Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2000

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(see also the PWI Female 50/100/150 listings)

position	born	wrestler	previous year position	difference	notes
1		Triple H	26	+25
2		The Rock	5	+3
3		Chris Benoit	20	+17	deceased
4		Kenta Kobashi	24	+20
5		Jeff Jarrett	36	+31
6		Justin Credible	81	+75
7		Mike Awesome	N/A	N/A	deceased
8		Jushin Liger	15	+7
9		Chris Jericho	29	+20
10		Kensuke Sasaki	96	+86
11		Vader	18	+7	deceased
12		Scott Steiner	17	+5
13		Kurt Angle	N/A	N/A
14		Mitsuharu Misawa	3	-11	deceased
15		El Hijo del Santo	22	+7
16		The Big Show	34	+18
17		Diamond Dallas Page	6	-11
18		Sid Vicious	63	+45	deceased
19		Rhino	241	+222
20		Eddie Guerrero	N/A	N/A	deceased
21		Masato Tanaka	86	+65
22		Keiji Mutoh	7	-15
23		Yoshihiro Tajiri	51	+28
24		Rob Van Dam	2	-22
25		Dr. Wagner Jr.	16	-9
26		Sting	12	-14
27		Rikishi Phatu	N/A	N/A
28		Tommy Dreamer	162	+134
29		Manabu Nakanishi	131	+102
30		Jeff Hardy	76	+46
31		Vampiro	119	+88
32		Toshiaki Kawada	11	-21
33		Scotty 2 Hotty	161	+128
34		Kane	13	-21
35		Shocker	127	+92
36		Crash Holly	N/A	N/A	deceased
37		Yuji Nagata	77	+40
38		Sabu	32	-6
39		Super Crazy	37	-2
40		Lance Storm	69	+29
41		Bob Holly	68	+27
42		Jun Akiyama	35	-7
43		Ric Flair	42	-1
44		Shiima Nobunaga	103	+59
45		Matt Hardy	100	+55
46		Black Warrior	45	-1	deceased
47		The Great Sasuke	48	+1
48		Dean Malenko	21	-27
49		Atlantis	82	+33
50		Kevin Nash	14	-36
51		Edge	83	+32
52		Tatsuhito Takaiwa	112	+60
53		Buh Buh Ray Dudley	64	+11
54		Jerry Lynn	49	-5
55		Tazz	10	-45
56		Masa Chono	54	-2
57		Christian	90	+33
58		Shane Douglas	98	+40
59		Hulk Hogan	44	-15
60		D-Von Dudley	79	+19
61		Booker T.	60	-1
62		Raven	75	+13
63		Perry Saturn	47	-16
64		Universo Dos Mil	N/A	N/A	deceased
65		X-Pac	30	-35
66		Takao Omori	N/A	N/A
67		Tiger Mask IV	135	+68
68		Kid Kash	N/A	N/A
69		The Godfather	61	-8
70		Blue Panther	113	+43
71		H	38	-33	deceased
72		Billy Kidman	31	-41
73		Cibernetico	N/A	N/A
74		Val Venis	25	-49
75		Villano III	N/A	N/A	deceased
76		Christopher Daniels	114	+38
77		Shinjiro Otani	80	+3
78		Road Dogg	46	-32
79		Grandmaster Sexay	154	+75	deceased
80		Essa Rios	173	+93
81		Ultimo Guerrero	136	+55
82		Lex Luger	N/A	N/A
83		Naoya Ogawa	41	-42
84		TAKA Michinoku	111	+27
85		Buff Bagwell	66	-19
86		The Sandman	91	+5
87		Bradshaw	78	-9
88		Super Delfin	87	-1
89		Tank Abbott	N/A	N/A
90		Genichiro Tenryu	101	+11
91		Big Vito	231	+140
92		The Artist	189	+97
93		Faarooq	92	-1
94		Akira Taue	59	-35
95		Rayo De Jalisco, Jr.	N/A	N/A
96		Big Boss Man	94	-2	deceased
97		Al Snow	52	-45
98		Lt. Loco	105	+7
99		Balls Mahoney	121	+22	deceased
100		Hiroyoshi Tenzan	72	-28

