WrestleZone’s Top 10: Overused Talent

May 10, 2012

Number 9: Zack Ryder

Zack Ryder

One of my favorites to watch and be entertained by, Zack Ryder very much deserves to be on TV each week. He is such a hard worker who had to step out of his boundaries to succeed. When Ryder chased the US Title, he immediately become a viral superstar. Twitter, Youtube, and Facebook gave him his opportunity to shine, and he did. What happens to Ryder now? When Zack is used on television, he is beaten by upper talent, such as Del Rio or Bryan. Ryder is a door mat for them to continue to climb the ladder. Zack is being overused and improperly used each week. He is very similar to Santino in the instance that he can easily become generic if he is exposed too much. Look at his feud with Kane, which went nowhere. He was used, then gone, and then came back and seen in every other segment backstage. Was he an assistant or a wrestler? Pick one, not both. I want to see Ryder on TV each week, but they need to book him intelligently so he continues to sell merchandise and continues to get over with the crowd. Will fans get sick of Ryder? Unfortunately, I can see it happening if he keeps on the path that creative are booking him.

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.