Kemo
09-14-2022, 06:57 PM
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Roman Reigns has topped Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s “2022 PWI 500” list, an annual ranking of the world’s best pro wrestlers. It’s the second time the Tribal Chief has earned the #1 spot after first scoring the honor in 2016.
Professional wrestling has a highly-opinionated fanbase, so this list is sure to inspire passionate discourse. You do not have to look farther than the Top 20 to find some puzzling inclusions and questionable omissions. Jon Moxley is not in the Top 10. Matt Cardona is ranked above MJF, Seth Rollins, Adam Cole, Kenny Omega and Drew McIntyre. Cody Rhodes and Jay White are nowhere to be found in the Top 20. We could go on and on.
That said, you’d be hard pressed to argue that anybody but Reigns is more deserving of #1. He’s firmly entrenched as this generation’s ‘Face of WWE.’ He’s leaps and bounds ahead of the pack, based on PWI’s established criteria.
The Top 20 wrestlers on the 2022 PWI 500 include:
Roman Reigns
Kazuchika Okada
CM Punk
Hangman Adam Page
Bobby Lashley
Cody Rhodes
Bryan Danielson
El Hijo del Vikingo
Big E
Jonathan Gresham
Shingo Takagi
Jon Moxley
Matt Cardona
Josh Alexander
Hiroshi Tanahashi
MJF
Seth Rollins
Adam Cole
Kenny Omega
Drew McIntyre
PWI 500 Criteria & Evaluation Period
The ranking criteria includes:
In-Ring Achievement: W-L, records, championships and tournaments won
Influence: Visibility and prestige within a promotion and/or the industry
Technical Ability: Quality of moves matches, and ring psychology.
Competition: Success against the most varied and highest quality opponents available.
The evaluation period for the 2022 PWI 500 ran from July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022.
Wrestlers need a minimum of 10 matches during that period to qualify (or 6 matches in separate months).
The 2022 PWI 500 issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated is available now for print preorder at PWI-Online.com The digital edition is available now at pwi.zinioapps.com
Roman Reigns has topped Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s “2022 PWI 500” list, an annual ranking of the world’s best pro wrestlers. It’s the second time the Tribal Chief has earned the #1 spot after first scoring the honor in 2016.
Professional wrestling has a highly-opinionated fanbase, so this list is sure to inspire passionate discourse. You do not have to look farther than the Top 20 to find some puzzling inclusions and questionable omissions. Jon Moxley is not in the Top 10. Matt Cardona is ranked above MJF, Seth Rollins, Adam Cole, Kenny Omega and Drew McIntyre. Cody Rhodes and Jay White are nowhere to be found in the Top 20. We could go on and on.
That said, you’d be hard pressed to argue that anybody but Reigns is more deserving of #1. He’s firmly entrenched as this generation’s ‘Face of WWE.’ He’s leaps and bounds ahead of the pack, based on PWI’s established criteria.
The Top 20 wrestlers on the 2022 PWI 500 include:
Roman Reigns
Kazuchika Okada
CM Punk
Hangman Adam Page
Bobby Lashley
Cody Rhodes
Bryan Danielson
El Hijo del Vikingo
Big E
Jonathan Gresham
Shingo Takagi
Jon Moxley
Matt Cardona
Josh Alexander
Hiroshi Tanahashi
MJF
Seth Rollins
Adam Cole
Kenny Omega
Drew McIntyre
PWI 500 Criteria & Evaluation Period
The ranking criteria includes:
In-Ring Achievement: W-L, records, championships and tournaments won
Influence: Visibility and prestige within a promotion and/or the industry
Technical Ability: Quality of moves matches, and ring psychology.
Competition: Success against the most varied and highest quality opponents available.
The evaluation period for the 2022 PWI 500 ran from July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022.
Wrestlers need a minimum of 10 matches during that period to qualify (or 6 matches in separate months).
The 2022 PWI 500 issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated is available now for print preorder at PWI-Online.com The digital edition is available now at pwi.zinioapps.com