PWI 500

The PWI 500 — 2025

The complete Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 for 2025 — all five hundred places, as published. Cody Rhodes took the number one spot.

PWI 500, 2025 — all 500 places
Rank	Wrestler	GOAT	Evidence
1	Cody Rhodes	96.29	Calibrated
2	Jon Moxley	93.42	Calibrated
3	Gunther	96.38	Calibrated
4	Adam Page	57.32	Provisional
5	Hirooki Goto	56.30	Provisional
6	Jey Uso	71.36	Provisional
7	Swerve Strickland	91.58	Calibrated
8	Seth Rollins	98.46	Calibrated
9	Místico	59.71	Provisional
10	Will Ospreay	91.69	Calibrated
11	Kazuchika Okada	96.93	Calibrated
12	Joe Hendry	65.92	Provisional
13	Zack Sabre Jr.	55.34	Provisional
14	Oba Femi	60.19	Provisional
15	CM Punk	98.11	Calibrated
16	Bandido	68.13	Provisional
17	Konosuke Takeshita	53.84	Provisional
18	Damian Priest	71.20	Provisional
19	Trick Williams	60.51	Provisional
20	Jacob Fatu	70.33	Provisional
21	Nic Nemeth	69.75	Provisional
22	L.A. Knight	51.50	Provisional
23	Máscara Dorada	58.50	Provisional
24	Bron Breakker	70.27	Provisional
25	Masha Slamovich	60.72	Provisional
26	OZAWA	48.99	Provisional
27	Tetsuya Naito	61.41	Provisional
28	Mark Briscoe	70.94	Provisional
29	El Hijo Del Vikingo	56.36	Provisional
30	MJF	92.80	Calibrated
31	Yota Tsuji	50.17	Provisional
32	Randy Orton	97.91	Calibrated
33	Kyle Fletcher	67.94	Provisional
34	Moose	68.70	Provisional
35	Gabe Kidd	49.77	Provisional
36	Luke Jacobs	50.53	Provisional
37	Mike Santana	60.45	Provisional
38	Jun Saito	49.50	Provisional
39	El Desperado	51.32	Provisional
40	Marcus Mathers	50.42	Provisional
41	Ricochet	68.46	Provisional
42	Effy	51.04	Provisional
43	Ethan Page	55.30	Provisional
44	Thom Latimer	49.89	Provisional
45	Penta	69.83	Provisional
46	Drew McIntyre	75.43	Provisional
47	Je'Von Evans	54.97	Provisional
48	Dominik Mysterio	70.05	Provisional
49	Matt Riddle	54.85	Provisional
50	Mance Warner	51.18	Provisional
51	Steve Maclin	60.32	Provisional
52	1 Called Manders	50.67	Provisional
53	Leon Slater	64.69	Provisional
54	Chris Jericho	97.96	Calibrated
55	Adam Cole	65.91	Provisional
56	Hideo Itami	54.59	Provisional
57	Shingo Takagi	55.97	Provisional
58	Krule	50.01	Provisional
59	Adam Priest	50.23	Provisional
60	Satoshi Kojima	57.74	Provisional
61	Kenoh	52.11	Provisional
62	David Finlay	52.62	Provisional
63	Shinsuke Nakamura	74.47	Provisional
64	Michael Oku	50.84	Provisional
65	Jack Perry	49.80	Provisional
66	Alberto El Patron	55.58	Provisional
67	Josh Alexander	64.40	Provisional
68	Neon	48.68	Provisional
69	Ace Austin	60.27	Provisional
70	Kosei Fujita	47.88	Provisional
71	Hechicero	50.53	Provisional
72	Shota Umino	49.99	Provisional
73	Ricky Saints	48.35	Provisional
74	Suge D.	50.29	Provisional
75	Matt Cardona	65.57	Provisional
76	Mike Bailey	60.13	Provisional
77	Tomohiro Ishii	52.43	Provisional
78	Nick Wayne	62.83	Provisional
79	AJ Styles	97.33	Calibrated
80	Hiroshi Tanahashi	66.35	Provisional
81	Daniel Garcia	63.05	Provisional
