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Wrestlers with Most PWI Monthly Rankings in the Database
for Category: New Japan
| rank | born | gimmick | number of times in position 10 or higher | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 73 (92.41%) | |
| 2 | | Jushin Thunder Liger | 70 (88.61%) | |
| 3 | | Keiji Mutoh | 69 (87.34%) | |
| 4 | | Masahiro Chono | 68 (86.08%) | |
| 5 | | Kensuke Sasaki | 66 (83.54%) | |
| 6 | | Shinya Hashimoto | 50 (63.29%) | deceased |
| 7 | | Satoshi Kojima | 41 (51.90%) | |
| 8 | | Yuji Nagata | 35 (44.30%) | |
| 9 | | Koji Kanemoto | 33 (41.77%) | |
| 10 | | Manabu Nakanishi | 33 (41.77%) | |
| 11 | | Shiro Koshinaka | 33 (41.77%) | |
| 12 | | Shinjiro Otani | 31 (39.24%) | |
| 13 | | Riki Choshu | 30 (37.97%) | |
| 14 | | Tatsumi Fujinami | 28 (35.44%) | |
| 15 | | Scott Norton | 24 (30.38%) | |
| 16 | | Naoya Ogawa | 20 (25.32%) | |
| 17 | | Don Frye | 17 (21.52%) | |
| 18 | | Genichiro Tenryu | 17 (21.52%) | |
| 19 | | Nobuhiko Takada | 9 (11.39%) | |
| 20 | | Kazuo Yamazaki | 8 (10.13%) | |
| 21 | | Kazuyuki Fujita | 8 (10.13%) | |
| 22 | | Jeff Farmer | 7 (8.86%) | |
| 23 | | Kendo Kashin | 7 (8.86%) | |
| 24 | | Ultimo Dragon | 7 (8.86%) | |
| 25 | | Atsushi Onita | 6 (7.59%) | |
| 26 | | Minoru Tanaka | 6 (7.59%) | |
| 27 | | Tatsuhito Takaiwa | 6 (7.59%) | |
| 28 | | Antonio Inoki | 5 (6.33%) | deceased |
| 29 | | El Samurai | 5 (6.33%) | |
| 30 | | Tadao Yasuda | 5 (6.33%) | |
| 31 | | The Great Sasuke | 5 (6.33%) | |
| 32 | | Toshiaki Kawada | 5 (6.33%) | |
| 33 | | Buff Bagwell | 3 (3.80%) | |
| 34 |  | Giant Silva | 3 (3.80%) | |
| 35 | | Jinsei Shinzaki | 3 (3.80%) | |
| 36 |  | Rick Bogner | 3 (3.80%) | deceased |
| 37 | | Taiyo Kea | 3 (3.80%) | |
| 38 | | Chris Benoit | 2 (2.53%) | deceased |
| 39 | | Hiroshi Hase | 2 (2.53%) | |
| 40 | | Osamu Nishimura | 2 (2.53%) | deceased |
| 41 | | Rick Steiner | 2 (2.53%) | |
| 42 | | Road Warrior Animal | 2 (2.53%) | deceased |
| 43 | | Big Murakami | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 44 | | Brian Adams | 1 (1.27%) | deceased |
| 45 | | Brian Johnston | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 46 | | Chris Jericho | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 47 | | Dean Malenko | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 48 |  | Haku | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 49 | | Mike Rotundo | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 50 | | Ric Flair | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 51 | | Scott Hall | 1 (1.27%) | deceased |
| 52 | | Sting | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 53 | | Takashi Iizuka | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 54 | | Vader | 1 (1.27%) | deceased |
| 55 | | Yutaka Yoshie | 1 (1.27%) | deceased |