WON Most Outstanding Wrestler

The WON Most Outstanding Wrestler is an award given yearly since 1986 by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON), recognizing the most outstanding professional wrestler of the year as decided by WON journalist, Dave Meltzer.
==Award winners==
Year	Wrestler 	Promotion(s)
1986	Ric Flair 	Jim Crockett Promotions
1987	Ric Flair 	Jim Crockett Promotions
1988	Tatsumi Fujinami 	New Japan Pro Wrestling
1989	Ric Flair 	World Championship Wrestling
1990	Jushin Liger 	New Japan Pro Wrestling
1991	Jushin Liger 	New Japan Pro Wrestling
1992	Jushin Liger 	New Japan Pro Wrestling
1993	Kenta Kobashi 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1994	Kenta Kobashi 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1995	Manami Toyota 	All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
1996	Rey Mysterio, Jr. 	Extreme Championship Wrestling World Championship Wrestling
1997	Mitsuharu Misawa 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1998	Koji Kanemoto 	New Japan Pro Wrestling
1999	Mitsuharu Misawa 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2000	Chris Benoit 	World Championship Wrestling World Wrestling Federation
2001	Kurt Angle 	World Wrestling Federation
2002	Kurt Angle 	World Wrestling Entertainment
2003	Kurt Angle 	World Wrestling Entertainment
2004	Chris Benoit 	World Wrestling Entertainment
2005	Samoa Joe 	Ring of Honor Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
2006	Bryan Danielson 	Ring of Honor
2007	Bryan Danielson 	Ring of Honor
2008	Bryan Danielson 	Ring of Honor
2009	Bryan Danielson 	Ring of Honor
2010	Bryan Danielson/ Daniel Bryan	World Wrestling Entertainment Evolve Dragon Gate USA
2011	Davey Richards 	Ring of Honor Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
2012	Hiroshi Tanahashi 	New Japan Pro Wrestling
2013	Hiroshi Tanahashi 	New Japan Pro Wrestling
2014	A.J. Styles 	New Japan Pro Wrestling Ring of Honor
2015	A.J. Styles 	New Japan Pro Wrestling Ring of Honor
2016	A.J. Styles 	New Japan Pro Wrestling World Wrestling Entertainment
2017	Kazuchika Okada 	New Japan Pro Wrestling
==Statistics==
===Most all-time individual winners===
Rank	Wrestler 	Awards
1 	Bryan Danielson/ Daniel Bryan	5
2 	Ric Flair 	3
2 	Jushin Liger 	3
2 	Kurt Angle 	3
2 	A.J. Styles 	3
6 	Kenta Kobashi 	2
6 	Mitsuharu Misawa 	2
6 	Chris Benoit 	2
6 	Hiroshi Tanahashi 	2
===Most all-time promotion winners===
Rank	Nation 	Awards
1 	New Japan Pro Wrestling 	11
2 	Ring of Honor 	8
3 	World Wrestling Entertainment 	7
4 	All Japan Pro Wrestling 	4
5 	World Championship Wrestling 	3
6 	Jim Crockett Promotions 	2
7 	All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling	1
7 	Extreme Championship Wrestling 	1
7 	Evolve 	1
7 	Dragon Gate USA 	1
7 	Pro Wrestling Guerrilla 	1
7 	Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 	1
===Most all-time nationality winners===
Rank	Nation 	Awards
1 	United States of America	17
2 	Japan 	13
3 	Canada 	2
==See also==
*WON Wrestler of the Year
Category:Wrestling Observer