– On this week’s episode of Wrestling With History on VOC Nation, Bill Apter and Resnick discussed the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranking system, how it was set up, and why it caused controversy. Apter also revealed how The Steiner Bros. once got upset that they were ranked below The Road Warriors. Below are some highlights from the podcast:
Ken Resnick on wrestlers paying attention to the rankings: “The wrestlers did…we would do our interview day in the AWA on Tuesdays. (When) guys were sitting around in the interview room during the breaks, invariably somebody would have the latest magazine with them and they’d start talking about the ratings. Sometimes they would say ‘ah this is (bogus) that guy’s not that good’, or other times the conversation would be, ‘Geez that guy must be better than I thought; have you ever seen him work or have you ever worked with him? Look how high they’ve got him.’ There was no Internet, there was no cable, the rankings were the