Pro Wrestling Illustrated
# Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (kurz PWI) ist eines der erfolgreichsten internationalen Wrestling-Magazine. Der Hauptsitz ist in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.

Im Jahr 1979 erschien die Erstausgabe des Magazins, das von Stanley Weston gegründet wurde.

## Auszeichnungen und Preise

Folgende Auszeichnungen werden von der PWI vergeben:

* PWI Wrestler of the Year (seit 1972)
* PWI Tag Team of the Year (seit 1972)
* PWI Match of the Year (seit 1972)
* PWI Feud of the Year (seit 1986)
* PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (seit 1972)
* PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (seit 1972)
* PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (seit 1978)
* PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (seit 1972)
* PWI Rookie of the Year (seit 1972)
* PWI Stanley Weston Award (seit 1981)
* PWI Comeback of the Year (seit 1992)
* PWI Woman of the Year (seit 1999)

Die nachgenannten Auszeichnungen wurden einst vergeben, inzwischen aber abgesetzt:

* PWI Manager of the Year (von 1972 bis 1999)
* PWI Girl Wrestler of the Year (von 1972 bis 1976)
* PWI Midget Wrestler of the Year (von 1972 bis 1976)
* PWI Announcer of the Year (1977)

## PWI 500

PWI veröffentlicht seit 1991 jährlich eine Liste der Top-500-Wrestler. Dieses Ranking wird PWI 500 genannt und erscheint in einer Spezialausgabe. Nachfolgend eine Liste der Top-10-Wrestler jeden Jahres:

| Jahr | 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 | „Ravishing“ 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 | DDP | Lex Luger | The Undertaker | Shinya Hashimoto | The Giant | Jushin Liger | Chris Benoit |
| 1998 | Steve Austin | Goldberg | Mitsuharu Misawa | DDP | The Undertaker | Kenta Kobashi | Booker T | Ken Shamrock | Jushin Liger | Chris Jericho |
| 1999 | Steve Austin | Rob Van Dam | Mitsuharu Misawa | Rey Mysterio | The Rock | DDP | Keiji Mutoh | The 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 | Kurt Angle | Undertaker | Keiji Muto | Chris Jericho | Eddie Guerrero | Kurt Angle | Edge | Yuji Nagata | The Rock | Triple H |
| 2003 | Kurt Angle | Brock Lesnar | Triple H | 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 | AJ Styles | Shawn Michaels | Chris Jericho |
| 2005 | 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 | AJ 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 |
| 2014 | Daniel Bryan | Randy Orton | John Cena | AJ Styles | Kazuchika Okada | Bray Wyatt | Roman Reigns | Magnus | Adam Cole | Bully Ray |
| 2015 | Seth Rollins | John Cena | AJ Styles | Roman Reigns | Shinsuke Nakamura | Randy Orton | Jay Briscoe | Rusev | Alberto El Patrón | Kevin Owens |
| 2016 | Roman Reigns | Kazuchika Okada | Finn Bálor | AJ Styles | Jay Lethal | Kevin Owens | Shinsuke Nakamura | Seth Rollins | Dean Ambrose | John Cena |
| 2017 | Kazuchika Okada | AJ Styles | Kevin Owens | Roman Reigns | Kenny Omega | Shinsuke Nakamura | Samoa Joe | Dean Ambrose | Bobby Roode | The Miz |
| 2018 | Kenny Omega | AJ Styles | Kazuchika Okada | Brock Lesnar | Seth Rollins | Braun Strowman | Roman Reigns | Cody | Tetsuya Naito | The Miz |
| 2019 | Seth Rollins | Daniel Bryan | AJ Styles | Kofi Kingston | Kazuchika Okada | Johnny Gargano | Roman Reigns | Kenny Omega | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Will Ospreay |
| 2020 | Jon Moxley | Adam Cole | Chris Jericho | Drew McIntyre | Tetsuya Naito | Kazuchika Okada | Cody | Seth Rollins | Kofi Kingston | AJ Styles |
| 2021 | Kenny Omega | Roman Reigns | Bobby Lashley | Drew McIntyre | Kota Ibushi | Jon Moxley | Will Ospreay | Finn Balor | Shingo Takagi | Rich Swann |

### Top 10 Female Wrestlers

| Jahr | 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 |
| 2014 | Paige | AJ Lee | Gail Kim | Cheerleader Melissa | LuFisto | Angelina Love | Ivelisse Vélez | Courtney Rush | Natalya | Charlotte |
| 2015 | Nikki Bella | Paige | Sasha Banks | Santana Garrett | Gail Kim | Charlotte | Naomi | Cherry Bomb | Courtney Rush | Taryn Terrell |
| 2016 | Charlotte | Sasha Banks | Asuka | Becky Lynch | Bayley | Jade | Natalya | Gail Kim | Sexy Star | Sienna |
| 2017 | Asuka | Charlotte | Alexa Bliss | Sasha Banks | Bayley | Io Shirai | Natalya | Sienna | Naomi | Kairi Sane |
| 2018 | Ronda Rousey | Alexa Bliss | Charlotte | Io Shirai | Asuka | Shayna Baszler | Carmella | Nia Jax | Mayu Iwatani | Kairi Sane |
| 2019 | Becky Lynch | Charlotte | Ronda Rousey | Shayna Baszler | Tessa Blanchard | Bayley | Natalya | Io Shirai | Mercedes Martinez | Nicole Savoy |
| 2020 | Bayley | Becky Lynch | Asuka | Charlotte | Sasha Banks | Hikaru Shida | Tessa Blanchard | Riho | Io Shirai | Mayu Iwatani |

## Quellen

* WWE-Zone
* Offizielle Seite