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2000

position	born	wrestler	previous year position	difference	notes
101		Rick Steiner	53	-48
102		Negro Casas	33	-69
103		Test	146	+43	deceased
104		Koji Kanemoto	28	-76
105		D-Lo Brown	65	-40
106		Chyna	235	+129	deceased
107		Norman Smiley	177	+70
108		Maunakea Mossman	172	+64
109		Little Guido Maritato	N/A	N/A
110		Satoshi Kojima	144	+34
111		Corporal Cajun	N/A	N/A
112		Albert	N/A	N/A
113		New Jack	157	+44	deceased
114		Rey Bucanero	206	+92
115		Kendo Ka Shin	55	-60
116		Michael Modest	209	+93
117		Kaz Hayashi	134	+17
118		Bam Bam Bigelow	27	-91	deceased
119		Kodo Fuyuki	183	+64	deceased
120		Psicosis	40	-80
121		Steve Blackman	138	+17
122		Amish Roadkill	216	+94
123		Evan Karagias	N/A	N/A
124		Felino	58	-66
125		Shinya Hashimoto	N/A	N/A	deceased
126		The Wall	N/A	N/A	deceased
127		Crowbar	N/A	N/A
128		Gran Hamada	115	-13	deceased
129		Chris Candido	133	+4	deceased
130		Reckless Youth	74	-56
131		La Parka	89	-42
132		Oriental	187	+55
133		Yoshinari Ogawa	N/A	N/A
134		Don Harris	N/A	N/A
135		Sho Funaki	163	+28
136		Danny Doring	230	+94
137		Disco Inferno	85	-52
138		El Samurai	107	-31
139		Bull Buchanan	N/A	N/A
140		Shannon Moore	238	+98
141		Ron Harris	N/A	N/A
142		Julio Dinero	N/A	N/A
143		Jinsei Shinzaki	151	+8
144		Shane Helms	234	+90
145		Abismo Negro	N/A	N/A	deceased
146		Johnny Ace	108	-38
147		Octagon	50	-97
148		Christian York	181	+33
149		Juventud Guerrera	62	-87
150		Wolf Hawkfield	143	-7
151		Fuerza Guerrera	159	+8
152		Steve Bradley	165	+13	deceased
153		Stevie Ray	117	-36
154		Joey Matthews	207	+53
155		Steve Corino	203	+48
156		Mike Segura	139	-17
157		Hiro Hase	170	+13
158		C. W. Anderson	340	+182
159		Silver King	109	-50	deceased
160		Mike Quackenbush	128	-32
161		Shawn Stasiak	140	-21
162		Nova	211	+49
163		Shark Boy	299	+136
164		General Rection	N/A	N/A
165		Terry Funk	212	+47	deceased
166		Simon Diamond	126	-40
167		Jado	N/A	N/A
168		Dick Togo	122	-46
169		Masao Orihara	N/A	N/A
170		Jerry Lawler	158	-12
171		Gedo	N/A	N/A
172		K-Krush	N/A	N/A
173		Gran Naniwa	196	+23	deceased
174		Ernest Miller	118	-56
175		Johnny Smith	141	-34
176		Johnny Ace	108	-68
177		Atsushi Onita	43	-134
178		Brian Adams	246	+68	deceased
179		Charly Manson	191	+12
180		Gillberg	120	-60
181		Mosco de la Merced	106	-75
182		Shawn Osborne	N/A	N/A	deceased
183		Men's Teioh	180	-3
184		Meng	125	-59
185		Antifaz del Norte	132	-53
186		Flash Flanagan	137	-49
187		Masato Yakushiji	198	+11
188		Dave "Fit" Finlay	N/A	N/A
189		Don Montoya	225	+36
190		Spanish Angel	N/A	N/A
191		Apolo Dantes	169	-22
192		The Blue Boy	N/A	N/A
193		Mr. Niebla	152	-41	deceased
194		Naohiro Hoshikawa	200	+6
195		Mikey Whipwreck	N/A	N/A
196		Johnny The Bull	N/A	N/A
197		Scorpio, Jr.	178	-19	deceased
198		Jimmy Cicero	150	-48
199		Emilio Charles Jr.	164	-35	deceased
200		Chris Chetti	160	-40

