On average, if you are listed in the previous year, there is 63% chance you'll get listed again the following year. (Example/ 64% of the people listed in 2005 where also listed on the 2006 list.)
In 13 years, they've chosen a total of 199 people.
Chris Benoit is the only person to be listed all 13 years. He finished 1st twice (1999 & 2004), 2nd twice (1994 & 1995) and his highest rating to date has been 18 (1997) and 19 (2006).
Kenta Kobashi has been listed 12 of 13 years missing only 2001. He returned in 2002 at 44th place and jumped to first place in 2003.
Eddie Guerrero, Rey Misterio Jr., Triple H, Toshiaki Kawada, Jun Akiyama and Jushin Liger have been listed 11 times though of that group only HHH has got 1st place (2000). The rest have been listed in the top five at one point another except for Rey who has only made it as high as #6 (1996).
Ten times on the list goes to Koji Kanemoto (#2 in 1998) & Mitsuharu Misawa (#1 in 1995).
Chris Jericho, Booker T, and Rob Van Dam have been on the list nine times. RVD's best finishers were 2000-2002 where he was #9, #4 and #8. Booker T has ranged from #12 (2001) to #48 (2005) and Jericho's peak was #7 (1998), off in 1999 and #6 in 2000.
HBK, Great Muta, Mick Foley, Ohtani & Steve Austin all have been on the list eight times. Shawn has two #1 (1994, 1996), #2 (2005), #3 (1995 & 1997) and #5 (2003). Muto hit #2 twice (1999 & 2001) while Foley floundered except at #3 in 1998 and #5 in 1996. Ohtani had a strong run 1997 to 2001 finishing 4, 6, 8 and 8. Austin hit #1 in 1998 & 2001 with top ten finishes in 1996 & 1997.
7 times on the list: Kurt Angle (#1 in 2002), Satoshi Kojima (#5 in 2002), Edge (this year's #1), Christian (highest finish: #23 in 2001), Hiroyoshi Tenzan (#15 in 2001 & 2003), Sabu (#4 in 1996, #50 in 1998 & 2005, off from 2000 to 2006 except for the #50 in 2005), Sean Waltman (#16 in 1994), Matt Hardy and Vader (#10 in 1994).
6 times on the list:Christopher Daniels, Kensuke Sasaki, Bryan Danielson (this year's #2), Low Ki (#3 in 2002), Jeff Jarrett, Yugi Nagata (six top ten finishes, #2 in 2002), Undertaker (#7 in 1997), Bret Hart (#1 in 1997), Dean Malenko (#3 in 1996), Great Sasuke (#7 in 1996), The Rock (#3 in 2000 and #4 in 1999), Yoshihiro Tajiri (#4 in 2000).
5 times on the list: AJ Styles, Doug Williams, Bam Bam Bigelow, Diamond Dallas Page, Jerry Lynn, Lance Storm, Owen Hart, Raven, Scott Steiner, Ultimo Dragon
4 times on the list: Samoa Joe (#3 in 2005, #4 in 2004 & 2006), KENTA (#3 in 2006, #6 in 2003 & 2005, #7 in 2004), Naomichi Marufuji (#5 in 2006), CM Punk (#14 in 2004), Chris Sabin, Randy Orton (#6 in 2004), Chavo Guerrero Jr., Chris Candido, Genichiro Tenryu, Jeff Hardy, Johnny Storm, Masato Tanaka, Minoru Tanaka (#7 in 2001), Scott Hall, Shane Douglas, Shinya Hashimoto, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, and Terry Funk.
3 times on the list: Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Hiroshi Tanahashi. Shelton Benjamin. Petey Williams. Homicide. Rhino. Paul London. Akira Taue, Billy Kidman, Davey Boy Smith, D-Von Dudley, El Samurai, Justin Credible, Juventud Guerrera, Kanyon, Ken Shamrock, Kevin Nash, Mike Awesome, Nobuhiko Takada, Perry Saturn, Psicosis, Taz, Too Cold Scorpio, William Regal, and Yoshihiro Takayama.
