World League
- 1974 - Antonio Inoki
- 1975 - Antonio Inoki
- 1976 - Seiji Sakaguchi
- 1977- Seiji Sakaguchi
MSG League
- 1979 - Antonio Inoki
- 1980 - Antonio Inoki
- 1981 - Antonio Inoki
- 1982 - Andre The Giant
IWGP League
1983 - Hulk Hogan
1984 - Antonio Inoki
1985 - Andre The Giant
1986 - Antonio Inoki
1987 - Antonio Inoki
1988 - Antonio Inoki
World Cup Tournament
1989 - Riki Choshu
G1 Climax
1991 - Masahiro Chono
1992 - Masahiro Chono
1993 - Tatsumi Fujinami
1994 - Masahiro Chono
1995 - Keiji Mutoh (The Great Muta)
1996- Riki Choshu
1997 - Kensuke Sasaki
1998- Shinya Hashimoto
1999 - Manabu Nakanishi (Kurasawa)
2000 - Kensuke Sasaki
2001 - Yuji Nagata
2002 - Masahiro Chono
2003 - Hiroyoshi Tenzan
2004 - Hiroyoshi Tenzan
2005 - Masahiro Chono
2006 - Hiroyoshi Tenzan
2007 - Hiroshi Tanahashi
2008 - Hirooki Goto
2009 - Togi Makabe
2010 - Satoshi Kojima
2011 - Shinsuke Nakamura
2012 - Kazuchika Okada
2013 - Tetsuya Naito
2014 - Kazuchika Okada
2015 - Hiroshi Tanahashi
2016 - Kenny Omega
2017 - Tetsuya Naito
2018 - Hiroshi Tanahashi
2019 - Kota Ibushi
2020 - Kota Ibushi
2021 - Kazuchika Okada
2022 - Kazuchika Okada
