Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards

The ​Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards (東京スポーツプロレス大賞, Tōkyō Supōtsu Puroresu Taishō)​ are Japanese professional wrestling, or puroresu, awards that have been handed out by the Tokyo Sports magazine annually since 1974. The most publicized awards in Japanese professional wrestling,​ they are recognized by all the major promotions in the country, including All Japan Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro-Wrestling,​​ and Pro Wrestling Noah.
The awards are voted for by a committee made up of people involved with Japanese professional wrestling, including reporters and photographers. After the winners are announced in the middle of December, an award ceremony is held in Tokyo in January.​​ Voting takes place in rounds. In landslide cases, the winner can be determined in a single round of voting, however, if no wrestler gets enough votes, the award can be left blank and not given out that year.​ Most notably, the award for female wrestler of the year was not given out between 2004 and 2008 and again in 2014, when the committee felt that no wrestler had the necessary qualifications.
The awards have been described as "legit to a degree", but also with the goal of spreading them among different major promotions. For example, the award for the best technical wrestler may not be given to someone actually considered the best technical wrestler in puroresu, but to a top wrestler from a promotion that has not gotten any of the other awards.​ In addition to any special awards, there are currently eight active awards given out by Tokyo Sports.
== Active awards ==
=== MVP Award ===
MVP Award, rebranded in 2010. Originally known as Best Wrestler Award (最優秀選手賞 Saiyūshū senshu-shō), which has since become a secondary name.
Year	Winner 	Promotion
1974	Antonio Inoki 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1975	Giant Baba 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1976	Antonio Inoki 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1977	Antonio Inoki 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1978	Antonio Inoki 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1979	Giant Baba 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1980	Antonio Inoki 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1981	Antonio Inoki 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1982	Tiger Mask 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1983	Jumbo Tsuruta 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1984	Jumbo Tsuruta 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1985	Tatsumi Fujinami 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1986	Genichiro Tenryu 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1987	Genichiro Tenryu 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1988	Genichiro Tenryu 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1989	Akira Maeda 	Universal Wrestling Federation
1990	Atsushi Onita 	Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
1991	Jumbo Tsuruta 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1992	Nobuhiko Takada 	UWF International
1993	Genichiro Tenryu 	Wrestle Association R
1994	Shinya Hashimoto 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1995	Keiji Mutoh 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1996	Kenta Kobashi 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1997	Masahiro Chono 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1998	Kenta Kobashi 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1999	Keiji Mutoh 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2000	Kazushi Sakuraba 	Pride Fighting Championships
2001	Keiji Mutoh 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2002	Bob Sapp 	K-1
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2003	Yoshihiro Takayama	Pro Wrestling Noah
2004	Kensuke Sasaki 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2005	Satoshi Kojima 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2006	Minoru Suzuki 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2007	Mitsuharu Misawa 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2008	Keiji Mutoh 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2009	Hiroshi Tanahashi 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2010	Takashi Sugiura 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2011	Hiroshi Tanahashi 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2012	Kazuchika Okada 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2013	Kazuchika Okada 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2014	Hiroshi Tanahashi 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2015	Kazuchika Okada 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2016	Tetsuya Naito 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2017	Tetsuya Naito 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2018	Hiroshi Tanahashi 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2019	Kazuchika Okada 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2020	Tetsuya Naito 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
=== ​Best Bout Award​ ===
​Best Bout Award (ベストバウト, Besutobauto), rebranded in 2010. Originally known as Match of the Year Award (年間最高試合賞 Nenkan saikō shiai-shō), which has since become a secondary name.
