Impact Wrestling Power Rankings: A Whole Lot of Not Enough

October 13, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

It’s kind of sad. After all this build up for the Japan-bound Bound for Glory, that Impact Wrestling’s go-home show for the event failed to set up the PPV properly. Sure, it was a decent show, but with no challenger for the Tag Team titles and little attention paid to the X-Division, this episode was missing some meat.

Check out this week’s Impact Wrestling Power Rankings to see what happened on the go-home show before Bound for Glory 2014.

Honorable Mention: Samuel Shaw: He’s got the look and the persona. Add in Brittany to the mix and his unusual submission finisher and he’s got a damn good shot at winning gold one day in Impact Wrestling.

5: Havok: The new Knockouts Champion isn’t exactly Gail Kim, but she’s dominant in a completely different way. Destroying Taryn Terrell after her match this week, Havok has no problem going out there and establishing a presence. Although we’re not exactly looking forward to Havok’s match with new #1 contender Madison Rayne, it won’t be a terrible encounter either.

4: James Storm: Slowly, but surely, Storm has amassed a pretty damn good mid-card faction. Although there’s no bruiser or tough guy in the group, Storm’s group still has plenty of potential.

3: Ethan Carter III: His beatdown on Rockstar Spud makes it that much easier to hate him and will help turn the micro-sized performer into a likable face.

2: Bobby Lashley: He’s still a dominant machine, but his allegiance with MVP and Kenny King seems to be doing more harm than good lately. Will it lead to his demise?

1: Bobby Roode: He’s just got no quit. With another World Heavyweight title match confirmed, Roode appears on his way to hive Bobby Lashley a serious run for his money this time. Even if it mirrors John Cena’s feud with Brock Lesnar, Roode has shown a lot more charisma and desire as a face, something he seriously lacked the last time he was champion.

Better Than #1: Tag Team Division: The Tag Team tournament is over, but don’t think for one second that the battles are over. The Wolves have established themselves as the premier tag team in the world, while Team 3D and The Hardys have proven they are still capable of wonderful things in the ring. If TNA is smart, they find another way to keep these battles going.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13873 Articles
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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