Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) is a American Magazine of professional wrestling.

History

Pro Wrestling Illustrated was lance in 1979. The magazine is known not to break the Kayfabe. Some of the magazines were going to break this kayfabe and to tell the lower parts of wrestling; PWI it forever done, treating all traditionally storylines like realities. However, more recently, the magazine carried out a leading article which was in extreme cases between the kayfabe and a frank writing, for the first time using of the terms like " storyline" and to make the difference between the competitions " with the écran" and controversies in the true life.

The PWI does not follow that the large federations, it covers also some independent organizations. The magazine includes/understands stories about various all-in wrestlers and teams. The PWI has also monthly classifications for the large federations, of which some are independent, and a general classification into simple and team.

The PWI announced that it was going to recognize three world titles when it launched its publication: NWA, AWA and WWF. When the Jim Crockett Promotions , which controlled the title of the NWA, became WCW in 1991, the WCW obtained the right of a statute of Championship of the World, with the detriment of title NWA. ECW obtained in 1999 the right which its championship of the World is recognized, a little before its disappearance. The world title of the NWA was again recognized like a Championship of the World in 2006 with the success of TNA. Two major titles of the WWE, WWE Championship of RAW and the World Heavyweight Championship of SmackDown! is also recognized in the list of the most important world titles of the PWI. In spite of the fact that the ECW returned as a division of the WWE, the PWI recognized its ECW World Heavyweight Championship.

PWI Awards

The magazines PWI' give of the annual trophies since 1972. Contrary to the PWI 500 which are voted by the staff of PWI, the fans vote to indicate the trophies at each end of the year. A vote is organized at the time of the last edition of the year of the magazine.

A special magazine PWI Awards east left each year, which does not show only the winners, but the three others which received the most votes. The all-in wrestlers receive a plate for each Trophy PWI which they gain.

The trophies that PWI gave are the following:

  • Catcheur of the year (since 1972)
  • Équipe of the year (since 1972)
  • Match of the year (since 1972)
  • Rivalité of the year (since 1986)
  • most popular Catcheur of the year (since 1972)
  • Catcheur more hates year (since 1972)
  • Catcheur which the most improved of the year (since 1978)
  • Catcheur more inspired of the year (since 1972)
  • Beginning from the year (since 1972)
  • Stanley Weston Award (since 1981)
  • Return of the year (since 1992)
  • Woman of the year (since 1999)

Old trophies:

  • To off manage year (1972 with 1999)
  • PWI Girl Wrestler the Year (1972 with 1976)
  • PWI Midget Wrestler off the Year (1972 to 1976)
  • Commentator of the year (1977)

Championships recognized with a world statute

PWI has its own criteria to determine championships having " Statutes of Mondial" Title;. For more information, to see the List PWI of the reigns of World champion and the List PWI of the reigns of World champions per team.

PWI 500

PWI publishes its list of the 500 all-in wrestlers each year since 1991, it is an special edition annual of the magazine entitled PWI 500 . Here the numbers one of each year:

Signal 10 of the PWI 500 of each year

Bonds

  • Internet site resource for the PWI 500
  • official MySpace on the WWE

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