PWI
Wrestler of the Year Award

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Year Awarded	Winner	1st Runner-Up	2nd Runner-Up	3rd Runner-Up
2007	John Cena	Kurt Angle	Batista	Randy Orton
2006	John Cena	Samoa Joe	Rey Mysterio	Edge
2005	Batista	John Cena	AJ Styles	Samoa Joe
2004	Chris Benoit	Randy Orton	Eddie Guerrero	A.J. Styles
2003	Kurt Angle	Brock Lesnar	Triple H	A.J. Styles
2002	Brock Lesnar	Rob Van Dam	Triple H	The Undertaker
2001	Steve Austin	Kurt Angle	The Rock	Rob Van Dam
2000	The Rock	Triple H	Booker T.	Kurt Angle
1999	Steve Austin	The Rock	Sting	Taz
1998	Steve Austin	Bill Goldberg	Diamond Dallas Page	The Rock
1997	Lex Luger	Steve Austin	The Undertaker	Diamond Dallas Page
1996	The Giant	Shawn Michaels	Ric Flair	Ahmed Johnson
1995	Diesel	Shawn Michaels	Sting	Hulk Hogan
1994	Hulk Hogan	Bret Hart	Razor Ramon	Ric Flair
1993	Big Van Vader	Bret Hart	Shawn Michaels	Yokozuna
1992	Ric Flair	Ron Simmons	Rick Rude	Bret Hart
1991	Hulk Hogan	Lex Luger	Bret Hart	Sting
1990	Sting	Ultimate Warrior	Hulk Hogan	Lex Luger
1989	Ric Flair	Hulk Hogan	Lex Luger	Rick Steamboat
1988	Randy Savage	Jerry Lawler	Lex Luger	Ric Flair
1987	Hulk Hogan	Ric Flair	Randy Savage	Steve Williams
1986	Ric Flair	Hulk Hogan	Randy Savage	Nikita Koloff
1985	Ric Flair	Hulk Hogan	Rick Martel	Sgt. Slaughter
1984	Ric Flair	Hulk Hogan	Kerry Von Erich	Rick Martel
1983	Harley Race	Nick Bockwinkle	Andre The Giant	Bob Backlund
1982	Bob Backlund	Ric Flair	Hulk Hogan	Jimmy Snuka
1981	Ric Flair	Bob Backlund	Tommy Rich	Dusty Rhodes
1980	Bob Backlund	Harley Race	Verne Gagne	The Iron Sheik
1979	Harley Race	Dusty Rhodes	Jimmy Snuka	Bob Backlund
1978	Dusty Rhodes	Bob Backlund	Rick Steamboat	Harley Race
1977	Dusty Rhodes	Superstar Graham	Bob Backlund	Harley Race
1976	Terry Funk	Bruno Sammartino	Nick Bockwinkle	Paul Jones
1975	Mr. Wrestling II	-	-	-
1974	Bruno Sammartino	-	-	-
1973	Jack Brisco	-	-	-
1972	Pedro Morales	-	-	-