WCW Pro Wrestling Illustrated ratings

Cover dated August 1993

World champion:

Big Van Vader C Weight: 404 pounds, Denver, CO

1. Dustin Rhodes 1 Weight: 254 pounds, Austin, TX
2. Sting 2 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
3. Barry Windham 4 Weight: 263 pounds, Sweetwater, TX
4. Rick Rude 6 Weight: 246 pounds, Robbinsdale, MN
5. Paul Orndorff 3 Weight: 253 pounds, Brandon, FL
6. Van Hammer 7 Weight: 290 pounds, New York, NY
7. Maxx Payne 9 Weight: 350 pounds, Iowa City, IA
8. Cactus Jack 10 Weight: 304 pounds, Truth or Consequences, NM
9. Davey Boy Smith 5 Weight: 245 pounds, Leeds, England
10. 2 Cold Scorpio 8 Weight: 222 pounds, Denver, CO

Cover dated September 1993

World champion:

Big Van Vader C Weight: 404 pounds, Denver, CO

1. Dustin Rhodes 1 Weight: 254 pounds, Austin, TX
2. Sting 2 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
3. Rick Rude 4 Weight: 246 pounds, Robbinsdale, MN
4. Barry Windham 3 Weight: 263 pounds, Sweetwater, TX
5. Paul Orndorff 5 Weight: 253 pounds, Brandon, FL
6. Rick Steamboat – Weight: 238 pounds, Honolulu, HI
7. Arn Anderson – Weight: 249 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
8. Davey Boy Smith 9 Weight: 245 pounds, Leeds, England
9. Maxx Payne 7 Weight: 350 pounds, Iowa City, IA
10. Erik Watts – Weight: 262 pounds, Tulsa, OK

Cover dated November 1993

World champion:

Big Van Vader C Weight: 450 pounds, Denver, CO

1. Ric Flair – Weight: 243 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
2. Rick Rude 5 Weight: 246 pounds, Robbinsdale, MN
3. Dustin Rhodes 2 Weight: 254 pounds, Austin, TX
4. Johnny B. Badd – Weight: 235 pounds, Macon, GA
5. Davey Boy Smith 3 Weight: 245 pounds, Leeds, England
6. Sting 4 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
7. Rick Steamboat 10 Weight: 238 pounds, Honolulu, HI
8. Paul Orndorff – Weight: 253 pounds, Brandon,
9. Ron Simmons – Weight: 260 pounds, Perry, GA
10. Steve Regal – Weight: 247 pounds, Blackpool, England

Cover dated December 1993

World champion:

Big Van Vader C Weight: 404 pounds, Denver, CO

1. Ric Flair 1 Weight: 243 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
2. Rick Steamboat 7 Weight: 238 pounds, Honolulu, HI
3. Davey Boy Smith 5 Weight: 245 pounds, Leeds, England
4. Rick Rude 2 Weight: 246 pounds, Robbinsdale, MN
5. Sting 6 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
6. Dustin Rhodes 3 Weight: 254 pounds, Austin, TX
7. Paul Orndorff 8 Weight: 253 pounds, Brandon, FL
8. Sid Vicious – Weight: 318 pounds, West Memphis, AR
9. Eric Watts – Weight: 262 pounds, Tulsa, OK
10. Charlie Norris – Weight: 285 pounds, Red Lake, MN

Cover dated January 1994

World champion:

Big Van Vader C Weight: 404 pounds, Denver, CO

1. Dustin Rhodes 6 Weight: 254 pounds, Austin, TX
2. Rick Rude 4 Weight: 246 pounds, Robbinsdale, MN
3. Steve Regal – Weight: 247 pounds, Blackpool, England
4. Ric Flair 1 Weight: 243 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
5. Sting 5 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
6. Rick Steamboat 2 Weight: 238 pounds, Honolulu, HI
7. Davey Boy Smith 3 Weight: 245 pounds, Leeds, England
8. Cactus Jack – Weight: 277 pounds, Truth or Consequences, NM
9. Steve Austin – Weight: 241 pounds, Dallas, TX
10. Sid Vicious 8 Weight: 318 pounds, West Memphis, AR

