Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - May 1996

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Top 10

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Bret Hart	1	0 (=)
2		Randy Savage	2	0 (=)
3		The Undertaker	5	+2
4		Goldust	N/A	N/A
5		Hulk Hogan	10	+5
6		Shawn Michaels	N/A	N/A
7		Ric Flair	N/A	N/A
8		Diesel	9	+1
9		Lex Luger	N/A	N/A
10		Sting	6	-4

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Tag Teams

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Bart Gunn	1	0 (=)
		Billy Gunn	1	0 (=)
2		Lex Luger	N/A	N/A
		Sting	N/A	N/A
3		Booker T.	2	-1
		Stevie Ray	2	-1
4		Skip	N/A	N/A
		Zip	N/A	N/A
5		Johnny Grunge	7	+2
		Rocco Rock	7	+2
6		Marcus Bagwell	10	+4
		Scotty Riggs	10	+4
7		J. C. Ice	8	+1
		Wolfie D.	8	+1
8		Ricky Morton	N/A	N/A
		Robert Gibson	N/A	N/A
9		Mustafa Saed	N/A	N/A
		New Jack	N/A	N/A
10		Doug Gilbert	N/A	N/A
		Tommy Rich	N/A	N/A

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Most Popular

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Shawn Michaels	8	+7
2		Sting	2	0 (=)
3		Razor Ramon	4	+1
4		Bret Hart	3	-1
5		Randy Savage	6	+1
6		Hulk Hogan	5	-1
7		Ahmed Johnson	7	0 (=)
8		The Undertaker	1	-7
9		Johnny B. Badd	9	0 (=)
10		Diesel	N/A	N/A

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Most Hated

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

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WWF

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Bret Hart	Champion	0 (=)
1		Goldust	8	+7
2		The Undertaker	4	+2
3		Diesel	3	0 (=)
4		Razor Ramon	1	-3
5		Shawn Michaels	N/A	N/A
6		Jeff Jarrett	7	+1
7		Ahmed Johnson	6	-1
8		Davey Boy Smith	2	-6
9		Hunter Hearst Helmsley	N/A	N/A
10		The 1-2-3 Kid	N/A	N/A

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WCW

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Randy Savage	Champion	0 (=)
1		One Man Gang	N/A	N/A
2		Ric Flair	7	+5
3		Hulk Hogan	3	0 (=)
4		Sting	5	+1
5		Lex Luger	6	+1
6		Johnny B. Badd	4	-2
7		The Giant	2	-5
8		Brian Pillman	9	+1
9		Arn Anderson	N/A	N/A
10		Diamond Dallas Page	10	0 (=)

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ECW

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		The Sandman	Champion	0 (=)
1		2 Cold Scorpio	2	+1
2		Tommy Dreamer	1	-1
3		Raven	7	+4
4		Sabu	N/A	N/A
5		Taz	5	0 (=)
6		Mikey Whipwreck	3	-3
7		Rey Misterio, Jr.	N/A	N/A
8		Stevie Richards	6	-2
9		911	N/A	N/A
10		Hack Myers	8	-2

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USWA

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Jeff Jarrett	Champion	0 (=)
1		Tommy Rich	9	+8
2		Brian Christopher	4	+2
3		Jerry Lawler	N/A	N/A
4		Koko B Ware	10	+6
5		Tex Slazenger	1	-4
6		Tracy Smothers	5	-1
7		Doug Gilbert	8	+1
8		Jesse James Armstrong	3	-5
9		Moondog Cujo	7	-2
10		Spellbinder	N/A	N/A

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All Japan

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

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New Japan

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Nobuhiko Takada	N/A	N/A
1		The Great Muta	Champion	-1
2		Jushin Liger	9	+7
3		Kensuke Sasaki	2	-1
4		Antonio Inoki	N/A	N/A
5		Riki Choshu	5	0 (=)
6		Koji Kanemoto	6	0 (=)
7		Shinya Hashimoto	1	-6
8		Big Van Vader	N/A	N/A
9		Hiroshi Hase	N/A	N/A
10		Hiroyoshi Tenzan	3	-7

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