Year	Winner 	Promotion
1974	Antonio Inoki vs. Strong Kobayashi (March 19) 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1975	Antonio Inoki vs. Billy Robinson (December 11) 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1976	Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Rusher Kimura (March 28) 	International Wrestling Enterprise
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1977	Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mil Máscaras (August 25) 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1978	Harley Race vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (January 20) 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1979	Antonio Inoki and Giant Baba vs. Abdullah the Butcher and Tiger Jeet Singh (August 26)	Tokyo Sports
1980	Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk vs. Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta (December 11) 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1981	Giant Baba vs. Verne Gagne (January 18) 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1982	Giant Baba vs. Stan Hansen (February 4) 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1983	Riki Choshu vs. Tatsumi Fujinami (April 3) 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1984	Antonio Inoki vs. Riki Choshu (August 2) 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1985	Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Riki Choshu (November 4) 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1986	Akira Maeda vs. Tatsumi Fujinami (June 12) 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1987	Genichiro Tenryu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (August 31) 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1988	Genichiro Tenryu vs. Stan Hansen (July 27) 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1989	Genichiro Tenryu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (June 5) 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1990	Atsushi Onita vs. Tarzan Goto (August 4) 	Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
1991	Genichiro Tenryu vs. Hulk Hogan (December 12) 	Super World of Sports
1992	Stan Hansen vs. Toshiaki Kawada (June 5) 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1993	Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu (January 4) 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1994	Ashura Hara and Genichiro Tenryu vs. Atsushi Onita and Tarzan Goto (March 2) 	Wrestle Association R
1995	Akira Taue and Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kenta Kobashi and Mitsuharu Misawa (June 9) 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1996	Genichiro Tenryu vs. Nobuhiko Takada (September 11) 	UWF International
1997	Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa (October 21) 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1998	Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa (October 31) 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1999	Genichiro Tenryu vs. Keiji Mutoh (May 3) 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2000	Kensuke Sasaki vs. Toshiaki Kawada (October 9) 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2001	Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Yuji Nagata (June 6) 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2002	Yoshihiro Takayama vs. Yuji Nagata (May 2) 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2003	Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa (March 1) 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2004	Jun Akiyama vs. Kenta Kobashi (July 10) 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2005	Kensuke Sasaki vs. Kenta Kobashi (July 18) 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2006	Kenta vs. Naomichi Marufuji (October 29) 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2007	Jun Akiyama and Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi and Yoshihiro Takayama (December 2)	Pro Wrestling Noah
2008	Naomichi Marufuji vs. Shuji Kondo (November 3) 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2009	Jun Kasai vs. Ryuji Ito (November 20) 	Big Japan Pro Wrestling
2010	Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi vs. Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi (October 11) 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2011	Keiji Mutoh and Kenta Kobashi vs. Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano (August 27) 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Pro Wrestling Noah
2012	Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada (June 16) 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2013	Kota Ibushi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (August 4) 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2014	Kazuchika Okada vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (August 10) 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2015	Genichiro Tenryu vs. Kazuchika Okada (November 15) 	Tenryu Project
