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PWI 500
The PWI 500 — 2001
The complete Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 for 2001 — all five hundred places, as published. Kurt Angle took the number one spot.
| Rank | Wrestler | GOAT | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt Angle | 97.99 | Calibrated |
| 2 | Steve Austin | 99.14 | Calibrated |
| 3 | Chris Benoit | 72.30 | Provisional |
| 4 | Keiji Mutoh | 62.34 | Provisional |
| 5 | Booker T | 95.05 | Calibrated |
| 6 | Triple H | 98.94 | Calibrated |
| 7 | Scott Steiner | 80.36 | Provisional |
| 8 | Mitsuharu Misawa | 66.62 | Provisional |
| 9 | Chris Jericho | 97.96 | Calibrated |
| 10 | Rhyno | 54.12 | Provisional |
| 11 | The Undertaker | 99.38 | Calibrated |
| 12 | Genichiro Tenryu | 54.81 | Provisional |
| 13 | Lance Storm | 55.25 | Provisional |
| 14 | The Rock | 98.95 | Calibrated |
| 15 | El Hijo del Santo | 59.35 | Provisional |
| 16 | Kane | 79.65 | Provisional |
| 17 | Jeff Hardy | 97.49 | Calibrated |
| 18 | Toshiaki Kawada | 58.43 | Provisional |
| 19 | Diamond Dallas Page | 59.87 | Provisional |
| 20 | Adam Copeland | 66.43 | Provisional |
| 21 | Dr. Wagner Jr. | 58.31 | Provisional |
| 22 | Matt Hardy | 69.07 | Provisional |
| 23 | Minoru Tanaka | 53.84 | Provisional |
| 24 | Jeff Jarrett | 64.80 | Provisional |
| 25 | Jushin Liger | 63.16 | Provisional |
| 26 | Hector Garza | 54.54 | Provisional |
| 27 | Yoshihiro Tajiri | 53.48 | Provisional |
| 28 | Mike Awesome | 52.19 | Provisional |
| 29 | Christian Cage | 95.07 | Calibrated |
| 30 | Buh Buh Ray Dudley | 51.31 | Provisional |
| 31 | Hurricane Helms | 51.30 | Provisional |
| 32 | Albert | 50.61 | Provisional |
| 33 | Nicho El Millonario | 51.46 | Provisional |
| 34 | Kazuyuki Fujita | 49.55 | Provisional |
| 35 | Steve Corino | 53.27 | Provisional |
| 36 | D-Von Dudley | 77.80 | Provisional |
| 37 | Test | 52.86 | Provisional |
| 38 | Billy Kidman | 53.02 | Provisional |
| 39 | Jun Akiyama | 58.13 | Provisional |
| 40 | Hugh Morrus | 51.12 | Provisional |
| 41 | Kensuke Sasaki | 58.55 | Provisional |
| 42 | Chavo Guerrero | 55.67 | Provisional |
| 43 | Sean O'Haire | 49.91 | Provisional |
| 44 | Tokyo Magnum | 51.02 | Provisional |
| 45 | Bradshaw | 53.47 | Provisional |
| 46 | Silver King | 52.39 | Provisional |
| 47 | Shinya Hashimoto | 56.16 | Provisional |
| 48 | Vader | 53.26 | Provisional |
| 49 | Jerry Lynn | 54.89 | Provisional |
| 50 | Eddie Guerrero | 98.64 | Calibrated |
| 51 | Hardcore Holly | 51.84 | Provisional |
| 52 | Yuji Nagata | 57.40 | Provisional |
| 53 | Raven | 57.27 | Provisional |
| 54 | Juventud Guerrera | 54.14 | Provisional |
| 55 | Taiyo Kea | 52.83 | Provisional |
| 56 | Faarooq | 51.92 | Provisional |
| 57 | Sabu | 58.98 | Provisional |
| 58 | Masato Tanaka | 54.67 | Provisional |
