TNA Impact Wrestling Genesis Coverage: A New Beginning?

Dixie Carter promised the Genesis pay per view would be a new beginning for the company and the first part of the two-part PPV was full of wrestling goodness with enough storyline to keep you interested.

Where is TNA going? Will it work? Regardless of what you think, the in-ring performances were solid and with the older former WWE/WCW stars with a smaller role, TNA is definitely swimming in different waters. The appearances of Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards and mention of a “new investor” too is proof the company is trying to liven up the product.

All of this is a step in the right direction, even if it’s probably too late to save the company from impending doom.

Matches:

12-Man Tag: Samoa Joe, Eric Young, Gunner, Joseph Park, James Storm and OBD vs. TNA Tag Team Champions Robbie E and Jessie Godderz, Zema Ion, Christopher Daniels, Frank Kazarian and Lei’D Tapa w/ Gail Kim: A wild match with a plethora of offense. All 12 competitors had their time to shine and show off their signature maneuvers. At one point, Park got bloodied and left the match, but Samoa Joe kept the Faces in the match and got Daniels to submit with his trademark Kokina Clutch.

No DQ: Bully Ray vs. Mr. Anderson: A gritty encounter that got hardcore as steel chairs and guard rails came into play. Anderson got the worst of the action, missing a Senton Bomb and landing on the cold steel rail. After the miss however, Anderson hit the Mic Check on the rail, but couldn’t pin Ray. With a table in tow, Anderson hit a Flipping Fireman’s Carry through a table, but once again, Ray kicked out. Anderson then went for another table, but after he set it up, Ray hit the Urinage Slam and then went for the lighter fluid. Anderson countered with The Mic Check and then poured the lighter fluid on the table and went to set it ablaze. Before he could, Ray hit a nasty Piledriver for the win.

Knockout Champion Gail Kim w/Lei’d Tapa vs. Madison Rayne: Kim was in control until Rayne hit a Knee-Assisted Neckbreaker to win the Knockouts title.

Ethan Carter III vs. Sting, Rockstar Spud Guest Referee: Carter was dominant early on as the match traveled both inside and outside the ring. Sting fought back and got Carter in the Scorpion Death Lock, but Spud got involved. After a Scorpion Death Drop, Sting had it all finished, but Spud refused to count. Magnus then interrupted as allowed Carter to rollup Sting, while Magnus counted the pinball. After the match, Sting challenged Magnus and put his career on the line.

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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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