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PWI Magazine

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016

... brought to you in association with Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine.

Choose year: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991
(see also the PWI Female 50 listings)

position	wrestler	previous year position	difference
1	Roman Reigns	4	+3
2	Kazuchika Okada	27	+25
3	Finn Bálor	28	+25
4	A.J. Styles	3	-1
5	Jay Lethal	17	+12
6	Kevin Owens	10	+4
7	Shinsuke Nakamura	5	-2
8	Seth Rollins	1	-7
9	Dean Ambrose	13	+4
10	John Cena	2	-8
11	Drew Galloway	37	+26
13	Roderick Strong	62	+49
14	Samoa Joe	46	+32
15	Ricochet	16	+1
16	Will Ospreay	N/A	N/A
17	Sheamus	42	+25
18	Michael Elgin	43	+25
19	Brock Lesnar	N/A	N/A
20	Ethan Carter III	30	+10
21	Chris Jericho	84	+63
22	The Miz	60	+38
23	Kenny Omega	54	+31
24	Bobby Lashley	18	-6
25	Kalisto	120	+95
26	Bobby Fish	45	+19
27	Hiroshi Tanahashi	11	-16
28	Zack Sabre Jr.	165	+137
29	Alberto Del Rio	9	-20
30	Ryback	29	-1
31	Jay Briscoe	7	-24
32	Kyle O'Reilly	35	+3
33	Matt Hardy	74	+41
34	Rusev	8	-26
35	Katsuyori Shibata	123	+88
36	Dolph Ziggler	12	-24
37	Tomohiro Ishii	110	+73
38	Big E	44	+6
40	Sami Zayn	23	-17
41	Go Shiozaki	31	-10
42	Kofi Kingston	52	+10
43	Shingo Takagi	255	+212
44	Takashi Sugiura	211	+167
45	Adam Cole	39	-6
46	Matt Jackson	66	+20
47	Hirooki Goto	76	+29
48	KUSHIDA	34	-14
49	Nick Jackson	67	+18
50	The Monster Matanza Cueto	269	+219
51	Mike Bennett	82	+31
52	Kane	51	-1
53	Baron Corbin	86	+33
54	Austin Aries	50	-4
55	Cesaro	41	-14
56	Bray Wyatt	21	-35
57	El Texano Jr.	87	+30
58	Xavier Woods	77	+19
59	Randy Orton	6	-53
60	Trevor Lee	350	+290
62	Johnny Mundo	32	-30
63	Daisuke Sekimoto	115	+52
64	Máximo Sexy	57	-7
65	Luke Gallows	73	+8
66	Adrian Neville	15	-51
67	Jeff Hardy	47	-20
68	Pentagon Jr.	95	+27
69	Karl Anderson	79	+10
70	Bobby Roode	22	-48
71	Timothy Thatcher	300	+229
72	Apollo Crews	197	+125
73	Kota Ibushi	40	-33
74	ACH	58	-16
75	Togi Makabe	128	+53
76	Rey Mysterio Jr.	N/A	N/A
77	Mil Muertes	26	-51
78	Jax Dane	140	+62
79	James Storm	56	-23
80	Eddie Edwards	75	-5
81	Naomichi Marufuji	48	-33
82	BUSHI	N/A	N/A
83	Mark Briscoe	70	-13
84	Minoru Suzuki	19	-65
85	Luke Harper	24	-61
86	Christopher Daniels	64	-22
87	Abyss	112	+25
88	Eric Young	33	-55
89	Fenix	162	+73
90	Jey Uso	72	-18
91	Isami Kodaka	272	+181
92	Frankie Kazarian	69	-23
93	Crazzy Steve	152	+59
94	Eli Drake	196	+102
95	Cage	78	-17
96	Nick Aldis	71	-25
97	Raymond Rowe	203	+106
98	Davey Boy Smith Jr.	81	-17
99	Jimmy Uso	49	-50
100	Lance Archer	92	-8
101	Rockstar Spud	113	+12
102	The Big Show	36	-66
103	Rocky Romero	103	0 (=)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016

