rank | born | gimmick | total PWI ranking score | notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ron Garvin | 108 | ||
2 | Jake Roberts | 70 | ||
3 | Tommy Rich | 60 | ||
4 | Brad Armstrong | 53 | deceased | |
5 | Ted DiBiase | 51 | ||
6 | The Spoiler | 43 | deceased | |
7 | Buzz Sawyer | 36 | deceased | |
8 | King Kong Bundy | 31 | deceased | |
9 | Brett Sawyer | 29 | deceased | |
10 | Mr. Wrestling II | 29 | deceased | |
11 | Ole Anderson | 28 | deceased | |
12 | Bob Roop | 21 | ||
13 | Pez Whatley | 16 | deceased | |
14 | Nikolai Volkoff | 15 | deceased | |
15 | Thunderbolt Patterson | 15 | ||
16 | Tim Horner | 14 | ||
17 | Billy Jack Haynes | 12 | ||
18 | Ron Starr | 11 | deceased | |
19 | Jerry Oates | 10 | ||
20 | Larry Zbyszko | 10 | ||
21 | Gary Sabaugh | 9 | ||
22 | Ox Baker | 9 | deceased | |
23 | Sweet Brown Sugar | 9 | deceased | |
24 | Bob Armstrong | 7 | deceased | |
25 | Rip Rogers | 7 | ||
26 | Ron Ritchie | 7 | ||
27 | Abdullah The Butcher | 6 | ||
28 | Barry Darsow | 6 | ||
29 | Tommy Rogers | 6 | deceased | |
30 | Wahoo McDaniel | 6 | deceased | |
31 | The Iron Sheik | 5 | deceased | |
32 | The Sheik | 5 | deceased | |
33 | Brian Adias | 4 | ||
34 | Jack Brisco | 4 | deceased | |
35 | Jay Youngblood | 4 | deceased | |
36 | Killer Brooks | 3 | deceased | |
37 | Porkchop Cash | 3 | ||
38 | Roddy Piper | 3 | deceased | |
39 | Bugsy McGraw | 2 | ||
40 | Chick Donovan | 2 | ||
41 | Tony Marino | 1 |
A: For a lengthy period, PWI printed a "Cumulative Ratings" section, showing total scores over their previous 10 issues. 1st place in a category scored 10 points, 2nd place scored 9 points, 3rd place scored 8 points... and so on down to 1 point for 10th place. When this was published in PWI, the results for the Top 10 and Tag Team categories were used. The pages here on IWD allow users to show such ratings for any or all categories. They can also be filtered to show cumulative ratings for just one particular year.
NB: Some PWI categories list wrestlers in the "Champion" position (e.g.: WWE Raw & Smackdown, TNA, ECW, etc.) This position scores 11 points in IWD's cumulative rankings, with the number 1 contender continuing to score 10 points.