JPN
On December 16th, 2025, the Tokyo Sports Newspaper Company announced the 2025 "Pro Wrestling Awards supported by Nitan Clinic." Saya Kamitani of HATE won the "Most Valuable Player Award (MVP)" from Stardom, becoming the first female wrestler to receive the award!
Saya Kamitani also won the Women's Professional Wrestling Grand Prize at the same awards
The award winning comments are as follows:
Most Valuable Player Award "MVP" Saya Kamitani (HATE)
Well, that's to be expected from Saya-sama!
It all started when she won the World of Stardom Championship at Ryogoku Kokugikan at the end of last year, followed by a loser-retires match at Yokohama Arena in April, the first live terrestrial television broadcast of women's professional wrestling in 23 years in September, and then, with the desire to "let people who have never seen it before know about women's professional wrestling," which Saya-sama set as her goal for this year, she has appeared in various media outlets and livened up the atmosphere both inside and outside the ring. I think she has completely changed the image of "women's professional wrestling" from what is considered its heyday.
For the past year, I've thought about nothing but pro wrestling every single day, and honestly, I've been going through days that felt like I was going crazy.
But now that it's finally come to fruition, I'm so glad that I didn't run away no matter what happened and that I kept facing myself head-on. I'm truly overjoyed!
Saya-sama isn't satisfied with where she is now, and she still has ambitions. She wants to show you a view you've never seen before, and she'll take professional wrestling to even greater heights by elevating it to a more mainstream scene, so keep your eyes on her!
Taro Okada, CEO of Stardom Co., Ltd
We are deeply honored that Saya Kamitani, a member of our company Stardom,
has been awarded both the Most Valuable Player (Pro Wrestling Award MVP) and the Women's Pro Wrestling Award at the 2025 Pro Wrestling Awards supported by Nishitan Clinic, established by Tokyo Sports Newspaper.
This is the first such achievement in the Pro Wrestling Awards' history, which spans over half a century, and we as an organization are extremely pleased to welcome it
Putting aside her "misdeeds" inside and outside the ring, in 2025 she led Stardom, remained the face of women's professional wrestling, and continued to run as a top runner in the entire professional wrestling world. I believe that
her presence and fighting spirit moved not only professional wrestling fans and industry insiders, but also the hearts of many people who had never been exposed to professional wrestling before.
Saya Kamitani will undoubtedly continue to be an indispensable presence in the development of Stardom and professional wrestling, and one to keep an eye on.
The battles are far from over, but for now, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who has supported Saya Kamitani and Stardom this year.
We hope to receive your continued support for the Ryogoku tournament and towards 2026