Where did WWE’s Roman Reigns rank on the 2024 PWI 500 list, and which WWE Superstar topped it? know full list of Wrestlers

Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes in the frame (getty)
Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes in the frame (getty)

Highlights:

Cody Rhodes topped the list released by PWI.

Roman Reign's name was absent from the list.

Roman Reigns is one of the most prominent and loved wrestlers of the current modern era. The Superstar wrestler has been part of the company since 2012. He has been dreams turned reality. Reigns is called 'The Big Dog' by his fans.


Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) Insider released their PWI 500 list featuring the top 500 wrestlers all around the world. Roman who topped the list for consecutive six years has been out of action for some time. Here's where Reigns was ranked on the PWI500 list this year.


Roman Reigns’ absence from the 2024 PWI 500 list, where he had previously dominated the rankings from 2016 to 2022 and was in the #2 spot last year, has surprised many WWE fans. Kevin McElvaney from PWInsider clarified on X/Twitter that Reigns did not make the list due to his limited number of singles matches during the evaluation period. With only five singles bouts, he fell short of the minimum requirement of ten matches or six matches over six different months. McElvaney noted that this situation is reminiscent of Brock Lesnar's exclusion from the list in past years.

 


“He [Roman Reigns] put us into an awkward spot, as he only had five singles matches during the evaluation period (the minimum is 10, or six during six separate months). Brock Lesnar had a similar deal years ago and didn’t make it. I’m sure people will be normal about this,” Kevin McElvaney of PWInsider said,


“At the end of the day, our list is for active wrestlers and based on what is accomplished in the ring. We could do a list that’s just ‘biggest stars’ and Roman would have likely topped it the last four years. But it just wouldn’t be the “500” if it was only that," he added.

 

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Here's the full list ranked by PWI-

