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Inside WrestleMania 31: Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar

March 29, 2015

By Josh Isenberg

Inside WrestleMania 31: WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Brock Lesnar

wrestlemania 31 Brock Lesnar is 6’3” and 280 pounds at age 37.

2-2 WrestleMania record

WrestleMania Wins:

Kurt Angle

The Undertaker

WrestleMania Losses

Goldberg

Triple H

Roman Reigns:

WrestleMania 31 Roman Reigns is 6’3” and 265 pounds at age 29

2-0 at WrestleMania

WrestleMania Wins:

Orton/Sheamus/Big Show

Outlaws/Kane

Brock Lesnar won his first WrestleMania match 12 years ago in Seattle against Kurt Angle. It would take him 11 more years to win another, but he would be the one who became the one in 21-1. One can say that Brock Lesnar is the most dominant champion and the most believable champion in WWE history. I tend to agree because he is the realist thing to come to professional wrestling EVER.

Roman Reigns is viewed as “not ready” by many internet fans and fans across the world. It is hard to argue this, but Roman Reigns has impressed me over the past 4-6 months, continuing to improve in the ring and has the speed, athleticism and strength to keep up with Brock Lesnar. Some question his ability to carry a match, but Brock Lesnar can carry one even better.

The feud took a huge shot of adrenaline on Tuesday, when Brock Lesnar announced on ESPN SportsCenter that he re-signed a deal with WWE, keeping himself with the company on a multi-year deal. The question is this:

If Roman Reigns loses, does that kill his momentum and character? If Brock Lesnar loses, how does this affect his future? I think WWE has one option now and that option is having Brock Lesnar win and continue his reign on top. If you know Brock Lesnar is a “global attraction,” keep your company’s prestigious championship around his waist and let the mid card titles become important. Either way, I am excited to see this match on Sunday and think it will be much better than many people expect.

Can we all just agree that Paul Heyman is the best manager/advocate in the history of this industry?

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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.