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PWI Magazine

Wrestlers with Most Barbed Wire Matches

rank	gimmick	matches	notes
1	Ian Rotten	52
2	Shoji Nakamaki	41
3	Drake Wuertz	32
4	Madman Pondo	32
5	Nick Gage	29
6	Corporal Robinson	28
7	Leatherface	27
8	Mick Foley	25
9	Masada	21
10	Matt Tremont	21
11	Necro Butcher	21
12	Headhunter A	20
13	John Zandig	19
14	Axl Rotten	18	deceased
15	Headhunter B	18
16	J. C. Bailey	18	deceased
17	Mitch Page	17
18	Danny Havoc	16	deceased
19	Terry Funk	15
20	Brain Damage	14	deceased
21	Deranged	14
22	Devon Moore	14
23	Hiroshi Ono	14
24	Buffalo	13
25	Mr. Gannosuke	13
26	Tarzan Goto	13
27	Dysfunction	12
28	John Wayne Murdoch	12
29	Toby Klein	12
30	Mickie Knuckles	11
31	Atsushi Onita	10
32	Bob Baragail	10
33	Lobo	10
34	Rollin' Hard	10	deceased
35	Freakshow	9
36	Homicide	9
37	Rickey Shane Page	9
38	Terry Gordy	9	deceased
39	Bull Pain	8
40	Insane Lane	8
41	J. C. Rotten	8
42	Tank	8
43	Wifebeater	8
44	D. J. Hyde	7
45	Doug Gilbert	7
46	Too Tuff Tony	7
47	Dale Patricks	6
48	Jake Crist	6
49	LuFisto	6
50	Markus Crane	6
51	Ron Mathis	6
52	Sami Callihan	6
53	Balls Mahoney	5	deceased
54	Conor Claxton	5
55	Jimmy Lloyd	5
56	John Kronus	5	deceased
57	Justice Pain	5	deceased
58	SHLAK	5
59	Spyder Nate Webb	5
60	The Messiah	5
61	Tiger Jeet Singh	5
62	C. J. Otis	4
63	Fat Frank	4	deceased
64	Jay Lover	4
65	Jimmy Havoc	4
66	Joe Gomez	4
67	Jon Moxley	4
68	Jun Kasai	4
69	Louie Ramos	4
70	Mark Wolf	4
71	Mike Tatum	4
72	Neil Diamond Cutter	4
73	Nick Mondo	4
74	Ox Harley	4
75	Reed Bentley	4
76	Steve Corino	4
77	Supreme	4	deceased
78	WHACKS	4
79	Winger	4
80	xOMGx	4
81	Abyss	3
82	Alex Colon	3
83	Andy Sumner	3
84	Blaze	3
85	Cash Flo	3
86	Devin Cutter	3
87	Dr. Tom Prichard	3
88	Dustin Lee	3
89	Dusty Rhodes	3	deceased
90	Eric Ryan	3
91	Gabby Gilbert	3
92	Hideki Hosaka	3
93	Jonny Yedra	3
94	Joseph Schwartz	3
95	Kikutaro	3
96	Kintaro Kanemura	3
97	Kody Rice	3
98	Mance Warner	3
99	Mason Cutter	3
100	Mitch Ryder	3	deceased
101	Morgan	3
102	Nate Hatred	3	deceased
103	Ricky Santana	3
104	Ruckus	3
105	Sabu	3
106	Scotty Vortekz	3
107	Shane Mercer	3
108	Stan Lane	3
109	Suicide Kid	3
110	The Dixieland Destroyer	3
111	The Sandman	3
112	Thumbtack Jack	3
113	Tom Benninghaus	3
114	Tripp Cassidy	3
115	Uncle Honkey	3
116	Vito Thomaselli	3
117	Yoshihito Sasaki	3
118	Adam Flash	2
119	Aero Boy	2
120	Aidan Blackhart	2
121	Alister Fear	2
122	B. B. Walls	2
123	B. J. Whitmer	2
124	Bobby Beverly	2
125	Brandon Kirk	2
