The PWI Stanley Weston Award recognizes lifetime achievement by a professional wrestling personality. It has been given yearly since 1981, and was originally known as the PWI Editor's Award. 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† |
| 1984 | David Von Erich† |
| 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 |
| 1991 | The Fabulous Moolah |
| 1992 | Stanley Weston |
| 1993 | André the Giant† |
| 1994 | Captain Lou Albano |
| 1995 | Ricky Steamboat |
| 1996 | Danny Hodge |
| 1997 | Arn Anderson |
| 1998 | Bobo Brazil† |
| 1999 | Owen Hart† |
| 2000 | Fred Blassie |
| 2001 | Johnny Valentine† |
| 2002 | Jim Ross |
| 2003 | Bret Hart |
| 2004 | Pat Patterson |
| 2005 | Eddie Guerrero† |
| 2006 | Harley Race |
| 2007 | Nick Bockwinkel |
| 2008 | Ric Flair |
| 2009 | Vince McMahon |
| 2010 | Killer Kowalski† |
| 2011 | Randy Savage† |
| 2012 | Bobby Heenan |
| 2013 | Dusty Rhodes |
| 2014 | Dory Funk Jr. |
| 2015 | Roddy Piper† |
| 2016 | Dick Beyer |
| 2017 | Jack Brisco† |
| 2018 | Antonio Inoki |
| 2019 | Stone Cold Steve Austin |
| 2020 | Madusa Stu Saks |
| 2021 | Terry Funk Ron Simmons |
| 2022 | Bill Apter George Napolitano |
See also[]
| Pro Wrestling Illustrated |
|---|
| Current PWI Adwards |
| Wrestler of the Year Tag Team of the Year • Match of the Year • Feud of the Year • Most Popular Wrestler of the Year • Most Hated Wrestler of the Year • Most Improved Wrestler of the Year • Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year • Rookie of the Year • Stanley Weston Award • Comeback of the Year • Woman of the Year |
| Discontinued Awards |
| Manager of the Year • Midget Wrestler of the Year • Announcer of the Year |