rank | born | gimmick | total PWI ranking score | notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Johnny Smith | 123 | ||
2 | Chris Benoit | 120 | deceased | |
3 | Mike Shaw | 119 | deceased | |
4 | Bruce Hart | 96 | ||
5 | Owen Hart | 93 | deceased | |
6 | Steve DiSalvo | 93 | ||
7 | Gama Singh | 83 | ||
8 | Larry Cameron | 80 | deceased | |
9 | Jason the Terrible | 57 | ||
10 | Brian Pillman | 37 | deceased | |
11 | Kerry Brown | 32 | deceased | |
12 | Angel of Death | 28 | deceased | |
13 | Steve Blackman | 28 | ||
14 | Lance Idol | 26 | deceased | |
15 | Gerry Morrow | 24 | ||
16 | Davey-Boy Smith | 23 | deceased | |
17 | Don Muraco | 22 | ||
18 | Gary Albright | 22 | deceased | |
19 | David Sierra | 21 | ||
20 | Corporal Kirchner | 17 | deceased | |
21 | Dynamite Kid | 17 | deceased | |
22 | Firebreaker Chip | 17 | ||
23 | Biff Wellington | 16 | deceased | |
24 | Duke Myers | 10 | ||
25 | D. J. Peterson | 9 | deceased | |
26 | Ron Ritchie | 9 | ||
27 | Hiroshi Hase | 8 | ||
28 | Skull Mason | 8 | ||
29 | Jason the Terrible | 7 | ||
30 | Phil Lafon | 7 | ||
31 | Barry O | 6 | deceased | |
32 | Goldie Rogers | 6 | ||
33 | Ricky Rice | 6 | ||
34 | Gangrel | 5 | ||
35 | Johnathan Holliday | 5 | ||
36 | Koki Kitahara | 5 | ||
37 | Shinya Hashimoto | 5 | deceased | |
38 | Rip Rogers | 4 | ||
39 | Len Crazy Horse | 3 | ||
40 | Mr. Hito | 3 | deceased | |
41 | Steve Ray | 3 | ||
42 | Bob Brown | 2 | deceased | |
43 | Drew McDonald | 2 | deceased | |
44 | Leo Burke | 1 | ||
45 | Shinji Sasazaki | 1 |
A: For a lengthy period, PWI printed a "Cumulative Ratings" section, showing total scores over their previous 10 issues. 1st place in a category scored 10 points, 2nd place scored 9 points, 3rd place scored 8 points... and so on down to 1 point for 10th place. When this was published in PWI, the results for the Top 10 and Tag Team categories were used. The pages here on IWD allow users to show such ratings for any or all categories. They can also be filtered to show cumulative ratings for just one particular year.
NB: Some PWI categories list wrestlers in the "Champion" position (e.g.: WWE Raw & Smackdown, TNA, ECW, etc.) This position scores 11 points in IWD's cumulative rankings, with the number 1 contender continuing to score 10 points.