PWI 500

The PWI 500 — 2017

The complete Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 for 2017 — all five hundred places, as published. Kazuchika Okada took the number one spot.

PWI 500, 2017 — all 500 places
Rank	Wrestler	GOAT	Evidence
1	Kazuchika Okada	96.93	Calibrated
2	AJ Styles	97.33	Calibrated
3	Kevin Owens	74.64	Provisional
4	Roman Reigns	97.81	Calibrated
5	Kenny Omega	95.35	Calibrated
6	Shinsuke Nakamura	74.47	Provisional
7	Samoa Joe	96.26	Calibrated
8	Jon Moxley	93.42	Calibrated
9	Bobby Roode	65.92	Provisional
10	The Miz	68.45	Provisional
11	PAC	63.25	Provisional
12	Tetsuya Naito	61.41	Provisional
13	Randy Orton	97.91	Calibrated
14	Adam Cole	65.91	Provisional
15	Bray Wyatt	59.45	Provisional
16	Seth Rollins	98.46	Calibrated
17	Christopher Daniels	59.71	Provisional
18	Bobby Lashley	65.92	Provisional
19	John Cena	99.37	Calibrated
20	Kushida	60.31	Provisional
21	Will Ospreay	91.69	Calibrated
22	Chris Jericho	97.96	Calibrated
23	Katsuyori Shibata	52.87	Provisional
24	Johnny Mundo	51.65	Provisional
25	Brock Lesnar	99.08	Calibrated
26	Zack Sabre Jr.	55.34	Provisional
27	Eddie Edwards	61.53	Provisional
28	Finn Bálor	74.54	Provisional
29	Pete Dunne	65.34	Provisional
30	Jinder Mahal	56.75	Provisional
31	Marty Scurll	51.18	Provisional
32	Nic Nemeth	69.75	Provisional
33	Cody Rhodes	96.29	Calibrated
34	Braun Strowman	66.35	Provisional
35	T. J. Perkins	51.82	Provisional
36	Ethan Carter III	56.99	Provisional
37	Alberto El Patron	55.58	Provisional
38	Kyle O'Reilly	63.27	Provisional
39	Hiroshi Tanahashi	66.35	Provisional
40	Nick Jackson	63.22	Provisional
41	Sami Zayn	73.95	Provisional
42	Matt Jackson	63.20	Provisional
43	Mark Haskins	51.55	Provisional
44	Miro	55.29	Provisional
45	Matt Hardy	69.07	Provisional
46	Ricochet	68.46	Provisional
47	YAMATO	52.38	Provisional
48	Hiromu Takahashi	52.48	Provisional
49	Baron Corbin	53.28	Provisional
50	Tyler Bate	51.88	Provisional
51	Jeff Hardy	97.49	Calibrated
52	Jay Lethal	64.29	Provisional
53	Bobby Fish	53.35	Provisional
54	Claudio Castagnoli	63.49	Provisional
55	Moose	68.70	Provisional
56	Rich Swann	61.06	Provisional
57	Sheamus	75.53	Provisional
58	Drew McIntyre	75.43	Provisional
59	Big E	60.31	Provisional
60	Austin Aries	56.57	Provisional
61	Luke Harper	53.51	Provisional
62	Trevor Lee	51.54	Provisional
63	Hirooki Goto	56.30	Provisional
64	Brian Kendrick	54.90	Provisional
65	Pentagon Dark	50.56	Provisional
66	Katsuhiko Nakajima	53.38	Provisional
67	Tommaso Ciampa	65.78	Provisional
68	Crazzy Steve	52.27	Provisional
69	Kofi Kingston	57.45	Provisional
70	Luke Gallows	51.40	Provisional
71	Bad Luck Fale	50.83	Provisional
72	Xavier Woods	54.84	Provisional
73	Karl Anderson	53.32	Provisional
74	Tomohiro Ishii	52.43	Provisional
75	Davey Richards	57.31	Provisional
76	Michael Elgin	54.32	Provisional
77	Abyss	56.24	Provisional
78	Andrew Everett	50.41	Provisional
79	Big Show	60.36	Provisional
80	Johnny Gargano	66.22	Provisional
