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WRESTLING SOUP

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE or RAW REVIEW (Wrestling Soup 10.7.25)

WRESTLING SOUP

Wrestling Soup Network

Sports, Comedy, Wrestling

4.4746 Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2025

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

00:00 – Kevin Nash & Wrestling Royalties
Anthony and Joe open with a discussion about Kevin Nash’s royalty check woes, the business of wrestling merchandise, and how the TKO sale has impacted payouts for legends and stockholders.

03:30 – WWE’s Changing Audience & Business Model
The conversation shifts to WWE’s evolving business strategy: higher ticket prices, catering to wealthier audiences, and speculation about a possible Saudi buyout.

10:00 – Nick Khan, TKO Era, and Corporate Takeover
The hosts analyze Nick Khan’s influence, the TKO era, and whether WWE’s leadership is being overrun by corporate greed.

16:00 – The Future of WWE & Wrestling’s Investment Value
Debate about WWE as a long-term investment, the fate of the company under TKO, and the difference between past and present wrestling ownership.

22:00 – Monday Night Raw Recap & Production Critique
Anthony and Joe break down the latest Raw, including match pacing, production quirks, and the “Australian Street Fight” promo.

30:00 – Women’s Division: Kairi Sane, Asuka, and Bayley
A deep dive into the women’s division: Kairi Sane’s reputation for injuring opponents, Asuka’s standout performance, and Bayley’s current character direction.

40:00 – Main Event: CM Punk & LA Knight vs. The Usos
Recap and analysis of the main event, including the chemistry between Punk and LA Knight, and thoughts on the show’s overall flow.

47:00 – Closing Banter & Upcoming Content
The hosts discuss wrestling merch oddities (body pillows, towels), upcoming shows, and shoutouts to friends and other podcasts.

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0:00.0

We live in a world where Kevin Nash isn't getting his royalty checks right anymore, I guess.

0:15.8

I hope he's okay.

0:16.9

I mean, he's only got millions of dollars.

0:18.5

Well, he, you know, I felt bad.

0:38.1

It was making the rounds on different news sites. So I'm like, oh, wow, this is important. Apparently, on his show, you know, he said, I was talking with Sean Walton in this week, and we had our update. We both got our royalty checks, and I called him. And he's laughing on the other side of the phone. And goes obviously you got your royalty check and I said holy fuck I said the last one was good and this one

0:45.2

was rotten I mean it was half but hey you know what are you going to do when I was making huge

0:52.1

money in my royalties it was broken down It would say NWO T-shirts,

0:57.7

NWO women T-shirts. Now it says NWO intellectual property and there's just a number.

1:04.8

It's going to look like a forensic accounting and I'll fucking sue them. And I mean,

1:09.8

that's just the way it goes and it got weird

1:12.2

when they fucking sold a TKO I can only go by what I was making I can only imagine what

1:18.4

like Hulk Hogan Steve Austin the rock like if you take all those guys I think Steve was at 50%

1:23.7

of his merch some of mine was even at 25% I mean, when you take that and you cut that

1:29.5

in half and you put that back on the books, that's several million dollars that were in the red that

1:35.0

go into the black on the books. I'm double jeopardied in that because not only are you fucking

1:42.0

me and raising the price, but then I'm also a stockholder.

1:46.8

So are you fucking inflating my stock by doing something that's not, you know, particularly legal?

1:57.5

Oh, boy. Kevin Nash learning the lesson. I mean, this sounds so condescending.

2:02.8

I'm sure he's well aware.

2:03.9

But like that's how these bigger companies operate.

2:07.4

Yeah.

2:07.6

You know, like they just whatever they can, the most they can get out of you and the least they can give you back.

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