TNA Impact Wrestling Coverage: Phenomenally Solo

Suicide, Gunner and Shark Boy returned, Sting stumbled during a promo (but looks to be reverting back to the Joker face paint) and AJ Styles continues to walk alone.

If that doesn’t sound like much, it wasn’t. Away from the drama between TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray’s drama with Brooke Hogan and Styles, this episode of Impact was all about the wrestling.

As usual, the in-ring action didn’t disappoint. But it’s not enough to make the show watchable.

Matches:

Suicide vs. Joey Ryan vs. Petey Williams: Suicide was the fastest of the three, but Ryan and Williams hit their share of moves. After Ryan saved Suicide from the Canadian Destroyed, the returning masked superstar countered Ryan into a Tiger Suplex/Gut Buster combo for the win.

Sam Shaw vs. Alex Silva: Before the match, Wes Brisco, Doc and Garrett Bischoff took out Silva and then beat up Shaw. Magnus made the save and challenged Brisco.

Wes Brisco w/Garrett Bischoff and Doc vs. Magnus: Brisco had his hands full in the beginning after several strikes and suplexes from Magnus. Brisco soon fought back with strikes and submissions, but spent too much time showboating. After his modified Fall Away Slam/Suplex, Magnus went for his Elbow Drop finisher, but Doc and Bischoff interfered to get the match thrown out. After the match, Samoa Joe came to help Magnus.

Mr. Anderson vs. Kurt Angle: Anderson has definitely found his niche in the Aces and Eights and has always been a solid worker. Angle is arguably the most dependable performer in TNA, so this match was obviously a solid one. Evenly matched most of the way, Anderson made the most of his strikes, but Angle was resilient. A rare Missile Dropkick from Angle added some extra flavor to the encounter. The two traded signature offense, including German Suplexes and a MIc Check, but neither could get the win. A top-rope Belly-to-Belly Suplex from Angle seemed to change the tide, but after AJ Styles joined Tazz ringside, Angle was victim to an Anderson Low-Blow, which led to a win for “The Asshole.”

Mickie James vs. TNA Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky: James was the aggressor with a Full Nelson Bomb variation in the early going. She seemed desperate to get the title back at times and reverted to a heel move when she used the leg trip on an already injured Sky. After a DDT James won the Knockouts title.

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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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