The 2020 ComicBook.com Golden Issue Award for Game of the Year
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It can sometimes feel like there are one or two video games that break from the rest to really stand out as Game of the Year contenders, and while 2020 was a strange year, a number of video games released to high praise despite everything. With so many people stuck inside arguably playing more games than ever before, it was a particularly tough decision this year. While our nominees for the Game of the Year category this year largely skewed toward single-player experiences, it was sharing those experiences online with friends that stood out for so many. While the nominees featured the most memorable games of 2020, there could be only one winner of the award. A single title really exemplified the year and our collective relationship with video games more than any other.
The 2020 ComicBook.com Golden Issue Award for Best Wrestling Rising Star
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For most of 2020 major professional wrestling companies were unable to run events with live fans in attendance. And even when they could, it was either virtually via WWE s ThunderDome or with severely limited crowds at NXT s Capitol Wrestling Center and AEW s Daily s Place Amphitheatre. And yet, some promising young wrestlers still managed to connect with fans amid the chaos. Bianca Belair made her long-awaited jump to the main roster, Darby Allin finally defeated Cody Rhodes to finish out the year as TNT Champion, Jey Uso made the most out of a small opportunity and put on two great pay-per-view matches with Roman Reigns, Orange Cassidy went from being an inside joke to one of AEW s top draws and Shotzi Blackheart managed to stand out despite being in the middle of an incredibly stacked Women s Division in NXT. Of those five, who do the voters think had a stellar 2020 and will shine in 2021?
The 2020 ComicBook.com Golden Issue Award for Best Female Wrestler
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The wrestling world had gone through a number of unforeseen changes throughout 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but while the industry as a whole had struggled many of the talent involved found a way to make bright spots in such an uncertain year. There were many stars across the board that made the most out of these challenges, and some even had their best year in their career yet. This past year saw a major rise of significance in the female talent across multiple promotions, and they even enjoyed the top position in either company for a good chunk of the year. In the end, however, there could really only be one winner.