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I just binged BACK TO BACK Tokyo Dome shows... and I have a lot to say about them, but chief among my thoughts is this... Kenny Omega is f#$%ing BACK!  I wish I could be as enthusiastic about the Wrestle Kingdom main event as I am about Wrestle Dynasty, but I'd be lying to you if I said I was.  Plus... clearing up some confusion about the latest in the Vince McMahon/Janel Grant lawsuit... MAJOR news on the Royal Rumble location in 2026... The Rock's status for the Raw on Netflix premiere... the return of EVOLVE?... Jeff Jarrett wants to challenge for the AEW World Championship... a John Cena heel turn during his retirement tour... and what is the greatest COMEBACK in wrestling history?

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Solomonster reviews the first WWE Smackdown of 2025 and the three hour era, with Tiffany Stratton cashing in her MITB in dramatic fashion, Solo Sikoa adds a wrinkle to his Tribal Combat match with Roman Reigns and it involves Paul Heyman, and are we seeing the formation of an alliance between Kevin Owens and Drew McIntyre?  Plus, BREAKING NEWS on the location for the 2026 Royal Rumble.

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Reviewing the Fight for the Fallen episode of AEW Dynamite with Adam Copeland adopting a new name, Ricochet finally SNAPS and leaves Swerve Strickland bloodied and Jeff Jarrett isn't retiring... in fact, he wants to hold the AEW World championship in 2025.  I've got a great way he can do just that!

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I'm back for my fifth annual "Make It Till Midnight" New Year's Eve countdown!  This year, I'm ranking the TEN BEST MATCHES of 2024 (and a bunch of honorable mentions) and talking about whatever's on your mind.  Thanks for all of the incredible support!

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Solomonster reviews the final WWE Monday Night Raw on USA Network before the move to Netflix next week, highlighted by a face-off between CM Punk and Seth Rollins and an excellent clash between IYO SKY and Lyra Valkyria in the Intercontinental championship tournament.  Pour one out for two hour Raws, folks.

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Soloonster reviews AEW Worlds End 2024 with TWO surprise returns in Adam Copeland and Kenny Omega, the conclusion of the Continental Classic, why the state of Ricochet right now is fine and the end (hopefully) of the feud with MJF and Adam Cole.

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It's the final Sound Off of the year and a PACKED show with thoughts on AEW Worlds End, the returns of Adam Copeland and Kenny Omega, the good and bad of the Continental Classic and how Mercedes Mone finally DID bring change to the women's division... plus, preview and predictions for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 and Wrestle Dynasty next weekend... the surprising WWE name in Japan for New Year's Day... a MAJOR match being discussed for Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 41... the next WWE PLE likely expanding to two nights in 2026... and a look at the TOP STORIES in wrestling for 2024, with some hard truth on the collapse of the AEW Dynamite ratings... END OF THE YEAR AWARDS including Wrestler of the Year for WWE and AEW... and YOUR QUESTIONS about John Cena going after the Intercontinental title, the Macho Man program that was rejected and wrestlers that were far ahead of their time!

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Solomonster reviews the final WWE Smackdown of 2024 with Cody Rhodes returning to confront Kevin Owens and pitching a MAJOR match for the Royal Rumble.  Outside of that, not a whole lot to this episode before the switch to three hours next Friday.

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Soloonster reviews the Christmas episode of AEW Dynamite taped from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City with FIVE matches in the Continental Classic, plus Worlds End predictions and some thoughts on the final episode of Rampage airing this Friday.

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Soloonster reviews the final Monday Night Raw before Christmas, which was certainly a show that happened.

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An investigative piece this week by The Athletic doesn't paint a great picture of WWE's head of production, Lee Fitting, and his firing from ESPN last year.  I've got all the details and why it's a TERRIBLE look for a company already embroiled in scandal this year.  PLUS... thoughts on the Raw on Netflix kickoff event at WWE HQ... dueling reports about CM Punk's role at WrestleMania 41 and the HUGE match now being considered... rumors of a Tribal Chief Championship... ROH Final Battle and some mind-boggling booking... Ricochet showered with toilet paper at the Hammerstein Ballroom... Mercedes Mone reacts to a fan comment about her "downfall" on Instagram... and PREDICTIONS for the wrestling world in 2025, including John Cena's final year and one crazy opponent for him, Goldberg's final opponent, who takes the AEW World championship and your next WWE Hall of Fame class.  Happy holidays!