82	Matt Tremont	51.02	Provisional
83	Darby Allin	71.44	Provisional
84	Lee Moriarty	62.97	Provisional
85	Octagon Jr.	49.56	Provisional
86	Jay White	68.30	Provisional
87	Rei Saito	48.33	Provisional
88	Chris Brookes	50.72	Provisional
89	Solo Sikoa	65.27	Provisional
90	Kaito Kiyomiya	52.01	Provisional
91	El Phantasmo	49.95	Provisional
92	YAMATO	52.38	Provisional
93	Davey Boy Smith Jr.	54.70	Provisional
94	Tony D'Angelo	54.94	Provisional
95	Carmelo Hayes	70.43	Provisional
96	Allie Katch	49.55	Provisional
97	Komander	57.98	Provisional
98	Joey Janela	50.57	Provisional
99	Charli Evans	49.13	Provisional
100	Mims	48.10	Provisional
101	Orange Cassidy	68.63	Provisional
102	Atlantis Jr.	50.16	Provisional
103	Lio Rush	58.31	Provisional
104	Sammy Guevara	63.29	Provisional
105	Sami Zayn	73.95	Provisional
106	Hologram	62.67	Provisional
107	Myron Reed	50.07	Provisional
108	JC Mateo	47.19	Provisional
109	Atticus Cogar	49.33	Provisional
110	Laredo Kid	60.30	Provisional
111	Oleg Boltin	47.91	Provisional
112	Chad Gable	65.19	Provisional
113	Karrion Kross	65.49	Provisional
114	MAO	49.67	Provisional
115	Yuma Aoyagi	49.88	Provisional
116	Carson Drake	47.08	Provisional
117	Man Like DeReiss	49.19	Provisional
118	Kazusada Higuchi	48.93	Provisional
119	YO-HEY	47.00	Provisional
120	Shun Skywalker	50.95	Provisional
121	Templario	49.34	Provisional
122	Psycho Mike	49.11	Provisional
123	Mad Dog Connelly	47.70	Provisional
124	Titán	51.14	Provisional
125	Claudio Castagnoli	63.49	Provisional
126	Katsuyori Shibata	52.87	Provisional
127	Yuma Anzai	49.99	Provisional
128	Wheeler Yuta	63.02	Provisional
129	YOH	49.53	Provisional
130	Max the Impaler	50.60	Provisional
131	Jessica Troy	49.13	Provisional
132	The Beast Mortos	62.61	Provisional
133	Jake Something	59.66	Provisional
134	Alex Kane	54.98	Provisional
135	Blake Christian	50.11	Provisional
136	Sheamus	75.53	Provisional
137	Great O-Khan	48.87	Provisional
138	Powerhouse Hobbs	67.72	Provisional
139	Manabu Soya	49.62	Provisional
140	Will Kaven	46.65	Provisional
141	Jasper Troy	46.77	Provisional
142	Kevin Blackwood	50.14	Provisional
143	Galeno	46.64	Provisional
144	Xelhua	46.58	Provisional
145	Mustafa Ali	65.15	Provisional
146	Charlie Dempsey	54.67	Provisional
147	Rey Mysterio	97.16	Calibrated
148	Brian Cage	58.59	Provisional
149	Shelton Benjamin	64.08	Provisional
150	Daga	49.97	Provisional
151	Sha Samuels	47.25	Provisional
152	Eita	50.16	Provisional
153	Jackson Drake	47.01	Provisional
154	Clark Connors	48.80	Provisional
155	Brody King	62.93	Provisional
156	Andrade	65.30	Provisional
157	AJ Francis	59.64	Provisional
158	Zozaya	46.35	Provisional
159	Kevin Knight	50.94	Provisional
160	Tim Bosby	46.33	Provisional
161	Big Damo	54.38	Provisional
162	Sean Legacy	46.32	Provisional
163	Minoru Suzuki	56.30	Provisional
164	TJP	50.85	Provisional
165	Alec Price	49.25	Provisional
166	Kento Miyahara	54.05	Provisional