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2000

position	born	wrestler	previous year position	difference	notes
201		Jamie-San	N/A	N/A
202		Dr. Cerebro	182	-20
203		Scoot Andrews	282	+79
204		Adam Pearce	247	+43
205		Mark Henry	116	-89
206		Ray Steele	N/A	N/A
207		Jim Duggan	N/A	N/A
208		Joe E. Legend	232	+24
209		El Dandy	254	+45
210		Dusty Rhodes	N/A	N/A	deceased
211		Major Stash	N/A	N/A
212		The Colorado Kid	210	-2
213		Brian Knobbs	190	-23
214		Tom Brandi	201	-13
215		Steven Richards	N/A	N/A
216		Zumbido	148	-68
217		Gangrel	102	-115
218		Nick Dinsmore	N/A	N/A
219		The Barbarian	192	-27
220		Hector Garza	N/A	N/A	deceased
221		Mideon	155	-66
222		Steven Regal	233	+11
223		Chad Collyer	472	+249
224		David Flair	N/A	N/A
225		Steven Dunn	220	-5	deceased
226		King Kong Bundy	229	+3	deceased
227		Shane Eden	263	+36
228		Axl Rotten	149	-79	deceased
229		Rodney	N/A	N/A
230		Tarzan Boy	N/A	N/A
231		Mike Barton	N/A	N/A
232		Trailer Park Trash	N/A	N/A
233		Pete Gas	N/A	N/A
234		Lenny Lane	188	-46
235		Ace Darling	224	-11
236		Chaz	124	-112
237		Carl Oulette	N/A	N/A
238		Jason Lee	N/A	N/A
239		Stan Hansen	214	-25
240		Chilly Willy	N/A	N/A
241		Tracy Smothers	244	+3	deceased
242		Lou Marconi	218	-24
243		Reno Riggins	208	-35
244		Vic Capri	N/A	N/A
245		Bryan Clark	N/A	N/A
246		John Kronus	237	-9	deceased
248		Rico Constantino	N/A	N/A
249		Tony Kozina	341	+92
250		Pierroth, Jr.	N/A	N/A
251		Viscera	186	-65	deceased
252		Beau James	264	+12
253		Ace Steel	255	+2
254		Frank Stalletto	221	-33
255		Doug Gilbert	176	-79
256		Horace Hogan	270	+14
257		Tony Mamaluke	N/A	N/A
258		Tony DeVito	N/A	N/A
259		Headbanger Thrasher	243	-16
260		Robbie D.	N/A	N/A	deceased
261		Jet Jaguar	274	+13
262		Danny Dominion	N/A	N/A
263		Mike Rotundo	N/A	N/A
264		J. R. Ryder	287	+23
265		Pimpinella Escarlata	N/A	N/A
266		Inferno Kid	280	+14
267		Erich Sbracchia	262	-5
268		Tony Anthony	227	-41
269		B. J. Payne	N/A	N/A
270		Michelle Starr	293	+23
271		K. C. Thunder	259	-12
272		Olímpico	N/A	N/A
273		Major DeBeers	261	-12	deceased
274		Jonnie Stewart	283	+9
275		Mark Schrader	268	-7
276		Twiggy Ramirez	251	-25
277		Rob Conway	N/A	N/A
278		Corporal Punishment	272	-6
279		Bill Whiles	N/A	N/A
280		Andre Baker	292	+12	deceased
281		Dory Funk, Jr.	269	-12
282		Damaja	N/A	N/A
283		Marty Jannetty	253	-30
284		Wolfie D.	184	-100
285		Nygma	N/A	N/A
286		Jerry Flynn	242	-44
287		Jesus Cristobal	N/A	N/A
288		Jack Dupp	N/A	N/A
289		Bo Dupp	N/A	N/A
290		Scott D'Amore	302	+12
291		Scotty Anton	N/A	N/A
292		Knuckles Nelson	285	-7
293		The Maestro	N/A	N/A
294		Col. Payne	334	+40
295		Maniaco	N/A	N/A
296		Silky Boom Boom	353	+57
297		Lodi	277	-20
298		Cueball Carmichael	315	+17
299		Cham Pain	348	+49
300		Boyce Legrande	286	-14
301		Damian Steele	N/A	N/A	deceased

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2000

position	born	wrestler	previous year position	difference	notes
302		Frenchy Riviera	294	-8
303		Frank Parker	297	-6
304		Iceman	290	-14
305		Thunder	308	+3
306		Lord Zoltan	266	-40
307		Vinny Massaro	303	-4
308		Roger Anderson	317	+9
309		Air Paris	424	+115
310		Scotty Zappa	295	-15
311		Robert Thompson	N/A	N/A
312		John Rambo	298	-14
313		Boris Dragoff	307	-6
314		Tony Jones	318	+4	deceased
315		Low Ki	N/A	N/A
316		Big Dick Dudley	273	-43	deceased
317		Donovan Morgan	327	+10
318		Blade Boudreaux	343	+25
319		Swinger	N/A	N/A
320		Mike Shane	N/A	N/A
321		Rick Deezel	329	+8
322		Todd Shane	N/A	N/A
323		Quinn Magnum	322	-1
324		Rob McBride	331	+7
325		Jeff Peterson	321	-4	deceased
326		Duke Droese	304	-22
327		T. Rantula	278	-49
328		J. J. Johnston	344	+16
329		Hack Meyers	314	-15	deceased
330		Stan Lee	N/A	N/A
331		Shorty Smalls	N/A	N/A
332		El Fuego	N/A	N/A
333		Scott Bishop	320	-13
334		Ed Golden	N/A	N/A
335		Ty Street	N/A	N/A
336		Jayson Reign	N/A	N/A
337		Dean Champion	345	+8
338		Mr. Ooh La La	324	-14
339		The Prodigy	N/A	N/A
340		Piranah	475	+135
341		Charlie Haas	N/A	N/A
342		Bart Sawyer	325	-17	deceased
343		Johnny Moss	368	+25
344		Mike Anthony	N/A	N/A	deceased
345		Russ Haas	N/A	N/A	deceased
346		Skull Ganz	N/A	N/A
347		Kevin Knight	369	+22
348		Harley Lewis	443	+95
349		Marc Ash	355	+6
350		Steve Boz	N/A	N/A
351		Bruiser Bennett	363	+12
352		Ian Rotten	347	-5
353		Ralph Mosca	N/A	N/A
354		Jon Ryan	N/A	N/A
355		Ricky Harrison	N/A	N/A
356		Rik Ratchet	351	-5
357		Golem The Giant	350	-7
358		Trent Acid	425	+67	deceased
359		Demolition Ax	319	-40
360		Natrone Steele	413	+53
361		Cheetah Master	N/A	N/A
362		The Bruiser	N/A	N/A	deceased
363		Brian Logan	N/A	N/A
364		Race Steele	N/A	N/A
365		Skyfire	N/A	N/A
366		Frank Murdoch	N/A	N/A
367		Ronnie Vegas	370	+3
368		Vince Goodnite	N/A	N/A
369		Greg Valentine	288	-81
370		Shaggy 2 Dope	389	+19
371		Ty Dalton	422	+51
372		Steve Southern	392	+20
373		Nick Mondo	N/A	N/A
374		Sebastian Kane	396	+22
375		Major Havoc	398	+23
376		Born Again Brawler	371	-5
377		Rico Casanova	N/A	N/A
378		Otis Apollo	N/A	N/A
379		Mercenary	373	-6
380		Sydeswype	400	+20
381		Johnny Graham	362	-19
382		Shane Hooker	387	+5
383		Mark Mest	385	+2
384		Masked Maniac	N/A	N/A
385		Iron Cross	N/A	N/A
386		Tommy Cairo	N/A	N/A
387		Dream Killer	386	-1
388		Persian Prince	365	-23
389		George Steele	N/A	N/A	deceased
390		Shawn Christopher	375	-15
391		Boogie Woogie Brown	N/A	N/A	deceased
392		Glen Kulka	N/A	N/A
393		Marc The Grizzly	367	-26
394		Al Savage	N/A	N/A
395		Jeff Victory	395	0 (=)
396		Jimmy Snuka, Jr.	N/A	N/A
397		Johnny Kashmere	N/A	N/A
398		Cody Hawk	453	+55
399		Mike Sullivan	N/A	N/A
400		Ladies' Choice	460	+60
401		Curtis Slamm Dawg	358	-43

