TNA Impact Wrestling Coverage: The Simpsons- or the WWE- Did It Already

The thought of two World Champions has been done before- TNA knows it. TNA fans deserve so much better than the predictable drama the company offers them. With a quality roster that have proven before that they are capable of more, the writing staff and booking community needs to be dismantled so the locker room can shine. This show needs to be taken back to formula- and fast. Every time it appears the show has turned a corner, it manages to stop itself in its own tracks.

Sure, AJ Styles came back with a vengeance, but is it really enough?

This week’s episode wasn’t terrible, but it was awfully predictable. The thought of ongoing feuds between Bobby Roode and Kurt Angle, as well as Austin Aries and Chris Sabin and debut of Samual Shaw were cool, but the matchup of Magnus and AJ Styles for the TNA title isn’t as intriguing as it should be. For that reason, Impact took a few steps forward, but just as many backward.

Matches:

Knockouts Champion Gail Kim w/ Lei’D Tapa vs. Madison Rayne: Tapa got involved and swayed the match in Kim’s favor and after a Surfboard Dragon Sleeper combo, Kim stayed in control. Although Rayne had her moments of offense, Kim was able to stay the aggressor. However, but after a counter of the Eat Defeat, Rayne rolled up Kim for the win and a possible title shot.

X-Division Champion Austin Aries vs. Chris Sabin w/Velvet Sky: A solid X-Division encounter that saw both Aries and Sabin trade loads of high-flying offense. However, after Sky reluctantly set the distraction, Sabin won with a Low Blow/Rollup combination.

Samual Shaw vs. Norv Furnam: Shaw’s attack is methodical and straight up weird. To say his character is reminiscent of Christian Bale in “American Psycho” is an understatement. Never in trouble, Shaw dominated and won with a standing Choke.

Kurt Angle and Gunner vs. Bobby Roode and James Storm: Beer Money was kind of back and they looked like they didn’t miss a beat. Utilizing quick tags, the two beat on Gunner for a good chunk of the match. Once Angle got in the match, he quickly applied the Ankle Lock, but Storm and Roode were a step ahead. Gunner too managed to get Roode in the Gun Rack, but a Storm Last Call, coupled with Roode’s Rack Neckbreaker, earned Beer Money the win.

Ethan Carter III vs. Jeff Hardy: ECIII talked some smack before the match, but Hardy, who announced last week he was done with the company last week, never showed up. Sting did instead and the two shot against another for a few minutes before they agreed to a match at Genesis.

Joseph Park vs. Bully Ray: This match never really got started, as Ray covered Park and Mr. Anderson (who came in to help) in lighter fluid and appeared ready to set them both on fire.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 Articles
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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