{"podcast":{"title":"WRESTLING SOUP","slug":"wrestling-soup-1591224","podcast_index_feed_id":1591224,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/1425249/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/wrestling-soup","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2a37f79afa3944192ece464f07a8ba45.jpg","author":"Wrestling Soup Network","episode_count":421,"summary":"Wrestling Soup. We're NOT a wrestling show. We're a show that HAPPENS to talk about wrestling. LIVE every Thursday Night 7:30pm EST {Friday 12:30am GMT or 0030 UTC for International Listeners} Chat LIVE during the show @WrestlingSoup.com. Like us on facebook.com/WrestlingSoup @WrestlingSoup Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T02:17:13.157661+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestling-soup-1591224"},"episode":{"title":"FRANK & BUS (Flip Soup Gus 5.4.26)","slug":"frank-bus-flip-soup-gus-5-4-26","published_at":"2026-05-05T19:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestling-soup-1591224/frank-bus-flip-soup-gus-5-4-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestling-soup-1591224","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/frank-bus-flip-soup-gus-5-4-26--71879099","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdcn.co/e/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71879099/050426.mp3","summary":"Anthony and Joe discuss the fallout of WrestleMania 42, beginning with the shocking departures of New Day members Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, which were reportedly sparked by \"insulting\" 50% pay cut offers . They critique TKO/Endeavor's pivot away from traditional wrestling storytelling in favor of a celebrity-heavy product, questioning if the company even realizes they are making a television show . The guys riff on John Cena’s constant \"Make-A-Wish\" style appearances in suits and the \"fifth wall\" being broken by athletic streamers like IShowSpeed . The conversation expands into a broader social critique of \"circular scams\" and corporate greed, comparing WWE’s current business model to Walmart weight scams and the Spirit Airlines collapse . The episode wraps up with a look at the \"AI-assisted\" creative slump in WWE, the polarizing longevity of Danhausen, and a wild theory that Tom Brady might be training for a Lucha Libre debut under a mask .Timestamps: 0:00 – Post-WrestleMania Departures: The New Day’s Exit 8:30 – The 50% Pay Cut Insult & Shareholder Value Rants 16:15 – John Cena’s Suit-and-Tie \"Figurehead\" Status 22:50 – Breaking the Fifth Wall: IShowSpeed & Celeb Wrestling 28:10 – Jelly Roll & the Lack of a Cultural \"Monoculture\" 34:45 – Corporate Greed: Walmart Shrimp & Spirit Airlines Failures 40:10 – Firing the \"Worst Samoans\" & Nia Jax’s Heat 46:25 – New Day’s Tag Team Legacy vs. TKO’s Short-Term Thinking 52:00 – ChatGPT Creative: The Future of AI-Assisted Storylines 57:30 – Tom Brady Masked Lucha Theories & Baby Jill Shout-out Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support .","meta_description":"Anthony and Joe discuss the fallout of WrestleMania 42, beginning with the shocking departures of New Day members Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, which we…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3590,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wrestling-soup-1591224/episodes/frank-bus-flip-soup-gus-5-4-26/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestling-soup-1591224/frank-bus-flip-soup-gus-5-4-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}