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The '''2001 PWI Top 50 Wrestle'''rs is a list of the Top 500 wrestlers according to the magazine [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]].

==1-50==
:1. [[Kurt Angle]]
:2. [[Steve Austin]]
:3. [[Chris Benoit]]
:4. [[Keiji Mutoh]]
:5. [[Booker T]]
:6. [[Triple H]]
:7. [[Scott Steiner]]
:8. [[Mitsuharu Misawa]]
:9. [[Chris Jericho]]
:10. [[Rhino]]
:11. [[The Undertaker]]
:12. [[Genichiro Tenryu]]
:13. [[Lance Storm]]
:14. [[The Rock]]
:15. [[El Hijo del Santo]]
:16. [[Kane]]
:17. [[Jeff Hardy]]
:18. [[Toshiaki Kawada]]
:19. [[Diamond Dallas Page]]
:20. [[Edge]]
:21. [[Dr. Wagner Jr.]]
:22. [[Matt Hardy]]
:23. [[Minoru Tanaka]]
:24. [[Jeff Jarrett]]
:25. [[Jushin Liger]]
:26. [[Hector Garza]]
:27. [[Yoshihiro Tajiri]]
:28. [[Mike Awesome]]
:29. [[Christian]]
:30. [[Bubba Ray Dudley|Buh-Buh Ray Dudley]]
:31. [[The Hurricane|Hurricane Helms]]
:32. [[Matt Bloom|Albert]]
:33. [[Psicosis|Nicho El Millonario]]
:34. [[Kazuyuki Fujita]]
:35. [[Steve Corino]]
:36. [[D-Von Dudley]]
:37. [[Test]]
:38. [[Billy Kidman]]
:39. [[Jun Akiyama]]
:40. [[Bill DeMott|Hugh Morrus]]
:41. [[Kensuke Sasaki]]
:42. [[Chavo Guerrero Jr.]]
:43. [[Sean O'Haire]]
:44. [[Magnum Tokyo|Tokyo Magnum]]
:45. [[John Bradshaw Layfield|Bradshaw]]
:46. [[Silver King]]
:47. [[Shinya Hashimoto]]
:48. [[ Big Van Vader|Vader]]
:49. [[Jerry Lynn]]
:50. [[Eddie Guerrero]]

==51-100==
:51. [[Hardcore Holly]]
:52. [[Yuji Nagata]]
:53. [[Raven]]
:54. [[Juventud Guerrera]]
:55. [[Taiyo Kea]]
:56. [[Ron Simmons|Faarooq]]
:57. [[Sabu]]
:58. [[Masato Tanaka]]
:59. [[Rob Van Dam]]
:60. [[Chuck Palumbo]]
:61. [[William Regal]]
:62. [[Spike Dudley]]
:63. [[Masahiro Chono|Masa Chono]]
:64. [[Villano III]]
:65. [[Christopher Daniels]]
:66. [[Perry Saturn]]
:67. [[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]]
:68. [[Jinsei Shinzaki]]
:69. [[Electroshock|Electro Shock]]
:70. [[Steve Blackman]]
:71. [[Scott Norton]]
:72. [[The Big Show]]
:73. [[CIMA|Shima Nobunaga]]
:74. [[Crash Holly]]
:75. [[Super Delfin]]
:76. [[Tiger Mask IV]]
:77. [[El Satánico|Satánico]]
:78. [[Tommy Dreamer]]
:79. [[Peter Polaco|Justin Credible]]
:80. [[Manabu Nakanishi]]
:81. [[Barry Buchanan|Bull Buchanan]]
:82. [[Lance Archer|Lance Hoyt]]
:83. [[Steve Williams]]
:84. [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]
:85. [[Satoshi Kojima]]
:86. [[Brian Lawler|Grandmaster Sexay]]
:87. [[Brock Lesnar]]
:88. [[Scotty Too Hotty]]
:89. [[Atlantis]]
:90. [[Charles Wright|The Goodfather]]
:91. [[Crowbar]]
:92. [[Shannon Moore]]
:93. [[Shinjiro Ohtani]]
:94. [[Super Crazy]]
:95. [[Octagon]]
:96. [[Chris Candido]]
:97. [[Rikishi]]
:98. [[Scott Hall]]
:99. [[Al Snow]]
:100. [[Tatsuhito Takaiwa]]

