Subject: WIN/LOSS RECORDS-1997 Date: 23 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT From: "Nicolas Seafort" Organization: CyberGate, Inc. Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT MONTHLY _____________________________________________________________ Wrestling Win/Loss Records Promotional Stats Career Histories _____________________________________________________________ DECEMBER 31, 1997 VOL. 1 ED. 8 Compiled by: Nicolas Seafort neseafort@aol.com Web Contributers: Zach Arnold Unofficial FMW Home Page Danny "G1THUNDER" Road to WAR David K Wrestling News Line Bill Milano DDT Digest bill@ddtdigest.com http://www.ddtdigest.com/ The following reports statistics and figures that were culled from the results of house shows, television tapings, and PPV cards around the world. Wrestlers and tag-teams are rated purely on the number of wins and losses, with no weighting for the quality of opponents. The Top Ten and Bottom Ten Singles Wrestlers and Tag-Teams via winning percentage are also listed in a separate section. Those who have access to house show results are encouraged to submit. Credit will be given. WIN/LOSS/DRAW RECORDS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997 Note: There are still perhaps half a dozen arena results left to account for, and they'll be added to the tallies by the end of February. W O R L D W R E S T L I N G F E D E R A T I O N 1 9 9 7 TOP 10 SINGLES W L D STRK L10 WB Undertaker 96 36 0 Won 5 8-2 - Mankind/Dude Love 81 49 0 Won 18 10-0 15 Hunter Helmsley 74 84 0 Lost 3 3-7 22 Dustin Rhodes 63 63 0 Lost 1 7-3 33 Ken Shamrock 61 7 0 Won 24 10-0 35 Ahmed Johnson 54 21 0 Won 2 8-2 42 Rocky Miavia 51 38 0 Lost 3 2-8 45 Billy Gunn 49 41 0 Lost 3 2-8 47 Vader 45 69 0 Won 1 3-7 51 Flash Funk 40 90 0 Won 1 4-6 56 TOP 5 TAG-TEAMS W L D STRK L10 WB Legion of Doom 72 21 0 Won 2 7-3 - Godwinns 65 45 0 Won 4 6-4 7 Headbangers 40 63 0 Lost 5 4-6 32 Crush & Chainz 34 5 0 Won 5 8-2 35 Hart & Smith 33 47 0 Lost 6 3-7 35 FACTION SINGLES MATCHES WINNING PERCENTAGES NAME PERCENTAGE RECORD S.A. Truth Commission .846 11-2 Nation of Domination .525 94-85 Degeneration X .497 94-97 Disciples of the Apocalypse .466 34-39 Los Boriquas .420 37-51 Hart Foundation .350 80-148 Best Singles Record in December, 8-0, Mark Henry Worst Singles Record in November: 1-10, Scott Taylor Best Tag-Team Record in November: 7-3, New Age Outlaws Worst Tag-Team Record in November: 0-5, Faarooq & Rocky Miavia Longest Winning Streak: 24 - Ken Shamrock Longest Losing Streak: 28 - The Sultan Note: The Undertaker had the most wins of any WWF wrestler this year, the first time that he has done so at any point in his WWF career. However his 36 losses were the most Calloway has sustained since his 1990 debut. Year Record Promotion 1990 22-14-1 WCW/WWF 1991 26-30 WWF 1992 55-4 WWF 1993 74-16 WWF 1994 83-1 WWF 1995 88-12 WWF 1996 101-21-1 WWF 1997 96-36 WWF For Jeff Jarrett, this