Isenberg Reacts: WWE NXT “Goodbye Tye, Hello Hideo”

April 20, 2017

Goodbye To Tye Dillinger

The Perfect 10 ended his run in NXT against Eric Young in a Steel Cage match. Eric Young, as dangerous as they come, used the cage so much in the match. It worked for his intensity and his ruthless attacks. Tye Dillinger finally got the upper hand by tossing Young around the ring and into the cage. A powerbomb and a nice move from the top gave Dillinger the upper hand for a moment. A great spot in the match was an absolutely perfect elbow drop from Young to Tye. After that, a bloodied Young got some assistance from his members of Sanity.

Kassius Ohno and Roderick Strong helped out their friend in the ring, while Dillinger hit a cross body onto Young and Killian Dain. He is able to escape the cage and end his NXT run with his biggest win.

Tye Dillinger is one of my favorite guys from NXT. His work ethic has been spotlighted over his career, but he was always the guy that came up short. Tonight’s match was not about Sanity. It was about a memorable win for Tye Dillingre and his exit. He does not need the big treatment like Nakamura or Balor. He is not on their level and that is perfectly fine. Tye Dillinger got a great sendoff on NXT in Full Sail University, where he has been beloved and grown leaps and bounds. His next step will be something of importance on Smackdown Live. To think he will be used poorly on Tuesday nights is a very pessimistic way of thinking. If he gets the crowd behind him like he did in NXT, there is no reason to think he can succeed on Smackdown.

Tonight was a perfect ending for Dillinger. The cage match was just enough. A few big spots, some good wrestling and an overall good ending to the night.

Lastly, the new music and graphics were much needed and excellent. It feels like a new era and these changes only remind us that new and fresh is on the way.

WZ 7.5

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WZ 7

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.