==101-150==
:101. [[TAKA Michinoku]]
:102. [[Reckless Youth]]
:103. [[Shoichi Funaki|Sho Funaki]]
:104. [[La Parka]]
:105. [[Scoot Andrews]]
:106. [[Haku]]
:107. [[The Sandman]]
:108. [[Naoya Ogawa]]
:109. [[Negro Casas]]
:110. [[Rick Steiner]]
:111. [[Dean Malenko]]
:112. [[Chris Wright|C.W. Anderson]]
:113. [[Blue Panther]]
:114. [[Kid Kash]]
:115. [[Hiroshi Hase]]
:116. [[Mike Rotunda]]
:117. [[Essa Rios]]
:118. [[Danny Doring]]
:119. [[Mark Jindrak]]
:120. [[Ricky Marvin]]
:121. [[Charlie Haas]]
:122. [[Akira Taue]]
:123. [[Shawn Stasiak]]
:124. [[Joey Mercury|Joey Matthews]]
:125. [[Billy Gunn]]
:126. [[Dick Togo]]
:127. [[Val Venis]]
:128. [[Christian York]]
:129. [[The Great Sasuke]]
:130. [[Russ Haas]]
:131. [[R-Truth|K-Kwik]]
:132. [[Mike Quackenbush]]
:133. [[Glenn Gilbertti|Disqo]]
:134. [[Black Warrior]]
:135. [[John Hindley|Johnny Smith]]
:136. [[Michael Depoli|Amish Roadkill]]
:137. [[Stevie Richards|Steven Richards]]
:138. [[Minoru Fujita]]
:139. [[Bart Gunn|Mike Barton]]
:140. [[Tazz]]
:141. [[Guido Maritato]]
:142. [[Villano IV]]
:143. [[2 Cold Scorpio]]
:144. [[Steven Bradley]]
:145. [[D-Lo Brown]]
:146. [[Gedo]]
:147. [[Nova]]
:148. [[Chris Kanyon]]
:149. [[Takehiro Murahama]]
:150. [[Buff Bagwell]]

==151-200==
:151. [[Jado]]
:152. [[Mike Rapada]]
:153. [[Shelton Benjamin]]
:154. [[Ultimo Guerrero]]
:155. [[Villano V]]
:156. [[Balls Mahoney]]
:157. [[Shark Boy]]
:158. [[Gran Hamada]]
:159. [[Mike Modest]]
:160. [[Dragon Kid]]
:161. [[The Blue Meanie|The Blue Boy]]
:162. [[Kendo Ka Shin]]
:163. [[El Felino]]
:164. [[Chad Collyer]]
:165. [[Jerry Lawler]]
:166. [[Rey Bucanero]]
:167. [[Mark Henry]]
:168. [[Evan Karagias]]
:169. [[Gran Naniwa]]
:170. [[Brandon Silvestry|Low-Ki]]
:171. [[Oziel Toscano|Tarzan Boy]]
:172. [[Julio Dinero]]
:173. [[New Jack]]
:174. [[Simon Diamond]]
:175. [[Robert Kellum|The Maestro]]
:176. [[Donovan Morgan]]
:177. [[Mr. Niebla]]
:178. [[Jason Arhndt|Joey Abs]]
:179. [[Lash LeRoux]]
:180. [[Duane Gill|Gillberg]]
:181. [[Akira Nogami]]
:182. [[Nick Dinsmore]]
:183. [[David Flair]]
:184. [[Flash Flanagan|Flash]]
:185. [[Brian Adams]]
:186. [[Fuerza Guerrera]]
:187. [[Tatsumi Fujinami]]
:188. [[Bryan Clark]]
:189. [[Rico Constantino]]
:190. [[Mikey Whipwreck]]
:191. [[Lance Cade]]
:192. [[El Dandy]]
:193. [[Dusty Rhodes]]
:194. [[Eddie Fatu|Ekmo]]
:195. [[Frank Paris|Air Paris]]
:196. [[Tony Kozina]]
:197. [[Matt Anoa'i|Kimo]]
:198. [[Rey Mysterio Jr.]]
:199. [[AJ Styles]]
:200. [[Adam Pearce]]

