A slew of solid matches and an appearance from Abyss and Raven added some fun to a show that felt all too convenient with Homecoming around the corner. While Impact has been decent as of late, the later time slot makes it have to be even better to keep its hardcore fans. So far, it hasn’t done that.
Matches:Â
Ultimate X Qualifier: Jake Crist vs. Willie Mack: This was an excellent opening match and without a doubt the match of the night. Mack did everything but win, although Crist proved he’s a more than capable singles performer. The mini-draw got the win with the Super Cutter from the top rope.
Dark Allie vs. Heather Monroe: Allie got the win with the Codebreaker and after the match, Allie and Su Yung beat on Monroe and Kiera Hogan.
Desi Hit Squad: Rohit Raju and Raj Singh w/Gama Singh vs. Damien Hyde and Manny Lemons: This was a pure squash as the 2.0 DHS won with the Knee/Samoan Drop Combo.
Ultimate X Qualifier: Ethan Page vs. Matt Sydal: Page stepped up and got the win with a Senton Bomb, but hit several awesome counters throughout.
Impact World Champion: Johnny Impact and Taya Valkyrie vs. Moose and Impact Knockouts Champion Tessa Blanchard: Valkyrie won with the Surfboard STF on Blanchard, but the real developments occurred after the match as Moose and Blanchard attacked Impact and Valkyrie. Killer Kross tries to break it up before Brian Cage clears the ring and stares down the Impact Champion.
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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