TNA Impact Wrestling Coverage: Bully’s Day Out

“This is the group that will destroy TNA,” Aces and Eights Sergeant at Arms, Devon.

Not exactly.

The mediocre promo the group started the show with was just the beginning of a terrible night for the Aces and Eights. It continued when Sting and Bully Ray manhandled Doc and Devon in a Main Event tag team tables match.

Not the way to build a heel faction.

Away from the continued angle between TNA and Aces and Eights, the solid card and Rockstar Spud segment added some much-needed beef and fun.

Although the crowd was frenzied throughout, this was definitely a weaker episode. There just didn’t seem to be a sense of urgency. Even the Main Event was a slow-paced mess.

Aside from Robert Roode and Austin Aries winning the Tag Team Titles, this was a forgettable episode.

Matches:

X- Division Champion Rob Van Dam vs. Kenny King vs. Zema Ion: A high-flying opener that saw RVD steal the match after King and Ion did most of the work. After King nailed Ion with a crazy Double Knee and covered Ion, RVD pulled King off and got the pin for himself.

Jesse Godderz vs. James Storm: Godderz was the aggressor early, but Storm fought back with the Eye of the Storm and more signature offense. Storm won with the Last Call Super Kick.

Tag Team Champions Hernandez and Chavo Guerrero vs. Austin Aries and Robert Roode: The champs kept the whimsical heel team at bay, but Aries and Roode came together at the exact right time. Using submissions, quick tags and isolation, they proved just how solid a tag team they are. This match ran for a long time though- perhaps too long. After about ten minutes, the match lost a lot of intensity. The last minute was fantastic however, as Aries and Roode combined forces as a Roode Spinebuster and an Aries 450 earned them the Tag Team Titles.

Knockouts Champion Tara vs. Miss Tessmacher: Not much wrestling here. Tessmacher was supported by Tara throughout the match. Although Tessmacher did sell for Tara, the former champion was way too resilient for a green, yet promising talent. Tessmacher eventually got the win with her Test Shot finisher (Tara seemed to be looking for her beau, Jessie) in the non-title match.

Tag Team Tables: Doc and TNA Television Champion Devon vs. Bully Ray and Sting: The Aces and Eights jobbed out through the first few minutes of the match. At will, Ray and Sting manhandled the bigger and stronger team of Doc and Devon. It was almost comical when Ray and Sting both nailed Devon with a Stinger Splash. Later on, Sting and Ray hit the “Whassap” on Devon as well. The crowd loved it, but it was incredibly cheesy. After Mike Knox got involved and flubbed his interference, Sting nailed Doc with the Scorpion Death Drop. It left Ray and Devon alone. Although Devon got the upper hand, Ray “Hulked Up” and drilled Devon through the table with a Urinage Suplex.

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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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