Who Deserves a Push: Jessie Godderz

He’s solid on the microphone. He has a fantastic build. He’s got a hot valet in Tara who can also handle herself. Jessie Godderz could be a star. But with angles against no one in particular and silly gimmick matches since his first appearance in TNA, it’s been no easy task to see him for anything positive. After a close inspection of several of his Impact matches, Review Fix wrestling guru Patrick Hickey Jr. breaks down a few elements of Godderz’s game that could be tweaked to move him up the card.

A Legit Finisher: After a few months in TNA, does anyone know what his finishing move is? What about his signature holds? Godderz may still be green, but he needs a few maneuvers to captivate the crowd. He’s good with the ground and pound style, so maybe a variation of the clothesline, like the discus lariat would work well with him. The same thing goes for a simple move like the Jawbreaker. By itself, it’s boring and cliche, but if Godderz performs it like Shane Douglas’ “Franchiser” it could serve as an adequate set-up hold.

As far as a finisher, something that shows his strength would be perfect. A modified Torture Rack into a Neckbreaker would serve two purposes. Firstly, fans love innovation and this modern-day spin on the classic hold could get him over. Second, it would make him different.

An Angle that Works Off his Reality Star Persona: If Godderz was to work as a face before eventually getting blackmailed by the Aces and Eights, who have a “tape” of Godderz that he doesn’t want anyone on Network TV to see- now that could be interesting. When Tara asks him what’s on the tape and he refuses to tell her, that could get them both some attention. Right now both of them are good-looking and entertaining, but not enough consistently for fans to truly care. After Godderz gets a following and could lose it because of the gang, fans could connect to him.

Real Matches With Guys Who Can Work: Most of Godderz’s matches have been mixed tags or squash matches against guys he’s not ready to face. A few matches with talent the likes of Robbie E, Christian York, Kenny King or Joey Ryan, real 15-minute encounters, could serve as a better assessment of his abilities. Even if he doesn’t win, Godderz can still show the crowd he’s more than Tara’s boy toy.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 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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