TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings: Joe Gets One More Shot

March 17, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

With new arrivals, angles and a quality card, this week’s TNA Impact was an unpredictable experience. Although most of it is planning for the future, the additions of Angelina Love, Willow, Sanada, Tigre Uno and Bobby Lashley add much more beef to the TNA roster and freshen up the card.

Check out this week’s TNA Power Rankings to see who made it out of Lockdown not only in one piece, but who managed to thrive amid the anarchy.

Honorable Mention: Abyss: Although his new costume is an utter joke, the fact that his feud with Eric Young appears to be finding another gear, Abyss

5: Magnus: With Abyss now by his side, Magnus may be tougher than ever. However, Abyss will be chained to Eric Young next week for Magnus’ return back with Samoa Joe. Can Magnus defeat Joe again and keep the TNA World Heavyweight title? Regardless, his run has been one that has helped legitimize him as a heel. While he’s still a few good matches away from getting the type of credibility he needs moving forward, holding the title has definitely helped push him in the right direction.

4: Bully Ray: Damn, did he take a beating from Team Dixie on Impact this week. But he gave one back as well. While it’s doubtful he’ll ever be as over as he was when he was the leader of the Aces and Eights, a face run for Bully Ray could help deepen the mid-card. A battle with Bobby Roode as well would bolster the in-ring product and add another solid feud to a company in desperate need of them.

3: Willow: This character is super weird, but he’s cool too. The awesome ring music and that insane laugh certainly help as well. The added aggression from Hardy in the role is also refreshing. Simply put, although it may be too early to tell, Willow may not be as bad a character as many originally thought.

2: MVP: Signing Bobby Lashley was cool enough, but giving Samoa Joe a rematch next week on Impact made MVP’s first week at the helm of Impact Wrestling an eventful one. Quick witted on the mic and still able to entertain in-ring, MVP’s value to the company right now is immense. Like a breath of fresh air, MVP has made TNA much more entertaining than it was before.

1: Samoa Joe: Still TNA’s #1 contender for the World Heavyweight title, Joe gets another opportunity at gold next week on Impact. With Abyss chained to Eric Young for the entire match, this may be Joe’s best chance to regain TNA’s most coveted belt.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13878 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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