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Solomonster reviews the Holiday Bash episode of AEW Dynamite for December 18th with Will Ospreay and Darby Allin stealing the show in their Continental Classic showdown.  Plus, the Death Riders angle continues to bore, Toni Storm's new direction takes shape and Ricochet is a geek.

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Solomonster reviews WWE Monday Night Raw from Boston with NEW tag team champions crowned as Finn Balor has a very bad 48 hours, CM Punk and Seth Rollins make it official for the Netflix debut and a MAJOR debut teased for January 6th.

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Solomonster is back with a FULL review for the return of WWE Saturday Night's Main Event, roughly 40 years after its debut, in the place where it all began.  He includes his thoughts on the post-show angle involving Kevin Owens and Cody Rhodes, the return of Jesse "The Body" Ventura and the crowning of the first ever Women's United States champion.

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You like drama?  OF COURSE YOU DO... well, we got plenty of that this week with Tessa Blanchard's return to TNA, what led to it, the ridiculous way it was handled and what it could mean for her prospects in WWE... plus, Chris Jericho crashes last night's GCW show, was it a work all along between AEW and GCW and what does it mean for Ricky Starks... more on Rey Fenix and his cryptic tweets about AEW, all of which have since been deleted, and what I think his REAL strategy was here... thoughts on Saturday Night's Main Event and the return of Jesse Ventura, why Kevin Owens is now the WWE champion without actually winning the title and where things may be headed with him and Cody Rhodes... HUGE main event revealed for the Raw on Netflix debut... possible topics revealed for the next season of Dark Side of the Ring... and the best BIG BLUE cage matches in WWE history!

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Solomonster reviews the last WWE Smackdown before Saturday Night's Main Event with one final word between Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens, a HUGE match announced for the debut Raw on Netflix next month with Bloodline implications, the finals set for the Women's United States Championship tournament, Carmelo Hayes faces off with the newest addition to the Smackdown roster and a rant on how some wrestling fans have forgotten how wrestling works!  Plus, SNME predictions for tonight's big show on NBC.

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Solomonster reviews the Winter Is Coming episode of AEW Dynamite for 12/11/24 with the return of Toni Storm (and not of the Timeless variety), MJF returns and doesn't actually do or say anything, more action in the Continental Classic, Ricochet hears the BOO BIRDS and why this special just didn't pack the same punch as their previous ones.

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Solomonster reviews WWE Monday Night Raw for December 9th with CM Punk and Seth Rollins getting more digs in on each other, NUCLEAR heat for Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods after their verbal assault on Big E last week, The Wyatt Sicks loses their first match and an idea for what to do with Rhea Ripley at Wrestlemania.

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It's been a WILD week, so let's talk about... Rey Fenix decrying INHUMANE TREATMENT without giving any context... Ryan Nemeth accusing AEW of abuse and neglect as it relates to CM Punk and the BIG takeaway from his complaint that isn't getting enough attention... Eric Bischoff saying there is NO HOPE for AEW and why he's not totally wrong... bad news for all the folks hoping WWE might move away from PG programming on Netflix... Jesse Ventura returning for Saturday Night's Main Event... why the WWE Draft in its current form needs to be ABOLISHED... why that New Day heel turn on Big E was SO GOOD and actually makes sense... major injuries coming out of War Games... TNA getting very ambitious with its PPV locations next year in NYC and LA... even MORE top moments in Survivor Series history... and the ultimate Be The Booker supercard revealed!

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Solomonster reviews thee post-Survivor Series edition of WWE Smackdown with news on even MORE injuries coming out of War Games, a transfer window for talent heading into 2025, a surprise title change and heel turn and Michael Cole chats with Kevin Owens in his car.

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Solomonster reviews AEW Dynamite for December 4th with more action in the Continental Classic, a terrible Battle Royal for a shot at MJF's diamond ring that nobody cares about, the main event for World's End takes shape, Mercedes gets her next challenger for the TBS title and can YOU guess all the TNT champions in AEW history?

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Solomonster reviews one of the best episodes of Monday Night Raw all year with The New Day's 10 year anniversary taking a SOUR turn, plus CM Punk and Seth Rollins coming to blows and the surprise return of a former WWE champion (actually two of them!).  It was a show heavy on story and not so much on the in-ring, but there was much to like about where things appear to be headed.

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Solomonster reviews WWE Survivor Series 2024 from Vancouver with Paul Levesque playing it safe with both War Games matches, Bronson Reed playing it anything BUT safe, one surprising title change and not much else to speak of if you were looking for any twists or turns coming out of this show.  And yes, we need to talk about one big problem with these War Games matches.

