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Wrestlers with Most PWI Monthly Rankings in the Database
for Category: Japan
| rank | born | gimmick | number of times in position 10 or higher | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Keiji Mutoh | 46 (58.23%) | |
| 2 | | Yuji Nagata | 38 (48.10%) | |
| 3 | | Satoshi Kojima | 36 (45.57%) | |
| 4 | | Kenta Kobashi | 35 (44.30%) | |
| 5 | | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 31 (39.24%) | |
| 6 | | Mitsuharu Misawa | 31 (39.24%) | deceased |
| 7 | | Naomichi Marufuji | 30 (37.97%) | |
| 8 | | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 27 (34.18%) | |
| 9 | | Tiger Mask IV | 27 (34.18%) | |
| 10 | | Jun Akiyama | 26 (32.91%) | |
| 11 | | Toshiaki Kawada | 26 (32.91%) | |
| 12 | | Masahiro Chono | 25 (31.65%) | |
| 13 | | Shinsuke Nakamura | 25 (31.65%) | |
| 14 | | Kensuke Sasaki | 24 (30.38%) | |
| 15 | | Yoshihiro Takayama | 23 (29.11%) | |
| 16 | | Minoru Suzuki | 22 (27.85%) | |
| 17 | | Go Shiozaki | 21 (26.58%) | |
| 18 | | Genichiro Tenryu | 19 (24.05%) | |
| 19 | | Takashi Sugiura | 19 (24.05%) | |
| 20 | | Koji Kanemoto | 15 (18.99%) | |
| 21 | | Shinya Hashimoto | 14 (17.72%) | deceased |
| 22 | | Suwama | 13 (16.46%) | |
| 23 | | KENTA | 12 (15.19%) | |
| 24 | | Jushin Thunder Liger | 11 (13.92%) | |
| 25 | | Togi Makabe | 11 (13.92%) | |
| 26 | | Minoru Tanaka | 10 (12.66%) | |
| 27 | | Hirooki Goto | 9 (11.39%) | |
| 28 | | Kendo Kashin | 9 (11.39%) | |
| 29 | | Takeshi Rikio | 9 (11.39%) | |
| 30 | | CIMA | 8 (10.13%) | |
| 31 | | Kazuyuki Fujita | 8 (10.13%) | |
| 32 | | Taiyo Kea | 8 (10.13%) | |
| 33 | | Takeshi Morishima | 8 (10.13%) | |
| 34 | | Kaz Hayashi | 7 (8.86%) | |
| 35 | | Matt Bloom | 7 (8.86%) | |
| 36 | | Yoshinobu Kanemaru | 7 (8.86%) | |
| 37 | | Brock Lesnar | 6 (7.59%) | |
| 38 | | Masato Tanaka | 6 (7.59%) | |
| 39 | | Akebono | 5 (6.33%) | deceased |
| 40 | | Yoshinari Ogawa | 5 (6.33%) | |
| 41 | | Akira Taue | 4 (5.06%) | |
| 42 | | Katsuhiko Nakajima | 4 (5.06%) | |
| 43 | | Milano Collection A. T. | 4 (5.06%) | |
| 44 | | Tadao Yasuda | 4 (5.06%) | |
| 45 | | TAJIRI | 4 (5.06%) | |
| 46 | | Wataru Inoue | 4 (5.06%) | |
| 47 | | Kotaro Suzuki | 3 (3.80%) | |
| 48 | | Manabu Nakanishi | 3 (3.80%) | |
| 49 | | MVP | 3 (3.80%) | |
| 50 |  | Rocky Romero | 3 (3.80%) | |
| 51 | | TAKA Michinoku | 3 (3.80%) | |
| 52 | | Bob Sapp | 2 (2.53%) | |
| 53 |  | Finn Balor | 2 (2.53%) | |
| 54 | | Josef Samael | 2 (2.53%) | |
| 55 | | Kota Ibushi | 2 (2.53%) | |
| 56 | | Naruki Doi | 2 (2.53%) | |
| 57 | | Shuji Kondo | 2 (2.53%) | |
| 58 | | Tetsuya Naito | 2 (2.53%) | |
| 59 | | Akitoshi Saito | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 60 | | BxB Hulk | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 61 | | Dick Togo | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 62 | | Don Frye | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 63 | | Don Fuji | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 64 | | Goldberg | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 65 | | KAI | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 66 | | Kazuchika Okada | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 67 |  | Kenny Omega | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 68 | | Kohei Sato | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 69 | | Naoya Ogawa | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 70 | | Osamu Nishimura | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 71 | | Ryota Hama | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 72 |  | Shane Haste | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 73 | | Shinjiro Otani | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 74 | | Takashi Iizuka | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 75 | | Takuma Sano | 1 (1.27%) | |
| 76 | | Takuya Sugawara | 1 (1.27%) |