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Solomonster is back with one last review to cap off a busy weekend covering the Raw After WrestleMania show for April 4th.  In the past, this show has been an exciting one, but that no longer appears to be the case.  Cody Rhodes gets a live mic for the first time in six years and makes his mission statement clear in the best segment on an otherwise dull show that included an NXT championship change and MVP turning on Bobby Lashley.  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp - start living a happier life today by visiting betterhelp.com/solomonster and get 10 PERCENT OFF your first month!

Solomonster reviews Night Two of WWE WrestleMania 38 from Dallas, TX on a night where Roman Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar to unify the WWE and Universal titles, but Pat McAfee and Austin Theory stole the show.  And of course, it wouldn't be like old times without Vince McMahon taking the worst Stone Cold Stunner in the history of mankind from Steve Austin.  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp - start living a happier life today by visiting betterhelp.com/solomonster and get 10 PERCENT OFF your first month!

Solomonster reviews Night One of WWE WrestleMania 38 from AT&T Stadium in Dallas, TX with the return of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin to the ring after 19 years, and the return of "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes against Seth Rollins.  Top to bottom, this was the strongest Mania show in many years, though not everything went according to plan, including an injury to open the show.  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp - start living a happier life today by visiting betterhelp.com/solomonster and get 10 PERCENT OFF your first month!

Solomonster reacts to an enjoyable Night One of WrestleMania 38, including the return of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin to the ring for the first time in 19 years, the debut of "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and why WWE deserves credit for how he was presented.  Plus, PREDICTIONS for WrestleMania Night Two... news on Cody's WWE contract and why he came back... thoughts on ROH Supercard of Honor and a classic between FTR and The Briscoes... SAMOA JOE is All Elite, but also makes his Ring of Honor return... a shouting match between Tony Khan and MJF?... thoughts on Undertaker's WWE Hall of Fame induction... NXT Stand & Deliver 2022 thoughts... and news on Ric Flair's latest divorce, this time from his podcast co-host and friend of 35 years who learned the hard way what it's like to be "friends" with the Nature Boy.  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp - start living a happier life today by visiting betterhelp.com/solomonster and get 10 PERCENT OFF your first month!

Solomonster reviews NXT Stand & Deliver 2022, the biggest event yet of the NXT 2.0 era, as a matinee show before Night One of WrestleMania 38.  Featuring a surprise finish and Triple H making an appearance to send his last soldier from the Black & Gold era of NXT off on his inevitable voyage to the WWE main roster.

Solomonster opted to review WWE Smackdown and AEW Rampage for April 1st instead of watching the ROH Supercard of Honor show, and quickly realized that he made a terrible mistake.  It's a WrestleMania-edition of Smackdown with this year's Andre the Giant Memorial "Budget Cuts" Battle Royal, and the Intercontinental title being defended because it has developed a sudden allergy to the actual Mania card.  On Rampage, it's a hoss fight between Keith Lee and Powerhouse Hobbs.

Solomonster previews both nights of WWE WrestleMania 38 and gives predictions for all of the matches/segments on the show.  They're calling this year's WrestleMania the most STUPENDOUS of all time, which is defined as something that is "extremely impressive".  This is hardly an "extremely impressive" lineup, but that doesn't mean there aren't things to look forward to and he runs down what those things are.

Solomonster reviews AEW Dynamite for March 30th featuring the debut of Toni Storm as she becomes the first woman to qualify for the Owen Hart Cup tournament.  A lot of good wrestling up and down the card with Bryan Danielson bringing the best out of Wheeler Yuta and FTR teasing a split from MJF and The Pinnacle, plus answering your questions.  It's the first in a ridiculously busy week of streaming.

It was the END OF AN ERA this week with the announcement that Triple H, really the last of the semi-active names from the Attitude Era, has officially retired from the ring and will never wrestle again.  It's been six months since we've gotten any sort of update after his "cardiac event" and he spoke at length this week about suffering from heart failure and how truly close to death he came.  Solomonster has all the details, addresses the elephant in the room, talks about what his true legacy will be and runs down some of the best matches of his career.  Plus, the 2022 New Japan Cup winner is crowned... Big E talks addresses how close to tragedy he came with his broken neck... Shad Gaspard receiving the Warrior Award at this year's WWE Hall of Fame... Toni Storm on her way to AEW this week?... Paul Wight bringing CAPTAIN INSANO to AEW television... JJ Dillon sues Kevin Sullivan in Steve Harvey's court (yes, this is a real thing)... Seth Rollins still searching for his Wrestlemania match... the greatness of ST

Solomonster reviews WWE Smackdown and AEW Rampage for March 25th with one week left before Wrestlemania 38.  Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns carry the show once again with little else to get excited about, while over on Rampage, AEW turns into a bloody mess.  Also, the first qualifier is announced for the Women's Owen Hart Cup tournament teasing a new female signing... could Toni Storm be on her way in?  Also includes thoughts on Triple H announcing his retirement from the ring.

Solomonster reviews AEW Dynamite for March 23rd with the first CM Punk appearance since his win at Revolution, plus Sting and Darby Allin team with Matt and Jeff Hardy for the first time, and two former Ring of Honor World champions square off with Adam Cole taking on Jay Lethal.  Visit magicspoon.com/solomonster and use the code SOLOMONSTER to get $5 off your purchase of Magic Spoon cereal!

