Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - April 1998
Top 10| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Shawn Michaels | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Diamond Dallas Page | 6 | +4 |
| 3 |
|
The Undertaker | 5 | +2 |
| 4 |
|
Lex Luger | 9 | +5 |
| 5 |
|
Eddy Guerrero | 4 | -1 |
| 6 |
|
Ken Shamrock | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
Steve Austin | 3 | -4 |
| 8 |
|
Curt Hennig | 2 | -6 |
| 9 |
|
Taz | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
TAKA Michinoku | N/A | N/A |
Tag Teams| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Rick Steiner | 1 | 0 (=) |
|
Scott Steiner | 1 | 0 (=) | |
| 2 |
|
Billy Gunn | N/A | N/A |
|
Jesse James | N/A | N/A | |
| 3 |
|
Animal | 2 | -1 |
|
Hawk | 2 | -1 | |
| 4 |
|
Booker T. | 6 | +2 |
|
Stevie Ray | 6 | +2 | |
| 5 |
|
Keiji Muto | 4 | -1 |
|
Masa Chono | 4 | -1 | |
| 6 |
|
Chris Candido | N/A | N/A |
|
Lance Storm | N/A | N/A | |
| 7 |
|
Meng | N/A | N/A |
|
The Barbarian | N/A | N/A | |
| 8 |
|
Hunter Hearst Helmsley | 5 | -3 |
|
Shawn Michaels | 5 | -3 | |
| 9 |
|
Mosh | 9 | 0 (=) |
|
Thrasher | 9 | 0 (=) | |
| 10 |
|
Little Guido | 3 | -7 |
|
Tracy Smothers | 3 | -7 |
WWF| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Shawn Michaels | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Rocky Maivia | 10 | +9 |
| 2 |
|
The Undertaker | 3 | +1 |
| 3 |
|
Ken Shamrock | 4 | +1 |
| 4 |
|
Steve Austin | 1 | -3 |
| 5 |
|
TAKA Michinoku | N/A | N/A |
| 6 |
|
Kane | 6 | 0 (=) |
| 7 |
|
Hunter Hearst Helmsley | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
Dude Love | 5 | -3 |
| 9 |
|
Marc Mero | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Brian Christopher | N/A | N/A |
WCW| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Hulk Hogan | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Curt Hennig | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Eddy Guerrero | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Diamond Dallas Page | 3 | 0 (=) |
| 4 |
|
Lex Luger | 6 | +2 |
| 5 |
|
Disco Inferno | N/A | N/A |
| 6 |
|
The Giant | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
Scott Hall | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
Chris Benoit | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Ric Flair | 9 | 0 (=) |
| 10 |
|
Perry Saturn | 5 | -5 |
ECW| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Shane Douglas | 2 | +2 |
| 1 |
|
Taz | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Tommy Dreamer | 3 | +1 |
| 3 |
|
Sabu | 5 | +2 |
| 4 |
|
Rob Van Dam | 6 | +2 |
| 5 |
|
The Sandman | 7 | +2 |
| 6 |
|
Tommy Rogers | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
Al Snow | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
Mikey Whipwreck | 10 | +2 |
| 9 |
|
Justin Credible | 8 | -1 |
| 10 |
|
Stevie Richards | N/A | N/A |
EMLL| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Rayo De Jalisco, Jr. | 3 | +2 |
| 2 |
|
El Hijo del Santo | 1 | -1 |
| 3 |
|
Cien Caras | 4 | +1 |
| 4 |
|
Ultimo Dragon | 5 | +1 |
| 5 |
|
Negro Casas | 2 | -3 |
| 6 |
|
Black Warrior | 7 | +1 |
| 7 |
|
Universo 2000 | 6 | -1 |
| 8 |
|
Atlantis | 9 | +1 |
| 9 |
|
Emilio Charles Jr. | 10 | +1 |
| 10 |
|
Felino | N/A | N/A |
Music City| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Terry Golden | N/A | N/A |
| 1 |
|
The Colorado Kid | N/A | N/A |
| 2 |
|
Billy Travis | N/A | N/A |
| 3 |
|
Wolfie D. | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
|
Flash Flanagan | N/A | N/A |
| 5 |
|
Frenchy Riviera | N/A | N/A |
| 6 |
|
The Thrillbilly | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
Steven Dunn | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
Nick Dinsmore | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
J. C. Ice | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Rex King | N/A | N/A |
All Japan| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Mitsuharu Misawa | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Toshiaki Kawada | 2 | +1 |
| 2 |
|
Steve Williams | 3 | +1 |
| 3 |
|
Kenta Kobashi | 1 | -2 |
| 4 |
|
Stan Hansen | N/A | N/A |
| 5 |
|
Maunakea Mossman | 9 | +4 |
| 6 |
|
Jun Akiyama | 5 | -1 |
| 7 |
|
Akira Taue | 4 | -3 |
| 8 |
|
Barry Windham | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Gary Albright | 6 | -3 |
| 10 |
|
Johnny Ace | 7 | -3 |
New Japan| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Kensuke Sasaki | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Shinya Hashimoto | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Keiji Muto | 3 | +1 |
| 3 |
|
Masa Chono | 2 | -1 |
| 4 |
|
Shinjiro Otani | 7 | +3 |
| 5 |
|
Jushin Thunder Liger | 8 | +3 |
| 6 |
|
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 4 | -2 |
| 7 |
|
Koji Kanemoto | 9 | +2 |
| 8 |
|
Riki Choshu | 5 | -3 |
| 9 |
|
nWo Sting | 10 | +1 |
| 10 |
|
Tatsumi Fujinami | N/A | N/A |
Promo Azteca| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Konnan | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Mascara Sagrada | N/A | N/A |
| 2 |
|
Silver King | 5 | +3 |
| 3 |
|
La Parka | 2 | -1 |
| 4 |
|
Lizmark Jr. | N/A | N/A |
| 5 |
|
Pierroth, Jr. | 7 | +2 |
| 6 |
|
Super Calo | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
Tinieblas Jr. | 3 | -4 |
| 8 |
|
Super Astro | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Jerry Estrada | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Ultimo Rebelde | N/A | N/A |