TNA's NEW FUTURE or THE ROCK's OLD ONE (Wrestling Soup 2/7/24)

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4.3 • 753 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Anthony Thomas and Kevin Castle dive into in-depth discussions about the latest happenings in professional wrestling. In this episode, topics include the termination of Scott D’Amore from TNA, potential futures for the likes of Cody, The Rock and Roman Reigns in WWE, and speculation regarding AEW's potential new hires including Okada and Mercedes Monet. They also examine the significance of social media following in talent acquisition, ponder about the mystery figure in NXT, and look forward to the announced press conference from AEW.

00:00 Introduction and Hosts' Greetings
00:09 Discussing the Latest Wrestling News
00:24 Scott D'Amore's Departure from TNA
00:59 TNA's New Leadership and Future
02:08 Speculations on TNA's Strategic Decisions
02:53 Pronunciation Fun: Anthony Chikioni's Name
03:56 Questionable Journalism in Wrestling Community
05:19 The Impact of Social Media on Wrestling News
05:55 The Intricacies of Wrestling Industry Politics
07:28 The Controversy Surrounding Scott D'Amore's Firing
14:04 The Role of The Rock in the Wrestling World
17:42 The Future of WWE: Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns
29:56 Deep Dive into the Bloodline Storyline
31:02 Potential Matchups: Cody vs Roman
31:27 The Legacy of Hulk Hogan
32:30 The Impact of Social Media on Wrestling
34:24 Press Conference Speculations
35:33 The Future of CM Punk
37:07 AEW's Big Announcement
48:04 The Future of Camille and Okada
50:56 Wrapping Up and Looking Forward
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0:00.0	Wrestling soup is intended for a mature audience.
0:07.4	Wrestling soup, I am Anthony Thomas, joined along with Kevin Castle.
0:11.0	What's going on, Kev?
0:11.8	What's up, fish?
0:12.5	What's up, everybody?
0:13.3	Not much, man.
0:14.1	Nice and warm weather today.
0:15.7	Obviously, though, the more important thing is everything going on in the news, at least as far as wrestling
0:20.7	goes, from the Cody and Rock and Roman debacle to the breaking news of Scott DeMore. Yeah, they let them go. He's relieved of his duties, fired, if you want to use that terminology. Yeah. Well, it's kind of weird, too, because I think for the most part, Scott Tamor did a good job.
0:37.9	He was seen as being the guy that brought TNA back to the fold. And I know you're not a fan of TNA at this point. You don't think that it's really worth the coverage for it. No, I'm not a hater of it. I mean, I just, I'm not a, I'm not a giant fan. I like it better than I like AEW. Scott DeMore was heavily involved with the relationship
0:55.7	between TNA and Endeavor in WWE. Anthem Sports Entertainment made a strategic decision to
1:03.7	solidify TNA's wrestling position within Anthem Entertainment's group with Anthony Sicyone.
1:12.0	Is that how you pronounce that?
1:14.0	Sissioni, a very Italian name. As the new president of wrestling, the president of TNA wrestling.
1:17.3	He steps into the role replacing Scott DeMore, whose tenure with Anthem has come to an end.
1:22.4	DeMore's contributions to TNA since 2003.
1:26.4	Anthem acknowledges D'more's dedication to talent staff and overall success of TNA wrestling.
1:31.8	In his expanded role, though, Sassioni will not only continue to oversee entertainment operations,
1:38.0	but will also take charge of all the day-to-day business affairs with TNA wrestling.
1:42.7	He has three decades of executive management experience.
1:46.1	Sassoni brings a wealth of knowledge, 16-year tenure with Anthem, where he managed
1:51.3	technical operations and various media channels, underscores his capability to drive growth
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