Jeff Jarrett is in charge and Ethan Carter III is still the TNA World Heavyweight Champion. With Austin Aries’ departure as well and a beefy card, this past week’s episode of Impact managed to hit a few high notes.
Check out this week’s Impact Power Rankings to see who else made the most of No Surrender.
Honorable Mention: Mr. Anderson: Although he got the snot beat out of him after the match, it was nice to see former the TNA World Heavyweight Champion get a win over the much younger Bram.
5: Eli Drake: His win over Drew Galloway was a good step for the youngster, but we aren’t impressed just yet.
4: Gail Kim: Her win over the Dollhouse is only step one. She needs a clean win over Taryn Terrell. Then and only then will she feel ready to reclaim the Knockout title. One of the most dominant female performers ever, Kim’s return to TNA solidifies a weaker than usual Knockouts division.
3: Rockstar Spud: His win over Austin Aries puts him in with the elite X-Division stars in the company. With Tigre Uno lacking a real challenger, can Spud be the guy to save the once dominant X-Division?
2: Jeff Jarrett: With Bully Ray taken out, Jarrett has “volunteered†to be in charge of TNA. Given an opportunity to run the show next week, can he add some much-needed spice to the show?
1: Ethan Carter III: Beating Matt Hardy is tough enough, but doing it in a hardcore ladder match is buts. Taking everything Hardy threw at him, Carter continues to prove he’s more than just a cocky heel.
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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