Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - August 1981
Tag Teams| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Paul Jones | N/A | N/A |
|
The Masked Superstar | N/A | N/A | |
| 2 |
|
Moondog Rex | 2 | 0 (=) |
|
Moondog Spot | N/A | N/A | |
| 3 |
|
Adrian Adonis | 3 | 0 (=) |
|
Jesse Ventura | 3 | 0 (=) | |
| 4 |
|
Buddy Roberts | 4 | 0 (=) |
|
Michael Hayes | 4 | 0 (=) | |
|
Terry Gordy | 4 | 0 (=) | |
| 5 |
|
Assassin #1 | 5 | 0 (=) |
|
Assassin #2 | 5 | 0 (=) | |
| 6 |
|
Super Destroyer | N/A | N/A |
|
The Masked Grappler | N/A | N/A | |
| 7 |
|
Genichiro Tenryu | N/A | N/A |
|
Mr. Fuji | N/A | N/A | |
| 8 |
|
David Von Erich | N/A | N/A |
|
Kevin Von Erich | N/A | N/A | |
| 9 |
|
Afa | N/A | N/A |
|
Sika | N/A | N/A | |
| 10 |
|
Masa Fuchi | N/A | N/A |
|
Mr. Onita | N/A | N/A |
Most Popular| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Andre the Giant | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Dusty Rhodes | 3 | +1 |
| 3 |
|
Bruno Sammartino | 2 | -1 |
| 4 |
|
Mil Mascaras | 4 | 0 (=) |
| 5 |
|
Bob Backlund | 5 | 0 (=) |
| 6 |
|
Wahoo McDaniel | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
Baron Von Raschke | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
Ric Flair | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Tony Atlas | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Ted DiBiase | N/A | N/A |
Most Hated| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Ivan Koloff | N/A | N/A |
| 2 |
|
Sergeant Slaughter | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Super Destroyer | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
|
Crusher Blackwell | N/A | N/A |
| 5 |
|
King Kong Mosca | N/A | N/A |
| 6 |
|
Harley Race | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
The Magnificent Muraco | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
Ken Patera | 6 | -2 |
| 9 |
|
Gino Hernandez | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Bruiser Brody | N/A | N/A |
WWF| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Bob Backlund | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
King Kong Mosca | 5 | +3 |
| 3 |
|
The Magnificent Muraco | 9 | +6 |
| 4 |
|
Stan Hansen | 2 | -2 |
| 5 |
|
Pedro Morales | 4 | -1 |
| 6 |
|
Sergeant Slaughter | 7 | +1 |
| 7 |
|
Pat Patterson | 8 | +1 |
| 8 |
|
George Steele | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Rick Martel | 10 | +1 |
| 10 |
|
Killer Khan | 6 | -4 |
AWA| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Verne Gagne | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Crusher Blackwell | 6 | +4 |
| 3 |
|
Nick Bockwinkel | 2 | -1 |
| 4 |
|
Big John Studd | 4 | 0 (=) |
| 5 |
|
Baron Von Raschke | 8 | +3 |
| 6 |
|
The Crusher | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
Dino Bravo | 5 | -2 |
| 8 |
|
Tito Santana | 9 | +1 |
| 9 |
|
Jim Brunzell | 7 | -2 |
| 10 |
|
Greg Gagne | 10 | 0 (=) |
NWA| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Harley Race | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Roddy Piper | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Tony Atlas | 3 | 0 (=) |
| 4 |
|
Ted DiBiase | 5 | +1 |
| 5 |
|
Ivan Koloff | N/A | N/A |
| 6 |
|
Dusty Rhodes | 8 | +2 |
| 7 |
|
Sgt. Jacques Goulet | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
Sweet Brown Sugar | 7 | -1 |
| 9 |
|
Ric Flair | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Terry Funk | N/A | N/A |