| 59 | Rob Van Dam | 97.64 | Calibrated |
| 60 | Chuck Palumbo | 51.16 | Provisional |
| 61 | William Regal | 55.80 | Provisional |
| 62 | Spike Dudley | 52.89 | Provisional |
| 63 | Masa Chono | 52.07 | Provisional |
| 64 | Villano III | 50.12 | Provisional |
| 65 | Christopher Daniels | 59.71 | Provisional |
| 66 | Perry Saturn | 51.86 | Provisional |
| 67 | X-Pac | 77.67 | Provisional |
| 68 | Jinsei Shinzaki | 51.28 | Provisional |
| 69 | Electro Shock | 51.29 | Provisional |
| 70 | Steve Blackman | 50.39 | Provisional |
| 71 | Scott Norton | 51.86 | Provisional |
| 72 | Big Show | 60.36 | Provisional |
| 73 | Shiima Nobunaga | 50.37 | Provisional |
| 74 | Crash Holly | 52.42 | Provisional |
| 75 | Super Delfin | 51.79 | Provisional |
| 76 | Tiger Mask IV | 54.77 | Provisional |
| 77 | Satanico | 49.57 | Provisional |
| 78 | Tommy Dreamer | 78.01 | Provisional |
| 79 | Justin Credible | 55.30 | Provisional |
| 80 | Manabu Nakanishi | 53.03 | Provisional |
| 81 | Bull Buchanan | 49.68 | Provisional |
| 82 | Lance Hoyt | 49.79 | Provisional |
| 83 | Steve Austin | 99.14 | Calibrated |
| 84 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 56.66 | Provisional |
| 85 | Satoshi Kojima | 57.74 | Provisional |
| 86 | Grandmaster Sexay | 48.70 | Provisional |
| 87 | Brock Lesnar | 99.08 | Calibrated |
| 88 | Scotty 2 Hotty | 51.85 | Provisional |
| 89 | Atlantis | 53.67 | Provisional |
| 90 | The Goodfather | 47.75 | Provisional |
| 91 | Crowbar | 49.38 | Provisional |
| 92 | Shannon Moore | 52.05 | Provisional |
| 93 | Shinjiro Otani | 52.60 | Provisional |
| 94 | Super Crazy | 52.81 | Provisional |
| 95 | Octagon | 52.71 | Provisional |
| 96 | Chris Candido | 53.00 | Provisional |
| 97 | Rikishi | 77.62 | Provisional |
| 98 | Scott Hall | 56.56 | Provisional |
| 99 | Al Snow | 53.13 | Provisional |
| 100 | Tatsuhito Takaiwa | 51.19 | Provisional |
| 101 | TAKA Michinoku | 53.82 | Provisional |
| 102 | Reckless Youth | 50.89 | Provisional |
| 103 | Sho Funaki | 50.67 | Provisional |
| 104 | La Parka | 52.47 | Provisional |
| 105 | Scoot Andrews | 49.96 | Provisional |
| 106 | Haku | 49.25 | Provisional |
| 107 | The Sandman | 51.92 | Provisional |
| 108 | Naoya Ogawa | 51.57 | Provisional |
| 109 | Negro Casas | 54.49 | Provisional |
| 110 | Rick Steiner | 58.59 | Provisional |
| 111 | Dean Malenko | 60.45 | Provisional |
| 112 | C. W. Anderson | 51.49 | Provisional |
| 113 | Blue Panther | 52.50 | Provisional |
| 114 | Kid Kash | 52.05 | Provisional |
| 115 | Hiro Hase | 51.75 | Provisional |
| 116 | Mike Rotunda | 47.08 | Provisional |
| 117 | Essa Rios | 49.16 | Provisional |
| 118 | Danny Doring | 50.58 | Provisional |
| 119 | Mark Jindrak | 50.60 | Provisional |
| 120 | Ricky Marvin | 49.93 | Provisional |
| 121 | Charlie Haas | 54.17 | Provisional |
| 122 | Akira Taue | 52.85 | Provisional |