position	wrestler	previous year position	difference
104	Moose	154	+50
105	Tommaso Ciampa	133	+28
106	Noam Dar	N/A	N/A
107	Trent Beretta	105	-2
108	Hanson	N/A	N/A
109	Zack Ryder	168	+59
110	Cody Rhodes	N/A	N/A
111	Shuji Ishikawa	225	+114
112	Rey Bucanero	122	+10
113	Ryusuke Taguchi	102	-11
114	Johnny Gargano	109	-5
115	Bram	124	+9
116	Cedric Alexander	85	-31
117	King Cuerno	63	-54
118	Drew Gulak	132	+14
119	Jason Jordan	277	+158
120	Big Cass	N/A	N/A
121	Rob Conway	83	-38
122	Enzo Amore	226	+104
123	Chad Gable	N/A	N/A
124	Angelico	117	-7
125	Chris Hero	104	-21
126	Tigre Uno	180	+54
127	Davey Richards	55	-72
129	Matt Sydal	114	-15
130	Andrade "Cien" Almas	N/A	N/A
131	Tyson Dux	239	+108
132	Dash Wilder	N/A	N/A
133	Sin Cara	100	-33
134	Tyrus	214	+80
135	Scott Dawson	N/A	N/A
136	Rich Swann	119	-17
138	Matt Cross	127	-11
139	Robbie E.	N/A	N/A
140	Alex Shelley	143	+3
142	Wade Barrett	N/A	N/A
143	Jessie Godderz	164	+21
144	SANADA	N/A	N/A
145	Mike Bailey	324	+179
146	Matt Riviera	227	+81
147	Shane Thorne	N/A	N/A
148	Kenny King	106	-42
149	Bubba Ray Dudley	N/A	N/A
150	Erick Rowan	111	-39
152	Atsushi Aoki	N/A	N/A
153	D-Von Dudley	N/A	N/A
154	Nick Miller	N/A	N/A
155	Chris Sabin	135	-20
156	Andrew Everett	368	+212
157	Colt Cabana	157	0 (=)
158	Joey Ryan	223	+65
159	Braxton Sutter	N/A	N/A
160	Rhett Titus	N/A	N/A
162	Oney Lorcan	N/A	N/A
163	Braun Strowman	N/A	N/A
164	Jack Swagger	137	-27
165	Mark Andrews	213	+48
166	Epico	N/A	N/A
167	Atlantis	313	+146
168	Brian Kendrick	248	+80
169	DJ Z	N/A	N/A
170	Aiden English	261	+91
171	Primo	N/A	N/A
172	Sami Callihan	N/A	N/A
173	R-Truth	94	-79
174	Tommy End	163	-11
175	Simon Gotch	256	+81
176	Dalton Castle	221	+45
177	Akira Tozawa	N/A	N/A
178	HARASHIMA	201	+23
179	Goldust	89	-90
180	YAMATO	N/A	N/A
181	Lio Rush	N/A	N/A
182	Curtis Axel	142	-40
183	Matt Taven	96	-87
185	El Hijo del Fantasma	N/A	N/A
186	Shelton Benjamin	N/A	N/A
187	Mike Rollins	N/A	N/A
188	Dragon Rojo Jr.	N/A	N/A
189	Darren Young	175	-14
190	Mahabali Shera	N/A	N/A
191	Adam Page	190	-1
192	Zeus	N/A	N/A
193	Mojo Rawley	192	-1
194	Baron Dax	N/A	N/A
195	Dragon Azteca Jr.	N/A	N/A
197	Mark Henry	130	-67
198	BxB Hulk	59	-139
199	Bo Dallas	156	-43
200	Mr. 450	235	+35
201	Basile Baraka	N/A	N/A
202	Jun Akiyama	150	-52
203	Elias Samson	N/A	N/A
204	Marty Scurll	N/A	N/A
205	CIMA	238	+33
206	Tye Dillinger	328	+122
207	Jack Evans	454	+247
208	Cody Deaner	268	+60
209	Tyler Breeze	61	-148
210	Ultimo Guerrero	198	-12

