SUMMERSLAM NIGHT 1 POST SHOW (Wrestling Soup 8.2.25)

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4.4 • 738 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

in this episode of Wrestling Soup, hosts Anthony Thomas, Andrew, and John Draper discuss WWE SummerSlam 2025 Night One. The trio break down the matches, including a standout performance by CM Punk and Gunther and a polarizing ending involving Seth Rollins. They also dive into the dissatisfaction with Sammy Zain vs. Karrion Kross, the surprising cash-in by Seth Rollins, and the overall disappointment with the night. Despite a strong main event, the show leaves much to be desired for the hosts. Tune in for an honest critique of WWE's recent event.
00:00 Introduction and Initial Reactions
00:59 Summer Slam Overview
01:25 Seth Rollins' Controversial Win
05:09 CM Punk vs. Gunther: Match Analysis
15:48 Celebrity Appearances and Matches
18:57 Women's Championship Match
26:37 Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross
30:55 Discussing Sami Zayn's Character Evolution
32:07 Cross's Character and Potential Storylines
33:26 Women's Tag Team Championship Match Analysis
35:43 Alexa Bliss and Character Development
41:23 Roman Reigns and Jey Uso Tag Team Match
41:45 Crowd Reactions and Match Quality
43:09 Main Event and Overall Show Review
58:46 Upcoming Matches and Final Thoughts

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0:00.0	Wrestling soup for a mature audience.
0:05.7	Ragam up.
0:10.3	Wrestling soup, I am Anthony Thomas, joined along with the alums,
0:16.8	Andrew Carluck and John Draper.
0:19.1	How are you boys doing?
0:20.0	What's up, fellas?
0:20.7	Why is everybody feeling everybody feeling this evening?
0:22.8	I'm just trying to keep the knife away from my wrists.
0:25.4	Elton John said it best. I think I want to kill myself.
0:28.1	Yeah. I'll help. We just got done watching SummerSlam along with everybody else.
0:33.7	It was not a good night one. It was a very painful night one. There were a high, I, were they intentionally trying to make this show shitty? I mean, I don't know. You have a theory, but I'll, I'll wait until we get more deep in the pain. There's a reason that night one of a two-night event cannot have anything called the main event. Yeah. Seth Rollins ruined the night.
0:55.0	He was the chair.
0:55.6	He ruins everything.
0:56.1	Yeah.
0:58.2	I mean, just throwing it out there.
0:59.8	Seth Rollins cashed in.
1:03.1	So before we even get into the Gunther and CM Punk side, if it, CM Punk retained, or retained, shit, CM Punk won.
1:07.0	Yeah.
1:08.3	He got his title run for 30 seconds. They said five minutes. They said five minutes.
1:13.4	Did they? Oh, God. Yeah. That's how long it took for him to come out there and take off his glasses and throw down his crutches and undo his little wobbly fucking leg cast. And you know, that's the thing, too. When he first got injured at saturday night's main event
1:28.2	i wasn't convinced that he was really injured and i remember joe and a lot of other people
1:33.0	corrected me on that one they're like no dude he's fucking injured look at that look at the way he fell
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