TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings: EY and Angle Set to Brawl

With plenty of hotties and the insane actions of Eric Young, as well as more antics from Ethan Carter III, this past week’s Impact was awesome.

Continue reading this week’s TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings to see who stole our attention in a wild, Knockouts-fueled episode of Impact Wrestling.

Will the Real Eric Young Please Stand Up?: His actions this past week on Impact prove he’s not the guy he used to be- and may never be again. However, does he have enough sense to rationalize and recapture the TNA World Heavyweight Championship?

Dollhouse: Lick your Jawbreaker? These two dames may be cute, but they haven’t shown that they can chill in the deep Knockouts division in TNA just yet. Even in the face of their “assisting” TNA Knockout Champion Taryn Terrell retain her title, they haven’t proven themselves relevant yet.

Honorable Mention: Brooke Tessmacher: The new #1 contender for the Knockouts title, the adorable little starlet will have her hands full over the next couple of weeks prepping for her shot. Although she’s a former Knockouts Champion in her own right, she’s never been in the division when it’s had this much depth.

5: The Rising: They continue to get wins on TV, but they are still missing a piece. Nothing against Eli Drake, Mica or Drew Galloway, but they need both more time in the ring to attract fans and more time on the mic to deliver the message. Until then, they’re just going to be the mid-card fillers Impact needs right now.

4: Davey Richards: Don’t tell Eddie Edwards this, but Richards is beginning to find his own as a singles performer. His win over Manik was a fun X-Division encounter and one that helps Richards establish himself and keep the Wolves pertinent until Edwards is back in action.

3: The Beat Down Clan: Homicide hasn’t replaced Samoa Joe, but he’s been a good fit. Although Mica beat Kenny King this week, the BDC continue to prove they have the advantage in numbers and in style over The Rising.

2: Ethan Carter III: His campaign speak was solid, but in order for Carter to be taken seriously as a TNA World Heavyweight Champion contender, he’s going to have to build up his resume some more. An encounter with Mr. Anderson seems like a good place to start.

1: Kurt Angle: Eric Young isn’t your average contender and Angle has seemed to light a fire in him we’ve never seen. After squeaking out victories against Lashley and MVP, can Angle beat Young?

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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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