Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - January 1981
Tag Teams| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Afa | 8 | +7 |
|
Sika | 8 | +7 | |
| 2 |
|
Jimmy Snuka | 2 | 0 (=) |
|
Ray Stevens | 2 | 0 (=) | |
| 3 |
|
Adrian Adonis | 3 | 0 (=) |
|
Jesse Ventura | 3 | 0 (=) | |
| 4 |
|
"Mr. Wrestling" Tim Woods | N/A | N/A |
|
Mr. Wrestling II | N/A | N/A | |
| 5 |
|
Dick Murdoch | N/A | N/A |
|
Jerry Brisco | 7 | +2 | |
| 6 |
|
Buddy Roberts | 6 | 0 (=) |
|
Terry Gordy | 6 | 0 (=) | |
| 7 |
|
Assassin #1 | 4 | -3 |
|
Assassin #2 | 4 | -3 | |
| 8 |
|
El Halcon | N/A | N/A |
|
Kerry Von Erich | N/A | N/A | |
| 9 |
|
Jay Youngblood | N/A | N/A |
|
Ricky Steamboat | N/A | N/A | |
| 10 |
|
Bulldog Brower | N/A | N/A |
|
Stan Stasiak | N/A | N/A |
Most Popular| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Andre the Giant | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Bruno Sammartino | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Dusty Rhodes | 3 | 0 (=) |
| 4 |
|
Ric Flair | 4 | 0 (=) |
| 5 |
|
Bob Backlund | 5 | 0 (=) |
| 6 |
|
Mr. Wrestling II | 6 | 0 (=) |
| 7 |
|
Ivan Putski | 7 | 0 (=) |
| 8 |
|
Mil Mascaras | 8 | 0 (=) |
| 9 |
|
Ricky Steamboat | 9 | 0 (=) |
| 10 |
|
Ted DiBiase | 10 | 0 (=) |
Most Hated| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Larry Zbyszko | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Ken Patera | 3 | +1 |
| 3 |
|
Abdullah The Butcher | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
|
Mark Lewin | 5 | +1 |
| 5 |
|
Hulk Hogan | 4 | -1 |
| 6 |
|
Nick Bockwinkel | 6 | 0 (=) |
| 7 |
|
Harley Race | 8 | +1 |
| 8 |
|
Greg Valentine | 7 | -1 |
| 9 |
|
Killer Brooks | 9 | 0 (=) |
| 10 |
|
Buddy Roberts | N/A | N/A |
WWF| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Bob Backlund | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Sergeant Slaughter | N/A | N/A |
| 3 |
|
Hulk Hogan | 2 | -1 |
| 4 |
|
Larry Zbyszko | 3 | -1 |
| 5 |
|
Pedro Morales | 7 | +2 |
| 6 |
|
The Hangman | 9 | +3 |
| 7 |
|
Tony Atlas | 8 | +1 |
| 8 |
|
Pat Patterson | 5 | -3 |
| 9 |
|
Tony Garea | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Rick Martel | 10 | 0 (=) |
AWA| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Verne Gagne | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Nick Bockwinkel | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
The Crusher | 4 | +1 |
| 4 |
|
Crusher Blackwell | 3 | -1 |
| 5 |
|
Mad Dog Vachon | 5 | 0 (=) |
| 6 |
|
Dino Bravo | 6 | 0 (=) |
| 7 |
|
Jesse Ventura | 7 | 0 (=) |
| 8 |
|
Greg Gagne | 9 | +1 |
| 9 |
|
Tito Santana | 8 | -1 |
| 10 |
|
Big John Studd | N/A | N/A |
NWA| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Harley Race | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Greg Valentine | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Dick Slater | 8 | +5 |
| 4 |
|
Dusty Rhodes | 3 | -1 |
| 5 |
|
Dennis Condrey | N/A | N/A |
| 6 |
|
Giant Baba | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
Hussein Arab | 6 | -1 |
| 8 |
|
Ken Patera | 7 | -1 |
| 9 |
|
Ted DiBiase | 5 | -4 |
| 10 |
|
John Tolos | N/A | N/A |