The PWI 500 - 2013 Edition

[Jack-Hammer]

It's that time of year again when Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranks the 500 best male wrestlers over the course of 12 months. As usual, the list tends to generate buzz, debate and outrage in fans throughout the world.

Top 100

1 John Cena
2 CM Punk
3 Hiroshi Tanahashi
4 Bully Ray
5 Kazuchika Okada
6 Sheamus
7 Jeff Hardy
8 Alberto del Rio
9 Dolph Ziggler
10 Kevin Steen
11 Daniel Bryan
12 Austin Aries
13 Ryback
14 Big Show
15 Randy Orton
16 Kane
17 Suwama
18 Antonio Cesaro
19 James Storm
20 Kofi Kingston
21 Wade Barrett
22 KENTA
23 Kurt Angle
24 Bobby Roode
25 Chris Jericho
26 Dean Ambrose
27 Jay Briscoe
28 AJ Styles
29 Jack Swagger
30 Takeshi Morishima
31 The Miz
32 Devon
33 Big E Langston
34 Matt Morgan
35 Seth Rollins
36 Kenny King
37 Michael Elgin
38 Prince Devitt
39 Roman Reigns
40 Mark Henry
41 Samoa Joe
42 Davey Richards
43 Magnus
44 Jay Lethal
45 Christopher Daniels
46 Sting
47 Curtis Axel
48 El Texano Jr.
49 Mark Briscoe
50 Damien Sandow
51 Johnny Gargano
52 La Sombra
53 Cody Rhodes
54 Shinsuke Nakamura
55 Adam Cole
56 Kazarian
57 Hernandez
58 R-Truth
59 Fandango
60 Chavo Guerrero Jr.
61 Eddie Edwards
62 Mr. Anderson
63 Rob Van Dam
64 Rey Mysterio
65 Masakatsu Funaki
66 Sami Callihan
67 Roderick Strong
68 Sami Zayn
69 D.O.C.
70 Togi Makabe
71 Zema Ion
72 Christian
73 Kyle O'Reilly
74 Brodus Clay
75 Sin Cara
76 Jun Akiyama
77 CIMA
78 El Mesias
79 Bo Dallas
80 Go Shiozaki
81 Bobby Fish
82 Titus O'Neil
83 Abyss
84 Justin Gabriel
85 Michael Bennett
86 Gunner
87 Rhino
88 Karl Anderson
89 Darren Young
90 Volador Jr
91 Adam Pearce
92 Steve Corino
93 Matt Taven
94 MASADA
95 Lance Archer
96 Jimmy Jacobs
97 A.R. Fox
98 Davey Boy Smith Jr.
99 Colt Cabana
100 Minoru Suzuki

