Pro Wrestling Illustrated
| Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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| description | Wrestling magazine |
| Area of Expertise | Martial arts |
| language | English |
| publishing company | Kappa Publishing Group. ( USA ) |
| First edition | 1979 |
| Frequency of publication | per month |
| Editor-in-chief | Stu Saks |
| editor | London Publishing Company |
| Web link | www.pwi-online.com |
| ISSN (print) | 1043-7576 |
Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI for short) is one of the most successful international wrestling magazines. Its headquarters are in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania .
In 1979 the first edition of the magazine, which was founded by Stanley Weston, appeared.
Honourings and prices
The following awards are given by the PWI:
- PWI Wrestler of the Year (since 1972)
- PWI Tag Team of the Year (since 1972)
- PWI Match of the Year (since 1972)
- PWI Feud of the Year (since 1986)
- PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (since 1972)
- PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (since 1972)
- PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (since 1978)
- PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (since 1972)
- PWI Rookie of the Year (since 1972)
- PWI Stanley Weston Award (since 1981)
- PWI Comeback of the Year (since 1992)
- PWI Woman of the Year (since 1999)
The following awards were once given, but have since been canceled:
- PWI Manager of the Year (from 1972 to 1999)
- PWI Girl Wrestler of the Year (from 1972 to 1976)
- PWI Midget Wrestler of the Year (from 1972 to 1976)
- PWI Announcer of the Year (1977)
PWI 500
PWI has published a list of the top 500 wrestlers annually since 1991. This ranking is called PWI 500 and appears in a special issue. Below is a list of the top 10 wrestlers each year:
| year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |
Hulk Hogan
Won 13 World Championships |
Lex Luger
Won 3 World Championships |
Ric flair
Won 30 World Championships |
Randy Savage
Won 10 World Championships |
Sting
Won 15 World Championships |
Scott Steiner
Won 10 World Championships |
Ricky Steamboat
Won 1 World Championship |
Steve Williams
Won 4 World Championships |
Arn Anderson |
Rick Steiner
Won 4 World Championships |
| 1992 |
Sting
Won 15 World Championships |
Randy Savage
Won 10 World Championships |
Rick Rude
Won 4 World Championships |
Bret Hart
Won 15 World Championships |
Ricky Steamboat
Won 1 World Championship |
Jerry Lawler
Won 120 World Championships |
Scott Steiner
Won 10 World Championships |
Warrior
Won 2 World Championships |
Steve Austin
Won 6 World Championships |
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| 1993 |
Bret Hart
Won 15 World Championships |
Big Van Vader
Won 14 World Championships |
Shawn Michaels
Won 5 World Championships |
Sting
Won 15 World Championships |
Yokozuna
Won 2 World Championships |
Ric flair
Won 26 World Championships |
Lex Luger
Won 3 World Championships |
"Ravishing" Rick Rude
Won 4 World Championships |
Mr. Perfect
Won 6 World Championships |
Scott Steiner
Won 10 World Championships |
| 1994 | Hulk Hogan
Won 13 World Championships |
Ric flair
Won 30 World Championships |
Big Van Vader
Won 14 World Championships |
Shawn Michaels
Won 5 World Championships |
Steve Austin
