Long Story Sport's 2025 Wrestling Awards

Wrestler of the Year

Konosuke Takeshita

All Elite Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and DDT Pro Wrestling

Previous Winners:

2024 - Will Ospreay - New Japan Pro Wrestling

2023 - Will Ospreay - New Japan Pro Wrestling/All Elite Wrestling

2022 - Giulia - Stardom

2021 - Syuri - Stardom

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Tag Team of the Year

JACKYRiiita - JACKY KAMEI & Riiita

Dragon Gate

Previous Winners:

2024 - Fraxiom (Axiom & Nathan Frazer - WWE)

2023 - Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn (WWE)

2022 - FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood - AEW)

2021 - Alto Livello Kabaliwan (Giulia and Syuri - Stardom)

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Faction of the Year

El Sky Team - Mascara Dorada, Mistico, & Neon

Consejo Mundial De Lucha Libre

Previous Winners:

2024 - The New Bloodline (Jacob Fatu, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, & Tonga Loa - WWE)

2023 - BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Alex Coughlin, Clark Connors, David Finlay, Drilla Moloney, Gabe Kidd, & Gedo - NJPW)

2022 - The Bloodline (Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Paul Heyman, Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, and Solo Sikoa - WWE)

2021 - Donna del Mondo (Giulia, Himeka, Maika, Natsupoi, & Syuri - Stardom)

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Match of the Year

Hirooki Goto vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2025 (2/11)

Previous Winners:

2024 - Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Danielson (AEW Dynasty 2024, 4/21)

2023 - Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Kento Miyahara (NOAH One Night Dream, 7/15)

2022 - AZM vs. Starlight Kid (Stardom Cinderella Journey In Nagaoka, 2/23)

2021 - Syuri vs. Utami Hayashishita (Stardom Tokyo Dream Cinderella Special Edition, 6/12)

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Event of the Year

AEW All In Texas (7/12)

Previous Winners:

2024 - WWE WrestleMania XL - Sunday (4/7)

2023 - NOAH Keiji Muto Grand Final Pro-Wrestling Last Love Hold Out (2/21)

2022 - Stardom 5TSTAR Grand Prix Night 20 (10/1)

2021 - Hana Kimura Memorial “Matane” (5/23)

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Promotion of the Year

Consejo Mundial De Lucha Libre

Previous Winners:

2024 - WWE

2023 - WWE

2022 - Stardom

2021 - Stardom

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Feud of the Year

Mark Briscoe vs. Kyle Fletcher

All Elite Wrestling

Previous Winners:

2024 - CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre (WWE)

2023 - Oedo Tai vs. Queen's Quest (Stardom)

2022 - Natsupoi vs. Tam Nakano (Stardom)

2021 - Syuri vs. Utami Hayashishita (Stardom)

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Booker(s) of the Year

Julio Cesar Rivera and Juan Manuel Mar

Consejo Mundial De Lucha Libre

Previous Winners:

2024 - James Darnell, John Blud & Tony Douglas (DEADLOCK Pro Wrestling)

2023 - Paul "Triple H" Levesque (WWE)

2022 - Rossy Ogawa (Stardom)

2021 - Rossy Ogawa (Stardom)

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Rookie of the Year

Homare

Dragon Gate

Previous Winners:

2024 - Ranna Yagami (Stardom)

2023 - Yuma Anzai (AJPW)

2022 - Takuma Fujiwara (Dragon Gate)

2021 - Bron Breakker (WWE NXT)

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Ring Announcer of the Year

Emil Jay

Game Changer Wrestling

Previous Winners:

2024 - Samantha Irvin (WWE)

2023 - Samantha Irvin (WWE)

2022 - Justin Roberts (AEW)

2021 - Justin Roberts (AEW)

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Commentary Team of the Year

Walker Stewart and Chris Charlton

New Japan Pro Wrestling

Previous Winners:

2024 - Stewart Fulton and Mark Pickering (NOAH)

2023 - Michael Cole and Wade Barrett (WWE - SmackDown)

2022 - Kevin Kelly and Chris Charlton (NJPW)

2021 - Stewart Fulton and Mark Pickering (NOAH)

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Secondary Awards (Wrestler)

• Male Wrestler (USA/TV) - Konosuke Takeshita (AEW)

• Female Wrestler (USA/TV) - Mercedes Mone (AEW)

• Male Wrestler (USA/Indie) - Adam Priest (Freelancer)

• Female Wrestler (USA/Indie) - Nicole Matthews (Freelancer)

• Male Wrestler (Mexico) - Mascara Dorada (CMLL)

• Female Wrestler (Mexico) - Persephone (CMLL)

• Male Wrestler (Japan) - Shun Skywalker (Dragon Gate)

• Female Wrestler (Japan) - Saya Kamitani (Stardom)

• Wrestler (England) - Michael Oku (Freelancer)

• World Champion - Hirooki Goto (NJPW)

• Brawler - Jon Moxley (AEW)

• Hardcore - Jun Kasai (FREEDOMS)

