Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - October 1996

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Top 10

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Shawn Michaels	1	0 (=)
2		The Giant	2	0 (=)
3		Sting	4	+1
4		Goldust	N/A	N/A
5		Lex Luger	6	+1
6		The Ultimate Warrior	9	+3
7		Konnan	10	+3
8		The Undertaker	5	-3
9		Big Van Vader	7	-2
10		Raven	N/A	N/A

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Tag Teams

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Bart Gunn	N/A	N/A
		Billy Gunn	N/A	N/A
2		Lex Luger	2	0 (=)
		Sting	2	0 (=)
3		Rick Steiner	5	+2
		Scott Steiner	5	+2
4		Henry O. Godwinn	6	+2
		Phineas I. Godwinn	6	+2
5		Davey Boy Smith	8	+3
		Owen Hart	8	+3
6		Bill Dundee	N/A	N/A
		Jerry Lawler	N/A	N/A
7		Skip	1	-6
		Zip	1	-6
8		John Kronus	9	+1
		Perry Saturn	9	+1
9		Brian Knobbs	7	-2
		Jerry Sags	7	-2
10		J. C. Ice	10	0 (=)
		Wolfie D.	10	0 (=)

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Most Popular

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Sting	2	+1
2		Shawn Michaels	3	+1
3		The Ultimate Warrior	1	-2
4		The Undertaker	4	0 (=)
5		Yokozuna	N/A	N/A
6		Lex Luger	6	0 (=)
7		Ahmed Johnson	8	+1
8		Savio Vega	7	-1
9		Randy Savage	9	0 (=)
10		Marc Mero	N/A	N/A

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Most Hated

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

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WWF

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Shawn Michaels	Champion	0 (=)
1		Goldust	1	0 (=)
2		Davey Boy Smith	5	+3
3		The Undertaker	3	0 (=)
4		The Ultimate Warrior	2	-2
5		Ahmed Johnson	8	+3
6		Big Van Vader	6	0 (=)
7		Yokozuna	N/A	N/A
8		Savio Vega	7	-1
9		Steve Austin	4	-5
10		Marc Mero	N/A	N/A

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WCW

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		The Giant	Champion	0 (=)
1		Konnan	1	0 (=)
2		Sting	2	0 (=)
3		Lex Luger	3	0 (=)
4		Ric Flair	5	+1
5		Randy Savage	6	+1
6		Dean Malenko	N/A	N/A
7		Arn Anderson	N/A	N/A
8		Chris Benoit	N/A	N/A
9		Lord Steven Regal	N/A	N/A
10		Diamond Dallas Page	N/A	N/A

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ECW

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Raven	Champion	0 (=)
1		Pitbull #2	N/A	N/A
2		Shane Douglas	2	0 (=)
3		Devon Storm	N/A	N/A
4		Mikey Whipwreck	10	+6
5		Rob Van Dam	8	+3
6		Taz	5	-1
7		Tommy Dreamer	4	-3
8		2 Cold Scorpio	1	-7
9		Brian Lee	9	0 (=)
10		Chris Jericho	N/A	N/A

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USWA

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Jeff Jarrett	Champion	0 (=)
1		Brian Christopher	4	+3
2		Jerry Lawler	2	0 (=)
3		Jesse James Armstrong	7	+4
4		Bill Dundee	8	+4
5		Wolfie D.	5	0 (=)
6		The Punisher	N/A	N/A
7		J. C. Ice	N/A	N/A
8		Tony Falk	N/A	N/A
9		Doug Gilbert	N/A	N/A
10		Reggie B. Fine	6	-4

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All Japan

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Akira Taue	2	+2
1		Mitsuharu Misawa	Champion	-1
2		Kenta Kobashi	5	+3
3		Toshiaki Kawada	1	-2
4		Steve Williams	3	-1
5		Yoshinari Ogawa	9	+4
6		Stan Hansen	7	+1
7		Gary Albright	8	+1
8		Johnny Ace	4	-4
9		The Patriot	6	-3
10		Doug Furnas	10	0 (=)

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New Japan

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Shinya Hashimoto	Champion	0 (=)
1		Nobuhiko Takada	1	0 (=)
2		The Great Sasuke	2	0 (=)
3		Jushin Thunder Liger	3	0 (=)
4		The Great Muta	4	0 (=)
5		Hakushi	5	0 (=)
6		Masa Chono	6	0 (=)
7		Genichiro Tenryu	7	0 (=)
8		Hiroyoshi Tenzan	8	0 (=)
9		Riki Choshu	9	0 (=)
10		Shinjiro Otani	10	0 (=)

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