TNA Impact Wrestling Coverage: Angle Still Champ

Four solid matches and the end of a few feuds make this past week’s Impact Wrestling one that was more about building towards the future.

While it wasn’t the best show the promotion has put on since it got on Destination America, it’s one that sets the scene for some exciting new match-ups.

Matches:

Submission: Eric Young vs. Bobby Roode: A tough match that saw both competitors beat on each other, with Roode hitting signature offense as well as the Crossface and Crab, while Young worked on Roode’s knee on the outside and hit a ton of strikes. After Young couldn’t get Roode to submit to the Figure Four, Roode got Young to submit to the Crossface, but the referee had something in his eyes and didn’t see it. Once he escaped, Young switched his brace around to apply more pressure and then got Roode to submit to the Figure Four.

Gail Kim vs. Angelina Love: A solid Knockouts match that saw Kim fight hard, but Love was extra solid with counters and the Botox Injection. But in typical Kim fashion, she hit the Eat Defeat out of nowhere for the win.

Bram vs. Magnus: This match had a little bit of everything, weapons, interference (James Storm got Mickie James out of harms way ironically.) and a ton of near-falls. Magnus eventually got the win with Two Powerbombs an the Urinage Suplex.

TNA World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle vs. Bobby Lashley: This was an epic, with finishers galore and plenty of kick-outs. At the same time, it sucks to see Lashley toned down after being so dominating for so long. After Angle got Lashley in the Ankle Lock following the Olympic Slam, Lashley was able to roll through and keep the match going. Working on Angle on the outside, Lashley got an advantage, hitting a Vertical Suplex and a Spear, but Angle kicked out. Angle then hit the top rope Olympic Slam, but Lashley kicked out. A segment later, Lashley locked in the Ankle Lock, but Angle countered into a Rollup (which a video replay later showed that LAshley’s shoulder wasn’t pinned) for 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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