How Magnus Could Make 2014 His Year

January 18, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

Don’t let the slanted way Magnus won the “real” TNA World Heavyweight Title fool you- the young superstar is no flash in the pan. With a slew of former megastars done with their glory days in the company, from Sting to Jeff Hardy, TNA is in desperate need of new blood.

Well, here’s looking at Magnus, kid.

Here’s our list of things the Brit can do to cement himself as one of the best champions the ailing company has ever had.

5: Beat as Many Former Champs as He Can: Simply put, with more youth than polish, Magnus needs to carve a resume for himself. With Kurt Angle looking to go out with a bang, a nice angle with the former Olympic gold medalist could be the perfect thing to get more the good-looking up and comer some much-needed credibility.

4: Destroy Other Young TNA Stars: Guys like Ethan Carter III and Gunner have been separating themselves lately and its in Magnus’ best interest to make sure these guys know he’s the man. Even if he has to cheat, he needs to stop their momentum and hold on to that title.

3: Develop a Real Finisher: The Cloverleaf is fine, but Magnus needs something devastating. Stop with the Elbow Drop and some of the other low-impact maneuvers and develop a moveset that takes more advantage of his athleticism and charisma.

2: No Factions: TNA has a propensity of putting young stars in short-lived factions to boost their swagger and appearance. This little angle with Dixie Carter- needs to end. Magnus needs to be his own man and have his own identity. Otherwise, AJ Styles will be right. Magnus will be a farce.

1: Get More Mic Time and Develop a Real Persona: He’s got a cool accent and the boss likes him, but we don’t know much else about him. In order for Magnus to truly get over, fans need to know more about him, his struggle to the top of the TNA and what he’s willing to do to stay there. Vignettes and montages won’t get this done. He needs to throw his heart out there and hope something sticks.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14318 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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