| 123 | Shawn Stasiak | 50.84 | Provisional |
| 124 | Joey Matthews | 50.13 | Provisional |
| 125 | Billy Gunn | 77.85 | Provisional |
| 126 | Dick Togo | 50.67 | Provisional |
| 127 | Val Venis | 53.90 | Provisional |
| 128 | Christian York | 50.70 | Provisional |
| 129 | The Great Sasuke | 54.76 | Provisional |
| 130 | Russ Haas | 47.58 | Provisional |
| 131 | K-Kwik | 47.09 | Provisional |
| 132 | Mike Quackenbush | 51.44 | Provisional |
| 133 | Disqo | 46.77 | Provisional |
| 134 | Black Warrior | 52.13 | Provisional |
| 135 | Johnny Smith | 50.78 | Provisional |
| 136 | Amish Roadkill | 48.71 | Provisional |
| 137 | Steven Richards | 52.36 | Provisional |
| 138 | Minoru Fujita | 50.39 | Provisional |
| 139 | Mike Barton | 48.80 | Provisional |
| 140 | Tazz | 49.52 | Provisional |
| 141 | Little Guido Maritato | 48.51 | Provisional |
| 142 | Villano IV | 48.91 | Provisional |
| 143 | 2 Cold Scorpio | 52.99 | Provisional |
| 144 | Steve Bradley | 49.38 | Provisional |
| 145 | D-Lo Brown | 52.05 | Provisional |
| 146 | Gedo | 51.24 | Provisional |
| 147 | Nova | 49.14 | Provisional |
| 148 | Chris Kanyon | 47.15 | Provisional |
| 149 | Takehiro Murahama | 49.11 | Provisional |
| 150 | Buff Bagwell | 50.65 | Provisional |
| 151 | Jado | 50.49 | Provisional |
| 152 | Mike Rapada | 46.46 | Provisional |
| 153 | Shelton Benjamin | 64.08 | Provisional |
| 154 | Ultimo Guerrero | 59.60 | Provisional |
| 155 | Villano V | 47.75 | Provisional |
| 156 | Balls Mahoney | 51.10 | Provisional |
| 157 | Shark Boy | 50.91 | Provisional |
| 158 | Gran Hamada | 51.21 | Provisional |
| 159 | Michael Modest | 51.07 | Provisional |
| 160 | Dragon Kid | 51.24 | Provisional |
| 161 | The Blue Boy | 47.12 | Provisional |
| 162 | Kendo Ka Shin | 51.94 | Provisional |
| 163 | Felino | 51.95 | Provisional |
| 164 | Chad Collyer | 49.81 | Provisional |
| 165 | Jerry Lawler | 78.48 | Provisional |
| 166 | Rey Bucanero | 53.05 | Provisional |
| 167 | Mark Henry | 78.57 | Provisional |
| 168 | Evan Karagias | 49.22 | Provisional |
| 169 | Gran Naniwa | 49.17 | Provisional |
| 170 | Low Ki | 54.51 | Provisional |
| 171 | Tarzan Boy | 50.11 | Provisional |
| 172 | Julio Dinero | 49.32 | Provisional |
| 173 | New Jack | 51.02 | Provisional |
| 174 | Simon Diamond | 49.61 | Provisional |
| 175 | The Maestro | 47.43 | Provisional |
| 176 | Donovan Morgan | 50.75 | Provisional |
| 177 | Mr. Niebla | 52.79 | Provisional |
| 178 | Joey Abs | 46.95 | Provisional |
| 179 | Lash LeRoux | 48.96 | Provisional |
| 180 | Gillberg | 49.55 | Provisional |
| 181 | Akira Nogami | 50.95 | Provisional |
| 182 | Nick Dinsmore | 50.03 | Provisional |
| 183 | David Flair | 47.97 | Provisional |
| 184 | Flash | 47.05 | Provisional |
| 185 | Brian Adams | 47.82 | Provisional |
| 186 | Fuerza Guerrera | 50.58 | Provisional |
| 187 | Tatsumi Fujinami | 54.14 | Provisional |
| 188 | Bryan Clark | 46.63 | Provisional |
| 189 | Rico Constantino | 48.62 | Provisional |
| 190 | Mikey Whipwreck | 49.52 | Provisional |
| 191 | Lance Cade | 51.09 | Provisional |
| 192 | El Dandy | 48.66 | Provisional |
| 193 | Dusty Rhodes | 99.54 | Calibrated |
| 194 | Ekmo | 47.58 | Provisional |
| 195 | Air Paris | 47.10 | Provisional |
| 196 | Tony Kozina | 49.39 | Provisional |
| 197 | Kimo | 48.27 | Provisional |
| 198 | Rey Misterio, Jr. | 55.61 | Provisional |
| 199 | AJ Styles | 97.33 | Calibrated |
| 200 | Adam Pearce | 52.78 | Provisional |
| 201 | Jayson Reign | 46.43 | Provisional |
| 202 | Gary Steele | 47.00 | Provisional |
| 203 | Osamu Nishimura | 51.25 | Provisional |
| 204 | El Samurai | 50.97 | Provisional |
| 205 | Michelle Starr | 48.56 | Provisional |
| 206 | American Dragon | 50.16 | Provisional |
| 207 | Gran Apolo | 48.76 | Provisional |
| 208 | Spanky | 50.72 | Provisional |
| 209 | Naomichi Marufuji | 54.13 | Provisional |
| 210 | Jet Jaguar | 47.30 | Provisional |
| 211 | Johnny Moss | 47.30 | Provisional |
| 212 | Jamie Knoble | 49.39 | Provisional |
| 213 | Takao Omori | 51.69 | Provisional |
| 214 | Trailer Park Trash | 47.20 | Provisional |
| 215 | Damien 666 | 48.69 | Provisional |
| 216 | Yoshinari Ogawa | 50.74 | Provisional |
| 217 | Randy Orton | 97.91 | Calibrated |
| 218 | Savio Vega | 51.84 | Provisional |
| 219 | Rodrageous | 45.39 | Provisional |
| 220 | Masa Fuchi | 45.39 | Provisional |
| 221 | Tsubasa | 46.39 | Provisional |
| 222 | Emilio Charles Jr. | 48.44 | Provisional |
| 223 | Don Montoya | 48.57 | Provisional |
| 224 | Jason Lee | 47.53 | Provisional |
| 225 | Jim Steele | 46.62 | Provisional |
| 226 | Takuma Sano | 48.38 | Provisional |
| 227 | Ricky Banderas | 50.51 | Provisional |
| 228 | Boyce Legrande | 47.71 | Provisional |
| 229 | Vic Capri | 46.00 | Provisional |
| 230 | John Kronus | 50.29 | Provisional |
| 231 | Samu | 50.88 | Provisional |
| 232 | Halloween | 50.27 | Provisional |
| 233 | Andy Anderson | 45.18 | Provisional |
| 234 | Billy Fives | 47.44 | Provisional |
| 235 | Pete Gas | 46.21 | Provisional |
| 236 | Tom Brandi | 49.32 | Provisional |
| 237 | Jack Dupp | 45.88 | Provisional |
| 238 | Romeo Bliss | 46.41 | Provisional |
| 239 | Shinya Makabe | 46.31 | Provisional |
| 240 | Dr. Cerebro | 47.31 | Provisional |
| 241 | The Messiah | 45.80 | Provisional |
| 242 | Silky Boom Boom | 46.38 | Provisional |
| 243 | Dennis Gregory | 47.72 | Provisional |
| 244 | Beau James | 47.82 | Provisional |
| 245 | Tony Jones | 48.44 | Provisional |
| 246 | Supreme | 46.29 | Provisional |
| 247 | Glen Osbourne | 50.88 | Provisional |
| 248 | Masai Irinara | 44.91 | Provisional |
| 249 | K. C. Thunder | 47.85 | Provisional |
| 250 | Otto Schwanz | 47.32 | Provisional |
| 251 | Vincenzo Massaro | 44.88 | Provisional |
