It’s hard to think that the same episode that “Legends House” could disappoint its fans terribly and simultaneously come through in a way that made it one if the most interesting WWE shows ever, but that’s exactly what happened this week.
With Roddy Piper back from an autograph signing that kept him out of the house for two and a half days, the rest of the legends were given an opportunity to roast him. The results were certainly mixed. Although there were a few funny lines here and there, the editing job made the whole experience feel rushed and unorganized. Add in a shoddy cameo from former WWE Champion Iron Shiek, who is usually insanely hilarious and this segment essentially fell on its own rump.
The saving grace here was that the group, which could have fell apart from all of the ribbing during the roast, managed to become stronger than ever. To see them all so close and Pat Patterson on the brink of sharing a personal secret (if you’re a hardcore fan, you probably already know what it is) and Jimmy Hart actually confiding some sad news with Tony Atlas, made the show a memorable one. Patterson’s sentiment that all of these guys are living double lives and that they are all other people away from the business, is a reality for many wrestlers. To see it addressed, even in a small form, on the show, was great. It was kind of the Home Run that made up for a few strike outs earlier in the episode.
With only a day and a half left in the house, the Legends won’t have many other opportunities to express themselves- and they know it. That should make the rest of the season a more than interesting one.
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’s hard to think that the same episode that “Legends House” could disappoint its fans terribly and simultaneously come through in a way that made it one if the most interesting WWE shows ever, but that’s exactly what happened this week.
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