Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards
The Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards 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. There are currently ten active awards given out by Tokyo Sports, including one dedicated to sport wrestling.
Active awards
MVP Award
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 | 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 |
| Year | Winner | Promotion |
| 1974 | Antonio Inoki vs. Strong Kobayashi | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1975 | Antonio Inoki vs. Bill Robinson | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1976 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Rusher Kimura | International Wrestling Enterprise All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1977 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mil Máscaras | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1978 | Harley Race vs. Jumbo Tsuruta | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1979 | Antonio Inoki and Giant Baba vs. Abdullah the Butcher and Tiger Jeet Singh | Tokyo Sports |
| 1980 | Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk vs. Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1981 | Giant Baba vs. Verne Gagne | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1982 | Giant Baba vs. Stan Hansen | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1983 | Riki Choshu vs. Tatsumi Fujinami | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1984 | Antonio Inoki vs. Riki Choshu | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1985 | Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Riki Choshu | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1986 | Akira Maeda vs. Tatsumi Fujinami | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1987 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1988 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Stan Hansen | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1989 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1990 | Atsushi Onita vs. Tarzan Goto | Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling |
| 1991 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Hulk Hogan | Super World of Sports |
| 1992 | Stan Hansen vs. Toshiaki Kawada | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1993 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 1994 | Ashura Hara and Genichiro Tenryu vs. Atsushi Onita and Tarzan Goto | Wrestle Association R |
| 1995 | Akira Taue and Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kenta Kobashi and Mitsuharu Misawa | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1996 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Nobuhiko Takada | UWF International |
| 1997 | Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1998 | Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 1999 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Keiji Mutoh | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2000 | Kensuke Sasaki vs. Toshiaki Kawada | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2001 | Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Yuji Nagata | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2002 | Yoshihiro Takayama vs. Yuji Nagata | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2003 | Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa | Pro Wrestling Noah |
| 2004 | Jun Akiyama vs. Kenta Kobashi | Pro Wrestling Noah |
| 2005 | Kensuke Sasaki vs. Kenta Kobashi | Pro Wrestling Noah |
| 2006 | Kenta vs. Naomichi Marufuji | Pro Wrestling Noah |
| 2007 | Jun Akiyama and Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi and Yoshihiro Takayama | Pro Wrestling Noah |
| 2008 | Naomichi Marufuji vs. Shuji Kondo | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2009 | Jun Kasai vs. Ryuji Ito | Big Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2010 | Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi vs. Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2011 | Keiji Mutoh and Kenta Kobashi vs. Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano | All Japan Pro Wrestling New Japan Pro-Wrestling Pro Wrestling Noah |
| 2012 | Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2013 | Kota Ibushi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2014 | Kazuchika Okada vs. Shinsuke Nakamura | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2015 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Kazuchika Okada | Tenryu Project |
| 2016 | Kazuchika Okada vs. Naomichi Marufuji | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2017 | Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2018 | Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 2019 | Kazuchika Okada vs Sanada | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Jado & Gedo | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |