Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2006

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

position	born	wrestler	previous year position	difference	notes
1		John Cena	2	+1
2		Kurt Angle	6	+4
3		Edge	8	+5
4		Samoa Joe	22	+18
5		Místico	18	+13
6		Rey Mysterio	14	+8
7		Brock Lesnar	N/A	N/A
8		Kenta Kobashi	16	+8
9		Shawn Michaels	34	+25
10		Jeff Jarrett	11	+1
11		Taiyo Kea	178	+167
12		Christian Cage	30	+18
13		A.J. Styles	7	-6
14		Satoshi Kojima	3	-11
15		Christopher Daniels	17	+2
16		Bryan Danielson	76	+60
17		Perro Aguayo, Jr.	64	+47	deceased
18		Rob Van Dam	N/A	N/A
19		King Booker	20	+1
20		Jun Akiyama	107	+87
21		Triple H	4	-17
22		Ultimo Guerrero	12	-10
23		Batista	1	-22
24		Ric Flair	51	+27
25		Kensuke Sasaki	27	+2
26		Sting	N/A	N/A
27		Carlito	41	+14
28		Dr. Wagner Jr.	43	+15
29		Chris Benoit	13	-16	deceased
30		Randy Orton	29	-1
31		Tiger Mask IV	21	-10
32		El Hijo del Santo	24	-8
33		Hiroyoshi Tenzan	10	-23
34		Atlantis	130	+96
35		CM Punk	40	+5
36		KENTA	65	+29
37		Shelton Benjamin	9	-28
38		Abyss	37	-1
39		Rey Bucanero	38	-1
40		Jushin Liger	39	-1
41		Mark Henry	N/A	N/A
42		Rhino	157	+115
43		Hiroshi Tanahashi	N/A	N/A
44		The Big Show	31	-13
45		Dos Caras, Jr.	160	+115
46		Chris Harris	67	+21
47		Nigel McGuinness	124	+77
48		Averno	70	+22
49		Katsuhiko Nakajima	N/A	N/A
50		Kane	19	-31
51		Bobby Lashley	155	+104
52		Keiji Mutoh	99	+47
53		James Storm	71	+18
54		Mephisto	77	+23
55		Kaz Hayashi	73	+18
56		CIMA	191	+135
57		Naomichi Marufuji	32	-25
58		Black Warrior	167	+109	deceased
59		The Undertaker	26	-33
60		Takeshi Rikio	84	+24
61		Austin Aries	62	+1
62		Hector Garza	47	-15	deceased
63		Roderick Strong	232	+169
64		John Bradshaw Layfield	5	-59
65		Tarzan Boy	235	+170
66		Masahiro Chono	57	-9
67		Colt Cabana	95	+28
68		Genichiro Tenryu	112	+44
69		Doug Williams	138	+69
70		Shocker	52	-18
71		Milano Collection A. T.	249	+178
72		Johnny Nitro	80	+8
73		Brother Devon	N/A	N/A
74		Tokyo Magnum	122	+48
75		L. A. Park	35	-40
76		Brother Ray	N/A	N/A
77		Minoru Suzuki	N/A	N/A
78		Olímpico	N/A	N/A
79		Ikuto Hidaka	N/A	N/A
80		Brent Albright	82	+2
81		Minoru Fujita	261	+180
82		Negro Casas	85	+3
83		Toshiaki Kawada	46	-37
84		Mr. Aguila	111	+27
85		Takeshi Morishima	N/A	N/A
86		Petey Williams	23	-63
87		Paul London	36	-51
88		Mitsuharu Misawa	42	-46	deceased
89		Halloween	N/A	N/A
90		Matt Hardy	N/A	N/A
91		Akira Taue	184	+93
92		Sabu	N/A	N/A
93		Damian 666	N/A	N/A
94		Monty Brown	28	-66
95		Ultimo Dragon	209	+114
96		Maximo	N/A	N/A
97		Takashi Sugiura	N/A	N/A
98		Umaga	150	+52	deceased
99		Adam Pearce	147	+48
100		Masato Tanaka	239	+139

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2006

position	born	wrestler	previous year position	difference	notes
101		Matt Sydal	N/A	N/A
102		Kip James	N/A	N/A
103		Texano, Jr.	N/A	N/A
104		Genki Horiguchi	N/A	N/A
105		B. G. James	98	-7
106		Dragon Kid	228	+122
107		Chris Sabin	69	-38
108		Shinjiro Otani	53	-55
109		Cibernetico	N/A	N/A
110		Minoru Tanaka	219	+109
111		Finlay	N/A	N/A
112		Yuji Nagata	205	+93
113		Jack Evans	193	+80
114		Universo 2000	N/A	N/A	deceased
115		Akebono	N/A	N/A	deceased
116		Elix Skipper	61	-55
117		Yoshihiro Tajiri	N/A	N/A
118		Seth Skyfire	174	+56
119		Super Crazy	N/A	N/A
120		Yoshinobu Kanemaru	N/A	N/A
121		Gedo	181	+60
122		D-Lo Brown	143	+21
123		William Regal	44	-79
124		La Parka	N/A	N/A
125		TAKA Michinoku	159	+34
126		Kenny Doane	N/A	N/A
127		Chris Hero	N/A	N/A
128		Vampiro	162	+34
129		Razor Ramon H. G.	N/A	N/A
130		Shinsuke Nakamura	N/A	N/A
131		Giant Bernard	175	+44
132		Ron Killings	50	-82
133		La Mascara	N/A	N/A
134		Nick Nemeth	500	+366
135		Chet The Jett	N/A	N/A
136		Chase Stevens	90	-46
137		Oriental	142	+5
138		Charlie Haas	68	-70
139		Juventud Guerrera	126	-13
140		Mike Knox	N/A	N/A
141		Mikey Mondo	N/A	N/A
142		Senshi	N/A	N/A
143		Andy Douglas	96	-47
144		The Great Khali	N/A	N/A
145		Davey Richards	N/A	N/A
146		Koji Kanemoto	131	-15
147		Johnny Jeter	97	-50
148		Brian Kendrick	N/A	N/A
149		Sangre Azteca	N/A	N/A
150		The Sandman	N/A	N/A
151		Scott Steiner	N/A	N/A
152		Zorro	N/A	N/A
153		Gregory Helms	N/A	N/A
154		Manabu Nakanishi	234	+80
155		Nunzio	128	-27
156		Felino	220	+64
157		Dr. X	214	+57	deceased
158		Viscera	129	-29	deceased
159		Homicide	158	-1
160		Jado	254	+94
161		Elijah Burke	109	-52
162		Psicosis	144	-18
163		C. W. Anderson	149	-14
164		Eugene	56	-108
165		Bobby Roode	55	-110
166		Matt Striker	N/A	N/A
167		Aaron Stevens	120	-47
168		Robbie McAllister	N/A	N/A
169		Konnan	106	-63
170		Jay Lethal	218	+48
171		Justin Credible	N/A	N/A
172		Eric Young	60	-112
173		Nitro	N/A	N/A
174		Mike Mizanin	N/A	N/A
175		Tommy Dreamer	N/A	N/A
176		Rory McAllister	N/A	N/A
177		Jody Fleisch	N/A	N/A
178		Tony Mamaluke	N/A	N/A
179		Sonjay Dutt	121	-58
180		Heavy Metal	221	+41
181		Rocky Romero	146	-35
182		Orlando Jordan	86	-96
183		Val Venis	135	-48
184		Al Snow	N/A	N/A
185		Kikutaro	N/A	N/A
186		Charly Manson	N/A	N/A
187		Chavo Guerrero	48	-139
188		Taiji Ishimori	N/A	N/A
189		Misterioso II	N/A	N/A
190		Kenzo Suzuki	133	-57
191		Trevor Murdoch	N/A	N/A
192		Volador, Jr.	N/A	N/A
193		Ares	N/A	N/A
194		Tatsuhito Takaiwa	164	-30
195		Scorpio	N/A	N/A
196		Jinsei Shinzaki	212	+16
197		Rob Conway	N/A	N/A
198		Ryo Saito	N/A	N/A
199		El Terrible	N/A	N/A
200		Osamu Nishimura	196	-4	deceased

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2006

position	born	wrestler	previous year position	difference	notes
201		Nick Mitchell	N/A	N/A
202		Balls Mahoney	380	+178	deceased
203		Blue Panther	168	-35
204		Ken Kennedy	N/A	N/A
205		Bull Buchanan	N/A	N/A
206		Don Fuji	N/A	N/A
207		Joey Mercury	74	-133
208		Dick Togo	170	-38
209		Hooligan	N/A	N/A
210		MIKAMI	N/A	N/A
211		Claudio Castagnoli	331	+120
212		Lizmark, Jr.	N/A	N/A
213		Super Dragon	N/A	N/A
214		Silver King	N/A	N/A	deceased
215		Jonny Storm	N/A	N/A
216		Gene Snitsky	83	-133
217		Kohei Suwama	N/A	N/A
218		B.J. Whitmer	207	-11
219		Chris Masters	116	-103
220		Mr. Niebla	102	-118	deceased
221		Brother Runt	N/A	N/A
222		Kohei Sato	N/A	N/A
223		Big Vito	N/A	N/A
224		El Canek	N/A	N/A
225		Shark Boy	119	-106
226		Electro Shock	N/A	N/A
227		Sal Rinauro	N/A	N/A
228		Kid Kash	115	-113
229		Brazo De Plata	N/A	N/A	deceased
230		Ricky Marvin	N/A	N/A
231		Jamie Noble	N/A	N/A
232		Takao Omori	N/A	N/A
233		Raven	45	-188
234		Amish Roadkill	N/A	N/A
235		Lance Cade	N/A	N/A	deceased
236		Antifaz del Norte	N/A	N/A
237		KUDO	N/A	N/A
238		El Dandy	N/A	N/A
239		El Samurai	N/A	N/A
240		Mascarita Sagrada	N/A	N/A
241		Mae Young	N/A	N/A	deceased
242		Gordon XXX	N/A	N/A
243		Hirooki Goto	N/A	N/A
244		Virus	N/A	N/A
245		Mohammed Yone	N/A	N/A
246		Jimmy Yang	N/A	N/A
247		Paul Burchill	N/A	N/A
248		Alex Shelley	103	-145
249		Tamon Honda	N/A	N/A
250		Super Delfin	152	-98
251		Stevie Richards	N/A	N/A
252		Sho Funaki	108	-144
253		Test	N/A	N/A	deceased
254		Naruki Doi	N/A	N/A
255		Ricky Reyes	177	-78
256		El Sagrado	N/A	N/A
257		Takuma Sano	N/A	N/A
258		Tatanka	N/A	N/A
259		The Boogeyman	312	+53
260		Masaaki Mochizuki	N/A	N/A
261		Jimmy Jacobs	176	-85
262		David Young	199	-63
263		Romeo Roselli	136	-127
264		Steve Corino	113	-151
265		Arik Cannon	283	+18
266		Mick Foley	N/A	N/A
267		Yutaka Yoshie	N/A	N/A	deceased
268		Danny Doring	332	+64
269		Arkangel De La Muerte	N/A	N/A	deceased
270		Masato Yoshino	N/A	N/A
271		Kevin Nash	N/A	N/A
272		Kazunari Nosawa	N/A	N/A
273		Chad Collyer	161	-112
274		Tiger Mask I	N/A	N/A
275		Harry Smith	186	-89
276		Lance Hoyt	156	-120
277		Masada	211	-66
278		A-1	257	-21
279		Ace Steel	171	-108
280		Hombre Sin Nombre	N/A	N/A
281		Scotty 2 Hotty	137	-144
282		Yoshinari Ogawa	N/A	N/A
283		Chris Cage	N/A	N/A
284		Machete	N/A	N/A
285		Johnny Parisi	N/A	N/A
286		Ryouji Sai	N/A	N/A
287		Tank Toland	114	-173
288		Joey Ryan	N/A	N/A
289		Mike Quackenbush	242	-47
290		Chad Toland	127	-163
291		Ruckus	N/A	N/A
292		The Great Sasuke	245	-47
293		Shad Gaspard	N/A	N/A	deceased
294		El Generico	N/A	N/A
295		Delirious	372	+77
296		Matt Bentley	N/A	N/A
297		AKIRA	N/A	N/A
298		Simon Diamond	185	-113
299		Necro Butcher	N/A	N/A
300		El Angel	N/A	N/A

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2006

position	born	wrestler	previous year position	difference	notes
301		Jake Gymini	N/A	N/A
302		Sterling James Keenan	311	+9
303		Tony Kozina	206	-97
304		M-Dogg 20	200	-104
305		Arch Kincaid	284	-21
306		Miyawaki	N/A	N/A
307		El Alebrije	197	-110
308		Jesse Gymini	N/A	N/A
309		Kevin Matthews	N/A	N/A
310		Derrick Neikirk	367	+57
311		Antonio Thomas	132	-179
312		Sylvain Grenier	94	-218
313		Eddie Colon	204	-109
314		Tyson Dux	201	-113
315		Octagon	N/A	N/A
316		Cody Hawk	246	-70
317		Hallowicked	374	+57
318		Toru Owashi	N/A	N/A
319		Jimmy Rave	140	-179	deceased
320		Tony Santarelli	N/A	N/A
321		Milano Collection A. T.	249	-72
322		Simon Dean	88	-234
323		Mike Taylor	252	-71	deceased
324		Scott Lost	N/A	N/A
325		Intocable	N/A	N/A
326		Shinjitsu Nohashi	N/A	N/A
327		Mark Briscoe	N/A	N/A
328		Chris Bosh	N/A	N/A
329		Shane Storm	N/A	N/A
330		Jay Briscoe	N/A	N/A	deceased
331		Alan Stone	N/A	N/A
332		Johnny Devine	N/A	N/A
333		Lash LeRoux	359	+26
334		Excalibur	N/A	N/A
335		Ryan Reeves	N/A	N/A
336		Larry Sweeney	N/A	N/A	deceased
337		Fuerza Guerrera	N/A	N/A
338		SUWA	N/A	N/A
339		Dice Domino	N/A	N/A
340		B-Boy	210	-130
341		Fergal Devitt	N/A	N/A
342		Kevin Steen	N/A	N/A
343		Shannon Moore	139	-204
344		Human Tornado	291	-53
345		Zumbido	N/A	N/A
346		Julio Dinero	187	-159
347		Puma	179	-168
348		Prince Nana	265	-83
349		Ray Gordy	293	-56
350		Jigsaw	389	+39
351		Mr. Mexico	N/A	N/A
352		Shuji Kondo	N/A	N/A
353		Cassidy Reilly	N/A	N/A
354		Bradley Jay	N/A	N/A
355		Tigre Blanco III	N/A	N/A
356		Katsushi Takemura	N/A	N/A
357		Icarus	446	+89
358		Mac Daddy Johnson	N/A	N/A
359		Emil Sitoci	N/A	N/A
360		Tony Rivera	N/A	N/A
361		Naofumi Yamamoto	N/A	N/A
362		Gran Akuma	395	+33
363		Tigre Metalico	N/A	N/A
364		Scorpio Sky	N/A	N/A
365		Spud	N/A	N/A
366		Gran Hamada	270	-96	deceased
367		Niles Young	N/A	N/A
368		Antonio Banks	N/A	N/A
369		Kenichiro Arai	N/A	N/A
370		Steve Douglas	N/A	N/A
371		Joker	N/A	N/A
372		Men's Teioh	N/A	N/A
373		Quicksilver	N/A	N/A
374		Josh Daniels	203	-171
375		Eddie Kingston	410	+35
376		Blue Demon, Jr.	N/A	N/A
377		Jake Crist	N/A	N/A
378		Mikey Batts	266	-112
379		Sonny Siaki	169	-210
380		Amigo Suzuki	N/A	N/A
381		Rene Dupree	117	-264
382		Abismo Negro	154	-228	deceased
383		David Crist	N/A	N/A
384		Jack Bull	N/A	N/A
385		Skayde	189	-196
386		Eric Perez	N/A	N/A
387		Maxime Boyer	N/A	N/A
388		Chessman	N/A	N/A
389		Freakin Deacon	N/A	N/A
390		Turbo	256	-134
391		Danny Gimondo	N/A	N/A
392		Sabian	N/A	N/A
393		Shane Matthews	N/A	N/A
394		Pantera	238	-156
395		Shigeo Okumura	N/A	N/A
396		Deuce Shade	225	-171
397		Jagged	N/A	N/A
398		Matt Stryker	180	-218
399		Derek Frazier	N/A	N/A
400		Ryuji Ito	N/A	N/A