marked the sixth straight year that he registered a win in WWF competition. Here's a breakdown of his record in the WWF and WCW. Year Record Promotion 1992 3-0 WWF 1993 5-2 WWF 1994 67-39 WWF 1995 27-41 WWF/USWA 1996 0-9 WWF/USWA 1996 20-3 WCW 1997 49-21 WCW 1997 3-2 WWF And for Shawn Michaels, who holds the all-time record for most wins in one year, 1997 was a campaign of relative inactivity. From February to October he wrestled only seven singles matches. Year Record Promotion 1988 1-1 WWF 1989 1-1 WWF 1990 2-2 WWF 1991 1-5 WWF 1992 48-22 WWF 1993 37-44-4 WWF 1994 3-19 WWF 1995 55-5-1 WWF 1996 132-4-1 WWF 1997 21-12 WWF And last, which wrestler has the longest consecutive tenure in the WWF right now? With Bret Hart's departure it fell to Steve Lombardi. Year Record Promotion 1987 0-8 WWF 1988 5-12 WWF 1989 5-21 WWF 1990 17-45-1 WWF 1991 2-23 WWF 1992 1-37 WWF 1993 17-53 WWF 1994 14-22 WWF 1995 3-23 WWF 1996 0-11 WWF 1997 1-12 WWF W O R L D C H A M P I O N S H I P W R E S T L I N G 1 9 9 7 TOP 10 SINGLES W L D STRK L10 WB Dean Malenko 71 30 5 Lost 1 5-5 - Dallas Page 66 19 0 Won 10 10-0 5 Ultimo Dragon 49 19 1 Won 3 7-4 22 Jeff Jarrett 49 21 1 Lost 1 3-7 22 Eddie Guerrero 48 23 2 Lost 1 7-3 23 Chris Benoit 47 19 1 Won 7 9-1 24 Chris Jericho 47 34 1 Won 1 4-6 24 Rey Misterio Jr. 45 16 5 Lost 1 7-3 26 Alex Wright 39 39 1 Lost 2 3-7 32 Lex Luger 37 11 0 Won 1 3-7 34 TOP 5 TAG-TEAMS W L D STRK L10 WB Steiner Brothers 78 13 0 Lost 1 9-1 - Harlem Heat 42 35 0 Won 5 9-1 36 Public Enemy 33 30 0 Lost 1 3-7 45 Luger & Giant 29 9 0 Won 3 6-4 33 Faces of Fear 20 22 0 Lost 3 6-4 42 Other WCW stats: Best Singles Record in December: 7-0, Dallas Page Worst Singles Record in December: 2-5, Lex Luger Best Tag-Team Record in December: 4-1, Steiner Brothers Worst Tag-Team Record in December: 0-3, Faces of Fear Longest Winning Streak: 16 -Jim Duggan Longest Losing Streak: 15 -Villano IV Note: Dallas Page's ascent into becoming a top level competitor was fulfilled this year. It's interesting to chart his rise over the course of the decade. Year Record Promotion 1991 0-5 WCW 1992 5-24 WCW 1993 0-1 WCW 1994 11-8 WCW 1995 23-16 WCW 1996 59-14 WCW 1997 66-19 WCW This was the first year that Sting (Steve Borden) failed to be among the Top 25 wrestlers in terms of wins since he joined WCW in 1987 when it was under the helm of Jim Crockett. Here's a year by year breakdown of Sting's record. Year Record Promotion 1987 5-0 NWA 1988 8-4-3 NWA 1989 44-14 NWA 1990 45-2 NWA/WCW 1991 34-20 WCW 1992 42-13 WCW 1993 39-16 WCW 1994 38-3 WCW 1995 45-5 WCW 1996 25-20 WCW 1997 2-1 WCW As for Randy Savage (Randy Poffo), this was the first year since 1990 that he failed to finish above .500. After a miserable 4-16 as of the end of August, his push was raised somewhat and he finished on a 9-5 run. Year Record Promotion 1987 20-2 WWF 1988 36-7-1 WWF 1989 34-19 WWF 1990 14-29 WWF 1991 13-2 WWF 1992 51-15 WWF 1993 26-22 WWF 