AEW TalkDown Awards 2025 Results: The Definitive Fan-Voted Winners
AEW TalkDown Awards 2025 Results: The Definitive Fan-Voted Winners. The AEW TalkDown Awards 2025 Results are officially in, marking the first annual edition of the AEW TalkDown Awards. This historic debut celebrates everything that defined All Elite Wrestling in 2025 — through the voices that matter most: the fans.
With nearly 17,000 total votes cast, fans helped decide winners across a wide range of categories. From breakout stars to unforgettable matches, every result below reflects pure fan opinion. As a result, these awards stand as one of the most authentic measures of AEW’s biggest year yet.
A Landmark Year for the AEW TalkDown Awards
The inaugural AEW TalkDown Awards featured:
- Multiple performance-based categories
- Wrestlers from every division
- Managers, moments, rivalries, and PPVs
Most importantly, every award was decided by fan voting. Because of that, the AEW TalkDown Awards 2025 Results truly represent what resonated most with the AEW audience throughout the year.
AEW Best Non-Wrestler of 2025
This category proved how influential non-wrestling roles were in 2025.
- Runner-up: Bryan Danielson (39%)
- Winner: Don Callis (43%)
Don Callis dominated this vote. His expanding family, constant interference, and storyline control made him the standout non-wrestler of the year.
AEW Best Signing / Rookie of 2025
AEW added several major names in 2025. However, one debut stood above the rest.
- Runner-up: Thekla (29%)
- Winner: Mike Bailey (42%)
Mike Bailey’s immediate impact and in-ring consistency earned him a clear victory.
AEW Work-Horse of the Year 2025
This award celebrates wrestlers who carried AEW week after week.
- Winner: Kyle Fletcher (57%)
Kyle Fletcher didn’t just win — he dominated the vote. His weekly performances made him the undisputed work-horse of 2025.
AEW Shocking Turn of 2025
This category delivered the most surprising result in AEW TalkDown Awards history.
For the first time ever, three winners were crowned:
- Nick Wayne betrays Christian Cage (30%)
- Daniel Garcia joins Death Riders (30%)
- Hook’s long-term reveal (30%)
Because all three finished tied, the award was shared.
AEW Best on the Mic / Promo of 2025
Some outcomes felt inevitable.
- Winner: MJF
Once again, MJF proved he remains AEW’s most dangerous talker.
AEW Best Character Arc of 2025
Storytelling mattered more than ever in 2025.
- Winner: Toni Storm (57%)
Timeless Toni Storm’s evolution captured fans’ attention and earned her a decisive victory.
AEW Best Moment of 2025
- Winner: Hangman Page freeing the AEW World Championship (50%)
This moment symbolized redemption and defined AEW’s emotional peak of the year.
AEW Best Return of 2025
- Third place: Swerve Strickland (22%)
- Runner-up: Bryan Danielson at All In Texas (30%)
- Winner: Sting (35%)
Sting’s return blended nostalgia and impact, earning the top spot.
AEW Best Rivalry of 2025
- Runner-up: Toni Storm vs Mariah May (40%)
- Winner: Jon Moxley vs Hangman Page (44%)
This rivalry defined AEW’s main-event scene with intensity and realism.
AEW Best Champion of 2025
- Runner-up: Jon Moxley (38%)
- Winner: Toni Storm (46%)
Storm’s reign stood out for consistency, storytelling, and match quality.
AEW Match of the Year 2025
- Winner: Jon Moxley vs Hangman Page – All In Texas (46%)
Fans overwhelmingly agreed this match stood above all others.
AEW PPV of the Year 2025
- Winner: AEW All In Texas (58%)
The biggest event of the year also proved to be the best.
AEW Most Beloved Wrestler of 2025
- Third: Darby Allin (22%)
- Runner-up: Toni Storm (26%)
- Winner: Hangman Page (39%)
Hangman once again proved he is AEW’s ultimate babyface.
AEW Most Hated Wrestler of 2025
- Runner-up: MJF (28%)
- Winner: Jon Moxley (48%)
Even MJF couldn’t top Moxley’s ruthless dominance this year.
AEW Breakout Star of 2025
- Runner-up: Harley Cameron (28%)
- Winner: Daniel Garcia (44%)
Garcia officially arrived as a top-level star.
AEW Tag Team of the Year 2025
- Young Bucks – 17%
- FTR – 22%
- Hurt Syndicate – 26%
- Winner: Brodido (35%)
A new-era team claimed the crown.
AEW Female Wrestler of the Year 2025
- Third: Kris Statlander (22%)
- Runner-up: Mercedes Moné (30%)
- Winner: Toni Storm (43%)
Storm capped off a dominant year with another major honor.
AEW Male Wrestler of the Year 2025
- Runner-up: Will Ospreay (42%)
- Winner: Jon Moxley (46%)
Moxley’s championship reign and main-event presence defined AEW in 2025.
Final Breakdown: Who Defined 2025?
Most Awards Won
- Toni Storm – 3 major awards
- Jon Moxley – 4 major awards
Who Had the Best Year in AEW?
Based on the AEW TalkDown Awards 2025 Results, the answer is clear:
Jon Moxley and Toni Storm defined AEW in 2025 through dominance, consistency, and fan connection.
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