Isenberg’s 2012 Year In Review: WWE Title Changes

December 31, 2012

It should be interesting to see what WWE decides to do with many of the championships in the WWE in 2013. As we head into the new year, we should take a look at some of the championship changes in the WWE, as well as the impressive streaks that WWE Superstars had in 2012.

WWE Championship (1 Champion in 2012)

– CM Punk held the WWE Championship for the entire 2012 calender year. He beat Dolph Ziggler at Royal Rumble, won the Elimination Chamber match in February, continued his reign with victories against Chris Jericho at Wrestlemania and Extreme Rules. From there, he would defeat Daniel Bryan at Over The Limit, Kane and Bryan at No Way Out, Bryan at Money in the Bank, and then focused to John Cena. Punk defeated Cena at Raw 1000, Big Show and Cena at Summerslam, and then John Cena once again at Night of Champions. He would beat Ryback in October at Hell in a Cell, and then defend it successfully at Survivor Series. His reign has reached over 400 days.

World Heavyweight Championship (3 Champions in 2012)

Daniel Bryan started the year with the World Championship.He won the title in December of 2011 and hold it until 18 seconds gave Sheamus the World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania. Sheamus would defeat Del Rio, Orton, and Jericho at Over the Limit, continue with victories over Ziggler and Del Rio into the summer months, until he faced The Big Show. Sheamus lost to Show at Hell in a Cell, where Big Show has successfully defended the championship. Big Show will enter 2013 as the World Heavyweight Champion.

Intercontinental Championship (6 Champions in 2012)

Cody Rhodes won the WWE Intercontinental Championship from Ezekiel Jackson in late 2011. After months as champion, he would drop that title to Big Show at Wrestlemania 28 in Miami. The Big Show would not hold the title for long, as he would give it away to Rhodes only 28 days later. Cody would hold the title until he faced Christian in Raleigh, North Carolina. As Raw 1000 approached, The Miz came out and defeated Christian. He held the title until he finally dropped it to Kofi Kingston in October. Kingston will drop the title tonight from Washington, D.C. to Wade Barrett.

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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