2016	Kazuchika Okada vs. Naomichi Marufuji (July 18) 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2017	Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega (January 4) 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2018	Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega (June 9) 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2019	Kazuchika Okada vs. SANADA (October 14) 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2020	Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito (January 5) 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
=== ​Outstanding Performance Award​ ===
​Outstanding Performance Award (殊勲賞, Shukun-shō)
Year	Winner 	Promotion
1975	Rusher Kimura 	International Wrestling Enterprise
1976	Seiji Sakaguchi 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1977	Animal Hamaguchi
Mighty Inoue	International Wrestling Enterprise
1978	Rusher Kimura 	International Wrestling Enterprise
1979	Ashura Hara 	International Wrestling Enterprise
1980	Tatsumi Fujinami 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1981	Genichiro Tenryu 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1982	Tatsumi Fujinami 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1983	The Great Kabuki 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1984	Genichiro Tenryu 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1985	Kengo Kimura 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1986	Yoshiaki Yatsu 	Japan Pro-Wrestling
1987	Kengo Kimura
Tatsumi Fujinami	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1988	Tatsumi Fujinami 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1989	Shinya Hashimoto 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1990	Mitsuharu Misawa 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1991	Atsushi Onita 	Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
1992	Masahiro Chono 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1993	Kenta Kobashi 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1994	Jushin Thunder Liger	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1995	Akira Taue 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1996	Genichiro Tenryu 	Wrestle Association R
1997	Mitsuharu Misawa 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1998	Keiji Mutoh
Kodo Fuyuki	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
1999	Kazushi Sakuraba 	Pride Fighting Championships
2000	Jun Akiyama 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
Pro Wrestling Noah
2001	Jun Akiyama 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2002	Yoshihiro Takayama 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2003	Kenta Kobashi 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2004	Toshiaki Kawada 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2005	Takeshi Rikio 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2006	Naomichi Marufuji 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2007	Hiroshi Tanahashi 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2008	Kensuke Sasaki 	Kensuke Office
2009	Takashi Sugiura 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2010	Suwama 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2011	Jun Akiyama 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2012	Takeshi Morishima 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2013	KENTA 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2014	Tomohiro Ishii 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2015	Minoru Suzuki 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2016	Kento Miyahara 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2017	YAMATO 	Dragon Gate
2018	Naomichi Marufuji 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2019	Kento Miyahara 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2020	Go Shiozaki 	Pro Wrestling Noah
=== ​Fighting Spirit Award ===
Fighting Spirit Award (敢闘賞, Kantō-shō)​
Year	Winner 	Promotion
1974	Strong Kobayashi 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1975	Kintaro Ohki 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1976	Rusher Kimura 	International Wrestling Enterprise
1977	Seiji Sakaguchi 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1978	Kim Duk 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1979	Riki Choshu 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1980	Animal Hamaguchi 	International Wrestling Enterprise
1981	Rusher Kimura 	International Wrestling Enterprise
1982	Rusher Kimura 	International Wrestling Enterprise
1983	Genichiro Tenryu 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1984	Tatsumi Fujinami 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1985	Tiger Mask (II) 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1986	Riki Choshu 	Japan Pro-Wrestling
