Category: Wrestling Weekly

Since we recorded earlier than usual last week, today is the first time Les has had a chance to speak on Dusty Rhodes on the site, and we’ll talk about the first time they met, almost working for Dusty in Florida, a very cool memento Les got from Dusty and much more.  With the news that Blackjack Mulligan is in poor health, we also spend some time talking about his great promos, why both these men connected so strongly with their audience, what promo day was like in the Mid Atlantic territory during the 70’s, which was full of Hall of Fame worthy guys and we’ll answer all your mailbag questions.  Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there and thanks for listening~!

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Up earlier than usual this week to answer your mailbag questions about Gene Kiniski, cartoony wrestling characters versus serious wrestlers, should tv matches be laid out for the live crowd’s benefit or the tv audience, the best matches of Les’s career, the Midnight Rider and more.  We’ll also talk about JR’s great blog from the other day and make our Money In The Bank predictions.  Thanks for listening~!

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Les and Vic share their thoughts on John Cena vs Kevin Owens from Elimination Chamber, and as much as Vic likes that Kevin Owens won, there was something he wished was different and he explains what that was and why.  We’ll also talk the Austin/Heyman podcast and why Les loved it, as well as jump into the wayback machine to talk the events of June 1979 in the Knoxville territory, as it was a VERY eventful month.  In fact, if you’d like to see the lineups for the biggest shows in the territory which took place on Friday nights, you can see them in our show thread on THE BOARD.  Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!

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A very newsworthy week where Les and Vic start with the ROH, TNA and Destination America soap opera; how this could be great for ROH and bad for TNA or a potential win win situation for everyone.  We’ll close with our Elimination Chamber predictions for this Sunday with Les’ two cents on the discussion Dave and Bryan had earlier this week about why it seems more talent was turned out in the days of OVW as opposed to the Performance Center to this point.  In between, some fun stuff from the glory days of Mid Atlantic Wrestling!  Vic pulls out some names from days gone by and Les tells some stories only Les can tell.  Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!

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Some fun wrestling to talk about this week, so if you want to hear a happy Les and Vic, this is the show for you!  We’ll talk the main matches from the NXT special, Samoa Joe’s NXT debut (and a theory on why Joe got this kind of deal), high praise for Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch, and so many good vibes in pro wrestling this week.  And then, there’s TNA.  We’ll discuss the lead story in this week’s Observer that’s got everybody talking (including many folks who should be quiet right now) and a little GFW, too.  Thanks for listening, and have a great weekend~!

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Les Thatcher is back at the homestead after another great WCA show, which he and Vic will talk about and run down some of the matches for the October event.  Before that though, its all about the other events of the week.  Specifically, the fallout from the main event angle at Summerslam which appears to be all about the McMahons and less about the wrestlers involved. Vic will tell you why all of a sudden Daniel Bryan reminds him of Jeff Hardy (strange, I know), and along the rest of the show we’ll get into Ric Flair on both the Steve Austin podcast and the now infamous 2k14 event from last weekend.  Thanks for listening and hope you have a great weekend~! 

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Another week on the road for Les as he comes to us from sunny Los Angeles preparing for the Wrestling Cares show Saturday night at the Sheraton Gateway LAX. It’s Summerslam weekend in LA, so Les & Vic talk Raw, play the PPV prediction game, debate whether Cena, Bryan or NEITHER walk out as champ and preview second round action in the Race for the Ring Tournament. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend~!

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After a great week in Charlotte at the Mid Atlantic Legends Fanfest, Victor Sosa and the new inductee into the Fanfest’s Hall of Heroes, Les Thatcher return to talk all about the events of last weekend and a little bit more.  You’ll get stories about meeting an 18 year old Harley Race, how Tony Atlas spent one of his first big Mid Atlantic paychecks, Jim Cornette selling some wacky suits and lots of other fun stuff. Thanks for listening and have a wonderful weekend~!

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Last stop before the Charlotte fanfest, and Les & Vic will tell you how you can see the big events of next weekend on IPPV.  But before we get there, you’ll hear about the unfortunate release of Jesse Sorenson from TNA and the horrendous timing of it, the greatness of Daniel Bryan, and a VERY interesting Summerslam booking idea thrown out on Twitter by Lance Storm.  There’s also interesting takes on the return of RVD to WWE, and speculate as to what’s going on in NXT that has prevented the rise of Kassius Ohno to the main roster.  We hope you enjoy the show and we’ll be back in two weeks!

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With some road trips pending, Doc Young’s Wrestling Weekly is up a little early!  We’ll talk about the angles coming out of Money in the Bank and into Raw this past Monday, as well as the money issues that seem to be plaguing TNA and what it could mean for the long term future of the company.  There’s some talk about the late, great Ray “The Crippler” Stevens, who is the featured story in the latest back issue of the Observer posted this week.  Over the course of this hour, you’ll also hear about heat waves, ice cream, the tag team of A-Rod and SNITSKY, plus the Jackson 5 and Rock of Love.  Seriously.  

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