PWI 500

The PWI 500 — 2015

The complete Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 for 2015 — all five hundred places, as published. Seth Rollins took the number one spot.

PWI 500, 2015 — all 500 places
Rank	Wrestler	GOAT	Evidence
1	Seth Rollins	98.46	Calibrated
2	John Cena	99.37	Calibrated
3	AJ Styles	97.33	Calibrated
4	Roman Reigns	97.81	Calibrated
5	Shinsuke Nakamura	74.47	Provisional
6	Randy Orton	97.91	Calibrated
7	Jay Briscoe	56.52	Provisional
8	Miro	55.29	Provisional
9	Alberto El Patron	55.58	Provisional
10	Kevin Owens	74.64	Provisional
11	Hiroshi Tanahashi	66.35	Provisional
12	Nic Nemeth	69.75	Provisional
13	Jon Moxley	93.42	Calibrated
14	Bryan Danielson	96.49	Calibrated
15	PAC	63.25	Provisional
16	Prince Puma	49.68	Provisional
17	Jay Lethal	64.29	Provisional
18	Bobby Lashley	65.92	Provisional
19	Minoru Suzuki	56.30	Provisional
20	King Barrett	49.60	Provisional
21	Bray Wyatt	59.45	Provisional
22	Bobby Roode	65.92	Provisional
23	Sami Zayn	73.95	Provisional
24	Luke Harper	53.51	Provisional
25	Kurt Angle	97.99	Calibrated
26	Mil Muertes	50.73	Provisional
27	Kazuchika Okada	96.93	Calibrated
28	Finn Bálor	74.54	Provisional
29	Ryback	53.08	Provisional
30	Ethan Carter III	56.99	Provisional
31	Go Shiozaki	53.86	Provisional
32	Johnny Mundo	51.65	Provisional
33	Eric Young	61.17	Provisional
34	Yujiro Kushida	49.55	Provisional
35	Kyle O'Reilly	63.27	Provisional
36	Big Show	60.36	Provisional
37	Drew Galloway	54.50	Provisional
38	Hideo Itami	54.59	Provisional
39	Adam Cole	65.91	Provisional
40	Kota Ibushi	63.97	Provisional
41	Claudio Castagnoli	63.49	Provisional
42	Sheamus	75.53	Provisional
43	Michael Elgin	54.32	Provisional
44	Big E	60.31	Provisional
45	Bobby Fish	53.35	Provisional
46	Samoa Joe	96.26	Calibrated
47	Jeff Hardy	97.49	Calibrated
48	Naomichi Marufuji	54.13	Provisional
49	Jimmy Uso	65.67	Provisional
50	Austin Aries	56.57	Provisional
51	Kane	79.65	Provisional
52	Kofi Kingston	57.45	Provisional
53	Tyson Kidd	51.59	Provisional
54	Kenny Omega	95.35	Calibrated
55	Davey Richards	57.31	Provisional
56	James Storm	55.89	Provisional
57	Maximo	49.86	Provisional
58	ACH	51.07	Provisional
59	BxB Hulk	51.62	Provisional
60	The Miz	68.45	Provisional
61	Tyler Breeze	51.21	Provisional
62	Roderick Strong	63.77	Provisional
63	King Cuerno	48.79	Provisional
64	Christopher Daniels	59.71	Provisional
65	Cody Rhodes	96.29	Calibrated
66	Matt Jackson	63.20	Provisional
67	Nick Jackson	63.22	Provisional
68	Hiroyoshi Tenzan	56.66	Provisional
69	Frankie Kazarian	60.54	Provisional
70	Mark Briscoe	70.94	Provisional
71	Magnus	56.97	Provisional
72	Jey Uso	71.36	Provisional
73	Doc Gallows	50.27	Provisional
74	Matt Hardy	69.07	Provisional
75	Eddie Edwards	61.53	Provisional
76	Hirooki Goto	56.30	Provisional
77	Xavier Woods	54.84	Provisional
78	Brian Cage	58.59	Provisional
79	Karl Anderson	53.32	Provisional
80	Tetsuya Naito	61.41	Provisional
