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PWI 500
The PWI 500 — 2012
The complete Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 for 2012 — all five hundred places, as published. CM Punk took the number one spot.
| Rank | Wrestler | GOAT | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CM Punk | 98.11 | Calibrated |
| 2 | Bobby Roode | 65.92 | Provisional |
| 3 | John Cena | 99.37 | Calibrated |
| 4 | Bryan Danielson | 96.49 | Calibrated |
| 5 | Sheamus | 75.53 | Provisional |
| 6 | Jun Akiyama | 58.13 | Provisional |
| 7 | Davey Richards | 57.31 | Provisional |
| 8 | Kurt Angle | 97.99 | Calibrated |
| 9 | Mark Henry | 78.57 | Provisional |
| 10 | Alberto Del Rio | 66.23 | Provisional |
| 11 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 66.35 | Provisional |
| 12 | James Storm | 55.89 | Provisional |
| 13 | Austin Aries | 56.57 | Provisional |
| 14 | Randy Orton | 97.91 | Calibrated |
| 15 | Christian Cage | 95.07 | Calibrated |
| 16 | Nic Nemeth | 69.75 | Provisional |
| 17 | Big Show | 60.36 | Provisional |
| 18 | Eddie Edwards | 61.53 | Provisional |
| 19 | L. A. Park | 54.48 | Provisional |
| 20 | Kevin Owens | 74.64 | Provisional |
| 21 | Jeff Hardy | 97.49 | Calibrated |
| 22 | Kane | 79.65 | Provisional |
| 23 | Cody Rhodes | 96.29 | Calibrated |
| 24 | Takashi Sugiura | 56.94 | Provisional |
| 25 | Brother Devon | 52.83 | Provisional |
| 26 | Dr. Wagner Jr. | 58.31 | Provisional |
| 27 | Mr. Anderson | 58.63 | Provisional |
| 28 | AJ Styles | 97.33 | Calibrated |
| 29 | Chris Jericho | 97.96 | Calibrated |
| 30 | Bully Ray | 61.20 | Provisional |
| 31 | Kofi Kingston | 57.45 | Provisional |
| 32 | Roderick Strong | 63.77 | Provisional |
| 33 | Jack Swagger | 58.37 | Provisional |
| 34 | El Terrible | 53.50 | Provisional |
| 35 | Sting | 98.80 | Calibrated |
| 36 | R-Truth | 65.47 | Provisional |
| 37 | Rob Van Dam | 97.64 | Calibrated |
| 38 | Go Shiozaki | 53.86 | Provisional |
| 39 | Jay Lethal | 64.29 | Provisional |
| 40 | Kazuchika Okada | 96.93 | Calibrated |
| 41 | Crimson | 51.02 | Provisional |
| 42 | Shelton Benjamin | 64.08 | Provisional |
| 43 | Magnus | 56.97 | Provisional |
| 44 | Colt Cabana | 53.34 | Provisional |
| 45 | Tensai | 49.36 | Provisional |
| 46 | Seth Rollins | 98.46 | Calibrated |
| 47 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 74.47 | Provisional |
| 48 | Christopher Daniels | 59.71 | Provisional |
| 49 | The Miz | 68.45 | Provisional |
| 50 | Matt Morgan | 53.62 | Provisional |
| 51 | Samoa Joe | 96.26 | Calibrated |
| 52 | Sami Callihan | 55.17 | Provisional |
| 53 | Charlie Haas | 54.17 | Provisional |
| 54 | Michael Elgin | 54.32 | Provisional |
| 55 | Gunner | 51.42 | Provisional |
| 56 | Wade Barrett | 53.53 | Provisional |
| 57 | Jeff Jarrett | 64.80 | Provisional |
