Seth Rollins Ranked No. 1 on PWI Top 500 for 2015

Seth Rollins’ historic 2015 campaign has landed him the No. 1 spot on Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Top-500 list.

Thanks @OfficialPWI for the number 1 spot. But let’s be honest here…was there really ever a second option? Mwuhahahaha!!

— Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) September 3, 2015

The 25th annual edition is available for download at pwi-online.com, with the magazine hitting store shelves at the end of the month.

Making this list is a huge honor for any professional wrestler in the industry. The staff use a number of criteria to determine who is the greatest on the planet, including win-loss record, championships, feuds, and quality of competition.

Here’s a look at who cracked the top 10 for 2015:

Seth Rollins (No. 12 in 2014)
John Cena (No. 3 in 2014, 12th year in a row he’s been named one of the 10 best in the world)
AJ Styles (No. 4 in 2014)
Roman Reigns (No. 7 in 2014)
Shinsuke Nakamura (No. 17 in 2014)
Randy Orton (No. 2 in 2014)
Jay Briscoe (No. 38 in 2014)
Rusev (No. 65 in 2014)
Alberto El Patron (No. 22 in 2014)
Kevin Owens (No. 27 in 2014)

Here’s a look at some of the wrestlers who have earned the No. 1 ranking in recent memory:

2014 – Daniel Bryan
2013 – John Cena
2012 – CM Punk
2011 – The Miz
2010 – AJ Styles
2009 – Triple H
2008 – Randy Orton
2007 – John Cena
2006 – John Cena
2005 – Batista
2004 – Chris Benoit
2003 – Brock Lesnar
2002 – Rob Van Dam
2001 – Kurt Angle
2000 – Triple H

Editor’s Note

The man cashed-in his MITB contract in the main event of WrestleMania, and is now holding both the WWE World Heavyweight and United States Championships. Yup….. he’s pretty good.

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