Sound Off Inbox - Is Randy Orton An All-Time Great?

Solomonster makes another trip to the Sound Off Inbox and answers your questions, including where Randy Orton ranks on the list of all-time greats, Hornswoggle's heat with The Rock and thoughts on his new Leprechaun Origins movie, pitching an idea to make Sami Zayn a star in ONE NIGHT on Raw, two NXT teams that should be on the main roster, thoughts on Adam Cole (Babay!), Test's push after the Triple H/Stephanie wedding angle, is there still money in an Austin vs. Goldberg match, who is the best wrestler in the world right now and more.
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[@solo13th]

Holy fuck if The Rock really thought Hornswoggle was a make a wish kid, then that is the funniest thing ever.

[@travismcdonald6576]

+BIMMOM Lol. I think we've all made the wish that WWE fires Hornswoggle useless ass.

[@clachapelle]

+Travis McDonald That is mean....

[@travismcdonald6576]

C.J. LaChapelle Yup.

[@BinkyStaIIs]

34:13 He talks about Orton.

[@600gangmemberriplasmokinto8]

thank you

[@randsg766]

Sergio Garza My homie 👊

[@ant0586]

Triple H heel 1999-2001 was awesome.

[@DoncoEntAgain]

32:53 "I'm gonna be the new Nature Boy." Didn't Ric Flair already do that when he took Buddy Rogers' gimmick?

[@maisafwa]

A new monday night war !! Sound Off vs Raw !

[@thegooseman90]

More like Sound Off vs Don Tony and Kevin Castle

[@thegooseman90]

***** honestly, the guy who co hosted with Solomonster on the Wrestlemania episode this past year was more annoying than Kevin Castle.

[@MaverickAC69]

Okay, I'm sold! If I was ever running a wrestling company, Solomonster and Schlegdaddy would be my creative writing team.

[@434Saibot]

Your vids are great man. I find your input a lot more informative than Don Tony and Kevin. I find them interrupting each other. And I never really get a clear cut point of view from either person. Keep up the good work Solomonster!

[@scottwood9914]

Massive fan Solomonster! - Followed you for years, really enjoy your Podcast's find them a great way to kick back and relax after a hard day's work!! all the way from Liverpool, UK!

[@ameysingh997]

Randy orton is a 12 time world champion, 3-time tag champ, 1-time IC champion, money in the bank winner, royal rumble winner. He has the best finisher of all time. OFC he is an all-time great.

[@jaygreene5337]

Orton has become one of my favorites since the 2013 SummerSlam. He's a good worker with decent Mic skills. He can put on a good match with pretty much the whole roster. He showed that during 5 match run leading to the elimination chamber. Randy' s career has been hurt by his suspensions and being Hunter' s shadow his whole career.

[@MyNameIsNotBrad]

You talking about the HHH/Taka match, and how WWE was able to make it seem like Taka just might win it, reminds me of the HHH/Maven match. It was obvious going into the match that Maven wasn't gonna win. But as the match progresses, there were about two close pinfalls that actually made me hold my breath and suspend disbelief.

[@fuscinula]

"Shorting himself on sleep" over Hornswoggle. I see what you did there.

[@BoogsAccount]

SOUND OFF INBOX? BETTER THAN RAW!

[@rabbabba]

my thoughts exactly

[@deblen476]

You ain't kidding...I can't stand this second rate Bella Soap Opera bullshit!

[@rabbabba]

Derek Eblen They need to do better, its just getting worse, and worse by the week...

[@GrandFunker]

Derek Eblen You are conniving and self-centered. lol

[@TheChigstar]

Hell yeah

[@tthomaselli2]

"If you're looking for a sure-fire cure for insomnia, look no further than a Sheamus/Randy Orton match.".; Agreed. I saw a match of theirs, recently on KZbin & I fell asleep... Lol.

[@bdr113080]

I love your show man. I'm a Triple H fan but I don't expect everyone to like him but it gets old having everything the guy did be shit on. I'm not saying the guys perfect and he's never done anything wrong, I thought the way he crapped on Booker at that WM was a little head scraching. Thank you for pointing out that he wasn't calling all the shots in late 90's early 2000. If he was calling the shots in 99 and everything todays fans say about him is true then clearly why were Rock and Austin the 2 guys then? A lot of new fans don't realize how bad he was held back and shit on by Vince in 96 and that in 1998 he was the 2nd most popular guy in the company (Austin being #1, Rock was a Heel) and he and Steph weren't even together then. Keep up the good work man. ur awesome!

[@TheThunderliger]

Thanks for answering my question and for making it the first question. I agree with what you said

[@hg2460]

Thank heavens I wasnt eating when you said Rock mistake'd Hornswoggle for a MAW kid lmfao

[@SigmaChicken09]

Fuck the Solomonster

[@clachapelle]

SigmaChicken09 Why do you say that?

[@TheJuliet316]

Just listened to the Adam Cole segment on the day of Takeover XXX where he's one of the big stars on the show.

[@a-khanation5279]

Randy orton is a 12 champion 8 time wwe champion and 4 time world champion So it's actually more than u think Orton as well will break the 16 time record along with cena. Orton age 34 , 12 time champion Cena age 37 , 15 champion

[@SteelersLakersFan]

Put this on the USA Network #ratings

[@kgkornfan]

solomonster needs to book raw! 30 mins into this video I heard at least 3 ideas that are better than anything iv seen on raw in about 2 years at least!

[@pocortr9077]

I didn't realize he wasn't gonna start talking ab Orton till 35 mins into this video lol

[@clachapelle]

I agree 100% that Randy Orton is underrated and is one of the greats of all time... Like you I might not put him in my top 10 list but I defiantly put him on my top 20 list......

