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Episode 326: The Episode We’ve Been Threatening

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we take a look at the earliest days of Pro Wrestling USA, and focus on Bob Backlund’s appearances there. Bob had recently parted ways with the WWF, and he had plenty to say about his former employer. We share the audio with you and discuss it! Plus we also have audio from Nick Bockwinkel, Jimmy Hart, Jerry Lawler, and more.

Plus we’re introduced to the term “belligerent antinomians”, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good episode right now!

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Produced by Lou Kipilman

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Episode 327: Three Winos In A Parking Lot

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we take a look at the WWF during the month of September, 1984!

We talk Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper, Bruno Sammartino, Bobby Heenan, The Freebirds, Junkyard Dog, Jesse Ventura, Sgt. Slaughter, Andre The Giant, Ken Patera, Adrian Adonis, Greg Valentine, Fred Blassie, Irton Mike Sharpe, Paul Orndorff, Captain Lou Albano, Dick Murdoch, Chief Jay Strongbow, Wendi Richter, Pat Patterson, Kamala, Brutus Beefcake, The Samoans, Iron Sheik, Cyndi Lauper, Ivan Putski, David Schultz, Jack & Jerry Brisco, Angelo Mosca, and more!

Plus there’s lots of great and rare audio from this era, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good episode right now!

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Produced by Lou Kipilman

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Episode 326: Destroyed By A Hot Dog

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by popular returning guest Todd Goss, and we discuss Mid-Atlantic Wrestling from the second quarter of 1984! We review:

–Tully Blanchard is getting a very confusing push. Or is it a non-push?
–The talent pool is way down from the previous year and the booking is a mess, producing feuds that no one wanted to see.
–Ric Flair pulls a no-show in Mexico City, creating a political mess.
–During this timeframe Kerry Von Erich wins the NWA title from Ric Flair. You’d never know it by watching the Mid-Atlantic Wrestling TV show.
–The Freebirds come in and last exactly one night.
–David Crockett and Johnny Weaver were not effective announcers. So where was Bob Caudle? We clue you in.

Plus Johnny Mac talks about his Labor Day weekend woes, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good episode right now!

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Produced by Lou Kipilman

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Episode 325: Since He’s King Kong, You’re Boom Boom

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by popular returning guest Brad Breitzman, and we review the year of 1984 in the AWA! On the discussion table:

–Much of the 1983 AWA roster headed east to the WWF, but there’s still plenty of talent left and newcomers would be arriving.
–Nick Bockwinkel first won the AWA title in 1975. That era seemed to have ended in 1984.
–Crusher Jerry Blackwell’s much anticipated babyface turn finally happens.
–Rick Martel is the new face of the AWA. What went right, and what went wrong.
–Why not bring in and build around Bob Backlund? He’s big name in wrestling and a former amateur champion from the state of Minnesota!

Plus Brad accidentally cuts his hand badly as we’re recording, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good episode right now!

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Produced by Lou Kipilman

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Episode 324: Merely An Advisor

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we continue our review of the WWF during the month of August 1984! We talk Captain Lou Albano, Magnificent Muraco, Chief Jay Strongbow, Jimmy Snuka, Bob Backlund, Iron Sheik, Roddy Piper, Fabulous Mooolah, Hulk Hogan, Andre The Giant, The Fabulous Freebirds, Nikolai Volkoff, The Samoans, Big John Studd, Adrian Adonis, Jesse Ventura, Dick Murdoch, Mil Mascaras, Wendi Richter, Kamala The Ugandan Giant, The Spoiler, George Steele, Rocky Johnson, Ivan Putski, Tito Santana, Mr. Fuji, Greg Valentine, Mad Dog Vachon, Bob Orton Jr, and more!

Plus there’s lots of rare audio and we fantasy book a Summer 1984 Shea Stadium super show, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good episode right now!