Cover dated April 1994

World champion:

Big Van Vader C Weight: 450 pounds, Denver, CO

1. Dustin Rhodes 1 Weight: 254 pounds, Austin, TX
2. Rick Rude 3 Weight: 243 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
3. Ric Flair 4 Weight: 243 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
4. Sting 2 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
5. Steve Austin 8 Weight: 241 pounds, Dallas, TX
6. The Boss – Weight: 310 pounds, Cobb County, GA
7. Erik Watts – Weight: 262 pounds, Tulsa, OK
8. Johnny B. Badd 9 Weight: 235 pounds, Macon, GA
9. Rick Steamboat 7 Weight: 238 pounds, Honolulu, HI
10. Steve Regal 6 Weight: 247 pounds, Blackpool, England

Cover dated May 1994

World champion:

Ric Flair C Weight: 243 pounds, Minneapolis, MN

1. Steve Austin 5 Weight: 241 pounds, Dallas, TX
2. Big Van Vader C Weight: 450 pounds, Denver, CO
3. Steve Regal 10 Weight: 247 pounds, Blackpool, England
4. Dustin Rhodes 1 Weight: 254 pounds, Austin, TX
5. Rick Rude 2 Weight: 246 pounds, Robbinsdale, MN
6. Sting 4 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
7. The Boss 6 Weight: 310 pounds, Cobb County, GA
8. Rick Steamboat 9 Weight: 238 pounds, Honolulu, HI
9. Brian Pillman – Weight: 226 pounds, Cincinnati, OH
10. Ron Simmons – Weight: 260 pounds, Perry, GA

Cover dated July 1994

World champion:

Ric Flair C Weight: 243 pounds, Minneapolis, MN

1. Steve Austin 5 Weight: 241 pounds, Dallas, TX
2. Steve Regal 3 Weight: 247 pounds, Blackpool, England
3. Big Van Vader 2 Weight: 450 pounds, Denver, CO
4. Sting 6 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
5. Rick Steamboat 8 Weight: 238 pounds, Honolulu, HI
6. Dustin Rhodes 5 Weight: 254 pounds, Austin, TX
7. Rick Rude 4 Weight: 246 pounds, Robbinsdale, MN
8. Ron Simmons – Weight: 260 pounds, Perry, GA
9. The Boss – Weight: 310 pounds, Cobb County, GA
10. Arn Anderson 7 Weight: 249 pounds, Minneapolis, MN

Cover dated November 1994

World champion:

Ric Flair C Weight: 243 pounds, Minneapolis, MN

1. Steve Austin 1 Weight: 241 pounds, Dallas, TX
2. Steve Regal 6 Weight: 247 pounds, Blackpool, England
3. Sting 2 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
4. Johnny B. Badd 7 Weight: 235 pounds, Macon, GA
5. Larry Zbyszko 5 Weight: 248 pounds, Pittsburgh, PA
6. Big Van Vader 3 Weight: 450 pounds, Denver, CO
7. The Guardian Angel – Weight: 9 pounds, Cobb County, GA
8. Dustin Rhodes 4 Weight: 254 pounds, Austin, TX
9. Brian Pillman 8 Weight: 226 pounds, Cincinnati, OH
10. Arn Anderson 19 Weight: 249 pounds, Minneapolis, MN

Cover dated December 1994

World champion:

Hulk Hogan C Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA

1. Rick Steamboat 5 Weight: 238 pounds, Honolulu, HI
2. Steve Regal 3 Weight: 247 pounds, Blackpool, England
3. Sting 4 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
4. Ric Flair 4 Weight: 243 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
5. Big Van Vader 6 Weight: 450 pounds, Denver, CO
6. Steve Austin 1 Weight: 241 pounds, Dallas, TX
7. The Guardian Angel – Weight: 310 pounds, Cobb country, GA
8. Arn Anderson – Weight: 249 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
9. Dustin Rhodes 8 Weight: 254 pounds, Austin, TX
10. Brian Pillman 9 Weight: 226 pounds, Cincinnati, OH

