PWI 500 Winner Announced

It's not been made official yet but it is shown on their website. The 2011 PWI 500 Number 1 is...




































































The Miz

Thoughts? Who do you think should have won it?

The PWI top 500 is generally a joke, they had Batista win it a few years ago. It's usually just the person that's received the biggest push over the year.

Batista won it in 2005.

HHH won it in 2009

I've never really known anything about it but when I read this I thought I would look back on the past winners. Dean Malenko won in 1997, i'm sure there were plenty of others who should have won it that year. RVD in 2002, should have been Brock. Like you said, Batista won it. That was in 05. Should have been Angle or A.J. Maybe even Cena as that was the year he went big.

Well done to The Miz. He's gone from reality star to bona fide Main Event star in the top promotion in the world

Its about as credible as winning a Slammy.

Mr H wrote:Its about as credible as winning a Slammy.

I think thats harsh, the PWI whilst not being totally credible is way more important than the slammy's

Ha anybody here ever actually read a copy of PWI?

i brought a copy once and most of it was written in kayfarbe, its a magazine layed out for adults and written for children, they must assume that the reader knows nothing about wrestling other than what they see on the tv they report on wrestlingt as though its all real.......its a complete waste of money

As for the PWI500 I agree with Hero its a complete joke its not based on anything other than who has got the biggest push on tv

i wouldnt even wipe my ass with a copy of pwi, Its that bad


Give me a copy of powerslam and there top 50 anyday at least they treat there readers like they have a brain

Just looking at another of their "awards". Rookie of the year. Terrible, terrible, terrible. Here are some of the worst. 2003 - Zach Gowen. 2006 - Boogeyman. 2007 - Hornswoggle. 2010 - David Otunga.

To be honest when I was scrolling down my guess was The Miz.

I'm not sure why it's so controversial. In kayfabe terms the winner could only be Miz, Orton or Cena. He's gone from upper midcarder to Wrestlemania main eventer in less than a year.

UpsideDownFace wrote:Just looking at another of their "awards". Rookie of the year. Terrible, terrible, terrible. Here are some of the worst. 2003 - Zach Gowen. 2006 - Boogeyman. 2007 - Hornswoggle. 2010 - David Otunga.

Gaffer, i didnt realise you won this last year?

Mr H wrote:

UpsideDownFace wrote:Just looking at another of their "awards". Rookie of the year. Terrible, terrible, terrible. Here are some of the worst. 2003 - Zach Gowen. 2006 - Boogeyman. 2007 - Hornswoggle. 2010 - David Otunga.

Gaffer, i didnt realise you won this last year?

His otehr personality won it in 2003!

I cant decide who's more charasmatic, Gowen or Otunga. What a tagteam they'd make - 'Three Legged Charisma'.

Take it you didnt get any RT's in the end then? Gotta keep plugging away, it will come!

Mr H wrote:I cant decide who's more charasmatic, Gowen or Otunga. What a tagteam they'd make - 'Three Legged Charisma'.

Take it you didnt get any RT's in the end then? Gotta keep plugging away, it will come!

No mate. I've joined your comp with Hero though. I'm gonna take a new stance tonight....... all out abuse.

I liked your comment to Jericho 'Loser? He's the WWE Champ, what have you done, a bit of dancing and singing? Soft Ponce'.

Brilliant!

Good tactic though, abuse is the way forward.

Otunga is having a right moan on Twitter at the moment, he's retweeting all the posts he got asking why he wasn't on RAW and if the Nexus is still together now Punk returned.

Hero wrote:Otunga is having a right moan on Twitter at the moment, he's retweeting all the posts he got asking why he wasn't on RAW and if the Nexus is still together now Punk returned.

Is Gaffer on Twitter then? Is his charisma shining through?!

Haha Otunga just retweeted my comment asking if he was a bit miffed about it!

Probably gonna get panned for this but Otunga is ok I reckon. Decent look, mic skills are not bad, ok wrestling ability he ain't at the top of the tree but either is Cena

Brady12 wrote:Probably gonna get panned for this but Otunga is ok I reckon. Decent look, mic skills are not bad, ok wrestling ability he ain't at the top of the tree but either is Cena

All respect i had for you Brady has just disappeard in an instant. I now declare that you know absolutely nothing about wrestling!

Mr H wrote:

Brady12 wrote:Probably gonna get panned for this but Otunga is ok I reckon. Decent look, mic skills are not bad, ok wrestling ability he ain't at the top of the tree but either is Cena

All respect i had for you Brady has just disappeard in an instant. I now declare that you know absolutely nothing about wrestling!

Still more than the-gaffer.