1987	Yoshiaki Fujiwara 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1988	Riki Choshu 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1989	Riki Choshu 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1990	Masakatsu Funaki 	Universal Wrestling Federation
1991	Masahiro Chono 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1992	Akira Taue 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1993	Shinya Hashimoto 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1994	Toshiaki Kawada 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1995	Kodo Fuyuki 	Wrestle Association R
1996	Akira Taue 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1997	Hayabusa 	Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
1998	Jun Akiyama 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1999	Manabu Nakanishi
Naoya Ogawa	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Universal Fighting Arts Organization
2000	Toshiaki Kawada 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2001	Yuji Nagata 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2002	Masahiro Chono 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2003	Hiroshi Tanahashi 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2004	Hiroyoshi Tenzan 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2005	Katsuhiko Nakajima	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2006	Hiroshi Tanahashi 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2007	Takeshi Morishima 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2008	Masato Tanaka 	Pro Wrestling Zero1
2009	Togi Makabe 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2010	Satoshi Kojima 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2011	Masaaki Mochizuki
Yuji Nagata	Dragon Gate
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2012	Abdullah Kobayashi	Big Japan Pro Wrestling
2013	Daisuke Sekimoto 	Big Japan Pro Wrestling
2014	Atsushi Onita 	Chō Hanabi Puroresu
2015	Yuji Okabayashi 	Big Japan Pro Wrestling
2016	Katsuhiko Nakajima	Pro Wrestling Noah
2017	Katsuyori Shibata 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2018	Kaito Kiyomiya 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2019	Kaito Kiyomiya 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2020	Hiromu Takahashi 	New Japan Pro Wrestling
=== ​Technique Award ===
Technique Award (技能賞, Ginō-shō)
Year	Winner 	Promotion
1974	Jumbo Tsuruta 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1975	Mighty Inoue 	International Wrestling Enterprise
1976	Isamu Teranishi 	International Wrestling Enterprise
1977	Kantaro Hoshino 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1979	Tatsumi Fujinami 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1980	Kengo Kimura 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1981	Ashura Hara
Riki Choshu	International Wrestling Enterprise
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1982	Tiger Mask 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1983	Akira Maeda 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1984	Super Tiger 	Universal Wrestling Federation
1985	Antonio Inoki 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1986	Jumbo Tsuruta 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1988	Jumbo Tsuruta 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1989	Yoshiaki Fujiwara	Universal Wrestling Federation
1990	Genichiro Tenryu 	Super World of Sports
1991	Hiroshi Hase 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1992	Último Dragón 	Super World of Sports
Wrestle Association R
1993	Masakatsu Funaki 	Pancrase
1994	Kenta Kobashi 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1995	Yoji Anjo 	UWF International
1996	Yoshinari Ogawa 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1997	Yuki Kondo 	Pancrase
1998	Yuji Nagata 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1999	Yuji Nagata 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2000	Takashi Iizuka 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2001	Sanae Kikuta 	Pancrase
2002	Satoshi Kojima 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2003	Jun Akiyama 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2004	Minoru Suzuki 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2005	Taka Michinoku 	Kaientai Dojo
2006	CIMA 	Dragon Gate
2007	Daisuke Sekimoto 	Big Japan Pro Wrestling
2008	Shingo Takagi 	Dragon Gate
2009	Kota Ibushi 	DDT Pro-Wrestling
2010	Kaz Hayashi 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2011	KENTA 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2012	Shinsuke Nakamura	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2013	Masato Yoshino 	Dragon Gate
2014	BxB Hulk 	Dragon Gate
2015	Tomoaki Honma 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2016	Kenny Omega 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2017	Hideki Suzuki 	Big Japan Pro Wrestling
