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Category: Wrestling Weekly

  • Wrestling Weekly: Chyna, Conor (yes), Trish Stratus, Lance Russell

    Les is back from his training camp weekend in New Orleans at Luke Hawx’s Wildkat Sports and ready to talk all sorts of things, like the camp this past weekend and the passing of Prince and Chyna this week.  Les and Vic are BIG music guys so Prince was a major deal for both of them; after discussing Prince, some good health news for Louie Tillet, and the New Orleans weekend, we’ll get into the WWE career of Chyna. (10:46) Specifically, her time with HHH because it skyrocketed both of them to major stardom.  How big a role did she have in HHH becoming a major main event player, how she influenced the role of women in wrestling, thoughts on her interaction with the male stars of the attitude era and more.  We’ll veer slightly onto Conor McGregor’s current situation with UFC (40:23).  No, we’re not MMA experts and we’re not spending a ton of time on the subject, but the story did cause a question about issues between wrestlers and promoters to pop into Vic’s head, so he’ll ask Les about it.  From there, we’ll talk a little Trish Stratus, (50:43) who was honored recently at Cauliflower Alley and sneak in a story about the great Lance Russell (57:09) as well.  Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!

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  • Wrestling Weekly: Balls Mahoney, Killing Stipulations, Return of the Mighty Mailbag~!

    Les and Vic are online a day early because Les is headed to New Orleans to conduct a weekend wrestling training camp, so we start the show discussing what goes on at one of these camps over the course of a weekend.  After that, Les will share some memories of working with the late Balls Mahoney (17:30) from his days as Boo Bradley in Smoky Mountain Wrestling.  We’ll open the mailbag (29:29) and answer your questions on how often a wrestler can be repackaged before his/her career is beyond repair, is AJ Styles (44:42) in a roundabout way teaching guys to take less chances?  In honor of Shane losing and Mania and running Raw anyway, another memorable killing of a stipulation Les was witness to (54:34), how can anyone take WWE seriously after seeing the Wrestlemania stipulation killed (56:31), and is Bray Wyatt too cool a heel to be effective at this point (70:37)?  We’ll give our takes on those, as well as discuss a few likes and dislikes about this week’s edition of Raw along the way.  Thanks for listening and we hope you have a great weekend~!

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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 when Blackjack, Ric Flair and Jim Crockett bought into the Knoxville territory about something the opposition promotion nearly did that would’ve ended badly and some personal stories about socializing with Blackjack back in the day.  Near the end of the Blackjack talk, the conversation begins to shift towards WWE and why most guys today aren’t nearly as over as Blackjack but fully turns into a modern wrestling conversation when Les talks about the legends (28:35) who some felt stole the spotlight at Wrestlemania.  From there, we’ll discuss some of the things some casual fans were saying at the Mania viewing party Les attended, feeling bad for Charlotte during her promo Monday night and fans hijacking shows.  Vic jumps in (38:09) with his take on Roman/HHH, float a theory as to why the headscratching booking of AJ Styles and Chris Jericho took place this week, is AJ as over as he should be at this point and make a case that as good as Charlotte is, the wrong woman won the triple threat this past Sunday.  Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! 

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  • Wrestling Weekly: Daniel Bryan Documentary, Foley & Galloway, Mania Picks

    It’s Wrestlemania weekend and there are so many options for wrestling fans this weekend that you almost can’t keep track of it all!  Les and Vic start this edition of Wrestling Weekly talking about how great it is to have so many options, then move into discussing Daniel Bryan (8:16) being removed from all WWE related appearances and his request for time off.  Perhaps the new documentary on Bryan airing on WWE Network has a clue or two as to why he made that request.  Vic has a theory he’ll float about a combination of circumstances that might have been the cause.  From there, we’ll discuss recent comments from both Drew Galloway and Mick Foley (23:34) regarding WWE creative and speaking up about what you’re given.  They’re not talking about exactly the same things, but there might be an interesting parallel or two there.  The New Day are inducting the Freebirds into the HOF, which got Les and a friend talking about why Kevin Von Erich wasn’t asked and that conversation left Les feeling like he needed to vent a bit (37:18).  We’ll wrap the show with our Wrestlemania predictions (47:13).  Hope you enjoy all the great wrestling this weekend and thanks for listening~! 

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  • Wrestling Weekly: 21 questions, thoughts on Joe Garagiola, more!

