MORE GIMMICK THAN HUMAN (Wrestling Soup 2/15/24)
WRESTLING SOUP
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4.4 • 738 Ratings
🗓️ 18 February 2024
⏱️ 104 minutes
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Summary
17:25 Discussion on Andrade's Return to WWE
27:22 Critique of Conrad Thompson's Podcasting Style
39:54 Debate on WWE's Championship Storylines
43:46 Critiquing a Dull Character
44:48 Microwave Bacon and Wrestling Fandom
44:56 Generational Differences in Wrestling Perception
46:53 The Evolution of Wrestlers' Careers
49:08 The Potential of a Financial Bro Influencer Gimmick
52:22 The Struggles of Wrestlers' Career Transitions
52:44 The Impact of Wrestling Commentary
53:01 The Departure of Matt Camp from The Bump
54:57 The Potential of Big E as a Show Host
01:00:59 The Risks and Consequences in Wrestling
01:03:25 The Critique of Sammy Guevara's Wrestling Skills
01:11:06 Tony Khan on AEW's Safety and Harassment Policies
01:26:08 Bruce Pritchard's Response to Vince McMahon's Lawsuit
01:27:40 Discussing Vince's Involvement in Controversies
01:28:02 The Impact of Personal Relationships on Perception
01:28:47 The Problem with Bruce's Take on the Situation
01:29:15 Ronda Rousey's Perspective on the Issue
01:29:32 The Importance of Empathy in Responding to Accusations
01:29:57 The Human Side of Wrestling
01:30:40 The Influence of Vince McMahon on the Wrestling Industry
01:30:54 The Role of Bret Hart in the Wrestling World
01:31:34 The Impact of Narcissism on Morality
01:32:09 Comparing Bruce Pritchard and Bret Hart
01:34:05 Bret Hart's Response to the Controversy
01:34:47 The Impact of the Controversy on Bret Hart's Perception of Vince
01:47:25 The Role of Scott D'Amore in TNA
01:56:26 The Impact of Scott D'Amore's Removal on TNA
01:59:07 The Future of TNA Without Scott D'Amore
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| 0:00.0 | Usually, WrestleMania feels like it's all not last year, but prior to last year, let's say full Vince McMahon era for the last few of those. |
| 0:12.1 | They always feel like they're booked to the last minute. |
| 0:15.0 | Oh yeah, they're like flipping the table like, shit, where are the wrestlers? |
| 0:18.0 | We need more wrestlers. |
| 0:19.0 | Right. |
| 0:19.5 | Like they don't, yeah, they're like throwing ideas at the wall and being like, oh, let's see what we can pull off real quick. |
| 0:25.0 | Last year, Russellmania 39 was almost methodical in comparison to the previous years. |
| 0:30.6 | And this year, I got the feeling it's almost the same thing. |
| 0:34.4 | It feels like there's a lot of long strings that are being tied together for |
| 0:38.5 | WrestleMania, which is good, which is what it's supposed to be. It should be a year-long |
| 0:44.0 | payoff for some of these storylines. And in some cases, with Cody, two fucking years. |
| 0:49.5 | You have to also think of at this point, too. It's, oh, wow, man, WrestleMania was really |
| 0:53.5 | coherent last year. And it's, yeah, wow, man, WrestleMania was really coherent last year. |
| 0:54.5 | And it's, yeah, it wasn't being booked by a guy who was, like, part-time just fucking, |
| 1:01.5 | basically brainwashing a woman. |
| 1:03.7 | You know what I mean? |
| 1:04.4 | Sorry, I don't have time to think about what's going to be the opener of night, too. |
| 1:08.0 | I'm pulling off a fucking mental abuse scheme. |
| 1:11.4 | So now it's actually being done by people that are there in many facets of the word. |
| 1:17.7 | Yeah. |
| 1:18.0 | I mean, in a couple of months, we're going to see this fucking card flesh out. |
| 1:22.1 | It'll be much, much better probably than the past couple of years, probably better than even last year. |
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