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We've got fallout to discuss from last night's WWE Survivor Series, with very different thoughts on the two War Games matches (and both a defense and critique of Nia Jax), the latest on Bronson Reed getting injured, Paul Heyman's favor to CM Punk and an idea for how Solo Sikoa will fall as leader of the new Bloodline.  PLUS... Dave Meltzer offers an amazing take on Jade Cargill's absence... the new Women's Intercontinental title and who likely takes it first... praise for the New Day segment on Raw and why Kofi Kingston was NOT a Hall of Famer before he linked up with the group... AEW embarrassment down under as they're forced to move their big Australia show... Ricky Starks speaks to Chris Van Vliet and has no idea why he's off AEW television, how much time is left on his deal, Paul Walter Hauser's ridiculous defense of Tony Khan, Starks pulled from all future GCW shows, the comments that upset Khan and so much more on this.  There's a lot to unpack here.

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Reviewing the final WWE Smackdown before Survivor Series with CM Punk and Roman Reigns having a sitdown with The Wise Man with an interesting twist at the end, plus a history lesson from Kevin Owens, more action in the women's US title tournament, WAR GAMES predictions... and a bonus feature ranking my top 5 BIGGEST MOMENTS in Survivor Series history!

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Solomonster reviews the Full Gear aftermath edition of AEW Dynamite for Thanksgiving Eve, with the kickoff to the Continental Classic and Kamille "quitting" before Mercedes Mone could fire her.  Will that salvage her AEW run?  Not likely, but it was a mercy killing that had to be done.

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Solomonster reviews the final WWE Raw before Survivor Series with a New Day implosion one week before their 10 year anniversary tribute show.  Plus, the women's War Games advantage is up for grabs in the main event and Team Rhea finds its fifth member, Adam Pearce introduces a women's Intercontinental championship and the Judgment Day defend their tag team titles for only the second time in 154 days.

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After the worst go home show I've ever seen for an AEW PPV, I got an earful from some folks and I've got something to get off my chest to start.  Then it's on to the AEW Full Gear 2024 review, with a closing angle that a lot of people didn't understand but made perfect sense to me, all the things that did NOT work on the show and thoughts on THE COSTCO GUYS on the pre-show... why Kenny Omega's comments last week may be part of something bigger... AEW running the Hammerstein Ballroom and the GCW owner is not happy about it... what Logan Paul could be doing at Wrestlemania... a tremendous twist to The Bloodline story heading into War Games and where it may be leading... Jade Cargill injured and who will take her place... is it more of a DEPTH ISSUE or CREATIVE ISSUE with the WWE tag team divisions... Survivor Series 2024 PREDICTIONS... the most improved performers in five years of AEW... ranking Brock Lesnar's best singles matches at Survivor Series... th best and worst years of the original ECW... and the worst reign of terror, Triple H or Roman Reigns?

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Solomonster reviews WWE Smackdown for November 22nd with the return of the Wise Man, and he brings with him the fifth man for the OG Bloodline in War Games... CM PUNK!  Lots to discuss here and lots of directions for this to go.  Plus, an excellent segment with Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens, and Jade Cargill takes a spill to her demise, but whodunit?

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Reviewing the final AEW Dynamite before Full Gear and it's not good.  Full Gear should be, but this show certainly wasn't.  In fact, I can't remember a go-home show as lifeless and boring as this one.

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Solomonster reviews WWE Monday Night Raw for November 18th with Seth Rollins challenging Bronson Reed and once AGAIN rejecting an offer to join the OG Bloodline for War Games, plus Sheamus challenges for the Intercontinental championship and the Women's War Games match is set as Rhea Ripley returns.

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Mike Tyson and Jake Paul had an embarrassing fight on Netflix, but what does it mean for Raw in January when the show moves there?  Scott D'Amore was also a surprise guest at the WWE PC and what that could mean... Becky Lynch possibly on her way back to WWE... Rikishi posts a cryptic comment on Instagram and pitches a new MATCH CONCEPT for The Bloodline... thoughts on Bronson Reed joining War Games, who the fifth man on Team Roman is likely to be and where the Paul Heyman cliffhanger from Smackdown may be headed... predicting the first ever Women's United States Champion... a TNA name departs and is likely headed for AEW... Kenny Omega explains why he's returning to New Japan first and not AEW, and in doing so, makes a comment so delusional I thought I was reading The Onion... FULL GEAR 2024 PREDICTIONS, including thoughts on the Death Riders angle and why AEW wins for Sad Tweet... why Randy Savage REALLY fell out with TNA in 2004 and then we talk about THE BEST... the best Survivor Series PPV, the best wrestling books you should read and the best Sound Off moments from 17 years!

