Kenny Omega Ranks #1 in 2021 PWI 500

Kenny Omega was ranked #1 in Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s PWI 500 for 2021, which ranks the top 500 wrestlers in the world each year.

As just announced by @AlCastlePWI on @BustedOpenRadio: Congrats to @KennyOmegamanX, who ranks #1 in the 2021 #PWI500—his second time topping the list.

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— PWI (Pro Wrestling Illustrated) (@OfficialPWI) September 8, 2021

Congratulations to #AEW World Champion @KennyOmegamanX being named #1 in this year’s @OfficialPWI #PWI500. This is Kenny’s 2nd time at #1 and the second year in a row the AEW World Champ has been the #1 ranked wrestler in the world.

Watch #AEWDynamite TONIGHT at 8/7c on TNT! https://t.co/95Z6MoxhhC

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 8, 2021

Here’s this year’s top 10:

1. Kenny Omega
2. Roman Reigns
3. Bobby Lashley
4. Drew McIntyre
5. Kota Ibushi
6. Jon Moxley
7. Will Ospreay
8. Finn Bálor
9. Shingo Takagi
10. Rich Swann

This is the second time Omega has been ranked #1, also being named the top wrestler in 2018.

Last year, Omega was ranked #13, while Jon Moxley took the #1 spot. In 2019, the #1 ranking went to Seth Rollins.

The time period for the 2021 rankings is July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021. Criterion includes “win-loss record, championships won, quality of competition, major feuds, prominence within a wrestler’s individual promotion(s), and overall wrestling ability.”