81	Davey Boy Smith Jr.	54.70	Provisional
82	Michael Bennett	48.83	Provisional
83	Rob Conway	52.40	Provisional
84	Chris Jericho	97.96	Calibrated
85	Cedric Alexander	53.21	Provisional
86	Baron Corbin	53.28	Provisional
87	Texano, Jr.	50.64	Provisional
88	Akebono	51.11	Provisional
89	Dustin Rhodes	63.63	Provisional
90	Bad Luck Fale	50.83	Provisional
91	MVP	49.95	Provisional
92	Lance Archer	63.02	Provisional
93	Damien Sandow	50.58	Provisional
94	R-Truth	65.47	Provisional
95	Pentagon Jr.	52.70	Provisional
96	Matt Taven	58.42	Provisional
97	Low Ki	54.51	Provisional
98	Satoshi Kojima	57.74	Provisional
99	A. R. Fox	51.00	Provisional
100	Sin Cara (II)	49.45	Provisional
101	Suwama	55.45	Provisional
102	Ryusuke Taguchi	51.32	Provisional
103	Rocky Romero	53.29	Provisional
104	Chris Hero	52.95	Provisional
105	Trent Beretta	49.72	Provisional
106	Kenny King	54.32	Provisional
107	El Terrible	53.50	Provisional
108	Joe Doering	51.96	Provisional
109	Johnny Gargano	66.22	Provisional
110	Tomohiro Ishii	52.43	Provisional
111	Erick Rowan	54.77	Provisional
112	Abyss	56.24	Provisional
113	Rockstar Spud	49.92	Provisional
114	Matt Sydal	52.10	Provisional
115	Daisuke Sekimoto	51.17	Provisional
116	Buddy Murphy	51.08	Provisional
117	Angelico	58.02	Provisional
118	Mr. Anderson	58.63	Provisional
119	Rich Swann	61.06	Provisional
120	Kalisto	53.04	Provisional
121	Wesley Blake	49.11	Provisional
122	Rey Bucanero	53.05	Provisional
123	Katsuyori Shibata	52.87	Provisional
124	Bram	49.26	Provisional
125	Drago	49.71	Provisional
126	P. J. Black	49.01	Provisional
127	Matt Cross	51.55	Provisional
128	Togi Makabe	52.18	Provisional
129	Bully Ray	61.20	Provisional
130	Mark Henry	78.57	Provisional
131	Myzteziz	46.79	Provisional
132	Drew Gulak	51.53	Provisional
133	Tommaso Ciampa	65.78	Provisional
134	Gunner	51.42	Provisional
135	Chris Sabin	55.76	Provisional
136	Seiya Sanada	46.75	Provisional
137	Jack Swagger	58.37	Provisional
138	Yuji Nagata	57.40	Provisional
139	Luke Hawx	49.84	Provisional
140	Jax Dane	50.18	Provisional
141	Masato Yoshino	50.03	Provisional
142	Curtis Axel	51.88	Provisional
143	Alex Shelley	55.61	Provisional
144	Volador, Jr.	52.39	Provisional
145	Rhyno	54.12	Provisional
146	Blue Demon, Jr.	53.64	Provisional
147	Manik	48.14	Provisional
148	Rick Viktor	46.54	Provisional
149	Rob Eckos	49.70	Provisional
150	Jun Akiyama	58.13	Provisional
151	Konnor O'Brian	46.47	Provisional
152	Crazzy Steve	52.27	Provisional
153	T-Hawk	50.72	Provisional
154	Moose	68.70	Provisional
155	La Sombra	51.40	Provisional
156	Bo Dallas	65.09	Provisional
157	Colt Cabana	53.34	Provisional
158	SUSHI	47.14	Provisional
159	Angel de Oro	49.23	Provisional
160	Diego	47.12	Provisional
161	Fernando	47.12	Provisional
162	Fénix	52.24	Provisional
163	Tommy End	47.62	Provisional
164	Jessie Godderz	50.64	Provisional
165	Zack Sabre Jr.	55.34	Provisional
166	Aero Star	48.68	Provisional
167	YAMATO	52.38	Provisional