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2006

position	born	wrestler	previous year position	difference	notes
401		Vries Kastelein	N/A	N/A
402		Sexxxy Eddie	415	+13
403		Yoshiaki Yago	N/A	N/A
404		Danny Daniels	192	-212
405		Nick Gage	N/A	N/A
406		Scorpio, Jr.	N/A	N/A	deceased
407		Travis Tomko	N/A	N/A
408		Tatsutoshi Goto	N/A	N/A
409		Tracy Smothers	N/A	N/A	deceased
410		Matt Morgan	N/A	N/A
411		Norman Smiley	N/A	N/A
412		Frankie Kazarian	79	-333
413		Billy Maverick	N/A	N/A
414		Andre Lyonz	451	+37
415		Justice Pain	N/A	N/A	deceased
416		Trent Acid	N/A	N/A	deceased
417		Extreme Tiger	N/A	N/A
418		Adam Flash	N/A	N/A
419		John McChesney	N/A	N/A
420		Bryan Logan	369	-51
421		Teddy Hart	300	-121
422		Dos Caras	N/A	N/A
423		Ric Converse	N/A	N/A
424		Dos Caras	N/A	N/A
425		Bolen	N/A	N/A
426		Riki Choshu	N/A	N/A
427		Equinox	N/A	N/A
428		Chaz	N/A	N/A
429		Tengkwa	N/A	N/A
430		Nick Berk	N/A	N/A
431		Rodney Mack	231	-200
432		Darren Burridge	N/A	N/A
433		Black Thunder	N/A	N/A
434		Crossbones	N/A	N/A
435		Francisco Ciatso	N/A	N/A
436		Josh Abercrombie	N/A	N/A
437		Joey Knight	334	-103
438		Freak Nasty	465	+27
439		Darin Corbin	N/A	N/A
440		Xavier	N/A	N/A	deceased
441		Crazy Boy	N/A	N/A
442		Kahagas	N/A	N/A
443		Ryan Cruz	N/A	N/A
444		Troy Lords	N/A	N/A
445		Andrew Dalton	N/A	N/A
446		Eric Everlast	435	-11
447		Jon Moxley	N/A	N/A
448		Andy Boy Simmonz	N/A	N/A
449		Lance Steel	N/A	N/A
450		Chasyn Rance	330	-120
451		Shirley Doe	387	-64
452		The Bruiser	N/A	N/A	deceased
453		Robin Knightwing	323	-130
454		Frank Parker	250	-204
455		Nate Mattson	N/A	N/A
456		Mike Kruel	216	-240
457		Quinn Magnum	317	-140
458		Sinn	N/A	N/A
459		Mickey Gambino	N/A	N/A
460		Jerrelle Clark	236	-224
461		The Stro	275	-186
462		Marshall Gambino	N/A	N/A
463		Pepper Parks	N/A	N/A
464		Cheech	N/A	N/A
465		Stronko	N/A	N/A
466		Jason Static	N/A	N/A
467		Preston Quinn	N/A	N/A
468		Glenn Spectre	407	-61
469		Tony Givens	419	-50
470		Darin Childs	444	-26
471		Beau James	N/A	N/A
472		Don Paysan	N/A	N/A
473		Roughhouse O'Reilly	N/A	N/A
474		Dennis Gregory	325	-149
475		Brian Ash	N/A	N/A
476		Cloudy	N/A	N/A
477		Billy Bart	441	-36
478		G. Q. Gallo	N/A	N/A
479		Vito Thomaselli	340	-139
480		Shawn Cook	471	-9
481		Mikal Adryan	N/A	N/A
482		Don Basher	412	-70
483		Sal Thomaselli	350	-133
484		Boomer Payne	301	-183
485		Johnny Graham	443	-42
486		Matt Riviera	N/A	N/A
487		Larry Huntley	436	-51
488		Seth Shai	294	-194
489		Kevin Knight	426	-63
490		Horrorshow	N/A	N/A
491		Mascara Purpura	N/A	N/A
492		Brian Christopher	N/A	N/A	deceased
493		Wataru Inoue	N/A	N/A
494		Kamikaze Kid	N/A	N/A
495		Robert Anthony	N/A	N/A
496		Shawn Christopher	445	-51
497		Phil Davis	N/A	N/A
498		Eddie Edwards	N/A	N/A
499		Sean Davis	N/A	N/A
500		Mike Paige	N/A	N/A