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2000

position	born	wrestler	previous year position	difference	notes
402		Dylan Night	N/A	N/A
403		Scorpion	N/A	N/A
404		Brian Anthony	N/A	N/A
405		Hardcore Comini	N/A	N/A
406		Indiana Kidd, Jr.	411	+5
407		Tony Golden	N/A	N/A
408		David Young	479	+71
409		Jimmie Lee	N/A	N/A
410		Gutterboy	N/A	N/A
411		Chip Fairway	420	+9	deceased
412		Don Basher	418	+6
413		Morgus the Maniac	N/A	N/A
414		Jay Jaillet	N/A	N/A
415		Wolverine	N/A	N/A
416		Jon Dahmer	N/A	N/A
417		Big Slam	449	+32	deceased
418		Larry Destiny	N/A	N/A
419		Danger Boy Alfredo	382	-37
420		Juggernaut	497	+77
421		Adam Firestorm	N/A	N/A	deceased
422		Dino Bambino	431	+9
423		Brian Day	N/A	N/A
424		Crusher Hansen	N/A	N/A
425		Dino Devine	N/A	N/A
426		J-Rocc	N/A	N/A
427		Kid Collins	N/A	N/A
428		Brian Rescue	N/A	N/A
429		Rich Myers	448	+19
430		Billy Reil	438	+8	deceased
431		Irish Bobby Clancy	462	+31
432		Hellraiser Blood	352	-80
433		Cory K.	N/A	N/A
434		Danger	406	-28
435		Michael Firehouse	N/A	N/A
436		Don Carson	405	-31	deceased
437		The Intimidator	N/A	N/A
438		Joe Rules	445	+7
439		Rob Carlin	457	+18
440		Jay Pumper	N/A	N/A
441		Hellraiser Gutz	455	+14
442		Corporal Robinson	N/A	N/A
443		Adam Flash	423	-20
444		Earl The Pearl	454	+10
445		Jimmy Snuka, Jr.	N/A	N/A
446		Adrian Adonis (II)	N/A	N/A
447		Rick Silver	485	+38
448		Torch	482	+34
449		Brian Costello	402	-47
450		Dr. Feelgood	N/A	N/A
451		Jackie Anderson	N/A	N/A
452		Paul Vault	N/A	N/A
453		Romeo Bliss	N/A	N/A
454		Frankie The Mobster	N/A	N/A
455		Mr. Excellent	470	+15	deceased
456		Merc The Cruiser	421	-35
457		Viper	433	-24
458		A.J. Styles	N/A	N/A
459		Diablos Macabre	N/A	N/A
460		Shane Shadows	427	-33
461		Primo Carnera III	N/A	N/A
462		Johnny Greco	N/A	N/A
463		Jon Rocker	N/A	N/A
464		Jason Sensation	N/A	N/A
465		Danny Rose	N/A	N/A
466		Geza Kalman Jr.	N/A	N/A
467		Billy Joe Eaton	442	-25
468		Col. Corruption	468	0 (=)
469		Max Crimson	N/A	N/A
470		Rob Noxious	408	-62
471		Horace The Psychopath	437	-34
472		Rob Ramer	451	-21
473		Mael	458	-15
474		Billy Bart	461	-13
475		Mohammed Kane	473	-2
476		Switchblade	491	+15
477		The Jackyl	493	+16
478		Cremator	495	+17
479		Big Sexy Bubba	496	+17
480		Troy Mest	434	-46
481		Gemini	N/A	N/A	deceased
482		Jake Damien	N/A	N/A
483		Dorty Reid	N/A	N/A
484		Ryan Wing	N/A	N/A
485		Ric Gunner	N/A	N/A
486		Kyle Storm	N/A	N/A
487		Ron Sutherland	N/A	N/A
488		Eddie Valentine	N/A	N/A
489		Chainz	N/A	N/A
490		Chrome	N/A	N/A
491		Anthony McMurphy	N/A	N/A
492		Guy Williams	N/A	N/A
493		Rick Michaels	N/A	N/A
494		Vance Vain	N/A	N/A
495		Jimmy Z.	N/A	N/A
496		J.J. Perez	N/A	N/A
497		Primetime	N/A	N/A
498		Terry King	N/A	N/A
499		Joe Kane	N/A	N/A
500		The California Kid	N/A	N/A