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Puroresu Awards
1980s
1980
| Wrestler of the Year: |
Antonio Inoki (New Japan) |
| Match of the Year: |
World Tag Team League: Giant Baba & Jumbo
Tsuruta vs Dory Funk Jr. & Terry [All Japan 12/11 Kuramae Kokugikan]
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| Outstanding Performance Award:
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Giant Baba (All Japan) |
| Tag Team of the Year: |
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta (All Japan)
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| Performance Award: |
Tatsumi Fujinami (New Japan) |
| Fighting Spirit Award: |
Animal Hamaguchi (IWE) |
| Techinique Award: |
Kengo Kimura (New Japan) |
| Effort Award: |
Prince Tonga (Haku/Meng, All Japan),
George Takano (New Japan), Mach Hayato (IWE) |
| Popularity Award: |
Abdullah the Butcher (All Japan), Stan
Hansen (New Japan) |
| Special Grand Award: |
Giant Baba (All Japan) |
1981
| Wrestler of the Year: |
Antonio Inoki (New Japan) |
| Match of the Year: |
Giant Baba 3000th Memorial Match: Giant
Baba vs Verne Gagne [All Japan 01/18 Kourakuen Hall] |
| Outstanding Performance Award:
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Jumbo Tsuruta (All Japan) |
| Tag Team of the Year: |
Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami (New
Japan) |
| Performance Award: |
Gen'ichiro Tenryu (All Japan) |
| Fighting Spirit Award: |
Rusher Kimura (IWE) |
| Techinique Award: |
Riki Choshu (New Japan), Ashura Hara
(IWE) |
| Effort Award: |
Takashi Ishikawa (All Japan), Akira Maeda
(New Japan), Animal Hamaguchi (IWE) |
| Popularity Award: |
Tiger Mask (New Japan) |
| Achievement Award: |
Kanji Kitazawa (New Japan, retired),
Snake Amami (IWE, deceased) |
1982
| Wrestler of the Year: |
Tiger Mask (New Japan) |
| Match of the Year: |
PWF Heavyweight Title Match: Giant Baba
vs Stan Hansen [All Japan 02/04 Tokyo Gym] |
| Outstanding Performance Award:
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Antonio Inoki (New Japan) |
| Tag Team of the Year: |
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta (All Japan)
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| Performance Award: |
Tatsumi Fujinami (New Japan) |
| Fighting Spirit Award: |
Rusher Kimura (New Japan) |
| Techinique Award: |
Tiger Mask (New Japan) |
| Effort Award: |
Yoshiaki Fujiwara (New Japan), Shiro
Koshinaka (All Japan) |
| Rookie of the Year: |
Mitsuharu Misawa (All Japan) |
| Achievement Award: |
Yonetaro Tanaka (New Japan ref, retired),
Mr. Hayashi (All Japan ref, retired) |
| Outstanding Foreginer Award:
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Stan Hansen |
1983
| Wrestler of the Year: |
Jumbo Tsuruta (All Japan) |
| Match of the Year: |
WWF International Heavyweight Title Match:
Tatsumi Fujinami vs Riki Choshu [New Japan 04/03 Kuramae Kokugikan]
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| Outstanding Performance Award:
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Riki Choshu (New Japan) |
| Tag Team of the Year: |
Jumbo Tsuruta & Gen'ichiro Tenryu (All
Japan) |
| Performance Award: |
The Great Kabuki (All Japan) |
| Fighting Spirit Award: |
Gen'ichiro Tenryu (All Japan) |
| Techinique Award: |
Akira Maeda (New Japan) |
| Effort Award: |
Masanobu Fuchi (All Japan), Nobuhiko
Takada (New Japan) |
| Rookie of the Year: |
Tarzan Goto (All Japan) |
| Special Achievement Award: |
Terry Funk (All Japan, retired) |
| Outstanding Foreginer Award:
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Hulk Hogan (AWA/New Japan) |
| Popularity Award: |
The Great Kabuki (All Japan) |
1984
| Wrestler of the Year: |
Jumbo Tsuruta (All Japan) |
| Match of the Year: |
Antonio Inoki vs Riki Choshu [New Japan
08/02 Kuramae Kokugikan] |
| Performance Award: |
