PWI
Most Improved Wrestler
of the Year Award

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Year Awarded	Winner	1st Runner-Up	2nd Runner-Up	3rd Runner-Up
2007	Candice Michelle	Black Machismo Jay Lethal	Montel Vontavious Porter	Cody Rhodes
2006	Bobby Lashley	Johnny Nitro	Chris Sabin	Umaga
2005	Batista	Carlito Caribbean Cool	Monty Brown	Chris Masters
2004	Randy Orton	Shelton Benjamin	Batista	John Bradshaw Layfield
2003	John Cena	Matt Hardy	World's Greatest Tag-Team	Victoria
2002	Brock Lesnar	Trish Stratus	Jamie Noble	AJ Styles
2001	Edge	Test	The Hurricane	Kurt Angle
2000	Steve Corino	Lance Storm	Scotty Too Hotty	Justin Credible
1999	Jerry Lynn	The Hardy Boyz	Bob Holly	Kanyon
1998	Booker T	D-Lo Brown	The New Age Outlaws	Juventud Guerrera
1997	Ken Shamrock	Steve McMichael	The Headbangers	Alex Wright
1996	Ahmed Johnson	Chris Benoit	Stevie Richards	Taz
1995	Diamond Dallas Page	Tommy Dreamer	Harlem Heat	Savio Vega
1994	Diesel	Johnny B. Badd	Sabu	Owen Hart
1993	Yokozuna	The Kid	Brian Lee	Tatanka
1992	Razor Ramon	Ron Simmons	Virgil	Brian Christopher
1991	Dustin Rhodes	Ron Simmons	The Undertaker	Crush
1990	Paul Roma	Doom	Tugboat	Cactus Jack
1989	Scott Steiner	Brutus Beefcake	Jeff Jarrett	P.Y. Chu-Hi
1988	Sting	The Ultimate Warrior	Iceman Parsons	Jeff Jarrett
1987	Curt Hennig	Al Perez	Honky Tonk Man	Sting
1986	Terry Gordy	Scott Hall	Sam Houston	Wendell Cooley
1985	Steve Williams	Brian Adias	Nikita Koloff	Randy Savage
1984	Billy Jack Haynes	Magnum T. A.	Rick Martel	Ronnie Garvin
1983	Brett Wayne Sawyer	Mike Rotundo	Pez Whatley	Brad Rheingans
1982	Barry Windham	Otto Wanz	Buzz Sawyer	Rick Martel
1981	Kevin Sullivan	Sgt. Slaughter	Charlie Cook	Tito Santana
1980	Tony Atlas	Larry Zbyszko	Ted DiBiase	Kerry Von Erich
1979	Tommy Rich	Eddy Mansfield	Kevin von Erich	Ted DiBiase
1978	Dino Bravo	Bob Backlund	Ricky Steamboat	Tony Atlas