Isenberg Reacts: WWE Smackdown Live “Who is Succeeding and Who is Sucking?”

June 28, 2017

Who Is Floating?

The Tag Team division on Smackdown Live has been consistent and next week will feature a Rap Battle. I think it is a good idea to give these two teams the mic and have them face off that way before Battleground. You can only do so many tag and singles matches before the fans really tune out and only care about the payoff match. I want to see more from The New Day because they have to stay funny and interesting to not feel useless.

How useless were The New Day after dropping the WWE Tag Team Championships? Without the titles, they were used to start WrestleMania and dance like Jeff Hardy. This feud and new show gives them hope that they can milk around six months of them as a team. After that, I am not sure where they go. Also, people always complain about the tag team divisions. They are not meant to main event or carry shows. I would love that, but I am a realist. Aside from successful stables like DX or NWO, is there really a dire need to have tag teams or groups headline shows? They are that delicious side dish to prime rib. You will remember it, but will always rely on the big names and food to fill your needs up.

Also, The Fashion Police remain something I want to see every week. They just continue to be unique and different.

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Styles, Sami, Corbin and Owens

These guys can fight forever and I would be alright with it. All four men, including a Mr. Money in the Bank, continue to be very consistent with minimal storyline develoment. They usually are just hanging around the mediocre parts of the show. Smackdown Live is letting these guys wrestle and wrestle often, which I am okay with. There needs to be more importance on them over the other divisions on Smackdown Live. They need to book conflict and struggle, not a match every week where they swap wins. Establish your guys and roll with them.

There should never be a show where we do not see Styles, Owens or Nakamura in the ring. Ever. We saw that Tuesday night and was something that frustrated me. There are two hours in this show and very little was dedicated to their three biggest stars.

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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.