81	Jay Briscoe	56.52	Provisional
82	Minoru Suzuki	56.30	Provisional
83	Jey Uso	71.36	Provisional
84	Rocky Romero	53.29	Provisional
85	Frankie Kazarian	60.54	Provisional
86	Jimmy Uso	65.67	Provisional
87	Go Shiozaki	53.86	Provisional
88	El Texano Jr.	50.91	Provisional
89	Roderick Strong	63.77	Provisional
90	Sonjay Dutt	52.12	Provisional
91	Trent Barreta	49.64	Provisional
92	Eric Young	61.17	Provisional
93	Máximo Sexy	48.79	Provisional
94	Big Cass	48.75	Provisional
95	Magnus	56.97	Provisional
96	Dalton Castle	58.67	Provisional
97	Mark Briscoe	70.94	Provisional
98	Marco Corleone	50.52	Provisional
99	Timothy Thatcher	51.70	Provisional
100	Keith Lee	54.79	Provisional
101	James Storm	55.89	Provisional
102	Aleister Black	55.00	Provisional
103	Jason Jordan	50.67	Provisional
104	Chad Gable	65.19	Provisional
105	Brian Cage	58.59	Provisional
106	Alex Shelley	55.61	Provisional
107	Heath Slater	52.19	Provisional
108	Noam Dar	49.95	Provisional
109	Rhyno	54.12	Provisional
110	Enzo Amore	49.55	Provisional
111	Mojo Rawley	50.13	Provisional
112	Shuji Ishikawa	50.99	Provisional
113	Kalisto	53.04	Provisional
114	Tye Dillinger	49.22	Provisional
115	Kassius Ohno	49.44	Provisional
116	Matt Riddle	54.85	Provisional
117	Raymond Rowe	49.53	Provisional
118	Bully Ray	61.20	Provisional
119	Kane	79.65	Provisional
120	Lio Rush	58.31	Provisional
121	Drago	49.71	Provisional
122	Fred Yehi	49.93	Provisional
123	Kento Miyahara	54.05	Provisional
124	Rey Fenix	72.77	Provisional
125	Rey Misterio, Jr.	55.61	Provisional
126	Shingo Takagi	55.97	Provisional
127	Chris Sabin	55.76	Provisional
128	Ryback	53.08	Provisional
129	Wilcox	46.86	Provisional
130	Apollo Crews	51.46	Provisional
131	Akira Tozawa	50.94	Provisional
132	Tama Tonga	65.09	Provisional
133	Hanson	48.75	Provisional
134	Scott Dawson	50.15	Provisional
135	Travis Banks	49.29	Provisional
136	Takashi Sugiura	56.94	Provisional
137	Dash Wilder	50.20	Provisional
138	Kota Ibushi	63.97	Provisional
139	Braxton Sutter	47.44	Provisional
140	Tanga Loa	49.84	Provisional
141	Joey Ryan	51.01	Provisional
142	Jeff Cobb	53.06	Provisional
143	Ortiz	50.43	Provisional
144	ACH	51.07	Provisional
145	Jack Gallagher	48.35	Provisional
146	Titus O'Neil	51.26	Provisional
147	Jimmy Havoc	48.34	Provisional
148	Joe Doering	51.96	Provisional
149	Kongo Kong	49.20	Provisional
150	Mayweather	46.47	Provisional
151	Davey Boy Smith Jr.	54.70	Provisional
152	Elias Samson	47.23	Provisional
153	Sanada	54.65	Provisional
154	Mike Bennett	58.27	Provisional
155	Luster The Legend	48.55	Provisional
156	Hideo Itami	54.59	Provisional
157	Matt Cross	51.55	Provisional
158	Matt Morgan	53.62	Provisional
159	Tim Storm	49.52	Provisional
160	Naomichi Marufuji	54.13	Provisional
161	Adam Thornstowe	48.46	Provisional
162	T. K. Cooper	47.05	Provisional
163	Low Ki	54.51	Provisional
164	Colt Cabana	53.34	Provisional
165	Dustin Rhodes	63.63	Provisional
166	Sami Callihan	55.17	Provisional