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Solomonster reviews WWE Smackdown for November 15th with Bronson Reed joining with Solo Sikoa's Bloodline to destroy Roman Reigns and his family heading into War Games, and Roman tries to dial the WISE MAN but gets a surprise.  Plus, Cody Rhodes wants Kevin Owens, Naomi challenges Nia Jax for the WWE Women's Championship and the Women's US Title tournament begins.  Mixed in with the review is a live WATCH ALONG for the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight on Netflix and what a shit show it was.

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Solomonster reviews AEW Dynamite for November 13th with Jon Moxley threatening to "seize" the SuperStation TBS.  We're all still waiting for him to do so.  Plus, Adam Cole takes on Konosuke Takeshita and Roderick Strong battles Lance Archer to decide who gets MJF at Full Gear, The Hurt Syndicate lays a beatdown on Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay finds his Full Gear opponent in the form of someone he knows very well.

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Solomonster reviews WWE Monday Night Raw for November 11th with Seth Rollins being courted by both Bloodlines for War Games, Damian Priest makes Gunther feel doubt heading into Survivor Series and the Women's tag team titles are on the line with Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez chasing gold.

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Wind down your weekend with this late night Sound Off and news on Kenny Omega's likely return to the ring (and it's NOT for AEW)... Elimination Chamber going international for the fourth straight year... why the President of Endeavor had breakfast with Vince McMahon and the fate of the federal investigation into him may have just been sealed... Dave Meltzer's latest REALLY BAD WEEK involves Backlash at the Tokyo Dome (really), AEW losing to NXT but really winning, and a tacky writeup on Dutch Mantel... thoughts on the Bloodline reunion and WAR GAMES now official... WWE introducing a Women's United States Championship, whether it will "float" and an idea for how to decide the first champion... and a FULL REVIEW for AEW Dynamite, including why the Adam Cole/Malakai Black match made me sad more than anything, why Malakai was upset coming out of the match and how the stipulation for Cole and MJF's story heading into Full Gear has suddenly changed.

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Solomonster reviews WWE Smackdown from Buffalo with the reunion of the OG Bloodline to make WAR GAMES official for Survivor Series, plus a heavy injury angle with Randy Orton and Kevin Owens including a move that's been banned in the company for years, and Nick Aldis unveils a brand new championship for the ladies.

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Solomonster reviews WWE NXT from the 2300 Arena (more well-known as the ECW Arena) in Philadelphia featuring appearances by ECW alumni including the Dudley Boyz, Rob Van Dam, Rhyno, Dawn Marie and others.  If you saw it as an ECW tribute show, it was pretty lame, but if you saw it for what it was really meant to be, they did a fine job of using ECW talent to endorse the stars of NXT.

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Solomonster reviews the post Crown Jewel edition of WWE Monday Night Raw with more Bloodline drama with Sami Zayn, a Fatal Four-Way to determine Gunther's next challenger for the World Heavyweight Championship and a Battle Royal to decide Liv Morgan's next challenger for her Women's World title.  And then, tragedy strikes during our Be The Booker segment.

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We're celebrating 17 YEARS of the Sound Off this week with a PACKED episode discussing Goldberg's retirement match in 2025... a nightmare taping for TNA results in two performers being stretchered out... full thoughts for WWE Crown Jewel 2024 including a big turn of events in the Bloodline angle... THREE talent releases in Baron Corbin, Indi Hartwell and Tegan Nox and what their futures may look like... thoughts on the pros and cons of WWE launching its new independent wrestling development program and why some fans need to calm the hell down... Vince McMahon's rumored new project and what it has to do with wrestling... some positive news on Demolition and the WWE Hall of Fame... Bobby Lashley debuts for AEW and the HORRENDOUS idea he had for a feud with Gunther in WWE... why Chris Jericho may have won the ROH title and why it doesn't matter... a SAD STORY about a man conned out of nearly a million dollars, what it has to do with Alexa Bliss and sharing a personal story of my own... and talk online of how AEW has "elevated" lots of ex-WWE talents, or have they?

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Solomonster reviews the final WWE Smackdown before Crown Jewel with the OG Bloodline reunion, Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton teaming up and breaking news on three WWE releases, including someone who wrestled on the show last night!