Pro Wrestling Zero1
2018	Tetsuya Naito 	New Japan Pro Wrestling
2019	Kota Ibushi 	New Japan Pro Wrestling
2020	Tetsuya Endo 	DDT Pro Wrestling
=== ​Best Tag Team Award​ ===
Best Tag Team Award (最優秀タッグチーム賞, Saiyūshū taggu chīmu-shō)​
Year	Winner 	Promotion
1975	Antonio Inoki and Seiji Sakaguchi 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1976	Seiji Sakaguchi and Strong Kobayashi 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1978	Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1980	Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1981	Antonio Inoki and Tatsumi Fujinami 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1982	Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1983	Genichiro Tenryu and Jumbo Tsuruta 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1985	Genichiro Tenryu and Jumbo Tsuruta 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1986	Nobuhiko Takada and Shiro Koshinaka 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1987	Ashura Hara and Genichiro Tenryu 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1989	Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki Yatsu 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1990	Keiji Mutoh and Masahiro Chono 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1991	Mitsuharu Misawa and Toshiaki Kawada 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1992	Akitoshi Saito, Kengo Kimura, Masashi Aoyagi and Shiro Koshinaka	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1993	Kenta Kobashi and Mitsuharu Misawa 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1994	Kenta Kobashi and Mitsuharu Misawa 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1995	Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Masahiro Chono 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1996	Hiro Saito, Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Masahiro Chono 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1997	Akira Taue and Toshiaki Kawada 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1998	Stan Hansen and Vader 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1999	Jun Akiyama and Kenta Kobashi 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2000	Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2001	Gedo and Jado 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2002	Masato Tanaka and Shinjiro Otani 	Pro Wrestling Zero1
2003	KENTA and Naomichi Marufuji 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2004	Minoru Suzuki and Yoshihiro Takayama 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2005	Akebono and Keiji Mutoh
Ikuto Hidaka and Minoru Fujita 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
Pro Wrestling Zero1
2006	"brother" YASSHI, Shuji Kondo, Suwama and TARU 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2007	Togi Makabe and Toru Yano 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2008	Minoru Suzuki and Taiyō Kea 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2009	Akebono and Ryota Hama 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2010	Manabu Nakanishi and Strong Man 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2011	Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi 	Big Japan Pro Wrestling
2012	Manabu Soya and Takao Omori 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2013	Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste 	Pro Wrestling Noah
2014	Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura 	Pro Wrestling Noah
Pro Wrestling Zero1
2015	Atsushi Onita and Chigusa Nagayo 	Chō Hanabi Puroresu
2016	Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi 	Big Japan Pro Wrestling
2017	Shuji Ishikawa and Suwama 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2018	Shuji Ishikawa and Suwama 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2019	Shuji Ishikawa and Suwama 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2020	Takashi Sugiura & Kazushi Sakuraba 	Pro Wrestling Noah
=== ​Newcomer Award ===
​Newcomer Award (新人賞, Shinjin-shō)​
Year	Winner 	Promotion
1974	Tatsumi Fujinami 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1982	Mitsuharu Misawa 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1983	Tarzan Goto 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1985	Keiichi Yamada 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1986	Keiji Mutoh 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1987	John Tenta 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1988	Hiroshi Hase 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1989	Kenta Kobashi 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1990	Masashi Aoyagi 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1991	Masao Orihara 	Super World of Sports
1992	Jun Akiyama 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1993	Jinsei Shinzaki
