So some magazine does some list or something? Here is how we feel about it.
1. AJ Styles – A dude whose own company doesn’t see the value in…and he’s #1? Over Cena. Really. (sam)
You are only as good as the company booking you. Thus, we have disproven this list. Hasn’t made the top 10 in five years and somehow becomes only the third non-WWE guy to get the #1? This is Obama getting the Noble Peace Prize. (ryan) You will never see Aj styles picture on a slurpee cup. [acs]
2. John Cena
3. C.M. Punk – Who made this list? Marks or journalists? (sam) Those terms aren’t opposite (Ryan)
4. Randy Orton
5. Chris Jericho
6. Batista—pretty much out of the buisness [acs]
7. Shinsuke Nakamura – Token Japanese top ten member. (sam)
8. The Undertaker–had one memorable big match, but just a shell now [acs]]
9. Kurt Angle
10. Sheamus – Umm, maybe next year he can be this high. (Sam)
11. Triple-H
12. The Miz – See Sheamus. (Sam)
13. Rey Mysterio Jr.
14. Takashi Sugiura
15. Rob Van Dam
16. Dr. Wagner Jr—this is the highest luchadore on the list? [acs]
17. The Big Show
18. Edge
19. Tyler Black – Hahaha, no really. #19, welcome to FCW. (Sam)
20. Jeff Hardy
21. Jack Swagger – Probably my vote for most improved (ryan)
22. Christian
23. Abyss
24. Ryota Hama – All Japan already gave up on this guy, but PWI sure didn’t. (Sam)
25. Austin Aries – First American indy not in TNA (ryan)
26. Kofi Kingston
27. John Morrison
28. Desmond Wolfe – Dude was # 6 last year. Take note what TNA does to you, indy workers looking for a big break (Ryan).
29. Ultimo Guerrero – Hey, look, Mistico is a big draw and he’s lower than me! (Sam)
30. Drew McIntyre – Wow. Really? Why not have Alicia Fox tied with him? (ryan)
31. Samoa Joe
32. Davey Richards
33. Mr. Anderson–still hurts people [acs]
34. Ted DiBiase Jr.
35. Hirooki Goto
36. D’Angelo Dinero
37. Eddie Edwards – How is this even possible? (Sam)
38. Matt Morgan – I declare fatawah on PWI. (Sam)
39. Hiroshi Tanahashi
40. Yoshihiro Takayama
41. Cody Rhodes
42. Mistico—should be top 10 minimum [acs]
43. James Storm
44. Daniel Bryan – Perhaps the biggest name in the biggest angle in the past 10 years, and it didn’t get him in the top 40? (Ryan)
45. Douglas Williams
46. Roderick Strong
47. Christopher Daniels
48. Mesias
49. Eric Young
50. Dolph Ziggler
51. Robert Roode
52. Naomichi Marufuji
53. Kevin Nash
54. Kevin Steen
55. R-Truth – Pretty Ricky is ranked #11, FWIW. (sam)
56. Jeff Jarrett
57. Electroshock
58. Tyson Kidd
59. Montel Vontavious Porter–should be higher than a lot of other wwe guys [acs] Really? I think MVP does for Thursday nights what Jonestown did for Kool Aid (ryan) Isn’t Smackdown on Friday? (Sam)
60. Sting – I guess you can have a belt and be a main focus and still be lower than Davey Richards. (Sam) UT works 3 matches a year and gets 8th. We can’t all be the UT, Sting. Sorry (ryan)