167	Mark Andrews	49.14	Provisional
168	EVIL	52.27	Provisional
169	MAYBACH Taniguchi	46.94	Provisional
170	Psycho Clown	52.17	Provisional
171	Togi Makabe	52.18	Provisional
172	Yuji Okabayashi	50.99	Provisional
173	Zack Ryder	52.96	Provisional
174	Zeus	50.19	Provisional
175	Rob Conway	52.40	Provisional
176	Matt Sydal	52.10	Provisional
177	Matt Riviera	50.45	Provisional
178	YOSHI-HASHI	48.54	Provisional
179	Mark Henry	78.57	Provisional
180	Yuji Nagata	57.40	Provisional
181	Tyson Dux	51.86	Provisional
182	Ethan Page	55.30	Provisional
183	Daisuke Sekimoto	51.17	Provisional
184	Eli Drake	54.50	Provisional
185	Bo Dallas	65.09	Provisional
186	Ryusuke Taguchi	51.32	Provisional
187	Sin Cara (II)	49.45	Provisional
188	Aiden English	48.81	Provisional
189	Andrade "Cien" Almas	51.25	Provisional
190	El Hijo del Fantasma	48.16	Provisional
191	Killian Dain	48.78	Provisional
192	Konosuke Takeshita	53.84	Provisional
193	Fandango	50.77	Provisional
194	Mil Muertes	50.73	Provisional
195	Tyler Breeze	51.21	Provisional
196	Santana	50.34	Provisional
197	Rey Hechicero	45.73	Provisional
198	HARASHIMA	49.60	Provisional
199	Angelico	58.02	Provisional
200	BUSHI	50.38	Provisional
201	Ariya Daivari	48.13	Provisional
202	Matt Taven	58.42	Provisional
203	DJ Z	47.52	Provisional
204	Toru Yano	50.69	Provisional
205	Primo Colon	50.20	Provisional
206	Cedric Alexander	53.21	Provisional
207	Drew Gulak	51.53	Provisional
208	T-Hawk	50.72	Provisional
209	Gran Metalik	48.59	Provisional
210	Epico	50.44	Provisional
211	KM	46.29	Provisional
212	Hideki Suzuki	49.40	Provisional
213	Satoshi Kojima	57.74	Provisional
214	Kahagas	49.81	Provisional
215	The Mack	46.21	Provisional
216	R-Truth	65.47	Provisional
217	Suwama	55.45	Provisional
218	Erick Rowan	54.77	Provisional
219	Juice Robinson	63.12	Provisional
220	Akam	47.87	Provisional
221	Hiroyoshi Tenzan	56.66	Provisional
222	Kenny King	54.32	Provisional
223	Curt Hawkins	50.49	Provisional
224	Rezar	47.77	Provisional
225	Yoshi Tatsu	50.42	Provisional
226	Tyrus	50.23	Provisional
227	Shane Strickland	47.82	Provisional
228	Kengo Mashimo	45.22	Provisional
229	Rey Bucanero	53.05	Provisional
230	Jimmy Kagetora	45.21	Provisional
231	Tony Nese	51.64	Provisional
232	Tomoaki Honma	47.40	Provisional
233	Lince Dorado	50.37	Provisional
234	Joe Gacy	64.85	Provisional
235	CIMA	53.03	Provisional
236	Harv Sihra	46.48	Provisional
237	Mustafa Ali	65.15	Provisional
238	Kazushi Sakuraba	45.88	Provisional
239	Isami Kodaka	50.19	Provisional
240	Gurv Sihra	46.40	Provisional
241	Bram	49.26	Provisional
242	Eddie Kingston	64.58	Provisional
243	A. R. Fox	51.00	Provisional
244	Daichi Hashimoto	46.31	Provisional
245	Homicide	53.39	Provisional
246	Jack Swagger	58.37	Provisional
247	Eita	50.16	Provisional
248	Atsushi Aoki	48.24	Provisional
249	Mike Bailey	60.13	Provisional
250	Jun Akiyama	58.13	Provisional
251	Matt Tremont	51.02	Provisional
252	Atlantis	53.67	Provisional
253	Mahabali Shera	47.63	Provisional
