Title This: Impact Wrestling Reaction 9-6

September 7, 2012

Al Snow confronts Joey Ryan

What I Liked:

Joey Ryan has grown on me ever since he has tried to cause chaos. Al Snow comes out and says that he will give Ryan a chance to earn a contract, if he beats Snow himself. Al Snow was surprisingly good on the microphone, did not overact his part, and Ryan finished the segment well. You need to milk Joey Ryan and his disagreement with the company as much as you can. He is connecting with the crowd in various ways, and his match with Snow will cause more interest than any other Al Snow match in recent memory.

What I Disliked:

Is Al Snow really the best option? The only gripe I have with this is that Al Snow really did not do much in his career to be evaluating talent. Maybe it is just me, but it seems like a weak choice.

Grade: C+

–Austin Aries has a member of Aces and Eights tied up in a chair and is threatening him.

Bully Ray def. Rob Van Dam

What I Liked:

Bully Ray works often in this match, focusing on weakening the limbs of Rob Van Dam. I thought the psychology of the match was solid, with Bully continuing to work on RVD's legs. We know he strikes with kicks and athletic moves, so it made perfect sense for Ray to focus on that. As the match progresses, RVD will get his natural flurry of offense, only to get hit with a picture perfect boot to his face. Bully Ray continues to gain the upper hand, countering moves and setting up for the finish. RVD looks to have Ray finished, but a Five Star Frog Splash ends with a Bubba Cutter instead for the win. It was not perfect, but looked pretty good on TV. I enjoyed the match and did not think there were many weak spots throughout. They were given into a commercial break, and really made the match worth every minute. That is the good thing about BFG series because you will always get a good match each week. They have focused on actual wrestling and solid matches each week, which is far different from what WWE is trying to do. Both have positives and negatives, but I did not see a negative here. Both men worked with their strengths, and did not give many mistakes for the crowd to see. Great work.

Grade: A-

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.