5 TNA Stars Who Would Make a Grand Entrance in WWE

Impact wrestling hosts a hardy roster of up and coming stars and established veterans, but what performers could actually thrive in the WWE? Not many. It’s one of the reasons why WWE washouts end up in TNA and not the other way around. In this exclusive list, Review Fix breaks down five stars in TNA who would make an instant “impact” in the company.

5: Joey Ryan: The king of sleaze would be an excellent addition to the lower mid-card on Smackdown. His diminutive size would be a problem at first, but with his work effort in the ring and charisma, he’d quickly win fans over. He’d work great with vanilla faces the likes of Santino Marella and Kofi Kingston and would make for a fun job out to the bigger performers-especially after some of his antics.

4: Eric Young: Think Santino Marella is funny? Young is hilarious. On top of that, he’s an amazing worker who can be a heel or a face. He can also work just as well as a singles performer and he can in tag team action. His Youngblood Neckbreaker would turn the WWE on its head. Some of the smaller stars in the WWE don’t have my new matchups on their horizon and the addition of Young would spice up the entire Intercontinental and United States title scenes.

3: Samoa Joe: It doesn’t matter how big or fast you are. Joe is going to kill you. With a host of big youngsters on the WWE roster the likes of Big E. Langston and Ryback, Joe would teach them a thing or two about respect. on top of that, Joe has amazing chemistry with CM Punk from his days in Ring of Honor. His matches with Kurt Angle, Christopher Daniels and AJ Styles as well prove he’d have one of a kind matchups with Kofi Kingston, Sin Cara and Dolph Ziggler. This is a no-brainer.

2: AJ Styles: This makes even more sense. With Evan Bourne’s washing out of the company, Styles could be the daredevil the company sorely needs. He’s done just about everything you can do in TNA and the WWE would give him that change of scenery he desperately needs. His matches with much larger opponents during his tenure in TNA also shows he doesn’t have to be relegated to the lower mid-card. He just has to learn to use a microphone properly.

1: Sting: A decade ago, this would have been so much cooler, but even as his career winds down, Sting is capable of a fun final run, his first, in the WWE. Petrified that the WWE will tarnish his legacy, The Stinger will never jump into the much larger pond. It doesn’t mean he can’t swim there though. Quite the contrary. Even in his 50s, Sting would entertain on the mic and in the ring. While a matchup with The Undertaker will never happen, wouldn’t it be nuts to see Sting vs. Triple H, John Cena or CM Punk?

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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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