My boy Karrion Kross was done dirty. Heck, Malakai Black and Adam Cole (using him as an example, I'm well aware of him being hurt) didn't even make it, wtf?
From what I’ve heard, PWI’s list is entirely in kayfabe. That means booking and match quantity is a complete non-factor, and it’s mostly based on win percentage and match “quality” (which has always been subjective.)
I've been saying that since The North split Ethan Page is an afterthought on the bigger show while Josh Alexander is the big guy on the show that is the afterthought. In my opinion, both guys are great.
Ok that's just mean. You can make your point without calling names. MJF should have been top 3 for sure, but I'll actually stand with Cassidy being in the top ten, because of how he was booked. If you don't like him, fine, but lots of people do
Please tell me that's not that I'm about to find out. Putting MJF anywhere under MAYBE 3, after Roman or Cody, maybe even Punk of an Uso, you've gone fully off the reservation at that point. The call is not only coming from inside the house, you're the one dialing too. Or it's that walking dead thing where the call wasn't even real to begin with.
The fact that Masha Slammovitch is the highest ranked woman and Rhea Ripley is nowhere to be found instantly makes this the most irrelevant PWI 500 ever! What a joke.
Wtf Rhea hade one of the best if not top 3 match at wm plush she can talk her ass if on raw every week and not in the top 500 and rhio who i dont think evey talk on aew just look scared and than won ilke she was hulk hogon in the top 500 what a piss take
@@zemm9003 Masha is from Impact and current Knockouts champion with Killer Kelly. The reason she is so high is because she's won like 8-10 championships on the indies. Rhea hasn't done anything in WWE close to that.
To be fair about Cody Rhodes he was out with an injury for six months during their grading period. So number 10 is actually pretty good when you take that into consideration.
As if Orange Cassidy being on a top whatever the f*** list isn't laughable enough, I still have no idea who El Dips***o is, the lucha guys in AEW are so interchangeable that I wouldn't be able to point any of them out of a line-up.
I had forgotten his location on the list but when Jim started talking about Roman at 2, I burst out laughing remembering that I'd be shortly hearing his reaction to Moxley at 3.
Even if pockets were ranked 100 that would be too high for Jim lolol And I agree with him. I never watch pocket matches. I was over it first couple months.
@@SuperPeterokYou just confirmed you're a waste of oxygen with that delusional remark about Bianca. Stop projecting, boy. She'll continue to be successful regardless.
They just aren't as good as everybody claims. All they do is wrestle the same 2-4 women all year and proves Charlotte's 15 championships mean nothing when she's handed the title every other PPV.
I'd love to see you Jim Cornette and Brian Last do a top 50 or top 100 wrestlers. My idea is to wait until January to drop the list for 2023. You could do retrospect years. I think it's sell like hotcakes 🥞
I'd not be surprised if his list was something like this😂 1. Rhea Ripley 2. Roman 3. MJF 4. Gunther 5. Seth 6. Cody 7. Bryan Danielson 8. Brock Lesnar 9. Bron Breakker 10. Samoa Joe
Many have said this, I can only agree. Moxley needs to lean into the Plumber gimmick, start carrying a plunger to the ring, and use it as a weapon. It would be over and the crowd would go banana
i loved mjfs response to been one lower than El Hio del Vikingo. He tweeted out saying can you name me vikingo matches? because i cant. mjf has a point
Having gone thru the entire list of 500, I now feel embarrassed for the portion of the wrestling community that voted/put together this list. Some of them are so bad that even Google is like "Who?" and gives you random results.
I keep saying this, if Moxley actually came out in full plumber gear with a plunger, their ratings would go up higher. But yes Rhea not being in top 20 is a joke in of itself because she by herself could pin Pockets full of sunshine. Rhea literally speared KO and made it 100 % believable
I truly love how Roman Reigns has won the #1 spot a couple times, and he never mentions it or compliments Dave’s and his readers’ favorite wrestlers. Don’t encourage the marks.
HAHAHA, reputable? This guy tried saying Riho was the 9 year old girl Omega wrestled eons ago. He's also the same guy who claims Omega no showed an ROH event to wrestle when Omega was actually injured and was receiving an award overseas in NJPW. He's the Alex Jones of the IWC. And if you think Alex Jones is reputable, there's no hope for you.