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Produced by Lou Kipilman

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Episode 323: Lost With The Hornet

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review the WWF during the month of August 1984! We talk The Fabulous Freebirds, Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper, Jesse Ventura, Kamala The Ugandan Giant, Paul Orndorff, Greg Valentine, Bob Orton Jr, Greg Valentine, Wendi Richter, Iron Sheik, Mad Dog Vachon, The Spoiler, Jimmy Snuka, Adrian Adonis, Bob Backlund, Andre The Giant, Mr. Fuji, Tito Santana, Rocky Johnson, Chief Jay Strongbow, Magnificent Muraco, The Samoans, Ivan Putski, George Steele, Fabulous Mooolah, Big John Studd, Dick Murdoch, Nikolai Volkoff, and more!

Plus Johnny Mac talks the worst moments of his life which took place thirty years ago at Smoky Mountain Fan Week, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good episode right now!

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Produced by Lou Kipilman

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Episode 321: Sorry About Your Arm

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by popular returning guest Todd Goss, who has an encyclopedic knowledge of Mid-Atlantic wrestling. We discuss what was going on in that territory, including:

–Two drunken Marines who made the mistake of going after Adrian Street and Miss Linda.
–Tully Blanchard as part of Paul Jones’ Army.
–The transition into Dusty Rhodes becoming the territory’s booker.
–How Buzz Sawyer got fired his night in the area.
–The strange saga of Greg Valentine transforming into a babyface.
–The Road Warriors come in and do a bunch of jobs.

Plus Todd and Johnny Mac debate over who the greatest super heavyweight of all time was, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good episode right now!

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Episode 319: Apartment Wrestling, But In Townhouses

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we take questions from members of the podcast’s Facebook group! We discuss:

–Who is our dream guest for the podcast? Johnny Mac’s answer may shock you.
–One of the biggest “what ifs” ever: What if Bill Watts had gotten the WTBS time slots in 1985? And what would have happened to JCP?
–Was Jake Roberts an overrated performer?
–What if the WWF went with Dusty Rhodes as their top guy instead of Hulk Hogan?
–How should WCW have used Paul Orndorff in 1990?
–How did the WWF get Tor

Plus we explain how townhouses actually work, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good episode right now!

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Produced by Lou Kipilman

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Episode 317: It Was A Big Second

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we focus on what was one of the biggest angles in wrestling history: Cyndi Lauper, one of the music industry’s biggest stars, appears on Piper’s Pit and the fireworks go off between she, Roddy Piper, and Captain Lou Albano. We quickly learned where this was all going, as Cyndi challenges The Captain to find a women’s wrestler to take on her new protege. The stage has been set for one of the biggest money angles in pro wrestling history.

Plus we discuss the other goings on in the WWF from forty years ago:

— The Sgt. Slaughter vs Iron Sheik feud coming to a close.
— The Roddy Piper vs Jimmy Snuka feud getting started.
— The WWF continues to roll not only in it’s traditional Northeast footing but in California as well.
— Buzz Sawyer entering and departing the company very quickly.
— The WWF invades Memphis, Louisville, and Nashville which were historically Lawler / Jarrett towns.
— The odd Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch vs The Samoans heels vs heels feud.

And more, plus there’s lots of rare and historic audio from this era, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good episode!

STICK TO WRESTLING: Give us 60 minutes and perhaps indeed, we’ll give you a rawboned weekly pro wrestling podcast.

Produced by Lou Kipilman

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Episode 316: What Do You Think Who I Am?

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review the WWF during June 1984! We talk Roddy Piper, Hulk Hogan, Cyndi Lauper, Sgt. Slaughter, Jesse “The Body” Ventura, Jimmy Snuka, Iron Sheik, Andre the Giant, Wendi Richter, Paul Orndorff, Captain Lou Albano, Bob Backlund, Dave Wolfe, Greg Valentine, Masked Superstar, Tony Garea, Rocky Johnson, George Steele, Don Muraco, David Schultz, Bob Orton Jr, Chief Jay Strongbow, SD Jones, Salvatorre Bellomo, Mr. Fuji, Ivan Putski, and more.

Plus we share lots of great and rare audio, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good episode!

STICK TO WRESTLING: Give us 60 minutes and perhaps indeed, we’ll give you a rawboned weekly pro wrestling podcast.

Produced by Lou Kipilman

Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network

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