12 Wrestlers Who Did Their BEST Work In TNA & IMPACT

Elijah Burke had charisma, cut a great promo, was above average in the ring and had a real presence about him. Despite these attributes he never made any headway in WWE, his best work coming on ECW before his 2008 departure. A case of "what could have been."

In TNA, D’Angelo Dinero was a star. It didn’t happen straight away, as the 'Black Pope' was introduced as an unsuccessful X-Division heel, but when this wrong was righted TNA had a new hero on its hands. Dinero turned face in late 2009 and had some real momentum behind him, helped no end by his hugely charismatic character. Dinero had "it."

TNA’s decision to go head to head with WWE on Monday night in 2010 was disastrous. Idiotic. Nonsensical. Very, very dumb. That period is rightly remembered with scorn and mocking, a silly move by naive management that was led astray by the combined egos of Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff.

Dinero was one of the few highs during this time, riding a wave of momentum straight into the World Heavyweight Championship scene, challenging AJ Styles for the title on pay-per-view. Dinero was unsuccessful but more importantly, he picked up an injury in the match, sidelining him for a couple of months and cutting his momentum at the legs. What could have been, once again.