Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - Fall 1986
Top 10| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
								 
							 | 
							Ric Flair | 1 | 0 (=) | 
| 2 | 
								 
							 | 
							Hulk Hogan | 2 | 0 (=) | 
| 3 | 
								 
							 | 
							Stan Hansen | 3 | 0 (=) | 
| 4 | 
								 
							 | 
							Magnum T. A. | 4 | 0 (=) | 
| 5 | 
								 
							 | 
							Randy Savage | 5 | 0 (=) | 
| 6 | 
								 
							 | 
							Dusty Rhodes | 6 | 0 (=) | 
| 7 | 
								 
							 | 
							Kerry Von Erich | 7 | 0 (=) | 
| 8 | 
								 
							 | 
							Rick Rude | 8 | 0 (=) | 
| 9 | 
								 
							 | 
							Tully Blanchard | 9 | 0 (=) | 
| 10 | 
								 
							 | 
							Jim Duggan | 10 | 0 (=) | 
Tag Teams| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
								 
							 | 
							Animal | 1 | 0 (=) | 
								 
							 | 
							Hawk | 1 | 0 (=) | |
| 2 | 
								 
							 | 
							Davey Boy Smith | 5 | +3 | 
								 
							 | 
							Dynamite Kid | 5 | +3 | |
| 3 | 
								 
							 | 
							Bobby Eaton | 2 | -1 | 
								 
							 | 
							Dennis Condrey | 2 | -1 | |
| 4 | 
								 
							 | 
							Curt Hennig | 4 | 0 (=) | 
								 
							 | 
							Scott Hall | 4 | 0 (=) | |
| 5 | 
								 
							 | 
							Brutus Beefcake | 3 | -2 | 
								 
							 | 
							Greg Valentine | 3 | -2 | |
| 6 | 
								 
							 | 
							Ricky Morton | 6 | 0 (=) | 
								 
							 | 
							Robert Gibson | 6 | 0 (=) | |
| 7 | 
								 
							 | 
							Stan Lane | 7 | 0 (=) | 
								 
							 | 
							Steve Keirn | 7 | 0 (=) | |
| 8 | 
								 
							 | 
							Bobby Fulton | 9 | +1 | 
								 
							 | 
							Tommy Rogers | 9 | +1 | |
| 9 | 
								 
							 | 
							Ivan Koloff | 8 | -1 | 
								 
							 | 
							Nikita Koloff | 8 | -1 | |
| 10 | 
								 
							 | 
							Chavo Guerrero | 10 | 0 (=) | 
								 
							 | 
							Hector Guerrero | 10 | 0 (=) | 
Most Popular| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
								 
							 | 
							Hulk Hogan | 1 | 0 (=) | 
| 2 | 
								 
							 | 
							Dusty Rhodes | 2 | 0 (=) | 
| 3 | 
								 
							 | 
							Kerry Von Erich | 3 | 0 (=) | 
| 4 | 
								 
							 | 
							Magnum T. A. | 5 | +1 | 
| 5 | 
								 
							 | 
							Ricky Steamboat | 4 | -1 | 
| 6 | 
								 
							 | 
							Junkyard Dog | 6 | 0 (=) | 
| 7 | 
								 
							 | 
							Ronnie Garvin | 7 | 0 (=) | 
| 8 | 
								 
							 | 
							Barry Windham | 8 | 0 (=) | 
| 9 | 
								 
							 | 
							Kevin Von Erich | 9 | 0 (=) | 
| 10 | 
								 
							 | 
							Terry Taylor | 10 | 0 (=) | 
Most Hated| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
								 
							 | 
							King Kong Bundy | 1 | 0 (=) | 
| 2 | 
								 
							 | 
							Ric Flair | 2 | 0 (=) | 
| 3 | 
								 
							 | 
							Randy Savage | 3 | 0 (=) | 
| 4 | 
								 
							 | 
							Stan Hansen | 4 | 0 (=) | 
| 5 | 
								 
							 | 
							Tully Blanchard | 5 | 0 (=) | 
| 6 | 
								 
							 | 
							Rick Rude | 6 | 0 (=) | 
| 7 | 
								 
							 | 
							Jim Garvin | 7 | 0 (=) | 
| 8 | 
								 
							 | 
							Nikita Koloff | 8 | 0 (=) | 
| 9 | 
								 
							 | 
							Adrian Adonis | 9 | 0 (=) | 
| 10 | 
								 
							 | 
							Dick Slater | 10 | 0 (=) | 
WWF| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 
								 
