TNA Impact Wrestling Coverage: Still No Belt, Same Drama

December 8, 2013 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

Away from the continued pushes of Ethan Carter III, Samuel Shaw and the continued drama between Bad Influence and Joseph Park, there wasn’t much to talk about on this week’s episode of TNA’s Impact Wrestling.

The card was decent and was comprised of the two semifinal matches in the TNA World Heavyweight Title Tournament. The smart decision would have been for Bobby Roode to take on Kurt Angle in the finals, as they have the most momentum and in-ring chemistry, but naturally that wasn’t the way the company went. Magnus will fight Jeff Hardy for the World Title at Final Resolution, while Angle and Roode angle will continue to steal TV time and have literally no impact on the company.

What a waste.

Speaking of a waste, the continued drama between Dixie Carter and AJ Styles just won’t die. Styles needs to get back on the show as soon as possible.

After another week of weak decisions, TNA continues to drag along. Bad Influence and The Bromans can’t be on the show for two hours and the same old match ups can’t solve this company’s problems.

Matches:

World Title Tournament Semifinals: Tables Match: Jeff Hardy vs. Bobby Roode: Not a bad opener. Roode was all over Hardy, but of course, the charismatic enigma was chock full of counters and crowd-pleasing theatrics. At one point, both competitors went through a table at the same time and in typical TNA fashion, the ref didn’t know went through first, so the match was restarted. After the Twist of Fate and Senton, Hardy looked to have the advantage, but he couldn’t hit the Superplex through the table for the win. After a counter landed Hardy crotch first on the ropes, Roode went for a Suplex on the outside, but Hardy countered with a kick that sent Roode to the outside, through a table.

Ethan Carter III vs. Earl Hebner: Carter pinned Hebner with one finger after he forced the legendary referee to lay down and have his son, Bryan count to three.

TNA World Heavyweight Champions Godderz and Robbie E w/Zema Ion vs. Gunner and James Storm: A quick match that ended after Gunner got DQed for beating “too hard” on the Bromans and striking a referee. It looks like the drama between Storm and Gunner will continue.

TNA Knockouts Champion Gail Kim w/ Lei’D Tapa vs. Laura Dennis: Kim once again was super dominant and quickly polished off Dennis with the Eat Defeat. After the match, Kim hit Dennis with her finisher, again, while Tapa and ODB faced off.

World Title Tournament Semifinals: Last Man Standing:  Kurt Angle vs. Magnus: This was lengthy TV match that ended thanks to interference from Roode, who hit Angle with a Death Valley Driver/Neckbreaker, which allowed Magnus to steal the win. After the match, Hardy and Magnus stared each other down.

 

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13872 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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