IP Wrestling TNA Rankings: September 3, 2006

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Here is the latest update of Inside Pulse Wrestling’s OFFICIAL rankings of NWA: Total NonStop Action. Rankings, will be posted the first Sunday of every month. Check out this link for the last rankings (as of August 6th).

(Previous ranking for each superstar is in parentheses following each name. Italicized comments are included where appropriate. See below* for an explanation of our ranking system.)

Official Inside Pulse Rankings for NWA: Total NonStop Action – 07.02.06

NWA Champion – Jeff Jarrett (same)
1. Sting (1) – Lost at Hard Justice, but will put his career on the line next time!
2. Samoa Joe (3) – Keep fighting up that ladder!
3. Christian Cage (2) – Turned his back on Sting and the rest of TNA, but that can do nothing but help
4. Rhino (4) – Has a really big problem with Cage’s turn
5. Abyss (7) – Proven he can beat a 150 lb man with a lot of thumb tacks
6. Monty Brown (5) – His Hard Justice promo keeps him higher then he probably would’ve been
7. Raven (8) – Runt’s mentor?
8. Ron Killings (9) – Not really on a roll lately, but getting tons of TV time
9. Scott Steiner (6) – Where has he been?
10. Brother Runt (NR) – Took Abyss on, and took the beating of his life!

NWA Tag Team Champions – LAX (1)
1. Christopher Daniels & AJ Styles (Champs)
2. The Naturals (2)
3. America’s Most Wanted (4)
4. The James Gang (3)
5. The Paparazzi (5)

X Division Champion – Senshi (same)
1. Chris Sabin (2)
2. Petey Williams (1)
3. Jay Lethal (NR)
4. Sonjay Dutt (4)
5. Alex Shelley (NR)

Unranked & Inactive Wrestlers/Personalities

  • A1
  • Austin Aries
  • Bobby Roode
  • Brother Devon
  • Brother Rey
  • Christy Hemme
  • David Young
  • Don West
  • Elix Skipper
  • Eric Young
  • Frankie Kazarian
  • Gail Kim
  • Jackie Gayda
  • James Mitchell
  • Jeremy Borash
  • Jerrelle Clark
  • Jim Cornette
  • Kevin Nash
  • Konnan
  • Lance Hoyt
  • Matt Bentley
  • Moody Jack Melendez
  • Mike Tenay
  • Scott D’Amore
  • Shane Douglas
  • Sharkboy
  • Simon Diamond
  • Sirelda
  • SoCal Val
  • Traci Brooks

    In this monthly feature, the Inside Pulse Wrestling editorial board ranks the Heavyweight, Tag Team, and X Divisions within NWA: Total NonStop Action. Rankings include the top ten Heavyweights, along with the top five Tag Teams & X Division competitors listed on TNAwrestling.com, plus regular, unlisted competitors.

    These rankings take into account (in order):

  • Current title status
  • Declared and presumed storyline rankings
  • Recent victories and quality of opponents
  • Quality of matches (psychology, workrate, and entertainment value)
  • Quality of TV exposure (length, placement during show, and crowd response)

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