Pro Wrestling Illustrated Monthly Ratings - October 1998

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Top 10

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Steve Austin	1	0 (=)
2		Bill Goldberg	6	+4
3		Rocky Maivia	8	+5
4		Lex Luger	7	+3
5		Hunter Hearst Helmsley	N/A	N/A
6		Sting	2	-4
7		Toshiaki Kawada	N/A	N/A
8		Dude Love	N/A	N/A
9		Rob Van Dam	10	+1
10		Owen Hart	9	-1

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Tag Teams

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
1		Billy Gunn	1	0 (=)
		Jesse James	1	0 (=)
2		Animal	2	0 (=)
		Hawk	2	0 (=)
3		Chris Candido	8	+5
		Lance Storm	8	+5
4		8-Ball	N/A	N/A
		Skull	N/A	N/A
5		Bubba Ray Dudley	5	0 (=)
		D-Von Dudley	5	0 (=)
6		Bodacious Bart	7	+1
		Bombastic Bob	7	+1
7		Mosh	6	-1
		Thrasher	6	-1
8		Jim Neidhart	N/A	N/A
		The British Bulldog	N/A	N/A
9		Bradshaw	N/A	N/A
		TAKA Michinoku	N/A	N/A
10		Reno Riggins	N/A	N/A
		Steven Dunn	N/A	N/A

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WWF

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Steve Austin	Champion	0 (=)
1		Rocky Maivia	1	0 (=)
2		Hunter Hearst Helmsley	4	+2
3		The Undertaker	2	-1
4		Dude Love	5	+1
5		Kane	7	+2
6		Jeff Jarrett	6	0 (=)
7		Owen Hart	3	-4
8		Faarooq	8	0 (=)
9		Steve Blackman	N/A	N/A
10		Bradshaw	N/A	N/A

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WCW

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Hollywood Hogan	Champion	0 (=)
1		Bill Goldberg	1	0 (=)
2		Sting	2	0 (=)
3		Lex Luger	3	0 (=)
4		Bret Hart	10	+6
5		Chris Benoit	N/A	N/A
6		Booker T.	4	-2
7		The Giant	9	+2
8		Diamond Dallas Page	6	-2
9		Dave "Fit" Finlay	N/A	N/A
10		Chris Jericho	5	-5

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ECW

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Shane Douglas	Champion	0 (=)
1		Rob Van Dam	1	0 (=)
2		Sabu	4	+2
3		Taz	N/A	N/A
4		Bam Bam Bigelow	2	-2
5		Al Snow	3	-2
6		Tommy Dreamer	6	0 (=)
7		The Sandman	10	+3
8		Chris Candido	9	+1
9		Justin Credible	5	-4
10		Lance Storm	8	-2

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EMLL

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Universo 2000	6	+6
1		Rayo De Jalisco, Jr.	1	0 (=)
2		El Hijo del Santo	2	0 (=)
3		Negro Casas	4	+1
4		Cien Caras	3	-1
5		Black Warrior	5	0 (=)
6		Emilio Charles Jr.	7	+1
7		Ultimo Dragon	8	+1
8		Felino	10	+2
9		Atlantis	9	0 (=)
10		Brazo De Plata	N/A	N/A

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NWA

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Dan Severn	Champion	0 (=)
1		The Colorado Kid	2	+1
2		Rod Price	N/A	N/A
3		Doug Gilbert	1	-2
4		Dory Funk, Jr.	N/A	N/A
5		King Kong Bundy	9	+4
6		Erich Sbracchia	5	-1
7		Sid Vicious	N/A	N/A
8		Rip Rogers	6	-2
9		Lance Diamond	10	+1
10		Barry Windham	3	-7

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All Japan

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Toshiaki Kawada	1	+1
1		Jun Akiyama	2	+1
2		Akira Taue	4	+2
3		Kenta Kobashi	3	0 (=)
4		Johnny Ace	7	+3
5		Stan Hansen	5	0 (=)
6		Maunakea Mossman	10	+4
7		Gary Albright	8	+1
8		Steve Williams	6	-2
9		Takao Omori	9	0 (=)
10		Johnny Smith	N/A	N/A

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New Japan

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Tatsumi Fujinami	Champion	0 (=)
1		Kensuke Sasaki	1	0 (=)
2		Shinya Hashimoto	2	0 (=)
3		Masa Chono	3	0 (=)
4		Jushin Thunder Liger	5	+1
5		Hiroyoshi Tenzan	6	+1
6		Naoya Ogawa	7	+1
7		Genichiro Tenryu	N/A	N/A
8		Shiro Koshinaka	N/A	N/A
9		Shinjiro Otani	N/A	N/A
10		Big Titan	N/A	N/A

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Promo Azteca

position	born	wrestler	previous PWI position	difference
Champion		Konnan	Champion	0 (=)
1		Pierroth, Jr.	1	0 (=)
2		Tinieblas Jr.	2	0 (=)
3		Pirata Morgan	3	0 (=)
4		Black Magic	5	+1
5		Silver King	6	+1
6		Lizmark Jr.	7	+1
7		Jerry Estrada	8	+1
8		Juventud Guerrera	9	+1
9		Tarzan Boy	10	+1
10		El Dandy	N/A	N/A

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