							 | 
							Hulk Hogan | Champion | 0 (=) | 
| 1 | 
								 
							 | 
							Randy Savage | 1 | 0 (=) | 
| 2 | 
								 
							 | 
							King Kong Bundy | 2 | 0 (=) | 
| 3 | 
								 
							 | 
							Ricky Steamboat | 3 | 0 (=) | 
| 4 | 
								 
							 | 
							Junkyard Dog | 4 | 0 (=) | 
| 5 | 
								 
							 | 
							Paul Orndorff | 5 | 0 (=) | 
| 6 | 
								 
							 | 
							The Magnificent Muraco | 6 | 0 (=) | 
| 7 | 
								 
							 | 
							Tito Santana | 7 | 0 (=) | 
| 8 | 
								 
							 | 
							Adrian Adonis | 8 | 0 (=) | 
| 9 | 
								 
							 | 
							George Steele | 9 | 0 (=) | 
| 10 | 
								 
							 | 
							Jake Roberts | 10 | 0 (=) | 
AWA| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 
								 
							 | 
							Stan Hansen | Champion | 0 (=) | 
| 1 | 
								 
							 | 
							Sergeant Slaughter | 1 | 0 (=) | 
| 2 | 
								 
							 | 
							Rick Martel | 2 | 0 (=) | 
| 3 | 
								 
							 | 
							Nick Bockwinkel | 4 | +1 | 
| 4 | 
								 
							 | 
							Bruiser Brody | 3 | -1 | 
| 5 | 
								 
							 | 
							Scott Hall | 5 | 0 (=) | 
| 6 | 
								 
							 | 
							Larry Zbyszko | 6 | 0 (=) | 
| 7 | 
								 
							 | 
							Nord The Barbarian | 7 | 0 (=) | 
| 8 | 
								 
							 | 
							Boris Zhukov | 8 | 0 (=) | 
| 9 | 
								 
							 | 
							Marty Jannetty | 9 | 0 (=) | 
| 10 | 
								 
							 | 
							Greg Gagne | 10 | 0 (=) | 
NWA| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 
								 
							 | 
							Ric Flair | Champion | 0 (=) | 
| 1 | 
								 
							 | 
							Magnum T. A. | 1 | 0 (=) | 
| 2 | 
								 
							 | 
							Tully Blanchard | 2 | 0 (=) | 
| 3 | 
								 
							 | 
							Ronnie Garvin | 3 | 0 (=) | 
| 4 | 
								 
							 | 
							Dusty Rhodes | 4 | 0 (=) | 
| 5 | 
								 
							 | 
							Ricky Morton | N/A | N/A | 
| 6 | 
								 
							 | 
							Wahoo McDaniel | 5 | -1 | 
| 7 | 
								 
							 | 
							Nikita Koloff | 6 | -1 | 
| 8 | 
								 
							 | 
							Jim Duggan | 7 | -1 | 
| 9 | 
								 
							 | 
							Lex Luger | 8 | -1 | 
| 10 | 
								 
							 | 
							Barry Windham | 9 | -1 | 
NWA U.S.| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
								 
							 | 
							Magnum T. A. | 1 | 0 (=) | 
| 2 | 
								 
							 | 
							Tully Blanchard | 2 | 0 (=) | 
| 3 | 
								 
							 | 
							Ronnie Garvin | 3 | 0 (=) | 
| 4 | 
								 
							 | 
							Dusty Rhodes | 4 | 0 (=) | 
| 5 | 
								 
							 | 
							Jim Garvin | 5 | 0 (=) | 
| 6 | 
								 
							 | 
							Nikita Koloff | 6 | 0 (=) | 
| 7 | 
								 
							 | 
							Pez Whatley | 10 | +3 | 
| 8 | 
								 
							 | 
							Hector Guerrero | N/A | N/A | 
| 9 | 
								 
							 | 
							Arn Anderson | 7 | -2 | 
| 10 | 
								 
							 | 
							Konga the Barbarian | 8 | -2 | 
Continental| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
								 
							 | 
							Adrian Street | 1 | 0 (=) | 
| 2 | 
								 
							 | 
							Brad Armstrong | 2 | 0 (=) | 
| 3 | 
								 
							 | 
							Jerry Stubbs | 3 | 0 (=) | 
| 4 | 
								 
							 | 
							The Bullet | 4 | 0 (=) | 
| 5 | 
								 
							 | 
							Mr. Wrestling II | 8 | +3 | 
| 6 | 
								 
							 | 
							Tommy Rich | 5 | -1 | 
| 7 | 
								 
							 | 
							Robert Fuller | 6 | -1 | 
| 8 | 
								 
							 | 
							Tom Prichard | 7 | -1 | 
| 9 | 
								 
							 | 
							Jimmy Golden | 9 | 0 (=) | 
| 10 | 
								 
							 | 
							Tim Horner | 10 | 0 (=) | 
Florida| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
								 
