth looking out for, as he ended the Season with the Ox Baker Memorial Cup and 13% of the fan vote for Breakout Star.
NCW 2023 Manager of the Year
Dallas McCarthy 35% (tie)
Kevin Castro 35% (tie)
Doc Ozone 26%
William Miles the 3rd 4%
In a huge tie both Dallas McCarthy and Kevin Castro have ended 2023 your NCW Manager(s) of the Year! As a former NCW New England Champion Dallas saw The League of Excellence crumble following his NE title loss, but was still able to guide Steven Lust to a Championship dynasty. Nick Diamond would see to it that Dallas would lose his career in Dedham at WrestleFest, sending Dallas out of NCW with 35% of the vote. The other 35% went to Kevin Castro, who did his best to unite Da’ Hoodz over the Season after reuniting with Shay Cash and literally replacing Kris Pyro with Carlos V hoping no one would notice. As the fans began to enjoy the shenanigans of Da’ Hoodz Castro became frustrated with the lack of upward movement for his group, and shocked his entire family at WrestleFest when a frustrated Castro turned his back on his crew to join up with Johnny Pierce.
Doc Ozone had a difficult 2023 after losing Foxy Calvin Campbell to the Osirus Alliance of Violence and then seeing Aaron Cademia turn his back on Doc to willingly join Osirus’ unit. Doc was able to get a measure of revenge taking out William Miles from the 2023 Big City Rumble, and made sure to help out “Old School Cool” Cory Michael in winning his Ring of Thrones crown. Doc ended the year saying goodbye to Osirus following his loss to “RIOT” Kellan Thomas, hoping for a new beginning in 2024. William Miles found himself pledged to Osirus after taking the Oath, and while a newcomer to NCW has shown he’s willing to do anything to adapt to survive taking the remaining 4% of the vote.
NCW 2023 Feud of the Year
Dallas McCarthy vs. “Flawless” Nick Diamond 28%
“Old School Cool” Cory Michael vs. “The Cold Hard Truth” Johnny Pierce 26%
Special Attraction vs. Isana, Delilah Hayden, & Elle Valentine 20%
Robbie “The Giant” Araujo vs. “RIOT” Kellan Thomas vs. “Right Stuff” Steven Lust 13%
The NCW 2023 Feud of the Year was a hotly contested category with “Flawless” Nick Diamond vs. Dallas McCarthy emerging as the dark horse winner with 28% of the vote as Diamond sent McCarthy packing from NCW at WrestleFest. “The King of Cool” and Johnny Pierce battled for half the Season in a heated rivalry with 26% of the vote while Special Attraction’s battle with the Women of NCW garnered an impressive 20%. “The Giant’s” battle with “RIOT” Kellan Thomas AND “Right Stuff” Steven Lust engulfed the Championship scene in NCW this year, winning 13% as the rivalries of NCW hit hard for the voters.
NCW 2023 Stable of the Year
Special Attraction 40%
The Dirt City Murder Crue 21%
The Osirus Alliance of Violence 19%
Da’ Hoodz 14%
Out of nowhere the trio of Special Attraction took NCW by storm when Amber returned to NCW after 7 years bringing Kelly Brooks and Nikki Valentine with her winning a massive 40% of the vote and taking the Stable of the Year award by a huge margin. The ladies did have some competition from The Dirt City Murder Crue with 21% of the vote as Mike Montero became NCW Heavyweight Champion and The DCMC controlled the NCW Tag Team Championship during the 2023 year as well. Osirus aligned his own stable of violence in 2023 winning 19% while the trio of Davey Cash, Shay Cash, and Carlos V earned 14% despite Kevin Castro backstabbing his former family.
NCW’s 2023 Most Popular
“Old School Cool” Cory Michael 31%
Robbie “The Giant” Araujo 12%
“The Nu-Thing” Elle Valentine 10%
“RIOT” Kellan Thomas 9%
NCW in 2023 saw old school come back in style as “Old School Cool” Cory Michael dominated the 2023 Most Popular category winning 31% of the vote in a landslide victory for the 2023 Ring of Thrones winner. Triple Crown winner Robbie “The Giant” Araujo won 12% of the vote with the former Women’s Champion Elle Valentine became a beloved NCW personality with 10% of the vote after previously being hated. “RIOT” Kellan Thomas reigned as NCW New England Champion in 2023 and took 9% of the vote to round out the most popular rankings in 2023.
NCW’s 2023 Most Hated
“Right Stuff” Steven Lust 16% (tie)
Dallas McCarthy 16% (tie)
Special Attraction 16% (tie)
The New England Power Couple (Ariel & BMT) 11% (tie)
Kevin Castro 11% (tie)
“The Cold Hard Truth” Johnny PIerce 8%
The Politician 7%
You hate them! You really hate them!
In a first ever for the NCW Season Awards, the 2023 Most Hated is a three-way tie as “Right Stuff” Steven Lust, manager extraordinaire Dallas McCarthy, and the ladies of Special Attraction won with 16% of the vote each in an unprecedented decision.
The New England Power Couple also tied in the voting with Kevin Castro, winning 11% of the vote while “The Cold Hard Truth” Johnny Pierce won 8% of the hated vote. Rounding out the votes was The Politician, earning a respectable 7% of people who hate him.
NCW 2023 Personality of the Year
Multimedia Dave Rodrigues 27%
Merch Lady/Walking Taco Maestro Cool Paula 18%
Derrick conway 17%
Derek Simonetti 16%
The man behind the camera has finally done it, winning the NCW 2023 Personality of the Year with 27% of the vote. The man known as Picture Dave became Multimedia Dave in 2023 expanding his repertoire and delivering some iconic moments on video for the NCW fans to watch.
2022 winner Cool Paula earned 18% of the vote for her delicious Walking Taco’s and friendly personality while the commentary duo of Derrick Conway and Derek Simonetti won 17% and 16% of the vote respectively, and proving why they are the voices NCW fans love to listen to while watching the action.
NCW 2023 Holy $#!T Moment of the Year
Mike Montero and BMT go 44 minutes in the 2023 Big City Rumble with the top rope breaking! 30%
Steven Lust cashes in the Ox Baker Memorial Cup on Robbie “The Giant” Araujo and “RIOT” Kellan Thomas 28%
Amber returns to NCW bringing Special Attraction and gouging out Delilah Hayden’s eye! 17%
Nick Diamond sends Dallas McCarthy out of NCW! 15%
“The Ace” Mike Montero got closer and closer each year to winning the Big City Rumble on his quest to become NCW Heavyweight Champion, and after years of putting in the work 2023 was his to win after entering the Match at #1… With only one man in his way- BMT, entering at #2. Both Montero and BMT went 44 minutes in the Big City Rumble earning the record for longest time in, with the top rope literally getting ripped off the ring during the grueling contest. This tremendous display was your 2023 Holy $#!T Moment of the Year, winning 30% of the vote! Was 2023 the year of Steven Lust? The fans seem to think so as Lust earned 28% of the vote when he cashed in the Ox Baker Cup on Robbie “The Giant” Araujo and “RIOT” Kellan Thomas to become double champion in NCW and becoming a Triple Crown Winner at Red, White, & Bruised.
Amber returning to NCW and gouging out the eye of Delilah Hayden at REUNION won 17% of the vote while Nick Diamond sending Dallas McCarthy out of NCW won 15% of the vote!
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