==201-250==
:201. [[Jayson Reign]]
:202. [[Gary Steele]]
:203. [[Osamu Nishimura]]
:204. [[El Samurai]]
:205. [[Michelle Starr]]
:206. [[Daniel Bryan|American Dragon]]
:207. [[Apolo|Gran Apolo]]
:208. [[The Brian Kendrick|Spanky]]
:209. [[Naomichi Marufuji]]
:210. [[Jet Jaguar]]
:211. [[Johnny Moss]]
:212. [[Jamie Noble|Jamie Knoble]]
:213. [[Takao Omori]]
:214. [[Trailer Park Trash]]
:215. [[Damian 666]]
:216. [[Yoshinari Ogawa]]
:217. [[Randy Orton]]
:218. [[Savio Vega]]
:219. [[Rodney Leinhardt|Rodrageous]]
:220. [[Masanobu Fuchi|Masa Fuchi]]
:221. [[Tsubasa]]
:222. [[Emilio Charles Jr.]]
:223. [[Don Montoya]]
:224. [[Jason Lee]]
:225. [[Jim Steele]]
:226. [[Takuma Sano]]
:227. [[Ricky Banderas]]
:228. [[Boyce Legrande]]
:229. [[Vic Capri]]
:230. [[John Kronus]]
:231. [[Samu]]
:232. [[Halloween]]
:233. [[Andy Anderson]]
:234. [[Billy Fives]]
:235. [[Pete Gas]]
:236. [[Tom Brandi]]
:237. [[Jack Dupp]]
:238. [[Romeo Bliss]]
:239. [[Shinya Makabe]]
:240. [[Dr. Cerebro]]
:241. [[The Messiah]]
:242. [[Silky Boom Boom]]
:243. [[Dennis Gregory]]
:244. [[Beau James]]
:245. [[Tony Jones]]
:246. [[Supreme]]
:247. [[Glen Osbourne]]
:248. [[Oziel Toscano|Masai Irinara]]
:249. [[K.C. Thunder]]
:250. [[Otto Schwanz]]