1994 16-9 WWF/USWA/SMW 1995 27-9 WCW 1996 35-30 WCW 1997 13-21 WCW Meanwhile this was the first year that Terry Bollea (Hulk Hogan) failed to finish above .500 in over ten years. Year Record Promotion 1987 11-4 WWF 1988 13-3 WWF 1989 25-5 WWF 1990 28-9 WWF 1991 38-6 WWF 1992 9-0 WWF 1993 7-1 WWF 1994 11-1 WCW 1995 10-2 WCW 1996 9-5 WCW 1997 4-11 WCW Finally, two veterans, Greg Valentine and Jim Duggan quietly put together above .500 performances. Valentine was undefeated this year until July. Duggan never did lose a match in 1997, the first time he has done so going back through his tenures in the WWF and WCW. Duggan Year Record Promotion 1987 8-3 WWF 1988 22-12 WWF 1989 22-6 WWF 1990 25-31 WWF 1991 32-20 WWF 1992 17-5 WWF 1993 11-31 WWF 1994 39-4-1 WCW 1995 26-22 WCW 1996 24-20 WCW 1997 17-0-1 WCW Valentine Year Record Promotion 1987 5-4 WWF 1988 21-19 WWF 1989 19-11 WWF 1990 5-10-3 WWF 1991 36-38 WWF 1992 4-1 WWF 1992 7-19-3 WCW 1993 0-1 WWF 1994 0-1 WWF 1996 2-4 WCW 1997 7-4 WCW E X T R E M E C H A M P I O N S H I P W R E S T L I N G 1 9 9 7 TOP 10 SINGLES W L D STRK L10 WB Taz 52 5 3 Won 1 8-1-1 - Shane Douglas 31 14 1 Won 2 4-6 22 Chris Candido 31 17 1 Won 1 4-6 22 Sabu 26 7 1 Drawed 1 7-1-2 27 Bam-Bam Bigelow 25 3 0 Won 1 8-2 28 Justin Credible 21 8 0 Lost 2 6-4 32 Rob Van Dam 21 11 0 Lost 1 6-4 32 Axl Rotten 20 13 0 Lost 1 7-3 33 Sandman 20 18 0 Won 1 3-7 33 Raven 19 12 0 Lost 5 2-8 34 TOP 5 TAG-TEAMS W L D STRK L10 WB Eliminators 34 10 0 Lost 2 8-2 - D-Von & B.B. Dudley 33 33 0 Won 4 4-6 1 Full Blooded Italians 20 31 0 Lost 5 3-7 14 Sabu & Rob Van Dam 18 23 0 Lost 2 5-5 16 Ganstanators 13 6 0 Won 1 6-4 21 Best Singles Record in December, 7-1, Al Snow Worst Singles Record in December: 1-6, Paul Diamond Best Tag-Team Record in November: 4-3, D-Von & Buh Buh Ray Dudley Worst Tag-Team Record in November: 1-7, Little Guido & Tracy Smothers Longest Winning Streak: 4 - Great Sasuke, Stevie Richards, The Dudleys Longest Losing Streak: 11 - Corporal Punishment Note: Sabu, and Taz have been dominant wrestlers on the independent scene and in ECW during the 1990s. For Taz, this was the first time he's won more than fifty matches in one year. Here's a breakdown of these three wrestlers' records. Taz Year Record Promotion 1993 0-2 WWF 1993 3-2 ECW 1994 16-9-1 ECW 1995 12-3 ECW 1996 39-3 ECW 1997 52-5-3 ECW Sabu Year Record Promotion 1993 2-0 WWF 1993 1-0 WCW 1993 2-1 ECW 1994 14-4-1 ECW 1995 4-0 ECW 1995 5-3 WCW 1996 27-4 ECW 1997 26-7-1 ECW As for Sandman, the wrestler with the longest active tenure in ECW, it was almost a mirror image of last year's .500 performance. Year Record Promotion 1992 4-5 ECW 1993 5-8 ECW 1994 5-13 ECW 1995 25-14-1 ECW 1996 19-19 ECW 1997 20-18 ECW M U S I C C I T Y W R E S T L I N G 1 9 9 7 TOP 10 SINGLES W L D STRK L10 WB Nick Dinsmore 11 2 0 Won 2 8-2 - Shane Eden 11 4 0 Won 6 7-3 - Thrillabilly 8 0 1 Won 2 8-0-1 3 Colorado Kid 7 2 0 Won 2 7-2 4 Wolfie D 