
Solomonster Sounds Off
Solomonster Sounds Off tackles the good, the bad and the ugly from the world of pro wrestling
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Jun 25, 2023 • 2h 14min
Sound Off 814 - Forbidden Door PREDICTIONS And Who Wins MONEY IN THE BANK This Year?
Support our sponsor by using the link below for the special Solomonster offer!BETTERHELP - Get 10 PERCENT OFF your first month and give online therapy a try at http://www.betterhelp.com/solomonster to start being your best self. Thanks to BetterHelp for sponsoring this week's episode!It's FORBIDDEN DOOR SUNDAY and I've got a full rundown with predictions for tonight's card, including Danielson against Okada and Omega against Ospreay, as well as who's winning this year's Owen Hart Foundation tournaments... CM Punk NOT wrestling KENTA and why it didn't happen, Meltzer reports on someone's BAD MOOD backstage about Punk and it's just exhausting at this point... thoughts on another excellent AEW Collision last night... why we won't be seeing Jeff Hardy for a while... Tony Khan speaks to CNBC about using ChatGPT and other AI to generate promos or book shows... then over on the WWE side, Seth Rollins brings in big numbers for NXT... Vince McMahon makes BIG changes to Smackdown on Friday night and causes frustration behind the scenes... Carlito's WWE status, including when and where we might be seeing him... MONEY IN THE BANK 2023 PREDICTIONS, including who wins the Men's MITB match and my answer might surprise you... LA Knight speaks about his age being a factor in giving him the Max Dupri character... a full DARK SIDE OF THE RING review on the Matt Borne episode and what happened to Doink the Clown, including the out of control drug and alcohol problems that derailed his career, the Mid South fan incident that led to lawsuits and the end of his run there, what he really thought of the Doink gimmick and why the finish of his Wrestlemania match with Crush bothered him, his claim that he was supposed to work with Hulk Hogan at Mania in 1993, his Borne Again gimmick in ECW, his infamous independent "match" with Hacksaw Jim Duggan in 2010 and why his daughter thinks he was murdered... and YOUR QUESTIONS on the anniversary of the Benoit tragedy, could a Bloodline-type story have worked with Bret and Owen in the Hart Foundation, did Survivor Series 1996 plant the seeds for the Attitude Era, why didn't Owen Hart JUST SAY NO to the Over the Edge stunt and go to WCW, and is Paul Heyman right when he says Roman Reigns' current title run is the greatest of all time?***Follow Solomonster on Twitter for news and opinion:http://www.twitter.com/solomonsterSubscribe to the Solomonster Sounds Off on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSolomonster?sub_confirmation=1Become a Solomonster Sounds Off Channel Member:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jcg7mk93fGNqWPMfl_Aig/join

Jun 24, 2023 • 1h 39min
WWE Smackdown 6/23/23 Review - SMACKDOWN BORES AND WOMEN'S TAG TEAM UNIFICATION
Support our sponsor this week by using the link below for the special Solomonster offer!EXPRESSVPN - Get an extra three months FREE of the #1 trusted VPN at http://www.expressvpn.com/solomonsterSolomonster reviews WWE Smackdown for June 23rd, with several changes to the card made by Vince McMahon, including Bayley's match being completely removed. Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler have unified the WWE and NXT Women's tag team titles. LA Knight picked up a big win over Rey Mysterio after the match fell apart in the closing moments. The Usos had a message for Roman Reigns, but after last wek's excellent Bloodline angle, this show tonight was a bore.***Follow Solomonster on Twitter for news and opinion:http://www.twitter.com/solomonsterSubscribe to the Solomonster Sounds Off on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSolomonster?sub_confirmation=1Become a Solomonster Sounds Off Channel Member:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jcg7mk93fGNqWPMfl_Aig/join

Jun 22, 2023 • 1h 50min
AEW Dynamite 6/21/23 Review - CM Punk SCARES OFF The Elite And Danielson CALLS OUT Okada!
Support our sponsor this week by using the link below for the special Solomonster offer!EXPRESSVPN - Get an extra three months FREE of the #1 trusted VPN at http://www.expressvpn.com/solomonsterSolomonster reviews the final AEW Dynamite before Forbidden Door this Sunday and they announced a lot, and I do mean a LOT, of matches for Rampage, Collision and Forbidden Door, if you can keep them all straight. Okada showed up to confront Bryan Danielson at the end of the show, CM Punk made a surprise appearance in Chicago and dissecting the brackets for the men's and women's Owen Hart Foundation tournaments this year, including Punk's match for Sunday.***Follow Solomonster on Twitter for news and opinion:http://www.twitter.com/solomonsterSubscribe to the Solomonster Sounds Off on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSolomonster?sub_confirmation=1Become a Solomonster Sounds Off Channel Member:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jcg7mk93fGNqWPMfl_Aig/join

