# LEGENDS AND FUTURE GREATS REVIEW SHOW S3 EPISODE 3 (Wrestling Stew 5.13.26) w/ @Lufisto

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Podcast: [WRESTLING SOUP](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestling-soup-1591224)
Published: 2026-05-14T11:00:02+00:00
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Duration seconds: 6160

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Lufisto and Jeff Lippman return to break down Season 3, Episode 3 of LFG, but both hosts express major disappointment with the show's current format and "phony baloney" production. The episode is heavy on critiques, starting with a women's tag team match where Matt Bloom calls out the babyfaces for showing zero fear against a monster heel. Things get worse in the men's division, as the hosts dissect Trill London's massive in-ring regression and botched spots against rookie Braxton Cole. The spotlight then shifts to Cam Hendrix (formerly Anthony Luke) and Tate Wilder. While their match shows promise, Cam's overthinking and a late-match stumble lead Matt Bloom to pull him from LFG entirely to recalibrate. The episode wraps up with a deep dive into the systemic flaws of the WWE Performance Center's NIL recruitment strategy, with Jeff and Lufisto arguing that developmental talent desperately needs excursions to indies like GCW or TNA to learn how to work a real crowd. Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro / Disappointment with Season 3's format & Lufisto's cat interruptions 12:15 – Match 1: PJ Vassa & Serena Linton vs. Layla Diggs & Mason Holliday 24:30 – Blueprint failures: Synchronized dancing and missing tag team psychology 36:10 – Matt Bloom's critique: Where is the babyface fear? 45:45 – Match 2: Trill London vs. Braxton Cole & Trill's massive regression 58:20 – The problem with NIL athletes quitting when wrestling gets tough 1:06:15 – Promos: Tate Wilder's daredevil cowboy gimmick vs. Cam Hendrix 1:15:30 – Match 3: Cam Hendrix overthinks, stumbles, and saves it with a pie-face 1:27:10 – Matt Bloom pulls Cam from LFG for being too self-aware 1:33:45 – The PC Bubble: Why WWE needs to send talent to the indies or TNA 1:39:50 – Wrap-up / Plugs for Garden of Thought an…

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