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WRESTLING SOUP

HIGH ON MEDIOCRITY or BUSFLIP 2026 (Wrestling Soup 5.1.26)

WRESTLING SOUP

Wrestling Soup Network

Sports, Comedy, Wrestling

4.3753 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2026

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Anthony and Joe record from a temporary new space, discussing the transition to a home with an acre of land and the financial sanity of renting versus owning. They explore the "Dead Internet" theory and the prevalence of AI bots, while warning against the dangers of flaunting physical cash on social media. The conversation takes a culinary turn with a breakdown of Gordon Ramsay’s scrambled egg technique and the "exceptional" addition of pesto to breakfast. Turning to wrestling, the guys analyze the latest wave of WWE roster cuts—or "bus flips"—noting reports that these releases are age-related as the company aims for a younger roster. They debate the botched handling of Kairi Sane’s departure, the "slow death" of Santos Escobar on the main roster, and why the Wyatt Six gimmick is "deep for the sake of being deep". The episode wraps up with thoughts on Alexa Bliss retiring her spooky persona, a critique of the "tepid" Laredo crowd, and a satirical pitch for a "Himbo" title to solve the Roman Reigns problem.

Timestamps:
  • 0:00 – Intro / New space and yard life
  • 8:42 – The Renting vs. Buying debate
  • 18:15 – Cash, cops, and the "Dead Internet" theory
  • 27:30 – Gordon Ramsay’s eggs and the Pesto Protocol
  • 33:10 – WWE "Bus Flips" & age-related roster cuts
  • 45:20 – Kairi Sane’s exit and the Asuka storyline fail
  • 1:02:15 – Tony D'Angelo vs. the "tepid" Laredo crowd
  • 1:15:40 – Aleister Black and the Wyatt Six critique
  • 1:32:00 – Danhausen’s name and Santos Escobar’s "slow death"
  • 1:44:30 – Andre Chase, Zoey Stark, and redhead genetics
  • 1:56:15 – Plastic surgery trends and Alexa Bliss retiring the goth look
  • 2:08:45 – The "Himbo" title pitch & Wrap-up


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Transcript

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0:00.0

It's fast for day and fuck for day

0:04.0

Time to throw the trash away

0:07.0

Wonderful

0:08.0

Wrestling soup

0:10.0

Motherfuck

0:13.0

Oh

0:14.0

Wow Wow Wow

0:23.6

Wow

0:24.6

Wow

0:25.6

Wow

0:26.6

Wow

0:28.6

I have a book of tracks that's from like two houses ago.

0:34.6

It's really funny.

0:35.7

I just can't

0:36.6

Like if I need to send a check to somebody, I look at it and I'm like, oh, yeah, that's fucking crazy. Yeah. Literally dust it off. You just, yeah, here's my check. Look. Jesus. I'm like, if you look real closely to it, you'll see some spittle from a fucking Abe Lincoln.

0:55.8

I feel like that with a fucking wallet nowadays.

0:57.9

Like who the hell pulls out actual tender for anything?

1:01.8

If you feel crazy.

1:03.1

Well, dude, you got to remember.

1:04.4

Only when I'm doing something slightly not legal.

1:08.9

It's the only time I'm pulling out actual money anymore, you know?

1:14.1

Eventually, like, cops are going to look, you know,

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