168	Zack Ryder	52.96	Provisional
169	Mephisto	51.72	Provisional
170	Dr. Wagner Jr.	58.31	Provisional
171	Titus O'Neil	51.26	Provisional
172	BJ Whitmer	47.12	Provisional
173	Masada	50.81	Provisional
174	Rey Escorpion	50.57	Provisional
175	Darren Young	50.49	Provisional
176	Naruki Doi	52.23	Provisional
177	Rycklon Stephens	46.04	Provisional
178	Kotaro Suzuki	49.54	Provisional
179	Khoya	46.01	Provisional
180	Tigre Uno	48.64	Provisional
181	Hideki Suzuki	49.40	Provisional
182	Jeff Jarrett	64.80	Provisional
183	Fandango	50.77	Provisional
184	Shane Haste	48.37	Provisional
185	Mikey Nicholls	48.06	Provisional
186	KAI	50.99	Provisional
187	Adam Rose	47.36	Provisional
188	Camacho	47.41	Provisional
189	Heath Slater	52.19	Provisional
190	Adam Page	57.32	Provisional
191	Shiima Xion	47.95	Provisional
192	Mojo Rawley	50.13	Provisional
193	L. A. Park	54.48	Provisional
194	Kento Miyahara	54.05	Provisional
195	Kahagas	49.81	Provisional
196	Eli Drake	54.50	Provisional
197	Uhaa Nation	48.17	Provisional
198	Ultimo Guerrero	59.60	Provisional
199	Papadon	49.74	Provisional
200	Tim Storm	49.52	Provisional
201	HARASHIMA	49.60	Provisional
202	Rey Horus	50.18	Provisional
203	Raymond Rowe	49.53	Provisional
204	Biff Busick	47.15	Provisional
205	El Sensacional Carlitos	46.39	Provisional
206	Colin Cassady	46.39	Provisional
207	Chris Melendez	45.59	Provisional
208	The Romantic Touch	46.91	Provisional
209	Caprice Coleman	50.35	Provisional
210	Bestia 666	47.64	Provisional
211	Takashi Sugiura	56.94	Provisional
212	Místico	59.71	Provisional
213	Mark Andrews	49.14	Provisional
214	Tyrus	50.23	Provisional
215	Silas Young	51.56	Provisional
216	Donovan Dijak	54.28	Provisional
217	Ricky Reyes	50.06	Provisional
218	Masato Tanaka	54.67	Provisional
219	Chicano	48.66	Provisional
220	Will Ferrara	46.70	Provisional
221	Dalton Castle	58.67	Provisional
222	Chase Owens	47.81	Provisional
223	Joey Ryan	51.01	Provisional
224	Steve Anthony	46.08	Provisional
225	Shuji Ishikawa	50.99	Provisional
226	Enzo Amore	49.55	Provisional
227	Matt Riviera	50.45	Provisional
228	Keiji Muto	51.62	Provisional
229	Chris Silvio	46.00	Provisional
230	Jushin Thunder Liger	51.16	Provisional
231	Jason Kincaid	47.33	Provisional
232	Pepper Parks	49.11	Provisional
233	Gedo	51.24	Provisional
234	Facade	48.69	Provisional
235	Mr. 450	47.83	Provisional
236	Kohei Sato	49.48	Provisional
237	Ashley Sixx	47.23	Provisional
238	CIMA	53.03	Provisional
239	Tyson Dux	51.86	Provisional
240	Jado	50.49	Provisional
241	Todd Hansen	45.01	Provisional
242	Charlie Haas	54.17	Provisional
243	Shawn Hernandez	47.73	Provisional
244	Matt Tremont	51.02	Provisional
245	David Starr	50.07	Provisional
246	Mighty Ursus	45.77	Provisional
247	Samuel Shaw	47.25	Provisional
248	Brian Kendrick	54.90	Provisional
249	Tank	47.63	Provisional
250	Solomon Crowe	44.89	Provisional
251	Stevie Richards	51.81	Provisional
252	Kzy	49.29	Provisional
253	Jay Diesel	44.88	Provisional