Won 6 World Championships |
Razor Ramon
Won 2 World Championships |
Sting
Won 15 World Championships |
Ricky Steamboat
Won 1 World Championship |
Owen Hart
Won 2 World Championships |
|
| 1995 |
diesel
Won 7 World Championships |
Shawn Michaels
Won 5 World Championships |
Sting
Won 15 World Championships |
Bret Hart
Won 15 World Championships |
Sabu
Won 26 World Championships |
Hulk Hogan
Won 13 World Championships |
Big Van Vader
Won 14 World Championships |
Randy Savage
Won 10 World Championships |
Razor Ramon
Won 2 World Championships |
Mitsuharu Misawa
Won 9 World Championships |
| 1996 |
Shawn Michaels
Won 5 World Championships |
The Giant
Won 7 World Championships |
Kenta Kobashi
Won 5 World Championships |
Ahmed Johnson
Won 2 World Championships |
Kevin Nash
Won 7 World Championships |
Rey Mysterio
Won 11 World Championships |
Hulk Hogan
Won 13 World Championships |
Sabu
Won 26 World Championships |
Ric flair
Won 30th World Championships |
|
| 1997 |
Dean Malenko
Won 1 World Championship |
Mitshuaru Misawa
Won 9 World Championships |
Steve Austin won 6 World Championships |
DDP Won 4 World Championships |
Lex Luger
Won 3 World Championships |
Undertaker
Won 10 World Championships |
Shinya Hashimoto | The Giant
Won 7 World Championships |
Jushin Liger
Won 21 World Championships |
Chris Benoit
Won 8 World Championships |
| 1998 |
Steve Austin
Won 6 World Championships |
Goldberg
Won 4 World Championships |
Mitsuharu Misawa
Won 9 World Championships |
Undertaker
Won 9 World Championships |
Kenta Kobashi
Won 5 World Championships |
Booker T
Won 7 World Championships |
Ken Shamrock
Won 2 World Championships |
Chris Jericho
Won 11 World Championships |
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| 1999 |
Rob Van Dam
Won 5 World Championships |
Rey Mysterio
Won 11 World Championships |
The Rock
Won 10 World Championships |
DDP
Won 4 World Championships |
Keiji Mutoh
Won 9 World Championships |
Undertaker
Won 6 World Championships |
Goldberg
Won 4 World Championships |
Taz
Won 5 World Championships |
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| 2000 | Triple H | The Rock | Chris Benoit | Kenta Kobashi | Jeff Jarrett | Justin Credible | Mike Awesome | Jushin Liger | Chris Jericho | Kensuke Sasaki |
| 2001 | Kurt Angle | Steve Austin | Keiji Muto | Booker T | Triple H | Scott Steiner | Mitsuharu Misawa | Rhyno | ||
| 2002 | Undertaker | Keiji Muto | Chris Jericho | Eddie Guerrero | Kurt Angle | Edge | Yuji Nagata | The Rock | Triple H | |
| 2003 | Brock Lesnar | Triple H | Keiji Muto | Chris Jericho | Big show | Booker T | Kenta Kobashi | Eddie Guerrero | Rob Van Dam | |
| 2004 | Chris Benoit | Eddie Guerrero | Triple H | Kenta Kobashi | Randy Orton | Toshiaki Kawada | John Cena | AJ styles | Shawn Michaels | Chris Jericho |
| 2005 | Batista | John Cena | Satoshi Kojima | Triple H | JBL | Kurt Angle | AJ styles | Edge | Shelton Benjamin | Hiroyoshi Tenzan |
| 2006 | John Cena | Kurt Angle | Edge | Samoa Joe | Místico | Rey Mysterio | Brock Lesnar | Kenta Kobashi | Shawn Michaels | Jeff Jarrett |
| 2007 | Edge | Místico | Kurt Angle | Undertaker | Shawn Michaels | Christian Cage | Perro Aguayo Jr. | Bobby Lashley | Takeshi Morishima | |
| 2008 | Randy Orton | Kurt Angle | Triple H | Samoa Joe | Edge | Undertaker | Shawn Michaels | Nigel McGuinness | John Cena | Shinsuke Nakamura |
