The 2002 Strong Style Spirit Awards for New Japan were held in December, 2002, and announced on 12/21/02.
Heavyweight MVP:
1. Yuji Nagata (53%)
2. Masahiro Chono (30%)
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan (8%)
4. Manabu Nakanishi (6%)
5. Osamu Nishimura (2%)
- Other (1%)
Junior Heavyweight MVP:
1. Koji Kanemoto (57%)
2. Jushin Thunder Liger (25%)
3. Heat (Minoru Tanaka) (8%)
4. Tiger Mask (6%)
5. Masahito Kakihara (4%)
Tag Team MVP:
1. Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (48%)
2. Manabu Nakanishi & Osamu Nishimura (36%)
3. Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi (10%)
4. Jado & Gedo (4%)
5. Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru Tanaka (2%)
Singles Best Bout:
1. Masahiro Chono vs. Yoshihiro Takayama (8/11) (34%)
2. Yuji Nagata vs. Osamu Nishimura (8/8) (22%)
3. Yuji Nagata vs. Yoshihiro Takayama (5/2) (15%)
4. Yuji Nagata vs. Masahiro Chono (10/26) (14%)
5. Osamu Nishimura vs. Yoshihiro Takayama (8/10) (5%)
- Other (10%)
Tag Team Best Bout:
1. Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Osamu Nishimura (6/5) (59%)
2. Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru Tanaka vs. Koji Kanemoto & AKIRA (7/4) (15%)
3. Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru Tanaka vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (8/29) (14%)
4. Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Osamu Nishimura (4/26) (5%)
5. Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Tadao Yasuda & Ryushi Yanagisawa (12/10) (3%)
- Other (4%)
Young Lion Prize:
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi (72%)
2. Blue Wolf (10%)
3. Wataru Inoue (9%)
4. Kenzo Suzuki (7%)
5. Shinsuke Nakamura (2%)
Technique Award:
1. Osamu Nishimura (62%)
2. Yuji Nagata (21%)
3. Koji Kanemoto (11%)
4. Jushin Thunder Liger (4%)
5. Minoru Tanaka/Heat (2%)
Fighting Spirit Award:
1. Osamu Nishimura (36%)
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi (28%)
3. Masahiro Chono (12%)
4. Yuji Nagata (7%)
5. Yutaka Yoshie (5%)
- Other (12%)
