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,[1] they are recognized by all the major promotions in the country, including All Japan Pro Wrestling,[2] New Japan Pro-Wrestling,[3] and Pro Wrestling Noah.[4]
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.[5] Voting takes place in rounds.[6] In landslide cases, the winner can be determined in a single round of voting,[7] however, if no wrestler gets enough votes, the award can be left blank and not given out that year.[8] 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.[9]
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.[10] There are currently ten active awards given out by Tokyo Sports, including one dedicated to sport wrestling.
Active awards
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.
Antonio Inoki is a record six-time winner of the category
| 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 | ||
| 1978 | ||
| 1979 | Giant Baba | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1980 | Antonio Inoki | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1981 | ||
| 1982 | Tiger Mask | |
| 1983 | Jumbo Tsuruta | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1984 | ||
| 1985 | Tatsumi Fujinami | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1986 | Genichiro Tenryu | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1987 | ||
| 1988 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2013 | ||
| 2014 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | |
| 2015 | Kazuchika Okada | |
| 2016 | Tetsuya Naito | |
| 2017 | ||
| 2018 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | |
| 2019 | Kazuchika Okada |
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.
Genichiro Tenryu is a nine-time winner of the category
| Year | Winner | Promotion |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Antonio Inoki vs. Strong Kobayashi (March 19) | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1975 | Antonio Inoki vs. Bill Robinson (December 11) | |
| 1976 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Rusher Kimura (March 28) | International Wrestling Enterprise All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1977 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mil Máscaras (August 25) | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1978 | Harley Race vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (January 20) | |
| 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) | |
| 1982 | Giant Baba vs. Stan Hansen (February 4) | |
| 1983 | Riki Choshu vs. Tatsumi Fujinami (April 3) | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1984 | Antonio Inoki vs. Riki Choshu (August 2) | |
| 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) | |
| 1989 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (June 5) | |
| 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) | |
| 1999 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Keiji Mutoh (May 3) | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2000 | Kensuke Sasaki vs. Toshiaki Kawada (October 9) | |
| 2001 | Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Yuji Nagata (June 6) | |
| 2002 | Yoshihiro Takayama vs. Yuji Nagata (May 2) | |
| 2003 | Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa (March 1) | Pro Wrestling Noah |
| 2004 | Jun Akiyama vs. Kenta Kobashi (July 10) | |
| 2005 | Kensuke Sasaki vs. Kenta Kobashi (July 18) | |
| 2006 | Kenta vs. Naomichi Marufuji (October 29) | |
| 2007 | Jun Akiyama and Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi and Yoshihiro Takayama (December 2) | |
| 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) | |
| 2014 | Kazuchika Okada vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (August 10) | |
| 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) | |
| 2018 | Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega (June 9) | |
| 2019 | Kazuchika Okada vs Sanada (October 14) |
Outstanding Performance Award (殊勲賞, Shukun-shō)
Tatsumi Fujinami is a four-time winner of the category
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 1989 | Shinya Hashimoto | |
| 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 | Pro Wrestling Noah | |
| 2002 | Yoshihiro Takayama | |
| 2003 | Kenta Kobashi | |
| 2004 | Toshiaki Kawada | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2005 | Takeshi Rikio | Pro Wrestling Noah |
| 2006 | Naomichi Marufuji | |
| 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 | |
| 2013 | Kenta | |
| 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 |
Fighting Spirit Award (敢闘賞, Kantō-shō)
Riki Choshu is a record four-time winner of the category
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 1989 | ||
| 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 | |
| 2003 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | |
| 2004 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | |
| 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 | |
| 2011 | Masaaki Mochizuki Yuji Nagata |
Dragon Gate New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2012 | Abdullah Kobayashi | Big Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2013 | Daisuke Sekimoto | |
| 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 |
Technique Award (技能賞, Ginō-shō)
Yuji Nagata is a two-time winner of the category
| Year | Winner | Promotion |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Jumbo Tsuruta | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1975 | Mighty Inoue | International Wrestling Enterprise |
| 1976 | Isamu Teranishi | |
| 1977 | Kantaro Hoshino | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1979 | Tatsumi Fujinami | |
| 1980 | Kengo Kimura | |
| 1981 | Ashura Hara Riki Choshu |
International Wrestling Enterprise New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1982 | Tiger Mask | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1983 | Akira Maeda | |
| 1984 | Super Tiger | Universal Wrestling Federation |
| 1985 | Antonio Inoki | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1986 | Jumbo Tsuruta | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1988 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2000 | Takashi Iizuka | |
| 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 | |
| 2015 | Tomoaki Honma | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2016 | Kenny Omega | |
| 2017 | Hideki Suzuki | Big Japan Pro Wrestling Pro Wrestling Zero1 |
| 2018 | Tetsuya Naito | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2019 | Kota Ibushi |
Best Tag Team Award (最優秀タッグチーム賞, Saiyūshū taggu chīmu-shō)
Sometimes this award is given to teams larger than two wrestlers. Four members of the Voodoo Murders won it in 2006.
