TNA Lockdown Power Rankings: ECIII Screwed Again, Hardy Retains

With only a handful of matches and no real surprises, this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling did little to further any storylines away from making the road to Ethan Carter III’s eventual TNA World Heavyweight title win that much longer.

Check out our TNA Lockdown Power Rankings to see who walked away with wins TNA’s Lockdown event and what performers may be in line for a real push.

Honorable Mention: The Dollhouse: These three women may not ever get completely over in TNA, but Jade’s use of the Package Piledriver makes her a ton of fun to watch every night. Rebel is also beautiful and has a ton of potential, as does Marti Bell, the Buddy Roberts of the group.Simply put, these three need an opportunity to give fans a real opportunity to love or hate them.

5: Decay: Their continued encounters with Jimmy Havoc are interesting and continue to make them one of the most intriguing elements of Impact Wrestling on Pop TV.

4: Beer Money: Their win over Bam and Eric Young puts them once again in the top their of TNA Tag Teams. It’s only a matter of time until they get in a feud With the reigning and defending TNA Tag Team Champions, the Wolves, Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards. The only question is whether or not Beer Money is on a farewell tour or if they have a serious run ahead of them.

3: Trevor Lee: Retaining his X-Division title against Tigre Uno at Lockdown, Lee is in a league of his own right now, but hasn’t been given an opportunity to cut promo and tell any stories. The weird faces he makes during matches have Indie written all over them as well. A wonderful performer in terms of in-ring ability, Lee needs a mentor in the ring and a feud that can allow him to grow more and help reestablish the X-Division.

2: Matt Hardy: He retained the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Lockdown thanks to help from Tyrus, Reby and Rockstar Spud. How long can Hardy and his heel tactics keep him champion?

1: Ethan Carter III: He didn’t leave Lockdown with the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, but he continues to prove he’s the best face the company has. With Spud now an enemy, what’s the next step for EC3? Does he take care of his former friend first, or does he keeps his eyes on the title?

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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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