2 times on the list: Jamie Noble, Austin Aries, Chris Harris, Roderick Strong, Takashi Suguira, Nigel McGuinness, Abyss, CIMA, Jay Briscoe, Brian Kendrick, Hurricane, Alex Shane, Arn Anderson, Bill Goldberg, Billy Gunn, Brian Christopher, Brian Pillman, Brock Lesnar (#5 in 2003), Buh Buh Ray Dudley, D-Lo Brown, Dustin Rhodes, Ginsei Shinzaki, James Tighe, Johnny Ace, Marc Mero, Masahiro Chono, Mikey Whipwreck, Ric Flair (#41 in 1995, #49 in 1996), Rocko Rock, Steve Williams, Sting, Super Crazy, Test, and The Sandman.
Only once on the list: Suwa, James Storm, Alex Shelly, Milano Collection A.T, Eric Young, Jay Lethal, Batista (#49 in 2005), Takeshi Morishima (#7 this year), Shiji Kondo, Finlay (#25 in 2006), Katsuhiko Nakajima, Davey Richards, Mark Briscoe, Matt Sydal, Johnny Nitro (#48 this year), Pac, Al Snow, Alex Wright, Art Barr, BG James, Buff Bagwell, Charlie Haas, Chris Hero, Colt Cabana, Crash Holly, Curt Hennig, Dan Kroffat, Disco Inferno, Dragon Kid, EZ Money, Guido Maritato, Hardcore Holly (#50 in 1999), Hayabusa, Heavy Metal, Hiroshi Hase, Hulk Hogan (#49 in 1994), Jimmy Del Ray, Jodie Fleisch, John Cena (#48 in 2003), John Kronus, Kane (#49 in 2001), Kaz Hayashi, Kid Kash, La Parka, Magnum Tokyo, Manabu Nakanishi, Marty Jannetty, Paul Burchill, Pit Bull Two, Randy Savage. Red, Ricky Steamboat, Riki Choshu, Scotty Too Hotty, Shane McMahon, Shinsuke Nakamura, Shiro Koshinaka, Stan Hansen. Steve Corino, Stevie Richards, Super Delfin, Susuma Yokosuka, Taiyo Kea, Taka Michinoku, The Head Hunter(s), The Patriot, Tom Prichard, Tracey Smothers, Trent Acid, Val Venis, Yoshinari Ogawa, and Yossino.
I would like to thank Ultimate Life Clinic for reversing my father's Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). My father’s ALS condition was fast deteriorating before he started on the ALS Herbal medicine treatment from Ultimate Life Clinic. He was on the treatment for just 6 months and we never thought my father will recover so soon. He has gained some weight in the past months and he is able to walk with no support. You can reach them through there website www.ultimatelifeclinic.com
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Powerslam Magazine is from the UK and has been producing a "Top 50" wrestlers list for a decade. Their period of observation is between Dec 1 and Nov 30.
2006 1. Edge 2. Bryan Danielson 3. KENTA 4. Samoa Joe 5. Naomichi Marufuji 6. AJ Styles 7. Takeshi Morishima 8. Christopher Daniels 9. Yugi Nagata 10. Rey Mysterio 11. CIMA 12. Low Ki 13. Homicide 14. Shiji Kondo 15. Kurt Angle 16. Takarshi Sagiura 17. Satoshi Kojima 18. Hiroshi Tanahashi 19. Chris Benoit 20. Randy Orton 21. Austin Aries 22. Rob Van Dam 23. Shawn Michaels 24. Nigel McGuinness 25. Finlay 26. Katsuhiko Nakajima 27. Kenta Kobashi 28. Koji Kanemoto 29. Kensuke Sasaki 30. Roderick Strong 31. Jun Akiyama 32. Davey Richards 33. Jay Briscoe 34. Chris Sabin 35. Mark Briscoe 36. Triple H 37. Booker T 38. Petey Williams 39. Abyss 40. Rhino 41. Brian Kendrick 42. Hiroyoshi Tenzan 43. Paul London 44. CM Punk 45. The Undertaker 46. Matt Sydal 47. Matt Hardy 48. Johnny Nitro 49. Gregory Helms 50. Pac
