Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - December 1997

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Top 10

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		The Undertaker	1	0 (=)
2		Jeff Jarrett	3	+1
3		Owen Hart	4	+1
4		Lex Luger	2	-2
5		Diamond Dallas Page	5	0 (=)
6		Steve Austin	6	0 (=)
7		Chris Jericho	N/A	N/A
8		Chris Benoit	N/A	N/A
9		Terry Funk	8	-1
10		Ken Shamrock	N/A	N/A

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Tag Teams

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Lex Luger	1	0 (=)
		The Giant	1	0 (=)
2		Dude Love	N/A	N/A
		Steve Austin	N/A	N/A
3		Rick Steiner	4	+1
		Scott Steiner	4	+1
4		Davey Boy Smith	N/A	N/A
		Owen Hart	N/A	N/A
5		Kevin Nash	3	-2
		Scott Hall	3	-2
6		Mustafa Saed	10	+4
		New Jack	10	+4
7		Animal	2	-5
		Hawk	2	-5
8		J. C. Ice	N/A	N/A
		Wolfie D.	N/A	N/A
9		Booker T.	5	-4
		Stevie Ray	5	-4
10		Faarooq	N/A	N/A
		Kama Mustafa	N/A	N/A

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WWF

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		The Undertaker	Champion	0 (=)
1		Owen Hart	1	0 (=)
2		Bret Hart	N/A	N/A
3		Steve Austin	3	0 (=)
4		Big Van Vader	2	-2
5		Ken Shamrock	N/A	N/A
6		Goldust	7	+1
7		Davey Boy Smith	9	+2
8		Hunter Hearst Helmsley	4	-4
9		Brian Pillman	8	-1
10		Faarooq	6	-4

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WCW

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Hulk Hogan	Champion	0 (=)
1		Jeff Jarrett	1	0 (=)
2		Diamond Dallas Page	2	0 (=)
3		Lex Luger	3	0 (=)
4		Chris Jericho	9	+5
5		Syxx	7	+2
6		Chris Benoit	6	0 (=)
7		Eddy Guerrero	N/A	N/A
8		Ric Flair	N/A	N/A
9		Randy Savage	N/A	N/A
10		Dean Malenko	5	-5

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ECW

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Terry Funk	Champion	0 (=)
1		Taz	1	0 (=)
2		Shane Douglas	2	0 (=)
3		Chris Candido	3	0 (=)
4		Bam Bam Bigelow	N/A	N/A
5		Lance Storm	N/A	N/A
6		Tommy Dreamer	4	-2
7		Rob Van Dam	7	0 (=)
8		The Sandman	6	-2
9		Sabu	8	-1
10		Balls Mahoney	10	0 (=)

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EMLL

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Steele	Champion	0 (=)
1		Atlantis	10	+9
2		Rayo De Jalisco, Jr.	3	+1
3		El Hijo del Santo	4	+1
4		Negro Casas	6	+2
5		Shocker	1	-4
6		Silver King	7	+1
7		Headhunter A	2	-5
8		Dr. Wagner Jr.	9	+1
9		Felino	8	-1
10		Lizmark	N/A	N/A

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USWA

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Jerry Lawler	Champion	0 (=)
1		Doomsday	3	+2
2		Billy Travis	1	-1
3		Brian Christopher	2	-1
4		Spellbinder	8	+4
5		Flash Flanagan	7	+2
6		P. G. Walker	N/A	N/A
7		Dutch Mantel	5	-2
8		Steven Dunn	N/A	N/A
9		Razor Ramon II	4	-5
10		Paul Diamond	10	0 (=)

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All Japan

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Mitsuharu Misawa	Champion	0 (=)
1		Akira Taue	3	+2
2		Toshiaki Kawada	1	-1
3		Kenta Kobashi	2	-1
4		Johnny Ace	5	+1
5		Johnny Smith	N/A	N/A
6		Yoshinari Ogawa	N/A	N/A
7		Steve Williams	6	-1
8		Stan Hansen	4	-4
9		Masa Fuchi	10	+1
10		Gary Albright	7	-3

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New Japan

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Shinya Hashimoto	Champion	0 (=)
1		El Samurai	N/A	N/A
2		Keiji Muto	1	-1
3		Jushin Thunder Liger	4	+1
4		Masa Chono	3	-1
5		Riki Choshu	2	-3
6		Shinjiro Otani	N/A	N/A
7		Koji Kanemoto	N/A	N/A
8		Naoya Ogawa	6	-2
9		Scott Norton	5	-4
10		nWo Sting	10	0 (=)

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Promo Azteca

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Konnan	1	0 (=)
2		La Parka	2	0 (=)
3		Psicosis	3	0 (=)
4		Hector Garza	5	+1
5		Mascara Sagrada	6	+1
6		Blue Panther	8	+2
7		Cien Caras	4	-3
8		Vampiro Canadiense	9	+1
9		El Dandy	10	+1
10		Mascara Ano Dos Mil	N/A	N/A

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