Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - August 1996

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Top 10

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Shawn Michaels	3	+2
2		The Undertaker	4	+2
3		Lex Luger	8	+5
4		Bret Hart	1	-3
5		Ric Flair	2	-3
6		Konnan	N/A	N/A
7		The Ultimate Warrior	N/A	N/A
8		Sting	5	-3
9		Goldust	7	-2
10		The Giant	N/A	N/A

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Tag Teams

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Skip	5	+4
		Zip	5	+4
2		Lex Luger	1	-1
		Sting	1	-1
3		Animal	3	0 (=)
		Hawk	3	0 (=)
4		Henry O. Godwinn	2	-2
		Phineas I. Godwinn	2	-2
5		Rick Steiner	4	-1
		Rick Steiner	4	-1
6		J. C. Ice	N/A	N/A
		Wolfie D.	N/A	N/A
7		John Kronus	6	-1
		Perry Saturn	6	-1
8		Booker T.	8	0 (=)
		Stevie Ray	8	0 (=)
9		Brian Knobbs	N/A	N/A
		Jerry Sags	N/A	N/A
10		Mabel	N/A	N/A
		Mo	N/A	N/A

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Most Popular

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Shawn Michaels	2	+1
2		Sting	3	+1
3		The Ultimate Warrior	N/A	N/A
4		The Undertaker	4	0 (=)
5		Roddy Piper	1	-4
6		Hulk Hogan	5	-1
7		Ahmed Johnson	7	0 (=)
8		Randy Savage	9	+1
9		Tommy Dreamer	N/A	N/A
10		Bret Hart	6	-4

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Most Hated

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Goldust	1	0 (=)
2		Ric Flair	2	0 (=)
3		Big Van Vader	3	0 (=)
4		Diesel	N/A	N/A
5		Kevin Sullivan	4	-1
6		Mankind	N/A	N/A
7		Jerry Lawler	5	-2
8		Arn Anderson	N/A	N/A
9		Mabel	N/A	N/A
10		Steve Austin	N/A	N/A

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WWF

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Shawn Michaels	2	+2
1		Goldust	1	0 (=)
2		Bret Hart	Champion	-2
3		The Undertaker	3	0 (=)
4		The Ultimate Warrior	N/A	N/A
5		Steve Austin	6	+1
6		Big Van Vader	N/A	N/A
7		Ahmed Johnson	5	-2
8		Diesel	N/A	N/A
9		Savio Vega	7	-2
10		Hunter Hearst Helmsley	9	-1

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WCW

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Ric Flair	Champion	0 (=)
1		Konnan	1	0 (=)
2		Lex Luger	3	+1
3		The Giant	7	+4
4		Sting	2	-2
5		Hulk Hogan	4	-1
6		Randy Savage	5	-1
7		Eddy Guerrero	8	+1
8		The Booty Man	N/A	N/A
9		Arn Anderson	9	0 (=)
10		Chris Benoit	N/A	N/A

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ECW

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Raven	Champion	0 (=)
1		2 Cold Scorpio	9	+8
2		Shane Douglas	1	-1
3		The Sandman	3	0 (=)
4		Sabu	2	-2
5		Tommy Dreamer	N/A	N/A
6		Taz	7	+1
7		Rey Misterio, Jr.	5	-2
8		Chris Jericho	6	-2
9		Axl Rotten	N/A	N/A
10		Mikey Whipwreck	8	-2

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USWA

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Jerry Lawler	Champion	0 (=)
1		Mabel	2	+1
2		Brian Christopher	1	-1
3		Bill Dundee	N/A	N/A
4		Mo	8	+4
5		Jesse James Armstrong	5	0 (=)
6		Doug Gilbert	7	+1
7		Tracy Smothers	6	-1
8		Tommy Rich	10	+2
9		Spellbinder	3	-6
10		Tony Williams	N/A	N/A

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All Japan

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Mitsuharu Misawa	Champion	0 (=)
1		Toshiaki Kawada	1	0 (=)
2		Akira Taue	3	+1
3		Stan Hansen	5	+2
4		Johnny Ace	6	+2
5		Kenta Kobashi	2	-3
6		Yoshinari Ogawa	8	+2
7		The Patriot	7	0 (=)
8		Gary Albright	4	-4
9		Dan Kroffat	9	0 (=)
10		Shohei Baba	N/A	N/A

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New Japan

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Nobuhiko Takada	Champion	0 (=)
1		The Great Muta	1	0 (=)
2		Jushin Thunder Liger	3	+1
3		Shinjiro Otani	N/A	N/A
4		Shinya Hashimoto	2	-2
5		Antonio Inoki	N/A	N/A
6		Kensuke Sasaki	5	-1
7		Chris Benoit	N/A	N/A
8		Scott Norton	7	-1
9		Shiro Koshinaka	4	-5
10		Masa Chono	6	-4

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