PWI Years

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In 2003, the magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated published a list of the top 500 singles wrestlers and top 100 tag teams of the "PWI Years". These are the results of the list.

Top 500 Singles Wrestlers

1. Hulk Hogan
2. Ric Flair
3. Andre The Giant
4. Bret Hart
5. Antonio Inoki
6. Mitsuharu Misawa
7. Bob Backlund
8. Harley Race
9. Randy Savage
10. Shawn Michaels
11. Dusty Rhodes
12. Jushin Liger
13. Ricky Steamboat
14. Bruiser Brody
15. Sting
16. Stan Hansen
17. Roddy Piper
18. Nick Bockwinkel
19. Stone Cold Steve Austin
20. Lex Luger
21. The Undertaker
22. Terry Funk
23. Jerry Lawler
24. Kerry Von Erich
25. The Great Muta
26. Shohei Baba
27. Vader
28. Jumbo Tsuruta
29. Jimmy Snuka
30. Riki Choshu
31. Tatsumi Fujinami
32. Ted DiBiase
33. Kenta Kobashi
34. Sgt. Slaughter
35. Barry Windham
36. Terry Gordy
37. Tiger Mask
38. Perro Aguayo
39. Carlos Colon
40. Akira Maeda
41. Dynamite Kid
42. Toshiaki Kawada
43. Nobuhiko Takada
44. Genichiro Tenryu
45. Shinya Hashimoto
46. Cactus Jack
47. Road Warrior Hawk
48. Rick Martel
49. Paul Orndorff
50. Magnificent Muraco
51. Junkyard Dog
52. Tully Blanchard
53. Davey Boy Smith
54. Abdullah The Butcher
55. Curt Hennig
56. Rey Mysterio Jr.
57. Rick Rude
58. David Von Erich
59. Kevin Nash
60. Big John Studd
61. Ultimo Dragon
62. Arn Anderson
63. El Hijo del Santo
64. Road Warrior Animal
65. Diamond Dallas Page
66. Owen Hart
67. Jack Brisco
68. Bam Bam Bigelow
69. Chris Benoit
70. Masahiro Chono
71. Michael Hayes
72. Scott Hall
73. Magnum TA
74. Ole Anderson
75. Bill Goldberg
76. Rocky Maivia
77. Scott Steiner
78. Steve Williams
79. El Canek
80. Hiroshi Hase
81. Eddie Guerrero
82. Dr. Wagner Jr.
83. Eddie Gilbert
84. Brian Pillman
85. Kevin Von Erich
86. Sabu
87. Gran Hamada
88. Rick Steiner
89. Mr. Saito
90. Jun Akiyama
91. Bobby Eaton
92. The Great Sasuke
93. Tito Santana
94. Mil Mascaras
95. Ricky Morton
96. Dick Murdoch
97. Wahoo McDaniel
98. Kiyoshi Tamura
99. Robert Gibson
100. Jake Roberts
101. Ultimate Warrior
102. Dos Caras
103. Kensuke Sasaki
104. Koji Kanemoto
105. Larry Zbyszko
106. Kevin Sullivan
107. Psychosis
108. Faarooq
109. Chris Jericho
110. Pat Patterson
111. Pedro Morales
112. Masked Superstar
113. Nikita Koloff
114. Art Barr
115. Akira Taue
116. Crusher Blackwell
117. Tommy Rich
118. Shane Douglas
119. Greg Valentine
120. Cien Caras
121. Bob Orton Jr.
122. Sid Vicious
123. Atsushi Onita
124. King Kong Bundy
125. Shinjiro Ohtani
126. Dustin Rhodes
127. Ken Patera
128. Adrian Adonis
129. Volk Han
130. Chavo Guerrero
131. Konnan
132. Steve Keirn
133. Booker T.
134. Iron Shiek
135. Otto Wanz
136. Nikolai Volkoff
137. Big Show
138. Big Boss Man
139. HHH
140. Juventud Guerrera
141. Jeff Jarrett
142. Ronnie Garvin
143. Billy Jack Haynes
144. Kamala
145. Yokozuna
146. Seiji Sakaguchi
147. Taz
148. Negro Casas
149. Dory Funk Jr.
150. Jimmy Garvin
151. Billy Robinson
152. Rob Van Dam
153. Dick Slater
154. The Great Kabuki
155. Bob Armstrong
156. Shiro Koshinaka
157. Hacksaw Jim Duggan
158. Verne Gagne