• High Flyer - Mascara Dorada (CMLL)

• High Speedster - AZM (Stardom)

• Powerhouse - LaBron Kozone (Freelancer)

• Technician - Zack Sabre Jr. (NJPW)

• Talker - "Hangman" Adam Page (AEW)

• Main Eventer - Mistico (CMLL)

• Babyface (Male) - Mistico (CMLL)

• Babyface (Female) - Toni Storm (AEW)

• Heel (Male) - Kyle Fletcher (AEW)

• Heel (Female) - Saya Kamitani (Stardom)

• Rookie (Male) - Homare (Dragon Gate)

• Rookie (Female) - Senka Akatsuki (Marvelous)

• Most Improved (Male) - Kyle Fletcher (AEW)

• Most Improved (Female) - Rina (Stardom)

• Most Underrated - Cerebro Negro (Freelancer) Victoria Yuzuki (Marigold)

• Favorite Return - KENTA to Pro Wrestling NOAH

• Favorite Debut - Mayu Iwatani to Marigold

• Male Feud - Mark Briscoe vs. Kyle Fletcher (AEW)

• Female Feud - Marigold vs. Marvelous

• Favorite Wrestler Who Retired - Tam Nakano (Stardom)

Secondary Awards (Tag Teams)

• Men's Tag Team - JACKYRiiita (JACKY KAMEI & Riiita - Dragon Gate)

• Women's Tag Team - Team 200KG (Chihiro Hashimoto & Yuu - Sendai Girls)

• Intergender Tag Team - Best Friends (Baliyan Akki & Mei Suruga - ChocoPro)

• Babyface Tag Team - Brodido (Bandido & Brody King - AEW)

• Heel Tag Team - The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson - AEW)

• Most Improved Tag Team - Miracle Generation (Dustin Waller & Kylon King - Freelancers)

• Tag Team Feud - Brodido vs. FTR (AEW)

Secondary Awards (Factions)

• Men's Faction - El Sky Team (Mascara Dorada, Mistico, & Neon - CMLL)

• Women's Faction - Cosmic Angels (Aya Sakura, Natsupoi, Saori Anou, Sayaka Kurara, Tam Nakano, & Yuna Mizumori - Stardom

• Most Improved Faction - HATE (Azusa Inaba, Fukigen Death, Konami, Momo Watanabe, Natsuko Tora, Rina, Ruaka, & Saya Kamitani - Stardom)

Secondary Awards (Matches)

• Men's Match (USA) - "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Jon Moxley (AEW All In Texas, 7/12)

• Men's Match (Mexico) - Mistico vs. MJF (CMLL 92. Aniversario, 9/19)

• Men's Match (Japan) - Hirooki Goto vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2025, 2/11)

• Women's Match (USA) - Toni Storm vs. Mariah May (AEW Revolution 2025, 3/9)

• Women's Match (Mexico) - Mercedes Mone vs. Persephone (CMLL Super Viernes, 10/17)

• Women's Match (Japan) - Saya Kamitani vs. Tam Nakano (Stardom All-Star Grand Queendom 2025, 4/27)

• Tag Team Match (USA) - Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood vs. Bandido & Brody King (AEW Full Gear 2025, 11/22)

• Tag Team Match (Mexico) - Angel De Oro & Soberano Jr. vs. Atlantis Jr. vs. Titan (CMLL Super Viernes, 11/7)

• Tag Team Match (Japan) - Katsuyori Shibata & KENTA vs. Minoru Suzuki & Naomichi Marufuji (TAKAYAMANIA EMPIRE IV, 9/3)

• Multi Man/Woman Match (USA) - Katsuyori Shibata, Kenny Omega, Powerhouse Hobbs, Samoa Joe, Swerve Strickland, & Willow Nightingale vs. Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley, Marina Shafir, Matthew Jackson, Nicholas Jackson, & Wheeler Yuta (AEW Double Or Nothing 2025, 5/25)

• Multi Man/Woman Match (Mexico) - Alexius, Fury Boy, Péndulo, Poseidón, & Troyano vs. Abigor, Obek, Prince Drago, Rav, & Shezmu (CMLL Super Viernes, 2/21)

• Multi Man/Woman Match (Japan) - Ben-K, JACKY KAMEI, Mochizuki Jr. & Riiita vs. Flamita, Kzy, Strong Machine J & U-T (Dragon Gate Hopeful Gate 2025 - Night 1, 5/9)

Secondary Awards (Events)

• TV Show - AEW Dynamite

• YouTube/Streaming Show - CMLL Super Viernes

• Tournament - CMLL Torneo del Escuelas

Secondary Awards (Promotion, ETC)

• Promotion (USA) - DEADLOCK Pro Wrestling

• Promotion (Mexico) - Consejo Mundial De Lucha Libre

• Promotion (Japan) - Stardom

• Most Underrated Promotion - Marvelous

• Most Improved Promotion - Marigold

• Most Unexpected Moment - Hirooki Goto actually wins the NJPW World Heavyweight Championship and having a great run with the belt