The last Open Fight Night of 2012 continued some interesting storylines of 2012 that seem all but assured to drip over into 2013. With AJ Styles nowhere to be seen and the relationship of Brooke Hogan and Bully Ray still under the microscope, these angles will definitely continue into the New Year. With the Aces and Eights still running rampant and Sting’s return next week, TNA looks to continue to build momentum.
Here’s our list of who shined the most during the final week of Impact Wrestling.
5: Rob Terry: Sure, he’s still green as hell, but his “Bro-Off†victory over Robbie E and Jessie Godderz got him a nice applause from the crowd. Is the bulky Brit about to embark on his own journey for 2013?
4: Christopher Daniels/Kazarian: Sure, they got thrown around by the Tag Team champions on the last Open Fight Night of 2012, but they are still the most entertaining dup in the company. If only Hernandez and Chavo Guerrero could work the microphone, then maybe we’d care a bit more about TNA’s Tag Team division.
3: Rob Van Dam: A convincing win over the solid Christian York continues to make the TNA X-Division title one of the most interesting belts in wrestling today. That has everything to do with the work ethic of RVD. Since he captured the title, every week has felt like Open Fight Night.
2: Bobby Roode: Not the best end to his 2012, but he’s still a premiere heel in a company in need of them. His match with Austin Aries was solid as well, proving once again he’s grown into own of the best workers in the company.
1: Austin Aries: He’s lost steam since his loss to Jeff Hardy, but like Roode, he’s become a worthy main eventer. His next match with Hardy will definitely be another classic.
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.
The last Open Fight Night of 2012 continued some interesting storylines of 2012 that seem all but assured to drip over into 2013. With AJ Styles nowhere to be seen and the relationship of Brooke Hogan and Bully Ray still under the microscope, these angles will definitely continue into the New Year. With the Aces and Eights still running rampant and Sting’s return next week, TNA looks to continue to build momentum.
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