Isenberg Reacts: WWE Night of Champions “Night of Changes, Night of Confusion”

September 21, 2015

Dolph Ziggler vs. Rusev

wwe night of champions In a competitive match, Dolph Ziggler and Rusev are scripted pretty similar to their match at SummerSlam. Rusev gains early control, targeting the back and legs of Dolph. Dolph is able to reverse the momentum and hit a Fameasser for two. Rusev fires back with a sidekick and tries another one, but Ziggler counters and applies the sleeper hold. Dolph Ziggler plants Rusev with a DDT. Rusev turns around and kicks Ziggler’s head off.

Rusev goes for the Accolade and Ziggler escapes and a superkick of his own. Summer comes up on the ring apron and is in the ring. She gets ejected and throws a shoe that accidentally hits Rusev. Dolph Ziggler lands the Zig Zag for the win.

Who throws a shoe? Honestly? This match was just okay for me. About 7 of 12 minutes of this match was more kicking and more stomping than anything else. I like the pairing and think they work well, but there are too many similarities. Rusev is a great athlete, but kicking all the time only weakens him. Name a big heavyweight that only kicked for offense. That seems to be what Rusev is about, which isn’t a great thing.

At the end of the match, Dolph wins for what reason? Why is this feud continuing? I really feel WWE does not know what else to do with these competitors. If Lana was not injured, I feel that it ends tonight. It won’t, especially since Dolph kissed the wrist of Summer Rae after the match. What the hell is going on?

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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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