Roman Reigns Tops This Year’s PWI 500 List

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Sep 14, 2022

Pro Wrestling Illustrated announced that Roman Reigns took their top spot for this year’s PWI 500 List. This is the second time in Reigns’ career that he was ranked as PWI’s top wrestler, previously topping their list in 2016.

WWE had the most wrestlers ranked in PWI’s Top 10 at four, followed by AEW at three, and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Lucha Libre AAA, and Ring of Honor/AEW at one each.

PWI’s Top 10 of 2022:

  1. Roman Reigns
  2. Kazuchika Okada
  3. CM Punk
  4. Hangman Adam Page
  5. Bobby Lashley
  6. Cody Rhodes
  7. Bryan Danielson
  8. Hijo del Vikingo
  9. Big E
  10. Jonathan Gresham

Rounding out the top twenty in order was Shingo Takagi, Jon Moxley, Matt Cardona, Josh Alexander, Hiroshi Tanahashi, MJF, Seth Rollins, Adam Cole, Kenny Omega, and Drew McIntyre.

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