PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year
De PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year Award wordt sinds 1972 jaarlijks uitgereikt door de professioneel worstelmagazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated. De PWI-lezers nomineren elk jaar de populairste worstelaars die actief zijn in de worstelwereld. Sting en John Cena wonnen deze prijs vier keer en zijn daarmee de recordhouders.
Winnaars en ereplaatsen
[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]| Jaar | Winnaar | Eerste ereplaats | Tweede ereplaats | Derde ereplaats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Jack Brisco / Fred Curry | |||
| 1973 | Chief Jay Strongbow | |||
| 1974 | Billy Robinson | |||
| 1975 | Mil Máscaras | |||
| 1976 | Wahoo McDaniel | Chief Jay Strongbow | Mr. Wrestling II | Ivan Putski |
| 1977 | André the Giant | Dusty Rhodes | Bob Backlund | Mil Máscaras |
| 1978 | Dusty Rhodes | André the Giant | Ricky Steamboat | Bob Backlund |
| 1979 | Ivan Putski | Mr. Wrestling II | ||
| 1980 | Mr. Wrestling II | Dusty Rhodes | André the Giant | Bruno Sammartino |
| 1981 | Tommy Rich | Bob Backlund | Dusty Rhodes | |
| 1982 | André the Giant | Tommy Rich | Hulk Hogan | |
| 1983 | Jimmy Snuka | Dusty Rhodes | David Von Erich | The Junkyard Dog |
| 1984 | Kerry Von Erich | Hulk Hogan | Dusty Rhodes | Sgt. Slaughter |
| 1985 | Hulk Hogan | Magnum T.A. | Kerry Von Erich | Tito Santana |
| 1986 | Roddy Piper | Hulk Hogan | Ricky Morton | Nikita Koloff |
| 1987 | Dusty Rhodes | Randy Savage | ||
| 1988 | Randy Savage | Sting | Lex Luger | |
| 1989 | Hulk Hogan | Ric Flair | The Ultimate Warrior | |
| 1990 | Sting | The Ultimate Warrior | Lex Luger | |
| 1991 | Sting | Hulk Hogan | Sid Justice | The Steiner Brothers |
| 1992 | The Ultimate Warrior | The Undertaker | Ron Simmons | |
| 1993 | Lex Luger | Sting | Bret Hart | Dustin Rhodes |
| 1994 | Sting | Bret Hart | The Undertaker | Hulk Hogan |
| 1995 | Shawn Michaels | Sting | ||
| 1996 | Randy Savage | Sycho Sid | The Undertaker | |
| 1997 | Sting | Steve Austin | Ric Flair | Diamond Dallas Page |
| 1998 | Steve Austin | Goldberg | The Rock | |
| 1999 | The Rock | Steve Austin | Goldberg | Mankind |
| 2000 | Rob Van Dam | Chris Jericho | Goldberg | |
| 2001 | Rob Van Dam | The Rock | Kurt Angle | |
| 2002 | Hulk Hogan | Booker T | The Rock | |
| 2003 | Kurt Angle | Steve Austin | Rob Van Dam | Rey Mysterio |
| 2004 | John Cena | Chris Benoit | Eddie Guerrero | Eugene |
| 2005 | Batista | A.J. Styles | Rey Mysterio | |
| 2006 | Samoa Joe | John Cena | Rey Mysterio | Sting |
| 2007 | John Cena | The Undertaker | Sting | CM Punk |
| 2008 | Jeff Hardy | Shawn Michaels | Samoa Joe | The Undertaker |
| 2009 | John Cena | Sting | ||
| 2010 | Randy Orton | Rob Van Dam | Daniel Bryan | |
| 2011 | CM Punk | Sting | Randy Orton | |
| 2012 | John Cena | Sheamus | Randy Orton | Jeff Hardy |
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