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MOP Squad's Official TNA Rankings
By THE TRUTH, MOP Squad Staff Writer
Oct 17, 2004 - 10:57:00 PM |
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Note: TNA's rankings will be officially updated following their monthly PPVs from Victory Road on.
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NWA World Heavyweight Championship Rankings
Current Champion: Jeff Jarrett (3rd reign, 4 successful defenses)
1. Jeff Hardy - Number 1 Contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
After being defeated by Jeff Jarrett in their first encounter for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, Hardy was looking for a way to get back into the title picture. That way came when he defeated both Abyss and Monty Brown, two of TNA's biggest men, in a 4-man tournament. Hardy has earned the right to headline TNA's first Sunday PPV, Victory Road, on November 7 in a Ladder Match against Jeff Jarrett for the coveted NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
2. Monty Brown
Monty Brown, the former football star, is one of TNA's better workers and has never recieved his title shot, a shot he earned by defeated D'Lo Brown months ago in a Number 1 Contender's match. Monty thought he'd get his chance at Victory Road after he eliminated Raven from the Number 1 Contender's tournament, but Monty's dreams where shattered when he was defeated by the Charismatic Enigma. Now Jeff Hardy has the title shot and Monty Brown has to scramble to get booked for Victory Road.
3. Raven
Raven has been screwed out of the NWA Championship not once, but twice and he was looking at Victory Road as his time. After being knocked out of the first round of the Contender's tournament by Monty Brown, Raven looked to knock Monty out and he did with his Raven Effect DDT. After costing Monty the title shot, look for Raven and The Alpha Male to square off at Victory Road to settle the score.
4. Abyss
Another one of TNA's stars who, even after winning a shot at the World Championship, never recieved that shot. Abyss won his chance at the title on the Road to the Cage but, somehow, that shot went to Chris Harris (and then AJ Styles). Abyss was knocked out of the first round of the Contender's tournament by Jeff Hardy and attempted to knock Jeff Hardy out of the finals with his Black Hole Slam but Raven wasn't going to allow that. After Raven interjected himself into Abyss's business, look for Abyss to interject himself into Raven and Monty Brown's business. With each of these men having a viable argument as to who should get the next title shot, we could possibly be looking at a Triple Threat match at Victory Road to decide just that.
5. Ron Killings
Since TNA's inception there have been 4 men to hold the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Ken Shamrock, AJ Styles (2x), Jeff Jarrett (3x), and Ron "The Truth" Killings (2x). Killings was the first African American to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in the title's hundred year history and, after being cheated out of the belt after he won it TWICE (June 9 and June 23), the Truth wants his third NWA Championship! Although he wasn't involved in the Contendership Tournament, it is very possible that the speculated Triple Threat at Victory Road could end up being a 4-Corners match.
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X-Division Championship Rankings
Current Champion: Petey Williams (1st reign, 3 successful defenses)
1. AJ Styles - Number 1 Contender to the X-Division Championship
The original pioneer of the X-Division returned to his roots after losing the NWA World Heavyweight Championship to The Truth. AJ won the X-Division Championship on his very first Impact! but lost it a few weeks later in Ultimate X IV. AJ's brutal feud with the K-I-D ended with Styles coming out on top and, after a 6-way X-Division match just a few short weeks ago, AJ Styles won the right to face "The Canadian Destroyer" Petey Williams at Victory Road for the title that the Phenomenol One made famous.
2. Chris Sabin
One of the best X-Division Champions of all time, Chris Sabin has entered himself into the 20-Man X-Divisin Gauntlet at Victory Road to decide who will get the next crack at the X-Division Championship. The self-proclaimed Future, Chris Sabin has shown fans worldwide just why he is on par with AJ Styles in the X-Division. Sabin won Ultimate X II and picked up the win for Team America in Ultimate X III during the World X-Cup Tournament.
3. Michael Shane
Shawn Michaels' cousin, HB2K can also be mentioned as one of TNA's greatest X-Division Champions, Shane held the X-Division Championship for 5 straight months, a record that still stands today and his 2nd X-Division Championship came in the form of a duel-win (with Frankie Kazarian) and the two were recognized as co-champions. Michael Shane has the same look, attitude, and style as his cousin and could, very well, end up just as famous in a few more years, starting with the 20-Man X-Division Gauntlet at Victory Road.
4. Frankie Kazarian
While his reign as X-Division (and co-X-Division) Champion isn't as highly regaurded as Sabin and Shane's, Frankie Kazarian is a huge addition to TNA's X-Divsion. While most people would look at his size and not associate Kazarian with the X-Division, he uses it to his advantage to bully around the other men in the division. Kazarian has entered the 20-Man X-Division Gauntlet at Victory Road with the hopes of proving that he really is the "greatest X-Division Champion of all time".
5. Alex Shelley
One of TNA's greatest competitors never to be crowned X-Division Champion, Baby Bear will be looking to change that at Victory Road by earning a shot at the title. After finally breaking away from Goldilocks' treacherous grip, Alex seems to be ready to show what he can really do on his own, and will do it Shelley Style!
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NWA World Tag Team Championship Rankings
Current Champions: Team Canada (1st reign, 0 successful defenses)
1. Christopher Daniels & James Storm - Former NWA World Tag Team Champions
Christopher Daniels of Triple X and James Storm of America's Most Wanted were both injured which caused their tag team partners Elix Skipper (XXX) and Chris Harris (AMW) to team up to take on then-champions, The Naturals. Skipper and Harris won the match and, one week later,lost the titles to Daniels and Storm. After losing the titles to Team Canada, one has to wonder if Daniels and Storm will continue their new pairing on go back to their real partners.
2. Elix Skipper & Chris Harris
After winning the belts together because their partners were injured, these former enemies had seemingly united to take on common enemies (Team Canada and The Naturals). The kicker came when their partners united to take the titles from them one week later. Since then, all 4 men have put the past behind them and formed a powerful union to take on Team Canada. But with Victory Road coming up and no official Number 1 Contender's named, will we see America's Most Wanted -vs- Team Canada -vs- Triple X or will we see some other odd combination?
3. 3Live Kru
Team Canada has rubbed many people the wrong way since joining TNA, and the 3LK is one such group of those people. With Team Canada now holding the NWA Tag Team Titles, look for 3LK to set their sights on those belts with even more intensity than they usually have. The only thing that can be certain is that, at Victory Road, the tag team division for TNA has many choices as to who should represent them...and whose to say it'll just be the champions and one set of challengers?
4. The Naturals
The former NWA World Tag Team Champions are one of only a few teams that can boast wins over Triple X, America's Most Wanted, and 3Live Kru, easily the top 3 teams in TNA. The Naturals can also lay claim to being one of the best young teams on the independant circuit, another feat that is not easily accomplished. Stevens and Douglas have been at the top of the tag team mountain before and they liked what they saw, look for them to jump back into the title hunt with Victory Road just 3 weeks away.
5. Michael Shane & Frankie Kazarian
What happens when two of the X-Division's best stars combine their forces? They form one of the best damn tag teams in the world. Michael Shane and Frankie Kazarian, two men who formed a bond when they co-held the X-Division Championship, have developed into a well-oiled machine and, with the lovely Traci at their side, they've built an almost unstoppable duo. Don't look for these two to enter the tag title hunt for awhile though, they seem to be concentrating on the X-Division Championship as both men are entrants into the 20-Man X-Division Gauntlet match at Victory Road.
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