WrestleZone’s Top Ten: WWE Vengeance Matches

By Josh Isenberg

Number 7: Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Benoit for the vacant United States Championship: Denver, Colorado, 2003

With the US Championship Finals, we got to see a classic bout between Benoit and Guerrero. Benoit, in the weeks prior, defeated Rhyno and Matt Hardy, while Guerrero would beat Ultimo Dragon and Billy Gunn. In Denver, this was the opening contest, one that would be heavily contested. Back and forth for 22 minutes showed us why these two men were two of the greatest in ring performers in the WWE. When the referee was knocked out, Rhyno would come out for revenge, Spear Benoit and give Guerrero the upper hand. He would connect on a Frog Splash onto Benoit to win the vacant United States Championship. Funny that these two opening contest superstars would both become World Champions, both holding their respected titles after WrestleMania 20 in Madison Square Garden. The show stealer in 2003 at the Pepsi Center, Benoit and Guerrero would give fans a five star performance.

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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