For more than four decades, PWI has included monthly rankings for various promotions and territories in our print magazine. And, in the digital age, we have released our weekly ratings for many of those same promotions. Criteria for ranking includes championships held/defended, win-loss record, push, and technical ability. C denotes the top/heavyweight champion of a given brand or promotion.
Ratings Committee: Jason McVeigh, Kristen Ashly, Harry Burkett, Paul Pratt, STRIGGA (cagematch.net, purolove.com), Kevin McElvaney
RATINGS POSTED ARE FOR SEVEN-DAY PERIOD ENDED APRIL 18, 2024[PLEASE NOTE: WRESTLERS MAY FALL OFF HEAVYWEIGHT, WOMEN, AND TAG TEAM RANKINGS AFTER PERIODS OF INACTIVITY]
DDT’s Star Rookie Is A Triple-Threat: Dancer, Actor, And Now … A Pro Wrestler! FEW WRESTLERS CAN SAY they’ve headlined the Tokyo Dome; even fewer can say they’ve done so ahead of their professional wrestling debut. But for Kaisei Takechi,… Read more: INTRODUCING KAISEI TAKECHI
The Popular YouTube Host, Wrestler, & Actor Will Face Multiple Opponents At PROGRESS Wrestling’s FREEDOM WALKS AGAIN event. Pro Wrestling Illustrated can confirm, exclusively, that Simon Miller is the first announced participant for the Multi-Man bout taking place at PROGRESS… Read more: PROGRESS Philadelphia: Simon Miller Set For Multi-Man Match
STING SPEAKSA Career Remembered Through PWI’s Pages Forty years. Two-dozen championships.Countless words about him in wrestling magazines.“The Icon” reflects on a career well-spent. TEXT BY COLETTE ARRAND AS ONE OF THE MOST widely respected wrestlers of the “PWI Years”—1979 to… Read more: Sting’s Retirement: “It’s Bittersweet, But I’m Looking Forward To It”
The following is taken from the March 2024 edition of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine, which hits newsstands in the U.S. and Canada on December 12, 2023. Before it was officially announced that Mariah May was “All Elite,” the latest addition… Read more: Mariah May Reflects On Japan, Club Venus, Her Goals