254	La Mascara	51.02	Provisional
255	Masa Kitamiya	47.44	Provisional
256	Silas Young	51.56	Provisional
257	Joey Janela	50.57	Provisional
258	Kenoh	52.11	Provisional
259	Daiki Inaba	44.77	Provisional
260	Atsushi Kotoge	48.68	Provisional
261	Marko Estrada	49.70	Provisional
262	Vinny Marseglia	47.94	Provisional
263	Jushin Thunder Liger	51.16	Provisional
264	El Ligero	46.48	Provisional
265	Chuck Taylor	51.02	Provisional
266	Kohei Sato	49.48	Provisional
267	TARIK	47.52	Provisional
268	Hangman Page	50.27	Provisional
269	Niebla Roja	49.19	Provisional
270	KAI	50.99	Provisional
271	Masato Tanaka	54.67	Provisional
272	Caleb Konley	47.94	Provisional
273	Ultimo Guerrero	59.60	Provisional
274	Keisuke Ishii	45.87	Provisional
275	Robbie E.	51.90	Provisional
276	Jason Kincaid	47.33	Provisional
277	Arik Cannon	50.17	Provisional
278	Markus Burke	46.78	Provisional
279	Mathieu St. Jacques	47.63	Provisional
280	BxB Hulk	51.62	Provisional
281	Jack Evans	51.63	Provisional
282	Caprice Coleman	50.35	Provisional
283	Cibernetico	53.02	Provisional
284	Hallowicked	49.21	Provisional
285	Hideyoshi Kamitani	48.13	Provisional
286	Mr. 450	47.83	Provisional
287	Greg Anthony	47.03	Provisional
288	Gedo	51.24	Provisional
289	Dezmond Xavier	45.60	Provisional
290	Hajime Ohara	46.82	Provisional
291	Chris Brookes	50.72	Provisional
292	Konnor	48.93	Provisional
293	Kid Lykos	49.30	Provisional
294	Frightmare	44.19	Provisional
295	Matt Angel	47.93	Provisional
296	Viktor	48.89	Provisional
297	Yukio Sakaguchi	45.16	Provisional
298	Manabu Nakanishi	53.03	Provisional
299	Shotaro Ashino	50.18	Provisional
300	Curtis Axel	51.88	Provisional
301	Darin Corbin	48.69	Provisional
302	Hikaru Sato	47.31	Provisional
303	Angel de Oro	49.23	Provisional
304	Chase Owens	47.81	Provisional
305	Yoshinobu Kanemaru	50.37	Provisional
306	Wolfgang	47.87	Provisional
307	David Starr	50.07	Provisional
308	Chris Adonis	47.54	Provisional
309	Yujiro Takahashi	48.33	Provisional
310	Alex Daniels	43.97	Provisional
311	Masaaki Mochizuki	51.31	Provisional
312	Rockstar Spud	49.92	Provisional
313	Luke Hawx	49.84	Provisional
314	Grado	46.70	Provisional
315	Volador, Jr.	52.39	Provisional
316	Dragon Rojo Jr.	50.81	Provisional
317	Zak Knight	46.80	Provisional
318	Beer City Bruiser	45.98	Provisional
319	Ryota Hama	51.91	Provisional
320	Facade	48.69	Provisional
321	P. J. Black	49.01	Provisional
322	Yuma Aoyagi	49.88	Provisional
323	El Terrible	53.50	Provisional
324	The Velveteen Dream	50.73	Provisional
325	Roy Knight	46.90	Provisional
326	Rush	63.37	Provisional
327	Tiger Mask IV	54.77	Provisional
328	Rory Gulak	44.46	Provisional
329	Daga	49.97	Provisional
330	No Way Jose	47.44	Provisional
331	Oney Lorcan	48.99	Provisional
332	Rickey Shane Page	49.96	Provisional
333	Danny Burch	48.17	Provisional
334	Dr. Wagner Jr.	58.31	Provisional
335	Buddy Murphy	51.08	Provisional
336	Yuko Miyamoto	48.37	Provisional
337	Papadon	49.74	Provisional
