TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings: Angle Still the Man

April 9, 2015 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

With the end of several feuds and The Wolves relinquishing of the TNA Tag Team Championships, TNA’s landscape is changing dramatically.

Check out this week’s TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings to see who’s got momentum on their side as TNA begins to turn a new page.

Honorable Mention: The Wolves: With Eddie Edwards out with a broken heel, The Wolves were forced to relinquish the TNA World Tag Team Championships. One of the most dynamic tag teams in the world today, it’s sad to see them step away, but injuries are a huge part of the game. The larger question is, will Davey Richards stay true to his word and stay out of tag team action while his teammate is injured.

5: Eric Young: His win over Bobby Roode definitely puts him in a situation to ask for another shot at the TNA World Heavyweight title. Although the crazy, nasty Young isn’t as much fun as the one that won every title in TNA as a face, Young still is a guy to watch and someone that can quickly get into another cool feud. From here on out, with Roode out of his way, it’ll be interesting to see where Young goes from here.

4: Gail Kim: Her win over Angelina Love was a solid one, but Kim needs to get back in the Knockouts Title picture. Easily one of the best female performers in the world, Kim has spent a lot of time the last few months making Awesome Kong and Taryn Terrell look formidable. Let’s not forget how dominating Kim can be.

3: Magnus: Although he took down his old pal Bram this past week on Impact, it appears he’s going to have his hands full with James Storm. A former TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Magnus needs another big time feud to get himself back in the mix. Although having Mickie James by his side has helped, it hasn’t been enough thus far.

2: Bobby Lashley: His days as the dominating World Champion are over, but Lashley has proven time and time again over the last few months that he’s a top-notch big man that is capable of being in the middle of a Main Event program. Although he’s not the champion, it would be nice to see him get some more mic time to develop his character further.

1: Kurt Angle: He’s older. He’s lost a step. But he’s still Kurt Angle. The reigning and defending TNA World Heavyweight Champion simply cannot be beat right now.

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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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