2005 1. AJ Styles 2. Shawn Michaels 3. Samoa Joe 4. Kenta Kobashi 5. Kurt Angle 6. Kenta 7. Christopher Daniels 8. Naomichi Marufuji 9. Eddie Guerrero 10.Kensuke Sasaki 11.Chris Benoit 12. Rey Mysterio 13.Satoshi Kojima 14. Edge 15. Jamie Knoble 16. Triple H 17. Toshiaki Kawada 18. Austin Aries 19. Chris Jericho 20. Jun Akiyama 21. Yoshinobu Kanemaru 22. Koji Kanemoto 23. CM Punk 24. Chris Harris 25. Suwa 26. Bryan Danielson 27.Hiroshi Tananashi 28. James Storm 29. Roderick Strong 30. Chris Sabin 31 Shelton Benjamin 32. Doug Williams 33. Alex Shelly 34. Christian 35. Low Ki 36. Petey Williams 37. Hiroyshi Tenzan 38. Milano Collection A.T 39. Takashi Suguira 40.Randy Orton 41. Eric Young 42. Jay Lethal 43. Matt Hardy 44. Homicide 45. Nigel Mcguiness 46. Jeff Jarret 47. Abyss 48. Booker T 49. Batista 50. Sabu
2004 1. Chris Benoit 2. Kenta Kobashi 3. AJ Styles 4. Samoa Joe 5. Shawn Michaels 6. Randy Orton 7. KENTA 8. Jushin Liger 9. Kensuke Sasaki 10. Eddie Guererro 11. Hiroshi Tanahashi 12. Low Ki 13. Naomichi Marufuji 14. CM Punk 15. Triple H 16. Rey Mysterio 17. Hiroyoshi Tenzan 18. Kurt Angle 19. Chris Daniels 20. Doug Williams 21. Yuji Nagata 22. Bryan Danielson 23. Yoshihiro Takayama 24. Yoshinobu Kanemaru 25. Shinsuke Nakamura 26. Toshiaki Kawada 27. Mitsuharu Misawa 28. Koji Kanemoto 29. Christian 30. Jun Akiyama 31. Homicide 32. Mick Foley 33. Edge 34. Shelton Benjamin 35. Minoru Tanaka 36. Chris Jericho 37. Susuma Yokosuka 38. Chris Sabin 39. Chavo Guerrero 40. Paul London 41. Chris Hero 42. Alex Shane 43. Petey Williams 44. James Tighe 45. Tajiri 46. Jonny Storm 47. Jeff Jarrett. 48. Undertaker 49. Colt Cabana 50. Paul Burchill
2003
1. Kenta Kobashi 2. Kurt Angle 3. Eddie Guerrero 4. Yugi Nagata 5. Brock Lesnar 6. KENTA 7. AJ Styles 8. Jun Akiyama 9. Chris Benoit 10. Naomichi Marufuji 11. Paul London 12. Koji Kanemoto 13. Shawn Michaels 14. Rey Mysterio Jr. 15. Hiroyoshi Tenzan 16. Christopher Daniels 17. Shinjiro Ohtani 18. Jushin Liger 19. Low Ki 20. Yoshihiro Tajiri 21. Yoshihiro Takayama 22. Rob Van Dam 23. Juventud Guerrera 24. Samoa Joe 25. Chris Jericho 26. Christian 27. Toshiaki Kawada 28. Shelton Benjamin 29. Doug Williams 30. Satoshi Kojima 31. Charlie Haas 32. The Undertaker 33. Jerry Lynn 34. Booker T 35. CIMA 36. Bryan Danielson 37. Raven 38. Chris Sabin 39. Randy Orton 40. Chris Harris 41. Johnny Storm 42. Yossino 43. CM Punk 44. Chavo Guerrero Jr. 45. Jeff Jarrett 46. Matt Hardy 47. Jay Briscoe 48. John Cena 49. Bill Goldberg 50. James Tighe
