Category: Wrestling Weekly

Les and Vic talk all the legal issues this week between Jimmy Snuka, Bram, and the WWE Performance Center Stalker. Then there’s some time spent on Paige and why Vic thinks she’s not on the level of the NXT’s Four Horsewomen. From there we’ll wrap this week’s proceedings by dipping into the mighty mailbag. If…

Les and Vic return to talk the brilliance of Sasha Banks (and Bayley), the Lesnar/Taker finish, Seth working twice at NOC, the great AJ Styles interview on the site this week and your questions regarding the presentation of the women in NXT as opposed to the WWE Divas, the worst venues for wrestling, is not…

This week Les and Vic make their Summerslam Predictions, but before that, a fun trip in the wayback machine to 1975! We’ll discuss the origins of the US Title in the Mid Atlantic territory, some of the early champions and the strategy involved in who held the belt in the first few years after it…

Les and Vic return with an all mailbag edition of the show this week thanks to some great questions! We’ll talk about Les working with the guys who made Mid Atlantic Wrestling so hot in the 70’s, Charlotte’s dream of main eventing Wrestlemania, promoters use of suggestive characters like Adorable Adrian Adonis, Golddust, Ricki Starr…

Back from the Mid Atlantic Fanfest in Charlotte, Les and Vic talk about some of the events from the weekend; the training camp and live shows, meeting Lance Russell, Les getting cussed out by David Crockett (kiddingly, of course) and more. We’ll spend a few minutes reflecting on Roddy Piper and Les shares a personal…

The actual quotes attributed to Hulk Hogan today were released while Les and I were recording this show, so we had not seen them nor did we reference the actual quotes on this show. We talked Hogan from the perspective of the perception issues WWE has having Hogan as such a big part of their…

This week’s show is GIANT SIZED to accomodate all the mailbag questions and the Battleground Prediction game. Everyone wants to know what Les thought of the introduction of the new divas to the main roster; Les will give his thoughts on that and how he would’ve booked those debuts. We’ll briefly touch upon Jushin Liger…

Les and Vic are all about the mailbag today! Your questions answered on Dusty Rhodes (and lots of them), people Les trained who he thought could make it but didn’t, the two ring battle royal in Atlanta Les won and some thoughts on many of the participants and much more~! There’s a reference to the…

A special day on the show as July 4th marks Les’ 55th Anniversary in this wacky world of pro wrestling! We’ll spend some time talking about that very first day & matches, then open up the mailbag to answer your questions about Harley Race, St. Louis wrestling, the Wednesday night wars, getting paid while you…

Les and Vic are joined today by NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Steve Anthony! We’ll discuss winning the title and wrestling Jushin Liger, training with some of the bigger names of days gone by like Bob Armstrong and Harley Race; being asked by Harley Race to be the head trainer at Harley’s school; how his…

Since we recorded earlier than usual last week, today is the first time Les has had a chance to speak on Dusty Rhodes on the site, and we’ll talk about the first time they met, almost working for Dusty in Florida, a very cool memento Les got from Dusty and much more. With the news…

Up earlier than usual this week to answer your mailbag questions about Gene Kiniski, cartoony wrestling characters versus serious wrestlers, should tv matches be laid out for the live crowd’s benefit or the tv audience, the best matches of Les’s career, the Midnight Rider and more. We’ll also talk about JR’s great blog from the…

Les and Vic share their thoughts on John Cena vs Kevin Owens from Elimination Chamber, and as much as Vic likes that Kevin Owens won, there was something he wished was different and he explains what that was and why. We’ll also talk the Austin/Heyman podcast and why Les loved it, as well as jump…

A very newsworthy week where Les and Vic start with the ROH, TNA and Destination America soap opera; how this could be great for ROH and bad for TNA or a potential win win situation for everyone.  We’ll close with our Elimination Chamber predictions for this Sunday with Les’ two cents on the discussion Dave…

Some fun wrestling to talk about this week, so if you want to hear a happy Les and Vic, this is the show for you! We’ll talk the main matches from the NXT special, Samoa Joe’s NXT debut (and a theory on why Joe got this kind of deal), high praise for Sasha Banks and…

Les and Vic make their WWE Payback Predictions on the show this week. In addition to that, we open up the mailbag to answer your questions on Abdullah the Butcher, Les’ opinion of Lucha Libre (which may surprise you), the worst gimmick match Les ever saw (which he was IN….a tremendous visual when you hear…

Some interesting topics to talk about today on Wrestling Weekly! Les and Vic start with the awesome E:60 show on WWE, and how ESPN made three characters far more interesting in one hour than WWE has done with them in their entire tenure. We’ll toss around some ideas on whether or not this should spell…

It’s our 10th Anniversary show and Doc Young leads this very special edition of Wrestling Weekly! Doc, Les and Vic present this trip down memory lane of some great Wrestling Weekly moments and guests like Bobby Heenan, Mean Gene Okerlund, Percy Pringle, and much, much more, as well as a big announcement at the end…

Les and Vic return to talk about the late Ron Wright. Some great stories about Ron Wright and Whitey Caldwell, the legends in that East Tennessee territory, a look into what a trip around that territory was like, & what Les did when working outdoor shows in the rain. We’ll also discuss why the Wright/Caldwell…

Les and Vic return with their take on the Briscoes spurning WWE to remain in ROH; do the pros outweigh the cons? We’ll also talk about Daniel Bryan being pulled from the WWE’s European tour as a precautionary measure, then Vic gets fired up about a booking decision WWE nearly made if Bryan had been…