Category: Wrestling Weekly

Yeah, so Raw was bad. You might have heard that already, but you’ll get that and more from Les Thatcher and Victor Sosa today. Namely, another discussion around little things meaning a lot where Fandango is concerned, a theory on why HHH’s recent segments have lacked crowd reaction, a cool thing Les found in his…

The weekend is here, so Les & Vic are back to talk about whether the Punk/Taker build crossed the line, Rock breaking up a happy home, the Brad Maddox debacle and a cool drill Les used to do with trainees on ad libbing. There’s also plenty on Aces & Eights and are we really headed…

Back from the Gulf Coast Wrestlers Reunion, Les Thatcher and Victor Sosa talk about Les’ trip to Mobile, spending time with Paul Bearer at the reunion, and some thoughts and memories of a great man. There’s some good info on next month’s Cauliflower Alley event, the Mid Atlantic Fanfest this summer, thoughts on the build…

Les Thatcher is enjoying himself at the Gulf Coast Wrestler’s Reunion, but one of his prized pupils sits in with Victor Sosa this week. Nigel McGuinness joins the show to talk about his fantastic documentary, The Last of McGuinness. We’ll also talk about Nigel’s roles in ROH, the 11th Anniversary show on iPPV this Saturday,…

Jack Swagger and his future is one of the main topics for Les Thatcher & Victor Sosa this week, but so is a question from the board that came from the Observer radio interview with Mike Quackenbush a few weeks back regarding “old carney” mentality vs a fresh, 2013 approach. To hear the audio that…

Les Thatcher and Victor Sosa spend a lot (I mean, A LOT) of time on WWE this week; between Raw, Elimination Chamber predictions and Directv’s email regarding the WWE Network. There’s also a quick look at Impact, and the decision to remove wrestling from the Olympics (and whether it might actually be a good thing…

The topic du jour this week is the return of Bruno Sammartino to the WWE fold, and there’s plenty of discussion on that in this edition of Doc Young’s Wrestling Weekly. Somehow Les Thatcher & Victor Sosa managed to spend the first 18 or so minutes on the Super Bowl, soccer’s match fixing scandal, Alex…

I know what that headline looks like, but I promise that if nothing else, the theory behind that headline will make some sense after you hear a message that Les Thatcher & Victor Sosa got this week from a friend of the show. Of course, we’ll also talk about Royal Rumble, the internet exploding about…

Les Thatcher has a plane to the West Coast to catch, so he and Victor Sosa return earlier than usual for another edition of Doc Young’s Wrestling Weekly! CTE comes up for discussion; specifically how a lawsuit just filed against the NFL could change the landscape dramatically and possibly open the door for lawsuits against…

The weekend is here which means Les Thatcher & Victor Sosa bring Doc Young’s Wrestling Weekly to the Empire airwaves! Our two cents on the Manti Te’o story as well as Lance Armstrong before we get to the rasslin’ stuff. We’ll talk week 2 of Rock/Punk, Miz as the new Flair and who might have…

Lots to cover this week, so Vic and Les get right into the segment everyone’s talking about; the Punk vs. Rock promo. Also, can Alberto Del Rio reach new heights with his new push, the TNA wedding angle & Genesis PPV picks, a little NFL playoffs and yes, Les watches NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING~! Well,…

A happy, healthy and prosperous new year to you from us! Vic and Les open their 2013 campaign by discussing whether or not the annual improvement in WWE tv from Royal Rumble to Wrestlemania will happen again this year, Jim Cornette’s recent column in Fighting Spirit magazine talking about being burned out, more and more…

Victor Sosa and Les Thatcher end 2012 with a bang as we welcome our special guest, famed wrestling journalist Mike Mooneyham of The Courier and Post in Charleston, SC! Between Les and Mike, there’s plenty of great stuff on the late Rip Hawk, the famous team of Hawk and Swede Hanson, their influence on Ric…

Since the Mayans were clearly jobbers and we’re all still here, we figured we may as well serve up another edition of Doc Young’s Wrestling Weekly for your weekend! Among the subjects on the minds of Les Thatcher and Victor Sosa are the surprisingly great booking of The Shield, the less than stellar booking of…

Les Thatcher and Victor Sosa present another fine edition of Doc Young’s Wrestling Weekly! TNA talk this week about a mistake made on Impact, what should’ve been done about it, psychology issues, Joe Park in OVW and some sloppy wrestling. The talk turns to WWE where Vickie and AJ weren’t as over as Vince hoped,…

Victor Sosa and Les Thatcher bring Doc Young’s Wrestling Weekly to the Empire Airwaves this week with lots of thoughts on the Kevin Matthews/Bill DeMott debacle. From there, we jump into lots of WWE talk about how critical TLC could be for Dolph Ziggler and The Shield, what could be done to rehab Ziggler if…

Despite Vic’s HUGE Powerball win, he still reported for duty with Les Thatcher here on Doc Young’s Wrestling Weekly. You’re welcome. Now that I’ve gotten my Perry Saturn impression out of the way, topics covered include that horrendous rating for Raw’s 3rd hour, the passing of Buddy Roberts, trios back in Les’ day, the need…

A longer than usual edition of Doc Young’s Wrestling Weekly to go along with the long lines you may have waited on for Black Friday! Les Thatcher and Victor Sosa spend some time talking about Dean Ambrose, who Les had the opportunity to spend a fair amount of time working with before he made it…

Les is hitting the road for a holiday field trip, so he and Victor Sosa bring Doc Young’s Wrestling Weekly to you a little earlier than usual! Les weighs in on the Jerry Lawler return angle that’s got everyone talking. We’ll also discuss the interesting ratings pattern on the night involving CM Punk, the entire…

Light & heat have returned to Vic’s house, so Doc Young’s Wrestling Weekly has got their power back! Vic & Les discuss some of the escapades surrounding the week Sandy hit and what hundreds of thousands of people in Vic’s area are still unfortunately going through; from no power, to long lines for fuel, many…