| 58 | Kazarian | 51.80 | Provisional |
| 59 | Johnny Gargano | 66.22 | Provisional |
| 60 | Santino Marella | 52.14 | Provisional |
| 61 | Takeshi Morishima | 55.16 | Provisional |
| 62 | Adam Pearce | 52.78 | Provisional |
| 63 | Jay Briscoe | 56.52 | Provisional |
| 64 | Karl Anderson | 53.32 | Provisional |
| 65 | Mark Briscoe | 70.94 | Provisional |
| 66 | Robbie E. | 51.90 | Provisional |
| 67 | El Mesias | 52.54 | Provisional |
| 68 | Finn Bálor | 74.54 | Provisional |
| 69 | Averno | 52.04 | Provisional |
| 70 | Zack Ryder | 52.96 | Provisional |
| 71 | Tommaso Ciampa | 65.78 | Provisional |
| 72 | Primo | 49.86 | Provisional |
| 73 | Satoshi Kojima | 57.74 | Provisional |
| 74 | Brodus Clay | 49.57 | Provisional |
| 75 | Adam Cole | 65.91 | Provisional |
| 76 | Epico | 50.44 | Provisional |
| 77 | Leo Kruger | 49.08 | Provisional |
| 78 | Mike Bennett | 58.27 | Provisional |
| 79 | YAMATO | 52.38 | Provisional |
| 80 | Negro Casas | 54.49 | Provisional |
| 81 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 56.66 | Provisional |
| 82 | La Mascara | 51.02 | Provisional |
| 83 | Sami Zayn | 73.95 | Provisional |
| 84 | David Otunga | 49.83 | Provisional |
| 85 | Kenny King | 54.32 | Provisional |
| 86 | Eric Young | 61.17 | Provisional |
| 87 | Hernandez | 52.17 | Provisional |
| 88 | Zema Ion | 49.62 | Provisional |
| 89 | PAC | 63.25 | Provisional |
| 90 | Damien Sandow | 50.58 | Provisional |
| 91 | Jey Uso | 71.36 | Provisional |
| 92 | Jimmy Uso | 65.67 | Provisional |
| 93 | Hunico | 49.23 | Provisional |
| 94 | Harry Smith | 49.57 | Provisional |
| 95 | Tetsuya Naito | 61.41 | Provisional |
| 96 | Carlito | 53.58 | Provisional |
| 97 | Evan Bourne | 50.37 | Provisional |
| 98 | Rhett Titus | 51.23 | Provisional |
| 99 | Richie Steamboat | 49.13 | Provisional |
| 100 | Justin Gabriel | 50.84 | Provisional |
| 101 | Sin Cara | 50.61 | Provisional |
| 102 | Kyle O'Reilly | 63.27 | Provisional |
| 103 | The Great Khali | 53.39 | Provisional |
| 104 | Blue Panther | 52.50 | Provisional |
| 105 | The Almighty Sheik | 47.23 | Provisional |
| 106 | Kid Kash | 52.05 | Provisional |
| 107 | Luke Harper | 53.51 | Provisional |
| 108 | Tyson Kidd | 51.59 | Provisional |
| 109 | Heath Slater | 52.19 | Provisional |
| 110 | Alex Shelley | 55.61 | Provisional |
| 111 | Claudio Castagnoli | 63.49 | Provisional |
| 112 | Ryback | 53.08 | Provisional |
| 113 | Suwama | 55.45 | Provisional |
| 114 | Finlay | 51.84 | Provisional |
| 115 | Abyss | 56.24 | Provisional |
| 116 | Masato Yoshino | 50.03 | Provisional |
| 117 | Jerry Lynn | 54.89 | Provisional |
| 118 | Togi Makabe | 52.18 | Provisional |
| 119 | Xavier Woods | 54.84 | Provisional |
| 120 | Ultimo Dragon | 56.57 | Provisional |
| 121 | La Sombra | 51.40 | Provisional |
| 122 | Shingo | 47.76 | Provisional |