2002 1: Kurt Angle 2: Yuji Nagata 3: Low Ki 4: Eddie Guerrero 5: Satoshi Kojima 6: Jerry Lynn 7: Keiji Muto 8: RVD 9: Edge 10: Genichiro Tenryu 11: A.J. Styles 12: Jun Akiyama 13: The Rock 14: Chris Benoit 15: American Dragon 16: Yoshinobu Kanemaru 17: Christopher Daniels 18: Koji Kanemoto 19: Rey Mysterio Jr. 20: HHH 21: Doug Williams 22: Hiroyoshi Tenzan 23: Chris Jericho 24: Shinjiro Ohtani 25: Minoru Tanaka 26: Yoshihiro Takayama 27: Bokker T 28: Manabu Nakanishi 29: Jushin Lyger 30: Jamie Noble 31: Mat Hardy 32: Mitsharu Misawa 33: Jodie Fleisch 34: Jeff Hardy 35: Steve Austin 36: Chavo Guerrero 37: Brock Lesnar 38: Jonny Storm 39: Christian 40: Masahiro Chono 41: Spanky 42: Masato Tanaka 43: Tajiri 44: Kenta Kobashi 45: Magnum Tokyo 46: Undertaker 47: Trent Acid 48: Dragon Kid 49: Red 50: Lance Storm
2001 1. Steve Austin 2. Keiji Muto 3. Kurt Angle 4. Rob Van Dam 5. Yugi Nagata 6. The Rock 7. Minour Tanaka 8. Jun Akiyama 9. Triple H 10. Chris Jericho 11. Satoshi Kojima 12. Booker T 13. Chris Benoit 14. Jeff Hardy 15. Hiroyoshi Tenzan 16. Edge 17. Toshiaki Kawada 18. Genichiro Tenryu 19. Buh Buh Ray Dudley 20. Rhyno 21. Tatsuhito Takaiwa 22. Matt Hardy 23. Christian 24. D-Von Dudley 25. Yoshihiro Tajiri 26. Shinjiro Ohtani 27. Kensuke Sasaki 28. Jushin Liger 29. Shinya Hashimoto 30. Mitsuharu Misawa 31. Test 32. Taiyo Kea 33. Kanyon 34. El Samurai 35. Shane Helms 36. Doug Williams 37. Christopher Daniels 38. Bryan Danielson 39. Scott Steiner 40. William Regal 41. Johnny Storm 42. Vader 43. Alex Shane 44. Lance Storm 45. EZ Money 46. Kaz Hayashi 47. Billy Kidman 48. Low Ki 49. Kane 50. Sean Waltman
2000 1 HHH 2 Chris Beniot 3 The Rock 4 Yoshihiro Tajiri 5 Kenta Kobashi 6 Chris Jericho 7 Jeff Hardy 8 Shinjiro Ohtani 9 Rob Van Dam 10 Jun Akiyama 11 Kid Kash 12 Minoru Tanaka 13 Kurt Angle 14 Justin Credible 15 Toshiaki Kawada 16 Edge 17 Mike Awesome 18 Guido Maritato 19 Tatsuhito Takaiwa 20 Scott Steiner 21 Matt Hardy 22 Mitsuharu Misawa 23 Jeff Jarrett 24 Christian 25 Jerry Lynn 26 Lance Storm 27 X-Pac 28 Booker T 29 Kensuke Sasaki 30 Buh Buh Ray Dudley 31 Vader 32 DDP 33 Super Crazy 34 Koji Kanemoto 35 Dean Malenko 36 Rhino 37 Eddie Guerrero 38 Masato Tanaka 39 Jushin Liger 40 Genichiro Tenryu 41 Scotty Too Hotty 42 D-Von Dudley 43 Mick Foley 44 Keiji Muto 45 Kanyon 46 Grandmaster Sexay 47 Terry Funk 48 Val Venis 49 Steve Corino 50 Crash Holly
