SMACKDOWN POST SHOW (Wrestling Soup 1.10.25) w/ @DosEvil
WRESTLING SOUP
Wrestling Soup Network
4.4 • 746 Ratings
🗓️ 11 January 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Join Anthony 'Missionary' Thomas, Andrew Karluk, and Jeff Lippman as they dive into the post-SmackDown Wrestling Soup review. This episode covers WWE's first attempt at a three-hour SmackDown broadcast from Portland and the various wrestling storylines and matches that took place. From Paul Heyman's segment with Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens to the controversial main event featuring Cody Rhodes and Jimmy vs. the new bloodline members, there's a lot to unpack. The team also shares their thoughts on Mercedes Moné's claims about elevating women's wrestling, critiques the current state of WWE's tag team and commentary dynamics, and discusses the potential impact of the new show's format on the wrestling industry. Don't miss this comprehensive breakdown and analysis of an underwhelming WWE SmackDown premiere on the USA network.
00:00 Post SmackDown Review Kickoff
00:28 Paul Heyman and Cody Rhodes Segment
01:33 Bloodline Drama and Kevin Owens
02:36 Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu's Involvement
06:08 SmackDown's Three-Hour Format Concerns
07:27 Chelsea Green vs. Mia Yim Match Analysis
14:48 Los Garza's vs. Pretty Deadly Match
17:59 Nakamura vs. LA Knight Interrupted
23:08 Commentary Team and Production Quality
27:28 Commentary and Announcers in Wrestling
29:30 Motor City Machine Guns vs. A Town Down Under
31:18 Women's Four-Way Match Analysis
34:13 Main Event: Fatu and Tonga vs. Jimmy and Cody Rhodes
42:46 Mercedes Monet's Impact on Women's Wrestling
51:30 Vince McMahon's Legal Troubles
54:21 Closing Thoughts and Farewell
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| 0:00.0 | Wrestling soup is intended for a mature audience. |
| 0:09.0 | Wrestling soup, I'm Anthony Missionary Thomas, joined along with Andrew Carluck and Jeff Lipman |
| 0:15.5 | for the post-Smackdown Wrestling Soup review. |
| 0:20.8 | We had Smackdown |
| 0:21.9 | out in Portland |
| 0:22.8 | tonight to open up |
| 0:23.9 | for the very first |
| 0:24.8 | three-hour |
| 0:25.3 | Smackdown. |
| 0:27.1 | There was nothing |
| 0:28.3 | really saving this. |
| 0:29.4 | I don't know |
| 0:30.4 | how long this |
| 0:31.9 | experiment is going to go on, |
| 0:34.0 | but it already feels |
| 0:35.0 | like after the first show |
| 0:36.3 | it's gone on long enough. |
| 0:38.1 | We open up Smackdown with Paul Heyman. |
| 0:41.1 | Well, actually, |
| 0:41.6 | we opened it up with a recap of what happened on Raw. |
| 0:44.6 | So they showed everything that happened on Raw. |
| 0:47.3 | And then we get to Paul Heyman out in the ring, |
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