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American professional wrestler
Les Thatcher
Thatcher in 2014
Birth name Leslie Malady Born (1940-10-28 ) October 28, 1940 (age 83 ) Cincinnati, Ohio , U.S.Ring name(s ) Les Thatcher Billed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m )[1] Billed weight 220 lb (100 kg )[1] Billed from Cincinnati, Ohio Trained by Tony Santos Debut July 4, 1960
Leslie Malady [1] Les Thatcher , is an American former professional wrestler . He helps run Elite Pro Wrestling Training, a professional wrestling school in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, with Ricky Steamboat and, up until his death on August 1, 2019, Harley Race . He is also on the board of directors of the Cauliflower Alley Club . He won several regional tag team championships with various partners, including Nelson Royal and Roger Kirby . He turned his hand to singles competition as a junior heavyweight .
Early life [ edit ]
Thatcher was born in Cincinnati , Ohio .[2] [3] basketball , baseball , and football . He started wrestling at his local YMCA as a twelve-year-old. He attended Central High School in Cincinnati.
Professional wrestling career [ edit ]
Thatcher heard about Tony Santos, a promoter and owner of a wrestling school in Boston, Massachusetts .[2] Blue Hill, Maine .[2]
In 1966, Thatcher started to work as part of a "cousins" faction. He was a member of the team with Roger Kirby and Dennis Hall. They used this gimmick in various southern territories until 1969.
In the 1970s, Rudy Kay brought Thatcher to the Maritimes territory.[1] heel (villainous character).[1] [1] [4] Jim Crockett 's Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling , announcing with Gordon Solie .[1] [4]
In the 1970s, Thatcher also announced for Southeastern Championship Wrestling .[4] Bob Caudle , Lance Russell and Jim Ross . During his announcing/hosting tenure, he worked for such companies as Georgia Championship Wrestling .
In 1994, Thatcher worked as an announcer for Smoky Mountain Wrestling in East Tennessee.[4] Heartland Wrestling Association beginning in 1996.[2] [1] Brian Pillman Memorial Show .[1] [1]
Other pursuits [ edit ]
From 1955 to 1966, he competed in NHRA drag racing, winning 100 trophies and two regional championships.[2] [2] WWWF Magazine [2]
In 1999, Thatcher appeared in an episode of the MTV Series True Life [5] [6] To Tell The Truth [7] Cauliflower Alley Club . Thatcher co-hosted a weekly wrestling radio program with Doc Young called Wrestling Weekly from 2005 to 2008. New editions of Wrestling Weekly are now being released as weekly podcasts found on the Wrestling Observer website.[8]
Championships and accomplishments [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Les Thatcher Bio" . LesThatcher.com . Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2015 .
^ a b c d e Andrews, Michael (June 6, 2012). "Thatcher's commentary made possible by his wrestling career" . Slam Wrestling . Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2018 .
^ Brown, Sydney (August 11, 2003). "Down With The Brown: True Life: I'm A Professional Wrestler (1999)" . 411Mania . Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023 .
^ "MTV True Life – I'm a Pro Wrestler 1999" . Stringer's Stuff . YouTube . February 28, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2023 .
^ Yannuzzi, Tony (October 3, 2000). "Will The REAL Les Thatcher PLEASE Stand Up?" . IGN Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023 .
^ "Radio Search" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved Aug 6, 2019 .
^ "NWA World Tag Team Title (Mid-America)" . wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved May 19, 2015 .
^ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Tennessee: U.S. Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories . Archeus Communications. p. 194. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
^ "NWA United States Tag Team Title (Mid-America)" . wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved April 23, 2015 .
^ "NWA (Mid-America)/AWA Southern Tag Team Title" . wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved May 19, 2015 .
^ "NWA Tennessee Tag Team Title" . wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved May 19, 2015 .
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