TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings: Magnus All Alone on Top

January 27, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

With a great card and enough intrigue to fill a dirt-sheet, the conclusion to Genesis was one of the best episodes of TNA on television in nearly a year. For the first time in their new “free PPV on TV” format, the company put on a real PPV on television.

Check out our weekly TNA Impact Wrestling Power Rankings to see who is riding high after one of the company’s best performances in months.

Honorable Mention: Abyss: His return was a heck of a lot of fun and makes the Tag Team Division interesting again. Teamed with the solid performer, but always entertaining Eric Young

5: Gunner: With another win over James Storm, can Gunner finally take a real run at the TNA World Heavyweight title? While Storm is an excellent competitor and the two have quality matches, Gunner is ready for the next step of his career. No more tag team action, so sidesteps, Gunner deserves his shot.

4: The Lone Wolves, Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards: They haven’t wrestled a match in TNA yet, but they’ve sure made an impact. Miffed at Dixie Carter, the tag team looks to play a prominent role in the company’s next big angle. With the Bromans, Jessie Godderz and Robbie E not having the strangle hold on the Tag Team titles either, it’s definitely possible that the wolves skyrocket to the top of the division rather quickly.

3: Austin Aries: The new TNA X-Division Champion, Aries continues to stay pertinent in a company where wrestlers consistently fall out of favor. One of the most talented performers in the company, Aries is just a whisker away from getting back in the World Title hunt. With the possibility of Velvet Skye joining him as valet as well, Aries 2014 has certainly gotten off to a solid start.

2: Kurt Angle: His match with Bobby Roode this week was insane. Angle continues to push himself in spite of advancing age and a body that just doesn’t work the same way it used to. Heart just isn’t the word for this guy. With the company in dire peril, in need of passion and dedication, Angle continues to prove every week that he’ll do anything for TNA.

1: Magnus: With Sting out of the way, Magnus is all alone on top of TNA. With the identity of the secret investor revealed, Magnus’ future is unclear, but it is without a doubt going to be an interesting one.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 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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