Tag: Chris Jericho
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WOR: Jericho, Raw ratings, AEW vs. NXT, UFC on ABC, news
Image: AEW Note for subscribers: The RSS for this show is broken, but is being worked on. You can listen by clicking below. Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and I is back with tons to talk about including WWE Raw ratings from Monday night, Chris Jericho’s admission he had COVID in September, Pat Miletich…
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Wrestling Weekly: CM Punk returns, too much Jericho?
Former pro wrestler, trainer, and broadcaster Les Thatcher and I return to talk CM Punk’s return to WWE-related programming, the Wednesday Night Wars, the original Sheik and more. We discuss what Punk brings to WWE Backstage, whether Chris Jericho should add a new member to the Inner Circle, an AEW viewership pattern to keep an eye…
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BAN: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 Preview~!
The original alternate returns with a look at the upcoming New Japan Wrestle Kingdom at the Tokyo Dome, including our predictions (aka the winds of title change). Plus, we talk about NOAH’s most recent Korakeun Hall show, this weekend’s AAW, and much more. It’s the show that’s already looking forward to the The Best of…
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Big Audio Nightmare: Did the Omega-Jericho brawl work?
Brought to you by Mike Sempervive and Adam Summers, the original alternate is back and almost coherent for a Big Audio Nightmare show filled with topics that will include, but are not limited to: our thoughts on whether the big Chris Jericho-Kenny Omega heat-up angle worked, Wrestle Kingdom 12’s prospective lineup, the Best kind of…
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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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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: Memories of the Stomper & Gordon Solie, Styles/Jericho greatness
We’ll start the show this week discussing two men Les has great history with and fond memories of: The Mongolian Stomper Archie Gouldie, and the great Gordon Solie (18:41), whose 87th birthday would’ve been this week. Then we’ll turn our attention to the AJ Styles/Chris Jericho match (36:17) and talk about why Les thinks it…