# Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) is een Amerikaans tijdschrift over professioneel worstelen. PWI is gevestigd in Blue Bell (Pennsylvania) en het blad wordt uitgegeven door Kappa Publishing Group.

## Onderscheidingen

* Wrestler of the Year (sinds 1972)
* Tag Team of the Year (sinds 1972)
* Match of the Year (sinds 1972)
* Feud of the Year (sinds 1986)
* Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (sinds 1972)
* Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (sinds 1972)
* Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (sinds 1978)
* Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (sinds 1972)
* Rookie of the Year (sinds 1972)
* Stanley Weston Award (sinds 1981)
* Comeback of the Year (sinds 1992)
* Woman of the Year (sinds 1999)
* Manager of the Year (1972 tot 1999)
* Girl Wrestler of the Year (1972 tot 1976)
* Midget Wrestler of the Year (1972 tot 1976)
* Announcer of the Year (1977)

## PWI 500

PWI publiceert sinds 1991 jaarlijks een top 500 van professioneel worstelaars in een speciale editie getiteld de PWI 500. De top 10 van elk jaar volgt hieronder.
| Jaar | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 1991 | Hulk Hogan | Lex Luger | Ric Flair | Randy Savage | Sting | Scott Steiner | Ricky Steamboat | Steve Williams | Arn Anderson | Rick Steiner |
| 1992 | Sting | Randy Savage | Ric Flair | Rick Rude | Bret Hart | Ricky Steamboat | Jerry Lawler | Scott Steiner | The Ultimate Warrior | Steve Austin |
| 1993 | Bret Hart | Big Van Vader | Shawn Michaels | Sting | Yokozuna | Ric Flair | Lex Luger | Rick Rude | Mr. Perfect | Scott Steiner |
| 1994 | Bret Hart | Hulk Hogan | Ric Flair | Big Van Vader | Shawn Michaels | Steve Austin | Razor Ramon | Sting | Ricky Steamboat | Owen Hart |
| 1995 | Diesel | Shawn Michaels | Sting | Bret Hart | Sabu | Hulk Hogan | Big Van Vader | Randy Savage | Razor Ramon | Mitsuharu Misawa |
| 1996 | Shawn Michaels | The Giant | Sting | Kenta Kobashi | Ahmed Johnson | Kevin Nash | Rey Mysterio | Hulk Hogan | Sabu | Ric Flair |
| 1997 | Dean Malenko | Mitshuaru Misawa | Steve Austin | Diamond Dallas Page | Lex Luger | Undertaker | Shinya Hashimoto | The Giant | Jushin Liger | Chris Benoit |
| 1998 | Steve Austin | Bill Goldberg | Mitsuharu Misawa | Diamond Dallas Page | Undertaker | Kenta Kobashi | Booker T | Ken Shamrock | Jushin Liger | Chris Jericho |
| 1999 | Steve Austin | Rob Van Dam | Mitsuharu Misawa | Rey Misterio | The Rock | Diamond Dallas Page | Keiji Mutoh | Undertaker | Goldberg | Taz |
| 2000 | Triple H | The Rock | Chris Benoit | Kenta Kobashi | Jeff Jarrett | Justin Credible | Mike Awesome | Jushin Liger | Chris Jericho | Kensuke Sasaki |
| 2001 | Kurt Angle | Steve Austin | Chris Benoit | Keiji Muto | Booker T | Triple H | Scott Steiner | Mitsuharu Misawa | Chris Jericho | Rhyno |
| 2002 | Rob Van Dam | Undertaker | Keiji Muto | Chris Jericho | Eddie Guerrero | Kurt Angle | Edge | Yuji Nagata | The Rock | Triple H |
| 2003 | Brock Lesnar | Triple H | Kurt Angle | Keiji Muto | Chris Jericho | Big Show | Booker T | Kenta Kobashi | Eddie Guerrero | Rob Van Dam |
| 2004 | Chris Benoit | Eddie Guerrero | Triple H | Kenta Kobashi | Randy Orton | Toshiaki Kawada | John Cena | A.J. Styles | Shawn Michaels | Chris Jericho |
| 2005 | Dave Batista | John Cena | Satoshi Kojima | Triple H | JBL | Kurt Angle | A.J. Styles | Edge | Shelton Benjamin | Hiroyoshi Tenzan |
| 2006 | John Cena | Kurt Angle | Edge | Samoa Joe | Místico | Rey Mysterio | Brock Lesnar | Kenta Kobashi | Shawn Michaels | Jeff Jarrett |
| 2007 | John Cena | Edge | Místico | Kurt Angle | Undertaker | Shawn Michaels | Christian Cage | Perro Aguayo, Jr. | Bobby Lashley | Takeshi Morishima |
| 2008 | Randy Orton | Kurt Angle | Triple H | Samoa Joe | Edge | Undertaker | Shawn Michaels | Nigel McGuinness | John Cena | Shinsuke Nakamura |
| 2009 | Triple H | Chris Jericho | John Cena | Edge | Randy Orton | Nigel McGuiness | Hiroshi Tanahashi | CM Punk | Sting | Último Guerrero |
| 2010 | A.J. Styles | John Cena | CM Punk | Randy Orton | Chris Jericho | Batista | Shinsuke Nakamura | The Undertaker | Kurt Angle | Sheamus |
| 2011 | The Miz | Randy Orton | John Cena | Kane | Takashi Sugiura | Alberto Del Rio | Mr. Anderson | Rey Mysterio | Eddie Edwards | CM Punk |
| 2012 | CM Punk | BoBBy Roode | John Cena | Daniel Bryan | Sheamus | Jun Akiyama | Davey Richards | Kurt Angle | Mark Henry | Alberto Del Rio |
| 2013 | John Cena | CM Punk | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Bully Ray | Kazuchika Okada | Sheamus | Jeff Hardy | Alberto Del Rio | Dolph Ziggler | Kevin Steen |

### Top 50 vrouwen

| Jaar | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2008 | Awesome Kong | Beth Phoenix | Gail Kim | Mickie James | MsChif | Sara Del Rey | Roxxi Laveaux | Melina | Michelle McCool | Candice Michelle |
| 2009 | Mickie James | Angelina Love | Melina | MsChif | Tara | Awesome Kong | Beth Phoenix | Michelle McCool | Maryse | Taylor Wilde |
| 2010 | Michelle McCool | Angelina Love | Mercedes Martinez | Cheerleader Melissa | Eve Torres | Madison Rayne | Beth Phoenix | Mickie James | MsChif | Maryse |
| 2011 | Madison Eagles | Mercedes Martinez | Mickie James | Natalya | Madison Rayne | Cheerleader Melissa | Beth Phoenix | Tara | MsChif | Sara Del Rey |
| 2012 | Gail Kim | Beth Phoenix | Cheerleader Melissa | Sara Del Rey | Jessicka Havok | Layla | Miss Tessmacher | Saraya Knight | Mercedes Martinez | Tara |
| 2013 | Cheerleader Melissa | Mickie James | Saraya Knight | Jessicka Havok | Kaitlyn | Gail Kim | Kacee Carlisle | Tara | AJ Lee | Mercedes Martinez |

## Externe link

* (en) Officiële website