Lex-Express wrote:Ha anybody here ever actually read a copy of PWI?

i brought a copy once and most of it was written in kayfarbe, its a magazine layed out for adults and written for children, they must assume that the reader knows nothing about wrestling other than what they see on the tv they report on wrestlingt as though its all real.......its a complete waste of money

As for the PWI500 I agree with Hero its a complete joke its not based on anything other than who has got the biggest push on tv

i wouldnt even wipe my ass with a copy of pwi, Its that bad


Give me a copy of powerslam and there top 50 anyday at least they treat there readers like they have a brain

I read it and it was awful. I thought it would be more like Power Slam and believe the reader had some knowledge of kayfabe. I haven't bought it since...

The Miz is at least a deserving recipient, and one that we know has the potential to hang in main events. More than can be said of past winners...

Mr H wrote:

Brady12 wrote:Probably gonna get panned for this but Otunga is ok I reckon. Decent look, mic skills are not bad, ok wrestling ability he ain't at the top of the tree but either is Cena

All respect i had for you Brady has just disappeard in an instant. I now declare that you know absolutely nothing about wrestling!

I guess I deserved that!!

The list, which is now in its 21st year, ranks the top 500 professional wrestlers in the world. The criteria for the list is as follows: “Our staff compiled this list using criteria that included win-loss record, championships won, quality of competition, major feuds, prominence within their individual promotion(s), and overall wrestling ability. The list only considers a wrestler’s accomplishments during the period spanning June 1, 2010, through May 31, 2011.”

