When Bully Ray went back to Impact Wrestling at the Bound For Glory 2022 pay-per-view occasion in Albany, New York, it sent out ripples through the wrestling world. Those ripples developed into full-on waves when Ray won the Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match, making himself a world championship. Ray would challenge present Impact Wrestling World Champion Josh Alexander at the current Hard To Kill pay-per-view occasion in a Full Metal Mayhem match.
While Bully was not successful in his obstacle, it made headings for Impact Wrestling. Numerous believed he would leave the business following his loss, however Ray is relatively spending time. Ray recorded more matches as part of Impact’s latest round of tapings. Just recently, analyst Tom Hannifan discussed what Bully Ray gives the promo.
Hannifan (the previous Tom Phillips in WWE) talked with the Sports Guys Talking Wrestling podcast about Ray bringing audiences to the item, despite the fact that some fans see him adversely. He stated,
“Yeah. What’s the line from the Joker, ‘‘ some individuals simply wish to view the world burn?’ I believe Bully Ray appreciates Bully Ray and the success of Bully Ray, duration. It’s a double-edged sword since Bully Ray is a legend. He’s a two-time hall of famer in 2 various business. He’s a two-time IMPACT World Champion. There is a lot that he’s done favorably and adversely throughout the history of IMPACT Wrestling. Having him gets eyeballs, whether you’re tuning in to dislike him or like him. There are positives, however there are definitely negatives when it concerns Bully. I got to utilize a great deal of curs to describe him at the start of Hard To Kill – – thank you to Scott D’Amore for permitting me to do that and the charm of pay-per-view. I believe Bully Ray has actually made every last one of them at this moment, and to your point, he’s much like a bad cent. He keeps showing up.”