Solomonster Sounds 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?

Solomonster covers a WILD week in wrestling that included a surprise appearance by Ric Flair at last night's TripleMania coming off his WWE release, Christian Cage pinning Kenny Omega to win the Impact World championship on the AEW Rampage premiere and Will Ospreay making a surprise return at New Japan's Resurgence show claiming to be the real IWGP champion... plus the latest on CM Punk's upcoming AEW debut and Max Caster's punishment for his "controversial" rap... Keith Lee breaks his silence on the scary health issue that kept him off WWE television for six months... the truth about Bray Wyatt's absence from TV after WrestleMania... internal forces in WWE working against Triple H and NXT?... John Cena and Roman Reigns face off on the microphone... the most entertaining thing on WWE programming is BARON CORBIN!?... and THIS WEEK IN HISTORY covers the third and final Showdown at Shea, the most violent match in ECW history that Paul Heyman refused to ever do again... Bobby Heenan drunk at WCW Hog Wild... Chris Jericho debuts on Raw is War... the WORST thing Vince Russo ever did in WCW... Steve Austin gives birth to the WHAT? chant... Pacman Jones in TNA... and Vader wrestles Will Ospreay!  Get an extra THREE MONTHS FREE with EXPRESSVPN when you visit EXPRESSVPN.COM/SOLOMONSTER and support the Sound Off!

Solomonster reviews the debut episode of AEW Rampage from Pittsburgh, a very enjoyable one-hour program with Christian Cage handing Kenny Omega his first loss in a year and winning the Impact World championship, Fuego Del Sol earning an AEW contract even in defeat, and Britt Baker going over in her hometown with a surprise return at the end of 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 reviews AEW Dynamite from Pittsburgh, PA featuring Chris Jericho against Wardlow in his Fourth Labor as he tries to secure a match with MJF, The Good Brothers defend the Impact Tag Team Championship, Christian Cage gets not one but TWO titles shots against Kenny Omega and where they may be going with this, plus Tony Khan appears on Busted Open and appears to spill the beans on CM Punk's debut in Chicago next week!

This week is a MONSTER show with late news on the future of NXT as we know it and it doesn't look good as Triple H all but loses control of what he created.  It's THREE HOURS of audio covering the deaths of Jody Hamilton, Bert Prentice and "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton... NXT's Friday night massacre with 13 talents released, breaking news on NXT reverting back to its developmental roots, the new criteria for what type of talent they are looking for and why Adam Cole would be insane to re-sign with this company... details on Adam Cole's backstage meeting with Vince McMahon at Smackdown and the status of Pete Dunne... Ric Flair released and why AEW may not want to be so quick to bring him in... thoughts on Ruby Soho coming to AEW and the Max Caster rap controversy... Ronda Rousey wins for SAD TWEET... Reddit exposes how embarrassing the state of the Smackdown women's division really is... and THIS WEEK IN HISTORY covers Ron Simmons winning the WCW World championship, Owen Hart nearly breaks Steve Austin's neck and why Austin never really forgave Owen for what happened, Lex Luger wins the WCW title from Hollywood Hogan on Nitro, Jay Leno headlines a WCW PPV, Bully Ray puts Dixie Carter through a table, Alberto Del Rio is fired for assaulting WWE's social media manager over a racial joke, and two of WWE's biggest creative blunders of 2020 debut on the same night!  Get an extra THREE MONTHS FREE with EXPRESSVPN when you visit EXPRESSVPN.COM/SOLOMONSTER and support the Sound Off!

Solomonster reviews the Homecoming edition of AEW Dynamite for August 4th from Daily's Place in Jacksonville with Malakai Black "retiring" Cody Rhodes, Chris Jericho wrestling Juventud Guerrera for the first time in 22 years and Christian named #1 contender for the AEW World championship.  Plus, news on Ruby Soho coming to AEW and thoughts on the controversial Max Caster rap that got Tony Khan very upset.

Yet another WWE star felt the wrath of (Nick) Khan this week with the release of Bray Wyatt due to what was said to be budget cuts.  Solomonster has a few choice words about that, what it means for all of the other WWE stars, where the company went wrong with Wyatt and what his future might hold.  Plus, AEW announces "The First Dance" in Chicago and sells over 12,000 tickets in one day for the United Center for the anticipated debut of CM Punk... Hangman Page reportedly NOT facing Kenny Omega at All Out... the AEW/Dominos Pizza situation and was WWE actively reaching out to reporters to stir up controversy?... Vince McMahon dismisses the idea of AEW as competition and why he is WRONG... Sasha Banks returns and why the Smackdown side of the Summerslam card BLOWS AWAY Monday Night Raw... Samoa Joe officially returning to the ring against Karrion Kross... and THIS WEEK IN HISTORY covers Jerry Lawler slapping Andy Kaufman on David Letterman's show, Kurt Angle winning an Olympic gold medal with a broken neck, Orlando residents call the cops over nWo invasion angle, RODMAN DOWN UNDER in Australia and Impact Wrestling's infamous #August1Warning!  Get one FREE audio book of your choice when you use audibletrial.com/solomonster to sign up for a 30-day Audible trial!

Solomonster reviews AEW Dynamite Fight For The Fallen 2021 edition with Nick Gage doing Nick Gage things to Chris Jericho in the main event... a MAJOR Chicago event announced in advance of All Out and a tease for a possible CM Punk match with Darby Allin... the ACE of New Japan HIROSHI TANAHASHI makes a video appearance... and Hangman Page falls to Kenny Omega, so now what?  This was a wild show.

With not one but TWO bombshell reports this week, AEW has turned the wrestling world on its head and is about to enter into the most important period in its history.  Solomonster has all the latest details on CM Punk and Bryan Danielson signing with AEW, which discussions came first, where and when they might debut, how New Japan factors into things and why Tony Khan needs to be very cautious when it comes to Hangman Page... plus, Matt Cardona pins Nick Gage to win the GCW championship in a shocker and why it likely happened... WWE releases Ceman, while also considering bringing back a released talent... QUEEN OF THE RING about to become a reality?... Solomonster UNLOADS on WWE for how they handled Keith Lee and Karrion Kross on Raw last Monday, and how we learned what Vince McMahon REALLY thinks of NXT... Roman Reigns says NO to John Cena's Summerslam challenge, but says YES to Finn Balor... Samoa Joe's in-ring return confirmed for NXT Takeover... and THIS WEEK IN HISTORY covers hell freezing over as Jim Cornette makes his WWE debut, Vince McMahon acquitted in his steroid trial, WWE officially moves into the PG Era, THE WORST WOMEN'S MATCH OF ALL TIME at TNA Victory Road, how Daniel Bryan almost wrestled Charlie Sheen and WWE fires Hulk Hogan over racist comments from an old sex tape.  Get one FREE audio book of your choice when you use audibletrial.com/solomonster to sign up for a 30-day Audible trial!

AEW presented FYTER FEST NIGHT TWO last night from Garland, TX on a day where news broke of CM Punk having discussions with AEW and Bryan Danielson reportedly signing a deal with the company. Lance Archer gets a much needed win over Jon Moxley to become IWGP United States champion, Andrade el Idolo gets a new replacement for Vickie Guerrero, Sting has a brutal confrontation with Orange Cassidy for mature audiences only, Tony Khan teasing a MAJOR live event announcement and more!