Then There Were Two

From the start of this week’s episode of “Tough Enough,” it was apparent that Andy Leavine was the odd man out in the house. Both Luke Robinson and Jeremiah Riggs were extra confident that they would be the last two. However, all three of the final contestants were a bit off in the opening drills. Perhaps it was the training team’s way of keeping them on their toes. Either way, these guys looked awfully green.

Things went from serious to fun in a flash though, as The Miz joined Andy, Luke and Jeremiah and the trainers at a photo shoot. Obviously, the charismatic and egotistical Robinson stood out in the shoot and quickly caught the attention of The Miz. And while Leavine more than held his own in spite of his shyness, Jeremiah continued to surprise with his humor, passion and guts. Posing without his false teeth, Riggs pulled no punches.

After the shoot, the group headed back into the ring and looked remarkably better than they did earlier. Robinson hit the type of dropkick Shawn Michaels would be proud of, while both Riggs and Leavine found their element. For Riggs, it was just a matter of slowing things down. His speed is his greatest asset, but with his MMA training, it stops him from crafting a match and slowing down at the right time. For Leavine, it was more of him putting the extra oomph on his moves. The biggest man in the competition, Leavine has finally begun to show his strength in the ring.

Things continued to pick up in the ring later in the show after Riggs hit twisting elbow drop off the top rope. Up until this point, none of the contestants have performed anything this complicated. This move set him apart from the rest of the group, but several small mistakes proved that he was the most green.

The final meeting of the night, where Stone Cold Steve Austin met Riggs, Robinson and Leavine in the ring was filled with drama. While Robinson appeared safe, Austin ripped into all three of the competitors to the point where you had no idea who was going home.

In the end however, Riggs’ inexperience caught up to him and he was finished.

As a result, next week, Robinson and Leavine will compete at an FCW show for a WWE contract.

Both have positive momentum on their side.

Who wins it all?

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 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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