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PWI 500
The PWI 500 — 2002
The complete Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 for 2002 — all five hundred places, as published. Rob Van Dam took the number one spot.
| Rank | Wrestler | GOAT | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Van Dam | 97.64 | Calibrated |
| 2 | The Undertaker | 99.38 | Calibrated |
| 3 | Keiji Mutoh | 62.34 | Provisional |
| 4 | Chris Jericho | 97.96 | Calibrated |
| 5 | Eddie Guerrero | 98.64 | Calibrated |
| 6 | Kurt Angle | 97.99 | Calibrated |
| 7 | Adam Copeland | 66.43 | Provisional |
| 8 | Yuji Nagata | 57.40 | Provisional |
| 9 | The Rock | 98.95 | Calibrated |
| 10 | Triple H | 98.94 | Calibrated |
| 11 | Black Tiger IV | 51.19 | Provisional |
| 12 | Minoru Tanaka | 53.84 | Provisional |
| 13 | Steve Austin | 99.14 | Calibrated |
| 14 | Booker T | 95.05 | Calibrated |
| 15 | Genichiro Tenryu | 54.81 | Provisional |
| 16 | Shocker | 54.27 | Provisional |
| 17 | Brock Lesnar | 99.08 | Calibrated |
| 18 | Mitsuharu Misawa | 66.62 | Provisional |
| 19 | Hulk Hogan | 99.28 | Calibrated |
| 20 | William Regal | 55.80 | Provisional |
| 21 | El Hijo del Santo | 59.35 | Provisional |
| 22 | Kendo Ka Shin | 51.94 | Provisional |
| 23 | Yoshihiro Tajiri | 53.48 | Provisional |
| 24 | Jeff Jarrett | 64.80 | Provisional |
| 25 | Matt Hardy | 69.07 | Provisional |
| 26 | Hurricane Helms | 51.30 | Provisional |
| 27 | Yoshihiro Takayama | 51.85 | Provisional |
| 28 | Deacon Batista | 48.91 | Provisional |
| 29 | Hector Garza | 54.54 | Provisional |
| 30 | Bubba Ray Dudley | 77.84 | Provisional |
| 31 | Satoshi Kojima | 57.74 | Provisional |
| 32 | Jeff Hardy | 97.49 | Calibrated |
| 33 | Randy Orton | 97.91 | Calibrated |
| 34 | Ric Flair | 99.79 | Calibrated |
| 35 | Dr. Wagner Jr. | 58.31 | Provisional |
| 36 | Bradshaw | 53.47 | Provisional |
| 37 | Chuck Palumbo | 51.16 | Provisional |
| 38 | Koji Kanemoto | 54.63 | Provisional |
| 39 | Rikishi | 77.62 | Provisional |
| 40 | Test | 52.86 | Provisional |
| 41 | Jushin Liger | 63.16 | Provisional |
| 42 | Jamie Knoble | 49.39 | Provisional |
| 43 | Billy Gunn | 77.85 | Provisional |
| 44 | La Parka | 52.47 | Provisional |
| 45 | Jerry Lynn | 54.89 | Provisional |
| 46 | John Cena | 99.37 | Calibrated |
| 47 | Christian Cage | 95.07 | Calibrated |
| 48 | Jun Akiyama | 58.13 | Provisional |
| 49 | Big Show | 60.36 | Provisional |
| 50 | Nicho El Millonario | 51.46 | Provisional |
| 51 | Taiyo Kea | 52.83 | Provisional |
| 52 | Shinya Hashimoto | 56.16 | Provisional |
| 53 | Billy Kidman | 53.02 | Provisional |
| 54 | Vader | 53.26 | Provisional |
| 55 | Kane | 79.65 | Provisional |
| 56 | Lance Storm | 55.25 | Provisional |
| 57 | Christopher Daniels | 59.71 | Provisional |
| 58 | Rey Mysterio | 97.16 | Calibrated |