159. Blackjack Mulligan
160. Chris Adams
161. Dean Malenko
162. Gino Hernandez
163. Phil Lafon
164. Mike Rotunda
165. Scott Norton
166. Mad Dog Vachon
167. Buddy Roberts
168. Raven
169. Greg Gagne
170. Ivan Putski
171. Tony Atlas
172. La Parka
173. Brutus Beefcake
174. Butch Reed
175. Lizmark
176. Killer Kahn
177. X-Pac
178. Heavy Metal
179. Dino Bravo
180. Jim Brunzell
181. Doug Furnas
182. El Satanico
183. Jesse James
184. Tommy Dreamer
185. Buzz Sawyer
186. Kane
187. Bad News Brown
188. Manny Fernandez
189. Jim Neidhart
190. Pirata Morgan
191. Taka Michinoku
192. Bill Dundee
193. Austin Idol
194. Marty Jannetty
195. Mr. Wrestling II
196. Steve Regal
197. Terry Taylor
198. Super Crazy
199. The Spoiler
200. Bruno Sammartino
201. 2 Cold Scorpio
202. The Barbarian
203. Johnny Ace
204. Apolo Dantes
205. Ernie Ladd
206. Paul Jones
207. Fritz Von Erich
208. The Patriot
209. Jinsei Shinzaki
210. El Samurai
211. Rocky Johnson
212. Ivan Koloff
213. Stan Lane
214. Chief Jay Strongbow
215. Villano III
216. Vampiro
217. Jerry Brisco
218. Yuji Nagata
219. Dennis Condrey
220. Hercules Hernandez
221. Buff Bagwell
222. The Mountie
223. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
224. Yoshinari Ogawa
225. Atlantis
226. Ken Shamrock
227. Perry Saturn
228. Silver King
229. Jesse Barr
230. Animal Hamaguchi
231. Billy Gunn
232. Jerry Estrada
233. Ray Stevens
234. Avalanche
235. Kengo Kimura
236. Tony Garea
237. Blue Panther
238. Rayo de Jalisco Jr.
239. Jesse Ventura
240. Cobra
241. Playboy Buddy Rose
242. Yoshihiro Tajiri
243. Eric Embry
244. Dan Spivey
245. Buddy Landell
246. Emillo Charles Jr.
247. Don Frye
248. Stevie Ray
249. Iceman King Parsons
250. The Sandman
251. Masakatsu Funaki
252. Dan Severn
253. David Schultz
254. Dutch Mantel
255. Hayabusa
256. Kuniaki Kobayashi
257. Yoshiaki Fujiwara
258. Octagon
259. Gary Albright
260. Crusher
261. Super Astro
262. Bobby Duncum
263. Honky Tonk Man
264. Marc Mero
265. Mark Lewin
266. Fuerza Guerrera
267. George Steele
268. Peter Maivia
269. Tommy Rogers
270. Brad Armstrong
271. Brad Rheingans
272. Al Perez
273. Super Calo
274. Jimmy Valiant
275. Satoshi Kojima
276. Joe Malenko
277. Superstar Billy Graham
278. Dave "Fit" Finlay
279. Tatanka
280. Super Destroyer
281. Jerry Lynn
282. El Felino
283. Hector Garza
284. Latin Lover
285. Masato Tanaka
286. Bobby Fulton
287. Miguel Perez Jr.
288. Mike Von Erich
289. Brian Adams
290. Mongolian Stomper
291. Yoshiaki Yatsu
292. The Missing Link
293. Brad Armstrong
294. Ron Bass
295. Gene Kiniski
296. The Warlord
297. Krusher Krushchev
298. Hillbilly Jim
299. Tony Anthony
300. Dick The Bruiser
301. Perro Aguayo Jr.
302. Naoya Ogawa
303. Rip Oliver
304. Naoki Sano
305. Angelo Mosca
306. Baron Von Raschke
307. Kendo Nagasaki
308. Jay Youngblood
309. Solar
310. KazuoYanakazi
311. Super Destroyer II
312. One Man Gang
313. Billy Kidman
314. Bugsy McGraw
315. El Solotario
316. Destroyer
317. Lance Von Erich
318. Tom Pritchard
319. Alexis Smirnoff
320. Les Thorton
321. Savio Vega
322. Lance Storm
323. Masa Fuchi
324. Fishman
325. Mike Graham
326. Bestia Salvaje