254	Aiden O'Shea	54.21	Provisional
255	Shingo Takagi	55.97	Provisional
256	Simon Gotch	47.66	Provisional
257	Scorpio Sky	53.87	Provisional
258	Brian Myers	59.69	Provisional
259	BLK Jeez	47.65	Provisional
260	Tomoaki Honma	47.40	Provisional
261	Aiden English	48.81	Provisional
262	Colin Delaney	47.87	Provisional
263	Bull Dempsey	46.70	Provisional
264	Akito	44.67	Provisional
265	Tony Nese	51.64	Provisional
266	Bob Evans	47.34	Provisional
267	Akira Tozawa	50.94	Provisional
268	Cody Deaner	59.71	Provisional
269	Jeff Cobb	53.06	Provisional
270	Ultimo Dragon	56.57	Provisional
271	Jason Gory	45.97	Provisional
272	Isami Kodaka	50.19	Provisional
273	Chuck Taylor	51.02	Provisional
274	Aero Boy	45.87	Provisional
275	Ryan Taylor	44.50	Provisional
276	Masa Funaki	44.49	Provisional
277	Jason Jordan	50.67	Provisional
278	Arik Cannon	50.17	Provisional
279	Kenoh	52.11	Provisional
280	D. J. Hyde	47.33	Provisional
281	Negro Casas	54.49	Provisional
282	Darin Corbin	48.69	Provisional
283	Stu Grayson	48.99	Provisional
284	Danny Havoc	47.62	Provisional
285	Shocker	54.27	Provisional
286	Player Uno	47.11	Provisional
287	Lucky tHURTeen	45.09	Provisional
288	Yuko Miyamoto	48.37	Provisional
289	Kaz Hayashi	52.28	Provisional
290	Shuji Kondo	47.09	Provisional
291	Roy Knight	46.90	Provisional
292	Dylan Bostic	44.27	Provisional
293	Yuji Okabayashi	50.99	Provisional
294	B-Boy	48.76	Provisional
295	Zak Knight	46.80	Provisional
296	Barrio Negro	44.17	Provisional
297	Carlito Colon	46.62	Provisional
298	John Skyler	45.91	Provisional
299	KUDO	46.89	Provisional
300	Timothy Thatcher	51.70	Provisional
301	Devon Moore	48.28	Provisional
302	Corey Hollis	46.81	Provisional
303	Tommy Dreamer	78.01	Provisional
304	Ricky Mandel	45.39	Provisional
305	Ethan Page	55.30	Provisional
306	Dave Crist	50.06	Provisional
307	Rhett Giddins	45.37	Provisional
308	Asylum	47.35	Provisional
309	Alex Colon	48.47	Provisional
310	Taichi	50.48	Provisional
311	Steve Boz	46.73	Provisional
312	Jake Crist	51.79	Provisional
313	Atlantis	53.67	Provisional
314	Famous B	46.17	Provisional
315	Sonjay Dutt	52.12	Provisional
316	Toru Yano	50.69	Provisional
317	Johnny Yuma	45.98	Provisional
318	Chavo Guerrero Jr.	51.11	Provisional
319	Yoshinobu Kanemaru	50.37	Provisional
320	Matt Burns	47.04	Provisional
321	Hayato Fujita	48.60	Provisional
322	Teddy Hart	49.29	Provisional
323	Psycho Clown	52.17	Provisional
324	Mike Bailey	60.13	Provisional
325	El Barbaro Cavernario	48.99	Provisional
326	KENSO	44.48	Provisional
327	Hallowicked	49.21	Provisional
328	Tye Dillinger	49.22	Provisional
329	Johnny Goodtime	44.99	Provisional
330	Chasyn Rance	47.79	Provisional
331	Lancelot Bravado	44.39	Provisional
332	Bill Collier	48.36	Provisional
333	J.R. Kratos	49.63	Provisional
334	Masaaki Mochizuki	51.31	Provisional
335	Josef Von Schmidt	46.53	Provisional
336	Houston Carson	44.89	Provisional
337	Jaxson James	43.56	Provisional
