Pro wrestling is filled with countless styles of performers such as wrestlers, monsters, and wrestlers, just to name a few archetypes. Technical wrestling has been a popular style among fans with performances from stars like Chris Jericho and Bryan Danielson. Some of the greatest wrestlers of all time have mastered technical wrestling to set an example of how appreciated this style is.
impact wrestling, or TNA Wrestling to some longtime fans, has been home to some of the most impressive technical wrestlers in history. From names that worked in the Indy scene before landing an Impact contract or names that worked for WWE and became main event-level talent before establishing permanent residence in the Impact Zone. Here are the top 10 technical wrestlers in Impact Wrestling, ranked.
10 gail kim
Gail Kim is one of the most prolific Knockouts in Impact history, becoming the first ever Knockouts Champion in 2007. Kim also holds the record for the most reigns with seven before retiring from professional wrestling in 2018.
Gail Kim would work with WWE for a couple of short stints before returning to Impact Wrestling. One of those tenures would include her capturing the WWE Women’s Championship in her debut match. Several wrestlers have listed Kim as one of the best of all time and Dave Meltzer would comment that she “was way ahead of her time.”
9 mike bailey
Mike Bailey began to carve out a place for himself in professional wrestling by working with companies like IWS and CZW in the early 2010s. Late 2021 would see him sign a contract with Impact Wrestling after facing Josh Alexander at Destiny Wrestling’s. raising hell event.
His time in Impact Wrestling hasn’t been as long as some other names, but in that short time, he’s put together some amazing quality matches against Kenny King, Frankie Kazarian, and Trey Miguel.
8 christopher daniels
The perfect example of your favorite fighter’s favorite fighter. Christopher Daniels is easily one of the best Impact wrestlers to never capture the Impact world title. Daniels created a legendary career working at Ring of Honor and Impact.
Putting on some of the most incredible matches Impact Wrestling has ever seen, along with a few others we’ll talk about later. Christopher Daniels currently primarily works with All Elite Wrestling on and off screen to assist young talent.
7 jonathan grham
Another name that is fairly new to Impact Wrestling fans, Jonathan Gresham made fans aware of his talent with his impressive Ring of Honor World Championship reign.
Wrestling for years before even making it to Ring of Honor, Gresham captured titles in promotions like CZW and wXw in the early 2010s. Gresham signed his contract with Impact in late 2022 and immediately went up against Eddie Edwards.
6 Deonna Purrazzo
The Virtuosa, Deonna Purrazzo, has proven vital to Impact Wrestling’s recent success, having won the Knockouts Championship on multiple occasions and placing in the main event of countless Impact shows and PPVs.
Some of the best matches in Impact Wrestling have come from Purrazzo taking on names like Jordynne Grace and Mickie James. Purrazzo also excels in a smooth submission based style with multiple impressive counters to his Fujiwara armbar.
5 joseph alexander
Josh Alexander’s story is a miracle that he is still working, suffering multiple neck injuries long before he came to Impact Wrestling. Alexander would prove to be a success on Impact capturing the World Tag Team Championship, the X Division, and the World Championship on multiple occasions.
His second Impact World title reign became the longest in the promotion’s history at 335 days. After a tricep strain put him on the shelf, Alexander would recently return after the main event of slammiversary facing off against Impact World Champion Alex Shelley.
4 doug williams
Doug Williams takes the cake as the most underrated talent in Impact Wrestling history. Williams’ greatest success on Impact comes in the X Division and Tag Team title scene, plus a single reign as Television Champion.
Williams was putting on big matches at the height of Impact Wrestling’s popularity, but sadly he would never get past a certain level of success before leaving Impact.
3 AJ Styles
These next three are all interchangeable with most fans over who ranks where. The Phenomenal One, AJ Styles, claims to be one of the greatest talents to ever work on Impact Zone. Styles would capture virtually every championship the promotion has to offer and was the face of the promotion for most of his career.
After leaving Impact, Styles found championship reigns around the world in promotions like New Japan Pro Wrestling and WWE, where he currently resides.
2 samoa joe
Samoa Joe made waves in professional wrestling with his tenure in Ring of Honor and his title matches against CM Punk, Low Ki and Bryan Danielson. His time in Impact Wrestling would be similar, where he immediately went on an undefeated streak, capturing the X Division title.
After a fight with Kurt Angle saw him lose his streak, Joe moved up to the world heavyweight title, eventually beating Angle for the belt at Isolation in 2008. Joe has since left Impact and worked for promotions like WWE and AEW before returning to Ring of Honor.
1 kurt’s angle
One of the best professional wrestlers of all time. Kurt Angle got his start in WWE after winning an Olympic gold medal at the 1996 Olympics and quickly took notice of the sport. He would become WWE Champion just over a year after debuting.
Angle’s arrival in Impact Wrestling was highly promoted and would turn out to be one of the best moves for the promotion. Angle became the first Impact World Champion and has held the belt six times.