Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - August 1997

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Top 10

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		The Undertaker	4	+3
2		Lex Luger	7	+5
3		Bret Hart	6	+3
4		The Giant	N/A	N/A
5		Steve Austin	N/A	N/A
6		Dean Malenko	5	-1
7		Sid Vicious	1	-6
8		Diamond Dallas Page	N/A	N/A
9		Ahmed Johnson	8	-1
10		Rocky Maivia	N/A	N/A

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Tag Teams

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Davey Boy Smith	1	0 (=)
		Owen Hart	1	0 (=)
2		Lex Luger	2	0 (=)
		The Giant	2	0 (=)
3		Animal	N/A	N/A
		Hawk	N/A	N/A
4		Booker T.	9	+5
		Stevie Ray	9	+5
5		Henry O. Godwinn	N/A	N/A
		Phineas I. Godwinn	N/A	N/A
6		Johnny Grunge	8	+2
		Rocco Rock	8	+2
7		Bubba Ray Dudley	N/A	N/A
		D-Von Dudley	N/A	N/A
8		Doug Furnas	3	-5
		Phil LaFon	3	-5
9		John Kronus	5	-4
		Perry Saturn	5	-4
10		Mosh	N/A	N/A
		Thrasher	N/A	N/A

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Most Popular

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Sting	N/A	N/A
2		Diamond Dallas Page	7	+5
3		Ahmed Johnson	2	-1
4		Roddy Piper	1	-3
5		The Undertaker	4	-1
6		Ric Flair	N/A	N/A
7		Lex Luger	5	-2
8		Shawn Michaels	N/A	N/A
9		The Giant	3	-6
10		Tommy Dreamer	N/A	N/A

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Most Hated

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Bret Hart	N/A	N/A
2		Hulk Hogan	2	0 (=)
3		Randy Savage	1	-2
4		Kevin Nash	4	0 (=)
5		Mankind	N/A	N/A
6		Hunter Hearst Helmsley	N/A	N/A
7		Kevin Sullivan	6	-1
8		Owen Hart	N/A	N/A
9		Steve McMichael	N/A	N/A
10		Syxx	8	-2

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WWF

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		The Undertaker	4	+4
1		Rocky Maivia	1	0 (=)
2		Bret Hart	2	0 (=)
3		Ahmed Johnson	6	+3
4		Sid Vicious	Champion	-4
5		Mankind	N/A	N/A
6		Steve Austin	N/A	N/A
7		Hunter Hearst Helmsley	10	+3
8		Goldust	9	+1
9		Crush	N/A	N/A
10		The Sultan	7	-3

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WCW

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Hulk Hogan	Champion	0 (=)
1		Dean Malenko	5	+4
2		Lex Luger	3	+1
3		Diamond Dallas Page	6	+3
4		The Giant	4	0 (=)
5		Rey Misterio, Jr.	10	+5
6		Kevin Nash	N/A	N/A
7		Ultimo Dragon	N/A	N/A
8		Chris Benoit	N/A	N/A
9		Lord Steven Regal	N/A	N/A
10		Prince Iaukea	8	-2

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ECW

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Terry Funk	N/A	N/A
1		Raven	Champion	-1
2		Shane Douglas	1	-1
3		Stevie Richards	8	+5
4		Taz	4	0 (=)
5		Sabu	2	-3
6		Pitbull #2	10	+4
7		Tommy Dreamer	5	-2
8		Brian Lee	9	+1
9		Rob Van Dam	N/A	N/A
10		Axl Rotten	N/A	N/A

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USWA

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Jerry Lawler	Champion	0 (=)
1		Brian Christopher	2	+1
2		Mike Samples	7	+5
3		Steven Dunn	4	+1
4		Brakkus	N/A	N/A
5		Bill Dundee	5	0 (=)
6		Dutch Mantel	N/A	N/A
7		Elijah	1	-6
8		Tank	N/A	N/A
9		King Reginald	3	-6
10		Mabel	N/A	N/A

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All Japan

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Mitsuharu Misawa	Champion	0 (=)
1		Kenta Kobashi	2	+1
2		Akira Taue	4	+2
3		Toshiaki Kawada	3	0 (=)
4		Steve Williams	9	+5
5		Stan Hansen	5	0 (=)
6		Jun Akiyama	6	0 (=)
7		Johnny Ace	8	+1
8		Gary Albright	N/A	N/A
9		Masa Fuchi	N/A	N/A
10		Yoshinari Ogawa	1	-9

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New Japan

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Shinya Hashimoto	Champion	0 (=)
1		Masa Chono	3	+2
2		Keiji Muto	2	0 (=)
3		Riki Choshu	5	+2
4		Kensuke Sasaki	7	+3
5		Tatsumi Fujinami	N/A	N/A
6		Shiro Koshinaka	N/A	N/A
7		Satoshi Kojima	N/A	N/A
8		Hiroyoshi Tenzan	4	-4
9		Jushin Thunder Liger	1	-8
10		Shinjiro Otani	10	0 (=)

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