PWI 500

The PWI 500 — 2013

The complete Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 for 2013 — all five hundred places, as published. John Cena took the number one spot.

PWI 500, 2013 — all 500 places
Rank	Wrestler	GOAT	Evidence
1	John Cena	99.37	Calibrated
2	CM Punk	98.11	Calibrated
3	Hiroshi Tanahashi	66.35	Provisional
4	Bully Ray	61.20	Provisional
5	Kazuchika Okada	96.93	Calibrated
6	Sheamus	75.53	Provisional
7	Jeff Hardy	97.49	Calibrated
8	Alberto Del Rio	66.23	Provisional
9	Nic Nemeth	69.75	Provisional
10	Kevin Owens	74.64	Provisional
11	Bryan Danielson	96.49	Calibrated
12	Austin Aries	56.57	Provisional
13	Ryback	53.08	Provisional
14	Big Show	60.36	Provisional
15	Randy Orton	97.91	Calibrated
16	Kane	79.65	Provisional
17	Suwama	55.45	Provisional
18	Claudio Castagnoli	63.49	Provisional
19	James Storm	55.89	Provisional
20	Kofi Kingston	57.45	Provisional
21	Wade Barrett	53.53	Provisional
22	Hideo Itami	54.59	Provisional
23	Kurt Angle	97.99	Calibrated
24	Bobby Roode	65.92	Provisional
25	Chris Jericho	97.96	Calibrated
26	Jon Moxley	93.42	Calibrated
27	Jay Briscoe	56.52	Provisional
28	AJ Styles	97.33	Calibrated
29	Jack Swagger	58.37	Provisional
30	Takeshi Morishima	55.16	Provisional
31	The Miz	68.45	Provisional
32	Devon	50.45	Provisional
33	Big E	60.31	Provisional
34	El Terrible	53.50	Provisional
35	Seth Rollins	98.46	Calibrated
36	Kenny King	54.32	Provisional
37	Michael Elgin	54.32	Provisional
38	Finn Bálor	74.54	Provisional
39	Roman Reigns	97.81	Calibrated
40	Mark Henry	78.57	Provisional
41	Samoa Joe	96.26	Calibrated
42	Davey Richards	57.31	Provisional
43	Magnus	56.97	Provisional
44	Jay Lethal	64.29	Provisional
45	Christopher Daniels	59.71	Provisional
46	Sting	98.80	Calibrated
47	Curtis Axel	51.88	Provisional
48	El Texano Jr.	50.91	Provisional
49	Mark Briscoe	70.94	Provisional
50	Damien Sandow	50.58	Provisional
51	Johnny Gargano	66.22	Provisional
52	La Sombra	51.40	Provisional
53	Cody Rhodes	96.29	Calibrated
54	Shinsuke Nakamura	74.47	Provisional
55	Adam Cole	65.91	Provisional
56	Kazarian	51.80	Provisional
57	Hernandez	52.17	Provisional
58	R-Truth	65.47	Provisional
59	Fandango	50.77	Provisional
60	Chavo Guerrero Jr.	51.11	Provisional
61	Eddie Edwards	61.53	Provisional
62	Mr. Anderson	58.63	Provisional
63	Rob Van Dam	97.64	Calibrated
64	Rey Mysterio	97.16	Calibrated
65	Masakatsu Funaki	50.66	Provisional
66	Sami Callihan	55.17	Provisional
67	Roderick Strong	63.77	Provisional
68	Sami Zayn	73.95	Provisional
69	DOC	47.88	Provisional
70	Togi Makabe	52.18	Provisional
71	Zema Ion	49.62	Provisional
72	Christian Cage	95.07	Calibrated
73	Kyle O'Reilly	63.27	Provisional
74	Brodus Clay	49.57	Provisional
75	Sin Cara	50.61	Provisional
76	Jun Akiyama	58.13	Provisional
77	CIMA	53.03	Provisional
78	El Mesias	52.54	Provisional
79	Bo Dallas	65.09	Provisional
80	Go Shiozaki	53.86	Provisional
81	Bobby Fish	53.35	Provisional
82	Titus O'Neil	51.26	Provisional