| 59 | Scott Hall | 56.56 | Provisional |
| 60 | Masahiro Chono | 52.33 | Provisional |
| 61 | Ultimo Guerrero | 59.60 | Provisional |
| 62 | Raven | 57.27 | Provisional |
| 63 | Yoshinari Ogawa | 50.74 | Provisional |
| 64 | Dustin Rhodes | 63.63 | Provisional |
| 65 | Ken Shamrock | 55.27 | Provisional |
| 66 | Rey Bucanero | 53.05 | Provisional |
| 67 | Shannon Moore | 52.05 | Provisional |
| 68 | Scorpio | 50.03 | Provisional |
| 69 | Tarzan Boy | 50.11 | Provisional |
| 70 | AJ Styles | 97.33 | Calibrated |
| 71 | Sean O'Haire | 49.91 | Provisional |
| 72 | Devon Storm | 51.18 | Provisional |
| 73 | Tokyo Magnum | 51.02 | Provisional |
| 74 | The Big Valbowski | 47.79 | Provisional |
| 75 | Donovan Morgan | 50.75 | Provisional |
| 76 | Low Ki | 54.51 | Provisional |
| 77 | Atlantis | 53.67 | Provisional |
| 78 | Tommy Dreamer | 78.01 | Provisional |
| 79 | Tiger Mask IV | 54.77 | Provisional |
| 80 | Syxx-Pac | 48.90 | Provisional |
| 81 | Kensuke Sasaki | 58.55 | Provisional |
| 82 | Faarooq | 51.92 | Provisional |
| 83 | Mr. Niebla | 52.79 | Provisional |
| 84 | Steve Bradley | 49.38 | Provisional |
| 85 | Spike Dudley | 52.89 | Provisional |
| 86 | Michael Modest | 51.07 | Provisional |
| 87 | Kaz Hayashi | 52.28 | Provisional |
| 88 | Blue Panther | 52.50 | Provisional |
| 89 | American Dragon | 50.16 | Provisional |
| 90 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 56.66 | Provisional |
| 91 | Masato Tanaka | 54.67 | Provisional |
| 92 | Doug Williams | 52.40 | Provisional |
| 93 | Steven Richards | 52.36 | Provisional |
| 94 | Shiima Nobunaga | 50.37 | Provisional |
| 95 | Justin Credible | 55.30 | Provisional |
| 96 | Fuerza Guerrera | 50.58 | Provisional |
| 97 | Takeshi Rikio | 50.22 | Provisional |
| 98 | D-Lo Brown | 52.05 | Provisional |
| 99 | Hardcore Holly | 51.84 | Provisional |
| 100 | Nick Dinsmore | 50.03 | Provisional |
| 101 | Takeshi Morishima | 55.16 | Provisional |
| 102 | Negro Casas | 54.49 | Provisional |
| 103 | Rico Constantino | 48.62 | Provisional |
| 104 | Steve Corino | 53.27 | Provisional |
| 105 | Brian Christopher | 52.83 | Provisional |
| 106 | Manabu Nakanishi | 53.03 | Provisional |
| 107 | Maven | 49.71 | Provisional |
| 108 | Latin Lover | 51.23 | Provisional |
| 109 | Dan Severn | 52.15 | Provisional |
| 110 | Osamu Nishimura | 51.25 | Provisional |
| 111 | Juventud Guerrera | 54.14 | Provisional |
| 112 | Heavy Metal | 51.57 | Provisional |
| 113 | Jody Fleisch | 48.89 | Provisional |
| 114 | Scoot Andrews | 49.96 | Provisional |
| 115 | Chavo Guerrero | 55.67 | Provisional |
| 116 | Takao Omori | 51.69 | Provisional |
| 117 | Shawn Stasiak | 50.84 | Provisional |
| 118 | Ron Waterman | 47.01 | Provisional |
| 119 | Perro Aguayo, Jr. | 56.31 | Provisional |
| 120 | Lance Cade | 51.09 | Provisional |