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Solomonster reviews the Fright Night edition of AEW Dynamite with Bobby Lashley making his AEW debut, Private Party reaches the pinnacle after five years, Adam Cole's first match in over a year and it took all of three months but why the Mercedes/Kamille pairing is already DEAD IN THE WATER.

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Solomonster reviews the final Monday Night Raw before WWE Crown Jewel with Sami Zayn finally introduced back into the Bloodline story, but with a twist... more chaos with Bronson Reed and Seth Rollins, Damian Priest continues to spin his wheels with nothing to do and new #1 contenders crowned for the World tag team titles.  Plus, Dwayne Wade gets massacred in statue form and a cursed night for TNA at their recent tapings.

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Solomonster kicks off with the LOLTNA moment from last night's Bound for Glory show and then has a TON of news to cover, including his thoughts on the latest lawsuit filed against WWE and Vince McMahon relating to one of the worst scandals in company history... the INSANELY high price you'll have to pay to attend WrestleMania in Las Vegas... Samantha Irvin QUITS WWE and says she never liked announcing in the first place, the hate being hurled towards Ricochet for it and what she's saying about her shocking departure... WWE CROWN JEWEL PREDICTIONS including one match expected to be announced on TV this week and rumors of a Goldberg appearance in Saudi Arabia... NXT Halloween Havoc predictions for tonight's PLE... Def Rebel's status and the current state of MUSIC in WWE, why Jim Johnston will not be back, the comments he made that upset Mikey Rukus and why Johnston WASN'T WRONG in what he said... the latest on the status of AEW Shockwave, Rampage and Battle of the Belts... Adam Cole reveals new information about his devastating ankle injury... Tony Schiavone says criticism of AEW mostly comes from trolls and BOTS... and the BEST Fatal Four-Way matches in history!

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Solomonster reviews WWE Smackdown from Brooklyn, a newsworthy show with the reunion of The Usos and NEW tag team champions crowned in the Motor City Machine Guns.  It took them 18 years to make it to WWE and all of one week to capture gold.  Plus, Randy Orton confronts Triple H about a match with Kevin Owens and Gunther SPITS FACTS in the ring with Cody Rhodes.

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Solomonster reviews AEW Dynamite for October 23rd, a hot mess of a show where Chris Jericho won yet another World championship, the entire AEW midcard was forced to stand out in the parking lot for two hours only to be made to look like complete dorks and the Adam Cole stuff makes even less sense now with MJF.  But just to show you he's not a total sour puss, the closing angle accomplished a few different goals and Shelton Benjamin had another good outing.

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Solomonster reviews WWE Monday Night Raw with Jey Uso losing his Intercontinental championship back to Bron Breakker and why it happened, Seth Rollins and Bronson Reed can't keep their hands off each other and news on Samantha Irvin LEAVING WWE (and her replacement has a rough night).

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I've got a lot on my mind, including last night's debut of Scott D'Amore's Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling promotion... a MAJOR New Japan star announcing his retirement tour... the death of former Ring of Honor COO Joe Koff and how he saved the promotion not once but TWICE... NXT possibly running the ECW Arena for a show... why Jey Uso just ended his Intercontinental title run with one promo on Smackdown... the good and bad of the debut of the Motor City Machine Guns... one the things AEW did a VERY poor job of on Dynamite coming out of WrestleDream... online chatter about Ospreay/Ricochet/Takeshita having the best triple threat match EVER at WrestleDream... and YOUR questions on the best way to kickstart a Cody Rhodes/Randy Orton feud... how to introduce Hikuleo into the Bloodline story... how to book Tiffany Stratton's MITB cash-in... WrestleMania 41 tickets for Las Vegas... Sheamus' legacy in WWE and best matches... and what are some of the BEST and WORST catchphrases in wrestling?

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Solomonster reviews AEW Dynamite for October 16th as the follow-up to WrestleDream with some big names missing and the BCC laying out more lower-level AEW talent, a new wrinkle involving The Elite, Adam Cole delivers a disappointing explanation for his continued feud with MJF, Shelton Benjamin has an impressive debut and an embarrassing faux pas in the main event.

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Solomonster reviews WWE Monday Night Raw for October 14th with Jimmy Uso attempting to mend faces with his brother Jey, Gunther addresses Cody Rhodes ahead of their Crown Jewel match, Bianca and Jade defend their Women's tag team titles and the Raiders are back, but with a different name!

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