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Isenberg Reacts: WWE Smackdown Live “A Stone Cold Attack From Kevin Owens”

September 13, 2017

New WWE Tag Team Champions

In a Sin City Street Fight, The New Day claimed the Smackdown Tag Team Championships once again. This match was the best of the night, as it featured a great amount of physicality and creativity. From chair maneuvers to Kendo Sticks and Big E looking at his best ever, The New Day were able to end the night of The Uso’s with tossing Jey off the top rope and through a table, followed by the Midnight Hour onto Jimmy to pick up the win. Once again, two of the best tag teams in this decade put on another excellent match and you can always count on these guys to entertain.

The Uso’s are at the top of their game, especially with adding spot-on kicks to their offense to really knock the bigger men down to size. They are so in sync with one another that each move and each defensive reaction seems perfect. This works well with a team that just continues to be important and interesting. Do you realize how difficult it is for a team like The New Day to continue to be “the” tag team in WWE after so much success and so many challengers? I credit them for doing something that not many tag teams have been able to do over this long of a span. It is amazing to me how great these teams work together and keep things fresh, even if this is like the 10th or so match against one another in the past 1-2 years. Their quick break from Smackdown Live and RAW let The Uso’s reboot and come back as the best heel tag team in the company.

WZ 8.5

Natalya defeated Naomi

The third championship match was the weakest of the three, but still pretty decent. Natalya fended off the offensive electricity that Naomi provided and made her tap out to the Sharpshooter as Carmella looked on. As this match was booked, it was more about showcasing the offense of Naomi than making Natalya look like a dominant champion. As I said last week, Las Vegas would’ve been the perfect opportunity for Carmella to cash in, but WWE brought her and Ellsworth out to commentary.

When I saw this, I knew that she would not cash in. I felt like if Carmella walked out as champion, this would’ve been so much sweeter and more impactful. This night felt like a PPV and during the match I wanted it to happen. Seeing everything else that happened, it might be the best choice to NOT have her cash-in and be forgotten in a night that would soon be EXTREMELY memorable.

WZ 5.5

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.