    Your hosts Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa are back with the latest Wrestling Weekly to talk on the passing of former wrestling & baseball announcer Joe Garagiola and just how big a star he was in his day.  We also discuss the end of Bobby Roode and Eric Young’s TNA careers (14:27) as well as the start of a TNA run for Pepper Parks, who got started in the business training with Les. (17:31). 

    From there, Vic put together a list of questions for Les (28:42) that require him to dip into his wrestling memory bank — not just of his career but of his childhood as well. Along the way, Les will share some of the big names he grew up watching, how many of them he had a chance to wrestle, the toughest promoter he ever worked for and a lot more. 

    Enjoy the latest edition of Wrestling Weekly!

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  • Wrestling Weekly: Eddie Einhorn, the IWA, Mid Atlantic

    Just a couple of topics today (well, one main one) for Les and Vic who’ll pay respect to the late Charlie Fulton. Mr. Fulton may not have been what you’d call a big name in the business but the list of people he faced over the course of his career is staggering and says something about what he brought to the table. We’ll spend the rest of the show discussing Eddie Einhorn’s IWA promotion, which Dave wrote a great piece on in the Observer. Les happened to be both in the ring and in the office in Mid Atlantic Wrestling at the time the IWA came into being, so he’ll share the talk in the locker room as well as in the office regarding this upstart promotion with great national tv coverage and a keen interest in the Mid Atlantic territory. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!


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  • Wrestling Weekly: McMahon Family Chronicles, Championship Wrestling From Florida 3/10

    Back after a brief absence, Les and Vic will discuss the happenings in WWE and reminisce a bit about a great territory.  We’ll start with a unique experience Vic had earlier this week, then say a few words about the late Lord James Blears (7:17).  From there, Les will get some stuff off his chest (12:00) and we’ll turn our attention to the McMahon family soap opera, (18:54) both in front of and away from the camera.  The show closes with a ton of fun stories about what it was like for Les on his runs through Championship Wrestling from Florida,(44:07) meeting Gordon Solie for the first time, a record set alongside Wahoo McDaniel Les wanted no part of, who dished out some of the hardest chops Les ever took and more~!

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  • Wrestling Weekly: Shane Returns, Dean should’ve left, Roman gets graded

    There are a few things dominating most wresting conversations this week, and we’re all over them. Les and Vic start with Shane McMahon’s return to WWE, the myriad of directions this storyline can go, whether or not that’s a good thing and more. Vic gets on his soapbox about the match at Wrestlemania he has absolutely no interest in (18:58), and it involves someone who most people are big fans of. We then turn our attention to Roman Reigns (28:52); the show closing segment Monday night, whether or not Les believes a run as top babyface can be salvaged, could anyone have possibly believed Roman was going to get babyface sympathy when that segment was laid out, and what grade would you give Roman since he’s been a solo act for the last 20 months. Yes, this thing with him has been going on for 20 long months now. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!

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  • Wrestling Weekly: WWE Cruiserweight Tourney, Danny Hodge, Undertaker at Mania

    The major topic of conversation today is the upcoming Global Cruiserweight Tournament; the potential opportunity it represents for talent, what it means (if anything) in terms of WWE’s feelings about cruiserweights in general, and what you need to be prepared if you’re a cruiserweight who sees this as your big opportunity to get on the WWE radar screen.  Les and Vic segue into discussing being a junior heavyweight in the territory era (25:02) and one of the greats regardless of weight class; the one and only Danny Hodge.  From there, we’ll talk the latest regarding Undertaker’s Wrestlemania opponent (43:23) and what could be the end of Wade Barrett (and many missed opportunities) in WWE (51:44). 

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  • Wrestling Weekly: Daniel Bryan retires, Titus O’Neal suspension

    Les and Vic return after a brief absence to explain why they’ve been gone and to get into the biggest stories of the week. Of course, that means starting with the retirement of Daniel Bryan, aka. Bryan Danielson (12:23), including memories and personal interactions with him from Les and Vic’s theory on why Bryan was someone who no matter what WWE did or didn’t do with him, the fans just wouldn’t let him fade away. That takes us to the importance of “shifting gears” (32:13); why changing things up from normal patterns is good. 

    Then, we’ll open up the mailbag (42:45) for Les to share his personal concussion history and how the business treated head injuries in his day, the suspension of Titus O’Neal (45:53) and what is appropriate conduct between wrestler and promoter, and who from today would Les have enjoyed getting into the ring with (69:05). Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!

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