PICK A SIDE ANY SIDE or SOUP AFTER RAW (Wrestling Soup 4.15.25)

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4.4 • 738 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In this detailed episode, Anthony Thomas and Joseph e. Numbers provide an in-depth review of WWE's Raw episode leading up to WrestleMania. They cover the excitement and responses from fans, specific promos like Gunther's savage segment, and the overall quality of wrestling matches compared to previous weeks. The discussion highlights the importance of video packages, the WrestleMania buildup, and the overall narrative structure. Additionally, they touch upon various matches such as Liv Morgan vs. Bayley, Ray Mysterio vs. Julius Creed, and AJ Styles vs. Karrion Kross. The episode also tackles controversial opinions on talent development and the storyline dynamics involving major stars like Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and CM Punk. The hosts also outline plans for upcoming wrestling events and related content to keep fans engaged.
00:00 Introduction and Initial Impressions
02:00 Gunther's Dominant Promo
12:53 Liv Morgan vs. Bailey: A Surprising Match
18:52 Ray Mysterio vs. Julius Creed
19:50 AJ Styles vs. Karrion Kross
29:50 The Limits of Designing Talent
30:24 Gunther's Future in WWE
31:34 Comparing WWE Stars: Roman Reigns and Randy Orton
32:48 Baron Corbin's Failed Push
33:17 The Role of Money in Wrestling
33:30 Gunther's Unique Talent
35:38 Match Reviews: Penta vs. Finn Balor
37:31 Bianca Belair's Promo and Storyline Confusion
38:46 Main Event Build-Up: Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman, and CM Punk
41:00 Fan Reactions and Storyline Critique
54:41 WrestleMania Week Schedule and Announcements
57:13 Patreon and Platform Information
58:21 Final Wrap-Up and Future Content

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0:00.0	They want to grow, but they don't want casual fans to grow.
0:03.6	That's the whole thing.
0:05.2	If they're waiting for AEW fans to have sex and reproduce children,
0:08.2	they're going to be waiting a long time.
0:10.8	I mean, there's only one woman per 40, so, you know.
0:20.2	Wrestling suit for a mature audience.
0:23.6	Oh, come on.
0:24.6	Oh, yeah.
0:26.6	Wrestling soup.
0:31.6	I am Anthony Thomas.
0:33.6	He is Josephine numbers, and this is the raw after review for wrestling soup, April 15th.
0:41.6	And yeah, raw going into it, obviously the fans were very excited.
0:48.7	Yeah.
0:51.1	They started off with a Gunther promo.
0:54.9	Yes, they certainly did.
0:57.0	And by the way, dude, you seem a little iffy because I really thought that this was pretty fucking good.
1:04.3	I thought the show was much better than the one last week and the one prior.
1:08.7	I thought this was.
1:09.8	I think not the one prior because I did heartily enjoy the one prior.
1:14.7	The one last week was hilarious in a lot of ways, too.
1:18.2	This one was a guess better, but it was, it really felt like it was 50% promo on Monday.
1:24.4	It really did.
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