Impact Wresting Power Rankings: Moonsault Anyone?

With five matches and plenty of teasing for future matches, this past week’s TNA was a building piece towards the future and one that didn’t waste a minute.

Check out this week’s TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings to see who gained some ground in their quest for the Knockouts title and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

Honorable Mention: Khoya: The Indian Crimson will join James Storm in the TNA Tag Team Tournament next week and although he lacks many of the pieces needed to be a megastar, the height he gets on his Sky High Powerbomb makes it a move you want to see every week.

ECIII Don’t Need a Number: He’s awesome on the mic in a way that only a great heel can be. He gets the fans going and deserves to be in the mix for the TNA World Heavyweight title. With his sights now set on the TNA Tag Team titles however, with Bram as his partner and Tyrus by his side, ECIII

5: Awesome Kong: The new #1 Contender for the Knockouts title, Kong got the win over Gail Kim in a solid match that guarantees her a shot against the current Knockouts Champion Taryn Terrell. Although she lacks the athleticism and charisma of her opponents, she destructive power is second to none in the promotion.

4: The Rising: Consisting of Drew Galloway, Micah and Eli Drake, The Rising is ready to take on the Beat Down Clan and have their own hashtag to prove it. Forgive us for not being excited about another TNA faction, this one insisting of NXT and WWE outcasts. Regardless, you have to love ho these guys got the crowd going this week.

3: The Beat Down Clan: MVP is charismatic and Low-Ki and Kenny King are extremely gifted in the ring, so why aren’t we excited about their feud with The Rising? Although the drama finally got into the ring this week, it wasn’t special, until Homicide arrived. With Samoa Joe gone, you had to wonder how much muscle the BDC really has. Now, with an answer, the BDC can take this feud to the next level.

2: Eric Young: Even in defeat, EY made a statement taking out Lashley after losing a triple-threat match for the TNA World Heavyweight title.

1: Kurt Angle: Beating both Lashley and Eric Young this week on Impact, Angle continues his career rebirth in grand fashion.

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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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