On this page you will find the Online Intense Arena's "Midwest Top 50." Our panel of experts have seen and or worked with virtually every wrestler in nearly every promotion in the Midwest. Here's the criteria that goes into the making of the list:

No actual in ring workers are on the panel, to insure it's objectivity.

Any wrestler who has spent an extended period of time in one of the big three (WWF, WCW, or ECW) is not eligible. For example, this disqualifies workers such as Dan Severn, Greg Valentine, and Ian Rotten. However, wrestlers such as Shark Boy, Chris Harris, and Wolfie D (yes I know Wolfie has been in all of the big three, but never for an extended period of time as an active wrestler) are eligible.

The "Midwest" is a very subjective term, to some it only means a few states such as Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and so on. To others, it can stretch as far west as Nebraska or the Dakota's. For our purposes, we used the following states as "Midwest": Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, southern Michigan, Iowa, and Missouri. Eventually, this website will cover all of those states anyway, so look at the top 50 as "ahead of it's time" as far as site coverage goes.

Voting is based on overall in ring ability, not necessarily wins/losses or titles won. Therefore, just because someone is the champion of a promotion, does not mean they will automatically be ranked. Likewise, just because, for example, Mark Green pins Steve Austin on a QWF show in Chicago, doesn't mean he will get a high ranking, because, as we all know, he was just booked to win the match :).

If you have any questions, comments, or feedback on the Midwest Top 50, head on over to our Message Board and leave your opinions there. Keep in mind, this list is not being presented as the absolute unquestionable truth; it's just a consensus opinion of several individuals!

Enough with the hype, on to the list...

1. "Classic" Colt Cabana
   

2. BJ Whitmer
   

3. "Sexy" Ace Steel
   

4. CM Punk
   

5. Dino Bambino
   

6. Chip Fairway
   

7. Chris Hero
   

8. "Mr. Wrestling" Nick Dinsmore
   

9. Danny Dominion
   

10. American Kickboxer
    
11. Hy-zaya
12. Shark Boy
13. Deno Blade
14. Bull Pain
15. Flash (Flanagan)
16. Mark Wolf
17. Corp. Robinson
18. Breyer Wellington
19. "All American" Chad Collyer
20. "Mean" Mitch Page
21. "Human Wrecking Ball" Pete Madden
22. Mad Man Pondo
23. Ty Dalton
24. "Babe Magnet" Harry Palmer
25. Blitzkrieg Kid (Bobby Bambino)
26. Rollin' Hard
27. "Britney Spears' Boyfriend" Chuck E. Smooth (Paul E. Smooth)
28. "Rugby Thug" Trent Baker
29. "The Future" Logan Caine
30. Pepper Parks
31. "X Rated" Jason Kronan
32. "Gorgeous" Gavin Starr
33. "Headliner" Chris Michaels
34. 2 Tuff Tony
35. Todd Morton
36. The Damaja
37. Billy Joe Eaton
38. "Too Sexy" Sean Casey
39. "Surfer" Cody Hawk
40. Super Hentai
41. Rikki Noga
42. Ash Parker
43. "The Original Too Cool" Trevor Lowe
44. Matt Stryker
45. "Slick" Robbie D
46. Scotty Sabre
47. Cuefa "The Flyin' Hawaiian"
48. Brandon K
49. Orion
50. Dirk Ciglar
    Just missing the top 50: "The Reverand" Axl Future, "Taxi Driver" Mad Anthony McMurphy, and "The Wizard of Ball Street" Tyrin.

    Note: The "Midwest Top 50" is published every two months. The next updated list will be online on or around July 1, 2001.