TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings: New X-Division Champion, Still No World Champ

December 19, 2013 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

TNA’s transition continues as the pushes of Magnus, Ethan Carter III and Joseph Park continue to get a nice chunk of attention, while former WCW and WWF/E stars get less time on TV. It’s a smart move by TNA, but with a lack of compelling storyline, you can expect TNA to go back to its former-star crutches in a few weeks if nothing gets hot.

Check out out TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings to see who is making the most of some of the darkest times in the company’s history.

Honorable Mention: Robert Roode and Kurt Angle: The only feud with any real in-ring fire, these two will wrestle a two-out-of-three fall match on Impact this week.

5: Joseph Park: After 18 months of nonsense, Park finally knows the truth. At least now the guy can wrestle the matches that fans expect from him. Although Park was entertaining at times, TNA desperately needs Abyss back. Now that the angle is, for the most part, over, lets hope TNA doesn’t waste anymore time with the Park character and goes straight to Abyss. However, the way the match ended, you have to think that Park has some more soul-searching to do first.

4: Ethan Carter III: Finally, after weeks of him destroying jobbers and relics from TNA’s past, it appears Carter may have a fight with Sting. This could get good.

3: Gail Kim: The Knockouts Division just heated up with the return of former Champion Madison Rayne. It looks like the best female worker in TNA finally has some real competition.

2: Austin Aries: His win over Chris Sabin for the X-Division title is a great step in the right direction, as Aries will defend the title with more frequency than the former champion. As well, it puts Aries just a step away from the World Title. A possible Aries/Styles or Aries/Hardy confrontation for the TNA World Title would be a good business move. The most well-rounded work in the company Aries, needs more TV time.

1: AJ Styles: Still the TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Styles needs to get back in the ring as soon as possible, before this company dies on the operating table.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13906 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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