Probably doesn't want to. That he used to have a Wall Street job and now podcasts for a living suggests he's where he wants to be career-wise, and doesn't want to go on the road with a wrestling show and miss his kids growing up.
i’m shocked in 2023 the PWI 500 is still a thing! That issue used to be awesome (mid 90’s the best way to learn about the real indie darlings was picking up the PWI500 (I have not seen a physical copy of any Wrestling Magazine in over 10yrs (very few stores have magazine sections anymore there’s no book store’s anywhere (I guess you have to buy it online???)
Moxley over Gunther is hilarious but like they said they just wanted to say “the shield are the top 3” to sell more what cracks me up even more is Danhausen is on the list but Punk, Brock and Cena aren’t whats the criteria here
The top 10 are all safe choices for a casual audience. Rollins, Gunther, Rhodes, and Reigns are all heavily featured on WWE. AEW features Moxley, OC, and MJF on a weekly basis. Vikingo and Okada are safe choices since they were previously on AEW programming (and Vikingo was also on ROH) and are among the top guys in their home promotions. Alexander was the longest reigning champion in Impact's history before requiring surgery this year and I guess, Impact is a (very distant) third to WWE and AEW in the US. Safe choices. All are guys being pushed as a big deal by their promotions. None of which are terrible in their specific styles even if I, personally, dislike those styles.
I suggest you take a look at Josh Alexander the guy is amazing in ring and growing viewilership increasing attendance improving production leading into 2024 improving ppv buys and from 3m in the red to now making money... is good management....they are building a company not just throwing dead money at it like Tony Scared Khan
@@vonVileWardlow was on this list. Where has he been the last several months? I think he had a minor story somewhere before he vanished (something with Arn Anderson I believe? I don’t know, either way, it was dropped like a bag of bricks). Punks feud with Joe and his story that was going on with Ricky Starks were light years ahead of anything Wardlow did (or the majority of that list really). The list has no defendable criteria, it’s just whatever stupid BS that popped into their head along with who they want to appease the most.
Maybe you should look at how this list is generated. It's based on the amount of singles wins, completely kayfabe. Want to see your favorites ranked higher? Then stop cheering for elderly parttimers burying the future like you did last friday.
The PWI used to have such respect in the 1980s 1990s and 2000s as of late it’s a joke sad to say all we have know is Jim Cornette as a reputable wrestling source
1) Seth Rollins 2) Roman Reigns 3) Jon Moxley 4) Gunther 5) El Hijo del Vikingo 6) MJF 7) Kazuchika Okada 8) Orange Cassidy 9) Josh Alexander 10) Cody Rhodes 11) SANADA 12) Claudio Castagnoli 13) Carmelo Hayes 14) Samoa Joe 15) Masha Slamovich 16) Bryan Danielson 17) Will Ospreay 18) Alexander Hammerstone 19) Bobby Lashley 20) Trey Miguel 21) Kevin Owens 22) Sami Zayn 23) Jake Lee 24) Chris Jericho 25) Kenny Omega Trinity, Alexis Lee, EC3, Dalton Castle
I know this whole list is ridiculous, and it doesn't mean anything. I don't know why I laughed the most at The Charisma Vacuum Bobby Lashley being in the top 20.
Is Brian Last implying that Bill Apter is a creep ? lol he’s the first person I’ve ever heard say a bad thing about him but than again Brian hates condiments so he’s a weird guy already
Seriously? Andre Chase is 500?? Now I'm not a fan of Andre or Chase U, but jeez, 500?? Man's a player in NXT and whoever compiled this thinks he's beneath mud show nobodies like Maggot and Cheeseburger?
Every WWE developmental talent would be higher up than these nobodies in the indies. Solely because they actually work for the biggest pro wrestling promotion on the planet.
While I hate the fact that the Drunk Hobo Moxley is in the top 3 is insulting, but the Shield ruling the Top 3 is a sight. Gunther is well deserved in number 4. Cody should be higher, Pockets and Vikingo shouldn't even be on the list. Yet Will Ospreay is like number 13? Carmelo Hayes being in the top 20 is nice as well. Rhea isn't even on the list and she's the biggest woman in wrestling right now. Danielson and Samoa Joe should have also been higher.