							 | 
							Lex Luger | 1 | 0 (=) | 
| 2 | 
								 
							 | 
							Kendall Windham | 2 | 0 (=) | 
| 3 | 
								 
							 | 
							Barry Windham | 3 | 0 (=) | 
| 4 | 
								 
							 | 
							Jesse Barr | 4 | 0 (=) | 
| 5 | 
								 
							 | 
							Kevin Sullivan | 5 | 0 (=) | 
| 6 | 
								 
							 | 
							Blackjack Mulligan | 6 | 0 (=) | 
| 7 | 
								 
							 | 
							Makhan Singh | 7 | 0 (=) | 
| 8 | 
								 
							 | 
							The Cuban Assassin | 8 | 0 (=) | 
| 9 | 
								 
							 | 
							Tyree Pride | 9 | 0 (=) | 
| 10 | 
								 
							 | 
							Mike Graham | 10 | 0 (=) | 
Mid-Southern| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
								 
							 | 
							Jerry Lawler | 6 | +5 | 
| 2 | 
								 
							 | 
							Bill Dundee | 1 | -1 | 
| 3 | 
								 
							 | 
							Dutch Mantel | 3 | 0 (=) | 
| 4 | 
								 
							 | 
							Buddy Landell | 2 | -2 | 
| 5 | 
								 
							 | 
							Billy Travis | 9 | +4 | 
| 6 | 
								 
							 | 
							Jos LeDuc | 8 | +2 | 
| 7 | 
								 
							 | 
							Rip Rogers | N/A | N/A | 
| 8 | 
								 
							 | 
							Abdul Khadafy | 5 | -3 | 
| 9 | 
								 
							 | 
							Paul Diamond | N/A | N/A | 
| 10 | 
								 
							 | 
							Frank Morrell | N/A | N/A | 
Northwest| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
								 
							 | 
							Bobby Jaggers | 1 | 0 (=) | 
| 2 | 
								 
							 | 
							Tom Zenk | 2 | 0 (=) | 
| 3 | 
								 
							 | 
							Rip Oliver | 3 | 0 (=) | 
| 4 | 
								 
							 | 
							Billy Jack Haynes | 4 | 0 (=) | 
| 5 | 
								 
							 | 
							The Assassin | 5 | 0 (=) | 
| 6 | 
								 
							 | 
							Brady Boone | 6 | 0 (=) | 
| 7 | 
								 
							 | 
							Mike Miller | 7 | 0 (=) | 
| 8 | 
								 
							 | 
							Scott Doring | 8 | 0 (=) | 
| 9 | 
								 
							 | 
							Moondog Moretti | 9 | 0 (=) | 
| 10 | 
								 
							 | 
							Cocoa Samoa | 10 | 0 (=) | 
UWF| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
								 
							 | 
							Jim Duggan | 1 | 0 (=) | 
| 2 | 
								 
							 | 
							Dick Slater | 2 | 0 (=) | 
| 3 | 
								 
							 | 
							Dick Murdoch | 3 | 0 (=) | 
| 4 | 
								 
							 | 
							Terry Taylor | 4 | 0 (=) | 
| 5 | 
								 
							 | 
							Buzz Sawyer | 5 | 0 (=) | 
| 6 | 
								 
							 | 
							Steve Williams | 6 | 0 (=) | 
| 7 | 
								 
							 | 
							Koko B Ware | 7 | 0 (=) | 
| 8 | 
								 
							 | 
							Chavo Guerrero | 8 | 0 (=) | 
| 9 | 
								 
							 | 
							Brett Sawyer | 9 | 0 (=) | 
| 10 | 
								 
							 | 
							Taras Bulba | 10 | 0 (=) | 
World Class| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
								 
							 | 
							Rick Rude | 1 | 0 (=) | 
| 2 | 
								 
							 | 
							Brian Adias | 2 | 0 (=) | 
| 3 | 
								 
							 | 
							Kerry Von Erich | 3 | 0 (=) | 
| 4 | 
								 
							 | 
							Bruiser Brody | 4 | 0 (=) | 
| 5 | 
								 
							 | 
							Kevin Von Erich | 5 | 0 (=) | 
| 6 | 
								 
							 | 
							Lance Von Erich | 6 | 0 (=) | 
| 7 | 
								 
							 | 
							Chris Adams | N/A | N/A | 
| 8 | 
								 
							 | 
							The Missing Link | 7 | -1 | 
| 9 | 
								 
							 | 
							Iceman King Parsons | 8 | -1 | 
| 10 | 
								 
							 | 
							Brickhouse Brown | 9 | -1 |