| 123 | Masaaki Mochizuki | 51.31 | Provisional |
| 124 | Akira Tozawa | 50.94 | Provisional |
| 125 | Kassius Ohno | 49.44 | Provisional |
| 126 | Yoshi Tatsu | 50.42 | Provisional |
| 127 | Chuck Taylor | 51.02 | Provisional |
| 128 | Hirooki Goto | 56.30 | Provisional |
| 129 | Rhino | 54.60 | Provisional |
| 130 | Low Ki | 54.51 | Provisional |
| 131 | D'Angelo Dinero | 50.11 | Provisional |
| 132 | Naomichi Marufuji | 54.13 | Provisional |
| 133 | Genki Horiguchi | 49.73 | Provisional |
| 134 | Volador, Jr. | 52.39 | Provisional |
| 135 | Mike Dalton | 46.75 | Provisional |
| 136 | Mason Ryan | 49.12 | Provisional |
| 137 | Jay Bradley | 48.87 | Provisional |
| 138 | Mahabali Veera | 46.68 | Provisional |
| 139 | Jimmy Susumu | 47.44 | Provisional |
| 140 | Derrick Bateman | 47.98 | Provisional |
| 141 | T. J. Perkins | 51.82 | Provisional |
| 142 | Bo Dallas | 65.09 | Provisional |
| 143 | Yuji Nagata | 57.40 | Provisional |
| 144 | R. J. Brewer | 47.94 | Provisional |
| 145 | Rush | 63.37 | Provisional |
| 146 | Douglas Williams | 51.11 | Provisional |
| 147 | Drake Younger | 48.99 | Provisional |
| 148 | A. R. Fox | 51.00 | Provisional |
| 149 | BxB Hulk | 51.62 | Provisional |
| 150 | Jushin Thunder Liger | 51.16 | Provisional |
| 151 | Ezekiel Jackson | 49.93 | Provisional |
| 152 | CIMA | 53.03 | Provisional |
| 153 | Ryusuke Taguchi | 51.32 | Provisional |
| 154 | El Zorro | 49.24 | Provisional |
| 155 | Uhaa Nation | 48.17 | Provisional |
| 156 | Rey Escorpion | 50.57 | Provisional |
| 157 | Darren Young | 50.49 | Provisional |
| 158 | Blue Demon, Jr. | 53.64 | Provisional |
| 159 | Shannon Moore | 52.05 | Provisional |
| 160 | Caprice Coleman | 50.35 | Provisional |
| 161 | Curt Hawkins | 50.49 | Provisional |
| 162 | Mike Mondo | 50.13 | Provisional |
| 163 | El Hijo del Santo | 59.35 | Provisional |
| 164 | Cedric Alexander | 53.21 | Provisional |
| 165 | Minoru Suzuki | 56.30 | Provisional |
| 166 | Jinder Mahal | 56.75 | Provisional |
| 167 | Ultimo Guerrero | 59.60 | Provisional |
| 168 | Bray Wyatt | 59.45 | Provisional |
| 169 | Titus O'Neil | 51.26 | Provisional |
| 170 | Ryo Saito | 47.94 | Provisional |
| 171 | Alex Riley | 49.00 | Provisional |
| 172 | Mohammed Yone | 50.27 | Provisional |
| 173 | Matt Jackson | 63.20 | Provisional |
| 174 | Hideo Itami | 54.59 | Provisional |
| 175 | Joe E. Legend | 50.23 | Provisional |
| 176 | Camacho | 47.41 | Provisional |
| 177 | Hector Garza | 54.54 | Provisional |
| 178 | Chavo Guerrero Jr. | 51.11 | Provisional |
| 179 | Nick Jackson | 63.22 | Provisional |
| 180 | Shawn Spears | 54.89 | Provisional |
| 181 | Mark Haskins | 51.55 | Provisional |
| 182 | Yoshinobu Kanemaru | 50.37 | Provisional |
| 183 | Silver Cain | 45.94 | Provisional |
| 184 | Kota Ibushi | 63.97 | Provisional |
| 185 | Kenny Omega | 95.35 | Calibrated |