101-200

101 Wes Brisco
102 Kassius Ohno
103 Matt Hardy
104 Hayato Fujita
105 Tensai
106 Samuray del Sol
107 Jimmy Uso
108 Blue Demon Jr
109 Satoshi Kojima
110 Jey Uso
111 Tyson Kidd
112 Adrian Neville
113 ACH
114 Hiroyoshi Tenzan
115 Bray Wyatt
116 Alex Shelley
117 Leo Kruger
118 Corey Graves
119 Naomichi Marufuji
120 Rhett Titus
121 Caprice Coleman
122 KUSHIDA
123 L.A. Par-K
124 Shelton Benjamin
125 Kenny Omega
126 Luke Harper
127 Ricochet
128 Takashi Sugiura
129 Cedric Alexander
130 Rob Conway
131 Rush
132 Knux
133 The Great Khali
134 El Terrible
135 Mike Mondo
136 SHINGO Takagi
137 Zack Ryder
138 Joey Ryan
139 Masanobu Soya
140 Heath Slater
141 Takao Omori
142 Jamin Olivencia
143 Alex Riley
144 Ray Gonzalez
145 Erick Rowan
146 Drake Younger
147 Santino Marella
148 Jinder Mahal
149 Primo
150 Manik
151 Matt Jackson
152 La Mascara Dorada
153 Epico
154 Crimson
155 Ted DiBiase Jr
156 William Regal
157 Nick Jackson
158 Rob Terry
159 Drew McIntyre
160 Chuck Taylor
161 Yoshinobu Kanemaru
162 Christian York
163 El Super Fenix
164 Curt Hawkins
165 Ryusuke Taguchi
166 Kahagas
167 Papadon
168 Eddie Kingston
169 Kota Ibushi
170 Cliff Compton
171 Stevie Richards
172 BJ Whitmer
173 Chris Angel
174 Yoshi Tatsu
175 Andy Leavine
176 Tadarius Thomas
177 Perro Aguayo Jr.
178 Hirooki Goto
179 Conor O'Brian
180 Murat Bosporus
181 Daga
182 Minoru Tanaka
183 Mistico
184 Toru Yano
185 Jay Bradley
186 Mohammed Yone
187 Katsuyori Shibata
188 Dr. Wagner Jr.
189 RJ Brewer
190 JTG
191 Mike Peterson
192 Cibernetico
193 Masato Tanaka
194 QT Marshall
195 Chicano
196 Hunico
197 David Starr
198 David Otunga
199 Sam Shaw
200 Camacho

201-300

201 Robbie E
202 Shawn Spears
203 Takashi Iizuka
204 La Mascara
205 Oliver Grey
206 El Hijo del Santo
207 Kensuke Sasaki
208 Matt Cross
209 Ricky Marvin
210 Soul Rocker
211 Taiji Ishimori
212 Rockstar Spud
213 Averno
214 Brian Kendrick
215 Alex Silva
216 Paul London
217 Ultimo Dragon
218 Genki Horiguchi
219 Katsuhiko Nakajima
220 Douglas Williams
221 Robert Anthony
222 Tyson Dux
223 GAMMA
224 Uhaa Nation
225 Joe E
226 Jushin Thunder Liger
227 Ultimo Guerrero
228 Jessie Godderz
229 Yuji Nagata
230 Mojo Rawley
231 Kaz Hayashi
232 Xavier Woods
233 BxB Hulk
234 Yujiro Takahashi
235 Garrett Bischoff
236 Shuji Kondo
237 Ruckus
238 Akira Tozawa
239 Darin Corbin
240 Super Crazy
241 Facade
242 Yoshihito Sasaki
243 Arik Cannon
244 Silver Kain
245 Ricky Reyes
246 Sha Samuels
247 BLK Jeez
248 Silas Young
249 VSK
250 Shaun Tempers
251 Pentagon Jr.
252 Mr. 450 Hammett
253 Anthony Nese
254 Atsushi Aoki
255 Tyler Breeze
256 Heavy Metal
257 Kotaru Suzuki
258 Rick Victor
259 Tetsuya Naito
260 Petey Williams
261 Gory
262 Mikey Whiplash
263 Jesse Neal
264 Flash Flanagan
265 Kid Kash
266 Shane Matthews
267 Jack Evans
268 DJ Hyde
269 Delirious
270 Devon Moore
271 Scorpio Sky
272 MVP
273 Bestia 666
274 Carlito
275 Pepper Parks
276 Rey Escorpion
277 Scott Parker
278 N8 Mattson
279 Daisuke Sekimoto
280 Chris Masters
281 Shawn Daivari
282 Dustin Rayz
283 Oliver John
284 Dragon Rojo Jr
285 Marco Corleone
286 Mason Ryan
287 Trent Barreta
288 Cody Deaner
289 Ace Hawkins
290 Mickey Keegan
291 John McChesney
292 Eric Ryan
293 Richie Steamboat
294 Teddy Hart
295 Danny Havoc
296 Chessman
297 Michael Tarver
298 Tama Tonga
299 Mike Quackenbush
300 Cannonball Grizzly

