Lutteurs. Danhausen hangs out there a lot, and has been living there since his injury for rehab. (LogOut/ By Tornad0 Ranking 20 Select Date 1 Seth "Freakin" Rollins Championship Rate 9.38 9.38% Win Rate 86.3 86.3% 2 Kazuchika Okada Championship Rate 6.25 6.25% Win Rate 83.08 83.08% 3 Bobby Lashley Championship Rate 6.25 6.25% Win Rate 69.81 69.81% 4 Sheamus Championship Rate 6.25 6.25% This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Rich Swann 11. Bray Wyatt 17. Jake "The Snake" Roberts had become one of the most bone-chilling villains in history, and The Great Muta was simply put one of the most innovative wrestlers of his era. ", "Ron Simmons And Terry Funk Named 2021 PWI's Stanley Weston Lifetime Achievement Award", "PWI Names AJ Styles Wrestler of the Decade", "Sir Oliver Humperdink recalls career of yesteryear", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated_awards&oldid=1141678401, All articles with bare URLs for citations, Articles with bare URLs for citations from November 2021, Articles with dead external links from January 2022, Articles with permanently dead external links, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 06:55. Styles20. Rob Van Dam17. As with the list of male professional wrestlers, PWI writers choose the position of the wrestler following a designated evaluation period starting from mid-June; anything a wrestler accomplished before or after that period is not considered. (LogOut/ Although many feel he was held back from his full potential in WWE, Van Dam has long been considered one of the top performers in the sport, and is the highest-ranking wrestler ECW ever had in the PWI 500 (No. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. 1 (1998, 1999). Given that, Chono cannot be considered the NWA World champion in the historical sense We'll call him NWA champion because that is the title he won. Ultimo Guerrero46. Every woman who ranked on the 2021 PWI 500 #44 - Trish Adora #111 - Allie Katch #179 - Jordynne Grace #192 - Edith Surreal #230 - Laynie Luck #245 - Erica Leigh #291 - Charli Evans #314 - Delmi Exo #318 - Ashley Vox #324 - Davienne #382 - Mei Suruga #388 - Kylie Rae #390 - Mickie Knuckles The top 10 men's wrestlers in the 2022 PWI 500 have been announced on today's Busted Open Radio.As a reminder before we get to the list, Pro Wrestling Illustrated compiles their list based on kayfabe, and takes into account the following criteria for a time period of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022:. The PWI Midget Wrestler of the Year award recognized the best midget wrestler of the year. He picked up clean wins over Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins in just a couple of weeks and was crowned the inaugural Universal Champion at SummerSlam in 2016 after a great match. Yearly The 2019 PWI Top 500 Wrestlers is a list of the Top 500 wrestlers according to the magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated. It is the 31st annual issue. PWI has published a list of the top female professional wrestlers each year since 2008 in a special edition magazine, the Women's 100 (formerly known as Female 50). He has received an unbelievable 10 Match of the Year awards (1993-1996 and 2004-2009), and will probably win an eleventh for his final match at Wrestlemania 26 with the Undertaker. Hiroshi Tanahashi86. Lex Luger30. PWI is not limited to covering only prominent professional wrestling promotions, as it also covers multiple independent promotions in the United States. Perfect put on one of the greatest Intercontinental Title matches in history. (LogOut/ Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years. wrestler previous year position difference notes; 101 Dax Harwood: 254 +153: 102 . Fabulous Freebirds (629 points) Jon Moxley 7. Last Edit: Jul 22, 2008 at 6:15am by perilloboy123. what will sell magazines. Christopher Daniels61. Sabu Shoots on PWI Top 500 Wrestlers List - YouTube Home Shorts Subscriptions Library History Sabu Shoots on PWI Top 500 Wrestlers List @theryanshowfm Subscribe 26 Dislike 1 Share. In 2020, PWI announced it would begin naming two winners per year. Since 2020, female wrestlers have been included in this category. They're in the basement a lot because a lot of the videos involve opening boxes and I think that's just where there's the most space. Although many wrestling organizations promote their lead title as a world heavyweight championship, Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) has only recognized a few championships as valid world titles at any one time. Road Warrior Hawk98. Pro Wrestling is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. The criteria for ranking includes win-loss record, technical ability, influence on the sport, success against the highest grade of competition, success against the most diverse competition, and activity. Are you sure you want to delete your score and checked items on this list? The evaluation period for the PWI #TagTeam50: October 1, 2019 September 30, 202", "FTR Takes Top Spot On The Inaugural PWI Tag Team 50 List", "The Young Bucks se afianzan el primer puesto de los Top 50 Tag Team de PWI", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated&oldid=1141318074, Pan-Afrikan World Diaspora Wrestling Championship, PAWDWC Presents F1ght Club Pro Wrestling (F1ght Club), This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 12:57. Here are the top 100 based on my point system: 1. Kensuke Sasaki49. In spring 1991, the family of magazines adopted a new policy of referring to the current promotion and its champions as WCW and the promotion's pre-1991 past as the NWA. Nostalgic (Early 2000s) Children's