| 186 | Ted DiBiase, Jr. | 52.14 | Provisional |
| 187 | Perro Aguayo, Jr. | 56.31 | Provisional |
| 188 | Chance Prophet | 48.58 | Provisional |
| 189 | Matt Cross | 51.55 | Provisional |
| 190 | Joe Doering | 51.96 | Provisional |
| 191 | Drew McIntyre | 75.43 | Provisional |
| 192 | Jake Carter | 46.60 | Provisional |
| 193 | Robert Anthony | 49.59 | Provisional |
| 194 | Conor O'Brian | 47.34 | Provisional |
| 195 | Tyson Dux | 51.86 | Provisional |
| 196 | Jack Evans | 51.63 | Provisional |
| 197 | Michael McGillicutty | 48.03 | Provisional |
| 198 | Gamma | 47.03 | Provisional |
| 199 | Rob Terry | 50.79 | Provisional |
| 200 | Corey Graves | 48.60 | Provisional |
| 201 | Eddie Kingston | 64.58 | Provisional |
| 202 | Naruki Doi | 52.23 | Provisional |
| 203 | Masato Tanaka | 54.67 | Provisional |
| 204 | Tyler Reks | 48.16 | Provisional |
| 205 | Cody Deaner | 59.71 | Provisional |
| 206 | Chris Masters | 51.05 | Provisional |
| 207 | Briley Pierce | 46.39 | Provisional |
| 208 | JTG | 50.80 | Provisional |
| 209 | N8 Mattson | 48.90 | Provisional |
| 210 | Derek Wylde | 47.64 | Provisional |
| 211 | Johnny Curtis | 49.19 | Provisional |
| 212 | Brian Kendrick | 54.90 | Provisional |
| 213 | Cibernetico | 53.02 | Provisional |
| 214 | Brad Maddox | 45.49 | Provisional |
| 215 | Delirious | 51.12 | Provisional |
| 216 | Shawn Daivari | 47.52 | Provisional |
| 217 | Dragon Rojo Jr. | 50.81 | Provisional |
| 218 | Mike Quackenbush | 51.44 | Provisional |
| 219 | Scott Steiner | 80.36 | Provisional |
| 220 | Apollyon | 46.18 | Provisional |
| 221 | Trent Barreta | 49.64 | Provisional |
| 222 | Josh Alexander | 64.40 | Provisional |
| 223 | Darin Corbin | 48.69 | Provisional |
| 224 | Papadon | 49.74 | Provisional |
| 225 | Chris Angel | 47.92 | Provisional |
| 226 | Akitoshi Saito | 46.80 | Provisional |
| 227 | Ricochet | 68.46 | Provisional |
| 228 | Shaun Tempers | 46.59 | Provisional |
| 229 | Psicosis II | 45.21 | Provisional |
| 230 | Texano, Jr. | 50.64 | Provisional |
| 231 | Dragon Kid | 51.24 | Provisional |
| 232 | Chessman | 51.14 | Provisional |
| 233 | Hartley Jackson | 48.48 | Provisional |
| 234 | Jado | 50.49 | Provisional |
| 235 | Devon Moore | 48.28 | Provisional |
| 236 | Petey Williams | 54.38 | Provisional |
| 237 | Rocky Romero | 53.29 | Provisional |
| 238 | Paul London | 53.62 | Provisional |
| 239 | Máscara Dorada | 58.50 | Provisional |
| 240 | Hallowicked | 49.21 | Provisional |
| 241 | Steve Corino | 53.27 | Provisional |
| 242 | Virus | 46.80 | Provisional |
| 243 | Sonjay Dutt | 52.12 | Provisional |
| 244 | Bestia 666 | 47.64 | Provisional |
| 245 | Tajiri | 53.24 | Provisional |
| 246 | Extreme Tiger | 48.36 | Provisional |
| 247 | Ricky Cruz | 44.98 | Provisional |
| 248 | Takao Omori | 51.69 | Provisional |
| 249 | Takao Omori | 51.69 | Provisional |
