The WrestleMania Diaries: WrestleMania 29 in New York “300 Dollars To Sit With Me?!”

March 31, 2016

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Whether it was smoking a cigar, drinking whiskey or chugging beers, New York was good to us. I even had a Lego set of CSR made for me. Really awesome stuff! Anyways, like usual, I was enjoying friends and the events we had, but the show was what was intriguing me the most. Undertaker vs. CM Punk. Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H. The Rock vs. John Cena. This card was loaded with talent and loaded with good storylines. Instead of being in the luxurious seating, a fan of the show bid $300 dollars to sit with me. Yeah, 300 bucks. Are you serious, BRO? I was shocked, complimented and weirded out for a minute. With my boy Boston Johnnie and a new friend, we all enjoyed the event. Yes, it was cold, but Undertaker vs. Punk warmed us up.

Looking back at the entire show, it was just as good as WrestleMania 28. The Shield debuted at WrestleMania in exciting fashion. Look at where they are at now, only three years later. Big E and Dolph Ziggler were thrown into a match with Team Hell No, which is forgettable. Yes, we had Swagger vs. Del Rio, a match that I had ZERO interest in. And, what about that EPIC Fandango vs. Chris Jericho bout? After filtering through these matches, Punk and Taker delivered. Brock Lesnar and Triple H was hard hitting, but the steam from the previous match was gone. They had a tough act to follow, similar to Triple H and Randy Orton after Michaels/Undertaker at 25.

The main event was The Rock vs. John Cena. Yes, it was not excellent. Yes, there were too many finishers and guys kicking out of it. (That needs to change, BTW) It seemed like a spot fest and a choppy match, but it was The Rock and John Cena. The names carry the actual match. It was more about the torch being passed to John Cena. The event may have lacked a real level of importance in history, but the spectacle was still there. You still felt the electricity in the stadium and around the city leading up.

Overall, friends and events were better than WrestleMania 29. It was quite the experience with thousands of my friends. I thought this would be the biggest and best time I could have at a WrestleMania weekend. I was 1,000% wrong. Who would’ve thought New Orleans would trump New York for me?

Tomorrow…New Orleans. That is enough of a teaser.

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.