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Isenberg Reacts: WWE NXT in 2017 “What You Need To Know”

January 12, 2017

Tag Teams Question Future

With #DIY as your reigning and defending NXT Champions, the depth of this division is now in limbo. With The Authors of Pain and TM-61 as two legit contenders, many wonder what the next step for The Revival will be.

There has never been a more dominant and talented tag team than The Revivial in NXT. In February, let The Revival debut on Smackdown Live. Look at the tag teams they have and tell me who is better than them aside from American Alpha? We have seen American Alpha vs. The Revival in NXT and 2017 is the right time to introduce that feud on a grand and national stage.

As much as I would love to see those guys fight at WrestleMania, another idea might be better. RAW and Smackdown Live have a combined 9 championships. There is NO way all 9 of those will be defended at WrestleMania, especially when you have Brock Lesnar, Goldberg, Seth Rollins, Triple H and others most likely not competing for gold. Why would there not be a RAW vs. Smackdown Live Tag Team match? Put something on the line, potentially a trade of sorts, a free agent signing or even bragging rights. How great of a match would American Alpha vs. Cesaro and Sheamus be? Sign me up for that clinic of mat technicians and strong bodies.

Aside from what to do with The Revival, Authors of Pain are the best choice to fight #DIY for now. TM-61 is talented. They are skilled performers, but we still aren’t sure of their gimmick or personality. That is an issue at times for NXT Tag Teams.

The Perfect Ten, Sanity and More…

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.