Isenberg Reacts: WWE Raw “They Need A Superstar, Not A Wrestler”

By Josh Isenberg

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Paige and Charlotte lock up with neither being able to gain an advantage. The referee calls for a break, but Paige slaps Charlotte in the face. Charlotte then slaps Paige in the face. The match has just started, but totally degenerated into a slap fight. Charlotte slaps on an armbar, but Paige gets to the ropes. Paige refuses to get back in the ring. Charlotte brings Paige in the hard way and hit s a running knee drop.Charlotte wraps Paige in a figure four headlock and slams her around the ring. Charlotte gets on the second rope, but Paige tripsIsenberg Reacts: WWE Raw her, which causes Charlotte to hit her head on the top rope.

Paige puts Charlotte in a deathlock/chin lock combo. Charlotte get to the ropes to break the hold. Paige hits multiple strikes followed by a figure four headlock of her own. Paige suplexes Charlotte into the ropes. Charlotte is favoring her knee. Paige kicks Charlotte in the head for another two count. Paige suplexes Charlotte into the ropes on the other side of the ring. Paige transitions from a modified single leg crab to a crossface Charlotte stands up and ducks a clothesline. Both Paige and Charlotte kick each other in the face at the same time. Alas, Charlotte Spears Paige to the outside and they both get counted out.
 
Paige attacks after the match and locks in PTO on the announce table. 

For the second straight night, Paige and Charlotte put on a really good and competitive match. I was not sure how they would continue this, but the angle of Charlotte being under the ropes gives the feud another month and into 2016. I do wonder about what more they can do. Do you have a stipulation match between the two? I am all for making their next match meaningful and “revolutionary.” A submission match makes the most sense, but I would not be against a Tables Match if they can make it logical. Either way, another great match and another month of these two battling it out. Sign me up.

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Who is Next in Line?

Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler picked up a tag team victory over Kevin Owens and Tyler Breeze when Breeze took the pinfall. The booking of Kevin Owens intrigues me. First, you have him win against John Cena, only to lose a few times against him in return. Okay, the guy belongs in a main event spot. They move him to Cesaro before becoming IC Champion over Ryback. He is a stellar wrestler, but his storytelling is what gets him through and what makes him stand out from the other presumed “mid card talent.”

Owens and Ambrose seem to be the way they are going and it is a MISTAKE. This is similar to WWE pairing Roman and Bray, with both men really needing victories to make themselves established. If Dean loses, he is viewed as what? If Owens loses, all of the fans will think that creative is not behind him. KO is ready. He is unique and has a Punk-like following right now. Capitalize on that and let Owens carry a feud. It is frustrating that he debuts like a badass and now is the traditional coward heel in WWE.

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Josh Isenberg
Josh Isenberg

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. 

 

 

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