Top Ten: Best of WWE 2011

December 21, 2011

Number 2: CM Punk's Rise to Stardom

What a difference a year makes. CM Punk went from an upper mid card talent to the "It" guy for the WWE. With a solid performance at WrestleMania versus Randy Orton, Punk was close to becoming irrelavant. With a real life contract dispute, it looked like CM Punk was on his way out. Instead, they capitalized on an opportunity and it payed off. CM Punk dropped a pipe bomb, breaking the walls inside the WWE brass. We heard truth, realism, and a sense or urgency. CM Punk would carry the movement of making the WWE "cool" again. He did just that. Chicago, Illinois at Money in the Bank was one of the best crowds I have ever heard. Punk won the title, left WWE, only to come back with a new look, a new song, and a new way of life. He became so popular, he leaped Cena in merchandise sales, popularity, and even his legitamacy as the Best in the World. He will be a main stay in the main event level from now on, and his success comes greatly from himself. That is something rare we see these days. No politics, straight edge, and heart is why we love CM Punk. It is also why Punk will continue to rise and stay at the top. 2011 was the year of Punk.

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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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