PWI 500 2021 List In Full
As we all now know, AEW Champion and self proclaimed ‘Best Bout Machine’ Kenny Omega was recently ranked as the number one greatest male wrestler in the world by Pro Wrestling Illustrated, who released their annual and much debated PWI 500 a couple of weeks ago.
Of course, the news generated a ton of discussion online, with wrestling Twitter typically split on whether Omega’s number one spot was deserved in comparison to other stars from AEW and other promotions.
But what wasn’t discussed as avidly was the list in it’s entirety, with a whole heap of ludicrously talented wrestlers moving up and down the 500 after a very difficult year for the business.
Number one with a Bullet (Club). Image: AEW With the Covid-19 pandemic completely altering the face of the industry, it’s been nearly impossible to properly judge who the most over talents are without crowds there to react to them until the last couple of months.
But with Omega becoming the ‘Belt Collector’ over this past year, it really was hard to look past him as numero uno, even if the likes of Roman Reigns, Shingo Takagi and Jon Moxley could have all legitimately laid claim to first place.
The PWI list is often considered to be pretty much entirely kayfabe, and there are certainly more than a few eye raising rankings within the 500, but either way, it always makes for interesting reading.
Below is the full list, including more than a handful of WT interviewees who have sat down for our LockDown Sessions over the past 18 months over on the official Wrestling Travel YouTube channel.
So, as you’re working your way through the PWI 500, stop by and check out some top quality original content with over a dozen of the best wrestlers in the world…
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EL DESPERADO REY MYSTERIO JR. LANCE ARCHER JEFF HARDY JOEY JANELA JOSH ALEXANDER BRODY KING FRED YEHI JAY LETHAL ALLIE KATCH RICHARD HOLLIDAY SCORPIO SKY SAMI CALLIHAN PENTAGON JR. MATT JACKSON NICK JACKSON A-KID MISTICO EITA JOSH WOODS RICKY STARKS ETHAN PAGE JR KRATOS KAITO KIYOMIYA TOMMASO CIAMPA BANDIDO MUSTAFA ALI QT MARSHALL KZY JAY BRISCOE KUSHIDA XAVIER WOODS CALVIN TANKMAN BRIAN PILLMAN JR. KONOSUKE TAKESHITA JD DRAKE SHANE TAYLOR JEFF COBB MONTEZ FORD EC3 DEXTER LUMIS YUKI UENO CARA NOIR RICOCHET MANCE WARNER DOMINIK MYSTERIO TETSUYA ENDO JAKE SOMETHING CAMERON GRIMES OTIS ANGELO DAWKINS CEDRIC ALEXANDER MASATO TANAKA KATSUHIKO NAKAJIMA ACE AUSTIN GREAT-O-KHAN PRESTON VANCE KARL ANDERSON TORU YANO EUFORIA SHUJI ISHIKAWA MARIUS AL-ANI TREY BAXTER LEON RUFF AREZ LOGAN CREED WILLIE MACK FRANKIE KAZARIAN SHELTON BENJAMIN DANHAUSEN RICKEY SHANE PAGE GRAN GUERRERO KENOH ILJA DRAGUNOV ANDRADE EL IDOLO . FLAMITA DOC GALLOWS JORDYNNE GRACE KENTO MIYAHARA MANSOOR LUKE JACOBS VOLADOR JR. DAVEY BOY SMITH JR. ISAIAH SCOTT ORTIZ SANTANA EVIL UNO BILLY DIXON CHESSMAN STU GRAYSON EDITH SURREAL TYLER RUST HIROOKI GOTO ROCKY ROMERO LA PARK CHUCK TAYLOR O’SHAY EDWARDS KENTA SANSON FORASTERO TIMOTHY THATCHER R-TRUTH LUCHASAURUS MYSTERIOUS Q ETHAN ALLEN T-BAR EL HIJO DE LA PARK JORDAN OLIVER ADAM BROOKS MACE PSYCHO CLOWN HARASHIMA ALEX COLON TRENT SHOTARO ASHINO ELIAS WARDLOW DAK DRAPER TREY MIGUEL CHRIS SABIN TOMOHIRO ISHII BOBBY GUNNS CHRIS BROOKES CUATRERO BRIAN JOHNSON CHASE HOLLIDAY YUMA AOYAGI TITAN LAYNIE LUCK DARIUS CARTER EL PHANTASMO DANIEL GARCIA EL LINDAMAN KILLIAN MCMURPHY FRED ROSSER EL TEXANO, JR. MATT HARDY MIL MUERTES DUSTIN RHODES DAVID FINLAY EL SOBERANO, JR. MO ATLAS TAICHI