FINDING USO (Wrestling Soup 8.18.26)

Andy Williams death leaves wrestling community heartbrokenIndie show tragedy highlights health and safety gapsBill Dundee also passed away recentlyBronson Reed returns looking leaner and strongerArby's steak nuggets promo opens show cringeyBaron Corbin loses five-minute qualifier to Lil YachtyTrick Williams gets his title shot afterBreakker versus Oba Femi match stays simpleWomen’s six-person tag looks sloppy overallCody versus Orton main event feels messy and rushedBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

All In bloated with too many wrestlersYoung Bucks versus Edge best match so farToo many false finishes exhaust the crowdMoxley versus Nigel painfully slow and awkwardNick Wayne spots look dangerously sloppyOmega Ospreay main event is crash TVBritt Baker returns after backstage issuesNew Day appearance feels out of placeAndrade slams WWE’s Samoan favoritismJey Uso comments spark Mexico backlash talkBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

FASCISM STARTS WITH CENSORSHIP (Wrestling Soup 9.1.26)Raw quality wildly inconsistent week to weekChad Gable keeps apologizing to MexicoMexico tournament clearly built for PentaNetflix now censoring blood on RawWWE feels sanitized and creatively lostMystery group attack on Usos makes no senseRoman still cheered while trying to turn heelSol Ruca and Stratton pushed too fastAlexa Bliss black-eye story looks sketchyCompany has no plan after Roman ReignsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

Micah Lockwood name reveal feels a bit weakCole versus Shady match slow and methodicalCole improves as cocky book-reading heelShady still lacks intensity and crowd workBlade Island bout low energy and forgettableBoth men later released from developmentalMicah versus PJ Voss best match of showPJ finally shows real menace and attitudeStanding moonsault should be Micah’s finisherCar sticker banter steals the entire episodeLUFISTOYouTube: @LuFistoOfficialFacebook: facebook.com/LuFistoInstagram: @LuFisto_arts_and_prowrestlingX: @LuFistoUpcoming documentary: lufistodoc.comJEFF LIPPMANYouTube: @GardenofThoughtpodFacebook: Jeffrey LippmanX: @Dos_EvilBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

Solo Sikoa entrance music still underratedVelveteen Dream wasted huge wrestling potentialAccusations ended his WWE career for goodHorror movies now dominate the box officeFeel-good rom-coms barely exist anymoreWWE and AEW both creatively strugglingTKO keeps cutting talent pay and costsPolitical rant covers Trump Biden and MAGAWoman on multiple meds killed her childrenSolo show ran long and jumped topics a lotBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

Ospreay flexes Wembley over Rock’s historyMJF tells fans stop attacking WWEAEW fanbase toxicity turns people offBig Show slams new talent as fame-hungryOld school wrestlers chased money not TVTony Khan claims he’d loan Edge to CenaRock scouts Hawaii with Usos and RomanTKO pushing cheaper contracts and tryoutsESPN raising WWE PLE subscription pricesSheamus Kairi Dragunov rumored heading to AEWBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

Nikita Lyons shines in Zen Den vignetteLewis Riggins match lacked real intensityLyons Diggs bout solid and promisingVan Dukes Angels needs better sellingArmstrong Monroe best match of nightCrowd picks Callie as natural faceTrill London rusty after injury returnRomeo Moreno still too extra and sloppyHolyfield Crews tag match fun and effectiveElijah heading to AAA after strong showingLUFISTOYouTube: @LuFistoOfficialFacebook: facebook.com/LuFistoInstagram: @LuFisto_arts_and_prowrestlingX: @LuFistoUpcoming documentary: lufistodoc.comJEFF LIPPMANYouTube: @GardenofThoughtpodFacebook: Jeffrey LippmanX: @Dos_EvilBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

Lyra commits hard to strung-out gimmickIyo Sky and Sol Ruca sell her wellRey Mysterio GM bits feel like pornRoxanne too small against Stephanie VaquerJudgment Day still wastes Roxy PerezOTM debut jump lands in dead silenceBloodline mixed signals confuse the crowdBron Breakker shaky in Oba promoBig Cass return looks bored and stiffNikki Bella returns as heel on SmackDownBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

Dragunov quietly exits WWE after sideliningTKO struggles building new stars properlyAttractiveness still drives major pushes hardSex sells remains core wrestling businessPunk Owens feud feels forced and weakLil Yachty Sunday main event appearance cancelledTicket prices may ease after SummerSlam flopBrie Bella shares extreme constipation horror storyPainkillers lead to ten-day bathroom blackoutDaniel Bryan avoids helping during bathroom crisisManagers could salvage limited personality talentsRaw stagnant while SmackDown shows more lifeOverall product still repetitive and corporate-drivenBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

Roman Reigns heel push feels inconsistentJey USO shines as cocky heel againSolo forced into Bloodline rushes storyBlack pepper necklaces segment poorly timedJacob Fatu reduced to mindless followerSmackDown stronger with Haku surprise returnLyra commits hard to broken bird gimmickChelsea Cardona Gunther segment lands wellMaxine Theory romance still feels awkwardBron Breakker Oba Femi feud starts strongInjury concerns limit Bron Breakker pushLucha tournament matches look stiff woodenDanhausen birthday spot shows clear fatigueRaw solid overall SmackDown even betterBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.