7 2 0 Lost 1 7-2 4 Terry Golden 6 1 0 Won 2 6-1 5 Steven Dunn 5 0 0 Won 5 5-0 6 Billy Joe Travis 4 3 0 Won 4 4-3 7 Flash Flanagan 4 4 0 Won 2 4-4 7 T.P.T. 4 6 0 Lost 6 4-6 7 TOP 5 TAG-TEAMS W L D STRK L10 WB Centerfolds 5 4 0 Won 1 5-4 - Shooting Starz 3 3 0 Won 1 3-3 Wolfie D/Gilbert 2 0 0 Won 2 2-0 1 Flanagan/Travis 2 0 0 Won 2 2-0 1 Street/Eden 1 0 0 Won 1 1-0 2 Best Singles Record in December: 3-0, Shane Eden Worst Singles Record in December: 0-3, T.P.T. N E W J A P A N P R O W R E S T L I N G 1 9 9 7 TOP 10 SINGLES W L D STRK L10 WB Shinjiro Otani 14 4 0 Won 7 9-1 - Jushin Liger 13 7 0 Lost 1 5-5 1 El Samurai 11 6 0 Won 1 6-4 3 Koui Kanemoto 11 7 0 Won 2 6-4 3 Kensuke Sasaki 10 0 0 Won 10 10-0 4 Shinya Hashimoto 8 4 0 Won 2 7-3 6 Chris Jericho 6 3 0 Lost 1 6-3 8 Yutaka Yoshie 6 9 0 Won 2 4-6 8 Akitoshi Saito 5 2 0 Won 1 5-2 9 Kazuo Yamazaki 5 3 0 Won 1 5-3 9 TOP 5 TAG-TEAMS W L D STRK L10 WB Nakanishi & Kojima 23 20 0 Lost 1 5-5 - H. Saito & Tenzan 20 15 0 Lost 1 5-5 3 Muta & Chono 18 1 0 Won 15 10-0 5 Liger & Samurai 18 10 0 Won 2 6-4 5 Chono & Tenzan 17 4 0 Won 11 10-0 8 Longest Winning Streak: 15 - Great Muta & Masahiro Chono Longest Losing Streak: 7 - Shinya Makabe A L L J A P A N P R O W R E S T L I N G 1 9 9 7 TOP 10 SINGLES W L D STRK L10 WB Mitsuharu Misawa 16 3 2 Won 6 8-1-1 - Tsuyoshi Kikuchi 12 3 0 Won 1 9-1 4 Kenta Kobashi 11 5 2 Lost 1 5-3-2 5 Toshiaki Kawada 10 2 3 Won 1 7-1-2 6 Stan Hansen 8 2 2 Won 2 6-2-2 8 Steve Williams 7 4 2 Lost 1 6-2-2 9 Yoshinari Ogawa 6 1 0 Lost 1 6-1 10 Gary Albright 6 6 0 Won 2 6-4 10 Johnny Ace 5 6 0 Lost 1 5-5 11 Kimala II 5 11 0 Lost 1 4-6 11 TOP 5 TAG-TEAMS W L D STRK L10 WB Williams & Albright 22 3 1 Drawed 1 8-1-1 - Kawada/Taue 19 13 1 Won 1 7-2-1 3 Ace & Kobashi 18 6 2 Drawed 2 6-2-2 4 Kimura & Baba 17 13 1 Lost 2 5-5 5 Kimura & Momota 17 16 1 Lost 2 7-3 5 A L L J A P A N W O M E N 1 9 9 7 TOP 10 SINGLES W L D STRK L10 WB Kyoko Inoue 5 1 1 Lost 1 5-1-1 - Kumiko Maekawa 3 0 0 Won 3 3-0 2 Momoe Nakanishi 3 0 0 Won 3 3-0 2 Yumiko Hotta 3 0 0 Won 3 3-0 2 Miho Wakizawa 3 1 0 Won 1 3-1 2 Mima Shimoda 2 0 0 Won 2 2-0 3 Yuka Shiina 2 1 0 Won 1 2-1 3 Takako Inoue 2 2 0 Won 1 2-2 3 Tanny Mouse 1 0 1 Won 1 1-0-1 4 Manami Toyota 1 2 1 Drawed 1 1-2-1 4 TOP 5 TAG-TEAMS W L D STRK L10 WB Shimoda/Mita 5 2 0 Lost 1 5-2 - Tamada/Fukawa 2 0 0 Won 2 2-0 3 K. Inoue/Yamada 2 0 0 Won 2 2-0 3 Shiina/Asari 2 0 0 Won 2 2-0 3 Wantanabe/Maekawa 2 5 0 Lost 4 2-5 2 Longest Winning Streak: 3 -Kumiko Maekawa, Momoe Nakanishi, Yumiko Hotta Longest Losing Streak: 4 -Wantanabe & Maekawa F R O N T I E R M A R T I A L A R T S W R E S T L I N G 1 9 9 7 TOP 5 TAG-TEAMS W L D STRK L10 WB Crusher Maedomari 10 0 0 Won 10 10-0 - Dragon Winger 9 8 0 Lost 1 5-5 1 Kouji Nakagawa 7 1 0 Won 4 7-1 3 Super Leather 7 2 0 Lost 1 7-2 3 Hideo Makimura 7 5 0 Won 4 6-4 3 Hisakatsu Ohya 6 0 0 Won 6 6-0 4 Katsutoshi Niiyama 5 1 0 Lost 1 5-1 5 Hayato Nanjoh 5 6 0 Lost 1 5-5 5 Kaori