PWI
Most Popular Wrestler
of the Year Award

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Year Awarded	Winner	1st Runner-Up	2nd Runner-Up	3rd Runner-Up
2007	John Cena	The Undertaker	Sting	CM Punk
2006	Samoa Joe	John Cena	Rey Mysterio	Sting
2005	John Cena	Batista	AJ Styles	Rey Mysterio
2004	John Cena	Chris Benoit	Eddie Guerrero	Eugene
2003	Kurt Angle	Steve Austin	Rob Van Dam	Rey Mysterio Jr
2002	Rob Van Dam	Hulk Hogan	Booker T	The Rock
2001	Rob Van Dam	The Rock	Chris Jericho	Kurt Angle
2000	The Rock	Rob Van Dam	Chris Jericho	Bill Goldberg
1999	The Rock	Steve Austin	Bill Goldberg	Mick Foley
1998	Steve Austin	Bill Goldberg	Rocky Maivia	Diamond Dallas Page
1997	Sting	Steve Austin	Ric Flair	Diamond Dallas Page
1996	Shawn Michaels	Randy Savage	Sid Vicious	The Undertaker
1995	Shawn Michaels	Sting	Diesel	Hulk Hogan
1994	Sting	Bret Hart	The Undertaker	Hulk Hogan
1993	Lex Luger	Sting	Bret Hart	Dustin Rhodes
1992	Sting	The Ultimate Warrior	The Undertaker	Ron Simmons
1991	Sting	Hulk Hogan	Sid Justice	The Steiner Brothers
1990	Hulk Hogan	Sting	The Ultimate Warrior	Lex Luger
1989	Hulk Hogan	Ric Flair	Sting	The Ultimate Warrior
1988	Randy Savage	Hulk Hogan	Sting	Lex Luger
1987	Dusty Rhodes	Hulk Hogan	Randy Savage	Nikita Koloff
1986	Roddy Piper	Hulk Hogan	Rick Morton	Nikita Koloff
1985	Hulk Hogan	Magnum T.A.	Kerry von Erich	Tito Santana
1984	Kerry von Erich	Hulk Hogan	Dusty Rhodes	Sgt. Slaughter
1983	Jimmy Snuka	Dusty Rhodes	David von Erich	The Junk Yard Dog
1982	Andre the Giant	Tommy Rich	Hulk Hogan	Dusty Rhodes
1981	Tommy Rich	Bob Backlund	Andre the Giant	Dusty Rhodes
1980	Mr. Wrestling II	Dusty Rhodes	Andre the Giant	Bruno Sammartino
1979	Dusty Rhodes	Andre the Giant	Ivan Putski	Mr. Wrestling II
1978	Dusty Rhodes	Andre the Giant	Ricky Steamboat	Bob Backlund
1977	Andre the Giant	Dusty Rhodes	Bob Backlund	Mil Mascaras
1976	Wahoo McDaniel	Chief Jay Strongbow	Mr. Wrestling II	Ivan Putski
1975	Mil Mascaras	-	-	-
1974	Billy Robinson	-	-	-
1973	Chief Jay Strongbow	-	-	-
1972	Jack Brisco/ Fred Curry(tie)	-	-	-