Impact Wrestling Coverage: Masked Men and New Mafia Members

After Sting added Kurt Angle to the Main Event Mafia last week, this week they added another member.

Samoa Joe.

The group also made their agenda clear- they want to reclaim TNA from The Aces and Eights and make sure Bully Ray loses the World Heavyweight title.

Away from the main storyline, there’s drama in every title picture for the first time in ages. Add in the continued intrigue of the Bound for Glory Series and Impact wrestling was more than watchable this week.

Matches:

X-Division Champion Chris Sabin vs. Kenny King vs. Suicide: All three competitors battled for an advantage early, but it was Suicide that created some separation with a nice Top-Rope Front Dropkick and a few spots on the outside. Those risks cost Suicide later, as King nailed the Tower of Doom on both Suicide and Sabin later in the match. Sabin almost beat King with the Hail Sabin Driver, but Suicide broke up the pinfall. King then went for his finisher, but Suicide rolled up King and grabbed the ropes for the win.

After the match, Hulk Hogan and TJ Perkins, the real Suicide, hit the entry ramp and announced that whoever was in the costume, wasn’t the real Suicide. Before things could get solved, the masked man was gone, with the X-Division title.

At the end of the show, it was revealed that Austin Aries was under the mask and apparently, he’ll get an opportunity to cash in the X-Division title for a World title shot at Destination X.

Gut Check: Adam Ohriner vs. Ryan Howe: You may remember Howe from his stint on WWE Tough Enough, but he’s changed a bit since then. With an awesome entrance, playing the guitar on his way in, he’s got something different. But aside from some added muscle and flash, he’s still pretty green and didn’t do much in the ring. Ohriner is a complete beast. In the vein of Ryback, he’s all power. Ohriner won with a sloppy version of the Powerslam.

Knockouts Champion Mickie James vs. Velvet Sky: James talked smack before the match, but Sky was the one who was pissed. James made up for a lack of physicality by playing smart on the outside before ramping up her offense. Working on Sky’s injured knee, James was tenacious. After a kick to the knee, James nearly won with a DDT. Sky fought back with an ugly Neckbreaker, but James kicked out and continued to work on Sky’s knee. Then, in an unprecedented move, James won with a weird Deathlock/Octopus Stretch variation.

Bound for Glory Series: Bobby Roode vs. Magnus: Roode was in charge the majority of the match, but Magnus never looked out of place. Roode went through his signature offense and Magnus took it and made Roode look every inch of the former World Champion he is. And in typical face fashion, Magnus got the crowd into the match and fought back with offense of his own. After a few clotheslines and a Belly to Back Suplex, Magnus hit his Suplex variation before he went for the Elbow Drop. It was here Roode countered, but Magnus was able to eventually hit the Top Rope Elbow, but was unable to get the pin. Roode countered with his Spinebuster, but had his Fisherman Suplex reversed by Magnus, into a Michinoku Driver for the huge upset win.

Bound for Glory Series: Samoa Joe vs. Mr. Anderson: Mike Knox and Doc joined the fun, but the distraction didn’t get Anderson the win after a DDT. Sting and Kurt Angle made sure the Aces and Eights didn’t get involved as they took Knox and Doc from ringside. With Anderson by himself, Joe soon won with the Rear-Naked Choke.

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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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