Welcome once more to the Violent People 100 countdown, this time for the year 2025. This year we received 64 ballots who voted for over 950 wrestlers to decide who exactly are the best wrestlers of the past year. Who are the esteemed voters who made these decisions? Let’s meet them:

Name (if you have a common first name please consider adding an initial)	Social media (twitter/bsky/etc.) link?	Anything you’d like to plug?
Stump H. Puller	I have none thankfully	PWO is where I put my review dumps of matches I find interesting, weird, or just Deep Dives. Cool place
xiomax	xiomax.bsky.social
Charles F.
MerinoWr3stling	MerinoWr3stling	https://youtube.com/@wrestlingenpositivo?si=DetMg384szHhjQr4
Marilyn of Death	@MarilynOfDeath
TayKZY	TayKZY on all of it	My Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@taykzy
HD	hd0623.bsky.social
Padraig	https://x.com/padraigGav	https://sites.google.com/view/padraig-gavin/home?authuser=0
Cody Milkman	https://x.com/thebigmilkman77	twitch.tv/thebigmilkman
musashibo benkei		Head of artilery and weapons @ toukon.org
Cake	@kodakrabbit on twitter
Andy aka ShrimpBizkit	https://x.com/theshrimpbizkit	more dead ice agents
KFG	kungfugrip.bsky.social
Troubles	TroublesWres	My substack is https://open.substack.com/pub/troublesweekly?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5eqegh
Mr bushiroad		toukon.org
Tylar	@Ty_PHX	No
Jonas G	nothug.bsky.social
puroluchitas	@puroluchitas
EAMONN (ALL CAPS WHEN YOU SPELL THE MAN’S NAME)	https://letterboxd.com/RZAdentEvil/	https://www.pbp.ie/
Andrew G		longstorysport.com
Jacob S
Nick Yeoman	N/A
chris	fighthaskins	violent people radio
Monch	https://twitter.com/PeckinpahHfr
John C.	@toshanshuinla on twitter, @justoneenby on bluesky	Wrestling Omakase- it sucks
Rustie	twitter @rustiebeatsss
pto	ptotime	violent people radio
PEN	@definetly_pedro	No
Count Snarkula	deathmatchfashionpolice.substack.com	r/DeathmatchWrestling
Stevan S.	https://x.com/OuterStevan	https://www.youtube.com/@matchesworthwatching
Henry/HeadCheese	Blu_Reymysterio / henryheadcheese.bsky.social	MVs sometimes at https://youtube.com/@headcheese, Website – https://acheesyprowrestling.wordpress.com/
Stephen
Cal S.	CAL539H on twitter	No
Alice S.	https://bsky.app/profile/gonzoappreciator.bsky.social
Venellope	https://x.com/ChrisVenellope
BQ	twitter: @phillyleotard0	no thank you
MM	@noestoyentuiter
Lucas E	https://x.com/LukeEasly
Jon B.
FUJIWARASMIRK	twitter.com/fujiwarasmirk	https://fujiwarasmirk.com
Andrew Lacelle	@outlawjamboree	https://youtube.com/@abdullahtozenk?si=U_Qfbx-218Uag7GW
Corwo	https://x.com/The_Corwo	https://spinningwheelkick.wordpress.com/
Simon	elhijodelsimon	HANDWERK
Aniruddh (Ani) Nambudiri	@gun_staple on twitter	wsum.org, check out or blog for some great content in sports and music (I write for all topics on the website)
dokomoy	dokomoy on twitter
Orchid	livelaughlbomb	https://livelaughligerbomb.substack.com/
Owen R
Maggie	nah we’re good
Andrew (cero1max)	https://bsky.app/profile/cero1max.bsky.social	I write about wrestling at cero1max.substack.com
Flae	https://x.com/flaeblazer	Horn of Africa Wrestling & Dig Deep AEW Podcast
Sol	soalpost (twitter) (solpost on bluesky)	Horn of Africa Wrestling Blog
Justice	@Justiceherbertw	NEW SHORT MOVIE, I WANT TO FEEL ALIVE. I WANT TO FEEL DEAD, CHECK IT OUT ON INSTAGRAM AT @justiceherbertwattie
Timothy Robert Buechner	@wiger	Heat Death of the Universe
Chris W.	@woebegonejabroni.net
Ben A	@GeckoGrapples on Twitter and bsky
MC	@TheKojiFan	https://shoot-style-and-other-stuff.blogspot.com/
Tanner	tanneronefour.bsky.social	All You Can Hear Podcast
Sm D	@concrete1992.bsky.social	violentpeople.co (but I guess you don’t need that)
kelly s.	@kellysnewyork	kurtrussellreunion.wordpress.com
JML	TheJML_	Follow @WONHOFTracker
Dan Rice	DanRiceVp	ACTION Death Valley Days: Road Report
jon	@anotherspammer
brennan		my ass
Bucky!	touchingblood	Wrestling Is Gross podcast

Ties are broken first by number of ballots a given wrestler made and then by highest placement on a ballot. No further tiebreakers from there. Let’s dive into the first honorable mentions of the year.

