TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings: Magnus Goes La Parka on EY

The end of this past week’s Impact was a telling one, as Magnus made sure that new TNA World Heavyweight Champion Eric Young knew their matchup at Sacrifice wasn’t going to be a walk in the park.

With a handful of other feuds developing, this week’s Impact had a lengthy card and just enough promo to tease Sacrifice.

Check out this week’s TNA Impact Wrestling Rankings to see who’s thriving in the wake of a new champion and the ongoing MVP era.

Honorable Mention: Kurt Angle: His first match in months, Angle destroyed Rockstar Spud. While chances are that he won’t be TNA Champ any time soon, his angle with Ethan Carter III will be a good one in the ring.

5: Bobby Lashley: The former ECW Champion sure had some spring in his step this eek against the uber athletic Kenny King. These two could have an excellent mid-card feud if given an opportunity. If Lashley gets some mic time and is allowed to do more than Spear King, their bouts can be a ton of fun.

4: MVP: Those who followed him in Japan knew that MVP still has plenty of gas in his tank, but his math with Austin Aries this past week on Impact proved MVP can go. Much like Angle, a title run is not in the cards for MVP, but that doesn’t mean he can’t have a vital role in the future of the company.

3: Abyss: His departure from Magnus Enterprises is the best thing for him. Still the TNA Television Champion, Abyss needs a bigger role, one where he can add some value to both that never-shown title and to his role as a Monster. Able to do so much more, the time is now for Abyss to get a push that cements him towards the top portion of the card.

2: Magnus: It’s obvious Magnus was pissed this week and his match with Abyss was one that proves he wants another shot at the title he lost.Still one of the key members of a much-altered TNA roster, Magnus has to prove now that he doesn’t need a belt around his waist in order to get the attention of fans.

1: Eric Young: The new TNA World Heavyweight Champion got his rear handed to him thanks to a steel chair from Magnus, but he’s still the champ. In a company in desperate need of fresh matchups and feuds, Young can be a major face in a reinvigorated TNA.

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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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