Cover dated March 1995

World champion:

Hulk Hogan C Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA

1. Hacksaw Duggan 1 Weight: 280 pounds, Glens Falls, NY
2. Johnny B. Badd 2 Weight: 235 pounds, Macon, GA
3. Sting 8 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
4. Big Van Vader 3 Weight: 450 pounds, Denver, CO
5. Avalanche – Weight: 502 pounds, Montreal, Quebec, CA
6. Steve Austin 4 Weight: 241 pounds, Dallas, TX
7. The Honky Tonk Man 6 Weight: 278 pounds, Memphis, TN
8. Dustin Rhodes 5 Weight: 254 pounds, Austin, TX
9. Brutus Beefcake – Weight: 273 pounds, San Francisco, CA
10. The Guardian Angel 7 Weight: 310 pounds, Cobb County, GA

Cover dated April 1995

World champion:

Hulk Hogan C Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA

1. Hacksaw Duggan 1 Weight: 280 pounds, Glens Falls, NY
2. Johnny B. Badd 2 Weight: 235 pounds, Macon, GA
3. Brutus Beefcake 9 Weight: 273 pounds, San Francisco, CA
4. Sting 3 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
5. Big Van Vader 4 Weight: 450 pounds, Denver, CO
6. The Honky Tonk Man 7 Weight: 278 pounds, Memphis, TN
7. Avalanche 5 Weight: 502 pounds, Montreal, Quebec, CA
8. Dustin Rhodes 8 Weight: 254 pounds, Austin, TX
9. Arn Anderson – Weight: 249 pounds, Minneapolis, MN

Cover dated May 1995

World champion:

Hulk Hogan C Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA

1. Big Van Vader 5 Weight: 450 pounds, Denver, CO
2. Johnny B. Badd 2 Weight: 235 pounds, Macon, GA
3. Sting 4 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
4. Avalanche 7 Weight: 502 pounds, Montreal, Quebec, CA
5. Brutus Beefcake 3 Weight: 273 pounds, San Francisco, CA
6. Hacksaw Duggan 1 Weight: 280 pounds, Glens Falls, NY
7. Dustin Rhodes 8 Weight: 254 pounds, Austin, TX
8. Steve Regal – Weight: 247 pounds, Blackpool, England
9. Bunkhouse Buck – Weight: 239 pounds, Bucksnort, TN
10. Kevin Sullivan 10 Weight: 252 pounds, Boston, MA

Cover dated June 1995

World champion:

Hulk Hogan C Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA

1. Big Van Vader 1 Weight: 450 pounds, Denver, CO
2. Sting 3 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
3. Arn Anderson – Weight: 249 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
4. Johnny B. Badd 2 Weight: 235 pounds, Macon, GA
5. Avalanche 4 Weight: 502 pounds, Montreal, Quebec, CA
6. Alex Wright – Weight: 222 pounds, Berlin, Germany
7. Dustin Rhodes 7 Weight: 254 pounds, Austin, TX
8. Hacksaw Duggan 6 Weight: 280 pounds, Glens Falls, NY
9. Steve Regal 8 Weight: 247 pounds, Blackpool, England
10. Randy Savage – Weight: 237 pounds, Sarasota, FL

Cover dated August 1995

World champion:

Hulk Hogan C Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA

1. Big Van Vader 1 Weight: 450 pounds, Denver, CO
2. Arn Anderson 2 Weight: 249 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
3. Hacksaw Duggan 4 Weight: 280 pounds, Glens Falls, NY
4. Sting 5 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
5. Johnny B. Badd 3 Weight: 235 pounds, Macon, GA
6. Randy Savage 6 Weight: 237 pounds, Sarasota, FL
7. Bubba Rogers 9 Weight: 310 pounds, Cobb County, GA
8. Alex Wright 7 Weight: 222 pounds, Berlin, Germany
9. Steve Austin – Weight: 241 pounds, Dallas, TX
10. Meng – Weight: 294 pounds, Tonga

