PWI 500

The PWI 500 — 1995

The complete Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 for 1995 — all five hundred places, as published. Diesel took the number one spot.

PWI 500, 1995 — all 500 places
Rank	Wrestler	GOAT	Evidence
1	Kevin Nash	79.85	Provisional
2	Shawn Michaels	99.86	Calibrated
3	Sting	98.80	Calibrated
4	Bret Hart	98.48	Calibrated
5	Sabu	58.98	Provisional
6	Hulk Hogan	99.28	Calibrated
7	Big Van Vader	59.15	Provisional
8	Randy Savage	99.29	Calibrated
9	Scott Hall	56.56	Provisional
10	Mitsuharu Misawa	66.62	Provisional
11	Jeff Jarrett	64.80	Provisional
12	Owen Hart	58.36	Provisional
13	The Great Muta	78.10	Provisional
14	The Undertaker	99.38	Calibrated
15	Scott Steiner	80.36	Provisional
16	Antonio Inoki	54.75	Provisional
17	Eddie Guerrero	98.64	Calibrated
18	Rey Mysterio	97.16	Calibrated
19	Rick Steiner	58.59	Provisional
20	Ric Flair	99.79	Calibrated
21	Dean Malenko	60.45	Provisional
22	Jerry Lawler	78.48	Provisional
23	Lex Luger	79.14	Provisional
24	Arn Anderson	79.69	Provisional
25	Hawk	50.90	Provisional
26	Tracy Smothers	53.09	Provisional
27	Nobuhiko Takada	51.48	Provisional
28	Shane Douglas	54.65	Provisional
29	The 1-2-3 Kid	52.14	Provisional
30	Bam Bam Bigelow	53.62	Provisional
31	Cactus Jack	51.92	Provisional
32	Yokozuna	59.97	Provisional
33	2 Cold Scorpio	52.99	Provisional
34	Sid Justice	54.24	Provisional
35	Dan Severn	52.15	Provisional
36	Lord Steven Regal	50.11	Provisional
37	Tony Anthony	53.41	Provisional
38	Konnan	77.87	Provisional
39	Davey Boy Smith	54.80	Provisional
40	Koji Kanemoto	54.63	Provisional
41	Tatanka	51.31	Provisional
42	Chris Candido	53.00	Provisional
43	Steve Austin	99.14	Calibrated
44	Kensuke Sasaki	58.55	Provisional
45	Tommy Dreamer	78.01	Provisional
46	Chris Benoit	72.30	Provisional
47	Adam Bomb	50.28	Provisional
48	Hakushi	49.27	Provisional
49	Mabel	51.13	Provisional
50	Paul Orndorff	52.41	Provisional
51	Tito Santana	77.63	Provisional
52	Hiro Hase	51.75	Provisional
53	Taz	54.12	Provisional
54	Alex Wright	50.46	Provisional
55	Bob Backlund	57.95	Provisional
56	Al Snow	53.13	Provisional
57	Johnny B. Badd	50.36	Provisional
58	Brian Christopher	52.83	Provisional
59	Toshiaki Kawada	58.43	Provisional
60	The Sandman	51.92	Provisional
61	Brian Pillman	52.16	Provisional
62	Dustin Rhodes	63.63	Provisional
63	Savio Vega	51.84	Provisional
64	Kenta Kobashi	67.08	Provisional
65	Kama	49.29	Provisional
66	Earl Robert Eaton	48.71	Provisional
67	Scott Putski	51.08	Provisional
68	The Patriot	50.87	Provisional
69	Stan Hansen	55.88	Provisional
70	Terry Funk	99.08	Calibrated
71	Abdullah The Butcher	51.71	Provisional
72	Buddy Landell	50.30	Provisional
73	Doug Gilbert	51.17	Provisional
74	Gary Albright	50.74	Provisional
75	Brutus Beefcake	49.32	Provisional
76	Bob Holly	51.11	Provisional
77	Jimmy Del Ray	50.28	Provisional
78	Billy Jack Haynes	48.48	Provisional
79	Jean-Pierre Lafitte	47.69	Provisional
80	Waylon Mercy	47.68	Provisional
81	Bruiser Bedlam	49.17	Provisional
