Category: Wrestling Weekly
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Wrestling Weekly: Lance Russell, thoughts on great announcing, mailbag
Obviously, the passing of Lance Russell is at the forefront of the show this week. Les Thatcher shares some personal memories of working with and being friends with Lance, which segues into some important moments in Memphis wrestling that Lance was a big part of, what set him apart as an announcer, and qualities all announcers…
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Wrestling Weekly: EVOLVE memo, this week in wrestling history
The first topic on the list of things to discuss today for Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa is the email that Gabe Sapolsky sent to the EVOLVE roster that was recently leaked. After that, we’ll take a look at what happened during this week in wrestling history. Things that will come up in this portion of the conversation…
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Wrestling Weekly: Bobby Heenan, WWE No Mercy, mailbag
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa have some stories about a young Bobby Heenan, a look at the major matches from last night’s WWE No Mercy show, and answer your questions in the mailbag on today’s episode of Wrestling Weekly! We’ll start with Les sharing his memories of — and a few stories about — Bobby Heenan,…
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Wrestling Weekly: Owens, Strowman, Tessa Blanchard, mailbag
This week’s million-dollar question seems to be about that headbutt from Kevin Owens to Vince McMahon. Vic Sosa will ask Les Thatcher his thoughts on it, the angle in general, and where Kevin Owens should be going from here. We’ll also discuss a finish idea for Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman and why Tessa Blanchard…
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Wrestling Weekly: Jarrett and Anthem, BOLA, mailbag
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk the many issues plaguing GFW/Impact Wrestling, not the least of which is Jeff Jarrett being on a leave of absence and where that leaves all the people he brought in, rumors about Anthem looking to sell, and more. We’ll also touch on the Donovan Dijak vs. Keith Lee and…
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Wrestling Weekly: Cena and Roman, Dr. Wagner Jr., mailbag
It’s a packed show this week as Vic Sosa and Les Thatcher give their thoughts on Mayweather/McGregor, what the hell was Vince McMahon thinking when he scripted that showdown between John Cena and Roman Reigns, and Dr. Wagner being the real winner at Triplemania. We also discuss the incident with Sexy Star and Rosemary (which leads…
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Wrestling Weekly: A look at what’s on tap for WWE in the fall
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa spend most of the show looking at the fallout from SummerSlam and the possibilities WWE has in front of them over the next few months. Those things include the arrival to NXT of Adam Cole, what’s next for Roderick Strong, Asuka finally getting the call to the main roster and…
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Wrestling Weekly: Ric Flair, Daniel Bryan, Adam Cole
After spending a few minutes on Vic’s trip to the House of Hardcore show last weekend, Les speaks at length about Ric Flair, who he’s known for over 40 years. Some personal reflections, memories, and both of our best wishes for his recovery, as well as a look at how a number of people helped…
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Wrestling Weekly: Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, Lio Rush, Mick Foley
The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, Lio Rush, Mick Foley, and Joey Ryan are all on the list of topics for today. Vic Sosa is going to see Ricky and Robert at House of Hardcore tonight, so Les Thatcher shares a few thoughts and memories of the Express. WON Hall of Fame ballots are being sent out…
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Wrestling Weekly: Funk returning to the ring, Gotch vs. Race, Brody
It’s a busy show today as Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa stay mainly old school this week. Les reveals some of his work will be in the Ric Flair 30 for 30 on ESPN, we talk a couple of nostalgia shows in the Carolinas next month featuring Terry Funk returning to the ring, and answer your…
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Wrestling Weekly: Omega, Tanahashi, Davey Richards
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa return with discussion on Kenny Omega vs. Toru Yano from the G1, comedy in wrestling, how times and most things change (but not quite everything), some eye-opening (and worrying to Vic) quotes from Hiroshi Tanahashi, Davey Richards leaving GFW, and Chris Jericho’s conversation with Dave Meltzer about Chris Benoit. Thanks…
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Wrestling Weekly: Jason Jordan — big break or the kiss of death?
Back after a longer absence than originally planned, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa pay their respects to two people who passed away recently, Molly Roop (wife of pro wrestler and Olympian Bob Roop) and Buddy Wolfe and send well wishes to Matt Cappotelli and Dotty Curtis. Within that part of the discussion, you’ll get a…
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FREE! Wrestling Weekly: Les Thatcher celebrates his 57th year in wrestling
July 4th is just a few days away — and that will mark Les Thatcher’s 57th anniversary in this crazy business! We’ll spend the majority of the show looking back at some of Les’ fondest memories (including one thing that is making a comeback VERY soon), but we’ll also discuss Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar being…
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Wrestling Weekly: Ranallo to NXT, Murnick, Buddy Wayne, mailbag
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa are back to review the week that was in pro wrestling. We’ll talk about longtime promoter Elliot Murnick, whose family worked extensively with Jim Crockett Promotions for many years, as well as Buddy Wayne. We’ll also discuss Mauro Ranallo’s surprising announcement that he is staying in WWE to become the voice…
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Wrestling Weekly: Bayley, Brock vs. Joe, Money in the Bank
After a couple of weeks that were old-school heavy, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa are talking Bayley and this weekend’s Money in the Bank show! The topic list for the week includes the epic mishandling of Bayley on the main roster, hope that Samoa Joe vs. Brock Lesnar is not just a one and done, John…
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Wrestling Weekly: Harley Race, Masked Superstar, Rip Hawk
After a few thoughts on what made Samoa Joe’s segment with Paul Heyman so good this past Monday night (3:35), (which reminds Les of what he used to get from wrestling that he now gets from other shows) as well as the late Ron Starr (12:16) and Judy Poffo (14:18), Les and Vic spend the rest…
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Wrestling Weekly: Summer of ’71, pt. 1
We have a fun, old school centric-show today looking back at the start of a successful run in the Mid-Atlantic territory for the team of Danny Miller and Les Thatcher! That’s the main point of conversation before we open the mailbag, but there’s some other things that come up both before we get there and along…
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Wrestling Weekly: Jinder, Broken Ed from Anthem, George Scott
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa are back with a wide-ranging show this week with topics from a few different eras. After Les reveals some summertime plans, we’ll spend a short amount of time on WWE’s hopes for hitting it big in India (5:46) and the thing about Jinder Mahal’s push that REALLY bothers Vic (and it…
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Wrestling Weekly: Vince hindering Jinder…dive
We start this week with a few thoughts on Doug Somers and Hans Schroder, both of whom passed away since the last time Wrestling Weekly was on the air. We’ll offer our congratulations and Les will talk a bit about his experiences with Kennadi Brink (8:12), who will be reporting for duty soon to NXT…
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Wrestling Weekly: Ron Garvin, Les in WWF, ROH TV
With NWA World Championship Wrestling being reviewed regularly on the site, Ron Garvin is someone who’s been talked about pretty often over the last 18 months or so. Ronnie was honored last weekend in Kentucky, which was one of the places he was a big star in the territory days. Since Les has known him…