Impact Wrestling Power Rankings: Hammer Time

January 12, 2013 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling, TV 0

With all the drama involving Hulk Hogan and Bully Ray, the “rise” of Rob Terry and the continued destruction of the Aces and Eights, combined with awesome ring work, TNA’s Impact wrestling has it all right now.

Check out our list of who’s making the most of their time in the ring and on the microphone on Impact Wrestling.

And sorry guys, people that don’t wrestle during the week and propose to the daughter of their boss don’t make the list.

5: Rob Terry: Making out with Brooke Tessmacher helped him get here, but his first real singles win in over a year and a good response from the crowd has Terry on the right track. An angle with Robbie E as an enemy or a dysfunctional tag team story could both be a lot of fun. Considering how solid Robbie E is as a worker, Terry has more than enough room to grow here.

4: Kenny King: It wasn’t a convincing win over Zema Ion, but it was a win that advanced him in the X-Division tournament. Another match with Rob Van Dam is exactly what TNA fans want, but King will have to go through Christian York first to get there. Either way, King finds himself in a great spot to dazzle fans at Genesis. With an awesome arsenal of kicks and an intriguing F-5/Urinage finisher, King is one of the more dynamic X-Division competitors in quite some time.

3: Austin Aries/Robert Roode: “The Wet Dream” team is hilarious. They are not at the level of Kane and Daniel Bryan, but together, there’s something unique. An eventual angle with Christopher Daniels/Frank Kazarian could make for some hilarious promo. But for now, one of these two is going to take on Jeff Hardy for the World Title. Our money is on Aries.

2: Mike Knox: After he was unmasked last week, The Aces and Eights weren’t happy. He made “The Club” happy though after he brutally took out Kurt Angle with a hammer. His loss to Sting later was secondary. The Aces and Eights continue to build their strength and Knox figures to be a big part of their rise.

1: Jeff Hardy: The fans are completely in love with this guy. In spite of getting taken out with his own belt on Impact, he was always a second away from hitting a big move, a counter away from electrifying the fans. The triple threat match at Genesis this weekend will be fantastic and while Aries and Roode are some of the most competent workers in the company, the excitement of the match hands on Hardy’s shoulders.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 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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