301-400
301 Damien Wayne
302 Josh Daniels
303 Shuji Ishikawa
304 Atlantis
305 Jigsaw
306 Christopher Silvio
307 Koji Kanemoto
308 Jake Carter
309 John Morrison
310 Diamante Azul
311 James Morgan
312 Gran Akuma
313 Craig Classic
314 Johnny Spade
315 Hallowicked
316 Asylum
317 Mikael Judas
318 Corey Hollis
319 Manabu Nakanishi
320 Mike Posey
321 Tommy Dreamer
322 Jocephus
323 Matt Burns
324 The Shard
325 Mentallo
326 Brady Pierce
327 Mark Haskins
328 The Necro Butcher
329 Rudy Switchblade
330 Negro Casas
331 Judas Devlin
332 B-Boy
333 Brian Cage
334 Ryan Eagles
335 Tim Storm
336 Apollyon
337 Virus
338 Jake O'Reilly
339 Rich Swann
340 Jake Crist
341 Tim Donst
342 Drew Gulak
343 Big Duke
344 Matt Riviera
345 Mark Angelosetti
346 Dave Crist
347 Robbie Eagles
348 Lance Bravado
349 Anthony Darko
350 AHTU
351 Chris Wylde
352 Robbie McAllister
353 Alex Kozlov
354 Harlem Bravado
355 Breaker Morant
356 RJ City
357 Tomahawk TT
358 Rocky Romero
359 Shane Haste
360 Dru Onyx
361 Shaun Ricker
362 Brandon Espinosa
363 Kekoa the Flyin' Hawaiian
364 Elia The Great
365 Nui Tofiga
366 Caleb Konley
367 Tony Kozina
368 EITA Kobayashi
369 Josh Alexander
370 Josef von Schmidt
371 Ethan Page
372 Oliver Cain
373 Mikey Nichols
374 Homicide
375 Tiger Mask IV
376 Thee Sean Allen
377 Hartley Jackson
378 Sylvain Grenier
379 Briley Pierce
380 Vordell Walker
381 Krimson
382 Danny Burch
383 Robbie Gilmour
384 Stupified
385 Ray Rosas
386 Gregory Iron
387 Kory Chavis
388 Johnny Yuma
389 Azrieal
390 Player Uno
391 Logan Shulo
392 Thomas Dubois
393 Johnny Goodtime
394 Bobby Shields
395 Ricky Mandel
396 Kincaid
397 Mathieu St. Jacques
398 Black Ice
399 Chasyn Rance
400 Mike Rollins

401-500

401 Chance Prophet
402 The Bodysnatcher
403 Kyle Sebastian
404 Kyle Matthews
405 Joe Gacy
406 Tim Edwards
407 Milo Beasley
408 AJ Kirsch
409 Ricky Martinez
410 Michelle Starr
411 Bobby Sharp
412 Hellcat
413 Dave Dutra
414 Nick Madrid
415 Kwan Chang
416 Greg Anthony
417 Rob Sweet
418 Jon Davis
419 Matt Tremont
420 Bandido Jr.
421 Bill Collier
422 Crazzy Steve
423 Sexxy Eddie
424 Lance Anoa'i
425 Ray Alexander
426 Ken Steel
427 Bux Belmar
428 Notorious T
429 JD Maverick
430 Will Rood
431 Michael Barry
432 Ryan Reign
433 Alan Steel
434 Dylan Drake
435 Shane Strickland
436 Tommy Mack
437 Billy Blade
438 Nitro
439 Jack Thriller
440 Franky The Mobster
441 Paredyse
442 Gideon Malice
443 Sugar Dunkerton
444 Lince Dorado
445 Hornet
446 Danny Daniels
447 Aaron Epic
448 Blackjack Phoenix
449 Chris Cooper
450 Gabe Saint
451 Steve Stasiak
452 Brandon Thurston
453 Ruff Crossing
454 CJ O'Doyle
455 Cloudy
456 Ron Falco
457 The Big O
458 Ryot
459 Martin Stanley Fuqua
460 Shooter Storm
461 Rudy Russo
462 Rip Impact
463 Chief Attakullakulla
464 Garrett Dylan
465 Jeff Cobb
466 Silent Warrior
467 Venom
468 El Mariachi
469 Jeremy Wyatt
470 Chaz Montana
471 Danny Demanto
472 Ethan Cross
473 Matt King
474 Mark Bravura
475 Doyle Day
476 Marc Mandrake
477 Chrisifix
478 Shawn Patrick
479 Greg Excellent
480 Dave Osborune
481 Mark Shurman
482 Butch Long
483 Napalm Bomb
484 Victor Creed
485 The Stro
486 Marc Krieger
487 Barry Hardy
488 Andrew Davis
489 Nick Vickers
490 Chris Perish
491 Vince Beach
492 Brandon Scott
493 Nicki Valentino
494 Chris LaPlante
495 Krackerjack
496 Johnny Adams
497 Slim Trimmons
498 Scotty Turner
499 Tim Zbyszko
500 Lucipher Lords​

