1. Gunner
During last years Feast or Fired edition of Impact Wrestling, Gunner won a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship (which was, at that time, held by Magnus). In hindsight, it seems fairly obvious that Gunners victory was only booked in order to become the catalyst for his program with tag team partner James Storm (which resulted in a jealous Storm turning heel against his former partner and culminated in an excellent I Quit match at this years Sacrifice PPV). However, what was slightly unexpected about the whole Feast or Fired debacle is that the fans immediately and without hesitation took to Gunner as a championship prospect. A series of vignettes, designed to highlight his military service and his dedication to the business overall, also revealed that Gunner (when not pratting around pretending to be a viking) was actually surprisingly erudite and genuinely interesting to watch. The fans bought into it wholesale and Gunner received an extremely enthusiastic response from the TNA faithful. In addition, Magnus did a fine job of putting Gunner over as a potential TNA kingpin (until the dastardly James Storm scuppered the whole thing, of course). In our view, Gunner is ready now to become TNAs biggest and brightest star. Although he isnt a technical master in the ring, Gunner can more than hold his own with anyone hes booked against. In addition, although he isnt a one-man catchphrase machine, he is able to project an intensity and brute physicality that one might expect of an experienced MMA fighter or monster heel. Essentially, Gunner actually has the potential to be TNAs Hulk Hogan, that big, larger-than-life star that becomes synonymous with the company he works for. Think 80s Hogan for the second decade of a harsh new century, and youre getting there... He has a likeable, babyface dependability to him, but there is a darkness that is both appealing and intriguing. He is a mountain of tattooed, badass muscle, but still seems like hed be the kind of guy you could chat to in a pub on a lazy Sunday afternoon. If Gunner was booked strongly enough (and given a lengthy World Title run to cement his new position) we reckon he could solve most of the companys problems almost overnight. - So, those are our thoughts. Who do YOU think TNA should hire/use better?