Isenberg Reacts: WWE Raw “Words Speak Louder Than Actions”

June 14, 2016

Tag Teams Team Up

The Vaudevillians and The Club picked up a win over Enzo/Cass and The New Day. WWE gave these four teams the first half hour of RAW, focusing on their promo abilities and their fighting in the ring. It never bored me and always kept my interest. I will tell you this: WWE is in a very beneficial place because you have four teams that are COMPLETELY different. Enzo and Cass are over like rover, with The New Day right there. The Vaudevillians are the ONLY team that garners no cheer, but gets that important reaction. Gallows and Anderson are fresh, intense and impacting the division. Their name carries importance wherever they go.

With The Club picking up the win tonight, I begin to wonder if WWE gives them the titles on Sunday. If Enzo and Cass faced heel champions, I would pick them. I think they (unfortunately) are the least likely to walk out Sunday as champions. My second choice would be The Vaudevillians. Old school heel booking and the ability to make New Day and Enzo/Cass more popular by how much boos they get. Either way, another interesting match will take place on Sunday and all four teams you can argue deserve to win.

WZ 7.5

United States Championship

Rusev will take on Titus O’Neil on Sunday for the United States Championship. As Titus was heading to the ring, Rusev came out and attacked him on the stage. He beat down the former collegiate athlete and then locked in The Accolade. It took a few weeks, but I am not somewhat interested in seeing how Titus looks in this match.

Do we expect him to win? Of course not, but if he comes close and the crowd responds to his ability in the ring, he could be situated for a potential mid card championship run in 2016. I need to see a match of his where he stands out, becomes more than just a body. I can’t recall one match of his where I sat back and said “that guy has what it takes to be great.” He has been around long enough where Sunday is a HUGE opportunity for him. A great man, but is he great enough to succeed in the ring? Will he be another David Otunga or can he really succeed as a wrestler? I hope for the latter and tonight gave this feud a shot of adrenaline. The match needs 12-15 minutes at Money in the Bank to REALLY show us if he can hang.

WZ 5.5

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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