The 1997 PWI Top 500 Wrestlers is a list of the Top 500 wrestlers according to the magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated.
1-50[]
Dean Malenko was PWI's #1 wrestler in 1997.
- 1. Dean Malenko
- 2. Mitsuharu Misawa
- 3. Steve Austin
- 4. Diamond Dallas Page
- 5. Lex Luger
- 6. The Undertaker
- 7. Shinya Hashimoto
- 8. The Giant
- 9. Jushin Liger
- 10. Chris Benoit
- 11. Taz
- 12. Ultimo Dragon
- 13. Kevin Nash
- 14. Toshiaki Kawada
- 15. Kenta Kobashi
- 16. Owen Hart
- 17. Jeff Jarrett
- 18. Shawn Michaels
- 19. Randy Savage
- 20. Bret Hart
- 21. Syxx
- 22. British Bulldog
- 23. The Great Sasuke
- 24. Eddie Guerrero
- 25. Scott Hall
- 26. Chris Jericho
- 27. Rick Steiner
- 28. Masahiro Chono
- 29. Rey Mysterio
- 30. Scott Steiner
- 31. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
- 32. Rob Van Dam
- 33. Akira Taue
- 34. Sabu
- 35. Ric Flair
- 36. Kensuke Sasaki
- 37. Keiji Mutoh
- 38. Ken Shamrock
- 39. Raven
- 40. Juventud Guerrera
- 41. Goldust
- 42. Shane Douglas
- 43. Nobuhiko Takada
- 44. Volk Han
- 45. Faarooq
- 46. Vader
- 47. Negro Casas
- 48. Tommy Dreamer
- 49. Jerry Lawler
- 50. Sid Vicious
51-100[]
- 51. Mankind
- 52. Psicosis
- 53. Ahmed Johnson
- 54. Roddy Piper
- 55. Hulk Hogan
- 56. Steele
- 57. Steve Williams
- 58. Riki Choshu
- 59. Brian Christopher
- 60. Terry Funk
- 61. La Parka
- 62. Stan Hansen
- 63. Scott Norton
- 64. Savio Vega
- 65. El Hijo Del Santo
- 66. Stevie Richards
- 67. Perro Aguayo
- 68. Genichiro Tenryu
- 69. The Sandman
- 70. Felino
- 71. Chris Candido
- 72. Kiyoshi Tamura
- 73. John Kronus
- 74. Satanico
- 75. Gary Albright
- 76. Pitbull 2
- 77. Johnny Ace
- 78. Super Calo
- 79. Jun Akiyama
- 80. Steven Regal
- 81. Tatsumi Fujinami
- 82. Dan Severn
- 83. El Samurai
- 84. Booker T
- 85. Atlantis
- 86. Dr. Wagner Jr.
- 87. El Canek
- 88. Koji Kanemoto
- 89. Marcus Bagwell
- 90. Silver King
- 91. Shinjiro Ohtani
- 92. Kazuo Yamazaki
- 93. Stevie Ray
- 94. Hector Garza
- 95. Meng
- 96. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
- 97. Abdullah the Butcher
- 98. Latin Lover
- 99. The Patriot
- 100. Konnan
101-150[]
- 101. New Jack
- 102. Kevin Sullivan
- 103. Rocky Maivia
- 104. Headbanger Mosh
- 105. Junji Hirata
- 106. Marc Mero
- 107. JC Ice
- 108. Mascara Ano Dos Mil
- 109. Cibernetico
- 110. Headbanger Thrasher
- 111. Satoshi Kojima
- 112. Road Warrior Hawk
- 113. Disco Inferno
- 114. Tracy Smothers
- 115. Brian Lee
- 116. Johnny Smith
- 117. Rayo De Jalisco Jr.
- 118. Wolfie D.