| 121 | Akira Taue | 52.85 | Provisional |
| 122 | Mark Henry | 78.57 | Provisional |
| 123 | Villano III | 50.12 | Provisional |
| 124 | Kimo | 48.27 | Provisional |
| 125 | Albert | 50.61 | Provisional |
| 126 | Super Delfin | 51.79 | Provisional |
| 127 | Essa Rios | 49.16 | Provisional |
| 128 | Jonny Storm | 48.66 | Provisional |
| 129 | Al Snow | 53.13 | Provisional |
| 130 | Ekmo | 47.58 | Provisional |
| 131 | Jinsei Shinzaki | 51.28 | Provisional |
| 132 | Shelton Benjamin | 64.08 | Provisional |
| 133 | Sabu | 58.98 | Provisional |
| 134 | R. C. Haas | 46.75 | Provisional |
| 135 | Perry Saturn | 51.86 | Provisional |
| 136 | Rob Conway | 52.40 | Provisional |
| 137 | The Great Sasuke | 54.76 | Provisional |
| 138 | Mini Nova | 46.68 | Provisional |
| 139 | Hugh Morrus | 51.12 | Provisional |
| 140 | C. W. Anderson | 51.49 | Provisional |
| 141 | Black Warrior | 52.13 | Provisional |
| 142 | Mike Quackenbush | 51.44 | Provisional |
| 143 | The Blue Meanie | 49.95 | Provisional |
| 144 | Johnny Stamboli | 48.94 | Provisional |
| 145 | Shinjiro Otani | 52.60 | Provisional |
| 146 | Mark Jindrak | 50.60 | Provisional |
| 147 | Mascarita Sagrada | 48.97 | Provisional |
| 148 | Naoya Ogawa | 51.57 | Provisional |
| 149 | Shane Douglas | 54.65 | Provisional |
| 150 | Tadao Yasuda | 46.47 | Provisional |
| 151 | Joey Matthews | 50.13 | Provisional |
| 152 | El Alebrije | 48.58 | Provisional |
| 153 | Crash Holly | 52.42 | Provisional |
| 154 | Gedo | 51.24 | Provisional |
| 155 | Shark Boy | 50.91 | Provisional |
| 156 | Christian York | 50.70 | Provisional |
| 157 | Doug "Machine" Basham | 46.36 | Provisional |
| 158 | Jado | 50.49 | Provisional |
| 159 | Satanico | 49.57 | Provisional |
| 160 | Gran Apolo | 48.76 | Provisional |
| 161 | Malice | 47.12 | Provisional |
| 162 | Flash | 47.05 | Provisional |
| 163 | Buff Bagwell | 50.65 | Provisional |
| 164 | E. Z. Money | 47.04 | Provisional |
| 165 | Milano Collection A. T. | 50.98 | Provisional |
| 166 | Minoru Fujita | 50.39 | Provisional |
| 167 | Dragon Kid | 51.24 | Provisional |
| 168 | David Flair | 47.97 | Provisional |
| 169 | Mike Barton | 48.80 | Provisional |
| 170 | Bull Buchanan | 49.68 | Provisional |
| 171 | Spanky | 50.72 | Provisional |
| 172 | The Sandman | 51.92 | Provisional |
| 173 | Damaja | 50.11 | Provisional |
| 174 | Chris Nelson | 46.91 | Provisional |
| 175 | Chad Collyer | 49.81 | Provisional |
| 176 | Vito DeNucci | 46.83 | Provisional |
| 177 | Tatsuhito Takaiwa | 51.19 | Provisional |
| 178 | Ricky Marvin | 49.93 | Provisional |
| 179 | Tony Kozina | 49.39 | Provisional |
| 180 | Danny Doring | 50.58 | Provisional |
| 181 | Takehiro Murahama | 49.11 | Provisional |
| 182 | Simon Diamond | 49.61 | Provisional |
| 183 | Race Steele | 47.31 | Provisional |
| 184 | Julio Dinero | 49.32 | Provisional |
