DOI 250

Boys and girls the time is upon us again for the Declaration of Independents Top 250 Wrestlers. The DOI 250 ranks the top independent wrestlers on the northeast. Here is our criteria for the rankings:

- Wrestled in the Northeast area at least once. The Northeast includes promotions in NY, NJ, CT, MA, DE and PA. If it was only a one time deal in the Northeast, the rating will reflect that, and it will be mentioned in the comments.

- NWA TNA guys do not get ranked by what they did in TNA, but what they have done in the Northeast. If they have wrestled in both, comments may mention it.

- Solid workrate. This includes ring psychology, good mat wrestling and good wrestling overall.

- Crowd reaction- how did the crowd react? Did the crowd boo or cheer, or did they just go get a hotdog or take a bathroom break?

- Mic Skills- Is the wrestler a good talker? Does his words make sense? Did it incite or play to the crowd?

- Win/loss record- This was only used to decide tie breakers, and factored in the least in the rankings.

- The ranking period is from 6/1/2003 - 6/1/2004

Obviously the DOI 250 is an opinion list based on what we have seen in this past year. We tried to make it as accurate as possible, so that people will agree with some names, but some of what was ranked might cause some controversy, so we'll see what happens.

This list had alot of hours put into it. We decided to include three women wrestlers on the list, ranking women for the first time in 250 history. Where does someone like Great Muta rank? What about Al Snow? Where do indy names like Homicide, AJ Styles and Samoa Joe go? All these questions are answered in the DOI 250.

The DOI 250 comes in two forms:
The printed edition, in a magazine format is available now by emailing us at declaration_of_independents@hotmail.com The cover price is $3.50. The printed edition will contain the top 100 wrestlers with full bios. It will also explain why so and so was ranked above so and so. It will also list numbers 100-250 with no profiles. The printed edition will also include a Top 10 Who Influenced Pro Wrestling list as well. There will also be pictures and more. The DOI 250 printed edition is a must for any indy fan and a great thing to read while sitting down.

This version of the DOI 250 is the list version. NO PROFILES have been added. To find out why someone was ranked in a spot, you must read the printed edition. One month from now, on July 20th, for all your broke people, we will be releasing the DOI 250 online, in full, with profiles for everyone.

The DOI doesn't ask for money often, so we hope that everyone comes out and supports the printed edition, as website costs have skyrocketed for us. The magazine has come out really nice, and we're sure that you'll enjoy it. We guarantee it.

Please email DOI EMAIL to order your copy. Once we recieve payment, either thru paypal or check, we will notify you and mail your issue out for a $4.25 United States flat rate. (That includes shipping)
If you're going to a show the DOI is at, feel free to email us, and we will sell you the issue at the show for the $3.50 cover price.

We appreciate all the support and looking forward to presenting our list to you. We really worked hard on it. The purpose of this list is to pay respect to all the wrestlers who killed themselves in the ring in the past year and acknowledge their efforts. We hope you enjoy our DOI 250.

Please remember that these rankings are our opinions of the Northeast only for the pastyear.
For a preview of the issue, continue to scroll down.

