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Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - May 1989
for period ending: Jan 13th, 1989... brought to you in association with Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine.Skip to: Top 10 • Tag Teams • Most Popular • Most Hated • WWF • AWA • NWA • Continental • CWA • PNW • Stampede • World Class
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Top 10
Show all winners for this category | position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
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| 1 |
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Randy Savage | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
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Ric Flair | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
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Jerry Lawler | 3 | 0 (=) |
| 4 |
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Barry Windham | 5 | +1 |
| 5 |
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Sting | 9 | +4 |
| 6 |
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Hulk Hogan | 6 | 0 (=) |
| 7 |
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Lex Luger | 4 | -3 |
| 8 |
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The Ultimate Warrior | 7 | -1 |
| 9 |
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Kerry Von Erich | 8 | -1 |
| 10 |
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Bad News Brown | 10 | 0 (=) |
Tag Teams
Show all winners for this category | position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
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Animal | 1 | 0 (=) |
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Hawk | 1 | 0 (=) | |
| 2 |
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Ax | 2 | 0 (=) |
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Smash | 2 | 0 (=) | |
| 3 |
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Bobby Eaton | 5 | +2 |
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Stan Lane | 5 | +2 | |
| 4 |
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The Barbarian | 6 | +2 |
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The Warlord | 6 | +2 | |
| 5 |
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Pat Tanaka | 3 | -2 |
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Paul Diamond | 3 | -2 | |
| 6 |
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Kevin Sullivan | N/A | N/A |
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Steve Williams | N/A | N/A | |
| 7 |
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Fatu | 7 | 0 (=) |
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Samu | 7 | 0 (=) | |
| 8 |
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Dennis Condrey | 8 | 0 (=) |
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Randy Rose | 8 | 0 (=) | |
| 9 |
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Jimmy Golden | 10 | +1 |
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Robert Fuller | 10 | +1 | |
| 10 |
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Davey Boy Smith | 9 | -1 |
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Dynamite Kid | 9 | -1 |
Most Popular
Show all winners for this category | position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
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| 1 |
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Hulk Hogan | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
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Randy Savage | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
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Sting | 3 | 0 (=) |
| 4 |
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The Ultimate Warrior | 4 | 0 (=) |
| 5 |
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Rick Steiner | 6 | +1 |
| 6 |
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Lex Luger | 5 | -1 |
| 7 |
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Jake Roberts | 10 | +3 |
| 8 |
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Jim Duggan | 7 | -1 |
| 9 |
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Dusty Rhodes | 8 | -1 |
| 10 |
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Kerry Von Erich | 9 | -1 |
Most Hated
Show all winners for this category | position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
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| 1 |
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Big Boss Man | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
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Ric Flair | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
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Barry Windham | 3 | 0 (=) |
| 4 |
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Andre the Giant | 6 | +2 |
| 5 |
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Akeem | N/A | N/A |
| 6 |
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Steve Williams | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
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Mike Rotundo | 7 | 0 (=) |
| 8 |
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Bad News Brown | 5 | -3 |
| 9 |
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Iceman King Parsons | 9 | 0 (=) |
| 10 |
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Ricky Morton | N/A | N/A |
WWF
Show all winners for this category | position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
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| Champion |
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Randy Savage | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
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The Ultimate Warrior | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
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Bad News Brown | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
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Hulk Hogan | 3 | 0 (=) |
| 4 |
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Big Boss Man | 4 | 0 (=) |
| 5 |
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Andre the Giant | 5 | 0 (=) |
| 6 |
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Honky Tonk Man | 6 | 0 (=) |
| 7 |
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Jim Duggan | 7 | 0 (=) |
| 8 |
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Greg Valentine | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
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Jake Roberts | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
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Curt Hennig | 10 | 0 (=) |
AWA
Show all winners for this category | position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
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| Champion |
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Jerry Lawler | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
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Greg Gagne | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
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Kerry Von Erich | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
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Dutch Mantel | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
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Wahoo McDaniel | 3 | -1 |
| 5 |
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Manny Fernandez | 8 | +3 |
| 6 |
