Wrestler of the Year: 1974 - 2001

[Hisaharu Tanabe]

Here's the complete list of the Wrestlers of the Year from the first Puroresu Award in 1974 to last year. Every year, Puroresu Award is sanctioned by Tokyo Sports Newspaper, and the winners are selected by judges from pro-wrestling magazines and newspapers.


1974: Antonio Inoki (New Japan)
1975: Giant Baba (All Japan)
1976: Antonio Inoki (New Japan)
1977: Antonio Inoki (New Japan)
1978: Antonio Inoki (New Japan)
1979: Giant Baba (All Japan)
1980: Antonio Inoki (New Japan)
1981: Antonio Inoki (New Japan)
1982: Tiger Mask (New Japan)
1983: Jumbo Tsuruta (All Japan)
1984: Jumbo Tsuruta (All Japan)
1985: Tatsumi Fujinami (New Japan)
1986: Gen'ichiro Tenryu (All Japan)
1987: Gen'ichiro Tenryu (All Japan)
1988: Gen'ichiro Tenryu (All Japan)
1989: Akira Maeda (UWF)
1990: Atsushi Ohnita (FMW)
1991: Jumbo Tsuruta (All Japan)
1992: Nobuhiko Takada (UWF Int'l)
1993: Gen'ichiro Tenryu (WAR)
1994: Shin'ya Hashimoto (New Japan)
1995: Keiji Mutoh (New Japan)
1996: Kenta Kobashi (All Japan)
1997: Masahiro Chono (New Japan)
1998: Kenta Kobashi (All Japan)
1999: Keiji Mutoh (New Japan)
2000: Kazushi Sakuraba (Takada Dojo)
2001: Keiji Mutoh (New Japan)

[The Crowbar King]

Post the others...

[Luds]

2002: Bob Sapp (free)
2003: Yoshihiro Takayama (free)

[Hisaharu Tanabe]

Or just go to this page:
http://www.puroresu.com/awards/