| 252 | Damian Steele | 45.67 | Provisional |
| 253 | Eric Angle | 44.88 | Provisional |
| 254 | Jon Ryan | 45.59 | Provisional |
| 255 | Mike Shane | 48.45 | Provisional |
| 256 | Todd Shane | 48.54 | Provisional |
| 257 | Leviathan | 44.78 | Provisional |
| 258 | Onyx | 47.61 | Provisional |
| 259 | Koji Kanemoto | 54.63 | Provisional |
| 260 | Frank Parker | 48.46 | Provisional |
| 261 | Horace Hogan | 46.17 | Provisional |
| 262 | Eddie Golden | 48.02 | Provisional |
| 263 | J. R. Ryder | 47.13 | Provisional |
| 264 | Major DeBeers | 47.87 | Provisional |
| 265 | King Kong Bundy | 49.91 | Provisional |
| 266 | Mike Sullivan | 47.02 | Provisional |
| 267 | Roger Anderson | 47.10 | Provisional |
| 268 | Vance Nevada | 49.01 | Provisional |
| 269 | Cham Pain | 46.72 | Provisional |
| 270 | Vic Grimes | 45.90 | Provisional |
| 271 | Race Steele | 47.31 | Provisional |
| 272 | Jason Jett | 44.57 | Provisional |
| 273 | Andre Baker | 46.69 | Provisional |
| 274 | Kid Kaos | 44.51 | Provisional |
| 275 | Jag | 45.87 | Provisional |
| 276 | Adam Firestorm | 46.72 | Provisional |
| 277 | Col. Boomer Payne | 44.47 | Provisional |
| 278 | David Young | 49.83 | Provisional |
| 279 | Inferno | 45.77 | Provisional |
| 280 | Jeremy Lopez | 46.51 | Provisional |
| 281 | The Prototype | 44.40 | Provisional |
| 282 | Jason Rumble | 46.58 | Provisional |
| 283 | Corporal Punishment | 47.00 | Provisional |
| 284 | Rob Conway | 52.40 | Provisional |
| 285 | Lex Lovett | 47.21 | Provisional |
| 286 | Matt Stryker | 49.28 | Provisional |
| 287 | Robert Thompson | 46.93 | Provisional |
| 288 | John Rambo | 49.82 | Provisional |
| 289 | Blade Boudreaux | 46.41 | Provisional |
| 290 | Shorty Smalls | 46.72 | Provisional |
| 291 | Mikey Henderson | 46.08 | Provisional |
| 292 | Lenny Lane | 47.64 | Provisional |
| 293 | Trent Acid | 47.22 | Provisional |
| 294 | Pogo The Clown | 45.37 | Provisional |
| 295 | Hotstuff Hernandez | 49.34 | Provisional |
| 296 | Shane Ballard | 47.50 | Provisional |
| 297 | Lodi | 45.80 | Provisional |
| 298 | Shannon Ballard | 47.44 | Provisional |
| 299 | Chris Nelson | 46.91 | Provisional |
| 300 | Steve Sharp | 44.10 | Provisional |
| 301 | J. C. Dazz | 44.09 | Provisional |
| 302 | Jon Heidenreich | 48.85 | Provisional |
| 303 | Kevin Northcutt | 48.36 | Provisional |
| 304 | Chilly Willy | 45.81 | Provisional |
| 305 | Vito DeNucci | 46.83 | Provisional |
| 306 | Steve Boz | 46.73 | Provisional |
| 307 | Jimmy Rave | 50.23 | Provisional |
| 308 | Brandon K. | 45.78 | Provisional |
| 309 | John Phoenix | 43.97 | Provisional |
| 310 | Scottie Wren | 45.97 | Provisional |
| 311 | L. A. Smooth | 43.97 | Provisional |
| 312 | Cody Hawk | 49.18 | Provisional |
| 313 | Naphtali | 46.42 | Provisional |
| 314 | Samoa Joe | 96.26 | Calibrated |
| 315 | Prince Nana | 48.06 | Provisional |
