Isenberg Reacts: WWE Smackdown “Not Much Effort Into Depth of Storylines”

June 12, 2015

The Miz Could Make It Better

wwe smackdown Ryback defeated The Miz on Smackdown Thursday night in an entertaining bout. The Miz continues to be consistent in any role that WWE asks of him. You cannot say that he does not know how to play a heel that everyone hates. He is talented in that aspect and could be a good addition to Ryback vs. Big Show.

I am not for Ryback vs. Big Show on Sunday. Add The Miz. Give us a little flavor, a wildcard that would really be interesting. We know neither The Miz or Big Show will actually win, but I would rather have three guys battling than two slower opponents trying to “slug it out.” Why does The Big Show just come right back and get into a championship match? Does this bother anyone else as much as it does to me?

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Bad News For King Barrett

Don’t you just get the sense that Barrett as King will go down as a horrible decision? Look at what has happened with him. He gets a really good gimmick in delivering Bad News. The crowd loves him and then WWE makes sure he stays a heel. As soon as he drops the IC title, he drops all momentum he has. He goes from a Dean Ambrose feud to a pre-show match with R-Truth.

The sad thing is that Truth is not a bad wrestler, he just has a very dry and repetitive gimmick. His gimmick, ring work and persona has not changed in years. I do not discredit the actual talent, but I do discredit how WWE portrays Barrett as this guy who seemingly can’t catch a break. All hail King Barrett? What has he done?

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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.