You guys have to do a follow up video to this ! Meltzer just did a rant on one of his recent observer radio shows where he went crazy mad over some of his favorites not being as high on the PWI 500 as “they should be” Legit u need to get the Audio from that and then do a Pt. 2 to this ! 😅 pleassseee
@@mjdf122 I just looked it up and man, he's 118 this year. Hopefully he doesn't use that to argue if he needs to be booked better if that's what happened a while back 😂
Actually the shame of it is that Jim cornette has never seen Josh Alexander wrestle because Jim would like to watch his matches no flippy shit looks like a wrestler not a cosplay wrestler
It's pretty clear the PWI system utilizes activity frequency, drawing ability, screen time as heavy contribution which is why Cody is so high up for only being active for 8-9 months of this year. Roman is high up because it's a Hogan spot. Seth works every week and is in more high profile matches, feuds PPVs, alot of boxes checked.
I was friends with the promoter for the USWF out of Elmira, NY, a few years ago. Probably 2014/15. He was trying to get one of his wrestlers on the 500 list & they wanted $500 to list him 😂
Holy crap, this list had Jack Perry at 73 and AJ Styles at 99. What the actual hell?
My boy Karrion Kross was done dirty. Heck, Malakai Black and Adam Cole (using him as an example, I'm well aware of him being hurt) didn't even make it, wtf?
AJ with strep throat is better than Jack Perry on his best day.
I know I told everyone when it came out it is crazy Nick Wayne is 98
Zero credibility
From what I’ve heard, PWI’s list is entirely in kayfabe. That means booking and match quantity is a complete non-factor, and it’s mostly based on win percentage and match “quality” (which has always been subjective.)
Joey Janela is 138 and LA Knight is 130. I think that goes to show how serious this list really is
Do not forget that this is a kayfabe list that covers from July 2022 to July 2023. LA Knight finally got super hot in only the last few months.
And Joey Janela NOT.
I feel like after top 50 it doesn't matter
LA Knight has been hotter longer than that. And what did Janela do this year other than light his foot on fire?
Mr. Fire Boot of Doom?
The fact Mox is supposedly better than MJF, Gunther, LA Knight, Jay White, even Danielson and Jey Uso and Zayn is hilarious.
Yeah I’m still laughing at this list
Can't even work out which metric you'd use to come up with that ranking.
@@pendafen7405 If the list is ranking how far guys have fallen from their peak, excluding gunther it's a pretty accurate list
Mox Schtick is old. He hasn't been relevant or interesting in a long time.
I think it's based on kayfabe W/L records. And tbf, Moxley and Cassidy have both lost less than ten singles matches in like four years.
"If they are going by the talent, they wouldn't put a list of 500 to begin with." Truer words were never spoken! 👌👌🙌🙌
Pockets and plumber being in the top ten is comical
Jon doesn’t even get called by his name anymore just his occupation 😭😭
Orange Cassidy’s inability to secure a orange crush, orange 🍊 juice, Hawaiian Punch deal automatically disqualifies him
Can't believe people buy into "orange cassidy" how can people care enough to watch
jim ross likes him @@pisstakecentral
Love the Plumber or not, when AEW's main event scene goes sideways, like Rohan when Gondor calls for aid, Plumber Moxley answers Tony's call.
Punk was right about Plumber Moxley: he's the third best member of his team.
It’s true
Yet all three are better than Punk...
@@MisterJonesification You wish lol
“Number 8 orange Cassidy.”
“Alright this is a Rib now” 😂
“Our little puppy pockets?”
Puppy Pockets loves ribs
It's been so long I don't remember anymore--why again is Orange called Puppy Pockets?
Because for them, he's nothing more than the AEW mascot
Josh Alexander should be higher than Orange Cassidy. Good lord
Notable mentions and totally messed up.
56 Jacob Fatu
94 Dominick Mysterio
99 AJ Styles
130 LA Knight
209 EC3
Yeah weird numbers
Just shows that PWI 500 is a list made by marks not by proper legit people
Aj La and Dom Dom need to all be top 50 right now. This list is a joke
Jim should definitely have a watch of Impact for Josh Alexander. The guy is super talented 👍
Best thing in Impact, he is a beast
Who? On where?