- 119. Prince Iaukea
- 120. Devon Storm
- 121. Bubba Ray Dudley
- 122. Perry Saturn
- 123. Salvatore Sincere
- 124. Doug Gilbert
- 125. Ace Darling
- 126. Bam Bam Bigelow
- 127. Alex Wright
- 128. Wrath
- 129. Bart Gunn
- 130. The Barbarian
- 131. Henry Godwinn
- 132. Lance Storm
- 133. Flash Funk
- 134. Bob Holly
- 135. Road Warrior Animal
- 136. Pierroth Jr.
- 137. Crush
- 138. Doug Furnas
- 139. Chavo Guerrero Jr.
- 140. Leif Cassidy
- 141. Lizmark Jr.
- 142. Phil LaFon
- 143. Phineas Godwinn
- 144. D-Lo Brown
- 145. Villano IV
- 146. Glacier
- 147. Blackjack Windham
- 148. Billy Gunn
- 149. Ricky Morton
- 150. Scotty Riggs
151-200[]
- 151. Brian Knobbs
- 152. Reckless Youth
- 153. Jesse James
- 154. Marty Jannetty
- 155. Hugh Morris
- 156. Kama Mustafa
- 157. Johnny Grunge
- 158. Jerry Sags
- 159. Jim Neidhart
- 160. PJ Walker
- 161. Scott Taylor
- 162. Pitbull 1
- 163. Heavy Metal
- 164. Yuji Nagata
- 165. Louie Spicolli
- 166. Rocco Rock
- 167. El Dandy
- 168. Axl Rotten
- 169. Miguel Perez Jr.
- 170. Cheetah Master
- 171. Octagon
- 172. Dick Togo
- 173. Blackjack Bradshaw
- 174. Mortis
- 175. Diesel II
- 176. Lance Diamond
- 177. D-Von Dudley
- 178. Jake Roberts
- 179. David Taylor
- 180. Super Delfin
- 181. Ian Rotten
- 182. Glen Osbourne
- 183. Scott Putski
- 184. Jacques Rougeau
- 185. Mustafa Saed
- 186. Takayuki Iizuka
- 187. Dutch Mantel
- 188. Big Bubba Rogers
- 189. Wing Kanemura
- 190. Flash Flanagan
- 191. Blue Panther
- 192. Fuerza Guerrera
- 193. Carl Oulette
- 194. Masato Tanaka
- 195. King Kong Bundy
- 196. Hayabusa
- 197. Antonio Inoki
- 198. Dory Funk Jr.
- 199. Jinsei Shinzaki
- 200. Tito Santana
201-250[]
- 201. Mikey Whipwreck
- 202. Billy Kidman
- 203. Mike Samples
- 204. Tommy Rich
- 205. Gran Hamada
- 206. Julio Sanchez
- 207. Giant Baba
- 208. Mike Enos
- 209. Vincent
- 210. Michael Wallstreet
- 211. Bunkhouse Buck
- 212. Carlos Colon
- 213. Balls Mahoney
- 214. Jim Powers
- 215. Bobby Eaton
- 216. Vic Steamboat
- 217. Tony Anthony
- 218. Billy Travis
- 219. Tatsuhito Takaiwa
- 220. Damien
- 221. Marc Mero
- 222. Men's Teioh
- 223. Chris Chavis
- 224. Tommy Cairo
- 225. Villano IV
- 226. Shiryu
- 227. Lord Zoltan
- 228. Halloween
- 229. T. Rantula
- 230. TAKA Michinoku
- 231. Buddy Landell
- 232. Little Guido
- 233. Lou Marconi
- 234. The Blue Meanie
- 235. Eddie Golden
- 236. Scott D'Amore
- 237. Tony Atlas
- 238. La Fierra
- 239. Rage
- 240. Ice Train
- 241. Italian Stallion
- 242. Bill Dundee
- 243. Ray Odyssey
- 244. Super Nova
- 245. Joe E. Legend
- 246. Kaos
- 247. The Colorado Kid
- 248. George South
- 249. The Inferno Kid
- 250. Perro Aguayo Jr.
