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WRESTLING SOUP

Wrestling Soup Network

Comedy, Sports, Wrestling

4.3 • 753 Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2026

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

Joe and Anthony discuss the current state of wrestling, focusing on WWE’s use of old footage, the Netflix deal, and the value of nostalgia content. They critique modern wrestling’s creative direction, the risks wrestlers take for fan approval, and the business of monetizing archival material. The conversation also touches on personalities like Chris Jericho, Mr. Beast, and the challenges wrestlers face after retirement, ending with commentary on the cyclical nature of wrestling trends and media.

0:00 – WWE vault, nostalgia, and old footage
4:00 – Classic wrestling humor, Andre the Giant stories
15:00 – Humanizing wrestlers, behind-the-scenes moments
40:00 – Modern wrestling risks, fan influence, dangerous spots
1:00:00 – WWE’s business model, YouTube/Netflix monetization
1:15:00 – WWE creative team, bureaucracy, and lack of vision
1:25:00 – Chris Jericho rumors, nostalgia pops, closing thoughts
1:29:35 – End

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0:00.0	God damn it, Vince.
0:02.0	Hey man, I gotta admit, like I don't know if you've been watching, but
0:09.0	WWE's been putting on some amazing shit from their vault.
0:14.0	Well, that's, that is apparently where all the good stuff is.
0:20.0	Right?
0:21.6	There we go.
0:23.6	It's all old videos on YouTube.
0:26.2	It's like, listen, if you're into watching shit that happened 35 years ago, this is for you.
0:32.1	Oh, yeah.
0:32.8	Well, I mean, it's not even just that.
0:34.8	It's the best part is it's a lot of unaired shit. Right? So, like, I was watching, this is the Piper one. I was watching another one where they had Mr. Perfect trying to hit the fucking dartboard a hundred times in a row saying, and that's absolutely perfect. And it's like, it's off. He's hit the number 20. Like, Jesus Christ, man.
0:56.1	And it's just, it's amusing.
0:57.7	That's like begging to be made into a fucking meme already.
1:01.4	Oh, yeah.
1:02.2	Yeah.
1:03.0	And that's perfect.
1:04.6	And it's just like hitting the ceiling.
1:06.6	Him missing.
1:09.8	Dimes in a row.
1:10.8	They had great ones with Andre doing the used car a lot bit.
1:14.5	And I vaguely remembered seeing this the first time.
1:18.2	But obviously they did like 100 takes and it was supposed to be this dude that's a sleazy fucking car salesman.
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