I've been saying that since The North split Ethan Page is an afterthought on the bigger show while Josh Alexander is the big guy on the show that is the afterthought. In my opinion, both guys are great.
His story with Moose was great! 🙏🏾
@@slyfox2022you are so hilarious, you should go for a comedy career
John moxley still the third best of his own group.
Ah, a fellow CM Punk fan 😂
@@christopheramaro333cm junk 😂
@christopheramaro333 if he isn't who is he better than?
So true
but Mox was rank #1 before 😏
That Quetzalcoatl wedding dress line is one of the greatest lines Ive ever heard. Beyond random but utterly spot on. Classic Corney.
I love how Jim always pronounces El Hio del Vikingo in a way that makes it sound like he's a Thundercats character.
Yes indeed
If you know what thundercats is you're pretty old lmao . I had the sword with sound in it tho lion o and snarf were my favorites
isn't that the idea with the lucha guys? to be superheroes anyway? lol
Im a huge Josh Alexander fan, but Cody should be above and to be honest top 3 easily, but Josh Alexander is a very good talent
Putting some flippy nobody midget called Vikingo ahead of MJF is actually an even bigger crime than Pockets and the Plumber making the top 10
I agree 💯 Offspray and Zhane should've been top 10
Vikingo is a fucking joke
Ok that's just mean. You can make your point without calling names. MJF should have been top 3 for sure, but I'll actually stand with Cassidy being in the top ten, because of how he was booked. If you don't like him, fine, but lots of people do
Please tell me that's not that I'm about to find out. Putting MJF anywhere under MAYBE 3, after Roman or Cody, maybe even Punk of an Uso, you've gone fully off the reservation at that point.
The call is not only coming from inside the house, you're the one dialing too. Or it's that walking dead thing where the call wasn't even real to begin with.
Mjf hardly wrestles.
Gunther was the only answer for number 1 and they f’d it up
only other answers for #1 is Roman, Cody, or Punk
@@gothard5Seth was cool he work a lot of matches Gunther I’m sorry maybe top 7
@@gothard5I'm pretty sure Punk wasn't even on the list, which is just ridiculous
@@gothard5no 😂
@@waddlez7192yes
The laugh I let out when Jim realized they put Nick Gage over Dax.
😂😂😂
It’s insane
The fact that Masha Slammovitch is the highest ranked woman and Rhea Ripley is nowhere to be found instantly makes this the most irrelevant PWI 500 ever!
What a joke.
Who is Masha Slammovitch?
@@zemm9003
Exactly!
@@zemm9003She's in Impact and wrestled guys in GCW.
That's why PWI loves her.
Wtf Rhea hade one of the best if not top 3 match at wm plush she can talk her ass if on raw every week and not in the top 500 and rhio who i dont think evey talk on aew just look scared and than won ilke she was hulk hogon in the top 500 what a piss take
@@zemm9003 Masha is from Impact and current Knockouts champion with Killer Kelly. The reason she is so high is because she's won like 8-10 championships on the indies. Rhea hasn't done anything in WWE close to that.
Hearing these two take shots at Apter & his mags brings me back to the mid-80s again.
1979-now for me
When Brian said Orange Cassidy the sigh that came from Jim just made me bust out laughing .....
If Pockets is in the thumbnail with Corny you know you're in for a good time!
It gets an instant listen from me. The best were Jim's reactions to him first seeing that clown, Orange Cassedy.
Absolutely
@@mjdf122bh hi hi just Hyundai to😢
The unadultered snicker at Vikingo... Gold. 😂
Vikingo is good
To be fair about Cody Rhodes he was out with an injury for six months during their grading period. So number 10 is actually pretty good when you take that into consideration.
In 2023??? He came back at the Royal Rumble. He has been a cornerstone of WWE programming and a ratings draw ever since.
Vut El Hijo Del Vikingo is not a bigger draw than Cody Rhodes Either is Moxley
Was cm punk out as long as cody i bet if we get that match at next year wm be lucky to get 3 starts from dave
@@zemm9003 runs from June forward I believe
@@MilkmanCso for 3 months?
As if Orange Cassidy being on a top whatever the f*** list isn't laughable enough, I still have no idea who El Dips***o is, the lucha guys in AEW are so interchangeable that I wouldn't be able to point any of them out of a line-up.
