Total Nonstop Action Wrestling roster
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Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
(TNA) is a professional wrestling promotion
based in Orlando, Florida
. Employees in TNA consist of professional wrestlers
(the ring name
of the employees are written to the left, while the employee's real name
is written to the right; employees without an alias, will only have their real name appearing), managers
, play-by-play and color commentator
s, announcer
s, interview
ers, referees
, trainers
, script
writers and various other positions. Executives and board of directors
are also listed. Performers who are inactive due to an injury, for storyline purposes, or not wrestling for 30 days will have that information noted in the notes section.
While corporate management explains main employees that work behind the scenes in TNA; such as Executive Officers, Creative Writers
, and Road Agents. Each section is meant for a specific reason. The male wrestlers section categorizes each male performers stage name in alphabetical order according to their first name; the same is done for the female wrestlers section.
The executive officers section refers to the employees that handle the everyday demands of the company. Employees that fit in this section are producers and other higher powered officials. Creative Writers or Script Writers are the employees that write the storylines, segments, and make the matches for each pay-per-view and television episode of TNA's primary television program Impact Wrestling, while developmental employees appear at Ohio Valley Wrestling
(OVW). The unassigned employees section list wrestlers and other personnel who have yet to debut full time for the promotion or have no assigned job within the company.
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Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
(TNA) is a professional wrestling promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
based in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
. Employees in TNA consist of professional wrestlers
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
(the ring name
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
of the employees are written to the left, while the employee's real name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
is written to the right; employees without an alias, will only have their real name appearing), managers
Manager (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
, play-by-play and color commentator
Color commentator
A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the...
s, announcer
Announcer
An announcer is a presenter who makes "announcements" in an audio medium or a physical location.-Television and other media:Some announcers work in television production , radio or filmmaking, usually providing narrations, news updates, station identification, or an introduction of a product in...
s, interview
Interview
An interview is a conversation between two people where questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from the interviewee.- Interview as a Method for Qualitative Research:"Definition" -...
ers, referees
Referee (professional wrestling)
A professional wrestling referee is the official figure that makes sure that wrestling matches move smoothly in an attempt to maintain kayfabe. The referee also has the ultimate power in the ring...
, trainers
Athletic trainer
An athletic trainer is a certified, health care professional who practices in the field of sports medicine. Athletic training has been recognized by the American Medical Association as an allied health care profession since 1990....
, script
Teleplay
A teleplay is a television play, a comedy or drama written or adapted for television. The term surfaced during the 1950s with wide usage to distinguish a television plays from stage plays for the theater and screenplays written for films...
writers and various other positions. Executives and board of directors
Board of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
are also listed. Performers who are inactive due to an injury, for storyline purposes, or not wrestling for 30 days will have that information noted in the notes section.
While corporate management explains main employees that work behind the scenes in TNA; such as Executive Officers, Creative Writers
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, and Road Agents. Each section is meant for a specific reason. The male wrestlers section categorizes each male performers stage name in alphabetical order according to their first name; the same is done for the female wrestlers section.
The executive officers section refers to the employees that handle the everyday demands of the company. Employees that fit in this section are producers and other higher powered officials. Creative Writers or Script Writers are the employees that write the storylines, segments, and make the matches for each pay-per-view and television episode of TNA's primary television program Impact Wrestling, while developmental employees appear at Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. OVW is run by owner Danny Davis and was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance from 1997 until 2000...
(OVW). The unassigned employees section list wrestlers and other personnel who have yet to debut full time for the promotion or have no assigned job within the company.
Male wrestlers
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
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| Inactive; hasn't appeared in 30 days | ||
| Inactive; hasn't appeared in 30 days | ||
| X Division Champion TNA X Division Championship The TNA X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It is primarily defended in TNA's X Division—a style based on a fast-paced, daredevil type of wrestling... |
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| World Heavyweight Champion TNA World Heavyweight Championship The TNA World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It is currently the highest ranked championship in TNA and is primarily defended in TNA's heavyweight division... |
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| Inactive due to knee surgery | ||
| World Tag Team Champion TNA World Tag Team Championship The TNA World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It is primarily contested within TNA's tag team division. It was created and debuted on May 14, 2007 at the taping of TNA's primary television program,... |
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| Real life son of Eric Bischoff Eric Bischoff Eric Aaron Bischoff is an American entrepreneur, and professional wrestling booker and on-screen personality currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling... |
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| Founder of TNA Wrestling Mexican Heavyweight Champion AAA World Heavyweight Championship IWC World Heavyweight Champion GPCW SUPER-X Monster Champion Mexican National Heavyweight Champion UWA World Light Heavyweight Champion-External links:*... |
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| Inactive; hasn't appeared in 30 days | ||
| World Tag Team Champion TNA World Tag Team Championship The TNA World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It is primarily contested within TNA's tag team division. It was created and debuted on May 14, 2007 at the taping of TNA's primary television program,... |
