TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings: Enter Magnus

A New World Champion, fresh new match ups in every title division and some new angles, TNA is interesting for a variety of different reasons.

But is it enough?

Check out our weekly TNA Power Rankings to see who’s thriving in what appears to be a new direction for TNA.

5: Ethan Carter III: The fact that he now has a TNA Tag Team title shot isn’t important. It’s the fact that he’s got the attention of Sting. A match between these two could be great for TNA and for the young Carter. TNA needs to make this happen.

4: Bobby Roode: Not many people can say they’ve beaten Kurt Angle in twice on the same night, but now Roode can. Using the heel tactics that got him to the top of the TNA card, Roode was able to outsmart Angle. While the win is obviously a noteworthy one, he could have used a clean win much more. At this point, he’s one of the better heels on the TNA roster and this angle could have ultimately elevated him much more than it did. The fail falls much more on the hands of TNA creative than Roode however. There’s not much more he can do in this situation.

3: Joseph Park: With plenty of help from the always-entertaining Eric Young, it appears Park is severely close to returning to his Abyss character. With a lack of dominant characters, Abyss is needed more than ever. This time around however, with the added-addition of Young by his side, the two could be a formidable tag team or just a small group that is involved in each other’s feuds. It could be good, if TNA ever stops their creative nonsense and pulls the trigger.

2: Gunner: Anyone that has seen him perform knows he’s a modern-day viking- a beast, a monster. His pending World Title shot creates a flurry of new match-ups and angle possibilities. It’s something that company and the young star needs. Although he hasn’t shown much on the microphone. His skill set and look alone make him a more than worthy TNA World Heavyweight title contender.

1: Magnus: After years of being touted the next TNA Champion, Magnus finally has gold. How this plays out with the AJ Styles situation is unknown, but for the time being, Magnus is king of TNA.

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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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