Isenberg Reacts: WWE Smackdown “Limit The Contenders”

March 6, 2015

Tyson Kidd and Cesaro defeated Los Matadores

smackdown Kidd and Cesaro pick up the win after some trickery attempts from El Torito and his teammates. I am not sure what to say here. I can easily talk about the lack of tag teams in the WWE, but that has seemed to be the case for years. I can talk about how WWE is not sure where Cesaro and Kidd are going at WrestleMania.

I would not be against a tag team championship rematch, but maybe have some sort of stipulation. I can see a simple tag team title match being effective as well, because the card has a few stipulation matches already. Either way, do we really care to see the champions beat a team like this on Smackdown? Isn’t there a better way to utilize them?

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Ryback vs. Kane/Ryback vs. Big Show

Ryback and Kane start off with a physical match. Ryback hits a few body slams and Kane takes over with a big boot. Ryback ducks a move and Kane almost knocks Big Show off the apron. This allows Ryback to hit Meathook Clothesline and a Shell Shock for the win.

Big Show now wants a piece of Ryback and both men go at it. Ryback slams him in the corner and rams him with his shoulder a few times, then he hits a spinebuster and calls for a Meathook. Ryback hits Kane with a clothesline, which allows Big Show to hit Knockout Punch for the win.

It was not a bad few segments for three guys in the Battle Royal, but I do think that WWE is going to try and push Kane vs. Big Show at some point, which I DO NOT WANT TO SEE. Ryback is a guy that is in flux right now.

What do you do with him? Is he a favorite to win the Battle Royal? He could easily get that win and continue his slow push up top again. Either way, not a bad segment but there was a lack of intrigue from my end. I am just over seeing Kane and Big Show being a primary focus on a weekly basis.

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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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