{"id":142104,"date":"2022-06-28T14:32:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T19:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=142104"},"modified":"2022-06-28T14:32:54","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T19:32:54","slug":"espn-announces-wwe-espy-award-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/06\/28\/espn-announces-wwe-espy-award-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN announces WWE Espy Award nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-876470105\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>ESPN announced the nominations for the annual Espy Awards on Tuesday morning, including nominations in the WWE category. Fans will vote on a handful of moments to determine the Best WWE Moment. The following are the announce matchups and nominations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>MATCH 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brock Lesnar wins Royal Rumble<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bianca Belair wins RAW Women\u2019s Championship at WrestleMania<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>MATCH 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Cena returns at Money In The Bank<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ronda Rousey returns 4 months after giving birth to win Royal Rumble<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>MATCH 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WWE welcomes back fans with full live crowd (Smackdown 7\/16)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stone Cold stuns Vince McMahon, Austin Theory, and Pat McAfee on WrestleMania Night 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>MATCH 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roman Reigns defeats Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania to win both the Universal &amp; WWE Championship<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cody Rhodes returns to WWE at WrestleMania<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>MATCH 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Big E cashes in Money In The Bank briefcase and wins WWE Championship (RAW 9\/13)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Miz turns on Logan Paul at WrestleMania<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>MATCH 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Becky Lynch returns at SummerSlam<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Undertaker inducted into WWE Hall Of Fame<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>MATCH 7<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2887709160\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edge defeats Seth Rollins in a Hell In A Cell match at Crown Jewel<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wee man body slams Sami Zayn at WrestleMania<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>MATCH 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brock Lesnar returns at SummerSlam to confront Roman Reigns<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stone Cold returns to the ring to defeat Kevin Owens at WrestleMania<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The ESPN Espy Awards will air live on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a> on July 20. 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