Solomonster Sounds Off

Solomonster reviews AEW Dynamite for June 1st from The Forum in Inglewood, AEW's California debut, with CM Punk's first appearance as AEW World champion as he finds out his opponent for Forbidden Door later this month, one of the all time greats.  MJF drops a pipebomb of his own on Tony Khan and what it was about the promo that made it so effective, plus Miro returns and the second BLOOD N' GUTS match is announced.

Solomonster reviews AEW Double or Nothing 2022, the first in Las Vegas in three years, with CM Punk winning his first World championship in more than a decade, MJF showing up to get squashed by Wardlow, the finals of the men's and women's Owen Hart Foundation tournaments, and lots of new faces debuting including a recently released NXT star, a former NXT Women's champion and a former Ring of Honor World champion.  A long show, too long in fact, but a very good effort overall.

As AEW prepares for one of its biggest shows of the year, they could be on the verge of losing one of their biggest stars.  Solomonster has all the breaking details about MJF no-showing a fan meet & greet ahead of tonight's Double or Nothing event and booking a flight out of Las Vegas that he apparently did not take, what the issues with him and Tony Khan likely stem from, the differences between this situation and the WWE situation with Sasha Banks and Naomi, and why Wardlow is the one who ultimately gets screwed in this situation as their match appears to be in jeopardy.  He also reflects on the three year anniversary of AEW and how far the company has come in a short period of time... plus, DOUBLE OR NOTHING PREDICTIONS for tonight's 13-match card... WWE moving Money in the Bank out of Allegiant Stadium and into the smaller MGM Grand Garden Arena, and what it means for Nick Khan's stadium strategy going forward... the latest on Sasha Banks and Naomi's status with WWE... Jeff Jarrett returns to WWE in a top executive position, and why his Broken Skull Sessions interview with Steve Austin this week will be very interesting... New Japan management holds a press conference about the Kota Ibushi situation... a terrible update on former TNA announcer Don West... Cody Rhodes and his pyro budget... Raquel Rodriguez gets ANOTHER name change, this time for her finishing move, and why it may have happened... NXT talks about ball bags being emptied on Mandy Rose and more.  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 May 25th from Las Vegas, celebrating three years since the first official AEW event in that very city.  It's also the final Dynamite before Double or Nothing with Wardlow in a steel cage against Shawn Spears, a very angry Hangman Adam Page confronts CM Punk, the first New Japan tease ahead of the Forbidden Door and Trent Beretta puts himself through a table.

In a week that started with Sasha Banks and Naomi walking out of Monday Night Raw, it ended with them being suspended and stripped of their WWE Women's tag team titles, and things are getting nasty.  Solomonster reacts to the news and where he stands on everything, what the original plans were for them, news on their contracts coming due soon and how that plays into things, why WWE should get rid of the Women's tag team belts, why Sasha Banks would likely end up being unhappy in AEW and lots more.  He also discusses the shocking announcement that Stephanie McMahon is taking a "leave of absence" from WWE... the unification of the Raw and Smackdown tag team titles... Clash at the Castle ticket prices... a report of backstage frustrations in the AEW locker room and some of the very real problems Tony Khan needs to address... Ric Flair climbing back into ring one last time after nearly dying a few years ago and some drama involving Ricky Steamboat... what got Tessa Blanchard LIVID back in January and the latest on her status with WOW... L.A. Knight gets yet another name change in his Smackdown debut... and YOUR questions on fantasy booking better matches for The Undertaker at WrestleMania 15 and 19... thoughts on the stars of WCW appearing on "Politically Incorrect" with Bill Maher in 1999... and is Mick Foley the most generous top star in WWE history?  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 WWE Smackdown and AEW Rampage for 5/20/22 with a Winner Take All unification of the Raw and Smackdown tag team titles, plus reaction to WWE suspending Sasha Banks and Naomi for walking out of Monday Night Raw this week.  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 AEW Dynamite for May 18th from Houston, TX with thoughts on Johnny Elite and Maki Itoh revealed as the Jokers in the Owen Hart Foundation tournaments, AEW's issue with time management and the Adam Cole vs. Jeff Hardy main event that barely even happened, why the segments with MJF and Wardlow have consistently been the best television from AEW, a disappointing face-off with Chris Jericho and William Regal, and breaking news on a possible injury to Bryan Danielson at the AEW Rampage taping.

Solomonster talks about Kota Ibushi going SCORCHED EARTH on New Japan this week, why it seems to be happening and why it likely spells the end of his career there... Tammy Sytch FINALLY behind bars after getting her bail revoked... Fightful reporting that MJF is seriously leaning towards leaving AEW when his contract is up, likely to go to WWE, and why Tony Khan must do everything within his power to make sure that doesn't happen... controversy with Hikaru Shida after she's replaced in the Owen Hart Foundation tournament due to "injury" when she makes it clear she's very much not injured... details on Roman Reigns' new deal with WWE, what it means and why if the company knew he'd be making fewer appearances it made little sense to put both of their top titles on him... WWE now going through with a tag team title unification this week with The Usos and RKBro (lol, no they're not)... Alexa Bliss returns to Raw, why it made sense for her to keep Lilly the Doll and why WWE waited too long to "fire" Sonya Deville from her position of authority... confusion over the new commercial for the Money in the Bank PPV... NXT 2.0 goes full WCW with the Bron Breakker and Joe Gacy storyline, and why you NEVER go full WCW... even MORE kidnappings on the show... sticking up for Cameron Grimes after the fickle fans at the Performance Center have turned against him... and YOUR questions on great blessings in disguise in wrestling, the latest incident with Alberto El Patron, what if AJ Styles had come to WWE sooner and more.  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 WWE Smackdown and AEW Rampage for Friday the 13th with a Winner Take All tag team title unification with RKBro and The Usos made official for next week, but don't hold your breath expecting an actual unification.  Plus, Raquel Rodriguez challenges Ronda Rousey for the Smackdown Women's title in only her second match, Scorpio Sky defends his TNT title against Frankie Kazarian and AEW makes a booking blunder to end 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 for May 11th, a big rebound from last week's show with one of their best in a while.  Including a stunt show main event with Darby Allin and Jeff Hardy that may be the craziest 10 minute match you'll ever see, but only one of them is moving on in the Owen Hart Foundation tournament.  Plus, thoughts on the contract signing segment with Wardlow and MJF, and CM Punk having fun with the Long Island crowd and getting booed out of the building.