Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - September 1996
Top 10| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Shawn Michaels | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
The Giant | 10 | +8 |
| 3 |
|
Diesel | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
|
Sting | 8 | +4 |
| 5 |
|
The Undertaker | 2 | -3 |
| 6 |
|
Lex Luger | 3 | -3 |
| 7 |
|
Big Van Vader | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
Jeff Jarrett | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
The Ultimate Warrior | 7 | -2 |
| 10 |
|
Konnan | 6 | -4 |
Tag Teams| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Skip | 1 | 0 (=) |
|
Zip | 1 | 0 (=) | |
| 2 |
|
Lex Luger | 2 | 0 (=) |
|
Sting | 2 | 0 (=) | |
| 3 |
|
Leif Cassidy | N/A | N/A |
|
Marty Jannetty | N/A | N/A | |
| 4 |
|
Animal | 3 | -1 |
|
Hawk | 3 | -1 | |
| 5 |
|
Rick Steiner | 5 | 0 (=) |
|
Scott Steiner | N/A | N/A | |
| 6 |
|
Henry O. Godwinn | 4 | -2 |
|
Phineas I. Godwinn | 4 | -2 | |
| 7 |
|
Brian Knobbs | 9 | +2 |
|
Jerry Sags | 9 | +2 | |
| 8 |
|
Davey Boy Smith | N/A | N/A |
|
Owen Hart | N/A | N/A | |
| 9 |
|
John Kronus | 7 | -2 |
|
Perry Saturn | 7 | -2 | |
| 10 |
|
J. C. Ice | 6 | -4 |
|
Wolfie D. | 6 | -4 |
Most Popular| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
The Ultimate Warrior | 3 | +2 |
| 2 |
|
Sting | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Shawn Michaels | 1 | -2 |
| 4 |
|
The Undertaker | 4 | 0 (=) |
| 5 |
|
Hulk Hogan | 6 | +1 |
| 6 |
|
Lex Luger | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
Savio Vega | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
Ahmed Johnson | 7 | -1 |
| 9 |
|
Randy Savage | 8 | -1 |
| 10 |
|
Eddy Guerrero | N/A | N/A |
Most Hated| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Goldust | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
The Giant | N/A | N/A |
| 3 |
|
Big Van Vader | 3 | 0 (=) |
| 4 |
|
Davey Boy Smith | N/A | N/A |
| 5 |
|
Mankind | 6 | +1 |
| 6 |
|
Ric Flair | 2 | -4 |
| 7 |
|
Steve Austin | 10 | +3 |
| 8 |
|
Diesel | 4 | -4 |
| 9 |
|
Kevin Sullivan | 5 | -4 |
| 10 |
|
Jerry Lawler | 7 | -3 |
WWF| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Shawn Michaels | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Goldust | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
The Ultimate Warrior | 4 | +2 |
| 3 |
|
The Undertaker | 3 | 0 (=) |
| 4 |
|
Steve Austin | 5 | +1 |
| 5 |
|
Davey Boy Smith | N/A | N/A |
| 6 |
|
Big Van Vader | 6 | 0 (=) |
| 7 |
|
Savio Vega | 9 | +2 |
| 8 |
|
Ahmed Johnson | 7 | -1 |
| 9 |
|
Diesel | 8 | -1 |
| 10 |
|
Mankind | N/A | N/A |
WCW| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
The Giant | 3 | +3 |
| 1 |
|
Konnan | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Sting | 4 | +2 |
| 3 |
|
Lex Luger | 2 | -1 |
| 4 |
|
Hulk Hogan | 5 | +1 |
| 5 |
|
Ric Flair | Champion | -5 |
| 6 |
|
Randy Savage | 6 | 0 (=) |
| 7 |
|
Jim Duggan | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
The Booty Man | 8 | 0 (=) |
| 9 |
|
Eddy Guerrero | 7 | -2 |
| 10 |
|
Marcus Bagwell | N/A | N/A |
ECW| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Raven | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
2 Cold Scorpio | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Shane Douglas | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Sabu | 4 | +1 |
| 4 |
|
Tommy Dreamer | 5 | +1 |
| 5 |
|
Taz | 6 | +1 |
| 6 |
|
The Sandman | 3 | -3 |
| 7 |
|
Axl Rotten | 9 | +2 |
| 8 |
|
Rob Van Dam | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Brian Lee | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Mikey Whipwreck | 10 | 0 (=) |
USWA| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Jeff Jarrett | N/A | N/A |
| 1 |
|
Mabel | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Jerry Lawler | Champion | -2 |
| 3 |
|
Big Van Vader | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
|
Brian Christopher | 2 | -2 |
| 5 |
|
Wolfie D. | N/A | N/A |
| 6 |
|
Reggie B. Fine | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
|
Jesse James Armstrong | 5 | -2 |
| 8 |
|
Bill Dundee | 3 | -5 |
| 9 |
|
Mo | 4 | -5 |
| 10 |
|
Tommy Rich | 8 | -2 |
All Japan| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Mitsuharu Misawa | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Toshiaki Kawada | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Akira Taue | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Steve Williams | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
|
Johnny Ace | 4 | 0 (=) |
| 5 |
|
Kenta Kobashi | 5 | 0 (=) |
| 6 |
|
The Patriot | 7 | +1 |
| 7 |
|
Stan Hansen | 3 | -4 |
| 8 |
|
Gary Albright | 8 | 0 (=) |
| 9 |
|
Yoshinari Ogawa | 6 | -3 |
| 10 |
|
Doug Furnas | N/A | N/A |
New Japan| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Shinya Hashimoto | 4 | +4 |
| 1 |
|
Nobuhiko Takada | Champion | -1 |
| 2 |
|
The Great Sasuke | N/A | N/A |
| 3 |
|
Jushin Thunder Liger | 2 | -1 |
| 4 |
|
The Great Muta | 1 | -3 |
| 5 |
|
Hakushi | N/A | N/A |
| 6 |
|
Masa Chono | 10 | +4 |
| 7 |
|
Genichiro Tenryu | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Riki Choshu | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Shinjiro Otani | 3 | -7 |