167	El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr.	49.77	Provisional
168	Kenny Williams	46.22	Provisional
169	Frankie Kazarian	60.54	Provisional
170	Alex Taylor	46.15	Provisional
171	Gringo Loco	48.44	Provisional
172	Wes Lee	55.02	Provisional
173	Peter Tihanyi	47.45	Provisional
174	Akira	54.50	Provisional
175	Katsuhiko Nakajima	53.38	Provisional
176	Roderick Strong	63.77	Provisional
177	Toru Sugiura	46.83	Provisional
178	Ren Narita	47.82	Provisional
179	Sanada	54.65	Provisional
180	Mike D Vecchio	46.81	Provisional
181	Hideyoshi Kamitani	48.13	Provisional
182	Ryohei Oiwa	46.01	Provisional
183	Lexis King	54.62	Provisional
184	Ikuto Hidaka	50.18	Provisional
185	Hammerstone	46.70	Provisional
186	Richard Holliday	49.93	Provisional
187	Ultimo Guerrero	59.60	Provisional
188	Naomichi Marufuji	54.13	Provisional
189	Titus Alexander	48.24	Provisional
190	John Wayne Murdoch	48.13	Provisional
191	Kaun	47.61	Provisional
192	Caveman Ugg	47.13	Provisional
193	Matthew Justice	48.54	Provisional
194	Zilla Fatu	46.60	Provisional
195	Jordan Oliver	49.82	Provisional
196	BRG	45.73	Provisional
197	Junior Benito	47.51	Provisional
198	R-Truth	65.47	Provisional
199	Darius Carter	49.07	Provisional
200	Francesco Akira	47.83	Provisional
201	Ludwig Kaiser	64.66	Provisional
202	Sam Holloway	46.41	Provisional
203	Jonathan Gresham	60.65	Provisional
204	Masashi Takeda	45.62	Provisional
205	Alan Angels	54.42	Provisional
206	Dragon Lee	65.29	Provisional
207	Kaito Ishida	47.33	Provisional
208	Joseph Fenech Jr.	46.32	Provisional
209	Ahura	45.53	Provisional
210	Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo	46.41	Provisional
211	Nino Bryant	45.51	Provisional
212	PCO	60.11	Provisional
213	El Mesias	52.54	Provisional
214	Carter BlaQ	45.49	Provisional
215	Megan Bayne	47.69	Provisional
216	Aigle Blanc	47.94	Provisional
217	Robbie Eagles	49.17	Provisional
218	Naruki Doi	52.23	Provisional
219	Judas Icarus	46.71	Provisional
220	Lee Johnson	57.88	Provisional
221	Zachary Wentz	59.58	Provisional
222	Psycho Clown	52.17	Provisional
223	Kerry Morton	48.57	Provisional
224	Jake Parnell	48.16	Provisional
225	Royce Isaacs	48.12	Provisional
226	Jimmy Townsend	46.61	Provisional
227	Eddie Edwards	61.53	Provisional
228	Shinya Aoki	45.22	Provisional
229	Devon Monroe	47.40	Provisional
230	Dragon Dia	46.89	Provisional
231	Bronson Reed	69.81	Provisional
232	Yuya Uemura	48.76	Provisional
233	O'Shay Edwards	48.15	Provisional
234	Crixus	45.18	Provisional
235	Jack Jester	46.31	Provisional
236	Yoshiki Inamura	45.11	Provisional
237	Callum Newman	45.88	Provisional
238	Jay Lethal	64.29	Provisional
239	Tommy Knight	45.88	Provisional
240	Drilla Moloney	46.69	Provisional
241	Channing Thomas	46.38	Provisional
242	Rohan Raja	45.80	Provisional
243	Laurance Roman	48.48	Provisional
244	Kristara	45.77	Provisional
245	U-T	44.98	Provisional
246	Dijak	47.33	Provisional
247	Brick Savage	44.98	Provisional
248	Dan Tamura	46.00	Provisional
