Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - August 1998

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Top 10

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Sting	1	0 (=)
2		Steve Austin	2	0 (=)
3		Diamond Dallas Page	3	0 (=)
4		Rocky Maivia	7	+3
5		Mitsuharu Misawa	N/A	N/A
6		Booker T.	9	+3
7		The Undertaker	N/A	N/A
8		Hollywood Hogan	6	-2
9		Rob Van Dam	N/A	N/A
10		Tatsumi Fujinami	N/A	N/A

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Tag Teams

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Billy Gunn	1	0 (=)
		Jesse James	1	0 (=)
2		Chris Benoit	N/A	N/A
		Diamond Dallas Page	N/A	N/A
3		Keiji Muto	3	0 (=)
		Masa Chono	3	0 (=)
4		Axl Rotten	N/A	N/A
		Balls Mahoney	N/A	N/A
5		Animal	N/A	N/A
		Hawk	N/A	N/A
6		Osamu Nishimura	N/A	N/A
		Shinya Hashimoto	N/A	N/A
7		Bubba Ray Dudley	N/A	N/A
		D-Von Dudley	N/A	N/A
8		Bodacious Bart	N/A	N/A
		Bombastic Bob	N/A	N/A
9		Ken Shamrock	7	-2
		Owen Hart	7	-2
10		Mosh	5	-5
		Thrasher	5	-5

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WWF

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Steve Austin	2	+2
1		Rocky Maivia	1	0 (=)
2		Hunter Hearst Helmsley	N/A	N/A
3		The Undertaker	N/A	N/A
4		Ken Shamrock	4	0 (=)
5		Kane	5	0 (=)
6		Owen Hart	3	-3
7		Jeff Jarrett	6	-1
8		Dan Severn	N/A	N/A
9		TAKA Michinoku	7	-2
10		Marc Mero	9	-1

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WCW

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Sting	Champion	0 (=)
1		Diamond Dallas Page	1	0 (=)
2		Hollywood Hogan	2	0 (=)
3		Booker T.	4	+1
4		Chris Jericho	5	+1
5		Bret Hart	N/A	N/A
6		Lex Luger	3	-3
7		The Giant	N/A	N/A
8		Bill Goldberg	7	-1
9		Kevin Nash	N/A	N/A
10		Ric Flair	8	-2

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ECW

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Shane Douglas	Champion	0 (=)
1		Rob Van Dam	6	+5
2		Tommy Dreamer	3	+1
3		Bam Bam Bigelow	1	-2
4		Al Snow	10	+6
5		Sabu	4	-1
6		The Sandman	9	+3
7		Justin Credible	5	-2
8		Lance Storm	N/A	N/A
9		2 Cold Scorpio	8	-1
10		Spike Dudley	N/A	N/A

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EMLL

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Rayo De Jalisco, Jr.	1	0 (=)
2		Cien Caras	3	+1
3		El Hijo del Santo	2	-1
4		Black Warrior	5	+1
5		Negro Casas	4	-1
6		Universo 2000	6	0 (=)
7		Emilio Charles Jr.	10	+3
8		Ultimo Dragon	7	-1
9		Atlantis	8	-1
10		Felino	9	-1

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NWA

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Dan Severn	N/A	N/A
1		Doug Gilbert	N/A	N/A
2		Barry Windham	N/A	N/A
3		Sid Vicious	N/A	N/A
4		Dory Funk, Jr.	N/A	N/A
5		Devon Storm	N/A	N/A
6		Lance Diamond	N/A	N/A
7		Erich Sbracchia	N/A	N/A
8		Quinn Magnum	N/A	N/A
9		Brian Jewel	N/A	N/A
10		Rip Rogers	N/A	N/A

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All Japan

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Mitsuharu Misawa	Champion	0 (=)
1		Kenta Kobashi	2	+1
2		Toshiaki Kawada	1	-1
3		Akira Taue	3	0 (=)
4		Johnny Ace	7	+3
5		Jun Akiyama	4	-1
6		Stan Hansen	N/A	N/A
7		Steve Williams	5	-2
8		Hiroshi Hase	N/A	N/A
9		Maunakea Mossman	10	+1
10		Gary Albright	9	-1

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New Japan

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Tatsumi Fujinami	10	+10
1		Kensuke Sasaki	Champion	-1
2		Masa Chono	2	0 (=)
3		Shinya Hashimoto	4	+1
4		Keiji Muto	1	-3
5		Hiroyoshi Tenzan	5	0 (=)
6		Shiro Koshinaka	9	+3
7		Big Titan	N/A	N/A
8		Jushin Thunder Liger	3	-5
9		Naoya Ogawa	6	-3
10		Shinjiro Otani	8	-2

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Promo Azteca

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Konnan	3	+3
1		Pierroth, Jr.	5	+4
2		Black Magic	N/A	N/A
3		Tarzan Boy	N/A	N/A
4		Juventud Guerrera	7	+3
5		Pirata Morgan	Champion	-5
6		Silver King	9	+3
7		La Parka	4	-3
8		Lizmark Jr.	10	+2
9		Tinieblas Jr.	N/A	N/A
10		Mascara Sagrada	N/A	N/A

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