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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!

Just when Solomonster thought he had heard it all, now comes the report that Vince McMahon will be returning to the ring for a match at WrestleMania 38 against Pat McAfee.  WHAT?!  He explains why there's little chance this match actually happens, who the opponent likely will end up being and why this is even happening... Brock Lesnar against Roman Reigns now being billed as a Winner Take All UNIFICATION bout and the biggest match in WrestleMania history... Johnny Knoxville wrestling at Mania and why Ricochet should take the Intercontinental title from Sami Zayn this Friday... Sasha Banks and Naomi randomly paired together as tag team partners, or are they?... Cesaro shockingly GONE from WWE, the real reason he was paired up with Paul Heyman in 2014 (and it wasn't to get Cesaro over), why his WWE run cannot be considered a failure and where Solomonster would like to see him land... Edge teases a WrestleMania match with AJ Styles and news on Styles signing a new contract that will keep him in WWE... Tony Khan

Solomonster reviews WWE Smackdown and AEW Rampage for February 25th.  Featuring BREAKING NEWS on Vince McMahon possibly climbing back into the ring at Wrestlemania for a match against Pat McAfee, and it's official... there will be a WWE and Universal title UNIFICATION between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns.  Also, Sammy Guevara defends his TNT championship against Andrade El Idolo while Britt Baker and Thunder Rosa sign the contract for their Women's championship match at AEW Revolution.   Visit magicspoon.com/solomonster and use the code SOLOMONSTER to get $5 off your purchase of delicious AND healthy Magic Spoon cereal!

Solomonster reviews AEW Dynamite for February 23rd on the road to a STACKED AEW Revolution card.  Buddy Matthews debuts as the newest addition to the House of Black, plus news on Jeff Hardy and Shane Strickland joining the roster soon as well.  Bryan Danielson gives Jon Moxley his answer, MJF delivers a heartfelt promo like we've never seen before, reDRagon earns a tag team title opportunity at Revolution, and Eddie Kingston does the impossible... he got me interested in a Chris Jericho match.  Visit magicspoon.com/solomonster and use the code SOLOMONSTER to get $5 off your purchase of delicious AND healthy Magic Spoon cereal!

Solomonster is back with a STACKED SHOW and the fallout from WWE Elimination Chamber with Brock Lesnar regaining the WWE title and decimating the rest of the Raw main event scene in the process.  He addresses something Lesnar said on Pat McAfee's show this week as it relates to the other stars "getting themselves over" and why yesterday was a great example of why very few people are actually over on their roster.  Plus, news on Bobby Lashley's injury, when the company knew about it and how long he's expected to be out for.  Then it's this week's TOP STORY on Cody and Brandi Rhodes leaving AEW with Cody likely on his way back to WWE, the reasons why it happened including thoughts from Kenny Omega, the most telling part about this with Tony Khan and the best time to debut him in WWE... "Stone Cold" Steve Austin rumored to be coming out of retirement at Wrestlemania and another "Austin-level surprise" being rumored... The Undertaker headed into the WWE Hall of Fame and who should induct him, while Samoa Joe is i

Solomonster reviews WWE Elimination Chamber 2022 from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with Brock Lesnar winning back the WWE championship and setting up a Winner Take All showdown with Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, while decimating the entire Monday Night Raw main event scene in the process.  Also includes thoughts on Bill Goldberg's last stand, Bianca Belair punching her ticket to Mania and The Miz teasing a mystery partner to take on the Mysterios.  Visit magicspoon.com/solomonster and use the code SOLOMONSTER to get $5 off your purchase of delicious AND healthy Magic Spoon cereal!

Solomonster reviews AEW Dynamite for February 16th, the first Dynamite since the news broke that Cody and Brandi Rhodes have departed AEW with Cody likely on his way back to WWE.  With one of its founding fathers gone, AEW put on an excellent show that set the table nicely for all of the key matches at Revolution, including CM Punk vs. MJF II being announced, Jon Moxley gives Bryan Danielson an answer and more.

On a day where people went from talking about "Stone Cold" Steve Austin possibly returning to the ring at Wrestlemania to Cody Rhodes leaving AEW and possibly returning to WWE, Solomonster reviews NXT Vengeance Day 2022.  Featuring Bron Breakker's first NXT championship defense, the finals of the men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, Grayson Waller threatening to have L.A. Knight arrested and yet another Dolph Ziggler appearance.  And yes, there is some Cody Rhodes talk.