AAA Champion El Hijo Del Vikingo is good pockets is another story
I'm actually really surprised AEW hasn't gone after Hammerstone.
He belongs in WWE. No Drug test for him please..
He doesn't want to become Wardlow v2.0.
I thought we would see Dynasty (MJF,Richard Holliday and Hammerstone) vs Undisputed Era (Cole, O'reilly and Roderick Strong) at some point....
I like Hammerstone MLW great
AEW is just not for guys like him. He'll come in, lose to Orange Cassidy on Dynamite, and then disappear for 6-8 months.
I think we were all sitting here waiting, perhaps with baited breath, to hear Jim's reaction when My Little Dog Pockets' name came up.
I had forgotten his location on the list but when Jim started talking about Roman at 2, I burst out laughing remembering that I'd be shortly hearing his reaction to Moxley at 3.
Another day with Jim and pockets
Even if pockets were ranked 100 that would be too high for Jim lolol And I agree with him. I never watch pocket matches. I was over it first couple months.
No bcuz I have a life
Fact john Moxley gets such high rankings every year is crazy.
Bro had the worst feuds and the worst matches lol
He donates them his blood in exchange for high rankings.
It’s insane
Terrible wrestler, not a fan but in terms of impact he got some star power so i can understand he's high but top 3 is way too high.
@@DaleWeise99 Guu has CTE, I'm certain now.
“You’re not going to read the whole thing”
“We got time”
“NO NO, WE DON’T!!”
The best moment we got time though
"Quetzalcoatl's wedding dress."
As usual, we are simply not worthy.
True
Josh Alexander is a solid talent.
12:04 jims reaction then finding out nick gage is rated above dax harwood is hilarious 😂
How in the world are Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, and Charlotte not on this list?
Bianca Belair is Goro from the 1995 Mortal Kombat Movie, Charlotte lost her boobs and Rhea is the only one that should be on there
@@SuperPeterokYou just confirmed you're a waste of oxygen with that delusional remark about Bianca.
Stop projecting, boy. She'll continue to be successful regardless.
Women have their own list but if they wrestle intergender matches I guess PWI feels the need to put them on the male list too
They have a PWI 300 if I'm not mistaken for women's wrestling
They just aren't as good as everybody claims. All they do is wrestle the same 2-4 women all year and proves Charlotte's 15 championships mean nothing when she's handed the title every other PPV.
I'd love to see you Jim Cornette and Brian Last do a top 50 or top 100 wrestlers. My idea is to wait until January to drop the list for 2023. You could do retrospect years. I think it's sell like hotcakes 🥞
Absolutely
Rhea would have spots 1 to 10. Theory 11 to 20. LA Knight 21-30. I'd buy that list
I'd like to know Jims top 10 of current active wrestlers today if he listed it for a magazine.
1-8: Rhea Ripley
9: Cody
10: Gunther
@@bchamp1 Takeshita would make his top 10 I think.
I'd not be surprised if his list was something like this😂
1. Rhea Ripley
2. Roman
3. MJF
4. Gunther
5. Seth
6. Cody
7. Bryan Danielson
8. Brock Lesnar
9. Bron Breakker
10. Samoa Joe
You forgot Takea$hitt
You are missing Punk
Many have said this, I can only agree. Moxley needs to lean into the Plumber gimmick, start carrying a plunger to the ring, and use it as a weapon. It would be over and the crowd would go banana
From the sewer and hot garbage can Mox
Orange Cassidy being 100+ spots over LA Knight & almost 100+ spots over AJ Styles is hilarious 🤣🤣
An actual Tristan Archer mention, awesome. First French wrestler in the top 100.
3:33 I legit laughed out loud hahaha. I knew Jim wouldn’t let Brian actually read all 500 lol
i loved mjfs response to been one lower than El Hio del Vikingo. He tweeted out saying can you name me vikingo matches? because i cant. mjf has a point
Having gone thru the entire list of 500, I now feel embarrassed for the portion of the wrestling community that voted/put together this list. Some of them are so bad that even Google is like "Who?" and gives you random results.