The wrestling world lost a legendary, and troubled, figure this week with the death of Scott Hall/Razor Ramon.  Solomonster pays tribute to "The Bad Guy" and discusses what led to his passing, his upbringing and the shooting incident that played a role in his later issues, how his choice to leave for WCW changed the wrestling world forever, his greatest matches and whether or not he could have been a World champion.  He then dives into Tony Khan's plans to re-launch Ring of Honor and the huge match signed for their Supercard of Honor show next month... AEW enters into a working agreement with DDT Pro... Jeff Hardy sets the record straight on whether he intentionally tried to get out of his WWE contract... William Regal reveals how close to death he truly was over these past few years... WWE files a motion to dismiss the MLW lawsuit against them and, in doing so, admits that AEW has been a big success and uses THE WRESTLING OBSERVER as evidence... a MAJOR UPDATE on the status of Cody Rhodes, when and where we

Solomonster reviews WWE Smackdown for March 18th from Charlotte, NC featuring an advertised "collision" between the two men in this year's Winner Take All main event at Wrestlemania, Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns, that wasn't much of a collision at all.  But I'll be damned if Farmer Brock didn't look happy as hell driving his forklift.  Visit magicspoon.com/solomonster and use the code SOLOMONSTER to get $5 off your purchase of Magic Spoon cereal AND their brand new cereal bars!  Seriously, these are good.

Solomonster reviews the St. Patrick's Day Slam 2022 episode of AEW Dynamite, with Thunder Rosa winning the AEW Women's championship in a bloody cage match, MJF screwing Wardlow out of the TNT championship and The Hardys making their in-ring AEW debut against Private Party.  Visit magicspoon.com/solomonster and use the code SOLOMONSTER to get $5 off your purchase of Magic Spoon cereal AND their brand new cereal bars!  Seriously, these are good.

Solomonster has BREAKING NEWS on Scott Hall suffering three heart attacks and being placed on life support as The Bad Guy fights for his life.  Then he reacts to the news of Big E breaking his neck on Smackdown, the latest updates on his health and why people shouldn't be beating up on Ridge Holland for it... CM Punk's emotional comments after AEW Revolution, including his thoughts about Bret Hart... William Regal's eventful week, first debuting in AEW, then apologizing for going over his time on Dynamite before later refuting a report about his health... thoughts on Jeff Hardy's AEW debut (but first, we dance!)... AEW nearly sells out the LA Forum for their California debut... thoughts on VADER being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, why it's a disgrace that it didn't happen sooner, his greatest matches and three other names rumored for this year's class... Kurt Angle shares sad news about his brother, Eric... a FANTASTIC Raw tag team title match on Monday, why Cody Rhodes MUST appear on Raw tomorrow night

Solomonster reviews AEW Dynamite for March 9th with Jeff Hardy making his AEW debut, Scorpio Sky winning the TNT championship, Chris Jericho forming a NEW Inner Circle group and much more.  This was a very busy post-Revolution episode of Dynamite that also included strong promos from Eddie Kingston and William Regal, an AEW World championship match, an Adam Cole challenge that didn't really make a whole lot of sense and Wardlow branching away from MJF for the first time.  Visit magicspoon.com/solomonster and use the code SOLOMONSTER to get $5 off your purchase of Magic Spoon cereal AND their brand new cereal bars!  Seriously, these are good.  Let me know after you try them!

Solomonster reviews AEW Revolution 2022 from Orlando, top to bottom one of AEW's greatest shows, with a violent and bloody Dog Collar Match, Wardlow walking out on MJF, William Regal's addition to the Bryan Danielson/Jon Moxley story, Shane Strickland signing his AEW contract and STING doing balcony dives!  I also went a perfect 12-0 in my predictions, which makes you a very smart person for listening to this podcast.  Get an extra THREE MONTHS FREE with EXPRESSVPN when you visit EXPRESSVPN.COM/SOLOMONSTER and support the Sound Off!

It's REVOLUTION SUNDAY and a packed episode with news on last night's WWE return to Madison Square Garden... Tony Khan BUYS Ring of Honor, the details on how and when it all went down, WWE's interest in buying the company, how best to utilize the brand going forward and three names I would love to see as part of a revamped ROH... AEW REVOLUTION 2022 PREDICTIONS with what Bryan Danielson told Vince McMahon about why he was leaving WWE, plus news on Jeff Hardy's impending arrival in AEW... Keith Lee speaks out on the "Bearcat" gimmick change and his final days in WWE... thoughts on Vince McMahon's appearance on The Pat McAfee Show... Cain Velasquez charged with attempted murder in a terrible story... WWE pulls its programming and network from Russia... Samoa Joe reveals the real reason why he vacated the NXT championship last year... WWE's unification at Wrestlemania not much of a unification at all?... back to back heel turns on Monday Night Raw with Edge and Damien Priest, and new champions crowned this week

Solomonster reviews WWE Smackdown and AEW Rampage for March 4th, 2022 featuring an Intercontinental title change that makes all the sense in the world, Ronda Rousey competing in her first ever Smackdown match, an INSANE three-way match for the TNT championship, not one but TWO returns on Rampage and predictions for AEW Revolution this Sunday!  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 for March 2nd with thoughts on Tony Khan's MAJOR announcement that he is the new owner of Ring of Honor and what all of this really means going forward.  Plus, the final build for AEW Revolution included another tremendous segment with CM Punk and MJF and a second tag team Battle Royal to determine the final challenger for the tag team titles this Sunday.  Visit magicspoon.com/solomonster and use the code SOLOMONSTER to get $5 off your purchase of delicious AND healthy Magic Spoon cereal!