83	Abyss	56.24	Provisional
84	Justin Gabriel	50.84	Provisional
85	Mike Bennett	58.27	Provisional
86	Gunner	51.42	Provisional
87	Rhino	54.60	Provisional
88	Karl Anderson	53.32	Provisional
89	Darren Young	50.49	Provisional
90	Volador, Jr.	52.39	Provisional
91	Adam Pearce	52.78	Provisional
92	Steve Corino	53.27	Provisional
93	Matt Taven	58.42	Provisional
94	Masada	50.81	Provisional
95	Lance Archer	63.02	Provisional
96	Jimmy Jacobs	52.71	Provisional
97	A. R. Fox	51.00	Provisional
98	Davey Boy Smith Jr.	54.70	Provisional
99	Colt Cabana	53.34	Provisional
100	Minoru Suzuki	56.30	Provisional
101	Wes Brisco	50.04	Provisional
102	Kassius Ohno	49.44	Provisional
103	Matt Hardy	69.07	Provisional
104	Hayato Fujita	48.60	Provisional
105	Tensai	49.36	Provisional
106	Samuray del Sol	48.01	Provisional
107	Jimmy Uso	65.67	Provisional
108	Blue Demon, Jr.	53.64	Provisional
109	Satoshi Kojima	57.74	Provisional
110	Jey Uso	71.36	Provisional
111	Tyson Kidd	51.59	Provisional
112	PAC	63.25	Provisional
113	ACH	51.07	Provisional
114	Hiroyoshi Tenzan	56.66	Provisional
115	Bray Wyatt	59.45	Provisional
116	Alex Shelley	55.61	Provisional
117	Leo Kruger	49.08	Provisional
118	Corey Graves	48.60	Provisional
119	Naomichi Marufuji	54.13	Provisional
120	Rhett Titus	51.23	Provisional
121	Caprice Coleman	50.35	Provisional
122	Kushida	60.31	Provisional
123	L. A. Park	54.48	Provisional
124	Shelton Benjamin	64.08	Provisional
125	Kenny Omega	95.35	Calibrated
126	Luke Harper	53.51	Provisional
127	Ricochet	68.46	Provisional
128	Takashi Sugiura	56.94	Provisional
129	Cedric Alexander	53.21	Provisional
130	Rob Conway	52.40	Provisional
131	Rush	63.37	Provisional
132	Knux	47.57	Provisional
133	The Great Khali	53.39	Provisional
134	Matt Morgan	53.62	Provisional
135	Mike Mondo	50.13	Provisional
136	Shingo	47.76	Provisional
137	Zack Ryder	52.96	Provisional
138	Joey Ryan	51.01	Provisional
139	Manabu Soya	49.62	Provisional
140	Heath Slater	52.19	Provisional
141	Takao Omori	51.69	Provisional
142	Jamin Olivencia	48.38	Provisional
143	Alex Riley	49.00	Provisional
144	Ray Gonzalez	51.69	Provisional
145	Erick Rowan	54.77	Provisional
146	Drake Younger	48.99	Provisional
147	Santino Marella	52.14	Provisional
148	Jinder Mahal	56.75	Provisional
149	Primo	49.86	Provisional
150	T. J. Perkins	51.82	Provisional
151	Matt Jackson	63.20	Provisional
152	Máscara Dorada	58.50	Provisional
153	Epico	50.44	Provisional
154	Crimson	51.02	Provisional
155	Ted DiBiase, Jr.	52.14	Provisional
156	William Regal	55.80	Provisional
157	Nick Jackson	63.22	Provisional
158	Rob Terry	50.79	Provisional
159	Drew McIntyre	75.43	Provisional
160	Chuck Taylor	51.02	Provisional
161	Yoshinobu Kanemaru	50.37	Provisional
162	Christian York	50.70	Provisional
163	El Super Fenix	46.26	Provisional
164	Curt Hawkins	50.49	Provisional
165	Kahagas	49.81	Provisional
166	Ryusuke Taguchi	51.32	Provisional
167	Papadon	49.74	Provisional
