PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year

The PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year Award, given yearly since 1978 by professional wrestling magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated, recognizes the most improved professional wrestler of the year as voted by readers of the magazine.
==Award winners and runners-up==
Year	Winner 	First runner-up 	Second runner-up 	Third runner-up
1978	Dino Bravo 	Bob Backlund 	Ricky Steamboat 	Tony Atlas
1979	Tommy Rich 	Eddy Mansfield 	Kevin Von Erich 	Ted DiBiase
1980	Tony Atlas 	Larry Zbyszko 	Ted DiBiase 	Kerry Von Erich
1981	Kevin Sullivan 	Sgt. Slaughter 	Charlie Cook 	Tito Santana
1982	Barry Windham 	Otto Wanz 	Buzz Sawyer 	Rick Martel
1983	Brett Wayne Sawyer 	Mike Rotundo 	Pez Whatley 	Brad Rheingans
1984	Billy Jack Haynes 	Magnum T.A. 	Rick Martel 	Ron Garvin
1985	Steve Williams 	Brian Adias 	Nikita Koloff 	Randy Savage
1986	Terry Gordy 	Scott Hall 	Sam Houston 	Wendell Cooley
1987	Curt Hennig 	Al Perez 	The Honky Tonk Man 	Sting
1988	Sting 	The Ultimate Warrior 	Iceman Parsons 	Jeff Jarrett
1989	Scott Steiner 	Brutus Beefcake 	Jeff Jarrett 	P.Y. Chu-Hi
1990	Paul Roma 	Doom (Ron Simmons and Butch Reed) 	Tugboat 	Cactus Jack
1991	Dustin Rhodes 	Ron Simmons 	The Undertaker 	Crush
1992	Razor Ramon 	Ron Simmons 	Virgil 	Brian Christopher
1993	Yokozuna 	The 1-2-3 Kid 	Brian Lee 	Tatanka
1994	Diesel 	Johnny B. Badd 	Sabu 	Owen Hart
1995	Diamond Dallas Page	Tommy Dreamer 	Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) 	Savio Vega
1996	Ahmed Johnson 	Chris Benoit 	Stevie Richards 	Taz
1997	Ken Shamrock 	Steve McMichael 	The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) 	Alex Wright
1998	Booker T 	D'Lo Brown 	New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) 	Juventud Guerrera
1999	Jerry Lynn 	The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff Hardy) 	Hardcore Holly 	Kanyon
2000	Steve Corino 	Lance Storm 	Scotty 2 Hotty 	Justin Credible
2001	Edge 	Test 	The Hurricane 	Kurt Angle
2002	Brock Lesnar 	Trish Stratus 	Jamie Noble 	A.J. Styles
2003	John Cena 	Matt Hardy 	Team Angle (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas)	Victoria
2004	Randy Orton 	Shelton Benjamin 	Batista 	John "Bradshaw" Layfield
2005	Batista 	Carlito 	Monty Brown 	Chris Masters
2006	Bobby Lashley 	Johnny Nitro 	Chris Sabin 	Umaga
2007	Candice Michelle 	Jay Lethal 	Montel Vontavious Porter 	Cody Rhodes
2008	Cody Rhodes 	The Miz 	Petey Williams 	Kofi Kingston
2009	John Morrison 	Dolph Ziggler 	Eric Young 	The Miz
2010	D'Angelo Dinero 	Wade Barrett 	Sheamus 	Jay Lethal
2011	Mark Henry 	Kelly Kelly 	Eddie Edwards 	Zack Ryder
2012	Ryback 	Brooke Adams 	Michael Elgin 	Adam Cole
2013	Magnus 	Curtis Axel 	Roman Reigns 	Big E Langston
2014	Rusev 	Ethan Carter III 	Luke Harper 	Eric Young
2015	Roman Reigns 	Nikki Bella 	Sasha Banks 	Bayley
2016	The Miz 	T.J. Perkins 	Kenny Omega 	Dalton Castle
2017	Jinder Mahal 	Braun Strowman 	Eli Drake 	Naomi
2018	The Velveteen Dream	The B-Team (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel)	Nia Jax 	Hangman Page
2019	Brian Cage 	Jay White 	Buddy Murphy 	Shorty G
2020	Drew McIntyre 	Ricky Starks 	Otis 	Jey Uso
2021	Britt Baker 	Bobby Lashley 	Trevor Murdoch 	Deonna Purrazzo
2022	Mandy Rose 	 	 	
==See also==
*Pro Wrestling Illustrated
*WWE
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