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WRESTLING SOUP

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

WRESTLING SOUP

Wrestling Soup Network

Comedy, Sports, Wrestling

4.3753 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. Yeah, you tell every store that that already has all their Valentine's Day shit out. I'm like, come on, man. Well, you know what's funny? 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

0:38.1

booking valentine's day because it's on a Friday this year. I go, dude, I can't get anybody to take that date, including like females doing like, you know, burlette shows. No one wants to do Valentine's Day. No one wants it. That date is like voided on the calendar because everyone's like, yeah, you know why? Because if you're in a band with four or five dudes and that dude's taking his wife away for a getaway or they're doing some husband wife or boyfriend girlfriend anniversary thing, you can't play. So you lose one dude. If your drummer is, nah, I got a thing with my wife that day. They're out of the mix. 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

1:13.9

something with a wife, it exes them out of performing. So no one wants it. Everybody's like, I'm like, wow, I didn't know there was somebody happy marriage. Right. Right. I would have thought like, oh, good, you know, a vow, that doesn't mean anything to me. There's still people

1:27.2

will hold that day almost like it's playing on Christmas, which is weird to me. But yeah, this guy said to me, I can't book that day for shit. I was like, yeah, neither can I. Nobody wants. I go, eventually somebody will take it. He goes, yeah, but you think it'll be dead because they'll have an excuse that the females in their lives aren't going to come out. I'm like, but what is that? I don't get that. Enough for nothing. Can't you just go out on Saturday

1:48.2

night? You know what I mean? Isn't that a big night though anyways? Like I would think that's the

1:52.3

dinner and a movie or dinner and a show kind of night, right? It is it. But people are like,

1:57.1

yeah, people might plan a little getaway vacation. I'm like, I didn't even know people still do that. You know, and I've been a relationship for a long time, but something like that is where I'm more exchanging Valentine's skits. They're taking a weekend of the Palisades. That's been, that's been a minute for me. Yeah, honey, I got, I planned a, I planned an Airbnb right on the beach of the palisaces. Yeah. It's on fire right now, but I hear good things. Yeah, it's on fire. Everything must go. Yeah, but yeah, but I never, everyone's all like, oh, I mean, it's funny. It's almost like asking people to play on Thanksgiving. It's like, Kevin 14th, that's Valentine's Day.

2:34.5

I can't do that day.

2:35.3

My wife will kill me.

2:36.7

I'm like, that's what I heard from musicians.

2:38.0

My wife will kill me.

2:39.1

My girlfriend will never forgive me.

2:40.9

I'm like, really?

2:41.9

Invite her to the show?

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