TNA Impact Wrestling Coverage: Into the Gallows

Sting promised that by the end of this week’s Impact that a member of Aces and Eights would get de-masked.

That was no lie. Even if the Stinger didn’t do it himself, it happened.

But with a huge chokeslam on Joseph Park, through a table no less, the heel group prevailed. Luke Gallows’ appearance in TNA makes the Aces and Eights even more dangerous.

The dirt sheets have claimed Gallows was a member of the faction since day one. Now the team, with Devon’s “unmasking,” the group has two confirmed and well-respected members. Interesting as well how another “announced” member, Wes Brisco, is currently a face, fighting against the heel group.

It’s getting interesting, but dam it’s taking entirely way too long to develop.

With all the posturing and the dragging out of this angle, the small brawls and nonsense in-between it all, the only thing missing from these battles is some music.

All in all, it feels like a scene from “Westside Story.”

With mismanaged storylines and Jeff Hardy’s current run as TNA World Heavyweight champion, TNA is a creative mess. But, as always, the potential is there.

Matches:

Magnus vs. TNA Television Champion Samoa Joe: The former tag team champions battled in what was, at first, a solid opening encounter. Magnus ultimately nailed Joe with a wrench to earn the loss via DQ. This obviously sets up a larger feud for Turning Point.

Gut Check: Christian York vs. Zema Ion: York, a former ECW star before the company folder, got a second chance with TNA and didn’t disappoint. He was a little stiff and unpolished, his spinning wheel kick and half-nelson suplexes weren’t perfect. The fans, especially women, cheered crazily every time York hit a big move. With moves like his rolling neckbreaker and a nice clothesline, York has skill. At the same time, Ion was far from perfect in this match as well. Even as a former X–Division champion, Ion needs more ring time. He still earned the win, with a nice version of the cross-arm bar, but he’s far from the type of superstar the company needs him to be.

ODB vs. Jessie w/ Knockouts Champion Tara: A complete joke. A bunch of slaps from OBD and a bunch of nonsense, that’s all this was. Jessie did kiss the Knockouts Champion a few times though. It was lucky for him, but not so lucky for people watching this match. Jesse ended up with the win with a rollup after ODB was too busy with Tara.

Robbie E w/ Rob Terry vs. TNA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy: E is a good worker and he sold more than enough to make Hardy look even better than he actually is. At the same time, E used ring psychology and got the crowd into the match. Anyone really watching this match could tell E is totally underrated. Terry helped out his friend’s cause and knocked Hardy around outside the ring. But E was unable to take advantage. Even after a massive Edge-like DDT, Hardy kicked out and eventually hit the front seated suplex, a Twist of Fate and finally the Swanton Bomb for the win.

X-Division Champion Rob Van Dam vs. Joey Ryan w/Matt Morgan: Thanks to Morgan and a handful of trunks, Ryan got the upset win over RVD.

Bully Ray vs. Devon: This match was all about psychology. Between the setup of the table and Devon’s slow walk to the ring, this is a fight TNA wants to save. Tonight was only a small taste. Once the gang entered the ring, TNA got backup as well. Once it all cleared, these two finally scrapped, but even that fight didn’t last long. This was all about TNA telling the world that Luke Gallows was a part of Aces and Eights.

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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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