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Isenberg Reacts: WWE No Mercy “Showing Off High Drama”

October 10, 2016

Not Understanding The Booking Decisions

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 14: Nikki Bella attends the 'Trainwreck' premiere at Alice Tully Hall on July 14, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Toth/FilmMagic) — NEW YORK, NY – JULY 14: Nikki Bella attends the ‘Trainwreck’ premiere at Alice Tully Hall on July 14, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Toth/FilmMagic)

Not having Becky Lynch really hurt the women’s spotlight tonight at No Mercy. First, we had Nikki Bella pick up a victory over Carmella. I think Nikki has come so far from when she debuted and really carried this match from an offensive standpoint. She would hit Rack Attack 2.0 and pick up the victory over a pretty average match. Alexa Bliss came out and talked about how she hurt Becky Lynch and Becky was afraid to face her. She still had a match and competed against Naomi. Naomi, surprisingly picked up the win over the number one contender.

Okay, let’s easily break this down. What does this win do for Nikki right now? Yes, she is better than Carmella in the ring but a win for the rookie woman would make her feel important and make her feel like she can one day become champion. Does this completely bury her? No, but a win here would have made everyone view her as a threat and not just another woman losing to Nikki Bella.

Alexa Bliss lost to Naomi. The number one contender lost an unannounced match to Naomi on a Pay-Per-View. So, Alexa goes from cleaning beating Becky Lynch to cleanly losing to someone who hasn’t had a big win her entire career. Where is the logic of that? Why in the world would they book this to make your CONTENDER to a CHAMPIONSHIP look weak? Illogical and misused are the two words I would use for tonight’s women.

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Baron Corbin defeated Jack Swagger

The Real American vs. The Lone Wolf. Two similar styles of offense clashed tonight and I was not a fan. Justin LaBar loves Baron Corbin because he owns the heel persona. Yes, he does, but no reaction is not a good thing. Who is Baron Corbin? Why does he wear those ridiculous pants and why are we supposed to hate him? This is a guy that has no identity to me and that is a reason why he is thrown in random matches without direction. You can’t give a direction to a blind guy, and Baron is Stevie Wonder. With Jack Swagger, he gets a week or two of interesting developments only to lose to Corbin. It was the right call, but this fell flat and never grabbed my interests. Hopefully, WWE lets Baron become identifiable and relies on Swagger’s former success to help him get credible once again.

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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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