TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings: Gunning for Magnus

January 2, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

If you haven’t watched TNA in a while, this episode may have felt like a different company. For the first time in a long time, the match ups are fresher and the drama doesn’t del as forced. While it’s still a long way from being truly entertaining, it’s obvious they are trying something different.

Check out this week’s TNA Impact wrestling power rankings to see what TNA performers are making the most out of some new opportunities.

5: Ethan Carter III: Wins in matches against Sting don’t happen every week and make no mistake- ECIII is on a roll. It’ll be a while until TNA gives him a real singles match against the legend, but until then, they’ll make sure the angle stays pertinent.

4: Jeff Hardy: Supposedly finished with the company, much like Bully Ray, it’ll be interesting to see where Hardy goes from here. For the time being, it appears his time in the World Heavyweight Title picture is over as well, but his impact with the company and with the fans is still important.

3: Bully Ray: This poor guy’s world continues to crumble all around him. After the demise of his faction and the loss of his old lady, Ray is a shattered soul. Where this angle ends up is anyone’s guess, but it does prove the company is trying once again to give Ray an opportunity to develop a character we haven’t seen yet.

2: Gunner: With new ring gear, music and an increasingly bad attitude, it’s obvious the company is trying to give Gunner a mega push- one that he absolutely deserves. The faster they can have him finish up with feud with James Storm and get in the ring with Magnus, the better.

1: Magnus: The montages were frequent and he didn’t wrestle. Sounds like TNA’s new World Heavyweight Champion is sure towing the company line. Bottom line, he needs to be in the ring as much as possible and earn that title. With his youth, lack of a real finisher and polish on the microphone, he has an opportunity to really surprise fans with his ability. He’s not going to do it with montages or vignettes.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13856 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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