| Year | Winner | Promotion |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Antonio Inoki and Seiji Sakaguchi | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1976 | Seiji Sakaguchi and Strong Kobayashi | |
| 1978 | Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1980 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 1995 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Masahiro Chono | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1996 | Hiro Saito, Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Masahiro Chono | |
| 1997 | Akira Taue and Toshiaki Kawada | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1998 | Stan Hansen and Vader | |
| 1999 | Jun Akiyama and Kenta Kobashi | |
| 2000 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2001 | Jado & Gedo | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 2019 |
Newcomer Award (新人賞, Shinjin-shō)
Saki Akai was the first female wrestler to win this category in 2014
| Year | Winner | Promotion |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Tatsumi Fujinami | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1982 | Mitsuharu Misawa | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1983 | Tarzan Goto | |
| 1985 | Keiichi Yamada | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1986 | Keiji Mutoh | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Women's Wrestling Grand Prize (女子プロレス大賞, Joshi puroresu taishō)
Io Shirai is a record three-time winner of the category, having additionally won all awards consecutively
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 2013 | Meiko Satomura | Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling |
| 2015 | Io Shirai | World Wonder Ring Stardom |
| 2016 | ||
| 2017 | ||
| 2018 | Tsukasa Fujimoto | Ice Ribbon |
| 2019 | Mayu Iwatani | World Wonder Ring Stardom |
Special Award (特別賞, Tokubetsu-shō)
Animal Hamaguchi won the category for his training in 1997
| 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 | |
| 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 (レスリング特別賞, Resuringu tokubetsu-shō)
A special award, this award is typically given to Japanese champions in United World Wrestling World Wrestling Championships or in the Olympic Games.
Kaori Icho is a record eleven-time winner of the category
| 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 Okuno Takuto Otoguro Mayu Mukaida Risako Kawai Yui Susaki |
| 2019 | Risako Kawai Shinobu Ota Kenichiro Fumita |
Inactive awards
Best Foreigner Award (最優秀外人賞, Saiyūshū gaijin-shō)
Hulk Hogan is a one-time winner of the category
| 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 (優秀レフェリー賞, Yūshū referī-shō)
| Year | Winner | Promotion |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Kyohei Wada | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
Lifetime Achievement Award (特別功労賞, Tokubetsu kōrō-shō)
Mitsuharu Misawa was awarded the category following his death in 2009
| 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 (努力賞, Doryoku-shō)
Prince Tonga is a one-time winner of the category
| 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 (大衆賞, Taishū-shō)
The Destroyer is a one-time winner of the category
| Year | Winner | Promotion |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | The Destroyer | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1976 | Giant Baba | |
| 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 |
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 (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) | |
Topic Award (話題賞, Wadai-shō)
The Great Sasuke and his Michinoku Pro Wrestling promotion won the category in 1993
| Year | Winner | Promotion |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Kōji Kitao | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1991 | Atsushi Onita | Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling |
| 1993 | The Great Sasuke and Michinoku Pro Wrestling | |
| 1997 | Naoya Ogawa | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1998 | Alexander Otsuka | Battlarts |
| 2002 | Hidehiko Yoshida | Pride Fighting Championships |
| 2004 | Akira Hokuto | Kensuke Office |
| 2005 | Yinling | Hustle |
| 2006 | Mecha Mummy | Union Pro Wrestling |
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References
- General
- "Winners 1974–1979". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- "Winners 1980–1989". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- "Winners 1990–1999". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- "Winners 2000–2009". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- "Winners 2010–present". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- Specific
- Meltzer, Dave (December 20, 2004). "Wrestling Observer Newsletter". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. p. 3. ISSN 1083-9593.
- 諏訪魔選手、石川修司選手が2017年度 東京スポーツ新聞社制定「プロレス大賞」最優秀タッグチーム賞 受賞!!. All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- 「2017年も、我々が様々な話題を提供します！」“MVP”内藤哲也が東京スポーツ『プロレス大賞』受賞式で、さらなるL・I・J旋風を宣言！【報告】. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). January 19, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- 東京スポーツ新聞社制定 2011年「プロレス大賞」受賞に際し各選手コメント. Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). December 14, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- 東京スポーツ プロレス大賞. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- 【プロレス大賞】創設以来初の「新人賞該当者なし」. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- 【プロレス大賞】ＭＶＰ内藤 ベストバウト級の好試合を連発した“新日プロの救世主”. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). December 14, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- Meltzer, Dave (December 15, 2014). "Dec. 15, 2014 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: CM Punk to UFC 181, Tokyo Sports Awards, Jimmy Del Ray bio and much more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. p. 18. ISSN 1083-9593.
- 女子プロレス大賞 ６年ぶり該当者なし. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- Meltzer, Dave (December 18, 2017). "December 18, 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: The metamorphosis of Chris Jericho, GSP vacates title, more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. p. 10. ISSN 1083-9593.
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