TNA Impact Coverage: Anderson Now Solo, Styles Primed for Phenomenal Run to TNA Title

Away from the 20-point Bound for Glory Series gauntlet match, this episode of Impact was quick and dirty. The matches were routine. The storyline development minimal. As a whole, the show was nothing special.

The announcement of the No Surrender matches of Bully Ray and the obviously now solo Mr. Anderson and AJ Styles and Austin Aries however are important. Those matches will be enjoyable and while they won’t sell the event alone, they are steps in the right direction.

Regardless, TNA is still void of direction and soul. And with the horrible writing that engulfs every episode, it’s doubtful a savior will come along anytime soon.

Matches:

Mike Knox w/Bully Ray and Brooke Tessmacher vs. Chris Sabin: It was Knox’s first real singles match on Impact and the big man looked solid as he slowly, but confidently dismantled Sabin. Naturally after ten minutes of selling Knox’s offense however, Sabin made a trademark comeback. After a Dragonscrew leg whip on the apron, Sabin hit a Missile Dropkick. After Bully Ray threw in a hammer, Knox dropped it after a Sabin basement dropkick, allowing Sabin to use it for himself and earn Knox the win via DQ.

20-Point Last Chance Bound for Glory Gauntlet: Mr. Anderson, Hernandez and Jay Bradley were the first participants eliminated, while Jeff Hardy, Samoa Joe and Kazarian soon followed. In an interesting move, Magnus was eliminated, leaving Christopher Daniels, AJ Styles, Bobby Roode and Austin Aries left. Aries and Roode were then eliminated, leaving old rivals Styles and Daniels to square off. After the two traded offense for a minute or two, Styles won after he clotheslined Daniels out of the ring.

Garret Bischoff and Wes Brisco vs. TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm and Gunner: Bischoff and Brisco attacked the champions before the bell and the match continued. Storm and Gunner battled back and had little problems with the young heel team, but Bischoff and Brisco fought hard. With the referee distracted, Bischoff used a steel chain on Gunner for the dirty win.

TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray vs. Sting: After Ray ranted before the bell, Hulk Hogan are sure Tito Ortiz was escorted from the ring area and made the match a no DQ. After a few minutes of offense, the rest of the Aces and Eights got involved and beat on Sting after he put Ray in the Scorpion Deathlock. Soon enough, the Main Event Mafia came to help Sting. After the MEM cleared the ring, Sting reversed a Piledriver, but missed the Scorpion Death Drop. Sting then applied the Scorpion Death Lock again, while Anderson refused to give Ray the hammer to finish off Sting. After the match, Anderson swerved Ray and announced that he would take on Bully Ray at No Surrender, for the 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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