Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - October 1981
Tag Teams| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Gene Anderson | N/A | N/A |
|
Ole Anderson | N/A | N/A | |
| 2 |
|
Moondog Rex | 2 | 0 (=) |
|
Moondog Spot | 2 | 0 (=) | |
| 3 |
|
Adrian Adonis | 3 | 0 (=) |
|
Jesse Ventura | 3 | 0 (=) | |
| 4 |
|
Buddy Roberts | 4 | 0 (=) |
|
Michael Hayes | 4 | 0 (=) | |
|
Terry Gordy | 4 | 0 (=) | |
| 5 |
|
Mike Graham | N/A | N/A |
|
Steve Keirn | N/A | N/A | |
| 6 |
|
Dick Murdoch | N/A | N/A |
|
Junkyard Dog | N/A | N/A | |
| 7 |
|
Genichiro Tenryu | 7 | 0 (=) |
|
Mr. Fuji | 7 | 0 (=) | |
| 8 |
|
Afa | 9 | +1 |
|
Sika | 9 | +1 | |
| 9 |
|
Gino Hernandez | N/A | N/A |
|
Tully Blanchard | N/A | N/A | |
| 10 |
|
Eddie Gilbert | N/A | N/A |
|
Ricky Morton | N/A | N/A |
Most Popular| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Andre the Giant | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Mil Mascaras | 4 | +2 |
| 3 |
|
Bruno Sammartino | 3 | 0 (=) |
| 4 |
|
Dusty Rhodes | 2 | -2 |
| 5 |
|
Bob Backlund | 5 | 0 (=) |
| 6 |
|
Tommy Rich | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
Ted DiBiase | 10 | +3 |
| 8 |
|
Ric Flair | 8 | 0 (=) |
| 9 |
|
Tony Atlas | 9 | 0 (=) |
| 10 |
|
Baron Von Raschke | 7 | -3 |
Most Hated| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
King Kong Mosca | 5 | +4 |
| 2 |
|
Sergeant Slaughter | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Super Destroyer | 3 | 0 (=) |
| 4 |
|
Crusher Blackwell | 4 | 0 (=) |
| 5 |
|
Ivan Koloff | 1 | -4 |
| 6 |
|
Ken Patera | 8 | +2 |
| 7 |
|
The Magnificent Muraco | 7 | 0 (=) |
| 8 |
|
Harley Race | 6 | -2 |
| 9 |
|
Ernie Ladd | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Kevin Sullivan | N/A | N/A |
WWF| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Bob Backlund | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
The Magnificent Muraco | 3 | +1 |
| 3 |
|
King Kong Mosca | 2 | -1 |
| 4 |
|
Killer Khan | 10 | +6 |
| 5 |
|
Pedro Morales | 5 | 0 (=) |
| 6 |
|
Sergeant Slaughter | 6 | 0 (=) |
| 7 |
|
Stan Hansen | 4 | -3 |
| 8 |
|
George Steele | 8 | 0 (=) |
| 9 |
|
Pat Patterson | 7 | -2 |
| 10 |
|
Rick Martel | 9 | -1 |
AWA| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Nick Bockwinkel | 3 | +2 |
| 2 |
|
Baron Von Raschke | 5 | +3 |
| 3 |
|
Dino Bravo | 7 | +4 |
| 4 |
|
Tito Santana | 8 | +4 |
| 5 |
|
Greg Gagne | 10 | +5 |
| 6 |
|
The Crusher | 6 | 0 (=) |
| 7 |
|
Big John Studd | 4 | -3 |
| 8 |
|
Crusher Blackwell | 2 | -6 |
| 9 |
|
Jim Brunzell | 9 | 0 (=) |
| 10 |
|
Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissy | N/A | N/A |
NWA| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Harley Race | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Roddy Piper | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Tommy Rich | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
|
Ted DiBiase | 4 | 0 (=) |
| 5 |
|
Ivan Koloff | 5 | 0 (=) |
| 6 |
|
Dusty Rhodes | 6 | 0 (=) |
| 7 |
|
The Masked Grappler | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
Sgt. Jacques Goulet | 7 | -1 |
| 9 |
|
Dory Funk, Jr. | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Les Thornton | N/A | N/A |