TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings: Howl of the Wolves

Despite the small card on this week’s show, Impact Wrestling had a pay per view type feel at times and in spite of a few blemishes was one of the best shows the company has put on this year.

Check out this week’s TNA Power Rankings to see who could be the new faces of Impact Wrestling if they can find a way to get past Magnus.

Honorable Mention: Gunner: This kid took a beating and kept fighting against a former World Heavyweight Champion in James Storm. One of the best matches on Impact in months, Gunner got the vengeance he deserved with a hard-earned win.

5: Abyss: Does “The Monster” have World Title aspirations? If so, Magnus is in for a whole lot more hurt than he ever expected. With Eric Young on his tail as well, Abyss is probably more pertinent than he’s been in years. If he can just shake off Magnus and get his swagger back, fans will and can quickly buy into another reign of destruction.

4: Eric Young: One of TNA’s most underrated stars, Young cut a killer promo and had a solid match with Samoa Joe this week on Impact. Although the match itself could have been much better, Young was able to hang in and prove to fans that he belongs. Don’t let the match’s sloppy finish fool you- Young will bring his A-game next week. For years, fans have cried for Young to get in a World Title feud and it looks like they’ve finally got their wish.

3: Magnus: His attitude needs adjusting, in a big way. That heel with all the swagger and plenty of ability, Magnus has used his relationship with Abyss and other opportunities afforded to him to hold on to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for months now. Has he finally met his math with Joe? Or will he live to fight another day?

2: Samoa Joe: Just when you think Joe is all out of chances, MVP goes and offers him another one. One of TNA’s most popular performers and easily one of their most engaging and beloved characters, he’d make a great new TNA World Heavyweight Champion, but with Magnus willing to do anything to hold on to the title and now Abyss and Eric Young getting a shot, can Joe come out on top?

1: The Wolves, Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards: No one expected the Wolves would dominate the way they did against Magnus and Abyss this week on Impact. Although the win had a lot to do with Magnus cutting his losses and living to fight another day, the Wolves continue to prove they are the most talented team in the Tag Team division.

mm
About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13821 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.

Be the first to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*