TNA Impact Wrestling Coverage: Tag Team Wars Continue

While the tease for No Surrender was evident as every single title match was mentioned and built up, this week’s Impact was just a solid show. Six quality matches that entertained the crowd, combined with a nice balance of young faces and established stars paved the way for a formula that works well for TNA.

With feuds up and down the card, plenty of new and returning faces and another solid card for No Surrender, there’s no reason to think that Impact Wrestling is about to lose any of its steam.

Matches:

Chris Melendez vs. Zema Ion: Melendez got the win with the Samoan Drop, but the pace of the match and Melendez’s mobility left much to be desired. While his story is an inspiring one, the chances of him being more than a patriotic gimmick are slim to none.

Bobby Roode, X-Division Champion Samoa Joe and Eric Young vs. TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Lashley, MVP and Kenny King: All six competitors had opportunities to deliver offense, even if Young sold a bit more than anyone else. After LAshley dominated most of the match, MVP tagged in and had Roode on the ropes. But just when MVP went for the Drive-By, Roode countered into the Roode Bomb for the win.

The BroMans, Jessie Godderz and Robbie E. and Velvet Sky w/Angelina Love vs. The Menagerie, Mike Knox, Rebel and Crazy Steve w/The Freak: This was a much more enjoyable match than originally expected. Between Steve’s athleticism, Knox’s power and Rebel’s ability in the ring, The Menagerie was super solid. But after interference from Love, Sky was able to win with a Rollup and a handful of Rebel’s tights. Expect this feud to continue. It would be silly to stop it at this point.

Street Fight: Ethan Carter III vs. Rhino: Another tough match between these two that ended after ECIII hit the One-Percenter on a chair. If anything this match continues to prove Carter’s versatility and Rhino’s ability to put over younger stars in the making.

James Storm and Sanada vs. Austin Aries and Tajiri: A gritty match with plenty of stiff kicks as Sanada and Tajiri works wonderfully together. The crowd cheered you still got it to Tajiri at multiple points in the marriage and for good reason. But after Storm spit beer in Tajri’s face, Sanada scored a win with the Super Kick on a seated Tajiri.

Table Match: Tag Team Challenge: Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards vs. Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy vs. Devon and Bully Ray: Another awesome tag match that saw every team score their share of offensive maneuvers and high spots. However, it wasn’t until Matt Hardy delivered the Twist of Fate on Edwards and Jeff hit the Swanton on the outside through a table on Edwards that the Hardy Boys were able to score the win.

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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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