The Japan Indie Awards (Japanese: 日本インディー大賞, Hepburn: Nihon Indī Taishō) are Japanese professional wrestling, or puroresu, awards that have been handed out annually since 2007 by the program Indie no Oshigoto, broadcast on the Fighting TV Samurai TV channel. Unlike the more widely publicized and recognized Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards that are awarded to all Japanese promotions,[1] the Japan Indie Awards focus on the independent circuit and the smaller promotions.
The awards are voted by fans who can vote online on the Samurai TV website. The winners are announced before the start of the New Year's Pro-Wrestling event in Korakuen Hall.[2][3]
There are currently five active awards given out by Samurai TV.
Active awards
editMVP Award
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Kota Ibushi and Isami Kodaka are both two-time winners of the category
| Year | Winner | Promotion |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Kota Ibushi | DDT Pro-Wrestling |
| 2008 | The Great Sasuke | Michinoku Pro Wrestling |
| 2009 | Kota Ibushi | DDT Pro-Wrestling |
| 2010 | Daisuke Sekimoto | Big Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2011 | Munenori Sawa | Battlarts |
| 2012 | Abdullah Kobayashi | Big Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2013 | Isami Kodaka | Union Pro Wrestling |
| 2014 | Harashima | DDT Pro-Wrestling |
| 2015 | Yuji Okabayashi | Big Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2016 | Shuji Ishikawa | Freelance |
| 2017 | Hideki Suzuki | |
| 2018 | Masashi Takeda | |
| 2019 | Isami Kodaka | Pro-Wrestling Basara |
| 2020 | Minoru Fujita | Freelance |
| 2021 | Konosuke Takeshita | DDT Pro-Wrestling |
| 2022 | Kazusada Higuchi | |
| 2023 | Kazuki Hirata |
Best Bout Award (ベストバウト, Besuto Bauto)
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Kota Ibushi and Daisuke Sekimoto are both four-time winners of the category
Best Show Award (ベスト興行賞, Besuto Kogyō-shō)
edit| Year | Winner | Promotion |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Muscle House 4 (May 4) | Muscle |
| 2008 | Campsite Pro-Wrestling (September 7) | DDT Pro-Wrestling |
| 2009 | Ryōgoku Peter Pan (August 23) | |
| 2010 | Muscle House 10 (October 6) | Muscle |
| 2011 | Judgement 2011 (March 27) | DDT Pro-Wrestling |
| 2012 | Budokan Peter Pan (August 18) | |
| 2013 | Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2013 (August 18) | |
| 2014 | Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2014 (August 17) | |
| 2015 | Ryōgokutan 2015 (July 20) | Big Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2016 | Bad Communication 2016 (October 2) | Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling |
| 2017 | Autumn Ueno Pro-Wrestling Festival (November 17) | Big Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2018 | Ryōgokutan 2018 (November 11) | |
| 2019 | Ultimate Party 2019 (November 3) Ryōgokutan 2019 (November 4) |
DDT Pro-Wrestling Big Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2020 | Last Buntai at BJW (August 29) | Big Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2021 | Hiragana Muscle 5 (September 1) | DDT Pro-Wrestling |
| 2022 | Big Japan Welcome Back (May 5) | Big Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2023 | Ultimate Party 2023 (November 12) | DDT Pro-Wrestling |
Best Unit Award (ベストユニット賞, Besuto Yunitto-shō)
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| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2007 | New Men's Club |
| 2008 | The Brahman Brothers (Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei) |
| 2009 | |
| 2010 | Oga Gundan |
| 2011 | The Brahman Brothers (Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei) |
| 2012 | |
| 2013 | Yankee Nichōkenjū (Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka) |
| 2014 | Mū no Taiyō (The Great Sasuke, Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei) |
| 2015 | #OhkaEmpire |
| 2016 | Damnation |
| 2017 | |
| 2018 | #StrongHearts |
| 2019 | |
| 2020 | Astronauts (Takuya Nomura and Fuminori Abe) |
| 2021 | Pheromones (Danshoku "Dandy" Dino, Yuki "Sexy" Iino and Yumehito "Fantastic" Himanari) |
| 2022 | Pheromones (Danshoku "Dandy" Dino, Yuki "Sexy" Iino, Yumehito "Fantastic" Himanari and Koju "Shining Ball" Takeda) |
| 2023 | Astronauts (Takuya Nomura and Fuminori Abe) |
Newcomer Award (ニューカマー賞, Nyūkamā-shō)
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Mio Shirai was the first female wrestler to win this category in 2011
