Title This: WWE Smackdown Reaction 5-10-13

May 11, 2013

The Storylines

Dean Ambrose vs. Daniel Bryan ends in a No Contest. This was a fantastic match for so many reasons. For the third straight week, Ambrose is in a high profile single's match. Ambrose is holding his own and then some with the best WWE has to offer. I really enjoyed the intelligence behind each move, behind each motion, and behind each reversal. They needed to keep both men looking strong without suffering a big loss. After the match, Kofi Kingston comes down and attacks Ambrose and The Shield. All hell breaks loose, and this ends the segment.

-Ambrose vs. Kingston is really smart. Kingston needs a heel that is over. The Shield are those guys. He will not be around for a while. He seems to be the holder until The Shield holds the Tag and US Titles. I salivate at this idea because it gives two obsolete championships meaning once again.

Grade: A-

Big E Langston vs. Jack Swagger ends when Alberto Del Rio gets involved. Take the match for what it was. They continue to bottle up this feud with basically 7 pieces. AJ Lee, Big E, Zeb, and Ricardo are just as important, in the writers eyes, of Dolph, Del Rio, and Jack. Alberto looks strong this week with a ladder in his hands. I assume they will go simple and make Ziggler and Big E the strong looking ones on Raw or Smackdown. I really hope Dolph's concussion does not sideline him. He is a desperate piece to the revitalization of Smackdown's main event.

Grade: B-

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.