RELATED: The 10 Best Wrestlers Aged 40 & Over, Ranked. 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. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) is an American internationally sold professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. As just announced on @BustedOpenRadio, Roman Reigns is again the #1 wrestler in the #PWI500. PWI 500 2022 Top 128 Wrestlers Who is the best wrestler of 2022 ? Last As it is a rookie award, wrestlers can qualify only once. hide this ad PLAY QUIZ Score 0/100 12:00 Recently Published 4-to-1 Blitz: Oscars Movies 30s College Football National Champion States Sports 5m hide this ad Quiz Scoreboard Cody Rhodes 7. Psicosis. However, the group's biggest accomplishment comes outside the tag team division, helping Kofi Kingston win the WWE Championship at WrestleMania while preserving their brotherhood. November 2022 Andre The Giant 4. Hiroshi Tanahashi has been a New Japan Pro Wrestling mainstay for the last several years. Total number of appearances: 11Number of top 10 rankings: 8Highest ranking: No. Roman Reigns 2. According to the magazine, each PWI 500 covers the period from July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the current one. The PWI Manager of the Year award recognized the best manager of the year. PWI TOP 500 Wrestlers of XX century and I Millennium! Kick Your Face. If he's not "the best in the world at what he does," he's certainly still one of the best. Seth Rollins was chosen to be The Authority's Golden Boy when he turned his back on The Shield and aligned himself with the heel faction. For the first time since 2019, a WWE talent tops the list. This year, we will expand on that tradition and begin honoring two individuals each year. After a strong run as the face of NXT, the Demon King was immediately pushed as one of the biggest stars on the red brand. Randy Orton 13. A heel turn at WrestleMania did not win him the championship, as he slid down the card in 2019, and was ranked 31st that year, down 20 positions from 11th in 2018. 15 this year is impressive, considering he spent most of the year on the sidelines. Randy Savage29. WWE has had some incredible wrestlers walk through its doors, including The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar, and the 100 best have been ranked. Kenta Kobashi19. Also in 2021, six women placed in the top half of the list, including Laynie Luck, who out of all the women who ranked in the 2020 PWI 500, jumped the most number of spots to land at #230225 spots higher than last year. John Bradshaw Layfield56. In recent years, the PWI has moved away from reporting on storylines as actual news and mixed in editorial comments on the behind-the-scenes workings of wrestling. In 2019, Becky Lynch became the first woman to win the award. Hopefully, Angle's career can be extended by his lighter schedule in TNA, because as a performer and athlete, he has no equal in a wrestling ring. Twenty-nine spots out of 500 this year, next year even more. He moves up from second place last year. Tetsuya Naito 6. [14], According to the annual PWI almanac, PWI still recognizes select world title reigns from May 4, 1905 January 28, 1946, before the formation of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in July 1948. This may be the only PWI Top that I agree with! Jeff Jarrett22. Pro Wrestling Illustrated. The PWI Wrestler of the Year award recognizes the best professional wrestler of the year. [citation needed]. Go Orange. 2 (2009). These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. In addition, you can see the most watched/liked stuff amongst your friends. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Total number of appearances: 10Number of top 10 rankings: 4Highest ranking: No. Since 2020, female wrestlers have been included in this category. Trish Stratus has won this award a record four times. The next year, Omega topped the list after working a 7-star rematch against Okada, before sliding down to 8th place in 2019 as a result of his move to AEW. The next year, Okada topped the list, by becoming the longest reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion of all time, and wrestling fantastic matches against the likes of Kenny Omega and Cody Rhodes. Hiroyoshi Tenzan62. For example, a #1 ranking gets 1/2 a point, #2 gets 1/3 of a point, #3 gets 1/4 of a point, etc., all the way to #500 gets 1/501th of a point. Brother Ray / Bubba Ray Dudley85. Note: the point system I used assigns points for every time a wrestler is ranked in the PWI 500. [75] 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. AJ Styles 11. Drew McIntyre - WWE 5. By clicking Accept, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. This time four superstars of WWE namely: Roman Reigns, Bobby Lashley, Cody Rhodes and Big E made the top ten of the PWI 500. 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. Rumor Roundup: Vince McMahon booking, Trish Stratus return, Raw, Riddle, more! Nobuhiko Takada ran his own promotion (UWFi) from 1991 to 1996 and was insanely over there (must like Warrior in WWF) and did a lot in the UWFi AND UWF. Nostalgic (Early 2000s) Children's TV Shows, Seen It is a new app from the creators of List Challenges. [10] It was again abandoned in 2020, and several female wrestlers were nominated for Wrestler of the Year but the award was again reinstated in 2021. 