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WRESTLING SOUP

KROSSING OVER or BRET WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG (Wrestling Soup 8.12.25)

WRESTLING SOUP

Wrestling Soup Network

Sports, Comedy, Wrestling

4.4738 Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Wrestling Soup, Anthony and Joe delve deep into the latest WWE Raw episode, dissecting key storylines, character developments, and potential future directions. They discuss the ongoing issues with the WWE streaming service, recent talent cuts including Karrion Kross and Scarlett, and the company's handling of talent missteps. The chaos of the main event, the Swerve of Seth Rollins’ injury, and the potential future of Karrion Kross are also covered. Additionally, opinions on Bayley’s character transformation, Bray Wyatt’s legacy, and the creative state of WWE are extensively discussed. Tune in for an in-depth analysis and some laughter along the way.
00:15 Wrestler Reactions and Speculations
00:35 Braun Strowman's WWE Departure
03:08 WWE's Creative Stagnation
03:23 Raw Recap and Highlights
04:00 Dominick and Cross-Promotional Wrestling
04:28 AEW and WWE Content Overload
08:51 Rusev's Character and WWE's Creative Funk
14:01 Naomi's Absence and Fan Expectations
21:48 Mercedes Moné's Controversial Comments
39:00 Bret Hart's SummerSlam Snub
40:48 Crowd Seating Dilemma
41:52 Triple H's Petty Decisions?
44:10 Bret Hart's Influence and Critique
45:36 Wrestling Match Interferences
46:32 Konnan's Commentary Career
51:32 "The Vision" Tag Team
01:01:12 Bayley's Character Evolution
01:15:15 Sammy and Sev's Match Recap
01:16:06 Scarlet's WWE Farewell
01:16:44 Kross's WWE Journey and Speculations
01:18:26 WWE's Storyline Strategies
01:20:13 Damien Priest and R-Truth's Storyline
01:23:01 Kross's Future in Wrestling
01:26:15 WWE's Creative Challenges
01:48:55 Bray Wyatt's Creative Struggles
01:54:18 Wrapping Up and Announcements


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0:00.0

There's other shit going on. There's more shit with the streaming service. We didn't get a chance to even drop the UFC stuff. They'll probably do that in passing. Obviously, Carrying Cross being gone, Scarlett being gone, and everybody's reactions to that. Also, Braun Stromen pretty much flips off WWE, which I kind of agree. Like you're building up all these big men.

0:21.6

You had Braun Strowman that could have literally been just putting everybody over.

0:26.1

Well, I'm wondering at this point if the stories of him being heard are that legitimate then.

0:31.2

He was heard.

0:31.8

That's his thing.

0:32.6

You saw him doing the Choo Choo Choo Train at like three miles an hour.

0:36.4

I think that was legit. Because, I mean, me and Kev even used to comment about one week, Braun Strowman would go full speed in the next minute. He was jogging. He was a little, you know, he was nursing his knees and shit. So I don't know. That makes me. Yeah. Yeah. So, but that makes me wonder, though, in that situation. Is he just saying the place sucks, or is he just saying, like, you know, I want my job or you took my job?

1:01.6

So.

1:01.9

I can't tell the difference in that moment.

1:04.8

Some dude, Jeff Wolf, hit him up on the Twitter, said, WW SummerSlamshire highlights a guy out cut from the roster in Braun Strowman.

1:15.2

A lot in promo highlights, whether it be on Netflix, Unreal or on the pre-show for SummerSlam,

1:21.1

makes you wonder why the hell he was cut if they're using his image and likeness so much.

1:26.4

And he added Triple H, and Braun slid the

1:29.0

fuck in there and said, because someone made, because someone made a stupid bit this decision.

1:35.1

Oh.

1:36.0

I think, I think it's a little bit of reality.

1:39.6

Yeah.

1:40.1

Yeah.

1:40.7

It could also just him being a wrestler in that moment, you know.

1:43.6

You're dumb to fire me.

1:45.4

You know, I'm a big fucking star or whatever.

1:47.9

But they are.

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