Isenberg Reacts: WWE Raw “The Bar of Success Has Been Raised”

By Josh Isenberg

Three Stars, One Match

wwe rawRusev, Kevin Owens and Cesaro all wanted a shot at John Cena and his United States Championship tonight. What we got was a Triple Threat Match and the winner would face Cena immediately after.

Rusev connects with a swinging side suplex before Owens goes for a superplex. Cesaro takes both guys down and hits a Tornado DDT. Rusev is able to break up the win with a big body splash.

Rusev locks in his finisher, but Cesaro deadlifts Rusev and suplexes him. Owens slaps both opponents in the face, only to get beaten down by both men. After an excellent trio of moves, including a triple German Suplex, Owens decides to walk out. Rusev suplex Cesaro on the side of the apron and tries to finish him with a big kick. Cesaro avoids it and locks in his crossface. Rusev picks him up off the mat and slams him.

He goes for the Accolade but Cesaro counters with the Cesaro Swing, then he rolls through and applies a Sharpshooter. After getting out of it, Rusev throws down Cesaro from the rope and hits a superkick for the win.

Three men just continue to put on great matches. I love the fact that they gave us Rusev tonight and NOT having the Dolph injury storyline keep him off of television. I am surprised to see Cesaro lose clean, especially after the performances over the past few weeks. Is he the Dolph Ziggler guy now? A guy who steals the show, but can lose over and over again only for the fans to want him more?

If WWE was smart, they move Cesaro into a bigger spot. Move him into The Authority or in a feud with the following:

  1. Ryback
  2. John Cena (by himself)
  3. Bray Wyatt
  4. Seth Rollins (The Authority)

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Josh Isenberg
Josh Isenberg

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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