TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings: Hail Sabin?

A lackluster episode of Impact Wrestling wasn’t helped by an absence of entertaining storyline and routine in-ring action.

Check out our weekly TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings to see what performers made the most of a less than mediocre show.

5: Tito Ortiz: After his “surprise” entrance last week, Ortiz attempted to cut a promo before he was interrupted by Kurt Angle. It’s still unclear what his role in TNA will be. A lack of entertaining in-ring competition this week was the only reason the MMA legend made the list.

4: Mr. Anderson: From a big win against a big up and comer in Magnus, to his work in the booth this week, Anderson had one of his better showings on Impact and continues to keep the Aces and Eights somewhat relevant. While it’s obvious he won’t be World Champion again anytime soon, he’s carving out a role in the upper mid-card.

3: Bully Ray: Although his “wife” Brook Hogan said he was all talk and “little” action, Bully Ray continues to make himself matter in the company. His steel cage match with TNA World Heavyweight Champion Chris Sabin at Hardcore Justice will be awesome. Is it bad though that we were more excited about a possible Team 3D reunion than his ongoing feud with Sabin?

2: Main Event Mafia: Although they lost ground in the Bound for Glory series as both Samoa Joe and Magnus lost to Jef Hardy and Mr. Anderson, Kurt Angle’s role in the Main Event with Chris Sabin and Team 3D made sure the super group is still pertinent. While it appears that either the Aces and Eights or the MEM will be kaput after the next pay per view, MEM at least made things happen in their short return, whereas the Aces and Eights started off with a bang, but died a slow, painful death.

1: Chris Sabin: While Sabin still looks “weird” with the World Heavyweight title around his waist, he’s done an excellent job in the ring. Regardless, it still feels like he’s holding the belt for someone else. At this point, it’s in Sabin’s best interest to get in the ring with Austin Aries or Aj Styles and cent his role as World Champion. Or move on in another role all together.

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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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