MJF Tops PWI 500 Top 10 For 2026

Pro Wrestling Illustrated released its PWI 500 list for the current year on Thursday, September 24.

Former AEW World Champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) features at the top of this year’s PWI 500, jumping 30 spots from last year.

Former Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes, who topped the list in 2024 and 2025, has dropped to the 2nd spot. He is followed by former World Heavyweight and Undisputed WWE Champion CM Punk, who moved from 15th last year to 3rd in 2026.

Mistico, ranked 9th last year, has jumped to 4th this year, followed by former AEW International Champion Konosuke Takeshita at No. 5.

Former AEW World Champion Hangman Page is at No.6, and joining him at No.7 is NJPW’s Yota Tsuji, who was ranked 31 last year. Gunther drops down to No.10 after being featured at No.3 last year, while Trick Williams (8th) and Oba Femi (9th) enter the top-10 for the first time in their careers.

Below is the PWI 500 Top 10 for 2026:

#1 MJF
#2 Cody Rhodes
#3 CM Punk
#4 Mistico
#5 Konosuke Takeshita
#6 Hangman Page
#7 Yota Tsuji
#8 Trick Williams
#9 Oba Femi
#10 Gunther

#andNEW: Congratulations to @The_MJF, the number-one wrestler on our 36th annual #PWI500 list. Find the full top 10 (along with links to buy the digital/print mag) in the comments 👇 pic.twitter.com/CxQSvufY2U

— PWI (Pro Wrestling Illustrated) (@OfficialPWI) September 24, 2026