126	Brandon Prophet	2
127	Bruiser Brody	2	deceased
128	Corey Shaddix	2
129	Diabolos Macabre	2
130	Dick Slater	2	deceased
131	Drew Gulak	2
132	Eddie Kingston	2
133	Elkview Adam	2
134	G-Raver	2
135	Glenn Strange	2
136	Ichiro Yaguchi	2
137	John Thorne	2
138	Johnny Webb	2
139	Joker	2
140	Jose Estrada, Jr.	2
141	Josh Crane	2
142	Josh Raymond	2
143	Joshua Bishop	2
144	Justin Storm	2
145	Kane D	2
146	Kendo Nagasaki	2	deceased
147	Lucifer Grimm	2
148	Lucky 13	2
149	Lukas Jacobs	2
150	Manslaughter	2
151	Masashi Takeda	2
152	Mayumi Ozaki	2
153	Miedo Xtremo	2
154	Miguel Perez, Jr.	2
155	Mistress Burgandi	2
156	Misty Heat	2
157	Nobutaka Araya	2
158	Orin Veidt	2
159	Randi West	2
160	Ricky Morton	2
161	Sal Thomaselli	2
162	Sexxxy Eddy	2
163	Simon Sezz	2
164	ThunderKitty	2
165	Tommy Starr	2
166	Tracy Smothers	2
167	Trent Acid	2	deceased
168	Vic Grimes	2
169	Violento Jack	2
170	"Ref of Death" Guido	1
171	Adam Gooch	1
172	Adam Windsor	1
173	Akira Tsurugi	1
174	Alex Shane	1
175	Alexander James	1
176	Amazing Maria	1
177	American Kickboxer	1
178	Angel o Demonio	1	deceased
179	Atticus Cogar	1
180	BC Killer	1
181	Bestia 666	1
182	Bill DeMott	1
183	BLK Jeez	1
184	Bobby Eaton	1
185	Bobby Fulton	1
186	Brad Cash	1
187	Brent Blades	1
188	Brian Myers	1
189	Bryant Woods	1
190	Buddy Landel	1	deceased
191	Carmine DeSpirito	1
192	Casanova Valentine	1
193	Cheech	1
194	Chris Brookes	1
195	Chris Hamrick	1
196	Chris Havius	1
197	Christian Cage	1
198	Christin Able	1	deceased
199	Chuck E. Smooth	1
200	Chuey Martinez	1
201	Clint Margera	1
202	Cloudy	1
203	Cole Radrick	1
204	Crazy King	1
205	Daikokubo Benkei	1
206	Damian 666	1
207	Dan Maff	1
208	Dan O'Hare	1
209	Dash Phoenix	1
210	Dave Crist	1
211	David Day	1
212	David Skitz	1
213	David Starr	1
214	Delilah Starr	1
215	Dennis Knight	1
216	Derek Frazier	1
217	Dingo	1
218	Don Montoya	1
219	Dory Funk, Jr.	1
220	Dr. Polux Jr.	1
221	Dust	1
222	Eddie Edwards	1
223	El Mesias / Mil Muertes	1
224	Flash Flanagan	1
225	Foo Foo	1
226	Frankie Starz	1
227	Franky The Mobster	1
228	Genba Hirayanagi	1
229	George Hines	1
230	Glasses Jones	1
231	Glen Osbourne	1
232	Greg Excellent	1
233	Hailey Hatred	1
234	Haku	1
235	Hardcore Ninja #2	1
236	Hellspawn	1
237	Hillbilly Jed	1
238	Hombre De Oro	1
239	Homeless Jimmy	1
240	Horace The Psychopath	1
241	Hoshitango	1
242	Hugh Rogue	1
243	Hy-Zaya	1
244	Iceman	1
245	Isami Kodaka	1
246	Ivan Koloff	1	deceased
247	J-Boy	1
248	J.D. Horror	1
249	Jack Griffin	1
