Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - Winter 1996
Top 10| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Shawn Michaels | 2 | +1 |
| 2 |
|
The Giant | 1 | -1 |
| 3 |
|
Goldust | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
|
Ric Flair | 8 | +4 |
| 5 |
|
Sting | 9 | +4 |
| 6 |
|
The Undertaker | 4 | -2 |
| 7 |
|
Rey Misterio, Jr. | 10 | +3 |
| 8 |
|
Hulk Hogan | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Big Van Vader | 3 | -6 |
| 10 |
|
Mankind | N/A | N/A |
Tag Teams| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Booker T. | 1 | 0 (=) |
|
Stevie Ray | 1 | 0 (=) | |
| 2 |
|
Bart Gunn | 2 | 0 (=) |
|
Billy Gunn | 2 | 0 (=) | |
| 3 |
|
Rick Steiner | 3 | 0 (=) |
|
Scott Steiner | 3 | 0 (=) | |
| 4 |
|
Henry O. Godwinn | N/A | N/A |
|
Phineas I. Godwinn | N/A | N/A | |
| 5 |
|
Lex Luger | 5 | 0 (=) |
|
Sting | 5 | 0 (=) | |
| 6 |
|
Kevin Nash | 4 | -2 |
|
Scott Hall | 4 | -2 | |
| 7 |
|
Mustafa Saed | 7 | 0 (=) |
|
New Jack | 7 | 0 (=) | |
| 8 |
|
Brian Knobbs | 8 | 0 (=) |
|
Jerry Sags | 8 | 0 (=) | |
| 9 |
|
Moondog Rover | N/A | N/A |
|
Moondog Spot | N/A | N/A | |
| 10 |
|
Leif Cassidy | N/A | N/A |
|
Marty Jannetty | N/A | N/A |
Most Popular| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Shawn Michaels | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Sting | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
|
Lex Luger | 4 | +1 |
| 4 |
|
The Undertaker | 5 | +1 |
| 5 |
|
Sid Vicious | 3 | -2 |
| 6 |
|
Randy Savage | 6 | 0 (=) |
| 7 |
|
Marc Mero | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
Rey Misterio, Jr. | 8 | 0 (=) |
| 9 |
|
Tommy Dreamer | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Savio Vega | N/A | N/A |
Most Hated| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Hulk Hogan | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
The Giant | 8 | +6 |
| 3 |
|
Mankind | 5 | +2 |
| 4 |
|
Scott Hall | 4 | 0 (=) |
| 5 |
|
Kevin Nash | 3 | -2 |
| 6 |
|
Faarooq | 2 | -4 |
| 7 |
|
Goldust | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
Jerry Lawler | 6 | -2 |
| 9 |
|
Big Van Vader | 7 | -2 |
| 10 |
|
Raven | N/A | N/A |
WWF| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Shawn Michaels | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Goldust | 9 | +8 |
| 2 |
|
The Undertaker | 3 | +1 |
| 3 |
|
Sid Vicious | 7 | +4 |
| 4 |
|
Big Van Vader | 2 | -2 |
| 5 |
|
Faarooq | 4 | -1 |
| 6 |
|
Mankind | 10 | +4 |
| 7 |
|
Steve Austin | 6 | -1 |
| 8 |
|
Marc Mero | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Davey Boy Smith | 8 | -1 |
| 10 |
|
Owen Hart | N/A | N/A |
WCW| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Hulk Hogan | N/A | N/A |
| 1 |
|
Ric Flair | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
The Giant | Champion | -2 |
| 3 |
|
Lord Steven Regal | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
|
Rey Misterio, Jr. | 6 | +2 |
| 5 |
|
Sting | 2 | -3 |
| 6 |
|
Randy Savage | 3 | -3 |
| 7 |
|
Lex Luger | 4 | -3 |
| 8 |
|
Chris Jericho | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
Diamond Dallas Page | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Chris Benoit | N/A | N/A |
ECW| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Raven | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Shane Douglas | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Pitbull #2 | 5 | +3 |
| 3 |
|
The Sandman | 2 | -1 |
| 4 |
|
Taz | 6 | +2 |
| 5 |
|
Tommy Dreamer | 8 | +3 |
| 6 |
|
Sabu | 4 | -2 |
| 7 |
|
Brian Lee | 7 | 0 (=) |
| 8 |
|
Rob Van Dam | 10 | +2 |
| 9 |
|
Terry Gordy | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Mikey Whipwreck | N/A | N/A |
USWA| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Jerry Lawler | 2 | +2 |
| 1 |
|
Brian Christopher | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
|
Sid Vicious | N/A | N/A |
| 3 |
|
Jamie Dundee | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
|
Mike Samples | N/A | N/A |
| 5 |
|
Tommy Rich | 7 | +2 |
| 6 |
|
Wolfie D. | 5 | -1 |
| 7 |
|
Koko B Ware | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
Bill Dundee | 3 | -5 |
| 9 |
|
Flash Flanagan | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
|
Bart Sawyer | 10 | 0 (=) |
All Japan| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Kenta Kobashi | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Stan Hansen | 7 | +6 |
| 2 |
|
Akira Taue | 1 | -1 |
| 3 |
|
Mitsuharu Misawa | 2 | -1 |
| 4 |
|
Steve Williams | N/A | N/A |
| 5 |
|
Jun Akiyama | 10 | +5 |
| 6 |
|
Gary Albright | 9 | +3 |
| 7 |
|
Takao Omori | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
|
Johnny Ace | 8 | 0 (=) |
| 9 |
|
Masa Fuchi | 4 | -5 |
| 10 |
|
Doug Furnas | N/A | N/A |
New Japan| position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |
|
Shinya Hashimoto | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
|
Riki Choshu | N/A | N/A |
| 2 |
|
Satoshi Kojima | N/A | N/A |
| 3 |
|
Kensuke Sasaki | 8 | +5 |
| 4 |
|
Masa Chono | 4 | 0 (=) |
| 5 |
|
Kazuo Yamazaki | 10 | +5 |
| 6 |
|
The Great Muta | 2 | -4 |
| 7 |
|
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 3 | -4 |
| 8 |
|
Ultimo Dragon | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
|
The Great Sasuke | 7 | -2 |
| 10 |
|
Nobuhiko Takada | 1 | -9 |