Isenberg Reacts: WWE RAW “Victory is All You Need”

November 15, 2016

Charlotte, Sasha and Everyone Else

The women of Monday Night RAW got to showcase some of their abilities in the ring. This segment confused me. Mick Foley talks about how he wants to see the teams come together, but then pair them against each other? I understand that you do not have many other options, but I would not have minded seeing Becky Lynch or Nikki Bella come out and attack. We know RAW has talented women, but it seems to be Charlotte vs. Sasha and nothing else matters. Bayley, aside from her chants in Scotland last week, has been average in build. Same with Nia. Alicia is the last random woman thrown in there.

They should have utilized Dana Brooke.

Smackdown has multiple women feuding, which could cause for more chaos on Smackdown Live tonight and at Survivor Series. I just think it was illogical with how they presented the women tonight and needed to focus on Bayley or Nia.

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Face to Face

Goldberg and Brock Lesnar, with Paul Heyman, met face to face inside of the ring for the first time since WrestleMania XX. Goldberg kept interrupting Paul Heyman, as well as the Buffalo crowd chanting for Goldberg. A few comments were made by Heyman trying to tease Goldberg and all were about his family. Brock Lesnar said “shut the hell up” to the crowd in a very heelish way, which I loved. The security guards would end up getting knocked down and out of the ring after Heyman made a comment about Brock being the dad to Goldberg’s son after Survivor Series. Goldberg and Lesnar ripped their shirts off, but the Beast would retreat.

Exciting and energetic. I thought this is exactly what you needed to see from these two guys, teasing interaction but not touching. There is no need to give it away on RAW and let it marinate for another six days. I loved how Heyman and Lesnar were able to be the heel 100 percent of the time tonight, letting the chants overtake them and letting Lesnar say brief words. I would have liked to see either man talk about WrestleMania XX. Give the fans a reason why the match sucked and talk about how both men need this for their careers and for their family. There could have been more, but the energy was great. This was a really solid way to end the final segment of both men before Survivor Series.

The final question will be this: who wins?

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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.