250	Jaki Numazawa	1
251	Jay Bradley	1
252	Jeff Cannonball	1
253	Jewells Malone	1
254	Jim Fannin	1
255	Jimmy Jacobs	1
256	Joe Lider	1
257	Joey Grunge	1
258	Joey Janela	1
259	John Bradshaw Layfield	1
260	Johnny Grunge	1	deceased
261	Johnny Kashmere	1
262	Jon Howard	1
263	Jon Ryan	1
264	Jun Akiyama	1
265	Jurn Simmons	1
266	KAI	1
267	Kaientai	1
268	Kaplan	1
269	Kathy Owens	1
270	Keiji Mutoh	1
271	Keizo Matsuda	1
272	Ken Ohka	1
273	Kendo Ka Shin	1
274	Kenji Fukimoto	1
275	Kenny Omega	1
276	Kerry Awful	1
277	Kevin Giza	1
278	Kevin Matthews	1
279	Kevin Owens	1
280	Kid Kaos	1
281	Kit Osbourne	1
282	Kraq	1
283	Kratoz	1
284	Larry D	1
285	Larry Sweeney	1	deceased
286	Logan James	1
287	Ludark Shaitan	1
288	Luke Hawx	1
289	Madd Mexx	1
290	Mana the Polynesian Warrior	1
291	Marcus Everett	1
292	Marek Brave	1
293	Masahiro Chono	1
294	Masanobu Fuchi	1
295	Masao Inoue	1
296	Matthew Justice	1
297	Max X	1
298	Mephisto	1
299	Michael Elgin	1
300	Michael Hayes	1
301	Mike Kirchner	1
302	Mike Roach	1
303	Mikey McFinnegan	1
304	Minoru Fujita	1
305	Mongolian Stomper	1	deceased
306	Mosh Pit Mike	1
307	Mr. Pogo	1	deceased
308	Muscle Sakai	1
309	Niles Sozio	1
310	NOSAWA Rongai	1
311	Oney Lorcan	1
312	Orange Cassidy	1
313	Ortiz	1
314	Ovett	1	deceased
315	Pat Buck	1
316	Paul Travell	1
317	Paul Wight	1
318	Pauly Thomaselli	1
319	Pete Madden	1
320	Rachel Summerlyn	1
321	Raven	1
322	Rebecca Payne	1
323	Rhino	1
324	Ric Blade	1
325	Richard X.	1
326	Riki Choshu	1
327	Road Warrior Animal	1	deceased
328	Road Warrior Hawk	1	deceased
329	Robbie Mireno	1
330	Robert Gibson	1
331	Ryan Boz	1
332	Ryan McBride	1
333	Ryuji Ito	1
334	Sage Sin Supreme	1
335	Sami Zayn	1
336	Sanshiro Takagi	1
337	Santana	1
338	Scott Parker	1
339	Scotty O'Shea	1
340	Seth Rollins	1
341	Shane Douglas	1
342	Shank Dorsey	1
343	SHINOBI	1
344	Shuji Ishikawa	1
345	Shunji Takano	1
346	Shunma Katsumata	1
347	Sonjay Dutt	1
348	Spyder Boodrow	1
349	Steve Stone	1
350	Stockade	1
351	Sumie Sakai	1
352	Super Mega	1
353	Takashi Sugiura	1
354	Takayuki Ueki	1
355	Ted Petty	1	deceased
356	Terry Bull	1
357	The Arsenal	1
358	The Barbarian	1
359	The Great Kabuki	1
360	The Juggulator	1
361	The Prophet	1
362	The Warlord	1
363	The Zodiak	1
364	Tigre Uno	1
365	Tim Horner	1
366	Tommy Dreamer	1
367	Tommy Rich	1
368	Tully Blanchard	1
369	Tweek Phoenix	1
370	Twiggy Ramirez	1
371	Ulf Herman	1
372	Uncle Byf	1
373	Viking	1
374	Viper	1
375	Wotan	1
376	Yoshihiro Takayama	1
377	Yuichi Taniguchi	1
378	Zumbido	1