338	Jonathan Gresham	60.65	Provisional
339	BLK Jeez	47.65	Provisional
340	Cody Deaner	59.71	Provisional
341	Extreme Tiger	48.36	Provisional
342	Naoya Nomura	46.92	Provisional
343	R. J. City	48.66	Provisional
344	Bull James	44.26	Provisional
345	Asylum	47.35	Provisional
346	Kyle the Beast	43.39	Provisional
347	Wesley Blake	49.11	Provisional
348	Chris Dickinson	50.18	Provisional
349	Jake Lee	52.83	Provisional
350	Takuya Nomura	43.36	Provisional
351	Tino Sabbatelli	43.36	Provisional
352	Mephisto	51.72	Provisional
353	Bill Collier	48.36	Provisional
354	Lance Archer	63.02	Provisional
355	Josh Woods	48.77	Provisional
356	Ultimo Dragon	56.57	Provisional
357	Blue Demon, Jr.	53.64	Provisional
358	Mike Rollins	49.07	Provisional
359	Jonah Rock	44.09	Provisional
360	Kevin Bennett	46.34	Provisional
361	Sean Carr	45.48	Provisional
362	Punisher Martinez	43.96	Provisional
363	Nick Miller	47.75	Provisional
364	Jordan Devlin	49.97	Provisional
365	Rhett Titus	51.23	Provisional
366	Leon St. Giovanni	45.37	Provisional
367	Dave Crist	50.06	Provisional
368	Jon Davis	49.20	Provisional
369	Big Magic	45.17	Provisional
370	Brandon Espinosa	46.92	Provisional
371	Jake Manning	46.89	Provisional
372	John Skyler	45.91	Provisional
373	Azrieal	47.88	Provisional
374	Chasyn Rance	47.79	Provisional
375	Sammy Guevara	63.29	Provisional
376	Thomas Dubois	46.84	Provisional
377	Shane Thorne	48.68	Provisional
378	Dragon Kid	51.24	Provisional
379	Brandon Scott	45.33	Provisional
380	Barrett Brown	43.66	Provisional
381	Jake Crist	51.79	Provisional
382	Sam Gradwell	42.87	Provisional
383	John McChesney	48.28	Provisional
384	Maxwell Jacob Friedman	50.31	Provisional
385	Scott Parker	46.92	Provisional
386	Alejandro Saez	43.99	Provisional
387	Ricky Reyes	50.06	Provisional
388	Stockade	44.57	Provisional
389	Franky the Mobster	44.88	Provisional
390	Rey Cometa	46.29	Provisional
391	TAKA Michinoku	53.82	Provisional
392	Masada	50.81	Provisional
393	Garza Jr.	44.39	Provisional
394	Mitch Thompson	42.67	Provisional
395	Otis Dozovic	45.59	Provisional
396	Stu Grayson	48.99	Provisional
397	Tristan Archer	49.87	Provisional
398	Gregory Iron	46.14	Provisional
399	Ultramantis Black	46.41	Provisional
400	Super Tiger	43.60	Provisional
401	Shannon Moore	52.05	Provisional
402	Sebastian Suave	47.25	Provisional
403	Evil Uno	49.28	Provisional
404	Tucker Knight	45.49	Provisional
405	Cody Hall	45.61	Provisional
406	Ray Gonzalez	51.69	Provisional
407	Zach Gowen	48.45	Provisional
408	Masakatsu Funaki	50.66	Provisional
409	Ho Ho Lun	43.20	Provisional
410	James Ellsworth	43.19	Provisional
411	Devon Moore	48.28	Provisional
412	Riddick Moss	43.76	Provisional
413	Scotty O'Shea	45.48	Provisional
414	Aaron Epic	46.23	Provisional
415	Greg Excellent	46.11	Provisional
416	Angelo Dawkins	50.24	Provisional
417	Josh Alexander	64.40	Provisional
418	Hellcat	45.91	Provisional
419	Lightning	47.71	Provisional
420	Colin Delaney	47.87	Provisional
