Best TNA Stars to Never Win the World Title

June 25, 2013 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling, TV 0

TNA is a place where WWE bottom-feeders go to get a second lease on their careers and old-timers get one last big run, but indie stars usually get their first taste of a national promotion there. Just ask CM Punk and Austin Aries. Over the company’s decade of work, they’ve given several guys runs with the world title that many may not have expected. Even their current World Champion, Bully Ray, never got a chance to truly thrive as a singles performer anywhere else.

In this exclusive list, Review Fix counts down the best performers in TNA that have yet to win the company’s world title.

5: Frank Kazarian: A former Tag Team and X-Division star, Kazarian has gotten several big pushes, but never the one that cemented him as a singles star. Although he’s a fantastic worker, Kazarian lacks the charisma needed for a company to truly get behind him. A shame too considering some of the epics he had in the company.

4: Petey Williams: The Canadian Destroyer is easily the coolest finisher in the industry and Williams is more charismatic than Kazarian, but Williams’ size limits what he could do in the ring with larger opponents. If he added a few moves or a submission maneuver he could apply to a big man, Williams would easily be a World Champion by now.

3: Eric Young: This guy is smaller too, but he’s got an impressive arsenal of maneuvers and a load of charisma. Bad booking is the main reason why Young hasn’t had the World Title around his waist. He’s held basically every other title in the company as well, which makes one believe that eventually, especially if the fans embrace him again, that he’ll get an opportunity.

2: Matt Morgan: This guy has been on the cusp of getting a major league push for years, but injuries and contract issues have always held him back. Morgan can more than handle himself on the microphone and has a decent repertoire of moves. He’s just missing that one intangible to make him different from every other big man in the sport. Although the Carbon Footprint works for him, maybe it’s time for a new finisher.

1: Christopher Daniels: A travesty that the Fallen Angel has never held the World title. A fantastic worker who has grown into an excellent heel, Daniels has plenty of versatility. Even in the face of injuries, Daniels has helped keep the company afloat. Nothing against James Storm and Robert Roode, but Daniels is in another league and deserved a run with the belt before they did.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 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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