Howe Does the Hokey-Pokey Home, Causas Continues to Shine

Ivelisse Velez and Christina Crawford were the last two competitors on WWE’s “Tough Enough” you’d expect to take a bad bump, but that’s exactly what happened this week on one of the best episodes of the show thus far.

You knew it was bound to happen, especially with a bunch of hopefuls and independent wrestlers all training together. But after a morning of intense training, Velez and Crawford proved they were in the worst physical condition of the group.

Nonetheless, they weren’t alone. At this point in the competition, all of the contestants are beginning to show some wear and tear.

Well, everyone except Martin Casaus and Jeremiah Riggs.

Casaus is quickly separating himself from the pack. With tons of desire, smarts and skill, he has the ability to perform in the WWE.

Riggs, as well, continues to prove that he’s in excellent physical condition. While not as talented as Luke Robinson, his lack of an ego and stubbornness to be consistent, he’s definitely someone to keep an eye on.

Speaking of Robinson, his inability to maintain his professionalism is what will be his undoing.

Ryan Howe, however, has even bigger problems.

After saving his own rear two weeks in a row, he was back in Bill DeMott’s doghouse and was soon the victim of Booker T’s wrath. It’s a wonder that he’s lasted on the show this long. In spite of one flash of brilliance, he’s proven that the bad habits he picked up on the independent circuit are hard to break.

As a matter of fact, for him, they were impossible to escape from.

That’s why he’s on the bus going home.

The rest of the cast is doing their best Steve Miller band impersonation- they’re stuck in the middle with each other. As the show goes on, it’ll be interesting to see who can step up or join “Skidmarks” on the bus.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14260 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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