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The best wrestlers of the 2000s

Every wrestler this project places at their peak in the 2000s, ranked by the same all-time algorithm the main list uses. The evidence tier sits beside each score, because most of them are provisional.

1,440 of the 5,578 wrestlers in this database peaked in the 2000s; these are the 100 of them the algorithm ranks highest, 13 on researched evidence. Their scores are all-time — this is the 2000s measured against every era, not against itself.

The top 100 wrestlers of the 2000s, by all-time GOAT score
#WrestlerGOATEvidence
6 John Cena2000s · PWI #1 in 2006 · 17 world titles 99.37 Calibrated
12 Brock Lesnar2000s · PWI #1 in 2003 · 10 world titles 99.08 Calibrated
15 Triple H aka Hunter Hearst Helmsley2000s · PWI #1 in 2000 · 14 world titles 98.94 Calibrated
17 Eddie Guerrero aka Eddy Guerrero2000s · PWI #2 in 2004 · 1 world title 98.64 Calibrated
21 Kurt Angle2000s · PWI #1 in 2001 · 11 world titles 97.99 Calibrated
22 Chris Jericho2000s · PWI #2 in 2009 · 5 world titles 97.96 Calibrated
23 Randy Orton2000s · PWI #1 in 2008 · 14 world titles 97.91 Calibrated
26 Rob Van Dam2000s · PWI #1 in 2002 · 2 world titles 97.64 Calibrated
28 Jeff Hardy2000s · PWI #7 in 2013 · 6 world titles 97.49 Calibrated
31 Rey Mysterio aka Rey Mysterio Jr.2000s · PWI #6 in 2006 · 3 world titles 97.16 Calibrated
40 Batista2000s · PWI #1 in 2005 · 6 world titles 95.98 Calibrated
42 Christian Cage2000s · PWI #7 in 2007 · 3 world titles 95.07 Calibrated
43 Booker T2000s · 12 reigns 95.05 Calibrated
57 Kane2000s · PWI #4 in 2011 · 2 world titles 79.65 Provisional
67 Tommy Dreamer2000s · PWI #28 in 2000 · 15 reigns 78.01 Provisional
70 Bubba Ray Dudley2000s · PWI #30 in 2002 · 17 reigns 77.84 Provisional
72 D-Von Dudley2000s · PWI #36 in 2001 · 9 reigns 77.80 Provisional
76 Rikishi2000s · PWI #39 in 2002 · 3 reigns 77.62 Provisional
92 Chris Benoit2000s · PWI #1 in 2004 · 1 world title 72.30 Provisional
109 Matt Hardy2000s · PWI #17 in 2003 · 2 world titles 69.07 Provisional
169 Jeff Jarrett2000s · PWI #5 in 2000 · 12 reigns 64.80 Provisional
186 Shelton Benjamin2000s · PWI #9 in 2005 · 11 reigns 64.08 Provisional
204 Claudio Castagnoli aka Cesaro, Antonio Cesaro2000s · PWI #12 in 2023 · 1 reign 63.49 Provisional
233 Keiji Mutoh2000s · PWI #3 in 2002 62.34 Provisional
261 Big Show aka The Big Show, The Giant, Paul Wight2000s · PWI #6 in 2003 60.36 Provisional
275 Christopher Daniels2000s · PWI #15 in 2006 · 5 reigns 59.71 Provisional
277 Havok2000s · PWI #298 in 2002 · 1 world title 59.71 Provisional
278 Místico2000s · PWI #3 in 2007 · 1 reign 59.71 Provisional
282 Ultimo Guerrero2000s · PWI #10 in 2009 59.60 Provisional
288 El Hijo del Santo2000s · PWI #14 in 2003 59.35 Provisional
303 Kensuke Sasaki2000s · PWI #10 in 2000 · 1 reign 58.55 Provisional
309 Dr. Wagner Jr.2000s · PWI #16 in 1999 58.31 Provisional
316 Jun Akiyama2000s · PWI #6 in 2012 58.13 Provisional
323 Satoshi Kojima2000s · PWI #3 in 2005 57.74 Provisional
333 Yuji Nagata2000s · PWI #8 in 2002 57.40 Provisional
334 Trish Stratus2000s · 7 world titles 57.33 Provisional
337 Raven2000s · PWI #22 in 2003 · 27 reigns 57.27 Provisional
338 John Bradshaw Layfield2000s · PWI #5 in 2005 · 1 world title 57.22 Provisional
344 Hiroyoshi Tenzan2000s · PWI #10 in 2005 56.66 Provisional
346 Nigel McGuinness2000s · PWI #6 in 2009 56.57 Provisional
352 Perro Aguayo, Jr.2000s · PWI #8 in 2007 56.31 Provisional
369 William Regal2000s · PWI #20 in 2002 · 13 reigns 55.80 Provisional
370 Chris Sabin2000s · PWI #28 in 2007 · 1 world title 55.76 Provisional
375 Chavo Guerrero2000s · PWI #17 in 2004 · 8 reigns 55.67 Provisional
408 Justin Credible2000s · PWI #6 in 2000 · 8 reigns 55.30 Provisional
