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Wrestlers with Most Barbed Wire Matches

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