(ALL JAPAN) '85 Professional Sports Awards - Tiger and four others win "ring contributors".
18th February 1986 Weekly Pro (Issue No 131) The awards ceremony for the 1985 "Pro Sports Awards" was held on January 20 in the main hall of the Ryogoku Kokugikan. Four individuals from the professional wrestling world were honored with awards: Tiger Mask (Rookie Award) and Great Kojika (Meritorious Service Award) from All Japan Pro Wrestling, and Don Arakawa (Meritorious Service Award) and Keiji Mutoh (Rookie Award) from New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Great Kojika, boasting a professional career spanning twenty-three years, appeared deeply moved and filled with emotion as he accepted his award. Meanwhile, Mutoh was absent from the ceremony as he was away on an excursion in Florida. Link to Weekly Pro article index
