WZ’s Top Ten: WrestleMania WWE Title Matches

March 11, 2012

Number 5: WrestleMania XIV: Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Shawn Michaels

At a time where professional wrestling was infiltrating itself into the world of entertainment, Vince McMahon called upon Mike Tyson. The Baddest Man on the Planet would be the special enforcer between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels. Two men with two completely different career paths would face off in Boston in 1998 with the WWE Championship in the balance. Power and brutality described Austin, while athletic and intelligent would describe the champion. Austin, never a world champion, would have to get past his personal beef with Tyson and beat Michaels. Michaels, although hurt, put on quite a show. His cocky, arrogant, and degenerative state would counter the bad ass mentality of Austin. At the end of the night, JR says it right, “The Austin Era has begun.” It was an era we could never forget. Great physical match, even better story heading into X-Rated WrestleMania.

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.

Follow @JoshIsenberg4