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Sergeant Slaughter | 4 | -2 |
| 7 |
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The Iron Sheik | 9 | +2 |
| 8 |
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Jeff Jarrett | 6 | -2 |
| 9 |
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Colonel DeBeers | 5 | -4 |
| 10 |
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Iceman King Parsons | N/A | N/A |
NWA
Show all winners for this category | position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
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| Champion |
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Ric Flair | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
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Barry Windham | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
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Sting | 4 | +2 |
| 3 |
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Eddie Gilbert | 7 | +4 |
| 4 |
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Lex Luger | 2 | -2 |
| 5 |
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Rick Steiner | 3 | -2 |
| 6 |
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Bam Bam Bigelow | 5 | -1 |
| 7 |
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Junkyard Dog | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
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Mike Rotundo | 9 | +1 |
| 9 |
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Larry Zbyszko | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
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Dusty Rhodes | 8 | -2 |
Continental
Show all winners for this category | position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
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| Champion |
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Tom Prichard | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
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Brad Armstrong | 2 | +1 |
| 2 |
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Dan Davis | 4 | +2 |
| 3 |
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Black Bart | 1 | -2 |
| 4 |
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The Bullet | 3 | -1 |
| 5 |
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Doug Furnas | 5 | 0 (=) |
| 6 |
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Alan Martin | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
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Tony Anthony | 7 | 0 (=) |
| 8 |
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Masa Chono | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
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Johnny Rich | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
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Willie B. Hert | 10 | 0 (=) |
CWA
Show all winners for this category | position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
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| Champion |
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Wendell Cooley | 4 | +4 |
| 1 |
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Jeff Jarrett | 2 | +1 |
| 2 |
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Bill Dundee | 3 | +1 |
| 3 |
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Sid Vicious | Champion | -3 |
| 4 |
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Robert Fuller | 5 | +1 |
| 5 |
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Jimmy Golden | 6 | +1 |
| 6 |
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Buddy Landell | 7 | +1 |
| 7 |
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Iceman King Parsons | 8 | +1 |
| 8 |
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Dutch Mantel | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
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Ricky Morton | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
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Brian Lee | 1 | -9 |
PNW
Show all winners for this category | position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
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| Champion |
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Top Gun | N/A | N/A |
| 1 |
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Abbuda Dein | N/A | N/A |
| 2 |
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The Grappler | N/A | N/A |
| 3 |
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Colonel DeBeers | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
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Steve Doll | N/A | N/A |
| 5 |
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Scott Peterson | N/A | N/A |
| 6 |
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Matt Borne | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
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Buddy Rose | N/A | N/A |
| 8 |
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Al Madril | N/A | N/A |
| 9 |
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Rex King | N/A | N/A |
| 10 |
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Karl Styles | N/A | N/A |
Stampede
Show all winners for this category | position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
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| Champion |
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Don Muraco | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
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Johnny Smith | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
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Makhan Singh | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
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Lance Idol | 3 | 0 (=) |
| 4 |
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Steve DiSalvo | 6 | +2 |
| 5 |
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Chris Benoit | 5 | 0 (=) |
| 6 |
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Larry Cameron | N/A | N/A |
| 7 |
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Vulkan Singh | 7 | 0 (=) |
| 8 |
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Steve Blackman | 9 | +1 |
| 9 |
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Biff Wellington | 10 | +1 |
| 10 |
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Leo Burke | N/A | N/A |
World Class
Show all winners for this category | position | born | wrestler | previous PWI position | difference |
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| Champion |
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Jerry Lawler | Champion | 0 (=) |
| 1 |
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Iceman King Parsons | 1 | 0 (=) |
| 2 |
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Kerry Von Erich | 2 | 0 (=) |
| 3 |
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Dutch Mantel | N/A | N/A |
| 4 |
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Cactus Jack | N/A | N/A |
| 5 |
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Eric Embry | 3 | -2 |
| 6 |
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Jeff Jarrett | 4 | -2 |
| 7 |
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Kevin Von Erich | 6 | -1 |
| 8 |
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Super Black Ninja | 5 | -3 |
| 9 |
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Brickhouse Brown | 7 | -2 |
| 10 |
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Jimmy Jack Funk | N/A | N/A |