==251-300==
:251. [[Vinny Massaro|Vincenzo Massaro]]
:252. [[Damien Steele]]
:253. [[Eric Angle]]
:254. [[Jon Ryan]]
:255. [[Mike Shane]]
:256. [[Todd Shane]]
:257. [[Batista|Leviathan]]
:258. [[Kyle McNeely|Onyx]]
:259. [[Koji Kanemoto]]
:260. [[Frank Parker]]
:261. [[Horace Hogan]]
:262. [[Eddie Golden]]
:263. [[J.R. Ryder]]
:264. [[Colonel DeBeers|Major DeBeers]]
:265. [[King Kong Bundy]]
:266. [[Mike Sullivan]]
:267. [[Roger Anderson]]
:268. [[Vance Nevada]]
:269. [[Marty Garner|Cham Pain]]
:270. [[Vic Grimes]]
:271. [[Race Steele]]
:272. [[Jason Jett]]
:273. [[Andre Baker]]
:274. [[Kid Kaos]]
:275. [[Jag]]
:276. [[Adam Firestorm]]
:277. [[Col. Boomer Payne]]
:278. [[David Young]]
:279. [[Inferno]]
:280. [[Jeremy Lopez]]
:281. [[The Prototype]]
:282. [[Jason Rumble]]
:283. [[Corporal Punishment]]
:284. [[Rob Conway]]
:285. [[Lex Lovett]]
:286. [[Matt Stryker]]
:287. [[Robert Thompson]]
:288. [[John Rambo]]
:289. [[Blade Boudreaux]]
:290. [[Shorty Smalls]]
:291. [[Mikey Henderson]]
:292. [[Lenny Lane]]
:293. [[Trent Acid]]
:294. [[Pogo The Clown]]
:295. [[Hernandez|Hotstuff Hernandez]]
:296. [[Shane Ballard]]
:297. [[Lodi]]
:298. [[Shannon Ballard]]
:299. [[Chris Nelson]]
:300. [[Ali Stevens|Steve Sharp]]
==301-350==
:301. [[J.C. Dazz]]
:302. [[Jon Heidenreich]]
:303. [[Kevin Northcutt]]
:304. [[William Jones|Chilly Willy]]
:305. [[Vito DeNucci]]
:306. [[Steve Boz]]
:307. [[Jimmy Rave]]
:308. [[Brandon Kaplan|Brandon K.]]
:309. [[John Phoenix]]
:310. [[Scottie Wren]]
:311. [[Lloyd Anoa'i|L.A. Smooth]]
:312. [[Cody Hawk]]
:313. [[Milo Beasley|Naphtali]]
:314. [[Samoa Joe]]
:315. [[Prince Nana]]
:316. [[Scott Bishop]]
:317. [[Caprice Coleman]]
:318. [[Robbie Royce]]
:319. [[Frankie Kazarian]]
:320. [[Jason Justice]]
:321. [[Preston Quinn]]
:322. [[Qenaan Creed]]
:323. [[The Damaja]]
:324. [[Matt Murphy]]
:325. [[J.J. Johnston]]
:326. [[Quinn Magnum]]
:327. [[Iceman]]
:328. [[Rob McBride]]
:329. [[Rick Deezel]]
:330. [[Keiji Sakoda]]
:331. [[Johnny Kashmere]]
:332. [[Biggie Biggs]]
:333. [[T. Rantula]]
:334. [[Mr. Ooh La La]]
:335. [[Drake Dawson]]
:336. [[Dean Champion]]
:337. [[Dusty Wolfe]]
:338. [[Curtis Thomson]]
:339. [[Ricky Harrison]]
:340. [[Ty Street]]
:341. [[Rico Casanova]]
:342. [[Lord Zoltan]]
:343. [[Skull Ganz]]
:344. [[Rick Fuller]]
:345. [[Ace Darling]]
:346. [[Lazz]]
:347. [[Bart Sawyer]]
:348. [[Nathan Jones]]
:349. [[Rory Fox]]
:350. [[Moondog Molsonn]]
==351-400==
:351. [[Len Olson|Dr. Luther]]
:352. [[Boom Boom Comini]]
:353. [[Dylan Night]]
:354. [[John Wik|Stone Mountain]]
:355. [[Scott D'Amore]]
:356. [[Hardkore Kidd]]
:357. [[Jacey North]]
:358. [[Rapid Fire Maldonado]]
:359. [[Vinnie Capelli]]
:360. [[Kevin Fertig|Seven]]
:361. [[Shaggy 2 Dope]]
:362. [[Barry Horowitz]]
:363. [[Bull Schmitt]]
:364. [[Ronnie Vegas]]
:365. [[Moondog Wenzel]]
:366. [[Afa Anoa'i Jr.|Afa Jr.]]
:367. [[Mentallo]]
:368. [[Sydeswype]]
:369. [[Bad Boy Basil]]
:370. [[Terry Allen]]
:371. [[Cheetah Master]]
:372. [[Marc Ash]]
:373. [[Bruiser Bennett]]
:374. [[The Bruiser]]
:375. [[Chris Michaels]]
:376. [[Vince Goodnite]]
:377. [[Mark Bell|Smelly]]
:378. [[Maxx Justice]]
:379. [[Judas Young]]
:380. [[Piranah]]
:381. [[Trooper Gilmore]]
:382. [[T.J. Powers]]
:383. [[John Balsamo]]
:384. [[Dino Divine]]
:385. [[Horshu]]
:386. [[Kid USA]]
:387. [[Vince Kaplack]]
:388. [[Shirley Doe]]
:389. [[Rich Myers]]
:390. [[Johnny Spade]]
:391. [[Bobo Brazil Jr.]]
:392. [[Crusher Hansen]]
:393. [[Juggernaut]]
:394. [[Darren Dalton]]
:395. [[The Bouncer]]
:396. [[J-Rocc]]
:397. [[Creeping Death]]
:398. [[Steven C|Monsta Mack]]
:399. [[Beau Douglas]]
:400. [[Dan Lopez|Mafia]]
==401-450==
:401. [[Eric Priest]]
:402. [[Jardi Frantz]]
:403. [[Robbie Rage]]
:404. [[Mr. Mac|Guillotine LeGrande]]
:405. [[Brian Anthony]]
:406. [[Adam Booker]]
:407. [[Paul Vault]]
:408. [[Miyaki Frantz]]
:409. [[Dapper Dan]]
:410. [[Steve Southern]]
:411. [[Masked Maniac]]
:412. [[Scab]]
:413. [[Dave Johnson]]
:414. [[Paul Diamond]]
:415. [[Zak Mason]]
:416. [[Kevin Knight]]
:417. [[Johnny Malibu]]
:418. [[Poison]]
:419. [[Major Havoc]]
:420. [[Bobby Rogers]]
:421. [[J.T. Lightning]]
:422. [[David Lee Gilbert]]
:423. [[Badd Brad]]
:424. [[Ralph Mosca]]
:425. [[The Persian Prince]]
:426. [[Chris Krueger]]
:427. [[Al Savage]]
:428. [[L.A. Wild One]]
:429. [[Jeff Roth]]
:430. [[Danny Rose]]
:431. [[Sebastian Kane]]
:432. [[Mozart Fontaine]]
:433. [[Johnny Graham]]
:434. [[Earl The Pearl]]
:435. [[Super Destroyer 2000]]
:436. [[Guy Williams]]
:437. [[Boogie Woogie Brown]]
:438. [[Jeff Hammerick]]
:439. [[Reverend Slim]]
:440. [[Bob Evans]]
:441. [[Ronnie Zukko]]
:442. [[Shawn Christopher]]
:443. [[Brian Danzig]]
:444. [[Seijin Akki]]
:445. [[The Amazing Red]]
:446. [[Joey Corman]]
:447. [[Jake Damien]]
:448. [[Alex Arion]]
:449. [[Don Basher]]
:450. [[Juan Xavier]]