61. Adam Pearce – NWA champ. Booker for ROH. Ranked under Eric Young. (ryan)
62. Jay Briscoe
63. Evan Bourne – Really? You put him beside Sheamus and this seems fair to you? (ryan)
64. Minoru Suzuki – This dude has the Triple Crown, but he’s no Jay Brisco. (Sam)
65. Blue Demon Jr.
66. Matt Hardy – Best shape of his career. (Sam)
67. Rob Terry
68. Go Shiozaki
69. David Hart Smith
70. Satoshi Kojima
71. Hernandez
72. Cibernetico
73. Brother Devon
74. Chris Hero
75. Togi Makabe
76. Shelton Benjamin
77. Brother Ray
78. Yoshi Tatsu
79. Kane
80. Claudio Castagnoli
81. Volador Jr.
82. Takeshi Rikio
83. Dos Caras Jr.–doesnt exist anymore & hasnt started in WWE proper [acs]
84. JTG
85.Shad Gaspard
86. Mark Briscoe – He is also no Jay Briscoe (ryan)
87. Amazing Red
88. Alex Shelley
89. Mohammad Yone
90. Luke Gallows
91. La Sombra
92. Kazarian
93. Ezekiel Jackson
94. Carlito
95. Chris Sabin
96. Kenny King – He played on “License to Ill,” right? (Sam) I love you, Sam (ryan)
97. Phil Shatter
98. BxB Hulk
99. Mark Henry
100. Heath Slater
101. Colt Cabana
102. Homicide
103. Jon Moxley
104. Averno
105. Yuji Nagata
106. Delirious – Dude deserves top 20. He is that good (ryan)
107. Magnus
108. Jerry Lynn
109. Wade Barrett
110. Naruki Doi
111. Mephisto
112. Steve Corino
113. Goldust
114. Joe Hennig
115. Masakatsu Funaki
116. Max Buck
117. Zach Ryder -Woo woo woo, you know it.
118. El Generico
119. Jeremy Buck
120. Keiji Muto- Really. He was hurt. Well, so was Undertaker. (Sam)
121. Suwama
122. Karl Anderson
123. Rhett Titus
124. Shannon Moore
125. Primo Colon – My primo colon is ranked higher. (Sam)
126. William Regal – That’s right, Rhett Titus is ranked higher. (Sam)
127. Yujiro
128. Erick Stevens
129. Brian Kendrick
130. The Great Khali Everyone from here down should now realize how BS this list is. (ryan)
131. Tyson Dux
132. KENTA
133. Chessman- I love that Chessman cried when he found out he was doing a job for the AAA title. (Sam)
134. Jay Lethal
135. Orlando Jordan
136. Finlay – Didn’t he retire from the ring? Still in the tip 150? Wow. (ryan)
137. Toshiaki Kawada
138. Negro Casas
139. Rhino 140. Kensuke Sasaki
141. Justin Gabriel
142. Kenny Omega
143. Masato Tanaka
144. Paul London – Wow. Get high, say silly shit and marks will love you. Works for us. (Sam)
145. Marco Corleone
146. Tetsuya Naito
147. Ray Gonzalez
148. La Parka – Someone explain to me how LA Park is ranked lower. Please. Explain. (Sam)
149. Joe Lider
150. Jimmy Jacobs
151. Kaz Hayashi
152. Naoya Ogawa
153. Mikal Judas
154. Trent Beretta
155. Vladimir Kozlov
156. Katsuhiko Nakajima
157. Silver King
158. CIMA
159. Caylen Croft
160. Paul Birchill
161. Chuck Taylor
162. Perro Aguayo Jr.
163. Scott Steiner
164. Brett DiBiase
165. Brent Albright
166. Extreme Tiger
167. Tajiri
168. Vance Archer
169. Sean Waltman
170. Shawn Daivari
171. Joey Ryan
172. Chris Masters
173. Tomko
174. Sami Callihan – Dude made a 5 year old cry by staring at them. Deserves a better ranking than Brother Devon. (ryan)
175. Latin Lover
176. Alex Koslov
177. Chavo Guerrero
178. Sonjay Dutt
179. Felino
180. Tyler Reks
181. Jun Akiyama
182. Martin Stone
183. Pac
184. Kiyoshi
185. Manabu Nakanishi
186. Petey Williams
187. Shinjiro Otani
188. Atlantis
189. Austin Creed
190. Necro Butcher – What he does is better than wrestling. (ryan)
191. Drake Brewer
192. Giant Bernard
193. Tommy Dreamer – Thus stopping 307 people beneath him for shitting. (Sam)
194. Stevie Richards – In 2010. Really. (Sam)
195. Joe E. Legend
196. Bison Smith
197. Darren Young – Cena makes his second appearance on the list. (Ryan?)
198. Nicho El Millionario
199. Blue Panther
200. Jason Hades
201. Alex Riley
202. Kory Chavis
203. Arik Cannon
204. Cody Deaner
205. Jason Blade
206. Takeshi Morishima
