Solomonster Sounds Off
Solomonster Sounds Off tackles the good, the bad and the ugly from the world of pro wrestling
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Episodes
Tuesday May 25, 2021
Tuesday May 25, 2021
Solomonster has a full review of the Dark Side of the Ring episode on the 1995 Collision in Korea with stars from WCW and New Japan Pro Wrestling coming together for two shows in North Korea. He talks about why the event was engineered by Antonio Inoki, Hulk Hogan's response when Eric Bischoff pitched him on wrestling Inoki on the show, why Scott Norton thought he wasn't making it home alive, Too Cold Scorpio threatening to end Road Warrior Hawk's life and one passionate love story left OUT of the special. Visit HelloFresh.com/solomonster12 and use code solomonster12 for 12 free meals, including free shipping!
Sunday May 23, 2021
Sunday May 23, 2021
Solomonster has MAJOR news for WWE, NXT, AEW and New Japan with Will Ospreay vacating the IWGP championship due to injury, pitching an idea to crown a new champion in the G1 and rumors of discontent in the NJPW locker room... AEW Dynamite moving from TNT to TBS next year, the name and debut date for their new show and TNT's original idea for this third hour of programming... WWE announces a return to the road in July and where Summerslam is likely to be held... DREAM OVER for The Velveteen Dream as NXT releases nine people, including referee Drake Wuertz and one female talent who first moved into a new home in Orlando last weekend and already had to move out... The Miz eaten by zombies AND suffers an ACL tear?... WHY THERE WILL BE NO "KOFI MANIA" PART TWO... Bronson Reed wins the NXT North American title... thoughts on the Shawn Michaels A&E biography and his back surgery from 1999... THIS WEEK IN HISTORY covers Robocop rescuing Sting, the Curtain Call incident at MSG, Owen Hart's death at Over the Edge, the debut of The American Badass, Steve Austin publicly craps on WWE creative, Jinder Mahal wins the WWE title and remembering Hana Kimura one year after taking her own life. Grab Drew McIntyre's new book "A Chosen Destiny" FREE when you use audibletrial.com/solomonster to sign up for a 30-day trial!
Thursday May 20, 2021
Thursday May 20, 2021
Solomonster reviews AEW Dynamite for May 19th and leads off with major news on Dynamite moving from TNT to TBS in 2022, quarterly specials coming to TNT and the start date for the new AEW Rampage show coming this summer. Visit HelloFresh.com/solomonster12 and use code solomonster12 for 12 free meals, including free shipping!
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Solomonster has a full review of the Dark Side of the Ring episode on wrestling deathmatch legend Nick Gage, being airlifted to the hospital after a bad injury and flatlining in the helicopter, robbing a bank and going to prison for five years, the match with David Arquette that went viral a few years ago and the one thing Arquette asked him NOT to do that he did anyway, and why Jon Moxley said Vince McMahon would LOVE to have someone like Gage on his roster today. Get THREE MONTHS FREE of Amazon Music when you visit getamazonmusic.com/solomonster now through May 24th!
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Solomonster reviews WWE WrestleMania Backlash, headlined by two damn fine championship matches and nearly marred by the zombie apocalypse. Visit HelloFresh.com/solomonster12 and use code solomonster12 for 12 free meals, including free shipping!
Sunday May 16, 2021
Sunday May 16, 2021
It's a PACKED show with thoughts on the death of New Jack, his complicated legacy and what happened with his one WWE tryout... AEW beats WWE to the punch getting back on the road this July... rumored backstage DRAMA involving Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks and one big free agent name that has resisted going to AEW because of it... Zelina Vega headed BACK to WWE?... rumor killer on Bray Wyatt... thoughts on the Booker T biography on A&E and them not using interview footage they taped talking about his match with Triple H at WrestleMania 19... WWE teasing a King of the Ring return?... WRESTLEMANIA BACKLASH PREDICTIONS... NXT beaten by Miz and Mrs. on Tuesday... another embarrassing Drake Wuertz story plagues NXT... and THIS WEEK IN HISTORY covers the first ever In Your House PPV and the status of the house they gave away, DDP gets Triple H to stop using the Diamond Cutter as his finish, Monday Night Raw sets its ALL TIME record rating while Sable loses her Women's title to Debra with much drama playing out behind the scenes, Eddie Guerrero's bloodbath with JBL at Judgment Day and tons more. Visit HelloFresh.com/solomonster12 and use code solomonster12 for 12 free meals, including free shipping!
