Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - August 1988
Top 10| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Ric Flair | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Randy Savage | 8 | +6 |
| 3 |
|
Sting | 7 | +4 |
| 4 |
|
Curt Hennig | 5 | +1 |
| 5 |
|
Lex Luger | 4 | -1 |
| 6 |
|
Ted DiBiase | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
Terry Taylor | 10 | +3 |
| 8 |
|
Hulk Hogan | 2 | -6 |
| 9 |
|
Owen Hart | 9 | 0 (=) |
| 10 |
|
Mike Rotundo | N/A | N/A |
Tag Teams| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Animal | 5 | +4 |
|
Hawk | 5 | +4 | |
| 2 |
|
Barry Windham | N/A | N/A |
|
Lex Luger | N/A | N/A | |
| 3 |
|
Ax | 6 | +3 |
|
Smash | 6 | +3 | |
| 4 |
|
Bobby Eaton | 3 | -1 |
|
Stan Lane | 3 | -1 | |
| 5 |
|
Arn Anderson | 1 | -4 |
|
Tully Blanchard | 1 | -4 | |
| 6 |
|
Bobby Fulton | N/A | N/A |
|
Tommy Rogers | N/A | N/A | |
| 7 |
|
The Barbarian | 9 | +2 |
|
The Warlord | 9 | +2 | |
| 8 |
|
Shaun Simpson | N/A | N/A |
|
Steve Simpson | N/A | N/A | |
| 9 |
|
Pat Tanaka | N/A | N/A |
|
Paul Diamond | N/A | N/A | |
| 10 |
|
Brian Pillman | 10 | 0 (=) |
|
Bruce Hart | 10 | 0 (=) |
Most Popular| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Hulk Hogan | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Sting | 3 | +1 |
| 3 |
|
Randy Savage | 5 | +2 |
| 4 |
|
Lex Luger | 4 | 0 (=) |
| 5 |
|
Kerry Von Erich | 6 | +1 |
| 6 |
|
The Ultimate Warrior | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
Barry Windham | 10 | +3 |
| 8 |
|
Michael Hayes | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Jim Duggan | 8 | -1 |
| 10 |
|
Jerry Lawler | N/A | N/A |
Most Hated| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Andre the Giant | 2 | +1 |
| 2 |
|
Ted DiBiase | 1 | -1 |
| 3 |
|
Ric Flair | 3 | 0 (=) |
| 4 |
|
Honky Tonk Man | 5 | +1 |
| 5 |
|
Eddie Gilbert | 7 | +2 |
| 6 |
|
Curt Hennig | 6 | 0 (=) |
| 7 |
|
Larry Zbyszko | 4 | -3 |
| 8 |
|
Iceman King Parsons | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Terry Taylor | 9 | 0 (=) |
| 10 |
|
Mike Rotundo | 10 | 0 (=) |
WWF| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Randy Savage | 6 | +6 |
| 1 |
|
Honky Tonk Man | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Ted DiBiase | 4 | +2 |
| 3 |
|
Hulk Hogan | 2 | -1 |
| 4 |
|
Andre the Giant | 3 | -1 |
| 5 |
|
Bam Bam Bigelow | 5 | 0 (=) |
| 6 |
|
Brutus Beefcake | 7 | +1 |
| 7 |
|
Jim Duggan | 8 | +1 |
| 8 |
|
Jake Roberts | 9 | +1 |
| 9 |
|
Ricky Steamboat | 10 | +1 |
| 10 |
|
Rick Rude | N/A | N/A |
AWA| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Curt Hennig | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Greg Gagne | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Wahoo McDaniel | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Jerry Lawler | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
|
Soldat Ustinov | 5 | +1 |
| 5 |
|
Kevin Kelly | 3 | -2 |
| 6 |
|
Bob Orton Jr. | 4 | -2 |
| 7 |
|
Sergeant Slaughter | 6 | -1 |
| 8 |
|
Baron Von Raschke | 7 | -1 |
| 9 |
|
Jeff Jarrett | 10 | +1 |
NWA| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Ric Flair | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Sting | 2 | +1 |
| 2 |
|
Larry Zbyszko | 3 | +1 |
| 3 |
|
Mike Rotundo | 5 | +2 |
| 4 |
|
Lex Luger | 4 | 0 (=) |
| 5 |
|
Nikita Koloff | N/A | N/A |
| 6 |
|
Barry Windham | 6 | 0 (=) |
| 7 |
|
Al Perez | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
Steve Williams | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Jim Garvin | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Shane Douglas | 10 | 0 (=) |
Continental/USA| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Dutch Mantel | 1 | +1 |
| 1 |
|
The Mongolian Stomper | N/A | N/A |
| 2 |
|
Lord Humongous | Champion | -2 |
| 3 |
|
Tom Prichard | 2 | -1 |
| 4 |
|
Dan Davis | 3 | -1 |
| 5 |
|
The Bullet | 4 | -1 |
| 6 |
|
Tony Anthony | 5 | -1 |
| 7 |
|
Scott Hall | 7 | 0 (=) |
| 8 |
|
Buddy Landell | 8 | 0 (=) |
| 9 |
|
Frank Lancaster | 9 | 0 (=) |
| 10 |
|
Hector Guerrero | 10 | 0 (=) |
CWA| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Max Pain | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Jerry Lawler | N/A | N/A |
| 2 |
|
Steve Keirn | 6 | +4 |
| 3 |
|
Mike Graham | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
|
Eddie Gilbert | 3 | -1 |
| 5 |
|
Jeff Jarrett | 4 | -1 |
| 6 |
|
Billy Travis | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
Gary Young | 8 | +1 |
| 8 |
|
Doug Gilbert | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Brickhouse Brown | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Scott Steiner | N/A | N/A |
Stampede| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Owen Hart | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Chris Benoit | 5 | +4 |
| 2 |
|
Makhan Singh | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Gama Singh | 1 | -2 |
| 4 |
|
Jason the Terrible | 3 | -1 |
| 5 |
|
Johnny Smith | 7 | +2 |
| 6 |
|
The Cuban Assassin | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
Bruce Hart | 8 | +1 |
| 8 |
|
Hashif Khan | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Rip Rogers | 10 | +1 |
| 10 |
|
Steve DiSalvo | 6 | -4 |
World Class| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Iceman King Parsons | 10 | +10 |
| 1 |
|
Kevin Von Erich | 5 | +4 |
| 2 |
|
Terry Taylor | 6 | +4 |
| 3 |
|
Kerry Von Erich | 2 | -1 |
| 4 |
|
Michael Hayes | 1 | -3 |
| 5 |
|
Terry Gordy | 4 | -1 |
| 6 |
|
Chris Adams | 3 | -3 |
| 7 |
|
Eric Embry | 8 | +1 |
| 8 |
|
Black Bart | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Buddy Roberts | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Bill Irwin | N/A | N/A |
WWA| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Mike George | N/A | N/A |
| 1 |
|
D. J. Peterson | N/A | N/A |
| 2 |
|
Masa Chono | N/A | N/A |
| 3 |
|
Bulldog Brown | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
|
Rick Patterson | N/A | N/A |
| 5 |
|
Steve Ray | N/A | N/A |
| 6 |
|
Rufus R. Jones | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
Ken Timbs | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
Vinnie Valentino | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Lord Malitar | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Curtis Hughes | N/A | N/A |