| 316 | Scott Bishop | 46.01 | Provisional |
| 317 | Caprice Coleman | 50.35 | Provisional |
| 318 | Robbie Royce | 46.61 | Provisional |
| 319 | Frankie Kazarian | 60.54 | Provisional |
| 320 | Jason Justice | 43.79 | Provisional |
| 321 | Preston Quinn | 46.23 | Provisional |
| 322 | Qenaan Creed | 45.91 | Provisional |
| 323 | Damaja | 50.11 | Provisional |
| 324 | Matt Murphy | 45.27 | Provisional |
| 325 | J. J. Johnston | 45.50 | Provisional |
| 326 | Quinn Magnum | 47.05 | Provisional |
| 327 | Iceman | 46.72 | Provisional |
| 328 | Rob McBride | 46.72 | Provisional |
| 329 | Rick Deezel | 46.74 | Provisional |
| 330 | Keiji Sakoda | 46.10 | Provisional |
| 331 | Johnny Kashmere | 47.44 | Provisional |
| 332 | Biggie Biggs | 47.00 | Provisional |
| 333 | T. Rantula | 50.13 | Provisional |
| 334 | Mr. Ooh La La | 47.46 | Provisional |
| 335 | Drake Dawson | 43.57 | Provisional |
| 336 | Dean Champion | 44.89 | Provisional |
| 337 | Dusty Wolfe | 48.71 | Provisional |
| 338 | Curtis Thompson | 43.56 | Provisional |
| 339 | Ricky Harrison | 44.28 | Provisional |
| 340 | Ty Street | 44.36 | Provisional |
| 341 | Rico Casanova | 46.49 | Provisional |
| 342 | Lord Zoltan | 48.45 | Provisional |
| 343 | Skull Ganz | 45.61 | Provisional |
| 344 | Rick Fuller | 47.20 | Provisional |
| 345 | Ace Darling | 50.27 | Provisional |
| 346 | Lazz | 45.37 | Provisional |
| 347 | Bart Sawyer | 49.70 | Provisional |
| 348 | Nathan Jones | 48.05 | Provisional |
| 349 | Rory Fox | 48.15 | Provisional |
| 350 | Moondog Molsonn | 43.36 | Provisional |
| 351 | Dr. Luther | 46.18 | Provisional |
| 352 | Boom Boom Comini | 44.08 | Provisional |
| 353 | Dylan Night | 44.96 | Provisional |
| 354 | Stone Mountain | 44.06 | Provisional |
| 355 | Scott D'Amore | 49.29 | Provisional |
| 356 | The Hardkore Kidd | 44.06 | Provisional |
| 357 | Jacey North | 46.20 | Provisional |
| 358 | Rapid Fire Maldonado | 45.40 | Provisional |
| 359 | Vinnie Capelli | 43.19 | Provisional |
| 360 | Seven | 48.69 | Provisional |
| 361 | Shaggy 2 Dope | 46.03 | Provisional |
| 362 | Barry Horowitz | 49.82 | Provisional |
| 363 | Bull Schmidt | 45.91 | Provisional |
| 364 | Ronnie Vegas | 45.84 | Provisional |
| 365 | Moondog Wenzel | 43.10 | Provisional |
| 366 | Afa Jr. | 48.54 | Provisional |
| 367 | Mentallo | 45.50 | Provisional |
| 368 | Sydeswype | 44.39 | Provisional |
| 369 | Bad Boy Basil | 43.07 | Provisional |
| 370 | Terry Allen | 45.18 | Provisional |
| 371 | Cheetah Master | 49.31 | Provisional |
| 372 | Marc Ash | 48.48 | Provisional |
| 373 | Bruiser Bennett | 46.53 | Provisional |
| 374 | The Bruiser | 46.03 | Provisional |
| 375 | Chris Michaels | 47.51 | Provisional |
| 376 | Vince Goodnite | 43.86 | Provisional |
| 377 | Smelly | 43.69 | Provisional |
| 378 | Maxx Justice | 46.61 | Provisional |