==451-500==
:451. [[Dave Greco]]
:452. [[Chic White]]
:453. [[Metal Maniac]]
:454. [[Nova Cain]]
:455. [[The California Kid]]
:456. [[Joel Maximo]]
:457. [[Indiana Kidd Jr.]]
:458. [[B.J. Whitmer]]
:459. [[Bob Keller]]
:460. [[Jose Maximo]]
:461. [[Deuce|Jimmy Snuka Jr.]]
:462. [[Brody Hawk]]
:463. [[Austin James]]
:464. [[Homeless Jimmy]]
:465. [[Brian Bedlam]]
:466. [[Mark Mest]]
:467. [[Flex Fenom]]
:468. [[Tommy Idol]]
:469. [[Dave Sherman]]
:470. [[Jon Douglas]]
:471. [[Adam Jacobs]]
:472. [[Rick Noble]]
:473. [[Rod Bell]]
:474. [[Jimmie Lee]]
:475. [[Kyle Storm]]
:476. [[Benny Stoltzfus]]
:477. [[Gino Martino]]
:478. [[Majik]]
:479. [[Chris Charger]]
:480. [[Terry Knight]]
:481. [[Brandon Walker]]
:482. [[C.B. Cane]]
:483. [[Japanese Pool Boy]]
:484. [[Joe Brock]]
:485. [[Hadrian]]
:486. [[Ash Parker]]
:487. [[Bulldozer Benton]]
:488. [[Ben Galvan]]
:489. [[Thornn]]
:490. [[Mack Truck]]
:491. [[Osiris]]
:492. [[J.W. Boss]]
:493. [[The Hussla]]
:494. [[Jeff Starr]]
:495. [[Superstar Steve]]
:496. [[Dango Wynn]]
:497. [[Sean Royal]]
:498. [[Supreme Lee Great]]
:499. [[Bill Mudd]]
:500. [[Pepper Parks]]
==See Also==
*[[PWI Top 500 Wrestlers]]

==External links==
*[[File:Pro fight.jpg|50px]] [http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-500/2001.html Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2001]

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