168	Eddie Kingston	64.58	Provisional
169	Kota Ibushi	63.97	Provisional
170	Cliff Compton	46.94	Provisional
171	Stevie Richards	51.81	Provisional
172	B.J. Whitmer	50.58	Provisional
173	Chris Angel	47.92	Provisional
174	Yoshi Tatsu	50.42	Provisional
175	Andy Leavine	46.11	Provisional
176	Tadarius Thomas	46.83	Provisional
177	Perro Aguayo, Jr.	56.31	Provisional
178	Hirooki Goto	56.30	Provisional
179	Conor O'Brian	47.34	Provisional
180	Murat Bhosphorus	46.01	Provisional
181	Daga	49.97	Provisional
182	Minoru Tanaka	53.84	Provisional
183	Místico II	49.44	Provisional
184	Toru Yano	50.69	Provisional
185	Jay Bradley	48.87	Provisional
186	Mohammed Yone	50.27	Provisional
187	Katsuyori Shibata	52.87	Provisional
188	Dr. Wagner Jr.	58.31	Provisional
189	R. J. Brewer	47.94	Provisional
190	JTG	50.80	Provisional
191	Mike Petersen	45.83	Provisional
192	Cibernetico	53.02	Provisional
193	Masato Tanaka	54.67	Provisional
194	Q. T. Marshall	49.81	Provisional
195	Chicano	48.66	Provisional
196	Hunico	49.23	Provisional
197	David Starr	50.07	Provisional
198	David Otunga	49.83	Provisional
199	Sam Shaw	45.70	Provisional
200	Camacho	47.41	Provisional
201	Robbie E.	51.90	Provisional
202	Shawn Spears	54.89	Provisional
203	Takashi Iizuka	47.00	Provisional
204	La Mascara	51.02	Provisional
205	Oliver Grey	45.85	Provisional
206	El Hijo del Santo	59.35	Provisional
207	Kensuke Sasaki	58.55	Provisional
208	Matt Cross	51.55	Provisional
209	Ricky Marvin	49.93	Provisional
210	Soul Rocker	45.52	Provisional
211	Taiji Ishimori	52.05	Provisional
212	Spud	46.29	Provisional
213	Averno	52.04	Provisional
214	Brian Kendrick	54.90	Provisional
215	Alex Silva	46.79	Provisional
216	Paul London	53.62	Provisional
217	Ultimo Dragon	56.57	Provisional
218	Genki Horiguchi	49.73	Provisional
219	Katsuhiko Nakajima	53.38	Provisional
220	Douglas Williams	51.11	Provisional
221	Robert Anthony	49.59	Provisional
222	Tyson Dux	51.86	Provisional
223	Gamma	47.03	Provisional
224	Uhaa Nation	48.17	Provisional
225	Joe E. Legend	50.23	Provisional
226	Jushin Thunder Liger	51.16	Provisional
227	Ultimo Guerrero	59.60	Provisional
228	Jessie Godderz	50.64	Provisional
229	Yuji Nagata	57.40	Provisional
230	Mojo Rawley	50.13	Provisional
231	Kaz Hayashi	52.28	Provisional
232	Xavier Woods	54.84	Provisional
233	BxB Hulk	51.62	Provisional
234	Yujiro Takahashi	48.33	Provisional
235	Garett Bischoff	45.90	Provisional
236	Shuji Kondo	47.09	Provisional
237	Ruckus	49.07	Provisional
238	Akira Tozawa	50.94	Provisional
239	Darin Corbin	48.69	Provisional
240	Super Crazy	52.81	Provisional
241	Facade	48.69	Provisional
242	Yoshihito Sasaki	45.01	Provisional
243	Arik Cannon	50.17	Provisional
244	KAI	50.99	Provisional
245	Ricky Reyes	50.06	Provisional
246	Sha Samuels	47.25	Provisional
247	BLK Jeez	47.65	Provisional
248	Silas Young	51.56	Provisional
249	V. S. K.	46.69	Provisional
250	Shaun Tempers	46.59	Provisional
251	Pentagon Jr.	52.70	Provisional