| 379 | Judas Young | 45.30 | Provisional |
| 380 | Piranah | 45.27 | Provisional |
| 381 | Trooper Gilmore | 42.87 | Provisional |
| 382 | T. J. Powers | 44.67 | Provisional |
| 383 | John Balsamo | 44.69 | Provisional |
| 384 | Dino Divine | 43.58 | Provisional |
| 385 | Horshu | 46.17 | Provisional |
| 386 | Kidd USA | 43.56 | Provisional |
| 387 | Vince Kaplack | 42.77 | Provisional |
| 388 | Shirley Doe | 45.50 | Provisional |
| 389 | Rich Myers | 45.69 | Provisional |
| 390 | Johnny Spade | 47.92 | Provisional |
| 391 | Bobo Brazil, Jr. | 45.00 | Provisional |
| 392 | Crusher Hansen | 44.48 | Provisional |
| 393 | Juggernaut | 46.94 | Provisional |
| 394 | Darren Dalton | 42.67 | Provisional |
| 395 | The Bouncer | 44.78 | Provisional |
| 396 | J-Rocc | 45.10 | Provisional |
| 397 | Creeping Death | 43.46 | Provisional |
| 398 | Monsta Mack | 46.41 | Provisional |
| 399 | Beau Douglas | 43.40 | Provisional |
| 400 | Mafia | 44.68 | Provisional |
| 401 | Eric Priest | 44.56 | Provisional |
| 402 | Jardi Frantz | 44.26 | Provisional |
| 403 | Robbie Rage | 42.50 | Provisional |
| 404 | Guillotine Legrande | 42.50 | Provisional |
| 405 | Brian Anthony | 45.18 | Provisional |
| 406 | Adam Booker | 44.27 | Provisional |
| 407 | Paul Vault | 45.07 | Provisional |
| 408 | Miyaki Frantz | 42.47 | Provisional |
| 409 | Dapper Dan | 42.47 | Provisional |
| 410 | Steve Southern | 45.18 | Provisional |
| 411 | Masked Maniac | 45.92 | Provisional |
| 412 | Scab | 44.18 | Provisional |
| 413 | Dave Johnson | 43.70 | Provisional |
| 414 | Paul Diamond | 47.33 | Provisional |
| 415 | Zak Mason | 42.37 | Provisional |
| 416 | Kevin Knight | 50.94 | Provisional |
| 417 | Johnny Malibu | 42.30 | Provisional |
| 418 | Poison | 43.67 | Provisional |
| 419 | Major Havoc | 46.72 | Provisional |
| 420 | Bobby Rogers | 46.94 | Provisional |
| 421 | J. T. Lightning | 45.42 | Provisional |
| 422 | David Lee Gilbert | 43.00 | Provisional |
| 423 | Badd Brad | 42.21 | Provisional |
| 424 | Ralph Mosca | 44.66 | Provisional |
| 425 | Persian Prince | 44.47 | Provisional |
| 426 | Chris Krueger | 42.97 | Provisional |
| 427 | Al Savage | 43.99 | Provisional |
| 428 | L. A. Wild One | 42.17 | Provisional |
| 429 | Jeff Roth | 42.11 | Provisional |
| 430 | Danny Rose | 44.09 | Provisional |
| 431 | Sebastian Kane | 45.71 | Provisional |
| 432 | Mozart Fontaine | 45.34 | Provisional |
| 433 | Johnny Graham | 48.35 | Provisional |
| 434 | Earl The Pearl | 45.30 | Provisional |
| 435 | Super Destroyer 2000 | 42.07 | Provisional |
| 436 | Guy Williams | 42.79 | Provisional |
| 437 | Boogie Woogie Brown | 45.62 | Provisional |
| 438 | Jeff Hammerick | 43.10 | Provisional |
| 439 | Reverend Slim | 41.97 | Provisional |
| 440 | Bob Evans | 47.34 | Provisional |
| 441 | Ronnie Zukko | 43.38 | Provisional |
| 442 | Shawn Christopher | 45.71 | Provisional |
