Isenberg Reacts: Impact Wrestling “Lashley Is On His Own”

January 17, 2015

Bobby Roode vs. Eric Young

impact wrestling This match gets started on the outside and stays there for quite some time. Young takes over and throws Roode into the barricade. EY and Roode get into the ring and both men exchange chops. Young hits a running forearm and gets a two count. Roode tries the Roode Bomb and Young reverses it into an eye rake. There is NO DQ, mind you.

Eric Young hits a Piledriver into the steel chair. He picks up the win.

Bobby Roode gets very little offense in tonight. What the hell is going on? Roode goes a long time in the main event against Lashley, but cannot garner much offense against Eric Young? I cannot understand this logic. Eric Young is NOT a main event guy. I am sorry to say, even though he is a really good performer.

This was very shocking to me. Roode vs. Young could be a really good feud, if they give it the proper time. Both guys are TNA thick and thin. They have the history and the experience. The match was good and was entertaining, but I just don’t know if the final 3-4 minutes were the right booking decision.

WZ 5.5

Knockouts Tag Team Match

Angelina clotheslines Brooke Tessmacher. Brooke hits a drop toe hold on Velvet and then tags in the Knockouts Championship. Taryn hits a spinning neckbreaker and then a suplex. After a few more moves, Velvet Sky rolls up Brooke for the win. The lights go out and Awesome Kong appears.

Awesome Kong clotheslines Angelina and shoulder blocks Sky. DJ Z yells at Kong and she chokeslams him for good measure. Havok comes down the the ring. Both Knockouts are separated by the officials.

I liked the interaction with Havok and Kong. The match itself was not that good, but I think TNA finally realized what I have been saying for months: Havok was painted into a corner by not being able to work with anyone her size. As champion, Havok was very difficult to build around. This helps her with a feud for a few months and is the perfect fit. Big versus big in the Knockouts Division is the only way to go with these talented and skilled women.

WZ 6

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.