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

Some strange picks as always!

Matt Morgan in at number 34 is a bit of a surprise, how many matches has he wrestled this year? I can't even remember the last time he did anything of relevance in TNA. I can't believe he is ranked higher than Prince Devitt (38) who has had a fantastic year over in Japan.

And why is Bray Wyatt down at 115? That boggles my mind, the buzz he has created in NXT and the impact of the Wyatt Family both on that show and on the main roster deserves a much higher ranking for sure.

 

[Mr. Book This Section]

Sure, Bray Wyatt is a good charactor but from what I've seen from his Wrestling ablitity on the main roster, it's all over the place and sloppy.

 

[Mustang Sally]

If one cares to spend time wondering about the criterion they use to compile the list, I would ask whether the rankings are based on how good a wrestler the person is.....or whether it's charted on the success they've enjoyed in the past year.....or does it encompass success they've attained over their careers? The last part would mean that their ranking is cumulative; not based on only the past year.

Since I'm a Drew McIntyre fan, I notice he's listed as #159, four spots lower than Ted DiBiase Jr., who is the subject of a couple topics on this forum since his departure from WWE this week.

Where's the logic in Ted's higher ranking? Perhaps they're saying Drew isn't as good a ring performer as Ted, which is a matter of opinion, of course.

Maybe they're saying DiBiase had a better year, but given Drew's constant jobber exposure on TV while Ted had no appearances I was aware of, that hardly seems to explain Ted's higher ranking.

But if the early success enjoyed by DiBiase in his appearances with (and without) Cody Rhodes are an indication, an argument can be made that DiBiase's overall career has been more successful than Drew's, causing the magazine to rate him higher.

Does any of this matter?......Naw.

Should anyone get upset about what they're reading from PWI?....If they do, I'd suggest spending more time outdoors.

 

[ABMorales787]

How the hell is Texano Jr. #48? In the designated timeframe, he was a Trios Champion, won the Antonio Pena Cup and became the youngest AAA Megachampion in history. Yet somehow Matt Morgan, who spent most of that time sitting at home, is higher? What? How does that make any sense?

 

[Cena's Little Helper]

This was a shitty year for wrestling. Shittiness is strongly and positively correlated with random and WTF?! best of lists. It's safe assume that the former causes the latter. You're welcome for answering your question.

 

[Dave_duncan]

How the hell is Texano Jr. #48? In the designated timeframe, he was a Trios Champion, won the Antonio Pena Cup and became the youngest AAA Megachampion in history. Yet somehow Matt Morgan, who spent most of that time sitting at home, is higher? What? How does that make any sense?

agreed. plus kevin steen should be higher than he is. And bully ray. because love tna or hate it. Bully ray heel turn was one of the best of the year.



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