1999 1. Chris Benoit 2. Keiji Muto 3. Kenta Kobashi 4. The Rock 5. Steve Austin 6. Jerry lynn 7. Yugi Nagata 8. Shinjiro Ohtani 9. Rey Mysterio Jr. 10. Koji Kanemoto 11. Billy Kidman 12. Mitsuharu Misawa 13. Triple H 14. Diamond Dallas Page 15. Justin Credible 16. Jushin Liger 17. Juventud Guerrera 18. Jun Akiyama 19. Super Crazy 20. Mick Foley 21. Yoshihiro Tajiri 22. Jeff Hardy 23. Tatsuhito Takaiwa 24. Sabu 25. Satoshi Kojima 26. Vader 27. Christian 28. Toshiaki Kawada 29. Dean Malenko 30. Raven 31. Yoshinari Ogawa 32. Edge 33. Lance Storm 34. The Great Sasuke 35. Rob Van Dam 36. Bill Goldberg 37. Matt Hardy 38. Bam Bam Bigelow 39. Masato Tanaka 40. Jeff Jarrett 41. Sean Waltman 42. D-Lo Brown 43. Tazz 44. Perry Saturn 45. Bret Hart 46. Shane McMahon 47. Mike Awesome 48. Eddie Guerrero 49. Test 50. Hardcore Holly
1998 1. Steve Austin 2. Koji Kanemoto 3. Mick Foley 4. Chris Benoit 5. Jun Akiyama 6. Shinjiro Ohtani 7. Chris Jericho 8. Ken Shamrock 9. Jushin Liger 10. Billy Kidman 11. Kenta Kobashi 12. Jerry Lynn 13. The Rock 14. Diamond Dallas Page 15. Raven 16. Mitsuharu Misawa 17. Shinya Hashimoto 18. Satoshi Kojima 19. Juventud Guerrera 20. Masato Tanaka 21. El Samurai 22. Bam Bam Bigelow 23. Owen Hart 24. Booker T 25. Tatsuhito Takaiwa 26. Triple H 27. Dean Malenko 28. Toshiaki Kawada 29. Sean Waltman 30. Rob Van Dam 31. Ultimo Dragon 32. Eddie Guerrero 33. Justin Credible 34. Bret Hart 35. Lance Storm 36. Chavo Guerrero Jr. 37. Genichiro Tenryu 38. Terry Funk 39. Rey Mysterio Jr. 40. The Undertaker 41. Disco Inferno 42. D-Lo Brown 43. Sting 44. Chris Candido 45. Billy Gunn 46. Saturn 47. The Great Sasuke 48. Kanyon 49. The Road Dogg 50. Sabu
1997 1) Bret Hart 2) Jushin Liger 3) Shawn Michaels 4) Shijiro Ohtani 5) Eddie Guerrero 6) Ultimo Dragon 7) The Undertaker 8) Steve Austin 9) Mitsuharu Misawa 10) Diamond Dallas Page 11) El Samurai 12) Dean Malenko 13) Rey Misterio Jr. 14) Kenta Kobashi 15) Toshiaki Kawada 16) Shinya Hashimoto 17) Randy Savage 18) Chris Benoit 19) Koji Kanemoto 20) Sabu 21) Ken Shamrock 22) Mankind 23) Akira Taue 24) Davey Boy Smith 25) Curt Hennig 26) Owen Hart 27) Jun Akiyama 28) Kensuke Sasaki 29) Vader 30) Shane Douglas 31) Hiroyoshi Tenzan 32) Jeff Jarrett 33) Syxx 34) Taka Michinoku 35) Keiji Muto 36) The Great Sasuke 37) Taz 38) Booker T 39) Scott Steiner 40) Bam Bam Bigelow 41) Chris Candido 42) Masa Chono 43) Hunter Hearst-Helmsley 44) Marcus Bagwell 45) Chris Jericho 46) Rocky Maivia 47) Rob Van Dam 48) Brian Christopher 49) D-Von Dudley 50) Scott Hall
1996 1. Shawn Michaels 2. Kenta Kobashi 3. Dean Malenko 4. Sabu 5. Mick Foley 6. Rey Mysterio Jr. 7. The Great Sasuke 8. Mitsuharu Misawa 9. Steve Austin 10. Jushin Liger 11. Akira Taue 12. Shinya Hashimoto 13. Steve Williams 14. Chris Benoit 15. Bret Hart 16. Ultimo Dragon 17. Nobuhiko Takada 18. Toshiaki Kawada 19. Too Cold Scorpio 20. Shinjiro Ohtani 21. Davey Boy Smith 22. Perry Saturn 23. Shane Douglas 24. Jun Akiyama 25. Chris Jericho 26. Eddie Guerrero 27. Keiji Muto 28. Marc Mero/Johnny B. Badd 29. Owen Hart 30. Mikey Whipwreck 31. Johnny Ace 32. Triple H 33. Steven Regal 34. Psicosis 35. Pit Bull Two 36. Diamond Dallas Page 37. Kevin Nash 38. Shiro Koshinaka 39. John Kronus 40. Rob Van Dam 41. Raven 42. Dustin Rhodes 43. Tazz 44. Stevie Richards 45. Scott Hall 46. Riki Choshu 47. Booker T 48. Vader 49. Ric Flair 50. The Sandman
