Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - January 1997

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Top 10

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Shawn Michaels	N/A	N/A
2		The Giant	N/A	N/A
3		Marc Mero	N/A	N/A
4		Sid Vicious	N/A	N/A
5		Sting	N/A	N/A
6		Big Van Vader	N/A	N/A
7		Rey Misterio, Jr.	N/A	N/A
8		Steve Austin	N/A	N/A
9		Raven	N/A	N/A
10		The Undertaker	N/A	N/A

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Tag Teams

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Davey Boy Smith	N/A	N/A
		Owen Hart	N/A	N/A
2		Johnny Grunge	N/A	N/A
		Rocco Rock	N/A	N/A
3		Booker T.	N/A	N/A
		Stevie Ray	N/A	N/A
4		Henry O. Godwinn	N/A	N/A
		Phineas I. Godwinn	N/A	N/A
5		Bart Gunn	N/A	N/A
		Billy Gunn	N/A	N/A
6		Brian Knobbs	N/A	N/A
		Jerry Sags	N/A	N/A
7		Kevin Nash	N/A	N/A
		Scott Hall	N/A	N/A
8		Jared Grimm	N/A	N/A
		Jason Grimm	N/A	N/A
9		Mustafa Saed	N/A	N/A
		New Jack	N/A	N/A
10		Bill Dundee	N/A	N/A
		Jamie Dundee	N/A	N/A

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Most Popular

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Shawn Michaels	N/A	N/A
2		Randy Savage	N/A	N/A
3		Lex Luger	N/A	N/A
4		Sid Vicious	N/A	N/A
5		The Undertaker	N/A	N/A
6		Sting	N/A	N/A
7		Marc Mero	N/A	N/A
8		Savio Vega	N/A	N/A
9		Rey Misterio, Jr.	N/A	N/A
10		Jake Roberts	N/A	N/A

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Most Hated

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Hulk Hogan	N/A	N/A
2		Mankind	N/A	N/A
3		Scott Hall	N/A	N/A
4		Big Van Vader	N/A	N/A
5		Kevin Nash	N/A	N/A
6		Faarooq	N/A	N/A
7		The Giant	N/A	N/A
8		Jerry Lawler	N/A	N/A
9		Goldust	N/A	N/A
10		Raven	N/A	N/A

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WWF

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Shawn Michaels	N/A	N/A
1		Marc Mero	N/A	N/A
2		Steve Austin	N/A	N/A
3		Goldust	N/A	N/A
4		Big Van Vader	N/A	N/A
5		Faarooq	N/A	N/A
6		Mankind	N/A	N/A
7		The Undertaker	N/A	N/A
8		Sid Vicious	N/A	N/A
9		Savio Vega	N/A	N/A
10		Justin Bradshaw	N/A	N/A

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WCW

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Hulk Hogan	N/A	N/A
1		Ric Flair	N/A	N/A
2		The Giant	N/A	N/A
3		Sting	N/A	N/A
4		Randy Savage	N/A	N/A
5		Lex Luger	N/A	N/A
6		Rey Misterio, Jr.	N/A	N/A
7		Chris Benoit	N/A	N/A
8		Chris Jericho	N/A	N/A
9		Konnan	N/A	N/A
10		Dean Malenko	N/A	N/A

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ECW

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Raven	N/A	N/A
1		Shane Douglas	N/A	N/A
2		The Sandman	N/A	N/A
3		Pitbull #2	N/A	N/A
4		Sabu	N/A	N/A
5		Terry Gordy	N/A	N/A
6		Taz	N/A	N/A
7		Tommy Dreamer	N/A	N/A
8		Brian Lee	N/A	N/A
9		Rob Van Dam	N/A	N/A
10		Louie Spicolli	N/A	N/A

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USWA

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Jerry Lawler	N/A	N/A
1		Brian Christopher	N/A	N/A
2		Mark Henry	N/A	N/A
3		Vampire Warrior	N/A	N/A
4		Bill Dundee	N/A	N/A
5		Jesse James Armstrong	N/A	N/A
6		Flash Flanagan	N/A	N/A
7		Wolfie D.	N/A	N/A
8		Jamie Dundee	N/A	N/A
9		Bart Sawyer	N/A	N/A
10		Mike Samples	N/A	N/A

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All Japan

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Kenta Kobashi	N/A	N/A
1		Akira Taue	N/A	N/A
2		Toshiaki Kawada	N/A	N/A
3		Mitsuharu Misawa	N/A	N/A
4		Stan Hansen	N/A	N/A
5		Jun Akiyama	N/A	N/A
6		Dan Kroffat	N/A	N/A
7		Rob Van Dam	N/A	N/A
8		The Patriot	N/A	N/A
9		Dory Funk, Jr.	N/A	N/A
10		Takao Omori	N/A	N/A

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New Japan

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Shinya Hashimoto	N/A	N/A
1		Kensuke Sasaki	N/A	N/A
2		Masa Chono	N/A	N/A
3		Kurasawa	N/A	N/A
4		Riki Choshu	N/A	N/A
5		The Great Muta	N/A	N/A
6		Hiroyoshi Tenzan	N/A	N/A
7		Animal	N/A	N/A
8		Dean Malenko	N/A	N/A
9		Satoshi Kojima	N/A	N/A
10		Shinjiro Otani	N/A	N/A

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