Skysports.com's wrestling guru James Coyle takes a look back at the last 12 months in the WWE.
Skysports.com takes a look back at an action-packed year
As the year draws to a close, WWE fans are keen as always to share their views on what superstars they believe deserve recognition for their efforts throughout the past twelve months.
Not only that, but everyone in the WWE Universe has their own individual opinion and fond memories of what they consider to be the best superstar of the year, the best wrestling match of the year and even the best pay-per-view event of the year.
Skysports.com's wrestling guru James Coyle looked back at the highs and lows of 2009 to compose his thoughts on what has been an exciting year gone by in WWE.
WWE Superstar of the Year: Chris Jericho
I was very surprised that Jericho wasn't amongst the nominees for WWE Superstar of The Year back at The Slammy Awards two weeks ago.
For me, Jericho deserves to be the Superstar of The Year. He is spectacular on the mic and is consistently fantastic in the ring. Jericho can have a great match with just about anyone on the roster.
This year, as well as working a superb feud with Rey Mysterio, Jericho joined forces with The Big Show to become The Unified Tag Team Champions.
This led to Jericho working a tireless schedule on both the RAW and SmackDown brands, which at no point became boring to watch. I need say more about this man.
For me, Chris Jericho deserves this accolade more than any other superstar in the WWE.
Best Match of the Year: Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania 25)
Despite the late night scheduling, I tend to watch every WWE pay-per-view event LIVE, WrestleMania even more so, and although the main event between Triple H and Orton left a lot to be desired, The Undertaker versus Shawn Michaels did not disappoint as both men went back and forth to put on one hell of a show for the fans.
For me, this was one of the greatest wins of all for The Undertakers undefeated streak.
Nothing else this year has come close to being this good. WWE ringside announcer Jim Ross summed up this match when he proclaimed: "What more could you ask for as a wrestling fan?"
This is probably the best wrestling match I have witnessed LIVE on television in my lifetime. Fans will be talking about this match for decades. An instant classic.
Worst Match of the Year: Christian vs. William Regal (WWE SummerSlam)
ECW Champion Christian defeated Englishman William Regal in just eight seconds to retain his ECW Championship at WWE SummerSlam. Yes just a mere eight seconds folks!
This was a title match, with extreme importance yet the match couldn't have been any shorter. It should have been a great battle, one that I was particularly looking forward to on the night, but it never turned out that way.
This was a huge disappointment and for me was without doubt the Worst Match of 2009.
Best Pay-Per-View event of 2009
This was a close call as there were a number of contenders, namely The Bash, WWE SummerSlam and of course the big one, WrestleMania 25.
Having watched all of the events back on DVD, I have decided to go for WWE Backlash as being the Best Pay-Per-View event of the year.
Jack Swagger clashed with Christian to deliver a fantastic opening ECW Championship contest. Ricky Steamboat turned back the clock to wrestle his first singles pay-per-view match in fifteen years against Chris Jericho whilst brothers Jeff and Matt Hardy hit all the big spots