Declaration of Independents Top 250

2. A.J. Styles

3. Christopher Daniels

4. Samoa Joe

5. Low-Ki'

6. CM Punk

7. Raven

8. Dan Maff

9. John Walters

10. Steve Corino

11. Slyk Wagner Brown

12. Sonjay Dutt

13. Jay Lethal

14. Trent Acid

15. Grim Reefer

16. Matt Striker

17. Mike Kruel

18. Jay Briscoe

19. Deranged

20. B.J. Whitmer

21. Xavier

22. Chris Candido

23. Mark Briscoe

24. Simon Diamond

25. Colt Cabana

26. "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson

27. Balls Mahoney

28. Justin Credible

29. Josh Daniels

30. Tyler Payne

31. Mikey Whipwreck

32. Jerry Lynn

33. Roderick Strong

34. Mana The Polynesian Warrior

35. B Boy

36. Ruckus

37. Mean Gene Sinisky

38. Azriael

39. Dixie

40. Teddy Hart

41. Boogalou

42. Matt Stryker

43. Chris Hero

44. Austin Aries

45. Dan Barry

46. Shane Douglas

47. Mike Quackenbush

48. Shark Boy

49. Chris Sabin

50. Prince Nana

51. Al Snow

52. Terry Funk

53. Monsta Mack

54. Insane Dragon

55. Damian Adams

56. Johnny Kashmere

57. Mike Tobin

58. D Lo Brown

59. Buff - E

60. Mace Mendoza

61. Sabu

62. Tony Devito

63. Havok

64. HC Loc

65. Papadon

66. Joel Maximo

67. Jose Maximo

68. EC Negro

69. KC Blade

70. J Busta

71. Tommy Suede

72. The Messiah

73. Ace Steele

74. Skinhead Ivan

75. Crowbar

76. Low Life Louie

77. M Dogg 20

78. Nick Berk

79. Jerry "The King" Lawler

80. Dunn

81. Marcos

82. Shawn Sheridan

83. Billy Reil

84. Jack Evans

85. Joey Matthews

86. Ace Darling

87. The Amazing Red

88. Low Ryda

89. K-Murda/Kash

90. Eddie Guapo

91. Ken Scampi

92. K-Pusha/Kaoz

93. Damian Dragon

94. Supreme Lee Great

95. Ron Killings

96. Rob Eckos

97. Ron Zombie

98. Johnny Thunder

99. Dickie Rodz

100. April Hunter

101. Joker

102. CW Anderson

103. Chi Chi Cruz

104. Fred Sampson

105. Corvis Fear

106. The Sandman

107. Ru Starr

108. Wenzel

109. Samu

110. Pitbull Gary Wolfe

111. Wayne

112. Inferno

113. Anthony Michaels

114. Rockin Rebel

115. Mike Mayhem

116. Roadkill

117. The Puerto Rican Hurricane Havoc

118. Masato Tanaka

119. RapidFire Maldonado

120. Jimmy Superfly Snuka

121. Suba

122. Jimmy Jacobs

123. John Curse

124. Latin Fury Luis Ortiz

125. Alex Shelley

126. Magic

127. New Jack

128. Oman Tortuga

129. Spider (Connecticut)

130. Afa Jr.

131. Diablo Santiago

132. Chris Cage

133. Kevin Matthews

134. Spyder (NYWC)

135. Rush

136. Cheetah Master

137. Nate Hatred

138. Nick Gage

139. Derek Frazier

140. Adam Flash

141. Jimmy Rave

142. Spanky/Brian Kendrick

143. Kid Kash

144. Mega

145. Vince Vicallo

146. Prodigy/CJ North/CJ O’Doyle

147. Southern Vinny Stylin'

148. Julio Dinero

149. Scotty Charisma

150. Mark Gore

151. Hotstuff Hernandez

152. Fast Eddie

153. Danny Demanto

154. Nuke

155. J-Kronik

156. Tony Burma

157. Tiger Mulligan

158. Xtreme Billy Dream

159. Jake Bishop

160. Molsonn

161. Ekmo/Rosie from 3MW

162. Livewyre

163. Mason Rage

164. Joey Braggiole

165. Axl Rotten

166. Dirty Money

167. Tony Blaze

168. Billy Bax

169. Sean Lei

170. Dave Greco

171. Kamala

172. Scotty Matthews

173. Tommy Trouble

174. LA Smooth

175. Warpath

176. Z-Barr

177. Abunai

178. Ian Rotten

179. Greg Matthews

180. Chris Hamrick

181. Eddie Thomas

182. Johnny Maxx

183. Red Hot Russ

184. Dylan Kage

185. Ultra Mantis

186. Dover

187. Simply Luscious

188. Rob Vegas

189. The Patriot

190. Nick Noshus

191. Lamar Braxton Porter

192. Damien 666

193. Halloween

194. Shocker

195. Yoshito Sasaki

196. Great Muta

197. Masked Maniac

198. Bam Bam Bigelow

199. Japanese Pool Boy

200. Ariel

201. Rocky Romero

202. Ricky Reyes

203. Sexy Monkey

204. Johnny Ova

205. Joey Knight

206. Dan The Man

207. Chief Dudley

208. Mozart Fontaine

209. Dustin Rhodes/Runnels

210. Chino Martinez

211. Marty Jannetty

212. Guillotine LeGrande

213. Paul London

214. The Blue Meanie

215. Ricky Landell

216. Alex Law

217. Tim Arson

218. Johnny "The Bison" Bravado/PR412

219. Greg Spitz

220. AC Smooth

221. Bandido Jr

222. Pinky Sanchez

223. Laithon

224. Mayhem (AWA)

225. Dan Payne

226. J-Silva/Silvaman

227. Aaron Payne

228. Neeno Capone

229. Harry Acropolis

230. Jack Victory

231. Archadia

232. K-Brawlik

233. Justin Toxicated

234. Chris Idol

235. Eddie Kingston

236. Jack Marciano

237. Quennan Creed

238. Sonny Siaki

239. Ricky Vega

240. Pyscho

241. James Newblood

242. Hasheem Chemical Ali

243. Keenan Quinn

244. Rayza

245. Devan Moore

246. Drew Blood

247. Johnny TNT

248. Frankie Starz

249. The Motivator

250. JC The Damager

List Compiled by: Mike Zevon and Sean "The MiC" McCaffrey
Contributers: Marc Adler, Joel Grayson, Adam Dolan, Matt Da Angry Young Man, Low Life Louie Ramos, and Brian Myers.

Profiles done in issue by: Matt Dawgs, Adam Dolan, Sean McCaffrey, Brian Myers, Low Life Louie Ramos and Michael Zevon.