Shinjiro Otani	Michinoku Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1994	Manabu Yamada 	Pancrase
1995	Daisuke Ikeda
Masato Tanaka	Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
1996	Yuki Kondo 	Pancrase
1997	Kazuyuki Fujita 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1998	Yoshinobu Kanemaru	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1999	Naomichi Marufuji 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2000	Kenzo Suzuki
Takeshi Rikio	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Pro Wrestling Noah
2001	Takehiro Murahama 	Osaka Pro Wrestling
2002	Kazuhiko Ogasawara	Pro Wrestling Zero-One
2003	Shinsuke Nakamura 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2004	Katsuhiko Nakajima	Kensuke Office
2005	Akebono 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2006	HG 	HUSTLE
2007	BxB Hulk 	Dragon Gate
2008	Atsushi Sawada 	Inoki Genome Federation
2009	Ryota Hama 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2010	Yuji Okabayashi 	Big Japan Pro Wrestling
2011	Shinichi Suzukawa 	Inoki Genome Federation
2012	Daichi Hashimoto 	Pro Wrestling Zero1
2013	Konosuke Takeshita	DDT Pro-Wrestling
2014	Saki Akai 	DDT Pro-Wrestling
2016	Chihiro Hashimoto 	Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling
2017	Yuma Aoyagi 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
2018	Utami Hayashishita	World Wonder Ring Stardom
2019	Strong Machine J 	Dragon Gate
=== ​Joshi Puroresu Grand Prize ===
Joshi Puroresu Grand Prize (女子プロレス大賞, Joshi puroresu taishō)
Year	Winner 	Promotion
1995	Shinobu Kandori 	Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling
1996	Kyoko Inoue 	All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
1997	Eagle Sawai
Lioness Asuka
Shark Tsuchiya	Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling
JDStar
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
1998	Shinobu Kandori 	Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling
1999	Lioness Asuka 	GAEA Japan
2000	Etsuko Mita and Mima Shimoda	Arsion
All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
2001	Kaoru Ito 	All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
2002	Momoe Nakanishi 	All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
2003	Ayako Hamada 	Gaea Japan
2009	Emi Sakura 	Ice Ribbon
2010	Nanae Takahashi 	NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling
2011	Yuzuki Aikawa 	World Wonder Ring Stardom
2012	Yuzuki Aikawa 	World Wonder Ring Stardom
2013	Meiko Satomura 	Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling
2015	Io Shirai 	World Wonder Ring Stardom
2016	Io Shirai 	World Wonder Ring Stardom
2017	Io Shirai 	World Wonder Ring Stardom
2018	Tsukasa Fujimoto 	Ice Ribbon
2019	Mayu Iwatani 	World Wonder Ring Stardom
2020	Giulia 	World Wonder Ring Stardom
=== ​Special Award​ ===
Special Award (特別賞, Tokubetsu-shō)
Year	Winner 	Promotion
1974	Mighty Inoue 	International Wrestling Enterprise
1986	Hiroshi Wajima 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1989	Atsushi Onita
The Great Muta 	Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling
1993	All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling	All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
1994	Akira Hokuto 	All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
1997	Animal Hamaguchi 	Hamaguchi Gym
2001	TAJIRI 	World Wrestling Federation
2003	Seiji Sakaguchi 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
2017	Jurina Matsui 	Tofu Puroresu
=== ​Wrestling Special Award​ ===
​Wrestling Special Award (レスリング特別賞, Resuringu tokubetsu-shō)
Year	Winner
1998	Atsuko Shinomura
Kyoko Hamaguchi
Miyu Ikeda
1999	Ayako Shōda
Kyoko Hamaguchi
Seiko Yamamoto
2000	Hitomi Sakamoto
Katsuhiko Nagata
Seiko Yamamoto
2001	Hitomi Sakamoto
Seiko Yamamoto
2002	Kaori Icho
Kyoko Hamaguchi
Saori Yoshida
2003	Chiharu Icho
Kaori Icho
Kazuhiko Ikematsu
Kyoko Hamaguchi
Saori Yoshida
Seiko Yamamoto
2004	Chiharu Icho
Chikara Tanabe
Kaori Icho
Kenji Inoue
Kyoko Hamaguchi
Saori Yoshida
2005	Ayako Shoda
Hitomi Sakamoto
Kaori Icho
Kyoko Hamaguchi
Makiko Sakamoto
2006	Ayako Sanada
Chiharu Icho
Hitomi Sakamoto
Kaori Icho
Kyoko Hamaguchi
Noriyuki Takatsuka
Saori Yoshida
2009	Mio Nishimaki
Saori Yoshida
Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu
Yuri Kai
2011	Hitomi Obara
Kaori Icho
Saori Yoshida
2012	Hitomi Obara
Kaori Icho
Saori Yoshida
Tatsuhiro Yonemichi
2013	Eri Tosaka
Kaori Icho
Saori Yoshida
2014	Chiho Hamada
Eri Tosaka
Kaori Icho
Saori Yoshida
2015	Eri Tosaka
Kaori Icho
Saori Yoshida
2016	Eri Tosaka
Kaori Icho
Risako Kawai
Sara Dosho
2017	Haruna Okuno
Kenichiro Fumita
Risako Kawai
Sara Dosho
Yui Susaki
Yuki Takahashi
2018	Haruna OkunoTakuto OtoguroMayu MukaidaRisako KawaiYui Susaki
2019	Risako KawaiKenichiro FumitaShinobu Ota
== Inactive awards ==
=== ​Best Foreigner Award ===
Best Foreigner Award (最優秀外人賞, Saiyūshū gaijin-shō)​
Year	Winner 	Promotion
