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We open this week with news on the death of Darren Drozdov at age 54 and the catastrophic injury that ended his WWE career, but did not stop him from living his life. Then it's the MONEY IN THE BANK FALLOUT with thoughts on John Cena teasing the idea of a London Wrestlemania, why the AEW Wembley effect is very real and what it will actually take to get the show across the pond... Jey Uso handing Roman Reigns his first pinfall loss in more than three years, where it's leading and why last night was the peak of the Jey Uso story arc... why Damian Priest winning MITB made the most sense story-wise and why LA Knight, despite what others will tell you, is NOT buried, where the man was a year ago compared to now and what to do with him at Summerslam... news on Ronda Rousey's WWE status and why the shocking Shayna Baszler betrayal at MITB suddenly makes a lot more sense... Bryan Danielson suffers a broken door at Forbidden Arm and what it means for the Blood & Guts match on July 19th... Sting takes another wild bump on Dynamite and my concern for him going forward... AEW Collision thoughts, including CM Punk against Samoa Joe next week and where things could be headed for All In & All Out with Punk, Jay White, MJF and Adam Cole... LONE WOLF Baron Corbin returns on NXT... a full DARK SIDE OF THE RING review on the rise and fall of The Junkyard Dog, including the racism he encountered over the years, his success working for Bill Watts in Midsouth and the way he left for the WWF, the drug problems that ultimately led to his downfall, the night New Jack attacked him backstage in ECW and the sad circumstances around his death... plus, YOUR QUESTIONS on doing Danielson vs. Okada over Ospreay vs. Okada at the Tokyo Dome, what was the Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat equivalent in WWE, why Sean O'Haire would NOT have had the career Batista did if he joined Evolution instead, the best WWE video packages ever, and the best TV moments where the villain got what was coming to them.***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

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 28th with Sting taking another wild bump in the main event, Jungle Boy's first heel promo and Jon Moxley announcing the date and location for BLOOD & GUTS.***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

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 go-home edition of Monday Night Raw for June 26th, less than a week out from Money in the Bank. A better third hour than most weeks, but outside of a couple of fun matches, not a whole lot here to get excited about. We did get the Raw debut of the NXT champion, Carmelo Hayes, in a losing effort 24 hours before his title defense against Baron Corbin, and another big debut of a former four-legged AEW star.***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

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 is back with a full review for AEW and New Japan's Forbidden Door 2023 event from Toronto, with two excellent main events with Bryan Danielson against Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega defending the IWGP United States championship against Will Ospreay, plus an update on Danielson breaking his arm during the main event and how long he's expected to be out of action, Jungle Boy's heel turn, CM Punk's reaction from the Canadian crowd and tons more reaction.***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

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

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

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

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

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

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