| 443 | Brian Danzig | 45.59 | Provisional |
| 444 | Seijin Akki | 41.90 | Provisional |
| 445 | The Amazing Red | 51.78 | Provisional |
| 446 | Joey Corman | 44.27 | Provisional |
| 447 | Jake Damien | 43.20 | Provisional |
| 448 | Alex Arion | 47.23 | Provisional |
| 449 | Don Basher | 45.63 | Provisional |
| 450 | Juan Xavier | 41.80 | Provisional |
| 451 | Dave Greco | 43.17 | Provisional |
| 452 | Chic White | 41.78 | Provisional |
| 453 | Metal Maniac | 46.09 | Provisional |
| 454 | Nova Cain | 44.17 | Provisional |
| 455 | The California Kid | 43.76 | Provisional |
| 456 | Joel Maximo | 48.48 | Provisional |
| 457 | Indiana Kidd, Jr. | 44.92 | Provisional |
| 458 | B.J. Whitmer | 50.58 | Provisional |
| 459 | Bob Keller | 43.48 | Provisional |
| 460 | Jose Maximo | 48.65 | Provisional |
| 461 | Jimmy Snuka, Jr. | 45.71 | Provisional |
| 462 | Brody Hawk | 41.61 | Provisional |
| 463 | Austin James | 41.60 | Provisional |
| 464 | Homeless Jimmy | 41.60 | Provisional |
| 465 | Brian Bedlam | 42.47 | Provisional |
| 466 | Mark Mest | 46.22 | Provisional |
| 467 | Flex Fenom | 43.27 | Provisional |
| 468 | Tommy Idol | 41.51 | Provisional |
| 469 | Dave Sherman | 41.51 | Provisional |
| 470 | Jon Douglas | 41.50 | Provisional |
| 471 | Adam Jacobs | 43.07 | Provisional |
| 472 | Rick Noble | 41.48 | Provisional |
| 473 | Rod Bell | 43.47 | Provisional |
| 474 | Jimmie Lee | 44.59 | Provisional |
| 475 | Kyle Storm | 42.20 | Provisional |
| 476 | Benny Stoltzfus | 41.41 | Provisional |
| 477 | Gino Martino | 43.79 | Provisional |
| 478 | Majik | 44.67 | Provisional |
| 479 | Chris Charger | 41.38 | Provisional |
| 480 | Terry Knight | 42.11 | Provisional |
| 481 | Brandon Walker | 42.11 | Provisional |
| 482 | C. B. Cane | 42.91 | Provisional |
| 483 | Japanese Pool Boy | 45.28 | Provisional |
| 484 | Joe Brock | 41.30 | Provisional |
| 485 | Hadrian | 43.39 | Provisional |
| 486 | Ash Parker | 41.28 | Provisional |
| 487 | Bulldozer Benton | 42.27 | Provisional |
| 488 | Ben Galvan | 41.22 | Provisional |
| 489 | Thornn | 41.21 | Provisional |
| 490 | Mack Truck | 42.11 | Provisional |
| 491 | Osiris | 41.18 | Provisional |
| 492 | J. W. Boss | 41.18 | Provisional |
| 493 | The Hussla | 41.18 | Provisional |
| 494 | Jeff Starr | 44.20 | Provisional |
| 495 | Superstar Steve | 44.76 | Provisional |
| 496 | Dango Wynn | 41.11 | Provisional |
| 497 | Sean Royal | 43.87 | Provisional |
| 498 | Supreme Lee Great | 44.59 | Provisional |
| 499 | Bill Mudd | 41.09 | Provisional |
| 500 | Pepper Parks | 49.11 | Provisional |
The PWI 500 is used here as a record of who was visible in a given year, not as a vote on greatness — its density in recent decades is exactly the modern-era bias our own ranking corrects for. Why, in full.
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