1. Cody Rhodes
2. Swerve Strickland
3. Will Ospreay
4. Seth “Freakin'” Rollins
5. Tetsuya Naito
6. Damian Priest
7. MJF
8. Jon Moxley
9. GUNTHER
10. Mistico
11. Samoa Joe
12. ⁠Sami Zayn
13. ⁠Drew McIntyre
14. ⁠Bryan Danielson
15. ⁠Moose
16. ⁠SANADA
17. ⁠Jey Uso
18. ⁠hijo del vikingo
19. ⁠Mustafa Ali
20. ⁠Eddie Kingston
21. ⁠Kazuchika Okada
22. ⁠Nic Nemeth
23. ⁠Alex Shelley
24. ⁠Orange Cassidy
25. ⁠Alex Kane
26. ⁠Adam Copeland
27. ⁠LA Knight
28. ⁠Trick Williams
29. ⁠Christian Cage
30. ⁠Ilja Dragunov
31. ⁠Mark Briscoe
32. ⁠Katsuhiko Nakajima
33. ⁠Zack Sabre Jr
34. ⁠Mike Bailey
35. ⁠KENOH
36. ⁠Mascara Dorada
37. ⁠Logan Paul
38. ⁠Michael Oku
39. ⁠Krule
40. ⁠EC3
41. ⁠Yuma Anzai
42. ⁠Adam Page
43. ⁠Josh Alexander
44. ⁠Satoshi Kojima
45. ⁠Rey Mysterio
46. ⁠Hiromu Takahashi
47. ⁠Kaito Kiyomiya
48. ⁠Carmelo Hayes
49. ⁠David Finlay
50. ⁠Hijo de Dr Wagner
51. ⁠Joe Hendry
52. ⁠Bron Breakker
53. ⁠Oba Femi
54. ⁠Max The Impaler
55. ⁠Randy Orton
56. ⁠AJ Styles
57. ⁠Claudio Castagnoli
58. ⁠Kevin Owens
59. ⁠Jack Perry
60. ⁠El Desperado
61. ⁠Atlantis Jr
62. ⁠Rocky Romero
63. ⁠Ricochet
64. ⁠Blake Christian
65. ⁠Kyle Fletcher
66. ⁠Solo Sikoa
67. ⁠Konosuke Takeshita
68. ⁠Finn Balor
69. ⁠Dominik Mysterio
70. ⁠Chris Sabin
71. ⁠Yota Tsuji
72. ⁠Santos Escobar
73. ⁠Suge D
74. ⁠Luis Mante
75. ⁠Ethan Page
76. ⁠Octagon Jr
77. ⁠Matt Cardona
78. ⁠Jake Lee
79. ⁠Mance Warner
80. ⁠Roderick Strong
81. ⁠Hiroshi Tanahashi
82. ⁠Go Shiozaki
83. ⁠Hook
84. ⁠Yuki Ueno
85. ⁠Shingo Takagi
86. ⁠Wheeler Yuta
87. ⁠Daniel Garcia
88. ⁠Mao
89. ⁠Chad Gable
90. ⁠Chris Jericho
91. ⁠Yamato
92. ⁠Alec Price
93. ⁠Chris Brookes
94. ⁠Jacob Fatu
95. ⁠Je’Von Evans
96. ⁠Matt Riddle
97. ⁠Darby Allin
98. ⁠Shota Umino
99. ⁠Jessica Troy
100. HAYATA
101. Steve Maclin
102. Kento Miyahara
103. SHO
104. DAGA
105. Colby Corino
106. Rina Yamashita
107. Shun Skywalker
108. Hechicero
109. Shinsuke Nakamura
110. Jay White
111. Kid Lykos
112. PAC
113. Laurance Roman
114. Ace Austin
115. 1 Called Manders
116. Bryan Keith
117. Lee Moriarty
118. Masha Slamovich
119. Rickey Shane Page
120. Ben-K
121. Jeff Cobb
122. EFFY
123. Luke Jacobs
124. Adam Priest
125. Hirooki Goto
126. AJ Francis
127. Titan
128. Calvin Tankman
129. Laredo Kid
130. Frankie Kazarian
131. Minoru Suzuki
132. Jake Parnell
133. Jordan Oliver
134. Noam Dar
135. Rey Fenix
136. Ricky Knight Jr
137. Yuma Aoyagi
138. Akira
139. Megan Rayne
140. Marcus Mathers
141. Myron Reed
142. Templario
143. Yuya Uemera
144. Bronson Reed
145. Aigle Blanc
146. Mike Santana
147. Jake Something
148. Chris Bey
149. Marko Estrada
150. Billie Starkz
151. Kevin Blackwood
152. Darius Carter
153. Lee Johnson
154. Alexander Hammerstone
155. KENTA
156. Jun Santos
157. Delta
158. Robert Dreissker
159. Yuya Aok
160. RUSH
161. Adam Brooks
162. Rising Hayato
163. Alan Angels
164. Hoodfoot
165. Joey Janela
166. Joe Alonzo
167. Charlie Dempsey
168. Kyo
169.Robbie Eagles
170. Titus Alexander
171. Dalton Castle
172. Sheamus
173. Starboy Charlie
174. Shane Taylor
175. Spike Trivet
176. Douki
177. Star Jr
178. Tomohiro Ishii
179. Benjamin Tull
180. Leon Slater
181. Dijak
182. Ren Narita
183. Royce Isaac’s
184. Madoka Kikuta
185. Jake Crist
186. Powerhouse Hobbs
187. John Wayne Murdoch
188. Angel de Oro
189. El Phantasmo
190. Nick Wayne
191. Stephen Wolf
192. Kevin Ku
193. Gringo Loco
194. Gabe Kidd
195. Pete Dunne
196. Andrade
197. Bobby Lashley
198. PCO
199. Peter Tihayni
200. Shigehiro Irie
201. Matt Tremont
202. Tony D’Angelo
203. Danhausen
204. Trey Miguel
205. Davey Vega
206. QT Marshall
207. Volador Jr
208. Wes Lee
209. Jack Jeter
210. Naruki Doi
211. Thom Latimer
212. Tyler Bate
213. Timothy Thatcher
214. Tate Mayfairs
215. Richard Halliday
216. Ludwig Kaiser
217. Joseph Fenech Jr
218. Ultimo Guerrero
219. Dragon Lee
220. Henare
221. Katsuyori Shibata
222. Charli Evans
223. KC Navarro
224. The Beast Mortos
225. Rei Saito
226. Man Like Dereiss
227. Eric Young
228. Dan Tamura
229. Tama Tonga
230. Hayato Tamura
231. Ichiban
232. Slex
233. Omos
234. Yoh
235. Stu Grayson
236. Pentagon Jr
237. Psycho Clown
238. El Lindaman
239. Kyle O’Reilly
240. Ishin
241. Suwama
242. Drilla Moloney
243. Brian Cage
244. Andino
245. Allie Katch
246. Wardlow
247. Hologram
248. Jordan Cruz
249. DMT Azul
250. KUSHIDA
251. Darian Bengston
252. Matt Makowski
253. Bárbaro Cavernario
254. Evil
255. Ricky South
