Isenberg Reacts: WWE NXT “Friendship Finally Turns Volatile”

July 27, 2017

Hideo Itami vs. Kassius Ohno

Friends do battle in the main event, with Itami working over Kassius with some stiff kicks. This gets Ohno angry enough to get up after a neck snap from the ropes and slap Itami in the chest. He hits a leg lariat and then is ready to hit him with some elbows. A spinning boot gives him a two count and then a Senton Splash for another close call. Hideo hits a Fisherman’s Suplex and then a running dropkick into the corner. He goes for the GTS, but ends up getting a boot to the face. He ends up getting disqualified with a low blow, where he snaps and takes Ohno out with some GTS finishers.

This is something that has been brewing for months and finally a great turn is solidifed. Hideo Itami has needed something like this and has been a guy with so much talent, yet so little personality. His GTS is hard to execute on larger men, but it worked tonight with his heel turn. Ohno is a likable guy from the NXT Universe and you saw a slow, but methodical turn from him. The GTS to land Ohno on the steps was a nice way to end the night, really showing how full circle he has come. They should be able to tear the house down in Brooklyn, where a 20 minute match can be magic between these talented performers who are finally getting comfortable in their skin in NXT.

WZ 7.5

@JoshIsenberg4 on Twitter. WWE NXT Rating:

WZZ 6.5

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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