TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings: Angle Ready to Take on All Comers

TNA’s World Heavyweight title picture is deep, to say the very least.

With Bobby Lashley, ECIII, Eric Young, Bobby Roode and Austin Aries all breathing down his throat, Angle’s reign may not be as long as he hopes.

Check out this week’s Impact Wrestling Power Rankings to see who’s making the most out of a ton of competition.

Honorable Mention: Rockstar Spud: Although he needed some help from Drew Galloway, Spud got the win against Low-Ki in his first title defense, just a week after winning the title. A big difference from Ki’s sparse defenses of the title, it’ll be interesting to see which direction the division goes in if Spud is the people’s champion he desires to be.

5: The Rising: Drew Galloway’s new clique with Eli Drake and Mikah, formerly known as Camacho, had no problem taking out the Beat Down Clan this past week on Impact. But with a lack of charisma and being virtually unknown, away from Galloway, how much of an impact can this group really have?

4: Awesome Kong: If beating the surging Brooke Tessmacher wasn’t enough, Kong made an even bigger statement when she put Knockouts Champion Taryn Terrell through a table with a massive Powerbomb.

3: Jeff Hardy: Making his return, Hardy got his vengeance against James Storm and The Revolution this past week on Impact and will soon get back in the Tag Team title picture with his brother, Matt.

2: Ethan Carter III: Now that he’s done feuding with Rockstar Spud, Carter wasted no time inserting himself in the TNA World Heavyweight title scene. One of the most charismatic performers in the company, Carter has wins over Sting, Bully Ray and Angle in his career and has yet to be pinned, or submitted in TNA. With help from Tyrus, Angle is going to have his hands full.

1: Kurt Angle: Not only does Austin Aries want a shot at the title, but so does Eric Young, Bobby Roode and Ethan Carter III. For three years Angle wanted the title back. Well, he just got his wish. If anything, it means Angle is going to be a fighting champion.

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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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