The conclusion of the Bound for Glory Series made for some wonderful matches at No Surrender.
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5: Robert Roode: His match with Magnus at No Surrender will help solidify Magnus’ continued role with the company, but it doesn’t help him much now does it? Like Mr. Anderson, this is a guy that’s had his time to shine, but he didn’t steal the show. Simply put, a change of scenery might be great for him.
4: Magnus: His win over Robert Roode was an important one to solidify his presence in the TNA World Title picture. His loss to AJ Styles proves what many people already knew yet- he’s not quite there yet. It also goes to show you that TNA isn’t yet willing to take chances with younger stars.
3: Austin Aries: His loss to AJ Styles in the BFG Semifinal may hurt some of his momentum, but he’s still one of the most important pieces on the Impact roster. Not many people could have had that match with Styles this week. Aries’ chemistry with “The Phenomenal One” alone assures that this in-ring feud will continue to blossom.
2: Bully Ray: Mr. Anderson made Ray look fantastic this week. With the World Title still around his waist and order maintained in the club, Ray is one of the best heels in the industry today. With an imminent showdown with AJ Styles in the wings, Ray will have his hands full soon.
1: AJ Styles: His match with Austin Aries was engaging as hell, but his match with Magnus made him the face of the company again. Styles is riding more momentum now than ever before. The World Title should be around his waist before year’s end. If the company is still around.
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 conclusion of the Bound for Glory Series made for some wonderful matches at No Surrender.
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