| 185 | Sean Casey | 48.88 | Provisional |
| 186 | Mike Shane | 48.45 | Provisional |
| 187 | Todd Shane | 48.54 | Provisional |
| 188 | Little Guido Maritato | 48.51 | Provisional |
| 189 | Electro Shock | 51.29 | Provisional |
| 190 | Trailer Park Trash | 47.20 | Provisional |
| 191 | El Samurai | 50.97 | Provisional |
| 192 | Matt Stryker | 49.28 | Provisional |
| 193 | Tom Howard | 47.75 | Provisional |
| 194 | Ron Killings | 52.99 | Provisional |
| 195 | Dick Togo | 50.67 | Provisional |
| 196 | Gran Naniwa | 49.17 | Provisional |
| 197 | Evan Karagias | 49.22 | Provisional |
| 198 | Johnny Smith | 50.78 | Provisional |
| 199 | Bobby Roode | 65.92 | Provisional |
| 200 | Emilio Charles Jr. | 48.44 | Provisional |
| 201 | Billy Fives | 47.44 | Provisional |
| 202 | The Godfather | 49.78 | Provisional |
| 203 | Gran Hamada | 51.21 | Provisional |
| 204 | Cody Hawk | 49.18 | Provisional |
| 205 | Steve Austin | 99.14 | Calibrated |
| 206 | Tsubasa | 46.39 | Provisional |
| 207 | Felino | 51.95 | Provisional |
| 208 | Curt Hennig | 55.34 | Provisional |
| 209 | Shinya Makabe | 46.31 | Provisional |
| 210 | Frankie Kazarian | 60.54 | Provisional |
| 211 | Damien | 46.82 | Provisional |
| 212 | Octagon | 52.71 | Provisional |
| 213 | Black Buffalo | 45.49 | Provisional |
| 214 | Mike Sanders | 46.93 | Provisional |
| 215 | Hotstuff Hernandez | 49.34 | Provisional |
| 216 | Sylvester Terkay | 46.21 | Provisional |
| 217 | The Amazing Red | 51.78 | Provisional |
| 218 | Jason Lee | 47.53 | Provisional |
| 219 | Seven | 48.69 | Provisional |
| 220 | David Young | 49.83 | Provisional |
| 221 | Chet Jablonski | 46.69 | Provisional |
| 222 | Jet Jaguar | 47.30 | Provisional |
| 223 | Payne | 45.31 | Provisional |
| 224 | Gamma | 47.03 | Provisional |
| 225 | Tony Jones | 48.44 | Provisional |
| 226 | New Jack | 51.02 | Provisional |
| 227 | Dean Jablonski | 47.02 | Provisional |
| 228 | Bison Smith | 49.82 | Provisional |
| 229 | Gran Apache | 45.21 | Provisional |
| 230 | Samoa Joe | 96.26 | Calibrated |
| 231 | Masaaki Mochizuki | 51.31 | Provisional |
| 232 | Tony Mamaluke | 48.16 | Provisional |
| 233 | Ryo Saito | 47.94 | Provisional |
| 234 | Bull Schmidt | 45.91 | Provisional |
| 235 | Onyx | 47.61 | Provisional |
| 236 | Prince Justice | 45.11 | Provisional |
| 237 | Tom Brandi | 49.32 | Provisional |
| 238 | Beau James | 47.82 | Provisional |
| 239 | B.J. Whitmer | 50.58 | Provisional |
| 240 | Shannon Ballard | 47.44 | Provisional |
| 241 | Mike Rotundo | 46.26 | Provisional |
| 242 | Chris Michaels | 47.51 | Provisional |
| 243 | Shane Ballard | 47.50 | Provisional |
| 244 | Tony B. | 44.98 | Provisional |
| 245 | Genki Horiguchi | 49.73 | Provisional |
| 246 | Boyce Legrande | 47.71 | Provisional |
| 247 | Supreme | 46.29 | Provisional |
| 248 | Xavier | 47.09 | Provisional |
