JOHN CENA IS THE HERO YOU DESERVE or SOUP AFTER RAW (Wrestling Soup 4.22.25)

WRESTLING SOUP

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Comedy, Sports, Wrestling

4.3 • 753 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2025

⏱️ 117 minutes

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Summary

In this comprehensive episode, we dive deep into the aftermath of WrestleMania Night 1 and 2, dissecting matches, outcomes, and their implications for WWE's future. Discussions cover Seth Rollins' prolonged presence and its impact, Bron Breakker's rise to main event status, and the unexpected directions WWE might be heading under corporate influence, including a potential Emmy bid. Tune in as we also explore the roles of influencers like Logan Paul in WWE and the evolving dynamics among top wrestlers.
00:00 Introduction and Exhaustion with Seth Rollins
03:48 Seth Rollins' Career Phases
06:51 Paul Heyman's Influence and Seth's Future
18:12 John Cena's Heel Turn and Fan Reactions
19:58 Randy Orton's Evolution and Rivalry with Cena
31:41 The Rock's Absence and WrestleMania Fallout
38:38 Women's Tag Team Title Change and Becky Lynch Beating the Bird
39:41 Stephanie Vaquer's Debut
40:21 Rusev's Return and Dominance
42:28 New Day's Struggles and Future
47:14 Women's Championship Match: IyO Sky vs. Stephanie Vaquer
53:18 Jay Uso and Sami Zayn Segment
56:57 Gunther's Attack on Pat McAfee
59:45 Karrion Kross's Frustration and Future
01:14:07 Influencers in WWE: Logan Paul and Beyond
01:17:18 Financial Success Despite Low Attendance
01:17:39 Merchandise Madness
01:19:45 Concerns About Future Events
01:24:16 Dominick Mysterio's Rise
01:28:05 The Rock Responds or WWE's Emmy Aspirations
01:44:04 Bron Breakker's Main Event Push
01:48:12 Show Reactions and Criticisms

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0:00.0	Wrestling sue for a mature audience.
0:05.7	There is a point where I can take snow more.
0:13.4	Where I'm just like, okay, enough.
0:16.3	Enough with the fucking brawling shit.
0:18.5	Yeah.
0:19.6	Truly at this point, we can get into it, but like, it's just exhausting where I think
0:29.6	that a dozen years of Roman reigns has made it so Seth has slid under the radar as to how
0:37.3	fucking redundant shit is with him.
0:39.9	I think that's really hidden away the fact that, well, putting up with all of the big dog
0:46.3	and the constant bullshit push with him.
0:49.8	Yes.
0:50.2	This dude was riding shotgun that whole time.
0:54.2	Sure.
0:55.3	And so people are like, what do you mean?
0:57.8	I'm like, yeah, I'm fucking exhausted with this.
1:01.2	How can you not be?
1:02.5	How many years of Seth have we had?
1:04.2	Seth feels like a much slower edge train.
1:08.3	You know what I mean?
1:09.5	I mean, Edge, at least there was a portion of his career that I can go back to
1:14.7	and reminisce fondly over his interesting matches as a solo guy.
1:19.6	And, of course, how much I enjoyed him and Christian together as a tag team.
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