Should Matt Morgan Join The Buzzards?

After Matt Morgan was granted his release from TNA last month, a certain WWE superstar, one Bray Wyatt, professed his desire to see “The Blueprint” join his faction and become one of The Buzzards.

While he has the massive facial hair and size that the other members of the group possess, the even larger question here is, would this work and could it benefit Morgan’s career?

There’s no doubt that Morgan would add more size, strength and speed to a group with a ton of it. His time in TNA also proved he’s better on the microphone than most give him credit for. However, the WWE is far more organized than the mess TNA is creatively. Could Morgan “become” a Buzzard? Would he be believable?

From his Direct Auto commercials and tenure in TNA, you’d be forced to think no. Though he could play a silent wrecking machine, it’s doubtful he’d be able to add the layer of depth Luke Harper and Erick Rowan have given their on-air personas. It’s just not in Morgan’s toolbox. Simply put, a guy like Morgan would make a killing in Japan as a huge man with a bad attitude, much like Bill Goldberg, Tensai, Brock Lesnar, Dr. Death Steve Williams and over a dozen other tough guys over the years. At this point in his career, that may be the best thing for him.

A role in the Wyatt Family would add a level of credibility in the stable, but would do nothing to help Morgan moving forward. What Morgan really needs a promoter to have faith in him and to give him the push he deserved three years ago. A spot in a young stable does zilch for him; it would almost be considered a step backwards for him.

At the same time, the move could get him back to the WWE. Does he ride out the angle and hope for sunny days moving forward? Or does he ride the indie scene or Mexico or Japan and see where that takes him? Any way you look at it, Morgan has plenty of decisions to make. Decisions that can and will affect the rest of his career.

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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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