WRESTLING SOUP

Roman-LA Knight opener was actually pretty good Crowd finally treated Roman like the heel Clean finish deflated everyone, commentary still simped LA Knight is just the company’s whipping boy Women’s ladder match was a green car crash Tiffany nearly killed herself on the first bump Roxy’s sadist laugh was the only heel spark Tiffany wins the briefcase, story goes nowhere Oba-Bronson was solid, Bron...

Raw was a snoozer heading into Money in the Bank Jada talks better than dull Royce Keys Oakland faction dies by WrestleMania, maybe under LA Knight Ethan Page is settling in as a jobber Stephanie, Liv, and Becky have all cooled off Heels make up, babyfaces just ratfuck each other SmackDown isn’t important enough for one PPV match Roxanne is the safest women’s briefcase pick Punk or Owens wins, Pen...

Schiavone held the PAC tribute show together Middle age makes surprise deaths feel closer Alexa Bliss simps ignored the pee story WWE counterprogramming grief still won’t die Drake Maye hate is mostly Patriots spite Bruins ownership refuses the changes other teams made Taylor’s MSG wedding was pure cornball kayfabe Davey Richards ego killed a real payday Low Ki talked himself out of the money AEW’...

Half the cast was already released before airing Serena and Carly had a strong, pointless match Nattie coaching Chris and Shady was the real show Mason played heel well, then got cut anyway Nikkita Lyons locked a Las Vegas spot Trill London debuted a camera and Cylon helmet Tristan and Micah still the only act that works Callie kicked Layla in the eye, match stayed great Braxton’s paperback book s...

AEW’s PAC tribute was sad but humanizing Young Bucks were fine, just people for once WWE didn’t move Worlds Collide, fans called it evil Meltzer wanted the show moved, Russo said business MJF skipped it to protect his heel character Xavier Woods melting down was the real moment No autopsy yet, wellness-policy talk is premature Roman still fighting leukemia, still barely fighting Alexa Bliss droppe...

Jada Parker dates Jey, tries running over cousins 946 names sound like Cape Cod prep-school kids Roman hides while his family keeps getting jumped LA Knight only exists to ask where Roman is Iyo versus Bird Girl was the night’s best match Bayley’s fed-up promo finally feels real Oba calls out a slimmer, faster Bronson Reed Big Cass still needs Enzo to work JD forehead jokes are turning into bullyi...

Mustaine confirms retirement after looking twenty years older Iron Maiden still packing kids at the shows AEW merch looks like cheap AI slop Tony begs to stay relevant after Warner-Paramount merger WWE Main Event jumps from YouTube to Rumble Kids-show excuse dies on an 18-plus platform PWI crowns MJF number one wrestler on Earth Hangman and Trick sit way too high Gunther retired legends then vanis...

Penta opens wanting another clean Roman loss Mexico City Raw pulled 3.1 million views Judgment Day eats half the damn show 946 Oakland group name and story still suck Solo Sikoa gets abducted exactly as expected Roxanne Perez can no longer call herself Prodigy LA Knight guarantees he beats Roman next Javon beats Breakker by DQ, Oba cleans house Bayley-Lyra match dies with a terrible finish Lola Vi...

Netflix scrubs Mexico City “blonde bitch” chants Censorship now hits harmless camera angles too TKO sanitizes everything for Saudi money 64-year-old loses $427k to fake Rhea Ripley Simone Johnson calls sitting in meetings hardest job Cody Rhodes reduced to vodka commercials Grande Americano steals hearts in Mexican hospitals Meltzer says Rock skips Saudi WrestleMania Crown Jewel still happening in...

Mexico City Raw crowd actually woke up Women’s triple threat felt sloppy and soft Booker says booking is now a committee Roman beats Penta clean and kills the building Penta still looked like a main-eventer LA Knight pops up after cameras already off Gable-Dragon Lee told the best story Tired of Bayley’s latest tough-guy run Big Cass vanishes after one short push Javon Evans wins the Money in the...

Ace Steel spotted coaching at Performance Center Tate drops cowboy gimmick for daredevil look Romeo and Tate lockup stays weak Layla Diggs surprise heel turn works perfectly Mason Holiday sells shock and desperation well Booker wants London as Black Jeff Hardy Lewis-London match sloppy and low-intensity Lyons-Armstrong women’s match is season highlight Cam Hendrix improves as vicious cheap heel Mi...

Mandy Rose still locked out of every promotion OnlyFans payday no longer what it was Keith Lee promoting out-of-body cult teacher Friends fear he isolated after COVID hit Cult checklist matches his sudden disappearance Midlife crash plus lost career and relationship Bayley contract rumors just more Meltzer noise AEW fans attack anyone who rarely watches Next All In drops from Wembley to Detroit Br...

Discord audio keeps glitching during the show Wrestling podcasts now feel like character extensions MVP’s show still comes off as heavy shtick Late podcasts often look like money grabs AI merch shirts look cheap and lazy Shapiro ties talent pay to media deals TKO socializes risk while expanding margins Graves says talent must talk to commentators Midcard guys rarely approach the announce team Oba...

