Impact Wrestling Power Rankings: Lashley Still a Dominant Force

September 6, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

Impact Wrestling’s last appearance in the Manhattan Center didn’t exactly go out with a bang, but it was another solid show for a wrestling promotion that is still the “little engine that could.”

Check out this week’s TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings to see who ended the summer red hot.

Honorable Mentions:

Ethan Carter III: This guy has been on a roll all summer. From his feuds with Kurt Angle and Bully Ray, to Rhino, he’s found a way to get under the skin of everyone. Make no mistake, this kid has the makings of a great heel. All he needs is a few wins to lend to his legitimacy. Once he gets those, he’ll challenge for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. You can bet on that. Well, that and his hair getting taller.

Tajiri: What a cool surprise. What role with Tajiri have moving forward? Either way, seeing him back in the ring is awesome.

5: Bobby Roode: He’s come a long way since his last run as TNA World Heavyweight Champion and finally seems to be the “face” the company needs him to be. Respected by the fans as a performer, he’s now winning them over for being a “good” guy. The larger question remains however; can Roode be the guy to take down Lashley?

4: Havok: Talk about a first impression. After Taryn Terrell and Gail Kim wrestled their hearts out against one another, Havok hit the ring and not only Chokeslammed Kim, she also hit both of them with her White Noise finisher. In terms of dominating females, Impact Wrestling just got a new one.

3: Gail Kim: We’ve said it for weeks, months, even years. Kim is at her best when she has true competition, but particularly, much bigger competition. After her solid win against Taryn Terrell this week, Kim was destroyed by the debuting Havok. Expect some great work from Kim moving forward.

2: Samoa Joe: Although he came up short in his bout with LAshley this week on Impact, Joe is still the X-Division Champion and a guy that has reclaimed his swagger. After months of languishing in the mid-card, the Samoan Submission Machine has finally gotten his groove back.

1: Bobby Lashley: He’s the most dominant champion the company has had in years and hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down. A win at the next Bellator event will only add legitimacy to his reign.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 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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