249	Jimmy Uso	65.67	Provisional
250	Ricky Knight Jr.	48.82	Provisional
251	Kushida	60.31	Provisional
252	Kody Lane	44.88	Provisional
253	Tetsuya Endo	50.18	Provisional
254	LaBron Kozone	44.81	Provisional
255	EVIL	52.27	Provisional
256	Sammy Diaz	44.80	Provisional
257	Myles Borne	54.56	Provisional
258	Pete Dunne	65.34	Provisional
259	Charles Mason	47.02	Provisional
260	Bryce Donovan	45.50	Provisional
261	EC3	51.36	Provisional
262	Rina Yamashita	49.11	Provisional
263	Ryan Clancy	45.47	Provisional
264	Eric Young	61.17	Provisional
265	Averno	52.04	Provisional
266	Jack Cartwheel	46.89	Provisional
267	Jamesen Shook	45.39	Provisional
268	Sami Callihan	55.17	Provisional
269	John Hawking	46.38	Provisional
270	Ulka Sasaki	45.37	Provisional
271	Elijah	44.57	Provisional
272	Anthony Bowens	62.62	Provisional
273	Willie Mack	58.26	Provisional
274	Master Wato	48.93	Provisional
275	Dezmond Cole	45.28	Provisional
276	Ray Gonzalez	51.69	Provisional
277	Isaiah Broner	46.93	Provisional
278	Axel Tischer	49.34	Provisional
279	Starboy Charlie	47.45	Provisional
280	Taiji Ishimori	52.05	Provisional
281	K. C. Navarro	48.68	Provisional
282	Zandokan Jr.	44.39	Provisional
283	Pretty Boy Smooth	45.17	Provisional
284	Mt. Kadeem	44.37	Provisional
285	Jake Crist	51.79	Provisional
286	Dante Casanova	44.37	Provisional
287	Bryan Idol	44.30	Provisional
288	KJ Orso	44.30	Provisional
289	Tate Mayfairs	46.22	Provisional
290	Travis Williams	46.07	Provisional
291	A. R. Fox	51.00	Provisional
292	Stephen Wolf	47.61	Provisional
293	Adam Brooks	49.73	Provisional
294	Colby Corino	49.96	Provisional
295	Brian Myers	59.69	Provisional
296	Darian Bengston	46.21	Provisional
297	Evil Uno	49.28	Provisional
298	Paul London	53.62	Provisional
299	Jimmy Lloyd	47.51	Provisional
300	Trey Miguel	60.37	Provisional
301	Gianni Valletta	44.09	Provisional
302	Karl Fredericks	45.67	Provisional
303	Ryuki Honda	44.07	Provisional
304	Ben Bishop	44.07	Provisional
305	Noah Veil	44.80	Provisional
306	Seigo Tachibana	44.96	Provisional
307	Tavion Heights	54.47	Provisional
308	Michel Plante	43.99	Provisional
309	Carlie Bravo	57.65	Provisional
310	DMT Azul	46.69	Provisional
311	Braun Strowman	66.35	Provisional
312	Danhausen	64.81	Provisional
313	Big Dave	43.90	Provisional
314	Maki Itoh	44.68	Provisional
315	Volador, Jr.	52.39	Provisional
316	Kal Herro	43.87	Provisional
317	Ryoya Tanaka	43.87	Provisional
318	Lince Dorado	50.37	Provisional
319	Dr. Wagner Jr.	58.31	Provisional
320	Metehan	43.79	Provisional
321	Arez	48.36	Provisional
322	Bad Dude Tito	45.69	Provisional
323	Miyu Yamashita	43.77	Provisional
324	Trent Seven	59.76	Provisional
325	Raj Dhesi	44.49	Provisional
326	Jason Hotch	59.41	Provisional
327	Cara Noir	49.60	Provisional
328	Ice Williams	43.68	Provisional
329	Cody Deaner	59.71	Provisional
330	Esfinge	44.46	Provisional
331	Luis Mante	48.58	Provisional
332	Danny Limelight	46.48	Provisional
