Category: Wrestling Weekly

Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa are back earlier than usual, but just in time to look at this week’s Raw and look ahead to New Japan’s G1 finals this weekend. It’s not a segment-by-segment review, but some of the things discussed include where Baron Corbin should be having 20-minute matches, what you could’ve done to set up…

On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk about the passing of Brian Lawler, WWE’s portrayal of Brock Lesnar, and the return of Charlotte Flair. We start discussing the three men we lost this week in Brian Lawler, Nikolai Volkoff, and Brickhouse Brown. Then we look at the way Lesnar is being presented, why some…

On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk WWE’s Evolution pay-per-view, the G1 Climax, NJPW’s return to Long Beach, and more. We’ll spend the first part of the show talking about a number of aspects regarding WWE’s all-women’s PPV in October. From there we’ll discuss NJPW raising ticket prices for their return to…

Today’s show is almost exclusively about Hulk Hogan’s return to the WWE Hall of Fame and the reaction to it by The New Day and Titus O’Neil. Les and Vic not only look at the reaction of the WWE roster to this move, but ask a question regarding the timing of the move that I…

On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look at ROH & NJPW getting a WrestleMania weekend date at MSG, NJPW’s scheduled return to Long Beach, the ROH Dojo announcing some partnerships, and more. In addition to those topics we’ll share some thoughts on the injuries suffered by Hiromu Takahashi and Jim Ross, Dave’s interview…

Today is the 58th snniversary of Les Thatcher’s first professional wrestling match! Today’s show is all about looking back at memorable moments, matches, promos, opponents, and more. We hope you enjoy the stories, ribs, and memories shared here today. Thanks for listening~!

On today’s show, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa discuss different ways to do DQ finishes, CMLL’s handling of LA Park vs. Rush, and more. The finish of this week’s Raw main event fell flat for many, so we’ll look at other ways to do DQ finishes. We’ll also talk counseling with Bayley and Sasha, whether or…

On today’s episode, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa share some thoughts on Vader, Rusev challenging AJ Styles, and if WWE has inadvertently pushed Sinclair into a wrestling war. We’ll start by discussing the weekend training camp in San Antonio Les was part of and some history on one of the most famous venues in the world.…

Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look at the big matches for Dominion, the possibilities for NJPW at the Cow Palace, Shawn Michaels talking one more match, and more on today’s Wrestling Weekly. Les ran a training camp with PWX last weekend which we’ll discuss, as well as a funny story about the smallest crowd Les ever…

Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa are joined this week by their special guest, Justin Credible! Among the topics covered today: Brian Pillman Jr.’s future in the wrestling business, the importance of young wrestlers mastering the basics and working with veterans as often as possible, the art of selling, did being a part of the Kliq help or…

On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk the new WWE TV deals, where that leaves everyone else, and believe it or not, some lucha. First up today is the massive TV deals WWE struck with USA and Fox for Raw and SmackDown respectively. We discuss what it might mean for the product, if…

On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher & Vic Sosa discuss if All In selling out in under 30 minutes was a big surprise without having a card announced, why Vic loves the idea of Cody challenging for the NWA title, and why Les is a bit less enthusiastic about it at this point. Vic will also…

With the next New Japan big show set, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look at how it could set up the Cow Palace event. With Okada/Omega at Dominion having no time limits and two-out-of-three falls, we’ll talk about how those stipulations could come into play and look back at when time limits and multiple fall matches were the…

Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk about the behind the scenes battle of 1973 in the NWA and how it could’ve caused a dramatic shift in the territory era. Larry Matysik wrote a fascinating piece about the NWA title match between Harley Race and Bruno Sammartino, but it was about much more than a match.…

Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk a tough week in the world of wrestling with the losses of Bruno Sammartino and Paul Jones. Thoughts and memories about the man without whom there may not be a WWE start the show this week, as the one and only Bruno Sammartino is discussed.  Then things become even…

With WrestleNania week approaching, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk about Mania vs. Starrcade and more on today’s show. You’ll hear Les and Vic’s thoughts on Shane McMahon apparently going ahead with his scheduled WrestleMania match (and his father signing off on that), how Les talked with the students at HWA about WrestleMania, and whether or…