| 249 | K. C. Thunder | 47.85 | Provisional |
| 250 | Kaos | 47.10 | Provisional |
| 251 | Joel Maximo | 48.48 | Provisional |
| 252 | Jimmy Rave | 50.23 | Provisional |
| 253 | Jose Maximo | 48.65 | Provisional |
| 254 | Dennis Gregory | 47.72 | Provisional |
| 255 | Glen Osbourne | 50.88 | Provisional |
| 256 | Robert Thompson | 46.93 | Provisional |
| 257 | Jason Sugarman | 44.78 | Provisional |
| 258 | Keiji Sakoda | 46.10 | Provisional |
| 259 | Justice Pain | 46.09 | Provisional |
| 260 | Mikey Henderson | 46.08 | Provisional |
| 261 | Mike Sullivan | 47.02 | Provisional |
| 262 | Jeremy Lopez | 46.51 | Provisional |
| 263 | Vinny Massaro | 47.62 | Provisional |
| 264 | Gillberg | 49.55 | Provisional |
| 265 | Frank Parker | 48.46 | Provisional |
| 266 | Johnny Spade | 47.92 | Provisional |
| 267 | Scottie Wren | 45.97 | Provisional |
| 268 | Johnny Webb | 44.60 | Provisional |
| 269 | Adam Firestorm | 46.72 | Provisional |
| 270 | Pogo The Clown | 45.37 | Provisional |
| 271 | Lazz | 45.37 | Provisional |
| 272 | John Rambo | 49.82 | Provisional |
| 273 | Big Bad John | 46.30 | Provisional |
| 274 | Bo Dupp | 45.29 | Provisional |
| 275 | King Kong Bundy | 49.91 | Provisional |
| 276 | Matt Murphy | 45.27 | Provisional |
| 277 | Cru Jones | 45.27 | Provisional |
| 278 | Chris Hamrick | 47.81 | Provisional |
| 279 | Caprice Coleman | 50.35 | Provisional |
| 280 | Redd Dogg | 44.40 | Provisional |
| 281 | Vic Grimes | 45.90 | Provisional |
| 282 | Jag | 45.87 | Provisional |
| 283 | Roger Anderson | 47.10 | Provisional |
| 284 | Inferno | 45.77 | Provisional |
| 285 | Jimmy Vegas | 46.09 | Provisional |
| 286 | Iceberg | 46.69 | Provisional |
| 287 | Chris Candido | 53.00 | Provisional |
| 288 | J. R. Ryder | 47.13 | Provisional |
| 289 | Don Montoya | 48.57 | Provisional |
| 290 | Boomer Payne | 46.41 | Provisional |
| 291 | Nigel McGuinness | 56.57 | Provisional |
| 292 | Colt Cabana | 53.34 | Provisional |
| 293 | Vance Nevada | 49.01 | Provisional |
| 294 | Balls Mahoney | 51.10 | Provisional |
| 295 | Lash LeRoux | 48.96 | Provisional |
| 296 | Jason Rumble | 46.58 | Provisional |
| 297 | Lex Lovett | 47.21 | Provisional |
| 298 | Havok | 59.71 | Provisional |
| 299 | Jacey North | 46.20 | Provisional |
| 300 | Quinn Magnum | 47.05 | Provisional |
| 301 | Prince Nana | 48.06 | Provisional |
| 302 | Azrieal | 47.88 | Provisional |
| 303 | Maxx Justice | 46.61 | Provisional |
| 304 | Naphtali | 46.42 | Provisional |
| 305 | CM Punk | 98.11 | Calibrated |
| 306 | Nick Mondo | 44.78 | Provisional |
| 307 | Gabriel | 45.76 | Provisional |
| 308 | Quiet Storm | 47.71 | Provisional |
| 309 | Mike Pittman | 43.97 | Provisional |
| 310 | Flash Barker | 43.97 | Provisional |
| 311 | Monsta Mack | 46.41 | Provisional |
| 312 | Brandon K. | 45.78 | Provisional |