82	Big Bubba Rogers	48.97	Provisional
83	Tom Prichard	50.59	Provisional
84	Triple H	98.94	Calibrated
85	Greg Valentine	53.22	Provisional
86	Scott Norton	51.86	Provisional
87	Psicosis	52.24	Provisional
88	Irwin R. Schyster	52.00	Provisional
89	Booker T	95.05	Calibrated
90	Rocco Rock	49.95	Provisional
91	Steve Austin	99.14	Calibrated
92	Meng	49.95	Provisional
93	Rick Martel	52.58	Provisional
94	Johnny Grunge	49.88	Provisional
95	Masa Chono	52.07	Provisional
96	Brian Knobbs	51.53	Provisional
97	Marcus Bagwell	50.19	Provisional
98	Fatu	50.68	Provisional
99	Ultimo Dragon	56.57	Provisional
100	Brian Lee	51.83	Provisional
101	Shark	47.32	Provisional
102	Ray Gonzalez	51.69	Provisional
103	Unabom	47.30	Provisional
104	Jerry Sags	51.14	Provisional
105	Bill Dundee	50.94	Provisional
106	Steve Armstrong	49.66	Provisional
107	Marty Jannetty	53.80	Provisional
108	Johnny Ace	51.28	Provisional
109	Bobby Blaze	49.33	Provisional
110	Man Mountain Rock	47.19	Provisional
111	Diamond Dallas Page	59.87	Provisional
112	Dan Kroffat	49.61	Provisional
113	Jim Duggan	51.69	Provisional
114	Raven	57.27	Provisional
115	El Hijo del Santo	59.35	Provisional
116	Doug Furnas	51.06	Provisional
117	Bunkhouse Buck	48.81	Provisional
118	Doink the Clown (Ray Apollo)	48.81	Provisional
119	Stevie Ray	51.08	Provisional
120	Fake La Parka	49.51	Provisional
121	Ron Simmons	77.75	Provisional
122	Crash the Terminator	46.97	Provisional
123	Kamala	50.30	Provisional
124	Big Titan	47.69	Provisional
125	Aldo Montoya	47.68	Provisional
126	New Jack	51.02	Provisional
127	Negro Casas	54.49	Provisional
128	Genichiro Tenryu	54.81	Provisional
129	Miguel Perez Jr.	50.03	Provisional
130	Duke Droese	48.97	Provisional
131	Dick Slater	50.44	Provisional
132	Jim Neidhart	51.44	Provisional
133	Henry O. Godwinn	49.05	Provisional
134	Shinya Hashimoto	56.16	Provisional
135	Ricky Morton	77.38	Provisional
136	Mustafa Saed	48.49	Provisional
137	Bob Orton Jr.	49.40	Provisional
138	Johnny Gunn	48.81	Provisional
139	Pitbull #2	49.56	Provisional
140	Brian Armstrong	47.98	Provisional
141	Billy Gunn	77.85	Provisional
142	Pitbull #1	49.46	Provisional
143	Jushin Liger	63.16	Provisional
144	Mo	48.60	Provisional
145	Kurasawa	47.44	Provisional
146	Jacob Blu	46.56	Provisional
147	King Kong Bundy	49.91	Provisional
148	Mascara Ano Dos Mil	47.99	Provisional
149	Jimmy Snuka	52.84	Provisional
150	Johnny Smith	50.78	Provisional
151	Gorgeous George III	47.83	Provisional
152	Tommy Cairo	49.60	Provisional
153	Akira Taue	52.85	Provisional
154	The Great Sasuke	54.76	Provisional
155	T. Rantula	50.13	Provisional
156	Tatsumi Fujinami	54.14	Provisional
157	Ken Shamrock	55.27	Provisional
158	Vic Steamboat	50.18	Provisional
159	Eli Blu	46.34	Provisional
160	Dave Sullivan	46.33	Provisional
161	Tommy Rich	49.97	Provisional
162	Typhoon	50.78	Provisional
163	Steven Richards	52.36	Provisional
164	Bastion Booger	48.05	Provisional
165	Terry Gordy	51.18	Provisional
166	Axl Rotten	50.34	Provisional
167	Scott Armstrong	48.99	Provisional
