The Death of Andy Williams, Sunday Night's Main Event & Raw fallout, Mercedes Mone the GOAT?

The episode opens with somber news about Andy Williams (The Butcher from AEW) collapsing and dying at an Enjoy Wrestling show in Pittsburgh on Saturday at age 48. Promoter Kurt Hackemer detailed how Williams collapsed after his tag match, received immediate CPR from on-site doctors, was transported to Allegheny General Hospital, and passed shortly after midnight. Medics indicated symptoms consistent with a cardiac event, pending autopsy results. Solomonster reflects on Williams' unique dual career as both a guitarist for Every Time I Died (since 1998) and a wrestler, noting his distinctive appearance contrasted with his regular speaking voice, and emphasizing the universal positive sentiment surrounding him.

WWE's Sunday Night's Main Event in Atlanta featured several storylines. In the main event, Cody Rhodes wrestled Randy Orton in a WrestleMania rematch, with Brandi Rhodes present ringside. Despite teases of a potential Cody heel turn in recent promos and storylines, WrestleVotes reports WWE has no plans for this character change due to merchandise analytics and sponsorship concerns, similar to WWE's 2012 hesitation with a John Cena heel turn. The match ended with both men now tied at one win apiece, setting up a rubber match. Bron Breaker faced Obafemi in a "battle for the future" match with interference from The Vision (Austin Theory, Logan Paul, and notably Bronson Reed's return after a six-month injury absence). Reed delivered multiple tsunami splashes and appeared re-energized at 265-270 pounds, down from 365 at his heaviest. Solomonster argues Reed deserves consideration as a future world champion alongside other young stars.

Trick Williams regained the U.S. Championship from Baron Corbin after Lil Yachty survived a five-minute challenge against Corbin, earning Williams a title match. Solomonster praised the match for protecting Corbin's End of Days finish by having Williams counter rather than kick out. SmackDown had five matches announced for Mexico City this Friday, an unusually high number for a televised show. CM Punk will defend the WWE Championship against Sami Zayn, while Rey Fenix defends the AAA Cruiserweight title, the War Raiders defend their tag titles, Paige faces Nikki Bella, and Chelsea Green defends against Nia Jax.

Monday Night Raw was described as "a bad show" with minimal consequential storyline development. The main angle involved the Bloodline versus 946 (Royce Keyes, Bronco Nimo, Lucian Price), with the Usos being taunted in the parking lot throughout the episode. The climax involved 946 setting fire to the Usos' rental car with a lighter after pouring gasoline, which Solomonster characterized as "lame" and ineffective. Bayley returned to television for the first time since Madison Square Garden, interrupting a Money in the Bank qualifier between Lyra Valkyria and Sol Ruka. Conflicting reports exist about whether Bayley signed a new deal or remains on her existing contract, but her return strongly suggests she's staying with WWE rather than joining AEW. Liv Morgan successfully defended her Women's World Championship against Stephanie Vickar in a 17-minute match (significantly better than their 6.5-minute WrestleMania encounter), with the finish involving Liv hitting Stephanie with the title while the referee wasn't looking.

Money in the Bank qualifiers continued with Bron Breaker and Sol Ruka earning spots on the men's and women's sides respectively. Additional qualifiers are scheduled for Raw in Mexico City next Monday, including Roman Reigns defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Penta, and Chad Gable defending the Intercontinental Championship against Dragon Lee. Solomonster speculates Lola Weiss (debuting against Raquel Rodriguez and Kalani Jordan) will win her qualifier. Money in the Bank, scheduled for October 10th in New Orleans, is the latest date the event has ever been held.

AEW's post-Wembley Dynamite confirmed two All Out matches: Will Ospreay defending the AEW World Championship against Jon Moxley (announced via on-screen graphic that surprised both wrestlers), and a three-way TLC match for the tag titles with Copeland and Christian defending against The Young Bucks and FTR. New AEW Trios Champions Kofi Kingston, Austin Creed, and Swerve Strickland successfully defended against the Rascals, with Kofi revealing their WWE pay cut was steeper than the reported 50%, with speculation it reached 56-75%.

Mercedes Monet becomes a major discussion topic after Solomonster claimed she's "the greatest women's wrestler that I have ever seen," with Dave Meltzer calling her the greatest American women's wrestler of all time. Meltzer noted she's the first to hold world titles in WWE, CMLL, New Japan, and AEW, and the first woman to compete at the Tokyo Dome, Madison Square Garden, Wembley Stadium, and Arena Mexico. No American woman has ever been inducted into the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame despite Japanese women having been selected. Solomonster contextualizes his position by noting her body of work across multiple major promotions exceeds peers like Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair, though he acknowledges Lynch as a superior promo.

Tessa Blanchard announced an MLW Fightland appearance for September 12th while claiming to remain committed to CMLL, but CMLL issued a stern statement limiting her participation to only that event with no additional commitments or championship opportunities, resulting in her removal from MLW's promotional materials and website.

The episode concludes with listener questions about hypothetical scenarios (Ultimate X in WWE), potential top-tier WWE defections, and Solomonster's personal top-three matches witnessed live: Bryan Danielson vs. Kenta at Manhattan Center (2006), Sasha Banks vs. Bayley at the first NXT TakeOver in Brooklyn (2015), and Cody Rhodes vs. Dustin Rhodes at AEW's first Double or Nothing (2019).