NZPWI People’s Choice Awards 2025

Thank you for voting in the 2025 NZPWI People’s Choice Awards—you told us loud and clear what you thought was the best of pro-wrestling in 2025!

QUICK RESULTS

INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES

• Best Male Wrestler: John Cena
• Best Female Wrestler: Rhea Ripley
• Best Tag Team or Stable: IYO SKY & Rhea Ripley
• Breakout Star: Kyle Fletcher
• Best Match: AJ Styles vs. John Cena (WWE Crown Jewel)
• Best Event: WWE Crown Jewel
• Best Promotion: WWE

NEW ZEALAND CATEGORIES

• Best Male Wrestler: Cool Guy Sky
• Best Female Wrestler: Mighty Maia
• Best Tag Teams or Stables: BLD and Generation Iron / The Sigma Collective
• Breakout Star: Kauri Taylor / Xander Taylor
• Best Rookie: Raven
• Best Match: BLD vs. Team SPW—Lockdown (SPW Halloween Haunting)
• Best Events: IPW Live in Hamilton and SPW Southern Rumble
• Best Promotion: IPW
• Best International Guests: Young Blood (Oskar Leube & Yuto Nakashima)
• Best New Zealander Abroad: Jay White

INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES

1. John Cena (34%)
2. CM Punk (17%)
2. Konosuke Takeshita (17%)
4. Cody Rhodes (8%)
5. Hangman Page (7%)
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi (7%)
5. Jon Moxley (7%)
8. Will Ospreay (6%)

1. Rhea Ripley (30%)
2. Toni Storm (22%)
3. IYO SKY (18%)
4. Stephanie Vaquer (11%)
5. Kris Statlander (6%)
6. Becky Lynch (4%)
6. Mercedes Mone (4%)
6. Tiffany Stratton (4%)

1. IYO SKY & Rhea Ripley (24%)
2. The Vision (20%)
3. The Don Callis Family (14%)
3. The Judgment Day (14%)
5. Brodido (12%)
6. Death Riders (7%)
7. The Opps (5%)
7. The Wyatt Sicks (5%)

1. Kyle Fletcher (22%)
2. El Grande Americano (15%)
3. Je’Von Evans (14%)
3. Oba Femi (14%)
5. Lyra Valkyria (12%)
5. Mr Iguana (12%)
7. Knockout Brothers (OSKAR & Yuto-Ice) (10%)
8. Leon Slater (2%)

1. AJ Styles vs. John Cena (WWE Crown Jewel) (36%)
2. Bianca Belair vs. IYO SKY vs. Rhea Ripley (WWE WrestleMania 41) (14%)
3. Mariah May vs. Toni Storm—The Hollywood Ending (AEW Revolution) (13%)
4. CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins (WWE WrestleMania 41) (10%)
5. Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena—Street Fight (WWE SummerSlam) (9%)
6. Gabe Kidd vs. Kenny Omega (AEW/NJPW Wrestle Dynasty) (8%)
7. Hangman Page vs. Will Ospreay (AEW Double or Nothing) (7%)
8. Hangman Page vs. Jon Moxley—Texas Death Match (AEW All In) (3%)

1. WWE Crown Jewel (25%)
2. WWE Elimination Chamber (23%)
3. AEW All In (14%)
4. WWE Evolution (11%)
5. NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka (9%)
6. AEW Double or Nothing (8%)
7. NXT Stand & Deliver (8%)
8. AEW Revolution (4%)

1. WWE (48%)
2. AEW (34%)
3. TNA (7%)
4. NJPW (5%)
4. STARDOM (5%)
6. CMLL (2%)

NEW ZEALAND CATEGORIES

1. Cool Guy Sky (24%)
2. Horus (22%)
3. Jayrilla (13%)
4. K9 (9%)
5. James Shaw (9%)
5. Michael Richards (9%)
7. Liam Fury (8%)
8. Liam Erikson (7%)

1. Mighty Maia (42%)
2. Grace Lightning (16%)
3. Amber Saint (13%)
4. Frankie Quinn (13%)
5. Candy Lee (12%)
6. Megan Kate (5%)

1. BLD (21%)
1. Generation Iron / The Sigma Collective (21%)
3. Nu Blood (13%)
4. Church & State / The Young Nats (13%)
5. CQRT (12%)
5. Wild Hunt (12%)
7. Rough, Tough & Jacked (5%)
8. The Pretty Boys (3%)

1. Kauri Taylor / Xander Taylor (24%)
2. Nico Bell (15%)
3. Azza (14%)
4. Zac Hayle / Zac Kelly (13%)
5. Tyler Ernst (11%)
6. Kawa Kupa (10%)
7. Jacko (8%)
8. Kyuss (5%)

1. Raven (31%)
2. TJ Power (17%)
3. Matt Attack (13%)
3. Ravyn Black (13%)
5. Boa (7%)
5. Izzy Kinloch (7%)
5. Jimi Conway (7%)
5. JVD (7%)

1. BLD vs. Team SPW—Lockdown (SPW Halloween Haunting: Lockdown) (29%)
2. Horus vs. Spartan—Dog Collar Match (IPW Reckoning) (18%)
3. Nu Blood vs. SAS—Fans Bring the Weapons (IPW Fans Bring the Weapons) (16%)
4. Michael Richards vs. Pat Schisk (Aotearoa Wrestling Matariki Rumble) (11%)
4. Jordan Macallan vs. Tee Hawke (Aotearoa Wrestling Aotearoa Showdown) (11%)
6. Kid Nova vs. Zac Hayle—Iron Man Match (Heathen Combat One More Time) (7%)
6. Big Frank vs. Chad Howard vs. D-Hoya vs. Jamie Tagataese (Valiant Pro All Star Wrestling: Porirua) (7%)
8. Adam Brooks vs. Liam Fury (SPW Southern Rumble: A Decade in the Making) (2%)

1. IPW Live in Hamilton (25%)
1. SPW Southern Rumble: A Decade in the Making (25%)
3. UCW Wrestlemas (15%)
4. IPW Fans Bring the Weapons (13%)
5. Aotearoa Wrestling Matariki Rumble (7%)
5. Aotearoa Wrestling Aotearoa Showdown (7%)
7. Valiant Pro All Star Wrestling: Porirua (5%)
8. NJPW TAMASHII Cold War (3%)

1. IPW (35%)
2. SPW (24%)
3. UCW (12%)
4. Aotearoa Wrestling (11%)
5. Valiant Pro (5%)
6. Hughes Academy (4%)
6. NJPW TAMASHII (4%)
8. CPW (3%)
9. Heathen Combat (2%)
10. RCPW (2%)

1. Young Blood (Oskar Leube & Yuto Nakashima) (38%)
2. Adam Brooks (28%)
3. Joel Bateman (9%)
3. Toa (9%)
5. Keegan Brettle (7%)
6. Pete Morgan (6%)
7. Kobe Reid (3%)
8. Rochelle Rogue (2%)

1. Jay White (29%)
2. Dakota Kai (19%)
3. JT Hollow (14%)
4. Vic Craig (13%)
5. Don Fale (10%)
5. TK Cooper (10%)
7. Bea Priestley (4%)
8. Link Barnett (1%)

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