LEGENDS AND FUTURE GREATS REVIEW SHOW S3 EPISODE 1 (Wrestling Stew 5.1.26) w/ @Lufisto
WRESTLING SOUP
Wrestling Soup Network
4.3 • 753 Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2026
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
. They compare the current state of NXT/Evolve talent to The Walking Dead, meticulously analyzing why athletes like Tyra May Steele and Trill London may have struggled despite their high pedigrees
. The duo explores the shift in the LFG format, focusing on Shawn Michaels’ need to replenish the roster following call-ups to Raw and SmackDown
. The conversation moves from the technical aspects of "professional courtesy" during ring entrances to the psychological drive needed to handle blunt critiques from coaches like Booker T and Kevin Owens
. They conclude by breaking down the "phony baloney" of reality-TV-style signings, the importance of "menace" in a wrestler’s presence, and a sharp critique of TKO’s security failures following a recent fan incident.
- 0:00 – Season 3 Intro / Lufisto’s successful shoulder surgery recovery
- 4:30 – WWE releases: Comparing the NXT roster to The Walking Dead
- 11:15 – The "Matt Bloom" factor: Why heart matters more than athleticism at the PC
- 18:30 – Talent Status Reports: Nikita Lyons, Shiloh Hill, and Drake Monroe
- 24:00 – New Season Format: No points, no teams, just replenishing the roster
- 28:15 – Meet the Coaches: Kevin Owens’ neck surgery and Natalia’s Dungeon training
- 38:00 – Match 1 Breakdown: Nikita Lyons vs. Kelly Armstrong & the rules of "Professional Courtesy"
- 46:30 – Technical Critique: Snap bumps, leg drop splits, and slowing down the pacing
- 52:45 – Keanu Carver’s Backstory: From college football and DoorDash to fighting with Booker T
- 1:04:30 – Kevin Owens’ Advice: Making your offense match your presence
- 1:11:00 – Match 2 Breakdown: Kendall Gray vs. PJ Vasser & the origin of the name
- 1:16:45 – "Happy Feet" and Selling: The psychology of big girl vs. small girl dynamics
- 1:21:15 – Season Teasers: The "phony baloney" of the Kendall Gray signing
- 1:24:00 – Wrap-up: Lufisto’s documentary "The Selling Stage" and TKO’s security failures
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| 0:00.0 | I got into a fight with my coach. |
| 0:01.8 | Okay. |
| 0:02.6 | It was immediate. |
| 0:03.7 | What's your background? |
| 0:04.4 | Well, I got into a fight with my coach and then, okay. |
| 0:08.1 | Okay. |
| 0:09.0 | I just meant where do you come from? |
| 0:11.2 | But that's fine. |
| 0:12.5 | Tonight on LFG. |
| 0:14.0 | All the damn work I put in with you. |
| 0:16.9 | Blue Fisto. |
| 0:18.4 | What can you do with this person who's new? so they look good, you look good, and everybody's safe? |
| 0:25.6 | I thought as well put him in a black leather jacket, a black hat. |
| 0:28.6 | Jeff Lippman. |
| 0:29.6 | It looked like she was too slow for school, but she came out playing the hot mingle. |
| 0:34.6 | That looks really good. Boar them, fry them, put them in a stew. Bo boy them fry them put them in a stew |
| 0:39.3 | both them fry them put them in stew |
| 0:41.3 | boil them fried them put them in stew |
| 0:43.3 | and we're back season three everything changed |
| 0:45.3 | we don't know shit we're trying to learn |
| 0:47.3 | and there's a lot of updates |
| 0:50.3 | and Mr. Jeff, lawyer, extraordinary has them for you. |
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