Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - July 1996

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Top 10

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Bret Hart	2	+1
2		Ric Flair	3	+1
3		Shawn Michaels	5	+2
4		The Undertaker	7	+3
5		Sting	10	+5
6		Hulk Hogan	1	-5
7		Goldust	9	+2
8		Lex Luger	N/A	N/A
9		Jerry Lawler	N/A	N/A
10		Raven	N/A	N/A

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Tag Teams

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Lex Luger	1	0 (=)
		Sting	1	0 (=)
2		Henry O. Godwinn	N/A	N/A
		Phineas I. Godwinn	N/A	N/A
3		Animal	3	0 (=)
		Hawk	3	0 (=)
4		Rick Steiner	N/A	N/A
		Scott Steiner	N/A	N/A
5		Skip	5	0 (=)
		Zip	5	0 (=)
6		John Kronus	8	+2
		Perry Saturn	8	+2
7		Doug Gilbert	N/A	N/A
		Tommy Rich	N/A	N/A
8		Booker T.	4	-4
		Stevie Ray	4	-4
9		Johnny Grunge	10	+1
		Rocco Rock	10	+1
10		Davey Boy Smith	N/A	N/A
		Owen Hart	N/A	N/A

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Most Popular

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Roddy Piper	N/A	N/A
2		Shawn Michaels	1	-1
3		Sting	7	+4
4		The Undertaker	4	0 (=)
5		Hulk Hogan	2	-3
6		Bret Hart	3	-3
7		Ahmed Johnson	8	+1
8		Yokozuna	N/A	N/A
9		Randy Savage	5	-4
10		Rey Misterio, Jr.	N/A	N/A

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Most Hated

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Goldust	3	+2
2		Ric Flair	1	-1
3		Big Van Vader	2	-1
4		Kevin Sullivan	N/A	N/A
5		Jerry Lawler	7	+2
6		Brian Pillman	4	-2
7		The 1-2-3 Kid	10	+3
8		Davey Boy Smith	8	0 (=)
9		The Giant	5	-4
10		The Sandman	N/A	N/A

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WWF

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Bret Hart	Champion	0 (=)
1		Goldust	1	0 (=)
2		Shawn Michaels	2	0 (=)
3		The Undertaker	3	0 (=)
4		Yokozuna	N/A	N/A
5		Ahmed Johnson	5	0 (=)
6		Steve Austin	9	+3
7		Savio Vega	N/A	N/A
8		Davey Boy Smith	N/A	N/A
9		Hunter Hearst Helmsley	10	+1
10		Owen Hart	N/A	N/A

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WCW

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Ric Flair	Champion	0 (=)
1		Konnan	1	0 (=)
2		Sting	5	+3
3		Lex Luger	7	+4
4		Hulk Hogan	2	-2
5		Randy Savage	3	-2
6		Johnny B. Badd	6	0 (=)
7		The Giant	4	-3
8		Eddy Guerrero	N/A	N/A
9		Arn Anderson	8	-1
10		Alex Wright	N/A	N/A

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ECW

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Raven	Champion	0 (=)
1		Shane Douglas	N/A	N/A
2		Sabu	4	+2
3		The Sandman	2	-1
4		Cactus Jack	6	+2
5		Rey Misterio, Jr.	8	+3
6		Chris Jericho	N/A	N/A
7		Taz	5	-2
8		Mikey Whipwreck	9	+1
9		2 Cold Scorpio	1	-8
10		Big Titan	N/A	N/A

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USWA

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Jerry Lawler	3	+3
1		Brian Christopher	2	+1
2		Mabel	N/A	N/A
3		Spellbinder	4	+1
4		Giant Warrior	N/A	N/A
5		Jesse James Armstrong	6	+1
6		Tracy Smothers	8	+2
7		Doug Gilbert	5	-2
8		Mo	N/A	N/A
9		Isaac Yankem, DDS	N/A	N/A
10		Tommy Rich	1	-9

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All Japan

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Mitsuharu Misawa	Champion	0 (=)
1		Toshiaki Kawada	1	0 (=)
2		Kenta Kobashi	2	0 (=)
3		Akira Taue	4	+1
4		Gary Albright	6	+2
5		Stan Hansen	5	0 (=)
6		Johnny Ace	3	-3
7		The Patriot	7	0 (=)
8		Yoshinari Ogawa	8	0 (=)
9		Dan Kroffat	9	0 (=)
10		Abdullah The Butcher	N/A	N/A

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New Japan

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Nobuhiko Takada	Champion	0 (=)
1		The Great Muta	2	+1
2		Shinya Hashimoto	7	+5
3		Jushin Thunder Liger	1	-2
4		Shiro Koshinaka	N/A	N/A
5		Kensuke Sasaki	4	-1
6		Masa Chono	N/A	N/A
7		Scott Norton	10	+3
8		El Samurai	N/A	N/A
9		Hiroyoshi Tenzan	9	0 (=)
10		Koji Kanemoto	3	-7

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