421	Travis Toxic	45.10	Provisional
422	Soberano Jr.	49.33	Provisional
423	Kazuhiro Tamura	43.08	Provisional
424	Johnny Devine	50.02	Provisional
425	Rhett Giddins	45.37	Provisional
426	Brian Milonas	46.61	Provisional
427	Montez Ford	64.95	Provisional
428	O. T. Fernandez	42.17	Provisional
429	Conor Claxton	43.47	Provisional
430	Josh Bodom	43.26	Provisional
431	David Finlay	52.62	Provisional
432	Juan Francisco de Coronado	42.87	Provisional
433	Jason Cade	45.10	Provisional
434	Tito Escondido	43.26	Provisional
435	Lars Sullivan	48.96	Provisional
436	D. J. Hyde	47.33	Provisional
437	Danny Duggan	44.77	Provisional
438	Johnny Idol	41.99	Provisional
439	Laredo Kid	60.30	Provisional
440	Brent Banks	46.48	Provisional
441	Captain New Japan	41.97	Provisional
442	Peter Avalon	46.41	Provisional
443	Mr. Juicy	43.70	Provisional
444	Sawyer Fulton	41.90	Provisional
445	Preston Quinn	46.23	Provisional
446	Bad Blood	41.88	Provisional
447	Iestyn Rees	42.97	Provisional
448	Alex Titan	41.87	Provisional
449	John Greed	43.79	Provisional
450	Dick Justice	43.90	Provisional
451	Ashley Sixx	47.23	Provisional
452	William Huckaby	43.46	Provisional
453	J.R. Kratos	49.63	Provisional
454	Johnny Yuma	45.98	Provisional
455	Alessandro Del Bruno	42.59	Provisional
456	Andy Williams	42.87	Provisional
457	Idris Abraham	43.68	Provisional
458	Scorpio Sky	53.87	Provisional
459	Ace Austin	60.27	Provisional
460	Jake O'Reilly	47.04	Provisional
461	Joe Coleman	43.60	Provisional
462	Tracy Williams	50.48	Provisional
463	Tim Donst	47.64	Provisional
464	Tomer Shalom	41.60	Provisional
465	Cheeseburger	46.27	Provisional
466	Jay White	68.30	Provisional
467	Shane Taylor	58.18	Provisional
468	Kevin Blackwood	50.14	Provisional
469	Jervis Cottonbelly	43.30	Provisional
470	Shane Sabre	43.20	Provisional
471	Dave McCall	43.07	Provisional
472	Tyler Bateman	43.89	Provisional
473	"Boxcar Superstar" Hobo	43.20	Provisional
474	The Space Monkey	42.78	Provisional
475	Maxx Stardom	41.41	Provisional
476	Curt Stallion	41.41	Provisional
477	Bob Evans	47.34	Provisional
478	Hirai Kawato	41.38	Provisional
479	Anthony Bennett	43.76	Provisional
480	Flip Gordon	49.54	Provisional
481	Zombiie King	41.32	Provisional
482	George Gatton	42.18	Provisional
483	Teruaki Kanemitsu	41.30	Provisional
484	Colin Cutler	44.80	Provisional
485	Jon Cruz	41.28	Provisional
486	Rick Cataldo	41.28	Provisional
487	Frankie Feathers	43.70	Provisional
488	Timmy Lou Retton	45.47	Provisional
489	Brandon Thurston	45.66	Provisional
490	Levi Shapiro	42.37	Provisional
491	Bobby Sharp	45.64	Provisional
492	N8 Mattson	48.90	Provisional
493	Thomas Brewington	42.51	Provisional
494	Buddy Royal	42.30	Provisional
495	Chris Perish	43.81	Provisional
496	Eric Emanon	42.48	Provisional
497	Jamie Senegal	44.59	Provisional
498	Kikutaro	47.24	Provisional
499	Mathias Glass	41.09	Provisional
500	Daniel Richards	41.08	Provisional

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