Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - June 1997

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Top 10

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Shawn Michaels	1	0 (=)
2		Lex Luger	7	+5
3		Bret Hart	6	+3
4		The Giant	2	-2
5		Steve Austin	3	-2
6		Dean Malenko	9	+3
7		Sid Vicious	4	-3
8		Hunter Hearst Helmsley	8	0 (=)
9		Raven	10	+1
10		Eddy Guerrero	5	-5

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Tag Teams

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Rick Steiner	5	+4
		Scott Steiner	5	+4
2		Kevin Nash	2	0 (=)
		Scott Hall	2	0 (=)
3		Davey Boy Smith	1	-2
		Owen Hart	1	-2
4		Doug Furnas	3	-1
		Phil LaFon	3	-1
5		John Kronus	6	+1
		Perry Saturn	6	+1
6		Lex Luger	N/A	N/A
		The Giant	N/A	N/A
7		Henry O. Godwinn	7	0 (=)
		Phineas I. Godwinn	7	0 (=)
8		Booker T.	4	-4
		Stevie Ray	4	-4
9		J. C. Ice	N/A	N/A
		Wolfie D.	N/A	N/A
10		Meng	8	-2
		The Barbarian	8	-2

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Most Popular

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Roddy Piper	3	+2
2		Shawn Michaels	5	+3
3		The Giant	1	-2
4		Ahmed Johnson	2	-2
5		The Undertaker	6	+1
6		Lex Luger	4	-2
7		Bret Hart	7	0 (=)
8		Eddy Guerrero	8	0 (=)
9		Diamond Dallas Page	10	+1
10		The Sandman	N/A	N/A

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Most Hated

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Hulk Hogan	1	0 (=)
2		Steve Austin	2	0 (=)
3		Scott Hall	3	0 (=)
4		Kevin Nash	5	+1
5		Savio Vega	N/A	N/A
6		Kevin Sullivan	6	0 (=)
7		Hunter Hearst Helmsley	4	-3
8		Syxx	8	0 (=)
9		Raven	N/A	N/A
10		Faarooq	7	-3

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WWF

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Shawn Michaels	Champion	0 (=)
1		Hunter Hearst Helmsley	1	0 (=)
2		Bret Hart	4	+2
3		Steve Austin	3	0 (=)
4		Sid Vicious	2	-2
5		Ahmed Johnson	7	+2
6		The Undertaker	8	+2
7		Big Van Vader	5	-2
8		Faarooq	9	+1
9		Goldust	6	-3
10		Rocky Maivia	N/A	N/A

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WCW

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Hulk Hogan	Champion	0 (=)
1		Eddy Guerrero	1	0 (=)
2		The Giant	2	0 (=)
3		Lex Luger	3	0 (=)
4		Lord Steven Regal	5	+1
5		Dean Malenko	4	-1
6		Jeff Jarrett	8	+2
7		Chris Benoit	9	+2
8		Diamond Dallas Page	7	-1
9		Syxx	6	-3
10		Arn Anderson	N/A	N/A

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ECW

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Raven	Champion	0 (=)
1		Shane Douglas	2	+1
2		The Sandman	1	-1
3		Pitbull #2	4	+1
4		Tommy Dreamer	3	-1
5		Steve Williams	N/A	N/A
6		Terry Funk	N/A	N/A
7		Sabu	N/A	N/A
8		Chris Candido	6	-2
9		Rob Van Dam	N/A	N/A
10		Brian Lee	5	-5

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USWA

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Jerry Lawler	Champion	0 (=)
1		Brian Christopher	1	0 (=)
2		Wolfie D.	3	+1
3		Bill Dundee	4	+1
4		Dutch Mantel	2	-2
5		Mabel	7	+2
6		Tracy Smothers	6	0 (=)
7		Steven Dunn	N/A	N/A
8		Kareem Olajuwon	8	0 (=)
9		J. C. Ice	5	-4
10		Mo	9	-1

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All Japan

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Mitsuharu Misawa	Champion	0 (=)
1		Kenta Kobashi	1	0 (=)
2		Yoshinari Ogawa	2	0 (=)
3		Jun Akiyama	4	+1
4		Akira Taue	3	-1
5		Toshiaki Kawada	5	0 (=)
6		Takao Omori	7	+1
7		Stan Hansen	8	+1
8		Johnny Ace	N/A	N/A
9		Sabu	6	-3
10		Rob Van Dam	10	0 (=)

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New Japan

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Shinya Hashimoto	Champion	0 (=)
1		Jushin Thunder Liger	1	0 (=)
2		Ultimo Dragon	2	0 (=)
3		Antonio Inoki	4	+1
4		Shinjiro Otani	5	+1
5		Riki Choshu	9	+4
6		Koji Kanemoto	N/A	N/A
7		The Great Muta	3	-4
8		Masa Chono	6	-2
9		Hiroyoshi Tenzan	10	+1
10		Kensuke Sasaki	N/A	N/A

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