HHH HALL OF FAME or AEW PRIME TIME? (Wrestling Soup 1.29.25) w/@KevZCastle

WRESTLING SOUP

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4.4 • 738 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, the hosts delve deep into the latest wrestling news and events. The discussion soon transitions to WWE's upcoming Royal Rumble, where they speculate about potential winners and surprise entrants, including CM Punk. They scrutinize WWE's current performance, mentioning audience reactions and the speculation about a possible sale. The hosts touch on the state of AEW and its new deals with Amazon Prime and Warner Brothers, calling Tony Khan’s business acumen into question. WWE’s Hall of Fame talk includes potential inductees like Vicky Guerrero, Triple H, and even controversial figures like New Jack. Additionally, the hosts note the changes in nightlife and entertainment culture post-COVID, referencing personal experiences in the music and wrestling venues. They express concerns for Asuka, who has been facing harassment, and what her recent public statement means. By the end, they discuss future plans for WrestleMania and other upcoming events. Join them for an in-depth and engaging discussion on all things wrestling!
00:31 Wrestling Soup: Anthony and Kevin's Banter
01:04 WWE's Current State and Royal Rumble Predictions
03:45 Men's Royal Rumble: Final Four Predictions
10:58 Women's Royal Rumble: Top Contenders
19:22 Tag Team Championship: Motor City Machine Guns vs. DIY
27:36 WWE Hall of Fame: Triple H and Potential Inductees
35:35 Hall of Fame Speculations
36:14 Victoria and Other Potential Inductees
36:23 Entertaining the Audience
37:51 Wrestling Community Issues
38:00 Asuka's Stalker Situation
38:34 Fan Reactions and Safety Concerns
43:07 Band Management and Social Media
46:26 AEW's Bold Moves
47:22 Tony Khan's Business Acumen
49:48 CM Punk and Royal Rumble Speculations
57:21 Late Night Concert Culture
01:03:09 WrestleMania and Future Plans
01:06:31 Super Bowl and Final Thoughts

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0:00.0	Wrestling soup is intended for a mature audience.
0:07.0	Wrestling soup, I am Anthony Missionary Thomas, joined along with the Kevin Castle.
0:12.0	Yes, sleepy Kev Castle, like sleepy Joe Biden, but younger.
0:16.0	Much, much younger.
0:18.0	Much younger for now.
0:20.0	Biden is already crossing that triple digits at this point, right?
0:23.5	How old is, how old is he 80?
0:25.3	I think he is.
0:26.1	I think he's close to 80.
0:27.2	He's got it.
0:27.6	Yeah, I think he's 80 on the button, right?
0:29.5	Is he really?
0:30.1	Okay.
0:30.9	I don't know.
0:31.5	Someone in the chat now.
0:32.5	I don't find this.
0:33.5	I know he's old. But Sleepy Joe Biden will not be watching the Royal Rumble, which everybody's excited about coming up this weekend.
0:42.7	We got through a decent, I thought a decent raw numbers say otherwise.
0:47.4	The raw results are in.
0:48.8	It only got three million.
0:50.4	So there's only three million.
0:51.7	Yeah, it dropped.
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