Drew Parker was the first non-Japanese to win this category in 2021
| Year | Winner | Promotion |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Masashi Takeda | Style-E |
| 2009 | ||
| 2010 | Tsuyoshi Kikuchi | Freelance |
| 2011 | Mio Shirai | |
| 2012 | Takumi Tsukamoto | Big Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2013 | Masaya Takahashi | Wrestling New Classic |
| 2014 | Takayuki Ueki | Big Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2015 | Kazusada Higuchi | DDT New Attitude |
| 2016 | Takuya Nomura | Big Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2017 | Andreza Giant Panda | New Nemuro Pro Wrestling |
| 2018 | Shuuoh Fujiwara | Pro-Wrestling Alive & Majors |
| 2019 | Keigo Nakamura | DDT Pro-Wrestling |
| 2020 | Rina Yamashita | Freelance |
| 2021 | Drew Parker | Big Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2022 | Daiju Wakamatsu | Active Advance Pro Wrestling |
| 2023 | Munetatsu Nakamura | Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling |
Inactive awards
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Special Award (特別賞, Tokubetsu-shō)
edit| Year | Winner | Promotion |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Choun Shiryu | — |
| 2009 | Gentaro | Pro Wrestling Freedoms |
| 2010 | Hikaru Sato | Pancrase Mission |
Comeback Award (カムバック賞, Kamubakku-shō)
edit| Year | Winner | Promotion |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Mr. Pogo | World Wing Spirit Pro-Wrestling |
Lifetime Achievement Award (特別功労賞, Tokubetsu Kōrō-shō)
edit| Year | Winner | Promotion |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Mr. Pogo | World Wing Spirit Pro-Wrestling |
See also
editReferences
edit- General
- "Puroresu Awards". purolove.com (in German). Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- 【ﾌﾟﾛﾚｽ】輝く！日本インディー大賞２００８ を見ました。. kimagure-guda.jugem.jp (in Japanese). December 30, 2008. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- 「日本インディー大賞2011」結果発表～ＭＶＰは澤宗紀、ニューカマー賞に紫雷美央 / NC. beye2.com (in Japanese). January 3, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- 【インディー大賞】飯伏vsケニーがベストバウト受賞. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 31, 2012. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ""NEW YEAR'S EVE WRESTLING 2013 – WORLD UNIFICATION" Results". Dramatic DDT. January 1, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ""NEW YEAR'S EVE WRESTLING 2014" Results". Dramatic DDT. December 31, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- "New Year's Eve Pro Wrestling 12.31 Korakuen Tournament: 16 teams from BJW, DDT, and K-Dojo participate! Three Organization Shuffle Tag Team Tournament" 年越しプロレス12.31後楽園大会 大日本、DDT、K-DOJOから16チーム参加の年忘れ！三団体シャッフル・タッグトーナメント. battle-news.com (in Japanese). December 31, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- Samurai TV [@samuraitv] (December 31, 2016). 2016年日本インディー大賞にご投票ありがとうございました！ [Thank you for voting for our 2016 Japan Indie Awards!] (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
- 【年越しプロレス2017のまとめ】年忘れ！シャッフル・タッグトーナメントは関口組を下した竹下＆鈴木のモースト・ストロンゲスト・コンビが優勝！／蘇る80年代ガイジン列伝！ スタン、ブロディ、タケシータ、ブッチャーが大暴れ！ カリスマバラモン、阿鼻叫喚の地獄絵図への誘い！／TAKA、デビュー25周年記念試合で新年を迎えると同時にMAOにフォール負け！. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- サムライTV「日本インディー大賞」結果発表～竹田誠志がMVP+ベストマッチ上位5試合中4つが竹田シングル、藤原秀旺ニューカマー賞. blackeyepw.com (in Japanese). January 2, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- Samurai TV [@samuraitv] (December 31, 2020). 2020年の「輝く！日本インディー大賞」の結果は以下となりました。 [Here are the results of the 2020 Japan Indie Awards.] (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
- Samurai TV [@samuraitv] (December 31, 2021). 「輝く!日本インディー大賞 2021」の結果は以下となりました。 [The results of the "Japan Indie Awards 2021" results are as follows.] (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
- Samurai TV [@samuraitv] (December 31, 2022). 2022年の「輝く！日本インディー大賞」 ["Japan Indie Awards 2022"] (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
- Samurai TV [@samuraitv] (December 31, 2023). 2023年「輝く!日本インディー大賞」 ["Japan Indie Awards 2023"] (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
- Specific
- ^ 東京スポーツ プロレス大賞. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ 今年もやります「輝く！日本インディー大賞2013」！. Samurai TV (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 20, 2013.
- ^ 新しい興行様式の中でインパクトを残したのは誰だ。「輝く！日本インディー大賞2020」. Samurai TV (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.