327. Larry Cameron
328. Black Warrior
329. Al Snow
330. Meng
331. Val Venis
332. Robert Fuller
333. Pantera
334. Chris Hazeman
335. Mike Miller
336. Kevin Kelly
337. El Signo
338. Blackjack Lanza
339. Angel Azteca
340. Mabel
341. El Texano
342. Bob Roop
343. Tom Zenk
344. Mascara Ano Dos Mil
345. Pez Whatley
346. Samoan Afa
347. Fatu
348. Black Bart
349. Oro
350. Masked Grappler
351. Kendo Ka Shin
352. La Parka
353. The Godfather
354. Buh Buh Ray Dudley
355. Pat Tanaka
356. Johnny Smith
357. Brian Blair
358. Chris Candido
359. Angelo Mosca
360. Ox Baker
361. D'Lo Brown
362. D-Von Dudley
363. Luke Williams
364. Manabu Nakanishi
365. Doug Gilbert
366. Brazo de Plata
367. Brian Christopher
368. The Sheik
369. Lizmark Jr.
370. Ron Fuller
371. Tracey Smothers
372. Mando Guerrero
373. Rey Mysterio Sr.
374. Disco Inferno
375. Norman Smiley
376. Brazo de Oro
377. Bart Gunn
378. Scorpio Jr.
379. Kodo Fuyuki
380. Ahmed Johnson
381. Mr. Pogo
382. John Kronus
383. Tiger Jeet Singh
384. Masked Outlaw
385. Chavo Guerrero Jr.
386. New Jack
387. Scott McGhee
388. Pierroth Jr.
389. Justin Credible
390. Stevie Richards
391. Bob Holly
392. Wendell Cooley
393. Jean-Pierre Lafitte
394. Tim Woods
395. Reckless Youth
396. Wolfie D
397. Steve Wright
398. Matt Borne
399. Dick Togo
400. Viallano IV
401. Col. DeBeers
402. Van Hammer
403. Makhan Singh
404. Brett Wayne Sawyer
405. Villano V
406. Koko B. Ware
407. John Tatum
408. Alex Wright
409. Brian Knobs
410. Adnan Al-Kaissie
411. Mosco de la Merced
412. Mr. Hughes
413. Bulldog Brower
414. Osamu Nishimura
415. Bobby Jaggers
416. Maunukea Mossman
417. Killer Kox
418. Jeff Hardy
419. Kato Kung Lee
420. Jerry Sags
421. Jimmy Del Ray
422. John Nord
423. Hector Guerrero
424. Sweet Brown Sugar
425. Billy Travis
426. Lanny Poffo
427. Mustafa Saed
428. La Pantera del Ring
429. David Taylor
430. Tim Horner
431. Tiger Mask IV
432. Venum Black
433. Johnny Valiant
434. Paul Roma
435. Jamie Dundee
436. Jerry Valiant
437. Axl Rotten
438. Brian Adias
439. Mike Enos
440. Men's Teioh
441. Mike Quackenbush
442. Ian Rotten
443. Balls Mahoney
444. Kendall Windham
445. Mr. Fuji
446. Papi Chulo
447. Bunkhouse Buck
448. Steve Blackman
449. Vic Steamboat
450. Hugh Morrus
451. Brickhouse Brown
452. Cheetah Master
453. Vladimir Koloff
454. Christian
455. Spike Dudley
456. Louie Spicolli
457. Rocco Rock
458. Wayne Bloom
459. Mikey Whipwreck
460. Rex King
461. Scotty Riggs
462. Samoan Sika
463. Don Kernodle
464. Bart Sawyer
465. Johnny Grunge
466. Wrath
467. Magnum TOKYO
468. Mo
469. Charlie Cook
470. Mighty Igor
471. Shima Nobunaga
472. Mark Henry
473. Sam Houston
474. Tor Kamata
475. Charlie Norris
476. Chainz
477. Rufus R. Jones
478. Tom Brandi
479. Ernest Miller
480. Bruno Sammartino Jr.
481. Bruce Hart
482. Headhunter A
483. Vincent
484. Leroy Brown
485. Rick McGraw
486. Headhunter B
487. Steve Olsonowski
488. Glacier
489. Julio Sanchez
490. Typhoon
491. Scott Putski
492. Joel Deaton
493. Butch Miller
494. Bobby Duncum Jr.
495. Prince Iaukea
496. Bradshaw
497. Horace Hogan
498. El Gigante
499. El Dandy
500. The Blue Meanie