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| Television Champion | ||
Female wrestlers
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Knockout Champion TNA Women's Knockout Championship The TNA Women's Knockout Championship, often referred to simply as the Knockouts Championship, is a professional wrestling women's world championship owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It is primarily contested for in TNA's women's division... Knockouts Tag Team Champion |
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| Knockouts Tag Team Champion | ||
| Also valet of Mexican America Mexican America (professional wrestling) Mexican America is a professional wrestling stable in the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It currently consists of leader Hernandez, Anarquia, Rosita and Sarita, who are portrayed as villainous anti-Americans, promoting the superiority of Mexican-Americans... |
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| Also valet of Mexican America Mexican America (professional wrestling) Mexican America is a professional wrestling stable in the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It currently consists of leader Hernandez, Anarquia, Rosita and Sarita, who are portrayed as villainous anti-Americans, promoting the superiority of Mexican-Americans... |
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| Also valet of Ink Inc. Ink Inc. Ink Inc. is a professional wrestling stable, consisting of Jesse Neal, Shannon Moore and their valet Toxxin, in the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .-Total Nonstop Action Wrestling :... |
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Other on-air employees
| Ring name | Real name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| President | ||
| Executive producer Leader of Immortal Immortal (professional wrestling) Immortal is a villainous professional wrestling alliance in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . It currently consists of Eric Bischoff, Bully Ray, Gunner, TNA founder and AAA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett, his wife and valet Karen Jarrett, Kurt Angle, Ric Flair and Scott Steiner... |
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| Valet and wife of Jeff Jarrett Vice president of the Knockouts division |
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| General Manager Occasional wrestler |
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| Karen Jarrett's executive assistant |
Broadcast team (TV/Online)
| Ring name | Real name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Backstage interviewer Ring announcer |
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| Host of merchandise shows on TNA's YouTube YouTube YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos.... channel Also Director of Merchandise/Sales |
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| Spanish color commentator; Co-host of "TNA en Español" segment on TNAWrestling.com |
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| Interviewer Online host for TNAOnDemand.com ChatTNA Host |
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| Interviewer Ring announcer Play-by-play commentator for TNA Xplosion Director of digital media |
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| Play-by-play commentator | ||
| Host of Pillow Talk and other shows on TNAwrestling.com Ring girl Ring announcer for TNA Xplosion |
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| Color commentator | ||
| Spanish play-by-play commentator; Co-host of "TNA en Español" segment on TNAWrestling.com |
Referees
| Name | Note |
|---|---|
| Brian Hebner | |
| Brian Stiffler | |
| Earl Hebner Earl Hebner Earl William Hebner is a professional wrestling referee currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and the twin brother of Dave Hebner... |
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| Mike Posey |
Unassigned employees
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Under developmental contract | ||
| Under contract, has yet to debut |
Executive officers
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Executive Vice President of Licensing and International Television Distribution | |
| Head writer Senior Vice President of Programming and Talent Relations |
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| Vice President of Operations | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
| Vice President of Production / Executive Producer | |
| Jules Wortman | Vice President of Public Relations |
| Vice President of Marketing | |
| Serg Salinas | Vice President of Merchandise / Music Publication |
Creative writers
| Name | Note |
|---|---|
Road agents
| Name | Note |
|---|---|
| Al Snow (Allen Sarven) Al Snow Allen Ray Sarven is an American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name of Al Snow. He is best known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment and currently works for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a road agent.-Early career:Sarven... |
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| D'Lo Brown (A.C. Conner) D'Lo Brown Accie Julius Connor better known by his ring name D'Lo Brown , is an American professional wrestler. Well known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment, he is currently working as an agent for Impact Wrestling.Connor has held forty-eight championships in various promotions during... |
Head Agent / Talent Evaluator |
| Pat Kenney Pat Kenney Patrick Joseph Michael "Pat" Kenney , known also by his ring name, Simon Diamond, is a retired American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a road agent... |
Other employees
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Bill Banks | Executive Director of Website/Online Media |
| Bob Ryder | Director of Talent Bookings and Travel |
| Boo Boo Stewart Boo Boo Stewart Boo Boo Stewart is an American singer, dancer, model, child actor, and martial artist.-Early work:... |
Columnist |
| Dale Oliver Dale Oliver Dale Byron Oliver is an American music composer who works for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Formerly a guitarist in BackHawk , Oliver serves mainly as a composer of theme music used in professional wrestling.-Music composer for TNA:Since 2003, Oliver writes, records, and produces music under... |
Music Director |
| Dan Burgess | Producer / Designer |
| Dan Stevenson | Director of Marketing |
| David Lagana | Director of Creative Writing |
| David Sahadi David Sahadi David Sahadi is an American multimedia producer, currently working for the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.-Biography:... |
Director of Production |
| Hermie Sadler Hermie Sadler Herman Marion Sadler III is an American race car driver/announcer and professional wrestling promoter from Emporia, Virginia. He is also an advocate for autism research, as his daughter Hailie Dru, was diagnosed with the disorder in 2001... |
Host of "Hermie's Hotseat" interview segment on TNAwrestling.com |
| Kevin Costin | Trainer |
| Lee South | Photographer |
| Lily Tedesco | Personnel Assistant / Talent Advisor |
| Steve Small | Senior Director of Production |
| William Goertel | Director of Graphics |
See also
- List of current champions in TNA Wrestling
- List of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling alumni
- List of professional wrestlers