256.  Eddie Edwards
257. Austin Theory
258. Brandon Kirk
259. Johnny Gargano
260. Eel O’Neal
261. Grayson Waller
262. Rich Swann
263. Masato Tanaka
264. Lio Rush
265. Tommaso Ciampa
266. Eddie Dennis
267. Taui Ishimori
268. Sammy D
269. Junior Benito
270. Jordan Blade
271. Gnarls Garvin
272. Great-O-Khan
273. Connor Mills
274. Kevin Knight
275.  Lance Archer
276. Jonathan Gresham
277. Strong Machine J
278. Cole Radrick
279. Levaniel
280. Komander
281. The Miz
282. Kofi Kingston
283. Zachary Wentz
284. Bad Dude Tito
285. Sami Callihan
286. Danny Limelight
287. Hikuleo
288. Potro de Oro
289. Pagano
290. TJP
291.  Jason Hotch
292. Axel Tischer
293. Guerrero Maya
294. Mike D Vecchio
295. Tom Lawler
296. Seigo Tachibana
297. Aliss Ink
298. Trent Seven
299. Xavier Woods
300. Jack Vaughn
301. Dezmond Cole
302. Intelecto 5 Estrelas
303. Isaiah Broner
304. Neon
305. Hikaru Sato
306. Duke Hudson
307. Rhino
308. Storm Grayson
309. Slice Boogie
310. Malcolm Monroe III
311. Shuji Ishikawa
312. Karrion Kross
313. Flip Gordon
314. Kota Sekifuda
315. Cody Chun
316. Channing Thomas
317. Kill Switch
318. Shelton Benjamin
319. Jimmy Lloyd
320. Mims
321. Sam Adonis
322. Euforia
323. The Tuck Man
324. Lance Anoa’i
325. Dark Sheik
326. Francesco Akira
327. Jack Cartwheel
328. Paris De Silva
329. Galeno del Mal
330. Esfinge
331. Trent Beretta
332. Evan Rivers
333. Emman Azman
334. Texano Jr
335. Sonico
336. Tarik
337. Will Allday
338. Myung-Jae-Lee
339. Zilla Fatu
340. Jimmy Townsend
341. Jack Morris
342. Ben Braxton
343. Jiah Jewell
344. Dirty Dango
345. John Hawking
346. Ninja Mack
347. Kenny K
348. Chris Adonis
349. Arez
350. Mad Dog Connelly
351. Raj Dhesi
352. Ricky Starks
353. Dralístico
354. Kerry Morton
355. Cha Cha Charlie
356. Caveman Ugg
357. Oleg Boltin
358. Eddy Thoroe
359. Devon Monroe
360. Shane Mercer
361. Mylo
362. Pretty Boy Smooth
363. Psycho Mike
364. Manny Ferno
365. Joshua Bishop
366. Josh Woods
367. Fuminori Abe
368. Lexis King
369. Clark Connors
370. Masa Kitamiya
371. Derek Dillinger
372. Sonny Kiss
373. Callum Newman
374. Manabu Soya
375. Bobby Beverly
376. Vinnie Massaro
377. Dante Chen
378. J Boujii
379. Vito Fratelli
380. Landon Hale
381. Evil Uno
382. Rico González
383. Zoe Sager
384. Alex Colon
385. Jamesen Shook
386. Hijo de Pirata Morgan
387. Angelico
388. Xavant
389. Travis Williams
390. Ryan Clancy
391. Silas Mason
392. Clint Margera
393. Dustin Rhodes
394. Barrett Brown
395. Chris Basso
396. Microman
397. Matthew Justice
398. Judas Icarus
399. Yoichi – Inamura
400. Sawyer Wreck
401. Ray Gonzalez
402. Big Fudge
403. Sam Holloway
404.Travis Toxic
405. Alpha Zo
406. Sidney Akeem
407. Zak Paterson
408. Cheeseburger
409. Neil Diamondcutter
410. Vinny Pacifico
411. Hyan
412. Journey Fatu
413.Will Kiedis
414. Madman Fulton
415. Tre’ Lamar
416. Shawn Spears
417. Robb Radke
418. O’Shay Edwards
419. Luke Kurtis
420. Danny Demanto
421. Goldy
422. Robbie X
423. Jaden Newman
424. Ivar
425. Willie Mack
426. MV Young
427. Exodus Prime
428. Billy Dixon
429. Façade
430. GPA
431. Jody Threat
432. Aaron Rourke
433. Sandra Moone
434. Rhio
435. Fuego Del Sol
436. Frontman Jan
437- Valiente
438. Peter Olisander
439. Brian Johnson
440. Quiet Storm
441. Tristan Archer
442. Kaun
443. Bam Sullivan
444. Ashton Starr
445. Hartenbower
446. Gary Jay
447. Aaron Solo
448. Mikey Montgomery
449. Killian McMurphy
450. Renzo Rose
451. Austin Luke
452. Tony Deppen
453. Baron Corbin
454. Laynie Luck
455. Eli Everfly
456. Maki Itoh
457. Charles Mason
458. Robert Anthony
459. Ulka Sasaki
460. Grimm
461. Dimitri Alexanderov
462. Vipress
463. Steve Pena
464. Logan Knight
465. LSG
466. Kristian Ross
467. Flash Morgan Webster
468. Griffin McCoy
469. Solomon Tupu
470. Amira Lukens
471. Dani Luna
472. Johnny TV
473. Rohit Raju
474. Dragon Dia
475. Emersyn Jayne
476. Jordan Breaks
477. Sierra
478. RIP Byson
479. Tony Nese
480. Vaughn Vertigo
481- Epydemius Jr
482. Joey Avalon
483. Aiden Prince
484. Antoni Voorhees
485. Mike Skyros
486. Alexia Nicole
487. Slim J
488. Myles Millennium
489. Kody Manhorn
490. Noah Veil
491. Lucas Disangro
492. Isaiah Wolf
493. Rohan Raja
494. Kristaria
495. Tjay Sykes
496. Smiley
497. Anakin Murphy
498. Santana Jackson
499. Travis Lee
500. Memes also known as Blue Kane

 

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