It seems like Dixie has a problem controlling the inmates.
While it was a tad on the melodramatic side, the funny part was this was one of the better episodes in quite some time. Three good matches and continued storyline development made for a show that was at least moving in a noticeable direction.
Where Impact hurt itself was a lack of title matches and the type of storyline that captivated. While Brooke leaving Bully Ray and Joseph Park continuing his search for his inner monster are somewhat interesting, they don’t “wow†the crowd.
A company full of mid-carders, TNA needs to find attention-stealing superstars- and fast.
Matches:
James Storm vs. Gunner for World Title Shot: This match ended in a no DQ after a few minutes of back and forth action. This feud is just beginning.
Monster’s Ball: Joseph Park w/Eric Young vs. Christopher Daniels and Frank Kazarian: Bad Influence toyed with both Young and Park for a very long time. But again, after he was “pissed off,†Park ended the match with the Shock Treatment and the Blackhole Slam.
OBB vs. Lei’D Tapa w/Knockouts Champion Gail Kim: ODB was in control f, but interference from Kim led to a Tapa TKO and win.
Sting and Jeff Hardy vs. TNA Tag Team Champions Jessie Godderz and Robbie E, Rockstar Spud and Ethan Carter III w/Zema Ion: This was easily the best match of the night and one that saw all six competitors go through a ton of offense. Once Sting hit the ring, he cleared house but forgot ECIII was the legal man. A rollup later and Carter had a victory over the legend.
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.
It seems like Dixie has a problem controlling the inmates.
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