252	Mr. 450	47.83	Provisional
253	Anthony Nese	45.61	Provisional
254	Atsushi Aoki	48.24	Provisional
255	Tyler Breeze	51.21	Provisional
256	Heavy Metal	51.57	Provisional
257	Kotaro Suzuki	49.54	Provisional
258	Rick Victor	45.57	Provisional
259	Tetsuya Naito	61.41	Provisional
260	Petey Williams	54.38	Provisional
261	Gory	44.71	Provisional
262	Mikey Whiplash	44.70	Provisional
263	Jesse Neal	49.76	Provisional
264	Flash Flanagan	50.34	Provisional
265	Kid Kash	52.05	Provisional
266	Shane Matthews	47.10	Provisional
267	Jack Evans	51.63	Provisional
268	D. J. Hyde	47.33	Provisional
269	Delirious	51.12	Provisional
270	Devon Moore	48.28	Provisional
271	Scorpio Sky	53.87	Provisional
272	MVP	49.95	Provisional
273	Bestia 666	47.64	Provisional
274	Carlito	53.58	Provisional
275	Pepper Parks	49.11	Provisional
276	Rey Escorpion	50.57	Provisional
277	Scott Parker	46.92	Provisional
278	N8 Mattson	48.90	Provisional
279	Daisuke Sekimoto	51.17	Provisional
280	Chris Masters	51.05	Provisional
281	Shawn Daivari	47.52	Provisional
282	Dustin Rayz	44.39	Provisional
283	Oliver John	47.53	Provisional
284	Dragon Rojo Jr.	50.81	Provisional
285	Marco Corleone	50.52	Provisional
286	Mason Ryan	49.12	Provisional
287	Trent Barreta	49.64	Provisional
288	Cody Deaner	59.71	Provisional
289	Ace Hawkins	46.07	Provisional
290	Mickey Keegan	44.27	Provisional
291	John McChesney	48.28	Provisional
292	Eric Ryan	45.57	Provisional
293	Richie Steamboat	49.13	Provisional
294	Teddy Hart	49.29	Provisional
295	Danny Havoc	47.62	Provisional
296	Chessman	51.14	Provisional
297	Michael Tarver	48.57	Provisional
298	Tama Tonga	65.09	Provisional
299	Mike Quackenbush	51.44	Provisional
300	Cannonball Grizzly	44.10	Provisional
301	Damien Wayne	45.88	Provisional
302	Josh Daniels	49.00	Provisional
303	Shuji Ishikawa	50.99	Provisional
304	Atlantis	53.67	Provisional
305	Jigsaw	49.18	Provisional
306	Christopher Silvio	44.00	Provisional
307	Koji Kanemoto	54.63	Provisional
308	Jake Carter	46.60	Provisional
309	John Morrison	53.56	Provisional
310	Diamante Azul	48.26	Provisional
311	James Morgan	43.97	Provisional
312	Gran Akuma	48.81	Provisional
313	Craig Classic	45.37	Provisional
314	Johnny Spade	47.92	Provisional
315	Hallowicked	49.21	Provisional
316	Asylum	47.35	Provisional
317	Mikael Judas	44.66	Provisional
318	Corey Hollis	46.81	Provisional
319	Manabu Nakanishi	53.03	Provisional
320	Mike Posey	46.29	Provisional
321	Tommy Dreamer	78.01	Provisional
322	Jocephus	44.86	Provisional
323	Matt Burns	47.04	Provisional
324	The Shard	43.76	Provisional
325	Mentallo	45.50	Provisional
326	Brady Pierce	43.70	Provisional
327	Mark Haskins	51.55	Provisional
328	Necro Butcher	50.24	Provisional
329	Rudy Switchblade	45.81	Provisional
330	Negro Casas	54.49	Provisional
331	Judas Devlin	43.66	Provisional
332	B-Boy	48.76	Provisional
333	Brian Cage	58.59	Provisional
334	Ryan Eagles	46.89	Provisional
335	Tim Storm	49.52	Provisional
