This blogger has read off and on versions of the magazine since the early 1980s. In 2020, because of the pandemic, I decided to finally subscribe to the magazine and am not disappointed with the decision.
The late Dusty Rhodes and Mil Mascaras (age 81) were fortunate to be on the first cover. Before PWI, The Wrestler and Inside Wrestling were the two wrestling magazines.
This blogger was skimming through the magazine and it was a welcome sight to see some women's names from Southeast Asia that are more than deserving. SPWs - Alexis Lee, Yuki Kamifuku and Yappy were the recognizable names that I saw there. However, after looking through the list several times, there was a glaring omission. The omission is Crystal with the Manila Wrestling Federation.
This blogger knows it's difficult coming up with a list like this. Seeing the men's list, there was a lot of grumbling going on there.
However, Crystal has had two titles in 2023 in the MYPW Wrestlcon Championship and the APAC Women's Title. She has faced the top competition in the Southeast Asia region this year. If I was putting this list together, Crystal would very easily be on my list.
The names I mentioned above deserve to be there. However, Crystal should be joining them!