Japan Indie Awards#Best Unit Award
{{short description|Professional wrestling awards}}
The {{nihongo|Japan Indie Awards|日本インディー大賞|Nihon Indī Taishō|lead=yes}} 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,{{cite web|url=https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/wrestling/| script-title=ja:東京スポーツ プロレス大賞|access-date=December 14, 2017|work=Tokyo Sports|language=ja}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.samurai-tv.com/special/indie2013/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120120709/https://www.samurai-tv.com/special/indie2013/|script-title=ja:今年もやります「輝く！日本インディー大賞2013」！|archive-date=November 20, 2013|work=Samurai TV|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=https://www.samurai-tv.com/special/indie2020/|script-title=ja: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」|access-date=November 21, 2021|work=Samurai TV|language=ja|archive-date=November 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121201121/https://www.samurai-tv.com/special/indie2020/|url-status=dead}}
There are currently five active awards given out by Samurai TV.
Active awards
=MVP Award=
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| Year
!Winner !Promotion |
|---|
| 2007 |
| 2008 |
| 2009 |
| 2010 |
| 2011 |
| 2012 |
| 2013 |
| 2014 |
| 2015 |
| 2016
|rowspan=3|Freelance |
| 2017 |
| 2018 |
| 2019 |
| 2020
|Freelance |
| 2021
|rowspan=3|DDT Pro-Wrestling |
| 2022 |
| 2023 |
={{nihongo|Best Bout Award|ベストバウト|Besuto Bauto}}{{anchor|Best Bout Award}}=
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| footer = Kota Ibushi and Daisuke Sekimoto are both four-time winners of the category
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={{nihongo|Best Show Award|ベスト興行賞|Besuto Kogyō-shō}}{{anchor|Best Show Award}}=
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| Year
!Winner !Promotion |
|---|
| 2007
|Muscle House 4 (May 4) |{{ill|Muscle (professional wrestling)|lt=Muscle|ja|マッスル (プロレス)}} |
| 2008
|Campsite Pro-Wrestling (September 7) |rowspan=2|DDT Pro-Wrestling |
| 2009
|Ryōgoku Peter Pan (August 23) |
| 2010
|Muscle House 10 (October 6) |{{ill|Muscle (professional wrestling)|lt=Muscle|ja|マッスル (プロレス)}} |
| 2011
|Judgement 2011 (March 27) |rowspan=4|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) |
| 2016
|Bad Communication 2016 (October 2) |
| 2017
|Autumn Ueno Pro-Wrestling Festival (November 17) |rowspan=2|Big Japan Pro Wrestling |
| 2018
|Ryōgokutan 2018 (November 11) |
| 2019
|Ultimate Party 2019 (November 3) |
| 2020
|Last Buntai at BJW (August 29) |
| 2021
|Hiragana Muscle 5 (September 1) |
| 2022
|Big Japan Welcome Back (May 5) |
| 2023
|Ultimate Party 2023 (November 12) |
={{nihongo|Best Unit Award|ベストユニット賞|Besuto Yunitto-shō}}{{anchor|Best Unit Award}}=
File:バラモン兄弟.jpg won the category five times, including once alongside The Great Sasuke]]
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| Year
!Winner |
|---|
| 2007
|New Men's Club |
| 2008
|rowspan=2|The Brahman Brothers |
| 2009 |
| 2010
|Oga Gundan |
| 2011
|rowspan=2|The Brahman Brothers |
| 2012 |
| 2013
|Yankee Nichōkenjū |
| 2014
|{{ill|Mū no Taiyō|ja|ムーの太陽 (みちのくプロレス)}} |
| 2015
|#OhkaEmpire |
| 2016
|rowspan=2|Damnation |
| 2017 |
| 2018
|rowspan=2|{{ill|StrongHearts|lt=#StrongHearts|ja|STRONGHEARTS}} |
| 2019 |
| 2020
|Astronauts |
| 2021
|Pheromones |
| 2022
|Pheromones |
| 2023
|Astronauts |
={{nihongo|Newcomer Award|ニューカマー賞|Nyūkamā-shō}}{{anchor|Newcomer Award}}=
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| caption1 = Mio Shirai was the first female wrestler to win this category in 2011
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| caption2 = Drew Parker was the first non-Japanese to win this category in 2021
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| Year
!Winner !Promotion |
|---|
| 2008
|rowspan=2|Masashi Takeda |rowspan=2|{{ill|U-File Camp#Style-E|lt=Style-E|ja|U-FILE CAMP#STYLE-E}} |
| 2009 |
| 2010
|rowspan=2|Freelance |
| 2011 |
| 2012 |
| 2013 |
| 2014 |
| 2015 |
| 2016 |
| 2017
|{{ill|Andreza Giant Panda|ja|アンドレザ・ジャイアントパンダ}} |{{ill|New Nemuro Pro Wrestling|ja|新根室プロレス}} |
| 2018
|{{ill|Shuuoh Fujiwara|ja|藤原秀旺}} |{{ill|Pro-Wrestling Alive|lt=Pro-Wrestling Alive & Majors|ja|プロレスリングアライヴ}} |
| 2019 |
| 2020
|Freelance |
| 2021 |
| 2022
|{{ill|Daiju Wakamatsu|ja|若松大樹 (プロレスラー)}} |
| 2023
