Category: Wrestling Weekly
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Wrestling Weekly: 56 Glorious Years, Chris & Nancy, Mailbag
July 4th will mark Les Thatcher’s 56th anniversary in the wrestling business! Les & Vic start off talking about what it was like early in Les’ career to walk into locker rooms filled with guys he’d paid to see just a few years earlier, including the time young, inexperienced Les was ribbed into doing something…
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FREE Wrestling Weekly: BJ Whitmer interview, Dean Ambrose, WWE CWC talk
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa return to talk Dean Ambrose, the Cruiserweight Classic & ROH’s Best in the World PPV w/special guest BJ Whitmer! We’ll start with Ohio becoming the state of champions between LeBron & and Cavs along with Dean Ambrose. Les shares some of his history with Dean (5:45), which dates back to…
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Wrestling Weekly: WWE CWC, MITB, GCW & more~!
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa return with a potential sleeper pick for the WWE Cruiserweight Classic, Money in the Bank thoughts and more~! – This week, we start with a few thoughts on the late Gypsy Joe and then some thoughts on the WWE Cruiserweight Series (6:04) – Vic will give his thoughts on someone…
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Wrestling Weekly: Les loves NXT, Danny Miller memories, Brock Lesnar
Just how big a risk for WWE is Brock Lesnar’s return to the Octagon at UFC 200? Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa will talk about it from WWE’s perspective on the latest Wrestling Weekly! We’ll start with Les sharing some thoughts about his good friend and former tag team partner Danny Miller, who passed away…
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Wrestling Weekly: WWE Injuries; Schedule or Style?
Just how much has the injury bug that’s bitten WWE in recent years been a result of the schedule? That’s the main topic of discussion on Wrestling Weekly! Les and Vic will start the show with some sad news about Danny Miller, who is a longtime friend and former tag team partner with Les. After…
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Wrestling Weekly: Cody Rhodes Quits, AJ Styles Dilemma, WWE Brand Split
From Cody Rhodes to Extreme Rules to the build to Money in the Bank to the WWE brand split, it’s been an incredibly eventful week and Les and Vic return to talk about it all! We’ll start with Cody and the statement he released that didn’t do him any favors at WWE Headquarters, how many…
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Wrestling Weekly: WWE roster continues to deepen; Mr. Wrestling I & II updates
With the WWE roster close to being as strong as it’s been in a while thanks to the imminent returns of John Cena, Seth Rollins and more, how will the main event scene shake out? That’s just one of the topics of discussion on Wrestling Weekly today for Vic and Les! – The show begins…
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Wrestling Weekly: Mauro & Josh, Getting Started as a Wrestling Announcer, Mailbag
Time for another fine edition of Wrestling Weekly where we’ll start with Les returning the favor from Smackdown this week and giving Mauro Ranallo a mention, including the story of how Les gave him some pointers early in Mauro’s career and didn’t realize it at the time! We’ll also discuss the great interview Dave and…
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Wrestling Weekly: A Casual Fan’s Thoughts on Payback, Ryback, Roman/AJ
A fun mix of classic and current talk on the show this week! Les gives us the latest on his friend and great wrestler back in the day Billy Wicks to start us off. From there, we’ll tackle a question sent to us regarding a match from the Memphis territory (9:31) featuring two very inexperienced…
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Wrestling Weekly: Flair, Living the Gimmick, Bongs (!), Gallows & Anderson
Lots of interesting topics today including Ric Flair’s party lifestyle, whose side are Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson really on, certain things Les refused to do in the ring during his wrestling days and more! Some great questions in the mailbag this week, so after a rambling start on the NFL Draft, getting to ballgames…
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Wrestling Weekly: Chyna, Conor (yes), Trish Stratus, Lance Russell
Les is back from his training camp weekend in New Orleans at Luke Hawx’s Wildkat Sports and ready to talk all sorts of things, like the camp this past weekend and the passing of Prince and Chyna this week. Les and Vic are BIG music guys so Prince was a major deal for both of…
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Wrestling Weekly: Balls Mahoney, Killing Stipulations, Return of the Mighty Mailbag~!
Les and Vic are online a day early because Les is headed to New Orleans to conduct a weekend wrestling training camp, so we start the show discussing what goes on at one of these camps over the course of a weekend. After that, Les will share some memories of working with the late Balls…
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Wrestling Weekly: Blackjack Mulligan Memories, Roman, AJ, Y2J
Les and Vic return this week with a ton of great stories about the late, great Blackjack Mulligan. Les went back with Blackjack to his first run in the Carolinas and shares a lot about what made Mulligan great. Les goes in depth on Blackjack’s promos, his ability to sell, an conversation that took place…
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Wrestling Weekly: Daniel Bryan Documentary, Foley & Galloway, Mania Picks
It’s Wrestlemania weekend and there are so many options for wrestling fans this weekend that you almost can’t keep track of it all! Les and Vic start this edition of Wrestling Weekly talking about how great it is to have so many options, then move into discussing Daniel Bryan (8:16) being removed from all WWE…
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Wrestling Weekly: 21 questions, thoughts on Joe Garagiola, more!
Your hosts Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa are back with the latest Wrestling Weekly to talk on the passing of former wrestling & baseball announcer Joe Garagiola and just how big a star he was in his day. We also discuss the end of Bobby Roode and Eric Young’s TNA careers (14:27) as well as…
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Wrestling Weekly: Eddie Einhorn, the IWA, Mid Atlantic
Just a couple of topics today (well, one main one) for Les and Vic who’ll pay respect to the late Charlie Fulton. Mr. Fulton may not have been what you’d call a big name in the business but the list of people he faced over the course of his career is staggering and says something about…
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Wrestling Weekly: McMahon Family Chronicles, Championship Wrestling From Florida 3/10
Back after a brief absence, Les and Vic will discuss the happenings in WWE and reminisce a bit about a great territory. We’ll start with a unique experience Vic had earlier this week, then say a few words about the late Lord James Blears (7:17). From there, Les will get some stuff off his chest…
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Wrestling Weekly: Shane Returns, Dean should’ve left, Roman gets graded
There are a few things dominating most wresting conversations this week, and we’re all over them. Les and Vic start with Shane McMahon’s return to WWE, the myriad of directions this storyline can go, whether or not that’s a good thing and more. Vic gets on his soapbox about the match at Wrestlemania he has…
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Wrestling Weekly: WWE Cruiserweight Tourney, Danny Hodge, Undertaker at Mania
The major topic of conversation today is the upcoming Global Cruiserweight Tournament; the potential opportunity it represents for talent, what it means (if anything) in terms of WWE’s feelings about cruiserweights in general, and what you need to be prepared if you’re a cruiserweight who sees this as your big opportunity to get on the…
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Wrestling Weekly: Daniel Bryan retires, Titus O’Neal suspension
Les and Vic return after a brief absence to explain why they’ve been gone and to get into the biggest stories of the week. Of course, that means starting with the retirement of Daniel Bryan, aka. Bryan Danielson (12:23), including memories and personal interactions with him from Les and Vic’s theory on why Bryan was someone who…