| 2009 | Triple H | Chris Jericho | John Cena | Edge | Randy Orton | Nigel McGuiness | Hiroshi Tanahashi | CM punk | Sting | Último Guerrero |
| 2010 | AJ styles | John Cena | CM punk | Randy Orton | Chris Jericho | Batista | Shinsuke Nakamura | The Undertaker | Kurt Angle | Sheamus |
| 2011 | The Miz | Randy Orton | John Cena | Kane | Takashi Sugiura | Alberto Del Rio | Mr. Anderson | Rey Mysterio | Eddie Edwards | CM punk |
| 2012 | CM punk | Bobby Roode | Daniel Bryan | Sheamus | Jun Akiyama | Davey Richards | Kurt Angle | Mark Henry | Alberto Del Rio | |
| 2013 | John Cena | CM punk | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Bully Ray | Kazuchika Okada | Sheamus | Jeff Hardy | Alberto Del Rio | Dolph Ziggler | Kevin Steen |
| 2014 | Daniel Bryan | Randy Orton | John Cena |
AJ styles
Won 23 World Championships |
Bray Wyatt | Roman Reigns | Magnus | Adam Cole | Bully Ray | |
| 2015 | Seth Rollins | John Cena | AJ styles | Roman Reigns |
Shinsuke Nakamura
Won 8 World Championships |
Randy Orton | Jay Briscoe | Rusev | Alberto El Patrón | Kevin Owens |
| 2016 |
Roman Reigns
Won 4 World Championships |
Kazuchika Okada
Won 5 World Championships |
Finn Bálor
Won 8 World Championships |
AJ styles
Won 23 World Championships |
Jay Lethal
Won 6 World Championships |
Kevin Owens
Won 12 World Championships |
Shinsuke Nakamura
Won 8 World Championships |
Seth Rollins
Won 12 World Championships |
Dean Ambrose
Won 11 World Championships |
John Cena
Won 18 World Championships |
| 2017 |
Kazuchika Okada
Won 5 World Championships |
AJ styles
Won 23 World Championships |
Kevin Owens
Won 12 World Championships |
Roman Reigns | Kenny Omega | Shinsuke Nakamura | Samoa Joe | Dean Ambrose | Bobby Roode | The Miz |
| 2018 |
Kenny Omega
Won 19 World Championships |
Kazuchika Okada
Won 5 World Championships |
Brock Lesnar | Seth Rollins | Braun Strowman | Roman Reigns | Cody | Tetsuya Naito |
Top 10 Female Wrestlers
| year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Awesome Kong | Beth Phoenix | Gail Kim | Mickie James | MsChif | Sara Del Rey | Roxxi Laveaux | Melina | Michelle McCool | Candice Michelle |
| 2009 | Mickie James | Angelina Love | Melina | MsChif | Tare | Awesome Kong | Beth Phoenix | Michelle McCool | Maryse | Taylor Wilde |
| 2010 | Michelle McCool | Mercedes Martinez | Cheerleader Melissa | Eve Torres | Madison Rayne | Mickie James | MsChif | Maryse | ||
| 2011 | Madison Eagles | Mercedes Martinez | Mickie James | Natalya | Madison Rayne | Cheerleader Melissa | Tare | Sara Del Rey | ||
| 2012 | Gail Kim | Beth Phoenix | Cheerleader Melissa | Sara Del Rey | Jessicka Havok | Layla | Miss Tessmacher | Saraya Knight | Mercedes Martinez | Tare |
| 2013 | Cheerleader Melissa | Mickie James | Saraya Knight | Jessicka Havok | Kaitlyn | Gail Kim | Kacee Carlisle | Tare | AJ Lee | Mercedes Martinez |
| 2014 | Paige | AJ Lee | Gail Kim | Cheerleader Melissa | LuFisto | Angelina Love | Ivelisse Velez | Courtney Rush | Natalya | Charlotte |
| 2015 | Nikki Bella | Paige | Sasha Banks | Santana Garrett | Gail Kim | Charlotte | Naomi | Cherry Bomb | Courtney Rush | Taryn Terrell |
| 2016 | Charlotte | Sasha Banks | Asuka | Becky Lynch | Bayley | jade | Natalya | Gail Kim | Sexy star | Sienna |
| 2017 | Asuka | Charlotte | Alexa Bliss | Sasha Banks | Io Shirai | Sienna | Naomi | Kairi Sane |