Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) is een Amerikaans tijdschrift over professioneel worstelen. PWI is gevestigd in Blue Bell (Pennsylvania) en het blad wordt uitgegeven door Kappa Publishing Group.
Onderscheidingen
bewerken- Wrestler of the Year (sinds 1972)
- Tag Team of the Year (sinds 1972)
- Match of the Year (sinds 1972)
- Feud of the Year (sinds 1986)
- Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (sinds 1972)
- Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (sinds 1972)
- Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (sinds 1978)
- Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (sinds 1972)
- Rookie of the Year (sinds 1972)
- Stanley Weston Award (sinds 1981)
- Comeback of the Year (sinds 1992)
- Woman of the Year (sinds 1999)
- Manager of the Year (1972 tot 1999)
- Girl Wrestler of the Year (1972 tot 1976)
- Midget Wrestler of the Year (1972 tot 1976)
- Announcer of the Year (1977)
PWI 500
bewerkenPWI publiceert sinds 1991 jaarlijks een top 500 van professioneel worstelaars in een speciale editie getiteld de PWI 500. De top 10 van elk jaar volgt hieronder.
| Jaar | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Hulk Hogan | Lex Luger | Ric Flair | Randy Savage | Sting | Scott Steiner | Ricky Steamboat | Steve Williams | Arn Anderson | Rick Steiner |
| 1992 | Sting | Randy Savage | Ric Flair | Rick Rude | Bret Hart | Ricky Steamboat | Jerry Lawler | Scott Steiner | The Ultimate Warrior | Steve Austin |
| 1993 | Bret Hart | Big Van Vader | Shawn Michaels | Sting | Yokozuna | Ric Flair | Lex Luger | Rick Rude | Mr. Perfect | Scott Steiner |
| 1994 | Bret Hart | Hulk Hogan | Ric Flair | Big Van Vader | Shawn Michaels | Steve Austin | Razor Ramon | Sting | Ricky Steamboat | Owen Hart |
| 1995 | Diesel | Shawn Michaels | Sting | Bret Hart | Sabu | Hulk Hogan | Big Van Vader | Randy Savage | Razor Ramon | Mitsuharu Misawa |
| 1996 | Shawn Michaels | The Giant | Sting | Kenta Kobashi | Ahmed Johnson | Kevin Nash | Rey Mysterio | Hulk Hogan | Sabu | Ric Flair |
| 1997 | Dean Malenko | Mitshuaru Misawa | Steve Austin | Diamond Dallas Page | Lex Luger | Undertaker | Shinya Hashimoto | The Giant | Jushin Liger | Chris Benoit |
| 1998 | Steve Austin | Bill Goldberg | Mitsuharu Misawa | Diamond Dallas Page | Undertaker | Kenta Kobashi | Booker T | Ken Shamrock | Jushin Liger | Chris Jericho |
| 1999 | Steve Austin | Rob Van Dam | Mitsuharu Misawa | Rey Misterio | The Rock | Diamond Dallas Page | Keiji Mutoh | Undertaker | Goldberg | Taz |
| 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 | Chris Benoit | Keiji Muto | Booker T | Triple H | Scott Steiner | Mitsuharu Misawa | Chris Jericho | Rhyno |
| 2002 | Rob Van Dam | Undertaker | Keiji Muto | Chris Jericho | Eddie Guerrero | Kurt Angle | Edge | Yuji Nagata | The Rock | Triple H |
| 2003 | Brock Lesnar | Triple H | Kurt Angle | 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 | A.J. Styles | Shawn Michaels | Chris Jericho |
| 2005 | Dave Batista | John Cena | Satoshi Kojima | Triple H | JBL | Kurt Angle | A.J. 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 | John Cena | 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 | A.J. 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 |
Top 50 vrouwen
bewerken| Jaar | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 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 | Tara | Awesome Kong | Beth Phoenix | Michelle McCool | Maryse | Taylor Wilde |
| 2010 | Michelle McCool | Angelina Love | Mercedes Martinez | Cheerleader Melissa | Eve Torres | Madison Rayne | Beth Phoenix | Mickie James | MsChif | Maryse |
| 2011 | Madison Eagles | Mercedes Martinez | Mickie James | Natalya | Madison Rayne | Cheerleader Melissa | Beth Phoenix | Tara | MsChif | Sara Del Rey |
| 2012 | Gail Kim | Beth Phoenix | Cheerleader Melissa | Sara Del Rey | Jessicka Havok | Layla | Miss Tessmacher | Saraya Knight | Mercedes Martinez | Tara |
| 2013 | Cheerleader Melissa | Mickie James | Saraya Knight | Jessicka Havok | Kaitlyn | Gail Kim | Kacee Carlisle | Tara | AJ Lee | Mercedes Martinez |
Externe link
bewerken- (en) Officiële website