Jon Moxley Tops PWI’s Top 500 List for 2020

Pro Wrestling Illustrated recently announced that Jon Moxley took the top spot as the #1 ranked wrestler in their PWI 500 list for 2020.

Moxley becomes the first wrestler from All Elite Wrestling to take PWI’s top honors. This is also Moxley’s first time being ranked as the top wrestler in the world by the publication.

Since the cover is already making its way around online, no point in waiting any longer: Congratulations to @AEWrestling‘s @JonMoxley on being the #1 ranked wrestler in this year’s PWI 500! Preorder your print copy now at https://t.co/EuUXs75XJB pic.twitter.com/O0JrkyvJ6U

— PWI (@OfficialPWI) August 27, 2020

This year’s rankings covered the time period between July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020.

WWE had the most wrestlers ranked in PWI’s Top 10 rankings with five listed, followed by AEW with three and New Japan Pro Wrestling taking the remaining two spots.

PWI’s Top 10 list for 2020:

1. Jon Moxley
2. Adam Cole
3. Chris Jericho
4. Drew McIntyre
5. Tetsuya Naito
6. Kazuchika Okada
7. Cody Rhodes
8. Seth Rollins
9. Kofi Kingston
10. AJ Styles