168	Jamie Dundee	49.52	Provisional
169	Robert Gibson	51.17	Provisional
170	Kamala 2	46.94	Provisional
171	Virgil	50.23	Provisional
172	Mil Mascaras	49.32	Provisional
173	Blue Panther	52.50	Provisional
174	Heavy Metal	51.57	Provisional
175	Wolfie D.	50.25	Provisional
176	Mr. Hughes	50.74	Provisional
177	Carlos Colon	49.97	Provisional
178	Steven Dunn	48.16	Provisional
179	Fantasia	46.01	Provisional
180	Flex Lavender	47.33	Provisional
181	La Ley	48.44	Provisional
182	Chris Evans	46.73	Provisional
183	Lizmark	47.31	Provisional
184	Riki Choshu	51.84	Provisional
185	Dick Murdoch	49.42	Provisional
186	El Canek	49.68	Provisional
187	Perro Aguayo	50.65	Provisional
188	Juventud Guerrera	54.14	Provisional
189	Rad Radford	45.84	Provisional
190	Jun Akiyama	58.13	Provisional
191	Pat Tanaka	48.71	Provisional
192	Bobby Fulton	48.75	Provisional
193	Takayuki Iizuka	49.86	Provisional
194	Super Delfin	51.79	Provisional
195	Bart Gunn	50.22	Provisional
196	Honky Tonk Man	49.07	Provisional
197	Mikey Whipwreck	49.52	Provisional
198	Samu	50.88	Provisional
199	Rob Van Dam	97.64	Calibrated
200	The Colorado Kid	48.13	Provisional
201	Headbanger Mosh	49.03	Provisional
202	Jimmy Deo	47.92	Provisional
203	Headbanger Thrasher	49.62	Provisional
204	Jim Powers	48.68	Provisional
205	Ace Darling	50.27	Provisional
206	Devon Storm	51.18	Provisional
207	Demolition Ax	48.72	Provisional
208	Fuerza Guerrera	50.58	Provisional
209	Akira Nogami	50.95	Provisional
210	"Invader" Jose Gonzales	45.52	Provisional
211	Vampire Warrior	48.03	Provisional
212	Koko B Ware	49.50	Provisional
213	Dory Funk, Jr.	49.91	Provisional
214	Jeff Gaylord	50.07	Provisional
215	Jerry Estrada	50.73	Provisional
216	The Hater	48.87	Provisional
217	Italian Stallion	48.44	Provisional
218	Frank Finnegan	46.18	Provisional
219	Junkyard Dog	49.61	Provisional
220	Dutch Mantel	50.25	Provisional
221	Sgt. Craig Pittman	49.13	Provisional
222	Paul Roma	49.25	Provisional
223	Killer Kyle	47.94	Provisional
224	Octagon	52.71	Provisional
225	Mike Samples	49.73	Provisional
226	Nikolai Volkoff	49.44	Provisional
227	Diamond Timothy Flowers	46.60	Provisional
228	Glen Osbourne	50.88	Provisional
229	Frank Andersson	47.87	Provisional
230	Tony Atlas	50.96	Provisional
231	Firefighter Adrian	46.79	Provisional
232	Eddie Golden	48.02	Provisional
233	The Barbarian	50.95	Provisional
234	Gran Hamada	51.21	Provisional
235	Mantaur	45.12	Provisional
236	Ricky Santana	49.93	Provisional
237	Kevin Sullivan	50.79	Provisional
238	Brad Armstrong	51.17	Provisional
239	Steve Lombardi	47.51	Provisional
240	Tommy Rogers	48.25	Provisional
241	Scott D'Amore	49.29	Provisional
242	Erik Watts	48.96	Provisional
243	El Bronco	48.78	Provisional
244	Jim McPherson	47.30	Provisional
245	The Renegade	47.12	Provisional
246	Chris Adams	51.11	Provisional
247	Star Ryder	46.71	Provisional
248	Giant Baba	52.69	Provisional
249	Ron Cumberledge	47.33	Provisional
250	911	47.12	Provisional
251	Osamu Nishimura	51.25	Provisional