Nakayama 4 1 0 Won 3 4-1 6 Hideki Hosaka 4 2 0 Lost 1 4-2 6 TOP 5 TAG-TEAMS W L D STRK L10 WB Headhunters 17 8 0 Lost 1 8-2 - Kanemura/Makimura 15 8 0 Lost 1 8-2 2 Ooya & Gannosuke 14 7 0 Lost 1 7-3 3 Tsuchiya/Maedomari 13 1 0 Won 12 10-0 4 Tanaka/Kuroda 13 10 0 Won 1 4-6 4 Longest Winning Streak: 12 - Shark Tsuchiya & Crusher Maedomari Longest Losing Streak: 15 - Mamoru Okamoto W O R L D W I D E T O P 1 0 S I N G L E S W R E S T L E R S TOP 10 SINGLES W L D STRK L10 WB Undertaker 96 36 0 Won 5 8-2 - Mankind/Dude Love 81 49 0 Won 18 10-0 15 Hunter Helmsley 74 84 0 Lost 3 3-7 22 Dean Malenko 71 30 5 Lost 1 5-5 25 Dallas Page 66 19 0 Won 10 10-0 30 Dustin Rhodes 63 63 0 Lost 1 7-3 33 Ken Shamrock 61 7 0 Won 24 10-0 35 Ahmed Johnson 54 21 0 Won 2 8-2 42 Taz 52 5 3 Won 1 8-1-1 44 Rocky Miavia 51 38 0 Lost 3 2-8 45 W O R L D W I D E T O P 1 0 T A G - T E A M S TOP 10 TAG-TEAMS W L D STRK L10 WB Steiner Brothers 78 13 0 Lost 1 9-1 - Legion of Doom 72 21 0 Won 2 7-3 6 Godwinns 65 45 0 Won 4 6-4 13 Harlem Heat 42 35 0 Won 5 9-1 36 Headbangers 40 63 0 Lost 5 4-6 38 Crush & Chainz 34 5 0 Won 5 8-2 44 Eliminators 34 10 0 Lost 2 8-2 44 Hart & Smith 33 47 0 Lost 6 3-7 45 New Blackjacks 33 46 0 Won 1 2-8 45 Public Enemy 30 29 0 Won 1 2-8 48 W O R L D W I D E T O P 1 0 1 9 9 7 B E S T W I N N I N G P E R C E N T A G E S (Minimum 10 matches wrestled) NAME PERCENTAGE RECORD PROMOTION Kane 1.000 19-0 WWF Jim Duggan 1.000 17-0-1 WCW Bill Goldberg 1.000 16-0 WCW Mark Henry 1.000 14-0 WWF Kensuke Sasaki 1.000 10-0 NEW JAPAN Crusher Maedomari 1.000 10-0 FMW Tiger Ali Singh .930 13-1 WWF Ice Train .929 13-1 WCW Taz .914 52-5-3 ECW Kurrgan .910 10-1 WWF W O R L D W I D E T O P 1 0 T A G - T E A M S 1 9 9 7 B E S T W I N N I N G P E R C E N T A G E S (Minimum 10 matches wrestled) NAME PERCENTAGE RECORD PROMOTION Bagwell & Norton 1.000 12-0 NEW JAPAN Muta & Chono .947 18-1 NEW JAPAN Undertaker & Austin .940 17-1 WWF Tsuchiya & Maedomari .928 13-1 FMW Crush & 8-Ball .920 23-2 WWF Crush & Skull .890 17-2 WWF Williams & Albright .882 21-3-1 ALL JAPAN Crush & Chainz .871 34-5 WWF Steiner Brothers .857 78-13 WCW Chainz & 8-Ball .823 28-6 WWF W O R L D W I D E B O T T O M 1 0 L O W E S T W I N N I N G P E R C E N T A G E S (Minimum 10 matches wrestled) NAME PERCENTAGE RECORD PROMOTION Villano IV .000 0-15 WCW Yoshinobu Kanemaru .000 0-13 ALL JAPAN Cpl. Punishment .000 0-11 ECW Scott Armstrong .000 0-11 WCW Hardbody Harrison .000 0-11 WCW Miwa Sato .000 0-10 FMW Lenny Lane .056 1-17 WCW Mamoru Okamoto .062 1-15 FMW Buddy Lee Parker .062 1-15 WCW Mark Starr .066 1-14 WCW W O R L D W I D E B O T T O M 1 0 T A G - T E A M S 1 9 9 7 L O W E S T W I N N I N G P E R C E N T A G E S (Minimum 10 matches wrestled) NAME PERCENTAGE RECORD PROMOTION Faarooq & Miavia .000 0-16 WWF Power Company .000 0-11 WCW Hashimoto & Yasuda .062 1-15 NEW JAPAN O. Hart & Pillman .070 1-13 WWF Brown & Miavia .050 1-19 WWF Miavia & Mustafa .076 1-12 WWF Vega & Castillo .083 1-11 WWF Armstrong Brothers .083 1-11 WCW Brown & Faarooq .083 2-22 WWF Disorderly Conduct .090 1-10 WCW W O R L D W I D E F A C T I O N W I N N I N G P E R C E N T A G E S Group Perct. Total Singles Affiliation S.A. Truth Commission .846 11-2 WWF IV Horsemen .679 61-29-1 WCW Triple Threat .634 65-38-2 ECW Nation of Domination .525 94-85 WWF nWo .504 157-154 WCW/NEW JAPAN D.O.A. .480 34-37 WWF Degeneration X .466 34-39 WWF Raven's Nest .465 12-26 WCW bWo .450 15-18 ECW Los Boriquas .420 37-51 WWF 1 9 9 7 H I G H S A N D L O W S Longest Current Winning Streak: 23, Ken Shamrock (10/18 to present) Longest Winning Streak in 1997: The Undertaker, 40 matches (4/8 to 8/3) Longest (and Current) Losing Streak: 28, The Sultan (8/4 to present) Most Matches Wrestled: 164, Hunter Hearst Helmsley Most Tag-Team Matches Wrestled: 110, The Godwinns Most Promotions a Wrestler Competed In During 1997: 5. Both Sabu and Rob Van Dam have wrestled in ECW, All Japan, the WWF, the USWA, and FMW. Top Ten Shows of 1997 (Paid Attendance) (attendance roounded up to nearest thousand) Date Location Attendance Promotion 1. 1/4 Tokyo, Japan 63,000 New Japan 2. 4/12 Tokyo, Japan 61,000 New Japan 3. 5/2 Osaka, Japan 53,000 New Japan 4. 9/28 Kawasaki Stadium 50,000 FMW 5. 1/19 San Antonio, Texas 48,000 WWF 6. 11/2 Fukuoka Dome 48,000 New Japan 7. 8/10 Nagoya, Japan 44,000 New Japan 8. 1/31 Toronto, Canada 26,000 WWF 9. 3/23 Chicago, IL 18,000 WWF 10.11/9 Montreal, Quebec 18,000 WWF Top Ten PPV Buy Rates of 1997 PPV Buy Rate Promotion 1. Starrcade '97 1.80 WCW 2. Halloween Havoc '97 1.10 WCW 3. 1997 Survivor Series 0.90 WWF 4 WCW Uncensored 0.80 WCW 5. SummerSlam '97 0.79 WWF 6. Great American Bash 0.78 WCW 7. Road Wild 0.77 WCW 8. WrestleMania XIII 0.77 WWF 9. SuperBrawl VII 0.75 WCW 10. IYH: Hell in the Cell 0.64 WWF Top Ten Cities (Attendance) Attendance Avg. Cards 1. Tokyo, Japan 290,622 9,082 32 2. Philadelphia, PA 74,384 4,132 18 3. Chicago, IL 66,197 13,239 5 4. Nagoya, Japan 59,350 14,838 4 5. New York, NY 57,379 11,476 5 6. San Antonio, TX 55,745 23,880 2 7. Toronto, Canada 54,671 18,224 3 8. Sapporo, Japan 49,760 5,529 9 9. Buffalo, NY 40,656 8,131 5 10. Baltimore, MD 38,731 7,746 5 PROMOTIONAL RANKINGS - DECEMBER 1997 Note: Here are promotional figures that were compiled from data found mostly in the Pro Wrestling Torch newsletter. Any information regarding cards for the Japanese promotions would be greatly appreciated. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING * Difference from last month's totals Total Attendance 50,559 - 23,551 Total Number of Cards 4 - 6 Average Attendance 12,640 + 5,229 Total Box Office Gate $ 1,166,462 - $ 242,553 PPV Buyrate 1.8 + 1.24 PPV Gross $ 5,760,000 + $ 3,920,000 Average Monday Ratings 4.06 + .04 Average Weekend Ratings: 1.68 + .17 Roster Size: 99 + 3 WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION Difference from