| 313 | Nick Gage | 51.41 | Provisional |
| 314 | Mafia | 44.68 | Provisional |
| 315 | The Messiah | 45.80 | Provisional |
| 316 | Chaz Taylor | 49.40 | Provisional |
| 317 | Skull Ganz | 45.61 | Provisional |
| 318 | Tiger Khan | 45.60 | Provisional |
| 319 | Nathan Jones | 48.05 | Provisional |
| 320 | Stan Dupp | 43.79 | Provisional |
| 321 | Dusty Wolfe | 48.71 | Provisional |
| 322 | Tom Marquez | 43.77 | Provisional |
| 323 | Ian Rotten | 49.20 | Provisional |
| 324 | Preston Quinn | 46.23 | Provisional |
| 325 | Scott D'Amore | 49.29 | Provisional |
| 326 | Ulf Herman | 43.70 | Provisional |
| 327 | Mr. Ooh La La | 47.46 | Provisional |
| 328 | Juggernaut | 46.94 | Provisional |
| 329 | T. Rantula | 50.13 | Provisional |
| 330 | Rapid Fire Maldonado | 45.40 | Provisional |
| 331 | Scott Bishop | 46.01 | Provisional |
| 332 | John Walters | 47.23 | Provisional |
| 333 | Rico Casanova | 46.49 | Provisional |
| 334 | Dylan Night | 44.96 | Provisional |
| 335 | Qenaan Creed | 45.91 | Provisional |
| 336 | Trent Acid | 47.22 | Provisional |
| 337 | Wade Chism | 45.30 | Provisional |
| 338 | Dr. Luther | 46.18 | Provisional |
| 339 | Johnny Swinger | 50.13 | Provisional |
| 340 | Chris Divine | 44.96 | Provisional |
| 341 | Rick Deezel | 46.74 | Provisional |
| 342 | Ruckus | 49.07 | Provisional |
| 343 | Nate Hatred | 43.46 | Provisional |
| 344 | Marc Ash | 48.48 | Provisional |
| 345 | Cyrus | 43.40 | Provisional |
| 346 | J. J. Johnston | 45.50 | Provisional |
| 347 | Madman Pondo | 47.42 | Provisional |
| 348 | Ace Steel | 49.52 | Provisional |
| 349 | John Balsamo | 44.69 | Provisional |
| 350 | Johnny Kashmere | 47.44 | Provisional |
| 351 | Navajo Warrior | 45.58 | Provisional |
| 352 | The Bruiser | 46.03 | Provisional |
| 353 | Natrone Steele | 44.66 | Provisional |
| 354 | Nick Berk | 44.06 | Provisional |
| 355 | Slyck Wagner Brown | 46.90 | Provisional |
| 356 | Rich Myers | 45.69 | Provisional |
| 357 | Dash Bennett | 43.99 | Provisional |
| 358 | Adrian Lynch | 45.09 | Provisional |
| 359 | Chris Hero | 52.95 | Provisional |
| 360 | Cheetah Master | 49.31 | Provisional |
| 361 | Homicide | 53.39 | Provisional |
| 362 | Earl The Pearl | 45.30 | Provisional |
| 363 | Superstar Steve | 44.76 | Provisional |
| 364 | Robin Knightwing | 46.93 | Provisional |
| 365 | Rikki Nelson | 45.69 | Provisional |
| 366 | Dino Devine | 43.88 | Provisional |
| 367 | Spyder | 43.86 | Provisional |
| 368 | Bryan Wenzel | 43.86 | Provisional |
| 369 | Joey Knight | 46.96 | Provisional |
| 370 | Bruno Sassi | 43.06 | Provisional |
| 371 | Billy Bax | 48.33 | Provisional |
| 372 | Judas Young | 45.30 | Provisional |
| 373 | Brock Singleton | 44.66 | Provisional |
| 374 | Striker | 46.58 | Provisional |
| 375 | Z-Barr | 43.76 | Provisional |
