Saya Kamitani Becomes First Woman In 52 Years To Win The Tokyo Sports MVP Award

By: Lewis Carlan

For the first time the the history of the Tokyo Sports MVP Award, a woman has been declared a winner of the prestigious honor. STARDOM megastar Saya Kamitani was named the recipient of the Tokyo Sports MVP 2025 Award. She had tough competition in the form of Pro Wrestling NOAH’s OZAWA and IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita but in the end it was Kamitani who walked away with the prize.

Kamitani has had a stellar year as she held the World of STARDOM Championship for all of 2025 and has made seven successful title defenses. On April 27th, she was involved in an epic career vs. career match with Tam Nakano in which she emerged victorious thus forcing Nakano to retire.

Photo Credit: STARDOM

On Sept. 27th, she defeated AZM in an incredible encounter to win the NJPW STRONG Women’s Title to become a double champion.

With numerous STARDOM talent leaving in 2024 & 2025 to compete for other promotions, many people expected STARDOM to decline but Saya Kamitani’s proved that she has immense star power. STARDOM’s popularity has soared under Kamitani’s role as the face of the promotion.

Photo Credit: STARDOM

Kamitani campaigned for the better part of the last few months that she deserved to be the first woman to win the Tokyo Sports MVP 2025 award and Tokyo Sports has agreed.

Saya Kamitani made these comments following her historic accomplishment:

“This is the best career and the best condition I’ve ever been in during my pro-wrestling life. Honestly, I don’t feel like I can lose to anyone. As long as Saya-sama is the top of STARDOM, things are secure. For 52 years of the Pro-Wrestling Awards, the focus has always been on the men. But the fact that Saya-sama won the MVP award has shattered all preconceived notions. From here on out, Saya-sama will elevate pro-wrestling to the mainstream and take it to places no one has even imagined.” (source Tokyo Sports)

In addition, Saya Kamitani was also the winner of the Women’s Pro Wrestling Grand Prix Award

Everyone at Monthly Puroresu would like to congratulate Saya Kamitani on winning the Tokyo Sports MVP 2025 Award.

(H/T goes to meraWRESTLING for all English quote translations)