252	Bushwhacker Butch	49.63	Provisional
253	Denny Kass	46.18	Provisional
254	Jim McPherson	47.30	Provisional
255	The Renegade	47.12	Provisional
256	Nailz	49.05	Provisional
257	Terry Austin	47.43	Provisional
258	Bushwhacker Luke	48.86	Provisional
259	Ed Atlas	45.57	Provisional
260	The Warlord	49.90	Provisional
261	Jimmy Valiant	47.32	Provisional
262	Iceman King Parsons	50.02	Provisional
263	Dusty Wolfe	48.71	Provisional
264	Bob Bradley	45.47	Provisional
265	Austin Steele	46.82	Provisional
266	Scotty McKeever	47.19	Provisional
267	Lord Zoltan	48.45	Provisional
268	Butch Reed	49.22	Provisional
269	Wahoo McDaniel	50.07	Provisional
270	Headhunter A	46.58	Provisional
271	Johnny Graham	48.35	Provisional
272	Bob Armstrong	45.37	Provisional
273	Robbie Royce	46.61	Provisional
274	Stan Lane	50.36	Provisional
275	Sumito	47.92	Provisional
276	Flaming Youth	47.61	Provisional
277	El Mascarado	45.80	Provisional
278	Action Jackson	46.70	Provisional
279	Rock Stevens	46.71	Provisional
280	Headhunter B	46.41	Provisional
281	Joe Savoldi	48.47	Provisional
282	Ray Odyssey	49.31	Provisional
283	Mike Enos	47.74	Provisional
284	Kendo Nagasaki	45.67	Provisional
285	King Kahlua	47.21	Provisional
286	Lou Marconi	48.44	Provisional
287	Tony Roy	45.09	Provisional
288	Barry Horowitz	49.82	Provisional
289	Mike Samson	45.60	Provisional
290	Ryuma Go	46.49	Provisional
291	Marc Ash	48.48	Provisional
292	Bobo Brazil, Jr.	45.00	Provisional
293	Jesse Barr	49.80	Provisional
294	Vampiro Canadiense	47.84	Provisional
295	Moadib	46.19	Provisional
296	Nikozuna	44.17	Provisional
297	Mike Davis	49.08	Provisional
298	Tiger Mask IV	54.77	Provisional
299	Moondog Spot	49.80	Provisional
300	Tyrone Knox	44.88	Provisional
301	Silver King	52.39	Provisional
302	Dream Killer	46.09	Provisional
303	Sergeant Slaughter	50.53	Provisional
304	Mohammed Hussein	46.71	Provisional
305	Lawrence Taylor	44.07	Provisional
306	Luna Vachon	44.00	Provisional
307	Charlie Norris	50.26	Provisional
308	Bombastic Bob	43.99	Provisional
309	Timothy Well	47.33	Provisional
310	Tony Stetson	48.54	Provisional
311	Tim Horner	50.35	Provisional
312	Ice Man	43.96	Provisional
313	Chaz Taylor	49.40	Provisional
314	Ron Garvin	49.01	Provisional
315	Madd Maxxine	45.20	Provisional
316	George South	47.64	Provisional
317	Wayne Bloom	46.52	Provisional
318	Chuck the Kosher Killer	43.86	Provisional
319	Moondog Spike	48.96	Provisional
320	The Cuban Assassin	46.69	Provisional
321	The Iron Sheik	52.91	Provisional
322	Michelle Starr	48.56	Provisional
323	Killer Brooks	47.20	Provisional
324	Tiger Jeet Singh	45.87	Provisional
325	The Demon Hellstorm	46.38	Provisional
326	Rod Price	50.99	Provisional
327	John Hawk	46.89	Provisional
328	Cien Caras	48.14	Provisional
329	Manny Fernandez	50.27	Provisional
330	The Mongolian Stomper	46.30	Provisional
331	Mickey Doyle	47.19	Provisional
332	Jimmy Garvin	47.45	Provisional
333	Horace Boulder	47.23	Provisional
334	Rickin Rico	43.59	Provisional
335	Flash Flanagan	50.34	Provisional
