On a special edition of Wrestling Weekly, my co-host Les Thatcher shares some details from his induction this past weekend into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame as the first recipient of the Jack Brisco Spotlight Award.
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk Jon Moxley’s destruction of CM Punk to unify the AEW World title, the return of Johnny Gargano to WWE, Tony Khan’s AEW talent meeting, and everything in between.
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On a new Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa give their predictions on Saturday’s ROH Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view.
We also discuss this week’s edition of AEW Dynamite, the mindset of a wrestler in a two out of three falls match as opposed to a one fall match and the upcoming anniversary celebration for Rey Mysterio on WWE Raw.
Note that this show was taped before the news of Vince McMahon’s retirement from WWE.
On a new Wrestling Weekly, it’s all about Cody Rhodes with a little AEW Dynamite recap thrown in.
Les Thatcher and I talk about Cody’s incredible match at last Sunday’s Hell in a Cell and his future before getting to a very shaky edition of Dynamite.
Left My Wallet returns with our very own co-host of Wrestling Weekly, the legendary Les Thatcher.
Les and I go back many years and is someone I consider a friend as he has been both a trainer and mentor to me. We talk a myriad of current sports issues such as why he’s appalled Justin Fields fell in this years NFL Draft, what he thinks about Patrick Mahomes, his love of Tom Brady, his thoughts on his Cincinnati Bengals and Joe Burrow, and the NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Les played against in little league.
He also talks about whether he thinks Michael Jordan or LeBron James is the basketball GOAT, his memories of baseball in the 50’s and his beloved Dodgers, whom he considers the best player ever, and why he thinks MLB players are getting injured more than ever.
We wrap up with some wrestling psychology, a famous in-ring drill Les created, what he sees and doesn’t see in training today, and what exactly was told to Don Kernodle the night he challenged Bob Roop in Mid-Atlantic.
Les is a treasure trove of wrestling and sports knowledge and is someone who has dedicated years of his life to this business we love. Very few are as honest and informative as he is. Enjoy this fun and honest talk about sports, wrestling, and training with our very own Les Thatcher.
Les Thatcher and I discuss the best thing going in WWE today as well as Les giving a health update and addressing some factors behind what was said on last week’s show.
Wrestling Weekly is back as Les Thatcher and I discuss Les celebrating his 60th anniversary in wrestling.
We talk about how he got started at one of the very few “schools” that were available during the territory days, things that he took from his training to use with his students years later, when he knew one of his students was ready for their first match, and plenty more.
On this week’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and I talk about the men discussed on this week’s episode of Dark Side of the Ring: David Schultz, Eddy Mansfield and Jim Wilson.
Les Thatcher and I discuss the new WWE Universal Champion, Thursday’s WWE Crown Jewel show, what Les thinks Cain Velasquez needs to do, Tyson Fury’s debut, the World Series curb stomping wrestling ratings, the latest on the Wednesday Night Wars, and this week’s NWA Powerrr.
With all the commentary changes coming in WWE, former wrestler and trainer Les Thatcher and I talk about being a new pro wrestler commentator and putting together a tv show for the first time.
With Dio Maddin new to the WWE Raw commentary team, Les discusses what that transition is like as he got his first commentary job on just two days notice. Also, with AEW executives building a TV show from scratch, Les looks at his first chance to do the same for Ron Fuller’s Southeastern Wrestling.