1995 1. Mitsuharu Misawa 2. Chris Benoit 3. Shawn Michaels 4. Eddie Guerrero 5. Toshiaki Kawada 6. Bret Hart 7. Sabu 8. Kenta Kobashi 9. Keiji Muto 10. Ken Shamrock 11. Jushin Liger 12. Koji Kanemoto 13. Too Cold Scorpio 14. Dean Malenko 15. Ginsei Shinzaki 16. Nobuhiko Takada 17. Rey Mysterio Jr. 18. Akira Taue 19. Marty Jannetty 20. Mick Foley 21. Johnny Ace 22. Vader 23. Sean Waltman 24. Mikey Whipwreck 25. Alex Wright 26. Davey Boy Smith 27. Psicosis 28. Brian Pillman 29. Owen Hart 30. Rocko Rock 31. Al Snow 32. The Great Sasuke 33. Raven 34. Terry Funk 35. Triple H 36. Ultimo Dragon 37. Scott Hall 38. Johnny B. Badd 39. Arn Anderson 40. Steve Austin 41. Ric Flair 42. Chris Candido 43. Bam Bam Bigelow 44. Hayabusa 45. Scott Steiner 46. The Sandman 47. The Head Hunter(s) 48. Kevin Nash 49. Shane Douglas 50. La Parka
1994 1. Shawn Michaels 2. Chris Benoit 3. Toshiaki Kawada 4. Mitsuharu Misawa 5. Jushin Liger 6. Bret Hart 7. Steve Williams 8. Sabu 9. Nobuhiko Takada 10. Vader 11. Steve Austin 12. Kenta Kobashi 13. Too Cold Scorpio 14. Art Barr 15. Hiroshi Hase 16. Sean Waltman 17. Shane Douglas 18. Terry Funk 19. The Great Sasuke 20. Keiji Muto 21. Eddie Guerrero 22. Owen Hart 23. Mick Foley 24. Stan Hansen 25. Brian Pillman 26. Jimmy Del Ray 27. Tracey Smothers 28. Dan Kroffat 29. Ultimo Dragon 30. Sting 31. Rey Mysterio Jr. 32. Tom Prichard 33. Ginsei Shinzaki 34. Psicosis 35. Bam Bam Bigelow 36. Ricky Steamboat 37. Scott Steiner 38. Kevin Nash 39. Chris Candido 40. Arn Anderson 41. Super Delfin 42. Heavy Metal 43. The Patriot 44. Billy Gunn 45. Dustin Rhodes 46. Scott Hall 47. Rocko Rock 48. Mike Awesome 49. Hulk Hogan 50. Steven Regal
Thanks to Crippler for his help collecting this data!
posted by Indeed Wrestling at 12:21 PM on Dec 20, 2006
"Powerslam Top 50"
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On average, if you are listed in the previous year, there is 63% chance you'll get listed again the following year. (Example/ 64% of the people listed in 2005 where also listed on the 2006 list.)
In 13 years, they've chosen a total of 199 people.
Chris Benoit is the only person to be listed all 13 years. He finished 1st twice (1999 & 2004), 2nd twice (1994 & 1995) and his highest rating to date has been 18 (1997) and 19 (2006).
Kenta Kobashi has been listed 12 of 13 years missing only 2001. He returned in 2002 at 44th place and jumped to first place in 2003.