1. The Miz
2. Randy Orton
3. John Cena
4. Kane
5. Takashi Sugiura
6. Alberto Del Rio
7. Mr. Anderson
8. Rey Mysterio
9. Eddie Edwards
10. CM Punk
11. Rob Van Dam
12. Sheamus
13. Roderick Strong
14. Suwama
15. Daniel Bryan
16. Jeff Hardy
17. Dolph Ziggler
18. Kurt Angle
19. Wade Barrett
20. Jeff Jarrett
21. Sting
22. Hiroshi Tanahashi
23. Ultimo Dragon
24. AJ Styles
25. Davey Richards
26. Christopher Daniels
27. John Morrison
28. Dr. Wagner Jr.
29. Kofi Kingston
30. Bobby Roode
31. The Big Show
32. Matt Morgan
33. Christian
34. Kazarian
35. Cody Rhodes
36. Chris Hero
37. James Storm
38. Ricky Banderas
39. Jack Swagger
40. Bully Ray
41. Satoshi Kojima
42. Samoa Joe
43. Sin Cara
44. Claudio Castagnoli
45. Shinsuke Nakamura
46. El Generico
47. Alex Shelley
48. Chris Sabin
49. Adam Pearce
50. El Zorro
51. R-Truth
52. Drew McIntyre
53. Seth Rollins
54. Togi Makabe
55. Hernandez
56. D’Angelo Dinero
57. Mark Henry
58. Negro Casas
59. Gunner
60. Abyss
61. Justin Gabriel
62. Douglas Williams
63. Brother Devon
64. Go Shiozaki
65. Matt Hardy
66. Heath Slater
67. Robbie E
68. Ted DiBiase Jr.
69. Evan Bourne
70. Naomichi Marufuji
71. Shelton Benjamin
72. Tommy Dreamer
73. Prince Devitt
74. Jay Briscoe
75. Rob Terry
76. Austin Aries
77. Max Buck
78. Ezekiel Jackson
79. Charlie Haas
80. Jushin Liger
81. Mark Briscoe
82. Orlando Jordan
83. Jeremy Buck
84. Jesse Neal
85. Kenny Omega
86. Shingo Takagi
87. Carlito
88. Volador Jr.
89. Crimson
90. BXB Hulk
91. Shannon Moore
92. Vladimir Kozlov
93. Homicide
94. Colt Cabana
95. Yuji Nagata
96. Eric Young
97. David Otunga
98. Yamato
99. Tommaso Ciampa
100. Santino Marella
101. Kenny King
102. Dean Ambrose
103. The Sheik
104. Low Ki
105. The Great Khali
106. Alex Riley
107. Brian Kendrick
108. Jimmy Jacobs
109. Rhett Titus
110. Scott Steiner
111. Minoru Suzuki
112. La Parka
113. Tyson Kidd
114. Mike Bennett
115. Adam Cole
116. Johnny Curtis
117. Michael McGillicutty
118. Jay Lethal
119. Mason Ryan
120. Tyson Dux
121. MVP
122. Kevin Steen
123. Minoru Tanaka
124. David Hart Smith
125. Ryota Hama
126. Ultimo Guerrero
127. Hirooki Goto
128. Blue Demon, Jr.
129. Husky Harris
130. Giant Bernard
131. La Sombra
132. Michael Tarver
133. Chessman
134. Kaz Hayashi
135. Ryusuke Taguchi
136. Amazing Red
137. Yoshi Tatsu
138. Yoshihiro Takayama
139. Toru Yano
140. Zack Ryder
141. Delirious
142. Takuma Sano
143. Primo Colon
144. Karl Anderson
145. Wataru Inoue
146. L.A. Park
147. Averno
148. Kotaro Suzuki
149. Mohammed Yone
150. Hiram Tua
151. Joe Doering
152. Joe E. Legend
153. JTG
154. Kota Ibushi
155. Takeshi Morishima
156. Mephisto
157. Kono
158. Tayo Kea
159. Big Daddy Voodoo
160. Rhino
161. Steve Corino
162. Chavo Guerrero Jr.
163. Tyler Reks
164. Magnus
165. Chris Masters
166. Masato Tanaka
167. Anarquia
168. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
169. William Regal
170. Murphy
171. CIMA
172. Trent Barreta
173. KENTA
174. Heavy Metal
175. Curt Hawkins
176. Masakatsu Funaki
177. Paul London
178. Luke Gallows
179. Kensuke Sasaki
180. Ray Gonzalez
181. Akitoshi Saito
182. Atlantis
183. Yoshihiro Tajiri
184. Yuji Takahashi
185. Brodus Clay
186. Tetsuya Naito
187. Sami Callihan
188. PAC
189. Jimmy Uso
190. Jon Davis
191. Bo Rotundo
192. Jey Uso
193. Jun Akiyama
194. Bison Smith
195. Oliver John
196. Hector Garza
197. Masato Yoshino
198. Kory Chavis
199. Jack Evans
200. Arik Cannon
201. Perro Aguayo Jr.
202. Tim Storm
203. Electroshock
204. Taiji Ishimori
205. Darren Young
206. Richie Steamboat
207. Extreme Tiger
208. Xavier Woods
209. Masahiro Chono
210. Hartley Jackson
211. Brad Allen
212. Naruki Doi
213. Derrick Bateman
214. Johnny Vandal
215. Big E. Langston
216. Eric Escobar
217. Silver King
218. Chris Grey
219. Calvin Raines
220. Brodie Lee
221. Jerry Lawler
222. Tommy Taylor
223. Byron Saxton
224. Glamour Boy Shane
225. Peter Orlov
226. Drake Younger
227. Jado
228. Ultimo Gladiador
229. Michael Elgin
230. Raven
231. Matt Taven
232. Kyle O’Reilly
233. Necro Butcher
234. Chris Angel
235. Rasche Brown
236. Jon Rekon
237. Cibernetico
238. Keiji Muto
239. Sabu
240. Percy Watson
241. Keith Walker
242. Joe Lider
243. Gedo
244. Conor O’Brian
245. Metal Master
246. Martin Stone
247. Cody Hawk
248. Tim Donst
249. Titus O’Neil
250. Octagon
251. Vampiro
252. TJ Cannon
253. Dragon Rojo Jr.
254. Tiger Mask IV
255. Super Crazy
256. Jacob Novak
257. Blue Panther
258. Caylen Croft
259. Bruce Maxwell
260. Lucky Cannon
261. John McChesney
262. Ricky Reyes
263. Tokyo Monster Kahagas
264. Petey Williams
265. Akebono
266. Akuma
267. Cody Deaner
268. Johnny Gargano
269. Shawn Spears
270. Sterling James Keenan
271. Latino