| 250 | Gedo | 51.24 | Provisional |
| 251 | B.J. Whitmer | 50.58 | Provisional |
| 252 | Manabu Soya | 49.62 | Provisional |
| 253 | Byron Saxton | 46.69 | Provisional |
| 254 | Jon Moxley | 93.42 | Calibrated |
| 255 | Masada | 50.81 | Provisional |
| 256 | Famous B | 46.17 | Provisional |
| 257 | Kahagas | 49.81 | Provisional |
| 258 | Arik Cannon | 50.17 | Provisional |
| 259 | Ryan Eagles | 46.89 | Provisional |
| 260 | Jake Manning | 46.89 | Provisional |
| 261 | Alex Silva | 46.79 | Provisional |
| 262 | Daisaku Shimoda | 44.70 | Provisional |
| 263 | MVP | 49.95 | Provisional |
| 264 | KAI | 50.99 | Provisional |
| 265 | Big E | 60.31 | Provisional |
| 266 | Joey Ryan | 51.01 | Provisional |
| 267 | Vance Archer | 47.01 | Provisional |
| 268 | La Parka, Jr. | 49.37 | Provisional |
| 269 | Krimson | 45.37 | Provisional |
| 270 | Masahiro Chono | 52.33 | Provisional |
| 271 | Homicide | 53.39 | Provisional |
| 272 | Akebono | 51.11 | Provisional |
| 273 | Jimmy Rave | 50.23 | Provisional |
| 274 | Gilbert | 44.51 | Provisional |
| 275 | Rey Bucanero | 53.05 | Provisional |
| 276 | Rich Swann | 61.06 | Provisional |
| 277 | Shane Haste | 48.37 | Provisional |
| 278 | Jigsaw | 49.18 | Provisional |
| 279 | Dr. Nicholas Dinsmore | 44.47 | Provisional |
| 280 | John Silver | 47.95 | Provisional |
| 281 | Harlem Bravado | 46.58 | Provisional |
| 282 | Silas Young | 51.56 | Provisional |
| 283 | Facade | 48.69 | Provisional |
| 284 | Lance Bravado | 45.69 | Provisional |
| 285 | Matt Riviera | 50.45 | Provisional |
| 286 | John McChesney | 48.28 | Provisional |
| 287 | Gran Akuma | 48.81 | Provisional |
| 288 | Gurv Sihra | 46.40 | Provisional |
| 289 | Ruckus | 49.07 | Provisional |
| 290 | Ray Gonzalez | 51.69 | Provisional |
| 291 | Anthony Nese | 45.61 | Provisional |
| 292 | Harv Sihra | 46.48 | Provisional |
| 293 | Robbie Heart | 44.99 | Provisional |
| 294 | Kijimuna | 44.99 | Provisional |
| 295 | Ace Hawkins | 46.07 | Provisional |
| 296 | Rick Victor | 45.57 | Provisional |
| 297 | Icarus | 48.76 | Provisional |
| 298 | Tommy Dreamer | 78.01 | Provisional |
| 299 | Pepper Parks | 49.11 | Provisional |
| 300 | Scotty Vortekz | 44.10 | Provisional |
| 301 | Luke Gallows | 51.40 | Provisional |
| 302 | Ares | 49.11 | Provisional |
| 303 | Damien Wayne | 45.88 | Provisional |
| 304 | Sabu | 58.98 | Provisional |
| 305 | Craig Classic | 45.37 | Provisional |
| 306 | Jesse Neal | 49.76 | Provisional |
| 307 | Vance Nevada | 49.01 | Provisional |
| 308 | Kenneth Cameron | 43.99 | Provisional |
| 309 | Tiberious King | 43.97 | Provisional |
| 310 | Aden Chambers | 47.31 | Provisional |
| 311 | Brandon Espinosa | 46.92 | Provisional |
| 312 | Jon Davis | 49.20 | Provisional |
| 313 | Marco Corleone | 50.52 | Provisional |
| 314 | Necro Butcher | 50.24 | Provisional |
