It was a wild episode of Impact this week that proved to be another show dominated by the Aces and Eights. While there were a few singles stars that made their presence felt, the biker gang continues to do whatever they like, with whomever they want.
Here are Review Fix’s picks for the hottest commodities in the company this week.
5: James Storm: His win over Rob Van Dam wasn’t huge, but the DDT he delivered in the match was one of the stiffest in recent memory. Still on top in the Bound for Glory standings, Storm’s championship hopes are still bright.
4: Jeff Hardy: Wins over Kurt Angle don’t happen every day, but Hardy made it happen this week with two Swanton Bombs. Much like Storm, Hardy continues to stay in the world title picture.
3: ODB and Eric Young: TNA’s royal couple made their return this week and as usual, they were entertaining. ODB’s win over Madison Rayne shows she’s more than a big bra and Young’s return may mean a bigger role for the funny, yet incredibly talented mid-carder.
2: Samoa Joe: TNA’s submission superstar got a huge win over AJ Styles that continues his winning ways. Although another title run right now may seem impossible, it’s hard to ignore how talented he is and how much the fans respect his work.
1: Aces and Eights: The biker gang doesn’t let up. Austin Aries again found out the hard way just how tough they could be. Knocked out cold with a slapjack, the TNA World Heavyweight Champion may be in over his head.
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.
It was a wild episode of Impact this week that proved to be another show dominated by the Aces and Eights. While there were a few singles stars that made their presence felt, the biker gang continues to do whatever they like, with whomever they want.
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