Tag: Wrestling Weekly

The last show of the year is old school heavy! Lots of talk about the best president in the history of the NWA as well as the demise of the territories, but Les and Vic start this week with high praise for Alberto Del Rio and even a booking idea regarding a new team and…

Les and Vic return on Black Friday so that you can forget about the bills you just rang up and enjoy some Wrestling Weekly~! We’ll talk about Les’ harrowing experience at a store that was open after Thanksgiving dinner with some early sales, then get down to the business of pro wrestling. We’ll do that…

Lots of fun stuff this week as Les and Vic talk about Les’ trip to Tennessee last weekend to honor a good friend, do a seminar and watch one of the worst wrestling tv shows Les has ever seen, and that covers some ground. There’s also discussion of how Les first arrived in the Knoxville…

Obviously, the big story of the moment is the injury to Seth Rollins and how this affects WWE’s plans for Survivor Series and a whole lot more, so that’s where Les and Vic start this week, including a few thoughts about why it might be in WWE’s best interest to NOT have a tournament at…

Les and Vic return fresh off of Les’ weekend camp at The Monster Factory and his 75th birthday!!!! We’ll talk about those two things to start the show, then segue into the week that was in WWE (12:20); specifically the return of Alberto Del Rio, Brock Lesnar’s win over The Undertaker, and breaking the rules…

This week, Les and Vic start the show by talking about a loaded card from March 1963 from one of Les’ home arenas, The Cincinnati Gardens. We’ll talk about some of the stars on that card and segue into the territory itself, promotional wars and more. We’ll open up the mailbag (25:03) to talk about…

Les and Vic return to talk Asuka’s NXT debut, (0:00) which turns into a discussion about the decision to keep her and several other talents away from the main roster, the corporate world of sports entertainment today and a hilarious story about a match an indy promoter wanted to book recently.  From there we’ll talk about…

Les and Vic return this week to talk about the passing of Les’ friend Bill Bowman (0:00) and reflect on Brian Pillman (7:30) & the Pillman Memorial Shows as well.  From there, we discuss the situation Daniel Bryan finds himself in with WWE (28:49) having to seek a third opinion from a neurologist, and we’ll…

Somehow, Vic's dating life (or lack thereof) kind of became a thing at his radio station, so Les asks about how Vic became one of New York City's most eligible bachelors (0:00); then we're onto the subject of Eric Bischoff and tons on Les' perspective as a trainer, viewer & someone who worked with both…

Les and Vic return to talk about Les upcoming and very scenic trip to Massachusetts, the late Percival A. Friend (4:40), Jake Roberts on Steve Austin's podcast (8:50), Fans rushing the ring these days, the disappearance of heat in wrestling and adding realism back to the product (16:22), Brock Lesnar's "Go To Hell" Tour in…

Les and Vic will make our Night of Champions predictions at the end of this week’s show, but before we get there, we’ll talk about Roderick Strong’s comments from the interview he did with Semp and Bryan yesterday, how the finish to the Nikki/Charlotte match on Raw could’ve come off better, pick up on Dave…

Les and Vic return on this opening weekend for the NFL to talk….a 30 minute IRONWOMAN match at the next NXT Takeover! Well, that’s part of the fun today; we’ll also look at Kurt Angle’s recent comments regarding his future and answer your questions about cats & dogs (seriously), the upcoming Mr. Olympia competition (not…

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…