TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings: Poor Gunner

So many angles, not enough time to develop them, but more than enough time to tease them and keep us interested. Between the major angle between Dixie Carter and MVP to the continued drama between Eric Young and Abyss, TNA is more interesting than it’s been in years.

Check out this week’s TNA Power Rankings to see who has the potential to steal our attention during the company’s next event, Lockdown.

Honorable Mention: Bobby Roode: His “retirement” this past week on Impact was certainly interesting. What could be next for the former TNA Tag Team and World Heavyweight Champion?

5: Sam Shaw: This guy is super creepy, but needs more time in the ring. The same asides and vignettes are cool and his obsession with Christie Hemme is entertaining, but it’s got to culminate with something in the ring to really mean something. A feud with Mr. Anderson is a nice place to start.

4: Gunner: The vignettes before his title match with Magnus showed what Gunner has endured to get to the biggest stage in the company. His match this week on Impact proved he belongs at the top of the card. A second away from a World Title run, the crowd’s reaction to his performance was a positive one as well, which will definitely enable him another push in the future.

3: Samoa Joe: The #1 contender for TNA World Heavyweight Title, Joe made sure he kept himself busy during this week’ Impact. Dismantling the #1 contender for the X-Division Championship Zema Ion and the TNA Tag Team Champions Jessie Godderz and Robbie E , Joe continues his push towards regaining singles gold. A fan favorite and a top-notch worker, Joe’s time may be on the way.

2: MVP: With a four-on-four match for control of the company next week at Lockdown, MVP continues to shake things up. Could he become the sole owner of TNA? And if he does, how will he change the company? At any rate, his involvement, in the ring- and on the microphone, has made the show better.

1: Magnus: A few seconds away from losing the World Heavyweight title, Magnus was saved by a surprise heel turn from James Storm. Regardless of how much longer he’ll keep his title, Magnus’ run has been an entertaining one.

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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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