The WrestleMania Diaries : WrestleMania 31 in California “Best Moment Ever”

April 2, 2016

San Jose Airport was flooded with WrestleMania banners, signs and fans. WWE definitely infiltrated California and jumping off the flight gave me goosebumps. The weather was spectacular and it was going to be another eventful weekend. New people to our crew included Ethian, Jean-Francois (We need to hit another gentleman’s club in Dallas), Trevor and Amber Ellison, Bam Stone (with alotta guys) and Caroline Collins. The group expanded BIG TIME and it could not have been a better group of people.

The festivities were packed with Vince Russo events, including Rookie’s Sports Lodge being our hub for the weekend. Whether it was lunch, dinner, drinks or parties, we were here. It was a blast to be taken care of so much by the staff there. We felt like a million bucks and probably drank that amount as well. First thing is first: Brian Gulish busted his ass off this weekend. I give credit to LaBar and myself from time to time, but this was his idea. It went off without a hitch (that I saw). Appetizers, open tabs and 50 fans for a close session with Russo really helped us enjoy the company.

The next night, J. Lohr winery took care of us with a fancier night. Throwing on my maroon pants, tie and vest we wined and dined like kings and queens. The finest cheeses, the tastiest reds and whites. I can remember speaking with a new member of the group at length, Brian Karavlan. The man from Pittsburgh and now living up in Northern California connected immediately with the group. Aside from being the most annoying CM Punk mark in the history of the universe, he is actually a really great dude. Yes, he had his special moment later that night with Sunny. (No, he is not in her new video) I also can remember when Jeff Hardy gave me a hug and said, thanks for being so good to Matt. He said great things about you guys. So, we went from happy hour with Vince to seemingly every TNA superstar at the Nash party. Again, a party you MUST go to. Just make sure your pretty ladies go nowhere near Hornswoggle. Dude creeps harder than Facebook stalkers.

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.