1. Les Thatcher 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.
14 Facts About Les Thatcher
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Les Thatcher is on the board of directors of the Cauliflower Alley Club.
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Les Thatcher won several regional tag team championships with various partners, including Nelson Royal and Roger Kirby.
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Les Thatcher turned his hand to singles competition as a junior heavyweight.
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Les Thatcher started wrestling at his local YMCA as a twelve-year-old.
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In 1966, Les Thatcher started to work as part of a "cousins" faction.
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Les Thatcher was a member of the team with Roger Kirby and Dennis Hall.
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In 1994, Les Thatcher worked as an announcer for Smoky Mountain Wrestling in East Tennessee.
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Les Thatcher ran the Heartland Wrestling Association beginning in 1996.
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Les Thatcher operates professional wrestling training seminars and weekend camps under the Elite Pro Wrestling Training banner.
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Les Thatcher helped produce the first wrestling T-shirt in 1972 and helped publish the first color edition of WWWF Magazine in 1978.
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In 1999, Les Thatcher appeared in an episode of the MTV Series True Life called "I'm A Pro Wrestler".
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Les Thatcher was elected onto the board of the Cauliflower Alley Club.
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Les Thatcher co-hosted a weekly wrestling radio program with Doc Young called Wrestling Weekly from 2005 to 2008.