Riho being here and not Rhea is a cancer
I keep saying this, if Moxley actually came out in full plumber gear with a plunger, their ratings would go up higher. But yes Rhea not being in top 20 is a joke in of itself because she by herself could pin Pockets full of sunshine. Rhea literally speared KO and made it 100 % believable
I truly love how Roman Reigns has won the #1 spot a couple times, and he never mentions it or compliments Dave’s and his readers’ favorite wrestlers. Don’t encourage the marks.
Scratch that, I confused this with the WON awards
Plumber Moxley could tag team with Duke The Dumpster.
TL Hopper > Jon Moxley
Plumber gimmick could work
mag cover says: "the shield lives on"
That top 10 is an absolute joke. Gtfoh Vikingblow ahead of Mjf and Cody and pockets ahead of Cody. Can’t take this seriously
Vikingo is good pockets is another story
I will never understand how anyone can think Plumber Moxley and Pockets are great pro wrestlers.
They are the worst mox hasn’t been good since CZW
Mox is, jim cornette has brain washed u guys into thinking he is bad.
@@mustaquimahmedtanbeer2437 You think Plumber Moxley is a great pro wrestler? Really? LOL!!!!! Bless your heart.
@@robertm.3520 he is not exactly great but he is quiet good.
@@mustaquimahmedtanbeer2437 Good at what? His work looks like shit.
My god. Has it really been a year!? Feels like we were listening to the last rundown mere months ago. I'm getting old.
I’m old seen all from 1980-Now
Nick Gage being above Dax is the funniest lmao
Orange cassidy and moxley above cody is madness.
Macho madness absolutely
Pockets should be at least 501
Josh Alexander is actually somebody to check out...
How the hell is El hijo higher than okada and Cody, who the hell is he🤦
Had a slobberknocker on tv with twinkletoes, then repeatedly tried to reenact his gymnastics every other time. No idea how he's even in the top 15.
@@darthraider450”slobber knocker” 🤣🤣🤣
I actually like Vikingo a lot, but putting him ahead of MJF, Okada, Osperay, and Danielson is absolutely insane
Vikingo is actually a pretty damn good luchador, might be one of the best right now.
AAA watch all of the promotions he’s good
Just a random picture of Gunther looking at Jim and pockets lol
Jim Cornette is wrestling’s last reputable source
@@seanodeli7031indeed
HAHAHA, reputable? This guy tried saying Riho was the 9 year old girl Omega wrestled eons ago. He's also the same guy who claims Omega no showed an ROH event to wrestle when Omega was actually injured and was receiving an award overseas in NJPW. He's the Alex Jones of the IWC. And if you think Alex Jones is reputable, there's no hope for you.
@@ckraynor1214 enjoy life
@@ckraynor1214I think you made a typo. Uncle Dave is as reputable as Alex Jones.
@@bossi215 lol, no, I didn't. Jim Cornette = Alex Jones
Nick gage and nick Wayne are higher than FTR and Ilya Dragunov?? That's fuckin bonkers
15:36 I gotta say Brian Last has the potential of being a great announcer
Probably doesn't want to. That he used to have a Wall Street job and now podcasts for a living suggests he's where he wants to be career-wise, and doesn't want to go on the road with a wrestling show and miss his kids growing up.
Absolutely
They give samantha Irving a hard time but I think she's great
I think Jim would really like Josh Alexander tbh
If I were a wrestler and someone has me billed as " From your hot garbage can" even if I was named maggot I'd be highly upset 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I remember when the Magazines were where we got our info on Wrestling. Before internet.
i’m shocked in 2023 the PWI 500 is still a thing! That issue used to be awesome (mid 90’s the best way to learn about the real indie darlings was picking up the PWI500 (I have not seen a physical copy of any Wrestling Magazine in over 10yrs (very few stores have magazine sections anymore there’s no book store’s anywhere (I guess you have to buy it online???)
Since 1979-Now used to be good last 10 years strange lists
Piecing together the thumbnail throughout the videos is definitely my favorite part 😂
Where the f is LA knight
He’s on the list
"Maggot"!
Somewhere, Sergeant Slaughter feels a disturbance in the Force
Absolutely
Moxley over Gunther is hilarious but like they said they just wanted to say “the shield are the top 3” to sell more what cracks me up even more is Danhausen is on the list but Punk, Brock and Cena aren’t whats the criteria here
The clowns will pretend theirs some. But they clearly have no criteria, its all worthless bs.