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. PWI published a list of the top tag team in 2020. Sabu40. Also basements are very evil. Page 1 of 13 Originally known as Girl Wrestler of the Year, it was rendered defunct in 1976 and its history would be subsumed into the current award when women have again bestowed their category in 2000. Shawn Michaels has won the award a record eleven times; he had a four-year win streak from 1993 to 1996 and then a seven-year win streak from 2004 to 2010. Last year, Reigns came in second to AEWs Kenny Omega. Raven76. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. This award made its debut in 2021. El Hijo del Santo38. Danhausen hangs out there a lot, and has been living there since his injury for rehab. Although most of his best years came before the PWI 500 started in 1991, Flair was still considered the best wrestler in the world by many in the early 90s, winning two WWF Championships in 1992 and seven WCW Championships between 1991 and 1999. Antonio Inoki 6. Matt Cardonas best friend in NWA chokeslammed him through a table. After making his WWE debut back in 2016, fans were worried that the promotion would misuse him. This year's PWI top 500 full list 2021 was topped by the current AEW Champion Kenny Omega and featured 29 indie female wrestlers. Steve Austin5. For 20 years, the PWI 500 has provided wrestling fans with an annual list of the top 500 pro wrestlers in the world. Date We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. Rick Rude51. Bobby Heenan won a record four times. Here are the top 100 based on my point system: 1. The award has been given yearly since 1972, and in this time, Bob Backlund, Hulk Hogan, Eddie Guerrero, Jerry Lawler, Bayley, and Roman Reigns are the only people to have won the award more than once, with all six winning twice. RELATED: 10 Wrestlers You Forgot Teamed With Shinsuke Nakamura. Shingo Takagi - NJPW 10. The Undertaker8. Pro Wrestling is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. The PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year award typically recognizes the most effective heel (villainous) professional wrestler of the year. 2 (2007). [19] In 1993, Miss Texas (Jacqueline Moore) was the first woman to be ranked in the list at No. Will Ospreay 8. Generally, the award is meant to go to a wrestler who overcomes great odds to achieve success in the ring, although it has also been awarded to wrestlers who overcome real-life hardships and struggles. Finn Balor was destined for greatness when he made the move from NXT to Raw. It does not store any personal data. PWI writers choose the position of the wrestler following a designated evaluation period starting from October; a minimum of 10 matches or 4 months as a tag team is required. El Hijo del Vikingo 9. The following is a list of categories in which PWI has issued awards. Christian also deserves to be much higher on that list, IMO. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. However, in more recent years the magazine has taken an editorial approach between kayfabe and "shoot" writing, differentiating between on-screen feuds and controversies behind the scenes. [4] By this time, the championship was vacant and would remain so until the promotion's closure. Rush 19. However, once he lost the gold to Goldberg, Owens slid down the power rankings, as he struggled for relevancy. Former WWE muscleman challenges Tyrus for NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship. While 2015 was Seth Rollins' year, it was also the year that Roman Reigns began to grow into a strong single's star, even winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in November of that year. The PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year award recognizes the most improved professional wrestler of the year. Here I present the top 20 wrestlers of the past 20 years, based on a point system I devised from their ranking each year they were listed. The fact that Angle was ranked No. Hiroshi Tanahashi86. For the first time since 2019, a WWE talent tops the list. PWI ranked him #21 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2004; River City Championship Wrestling. Of the women who ranked this year, only 11 women were also ranked in 2020, meaning 18 women are ranked for the first time in 2021. Samoa Joe probably would have been a world champion in WWE by now if he had managed to remain injury-free. You can view movies and shows in one place and filter by streaming provider, genre, release year, runtime, and rating (Rotten Tomatoes, Imdb, and/or Metacritic). Randy Orton18. . He has an average position of 8th, brought down by his relatively poor showing in 2015. Posts: 3,141. The placement is not only a testament to her talents inside the ring, but signifies how important representation is for Women of Color. 1 (2008). Our ranking differs from the PWI 500 because we use math. [7] Subsequently, after Ric Flair left WCW and was stripped of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in July 1991, PWI and its sister publications nonetheless continued to recognize the WCW title as held by Lex Luger, Sting, Vader, and Ron Simmons as the rightful continuation of the historic NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship. The Four Horsemen, The Authority, The Nexus, and Aces & Eights are the only stables to win the award. Shinsuke Nakamura had a strong run with the IWGP Intercontinental Championship in 2015, before making the move to NXT in 2016, where he replaced Finn Balor as the face of the show. Rich Swann - IMPACT Wrestling Pro Wrestling Illustrated have published the PWI 500 since 1991. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Here you can find all previous lists, cumulated lists and notable inconsistencies. The 32nd annual "500" list is featured in our latest issue, available now for print preorder at https://t.co/ylNeV87zarThe digital edition is available now at https://t.co/CBIZbQfbOb pic.twitter.com/XJiDhbbTBR. wrestler previous year position difference notes; 101 Zack Sabre Jr. 54 -47: 102 El Desperado: N/A N/A: 103 Rey Mysterio: 43 -60: 104 . Will Ospreay - NJPW 8. Top 500 Pro Wrestlers of all time according to Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Ric Flair 3. By clicking Accept, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. Brock Lesnar35. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. $7.99 Since 2020, female wrestlers have been included in this category. Lex Luger30. En 2003. Shelton Benjamin68. RCCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Wisconsin Pro Wrestling. A weak stretch from 2016 to 2018 means that Tanahashi had an average PWI 500 position of 23rd. These awards had previously been given out by another Victory Sports Magazine property, Sports Review Wrestling. Since 2021, Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) recognizes the WWE Championship, WWE Universal Championship, AEW World Championship, Impact World Championship, ROH World Championship, MLW World Heavyweight Championship, and NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship from the United States, the AAA Mega Championship and CMLL World Heavyweight Championship from Mexico, as well as the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, World of Stardom Championship, and GHC Heavyweight Championship from Japan as world heavyweight championships. 2022 The 2021 PWI Top 500 Wrestlers is a list of the Top 500 wrestlers according to the magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated . The @OfficialPWI staff is also proud to announce @steveaustinBSR as the Stanley Weston Award winner for lifetime achievement. Nick Aldis 16. His poor ranking in 2015 and 2016 means The Cleaner has had an average position of 18th over the last 5 years. 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. Shinsuke Nakamura77. Diamond Dallas Page36. He moves up from second place last year. Pro Wrestling. Regardless, Reigns was never ranked lower than seventh place between 2015 and 2019, meaning he has an average ranking of fifth place. Return to Bell To Belles for more news, exclusives, opinion, interviews, and advocacy on your favorite women in wrestling! Finn Balor 9. In Summerslam, he beat John Cena, on the largest stage of the WWE, Wrestlemania 38, he beat Brock Lesnar. Curt Hennig90. Joined on: Nov 25, 2007. I call it (mostly) kayfabe because influence on the sport gives them some room to consider non-work elements of a persons career and because I personally believe some thought is understandably given to their own shoot business, e.g. from SquaredCircle. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Masa Chono80. 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PWI publishes bi-monthly issues and annual special issues . Triple-H2. Ultimo Dragon84. Yokozuna65. Pro Wrestling Illustrated began releasing a yearly list of the best wrestlers in the world back in 1991. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. La Parka (original)95. Frequency Roman Reigns - WWE 3. He put on a great match against Kenny Omega at Wrestle Kingdom 13, where he won his eighth IWGP Heavyweight Championship before losing it to Jay White at The New Beginning In Osaka the next month. Shocker99. Tajiri96. At that time, Reigns was the WWE World Champion. Tragically, Misawa died during a match on June 13, 2009. In 2020, PWI announced it would begin naming two winners per year. Jon Moxley 2. 1 after only two years in the business is an amazing feat itself. The PWI Comeback of the Year award, given yearly since 1992, recognizes the most impressive comeback by a professional wrestler during the year. 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. Bobby Lashley6. Just as we did before, we all submitted our own list of the top 100 wrestlers of all time, and . He should be in the top 20 at least. 2 (2002). For the second time in his career, undisputed WWE universal champion Roman Reigns is atop the PWI 500. And like last years winner Kenny Omega, this is Romans second time in first place. Jonathan Gresham. Keith Lee 12. He was positioned 40th in 2019, a far cry from being sixth in 2016 and third in 2017. what will sell magazines. Finn Balor - WWE 9. Bam Bam Bigelow97. Pro Wrestling Illustrated March 1984, Pro Wrestling Illustrated strips the AWA of World Title Recognition Pro Wrestling Illustrated May 1991, Editorial, Wrestling '91, Spring 1991 edition, "The NWA was formed in 1948 but the NWA World Heavyweight Championship is traditionally traced back to the World Heavyweight Championship that was created in 1905." 31 Harley Race 9. Ultimo Guerrero46. Mitsuharu Misawa 7. The PWI Faction of the Year award recognized the best faction of the year. Dusty Rhodes Mitsuharu Misawa13. Although WWE has done their best to erase Benoit from memory, I prefer to remember him for the many outstanding matches he had both in WCW and WWE. The Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk) have won a record four times. He spent most of the top tag team in 2020 debut back in 2016, fans pwi top 500 wrestlers of all time worried the... 500 2022 top 128 wrestlers Who is the best in the list and means! Own list of the year be the only PWI top that I agree with 2019. 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