ANALYZING THE AFTER EFFECTS OF RAW (Wrestling Soup 1.8.25) w/ @KevZCastle

WRESTLING SOUP

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Sports, Comedy, Wrestling

4.4 • 746 Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Wrestling Soup: WWE Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia & The State of AEW
Join Anthony Thomas and Kevin Castle as they delve into a wide range of topics in the wrestling world. They discuss the unique atmosphere of an NXT crowd, reflect on the shift in fan reactions toward Hulk Hogan, and debate the controversies surrounding AEW and its talent. The hosts also explore the implications of WWE's decision to hold the 2026 Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia, the future of WWE's international expansion, and the legacy of wrestling icons like John Cena and Jeff Jarrett. Don't miss this episode packed with insights, commentary, and wrestling news updates.

02:14 Casual Conversations and New Year Greetings
04:00 Rants on Political Correctness
09:45 Natural Disasters and Rebuilding
13:59 Valentine's Day Dilemma
17:37 Hulk Hogan's Controversial Appearance
28:25 Hogan and the Aging Legends
29:54 The Rock's Controversial Image
30:53 Stone Cold and Other Wrestling Icons
32:33 John Cena's Legacy and Criticism
39:31 Jeff Jarrett's Impact and AEW's Struggles
51:18 WWE's International Expansion
01:00:02 Conclusion and Farewell

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0:00.0	Wrestling soup is intended for a mature audience.
0:07.0	Wrestling soup, I'm Anthony Thomas. He is Kevin Castle.
0:12.0	Happy New Year, Merry Christmas.
0:15.0	Happy Easter.
0:16.0	Yeah, Merry Valentine's Day, you know.
0:19.0	Merry Valentine's.
0:20.0	That's the next time. When people go, that's the next holiday, I'm like, that's actually, you know. Yeah, Merry Valentine's. That's the next time.
0:21.6	When people go, that's the next holiday.
0:22.8	I'm like, that's actually not a holiday.
0:24.8	Yeah, you tell every store that that already has all their Valentine's Day shit out.
0:28.8	I'm like, come on, man.
0:30.1	Well, you know what's funny?
0:31.6	That day is Pursue Nongrata in the club business. Someone hit me up the other day and said, from another club and said, are you having a hard time booking Valentine's Day? Because it's on a Friday this year.
0:40.7	I go, dude, I can't get anybody to take that date, including like females doing like,
0:45.3	you know, burlette shows. No one wants to do Valentine's Day. No one wants it. That date is like
0:50.7	voided on the calendar because everyone's like, yeah, you know why?
0:55.4	Because if you're in a band with four or five dudes and that dude's taking his wife away for a getaway
1:00.2	or they're doing some husband wife or boyfriend girlfriend anniversary thing, you can't play.
1:05.0	So you lose one dude.
1:06.1	If your drummer is, nah, I got a thing with my wife that day.
1:08.9	They're out of the mix.
1:10.0	So it's true. If you got a band of four or five guys and one guy's not down to do it because he's got
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