336	Frank Blues	44.76	Provisional
337	Hack Meyers	46.02	Provisional
338	Jim Steele	46.62	Provisional
339	Chi Chi Cruz	44.28	Provisional
340	Scotty Summers	45.50	Provisional
341	Keith Hart	45.27	Provisional
342	Rick Conners	46.51	Provisional
343	Phil Belanger	44.60	Provisional
344	Guido Falcone	45.40	Provisional
345	Lone Star	44.28	Provisional
346	Chainz	44.18	Provisional
347	New One Man Gang	44.28	Provisional
348	Frank Stalletto	47.82	Provisional
349	Ray Roberts	43.37	Provisional
350	Johnny Paradise	45.40	Provisional
351	Bo Dascious	45.17	Provisional
352	Masked Maniac	45.92	Provisional
353	Rico Suave	46.18	Provisional
354	Bull Pain	48.44	Provisional
355	Wichita Willie	45.07	Provisional
356	Major DeBeers	47.87	Provisional
357	Russian Assassin #2	45.89	Provisional
358	Mr. Ooh La La	47.46	Provisional
359	Inferno Kid	47.03	Provisional
360	Jerry Grey	45.50	Provisional
361	Chris Carter	43.96	Provisional
362	Brother Midnite	43.17	Provisional
363	Viper	45.28	Provisional
364	Gino Caruso	44.57	Provisional
365	Metal Maniac	46.09	Provisional
366	Al Hardimon	44.28	Provisional
367	Pez Whatley	47.63	Provisional
368	Rick Deezel	46.74	Provisional
369	Kid Collins	44.77	Provisional
370	Bobby Rogers	46.94	Provisional
371	Kevin Quinn	43.00	Provisional
372	Max Thrasher	47.50	Provisional
373	Kodiak Basher	42.99	Provisional
374	Maxx Crimson	43.76	Provisional
375	Jack Hammer	46.93	Provisional
376	Irish Bob Clancy	42.97	Provisional
377	Ken Patera	49.91	Provisional
378	American G. I.	44.28	Provisional
379	The Nomad	43.68	Provisional
380	Morgus the Maniac	48.89	Provisional
381	Kevin Von Erich	49.87	Provisional
382	Jesse Henning	43.66	Provisional
383	Tony Pritchard	44.60	Provisional
384	Special Delivery Jones	47.51	Provisional
385	Black Bear	44.19	Provisional
386	Tony Rumble	47.23	Provisional
387	Killer Kanareck	45.20	Provisional
388	Mark Mest	46.22	Provisional
389	Turbo Eric Freedom	44.80	Provisional
390	Stone Cold Kid	42.70	Provisional
391	Gary Royal	44.07	Provisional
392	Jimmy Sharpe	45.50	Provisional
393	Leif Ericson	42.68	Provisional
394	Otis Apollo	46.39	Provisional
395	Brenson Lee	42.67	Provisional
396	Black Night	42.67	Provisional
397	Boris Dragoff	46.49	Provisional
398	Thunder Morgan	44.28	Provisional
399	Bruiser Bennett	46.53	Provisional
400	Vinnie Biondo	44.00	Provisional
401	Sheriff Steele	43.89	Provisional
402	Dark Starr	43.30	Provisional
403	Tony Golden	45.09	Provisional
404	Crazy Brooks	42.50	Provisional
405	Bubba Monroe	45.16	Provisional
406	Lightning Rodz	43.46	Provisional
407	Dallas James	43.26	Provisional
408	Rocky Jones	46.82	Provisional
409	Bugsy McGraw	42.47	Provisional
410	Gentleman Johnnie Walker	42.40	Provisional
411	The Intern	42.40	Provisional
412	Quinn Nash	43.89	Provisional
413	Bobby Blade	43.17	Provisional
414	The General	43.16	Provisional
415	Carolina Dreamer	44.06	Provisional
416	Damien Stone	42.30	Provisional
417	Mike Quackenbush	51.44	Provisional
418	The Gladiator	43.49	Provisional
