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WWE Hall of Famer Booker T returns for Season 3 of “WWE Legends and Future Greats (LFG)” on Sunday as he and three others take pro wrestling prospects under their wings to turn them into the next superstar.
“WWE LFG” changed the format for Season 3. This year, it’s every man or woman for themselves. Booker T, Bubba Ray Dudley, Kevin Owens and Nattie Neidhart will be the trainers helping each performer go through training and pushing them to be the best they could be.
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Booker T will make his NXT debut at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colo., on September 1, 2024. (Eric Johnson/WWE)
“I like Season 3 because it takes everything out of the game as far as a competition between the coaches. It’s about the talent,” Booker T told Pakinomist Digital. “It’s about the talent really competing against itself. Going out there and trying to make the grade, trying to get to the next level, and it’s a wash or swim deal.
“You either make it or you don’t, and that’s what I love about this season more than anything else. It’s really trimming the fat and only the strong will survive from Season 3 forward.”
Harlem Lewis, Bayley Humphrey, Layla Diggs, Harley Riggins, Tristan Angels, Dorian Van Dux, Jax Presley, PJ Vasa, Keanu Carver, Elija Holyfield, Zena Sterling, Shay Elnahas, Chantel Monroe, Chris Island, Sirena Linton, Jaime Garcia, Masyn Holiday, Braxton Lyaux, Masyn Holiday, Braxton Lyaux, Nik Drake, Colons Wilder, Kendal Grey, Kam Hendrix, Elio LeFleur, Trill London and Carlee Bright are some of the talents that has been confirmed to appear in season 3.
Nikkita Lyons makes her NXT debut at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla. on November 12, 2024. (Eric Johnson/WWE)
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Booker T expressed that there is no perfect form that every coach will look for from the wrestlers involved on “WWE LFG,” but they all need to understand at least one thing.
“It’s not just one thing that’s going to work. There’s only one thing that’s going to get them to the next level, and that’s understanding the psychology of professional wrestling,” he told Pakinomist Digital. “You can know the moves and know the steps and know the dance and go out there and actually do it, but that doesn’t actually make you a great professional wrestler.”
Booker T pointed to the WrestleMania 42 main event between Roman Reigns and CM Punk, which has been considered one of the biggest WrestleMania matches in WWE history. He described it as “the art of doing nothing” when he recalled being asked about the fight by a fan.
“It’s about trying to get these young kids, the moves are great, but if you can understand the psychology of making fans feel and maybe get a real tear out of someone’s eye… I’m sure on Sunday night a real tear came out of their eye because CM Punk lost.
“WWE Legends and Future Greats” will premiere on April 26, 2026. (A+E)
“It’s something they’re going to remember for the rest of their lives, so it’s something that never goes away from wrestling. And it’s something that will always carry into the main event of professional wrestling. Not the midcard, not the small card, but the main event.”
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“WWE LFG” premieres Sunday night at 10pm ET/PT on A&E.
