Thoughts on the TNA Rumble On Impact

This was the scene at the end of this past week’s TNA Impact.

Hear the crowd going crazy?

That’s because this might be one of the most interesting angles the company has put on in quite some time. Sure, ECW was killed by the WWE, but that doesn’t mean that TNA can’t have something of their own to celebrate the brand for themselves. At first, it looks like Tommy Dreamer, Raven, Stevie Richards and Rhino are in this all by themselves, but after a few minutes, D-Von Dudley, Rob Van Dam and Al Snow join in on the action.

A nice swerve, despite the fact that all of these wrestlers are out of their primes.

Kind of reminds you of the ECW invasion in WWE almost 15 years ago. Nevertheless, it’s a spice the show has been missing from the show. To see some of these guys work in the ring and push some of the young talent could be pretty interesting, right?

Well, it’s bound to happen now at this point, so get ready.

As well, considering what has gone on with Sting this month, Ric Flair beginning to start his own stable and Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff trying to change the company and infuse some more youth, this looks to be the beginning of an all out war in TNA.

It’s nice to Mick Foley back too. Let’s just hope the company finds a decent use for him this time around.

Because the way it stands now, this company needs something big.

While the new top 10 system has shown the depth of the Heavyweight Championship and every other belt having more than enough quality opponents to draw from, TNA needs a big storyline right now in the worst way.

Who knows if this will be it, but from the looks of it, TNA is going to try pretty damn hard to see where this takes them.

Simply put, aside from some new or returning talent and some of the youngsters getting bigger pushes than normal, Hogan and Bischoff haven’t changed things all that much. Having this brawl at the end of Impact this week brought a level of unpredictability and excitement to the show.

Anyone that knows anything about wrestling knows that those elements are crucial for this show to be in any place to take on the WWE.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13819 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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