| 315 | BLK Jeez | 47.65 | Provisional |
| 316 | Danny Havoc | 47.62 | Provisional |
| 317 | Kory Chavis | 48.15 | Provisional |
| 318 | Oliver John | 47.53 | Provisional |
| 319 | Jason Jordan | 50.67 | Provisional |
| 320 | Caleb Konley | 47.94 | Provisional |
| 321 | Mikal Judas | 48.24 | Provisional |
| 322 | Roscoe Jackson | 43.77 | Provisional |
| 323 | Miro | 55.29 | Provisional |
| 324 | Pinkie Sanchez | 45.08 | Provisional |
| 325 | Ray Alexander | 45.07 | Provisional |
| 326 | C. J. Parker | 46.60 | Provisional |
| 327 | Rico Dynamite | 44.48 | Provisional |
| 328 | Peter Avalon | 46.41 | Provisional |
| 329 | Jake O'Reilly | 47.04 | Provisional |
| 330 | Grizzly Redwood | 45.87 | Provisional |
| 331 | Scott Reed | 43.66 | Provisional |
| 332 | Willie Mack | 58.26 | Provisional |
| 333 | Mike Posey | 46.29 | Provisional |
| 334 | Shaun Ricker | 44.36 | Provisional |
| 335 | Mike Sydal | 45.37 | Provisional |
| 336 | Lince Dorado | 50.37 | Provisional |
| 337 | Devon Storm | 51.18 | Provisional |
| 338 | Asylum | 47.35 | Provisional |
| 339 | Josh Daniels | 49.00 | Provisional |
| 340 | Tim Storm | 49.52 | Provisional |
| 341 | Stryknyn | 43.48 | Provisional |
| 342 | Derek Sanders | 43.47 | Provisional |
| 343 | Se7en | 43.46 | Provisional |
| 344 | KENSO | 44.48 | Provisional |
| 345 | Drew Gulak | 51.53 | Provisional |
| 346 | Electro Shock | 51.29 | Provisional |
| 347 | Greg Excellent | 46.11 | Provisional |
| 348 | Chris Wylde | 45.58 | Provisional |
| 349 | Dru Onyx | 45.81 | Provisional |
| 350 | Kyle Sebastian | 45.48 | Provisional |
| 351 | Leakee | 43.36 | Provisional |
| 352 | Luke Hawx | 49.84 | Provisional |
| 353 | The Amazing Red | 51.78 | Provisional |
| 354 | Matt Burns | 47.04 | Provisional |
| 355 | Craven Knyte | 43.27 | Provisional |
| 356 | Percy Watson | 46.41 | Provisional |
| 357 | Andrew Alexander | 43.26 | Provisional |
| 358 | Ricky Reyes | 50.06 | Provisional |
| 359 | Brandon Gatson | 43.19 | Provisional |
| 360 | Andy Ridge | 44.26 | Provisional |
| 361 | Jake Crist | 51.79 | Provisional |
| 362 | Alex Koslov | 49.82 | Provisional |
| 363 | Tiger Mask IV | 54.77 | Provisional |
| 364 | Josef Von Schmidt | 46.53 | Provisional |
| 365 | Steve Boz | 46.73 | Provisional |
| 366 | Scotty O'Shea | 45.48 | Provisional |
| 367 | D. J. Hyde | 47.33 | Provisional |
| 368 | R. J. City | 48.66 | Provisional |
| 369 | Bobby Fish | 53.35 | Provisional |
| 370 | Robbie McAllister | 49.17 | Provisional |
| 371 | Jimmy Jacobs | 52.71 | Provisional |
| 372 | Mustafa Aziz Daniels | 42.99 | Provisional |
| 373 | Dave Crist | 50.06 | Provisional |
| 374 | Notorious T. I. D. | 44.30 | Provisional |
| 375 | Mike Hughes | 43.76 | Provisional |
| 376 | John E. Stone | 42.97 | Provisional |
| 377 | Chip Day | 42.90 | Provisional |