Cover dated March 1996

World champion:

Randy Savage 7 Weight: 237 pounds, Sarasota, USA

1. Kensuke Sasaki – Weight: 233 pounds, Tokyo, Japan
2. Hulk Hogan C Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
3. Lex Luger 2 Weight: 265 pounds, Chicago, IL
4. Johnny B. Badd 9 Weight: 235 pounds, Macon, GA
5. Sting 1 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
6. The Giant – Weight: 430 pounds, parts unknown
7. Chris Benoit – Weight: 218 pounds, Edmonton, Canada
8. Ric Flair 4 Weight: 243 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
9. Diamond Dallas Page 3 Weight: 260 pounds, Tampa, FL
10. Bubba Rogers – Weight: 310 pounds, Cobb County, GA

Cover dated April 1996

World champion:

Randy Savage C Weight: 237 pounds, Sarasota, USA

1. Kensuke Sasaki 1 Weight: 233 pounds, Tokyo, Japan
2. The Giant 6 Weight: 430 pounds, parts unknown
3. Hulk Hogan 2 Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
4. Johnny B. Badd 4 Weight: 235 pounds, Macon, GA
5. Sting 5 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
6. Lex Luger 3 Weight: 265 pounds, Chicago, IL
7. Ric Flair 8 Weight: 243 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
8. Eddy Guerrero – Weight: 221 pounds, Los Angeles, CA
9. Brian Pillman – Weight: 226 pounds, Cincinnati, OH
10. Diamond Dallas Page 9 Weight: 260 pounds, Tampa, FL

Cover dated November 1996

World champion:

The Giant C Weight: 430 pounds, parts unknown

1. Ric Flair 4 Weight: 243 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
2. Sting 2 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
3. Konnan 1 Weight: 237 pounds, Mexico City, Mexico
4. Lex Luger 3 Weight: 265 pounds, Chicago, IL
5. Rey Mysterio Jr. – Weight: 140 pounds, San Diego, CA
6. Randy Savage 5 Weight: 237 pounds, Sarasota, FL
7. Arn Anderson 7 Weight: 249 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
8. Dean Malenko 6 Weight: 216 pounds, Tampa, FL
9. Diamond Dallas Page 10 Weight: 260 pounds, Tampa, FL
10. Eddy Guerrero – Weight: 221 pounds, Los Angeles, CA

Cover dated March 1997

World champion:

Hulk Hogan C Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA

1. Lex Luger 2 Weight: 265 pounds, Chicago, IL
2. Dean Malenko 3 Weight: 216 pounds, Tampa, FL
3. The Giant 4 Weight: 430 pounds, parts unknown
4. Jeff Jarrett 6 Weight: 230 pounds, Nashville, TN
5. Lord Steven Regal – Weight: 247 pounds, Blackpool, England
6. Sting – Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
7. Rey Misterio Jr. 7 Weight: 140 pounds, San Diego, CA
8. Chris Benoit 9 Weight: 218 pounds, Edmonton, Alberta, CA
9. Randy Savage 1 Weight: 237 pounds, Sarasota, FL
10. Diamond Dallas Page 10 Weight: 260 pounds, Tampa, FL

Cover dated April 1997

World champion:

Hulk Hogan C Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA

1. Eddy Guerrero – Weight: 221 pounds, El Paso, TX
2. Roddy Piper – Weight: 247 pounds, Glasgow, Scotland
3. Lex Luger 1 Weight: 265 pounds, Chicago, IL
4. Ultimo Dragon – Weight: 175 pounds, Mexico City, Mexico
5. Diamond Dallas Page 10 Weight: 260 pounds, Tampa, FL
6. Jeff Jarrett 4 Weight: 230 pounds, Nashville, TN
7. The Giant 3 Weight: 430 pounds, parts unknown
8. Dean Malenko 2 Weight: 216 pounds, Tampa, FL
9. Jushin Liger – Weight: 206 pounds, Hiroshima, Japan
10. Rey Mysterio Jr. 7 Weight: 140 pounds, San Diego, CA