@@anonymousbo0318 literally
Tony Khan paying
It runs between certain dates and it has to do with kayfabe and number of matches. Apparently Jim and the entire comments section missed that
@@DoomguardKino what’s the dates and want exactly is kayfabe about this list if Moxley is 3 lol
I love when Jim Cornette pulls a random pop reference out of midair. It’s a Fine,Fine reference…
I think Jim would like Josh Alexander if he saw him
I know he would
13:25 and the next couple of minutes had me rolling oh my god. At work walking around with the goofiest smile on my face
I am definitely better than Tyrus despite having 0 professional wrestling experience and yet they put him at #58/500
Maggot is actually from Frankfurt, Germany. I guess that is why it passes the name test since it does not sound as weird in German, just foreign.
The top 10 are all safe choices for a casual audience.
Rollins, Gunther, Rhodes, and Reigns are all heavily featured on WWE. AEW features Moxley, OC, and MJF on a weekly basis. Vikingo and Okada are safe choices since they were previously on AEW programming (and Vikingo was also on ROH) and are among the top guys in their home promotions. Alexander was the longest reigning champion in Impact's history before requiring surgery this year and I guess, Impact is a (very distant) third to WWE and AEW in the US.
Safe choices. All are guys being pushed as a big deal by their promotions. None of which are terrible in their specific styles even if I, personally, dislike those styles.
I suggest you take a look at Josh Alexander the guy is amazing in ring and growing viewilership increasing attendance improving production leading into 2024 improving ppv buys and from 3m in the red to now making money... is good management....they are building a company not just throwing dead money at it like Tony Scared Khan
First off SGT Slaughter has been putting that guy maggot over since the late 70s im glad he's getting recognition ... GO MAGGOT
Very true
Josh Alexander does heck of a job for Impact, but that said number 9??, properly put with Hammerstone
No Punk? Even though he was suspended and not on TV, he was still one of the hottest topics in the business last year.
Yeah, that's quite curious isn't it?
Injured for 6 months.
@@vonVileWardlow was on this list. Where has he been the last several months? I think he had a minor story somewhere before he vanished (something with Arn Anderson I believe? I don’t know, either way, it was dropped like a bag of bricks). Punks feud with Joe and his story that was going on with Ricky Starks were light years ahead of anything Wardlow did (or the majority of that list really).
The list has no defendable criteria, it’s just whatever stupid BS that popped into their head along with who they want to appease the most.
@@hectic105 Wardlow was relevant when he was feuding with MJF to give a major bump in the rankings.
Very true
The first 5 sec of this 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
“..yeeess?!?🥴”
All you have to do is look at the current editor of PWI and it all becomes clear.
Agreed
Maybe you should look at how this list is generated. It's based on the amount of singles wins, completely kayfabe.
Want to see your favorites ranked higher? Then stop cheering for elderly parttimers burying the future like you did last friday.
The fact that Nick Gage made the list is hilarious and the fact he’s in the top 200 is even funnier
The PWI used to have such respect in the 1980s 1990s and 2000s as of late it’s a joke sad to say all we have know is Jim Cornette as a reputable wrestling source
The fact that Moxley was voted over GUNTHER is hilarious😂
Orange Cassidy being in the top 10 is a joke.. I demand a recount!
Same here
The( bloody) plumber 😲🚽🛁🪠🩸😂
Josh Alexander is basically spinning his tires in Impact. He's great and looks like a star wrestler.
Ed loves it there at doesn't want to leave
And not edd
He’s alright
marko stunt is now a youth pastor in mississippi XD
Haha
Nick Wayne Nick Gage even being on the list is insane but higher than Dax and Max Caster. There's 0 credibility to that list.
Zero none whatsoever
I'm in tears. The lower the rankings got the more weird and f'd up by the names got. "Cheeseburger." LMFAO!!!!!
If Pockets was in the top 10 EFFY should have been there too.
Indeed
That's a happy ending if there's ever been one.
Orange Cassidy on the artwork looks like Heath Slater trying to imitate the Fonz.
