SOCIALIZING RISK (Wrestling Soup 9.10.26)

Netflix scrubs Mexico City “blonde bitch” chantsCensorship now hits harmless camera angles tooTKO sanitizes everything for Saudi money64-year-old loses $427k to fake Rhea RipleySimone Johnson calls sitting in meetings hardest jobCody Rhodes reduced to vodka commercialsGrande Americano steals hearts in Mexican hospitalsMeltzer says Rock skips Saudi WrestleManiaCrown Jewel still happening in a war zonePrivate equity just wants celebrity deathmatch WWEBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

Mexico City Raw crowd actually woke upWomen’s triple threat felt sloppy and softBooker says booking is now a committeeRoman beats Penta clean and kills the buildingPenta still looked like a main-eventerLA Knight pops up after cameras already offGable-Dragon Lee told the best storyTired of Bayley’s latest tough-guy runBig Cass vanishes after one short pushJavon Evans wins the Money in the Bank qualifierBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

Ace Steel spotted coaching at Performance CenterTate drops cowboy gimmick for daredevil lookRomeo and Tate lockup stays weakLayla Diggs surprise heel turn works perfectlyMason Holiday sells shock and desperation wellBooker wants London as Black Jeff HardyLewis-London match sloppy and low-intensityLyons-Armstrong women’s match is season highlightCam Hendrix improves as vicious cheap heelMicah-Tristan chemistry steals every sceneHarlem Lewis finally looks mature and comfortableNew prize is WWE World Las Vegas spotsLUFISTOYouTube: @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.

Mandy Rose still locked out of every promotionOnlyFans payday no longer what it wasKeith Lee promoting out-of-body cult teacherFriends fear he isolated after COVID hitCult checklist matches his sudden disappearanceMidlife crash plus lost career and relationshipBayley contract rumors just more Meltzer noiseAEW fans attack anyone who rarely watchesNext All In drops from Wembley to DetroitBraun Strowman stays home eating paninis insteadBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

Discord audio keeps glitching during the showWrestling podcasts now feel like character extensionsMVP’s show still comes off as heavy shtickLate podcasts often look like money grabsAI merch shirts look cheap and lazyShapiro ties talent pay to media dealsTKO socializes risk while expanding marginsGraves says talent must talk to commentatorsMidcard guys rarely approach the announce teamOba x Reed’s foot may just be sellingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

Theory and Maxine remain painfully personality-freeBron Breakker actually looks happy Reed is backLogan Paul still the only reliable heatOtis wins by DQ then Oba gets buriedPaul Heyman treated like the prize everyone wantsMiz roast of Alabama falls mostly flatBreakker wins Money in the Bank qualifierNew heel group booking feels cheap and emptyCar-on-fire spot looks awkward and dumbBayley returns and beats down Lyra ValkyriaBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

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.