WrestleMania Prediction Machine: The Final Results

April 1, 2012

Team Teddy vs. Team Johnny

Nick Paglino:

Regardless of which team wins this match, I don't see Long or Laurinaitis staying off WWE TV permanently, so the power struggle might continue on after WrestleMania. At this point, I think Johnny has more "momentum" on the Raw side of things, and is a fresher, albeit wholly boring, character, and Teddy Long is growing somewhat stale in the SD! GM role. So as far as 'Mania goes, my pick is Team Laurinaitis, but I think Teddy Long will be back in the fold at some point.

Justin LaBar:

Team Laurinaitis has a stacked team which could spell trouble for them. However, I think WWE likes the reaction big Johnny gets and thinks he would be a good character to have on both shows. I say team Johnny wins.

Josh Isenberg:

Based on the tenure of Teddy Long on Smackdown, I see team Johnny winning here. They have more talent than Teddy has, but I wish this match was an elimination match. I see a lot of finishers countering one another. What happens here is Dolph Ziggler or The Miz will be the one with the pin fall. I think either of those guys would be the best choice. The only wish I have is that they get 15 minutes minimum for everyone to get a piece of the action. This is basically in place of the Money in the Bank, so this would be a great time cruncher with a lot of action from your future.

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.