Tokyo Sports Grand Prix Award Winners

The Best In Japan... The Best In The World Too?

Credit: Open The Puroreso Gate

The winners of the 2013 Tokyo Sports Grand Prix Awards have been announced by Tokyo Sports. These are revered as THE official annual year-end awards that honor the best in puroresu.

The biggest winner was New Japan star Kazuchika Okada, who won the top prize, MVP, for the second straight year. The last time someone won back-to-back MVPs was Genichiro Tenryu in 1986-87. It also marks the 3rd straight year New Japan has claimed that award (Hiroshi Tanahashi won in 2011). 

One streak and 3-peat bid that obviously ended was the Joshi Puroresu Grand Prize, which Yuzuki Aikawa didn’t win, if only because she retired in April. In mild surprise to some it went to Sendai Girls star Meiko Satomura.

The full list of winners:

MVP

Kazuchika Okada

Match Of The Year

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi 

(NJPW, 8/4 - G1 Climax Night 4)

Most Excellent Tag Team

Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls

(NOAH)

Outstanding Performance Prize

 KENTA

(NOAH)

Fighting Spirit Prize

Daisuke Sekimoto

(Big Japan)

Technique Prize

Masato Yoshino

(Dragon Gate)

Rookie Of The Year

Konosuke Takeshita

(DDT)

Special Service Award:

Kenta Kobashi

Joshi Puroresu Grand Prize

Meiko Satomura

(Sendai Girls)

Congratulations to all the winners.