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016

position	wrestler	previous year position	difference
211	Satoshi Kojima	98	-113
212	Heath Slater	189	-23
213	Silas Young	215	+2
214	Kahagas	195	-19
215	Aero Star	166	-49
216	Viktor	N/A	N/A
217	Wesley Blake	121	-96
218	Daga	N/A	N/A
219	Hideki Suzuki	181	-38
220	Chavo Guerrero Jr.	318	+98
221	Hiroyoshi Tenzan	68	-153
222	Jeff Jarrett	182	-40
224	Fandango	183	-41
225	La Mascara	N/A	N/A
226	Konnor	N/A	N/A
227	Buddy Murphy	116	-111
228	Cibernetico	N/A	N/A
229	EVIL	N/A	N/A
230	Carlito	N/A	N/A
232	Yuji Hino	N/A	N/A
233	A. R. Fox	99	-134
234	T. J. Perkins	N/A	N/A
235	Chuck Taylor	273	+38
236	Carístico	N/A	N/A
237	Jason Kincaid	231	-6
238	KAI	186	-52
239	B.J. Whitmer	N/A	N/A
240	Volador, Jr.	144	-96
241	Mark Haskins	N/A	N/A
242	Sonjay Dutt	315	+73
243	Caprice Coleman	209	-34
244	Tim Storm	200	-44
246	Rey Cometa	N/A	N/A
248	Tajiri	N/A	N/A
249	Papadon	199	-50
250	Dragon Lee	N/A	N/A
251	Kenoh	279	+28
252	Bad Luck Fale	90	-162
253	Rush	N/A	N/A
254	Kohei Suwama	N/A	N/A
256	Marko Estrada	381	+125
257	TARIK	N/A	N/A
259	Caleb Konley	N/A	N/A
260	L. A. Park	193	-67
261	Jushin Liger	N/A	N/A
262	Bestia 666	210	-52
263	Facade	234	-29
264	David Starr	N/A	N/A
265	Charlie Haas	242	-23
266	Manabu Soya	N/A	N/A
267	Tiger Mask IV	N/A	N/A
268	Masato Yoshino	141	-127
269	Kamaitachi	N/A	N/A
270	Yoshi Tatsu	N/A	N/A
271	Rey Escorpion	174	-97
272	Konosuke Takeshita	N/A	N/A
273	Jack Gallagher	N/A	N/A
274	T-Hawk	153	-121
275	Stevie Richards	251	-24
276	Tomoaki Honma	260	-16
278	Taiji Ishimori	N/A	N/A
279	Roy Knight	291	+12
280	Ariya Daivari	N/A	N/A
281	Matt Riddle	N/A	N/A
282	Euforia	N/A	N/A
283	Fabian Aichner	N/A	N/A
284	Daisuke Sasaki	N/A	N/A
286	Will Ferrara	220	-66
287	Zak Knight	295	+8
288	The Mack	N/A	N/A
289	MAYBACH Taniguchi	N/A	N/A
290	Ryota Hama	N/A	N/A
291	Mascara Dorada	N/A	N/A
293	Grado	392	+99
294	Lince Dorado	370	+76
296	Hallowicked	327	+31
297	Axel Dieter Jr.	N/A	N/A
298	Matt Tremont	244	-54
299	Tama Tonga	N/A	N/A
300	Arik Cannon	278	-22
301	Da Mack	N/A	N/A
303	Yujiro Takahashi	N/A	N/A
304	Ricky Reyes	217	-87
307	Ethan Page	305	-2
308	Masada	173	-135
309	Raul Mendoza	N/A	N/A
310	Chris Dickinson	463	+153
314	YOSHI-HASHI	N/A	N/A
318	Donovan Dijak	216	-102
319	Dan Maff	N/A	N/A
320	Damian El Terrible	N/A	N/A
321	El Cuervo	N/A	N/A
322	Brandon Espinosa	362	+40
323	Eita	N/A	N/A
324	Tanga Roa	N/A	N/A
325	Monsta Mack	N/A	N/A
326	Joey Daddiego	N/A	N/A
327	Asylum	308	-19
328	Doug Williams	N/A	N/A
329	Al Snow	N/A	N/A