Cover dated June 1997

World champion:

Hulk Hogan C Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA

1. Eddy Guerrero – Weight: 221 pounds, El Paso, TX
2. The Giant 2 Weight: 430 pounds, parts unknown
3. Lex Luger 3 Weight: 265 pounds, Chicago, IL
4. Lord Steven Regal 5 Weight: 247 pounds, Blackpool, England
5. Dean Malenko 4 Weight: 216 pounds, Tampa, FL
6. Jeff Jarrett 8 Weight: 230 pounds, Nashville, TN
7. Chris Benoit 9 Weight: 218 pounds, Edmonton, Alberta, CA
8. Diamond Dallas Page 7 Weight: 260 pounds, Tampa, FL
9. Six 6 Weight: 212 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
10. Arn Anderson – Weight: 249 pounds, Minneapolis, MN

Cover dated July 1997

World champion:

Hulk Hogan C Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA

1. Eddy Guerrero 1 Weight: 221 pounds, El Paso, TX
2. Syxx – Weight: 212 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
3. Lex Luger 3 Weight: 265 pounds, Chicago, IL
4. The Giant 2 Weight: 430 pounds, parts unknown
5. Dean Malenko 5 Weight: 216 pounds, Tampa, FL
6. Diamond Dallas Page 8 Weight: 260 pounds, Tampa, FL
7. Roddy Piper – Weight: 247 pounds, Glasgow, Scotland
8. Prince Iaukea – Weight: 219 pounds, Honolulu, HI
9. Jeff Jarrett 6 Weight: 230 pounds, Nashville, TN
10. Rey Misterio Jr. – Weight: 140 pounds, San Diego, CA

Cover dated September 1997

World champion:

Hulk Hogan C Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA

1. Dean Malenko 1 Weight: 216 pounds, Tampa, FL
2. Lex Luger 2 Weight: 265 pounds, Chicago, IL
3. The Giant 4 Weight: 430 pounds, parts unknown
4. Diamond Dallas Page 3 Weight: 260 pounds, Tampa, FL
5. Syxx – Weight: 212 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
6. Kevin Nash 6 Weight: 356 pounds, Detroit, MI
7. Ultimo Dragon 7 Weight: 175 pounds, Mexico City, Mexico
8. Chris Benoit 8 Weight: 218 pounds, Edmonton, Alberta, CA
9. Lord Steven Regal 9 Weight: 247 pounds, Blackpool, England
10. Rey Misterio Jr. 5 Weight: 140 pounds, San Diego, CA

Cover dated October 1997

World champion:

Hulk Hogan C Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA

1. Dean Malenko 1 Weight: 216 pounds, Tampa, FL
2. Lord Steven Regal 9 Weight: 247 pounds, Blackpool, England
3. The Giant 3 Weight: 430 pounds, parts unknown
4. Diamond Dallas Page 4 Weight: 260 pounds, Tampa, FL
5. Syxx 5 Weight: 212 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
6. Jeff Jarrett – Weight: 230 pounds, Nashville, TN
7. Rey Misterio Jr. 10 Weight: 140 pounds, San Diego, CA
8. Chris Benoit 8 Weight: 218 pounds, Edmonton, Alberta, CA
9. Meng – Weight: 293 pounds, Tonga
10. Steve McMichael – Weight: 270 pounds, Austin, TX

Cover dated November 1997

World champion:

Hulk Hogan C Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA

1. Jeff Jarrett 6 Weight: 230 pounds, Nashville, TN
2. Diamond Dallas Page 4 Weight: 260 pounds, Tampa, FL
3. Lex Luger – Weight: 265 pounds, Chicago, IL
4. Rey Misterio Jr. 7 Weight: 140 pounds, San Diego, CA
5. Dean Malenko 1 Weight: 216 pounds, Tampa, FL
6. Chris Benoit 8 Weight: 218 pounds, Edmonton, Alberta, CA
7. Syxx 5 Weight: 212 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
8. Lord Steven Regal 2 Weight: 247 pounds, Blackpool, England
9. Chris Jericho – Weight: 225 pounds, Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
10. Meng 9 Weight: 294 pounds, Tonga