Jun 20, 2023 • 1h 9min
WWE Raw 6/19/23 Review - Logan Paul Added To MITB Match, Rollins Open Challenge CANCELED
Support our sponsor this week by using the link below for the special Solomonster offer!EXPRESSVPN - Get an extra three months FREE of the #1 trusted VPN at http://www.expressvpn.com/solomonsterSolomonster reviews Monday Night Raw for June 19th with Logan Paul returning and qualifying for Money in the Bank in a hard fought matc...oh, who am I kidding, he was handed a spot in the ladder match just by asking. The open challenge they announced for Seth Rollins and the World Heavyweight Title never happened after Finn Balor attacked him and Tommaso Ciampa is back. Otherwise, a very missable episode that wasn't very exciting.***Follow Solomonster on Twitter for news and opinion:http://www.twitter.com/solomonsterSubscribe to the Solomonster Sounds Off on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSolomonster?sub_confirmation=1Become a Solomonster Sounds Off Channel Member:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jcg7mk93fGNqWPMfl_Aig/join

Jun 18, 2023 • 2h 13min
AEW Collision 6/17/23 Review - CM Punk, Miro And Andrade El Idolo RETURN In Collision Debut!
Support our sponsor by using the link below for the special Solomonster offer!BETTERHELP - Get 10 PERCENT OFF your first month and give online therapy a try at http://www.betterhelp.com/solomonster to start being your best self. Thanks to BetterHelp for sponsoring this week's episode!Solomonster reviews the debut episode of AEW Collision for June 17th from Chicago, featuring the return of CM Punk after a nine-month absence, taking digs at The Young Bucks and making a statement on his first night back. Plus, the returns of Miro and Andrade El Idolo, Wardlow LOSES the TNT Championship again, and lots more.***Follow Solomonster on Twitter for news and opinion:http://www.twitter.com/solomonsterSubscribe to the Solomonster Sounds Off on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSolomonster?sub_confirmation=1Become a Solomonster Sounds Off Channel Member:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jcg7mk93fGNqWPMfl_Aig/join

Jun 18, 2023 • 2h 3min
Sound Off 813 - CM Punk RETURNS To AEW And Dings The Bucks, The Usos LEAVE The Bloodline!
Support our sponsor this week by using the link below for the special Solomonster offer!EXPRESSVPN - Get an extra three months FREE of the #1 trusted VPN at http://www.expressvpn.com/solomonsterSolomonster has PLENTY to talk about this week with the debut of AEW Collision and the return of CM Punk, including comments from Punk that will likely have fans of The Elite punching the air. He gives his thoughts on Punk's first promo and match, why he's okay with Punk taking digs at the Young Bucks the way he did and the opponents already lined up for him. He also runs through key parts of the ESPN interview Punk gave talking about Hangman Page and apologizing to Tony Khan for the Brawl Out scrum. Plus, BJ Whitmer FIRED by AEW in the same week Jimmy Jacobs is hired, and what his role will be... DISNEY interested in WWE media rights?... a surprise ruling by the judge in the MLW antitrust lawsuit against WWE... CARLITO on his way back to WWE?... the latest on the status of Drew McIntyre and when WWE wants him back... Jey Uso makes his choice and The Usos LEAVE The Bloodline in an excellent segment on Smackdown... Mark Henry suggests that LA Knight let his WWE contract expire if they don't start paying attention... nearly two years after the birth of NXT 2.0 there's more main roster talent on the show than ever before... a full DARK SIDE OF THE RING review on the tragic tale of the Graham family, why it's the darkest episode so far this season and the land deal story that wasn't mentioned that may have played a role in Eddie's suicide... and YOUR QUESTIONS on the most underappreciated theme songs, a possible CM Punk/Jeff Hardy feud in AEW, the history between Shawn Michaels and Jose Lothario and pitching possible topics for a Bright Side of the Ring show!***Follow Solomonster on Twitter for news and opinion:http://www.twitter.com/solomonsterSubscribe to the Solomonster Sounds Off on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSolomonster?sub_confirmation=1Become a Solomonster Sounds Off Channel Member:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jcg7mk93fGNqWPMfl_Aig/join

Jun 15, 2023 • 1h 58min
AEW Dynamite 6/14/23 Review - Kenny Omega RETURNS, MJF And Adam Cole 30 Minute DRAW!
Support our sponsor by using the link below for the special Solomonster offer!BETTERHELP - Get 10 PERCENT OFF your first month and give online therapy a try at http://www.betterhelp.com/solomonster to start being your best self. Thanks to BetterHelp for sponsoring this week's episode!Solomonster reviews AEW Dynamite for June 14th, an excellent episode, one of the best all year in fact, that opened hot with MJF against Adam Cole in a World Title Eliminator match, and ended with pure chaos between The Elite and the Blackpool Combat Club, the return of Kenny Omega and a surprise appearance by New Japan star Will Ospreay. Plus, other matches came into focus for the Forbidden Door PPV, including what the status of the IWGP championship, and thoughts on the start of a new chapter with CM Punk on AEW Collision this Saturday.***Follow Solomonster on Twitter for news and opinion:http://www.twitter.com/solomonsterSubscribe to the Solomonster Sounds Off on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSolomonster?sub_confirmation=1Become a Solomonster Sounds Off Channel Member:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jcg7mk93fGNqWPMfl_Aig/join

