Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - May 1989
Top 10| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Randy Savage | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Ric Flair | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Jerry Lawler | 3 | 0 (=) |
| 4 |
|
Barry Windham | 5 | +1 |
| 5 |
|
Sting | 9 | +4 |
| 6 |
|
Hulk Hogan | 6 | 0 (=) |
| 7 |
|
Lex Luger | 4 | -3 |
| 8 |
|
The Ultimate Warrior | 7 | -1 |
| 9 |
|
Kerry Von Erich | 8 | -1 |
| 10 |
|
Bad News Brown | 10 | 0 (=) |
Tag Teams| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Animal | 1 | 0 (=) |
|
Hawk | 1 | 0 (=) | |
| 2 |
|
Ax | 2 | 0 (=) |
|
Smash | 2 | 0 (=) | |
| 3 |
|
Bobby Eaton | 5 | +2 |
|
Stan Lane | 5 | +2 | |
| 4 |
|
The Barbarian | 6 | +2 |
|
The Warlord | 6 | +2 | |
| 5 |
|
Pat Tanaka | 3 | -2 |
|
Paul Diamond | 3 | -2 | |
| 6 |
|
Kevin Sullivan | N/A | N/A |
|
Steve Williams | N/A | N/A | |
| 7 |
|
Fatu | 7 | 0 (=) |
|
Samu | 7 | 0 (=) | |
| 8 |
|
Dennis Condrey | 8 | 0 (=) |
|
Randy Rose | 8 | 0 (=) | |
| 9 |
|
Jimmy Golden | 10 | +1 |
|
Robert Fuller | 10 | +1 | |
| 10 |
|
Davey Boy Smith | 9 | -1 |
|
Dynamite Kid | 9 | -1 |
Most Popular| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Hulk Hogan | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Randy Savage | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Sting | 3 | 0 (=) |
| 4 |
|
The Ultimate Warrior | 4 | 0 (=) |
| 5 |
|
Rick Steiner | 6 | +1 |
| 6 |
|
Lex Luger | 5 | -1 |
| 7 |
|
Jake Roberts | 10 | +3 |
| 8 |
|
Jim Duggan | 7 | -1 |
| 9 |
|
Dusty Rhodes | 8 | -1 |
| 10 |
|
Kerry Von Erich | 9 | -1 |
Most Hated| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Big Boss Man | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Ric Flair | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Barry Windham | 3 | 0 (=) |
| 4 |
|
Andre the Giant | 6 | +2 |
| 5 |
|
Akeem | N/A | N/A |
| 6 |
|
Steve Williams | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
Mike Rotundo | 7 | 0 (=) |
| 8 |
|
Bad News Brown | 5 | -3 |
| 9 |
|
Iceman King Parsons | 9 | 0 (=) |
| 10 |
|
Ricky Morton | N/A | N/A |
WWF| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Randy Savage | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
The Ultimate Warrior | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Bad News Brown | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Hulk Hogan | 3 | 0 (=) |
| 4 |
|
Big Boss Man | 4 | 0 (=) |
| 5 |
|
Andre the Giant | 5 | 0 (=) |
| 6 |
|
Honky Tonk Man | 6 | 0 (=) |
| 7 |
|
Jim Duggan | 7 | 0 (=) |
| 8 |
|
Greg Valentine | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Jake Roberts | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Curt Hennig | 10 | 0 (=) |
AWA| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Jerry Lawler | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Greg Gagne | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Kerry Von Erich | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Dutch Mantel | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
|
Wahoo McDaniel | 3 | -1 |
| 5 |
|
Manny Fernandez | 8 | +3 |
| 6 |
|
Sergeant Slaughter | 4 | -2 |
| 7 |
|
The Iron Sheik | 9 | +2 |
| 8 |
|
Jeff Jarrett | 6 | -2 |
| 9 |
|
Colonel DeBeers | 5 | -4 |
| 10 |
|
Iceman King Parsons | N/A | N/A |
NWA| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Ric Flair | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Barry Windham | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Sting | 4 | +2 |
| 3 |
|
Eddie Gilbert | 7 | +4 |
| 4 |
|
Lex Luger | 2 | -2 |
| 5 |
|
Rick Steiner | 3 | -2 |
| 6 |
|
Bam Bam Bigelow | 5 | -1 |
| 7 |
|
Junkyard Dog | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
Mike Rotundo | 9 | +1 |
| 9 |
|
Larry Zbyszko | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Dusty Rhodes | 8 | -2 |
Continental| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Tom Prichard | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Brad Armstrong | 2 | +1 |
| 2 |
|
Dan Davis | 4 | +2 |
| 3 |
|
Black Bart | 1 | -2 |
| 4 |
|
The Bullet | 3 | -1 |
| 5 |
|
Doug Furnas | 5 | 0 (=) |
| 6 |
|
Alan Martin | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
Tony Anthony | 7 | 0 (=) |
| 8 |
|
Masa Chono | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Johnny Rich | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Willie B. Hert | 10 | 0 (=) |
CWA| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Wendell Cooley | 4 | +4 |
| 1 |
|
Jeff Jarrett | 2 | +1 |
| 2 |
|
Bill Dundee | 3 | +1 |
| 3 |
|
Sid Vicious | Champion | -3 |
| 4 |
|
Robert Fuller | 5 | +1 |
| 5 |
|
Jimmy Golden | 6 | +1 |
| 6 |
|
Buddy Landell | 7 | +1 |
| 7 |
|
Iceman King Parsons | 8 | +1 |
| 8 |
|
Dutch Mantel | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Ricky Morton | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Brian Lee | 1 | -9 |
PNW| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Top Gun | N/A | N/A |
| 1 |
|
Abbuda Dein | N/A | N/A |
| 2 |
|
The Grappler | N/A | N/A |
| 3 |
|
Colonel DeBeers | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
|
Steve Doll | N/A | N/A |
| 5 |
|
Scott Peterson | N/A | N/A |
| 6 |
|
Matt Borne | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
Buddy Rose | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
Al Madril | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Rex King | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Karl Styles | N/A | N/A |
Stampede| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Don Muraco | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Johnny Smith | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Makhan Singh | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Lance Idol | 3 | 0 (=) |
| 4 |
|
Steve DiSalvo | 6 | +2 |
| 5 |
|
Chris Benoit | 5 | 0 (=) |
| 6 |
|
Larry Cameron | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
Vulkan Singh | 7 | 0 (=) |
| 8 |
|
Steve Blackman | 9 | +1 |
| 9 |
|
Biff Wellington | 10 | +1 |
| 10 |
|
Leo Burke | N/A | N/A |
World Class| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Jerry Lawler | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Iceman King Parsons | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Kerry Von Erich | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Dutch Mantel | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
|
Cactus Jack | N/A | N/A |
| 5 |
|
Eric Embry | 3 | -2 |
| 6 |
|
Jeff Jarrett | 4 | -2 |
| 7 |
|
Kevin Von Erich | 6 | -1 |
| 8 |
|
Super Black Ninja | 5 | -3 |
| 9 |
|
Brickhouse Brown | 7 | -2 |
| 10 |
|
Jimmy Jack Funk | N/A | N/A |