Pulse Wrestling’s WWE Rankings: March 6, 2010

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Here is the latest update of Inside Pulse Wrestling’s OFFICIAL rankings of the WWE RAW & Smackdown rosters … posted on the first Saturday of each month. Check out this link for the last rankings (as of February 6), and click here to see any changes in the RAW & Smackdown rosters since the last rankings report.

In a new feature for the OFFICIAL WWE Rankings, we will be ranking the WWE: NXT Rookies!

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

RAW SUPERSTARS

WWE ChampionBatista (since 2.21.10)
United States Champion – The Miz (since 10.5.10)
1. John Cena (2)
2. Triple H (1)
3. Sheamus (WWE Champion)
4. Randy Orton (3)
5. Shawn Michaels (6)
6. Christian (NR)
7. Kofi Kingston (4)
8. MVP (NR)
9. Jack Swagger (NR)
10. Mark Henry (10)

WWE Diva’s Champion – Maryse (since 2.22.10)
1. Gail Kim (2)
2. Alicia Fox (3)
3. Kelly Kelly (4)
4. Eve Torres (NR)
5. Jillian Hall (NR)

Unified WWE Tag Team Champions – ShoMiz (since 2.8.10)
1. John Morrison & R-Truth (NR)
2. D-Generation X (Tag Team Champs)
3. Ted Dibiase & Cody Rhodes (3)
4. The Hart Dynasty (4)
5. CM Punk & Luke Gallows (1)

Unranked Wrestlers/Personalities:
-Brie Bella
-Carlito
-Chavo Guerrero
-Chris Masters
-Evan Bourne
-Hornswoggle
-Jerry Lawler
-Justin Roberts
-Katie Lea
-Michael Cole
-Mr. McMahon
-Nikki Bella
-Primo
-Rosa Mendez
-Santino Marella
-William Regal
-Yoshi Tatsu
-Zach Ryder

Inactive Wrestlers/Personalities:
-Melina (Injured since January 2010)

No longer listed on WWE.com as part of the Raw Roster or appearing on TV:
-Big Dick Johnson (Removed from WWE.com)

SMACKDOWN SUPERSTARS

World Heavyweight Champion – Chris Jericho (since 2.21.10)
Intercontinental Champion – Drew McIntyre (since 12.17.09)
1. Edge (6)
2. The Undertaker (World Champion)
3. CM Punk (3)
4. Rey Mysterio (2)
5. Kane (9)
6. Matt Hardy (8)
7. Shelton Benjamin (NR)
8. Dolph Ziggler (10)
9. Ezekiel Jackson (NR)
10. Goldust (NR)

WWE Woman’s Champion – Michelle McCool (since 2.26.10)
1. Beth Phoenix (2)
2. Natalya (3)
3. Layla (5)
4. Serena (NR)
5. Tiffany (NR)

SmackDown’s Unranked Wrestlers/Personalities:
-Caylen Croft
-Finlay
-Jimmy Wang Yang
-JTG
-Luke Gallows
-Matt Striker
-Mike Knox
-Ranjin Singh
-Shad Gaspard
-Slam Master J
-The Great Khali
-Theodore Long
-Todd Grisham
-Tony Chimel
-Trent Barreta
-Vickie Guerrero

SmackDown’s Inactive Wrestlers/Personalities:
-Curt Hawkins (Inactive since March 2009)
-Jim Ross (Injured since October 2009)
-Kung Funaki (Inactive since March 2009)
-Mickie James (Injured since February 2010)

No longer listed on WWE.com as part of the SmackDown Roster or appearing on TV:
-Charlie Haas (Released, Non-Kayfabe)
-Maria (Released, Non-Kayfabe)

ECW SUPERSTARS

Unranked Wrestlers/Personalities:
-Abraham Washington
-Byron Saxton
-Tony Atlas
-Tyler Reks
-Vance Archer
-Vladimir Koslov

Inactive Wrestlers/Personalities:
-Melina (Injured since January 2010)

No longer listed on WWE.com as part of the ECW Roster or appearing on TV:
-Caylen Croft (Moved to SD Roster after ECW ended)
-Christian (Moved to Raw Roster after ECW ended)
-Ezekiel Jackson (Moved to SD Roster after ECW ended)
-Goldust (Moved to SD Roster after ECW ended)
-Gregory Helms/The Hurricane (Released, Non-Kayfabe)
-Josh Matthews (Moved to NXT Roster after ECW ended)
-Rosa Mendes (Moved to Raw Roster after ECW ended)
-Savannah (Moved to NXT Roster after ECW ended)
-Shelton Benjamin (Moved to SD Roster after ECW ended)
-Tiffany (Moved to SD Roster after ECW ended)
-Trent Barreta (Moved to SD Roster after ECW ended)
-William Regal (Moved to Raw Roster after ECW ended)
-Yoshi Tatsu (Moved to Raw Roster after ECW ended)
-Zack Ryder (Moved to Raw Roster after ECW ended)

WWE: NXT

1. Wade Barrett (Pro: Chris Jericho)
2. David Otunga (Pro: R-Truth)
3. Daniel Bryan (Pro: The Miz)
4. Justin Gabriel (Pro: Matt Hardy)
5. Darren Young (Pro: CM Punk)
6. Heath Slater (Pro: Christian)
7. Skip Sheffield (Pro: William Regal)
8. Michael Tarver (Pro: Carlito)

Unranked Wrestlers/Personalities:
-Josh Matthews
-Matt Striker
-Michael Cole
-Savannah


*In this monthly feature, the Pulse Wrestling editorial board ranks the heavyweight, women, and tag team divisions on World Wrestling Entertainment’s RAW & SmackDown 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 Superstars pages, plus regular, unlisted competitors from each brand.

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)

WWE: NXT rankings will also take the above into consideration, as there is no Champion on the show.

Due to the Unification of the WWE & World Tag Team Titles, the Champions can defend the titles against any team across all 3 brands. The Titles belong to RAW, according to WWE.com, however Smackdown teams can appear in their rankings, and will be in blue type. Also, a member of the Unified Tag Team Champions can challenge any Champion on any brand, a precedent established with Big Show in November 2009.

**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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