SOUP IS RAW or STILL NO CONTACT (Wrestling Soup 3.25.25)

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4.4 • 738 Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, the hosts cover the latest WWE Raw, discussing Adam Pearce's entertaining weekly meltdowns, the controversial debut of El Grande Americano, and the main event between Penta and Braun Breaker. Issues such as the crowd's reaction to Bianca Belair, the questioning of match main events, and the potential heel alignment of wrestlers are topics of discussion. Other highlights include critiques of promo skills, parody comparisons to historical wrestling figures, and comments on match quality.
00:00 Adam Pierce's Weekly Meltdown
00:34 The Evolution of Adam Pierce's Character
02:53 Speculations and Potential Storylines
04:56 WWE's Character-Driven Era
08:13 Raw's Overseas Broadcast and Editing Issues
09:05 Bianca Belair's Heel Turn Controversy
11:15 John Cena's Heel Promo and Audience Reaction
21:40 Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena: Promo Analysis
32:28 Jay Uso's Struggles and Gunther's Dominance
42:16 NXT Title Defenses and El Grande Americano Promo
43:34 Wrestling Fans Taking Things Too Seriously
46:09 Chad Gable's Comedy and Wrestling Skills
52:43 Raquel Rodriguez vs. Bird Girl Match Recap
55:18 Adam Pierce's Authority and El Grande Americano Match
01:09:47 Main Event: Penta vs. Braun Breaker
01:17:29 Concluding Thoughts and Upcoming Shows

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0:00.0	I loved it, dude.
0:05.7	Adam Pierce losing his shit every week is now becoming my favorite thing to watch.
0:10.0	It has nothing to do with WrestleMania.
0:11.9	It's not going to lead to some big match, but it really is funny watching a guy who went from calm, collected, the boss type of figure to just losing his shit every week.
0:24.5	It's great.
0:25.5	I do appreciate, too, that has yelling voice sounds like Tim, God, I don't remember his last day,
0:30.3	but the guy from, I think you should leave.
0:32.8	Who drove the hot dog car through the window?
0:35.5	That's kind of what he sounds like.
0:37.3	A little bit. He's got that tone. I still think there's going to be's kind of what he sounds like. A little bit.
0:38.3	He's got that tone.
0:39.3	I still think there's going to be some kind of a payoff.
0:41.3	Like not a match, just something where maybe he gets carted away.
0:45.3	I feel like we're past doing a heart attack angle in professional wrestling.
0:49.3	Nothing in this universe would surprise me anymore with anything.
0:53.3	But maybe they wouldn't go that route.
0:57.3	You know, maybe.
0:59.0	I'm not, I'm not, I'm not, I wouldn't, you know, bet my life on it.
1:01.9	It's still a possibility.
1:03.2	Come on.
1:03.6	If they can have CM Punk cracking wise about Jerry Lawler's heart attack,
1:08.0	Adam Pierce, what, 10 years later can do the same?
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