251-300[]
- 251. Frank Stalletto
- 252. Typhoon
- 253. Ron Harris
- 254. Sexton Hardcastle
- 255. Cien Caras
- 256. Greg Valentine
- 257. Mr. Hughes
- 258. Don Harris
- 259. Vance Nevada
- 260. Spellbinder
- 261. Sgt. Craig Pittman
- 262. Robert Gibson
- 263. Dos Caras
- 264. Terry Golden
- 265. Steven Dunn
- 266. Jimmy Snuka
- 267. Johnny Graham
- 268. Christian Cage
- 269. Kenny Arden
- 270. Paul Diamond
- 271. Vampiro Canadiense
- 272. Don Montoya
- 273. Ric Titan
- 274. Tiger Mask IV
- 275. Demolition Ax
- 276. Gran Naniwa
- 277. Spike Dudley
- 278. Yuji Yasuraoka
- 279. Big Dick Dudley
- 280. Yoshihiro Tajiri
- 281. Chris Chetti
- 282. Madman Pondo
- 283. Twiggy Ramirez
- 284. Masato Yakushiji
- 285. Reggie B. Fine
- 286. Headhunter A
- 287. Jerry Estrada
- 288. Brad Armstrong
- 289. Keith Arden
- 290. Adrian Hall
- 291. Justin St. John
- 292. Bobby Duncum Jr.
- 293. Melvin Penrod Jr.
- 294. Mascara Sagrada
- 295. The Renegade
- 296. Headhunter B
- 297. Jimmy Cicero
- 298. Scufflin' Hillbilly
- 299. J.T. Smith
- 300. Mabel
301-350[]
- 301. Gorgeous George III
- 302. Knuckles Nelson
- 303. Dusty Wolfe
- 304. Rock Stevens
- 305. Mark Schrader
- 306. David Jericho
- 307. Iceman
- 308. Beau James
- 309. Rick Justice
- 310. Johnny Swinger
- 311. The Sultan
- 312. Otis Apollo
- 313. Major DeBeers
- 314. Bobby Clancy
- 315. Marc Ash
- 316. Jim Duggan
- 317. Billy Briggs
- 318. Timber the Lumberjack
- 319. Primo Carnera III
- 320. Bobby Blaze
- 321. Tim Blaze
- 322. Tony DiVito
- 323. Ben Jordan
- 324. Major Havoc
- 325. Flaming Youth
- 326. Roger Anderson
- 327. Corporal Punishment
- 328. Rob McBride
- 329. Ox Harley
- 330. Mikki Free
- 331. Rick Deezel
- 332. Johnny Paradise
- 333. Ricky Rockett
- 334. Chris Stephenson
- 335. Tony Rumble
- 336. K.C. Thunder
- 337. Terry Austin
- 338. Golem the Giant
- 339. Kevin Jones
- 340. Ricky Regal
- 341. Rick Link
- 342. The Pink Assassin
- 343. Killer Kanareck
- 344. Rockin' Rico
- 345. Chris Powers
- 346. Frank Parker
- 347. Armageddon
- 348. Steve Corino
- 349. Colonel Payne
- 350. Mike Quackenbush
351-400[]
- 351. Chad Hart
- 352. Monster Mayhem
- 353. Boris Dragoff
- 354. Brick Bronski
- 355. Madd Maxxine
- 356. Cueball Carmichael
- 357. Crusher Kline
- 358. Gino Caruso
- 359. Ravishing Ronny
- 360. Jeff Anderson
- 361. Boogie Woogie Brown
- 362. Steve Nealy
- 363. Rick Martel
- 364. Bushwhacker Luke
- 365. Brimstone Shocker
- 366. Bruce Hart
- 367. Mr. Excellent
- 368. Yar
- 369. Bushwhacker Butch
- 370. Bull Pain
- 371. Brian Anthony
- 372. Derek Domino
- 373. Ernest Miller
- 374. Johnny Handsome