| 378 | Chris Silvio | 46.00 | Provisional |
| 379 | Ashley Sixx | 47.23 | Provisional |
| 380 | Kekoa the Flyin' Hawaiian | 44.90 | Provisional |
| 381 | Super Dragon | 46.81 | Provisional |
| 382 | Slyck Wagner Brown | 46.90 | Provisional |
| 383 | Tank | 47.63 | Provisional |
| 384 | Vanquero Fantasma | 42.80 | Provisional |
| 385 | Dasher Hatfield | 43.99 | Provisional |
| 386 | Dash Maverick | 42.79 | Provisional |
| 387 | Aaron Draven | 42.77 | Provisional |
| 388 | Micah Taylor | 43.56 | Provisional |
| 389 | Kobain | 45.87 | Provisional |
| 390 | Jimmy Cicero | 49.84 | Provisional |
| 391 | Bobby Moore | 42.70 | Provisional |
| 392 | James Bronson | 42.69 | Provisional |
| 393 | Timothy Thatcher | 51.70 | Provisional |
| 394 | AHTU | 45.48 | Provisional |
| 395 | Azrieal | 47.88 | Provisional |
| 396 | Aiden Veil | 42.67 | Provisional |
| 397 | Seth Delay | 43.39 | Provisional |
| 398 | Bloody Harker Dirge | 43.56 | Provisional |
| 399 | Oliver Cain | 43.78 | Provisional |
| 400 | Breaker Morant | 45.71 | Provisional |
| 401 | Garett Bischoff | 45.90 | Provisional |
| 402 | Bandido Jr. | 43.30 | Provisional |
| 403 | Sexxxy Eddie | 46.05 | Provisional |
| 404 | Biggie Biggs | 47.00 | Provisional |
| 405 | John Kermon | 44.66 | Provisional |
| 406 | Sinn Bodhi | 44.17 | Provisional |
| 407 | Crazzy Steve | 52.27 | Provisional |
| 408 | Patrick Bentley | 42.47 | Provisional |
| 409 | Matt Saigon | 43.77 | Provisional |
| 410 | Scorpio Sky | 53.87 | Provisional |
| 411 | Bill Collier | 48.36 | Provisional |
| 412 | Tyler Hilton | 42.39 | Provisional |
| 413 | Anthony Darko | 45.68 | Provisional |
| 414 | Damian Dragon | 43.69 | Provisional |
| 415 | Mike Rollins | 49.07 | Provisional |
| 416 | Gregory Iron | 46.14 | Provisional |
| 417 | Kyle Matthews | 43.29 | Provisional |
| 418 | Bobby Shields | 45.81 | Provisional |
| 419 | John Skyler | 45.91 | Provisional |
| 420 | Primo Scordino | 43.59 | Provisional |
| 421 | Gee Gee | 43.06 | Provisional |
| 422 | Jason Wayne | 42.27 | Provisional |
| 423 | Napalm Bomb | 44.88 | Provisional |
| 424 | Steven Walters | 44.96 | Provisional |
| 425 | Hellcat | 45.91 | Provisional |
| 426 | Stupefied | 46.01 | Provisional |
| 427 | Ethan H. D. | 45.09 | Provisional |
| 428 | Dave Osborn | 42.90 | Provisional |
| 429 | Kevin Douglas | 42.90 | Provisional |
| 430 | Sara Del Rey | 42.11 | Provisional |
| 431 | Corey Hollis | 46.81 | Provisional |
| 432 | Rob Sweet | 44.27 | Provisional |
| 433 | Christian York | 50.70 | Provisional |
| 434 | Greg Anthony | 47.03 | Provisional |
| 435 | Sam Shields | 43.69 | Provisional |
| 436 | Player Uno | 47.11 | Provisional |
| 437 | Chris Rockwell | 42.87 | Provisional |
| 438 | Dany Only | 41.99 | Provisional |
| 439 | Paredyse | 44.56 | Provisional |
| 440 | Nitro | 47.45 | Provisional |