413 Lance Storm2000s · PWI #13 in 2001 · 9 reigns 55.25 Provisional
415 Takeshi Morishima2000s · PWI #10 in 2007 55.16 Provisional
422 Jerry Lynn2000s · PWI #29 in 2003 · 3 reigns 54.89 Provisional
426 Genichiro Tenryu2000s · PWI #12 in 2001 54.81 Provisional
430 Tiger Mask IV2000s · PWI #21 in 2005 54.77 Provisional
438 Masato Tanaka2000s · PWI #21 in 2000 54.67 Provisional
442 Koji Kanemoto2000s · PWI #24 in 2003 54.63 Provisional
444 Rhino2000s · PWI #19 in 2000 · 2 reigns 54.60 Provisional
445 Hideo Itami aka KENTA2000s · PWI #22 in 2013 54.59 Provisional
447 Hector Garza2000s · PWI #19 in 2004 54.54 Provisional
449 Low Ki2000s · PWI #26 in 2003 · 4 reigns 54.51 Provisional
453 Negro Casas2000s · PWI #33 in 1999 54.49 Provisional
454 L. A. Park2000s · PWI #19 in 2012 54.48 Provisional
460 Petey Williams2000s · PWI #23 in 2005 · 2 reigns 54.38 Provisional
467 Shocker2000s · PWI #16 in 2002 54.27 Provisional
471 Charlie Haas2000s · PWI #25 in 2003 · 3 reigns 54.17 Provisional
472 Juventud Guerrera2000s · PWI #25 in 1998 · 3 reigns 54.14 Provisional
477 Rhyno2000s · PWI #10 in 2001 · 5 reigns 54.12 Provisional
483 Val Venis2000s · PWI #25 in 1999 · 3 reigns 53.90 Provisional
487 Minoru Tanaka2000s · PWI #12 in 2002 53.84 Provisional
488 TAKA Michinoku2000s · PWI #22 in 1998 · 1 reign 53.82 Provisional
490 Atlantis2000s · PWI #34 in 2006 53.67 Provisional
492 King Booker2000s · PWI #18 in 2007 · 1 world title 53.64 Provisional
495 Paul London2000s · PWI #36 in 2005 · 4 reigns 53.62 Provisional
496 Carlito2000s · PWI #27 in 2006 · 3 reigns 53.58 Provisional
497 John Morrison2000s · PWI #27 in 2010 · 4 reigns 53.56 Provisional
502 Yoshihiro Tajiri2000s · PWI #23 in 2000 53.48 Provisional
503 Bradshaw2000s · PWI #36 in 2002 · 21 reigns 53.47 Provisional
505 Homicide2000s · PWI #54 in 2007 · 2 reigns 53.39 Provisional
514 Steve Corino2000s · PWI #35 in 2001 53.27 Provisional
515 Vader2000s · PWI #11 in 2000 · 1 reign 53.26 Provisional
516 Tajiri2000s · PWI #42 in 2004 · 7 reigns 53.24 Provisional
523 Rey Bucanero2000s · PWI #38 in 2005 53.05 Provisional
525 Montel Vontavious Porter2000s · PWI #23 in 2008 · 3 reigns 53.04 Provisional
526 CIMA2000s · PWI #46 in 2008 53.03 Provisional
527 Manabu Nakanishi2000s · PWI #29 in 2000 53.03 Provisional
528 Billy Kidman2000s · PWI #31 in 1999 · 6 reigns 53.02 Provisional
529 Cibernetico2000s · PWI #26 in 2007 53.02 Provisional
533 Ron Killings2000s · PWI #18 in 2004 · 1 reign 52.99 Provisional
537 Spike Dudley2000s · PWI #51 in 2004 · 10 reigns 52.89 Provisional
539 Test2000s · PWI #37 in 2001 · 5 reigns 52.86 Provisional
543 Brother Devon2000s · PWI #25 in 2012 · 2 reigns 52.83 Provisional
546 Taiyo Kea2000s · PWI #11 in 2006 52.83 Provisional
548 Super Crazy2000s · PWI #37 in 1999 52.81 Provisional
550 Mr. Niebla2000s · PWI #29 in 2004 52.79 Provisional
551 Adam Pearce2000s · PWI #44 in 2008 52.78 Provisional
553 Jimmy Jacobs2000s · PWI #50 in 2009 52.71 Provisional
561 Shinjiro Otani2000s · PWI #53 in 2005 · 2 reigns 52.60 Provisional
567 Blue Panther2000s · PWI #56 in 1998 52.50 Provisional
569 La Parka2000s · PWI #44 in 2002 52.47 Provisional
571 Crash Holly2000s · PWI #36 in 2000 · 17 reigns 52.42 Provisional
573 Doug Williams2000s · PWI #69 in 2006 · 2 reigns 52.40 Provisional
574 Rob Conway2000s · PWI #45 in 2004 52.40 Provisional
578 Steven Richards2000s · PWI #93 in 2002 · 21 reigns 52.36 Provisional
579 Masahiro Chono2000s · PWI #28 in 1997 52.33 Provisional

Ranks are the wrestler's position on the full all-time list, so they are not consecutive here — the gaps are everyone who peaked in another decade. How the score is built · re-weight it yourself · the other decades.

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