336	Apollyon	46.18	Provisional
337	Virus	46.80	Provisional
338	Jake O'Reilly	47.04	Provisional
339	Rich Swann	61.06	Provisional
340	Jake Crist	51.79	Provisional
341	Tim Donst	47.64	Provisional
342	Drew Gulak	51.53	Provisional
343	Big Duke	43.46	Provisional
344	Matt Riviera	50.45	Provisional
345	Mark Angel	43.40	Provisional
346	Dave Crist	50.06	Provisional
347	Robbie Eagles	49.17	Provisional
348	Lance Bravado	45.69	Provisional
349	Anthony Darko	45.68	Provisional
350	AHTU	45.48	Provisional
351	Chris Wylde	45.58	Provisional
352	Robbie McAllister	49.17	Provisional
353	Alex Koslov	49.82	Provisional
354	Harlem Bravado	46.58	Provisional
355	Breaker Morant	45.71	Provisional
356	R. J. City	48.66	Provisional
357	Tomahawk TT	43.26	Provisional
358	Rocky Romero	53.29	Provisional
359	Shane Haste	48.37	Provisional
360	Dru Onyx	45.81	Provisional
361	Shaun Ricker	44.36	Provisional
362	Brandon Espinosa	46.92	Provisional
363	Kekoa the Flyin' Hawaiian	44.90	Provisional
364	Elia the Great	43.16	Provisional
365	Nui Tofiga	43.88	Provisional
366	Caleb Konley	47.94	Provisional
367	Tony Kozina	49.39	Provisional
368	Eita	50.16	Provisional
369	Josh Alexander	64.40	Provisional
370	Josef Von Schmidt	46.53	Provisional
371	Ethan Page	55.30	Provisional
372	Oliver Cain	43.78	Provisional
373	Mikey Nicholls	48.06	Provisional
374	Homicide	53.39	Provisional
375	Tiger Mask IV	54.77	Provisional
376	Sean Allen	43.70	Provisional
377	Hartley Jackson	48.48	Provisional
378	Sylvain Grenier	51.89	Provisional
379	Briley Pierce	46.39	Provisional
380	Vordell Walker	46.92	Provisional
381	Krimson	45.37	Provisional
382	Danny Burch	48.17	Provisional
383	Robbie Gilmore	45.09	Provisional
384	Stupefied	46.01	Provisional
385	Ray Rosas	45.00	Provisional
386	Gregory Iron	46.14	Provisional
387	Kory Chavis	48.15	Provisional
388	Johnny Yuma	45.98	Provisional
389	Azrieal	47.88	Provisional
390	Player Uno	47.11	Provisional
391	Logan Shulo	44.36	Provisional
392	Thomas Dubois	46.84	Provisional
393	Johnny Goodtime	44.99	Provisional
394	Bobby Shields	45.81	Provisional
395	Ricky Mandel	45.39	Provisional
396	Arch Kincaid	47.11	Provisional
397	Mathieu St. Jacques	47.63	Provisional
398	Black Ice	43.38	Provisional
399	Chasyn Rance	47.79	Provisional
400	Mike Rollins	49.07	Provisional
401	Chance Prophet	48.58	Provisional
402	The Bodysnatcher	43.30	Provisional
403	Kyle Sebastian	45.48	Provisional
404	Kyle Matthews	43.29	Provisional
405	Joe Gacy	64.85	Provisional
406	Tim Edwards	42.49	Provisional
407	Milo Beasley	44.37	Provisional
408	A. J. Kirsch	43.26	Provisional
409	Ricky Martinez	43.39	Provisional
410	Michelle Starr	48.56	Provisional
411	Bobby Sharp	45.64	Provisional
412	Hellcat	45.91	Provisional
413	Dave Dutra	43.97	Provisional
414	Nick Madrid	42.37	Provisional
415	Kwan Chang	44.52	Provisional
416	Greg Anthony	47.03	Provisional
417	Rob Sweet	44.27	Provisional
418	Jon Davis	49.20	Provisional
