Roman Reigns Tops The PWI 500 List For 2022 – Pro Wrestling Illustrated announced today that Reigns topped the 32nd annual list of the 500 best wrestlers in the world, based on criteria that includes win-loss record, titles won, quality of competition, major feuds, prominence within a wrestler’s promotion, and overall wrestling ability.
This is Reigns’ second time coming in at #1 as he also topped the 2016 list.
Below is the Top 20 for 2022, along with the cover photo and a shot of Reigns in the magazine:
1. Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns
2. Kazuchika Okada
3. CM Punk
4. Adam Page
5. WWE United States Champion Bobby Lashley
6. Cody Rhodes
7. Bryan Danielson
8. AAA Mega Champion El Hijo del Vikingo
9. Big E
10. Jonathan Gresham
11. Shingo Takagi
12. Jon Moxley
13. Matt Cardona
14. Impact World Champion Josh Alexander
15. Hiroshi Tanahashi
16. MJF
17. Seth Rollins
18. Adam Cole
19. Kenny Omega
20. Drew McIntyre
PWI 500 Criteria & Evaluation Period
The ranking criteria includes:
- In-Ring Achievement: W-L, records, championships and tournaments won
- Influence: Visibility and prestige within a promotion and/or the industry
- Technical Ability: Quality of moves matches, and ring psychology.
- Competition: Success against the most varied and highest quality opponents available.
The evaluation period for the 2022 PWI 500 ran from July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022.
Wrestlers need a minimum of 10 matches during that period to qualify (or 6 matches in separate months).
The 2022 PWI 500 issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated is available now for print preorder at PWI-Online.com The digital edition is available now at pwi.zinioapps.com.
Roman Reigns Tops The PWI 500 List For 2022