last month's totals Total Attendance 85,740 - 47,648 Total Number of Cards 12 - 6 Average Attendance 7,145 - 1,192 Total Box Office Gate $ 1,520,776 - $ 1,003,443 PPV Buyrate .44 - .46 PPV Gross $ 1,630,000 - $ 1,000,000 Average Monday Ratings 3.08 + .04 Average Weekend Ratings: 1.66 no change Roster Size: 59 - 4 EXTREME CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING Diff. from Oct.'s totals Note: Only two attendance figures were available for this month's ECW totals. Therefore, changes from last month will no be posted given the artificial skew that would result. Total Attendance: 2,650 Total Number of Cards: 2 Average Attendance: 1,325 Total Box Office Gate: $ 44,123 Roster Size: 37 M U S I C C I T Y W R E S T L I N G * Diff. from Nov.'s totals Total Attendance: 1,303 - 1,570 Total Number of Cards: 4 - 2 Average Attendance: 326 + 64 Total Box Office Gate: $ 10,424 - $ 2,136 * Attendance figures for 2 cards were not available this month Note: There was little information to be found regarding cards held overseas this month, apart from action on the Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling tour. Therefore their figures will be the only ones published this month, FRONTIER MARTIAL ARTS WRESTLING Change from previous month Total Attendance: 15,250 + 7,490 Total Number of Cards: 4 + 2 Average Attendance: 3,813 - 67 Total Box Office Gate: $ 610,000 + $ 299,600 E N D O F T H E Y E A R P R O M O T I O N AL T A L L I E S W O R L D W R E S T L I N G F E D E R A T I O N Total Attendance: 1,226,653 Average Attendance: 6,456 Total Gate: $ 22,320,236 Average Gate: $ 117,475 Total # of Cards: 190 Average Prime Time (RAW) Rating: 2.65 Average Weekend Rating: 1.57 Average PPV Buy Rate: 0.61 Total PPV Gross: $ 20,490,000 TOTAL COMPANY GROSS: $ 42,810,236* *not included is over 5 million dollars worth of 1997 merchandising sales W O R L D C H A M P I O N S H I P W R E S T L I N G Total Attendance: 771,614 Average Attendance: 6,652 Total Gate: $ 13,275,841 Average Gate: $ 114,447 Total # of Cards: 116 Average Prime Time (Nitro/Clash)Rating: 3.64 Average Weekend Rating: 1.61 Average PPV Buy Rate: 0.78 Total PPV Gross: $ 29,290,000 TOTAL COMPANY GROSS: $ 42,565,842* *not included is over 2 million dollars worth of 1997 merchandising sales E X T R E M E C H A M P I O N S H I P W R E S T L I N G Total Attendance: 67,291 Average Attendance: 1,068 Total Gate: $ 1,234,426 Average Gate: $ 19,594 Total # of Cards: 63 Average PPV Buy Rate: 0.24 M U S I C C I T Y W R E S T L I N G Total Attendance: 3,073 Average Attendance: 279 Total Gate: $ 24,584 Average Gate: $ 2,235 Total # of Cards: 11 U N I T E D S T A T E S W R E S T L I N G A L L I A N C E Total Attendance: 10,649 Average Attendance: 463 Total Gate: $ 54,765 Average Gate: $ 2,381 Total # of Cards: 23 A L L J A P A N W R E S T L I N G Total Attendance: 162,950 Average Attendance: 4,404 Total Gate: $ 8,147,500 Average Gate: $ 220,203 Total # of Cards: 37 A L L J A P A N W O M E N Total Attendance: 25,650 Average Attendance: 4,275 Total Gate: $ 1,822,976 Average Gate: $ 303,829 Total # of Cards: 6 F R O N T I E R M A R T I A L A R T S Total Attendance: 112,832 Average Attendance: 3,526 Total Gate: $ 4,513,280 Average Gate: $ 141,040 Total # of Cards: 32 N E W J A P A N P R O W R E S T L I N G Total Attendance: 448,572 Average Attendance: 11,805 Total Gate: $ 37,070,270 Average Gate: $ 975,533 Total # of Cards: 38 1 9 9 7 R A N K I N G O F T H E P R O M O T I O N S TOTAL ATTENDANCE 1. World Wrestling Federation 1,226,653 2. World Championship Wrestling 771,614 3. New Japan Pro Wrestling 448,572 4. All Japan Pro Wrestling 162,950 5. Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling 112,832 6. Extreme Championship Wrestling 67,291 7. All Japan Women 25,650 8. United States Wrestling Alliance 10,649 9. Music City Wrestling 3,073 TOTAL BOX-OFFICE GATE 1. New Japan Pro Wrestling $ 37,070,270 2. World Wrestling Federation $ 22,320,236 3. World Championship Wrestling $ 13,275,841 4. All Japan Pro Wrestling $ 8,147,500 5. Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling $ 4,513,280 6. All Japan Women $ 1,822,976 7. Extreme Championship Wrestling $ 1,234,426 8. United States Wrestling Alliance $ 54,765 9. Music City Wrestling $ 24,584 AVERAGE ATTENDANCE 1. New Japan Pro Wrestling 11,805 2. World Championship Wrestling 6,652 3. World Wrestling Federation 6,456 4. All Japan Pro Wrestling 4,404 5. All Japan Women 4,275 6. Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling 3,526 7. Extreme Championship Wrestling 1,068 8. United States Wrestling Alliance 463 9. Music City Wrestling 279 AVERAGE BOX OFFICE GROSS 1. New Japan Pro Wrestling $ 975,533 2. All Japan Women $ 303,829 3. All Japan Pro Wrestling $ 220,203 4. Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling $ 141,040 5. World Wrestling Federation $ 117,475 6. World Championship Wrestling $ 114,447 7. Extreme Championship Wrestling $ 19,594 8. United States Wrestling Alliance $ 2,381 9. Music City Wrestling $ 2,235 O N T H E M A R K E T N O W Call the Flying Hawaiian's hotline at 1 800 566 7306 for all the latest news and rumors going around the world of wrestling. Send the Flying Hawaiian questions at kepa@freeyellow.com and call 1 800 494 4861 to hear them answered on the Q and A line! C O M I N G I N 1 9 9 8 The SEM will be going on hiatus as I go to work on a career-related project. However, over the next two to three months partial editions of this publication will be posted, featuring the monthly promotional tallies. In March of '98 be looking for the complete, wrestler-by-wrestler records for all the federations during 1997. And finally, later this coming spring the 1998 records tallies will return, plus a unique new grading system that should point out which wrestler is the true dominant force in North American wrestling.