333	Josh Briggs	54.71	Provisional
334	Yuya Aoki	47.66	Provisional
335	Robbie X.	45.77	Provisional
336	Camaro Jackson	44.89	Provisional
337	Shuji Ishikawa	50.99	Provisional
338	Ninja Mack	49.13	Provisional
339	Yuki Ueno	49.38	Provisional
340	Michael Allen Richard Clark	43.49	Provisional
341	Madoka Kikuta	49.05	Provisional
342	Amira	43.47	Provisional
343	Jack Morris	45.29	Provisional
344	Musashi	43.46	Provisional
345	Charlie Sterling	43.40	Provisional
346	Goldenboy Santos	43.39	Provisional
347	Masa Kitamiya	47.44	Provisional
348	Zcion RT1	43.37	Provisional
349	Tom Lawlor	54.75	Provisional
350	Simon Miller	43.36	Provisional
351	Lance Archer	63.02	Provisional
352	Yuko Miyamoto	48.37	Provisional
353	Cedric Alexander	53.21	Provisional
354	Joshua Bishop	45.78	Provisional
355	SHO	50.04	Provisional
356	Lou Nixon	43.26	Provisional
357	Hektor Invictus	43.26	Provisional
358	Bryan Keith	49.44	Provisional
359	Anita Vaughan	43.19	Provisional
360	Hoodfoot	48.17	Provisional
361	Hayabusa	50.70	Provisional
362	Otis Cogar	43.17	Provisional
363	Silas Mason	46.82	Provisional
364	Fuminori Abe	45.07	Provisional
365	Levaniel	47.41	Provisional
366	Dillon McQueen	43.88	Provisional
367	Ridge Holland	54.53	Provisional
368	Jaden Newman	45.21	Provisional
369	Shigehiro Irie	50.42	Provisional
370	Jay	43.06	Provisional
371	Alfonso Gonzalez	43.00	Provisional
372	The Dark Sheik	48.37	Provisional
373	Marius Al-Ani	47.62	Provisional
374	Q. T. Marshall	49.81	Provisional
375	Andino	46.31	Provisional
376	Jeremiah Plunkett	42.97	Provisional
377	Erik Surge	42.90	Provisional
378	Pagano	50.26	Provisional
379	Kylie Rae	52.12	Provisional
380	Angel de Oro	49.23	Provisional
381	Kosuke Sato	42.87	Provisional
382	T. J. Crawford	42.87	Provisional
383	HAYATA	49.34	Provisional
384	Calvin Tankman	49.86	Provisional
385	Billie Starkz	62.76	Provisional
386	Yuki Ino	42.79	Provisional
387	Rhino	54.60	Provisional
388	Connor Mills	46.30	Provisional
389	Daron Richardson	42.77	Provisional
390	Kid Lykos	49.30	Provisional
391	Timothy Thatcher	51.70	Provisional
392	Seiki Yoshioka	43.86	Provisional
393	Leo Sparrow	42.68	Provisional
394	Bobby Flaco	42.67	Provisional
395	Matt Taven	58.42	Provisional
396	Real1	42.67	Provisional
397	Pedro Portillo III	42.60	Provisional
398	Kuro	42.59	Provisional
399	Bobby Beverly	44.29	Provisional
400	Cappuccino Jones	42.71	Provisional
401	J-BOUJII	44.87	Provisional
402	El Lindaman	49.44	Provisional
403	Erron Wade	42.50	Provisional
404	Chad Daniels	42.50	Provisional
405	Charles Crowley	44.60	Provisional
406	Mentallo	45.50	Provisional
407	Sidney Akeem	43.26	Provisional
408	Sam Stackhouse	42.47	Provisional
409	Yumehito Imanari	42.47	Provisional
410	Keita Murray	45.90	Provisional
411	Jody Threat	59.52	Provisional
412	Jun Kasai	46.99	Provisional
413	BEEF	43.86	Provisional
414	Dante Chen	43.69	Provisional
415	To-y	42.37	Provisional
416	Stu Grayson	48.99	Provisional
417	Gravity	42.30	Provisional
