Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - May 1997

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Top 10

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

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Tag Teams

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Davey Boy Smith	2	+1
		Owen Hart	2	+1
2		Kevin Nash	1	-1
		Scott Hall	1	-1
3		Doug Furnas	4	+1
		Phil LaFon	4	+1
4		Booker T.	N/A	N/A
		Stevie Ray	N/A	N/A
5		Rick Steiner	N/A	N/A
		Scott Steiner	N/A	N/A
6		John Kronus	5	-1
		Perry Saturn	5	-1
7		Henry O. Godwinn	7	0 (=)
		Phineas I. Godwinn	7	0 (=)
8		Meng	3	-5
		The Barbarian	3	-5
9		Brian Knobbs	6	-3
		Jerry Sags	6	-3
10		Diesel II	8	-2
		Razor Ramon II	8	-2

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Most Popular

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		The Giant	N/A	N/A
2		Ahmed Johnson	9	+7
3		Roddy Piper	1	-2
4		Lex Luger	3	-1
5		Shawn Michaels	7	+2
6		The Undertaker	4	-2
7		Bret Hart	2	-5
8		Eddy Guerrero	10	+2
9		Goldust	N/A	N/A
10		Diamond Dallas Page	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	4	+1
4		Hunter Hearst Helmsley	5	+1
5		Kevin Nash	3	-2
6		Kevin Sullivan	N/A	N/A
7		Faarooq	6	-1
8		Syxx	8	0 (=)
9		Jerry Lawler	9	0 (=)
10		Steve McMichael	N/A	N/A

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WWF

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

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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	7	+5
3		Lex Luger	3	0 (=)
4		Dean Malenko	8	+4
5		Lord Steven Regal	N/A	N/A
6		Syxx	N/A	N/A
7		Diamond Dallas Page	5	-2
8		Jeff Jarrett	6	-2
9		Chris Benoit	N/A	N/A
10		Konnan	N/A	N/A

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ECW

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Raven	Champion	0 (=)
1		The Sandman	2	+1
2		Shane Douglas	1	-1
3		Tommy Dreamer	5	+2
4		Pitbull #2	3	-1
5		Brian Lee	9	+4
6		Chris Candido	7	+1
7		Axl Rotten	N/A	N/A
8		Mikey Whipwreck	N/A	N/A
9		Stevie Richards	N/A	N/A
10		Louie Spicolli	10	0 (=)

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USWA

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

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All Japan

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

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New Japan

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

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