2016 started out like that cool person you met at a party in January, but ultimately ended being a vicious maniac. Having already covered the top talents in 2016, we now move on to what we liked and what we didn’t about this year. Every year wrestling offers fans new stars, OMG moments, poor bookings and controversial decisions. In WWE we saw another roster draft, new championships and NXT taking the title of top wrestling brand in the world. Outside of McMahon’s promotion, the popularity of indie wrestling rose to new heights, while New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) broadened its recognition and appeal.

Kicking up our legs in front of a cozy fire and enjoying a satisfying hot toddy, we bust out our wrestling Dear Diary to recall the moments and people that left positive and negative impressions on us.

Yay: Alexa Bliss

Charlotte and Sasha Banks may get all the headlines, and Bayley may be the most beloved female wrestler currently on the roster, but nobody climbed the ladder faster to a championship than “The Wicked Witch of WWE.” Looking like Harley Quinn stepped out of the comic book pages, we’re fanboys of the pint sized dynamo as she’s our favorite women’s wrestler of 2016. Alexa Bliss spent the first half of the year down in NXT honing her wrestling skills, while also serving as manager to Blake and Murphy. Clearly the star of the trio, Alexa was drafted to Smackdown during the WWE Draft in July. Since then she’s cemented herself as a legit star while becoming the Smackdown Women’s Champion. We’re betting that 2017 will be a blissful year for us all.