CENA VERSUS CODY or THE LAST SMACKDOWN (Wrestling Soup 4.18.25)

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4.4 • 738 Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Anthony Thomas, Jeff Lipman, and Andrew Carlock dive into the final SmackDown before WrestleMania. They discuss their overall feelings and expectations for WrestleMania night one, the optics and potential outcomes of key matches, and controversies surrounding the WWE roster. Key topics include Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena, the Andre the Giant Battle Royal, women's division chaos, Randy Orton's open challenge, and the future of La Knight and Jacob Fatou. Special attention is given to the recent dynamics in WWE storytelling and character arcs.
00:00 Introduction and WrestleMania Hype
00:41 WrestleMania Night One Predictions
01:28 Randy Orton's Potential Opponents
04:01 Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena
06:58 Seth Rollins' Personal Promo
11:56 Andre the Giant Battle Royal
18:04 Women's Division Chaos
23:54 Tag Team Championship Match
24:53 WrestleMania Match Controversies
26:18 Randy Orton's Open Challenge
31:06 LA Knight vs. Solo Sikoa
38:30 Tiffany Stratton's Promo Breakdown
45:09 LWO vs. American Made
48:54 Wrapping Up and Hall of Fame Preview

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0:00.0	Wrestling soup for a mature audience.
0:05.0	I'm still doing the boys.
0:07.0	Gentlemen, it is the last Smackdown before WrestleMania.
0:10.0	We are literally hours away from night one.
0:13.0	It is Wrestling Soup.
0:15.0	I am Anthony Thomas, joined along with Jeff Lipman and Andrew Carlock.
0:20.0	What's going on, gentlemen?
0:22.2	Good evening, fellas.
0:23.4	So how are you?
0:24.3	I'm doing good, man.
0:25.7	It's been crazy.
0:28.7	Last couple of days, obviously, all the wrap-ups and shit.
0:34.2	We got done doing the Frank and Gus shitbox show with a lot of people calling in and leaving a lot of well wishes for Kevin and us.
0:37.2	And a lot of feedback on
0:39.2	WrestleMania this year. You know, before we get into the optics of what's happening with
0:43.8	Smackdown, what does your overall feel going into WrestleMania night one? Andrew.
0:48.6	It feels kind of underwhelming. You know, one thing I kind of wish, I kind of wish they didn't
0:52.2	tell us what matches on what night.
0:55.2	You know, I kind of like the idea.
1:00.0	I'm like, obviously, we can kind of, like, predict a lot of things, but I like to go into it as a fan.
1:02.3	I like to sort of be surprised by some of these things.
1:02.6	Yeah.
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