207. David Otunga
208. Mr. Niebla
209. Kaval – How is he ranked lower than Darren Young (ryan).
210. Jack Evans
211. Jon Davis
212. Toru Yano
213. Osamu Nishimura
214. Mike Knox
215. Ryusuke Taguchi
216. Rasche Brown
217. Prince Devitt – Tons of talent, but not in front of American eyes. (ryan)
218. Skip Sheffield
219. Ultimo Gladiator
220. Icarus- FLYYYYY ON YOUR WINNNNGGGGGSSSSS…(Sam)
221. Shawn Spears
222. Mike Quackenbush – I hope to write for PWI someday. (Sam) At least the current NWA Jr Champ edged out Jesse Neal (ryan)
223. Jesse Neal
224. Teddy Hart
225. 2 Cold Scorpio
226. Gran Akuma
227. Yuko Miamoto
228. Tommaso Ciampa
229. Kohei Sato
230. Okada
231. Scott Lost
232. Hector Garza
233. Tiger Mask IV
234. Maasaki Mochizuki
235. Brodie Lee
236. Super Crazy
237. Billy Ken Kid
238.Percy Watson
239. Lince Dorado
240. Mascara Dorado
241. T.J. Cannon
242. Dragon Kid
243. Zorro
244. Ruckus
245. Drake Younger
246. Shocker
247. Raven – For what? He has his first in front of ANYONE less than a week ago (ryan)
248. Oliver John
249. B-Boy
250. Kota Ibushi
251. El Hijo Del Santo
252. Eddie Kingston
253. N8 Mattson
254. Rocky Romero
255. Curt Hawkins
256. Cody Hawk
257. Masahiro Chono
258. B.J.- BJs should be ranked higher. (Sam)
259. Jigsaw
260. Rey Bucanero
261. Koji Kanemoto
262. Johnny Devine
263. Bruce Maxwell
264. El Sensacional Carlitos
265. Akebono
266. Christopher Gray
267. Ryan Eagles
268. Sterling James Keenan – First local dude I caught. Really great at what he does, I hope he keeps climbing (ryan.)
269. El Terrible
270. Ares
271. Michael Elgin
272. Sebastian Suave
273. Yamato
274. Texano Jr.
275. Tommy Taylor
276. Hallowicked
277. Vampiro
278. Mike Rollins
279. Metal Master
280. Josh Daniels
281. Dustin Cutler
282. Derek Wylde
283. Johnny Curtis
284. Nick Gage
285. Shadow Jackson
286. Brandon Cutler
287. Darrin Corbin
288. Jimmy Wang Yang
289. Quiet Storm
290. Tursas
291. Jules Uso
292. Ace Rockwell – Is it the IRS? Same joke, different verse. (Sam)
293. Ryan Kruz
294. Pepper Parks
295. Konnan – Missing both hips, a kidney and a knee and he still makes it abouve 300. Suck it, Jimmy Rave (ryan)
296. Jimmy Uso
297. Sean Morley
298. Johnny Prime
299. Slam Master J
300. Glen Osbourne
301. Xtremo
302. Joey Mercury
303. Rory McAllister
304. Rob Eckos
305. Brandon Bonham
306. Mike Mondo 3
07. Robbie McAllister
308. Aden Chambers
309. Benjamin Boone
310. Harley Jackson
311. Prince Nana
312. Billy Bax
313. Shark Boy
314. Strongman
315. Jimmy Rave
316. Scorpio Sky
317. Jushin Liger- I live in a world where Strongman is ranked about Liger. I want to die. (Sam)
318. Shaun Tempers
319. Johnny Kashmere
320. Jackson Andrews
321. The Blue Meanie
322. Jimmy DeMarco – Fuck yeah!! Way better than the Blue Meanie! I am such a mark for Jimmy. (ryan)
323. Dragon Rojo Jr.
324. Bo Rotundo
325. KC Kea
326. Spike Dudley – Turd. (ryan)
327. Dal Knox
328. Brandon Locke
329. Ron Zombie
330. Matt Cross
331. Duke Rotundo
332. Matt Walsh
333. La Mascara
334. Brad Attitude
335. Silas Young
336. TJ Perkins
337. Sangre Azteca
338. Glamour Boy Shane
339. Phil Atlas
340. Tim Donst
341. Egotistico Fantastico
342. Leo Kruger
343. Michael Tarver
344. Tommy Thunda
345. Kimo
346. Tito Colon
347. Trik Davis
348. Ryan McBride
349. J.D. Maverick
350. Santino Marella
351. Truitt Fields
352. The Sheik
353. Nicky Benz
354. L.A. Park
355. Gregory Helms
356. Frankie the Mobster
357. Sinn Bodhi
358. Hunico
359. Pat Buck
360. Mahoney
361. Jeremy Vain
362. Don Paysan
363. Johnny Gargano
364. Richie Steamboat
365. Caprice Coleman
366. Mason Ryan
367. Savio Vega 368. Charley Manson
369. Jonny Puma
370. Josh Alexander
371. T.J. Mack
372. Marshall Gambino – Yet another graduate of the CoC. (ryan)
373. Chasyn Rance