1982	Stan Hansen 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1983	Hulk Hogan 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1985	The Road Warriors	All Japan Pro Wrestling
=== ​Best Referee Award ===
Best Referee Award (優秀レフェリー賞, Yūshū referī-shō)
Year	Winner 	Promotion
1986	Kyohei Wada	All Japan Pro Wrestling
=== ​Lifetime Achievement Award ===
​Lifetime Achievement Award (特別功労賞, Tokubetsu kōrō-shō)​
Year	Winner
1978	Isao Yoshihara
1979	Joe Higuchi
Kotetsu Yamamoto
Masafumi Suzuki
1983	Hisashi Shinma
Terry Funk
1988	Bruiser Brody
1989	Antonio Inoki
1990	Seiji Sakaguchi
1991	Dynamite Kid
1999	Giant Baba
2000	Jumbo Tsuruta
Stan Hansen
2009	Mitsuharu Misawa
2010	Joe Higuchi
Kantaro Hoshino
Kotetsu Yamamoto
Rusher Kimura
2013	Kenta Kobashi
=== ​Effort Award ===
Effort Award (努力賞, Doryoku-shō)
Year	Winner	Promotion
1974	Isamu Teranishi
Koma Mashimo
Kotetsu Yamamoto	International Wrestling Enterprise
All Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1975	Akihisa Takachiho
Snake Amami
Yoshiaki Fujiwara	All Japan Pro Wrestling
International Wrestling Enterprise
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1976	Masanobu Fuchi
Ryuma Go
Shoji Kai	All Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
International Wrestling Enterprise
1977	Goro Tsurumi
Riki Choshu
Rocky Hata	International Wrestling Enterprise
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
All Japan Pro Wrestling
1978	Kazuharu Sonoda
Keiji Ishikawa
Kuniaki Kobayashi
Snake Amami	All Japan Pro Wrestling
All Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
International Wrestling Enterprise
1979	Atsushi Onita
Makoto Arakawa
Masahiko Takasugi	All Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
International Wrestling Enterprise
1980	George Takano
Mach Hayato
Prince Tonga	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
International Wrestling Enterprise
All Japan Pro Wrestling
1981	Akira Maeda
Animal Hamaguchi
Keiji Ishikawa	All Japan Pro Wrestling
International Wrestling Enterprise
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1982	Shiro Koshinaka
Yoshiaki Fujiwara	All Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1983	Masanobu Fuchi
Nobuhiko Takada	All Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
=== ​Popularity Award​ ===
Popularity Award (大衆賞, Taishū-shō)
Year	Winner 	Promotion
1975	The Destroyer 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1976	Giant Baba 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1978	Abdullah the Butcher
Umanosuke Ueda	All Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1979	Terry Funk 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1980	Abdullah the Butcher
Stan Hansen	All Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1981	Tiger Mask 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1983	The Great Kabuki	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1988	Giant Baba
Rusher Kimura	All Japan Pro Wrestling
=== ​Service Award ===
Service Award (功労賞, Kōrō-shō)​
Year	Winner
1981	Motoyuki Kitazawa
Snake Amami
1982	Mr. Hayashi
Yonetaro Tanaka
1987	Animal Hamaguchi
Great Kojika
Sonoda Haru
1988	Masanobu Kurisu
Shunji Kosugi
1989	Takashi Ishikawa
1993	Motoshi Okuma
1994	Ashura Hara
1995	Kantaro Hoshino
1997	Joe Higuchi
Megumi Kudo
Riki Choshu
1999	Hiro Matsuda
Jackie Sato
Jumbo Tsuruta
Masa Saito
Yoshinosato
2000	Kuniaki Kobayashi
Masakatsu Funaki
2001	Osamu Kido
Yoshihiro Momota
2002	Motoko Baba
Thunder Sugiyama
2003	Kodo Fuyuki
Mitsu Hirai
2006	Black Cat
Haruka Eigen
Kintaro Ohki
Rusher Kimura
2007	Karl Gotch
2008	Great Kusatsu
2009	Takashi Matsunaga
Ted Tanabe
2016	Hayabusa
2019	Atsushi Aoki
=== ​Special Grand Prize​ ===
Special Grand Prize (特別大賞, Tokubetsu taishō)​
Year	Winner 	Promotion
1983	Antonio Inoki
Giant Baba 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
All Japan Pro Wrestling
1987	Antonio Inoki vs. Masa Saito (October 4) 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1988	Akira Maeda 	Universal Wrestling Federation
1992	Mitsuharu Misawa 	All Japan Pro Wrestling
1995	New Japan Pro-Wrestling vs. UWF International (October 9)	New Japan Pro-Wrestling vs. UWF International (October 9)
=== ​Topic Award​ ===
​Topic Award (話題賞, Wadai-shō)
Year	Winner 	Promotion
1990	Kōji Kitao 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1991	Atsushi Onita 	Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
1993	The Great Sasuke
Michinoku Pro Wrestling	Michinoku Pro Wrestling
1997	Naoya Ogawa 	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1998	Alexander Otsuka	Battlarts
2002	Hidehiko Yoshida	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye
Pride Fighting Championships
2004	Akira Hokuto 	Kensuke Office
2005	Yinling 	Hustle
2006	Mecha Mummy 	Union Pro Wrestling
==External Link==
*Winners 1974–1979
*Winners 1980–1989
*Winners 1990–1999
*Winners 2000–2009
*Winners 2010–present
Category:Professional wrestling awards