- 375. Chef D.Z. Gillespie
- 376. Wolf
- 377. Steve Flynn
- 378. Metal Maniac
- 379. J.B. Destiny
- 380. Paul Lauria
- 381. The War Machine
- 382. Chris Michaels
- 383. Profesor Maxwell
- 384. Thomas Rodman
- 385. Brian Danzig
- 386. John Rambo
- 387. 911
- 388. American Kickboxer
- 389. Chip Stetson
- 390. Viper
- 391. Countryboy Chris
- 392. Sebastian Kane
- 393. Mark Mest
- 394. Terrick the Great
- 395. Mr. Ooh La La
- 396. Brian Logan
- 397. Bruiser Bennett
- 398. Rhino Richards
- 399. Devlin Blanchard
- 400. Jihad Hussein
401-450[]
- 401. CW Anderson
- 402. Alexis Machine
- 403. Lord Humongous
- 404. Troy Mest
- 405. D.C. Queen
- 406. Aggressor Rage
- 407. Pat Friday
- 408. Don Basher
- 409. Tyren
- 410. Don Carson
- 411. Maverick Chris
- 412. Big Daddy Adams
- 413. Sheriff Steele
- 414. Freedom Fighter
- 415. Aggressor Fury
- 416. Brian Fury
- 417. Dave Patera
- 418. Billy Bart
- 419. Maverick Buck
- 420. Robert Roma
- 421. Sweet Dreams
- 422. Jimi V.
- 423. Tower of Doom
- 424. Lord Cult
- 425. Joey Matthews
- 426. Jack Spade
- 427. Cham Pain
- 428. Johnny Reb
- 429. Syl the Sadist
- 430. Mike Myers
- 431. The Iron Sheik
- 432. Marc the Grizzly
- 433. Al Savage
- 434. Tiger Khan
- 435. Surge
- 436. Ronnie Vegas
- 437. Gary Royal
- 438. Chris Starr
- 439. Christian York
- 440. Professor Egon Ecton
- 441. Morgus the Maniac
- 442. J.T. Atlas
- 443. Brian Bruise
- 444. Wildcat Jamie Jackson
- 445. Steve Southern
- 446. Cruiser Lewis
- 447. Venom
- 448. Rikki Rhodes
- 449. Kevin Kirby
- 450. Harley Lewis
451-500[]
- 451. Falcon Coperis
- 452. Canadian Destroyer
- 453. The Dangerman
- 454. Tex Monroe
- 455. Johnny Dollar
- 456. Blaze
- 457. Rick Matrix
- 458. Cody Gunn
- 459. Shane Cortez
- 460. Yvan P. St. Dennis
- 461. Pat Shamroc
- 462. Rocky Jones
- 463. Gator
- 464. Breyer Wellington
- 465. Bolo
- 466. Cruiser Lewis
- 467. Race Richards
- 468. Major Agony
- 469. Doug Flex
- 470. Willie Clay Sr.
- 471. Rollin' Hard
- 472. Steve Hart
- 473. Original Renegade
- 474. Wild Child
- 475. Jack Stud
- 476. Kodiak Bear
- 477. The Hun
- 478. Jimmy Kane
- 479. Section 8
- 480. Son of Satan II
- 481. DeathWish
- 482. The Navajo Kid
- 483. Paul Atlas
- 484. Supreme
- 485. Tech 9
- 486. Wichita Willie
- 487. Son of Satan I
- 488. Superkey I
- 489. Larry Destiny
- 490. J.P. Hogg
- 491. Jimmy D. Ranged
- 492. Shane Shadows
- 493. Big E. Sleaze
- 494. Dr. Hurtz
- 495. The Shadow
- 496. Seminole Warrior
- 497. Indiana Kidd Jr.
- 498. Wayne Woo
- 499. Desperado
- 500. Joe Rules
See also[]
External links[]
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