Title This: WWE Raw Reaction 4-23-12

April 24, 2012

The Big Show and The Great Khali def. Cody Rhodes and Alberto Del Rio:

What I Liked:

Man, besides liking the combination of Rhodes and Del Rio, this match was pretty brutal. ADR did a nice job trying to chop down the giants, while Rhodes did the same, but they are SO limited in what type of offense they can do. I did enjoy the Figure Four Leg Lock that Rhodes applied. That is a nice way for Rhodes to add another move in his arsenal.

What I Disliked:

Khali and Show get the win. Are you kidding me? A bad match with two guys who have nothing else to gain. We do not care whatsoever for Khali. Couldn't Show team up with Gabriel or someone that can actually work. Honestly, this is an absolute ridiculous tag team. Del Rio and Rhodes deserve so much more than getting beaten by a guy like Khali. Awful decision and booking.

Grade: D

John Laurinaitis sets up field sobroity test for Punk later. If he fails, Jericho will be awarded the WWE Championship.

Brock Lesnar is asked why he is late by Josh Matthews. Matthews gets scared and says he was just doing his job. Lesnar throws him into the set, well, the curtains.

Nikki Bella def. Beth Phoenix to win the Divas Championship:

What I Liked:

At least this match was not 2 minutes. They were given 5 and was not a bad match overall. Beth is the best in ring worker, and this decision for her to lose has to be because she is injured or is taking time off. Her title reign did not have many opponents that were legit, but Beth needs to find something different. People never really care about a Divas Champion, but some did with Beth. I am sure they are going to somewhat repackage her character and come back in a bigger and better way. I look forward to see where Beth goes from here.

What I Disliked:

Why Nikki Bella? With her contract expiring soon, is this a way to keep the Bellas in WWE? I would rather have a good wrestler like Natalya or even a younger Diva like Kaitlyn win the title over Beth. Give the fans a reason to care, and I do not care about the Bellas. They drop the title in an unannounced title match, no preparing, and was out of place. That shows how much they could care less about women's wrestling. It is kind of ashame.

Grade: C-

Josh controls most of the creative writing and ideas for the show on a weekly basis, as well as an on-air talent.

Aside from working with WrestleZone, Isenberg began his career in Broadcast Journalism interning at ESPN and worked with CBS Radio for three years. He has also had the opportunity to interview some of the best athletes and performers alive, including Andrew McCutchen, Ben Roethlisberger, Chris Jericho, Billy Gunn, Karl Anderson, Matt Hardy, Steven Strasburg and others.

Currently, Josh Isenberg works for Major League Baseball in their Advanced Media Productions. He grew up in Pittsburgh and went to Point Park University, which is where Chair Shot Reality is filmed each week.

His life outside of his obsession with wrestling include being a savant for Seinfeld, NFL, NBA, MLB and many television shows. He also has an undying love for musicals, which includes many shows he was a part of in high school. Some of his favorite wrestling moments can be linked to such superstars as Edge, The Rock, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels and The Great Khali.