Title This: WWE Friday Night Smackdown Reaction 1-25-13

January 26, 2013

The Stories

– WWE Champion CM Punk comes out to talk about what happened on Raw with The Shield and The Rock. He calls out the three men, so Reigns, Rollins, and Ambrose come through the crowd. Punk talks about injustice and says he has never asked for their help and does not want them interfering this Sunday. That was basically it with them, and I was hoping we got something unexpected. They just left, and looked a little out of place. I was waiting for something more, but then I remembered it was Smackdown. Out comes The Rock for his final words to CM Punk.

With The Rock, you know what you are going to get. I was surprised to see him live again on Smackdown. He came out more serious than previous weeks, and it was much needed. He has cracked jokes, sang, and has been light hearted. We needed to see the visual switch flipped, and he did that. His tone was more serious and he looked ready to fight. It was a great decision to have him talk and then walk away. We have all seen him and Punk interact enough physically, so this was a great way to lead into Rumble.

Grade: B

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.