The PWI Stanley Weston Award recognizes lifetime achievement by a professional wrestling personality.[1] It has been given yearly since 1981 by professional wrestling magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated, as decided by the editors of the magazine. The award was originally known as the PWI Editor's Award.[1] Beginning with the March 2003 year-end edition, the award was renamed in memory of PWI founder and longtime publisher Stanley Weston, who died in 2002.
Award winners
† indicates a posthumous award.
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Bruno Sammartino |
| 1982 | Lou Thesz |
| 1983 | The Grand Wizard (Ernie Roth)† |
| 1984 | David Von Erich (David Adkisson)† |
| 1985 | Dan Shocket |
| 1986 | Verne Gagne |
| 1987 | Paul Boesch |
| 1988 | Bruiser Brody (Frank Goodish)† Adrian Adonis (Keith Franke)† |
| 1989 | Gordon Solie (Francis Labiak) |
| 1990 | Buddy Rogers (Herman Rohde, Jr.) |
| 1991 | The Fabulous Moolah (Lillian Ellison)[1] |
| 1992 | Stanley Weston |
| 1993 | André the Giant (André Rousimoff)† |
| 1994 | Captain Lou Albano |
| 1995 | Ricky Steamboat (Richard Blood) |
| 1996 | Danny Hodge |
| 1997 | Arn Anderson (Martin Lunde) |
| 1998 | Bobo Brazil (Houston Harris)† |
| 1999 | Owen Hart† |
| 2000 | Fred Blassie |
| 2001 | Johnny Valentine (John Wisniski, Sr.)† |
| 2002 | Jim Ross |
| 2003 | Bret Hart |
| 2004 | Pat Patterson (Pierre Clemont) |
| 2005 | Eddie Guerrero† |
| 2006 | Harley Race |
| 2007 | Nick Bockwinkel |
| 2008 | Ric Flair[2] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Ellison, Lillian (2003). The Fabulous Moolah: First Goddess of the Squared Circle. ReaganBooks. pp. 201, 231. ISBN 9780060012588.
- ^ Pro Wrestling Illustrated 30 (3): 84. 2009.
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