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016

position	wrestler	previous year position	difference
330	Blue Demon, Jr.	146	-184
331	Ultimo Dragon	270	-61
332	Daichi Hashimoto	N/A	N/A
333	Psycho Clown	323	-10
334	No Way Jose	N/A	N/A
335	Greg Anthony	341	+6
336	BLK Jeez	259	-77
337	Taichi	310	-27
338	Dr. Wagner, Jr.	170	-168
339	Luke Hawx	139	-200
340	Flamita	N/A	N/A
341	Jun Kasai	N/A	N/A
342	John McChesney	348	+6
343	Bull James	N/A	N/A
345	Dave Mastiff	N/A	N/A
346	Toru Yano	316	-30
347	TAKA Michinoku	N/A	N/A
349	Matt Burns	320	-29
350	Angelo Dawkins	N/A	N/A
351	Kotoka	N/A	N/A
352	Masato Tanaka	218	-134
353	Bill Collier	332	-21
354	Famous B	314	-40
355	Mathieu St. Jacques	423	+68
356	Chasyn Rance	330	-26
357	Alejandro Saez	N/A	N/A
358	Valiente	N/A	N/A
359	Cody Hall	N/A	N/A
360	Brian Myers	258	-102
361	Manjimura	N/A	N/A
362	Damian Slater	N/A	N/A
363	Jay White	N/A	N/A
364	Sean Maluta	N/A	N/A
366	Hitoshi Kumano	N/A	N/A
367	Americos	353	-14
369	Jason Lee	N/A	N/A
370	Markus Burke	N/A	N/A
372	Gzim Selmani	N/A	N/A
373	Colin Delaney	262	-111
374	Anthony Bennett	N/A	N/A
375	Masakatsu Funaki	N/A	N/A
376	Sunny Dhinsa	N/A	N/A
377	Cheeseburger	496	+119
378	Andy Dalton	N/A	N/A
379	Minoru Tanaka	N/A	N/A
380	Wes Brisco	365	-15
381	Stuka Jr.	N/A	N/A
382	R. J. City	375	-7
383	Eddie Kingston	386	+3
384	Houston Carson	336	-48
386	Gregory Iron	360	-26
387	J. T. Dunn	N/A	N/A
388	Joe Black	N/A	N/A
389	Alex Colon	309	-80
390	Sebastian Suave	489	+99
391	Morgan Webster	N/A	N/A
392	Matt Angel	N/A	N/A
393	Danny Havoc	284	-109
394	Aaron Epic	339	-55
395	William Huckaby	N/A	N/A
396	Pete Dunne	N/A	N/A
397	Evil Uno	N/A	N/A
398	Tracy Williams	N/A	N/A
399	Gedo	233	-166
400	Hugo Knox	N/A	N/A
402	Napalm Bomb	389	-13
403	Zach Gowen	366	-37
405	Harv Sihra	N/A	N/A
407	Josh Bodom	N/A	N/A
408	John Greed	N/A	N/A
410	Jado	240	-170
411	Hellcat	390	-21
413	Kenneth Johnson	N/A	N/A
415	Fred Yehi	N/A	N/A
416	Hartley Jackson	380	-36
417	Franky the Mobster	N/A	N/A
418	Kongo Kong	449	+31
420	Dave Crist	306	-114
421	Corey Hollis	302	-119
422	Sammy Guevara	N/A	N/A
423	Scorpio Sky	257	-166
424	Jake Crist	312	-112
425	Iestyn Rees	N/A	N/A
426	Bobby Sharp	422	-4
427	Peter Avalon	464	+37
428	Ashley Sixx	237	-191
429	Negro Casas	281	-148
430	David Finlay	447	+17
431	Dick Justice	472	+41
432	Johnny Yuma	317	-115
433	Kevin Martenson	N/A	N/A
434	Jesus Rodriguez	N/A	N/A
435	Rickey Shane Page	N/A	N/A
436	J.R. Kratos	333	-103
437	Hornet	N/A	N/A
438	Johnny Devine	419	-19
439	Jervis Cottonbelly	468	+29
440	Brian Fury	N/A	N/A
441	Brent Banks	408	-33
442	Danny Ramons	424	-18

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016

position	wrestler	previous year position	difference
443	Kevin Bennett	407	-36
444	Chance Prophet	N/A	N/A
445	Devon Moore	301	-144
446	"Boxcar Superstar" Hobo	497	+51
447	Punisher Martinez	N/A	N/A
448	Adam Thornstowe	432	-16
449	D. J. Hyde	280	-169
450	Alessandro Del Bruno	N/A	N/A
451	Sasa Keel	N/A	N/A
452	Conor Claxton	N/A	N/A
453	Colby Corino	N/A	N/A
454	Alex Reynolds	430	-24
455	Tyler Bateman	461	+6
456	Hammerstone	N/A	N/A
457	Luster The Legend	437	-20
458	John Silver	441	-17
459	Josef Von Schmidt	335	-124
460	Ron Falco	459	-1
461	Colin Cutler	394	-67
462	Danny Duggan	N/A	N/A
463	Jody Kristofferson	405	-58
464	Sean Carr	351	-113
465	Levi Shapiro	N/A	N/A
467	Greg Excellent	393	-74
468	Buddy Royal	N/A	N/A
469	Slim J	N/A	N/A
470	Mike Posey	N/A	N/A
471	Shaheem Ali	N/A	N/A
472	Bob Evans	266	-206
473	John Skyler	298	-175
474	Jaxon Jarvis	465	-9
475	Shane Sabre	446	-29
478	George Gatton	N/A	N/A
480	Leon St. Giovanni	N/A	N/A
481	N8 Mattson	N/A	N/A
482	Mr. Juicy	469	-13
484	Anthony Henry	N/A	N/A
486	Anthony Darko	460	-26
487	Will Calrissian	N/A	N/A
488	John Campbell	479	-9
489	Chrisifix	467	-22
490	Coconut Jones	466	-24
492	Brandon Thurston	433	-59
493	Jonny Puma	N/A	N/A
494	Mattick	N/A	N/A
495	Chris Perish	482	-13
496	Frankie Feathers	N/A	N/A
500	Timmy Lou Retton	N/A	N/A