272. Ryan Eagles
273. Mascara Dorado
274. Tozawa
275. Matt Cross
276. Derek Wylde
277. Damien Sandow
278. Joey Ryan
279. “Mr. 450” Hammett
280. Chuck Taylor
281. Jigsaw
282. Icarus
283. Ares
284. Ruckus
285. Jayson Cypress
286. Okada
287. Tito Colon
288. Eddie Kingston
289. Mike Quackenbush
290. Josh Daniels
291. Rocky Romero
292. Mason Beck
293. Sebastian Suave
294. Darin Corbin
295. Joey Mercury
296. Hunico
297. Robbie Heart
298. Rich Swann
299. Matt Riviera
300. Dragon Kid
301. Jason Bane
302. Dennis Rivera
303. Pepper Parks
304. Lance Bravado
305. Harlem Bravado
306. Dylan Kage
307. Kijimuna
308. Dan Lawrence
309. Matt Cage
310. Silas Young
311. Craig Classic
312. Shane Hollister
313. Brandon Locke
314. Sugar Dunkerton
315. Slyck Wagner Brown
316. Aden Chambers
317. Robert Anthony
318. Robbie McAllister
319. T.J. Perkins
320. Hallowicked
321. Cliff Compton
322. Don Paysan
323. Robbie Gilmore
324. Max Bauer
325. N8 Mattson
326. Brian Milonas
327. Mohamad Ali Vaez
328. Wes Brisco
329. Brandon Espinosa
330. Eli Cottonwood
331. Arick Andrews
332. Desean Bishop
333. Samuel Elias
334. Christopher Rockwell
335. J.D. Maverick
336. Jinder Mahal
337. Donny Marlow
338. Alexander Rusev
339. Ace Hawkins
340. Cole Callway
341. Jerome Hendrix
342. The Blue Meanie
343. Andy Ridge
344. C.J. Esparza
345. Mike Mondo
346. Ophidian
347. Diego Corleone
348. R.D. Evans
349. Amasis
350. Jake O’Reilly
351. Kirby Mack
352. Brett Gakiya
353. Steve Boz
354. Jake Crist
355. Tommy Treznik
356. DJ Hyde
357. Ryan Bisbal
358. TJ Mack
359. Paredyse
360. Vance Nevada
361. Shane Haste
362. Franky the Mobster
363. Lince Dorado
364. Dave Crist
365. Kyle Sebastian
366. Devon Moore
367. Asylum
368. Corey Hollis
369. Mike Sydal
370. Ryan Rush
371. Roman Leakee
372. Matt Burns
373. Russell Walker
374. Kevin Grace
375. Adam Revolver
376. Steven Walters
377. Sam Shields
378. Danny Havoc
379. Mike Rollins
380. Ted McNaler
381. Damien Slater
382. Jake Manning
383. Ryan McBride
384. Sinn Bodhi
385. Josh Alexander
386. Bloody Harker Dirge
387. RJ City
388. Alex Silva
389. Mega
390. Jonny Puma
391. Aaron Epic
392. Adam Windsor
393. Cobian
394. Chase Del Monte
395. Shiima Xion
396. Ricochet
397. Papadon
398. Josef Von Schmidt
399. Pat Buck
400. Dan Maff
401. Jason Static
402. Bazooka Joe
403. Bobby Shields
404. Grizzly Redwood
405. Breaker Morant
406. Scott Zenzen
407. Bobby Dempsey
408. Maifu
409. Kekoa the Flyin’ Hawaiian
410. Kid America
411. Mathieu St-Jacques
412. Saifu
413. Bryan Logan
414. Sylvan Grenier
415. Crazzy Steve
416. Eric Cooper
417. Brandon Aarons
418. Matt Logan
419. Pat Guennette
420. Whipdog Johnson
421. Damian Dragon
422. Jason Jones
423. Cheech
424. Elvis Pridemore
425. Rastakhan
426. Mr. Fantastic
427. Matt Saigon
428. Player Uno
429. MASADA
430. Sexxy Eddie
431. Benjamin Kimera
432. Stupified
433. Chris Wylde
434. Shaun Rickers
435. Jake Davis
436. Jimmy Cicero
437. Ernesto Osiris
438. Mike Posey
439. Gee Gee
440. Axl Rotten
441. Joe Gacy
442. C.W. Scott
443. Shorty Smalls
444. Noah Lott
445. Scott Wright
446. Mozart Fontaine
447. Cloudy
448. Jimmy Lee
449. Mike Dell
450. Tim Horner Jr
451. Vincent Vega
452. Leslie Leatherman
453. CUJO the Hellhound
454. Bill Collier
455. American Kickboxer II
456. Chrisifix
457. Scott Tytus
458. Outlaw J. R. James
459. Kevin Douglas
460. Tommy Mack
461. Rudy Switchblade
462. Steve Stasiak
463. Don Vega
464. Dennis Allen
465. Chris Cooper
466. Sabian
467. Vince Beach
468. Bodie Williams
469. Nick Fury
470. Brain Damage
471. Fred Flash
472. Biff Slater
473. A.J. Istria
474. Abraham Washington
475. Shockwave the Robot
476. Marc Mandrake
477. Martin Stanley Fuqua
478. Pee Wee
479. Damien Kass
480. Will Calrissian
481. Kwan Chang
482. AHTU
483. Ethan Page
484. Griffen
485. Barry Hardy
486. Jimmy the Hippy
487. Preston Maxwell
488. Scarry Garry
489. Brandon Bishop
490. Ryot
491. Joey Kings
492. Corey Blaze
493. Ash Walker
494. Justin Sane
495. Brandon Thurston
496. Milo Beasley
497. Peter B. Beautiful
498. Sinister Cross
499. Johnny Adams
500. Gino Martino

266. Akuma

I was expecting Wade Barrett to be higher.

188. Pac

I could think of more than 187 people who I like more.

Surprised no one has mentioned The Great Khali in at 105, even if you can get over the farcical notion of having him in a 'best 500 wrestlers of the year' list in the first place, i don't see how he meets the PWI's criteria in the 1st place this past year, having one no championships, entering into no feuds of note, being far from prominant in WWE, having probabaly lost a few times in the matches he's had (I can't remember off the top of my head), it's silly really