Eddie Guerrero, Rey Misterio Jr., Triple H, Toshiaki Kawada, Jun Akiyama and Jushin Liger have been listed 11 times though of that group only HHH has got 1st place (2000). The rest have been listed in the top five at one point another except for Rey who has only made it as high as #6 (1996).
Ten times on the list goes to Koji Kanemoto (#2 in 1998) & Mitsuharu Misawa (#1 in 1995).
Chris Jericho, Booker T, and Rob Van Dam have been on the list nine times. RVD's best finishers were 2000-2002 where he was #9, #4 and #8. Booker T has ranged from #12 (2001) to #48 (2005) and Jericho's peak was #7 (1998), off in 1999 and #6 in 2000.
HBK, Great Muta, Mick Foley, Ohtani & Steve Austin all have been on the list eight times. Shawn has two #1 (1994, 1996), #2 (2005), #3 (1995 & 1997) and #5 (2003). Muto hit #2 twice (1999 & 2001) while Foley floundered except at #3 in 1998 and #5 in 1996. Ohtani had a strong run 1997 to 2001 finishing 4, 6, 8 and 8. Austin hit #1 in 1998 & 2001 with top ten finishes in 1996 & 1997.
7 times on the list: Kurt Angle (#1 in 2002), Satoshi Kojima (#5 in 2002), Edge (this year's #1), Christian (highest finish: #23 in 2001), Hiroyoshi Tenzan (#15 in 2001 & 2003), Sabu (#4 in 1996, #50 in 1998 & 2005, off from 2000 to 2006 except for the #50 in 2005), Sean Waltman (#16 in 1994), Matt Hardy and Vader (#10 in 1994).
6 times on the list:Christopher Daniels, Kensuke Sasaki, Bryan Danielson (this year's #2), Low Ki (#3 in 2002), Jeff Jarrett, Yugi Nagata (six top ten finishes, #2 in 2002), Undertaker (#7 in 1997), Bret Hart (#1 in 1997), Dean Malenko (#3 in 1996), Great Sasuke (#7 in 1996), The Rock (#3 in 2000 and #4 in 1999), Yoshihiro Tajiri (#4 in 2000).
5 times on the list: AJ Styles, Doug Williams, Bam Bam Bigelow, Diamond Dallas Page, Jerry Lynn, Lance Storm, Owen Hart, Raven, Scott Steiner, Ultimo Dragon
4 times on the list: Samoa Joe (#3 in 2005, #4 in 2004 & 2006), KENTA (#3 in 2006, #6 in 2003 & 2005, #7 in 2004), Naomichi Marufuji (#5 in 2006), CM Punk (#14 in 2004), Chris Sabin, Randy Orton (#6 in 2004), Chavo Guerrero Jr., Chris Candido, Genichiro Tenryu, Jeff Hardy, Johnny Storm, Masato Tanaka, Minoru Tanaka (#7 in 2001), Scott Hall, Shane Douglas, Shinya Hashimoto, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, and Terry Funk.
3 times on the list: Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Hiroshi Tanahashi. Shelton Benjamin. Petey Williams. Homicide. Rhino. Paul London. Akira Taue, Billy Kidman, Davey Boy Smith, D-Von Dudley, El Samurai, Justin Credible, Juventud Guerrera, Kanyon, Ken Shamrock, Kevin Nash, Mike Awesome, Nobuhiko Takada, Perry Saturn, Psicosis, Taz, Too Cold Scorpio, William Regal, and Yoshihiro Takayama.
2 times on the list: Jamie Noble, Austin Aries, Chris Harris, Roderick Strong, Takashi Suguira, Nigel McGuinness, Abyss, CIMA, Jay Briscoe, Brian Kendrick, Hurricane, Alex Shane, Arn Anderson, Bill Goldberg, Billy Gunn, Brian Christopher, Brian Pillman, Brock Lesnar (#5 in 2003), Buh Buh Ray Dudley, D-Lo Brown, Dustin Rhodes, Ginsei Shinzaki, James Tighe, Johnny Ace, Marc Mero, Masahiro Chono, Mikey Whipwreck, Ric Flair (#41 in 1995, #49 in 1996), Rocko Rock, Steve Williams, Sting, Super Crazy, Test, and The Sandman.
