The 2023 PWI 500

[Sky]

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1. Seth "I'm Not Calling Him Freakin'" Rollins
2. Roman Reigns
3. Jon Moxley
4. GUNTHER
5. Hijo del Vikingo
6. MJF
7. Kazuchika Okada
8. Orange Cassidy
9. Josh Alexander
10. Cody Rhodes

Josh in top 10

 

[Chris]

The Shield 1-3 is just an awesome stat

 

[Barry Poppins]

Gunther at #4 is very deserving tbh. Guy has been on a tear all year of MOTYC after MOTYC.

 

[Cwalker]

The Shield still running the wrestling business a decade later

 

[R-Troop]

I..... think they got the top 5 right.

Considering the rankings are based on July through June or something like that (Fightful said July 1 2022 through July 31 2023 surprised it'd be a 13 month thing but maybe it is) not surprised Mox is that high up there. He carried AEW at the beginning of the ranking period and has been a steady Star for them all year.

Orange Cassidy in the top 10 is crazy to me. Totally deserving of it by the way.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Seth Rollins tops Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 list for 2023 - NoDQ.com: WWE and AEW Coverage

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1. Seth "I'm Not Calling Him Freakin'" Rollins
2. Roman Reigns
3. Jon Moxley
4. GUNTHER
5. Hijo del Vikingo
6. MJF
7. Kazuchika Okada
8. Orange Cassidy
9. Josh Alexander
10. Cody Rhodes

Josh in top 10

nitpick time (i dont actually care, I am not upset)

MJF should be higher than vikingo, strength of competition was way higher. Gunther prob should be above Moxley. OC is too low.

Cody should not be on this list

 

[Comrade Khan]

The Shield 1-3 is just an awesome stat

The Shield still running the wrestling business a decade later

 

[Comrade Khan]

Masha Slamovich Ranks As #15 In The 2023 PWI 500, Becomes Highest Ranked Woman In PWI 500 History - Fightful | WWE News, AEW News, Pro Wrestling Backstage News

Masha Slamovich makes history yet again. On Thursday, September 14, 2023, the digital version of the PWI500 was released to the public. Members of the ranking committee appeared on Busted Open Radio and revealed the top ten to the world, which included stars like Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, MJF...

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[The Gipper]

11. SANADA
12. Claudio Castagnoli
13. Carmelo Hayes
14. Samoa Joe
15. Masha Slamovich
16. Bryan Danielson
17. Will Ospreay
18. Alexander Hammerstone
19. Bobby Lashley
20. Trey Miguel

Also.


A bit weird.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Lol damn poor naito

 

[Kairi HoHo]

Naito is a lock Top 10 if he wins the IWGP World Title over Sanada at Wrestle Kingdom sucks that the cut off didn't happen later for him. I would say though outside the G1 Climax win which is huge no doubt he's hasn't that big Year with tons of Match of the Year quality Matches lately. It feels like to me he's cruising a little too much right now I feel.

 

[Colt Magnum]

Roman at 2

 

[Loochblade]

Roman at 2

"Only #2?`"

 

[Sky]

11. SANADA
12. Claudio Castagnoli
13. Carmelo Hayes
14. Samoa Joe
15. Masha Slamovich
16. Bryan Danielson
17. Will Ospreay
18. Alexander Hammerstone
19. Bobby Lashley
20. Trey Miguel

Is Masha's #15 the highest ever rating gained from just doing intergender matches? Because holy shit

 

[Chris]

Is Masha's #15 the highest ever rating gained from just doing intergender matches? Because holy shit

Yes, women only make this list if they do intergender and she was GCW champion for a lot of the period