Cover dated December 1997

World champion:

Hulk Hogan C Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA

1. Jeff Jarrett 1 Weight: 230 pounds, Nashville, TN
2. Diamond Dallas Page 2 Weight: 260 pounds, Tampa, FL
3. Lex Luger 3 Weight: 265 pounds, Chicago, IL
4. Chris Jericho 9 Weight: 225 pounds, Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
5. Syxx 7 Weight: 212 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
6. Chris Benoit 6 Weight: 218 pounds, Edmonton, Alberta, CA
7. Eddy Guerrero – Weight: 221 pounds, El Paso, TX
8. Ric Flair – Weight: 243 pounds, Charlotte, NC
9. Randy Savage – Weight: 237 pounds, Sarasota, FL
10. Dean Malenko 5 Weight: 216 pounds, Tampa, FL

Cover dated January 1998

World champion:

Hulk Hogan C Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA

1. Curt Hennig – Weight: 235 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
2. Jeff Jarrett 4 Weight: 230 pounds, Nashville, TN
3. Eddy Guerrero 7 Weight: 221 pounds, El Paso, TX
4. Lex Luger 10 Weight: 265 pounds, Chicago, IL
5. The Giant – Weight: 430 pounds, parts unknown
6. Randy Savage – Weight: 237 pounds, Sarasota, FL
7. Diamond Dallas Page 9 Weight: 260 pounds, Tampa, FL
8. Disco Inferno – Weight: 238 pounds, Brooklyn, NY
9. Dean Malenko 5 Weight: 216 pounds, Tampa, FL
10. Alex Wright 3 Weight: 222 pounds, Berlin, Germany

Cover dated April 1998

World champion:

Hulk Hogan C Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA

1. Curt Hennig 1 Weight: 235 pounds, Minneapolis, MN
2. Eddy Guerrero 2 Weight: 221 pounds, El Paso, TX
3. Diamond Dallas Page 3 Weight: 260 pounds, Tampa, FL
4. Lex Luger 6 Weight: 265 pounds, Chicago, IL
5. Disco Inferno – Weight: 238 pounds, Brooklyn, NY
6. The Giant – Weight: 430 pounds, parts unknown
7. Scott Hall – Weight: 290 pounds, Miami, FL
8. Chris Benoit – Weight: 218 pounds, Edmonton, Alberta, CA
9. Ric Flair 9 Weight: 243 pounds, Charlotte, NC
10. Perry Saturn 5 Weight: 234 pounds, Cleveland, OH

Cover dated June 1998

World champion:

Title vacant  

1. Sting 1 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
2. Hulk Hogan 2 Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
3. Diamond Dallas Page 3 Weight: 260 pounds, Tampa, FL
4. Bret Hart – Weight: 235 pounds, Calgary, Alberta, CA
5. Lex Luger 4 Weight: 265 pounds, Chicago, IL
6. Chris Jericho – Weight: 225 pounds, Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
7. Booker T 5 Weight: 250 pounds, Harlem, NY
8. Bill Goldberg 9 Weight: 270 pounds, Tulsa, OK
9. Ric Flair 8 Weight: 243 pounds, Charlotte, NC
10. Chris Benoit – Weight: 218 pounds, Edmonton, Alberta, CA

Cover dated October 1998

World champion:

Hollywood Hogan C Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA

1. Bill Goldberg 1 Weight: 275 pounds, Tulsa, OK
2. Sting 2 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
3. Lex Luger 3 Weight: 265 pounds, Chicago, IL
4. Bret Hart 10 Weight: 235 pounds, Calgary, Alberta, CA
5. Chris Benoit – Weight: 218 pounds, Edmonton, Alberta, CA
6. Booker T 4 Weight: 250 pounds, Harlem, NY
7. The Giant 9 Weight: 430 pounds, parts unknown
8. Diamond Dallas Page 6 Weight: 260 pounds, Tampa, FL
9. Dave Finlay – Weight: 243 pounds, Belfast, Northern Ireland
10. Chris Jericho 5 Weight: 225 pounds, Vancouver, British Columbia, CA

