Category: Wrestling Weekly

On the agenda for Les & Vic today: who Daniel Bryan reminds Vic of this week, how much does the huge rating for the Raw overrun really mean, the ballad of AJ Styles, the value of a good referee, how Les runs the training camps he’s hired to do by different promotions and a little…

Les Thatcher is back at the homestead after another great WCA show, which he and Vic will talk about and run down some of the matches for the October event. Before that though, its all about the other events of the week. Specifically, the fallout from the main event angle at Summerslam which appears to…

Another week on the road for Les as he comes to us from sunny Los Angeles preparing for the Wrestling Cares show Saturday night at the Sheraton Gateway LAX. It’s Summerslam weekend in LA, so Les & Vic talk Raw, play the PPV prediction game, debate whether Cena, Bryan or NEITHER walk out as champ…

After a great week in Charlotte at the Mid Atlantic Legends Fanfest, Victor Sosa and the new inductee into the Fanfest’s Hall of Heroes, Les Thatcher return to talk all about the events of last weekend and a little bit more. You’ll get stories about meeting an 18 year old Harley Race, how Tony Atlas…

Last stop before the Charlotte fanfest, and Les & Vic will tell you how you can see the big events of next weekend on IPPV. But before we get there, you’ll hear about the unfortunate release of Jesse Sorenson from TNA and the horrendous timing of it, the greatness of Daniel Bryan, and a VERY…

With some road trips pending, Doc Young’s Wrestling Weekly is up a little early! We’ll talk about the angles coming out of Money in the Bank and into Raw this past Monday, as well as the money issues that seem to be plaguing TNA and what it could mean for the long term future of…

Lots of WWE to talk about this week and Les & Vic start with the Money In The Bank PPV prediction game. Those picks allow us to jump in and out of the main angles from TV this week, so you’ll get takes on the Wyatt Family debut, Vickie’s firing, Ryback the Huggie Bear and…

A special anniversary weekend for Les Thatcher, who as of July 4th has been in the business for 53 years! Les & Vic celebrate by talking to a good friend of the show, former TNA star Cassidy Riley. Cassidy is an extremely busy man as you’ll hear, including drawing over 1100 fans for the first…

We want to apologize to start things off; we were unable to connect with Matt Striker; we hope to get everything straightened out and bring you that conversation asap. We hope you’ll choose to listen to this week’s show anyway, so you can hear Les & Vic talking Daniel Bryan and why this Monday could…

You read it right. Les and Vic are honored to chat with the great Gerry Brisco, who was kind enough to give us some time today to talk about the Mid Atlantic Legends Fanfest in Charlotte from August 1st-4th. If you’re an indy or aspiring wrestler who wants to make it to WWE, this is…

Haven’t done a show like this in a while; a GIANT sized edition of Doc Young’s Wrestling Weekly w/Antonio “The Promise” Thomas, who’s involved in the Race for the Ring Tournament on June 29th. Les and Vic will talk with Antonio about that and so much more. There’s some terrific stuff here on Antonio’s career,…

Les Thatcher & Victor Sosa are joined today by Greg Price, creator and promoter of the Mid Atlantic Wrestling Legends Fanfest taking place in Charlotte this August. Greg has been promoting this Fanfest since 2004, so we’ll ask him the secret to his success, his favorite Mid Atlantic wrestling memories, working with the legends he…

Les & Vic are joined by Jimmy Korderas, longtime WWE referee, current co-host of Aftermath on Canada’s The Score TV and author of The Three Count: My Life In Stripes as a WWE Referee. We’ll talk a lot about the book; breaking into WWE in the 80’s, referee training, being in the ring when Owen…

Due to a personal matter, Jimmy Korderas will be with us next week. Today we’re joined by former WWE creative team member “Irish” Pete Doyle, who’s running his own promotion, Mayhem Wrestling Entertainment on the West Coast. Les and Vic talk with Pete about that, as well as his days on the creative team, the…

Les has been witness to or a part of a great deal of history, and you’ll get a good taste of that this week as we discuss the Rock n Roll Express & Midnight Express going into the Mid Atlantic Legends Fanfest Hall of Heroes, keys to a great tag team match, and a TREMENDOUS…

After a week spent preparing for and running the first Wrestling Cares show in LA, Les Thatcher is back home and ready for Doc Young’s Wrestling Weekly! Les and Vic will talk about that first show: what went well, what could’ve been better, lessons learned for future shows and more. We’ll also discuss NBA player…

This week’s show is on the road, as Les dials in from sunny Los Angeles so that he and Vic can talk about Cauliflower Alley in Las Vegas & prepping for the debut of Wrestling Cares next weekend. Interspersed are such subjects as Edge, Beth Phoenix, motivating people to get into the business, Lars Anderson,…

A long show, but a really good one! Lots of ground to cover on Wrestlecon, Wrestlemania, Raw and Impact, and we’re visited by the founder himself, the great Doc Young who wants to talk FANDANGO~! Les and Vic talk about all the aforementioned events then welcome in David Jackson, president of the Wrestling Cares Association…

Les is traveling to the NYC area on business, so he and Vic are back earlier than usual to talk Wrestlemania. Predictions on each match, as well as thoughts on the go home edition of Raw. Enjoy your Wrestlemania week/weekend~!

Lots of great material on the site this week, and this show plays off of some of that material. In discussing the interviews Bryan & Dave conducted with Chris Jericho and Dr. Tom Prichard, Victor Sosa and Les Thatcher take some interesting twists and turns. Some of them are the difference between the stamina needed…