[@bigwill6089]

Even when HHH was WWE Champion on Smackdown it was still Edge's show!!!!

[@johnnywilson5447]

Great show.

[@BrrratOnEM]

Rollins & Ambrose ARE Crazy, & its Great.

[@joshuaboshard3218]

The big gold belt is the best looking title that the wrestling business ever had

[@WWEFANWWEFAN-wy6yw]

He absolutely is!

[@jgana123]

SHAWN MICHEALS IS THE GOAT, POINT BLANK, RANDY SAVAGE, RIC FLAIR, BRET HART, AND CM PUNK, RICKY STEAMBOAT AS WELL, CURT HENNING, OWEN HART, SEAN WALTMEN, AJ STYLES, Y2J, AUSTIN AIRES, TAKER IS GREAT, BUT IN THE END-THE HEARTBREAK KID SHAWN MICHEALS IS THE BEST, THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME!

[@H0wlinPelleAlmqvist]

THANK YOU

[@jaygreene5337]

My idea for Cena/Brock at NoC would be Cena keeps getting up from Brock' s offense so much Brock puts on the lock with Cena in y ropes causing a DQ. Brock's not done and won't stop beating down Cena. B-day Wyatt comes out and gives a speech about bullies like Brock. Brock laughs him off, but B-day ends up hitting him with Sister Abigail to a big pop and of course Brock gets up and beats him down as well. The end result would be turning Bray, make Luke Harper the new leader and I add another person to the clan. Would like a Reigns/Rusev feud as well.

[@shannonwilliams1186]

Great job calling the "Ole" chants on Sami's debut!

[@mhh5002]

6:00 solomonster telling the truth about the rock coming back

[@reyagu4607]

This shit is nostalgic

[@jerranspearman4961]

good video

[@dirtycleggy2240]

Good comment.

[@XLgameBRO]

Yes. Randy Orton is an all-time great. His promos suck but his talent is second to none.

[@YozoraHeart]

Why would they make any bigger a deal out of WM31 (assuming Undertaker's last match was vs Lesnar) when they didn't make a big deal out of WM10 or WM16 when Taker was gone?

[@EndGameEnt]

Ric Flair actually said he was going to be the new Nature Boy.

[@ElGranSanto]

+Clayton Saint Cyr I respect what the Nature Boy has done in his career, but how he would say that is mind boggling to me. Orton doesn't have the charisma to be the new Nature boy. Not many people do.

[@EndGameEnt]

I try not to think about anyone being the next anyone but comparisons can be done, and are usually done because today's wrestling is a shell of what it was and anyone that watches the history of wrestling and today's stuff knows.

[@ElGranSanto]

Clayton Saint Cyr Well said. It personally bothers me when I see that kind of rhetoric, but it'll keep happening. People will always yearn for replicas of things that are proven.

[@mikeatkinsklass09]

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[@kendleoneal135]

Randy Orton is the man.

[@DryTeePiggles]

orton is a better heel than edge, and this is coming from an edge fan

[@GrandFunker]

Short answer would be NO! Listening to the Solomonster's take would be more interesting than Raw, so...

[@tonyl1933]

Well Brodus Clay recently said in a shoot interview that Hornswoggle is a verbal bully and that he had to put hands on him

[@PeapodEchoes]

I have no idea why I've just had this thought, but Creative should have Hornswoggle come out in minature Val Venis gear and go by 'Pornswoggle.'

[@MrAweeze]

40 minute match? no no no no not necessary at all unless all you care about is how long they can perform. if you're going to have a 40 min match and get it over you better be telling one HELL of a story inside that ring.

[@4uanC]

@BboyHowey For an HDTV.

[@DevilMaskMedia]

Warwick Davis > Hornswoggle

[@DerickZ28]

I'm pretty sure CM-Punks shirt says he's the best rofl!

[@dolphinking1417]

Punk when healthy was one of the bitw tho....

[@CaptainMonotone448]

As big as a Punk fan as I am, you can't be the best in the world sitting at home

[@hsmellmyfart]

165K

[@BLH93]

Why does Solomonster Ask for donations?

[@goldensoundofsilence]

Because if you appreciate someones quality work and entertaining content, a donation is always appreciated. You typically pay for goods and services, the mans gotta eat, cars don't run on good will and the rent doesn't get paid in lemondrops.

[@BLH93]

***** I know it kinda too me seems immoral/unethical, I would feel wrong even asking people to donate money for a wrestling podcast. I am sorry if me giving my honest opinion here offends anyone.

[@Heckoning]

BboyHowey He has provided hundreds of hours of FREE content to people, between storing all the files, buying the recording equipment and editing equipment, plus a bunch of over heads I'm not thinking of, it does have it's costs. So it's not unethical, plus people use to ask him if there was a way to donate. It's common practice in this day and age. If people are silly enough to just pay to get a "wrestling name" then that's there money to do so as they please. - But the majority of the time, people just wanted to help with the cause and donate. It's not wrong to make people aware of how they can donate.

[@OffLeatherWings]

***** You're not even the real Dalyxman,you're a stupid troll account trying to stir up IWC drama on KZbin because you're social life just isn't interesting enough.Get off KZbin and get a fucking life.

[@OffLeatherWings]

Sexton Hardcastle its a poser account lol,not the real Dalyxman

[@barrett5343]

Austin vs punk

[@a-khanation5279]

john cena 37 the rock 42 stone cold Steve Austin 49 goldberg 47

[@jefflarson3693]

In one word "no".