TV Shows, Seen It is a new app from the creators of List Challenges. Your mileage, as they say, may vary. Sting was the face of WCW for many years, and is undoubtedly the most famous and successful wrestler of the past 20 years that never competed in WWE. He is also one of only two men to be listed in every PWI 500 (the other is Jushin Liger, who didn't make this top 20 list). This site uses third party cookies for analytics and advertising. Date Nostalgic (Early 2000s) Children's TV Shows, Seen It is a new app from the creators of List Challenges. Most recently, he beat Drew McIntyre at Cardiff, Wales. [9][10][11][12][13] PWI later additionally recognized the independent wrestling titles the Independent Wrestling World Championship and the Pan-Afrikan World Diaspora Wrestling Championship as world championships. From there, he won the Intercontinental Championship before winning the Universal Championship and forging a great on-screen friendship with Chris Jericho. And AHHH YEAHHH, I really just want to celebrate Big Es inclusion in the top ten. Kazuchika Okada3. Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) is an American internationally sold professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. The fact that Angle was ranked No. Hopefully he won't be overshadowed by the influx of former WWE stars over the last few months, and will continue to shine in TNA for years to come. Shane Douglas89. This year, we will expand on that tradition and begin honoring two individuals each year. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. See who conquered the PWi 500 power rankings! Chris Jericho 4. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. Jeff Hardy57. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Hangman Page5. Bobby Lashley6. Mickie James is the only wrestler to have won the award competing for two different organizations. Kane43. WWE has had some incredible wrestlers walk through its doors, including The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar, and the 100 best have been ranked. Bret Hart9. Samoa Joe37. The man just cant seem to catch a break. Dean Malenko34. As the NXT Champion, Owens made his Raw debut and scored a clean win over John Cena in his debut match. The PWI Rookie of the Year award recognizes the best professional wrestler of the year who, in that year, had their first year in the business. Cody Rhodes 8. 1 after only two years in the business is an amazing feat itself. This time four superstars of WWE namely: Roman Reigns, Bobby Lashley, Cody Rhodes and Big E made the top ten of the PWI 500. Though womens wrestling is having a historic year on the list, its also important to note representation in other areas. There is no denying, however, that Cena is the face of WWE, and has been its top star since 2005 when he moved to Raw and Batista went to Smackdown. PWI is often referred to as an "Apter Mag", named after its long-time photographer Bill Apter, a term used for wrestling magazines that keep kayfabe. Contents 1 2 451-500 See also 1-50 1. 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Shocker99. Edge spent many years as a mid-carder in WWE before finally winning his first world title in January 2006. Also, you can track what you've seen, want to see, like, or dislike, as well as track individual seasons or episodes of shows. Rick Steamboat52. In 2018, after ten years of the list including 50 wrestlers, it was expanded to 100 and renamed from Female 50 to Women's 100 and expanded to 150 in 2021.[52][53]. Posts: 3,141. Brother Ray / Bubba Ray Dudley85. PWI also published other special issues, which included: PWI Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts since 1996, Women of Wrestling, and a weekly newsletter entitled PWI Weekly from 1989 to 2000. Randy Savage 10. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Roman Reigns 3. Curt Hennig90. Also basements are very evil. The Rock33. Darby Allin 15. Twelve women have ranked on any PWI list for the very first time with their 2021 PWI 500 rankingincluding the 26-year veteran Emi Sakura, who ranked at #429. Published Jun 1, 2022. Rush 19. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. When he won the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania XX, few argued that he didn't deserve it. Top 500 Pro Wrestlers of all time according to Pro Wrestling Illustrated. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". It does not store any personal data. The PWI Manager of the Year award recognized the best manager of the year. Finn Balor 9. Lou Albano, J. J. Dillon, and Jim Cornette each won three times. Randy Orton 13. Dusty Rhodes Since 1991, PWI has been publishing its annual "Top 500 Wrestlers" listing the top male wrestlers in the world. Tetsuya Naito 6. It's based on a point system. NEXT: Young Guns: The 10 Best Wrestlers 25 And Under, Hi! Kurt Angle4. Are you sure you want to delete your score and checked items on this list? Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. The Big Show24. In 2019, Becky Lynch became the first woman to win the award. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); NWA EmPowerrr: Card, Details, and Where To Watch, Women of the 2021 PWI 500: #445 Saki Akai, Liv Morgan to make acting debut in thriller The Kill Room, Sasha Banks and Naomi: Grin and Bear It Narrative is Harmful, Britt Baker wins the womens Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, Athena officially signs with All Elite Wrestling, First-ever Queen of the Mountain match set for Slammiversary. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. Change). 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