THE VISIONS VISION or WWE NEEDS MANAGERS (Wrestling Soup 11.18.25)

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🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

Wrestling has been uneventful lately, but recent developments on SmackDown have sparked interest.
Drew McIntyre is being positioned as a key member of "the Vision" stable, possibly replacing Seth Rollins.
Drew has lost many matches in the past, but aligning him with Paul Heyman and others could revitalize his character.
Bronson Reed is being elevated and is no longer treated as a secondary character.
WWE often struggles to build multiple stars at once, focusing too much on one or two at a time.
The Bloodline and Judgment Day stables succeeded because every member had a role and story.
There’s skepticism about WWE’s long-term planning, especially with sudden changes due to injuries.
Merchandise and branding are a big focus, sometimes at the expense of storytelling.
Judgment Day members are likely to become babyfaces soon due to their popularity.
Managers are lacking in WWE; bringing back more managers could help talent who struggle with promos.
The women’s division is giving midcard titles to less experienced but marketable wrestlers.
Some matches and segments (e.g., Maxine Dupree vs. Becky Lynch, Jade Cargill’s push) are criticized for prioritizing looks over in-ring skill.
Ticket and merchandise prices are rising, but many feel the product quality isn’t keeping up.
Nostalgia acts (like John Cena) are used to boost interest, but there’s concern about what comes after.
The show’s structure sometimes puts the biggest moments at the start, making the rest feel less important.
There’s debate about past booking decisions, like John Cena’s role in the Nexus storyline.
New talent like Jevon Evans shows promise, but there’s concern about how WWE will develop them.
The episode ends with thanks to listeners and promotion for related shows.

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0:00.0	Triple H, I gotta ask, your charge of creative now.
0:03.1	How is the product going to be different underneath you as opposed to when Vince McMahon had the book? Got to watch a show. Come on. That's an answer. That is an answer. If you asked a question and I answered, you ask an answer. Right? Yeah. No, I know it is. That's how it works. continue the legacy of what has been going on, what made me fall in love with this business that he created, and to take it to new levels. To take it beyond where it is now, the only way we're going to do that is with a team. That's with Steph. That's with Nick Kahn. That's with myself. That's with Kevin Dunn. That's with everybody that is here. I have no doubt,
0:54.8	no doubt in my mind, but we're hell-bent on doing it. Hey, last one, guys. We saw Paul Hey, last one, guys. We saw Paul Heyman go quite viral the other day. When doesn't Paul Heyman go viral? It's fair boy. Big history with creative and developmental experience with him and see someone that you'll be in coobey reading going for it? I want ideas from everybody.
0:56.8	I want thoughts from everybody to me this is
0:58.7	inclusive and when i when i say you know that goes for the talent when i say it's going to take
1:03.2	all this is it going to take all of us um and and i want that i want like look paul's one of the
1:08.5	best promos in the history of his business. So who better?
1:12.0	When I asked him to be a part of this, he was thrilled, right?
1:14.4	We both joke about the fountain of youth at these things.
1:16.9	Paul always does this.
1:18.2	Rub it all over me is the fountain of youth, right?
1:21.6	Who better to come here and talk about that skill?
1:26.1	Paul's has the gift of gab always has and you know who better to come here
1:31.4	and motivate these kids. And when I talk about that, you know, the 50 plus athletes that are all
1:36.4	amazing athletes, why they were selected to be here from the best of the best collegiately.
1:45.8	That's a massive pool.
1:49.5	We whittled this down from hundreds to the 50 that you saw here.
1:56.8	The difficult part for them is picking up a microphone and standing in front of all these people and trying to do what we do.
2:05.1	The difference from day one to what they are here today, what you just saw here today, is amazing.
2:10.0	It really truly is, and it's a testament to what we can do in this system and what it can do.
2:16.5	You look at NXT now, and the crew that is performing this, some of those people have like 10 matches under their belt,
2:17.9	and it's been,
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