| 376 | J. P. Black | 44.28 | Provisional |
| 377 | Joey Corman | 44.27 | Provisional |
| 378 | Shaggy 2 Dope | 46.03 | Provisional |
| 379 | Rick Michaels | 43.68 | Provisional |
| 380 | Eddie Watts | 42.88 | Provisional |
| 381 | The Hardkore Kidd | 44.06 | Provisional |
| 382 | Romeo Valentino | 45.07 | Provisional |
| 383 | Adam Flash | 48.35 | Provisional |
| 384 | Tommy Drake | 43.68 | Provisional |
| 385 | Orlando Jordan | 51.26 | Provisional |
| 386 | Sean Styles | 44.06 | Provisional |
| 387 | Jaguar Vijay Singh | 43.86 | Provisional |
| 388 | Danny Rose | 44.09 | Provisional |
| 389 | Smelly | 43.69 | Provisional |
| 390 | Terry Allen | 45.18 | Provisional |
| 391 | Piranah | 45.27 | Provisional |
| 392 | Larry Destiny | 44.82 | Provisional |
| 393 | Hack Meyers | 46.02 | Provisional |
| 394 | Creeping Death | 43.46 | Provisional |
| 395 | Jardi Frantz | 44.26 | Provisional |
| 396 | Mark Mercedes | 43.40 | Provisional |
| 397 | Nikita Allanov | 44.97 | Provisional |
| 398 | Ronnie Zukko | 43.38 | Provisional |
| 399 | Dirk Ciglar | 43.66 | Provisional |
| 400 | James Champagne | 43.36 | Provisional |
| 401 | Brian Anthony | 45.18 | Provisional |
| 402 | Time Bomb | 42.57 | Provisional |
| 403 | Hellraiser Hark | 42.50 | Provisional |
| 404 | Mike Kruel | 48.75 | Provisional |
| 405 | Bob Evans | 47.34 | Provisional |
| 406 | Horshu | 46.17 | Provisional |
| 407 | Bobby Rogers | 46.94 | Provisional |
| 408 | Giant Singh | 42.47 | Provisional |
| 409 | J-Rocc | 45.10 | Provisional |
| 410 | Eric Everlast | 44.90 | Provisional |
| 411 | Tejas | 43.77 | Provisional |
| 412 | The California Kid | 43.76 | Provisional |
| 413 | Abunai | 42.37 | Provisional |
| 414 | Nova Cain | 44.17 | Provisional |
| 415 | Jeff Hammerick | 43.10 | Provisional |
| 416 | Bobby 2-Badd | 43.67 | Provisional |
| 417 | Major Havoc | 46.72 | Provisional |
| 418 | Mozart Fontaine | 45.34 | Provisional |
| 419 | The Bouncer | 44.78 | Provisional |
| 420 | Adam Jacobs | 43.07 | Provisional |
| 421 | The Jackyl | 43.59 | Provisional |
| 422 | Spazman Anthony | 42.27 | Provisional |
| 423 | Aaron Stevens | 49.71 | Provisional |
| 424 | Marshall Knox | 42.99 | Provisional |
| 425 | Alex Arion | 47.23 | Provisional |
| 426 | Boogalou | 42.17 | Provisional |
| 427 | Kevin Knight | 50.94 | Provisional |
| 428 | E. Z. Ryder | 42.90 | Provisional |
| 429 | Dewey Cheatum | 42.97 | Provisional |
| 430 | Scab | 44.18 | Provisional |
| 431 | Norton Lewis | 42.09 | Provisional |
| 432 | Rollin' Hard | 43.57 | Provisional |
| 433 | Brad Michaels | 42.07 | Provisional |
| 434 | Hadrian | 43.39 | Provisional |
| 435 | Chris Sabin | 55.76 | Provisional |
| 436 | Crusher Hansen | 44.48 | Provisional |
| 437 | Arch Kincaid | 47.11 | Provisional |
| 438 | Norman Tharx | 41.99 | Provisional |
| 439 | Johnny Maxx | 44.07 | Provisional |
