TNA Power Rankings: The New Face of the Aces and Eights

With the battle between the Aces and Eights and TNA intensifying and the feud between Austin Aries and Jeff Hardy gaining steam, the company’s next pay per view, Turning Point, will be, at the very least, interesting.

But the company has more than that going on. Most of it however isn’t nearly as satisfying. Hulk Hogan and Matt Morgan have something brewing, but it remains to be seen how it can help Morgan, or Hogan, in the long run.

The same thing can be said for the lackluster action in the TNA tag team division. Like the case usually in TNA, all the pieces are there, but the execution continues to miss the sweet spot.

That doesn’t mean everyone in the company has forgotten how to entertain.

Here’s Review Fix’s list of the company’s hottest stars this week.

5: Joey Ryan: Mr. Sleaze himself is a blast. Part Disco Inferno with a squirt of Danny Doring and a pinch of The Miz, Ryan is one of the most entertaining performers the company has now. His surprise “win” over Rob Van Dam is definitely a step in the right direction.

4: Jeff Hardy: Most are miffed that he beat Austin Aries for the TNA title, but the fans absolutely love him. His win over Robbie E on Impact doesn’t prove anything, but Hardy’s fans don’t care. They just want to see him work every week.

3: Bobby Roode: He’s one of the best workers in the company and with Hardy’s win over Aries a few weeks ago, he’s back in the World title mix. His new feud with AJ Styles and James Storm won’t break the mold, but it will provide a high-quality match.

2: Matt Morgan: Between his feud with Hulk Hogan and his allegiance with Joey Ryan, Morgan has a damn good hand to play with. When will he get the title shot he deserves? Enough with the small fries, this guy needs a big piece of TNA’s steak.

1: Luke Gallows: Sure, he was unmasked, but look at the bright side. Now his TNA career can truly begin. And to think, TNA actually did this the right way. With a massive Chokeslam on Joseph Park, through a table, Gallows just made himself one of the most feared big men in the company.

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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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