338	Byron Wilcott	44.86	Provisional
339	Aaron Epic	46.23	Provisional
340	Shane Strickland	47.82	Provisional
341	Greg Anthony	47.03	Provisional
342	Harlem Bravado	46.58	Provisional
343	Trauma	43.46	Provisional
344	Thomas Shire	44.19	Provisional
345	Angel Metalico	43.40	Provisional
346	Willie Mack	58.26	Provisional
347	Gran Akuma	48.81	Provisional
348	John McChesney	48.28	Provisional
349	Trauma II	43.37	Provisional
350	Trevor Lee	51.54	Provisional
351	Sean Carr	45.48	Provisional
352	Scotty O'Shea	45.48	Provisional
353	Americos	44.66	Provisional
354	El Siniestro de la Muerte	43.28	Provisional
355	A. J. Istria	46.07	Provisional
356	Ray Rosas	45.00	Provisional
357	Jimmy Havoc	48.34	Provisional
358	Buxx Belmar	44.57	Provisional
359	Jesse Sorensen	43.19	Provisional
360	Gregory Iron	46.14	Provisional
361	Chet Sterling	43.17	Provisional
362	Brandon Espinosa	46.92	Provisional
363	Negro Navarro	43.16	Provisional
364	Icarus	48.76	Provisional
365	Wes Brisco	50.04	Provisional
366	Zach Gowen	48.45	Provisional
367	Dru Onyx	45.81	Provisional
368	Andrew Everett	50.41	Provisional
369	Jeremy Wyatt	44.80	Provisional
370	Lince Dorado	50.37	Provisional
371	Joe Gacy	64.85	Provisional
372	Lance Anoa'i	46.44	Provisional
373	Solar	42.99	Provisional
374	Maximo Suave	42.97	Provisional
375	R. J. City	48.66	Provisional
376	Robert Anthony	49.59	Provisional
377	Dylan Drake	44.27	Provisional
378	Phoenix Star	44.99	Provisional
379	Damien 666	48.69	Provisional
380	Hartley Jackson	48.48	Provisional
381	Marko Estrada	49.70	Provisional
382	Ali M. Shabazz	43.66	Provisional
383	Eddie Smooth	42.87	Provisional
384	Zokre	46.50	Provisional
385	Chase Del Monte	46.61	Provisional
386	Eddie Kingston	64.58	Provisional
387	Hannibal	42.77	Provisional
388	BC Killer	42.77	Provisional
389	Napalm Bomb	44.88	Provisional
390	Hellcat	45.91	Provisional
391	Caleb Conley	42.70	Provisional
392	Grado	46.70	Provisional
393	Greg Excellent	46.11	Provisional
394	Colin Cutler	44.80	Provisional
395	Soto	42.67	Provisional
396	Lil Cholo	43.97	Provisional
397	Shane Matthews	47.10	Provisional
398	Super Fly	42.59	Provisional
399	Jake Dirden	42.59	Provisional
400	Stockade	44.57	Provisional
401	Milo Beasley	44.37	Provisional
402	Scott Parker	46.92	Provisional
403	Michael Tarver	48.57	Provisional
404	Madman Pondo	47.42	Provisional
405	Jody Kristofferson	43.28	Provisional
406	Acid Jaz	45.56	Provisional
407	Kevin Bennett	46.34	Provisional
408	Brent Banks	46.48	Provisional
409	Travis Toxic	45.10	Provisional
410	El Ligero	46.48	Provisional
411	Tommy Mack	44.83	Provisional
412	Kyle Sebastian	45.48	Provisional
413	Marshe Rockett	43.19	Provisional
414	Jeckles The Jester	43.16	Provisional
415	Rik Luxury	43.20	Provisional
416	Thomas Dubois	46.84	Provisional
417	Lou Marconi	48.44	Provisional
418	Chris Cooper	44.73	Provisional
419	Johnny Devine	50.02	Provisional
420	Chris Aros	42.27	Provisional
421	Rob Sweet	44.27	Provisional