|Munetatsu Nakamura |
Inactive awards
File:Mr. Pogo.JPG was posthumously awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017]]
={{nihongo|Special Award|特別賞|Tokubetsu-shō}}{{anchor|Special Award}}=
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| Year
!Winner !Promotion |
|---|
| 2007
|{{sdash}} |
| 2009 |
| 2010 |
={{nihongo|Comeback Award|カムバック賞|Kamubakku-shō}}{{anchor|Comeback Award}}=
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| Year
!Winner !Promotion |
|---|
| 2007
|{{ill|World Wing Spirit Pro-Wrestling|ja|WWS}} |
={{nihongo|Lifetime Achievement Award|特別功労賞|Tokubetsu Kōrō-shō}}{{anchor|Lifetime Achievement Award}}=
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| Year
!Winner !Promotion |
|---|
| 2017
|{{ill|World Wing Spirit Pro-Wrestling|ja|WWS}} |
See also
References
;General
- {{cite web |url=http://www.purolove.com/awards.php |website=purolove.com |title=Puroresu Awards |access-date=December 31, 2023 |language=de}}
- {{cite web|url=http://kimagure-guda.jugem.jp/?eid=1205/|website=kimagure-guda.jugem.jp|script-title=ja:【ﾌﾟﾛﾚｽ】輝く！日本インディー大賞２００８ を見ました。|date=December 30, 2008|access-date=November 21, 2021|language=ja}}
- {{cite web|url=http://beye2.com/item_30885.html/|website=beye2.com|script-title=ja:「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 |date=January 3, 2012|access-date=November 21, 2021|language=ja}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.ddtpro.com/report/ddt/article/1356977228/|script-title=ja:【インディー大賞】飯伏vsケニーがベストバウト受賞|date=December 31, 2012|access-date=November 21, 2021|work=DDT Pro-Wrestling|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130215192458/http://www.ddtpro.com/report/ddt/article/1356977228/|archive-date=February 15, 2013}}
- {{cite web|url=https://dramaticddt.wordpress.com/2014/01/01/new-years-eve-wrestling-2013-world-unification-results/|work=Dramatic DDT|title=“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2013 – WORLD UNIFICATION” Results|date=January 1, 2014|access-date=November 21, 2021}}
- {{cite web|url=https://dramaticddt.wordpress.com/2014/12/31/new-years-eve-wrestling-2014-results/|work=Dramatic DDT|title=“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2014” Results|date=December 31, 2014|access-date=November 21, 2021}}
- {{cite web|url=https://battle-news.com/?p=18502 |work=battle-news.com |script-title=ja: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 |title=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 |language=ja |date=December 31, 2015 |access-date=September 13, 2024}}
- {{cite tweet|author=Samurai TV|user=samuraitv|number=815207152700620800|script-title=ja: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！|trans-title=Thank you for voting for our 2016 Japan Indie Awards!|date=December 31, 2016|language=ja}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/ddtpro/53127/|script-title=ja:【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！|date=January 1, 2018|access-date=November 21, 2021|work=DDT Pro-Wrestling|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101194639/https://www.ddtpro.com/ddtpro/53127/|archive-date=January 1, 2018}}
- {{cite web|url=http://blackeyepw.com/article/185299444.html|website=blackeyepw.com|script-title=ja: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|date=January 2, 2019|access-date=November 21, 2021|language=ja}}
- {{cite tweet|author=Samurai TV|user=samuraitv|number=1344577194077536260|script-title=ja: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。|trans-title=Here are the results of the 2020 Japan Indie Awards.|date=December 31, 2020|language=ja}}
- {{cite tweet|author=Samurai TV|user=samuraitv|number=1476847963171622912|script-title=ja:「輝く!日本インディー大賞 2021」の結果は以下となりました。|trans-title=The results of the "Japan Indie Awards 2021" results are as follows.|date=December 31, 2021|language=ja}}
- {{cite tweet|author=Samurai TV|user=samuraitv|number=1609119248538009601|script-title=ja:2022年の「輝く！日本インディー大賞」|trans-title="Japan Indie Awards 2022"|date=December 31, 2022|language=ja}}
- {{cite tweet|author=Samurai TV|user=samuraitv|number=1741448785862287845|script-title=ja:2023年「輝く!日本インディー大賞」|trans-title="Japan Indie Awards 2023"|date=December 31, 2023|language=ja}}
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Category:Awards established in 2007
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