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Isenberg Reacts: WWE RAW “Superstar Shakeup’s Shocks and Surprises”

By Josh Isenberg

The Miz, Maryse and Dean Ambrose Come To WWE RAW

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The Miz and Maryse come out dressed as John Cena and Nikki Bella. Soon after, Dean Ambrose interrupts them and all three are new members of WWE RAW. Dean ends the segment giving him a Dirty Deeds. Looking at this to kick off WWE RAW, it is definitely a way for WWE to thank The Miz and Maryse for being the most consistent heels in WWE. It could be a promotion for them, but it could also stunt his growth. I think The Miz had a better opportunity at being World Champion than Universal Champion. Moving to WWE RAW should be a good thing for him, but I fear that he will be relegated to what he was before. Not that being an Intercontinental Champion is a bad thing, but we saw Miz resurrect himself at the end of 2016 in excellent feuds with Dolph Ziggler and John Cena. This should give you confidence in what and who he can work with, but will WWE go all the way with him again?

Dean Ambrose to WWE RAW means Kevin Owens to Smackdown Live, right? The Kevin Owens Show will be blue on Smackdown Live Tuesday night. I do not love the idea of Dean Ambrose to WWE RAW. I fear we will see too many reunions of The Shield. Splitting them all off did so many positive things for Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. Maybe this is what Dean Ambrose needs to progress, but I just am not in love with him coming to WWE RAW.  It seems like they are trying too hard to give WWE RAW “potential” main event guys when in reality, they are building the mid card up for a three hour show.

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The Revival Defeat The New Day

Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson picked up a win on WWE RAW with a beautiful finisher to Xavier Woods. A solid bout and nice reaction for “Top Guys” tells me that The New Day might be headed to Smackdown Live. Is there really anything else that The New Day can do on WWE RAW? Giving them a fresh start on Tuesday nights can open up more opportunities for the younger teams on WWE RAW. It can also give American Alpha, The Uso’s and maybe another team on Smackdown Live the opportunity to work with an established team and an established brand. If this is it for The New Day on WWE RAW, it was one hell of a ride.

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Josh Isenberg
Josh Isenberg

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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