Only once on the list: Suwa, James Storm, Alex Shelly, Milano Collection A.T, Eric Young, Jay Lethal, Batista (#49 in 2005), Takeshi Morishima (#7 this year), Shiji Kondo, Finlay (#25 in 2006), Katsuhiko Nakajima, Davey Richards, Mark Briscoe, Matt Sydal, Johnny Nitro (#48 this year), Pac, Al Snow, Alex Wright, Art Barr, BG James, Buff Bagwell, Charlie Haas, Chris Hero, Colt Cabana, Crash Holly, Curt Hennig, Dan Kroffat, Disco Inferno, Dragon Kid, EZ Money, Guido Maritato, Hardcore Holly (#50 in 1999), Hayabusa, Heavy Metal, Hiroshi Hase, Hulk Hogan (#49 in 1994), Jimmy Del Ray, Jodie Fleisch, John Cena (#48 in 2003), John Kronus, Kane (#49 in 2001), Kaz Hayashi, Kid Kash, La Parka, Magnum Tokyo, Manabu Nakanishi, Marty Jannetty, Paul Burchill, Pit Bull Two, Randy Savage. Red, Ricky Steamboat, Riki Choshu, Scotty Too Hotty, Shane McMahon, Shinsuke Nakamura, Shiro Koshinaka, Stan Hansen. Steve Corino, Stevie Richards, Super Delfin, Susuma Yokosuka, Taiyo Kea, Taka Michinoku, The Head Hunter(s), The Patriot, Tom Prichard, Tracey Smothers, Trent Acid, Val Venis, Yoshinari Ogawa, and Yossino.
Some of the Lowest Averages with significant history:
KENTA (4 years: 2003-2006 - avg 5.50)
AJ Styles (5 years: 2002-2006 - avg 5.60)
Shawn Michaels (8 years: 1994-97, 2003-06 - avg 6.38)
Yugi Nagata (6 years: 1999, 2001-04, 2006 - avg 8.00)
Kurt Angle (7 years: 2000-2006 - avg 8.14)
Chris Benoit (13 years: 1994-2006 - avg 8.46)
Samoa Joe (4 years: 2003-06 - avg 8.75)
Naomichi Marufuji (4 years: 2003-06 - avg 9.00)
Kenta Kobashi (12 years: 1994-2000, 2002-2006 - avg 11.08)
Steve Austin (8 years: 1994-99, 2001-02 - avg 13.75)
Shinjiro Ohtani (8 years: 1996-03 - avg 14.13)
The Rock (6 years: 1997-2002 - avg 14.17)
Jushin Lyger (11 years: 1994-2004 - avg 15.91)
Mitsuharu Misawa (10 years: 1994-2002, 2004 - avg 16.10)
Most consistently ranked the same:
KENTA (6/7/6/3 - stdev: 1.73)
Chris Candido (39/42/41/44 - stdev: 2.08)
Tatsuhito Takaiwa (25/23/19/21 - stdev: 2.58)
Owen Hart (22/29/29/26/23 - stdev: 3.27)
Johnny Storm (41/38/41/46 - stdev: 3.31)
Naomichi Marufuji (10/13/8/5 - stdev: 3.37)
Chavo Guerrero Jr. (36/36/44/39 - stdev: 3.77)
Chris Sabin (38/38/30/34 - stdev: 3.83)
AJ Styles (11/7/3/1/6 - stdev: 3.85)
Scott Hall (46/37/45/50 - sdtev: 5.45)
Christian (27/24/23/39/26/29/34 - stdev: 5.76)
Chris Benoit stdev: (2/2/14/18/4/1/2/13/14/9/1/11/19 - stdev: 6.75)
Yugi Nagata (7/5/2/4/21/9 - stdev: 6.81)
Doug Williams (36/21/29/20/32 - stdev: 6.95)
Kurt Angle (13/3/1/2/18/5/15 - stedv: 6.99)
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Is Shamrock being on the list in 1995 correct? He wrestled 3 matches in 1993 then didn't wrestle again until 1997.
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