Theory and Maxine remain painfully personality-free Bron Breakker actually looks happy Reed is back Logan Paul still the only reliable heat Otis wins by DQ then Oba gets buried Paul Heyman treated like the prize everyone wants Miz roast of Alabama falls mostly flat Breakker wins Money in the Bank qualifier New heel group booking feels cheap and empty Car-on-fire spot looks awkward and dumb Bayley...

Andy Williams death leaves wrestling community heartbroken Indie show tragedy highlights health and safety gaps Bill Dundee also passed away recently Bronson Reed returns looking leaner and stronger Arby's steak nuggets promo opens show cringey Baron Corbin loses five-minute qualifier to Lil Yachty Trick Williams gets his title shot after Breakker versus Oba Femi match stays simple Women’s six-per...

All In bloated with too many wrestlers Young Bucks versus Edge best match so far Too many false finishes exhaust the crowd Moxley versus Nigel painfully slow and awkward Nick Wayne spots look dangerously sloppy Omega Ospreay main event is crash TV Britt Baker returns after backstage issues New Day appearance feels out of place Andrade slams WWE’s Samoan favoritism Jey Uso comments spark Mexico bac...

FASCISM STARTS WITH CENSORSHIP (Wrestling Soup 9.1.26) Raw quality wildly inconsistent week to week Chad Gable keeps apologizing to Mexico Mexico tournament clearly built for Penta Netflix now censoring blood on Raw WWE feels sanitized and creatively lost Mystery group attack on Usos makes no sense Roman still cheered while trying to turn heel Sol Ruca and Stratton pushed too fast Alexa Bliss blac...

Micah Lockwood name reveal feels a bit weak Cole versus Shady match slow and methodical Cole improves as cocky book-reading heel Shady still lacks intensity and crowd work Blade Island bout low energy and forgettable Both men later released from developmental Micah versus PJ Voss best match of show PJ finally shows real menace and attitude Standing moonsault should be Micah’s finisher Car sticker...

Solo Sikoa entrance music still underrated Velveteen Dream wasted huge wrestling potential Accusations ended his WWE career for good Horror movies now dominate the box office Feel-good rom-coms barely exist anymore WWE and AEW both creatively struggling TKO keeps cutting talent pay and costs Political rant covers Trump Biden and MAGA Woman on multiple meds killed her children Solo show ran long an...

Ospreay flexes Wembley over Rock’s history MJF tells fans stop attacking WWE AEW fanbase toxicity turns people off Big Show slams new talent as fame-hungry Old school wrestlers chased money not TV Tony Khan claims he’d loan Edge to Cena Rock scouts Hawaii with Usos and Roman TKO pushing cheaper contracts and tryouts ESPN raising WWE PLE subscription prices Sheamus Kairi Dragunov rumored heading to...

Nikita Lyons shines in Zen Den vignette Lewis Riggins match lacked real intensity Lyons Diggs bout solid and promising Van Dukes Angels needs better selling Armstrong Monroe best match of night Crowd picks Callie as natural face Trill London rusty after injury return Romeo Moreno still too extra and sloppy Holyfield Crews tag match fun and effective Elijah heading to AAA after strong showing LUFIS...

Lyra commits hard to strung-out gimmick Iyo Sky and Sol Ruca sell her well Rey Mysterio GM bits feel like porn Roxanne too small against Stephanie Vaquer Judgment Day still wastes Roxy Perez OTM debut jump lands in dead silence Bloodline mixed signals confuse the crowd Bron Breakker shaky in Oba promo Big Cass return looks bored and stiff Nikki Bella returns as heel on SmackDown Become a supporter...

Dragunov quietly exits WWE after sidelining TKO struggles building new stars properly Attractiveness still drives major pushes hard Sex sells remains core wrestling business Punk Owens feud feels forced and weak Lil Yachty Sunday main event appearance cancelled Ticket prices may ease after SummerSlam flop Brie Bella shares extreme constipation horror story Painkillers lead to ten-day bathroom blac...

Roman Reigns heel push feels inconsistent Jey USO shines as cocky heel again Solo forced into Bloodline rushes story Black pepper necklaces segment poorly timed Jacob Fatu reduced to mindless follower SmackDown stronger with Haku surprise return Lyra commits hard to broken bird gimmick Chelsea Cardona Gunther segment lands well Maxine Theory romance still feels awkward Bron Breakker Oba Femi feud...

Jericho Callis botch screwdriver spot mocked Bayley contract nearing end possible AEW Training videos with Mercedes raised eyebrows TKO offers half-pay contract renewals Val Venis spreads vaccine conspiracy nonsense SmackDown expanding back to three hours More house shows and summer tours coming Corbin and Cass returns feel pointless Maxine character turned overly plastic weird Tessa Blanchard fre...