TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings: Roode and Friends Unite

March 9, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

With plenty of build up for this weekend’s Lockdown pay per view, this week’s Impact was one big tease, but one that has to get you a little excited. Between the Magnus/Samoa Joe title bout and the eight-man tag for control of the company, TNA hasn’t been this exciting in a while.

Check out our weekly Impact Power Rankings to see who could come out victorious at Lockdown.

Honorable Mention: Samuel Shaw: The youngster is solid and getting better every week. Between the weird persona and the unique submission finisher, he’s got plenty of potential. At the same time, Shaw has managed to give Mr. Anderson and Christy Hemme something they haven’t had in a while, pertinence. His loss to fan favorite Eric Young shouldn’t be looked to hard at either- this kid is in the middle of a decent push.

5: Ethan Carter III: He continues to be an annoying heel, but knows how to get heat. Continuing to push the buttons of Kurt Angle, Carter has made the fans hate him, to the point where they can’t wait to see him get his rear handed to him. Adding the side Ankle Lock to his repertoire this week, Carter is even more dangerous.

4: Samoa Joe: Even if he doesn’t win, Joe is going to give Magnus one heck of a run-a guaranteed match that will end up on Magnus’ highlight reel. Undefeated for weeks, Joe has racked up enough wins to reclaim his position as of one of the company’s most talented workers. As stated previously, he most likely won’t end up victorious at Lockdown, he won’t disappoint himself in the process.

3: Magnus: The reigning World Heavyweight Champion has everything to prove at Lockdown, especially with no help from Dixie Carter. Even if he retains the title using heel tactics, expect Magnus to keep the gold around his waist.

2: Team MVP: Even though having Jeff Hardy on their team for Lockdown doesn’t make much sense, it certainly gives them an advantage. A perennial crowd favorite and a former World Champion, Hardy’s return will be enjoyed by the fans. Add in a surging MVP and a hungry Wolves team of Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards and it’s easy to see Team MVP isn’t going to lay down for anybody.

1: Team Roode: The acquisition of X-Division Champion Austin Aries definitely bolsters their forces. Roode is one o the company’s top heels and the newly crowned TNA Tag Team Champions The Bromans, Jessie Godderz and Robbie E are no slouches either, regardless of their jerk personas.

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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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