Pulse Wrestling WWE Rankings: November 1, 2008

Features, Rankings

Here is the latest update of Inside Pulse Wrestling’s OFFICIAL rankings of the WWE RAW and Smackdown rosters … posted on the first Saturday of each month. Check out this link for the last rankings (as of October 4), and click here to see any changes in the RAW, SD, or ECW rosters since the last rankings report.

(Previous ranking for each superstar is in parentheses following each name. See below* for an explanation of our ranking system.)

RAW SUPERSTARS

WWE Champion – Batista (2)
Intercontinental Champion – Santino Marella (same)
1. Chris Jericho (WWE Champion)
2. John Bradshaw Layfield (3)
3. Shawn Michaels (1)
4. Rey Mysterio (4)
5. Kane (5)
6. William Regal (7)
7. Charlie Haas (NR)
8. Jamie Noble (9)
9. Paul Burchill (10)
10. Manu (NR)

Woman’s Champion – Beth Phoenix (same)
1. Mickie James (2)
2. Candice Michelle (1)
3. Kelly Kelly (4)
4. Jillian Hall (5)
5. Katie Lea (3)

World Tag Team Champions – Kofi Kingston & CM Punk (1)
1. Ted DiBiase & Code Rhodes (Champs)
2. John Morrison & The Miz (2)
3. Cryme Tyme (3)
4. Shawn Michaels & Batista (NR)
5. JBL & Chris Jericho (NR)

Unranked Wrestlers/Personalities:
-Chuck Palumbo
-D’Lo Brown
-Deuce
-‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan
-Hardcore Holly
-Jerry Lawler
-Layla
-Lillian Garcia
-Michael Cole
-Mike Adamle
-Mr. McMahon
-Paul London
-Randy Orton
-Ron Simmons
-Snitsky
-Steve Austin
-Val Venis

Inactive Wrestlers/Personalities:
-John Cena (Injured since August 2008)
-Melina (Injured since June 2008)

No longer listed on WWE.com as part of the Raw Roster or appearing on TV:
-Lance Cade (Released, Non-Kayfabe)

SMACKDOWN SUPERSTARS

World Heavyweight Champion – Triple H (same)
United States Champion – Shelton Benjamin (same)
1. Vladimir Kozlov (2)
2. Jeff Hardy (1)
3. The Undertaker (6)
4. The Big Show (3)
5. R-Truth (7)
6. The Brian Kendrick (5)
7. Montel Vontavious Porter (4)
8. Kung Fu Naki (NR)
9. The Great Khali (8)
10. Super Crazy (NR)

WWE Diva’s Champion – Michelle McCool (same)
1. Maryse (1)
2. Natalya (3)
3. Brie Bella (2)
4. Victoria (4)
5. Maria (5)

WWE Tag Team Champions – Carlito & Primo (same)
1. John Morrison & The Miz (NR)
2. Zach Ryder & Curt Hawkins (1)
3. Jesse & Festus (2)
4. Chavo Guerrero & Bam Neely (3)
5. R-Truth & Kung Fu Naki (NR)

SmackDown’s Unranked Wrestlers/Personalities:
-DH Smith
-Eve
-Ezekiel Jackson
-Hurricane Helms
-Jim Ross
-Jimmy Wang Yang
-Justin Roberts
-Kenny Dykstra
-Ranjin Singh
-Ryan Braddock
-Scotty Goldman
-Tazz
-Vickie Guerrero

SmackDown’s Inactive Wrestlers/Personalities:
-Edge (Inactive since August 2008)
-Mr. Kennedy (Injured since August 2008)
-Umaga (Injured since August 2008)

ECW SUPERSTARS

ECW Champion – Matt Hardy (same)
1. Mark Henry (1)
2. Chavo Guerrero (9)
3. Finlay (6)
4. John Morrison (3)
5. The Miz (4)
6. Jack Swagger (7)
7. Mike Knox (2)
8. Tommy Dreamer (8)
9. Ricky Ortiz (10)
10. The Boogeyman (NR)

ECW’s Unranked Wrestlers/Personalities:
-Armando Estrada
-Elijah Burke
-Gavin Spears
-Hornswoggle
-Lena Yada
-Matt Striker
-Theodore Long
-Tiffany
-Todd Grisham
-Tony Atlus
-Tony Chimel

ECW’s Inactive Wrestlers/Personalities:
-Evan Bourne (Injured since October 2008)

*In this monthly feature, the Pulse Wrestling editorial board ranks the heavyweight, women, and tag team divisions on World Wrestling Entertainment’s RAW, SmackDown, ECW brands. Rankings include the top ten heavyweights on each brand, top 5 tag teams on each brand, top 5 Women’s/Diva’s in each brand, and include everyone listed on WWE.com’s RAW, SmackDown, & ECW Superstars pages, plus regular, unlisted competitors from each brand. Due to a storyline talent exchange between both ECW & Raw and ECW & SD, ECW wrestlers can appear on any of the other brands rankings, and will be shown in bold purple.
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)

**Both primary and secondary heavyweight champions are listed at the top of each brand’s rankings, with the assumption that Intercontinental or United States Champions are de facto top contenders unless otherwise stated on television or online by WWE.

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