A RUSHED SHOW (Wrestling Soup 3.31.26)

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🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Joe and Anthony break down a chaotic Monday Night RAW, tearing into WWE's last-minute WrestleMania card-building in Madison Square Garden. From Dan Hausen's "merch goblin" gimmick to the rushed Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar build. They also dig into the Seth Rollins/Gunther pairing that came out of nowhere, Cody Rhodes getting embarrassed by Stephanie McMahon, CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns feeling backwards, and the overcrowded celebrity situation at WrestleMania. Plus, a tribute mention for Kevin Castle.

0:00 – Intro & WWE Building the WrestleMania Card Last Minute
0:54 – Is There a Reason WWE Holds the Card Back?
1:52 – Dan Hausen / The Merch Goblin Debate
5:01 – Dan Hausen as a Meme Wrestler & Internet Crossover
5:58 – WWE Signs Ricky Starks & Ethan Page
13:31 – MSG Raw Recap: Half the Mania Card Announced in One Night
14:32 – The Names on the Ring Canvas Stunt
17:50 – John Cena as WrestleMania Host — Desperation or Strategy?
20:16 – Seth Rollins vs. Gunther: Where Did This Come From?
42:17 – Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar: Rushed & Poorly Built
43:30 – "Obama vs. Barack Lesnar" & OBA's Potential Wasted
48:34 – Penta & Kofi / The WrestleMania Ladder Match Clusterfuck
49:27 – The Vision vs. The Usos & LA Knight Getting Buried Again
56:06 – Jelly Roll at WrestleMania: Does It Make Sense?
56:23 – Bad Bunny vs. Celebrity Wrestlers: Who Actually Works?
58:40 – The Celebrity Royal Rumble Idea
1:04:18 – Cody Rhodes Segment: Stephanie McMahon Slaps & Embarrasses Him
1:12:14 – Finn Bálor vs. Dominic Mysterio Promo
1:15:31 – CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns: Who's the Heel Here?
1:17:29 – Roman Should Be Younger to Sell the "Old Man Punk" Angle
1:20:39 – Raquel Rodriguez & Eo Sky Scare Moment
1:25:43 – Outro & Kevin Castle Memorial Tribute Mention @iamjondraper

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0:00.0	How's it going?
0:07.0	Hey, I feel like, like, WWW, we got a rush.
0:12.0	We got to rush, Mitch, we got to rush the show.
0:14.0	Oh, my God.
0:15.0	I swear to God, they just saved everything for the last two weeks.
0:19.0	Yeah.
0:20.0	Like, we got to go, we got to go, we're going to go. It's like, man, they just gave half the card for a salemia last night, huh? We knew this was going to happen, man. I mean, we were kind of talking about it's like how much time do these guys have left in order to build the cart? All right. So I know where to, I guess there's kind of starting this off the cuff.
0:41.5	What the fuck is the purpose?
0:44.0	Like I know, I know we can make jokes about the fucking AI creative all day long.
0:49.3	But is there some kind of promotional reason that they hold off most of the card until the last
0:58.8	two weeks? Is there something behind that? Or is this just really becoming sloppy? I'd like to think
1:06.3	it's, I'd like to think it's planned. Like, we had this thought process all along.
1:13.9	But this would be the only reason why I would say that is that somewhere then in their
1:18.3	heart of hearts, they're like, listen, if we let them know too early what the card is,
1:23.2	they might not buy tickets because it's, it's really not that special.
1:44.2	You know what I mean? Yeah. Like it's it's it's saying to somebody like not even cards subject to change. It's like we said before with the pasta thing. It's like, well, who's going to be there? A superstar. You're like, oh, okay. I guess if it's a superstar, it could be anyone.
1:46.1	Oh, these people show up for anything, though.
1:53.8	I'm convinced after Monday that these diehard fans will show up for anything,
1:55.9	whether it's good, it's bad, it's indifferent. Dude, Dan Housen had the equivalent of going out there and mentioning off some bureaucratic bullshit about the next pay-per-view.
2:05.4	But if he does it in a wacky voice, people will cheer.
2:11.1	You will have to do your taxes by the end of the month, or the IRS will come and get you.
2:21.2	It's great in a way, though.
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