In a move that was branded controversial, Pro Wrestling Illustrated has included women for the first time in the list of 500. Sadly, you won’t find the likes of Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair or Asuka on this list due to PWI’s rulings back in July 2020.
This year’s PWI 500 will include wrestlers who excelled against opponents of any gender or who held traditionally “male” (or gender-neutral) championships. For the first time, multiple women will be included on the list. Frankly, this is long overdue.
Women who compete exclusively (or almost exclusively) in women’s divisions/promotions won’t be ranked in this year’s 500. However, they will be eligible for the Women’s 100 list. We acknowledge this is an imperfect system, but it seems to us the most equitable approach for now.
@OfficialPWI – July
With that being said, we’ve picked out the Women from the existing PWI 500 list:
78: Kylie Rae @IamKylieRae
83: Tessa Blanchard @Tess_Blanchard
110: Allie Kat @meowdyxyall
160 Faye Jackson @fayejackson419
254 Max the Impaler @_hernameismax_
318 Solo Darling @SoloDarling
324 Willow Nightingale @w_nightingale_
374 Ruby Raze @Razerpops
409 Chakara @chakarawrestler
471 Ashley Vox @ashley__vox
473 Leyla @leylahirsch
477 Delmi Exo @DelmiExo
485 Ava Everett @AvaEverett_
491 Molly McCoy @_mollymccoy_