The WWE Year-End Awards is a concept used by

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, where awards, similar to the

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and

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s, are given to

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s at the end of the year who have performed on

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and

SmackDown ''WWE SmackDown'', also known as ''Friday Night SmackDown'' or simply ''SmackDown'', is an American professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that as of currently airs live every Friday at 8 p.m. ET on Fox. Fox Deportes simulc ...

. Introduced in 2018, there have been two editions of the concept. In the first edition, the winners were voted by fans, while for the second, WWE picked the winner themselves. Previously, wrestlers from Raw and SmackDown had been rewarded

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s between 1986 and 2015.

Winners and nominees

2018 awards

The 2018 WWE Year-End Awards were revealed on December 23, 2018, on WWE's

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. The results were voted by fans.

2019 awards

The 2019 WWE Year-End Awards were announced on December 24, 2019, on ''

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'', with

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and

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as the hosts. This time, WWE picked the winners themselves. The reveals also featured nominees, although no previous announcements had been made about who was in contention for the awards. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

References

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Winners and nominees

2018 awards

2019 awards

See also

References