Tag: Wrestling Weekly
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Wrestling Weekly: Brock vs. Goldberg, EVOLVE, and Eddie Guerrero
The most wonderful time of the year is nearly upon us and there’s lots of ground to cover this week from your hosts Vic Sosa and Les Thatcher. We start with a few words on Timothy Thatcher (7:12) who recently suffered a concussion at a recent EVOLVE show, plus some thoughts on Drew Gulak and…
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Wrestling Weekly: Les & Vic open the mailbag and answer your questions
Today’s edition of the show relies heavily on the mailbag, so thank you for helping us put together a show this week! We’ll start with some thoughts about Raw and SmackDown, then open the mailbag to discuss why there hasn’t been another wrestling boom since the Attitude Era (5:41), has the disappearance of the “tough…
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Wrestling Weekly: 205 Live, Taker at Mania, mailbag
On the list this week: WWE 205 Live, Undertaker’s potential Mania opponent and your mailbag questions…right after we spend a little time talking about Vic’s trip to boot camp (sadly, not run by Sgt. Slaughter) and a little World Series stuff. After that, it’s about what WWE can do to setup this new cruiserweight show…
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Wrestling Weekly: Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte, FloSlam, Booty-O’s
It’s a big day on the show as Les Thatcher is celebrating his 76th birthday! Sadly, Vic forced him to talk lots of WWE so it may not be the happiest of birthdays but Les soldiered on. Actually, we start with a little bit on the TNA lawsuit and the state of the Impact TV show. After…
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Wrestling Weekly: Goldberg’s return, Dusty Rhodes, the mailbag
After an unscheduled and exasperating break, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa return to talk about another return; Goldberg on Raw this week, as well as a few legends and a peek inside the mailbag. We start with the big WWE story, which is Goldberg walking through the hallowed halls of McMahon land for the first time…
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Wrestling Weekly: HWA & OVW veteran Trever Varney
Les Thatcher and Victor Sosa has a different show this week as they are joined by Trever Varney who spent eight years in the business and got his start with Les in HWA. Trever worked in a number of places including OVW and had quite a few dark matches in WWE before stepping away from wrestling and becoming a successful…
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Wrestling Weekly: Briscos vs. Funks, the mailbag, much more
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa are back with some thoughts on Jack Brisco, the Briscos vs. the Funks, and lots of your mailbag questions on this edition of Wrestling Weekly! Former NWA World Champion Jack Brisco would’ve turned 75 this week, so we take the opportunity to reminisce a bit about him. That conversation segues into the…
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Wrestling Weekly: CWC finale, AJ Styles, Randy Orton, more!
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa kick off this week's show by remembering Lord Littlebrook, who was actually a big reason Les became an announcer in the Mid Atlantic territory in the 70s, and then dive into the CWC finale (9:00). The guys talk a lot about the matches and the way Gran Metalik was presented throughout the tournament,…
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Wrestling Weekly: Dean Ambrose & Backlash, the guys open the mailbag
Les Thatcher is still hurting this week, but he’s tougher than a $2 steak, so he’s back with Vic Sosa this week to discuss WWE Backlash and answer your questions from the mailbag! We’ll start with Backlash and what feels like a lack of hype and/or interest in the first single brand show of the “new…
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Wrestling Weekly: Kevin Owens & HHH; Andre the Giant stories
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa start off with a few more words about Rudy Gonzalez, who Les worked with for the first time at the Monster Factory a couple of weeks ago, as well as some thoughts on the late Mr. Fuji (12:41). Then they jump into the end of Raw this past week (18:01), and how…
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Wrestling Weekly: Balor’s injury, Lesnar’s elbows, Miz’s promo
It’s been a very newsworthy week. Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk Finn Balor’s injury, Brock Lesnar’s elbows, the Miz’s Talking Smack promo, and more on Wrestling Weekly! We’ll start with a look back at a great training camp Les was a part of at the Monster Factory, where Les made his return to the ring… sort of. We’ll…
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Wrestling Weekly: Can anyone be a draw in today’s WWE?
Is anyone in WWE a draw in 2016? Your hosts Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa take a look at an article in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, and talk about whether or not any one person can be a draw in modern WWE. Also on the schedule for this week's show: – The news of Shawn Michaels…
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Wrestling Weekly: Danny Cage of the Monster Factory talks training
Les and Vic return this week with special guest Danny Cage, owner and head trainer of the world famous Monster Factory to talk about the MF Super Camp happening next weekend! Lots of interesting discussion this week, including what anyone interested in attending next week’s Super Camp can expect, thoughts on training, things that separate trainers who…
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Wrestling Weekly: Calling it in the ring, training drills, more
This week, training is the primary subject, as Les is just got back from conducting another successful weekend camp. We’ll talk about how the weekend went (8:05), the infamous triple five drill and what the purpose of it is (13:21), and then Les will talk about one of his pet peeves he’s seeing way too much…
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Wrestling Weekly: Raw vs. SD, CWC, Knoxville memories
Les Thatcher and Victor Sosa open with a bit on the first week of the latest WWE brand split, where it sure looked like there was a definitive “A” show and “B” show right out of the gate. We’ll revisit the Dick Steinborn match Les referenced last week (12:28), and say a bit more about why he and…
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Wrestling Weekly: WWE CWC, Dory & Terry, Booking Roman
Les and Vic start the show with a bit on the WWE Draft, as Les is unfamiliar with one particular call-up from NXT. We’ll transition into this week’s Cruiserweight Classic (11:13) episode on the WWE Network and why Akira Tozawa vs. Kenneth Johnson may not have been the best match on the show, but was…
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Wrestling Weekly: CWC debuts; Final Deletion vs. Wyatt Compound
Les Thatcher is back from his weekend training seminar and is ready to talk the WWE Cruiserweight Classic and a lot more! We’ll start with a quick rundown of how the camp went and a young man who had a gimmick that got the attention of one Les Thatcher, but probably not for the reasons…
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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…