Gen'ichiro Tenryu (All Japan) |
| Fighting Spirit Award: |
Tatsumi Fujinami (New Japan) |
| Techinique Award: |
Super Tiger (Satoru Sayama, UWF) |
1985
| Wrestler of the Year: |
Tatsumi Fujinami (New Japan) |
| Match of the Year: |
Jumbo Tsuruta (All Japan) vs Riki Choshu
(Japan Pro) [All Japan 11/04 Osaka Castle Hall] |
| Tag Team of the Year: |
Jumbo Tsuruta & Gen'ichiro Tenryu (All
Japan) |
| Performance Award: |
Kengo Kimura (New Japan) |
| Fighting Spirit Award: |
Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa, All Japan)
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| Techinique Award: |
Antonio Inoki (New Japan) |
| Rookie of the Year: |
Keiichi Yamada (New Japan) |
| Special Foreginer Award: |
Road Warriors |
1986
| Wrestler of the Year: |
Gen'ichiro Tenryu (All Japan) |
| Match of the Year: |
Tatsumi Fujinami (New Japan) vs Akira
Maeda (UWF) [New Japan 06/12 Osaka Castle Hall] |
| Tag Team of the Year: |
Shiro Koshinaka (New Japan) & Nobuhiko
Takada (UWF) |
| Performance Award: |
Yoshiaki Yatsu (Japan Pro) |
| Fighting Spirit Award: |
Riki Choshu (Japan Pro) |
| Techinique Award: |
Jumbo Tsuruta (All Japan) |
| Special Award: |
Hiroshi Wajima (All Japan) |
| Rookie of the Year: |
Keiji Mutoh (New Japan) |
| Outstanding Referee Award: |
Kyohei Wada (All Japan) |
1987
| Wrestler of the Year: |
Gen'ichiro Tenryu (All Japan) |
| Match of the Year: |
Gen'ichiro Tenryu vs Jumbo Tsuruta [All
Japan 08/31 Nippon Budokan] |
| Tag Team of the Year: |
Gen'ichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara (All
Japan) |
| Performance Award: |
Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura (New
Japan) |
| Fighting Spirit Award: |
Yoshiaki Fujiwara (New Japan) |
| Techinique Award: |
N/A |
| Rookie of the Year: |
John Tenta (All Japan) |
| Achievement Award: |
Animal Hamaguchi (Japan Pro, retired),
Great Kojika (All Japan, retired), Haru Sonoda (All Japan, deceased)
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| Special Award: |
No-ring No-people No-time limit Death
Match: Antonio Inoki vs Masa Saito [New Japan 10/04 Ganryujima Island] |
1988
| Wrestler of the Year: |
Gen'ichiro Tenryu (All Japan) |
| Match of the Year: |
PWF & NWA United National Heavyweight
Title Unification Match: Gen'ichiro Tenryu vs Stan Hansen [All Japan
07/27 Nagano] |
| Tag Team of the Year: |
N/A |
| Performance Award: |
Tatsumi Fujinami (New Japan) |
| Fighting Spirit Award: |
Riki Choshu (New Japan) |
| Techinique Award: |
Jumbo Tsuruta (All Japan) |
| Rookie of the Year: |
Hiroshi Hase (New Japan) |
| Special Achievement Award: |
Antonio Inoki (New Japan, elected for
senate) |
| Special Award: |
Akira Maeda (UWF) |
| Popularity Award: |
Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura (All Japan)
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| Special Achievement Award: |
Bruiser Brody (All Japan, deceased) |
| Achievement Award: |
Masanobu Kurisu (retired), Shunji Kosugi
(retired) |
1989
| Wrestler of the Year: |
Akira Maeda (UWF) |
| Match of the Year: |
Triple Crown Heavyweight Title Match:
Gen'ichiro Tenryu vs Jumbo Tsuruta [All Japan 06/05 Nippon Budokan]
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| Tag Team of the Year: |
Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu (All Japan)
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| Performance Award: |
Shin'ya Hashimoto (New Japan) |
| Fighting Spirit Award: |
Riki Choshu (New Japan) |
| Techinique Award: |
Yoshiaki Fujiwara (UWF) |
| Rookie of the Year: |
Kenta Kobashi (All Japan) |
| Special Achievement Award: |
Antonio Inoki (New Japan) |
| Special Award: |
Atsushi Ohnita (FMW), Great Muta (WCW/New
Japan) |
| Achievement Award: |
Takashi Ishikawa (All Japan, retired)
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