In the 20 Years Ago Back Issue of the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter just published in its entirety for VIP members, the back page features the weekly PWTorch Ratings. In this issue, a panel of 15 people rated the top 25 singles wrestlers, the top 25 tag teams, the top ten draft picks (our first ever "draft-style" rating that has been a signature feature of PWTorch most years since), and the top ten personal favorites of the panel. The panel included Torch editor Wade Keller and current prowrestling.net editor Jason Powell.

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TOP 20 OCTOBER 1988 SINGLES WRESTLERS

(1) RIC FLAIR
(2) BARRY WINDHAM
(3) TED DIBIASE
(4) RANDY SAVAGE
(5) STING
(6) CURT HENNIG
(7) OWEN HART
(8) JERRY LAWLER
(9) TERRY TAYLOR
(10) EDDIE GILBERT
(11) TERRY GORDY
(12) BRET HART
(13) BRAD ARMSTRONG
(14) LEX LUGER
(15) MANDO GUERRERO
(16) ARN ANDERSON
(17) BOBBY EATON
(18) LORD HUMONGOUS
(19) TULLY BLANCHARD
(20) STAN LANE

TOP 10 OCTOBER 1988 TAG TEAMS

(1) THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS
(2) THE FANTASTICS
(3) BLANCHARD & ANDERSON
(4) THE ROAD WARRIORS
(5) BADD COMPANY
(6) THE HART FOUNDATION
(7) THE FABULOUS ROUGEAUS
(8) THE MIDNIGHT ROCKERS
(9) THE GUERREROS
(10) THE SAMOAN SWAT TEAM

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