摔角届中除了WWE摔美奖(Slammy Awards)的“年度最佳巨星”奖项之外，还有《PWI职业摔角周报》的PWI 500排名是十分具备分量的。以下是2016年度世界500佳男子摔角手的PWI排名。
注：*N/A=去年未入选前500名
| 今年排名 | 选手 | 去年排名 |
| 1 | Roman Reigns | 4 |
| 2 | Kazuchika Okada | 27 |
| 3 | Finn B&AAcute;lor | 28 |
| 4 | A.J. Styles | 3 |
| 5 | Jay Lethal | 17 |
| 6 | Kevin Owens | 10 |
| 7 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 5 |
| 8 | Seth Rollins | 1 |
| 9 | Dean Ambrose | 13 |
| 10 | John Cena | 2 |
| 11 | Drew Galloway | 37 |
| 12 | Tetsuya Naito | |
| 13 | Roderick Strong | 62 |
| 14 | Samoa Joe | 46 |
| 15 | Ricochet | 16 |
| 16 | Will Ospreay | N/A |
| 17 | Sheamus | 42 |
| 18 | Michael Elgin | 43 |
| 19 | Brock Lesnar | N/A |
| 20 | Ethan Carter III | 30 |
| 21 | Chris Jericho | 84 |
| 22 | The Miz | 60 |
| 23 | Kenny Omega | 54 |
| 24 | Bobby Lashley | 18 |
| 25 | Kalisto | 120 |
| 26 | Bobby Fish | 45 |
| 27 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 11 |
| 28 | Zack Sabre Jr. | 165 |
| 29 | Alberto Del Rio | 9 |
| 30 | Ryback | 29 |
| 31 | Jay Briscoe | 7 |
| 32 | Kyle O'Reilly | 35 |
| 33 | Matt Hardy | 74 |
| 34 | Rusev | 8 |
| 35 | Katsuyori Shibata | 123 |
| 36 | Dolph Ziggler | 12 |
| 37 | Tomohiro Ishii | 110 |
| 38 | Big E | 44 |
| 40 | Sami Zayn | 23 |
| 41 | Go Shiozaki | 31 |
| 42 | Kofi Kingston | 52 |
| 43 | Shingo Takagi | 255 |
| 44 | Takashi Sugiura | 211 |
| 45 | Adam Cole | 39 |
| 46 | Matt Jackson | 66 |
| 47 | Hirooki Goto | 76 |
| 48 | KUSHIDA | 34 |
| 49 | Nick Jackson | 67 |
| 50 | The Monster Matanza Cueto | 269 |
| 51 | Mike Bennett | 82 |
| 52 | Kane | 51 |
| 53 | Baron Corbin | 86 |
| 54 | Austin Aries | 50 |
| 55 | Cesaro | 41 |
| 56 | Bray Wyatt | 21 |
| 57 | El Texano Jr. | 87 |
| 58 | Xavier Woods | 77 |
| 59 | Randy Orton | 6 |
| 60 | Trevor Lee | 350 |
| 62 | Johnny Mundo | 32 |
| 63 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 115 |
| 64 | Máximo Sexy | 57 |
| 65 | Luke Gallows | 73 |
| 66 | Neville | 15 |
| 67 | Jeff Hardy | 47 |
| 68 | Pentagon Jr. | 95 |
| 69 | Karl Anderson | 79 |
| 70 | Bobby Roode | 22 |
| 71 | Timothy Thatcher | 300 |
| 72 | Apollo Crews | 197 |
| 73 | Kota Ibushi | 40 |
| 74 | ACH | 58 |
| 75 | Togi Makabe | 128 |
| 76 | Rey Mysterio Jr. | N/A |
| 77 | Mil Muertes | 26 |
| 78 | Jax Dane | 140 |
| 79 | James Storm | 56 |
| 80 | Eddie Edwards | 75 |
| 81 | Naomichi Marufuji | 48 |
| 82 | BUSHI | N/A |
| 83 | Mark Briscoe | 70 |
| 84 | Minoru Suzuki | 19 |
| 85 | Luke Harper | 24 |
| 86 | Christopher Daniels | 64 |
| 87 | Abyss | 112 |
| 88 | Eric Young | 33 |
| 89 | Fenix | 162 |
| 90 | Jey Uso | 72 |
| 91 | Isami Kodaka | 272 |
| 92 | Frankie Kazarian | 69 |
| 93 | Crazzy Steve | 152 |
| 94 | Eli Drake | 196 |
| 95 | Cage | 78 |
| 96 | Nick Aldis(Magnus） | 71 |
| 97 | Raymond Rowe | 203 |
| 98 | Davey Smith Jr. | 81 |
| 99 | Jimmy Uso | 49 |
| 100 | Lance Archer | 92 |
| 101 | Rockstar Spud | 113 |
| 102 | Big Show | 36 |
| 103 | Rocky Romero | 103 |