Jun 13, 2023 • 1h 23min
WWE Raw 6/12/23 Review - Rhea Ripley Gets Her NEW Title, AEW Producer FIRED After Shocking Arrest
Support our sponsor by using the link below for the special Solomonster offer!BETTERHELP - Get 10 PERCENT OFF your first month and give online therapy a try at http://www.betterhelp.com/solomonster to start being your best self. Thanks to BetterHelp for sponsoring this week's episode!Solomonster reviews WWE Monday Night Raw for June 12th with a rematch seven years in the making made official for Money in the Bank, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn defending their Undisputed tag team titles, Rhea Ripley getting a new championship and BREAKING NEWS on AEW firing one of their coaches/producers after being arrested on domestic violence and burglary charges.***Follow Solomonster on Twitter for news and opinion:http://www.twitter.com/solomonsterSubscribe to the Solomonster Sounds Off on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSolomonster?sub_confirmation=1Become a Solomonster Sounds Off Channel Member:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jcg7mk93fGNqWPMfl_Aig/join

Jun 11, 2023 • 1h 59min
Sound Off 812 - The DEATH Of The Iron Sheik, Charlotte Returns And Cashes In (Again), NXT Changes?
Support our sponsor by using the link below for the special Solomonster offer!BETTERHELP - Get 10 PERCENT OFF your first month and give online therapy a try at http://www.betterhelp.com/solomonster to start being your best self. Thanks to BetterHelp for sponsoring this week's episode!The wrestling world lost a legend in The Iron Sheik this week and Solomonster remembers a man who lived a pretty incredible life, one that wasn't always pretty. He talks about why he fled Iran for the United States, three of the most memorable matches in MSG history he was part of, the incident that got him and Hacksaw Jim Duggan fired from WWE, his rampant drug use and the murder of his oldest daughter. Then, he talks Damian Priest possibly being REPLACED in The Judgment Day... thoughts on ONE YEAR of Gunther as Intercontinental champion and what he's done for that title... where the Jey Uso story from Smackdown is likely headed and what it means for Summerslam... WWE finally takes steps to correct the problems with its Women's championships, including merging both sets of tag team titles, and Asuka is presented with a brand new title on Smackdown, but not before Charlotte Flair returns to cash in her CHARLOTTE IN THE BANK... Tony Khan announces the first main event for AEW Collision involving CM Punk, terrible ticket sales for Collision so far and a possible Forbidden Door match for Punk with KENTA... thoughts on the promo segment with MJF and Adam Cole, what he liked about it and what he did NOT like about it... updates on Mercedes Mone and AEW, as well as Stardom's involvement in this month's Forbidden Door show... Nick Khan and the MAJOR changes he appears to be making to NXT... Bron Breakker challenges Seth Rollins to defend the World Heavyweight Championship in NXT... thoughts on the Cavinder Twins making their NXT television debut this week and their future... a full DARK SIDE OF THE RING review on the Magnum T.A. story, his future as the NWA World champion, the car accident that ended his career and the impact it may have had on the careers on some other big names... and why did so many fans throw garbage in the ring in WCW at the height of the NWO invasion?***Follow Solomonster on Twitter for news and opinion:http://www.twitter.com/solomonsterSubscribe to the Solomonster Sounds Off on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSolomonster?sub_confirmation=1Become a Solomonster Sounds Off Channel Member:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jcg7mk93fGNqWPMfl_Aig/join

Jun 10, 2023 • 2h 6min
WWE Smackdown 6/9/23 Review - Jey Uso Forced To Choose, CHARLOTTE Returns For More Gold!?
Support our sponsor this week by using the link below for the special Solomonster offer!EXPRESSVPN - Get an extra three months FREE of the #1 trusted VPN at http://www.expressvpn.com/solomonsterSolomonster reviews WWE Smackdown for June 9th with Jey Uso challenging for his first singles title and being forced to choose between his brother, Jimmy, and Roman Reigns. Plus, Asuka receives a NEW championship belt, which leads to the return of Charlotte Flair looking to cash in her CHARLOTTE IN THE BANK. You had to know that was coming.***Follow Solomonster on Twitter for news and opinion:http://www.twitter.com/solomonsterSubscribe to the Solomonster Sounds Off on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSolomonster?sub_confirmation=1Become a Solomonster Sounds Off Channel Member:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jcg7mk93fGNqWPMfl_Aig/join