374. Shane Haste
375. Bobby Dempsey
376. Matt Burns
377. Kirby Mack
378. Ryoji Sai
379. Danny Daniels
380. Derrick Bateman
381. Asylum
382. Kevin Grace
383. Lynx
384. Mike Tobin
385. Tank
386. Ultimo Dragon
387. Marion Fontaine
388. Zaquary Springate III
389. Matt Riviera
390. Chase Del Monte
391. Ricky Reyes
392. Kenzo Suzuki
393. Simon Sez
394. Vance Nevada
395. Joey Knight
396. Orien Bishop
397. Aero Star – Does he have to die to be ranked higher? (Sam)
398. John McChesney
399. Robin Knightwing
400. Bazooka Joe – Did well despite having an eyepatch. (Sam)
401. Titan
402. Big E Langston
403. Damien Slater
404. Rudy Switchblade
405. Josef Von Schmidt – His name is my name, too. (Sam)
406. Matt Logan
407. Ricochet – Zing zing zing. (Sam)
408. Alex Price
409. Thumbtack Jack
410. Tyler Veritas
411. Mega
412. Scotty Mac
413. Eric Cooper
414. Kid Kash
415. Grizzly Redwood
416. Bryan Logan
417. Adam Cole
418. Nick Logan
419. Papadon
420. Breaker Morant – Also ranked high on IMDB. (Sam)
421. Vinny Dunn
422. Scott Zenzen
423. Bruiser Bennett
424. Steve O
425. Jake O’Reilly
426. Freak Nastty
427. Jimmy Cicero
428. Kamikaze
429. Bobby Shields – Is an asshole, according to a Misfits song. (Sam)
430. Hiram Tua
431. Eddie Taurus
432. Mikaze
433. Tony Stetson
434. Chris Rockwell – Someone is watching him. (Sam)
435. Slim J
436. Donny Marlow
437. Davey Deluxeo
438. Rudy Parker – Busting makes him feel good. (Sam)
439. Samuel Elias
440. Ernie Ballz
441. Joe Bravo
442. Robbie Gilmore
443. Ryan Sawyer
444. Wall Calrissian
445. Ananzi
446. Aaron Stevens
447. Mike Sydal
448. Alex Anthony
449. Colin Delaney – Ani-maney, totally zaney… (ryan)
450. Cable Jones
451. Conrad Tanner
452. Wes Brisco
453. Titus O’Neil
454. Reiko DMF
455. Dan Eckos
456. Ron Falco
457. Handsome Johnny
458. Vince Beach
459. Corey Hollis
460. Tommy Mack- The most beautifulest thing in the world. (Sam)
461. Bill Collier
462. Kwan Chang – The joke here is too obvious for me to use. (Sam)
463. Mozart Fontaine
464. Scott Chase
465. Barry Ryte
466. Crisifix – From Parker Brothers. (Sam)
467. Don Vega
468. Steve Madison
469. Chris Black
470. Mike Posey
471. Kid America – Babyface name #1. (Sam)
472. Eli Cottonwood
473. Scott Wright
474. Crazzy Steve – Too insane to spell properly. (Sam)
475. J.T. Playa- I am not a J.T. Playa, but I J.T. Fuck A Lot. (Sam)
476. Cameron Thomas
477. Prince Iaukea
478. Marc Mandrake 479. Ray Alexander
480. J.B. Trask – His dad made the Sentinels. (Sam)
481. Rip Impact
482. Brian Millonas
483. A.J. Strokes – 12:59, faggot. (Sam)
484. Phil Latio – I know his brother, Ratio. (Sam)
485. Malachi – Gravedigger? (Sam)
486. Chris Cooper
487. Primo Scordino
488. Barry Hardy
489. Hellcat
490. Shockwave the Robot – Top 10! (Sam)
491. Robert Roma
492. Billy Gibbs – Where did the rest of ZZ Top rank? (ryan)
493. Steve Kruz
494. Mr. Ooh La La – He is married to Mrs. Uh Uh Uh. (Sam)
495. Super Sweet – Totally Rad was taken. (Sam))
496. Brandon Thurston
497. Gabe Saint
498. Kliff Hanger – A laserdisc arcade game finally cracks the PWI 500. (Sam)
499. Peter B. Beautiful
500. Barry Wolf – Peter’s brother. Lights out, uh huh. (Sam)
How isn’t Shiima on this list? (Ryan)
“44. Daniel Bryan – Perhaps the biggest name in the biggest angle in the past 10 years, and it didn’t get him in the top 40?”
To use SOME sort of kayfabed logic for not placing higher (though that same logic seemingly can’t explain most of the 456 guys behind him on the list. I’m sure at least a couple of them have to be ineligible on account of being dead since ’09…), he DID lose every TV match he had all year so far, didn’t he?
OK, I’m done for now, but the comments for this list should be a lot of fun.
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