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Episode 336: I’m Not A Loser

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we take a look at the WWF during the month of December, 1984! This episode highlights key figures from that era and offers a look at the storylines and personalities that defined the promotion at the time.

We talk Bruno Sammartino, Bobby Heenan, Junkyard Dog, Captain Lou Albano, Mil Mascaras, Jimmy Snuka, Bob Orton Jr, Jack & Jerry Brisco, Hillbilly Jim, Nikolai Volkoff, Adrian Adonis, Roddy Piper, Billy Jack Haynes, David Schultz, Andre The Giant, Iron Sheik, Mean Gene Okerlund, Tito Santana, Barry Windham, Kamala, Tonga Kid, Tony Atlas, Blackjack Mulligan, David Sammartino, Big John Studd, Greg Valentine, Ken Patera, Rocky Johnson, Fred Blassie, Angelo Mosca, Brutus Beefcake, Dick Murdoch, Paul Orndorff, Bret Hart, 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!

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

Produced by Lou Kipilman

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

Episode 328: Mean Gene’s Scene

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

We talk Bobby Heenan. Barry Windham, Greg Valentine, Billy Jack Haynes, Hulk Hogan, Tonga Kid, Junkyard Dog, Roddy Piper, Gene Okerlund, Tito Santana, Andre The Giant, Iron Sheik, Adrian Adonis, Kamala, Wendi Richter, Brutus Beefcake, Sgt. Slaughter, Jack Reynolds, Chief Jay Strongbow, Big John Studd, Captain Lou Albano, Nikolai Volkoff, Bob Orton Jr, Angelo Mosca, Rocky Johnson, Mr. Fuji, Judy Martin, Ivan Putski, Dick Murdoch, Lord Alfred Hays, David Sammartino, Fabulous Moolah, Jesse Ventura, George Steele, Ken Patera, David Schultz, 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!

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

Produced by Lou Kipilman

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

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!

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

Produced by Lou Kipilman

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

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!

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

Produced by Lou Kipilman

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

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!

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

Produced by Lou Kipilman

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

Episode 190: Jimmy Has Arrived. Things Will Change

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by popular guest Ron Lemieux, and we revisit what was going on in the WWF 40 years ago, during the Winter of 1982! We discuss:

–Jimmy Snuka makes his debut. He is doing a wildman gimmick, far different from his Georgia persona. Bob Orton Jr also makes his debut, and Blackjack Mulligan returns after a seven year hiatus.

–Jesse Ventura and Adrian Adonis are starting to team up. It had been a long time since two singles heels started teaming regularly in the WWF.

–Speaking of Jesse, he and Tony Atlas had a “posedown” on TV, leading to an arm wrestling contest. You’ll never guess how that ended.

–Steve Travis and Rick McGraw form the “Carolina Connection” tag team, and the team gets over with the Northeast crowds.

–Bob Backlund and Magnificent Muraco are promoting their big match in Honolulu on New York’s WOR TV. Did they want New Yorkers to fly to Hawaii for it?

–Andre The Giant and Rick McGraw are challenging Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito for the tag titles, and WWF fans are getting to experience the “Dusty finish”.

Plus Ron and Johnny Mac talk about the weirdest concerts they’ve ever been to, and John lists his top five football games of all time, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good bad boy!

Stick To Wrestling- give us sixty minutes and perhaps indeed, we’ll give you a wicked good and rawboned podcast.

Produced by Lou Kipilman

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

Episode 177: We Don’t Need You, Fred

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by popular guest host Jammie Ward, as we discuss what was going on in the WWF forty years ago during the Fall of 1981! We discuss:

–The WWF title being held up in New York State only in an absolutely crazy scenario following a Bob Backlund vs Greg Valentine match.

–Bruno Sammartino wrestling in his “retirement” match. He was still active six years later.

–Killer Khan breaks Andre The Giant’s leg…in a Rochester, NY hotel room, apparently.

–Pedro Morales surprisingly regains the Intercontinental Title.

–Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura invade the WWF with Fred Blassie as their manager. Ventura later complained that they didn’t need a manager, hence the episode’s title.

–Both Dusty Rhodes and Mil Mascaras are making appearances, but have limited roles.

Plus Johnny Mac tells you what crazy lengths he went to in order to find out the result of the Bob Backlund vs Greg Valentine match, so what are so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good bad boy!

Stick To Wrestling- give us sixty minutes and perhaps indeed, we’ll give you a wicked good and rawboned podcast.

Produced by Lou Kipilman

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

Episode 111: Fuji’s Got Salt

Jon Boucher of “Charting The Territories” podcast fame returns to STICK TO WRESTLING and he comes armed with the FIRST ever edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, which has the 1982 Award Results! We talk 1982’s Wrestler of the Year, Best Babyface, Best Heel, Feud of the Year, Tag Team of the Year, Most Impressive, and Most Improved Wrestler. We’re even mean enough to talk Most Washed Up Wrestler.

Other topics that came up:

–Ric Flair not being happy with his first run as NWA champion.

–The farce that was the 1982 NWA tag team tournament.

–Fans being disappointed when Jimmy Snuka did not deliver the Superfly Splash.

–Why Paul Orndorff was Cool Bob Backlund.

–Superstar Billy Graham’s disappointing return to the WWF.

–An Andre The Giant vs Adrian Adonis match that took place at the Boston Garden.

And more! We even talk a little Mighty Joe Thunder, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this WICKED GOOD bad boy!

Stick To Wrestling…give us sixty minutes and perhaps indeed, we will give you a rawbone podcast!

Produced by Lou Kipilman

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

Episode 41: The Top 100 Wrestlers of 1984

John McAdam and Sean Goodwin talk about the Wrestling Observer Newsletter’s list of the Top 100 Wrestlers for the year of 1984.  We discuss Ric Flair, Dynamite Kid, Bruiser Brody, Stan Hansen, Riki Choshu, Ricky Steamboat, Davey Boy Smith, Butch Reed, Paul Orndorff, Adrian Adonis, Masa Saito, Randy Savage, Kerry Von Erich, Ted Dibiase, Don Kernodle, and more!

It’s a very cool discussion. Actually, it’s wicked cool!  Every week give us sixty minutes and we’ll give you a sweet podcast – STICK TO WRESTLING!

Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam & Sean Goodwin is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network.