T-947. Gema (1 ballot, 1 point)
Last Year’s Rank: 516
High Vote: PEN (100)

T-947. Wild Boar (1 ballot, 1 point)
Last Year’s Rank: Not Ranked
High Vote: Ben A. (100)

T-947. Ryan Mooney (1 ballot, 1 point)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: Orchid (100)

T-947. Sexy Dulce (1 ballot, 1 point)
Last Year’s Rank; NR
High Vote: pto (100)

T-947. IShowSpeed (1 ballot, 1 point)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: Henry/HeadCheese (100)

T-945. Jimmy Controversy (1 ballot, 1 point)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote Count Snarkula (50)

T-945. Kazunari Murakami (1 ballot, 1 point)
Last Year’s Rank: 296
High Vote: Stump H. Puller (50)

T-932. Yoshiaki Fujiwara (1 ballot, 2 points)
Last Year’s Rank: 824
High Vote: HD (99)

T-932. Leyton Buzzard (1 ballot, 2 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote; Ben A. (99)

T-932. Axel Carter (1 ballot, 2 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: Henry/HeadCheese 999)

T-932. Christopher Daniels (1 ballot, 2 points)
Last Year’s Rank: 562
High Vote: xiomax (99)

T-932. Ricky Sosa (1 ballot, 2 points)
Last Year’s Rank; NR
High Vote; EAMONN (99)

T-932. Josh Briggs (1 ballot, 2 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: Sol (99)

T-932. Nick Schreier (1 ballot, 2 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: Merino (99)

T-932. James Angel (1 ballot, 2 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote; Alice S. (99)

T-932. Juicy Bruice (1 ballot, 2 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: TyPls (99)

T-932. Toi Kojima (1 ballot, 2 points)
Last Year’s Rank: 748
High Vote: Justice (99)

T-932. Dalys (1 ballot, 2 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: puroluchitas (99)

T-932. Ultimo Maldito (1 ballot, 2 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote; TayKZY (99)

T-932. Anna Jay (1 ballot, 2 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote; musashibo benkei (99)

T-930. Sagittarius (1 ballot, 2 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: jon (49)

T-930. Daiju Wakamatsu (1 ballot, 2 point)
Last Year’s Rank: 483
High Vote: Chris W. (49)

T-919. Iceman (1 ballot, 3 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: Orchid (98)

T-919. Paul Ishida (1 ballot, 3 points)
Last Year’s Rank: 779
High Vote: Padraig (98)

T-919. Madman Pondo (1 ballot, 3 points)
Last Year’s Rank: 824
High Vote: pto (98)

T-919. Shigehiro Irie (1 ballot, 3 points)
Last Year’s Rank: 364
High Vote: EAMONN (98)

T-919. Shoji Ono (1 ballot, 3 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: Corwo (98)

T-919. Psycho Simon (1 ballot, 3 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote; TyPls (98)

T-919. Arkangel Divino (1 ballot, 3 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: TayKZY (98)

T-919. HANAKO (1 ballot, 3 points)
Last Year’s Rank; NR
High Vote: JML (98)

T-919. Jack Harrop (1 ballot, 3 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: Sm D (98)

T-919. Maximilien Monclair (1 ballot, 3 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: Alice S. (98)

T-919. Angelo Parker (1 ballot, 3 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote; HD (98)

T-917. Josiah Vatsana (1 ballot, 3 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: Count Snarkula (48)

T-917. Hook (1 ballot, 3 points)
Last Year’s Rank; 268
High Vote: Andrew Lacelle (48)

916. YO-HEY (2 ballots, 3 points) – LOWEST RANKED 2 BALLOT WRESTLER
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: John C. (99)

T-907. Hiroyo Matsumoto (1 ballot, 4 points)
Last Year’s Rank: 252
High Vote: Jacob S (97)

T-907. Matt Menard (1 ballot, 4 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: HD (97)

T-907. The Soultaker (1 ballot, 4 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: TyPls (97)

T-907. Yasushi Sato (1 ballot, 4 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: Corwo (97)

T-907. Poison Nelly (1 ballot, 4 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: Justice (97)

T-907. Lobito I (1 ballot, 4 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: Nick Yeoman (97)

T-907. Tomoya Hirata (1 ballot, 4 points)
Last Year’s Rank; NR
High Vote: Jon B (97)

T-907. Hysteriosis (1 ballot, 4 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: Andrew (97)

T-907. Gaius (1 ballot, 4 points)
Last Year’s Rank: 415
High Vote: chris (97)

906. CJ Cole (1 ballot, 4 points)
Last Year’s Rank: NR
High Vote: Count Snarkula (47)

905. Black Terry (4 ballots, 4 points) – LOWEST RANKED 4 BALLOT WRESTLER
Last Year’s Rank: 653
High Vote: Bucky! (50)

Also, before we move on, I want to give a special shoutout to newly anointed Violent People Radio co-host Orchid for doing the graphics on this year’s list. Greatly appreciate the help.