Cover dated July 1999

World champion:

Hollywood Hogan C Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA

1. Scott Hall 1 Weight: 290 pounds, Miami, FL
2. Bill Goldberg 2 Weight: 270 pounds, Tulsa, OK
3. Sting 7 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
4. Ric Flair 8 Weight: 243 pounds, Charlotte, NC
5. Scott Steiner 5 Weight: 251 pounds, Detroit, MI
6. Billy Kidman 6 Weight: 195 pounds, Allentown, PA
7. Rey Misterio Jr. – Weight: 140 pounds, San Diego, CA
8. Booker T – Weight: 250 pounds, Harlem, NY
9. Kevin Nash 3 Weight: 356 pounds, Detroit, MI
10. Diamond Dallas Page 4 Weight: 260 pounds, Tampa, FL

Cover dated October 1999

World champion:

Kevin Nash 4 Weight: 356 pounds, Detroit, MI

1. Scott Steiner 1 Weight: 251 pounds, Detroit, MI
2. Sting 2 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
3. Rick Steiner – Weight: 248 pounds, Detroit, MI
4. Randy Savage – Weight: 237 pounds, Sarasota, FL
5. Diamond Dallas Page C Weight: 260 pounds, Tampa, FL
6. Ric Flair 6 Weight: 243 pounds, Charlotte, NC
7. Rey Misterio Jr. 5 Weight: 140 pounds, San Diego, CA
8. Raven – Weight: 235 pounds, Short Hills, NJ
9. Bam Bam Bigelow – Weight: 368 pounds, Mt. Laurel, NJ
10. Roddy Piper – Weight: 247 pounds, Glasgow, Scotland

Cover dated March 2000

World champion:

Title vacant  

1. Scott Hall – Weight: 295 pounds, Miami, FL
2. Bill Goldberg 2 Weight: 270 pounds, Tulsa, OK
3. Bret Hart – Weight: 235 pounds, Calgary, Canada
4. Rick Steiner 10 Weight: 248 pounds, Detroit, MI
5. Chris Benoit 3 Weight: 218 pounds, Edmonton, Canada
6. Sid Vicious 1 Weight: 318 pounds, West Memphis, AR
7. Sting C Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
8. Disco Inferno 4 Weight: 238 pounds, Brooklyn, NY
9. Billy Kidman 6 Weight: 195 pounds, Allentown, PA
10. Norman Smiley – Weight: 238 pounds, London, England

Cover dated August 2000

World champion:

Sid Vicious C Weight: 318 pounds, West Memphis, AR

1. Jeff Jarrett 1 Weight: 230 pounds, Nashville, TN
2. Vampiro – Weight: 220 pounds, Montreal, Quebec, CA
3. Hulk Hogan – Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
4. Sting – Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
5. Lex Luger 8 Weight: 275 pounds, Chicago, IL
6. Ric Flair 3 Weight: 243 pounds, Charlotte, NC
7. Dustin Rhodes – Weight: 274 pounds, Austin, TX
8. Terry Funk 9 Weight: 247 pounds, Amarillo, TX
9. Brian Knobs 10 Weight: 284 pounds, Allentown, PA
10. The Wall – Weight: 320 pounds, Ocean Grove, NJ

Cover dated October 2000

World champion:

