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Old School: Danny Miller & Les Thatcher (2014) 5/15/14

In this special 2014 edition of Old School, legendary broadcaster and trainer Les Thatcher sits down with longtime friend and tag team partner Danny Miller for a nostalgic look back at one of wrestling’s most respected careers. Having teamed together throughout the NWA territories during the 1960s and 1970s, the two revisit the golden age of professional wrestling, sharing stories from the road, the locker room, and the territories that helped shape the business. Their natural chemistry and decades-long friendship make for an entertaining conversation filled with humor, honesty, and memories from wrestling’s territorial boom.

Thatcher reflects on breaking into the business, his acclaimed run in Jim Crockett Promotions and Mid-America, memorable feuds against The Infernos, J.C. Dykes, the Wright Brothers, Dutch Mantell, and other top stars, as well as his later success as a television announcer, trainer, and mentor to future generations of wrestlers. Alongside Miller, he discusses working with icons such as Ric Flair, Johnny Weaver, George Becker, Gordon Solie, Bob Caudle, Lance Russell, Jim Ross, Harley Race, Ricky Steamboat, and countless others who helped define professional wrestling. Packed with classic territory stories, behind-the-scenes insight, and firsthand accounts from two veterans who lived wrestling’s golden age, this edition of Old School is a must-watch for fans of traditional professional wrestling.