| 441 | Samuray del Sol | 48.01 | Provisional |
| 442 | Jessie Godderz | 50.64 | Provisional |
| 443 | Gideon Malice | 44.47 | Provisional |
| 444 | Vordell Walker | 46.92 | Provisional |
| 445 | A. J. Kirsch | 43.26 | Provisional |
| 446 | Nick Fury | 42.67 | Provisional |
| 447 | Black Ice | 43.38 | Provisional |
| 448 | Joe Gacy | 64.85 | Provisional |
| 449 | Luke Robinson | 41.81 | Provisional |
| 450 | Brandon Thurston | 45.66 | Provisional |
| 451 | Rudy Switchblade | 45.81 | Provisional |
| 452 | American Kickboxer II | 42.57 | Provisional |
| 453 | Billy Gibbs | 41.78 | Provisional |
| 454 | Jamin Olivencia | 48.38 | Provisional |
| 455 | Tommy Mack | 44.83 | Provisional |
| 456 | The Bodysnatcher | 43.30 | Provisional |
| 457 | Garrett Dylan | 42.49 | Provisional |
| 458 | Jayson Cyprus | 45.16 | Provisional |
| 459 | Ophidian | 44.76 | Provisional |
| 460 | Steve Stasiak | 43.58 | Provisional |
| 461 | Cueball Carmichael | 46.60 | Provisional |
| 462 | Franky the Mobster | 44.88 | Provisional |
| 463 | Nui Tofiga | 43.88 | Provisional |
| 464 | Rob Fury | 41.60 | Provisional |
| 465 | Cheech Hernandez | 43.68 | Provisional |
| 466 | Gabe Saint | 44.32 | Provisional |
| 467 | Johnny Spade | 47.92 | Provisional |
| 468 | Larry Dallas | 41.51 | Provisional |
| 469 | Danny Daniels | 48.77 | Provisional |
| 470 | Marc Mandrake | 43.63 | Provisional |
| 471 | Mohamad Ali Vaez | 44.48 | Provisional |
| 472 | Dave Dutra | 43.97 | Provisional |
| 473 | Chris Cooper | 44.73 | Provisional |
| 474 | Kid America | 43.77 | Provisional |
| 475 | Tommy Treznik | 44.06 | Provisional |
| 476 | Butch Long | 42.19 | Provisional |
| 477 | Joey Knight | 46.96 | Provisional |
| 478 | Prince Al Farat | 41.38 | Provisional |
| 479 | Tyler Priegel | 41.38 | Provisional |
| 480 | Mr. Ooh La La | 47.46 | Provisional |
| 481 | Elia Markopoulos | 41.32 | Provisional |
| 482 | Barry Hardy | 44.53 | Provisional |
| 483 | Brandon Bishop | 42.09 | Provisional |
| 484 | Lumberjack LeRoux | 41.30 | Provisional |
| 485 | The Big O | 42.49 | Provisional |
| 486 | Shooter Storm | 42.47 | Provisional |
| 487 | Jimmy the Hippy | 42.08 | Provisional |
| 488 | Corey Blaze | 42.00 | Provisional |
| 489 | Chrisifix | 44.44 | Provisional |
| 490 | L. J. Cruz | 41.20 | Provisional |
| 491 | Anton Leveigh | 41.18 | Provisional |
| 492 | Perry Von Vicious | 41.18 | Provisional |
| 493 | The Maestro | 47.43 | Provisional |
| 494 | Vince Beach | 43.48 | Provisional |
| 495 | The Silent Warrior | 43.38 | Provisional |
| 496 | Johnny Adams | 42.99 | Provisional |
| 497 | Lance Anoa'i | 46.44 | Provisional |
| 498 | Nick Vickers | 42.00 | Provisional |
| 499 | Shane Hollister | 46.48 | Provisional |
| 500 | Brian Hardy | 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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