419	Jimmy Torture	43.56	Provisional
420	J. T. Lightning	45.42	Provisional
421	Frankie Lee	42.27	Provisional
422	Chance	42.27	Provisional
423	The Ultimate Warrior	56.79	Provisional
424	Billy the Butcher	42.99	Provisional
425	Leatherface	44.37	Provisional
426	Chicken Neck	42.17	Provisional
427	Madd Dogg	42.17	Provisional
428	G. Q. Knight	43.26	Provisional
429	The Crow	42.11	Provisional
430	Liberty	42.11	Provisional
431	Spooky Cool Kid Kleene	42.09	Provisional
432	Alex Wright	50.46	Provisional
433	Baron Von Raschke	45.78	Provisional
434	Brian Rollins	42.07	Provisional
435	Black Cat	42.07	Provisional
436	Woody Lee	43.80	Provisional
437	Jimmie Lee	44.59	Provisional
438	Doug Basham	50.83	Provisional
439	Roger Sartain	41.97	Provisional
440	Rick Garren	42.90	Provisional
441	Jason The 13th	41.97	Provisional
442	Bret Michaels	41.91	Provisional
443	David Lynch	41.91	Provisional
444	Johnny B. Goode	42.69	Provisional
445	Troy Mest	45.64	Provisional
446	Mike Justice	41.88	Provisional
447	Superkey I	43.99	Provisional
448	Bob the Butcher	43.18	Provisional
449	Ricco Rodriguez	42.90	Provisional
450	Tower Of Doom	42.99	Provisional
451	Kuku The Samoan	41.80	Provisional
452	Superkey II	43.11	Provisional
453	The Gargoyle	42.87	Provisional
454	Jimmy Lamb	43.09	Provisional
455	Deputy Dog	41.71	Provisional
456	Lucifer Kane	41.71	Provisional
457	Iron Fist	41.70	Provisional
458	The Shadow	42.47	Provisional
459	War Dog	41.68	Provisional
460	Cheetah Master	49.31	Provisional
461	Bugsy Slugg	41.68	Provisional
462	Mike Legacy	43.09	Provisional
463	Rob McBride	46.72	Provisional
464	Knight Rider	43.98	Provisional
465	T. J. Powers	44.67	Provisional
466	The Bounty Hunter	42.90	Provisional
467	Lance Diamond	48.81	Provisional
468	Salvatore Bellomo	45.27	Provisional
469	King Kong Crusty	41.51	Provisional
470	Jimmy Cicero	49.84	Provisional
471	Bart Sawyer	49.70	Provisional
472	Jackie Fulton	47.65	Provisional
473	Bodyguard For Hire	41.48	Provisional
474	Brian Perry	41.48	Provisional
475	Danie Brits	45.57	Provisional
476	Steve Nixon	41.41	Provisional
477	Freight Train Freddy	44.76	Provisional
478	Cat Burglar	42.79	Provisional
479	Chris Stevenson	44.39	Provisional
480	Boogie Woogie Brown	45.62	Provisional
481	Cousin Bubba	41.32	Provisional
482	Ronnie Vegas	45.84	Provisional
483	Sean Casey	48.88	Provisional
484	Adam Flash	48.35	Provisional
485	Death Row #3620	44.80	Provisional
486	Tommy Cortez	41.28	Provisional
487	Steven Debbes	43.61	Provisional
488	Major Havoc	46.72	Provisional
489	Brian Michaels	41.21	Provisional
490	Jim Pope	47.71	Provisional
491	Tracy Austin	41.18	Provisional
492	Hurricane Lewis	41.18	Provisional
493	Mongolian Mangler	41.18	Provisional
494	Rich Myers	45.69	Provisional
495	Matt Beltser	41.12	Provisional
496	"Playboy" Johnny Lee	41.11	Provisional
497	Robert Roma	44.41	Provisional
498	Sebastian Kane	45.71	Provisional
499	Don E. Allen	42.41	Provisional
500	Kevin Kirby	43.78	Provisional

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