2009 Slammy Awards

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World Wrestling Entertainment® announced today that comedian and radio talk show host Dennis Miller will host the 2009 Slammy® Awards during a special three-hour presentation of Monday Night Raw® live December 14 at 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT on USA Network from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, TX.

Created by the Academy of Wrestling Arts & Sciences in 1986, the Slammy Awards is considered to be WWE’s version of the Oscars. 2009 Slammy Award categories will include: WWE Superstar of the Year, WWE Match of the Year, and WWE Diva of the Year.

It is well known that Dennis Miller has an acerbic wit and can host a live talk show, but how will the comedian fare with WWE’s Superstars and Divas as emcee of the 2009 Slammy Awards? Miller joins the prestigious list of past Raw celebrity guest hosts, including NBA All-Star Shaquille O’Neal, Emmy-winning actor Jeremy Piven, television legend Bob Barker, Access Hollywood’s Nancy O’Dell and rock icon Ozzy Osbourne, just to name a few.

Dennis Miller serves as the National Spokesperson for USA Cares, a Kentucky based nonprofit organization that provides financial assistance to military families in need. Now in its sixth year, USA Cares has distributed millions of dollars in organizational and outside resources to deserving military families. For more information log onto to www.usacares.org.

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The following WWE Slammy 2009 Nominees were announced on WWE.com on Sunday night:

Nominees for Tag-Team of the Year:
-Shawn Michaels & Triple H (D-Generation X)
-Chris Jericho & Big Show (JeriShow)
-Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes (Legacy)
-David Hart Smith & Tyson Kidd (The Hart Dynasty)

Nominees for "Oh My!" Moment of the Year:
-HBK superkicks little girl in cafeteria (RAW, August)
-Chris Masters "dancing pecs" with the Osbournes on "Raw's Got Talent"
-Michael Cole throws up on Chris Jericho at SD party (Decade of SD special)
-Santino accidentally pies Vickie Guerrero in the face (Raw Thanksgiving)

Nominees for RAW Guest Host of the Year:
-Bob Barker (Fomer Price is Right host)
-Seth Green (creator, Robot Chicken)
-Shaquille O'Neal (NBA star)
-Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne (rock/TV stars)

Nominees for Most Shocking Moment of the Year:
-Batista turns on Rey Mysterio at Bragging Rights
-Randy Orton DDTs Stephanie in front of HHH and kisses her
-CM Punk beats Jeff Hardy & forces him out of WWE
-Sheamus slams Mark Cuban through a table

Nominees for Breakout Star of the Year:
-Drew McIntyre
-Sheamus
-Abraham Washington
-Yoshi Tatsu

Nominees for Extreme Moment of the Year:
-Kofi boom drops Orton through a table at MSG
-Big Show throws Cena into a search light at Backlash
-Jeff Hardy dives off 20-foot ladder onto CM Punk at SummerSlam
-HHH fights Orton at his home, throwing him through front window (Raw)

Nominees for WWE Diva of the Year:
-All WWE Divas are nominees. The fans will decide this category in a special online vote to take place Monday on WWE.com.

Nomnees for Match of the Year:
-HBK vs. Undertaker (WrestleMania 25)
-Cena vs. Orton - I Quit Match (Breaking Point)
-Jeff Hardy vs. Edge -- Ladder Match (Extreme Rules)
-Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown (Bragging Rights)

Nominees for Superstar of the Year:
-John Cena
-CM Punk
-Randy Orton
-The Undertaker

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The ‘2009 Superstar of the Year’ Slammy will be determined in a four-man tournament on RAW later tonight.

The first round will feature:

WWE World Champion The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton
John Cena vs. CM Punk

The victors from each match will then face off to determine the winner of the Slammy award.