Solomonster Sounds Off

Solomonster reviews the 100th episode of AEW Dynamite with CM Punk being ambushed and then delivering his first GTS on television in more than seven years, plus a great tag team battle with Santana and Ortiz against FTR, Billy Gunn turning heel on Big Show (yes, really) and changes to the All Out card for Sunday, including a big match scrapped from the show.  Get one FREE audio book of your choice when you use audibletrial.com/solomonster to sign up for a 30-day Audible trial!

Solomonster has a TON to talk about this week including last night's NWA EMPOWERRR PPV including an emotional retirement speech from Awesome Kong... CM Punk and Tony Khan both all but confirm Bryan Danielson's upcoming AEW debut and news on when you can expect to see him on TV... Jim Ross being moved off full-time AEW commentary?... thoughts on Nick Khan's interview with Ariel Helwani and why it wasn't surprising at all... Matt Riddle tells Roman Reigns he could beat him up in a real fight... why the Becky Lynch heel turn is a BAD IDEA... why Brock Lesnar should transition from a match with Roman Reigns to a match against Bobby Lashley at WrestleMania... and THIS WEEK IN HISTORY covers the birth of heel Vince McMahon in Memphis, the famous ECW double-cross with Shane Douglas throwing down the NWA championship, the KISS DEMON debuts on Nitro only to be buried six feet under by WCW, how WWE tried to get Ric Flair to appear at Summerslam 1988, Andre the Giant arrested for assaulting a camera man, why the British Bulldog told Bret Hart he was FOOKED during their Wembley match, and the greatest cage match in WWE history!  Get one FREE audio book of your choice when you use audibletrial.com/solomonster to sign up for a 30-day Audible trial!

Solomonster hosts the first AEW Rampage Watch Along, with live real-time reaction to Jurassic Express vs. The Lucha Brothers in the finals of the tournament to determine who challenges The Young Bucks for the AEW tag team titles at All Out.  Plus, Christian Cage and Frankie Kazarian take on Kenny Omega and Brandon Cutler, Tay Conti takes on The Bunny, BREAKING NEWS on Bryan Danielson's reported AEW debut date and why it's happening earlier than expected, YOUR phone calls and more.  This was a one-time experiment and the reviews will return to their regular format next week.

Solomonster reviews AEW Dynamite for August 25th from Milwaukee, a lackluster show featuring CM Punk's first Dynamite appearance and the biggest tease yet of Bryan Danielson's upcoming AEW debut, Chris Jericho makes a threat to all AEW television viewers, Red Velvet and Jamie Hayter have a rough night and more.

Solomonster reviews NXT Takeover 36, the final Takeover as he we know it before the NXT is completely rebooted.  These have been some of the greatest wrestling shows of the last several years and I fear we may not be able to say that for much longer.  Samoa Joe returns to the ring for the first time since February of 2020 to challenge for the NXT championship, and Adam Cole wrestles his FINAL match for the NXT brand.  Is he main roster bound or headed to AEW?

Solomonster is running on fumes, but he's back with another TWO AND A HALF HOURS of audio covering CM Punk's AEW debut and Roman Reigns' comments that Punk is not as good or as over as John Cena or The Rock... thoughts on the mixed bag that was Summerslam, including the return of Brock Lesnar and Becky Lynch and holding WWE to account for false advertising Sasha Banks for the show when they knew she wouldn't be there... news on NXT ending its partnership with Full Sail University, plus NXT TAKEOVER PREDICTIONS and is this the end of Adam Cole in WWE?... New Japan continues to be hammered by COVID issues... and THIS WEEK IN HISTORY covers the THE SHOCKMASTER incident in WCW... Shawn Michaels threatens to get Vader fired for working stiff with him... Hulk Hogan tells Shawn Michaels THAT DON'T WORK FOR ME, BROTHER... Booker T and Batista throw down at a WWE commercial shoot... Jim Ross fired by WWE over the Ric Flair video game panel incident... NXT Takeover plays host to the greatest women's match in WWE history and so much more.  Get an extra THREE MONTHS FREE with EXPRESSVPN when you visit EXPRESSVPN.COM/SOLOMONSTER and support the Sound Off!

Solomonster reviews WWE Summerslam 2021 from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, a mixed bag of a show with two top matches that delivered and the surprise return of Brock Lesnar to confront Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman, but also several matches that fell flat, a horrendous WWE championship match and why Bill Goldberg should be kept out of the ring, Becky Lynch returns to win the Smackdown Women's championship and taking WWE to task for its blatant false advertising of Sasha Banks when they knew she would not be on the show.  Get an extra THREE MONTHS FREE with EXPRESSVPN when you visit EXPRESSVPN.COM/SOLOMONSTER and support the Sound Off!

Last night was a night wrestling fans will not soon forget as CM Punk made his return after a seven year absence, making his AEW debut to a thunderous ovation in his hometown of Chicago, IL on Rampage.  Solomonster talks about the moment and what it meant, why he thought the segment was perfect, the match against Darby Allin at All Out and all the other stuff that happened on the show.  This was a special moment that will go down in history.

Solomonster previews the card for WWE Summerslam 2021 from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, featuring the in-ring return of John Cena challenging Roman Reigns for the Universal championship.  Will Cena make history by winning the top title for a 17th time?  He pitches ideas for a Money in the Bank cash-in, why Edge should beat Seth Rollins, how to split Doudrop from Eva Marie and tons more.  Get an extra THREE MONTHS FREE with EXPRESSVPN when you visit EXPRESSVPN.COM/SOLOMONSTER and support the Sound Off!

Solomonster reviews AEW Dynamite from Houston, TX for August 18th featuring Chris Jericho's final labour against MJF, Sting's first match on TNT in 20 years since his match with Ric Flair on the final WCW Monday Nitro, and thoughts on what AEW may have planned for the debut of CM PUNK this Friday on Rampage from the United Center.  Does it involved Darby Allin, MJF or possibly both?