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23-696: The Heartland Wrestling Association was started in 1996 by Les Thatcher and Brady Laber, in association with his wrestling school Main Event Pro Wrestling Camp, and held the first annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show in 1998. The promotion served as the developmental territory for both World Championship Wrestling (WCW) (during the 1990s) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) (from 2001–2002), with alumni including wrestlers such as Mike Sanders , Shannon Moore , Victoria , The Hardy Boyz and brothers Charlie and Russ Haas , as well as former WCW veterans Bill DeMott and Elix Skipper . Among

46-585: A junior heavyweight . Thatcher was born in Cincinnati , Ohio . He first watched wrestling when he was eight years old while at a friend's house, stating, "The action on that little ten-inch black & white screen just reached out and grabbed me". In his youth, he played basketball , baseball , and football . He started wrestling at his local YMCA as a twelve-year-old. He attended Central High School in Cincinnati. Thatcher heard about Tony Santos,

69-584: A bodybuilder with NPC Masters Bodybuilding. He helped produce the first wrestling T-shirt in 1972 and helped publish the first color edition of WWWF Magazine in 1978. In 1999, Thatcher appeared in an episode of the MTV Series True Life called "I'm A Pro Wrestler". The following year he also appeared in an episode of To Tell The Truth . He was elected onto the board of the Cauliflower Alley Club . Thatcher co-hosted

92-510: A male householder with no wife present, and 42.7% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.66. The median age in the town was 49.5 years. 17.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.6% were from 25 to 44; 36.8% were from 45 to 64; and 20.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

115-653: A new promotion called EGO Pro Wrestling. However, HWA continued running events. HWA produced new episodes of HWA Adrenaline through 2008. Starting in September 2008, HWA performed at The Sorg Opera House in Middletown, Ohio. After a brief hiatus from weekly shows HWA returned starting on May 31, 2011 at the Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, Ohio on a weekly basis known as " Adrenaline" which

138-611: A promoter and owner of a wrestling school in Boston, Massachusetts . Shortly thereafter, he began training in February 1960. On July 4, 1960, Thatcher made his professional wrestling debut against “Cowboy” Ronnie Hill in Blue Hill, Maine . 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

161-538: 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. He also does routine website audio shows for PWInsider. Blue Hill, Maine Blue Hill is a town in Hancock County , Maine , United States, located on Blue Hill Bay. The population

184-530: Is crossed by state routes 15 , 172, 176 and 177. It borders the towns of Surry to the northeast, Brooklin to the southeast, Sedgwick to the southwest, and Penobscot to the northwest. The town is the site of Blue Hill Airport. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,686 people, 1,279 households, and 733 families living in the town. The population density was 43.0 inhabitants per square mile (16.6/km ). There were 1,936 housing units at an average density of 31.0 per square mile (12.0/km ). The racial makeup of

207-672: The Cincinnati, Ohio affiliate of The CW and America One television networks. As of early 2007, HWA has produced three online pay-per-view events: "CyberClash" from the HWA Arena in Evendale, Ohio, on March 17, 2006, "Road to Destiny" from the Dayton Gym Club in Dayton, Ohio on June 10, 2006, and "CyberClash 2.0" from the HWA Arena in Evendale, Ohio on March 10, 2007. In August 2007, majority owner Cody Hawk left HWA, launching

230-703: The Heartland Wrestling Association beginning in 1996. He also created & produced the Brian Pillman Memorial Show . He also operates professional wrestling training seminars and weekend camps under the Elite Pro Wrestling Training banner. From 1955 to 1966, he competed in NHRA drag racing, winning 100 trophies and two regional championships. In his late 40s and early 50s, he competed as

253-634: The Massachusetts General Court to David Marsh and 351 others for their service in the French and Indian War . Called Plantation Number 5, it was first settled in 1762 by Captain Joseph Wood and John Roundy from Andover, Massachusetts , who built homes on Mill Island at the tidal falls. It would then be called Newport Plantation. On January 30, 1789, the town was incorporated as Blue Hill, named after its commanding summit overlooking

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276-556: The United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 86.57 square miles (224.22 km ), of which 62.48 square miles (161.82 km ) is land and 24.09 square miles (62.39 km ) is water. Located on Blue Hill Bay, the town is drained by Mill Brook. Blue Hill, elevation 940 feet (290 meters), is the town's highest point. Long Island, situated in Blue Hill Bay, is part of the town. Blue Hill

299-917: The 1970s, Rudy Kay brought Thatcher to the Maritimes territory. This was the only time in his career that he worked as a heel (villainous character). It was in the Maritimes that Thatcher also began announcing matches. Afterward, he worked with Jim Crockett 's Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling , announcing with Gordon Solie . In the 1970s, Thatcher also announced for Southeastern Championship Wrestling . Throughout his broadcasting career, he also worked with 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. He also ran

322-403: The average family size was 2.73. In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males. The median income for a household in the town

345-495: The name 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

368-408: The population. There were 1,074 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and

391-504: The quality of its granite, some of which was used to build the Brooklyn Bridge , New York Stock Exchange Building , and the U.S. Custom House at Norfolk, Virginia . In 1876, local quarries employed 300 workers. A Viking penny was found in 1957 at the nearby prehistoric Goddard archeological site by local amateur archeologist Guy Mellgren. The coin is believed to be from the 11th century reign of Olaf Kyrre . According to

414-412: The region. The outlets of various ponds provided water power for several sawmills and gristmills. By 1859, 5,000 cords of firewood were sent from the port annually. Other products included lumber, masts and roof shingles, but the predominant industry was shipbuilding. Beginning in 1792, 133 vessels were constructed at Blue Hill, some of them brigs and ships, but most schooners. The town was also noted for

437-486: The top independent wrestlers to have competed in the promotion are Nigel McGuinness , B. J. Whitmer , Matt Stryker , Shark Boy , Cody Hawk and Chad Collyer . WWE would later end its relationship and pulled financial support out of the HWA to cut their budget. The HWA was once featured in an episode of MTV 's True Life in the episode "True Life: I'm A Pro Wrestler". HWA aired a weekly TV program "Adrenaline" nationally on

460-537: The town was 46.9% male and 53.1% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,390 people, 1,074 households, and 681 families living in the town. The population density was 38.2 inhabitants per square mile (14.7/km ). There were 1,486 housing units at an average density of 23.8 per square mile (9.2/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 97.87% White , 0.38% African American , 0.21% Native American , 0.13% Asian , 0.08% from other races , and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.13% of

483-419: The town was 97.3% White , 0.4% African American , 0.4% Native American , 1.1% Asian , 0.1% from other races , and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population. There were 1,279 households, of which 21.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.0% had

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506-786: Was 2,792 at the 2020 census . It is home to the Blue Hill Public Library, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital, George Stevens Academy, the Blue Hill Harbor School, The Bay School, New Surry Theatre , Kneisel Hall , Bagaduce Music Lending Library , the Kollegewidgwok Yacht Club, the Shaw Institute and the Blue Hill Country Club. The town also hosts the annual Blue Hill Fair. It was one of six townships granted by

529-473: Was every Tuesday. In addition to these events HWA ran weekend events regularly in Norwood, Ohio and in Hamilton, Ohio respectively. In Autumn 2014, then HWA owner, Brandon Charles announced operations were moving to Georgia in 2015. In June 2015, Heartland Wrestling Association was sold to wrestler and promoter, Philip Stamper. Les Thatcher Leslie Malady (born October 28, 1940), better known by

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