TNA Needs a “Face”

If the March 14th edition of Impact proved anything, it’s that the company does not have one viable “face.”

Sting and Kurt Angle are amazing talents, but their day in the sun is nearly over. Sting is close to the other side of 50 and Angle, although he can still work at a top level, is far from what he once was. Samoa Joe has suffered from terrible booking over the past two years. Eric Young has the talent in the ring and on the microphone but is continually passed over. Others the likes of James Storm, Magnus and Joseph Park all have talent, but cannot be the “Stopper” the company needs creatively.

Even former champion Jeff Hardy, as charismatic and talented as he is, cannot be the guy TNA needs right now.

They need their own kind of monster.

It’s sad that the Aces and Eights, a group that consists of former WWE washouts, mid-carders and one former world champion in Ken Anderson (who has been used terribly by the company) can take over. But like The Shield in WWE, their power of unity has worked for them. So well that there isn’t one face on the roster that can sway the momentum.

The era of the heel is in full swing in TNA.

TNA hasn’t helped themselves either. Away from their top heel faction, the company has way too many baddies. Former and current champions Kenny King, Christopher Daniels, Frank Kazarian, Robert Roode, Austin Aries- all heels. Hell, even the returning AJ Styles and the massive Matt Morgan, the two guys who could pose a legitimate threat to the group, are heels. Something’s got to give or else this whole angle is doomed.

When the nWo was on it’s last leg, WCW got another year and change out of the angle when Sting returned and took the group on. Although the Aces and Eights haven’t dominated TNA to that level yet, there’s been no one even close to being able to confronting them.

In order for this angle to be remembered, Bully Ray needs an equal- someone who brings the best out of him on the microphone and in the ring.

Unless the company has the intention of developing someone from OVW, there is no one on the roster that can currently do that.

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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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