Ric Flair 9 Weight: 243 pounds, Charlotte, NC

1. Scott Steiner 1 Weight: 275 pounds, Detroit, MI
2. Jeff Jarrett C Weight: 230 pounds, Nashville, TN
3. Dallas Page 2 Weight: 260 pounds, Point Pleasant, NJ
4. Sting 4 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
5. Hulk Hogan 7 Weight: 275 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
6. Vampiro 5 Weight: 220 pounds, Thunder Bay, Ontario, CA
7. Kevin Nash – Weight: 356 pounds, Detroit, MI
8. Terry Funk 10 Weight: 247 pounds, Amarillo, TX
9. Lex Luger 3 Weight: 275 pounds, Chicago, IL
10. Billy Kidman 6 Weight: 195 pounds, Allentown, PA

Cover dated December 2000

World champion:

Booker T 8 Weight: 250 pounds, Houston, TX

1. Jeff Jarrett C Weight: 230 pounds, Nashville, TN
2. Bill Goldberg 9 Weight: 283 pounds, Tulsa, OK
3. Scott Steiner 1 Weight: 275 pounds, Detroit, MI
4. Vampiro 4 Weight: 220 pounds, Thunder Bay, Ontario, CA
5. Shane Douglas – Weight: 255 pounds, Pittsburgh, PA
6. Kevin Nash 2 Weight: 356 pounds, Detroit, MI
7. Lt. Loco 7 Weight: 210 pounds, El Paso, TX
8. Big Vito – Weight: 265 pounds, Staten Island, NY
9. Mike Awesome 5 Weight: 285 pounds, Tampa, FL
10. Kanyon – Weight: 245 pounds, Queens, NY

Cover dated February 2001

World champion:

Booker T 2 Weight: 250 pounds, Houston, TX

1. Lance Storm 1 Weight: 231 pounds, Calgary, Alberta, CA
2. Jeff Jarrett 5 Weight: 230 pounds, Nashville, TN
3. Bill Goldberg 3 Weight: 283 pounds, Tulsa, OK
4. Scott Steiner 4 Weight: 275 pounds, Detroit, MI
5. Sting 7 Weight: 260 pounds, Venice Beach, CA
6. Shane Douglas 8 Weight: 255 pounds, Pittsburgh, PA
7. Mike Awesome 6 Weight: 285 pounds, Tampa, FL
8. Mike Sanders – Weight: 230 pounds, Atlanta, GA
9. Big Vito 10 Weight: 265 pounds, Staten Island, NY
10. Sgt. AWOL – Weight: 320 pounds, Ocean Grove, NJ

Cover dated April 2001

World champion:

Scott Steiner 2 Weight: 275 pounds, Detroit, MI

1. Gen. Rection 1 Weight: 310 pounds, Titusville, FL
2. Booker T C Weight: 250 pounds, Houston, TX
3. Bill Goldberg 3 Weight: 283 pounds, Tulsa, OK
4. Jeff Jarrett 5 Weight: 230 pounds, Nashville, TN
5. Lance Storm 6 Weight: 231 pounds, Calgary, Alberta, CA
6. Lex Luger – Weight: 275 pounds, Chicago, IL
7. Crowbar – Weight: 232 pounds, Pacific Palisides, CA
8. Big Vito – Weight: 265 pounds, Staten Island, NY
9. Mike Sanders 8 Weight: 230 pounds, Atlanta, GA
10. The Cat – Weight: 235 pounds, Atlanta, GA

Cover dated July 2001

World champion:

Scott Steiner 2 Weight: 275 pounds, Detroit, MI

1. Rick Steiner 1 Weight: 258 pounds, Detroit, MI
2. Dallas Page 4 Weight: 260 pounds, Point Pleasant, NJ
3. Booker T – Weight: 250 pounds, Houston, TX
4. Jeff Jarrett 3 Weight: 230 pounds, Nashville, TN
5. Dustin Rhodes – Weight: 272 pounds, Austin, TX
6. The Cat 10 Weight: 235 pounds, Atlanta, GA
7. Chavo Guerrero Jr. 7 Weight: 210 pounds, El Paso, TX
8. Hugh Morrus – Weight: 310 pounds, Titusville, FL
9. Chris Kanyon – Weight: 245 pounds, Queens, NY
10. Shawn Stasiak – Weight: 260 pounds, Oakville, Ontario, CA