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17,500 placings

The PWI 500 archive

Thirty-five years of the industry's best-known annual list, complete and cross-referenced with the all-time ranking.

Thirty-five complete annual lists, 1991 to 2025 — 17,500 placings in all. One page per year, every one of the five hundred places.

Every number one

The PWI 500 number one, by year
YearNumber oneGOATEvidence
1991Hulk Hogan99.28Calibrated
1992Sting98.80Calibrated
1993Bret Hart98.48Calibrated
1994Bret Hart98.48Calibrated
1995Kevin Nash79.85Provisional
1996Shawn Michaels99.86Calibrated
1997Dean Malenko60.45Provisional
1998Steve Austin99.14Calibrated
1999Steve Austin99.14Calibrated
2000Triple H98.94Calibrated
2001Kurt Angle97.99Calibrated
2002Rob Van Dam97.64Calibrated
2003Brock Lesnar99.08Calibrated
2004Chris Benoit72.30Provisional
2005Batista95.98Calibrated
2006John Cena99.37Calibrated
2007John Cena99.37Calibrated
2008Randy Orton97.91Calibrated
2009Triple H98.94Calibrated
2010AJ Styles97.33Calibrated
2011The Miz68.45Provisional
2012CM Punk98.11Calibrated
2013John Cena99.37Calibrated
2014Bryan Danielson96.49Calibrated
2015Seth Rollins98.46Calibrated
2016Roman Reigns97.81Calibrated
2017Kazuchika Okada96.93Calibrated
2018Kenny Omega95.35Calibrated
2019Seth Rollins98.46Calibrated
2020Jon Moxley93.42Calibrated
2021Kenny Omega95.35Calibrated
2022Roman Reigns97.81Calibrated
2023Seth Rollins98.46Calibrated
2024Cody Rhodes96.29Calibrated
2025Cody Rhodes96.29Calibrated

Every year

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