Five solid matches, including one insane Main Event made for an entertaining episode of Impact Wrestling, but one that didn’t send viewers away eager to see Bound for Glory.
With no challengers for the Tag Team titles in the wings and little else to get excited about outside the ring, Bound for Glory’s card wasn’t hyped enough. Considering the fact that the card wasn’t that good to begin with and it’s easy to see that Impact Wrestling has dropped the ball badly here.
Matches:
No. 1 Contender’s Match for the Knockout’s Championship Angelina Love vs. Taryn Terrell vs. Madison Rayne: After a Terrell Cutter on Love, Rayne swooped in and got the win with a Rollup and a nice handful of tights. After the match, Havok hit the ring and took out Terrell with a Chokeslam.
James Storm and Sanada w/ Manik vs. Low Ki and Tigre Uno: This was a wild one that ended after a Green Mist from Sanada and a nasty Storm Super Kick.
No Disqualification: Samuel Shaw vs. Bram: This was a rough one, but Shaw couldn’t lock on his signature submission and instead Bram finished him off with a steel cable to the head. After the match, Brittany came out to console Shaw.
Bobby Roode vs. Kenny King and MVP: This one got wacky as Earl Hebner ejected MVP from the match and Lashley’s interference gave Roode the win. After the bell, a Lashley Spear on Roode made sure their angle continues.
Full Metal Mayhem: Bully Ray and Devon vs. Matt and Jeff Hardy vs. TNA Tag Team Champions Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards: An Edwards Powerbomb through a table allowed Richards to climb the ladder and win the titles, but the destruction that ensued on the way there was nothing short of awesome. From tables to ladders and plenty of chairs, this was one of the best matches on Impact this year.
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.
Five solid matches, including one insane Main Event made for an entertaining episode of Impact Wrestling, but one that didn’t send viewers away eager to see Bound for Glory.
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