Solomonster Sounds Off

Solomonster is back with a rare SUPERSHOW and reviews for both WWE Smackdown from Madison Square Garden and AEW Rampage from Cincinatti, OH.  Smackdown featured a tense face off between Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman, as well as a PPV caliber rematch between Edge and Seth Rollins and the return of Finn Balor as THE DEMON.  Over on Rampage, Pac and Andre El Idolo had their match that was bumped off the All Out PPV, and we celebrate 65,000 subscribers on YouTube!

Solomonster reviews AEW Dynamite from Cincinatti for September 8th, featuring the hometown boy, Jon Moxley, stepping into the ring with MINORU SUZUKI of New Japan Pro Wrestling.  It also marks the start of a new era for AEW with the arrivals of CM Punk, Bryan Danielson and Adam Cole.  Plus, news on the PWI Top 500 and people freaking out over Kenny Omega being ranked #1 over Roman Reigns.

Solomonster reviews AEW All Out 2021 from Chicago, the greatest AEW PPV of all time, featuring the return of CM Punk to the ring for the first time in more than seven years, the AEW debuts of Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson, and a surprise appearance by MINORU SUZUKI to confront Jon Moxley.  This WILL be a show that we look back on years from now as one of the most important in company history.

Just HOURS before AEW All Out, with CM Punk's first match in more than seven years and the likely debut of Bryan Danielson, Solomonster is back with PREDICTIONS for tonight's PPV... thoughts on Jon Moxley winning the GCW championship and when he will be defending against Nick Gage... remembering Shannon "Daffney" Spruill who took her own life this week at age 46, her struggles with mental health issues, her terrible injuries suffered in TNA and how she nearly changed the entire business after filing a workman's comp claim against the company and why Vicky Lyons is a name you probably don't know, but you should... Karl Anderson can't "read the room" and wins for Sad Tweet... NWA 73 thoughts with Trevor Murdoch beating Nick Aldis and Ric Flair being Ric Flair... WrestleMania running two nights again, while New Japan expands Wrestle Kingdom to THREE nights?... the abomination that was Charlotte Flair against Nia Jax... and the final installment of THIS WEEK IN HISTORY covers The Black Scorpion in WCW, the night Lex Luger's career in WWE truly died, the debut of WCW Monday Nitro and Hulk Hogan's PASTAMANIA in the Mall of America, Steve Austin gets knocked out at Summerslam, the ALL IN PPV that made AEW possible, and Chris Jericho loses his AEW championship but not in the ring!  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 the final AEW Rampage before ALL OUT 2021, an enjoyable hour with another victory for Malakai Black, a final face off between CM Punk and Darby Allin, and the new date for the Pac vs. Andrade match.  Plus, he runs through the entire All Out card for Sunday's PPV and gives his predictions on the winners and surprises that he expects.

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?