1993 Tokyo Sports Awards

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It's that time of year again here in Japan! It's the Tokyo Sports Awards! Each and every year Tokyo Sports Magazine hands out these illustrious awards! Before we get into this years winners, let us take a look back at last years winners:

Best Bout: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Stan Hansen (AJPW 05.06.1992)
Most Valuable Player Prize: Nobuhiko Takada (UWFI)
Best Tag Team Prize: The Steiner Brothers (NJPW)
Outstanding Performance Prize: Masahiro Chono (NJPW)
Fighting Spirit Prize: Akira Taue (AJPW)
Technique Prize: Ultimo Dragon (WAR)
Rookie Of the Year: Jun Akiyama (NJPW)
20th Anniversary Special Prize: New Japan Pro-Wrestling / All Japan Pro-Wrestling
Amaresu (Amateur) Special Prize: Kosei Akaishi
Special Grand Prize: Mitsuharu Misawa (AJPW)

And now without further adieux it's time to announce this years winners!

Best Bout: IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Shinya Hashimoto (C) Vs. Genichiro Tenryu (NJPW 7.13.93)

Most Valuable Player Prize: Hiroshi Hase (NJPW)

Best Tag Team Prize: Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuharu Misawa (AJPW)

Fighting Spirit Prize: Shinya Hashimoto (NJPW)

Technique Prize: Masakatsu Funaki (Pride)

Rookie Of the Year Surprise: Jinsei Shinzaki (NJPW/Michinoku Pro)

Special Prize for Breaking 5,000 Matches: Giant Baba (AJPW)
Amaresu Service Prize: Shouko Yoshimura / Yayoi Urano

Service Prize: Motoshi Okuma (AJPW) (Date of Death: 12.27.92)

Special Prize: All Japan Women

Subject Prize: Great Sasuke & Michinoku Pro Wrestling

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Nice touch to do this. First reaction is whether it has some deeper meaning, but looking at last year, nothing seemed to come of it angle wise except maybe playing into Akiyama a bit. Good on Misawa and Kobashi, even with that AWA run lol.

[somethingsavage]

Haha. Yeah. Misawa & Kobashi are better than that whole outdated, stereotypical evil foreigner shtick - but hey. Those guys do no wrong in my eyes.

As noted, just a nice touch that elevates things in a real world sense & ties a lot of stuff together across borders & boundaries. Really "grounds" things a bit and gives a deeper, broader dynamic that honestly allows you to kick new doors wide open WHENEVER it suits ya - like seamlessly crossing over from something as strict & no-nonsense as New Japan to the wild & chaotic nature of Frontier.

Just a fun presentation of things, all in all. But it's long been a steady staple in your work for as far back as I can remember, man. Thumbs up.

[Grape Ape]

Dec 14, 2013 6:37:54 GMT -5 somethingsavage said:

Just a fun presentation of things, all in all. But it's long been a steady staple in your work for as far back as I can remember, man. Thumbs up.

Amen to that.

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Dec 13, 2013 11:54:57 GMT -5 @jp1985 said:

Nice touch to do this. First reaction is whether it has some deeper meaning, but looking at last year, nothing seemed to come of it angle wise except maybe playing into Akiyama a bit. Good on Misawa and Kobashi, even with that AWA run lol.

Just pretending the AWA never happened, haha. Heck even if it DOES count, it would have been a short time, likely between tours lol.