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Released Veterans & Scripted Rookies0:00 – Holyfield's scripted promo4:15 – Kevin Owens avoids coaching7:30 – Andre Chase gets released11:45 – Braxton Cole vs. Chase15:20 – Kelly vs. Serena Linton20:40 – Serena's identity crisis24:15 – Tristan Angels vs. Holyfield28:50 – Show needs a cliffhanger31:20 – Plugs and wrap-upBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

0:00 – Spotify ad break complaints12:15 – Free AAA vs. WWE25:30 – Road to WrestleMania logic38:45 – Making garlic bread52:10 – Cody Rhodes vs. Gunther1:05:20 – Jade Cargill's near-disaster1:18:40 – Rhea Ripley retains1:32:15 – Main event entrance dragging1:45:30 – Roman vs. Jacob Fatu1:51:15 – Neutered and domesticated SamoansBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

0:00 – Jacob Fatu's bad promo8:15 – Logan Paul court dates16:30 – Oba Femi threatens Brock Lesnar24:45 – Clash in Italy preview32:20 – Penta vs. Javon Evans41:10 – AEW's exhausting PPV49:30 – Dragon Lee and Enzo56:45 – Maxine and Austin Theory1:04:20 – MOD pizza is terribleBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

0:00 – Jacob Fatu's bad promo7:30 – Vision and Joe Hendry15:45 – Weak GM Adam Pearce23:15 – Seth interrupts Montez Ford31:50 – Obafemi threatens Brock Lesnar42:20 – Clash in Italy preview50:10 – Penta vs. Javon Evans57:30 – Rusev and Ethan Page1:03:45 – Maxine and Austin Theory1:08:20 – Wrap-upBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

0:00 – Intro & Tate's Vignette12:15 – Matt Bloom's Coaching24:30 – Nikita vs. Bailey39:45 – Tate vs. Chris Island54:10 – Chris Island's Screaming1:04:20 – Chantal vs. Zena1:16:30 – Indie Consulting Pitch1:22:45 – Plugs & Wrap-upBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

0:00 – SNME overall card reaction11:15 – Vision vs. Street Profits23:30 – Club WWE merchandise subscription33:45 – Charlotte Flair's facial surgeries42:20 – 6-Woman Tag & Michin48:10 – Sol Ruca's botched finish55:45 – Penta vs. Ethan Page1:02:30 – Paige, Brie, Lash & Nia1:07:15 – Malakai Black & Wrap-upBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

0:00 – Intro & morning wake-up8:15 – Ludwig Kaiser elevator incident17:30 – Reading the police affidavit28:45 – AAA match cancellation fallout39:20 – Fan reactions & Facebook comments51:10 – Mason Rook's NXT match1:03:30 – SNME: Penta vs. Ethan Page1:14:45 – SNME: Vision vs. Street Profits1:24:20 – Darren Young comedy pitch1:29:15 – Women's matches & Wrap-upBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

0:00 – Michin and Keith Lee8:15 – Summer house show tour15:30 – Danhausen and Baron Corbin23:45 – Big Cass return pitch31:10 – Dana White power slapping38:20 – Sol Ruca promo struggles45:40 – Women's Tag Team Titles52:15 – Oba Femi and Nia58:50 – Iyo Sky's wedding photos1:05:15 – Brock Lesnar and wrap-upBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

5:10 - The "Big Fat Guy" Wrestling Trope12:15 - WWE Creative Slump & NXT Failures20:45 - The Discount Summer House Shows Tour32:30 - Brian Cage's Physique & AEW Criticism45:15 - Kevin Nash & Pro Wrestling Unionization55:40 - El Cuatrero's Prison Sentence Appeal1:07:20 - Wrap-Up Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.

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 interruptions12:15 – Match 1: PJ Vassa & Serena Linton vs. Layla Diggs & Mason Holliday24:30 – Blueprint failures: Synchronized dancing and missing tag team psychology36:10 – Matt Bloom's critique: Where is the babyface fear?45:45 – Match 2: Trill London vs. Braxton Cole & Trill's massive regression58:20 – The problem with NIL athletes quitting when wrestling gets tough1:06:15 – Promos: Tate Wilder's daredevil cowboy gimmick vs. Cam Hendrix1:15:30 – Match 3: Cam Hendrix overthinks, stumbles, and saves it with a pie-face1:27:10 – Matt Bloom pulls Cam from LFG for being too self-aware1:33:45 – The PC Bubble: Why WWE needs to send talent to the indies or TNA1:39:50 – Wrap-up / Plugs for Garden of Thought and Wrestling SoupBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wrestling-soup--1425249/support.