Top 100 Tag Teams

1. The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal)

2. Rick and Scott Steiner

3. The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy)

4. The Rock 'N Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)

5. The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid)

6. Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi

7. Stan Hansen and Bruiser Brody

8. Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue

9. Terry Funk and Dory Funk Jr.

10. Shohei Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta

11. Mitsuharu Misawa and Toshiaki Kawada

12. Antonio Inoki and Tatsumi Fujinami

13. Akira Maeda and Nobuhiko Takada

14. Jumbu Tsuruta and Genichrio Tenryu

15. Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson

16. Terry Gordy and Steve Williams

17. Riki Choshu and Yoshiaki Yatsu

18. American Love Machine and Eddie Guerrero

19. Rick Steamboat and Jay Youngblood

20. Ted DiBiase and Steve Williams

21. Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey)

22. Hiroshi Hase and Great Muta

23. The Von Erichs (David, Mike, Kevin, and Kerry)

24. Stan Hansen and Ted DiBiase

25. Riki Choshu and Animal Hamaguchi

26. El Hijo del Santo and Octagon

27. Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki

28. The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn and Stan Lane)

29. Sgt. Slaughter and Don Kernodle

30. Genichiro Tenryu and Ashura Hara

31. Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki Yatsu

32. Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane)

33. The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty)

34. Stan Hansen and Terry Gordy

35. Dick Murdoch and Adrian Adonis

36. Big Van Vader and Bam Bam Bigelow

37. The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart)

38. Doug Furnas and Dan Kroffat

39. Ray Stevens and Pat Patterson

40. The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash)

41. Jimmy Snuka and Ray Stevens

42. Shinjiro Ohtani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa

43. The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Jesse James)

44. Antonio Inoki and Hulk Hogan

45. Dick Murdoch and Masked Superstar

46. Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura

47. Jushin Liger and El Samurai

48. USA Express (Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo)

49. The High Flyers (Jim Brunzell and Greg Gagne)

50. The Hollywood Blondes (Steve Austin and Brian Pillman)

51. Ray Stevens and Greg Valentine

52. Lex Luger and Sting

53. The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags)

54. Jack and Jerry Brisco

55. Shawn Michaels and Diesel

56. Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee

57. The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage)

58. Hell Raisers (Hawk and Kensuke Sasaki)

59. Demolition (Ax, Smash, and Crush)

60. Gene Anderson and Ivan Koloff

61. Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster)

62. Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray)

63. The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers)

64. Ivan and Nikita Koloff

65. Chris Adams and Gino Hernandez

66. Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen

67. East-West Connection (Jesse Ventura and Adrian Adonis)

68. Silver King and El Texano

69. Samson Fuyuki and Toshiaki Kawada

70. Strike Force (Rick Martel and Tito Santana)

71. The Bushwackers (Luke Williams and Butch Miller)

72. Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton

73. The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Pritchard and Stan Lane/Jimmy Del Ray)

74. Rick Martel and Tony Garea

75. Ken Patera and Crusher Blackwell

76. Dusty Rhodes and Magnum TA

77. Masked Superstar and Super Destroyer

78. Jerry Lawler and Jeff Jarrett

79. Ole and Arn Anderson

80. Robert Fuller and Jimmy Golden

81. The Moondogs (Rex and Spot)

82. Rick Steamboat and Shane Douglas

83. The Quebecers (Jacques and Pierre)

84. Owen Hart and "British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith

85. Ray Stevens and Ivan Koloff

86. Paul Jones and Masked Superstar

87. Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes

88. Dusty Rhodes and Manny Fernandez

89. The Eliminators (Perry Saturn and John Kronus)

90. Barry Windham and Lex Luger

91. Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons)

92. Ivan Putski and Tito Santana

93. The Samoans (Afa and Sika)

94. The Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake)

95. Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez

96. Nikolai Volkoff and Iron Shiek

97. The Powers of Pain (Warlord and Barbarian)

98. Curt Hennig and Scott Hall

99. Badd Company (Pat Tanaka and Paul Diamond)

100. Mark and Chris Youngblood