Solomonster is back with a SUPERBOWL SUNDAY edition of the Sound Off and a prediction for the big game tonight... plus, thoughts on last night's House of Glory show with appearances by "Switchblade" Jay White, Private Party and Jay Lethal... Keith Lee arrives in AEW and why WWE's loss is Tony Khan's gain... Jay White walks through the Forbidden Door, but only at the last minute after Tony Khan realizes he screwed up... a note on class act Kyle O'Reilly... why Becky Lynch is still living rent-free in Ric Flair's head... an excellent Smackdown main event between Charlotte Flair and Naomi, and that's about the only good thing to say about that show, plus SPOILER NOTES on this Friday's episode... WWE ELIMINATION CHAMBER PREDICTIONS for next Saturday, who the mystery entrant might be in the women's Chamber match and Bully Ray's latest bad take, this time concerning Goldberg and the Universal title... Dolph Ziggler crashes the party on NXT and why I'm not against the idea of him sticking around for a bit... NXT VEN

Solomonster reviews WWE Smackdown and AEW Rampage for February 11th.  On Smackdown, Bill Goldberg is back again after challenging Roman Reigns last week to a Universal title match at Elimination Chamber.  February has been a good month in the past for Boombox Bill when it comes to the Universal title, which is worrisome.  On Rampage, "Switchblade" Jay White makes an appearance after debuting this week on Dynamite, and the AEW tag team titles are on the line.

Solomonster reviews AEW Dynamite from Atlantic City, NJ featuring the AEW debuts of "Limitless" Keith Lee and New Japan's "Switchblade" Jay White, plus a bloody Texas Death Match for the AEW World championship between Hangman Adam Page and Lance Archer.  It's also the debut of the brand new BE THE BOOKER segment!  Get an extra THREE MONTHS FREE with EXPRESSVPN when you visit EXPRESSVPN.COM/SOLOMONSTER and support the Sound Off!

Solomonster has a lot to say about Vince McMahon sending his son to his room, scrapping all plans for Shane McMahon for the Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania after he was said to be a nightmare to work with at the Royal Rumble.  He's got details on what those plans were, why it was a bad idea to begin with and why, despite it all, Shane is still being scapegoated for problems of his father's making.  Plus, why Brock Lesnar is going to win the Elimination Chamber match... thoughts on Goldberg challenging Roman Reigns for the Universal title in Saudi Arabia... Ronda Rousey makes her choice for WrestleMania and her adversarial relationship in the past with WWE fans... why the WWE and Universal titles should be UNIFIED and how Big E's failed singles push is Exhibit A in why this needs to happen... Brian Kendrick is pulled from his Dynamite debut against Jon Moxley at the last minute and why Tony Khan was right to do it... the Brandi Rhodes and Dan Lambert segment that chased away over a hundred thousand viewer

Solomonster reviews WWE Smackdown and AEW Rampage for February 4th.  Smackdown was an awful show that featured the return of Bill Goldberg cashing in his "Goldberg in the Bank" for yet ANOTHER championship match, this time against Roman Reigns at Elimination Chamber in two weeks.  Plus, Ronda Rousey chooses her WrestleMania opponent, Ricky Starks and Jay Lethal put on a hell of a finish in their FTW title match and Tony Khan promising a BIG debut on Dynamite this Wednesday.  Who could it be?

Solomonster reviews AEW Dynamite for February 2nd from Chicago, with MJF handing CM Punk his very first loss in AEW.  Plus, the controversy surrounding Brian Kendrick and why Tony Khan was right to pull him from the show at the last minute, teasing a Jon Moxley and Bryan Danielson faction, a rant on the use of Brandi Rhodes on TV and a look at some terrible graphics in the WWE 2K22 game.

Solomonster really wanted to like the Royal Rumble, but breaks down why it was such a disappointing show with one of the most boring Rumble matches of all time... why WWE should consider adding Seth Rollins to the Brock Lesnar/Roman Reigns match at WrestleMania... how Ronda Rousey's return likely changed major plans for Sasha Banks, and the positive of NOT going straight to a Rousey match against Becky Lynch... the Cody Rhodes promo that should've aired on Dynamite... why Adam Cole is NOT buried after his loss to Orange Cassidy despite Twitter's claims to the contrary... listing the WWE names who are about to be free of their 90-day non-competes and which ones are likely to end up in AEW... the WWE Network deal that Nick Khan made with Disney and why we may look back at this as a much BIGGER story... John Laurinaitis offered Jeff Hardy a spot in the Hall of Fame if he came back to WWE?... Sami Zayn explains why he re-signed with WWE, while Finn Balor reveals that when WWE wanted him back on Smackdown, he pitc

Solomonster reviews the 2022 WWE Royal Rumble, a show that had a lot of promise on paper, and largely played out the way I thought it would.  And yet, it ranks as one of the most boring Rumbles of all time, particularly the main event being one of the worst I've ever seen.  The road to WrestleMania looks a bit clearer now, but there remain some questions to be answered.

Solomonster reviews WWE Smackdown and AEW Rampage for January 28th.  This is the final stop before the Royal Rumble with the surprise return of Sasha Banks, while Rampage features TWO championship matches, one very good and the other... not so much.  Get one FREE audio book of your choice when you use audibletrial.com/solomonster to sign up for a 30-day Audible trial!