To schedule interviews or appearances, please email at lesthatcher28@gmail.com. Consultant/trainer in all things pro wrestling with over 60 years experience.

Joined December 2014
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I grew up watching these two! Buddy was my childhood idol!๐Ÿ‘
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Houston Texas 2/28/1958 2 ex-cops
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Joe hits the nail on the head!๐Ÿ‘
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Having Talent is alot like having a race car. Itโ€™s powerful and appealing, but utterly useless unless you have the discipline , intelligence and will to get it across the finish line.
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I may have been more nervous than Ken, because if he slipped, I had to nail the brakes! Fun, in the good old days!๐Ÿ‘
Ken Patera holds back a pick up truck on Mid Atlantic Wrestling - 1975 @LesThatcher behind the wheel.
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I booked these two talented wrestlers against one another in 2012, & believe me they produce! Watch if you have the chance! Much Love & respect for Tim & Drew! ๐Ÿ‘โค๏ธ
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Timothy Thatcher never shares his Kit-Kat bars. And he eats them WHOLE!
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Here is another match that young indie guys should watch over & over! "Dragon" & Lance are two very talented "Workers", & if you are going to copy these guy would be a good place to start!๐Ÿ‘โค๏ธ
Bryan Danielson (c) vs. Lance Storm - ROH (4.1.2006) ROH World Championship
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Every young person with a dream about wrestling should watch this over & over! Two "Professionals" having a wrestling match! Watch & learn!๐Ÿ‘
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Two of the best to ever do it!! ๐Ÿ‘
26 Years Today: Owen Hart Tribute Match Bret Hart vs Chris Benoit WCW Nitro 10-4-99
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If you are a fan or an indie wrestler this is an event you don't want to miss! Come & enjoy honoring the history of our great sport!๐Ÿ‘
July will be here before you know it! nwhofdgm.ticketspice.com/27tโ€ฆ
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The good old days! Rudy was a dear friend, & often a tag partner as well. He was also the 1st to ever put me behind a microphone to host a wrestling program. It was Halifax, NS in 1970!๐Ÿ‘
Fifty-eight years ago today on this date: Les Thatcher and Rudy Kay defeated Haru Sasaki and P.Y. Chung (aka Tojo Yamamoto) at County Hall in Charleston, S.C.
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Wow, hadn't seen this clip in years. Joe, where do you come up with these gems?? ๐Ÿ‘
Even the great @LesThatcher couldn't control the hostility between @fuanku and Carlos Colon ahead of an important title fight between the two. As seen on Wrestling Titans - Episode #26, available now on ProWrestlingLibrary .com!
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Had so much fun taping this back in 2005 in Vegas. What a crew! Miss Nick & George, Love & respect for them all!๐Ÿ™โค๏ธ
.@RealHacksawJim shares a story about partying with Terry Gordy & searching for @TheRealGrappler! A panel of Jim, @OfficialHTM, @LesThatcher, George Steele & Nick Bockwinkel guide you in "Mega Moments Vol 2" looking at rare Cactus Jack matches! All net proceeds to @CACReunion!
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Remembering one of the best damned human beings I have ever known! Much Love & respect for my buddy Brian!๐Ÿ™โค๏ธ
Miss ya "Muffin"
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These are the things that touch me deep down in my soul, & why I love the business so much! God bless you all!โค๏ธ
@ the end of #Raw @RheaRipley_WWE & @WWEUsos bought a little boy whoโ€™s battled cancer & won. the little boy was fighting them tears! So precious to see #WWERaw
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Remembering my dear friend Brian/Mark with much Love & respect!๐Ÿ™โค๏ธ
26 years ago today we lost a truly great man, a dear friend, and a great Ambassador for pro wrestling. Brian Hildebrand aka Mark Curtis. He touch the life of everyone he came in contact with. He loved wrestling and worked in some capacity until just days before he passed.
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Two "Very talented workers" showing us pro wrestling at it's best! So much Love & respect for them both! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ‘โค๏ธ
Fewer things in in-ring wrestling I disliked more than a Nick Patrick count style
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I'm sitting just to the left of this just off camera. Joe ended up a couple days in the hospital!
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Thanks for posting Joe. This to me was the best match on the final Pillman show. Extremely proud of "My 4 Kids" that put it together!๐Ÿ‘
Pepper Parks (The Blade) dives onto Matt Stryker, @chadcollyer & @SharkBoy24_7 in the opening match of the 2001 Brian Pillman Memorial Show, as covered in @OfficialPWI. Get your copy of the Pillman Show Anthology any time! DVD: Joe-Dombrowski .com VOD: ProWrestlingLibrary .com
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Great fun doing these clips to advertise "Night of Legends" SMW was a fun gig with many stars from the past & future stars! Watch it if you have the chance! ๐Ÿ‘
SMW 7/30/94 @LesThatcher and @TheJimCornette host the show inviting people to come to the Night Of The Legends in Knoxville, TN. You can also see pictures from Jimโ€™s collection and the song โ€œGlory Daysโ€.
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Jan was one of the 1st people I wrestling my 1st time in the Charlotte territory in 1963. Good guy, talented "worker"! Love & respect!๐Ÿ™โค๏ธ
I just finished recording a very popular podcast that will be out in a couple of weeks where we talk about Jan Madrid and the West Virginia territory. It was very entertaining and educational.
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Great memories of Kansas City back in 1963! I was 22 years old! 1st territory where I worked with Harley Race (age 19), The Stomper, & Rock! Love & respect for them all!๐Ÿ™โค๏ธ
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