422	Bobby Sharp	45.64	Provisional
423	Mathieu St. Jacques	47.63	Provisional
424	Danny Ramons	42.99	Provisional
425	Gabe Saint	44.32	Provisional
426	Nick Hammonds	42.17	Provisional
427	Rico Dynamite	44.48	Provisional
428	El Mariachi	42.90	Provisional
429	Jay Rios	42.11	Provisional
430	Alex Reynolds	47.21	Provisional
431	Kai Katana	42.09	Provisional
432	Adam Thornstowe	48.46	Provisional
433	Brandon Thurston	45.66	Provisional
434	Ricardo Rodriguez	42.07	Provisional
435	Francisco Ciatso	45.67	Provisional
436	Jay Cruz	42.01	Provisional
437	Luster The Legend	48.55	Provisional
438	Chaz Taylor	49.40	Provisional
439	James Claxton	41.97	Provisional
440	Kirk Warmack	41.97	Provisional
441	John Silver	47.95	Provisional
442	B. J. Hancock	41.91	Provisional
443	Beer City Bruiser	45.98	Provisional
444	AHTU	45.48	Provisional
445	Brandon Scott	45.33	Provisional
446	Shane Sabre	43.20	Provisional
447	David Finlay	52.62	Provisional
448	Greg James	41.87	Provisional
449	Kongo Kong	49.20	Provisional
450	Jake O'Reilly	47.04	Provisional
451	Eddie Diamond	41.80	Provisional
452	Max Smashmaster	41.78	Provisional
453	Adam Revolver	43.76	Provisional
454	Jack Evans	51.63	Provisional
455	Kekoa the Flyin' Hawaiian	44.90	Provisional
456	Shayne Hawke	44.67	Provisional
457	Bobby Shields	45.81	Provisional
458	Blaster McMassive	41.69	Provisional
459	Ron Falco	44.64	Provisional
460	Anthony Darko	45.68	Provisional
461	Tyler Bateman	43.89	Provisional
462	Alexander James	41.61	Provisional
463	Chris Dickinson	50.18	Provisional
464	Peter Avalon	46.41	Provisional
465	Jaxon Jarvis	42.91	Provisional
466	Coconut Jones	42.37	Provisional
467	Chrisifix	44.44	Provisional
468	Jervis Cottonbelly	43.30	Provisional
469	Mr. Juicy	43.70	Provisional
470	Kwan Chang	44.52	Provisional
471	Damien Wayne	45.88	Provisional
472	Dick Justice	43.90	Provisional
473	Rip Impact	43.41	Provisional
474	Steve Stardom	41.48	Provisional
475	Ricky Ruffin	41.41	Provisional
476	C. J. O'Doyle	44.40	Provisional
477	Adam Ryder	41.40	Provisional
478	The Silent Warrior	43.38	Provisional
479	John Campbell	42.70	Provisional
480	John Saxon	44.66	Provisional
481	Billy Blade	43.40	Provisional
482	Chris Perish	43.81	Provisional
483	Barry Hardy	44.53	Provisional
484	Pinky Santino	41.30	Provisional
485	T-Rex Atkins	41.28	Provisional
486	The Stro	47.87	Provisional
487	Chuck Deep	41.28	Provisional
488	Dexter Millhouse	41.22	Provisional
489	Sebastian Suave	47.25	Provisional
490	Matthew Palmer	41.20	Provisional
491	Richie Slade	41.18	Provisional
492	Arrick Andrews	45.57	Provisional
493	Blackjack Phoenix	43.18	Provisional
494	Stompin' Steve	41.12	Provisional
495	Kay Jutler	41.12	Provisional
496	Cheeseburger	46.27	Provisional
497	"Boxcar Superstar" Hobo	43.20	Provisional
498	Dewey Murray	41.09	Provisional
499	Brandon Locke	45.69	Provisional
500	The Space Monkey	42.78	Provisional

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