Jim’s *sigh* is the best 😭
It comes from the heart
Indeed
Cody Rhodes below Viking is just trolling. No way they believe that
1) Seth Rollins
2) Roman Reigns
3) Jon Moxley
4) Gunther
5) El Hijo del Vikingo
6) MJF
7) Kazuchika Okada
8) Orange Cassidy
9) Josh Alexander
10) Cody Rhodes
11) SANADA
12) Claudio Castagnoli
13) Carmelo Hayes
14) Samoa Joe
15) Masha Slamovich
16) Bryan Danielson
17) Will Ospreay
18) Alexander Hammerstone
19) Bobby Lashley
20) Trey Miguel
21) Kevin Owens
22) Sami Zayn
23) Jake Lee
24) Chris Jericho
25) Kenny Omega
Trinity, Alexis Lee, EC3, Dalton Castle
I know this whole list is ridiculous, and it doesn't mean anything. I don't know why I laughed the most at The Charisma Vacuum Bobby Lashley being in the top 20.
The Shield on the top 3 😂😂😂
1. Virgil
2.Tatanka
3. Brian Pillman Sr
4. Brian Pillman Jr
5. Hook
6. Mr Fuji
7. Brian Cage
8. El Hijo Del Vikingo
9. Tessa Blanchard
10. Tyrus
Gunther not being over mockley or burning man is making me angry. Also mjf not top 3 is bonkers
Where is Takea$hitt?
Is Brian Last implying that Bill Apter is a creep ? lol he’s the first person I’ve ever heard say a bad thing about him but than again Brian hates condiments so he’s a weird guy already
Seriously? Andre Chase is 500?? Now I'm not a fan of Andre or Chase U, but jeez, 500?? Man's a player in NXT and whoever compiled this thinks he's beneath mud show nobodies like Maggot and Cheeseburger?
Every WWE developmental talent would be higher up than these nobodies in the indies. Solely because they actually work for the biggest pro wrestling promotion on the planet.
Crazy numbers
Riho should have been number one for real just to see Jim's response to that.
402- Riho everyday!!!😂😂
PWI is miles, MILES ahead of the WON and their raging anti-WWE bias.
That's like being the nicest guy in prison.
I hear you
@@anonymousbo0318that's actually a great metaphor for these two
Jim pulling the Tony Carey, Fine Fine Day reference! Gold!!
While I hate the fact that the Drunk Hobo Moxley is in the top 3 is insulting, but the Shield ruling the Top 3 is a sight. Gunther is well deserved in number 4. Cody should be higher, Pockets and Vikingo shouldn't even be on the list. Yet Will Ospreay is like number 13? Carmelo Hayes being in the top 20 is nice as well. Rhea isn't even on the list and she's the biggest woman in wrestling right now. Danielson and Samoa Joe should have also been higher.
Vikingo is good rest of what you said is correct Hayes not that great
Just had a look at the list. So LA Knight is 130 and only 8 places higher than ol Jelly Nutella.
You guys have to do a follow up video to this ! Meltzer just did a rant on one of his recent observer radio shows where he went crazy mad over some of his favorites not being as high on the PWI 500 as “they should be”
Legit u need to get the Audio from that and then do a Pt. 2 to this ! 😅 pleassseee
Yeah we need a PWI 500 omnibus
This is an absolute RIB ain’t NO WAY this is real……. SMH
Man, I'm real disappointed that they didn't ask the real question: where was Jonathan Gresham ranked? 😂
Probably not ranked
@@mjdf122 I just looked it up and man, he's 118 this year. Hopefully he doesn't use that to argue if he needs to be booked better if that's what happened a while back 😂
@@jessmcdonaldvo I know he’s 118 I was joking
Actually the shame of it is that Jim cornette has never seen Josh Alexander wrestle because Jim would like to watch his matches no flippy shit looks like a wrestler not a cosplay wrestler
It's pretty clear the PWI system utilizes activity frequency, drawing ability, screen time as heavy contribution which is why Cody is so high up for only being active for 8-9 months of this year. Roman is high up because it's a Hogan spot. Seth works every week and is in more high profile matches, feuds PPVs, alot of boxes checked.
That's not clear at all. By your own logic, explain why Solo Sikoa made #37 while Jey Uso isn't even on the list.
Tony Khan paid PWI
I was friends with the promoter for the USWF out of Elmira, NY, a few years ago. Probably 2014/15. He was trying to get one of his wrestlers on the 500 list & they wanted $500 to list him 😂