ERICA LEIGH FLIP GORDON JOHN SILVER PARROW TRE’ LAMAR CIMA BRYAN KEITH DMT AZUL REY ESCORPION DAX HARWOOD CASH WHEELER CARMELO HAYES LA HIEDRA JIMMY LLOYD KID LYKOS MURDER CLOWN SONNY KISS PB SMOOTH KID LYKOS II CABANA MAN DAN MARK BRISCOE MAX THE IMPALER ADAM PRIEST JAKE HAGER RODERICK STRONG SHAWN SPEARS LA KNIGHT AC MACK MV YOUNG TAMA TONGA REY HORUS DOLPH ZIGGLER 2 COLD SCORPIO VALIENTE MATT MAKOWSKI GRIFF GARRISON TANGA LOA OCTAGON JR. TREVER AEON JOHN MORRISON JUICE ROBINSON ARIK ROYAL KARL FREDERICKS BRIAN MYERS YUJI OKABAYASHI DR. WAGNER JR. CHARLI EVANS TORU SUGIURA ROBERT ROODE CHAD GABLE MAX CASTER MYZTEZIZ JR. MATT CARDONA MVP KEZ EVANS MIKE BENNETT JOHN WAYNE MURDOCH KEISUKE OKUDA COLT CABANA ANTHONY BOWENS JAKE ATLAS FRANCESCO AKIRA KOJI IWAMOTO DEVON MONROE ISAIAH BRONER DOMINIC GARRINI A VERY GOOD PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER JOE DOERING JTG DELMI EXO LEE JOHNSON RITCHIE TAYLOR ALEX REYNOLDS ASHLEY VOX ATTICUS COGAR CRAZZY STEVE YUJI HINO MASA KITAMIYA ERIC RYAN DAVIENNE IKEMEN JIRO DANTE MARTIN SATOSHI KOJIMA CHRIS RIDGEWAY JAMES STORM ATSUSHI KOTOGE NASH CARTER WES LEE KEVIN KU ISIAH KASSIDY 1 CALLED MANDERS ZEUS ANGELICO MARQ QUEN ANTHONY GREENE RHINO JON DAVIS ANGEL GARZA DARIUS MARTIN FLYER CODY DEANER JODY HIMSELF MASAAKI MOCHIZUKI CAVEMAN UGG JORDAN CLEARWATER ASHTON STARR ALAN ANGELS MATTHEW JUSTICE CLARK CONNORS ATLANTIS JR. T-HAWK MATT SYDAL DANNY LIMELIGHT ODINSON DAISUKE HARADA WORLD FAMOUS CB CHRIS ADONIS KAITO ISHIDA DREW GULAK NORMAN HARRAS ARIK CANNON YASUFUMI NAKANOUE DALTON CASTLE RAY ROSAS KEN BROADWAY SLICE BOOGIE FRONTMAN JAH TYLER BATE AKIRA TOZAWA JORDAN CRUZ MIKE OUTLAW RHETT TITUS RICKY SOUTH SLAPJACK JOEY ACE KENNY KING TAIJI ISHIMORI MEI SURUGA BALIYAN AKKI JAMIE TAGATAESE JAKE CRIST DAMO ROYCE CHAMBERS KYLIE RAE LSG MICKIE KNUCKLES JOSHUA BISHOP TROY HOLLYWOOD JACK EVANS TOMMY DREAMER YUJI NAGATA MATT TAVEN NARUKI DOI JORDAN BLADE DARK SHEIK EEL O’NEAL MURPHY DREW PARKER ZIGGY HAIM ISAMI KODAKA TRAVIS HUCKABEE EL HIJO DE CANIS LUPUS ROBBIE EAGLES PRINCE AHURA WILLOW NIGHTINGALE BATEMAN JESSICA TROY W. MORRISSEY MICHAEL OKU ALEX KANE JESSIE GODDERZ MATT HAYTER RAMPAGE BROWN BRANDON WHATLEY AEROBOY MASHA SLAMOVICH BRANDON KIRK SHEA MCCOY BOOMER HATFIELD SAL RINAURO KASEY CATAL SB KENTO KEVIN BLACKWOOD REN NARITA EMI SAKURA YOUNG MYLES YUYA UEMURA GABRIEL KIDD HUMBERTO CARRILLO ARI STERLING BUSHI DAN MOLONEY SUGE D CAMARO JACKSON GRAYSON WALLER OMAR AMIR BILLIE STARKZ ROYCE ISAACS SYDNEY STEELE KC NAVARRO SAKI AKAI KIP SABIAN JOHNNY SWINGER DEMONIO DEL AIRE HARTLEY JACKSON ZICKY DICE MADMAN FULTON BRETT ISON KILLER KELLY TEOMAN JDX DEREK NEAL MR. GRIM ARIYA DAIVARI ONEY LORCAN RYAN DAVIDSON JAMIE SENEGAL DIMITRI ALEXANDROV ELI ISOM TIMMY LOU RETTON DOC SIMMONS YOYA SHO 468. JANAI KAI 469. GREGORY IRON 470. FREDDIE HUDSON 471. ALICE CROWLEY 472. JADEN NEWMAN 473. ZOMBIE DRAGON 474. KEITA MURRAY 475. VINNY PACIFICO 476. COLE RADRICK 477. BAD LUCK FALE 478. BIG CALLUX 479. GINO MEDINA 480. DON’T DIE MILES 481. PETEY WILLIAMS 482. TRISTAN ARCHER 483. AARON HENARE 484. JAYSIN STRIFE 485. GRINGO LOCO 486. KUNG FU JANELA 487. COLBY CORINO 488. THE BOAR 489. AKIRA 490. JON WEST 491. RYAN NEMETH 492. DILLON MCQUEEN 493. ATHRUN AMADA 494. SWOGGLE 495. CHARLES MASON 496. ANTONIO HONDA 497. MR. IGUANA 498. ROBERT MARTYR 499. KAIA MCKENNA 500. LULU PENCIL Looking ahead to 2022, who do you predict will be making a big move in next year’s PWI 500?
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