Thursday May 13, 2021
Thursday May 13, 2021
Solomonster reviews AEW Dynamite for May 12th featuring a fun opener with Jon Moxley defending his IWGP United States title against New Japan's Yuji Nagata, the final ride for SCU as they challenge for the AEW tag team titles, Darby Allin puts the TNT title on the line against Miro, a BIZARRE promo from Cody Rhodes, a Stadium Stampede challenge for Double or Nothing, plus news on AEW going ON THE ROAD AGAIN this July, Ricky Starks out with an injury and more. For a limited time, get THREE MONTHS FREE of Amazon Music when you visit getamazonmusic.com/solomonster now through May 24th!
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Dark Side of the Ring is back for Season 3 and Solomonster has a full review of the premiere two-part episode on the rise and tragic fall of wrestling's loose cannon, Brian Pillman. Pillman is on of wrestling's great "What if?" stories, and we're talking the Hollywood Blondes in WCW, Eric Bischoff's insistence that he wasn't worked by Pillman, the genesis of the Loose Cannon persona, the Hummer wreck that all but ended his career, his final days and the promise Vince McMahon made to his widow that he broke on Monday Night Raw, the sad childhood of Brian Pillman, Jr. and more. Right now, get an extra THREE MONTHS FREE with EXPRESSVPN when you visit EXPRESSVPN.COM/SOLOMONSTER and support the Sound Off!
Sunday May 09, 2021
Sunday May 09, 2021
On this MOTHER'S DAY Sound Off, Solomonster has news of seven more New Japan stars testing positive for COVID and thoughts on a MOTY contender with Will Ospreay against Shingo Takagi... thoughts on the AEW Blood & Guts match, a rant on the straw man argument being used by a lot of people this week who should know better and a word of warning to AEW diehards... Daniel Bryan's contract EXPIRED with WWE... the big Lucha Underground reveal at the end of this week's MLW Fusion and Salina de la Renta FINISHED with the promotion?... Jinder Mahal returns on Main Event and the sad state of JEFF HARDY in WWE... Eva Marie returns to Monday Night Raw, oh joy... thoughts on the "Macho Man" Randy Savage documentary on A&E and who the hell thought it would be a good idea to put BUBBA THE LOVE SPONGE on there?... a review of the TWO DUDES WITH ATTITUDES special on the WWE Network... and THIS WEEK IN HISTORY covers Hulk Hogan absolutely burying the WWE championship in Japan, New Jack fights the Junkyard Dog backstage over $300 he owed him for weed, WWF changes over to WWE, the infamous Plane Ride From Hell and more! Right now, get an extra THREE MONTHS FREE with EXPRESSVPN when you visit EXPRESSVPN.COM/SOLOMONSTER and support the Sound Off!
Thursday May 06, 2021
Thursday May 06, 2021
Solomonster has a full review for the first ever AEW BLOOD & GUTS match on Dynamite for May 5th, including rightful criticism for the way in which the big climax was shot. Contrary to those on social media suffering from brain damage, no, I (nor anyone else) is arguing that Chris Jericho should have fallen off the cage onto concrete. Listen to this review and allow me to explain a simple change that could have avoided all of the debate about it that is raging today. And for a limited time, get THREE MONTHS FREE of Amazon Music when you visit getamazonmusic.com/solomonster now through May 24th!