418	Thomas Shire	44.19	Provisional
419	Emersyn Jayne	43.60	Provisional
420	Brooke Havok	42.27	Provisional
421	Benjamin Tull	48.15	Provisional
422	Mecha Wolf	42.27	Provisional
423	Crash Jaxon	42.21	Provisional
424	KANON	42.20	Provisional
425	James Shaw	42.19	Provisional
426	Hell Boy	42.17	Provisional
427	Danny Orion	42.17	Provisional
428	Pee Wee	42.90	Provisional
429	Hiroaki Taniguchi	42.11	Provisional
430	Bear Bronson	43.12	Provisional
431	Landon Riley	42.09	Provisional
432	Dragon Bane	42.09	Provisional
433	Mad Man Pondo	42.07	Provisional
434	Elijah Blum	42.07	Provisional
435	Hideki Suzuki	49.40	Provisional
436	Shane Mercer	45.57	Provisional
437	L. J. Cleary	42.00	Provisional
438	Drew Parker	47.95	Provisional
439	Izzy James	41.97	Provisional
440	Eddie Valentine	42.77	Provisional
441	Kota Minoura	41.97	Provisional
442	Anthony Greene	54.39	Provisional
443	El Barbaro Cavernario	48.99	Provisional
444	Aaron Solo	57.55	Provisional
445	Vinnie Massaro	47.02	Provisional
446	Dr. Redacted	41.88	Provisional
447	Caleb Konley	47.94	Provisional
448	El Hijo del Villano III	41.87	Provisional
449	Joe Black	45.39	Provisional
450	Kzy	49.29	Provisional
451	Masato Tanaka	54.67	Provisional
452	Aaron Rourke	43.01	Provisional
453	Hyan	43.19	Provisional
454	Rickey Shane Page	49.96	Provisional
455	Yoshiki Kato	41.71	Provisional
456	Ricky South	46.99	Provisional
457	Beastman	41.70	Provisional
458	Bill Collier	48.36	Provisional
459	Vaughn Vertigo	44.89	Provisional
460	Notorious Mimi	41.68	Provisional
461	Xavier Woods	54.84	Provisional
462	Loue O'Farrell	44.08	Provisional
463	Strong Machine J	45.27	Provisional
464	Kaitlyn Marie	41.60	Provisional
465	Mikey Montgomery	42.60	Provisional
466	Kodai Nozaki	41.58	Provisional
467	Cole Radrick	46.90	Provisional
468	Ho Ho Lun	43.20	Provisional
469	Marz the Specialist	41.51	Provisional
470	Mike Skyros	42.29	Provisional
471	Joseph Keys	41.50	Provisional
472	Jon Davis	49.20	Provisional
473	BK Westbrook	41.48	Provisional
474	Michael Fynne	41.48	Provisional
475	Cheeseburger	46.27	Provisional
476	Tony Deppen	50.42	Provisional
477	CPA	41.40	Provisional
478	Joe Ocasio	41.38	Provisional
479	Scorpio Sky	53.87	Provisional
480	JDC	41.38	Provisional
481	Solomon Tupu	42.30	Provisional
482	Facade	48.69	Provisional
483	Kenny K	44.16	Provisional
484	Deklan Grant	41.30	Provisional
485	Tommy Vendetta	43.18	Provisional
486	Danshoku Dino	44.40	Provisional
487	Tommy Dreamer	78.01	Provisional
488	Shiho	41.22	Provisional
489	Horus	44.46	Provisional
490	Shane Malice	41.20	Provisional
491	Tjay Sykes	41.98	Provisional
492	Crowbar	49.38	Provisional
493	Satnam Singh	41.18	Provisional
494	LSG	44.51	Provisional
495	Milo Mirra	41.12	Provisional
496	Chris Nastyy	41.11	Provisional
497	RPD	41.10	Provisional
498	Eel O'Neal	46.89	Provisional
499	Jeffrey John	42.39	Provisional
500	Cereal Man	41.08	Provisional

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