It's All In weekend and Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa will make their predictions for AEW's biggest show of the year. They'll also look at Sami Zayn costing Kevin Owens, and Royce Keys and his new friends making a statement on Raw. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
With Ilja Dragunov's departure from WWE and other potential free agents reportedly available in several months, is now the time another investor decides to enter the pro wrestling landscape and create a new promotion? Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look at that as well as the latest stop on the road to Wembley for AEW and the upcoming WWE matchup between Oba Femi and Bron Breakker. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa weigh in on the conversation regarding Avery Styles and what it means to pay your dues in wrestling. Les has spent more than 60 years in every capacity imaginable in wrestling so he's certainly as qualified as anyone to give his take on what paying your dues means in this industry. We'll also discuss WWE booking, potential free agents finding a home in AEW and what happened with Chris Jericho and Don Callis in the TNT title match on Dynamite this week. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look at everything WWE coming out of Summerslam and the road to Wembley Stadium for AEW which this past week ran through Arena Mexico. A lot to get into from Brock Lesnar's retirement, is Roman Reigns overrated, MJF's return, Grand Slam Mexico going way past its scheduled run time and more. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
It's Summerslam weekend and Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa are back to preview the show. We'll also get into Wall Street's increased attention on WWE, and the latest in AEW on the road to Wembley Stadium and All In. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
With a crop of free agents now offically out of WWE, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk about how many of them may find a home with AEW/ROH, TNA, or someplace else. We'll also make our predictions for this weekend's AEW Redemption PPV. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look ahead to Saturday Night's Main Event at Madison Square Garden and who might be the next person on their way out of the Don Callis Family. We'll also discuss what Chad Gable says changed his mindset when it comes to wrestling, Kevin Knight as Kenny Omega's first challenger and the fact that CM Punk = ratings. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
In the last two weeks, 3 different people have held the WWE Championship. Is this all part of the long term plan or a sign of concerns within TKO? Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look at some very interesting numbers that could have had some influence in what we've been seeing lately. We'll also look at what appears to be the AEW All In main event of Kenny Omega vs Will Ospreay. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look at some of the crazy conversations around Sami Zayn winning the WWE Championship and celebrate the man himself for that incredible accomplishment. We'll also look at Oba Femi bypassing a title shot to face Brock Lesnar, Andrade leaving the Callis Family and whether or not now is the time for a crowded AEW title picture leading to Wembley Stadium. We'll also celebrate an important anniversary for Les and wish you a wonderful weekend. Thanks for listening~!
The common response in WWE to criticism of the product often boils down to how people should stop criticizing and just enjoy the show. Vic Sosa has heard that one time too many and he and Les Thatcher discuss why that's harder to do these days. In addition we run down the cards and make our predictions for WWE's Night of Champions and AEW's Forbidden Door. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
With TNA reportedly nearing a deal to have OVW as a developmental territory, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look back at the time Les ran a developmental territory for WWE. We'll discuss what might be similar, and what could look different in that type of partnership today. We'll also discuss the question we've been asking in AEW for months that someone finally asked on the show this week and what the answer was. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
CM Punk's absence from WWE TV became a topic this week but Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa wonder if that's because things haven't been particularly interesting lately. We'll hit on some thoughts as to why things have stagnated a bit and highlight something that is actually working really well. In addition, we look at Will Ospreay being 1 win away from the main event at Wembley Stadium. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
After a week away, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa return to talk all the things happening in WWE and AEW. In WWE it may be more what's not happening for three talents in particular with main event potential, while in AEW Mercedes returns and the story between Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay continues. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa are back to talk about this big weekend for wrestling with AEW's Double or Nothing and WWE's Saturday Night's Main Event. In addition, we discuss the situation with Ludwig Kaiser, revamping WWE's tag team division and the speculation regarding AEW's television future. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa go over a ton of items this week including WWE's decision to do a house show tour in the USA this summer. We also discuss Kevin Nash's thoughts on TKO affecting WWE's booking process, AEW's busy week outside the ring and how not to make it obvious that something has gone wrong in the middle of a match. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
With more departures and pay cuts reportedly being handed out in WWE, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa discuss the optics of TKO's latest moves, a similar situation taking place in Hollywood right now and the additional scrutiny these moves could attract outside of the wrestling bubble. We'll also talk about the late Ted Turner & this week's AEW TV. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa give their thoughts on the recent WWE releases, as well as the arrival of Fatal Influence to Smackdown and Kevin Knight defeating MJF and earning an AEW title match next week on Dynamite. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
With Wrestlemania in the books, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look at some of the highlights but with an emphasis on the future of Oba Femi. In addition, we've got one of the best AEW title matches that has aired on Dynamite and a match that...well, wasn't the best. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
It's Wrestlemania weekend and Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa are back to make their predictions for all the matches on both nights. We'll also discuss the new AEW Men's Champion Darby Allin. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
Plenty of people have had strong reactions to Pat McAfee being the mystery man behind Randy Orton, and Les Thatcher & Victor Sosa will share their thoughts on this edition of Wrestling Weekly. But it's more than just McAfee; it's the reporting indicating who made this happen and why. We'll discuss why we think it's an overreaction to a problem that was created in house. We'll also run down the card for Sunday's AEW Dynasty PPV and give our predictions for the show. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
Les Thatcher is on the road this week at the Squared Circle Expo, but that did not stop he and Victor Sosa from getting together to discuss this week on the road to WrestleMania, all the happenings in AEW and a few stories from the territories regarding Ricky Morton and the late great Dennis Condrey. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
Les Thatcher and Victor Sosa are back to talk another incredible PPV for AEW with some really interesting booking decisions; we'll look at that as well as the follow up on Dynamite. We'll also discuss some major twists and turns on the road to WrestleMania for Randy Orton and Oba Femi and why GUNTHER might need to hitch a ride to Mania. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa have their eyes on Revolution, which should be yet another outstanding PPV from AEW. We'll give our predictions on the matches as well as our thoughts on Cody Rhodes recent comments and what it might mean for him moving forward. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look at the fallout from Elimination Chamber and some creative team shakeups in WWE. We'll also talk about the newest members of the WWE Hall of Fame and a rough night for Kevin Knight and Jet Set Rodeo in AEW. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
It's Elimination Chamber weekend, so Les Thatcher and Victor Sosa run down the card and give our predictions for who will have championship opportunities at WrestleMania. We'll also take a look at Hangman Adam Page and the idea that he may never be able to challenge for the AEW title again. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
