TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings: No Surrender Ready

September 13, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

With plenty of drama in every title division and a plethora of new faces, this week’s Impact Wrestling served as a more than solid tease for No Surrender.

Check out this week’s TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings to see who put themselves in the best spot for the upcoming No Surrender Event.

Honorable Mention: The Bromans: Jessie Godderz and Robbie E. are one of the best tag teams in TNA, but they needed a spark. That’s certainly what they’ve gotten in the form of Velvet Sky and Angelina Love. A perfect fit for the heel team, expect them to move back up the card very soon.

5: James Storm: His new gig as a manager for performers in need of a gimmick change is a great fit for him and that, combined with his ability in the ring, makes great use of his skill set. With Manik and Sanada already in his camp and willing to take his orders, the faction is quickly picking up steam.

4:Ethan Carter III: Even in pink pants, ECIII was dominant in a Street Fighter against Rhino this week. Much like a young Triple H, Carter has made himself hated by fans, but continues to perform well in all situations. It’s only a matter of time until he gets himself in the TNA World Heavyweight title picture.

3: Samoa Joe: Although he’s been unable to take down Lashley, Joe has kept himself atop the X-Division scene and is as dominant a champion the division has had in years. One of the company’s most celebrated stars, all he needs is a real challenger for the belt. Chances are, at this point, it’s Kenny King.

2: Bobby Roode: He’s over with the fans and with a win this week over MVP, Kanny King and Lashley under his belt, Roode has put himself in an excellent position to make a run at Lashley’s TNA World Heavyweight title. The only question is, does he have what it takes to beat Lashley, easily one of the most dominant champions TNA has ever had.

1: Bobby Lashley: Don’t let his team’s loss at Impact fool you. Lashley lost no momentum this week, evidenced by a dominant performance that was squandered by Kenny King and MVP. One of the toughest champions TNA has ever had, it’s a good bet to make that he won’t be losing the title any time soon.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 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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