Stardom Year-End Awards

The Stardom Year-End Awards is a concept used by World Wonder Ring Stardom where awards, similar to the Academy and Grammy Awards, are given to professional wrestlers at the end of the year who have performed on Stardom. The first award ceremony took part on December 25, 2011.[1]

Stardom Year-End Awards
CountryJapan
Presented byWorld Wonder Ring Stardom
First awardedDecember 25, 2011; 12 years ago (2011-12-25)

Active awards

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Best Match Award

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This award was originally named the Best Bout Award, from 2011 to 2012.

Year Date Match Event Location Notes
2011[1] November 12 Nanae Takahashi vs. Natsuki☆Taiyo Goddesses of Stardom Tag League - Day 3 Tokyo For the World of Stardom Championship
2012[2] September 17 Nanae Takahashi vs. Yuzuki Aikawa 5★Star Grand Prix - Day 4
December 24 Year-End Climax For the World of Stardom Championship
2013[citation needed] April 29 Yoshiko vs. Yuzuki Aikawa Ryogoku Cinderella Champions Fiesta
2014[3] December 23 Kairi Hojo and Nanae Takahashi vs. Risa Sera and Takumi Iroha Year-End Climax For the Goddesses of Stardom Championship
2015[4] December 23 Io Shirai vs. Meiko Satomura Year-End Climax For the World of Stardom Championship
2016[5] December 22 Io Shirai vs. Mayu Iwatani Year-End Climax
2017[6] October 17 Takumi Iroha vs. Yoko Bito True Fight For the Wonder of Stardom Championship
2018[7] June 17 Oedo Tai (Hazuki and Kagetsu) vs. Thunder Rock (Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani) Goddesses of Destiny For the Goddesses of Stardom Championship
2019[8] June 16 Arisa Hoshiki vs. Tam Nakano Shining Destiny For the Wonder of Stardom Championship
2020[9] November 15 Mayu Iwatani vs. Utami Hayashishita Sendai Cinderella Sendai For the World of Stardom Championship
2021[10] March 3 Giulia vs. Tam Nakano All Star Dream Cinderella Tokyo Hair vs. Hair match for the Wonder of Stardom Championship
2022[11] December 29 Giulia vs. Syuri Dream Queendom For the World of Stardom Championship
2023[12] December 29 Giulia vs. Megan Bayne Dream Queendom For the Strong Women's Championship

Best Tag Team Award

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Year Team
2012[2] Natsuki☆Taiyo and Yoshiko
2013 Miho Wakizawa and Nanae Takahashi
2014[3] 7Kairi
(Kairi Hojo and Nanae Takahashi)
2015[4] Thunder Rock
(Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani)
2016[5] BY Ho
(Kairi Hojo and Yoko Bito)
2017[6] Hana Kimura and Kagetsu
2018[7] Momo Watanabe and Utami Hayashishita
2019[8] Tokyo Cyber Squad
(Jungle Kyona and Konami)
2020[9] AphroditE
(Saya Kamitani and Utami Hayashishita)
2021[10] FWC
(Hazuki and Koguma)
2022[11] meltear
(Natsupoi and Tam Nakano)
2023[12] REStart
(Natsupoi and Saori Anou)

Best Technique Award

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AZM (left) and Mayu Iwatani (right) are two-time winners of the category
Year Wrestler
2012[2] Act Yasukawa
2013 Natsuki☆Taiyo
2014[3] Mayu Iwatani
2015[4]
2016[5] Kairi Hojo
2017[6] Hiromi Mimura
2018[7] Starlight Kid
2019[8] AZM
2020[9] Konami
2021[10] Saya Kamitani
2022[11] AZM (2)
2023[12] Mirai

Best Unit Award

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Year Unit
2018[7] Stars
2019[8] Oedo Tai
2020[9] Donna Del Mondo
(Giulia, Himeka, Maika, Natsupoi and Syuri)
2021[10] Oedo Tai (2)
(Momo Watanabe, Natsuko Tora, Rina, Ruaka, Saki Kashima and Starlight Kid)
2022[11] Stars (2)
(Hanan, Hazuki, Koguma, Mayu Iwatani, Momo Kohgo and Saya Iida)
2023[12] Queen's Quest
(Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani, AZM, Lady C, Miyu Amasaki and Hina)

Fighting Spirit Award

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Act Yasukawa is a two-time winner of the category

The Fighting Spirit Award is given to a wrestler who remained active throughout the year.[1]

Year Wrestler
2011[1] Yoshiko
2012[2] Miho Wakizawa
2013 Act Yasukawa
2014[3] Koguma
2015[4] Act Yasukawa (2)
2016[5] Momo Watanabe
2017[5] Mayu Iwatani
2018[7] Natsuko Tora
2019[8] Hana Kimura
2020[9] Tam Nakano
2021[10] Unagi Sayaka
2022[11] Starlight Kid
2023[12] Suzu Suzuki

MVP Award

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Io Shirai is a three-time winner of the category

The MVP Award is given to a wrestler who shined the most throughout the year.[1]

Year Wrestler
2011[1] Yuzuki Aikawa
2012[2] Nanae Takahashi
2013 Io Shirai
2014[3]
2015[4] Kairi Hojo
2016[5] Io Shirai (3)
2017[6] Toni Storm
2018[7] Momo Watanabe
2019[8] Mayu Iwatani
2020[9] Giulia
2021[10] Utami Hayashishita
2022[11] Syuri
2023[12] Tam Nakano

Outstanding Performance Award

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Kairi Hojo is a two-time winner of the category
Year Wrestler
2011[1] Yoko Bito
2012[2] Yuzuki Aikawa
2013 Kairi Hojo
2014[3] Yoshiko
2015[4] Kairi Hojo (2)
2016[5] Yoko Bito (2)
2017[6] Io Shirai
2018[7] Utami Hayashishita
2019[8] Arisa Hoshiki
2020[9] Bea Priestley
2021[10] Syuri
2022[11] Saya Kamitani
2023[12] Mayu Iwatani

Shining Award

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The Shining Award is the only award where the winner is chosen by fan vote.[10]

Year Wrestler
2020[9] Giulia
2021[10] Starlight Kid
2022[11] Tam Nakano
2023[12] Maika

Defunct awards

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Special Merit Award (特別賞, Tokubetsu-shō)

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Year Wrestler
2014[3] Miho Wakizawa
2021[10] Mayu Iwatani

See also

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References

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