After finishing fifth last year, Kenny Omega topped this year’s PWI 500 list, as voted by the editors and writers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated.
With Omega finishing first in this year’s list, it marks the first time in the 28-year history of the top 500 list that non-WWE Superstars finished first in back-to-back years, as NJPW Superstar Kazuchika Okada came in first last year.
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“Not only has Kenny Omega managed to set a new standard for excellence in his matches in New Japan Pro Wrestling, but he has also captured the imagination of the fans in a way few others wrestlers have been able to do in recent years,” said Senior Writer Dan Murphy, who coordinates the PWI 500 issue. “In a very real way, Kenny Omega embodies 2018 in professional wrestling. His success on his own terms has made him an international phenomenon.”
Check out the complete list and more notes from the top 500 list at PWI-Online.com.