Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - February 1997
Top 10| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Shawn Michaels | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Hulk Hogan | N/A | N/A |
| 3 |
|
Hunter Hearst Helmsley | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
|
Randy Savage | N/A | N/A |
| 5 |
|
Lex Luger | N/A | N/A |
| 6 |
|
The Undertaker | 10 | +4 |
| 7 |
|
Dean Malenko | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
Sid Vicious | 4 | -4 |
| 9 |
|
Steve Austin | 8 | -1 |
| 10 |
|
Rey Misterio, Jr. | 7 | -3 |
Tag Teams| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Kevin Nash | 7 | +6 |
|
Scott Hall | 7 | +6 | |
| 2 |
|
Davey Boy Smith | 1 | -1 |
|
Owen Hart | 1 | -1 | |
| 3 |
|
Booker T. | 3 | 0 (=) |
|
Stevie Ray | 3 | 0 (=) | |
| 4 |
|
Henry O. Godwinn | 4 | 0 (=) |
|
Phineas I. Godwinn | 4 | 0 (=) | |
| 5 |
|
Mustafa Saed | 9 | +4 |
|
New Jack | 9 | +4 | |
| 6 |
|
Marcus Bagwell | N/A | N/A |
|
Scotty Riggs | N/A | N/A | |
| 7 |
|
John Kronus | N/A | N/A |
|
Perry Saturn | N/A | N/A | |
| 8 |
|
Jared Grimm | 8 | 0 (=) |
|
Jason Grimm | 8 | 0 (=) | |
| 9 |
|
Bart Gunn | 5 | -4 |
|
Billy Gunn | 5 | -4 | |
| 10 |
|
Meng | N/A | N/A |
|
The Barbarian | N/A | N/A |
Most Popular| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Shawn Michaels | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Randy Savage | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Bret Hart | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
|
Sid Vicious | 4 | 0 (=) |
| 5 |
|
Lex Luger | 3 | -2 |
| 6 |
|
The Undertaker | 5 | -1 |
| 7 |
|
Rey Misterio, Jr. | 9 | +2 |
| 8 |
|
Marc Mero | 7 | -1 |
| 9 |
|
Eddy Guerrero | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Tommy Dreamer | N/A | N/A |
Most Hated| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Hulk Hogan | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Steve Austin | N/A | N/A |
| 3 |
|
Kevin Nash | 5 | +2 |
| 4 |
|
Scott Hall | 3 | -1 |
| 5 |
|
Hunter Hearst Helmsley | N/A | N/A |
| 6 |
|
Mankind | 2 | -4 |
| 7 |
|
The Giant | 7 | 0 (=) |
| 8 |
|
Jerry Lawler | 8 | 0 (=) |
| 9 |
|
Faarooq | 6 | -3 |
| 10 |
|
Raven | 10 | 0 (=) |
WWF| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Shawn Michaels | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Hunter Hearst Helmsley | N/A | N/A |
| 2 |
|
Steve Austin | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Sid Vicious | 8 | +5 |
| 4 |
|
Big Van Vader | 4 | 0 (=) |
| 5 |
|
Marc Mero | 1 | -4 |
| 6 |
|
The Undertaker | 7 | +1 |
| 7 |
|
Mankind | 6 | -1 |
| 8 |
|
Faarooq | 5 | -3 |
| 9 |
|
Goldust | 3 | -6 |
| 10 |
|
The Stalker | N/A | N/A |
WCW| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Hulk Hogan | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Randy Savage | 4 | +3 |
| 2 |
|
Lex Luger | 5 | +3 |
| 3 |
|
Dean Malenko | 10 | +7 |
| 4 |
|
The Giant | 2 | -2 |
| 5 |
|
Syxx | N/A | N/A |
| 6 |
|
Jeff Jarrett | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
Rey Misterio, Jr. | 6 | -1 |
| 8 |
|
Eddy Guerrero | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Chris Benoit | 7 | -2 |
| 10 |
|
Diamond Dallas Page | N/A | N/A |
ECW| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
The Sandman | 2 | +2 |
| 1 |
|
Shane Douglas | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
2 Cold Scorpio | N/A | N/A |
| 3 |
|
Tommy Dreamer | 7 | +4 |
| 4 |
|
Sabu | 4 | 0 (=) |
| 5 |
|
Rob Van Dam | 9 | +4 |
| 6 |
|
Brian Lee | 8 | +2 |
| 7 |
|
Taz | 6 | -1 |
| 8 |
|
Steve Williams | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Chris Candido | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Hack Myers | N/A | N/A |
USWA| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
The Colorado Kid | N/A | N/A |
| 1 |
|
Brian Christopher | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Jerry Lawler | Champion | -2 |
| 3 |
|
Jamie Dundee | 8 | +5 |
| 4 |
|
Wolfie D. | 7 | +3 |
| 5 |
|
Flash Flanagan | 6 | +1 |
| 6 |
|
Bill Dundee | 4 | -2 |
| 7 |
|
Steven Dunn | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
Mike Samples | 10 | +2 |
| 9 |
|
Brickhouse Brown | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Tony Falk | N/A | N/A |
All Japan| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Kenta Kobashi | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Akira Taue | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Toshiaki Kawada | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Mitsuharu Misawa | 3 | 0 (=) |
| 4 |
|
Stan Hansen | 4 | 0 (=) |
| 5 |
|
Jun Akiyama | 5 | 0 (=) |
| 6 |
|
Dan Kroffat | 6 | 0 (=) |
| 7 |
|
The Patriot | 8 | +1 |
| 8 |
|
Rob Van Dam | 7 | -1 |
| 9 |
|
Johnny Ace | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Dory Funk, Jr. | 9 | -1 |
New Japan| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Shinya Hashimoto | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Kensuke Sasaki | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Kurasawa | 3 | +1 |
| 3 |
|
Ultimo Dragon | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
|
Masa Chono | 2 | -2 |
| 5 |
|
Riki Choshu | 4 | -1 |
| 6 |
|
The Great Muta | 5 | -1 |
| 7 |
|
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 6 | -1 |
| 8 |
|
Satoshi Kojima | 9 | +1 |
| 9 |
|
Shinjiro Otani | 10 | +1 |
| 10 |
|
Animal | 7 | -3 |