The annual EuroGraps.com Awards returns for a second year and looks to recognise the very best in European Wrestling. We put our survey out to a carefully selected panel of journalists and fans from all across Europe to select their top three in a number of categories. 2019’s panel was @MikeKilby, @GaryOnGraps, @Spoilex16, @theianhamilton, @ArnoldFurious, @SarahFlann, @IwanMack, @AnotherOli, and @ManuRomeroGraps. Points were awarded with a first choice receiving 5 points, a second choice receiving 3 points and a third choice receiving 1 point.

Match of the Year:

1̶.̶ ̶D̶a̶v̶i̶d̶ ̶S̶t̶a̶r̶r̶ ̶v̶s̶.̶ ̶J̶o̶r̶d̶a̶n̶ ̶D̶e̶v̶l̶i̶n̶ ̶(̶O̶T̶T̶ ̶5̶t̶h̶ ̶Y̶e̶a̶r̶ ̶A̶n̶n̶i̶v̶e̶r̶s̶a̶r̶y̶)̶ ̶-̶ ̶3̶0̶p̶t̶s̶.̶

2̶.̶ ̶D̶a̶v̶i̶d̶ ̶S̶t̶a̶r̶r̶ ̶v̶s̶.̶ ̶W̶A̶L̶T̶E̶R̶ ̶(̶O̶T̶T̶ ̶W̶r̶e̶s̶t̶l̶e̶r̶a̶m̶a̶ ̶I̶I̶)̶ ̶-̶ ̶1̶0̶p̶t̶s̶.̶

1. WALTER vs. Rey Fénix (wXw 16 Carat N2) – 9pts.

2. PAC vs. Michael Oku (Rev Pro Live At The Cockpit 42) – 8pts.

3. Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki (NJPW Royal Quest) – 5pts.

4. PAC vs. Cara Noir (RIPTIDE Point Break) – 4pts.

=5. Yuki Ishikawa vs. Timothy Thatcher (wXw AMBITION 10) & PAC vs. Mike Bailey (OTT Live In Cork) – 3pts.

=7. Jordan Devlin vs. WALTER (OTT Scappermania), Anti-Fun Police vs. Jay-AA (wXw World Tag Team Festival N2), Charli Evans vs. Kanji (Wrestling Resurgence Arthouse Wrestling Volume 3), Robbie X vs. Sean Kustom vs. Senza Volto (WrestlingKULT Fruh Choppen), A-Kid vs. Will Ospreay (Triple W Total Rumble 9), Bobby Gunns vs. Timothy Thatcher (wXw World Tag Team Festival N2) – 1pt.

UPDATE 18/6/2020

Due to recent developments regarding sexual abuse in independent wrestling, winners found to be tied up in this scandal will have their EuroGraps.com awards stripped and awarded to the next eligible recipient. The remainder of this article will remain the same for posterity. Any future references to the 2019 EuroGraps.com Awards will reflect the new results.

The culmination of the hottest feud in European Wrestling of the last 2 years came to a molten end with an equally sizzling hot crowd in the National Stadium in Dublin last October. In a venue where months prior Jordan Devlin was celebrated as the conquering, Irish Hero with his win over WALTER, he faced a tide of jeers and accusations of selling out as David Starr orchestrated an independence movement within the OTT fanbase. The masterful work of both men, OTT and Shaun Ryan in an incredible video package befitting the end of this rivalry presented both sides of the argument and a majority of OTT fans chose to support David Starr. The throwback to the Miseria Cantere entrance from Devlin’s first title win in OTT, Starr’s cult like control of the crowd, the wonderful stand up boxing exchange and one of the most memorable closing sequences of a match I’ve witnessed live. Words cannot truly capture the magic in Dublin that night or do it justice. This is a match that will live with me etched in my memory. You can’t take this from me.

Previous Winners:

2018: WALTER vs. Jordan Devlin (OTT Wrestlerama 2)

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