419	Matt Tremont	51.02	Provisional
420	Bandido Jr.	43.30	Provisional
421	Bill Collier	48.36	Provisional
422	Crazzy Steve	52.27	Provisional
423	Sexxxy Eddie	46.05	Provisional
424	Lance Anoa'i	46.44	Provisional
425	Ray Alexander	45.07	Provisional
426	Ken Steel	43.50	Provisional
427	Buxx Belmar	44.57	Provisional
428	Notorious T. I. D.	44.30	Provisional
429	J. D. Maverick	45.17	Provisional
430	Will Rood	42.11	Provisional
431	Michael Barry	43.48	Provisional
432	Ryan Reign	42.09	Provisional
433	Alan Steele	42.87	Provisional
434	Dylan Drake	44.27	Provisional
435	Shane Strickland	47.82	Provisional
436	Tommy Mack	44.83	Provisional
437	Billy Blade	43.40	Provisional
438	Nitro	47.45	Provisional
439	Jack Thriller	43.30	Provisional
440	Frankie The Mobster	46.64	Provisional
441	Paredyse	44.56	Provisional
442	Gideon Malice	44.47	Provisional
443	Sugar Dunkerton	44.68	Provisional
444	Lince Dorado	50.37	Provisional
445	Hornet	43.37	Provisional
446	Danny Daniels	48.77	Provisional
447	Aaron Epic	46.23	Provisional
448	Blackjack Phoenix	43.18	Provisional
449	Chris Cooper	44.73	Provisional
450	Gabe Saint	44.32	Provisional
451	Steve Stasiak	43.58	Provisional
452	Brandon Thurston	45.66	Provisional
453	Ruff Crossing	41.78	Provisional
454	C. J. O'Doyle	44.40	Provisional
455	Cloudy	45.01	Provisional
456	Ron Falco	44.64	Provisional
457	The Big O	42.49	Provisional
458	Ryot	42.47	Provisional
459	Martin Stanley Fuqua	42.47	Provisional
460	Shooter Storm	42.47	Provisional
461	Rudy Russo	41.68	Provisional
462	Rip Impact	43.41	Provisional
463	Chief Attakullakulla	42.39	Provisional
464	Garrett Dylan	42.49	Provisional
465	Jeff Cobb	53.06	Provisional
466	The Silent Warrior	43.38	Provisional
467	Venom	45.17	Provisional
468	El Mariachi	42.90	Provisional
469	Jeremy Wyatt	44.80	Provisional
470	Chaz Montana	41.50	Provisional
471	Danny Demanto	43.59	Provisional
472	Ethan Cross	41.48	Provisional
473	Matt King	41.48	Provisional
474	Mark Bravura	41.48	Provisional
475	Doyle Day	42.67	Provisional
476	Marc Mandrake	43.63	Provisional
477	Chrisifix	44.44	Provisional
478	Shawn Patrick	43.30	Provisional
479	Greg Excellent	46.11	Provisional
480	Dave Osborn	42.90	Provisional
481	Mark Shurman	41.32	Provisional
482	Butch Long	42.19	Provisional
483	Napalm Bomb	44.88	Provisional
484	Victor Creed	41.30	Provisional
485	The Stro	47.87	Provisional
486	Marc Krieger	41.28	Provisional
487	Barry Hardy	44.53	Provisional
488	Andrew Davis	43.08	Provisional
489	Nick Vickers	42.00	Provisional
490	Chris Perish	43.81	Provisional
491	Vince Beach	43.48	Provisional
492	Brandon Scott	45.33	Provisional
493	Nicki Valentino	41.18	Provisional
494	Chris LaPlante	42.00	Provisional
495	KrackerJak	41.12	Provisional
496	Johnny Adams	42.99	Provisional
497	Slim Trimmons	41.10	Provisional
498	Scotty Turner	41.09	Provisional
499	Tim Zbyszko	42.08	Provisional
500	Lucifer Lords	41.08	Provisional

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