THE MYSTERY OF MAX'S NUMBERS or DAVE'S DELIGHTFUL DELUSIONS (Wrestling Soup 4.3.25)

WRESTLING SOUP

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Comedy, Sports, Wrestling

4.3 • 753 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Wrestling Soup, the hosts delve into the latest happenings in the wrestling world. They discuss Bret Hart's candid views on AEW and modern wrestling, highlighting his preference for the more rugged characters of the past. The script also covers Tony Khan's excitement about AEW's viewership numbers on MAX, despite some skepticism about the reported figures. The potential return of Rusev (Miro) to WWE is explored, along with the implications this has for his character and relationships. Lastly, the episode features humorous anecdotes and engaging debates, making it a must-listen for wrestling fans.
00:42 Discussing Wrestling Scenarios
01:45 Mickey James' Controversial Comments
03:18 The Reality of Women's Wrestling Attire
07:02 The Sexualization in Wrestling
08:25 Body Image and Wrestling Culture
15:33 Intelligence of Sports Fans
26:20 AEW vs WWE Fan Demographics
32:50 Tony Khan on AEW's Streaming Success
37:02 Evaluating AEW's Current State
38:09 Comparing AEW to WWE
39:00 AEW's Competition and Future
40:53 AEW's Streaming Numbers Debate
50:46 Bret Hart's Take on Modern Wrestling
57:29 Rusev's Return to WWE
01:06:08 Concluding Thoughts and Announcements

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0:00.0	Who's the big guy?
0:03.5	Buttercake or?
0:04.9	Butterkick?
0:10.2	Butterk.
0:14.7	Do you watch the LFG show at all?
0:16.9	Like,
0:17.0	I know we talked about this before
0:18.2	and you were kind of on the fence about it,
0:20.3	but I wasn't sure if you ever got back to it.
0:24.2	No, I saw some of the pieces from it. I know, dude, it's all fucking fake. It's a fake reality show. I know that's kind of an oxymoron, but if you're over the age of 10, you should know that by now. It's a fake
0:37.5	reality show. Right. So I know that the whole kerfuffle this week was Mickey James said
0:45.7	something about like, like, pull your pants up ladies or something like that, right? Isn't that the
0:49.5	whole situation? I'll play the audio for you. Ah, here we go. Can I talk to you about your gear? Sure. I lived during the Diva era, and we fought very, very hard to not have to wrestle in lingerie anymore. Since I'm a female, I can speak on this. It's very frustrating when women go out there and wrestle and all I see is their ass.
1:13.8	And I can't look past it.
1:15.2	It's all I see.
1:16.1	It's very distracting.
1:17.5	So you want to be taken serious as a wrestler, but you're wrestling in pretty much jazzed up lingerie.
1:24.3	And that's...
1:25.6	She's working. She's working.
1:29.2	She's working.
1:30.1	I think so, too.
1:32.0	I discuss this with Kev a little bit, but there was another note of thinking that maybe
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