TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings: Total Non-Stop Fodder

What a stinker of a show. If you thought RAW was bad this week, Impact took it to another level. Although there were a few nice moments in the ring and the Aces and Eights vignettes filled in the back-story of the group, the show was flatter than year old club soda.

Here’s our weekly list of who didn’t completely stink up the place.

5: Austin Aries and Bobby Roode: Although their match against Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez was mediocre, TNA’s Tag Team Champions retained their titles this week. But they have a bigger problem. It’s called Bad Influence. With Christopher Daniels and Frank Kazarian on their tails, how much longer can Aries and Roode keep their titles?

4: Christopher Daniels and Frank Kazarian: Could a face turn be in the making? TNA is flooded with heels and Kazarian and Daniels have a real comedic streak that appeals to the marks and dedicated fans alike. The pending matchup with the Tag Team Champions will be a more than solid one, but it’ll mean more if the fans could pick a side.

3: Kenny King: He was a bit sloppy with a few of his moves, but hit a nice Blockbuster-type move to retain his title. The champion has plenty of swagger, but desperately needs some real competition- someone he can get in a long-term feud with. Right now, all he’s doing is wrestling intense matches that don’t mean anything.

2: Matt Morgan: The only reason Morgan is on this list is because he beat the only person in the company who is close to him in size and stature. This was a terrible match; a complete waste of time. Like Kenny King, Morgan needs a war.

1: Jeff Hardy: The winner of the #1 contender’s match main event this week, Hardy will be the guy who tries first to bring the World Title back to TNA. Unlike their last feud, the battle lines have been drawn. This will be a good pay per view match, probably better than anything seen at Lockdown.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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