| 440 | Cruiser Lewis | 43.30 | Provisional |
| 441 | Frankie The Mobster | 46.64 | Provisional |
| 442 | Johnny Handsome | 45.99 | Provisional |
| 443 | Matt Vandal | 43.30 | Provisional |
| 444 | Stan Sierra | 42.69 | Provisional |
| 445 | Sean Lei | 42.67 | Provisional |
| 446 | Cash Flo | 44.26 | Provisional |
| 447 | David Lee Gilbert | 43.00 | Provisional |
| 448 | Poison | 43.67 | Provisional |
| 449 | Johnny Graham | 48.35 | Provisional |
| 450 | Ruffhouse Rivera | 43.30 | Provisional |
| 451 | The Codfather | 43.08 | Provisional |
| 452 | Shawn Christopher | 45.71 | Provisional |
| 453 | Flex Fenom | 43.27 | Provisional |
| 454 | Leslie Leatherman | 44.61 | Provisional |
| 455 | Dave Johnson | 43.70 | Provisional |
| 456 | Ricky Murdoch | 41.71 | Provisional |
| 457 | Rob Eckos | 49.70 | Provisional |
| 458 | Brian Bedlam | 42.47 | Provisional |
| 459 | Spanky Malone | 42.69 | Provisional |
| 460 | Gino Martino | 43.79 | Provisional |
| 461 | Stamp Lickage | 43.00 | Provisional |
| 462 | Adam Booker | 44.27 | Provisional |
| 463 | Roman | 44.10 | Provisional |
| 464 | Nikki Strychnine | 41.60 | Provisional |
| 465 | C. B. Cane | 42.91 | Provisional |
| 466 | Rob Noxious | 44.21 | Provisional |
| 467 | Billy Reil | 43.47 | Provisional |
| 468 | Gator McAllister | 41.51 | Provisional |
| 469 | Bobby Collins | 41.51 | Provisional |
| 470 | Bob Keller | 43.48 | Provisional |
| 471 | Kelly Bell | 41.50 | Provisional |
| 472 | Bulldozer Benton | 42.27 | Provisional |
| 473 | Idol X. | 41.48 | Provisional |
| 474 | Rod Bell | 43.47 | Provisional |
| 475 | Japanese Pool Boy | 45.28 | Provisional |
| 476 | Jake Damien | 43.20 | Provisional |
| 477 | Ricky Noble | 41.40 | Provisional |
| 478 | Dave Greco | 43.17 | Provisional |
| 479 | Jimmy Jacobs | 52.71 | Provisional |
| 480 | Mack Truck | 42.11 | Provisional |
| 481 | Derock Neikirk | 41.32 | Provisional |
| 482 | H. C. Loc | 45.80 | Provisional |
| 483 | The Prophet | 42.80 | Provisional |
| 484 | Tyson Dux | 51.86 | Provisional |
| 485 | Lorida | 41.28 | Provisional |
| 486 | Dukes Dalton | 42.51 | Provisional |
| 487 | Mike Knox | 50.27 | Provisional |
| 488 | Buck Wylde | 41.22 | Provisional |
| 489 | Terry Knight | 42.11 | Provisional |
| 490 | Rusty Riddle | 41.20 | Provisional |
| 491 | Brandon Walker | 42.11 | Provisional |
| 492 | Gutter | 43.50 | Provisional |
| 493 | Samir | 42.79 | Provisional |
| 494 | Luis Ortiz | 43.57 | Provisional |
| 495 | Ox Harley | 44.99 | Provisional |
| 496 | Shane Shadows | 44.91 | Provisional |
| 497 | Chris Venom | 41.10 | Provisional |
| 498 | Frankie Capone | 44.48 | Provisional |
| 499 | Matt Richards | 41.09 | Provisional |
| 500 | Derek McQuinn | 41.08 | 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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