Isenberg Reacts: WWE Smackdown “The Maharaja is Mistakenly Booked…Again”

August 9, 2017

Mistake with The Maharaja

The main event was a good one. Jinder Mahal took on Randy Orton ended the night with a solid fight, but Randy Orton hit an RKO out of nowhere for the win. Randy Orton pinned the WWE Champion, clean, to end the night. Did you read that right? The CHAMPION ON SMACKDOWN, less than 2 weeks from SummerSlam lost to someone who has a very unimportant match at SummerSlam.

Why in the world does this make sense and why does WWE think that Jinder Mahal cannot win a match by himself? Look, heels cheat to win. I get that logic, but even him hitting a low blow or something along those lines, would have been much more effective for Jinder. This is just another case of bad booking for your champion and a win here would make it feel more important if Shinsuke Nakamura would actually beat him at SummerSlam.

The only logical part of the main event happened in the last five seconds, where Rusev kicked Randy Orton and he went down on the stage. It was rushed again, as WWE is having issues with timing on Smackdown Live. Timing and booking your world champion poorly makes tonight’s show go from great to slightly above average.

WZZ 6.5

@JoshIsenberg4 on Twitter. WWE Smackdown Live 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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