TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings: Roode Champ, Is It Enough?

November 3, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

Bobby Roode is the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion, but was it the match everyone expected to see?

Check out this week’s TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings to see who else managed to shine in an episode of Impact that was much more than just the night a new World Heavyweight Champion was crowned.

Honorable Mention: Madison Rayne: She’s pissed and Taryn Terrell is in a bad spot because of it. With Gail Kim taking on Knockouts Champion Havok, it’s great to see that TNA can still have a solid secondary feud with their women’s division. WWE should definitely take notice.

5: Bram: Vowing to kill off all the old dinosaurs of hardcore, Bram’s trying to become the almost-Bruiser Brody in TNA. While he needs a bit more charisma, his grit in the ring and his allegiance with former TNA World Heavyweight Champion Magnus gives him much more credibility than you think.

4: Samoa Joe and Low Ki: Earning another win in the TNA Tag Team Tournament, it’s hard to ignore the balance of speed and power and mutual affection for strikes and submissions. If the Wolves ever had a new team in TNA that would give them a great match, it would be these guys. Speaking of “these guys,” when does it all break down and we finally get to see that epic X-Division title match?

3: James Storm: His win over Eddie Edwards was thanks largely to help from Sanada and Manik, but it’s interesting to hear Storm say The Revolution is looking to expand. One of the most dependable workers in the company, this new “Bray Wyatt to the cruiserweights” gimmick might ultimately work better than expected.

2: Matt and Jeff Hardy: These guys are still adored by fans and can still perform. Although Matt is not in the shape he once was, Jeff is as enigmatic as ever and as a result, these guys are still marketable and relevant. With a showdown against Samoa Joe and Low-Ki for the next episode of Impact, The Hardy’s will definitely have their hands full.

1: Bobby Roode: Although Lashley was put on a leash for the match, Roode worked hard and after months of fighting, won back the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. With Kenny King and MVP out of the Tag Team Tournament and Lashley losing his title, it’ll be interesting to see what Roode for Impact’s next episode.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14316 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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