It was a busy weekend with TWO main events blown up at the last minute, with Amazing Red injured ahead of his House of Glory battle with Malakai Black, and ROH World champion Bandido testing positive for COVID ahead of his Final Battle defense against Jonathan Gresham.  Solomonster recaps all of the chaos and surprises, including the final show for Ring of Honor as we know it, how Tony Khan and AEW bailed them out of a major jam and the company's undeniable legacy.  Then, we have the latest on Jeff Hardy being FIRED by WWE after reportedly declining a WWE offer to go to rehab, the incident that sparked it all and why Hardy will never have a problem finding work in pro wrestling... WWE Hall of Famer Blackjack Lanza passes away and why you would never want him doing your Hall of Fame speech... why no one should be surprised that Becky Lynch beat Liv Morgan on Raw this week... and the latest on Johnny Gargano and Kyle O'Reilly leaving NXT and entering free agency.  Where might they end up next?  Get an extra THREE MONTHS FREE with EXPRESSVPN when you visit EXPRESSVPN.COM/SOLOMONSTER and support the Sound Off!

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Sound Off 734 - JEFF HARDY FIRED BY WWE AFTER REPORTEDLY REFUSING REHAB OFFER

Solomonster is back with a WWE and AEW Friday night SUPERSHOW reviewing both Smackdown and Rampage!  The build continues to Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar at Day One and the company is reportedly planning for a major finish to lead into WrestleMania.  Also, Charlotte Flair and Toni Storm skip the pie-eating contest for a Championship Contender's Match.  Over on Rampage, it's the long anticipated in-ring debut of HOOK, while the Lucha Bros defend their AEW tag team titles against FTR.

WWE SmackDown & AEW Rampage 12/10/21 Review - AN IMPRESSIVE DEBUT FOR HOOK!

Solomonster reviews AEW Dynamite and the company's debut from Long Island at the new UBS Arena, where they outsold WWE in the same building the week before.  One week out from Winter is Coming and the AEW championship match between Hangman Page and Bryan Danielson, we had CM Punk being booed out of the building and heeling on the New York Islanders because, well, they're not very good.  Get one FREE audio book of your choice when you use audibletrial.com/solomonster to sign up for a 30-day Audible trial!

AEW Dynamite 12/8/21 Review - LONG ISLAND DEBUT AND CM PUNK BOOED OUT OF THE BUILDING!

RSPW Rewind returns with another look back at what the "smart marks" were talking about years ago online.  Episode 36 features a look back at some WWF house show reports from 1993, including the night DIESEL made his debut to assist Shawn Michaels in winning back the Intercontinental title... fans debate Vince McMahon firing back at Eric Bischoff and WCW with his Billionaire Ted skits... one fan posts about Jeff Hardy before his championship ladder match on Raw that night against The Undertaker... and some RSPW hate for The Rock and his lack of "workrate" in 2000?

RSPW Rewind Episode 36 - Why Did RSPW HATE The Rock So Much?

Last night marked the end of an era for NXT with the possible final appearances by Johnny Gargano and Kyle O'Reilly, two key pieces of the old black and gold brand.  Solomonster reviews NXT War Games 2021, the first major event of the 2.0 era without the Takeover name, and also shares BREAKING NEWS on Jeff Hardy being sent home from the road by WWE after a concerning house show match.  Get one FREE audio book of your choice when you use audibletrial.com/solomonster to sign up for a 30-day Audible trial!

NXT War Games 2021 Review - END OF THE ROAD FOR JOHNNY GARGANO?

Solomonster talks about a busy Saturday night of wrestling with Triplemania and the return of Taya Valkyrie, and NWA Hard Times with Matt Cardona teasing a possible NWA title match... NXT WAR GAMES PREDICTIONS and talk of WWE abandoning the Cruiserweight title... AEW Dynamite ratings disappointment... Bryan Danielson teases a new group and the young star he wants as part of it... the real reason Cody Rhodes went through a flaming table... why Austin Theory is one of the young pillars of WWE... thoughts on both worked-shoot promos on Raw and Edge vs. The Miz... Brock Lesnar returns and gets Roman Reigns at the Day One PPV... WALTER possibly on his way to the WWE main roster and how he should debut... Nia Jax says she's unlikely to ever wrestle again... and the END OF AN ERA for WWE Home Video releases.  Get one FREE audio book of your choice when you use audibletrial.com/solomonster to sign up for a 30-day Audible trial!

Sound Off 733 - IS WALTER ON HIS WAY TO THE WWE MAIN ROSTER?

Solomonster reviews AEW Rampage for December 3rd with Sammy Guevara defending his TNT championship against Tony Nese.  With Rey Fenix having travel issues getting back into the US, PAC takes his place with Penta against FTR, and Thunder Rosa sits in on commentary to watch one of her students take on Jade Cargill, plus your superchats and booking the top matches for WrestleMania 38.

AEW Rampage 12/3/21 Review - MALAKAI BLACK TAKES PAC‘S ONE GOOD EYE!

Solomonster reviews AEW Dynamite for December 1st with Cody Rhodes trying REALLY hard to get the crowd to cheer for him by going through a flaming table in his Atlanta Streetfight against Andrade El Idolo.  Plus, news AEW outselling WWE at the UBS Arena in Long Island and a wild conspiracy theory being talked about internally in WWE about why this is happening.  Visit https://ridge.com/solomonster and use code “SOLOMONSTER” for 15 percent off your order now through December 7th!

AEW Dynamite 12/1/21 Review - CODY RHODES AND THE FLAMING TABLE!

Solomonster Sounds Off tackles the good, the bad and the ugly from the world of pro wrestling