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Episode 350: I See Dead People

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by newcomer Las Takacs, and we take questions from our listeners! Discussed on this week’s show:

–Should Andre The Giant have been turned earlier than 1987?
–How would a Bruno Sammartino and Lou Thesz WWWF / NWA unification match have impacted the sport?
–With all of the good-to-great tag teams in the WWF, why were Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake given the titles?
–After their July 4, 1982 match in Atlanta, should there have been a Ric Flair vs Bob Backlund rematch?
–Could Arn Anderson have been a main event wrestler?
–What’s an underrated territory that no one talks about?

Plus there’s talk of a concert by The Wiggles, so what are you waiting for? Hit play and dive into this wicked good episode now!

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

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Episode 349: Settling Scores

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING features Part Two of our review of all things WWF, February 1985!

The month was a turning point in the WWF’s history, with celebrity involvement and mainstream exposure paving the way for WrestleMania I. The War to Settle the Score on MTV was a massive success, setting the stage for professional wrestling’s boom in the mid-to-late 1980s.

The WWF was aggressively expanding nationwide, competing with regional territories. The promotion was actively signing top talent from rival organizations, and Vince McMahon’s vision was pushing WWF toward becoming a global powerhouse.

We also review The War to Settle the Score, a pivotal event that aired on MTV featuring Hulk Hogan vs. Roddy Piper for the WWF Championship. The match ended in disqualification after interference from Paul Orndorff and Bob Orton Jr. Mr. T came to Hogan’s aid, setting the stage for the first WrestleMania.

Plus there’s lot of rare and classic audio, so what are you waiting for? Hit play and dive into this wicked good episode 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

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Episode 348: Mr. Giant, What An Idiot

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we take a look at what was going on in the WWF during February 1985!

We talk Roddy Piper, Bobby Heenan, Hulk Hogan, Mr. T, Paul Orndorff, Cyndi Lauper, Captain Lou Albano, Magnificent Muraco, Big John Studd, Wendi Richter, Jesse Ventura, David Schultz, Mad Dog Vachon, Bob Orton Jr., Blackjack Mulligan, Greg Valentine, Bret Hart, Jimmy Snuka, Andre The Giant, Junkyard Dog, Barry Windham, Johnny V, Adrian Adonis, Mr, Fuji, Ken Patera, Brutus Beefcake, Iron Sheik, Ivan Putski, Fabulous Moolah, Fred Blassie, Tito Santana, David Sammartino, Mr. Wrestling II, Dick Murdoch, Johnny Rodz, Mike Rotondo, Jim Neidhart, Rick McGraw, Nikolai Volkoff, Judy Martin, Jack & Jerry Brisco, Sal Bellomo, and more!

Plus there’s lot of rare and classic audio, so what are you waiting for? Hit play and dive into this wicked good episode 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

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Episode 345: State Haircut

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we finish our review of the WWF during the month of January 1985!

We talk Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan, Bobby Heenan, Roddy Piper, Barry Windham, Wendi Richter, Iron Sheik, Captain Lou Albano, Tito Santana, Gene Okerlund, Magnificent Muraco, Fred Blassie, Greg Valentine, Big John Studd, Tonga Kid, Jack & Jerry Brisco, Cyndi Lauper, Blackjack Mulligan, Ken Patera, Johnny Rodz, Adrian Adonis, Mike Rotondo, Andre The Giant, Bob Orton Jr, Dick Murdoch, Salvatorre Bellomo, Junkyard Dog, Mr. Fuji, Jimmy Snuka, Bret Hart, Paul Orndorff, Brutus Beefcake, Nikolai Volkoff, and more!

Plus there’s lot of rare audio and an absolutely wild segment from Tuesday Night Titans, so what are you waiting for? Hit play and dive into this wicked good episode now!

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

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Episode 344: The Original Vern Schillinger

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we take a look at the WWF during the month of January 1985! We talk Hulk Hogan, Bobby Heenan, Cyndi Lauper, Greg Valentine, Andre The Giant, Ken Patera, Jimmy Snuka, Adrian Adonis, Barry Windham, Captain Lou Albano, Roddy Piper, Iron Sheik, Tito Santana, Jack & Jerry Brisco, Magnificent Muraco, Fred Blassie, Dick Murdoch, Bob Orton Jr, Nikolai Volkoff, Wendi Richter, Tonga Kid, Junkyard Dog, Buddy Rose, David Schultz, Mike Rotondo, Paul Orndorff, and more!

Plus there’s lots of rare audio from the wrestlers, so what are you waiting for? Hit play and dive into this wicked good episode 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

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Episode 342: Our Favorite Songs

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by popular returning guest Steve Crawford, and we take questions from the Stick To Wrestling Universe about all things Pro Wrestling from the year 1985! We discuss:

–A question of paramount importance: What were our favorite songs on The Wrestling Album?
–What would have happened had Jim Crockett Promotions aired a special on TBS the same day as WrestleMania I?
–Would a Freebirds vs Gino Hernandez and Chris Adams feud have been big business in World Class? After all, the promotion always did well with factions battling one another.
–Should Paul Orndorff been given a shot at a IC title run as a face?
–Alternative celebrity pairing: who could have teamed with Hulk Hogan at the first Wrestlemania that could have been an even bigger deal than Mr. T?
–Would there have been major interest in a Ric Flair vs Rick Martel showdown to unify the NWA and AWA titles?

It’s a lively discussion about wrestling history and “what-ifs” from the mid-80’s, so what are you waiting for? Hit play and dive into this wicked good episode 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

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Episode 341: Bring Your Dignity Whistle

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we continue out review of the WWF during the month of December 1984, and we focus on the infamous angles where Bobby Heenan, Big John Studd, and Ken Patera cut the hair of Andre The Giant, and the shocking babyface turn of Captain Lou Albano!

We also talk Jimmy Snuka, Bob Orton Jr, Hulk Hogan, David Schultz, Tony Atlas, Tonga Kid, Cyndi Lauper, Jack & Jerry Brisco, Nikolai Volkoff, Bret Hart, Roddy Piper, Paul Orndorff, Brutus Beefcake, Gene Okerlund, David Sammartino, Mr. Wrestling 2, Vince McMahon, S.D. Jones, Barry Windham, Fred Blassie, Wendi Richter, Blackjack Mulligan, Greg Valentine, Iron Sheik, Tito Santana, Adrian Adonis, Junkyard Dog, and more!

Plus there’s lots of rare and classic audio from this era, what are you waiting for? Hit play and dive into this wicked good episode 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

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Episode 340: Xacto Mundo!

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review the WWF during the month of December 1984! We talk Hulk Hogan, Bobby Heenan, Roddy Piper, Andre The Giant, Cyndi Lauper, Sgt. Slaughter, Captain Lou Albano, Iron Sheik, Jimmy Snuka, Adrian Adonis, David Schultz, Wendi Richter, Tito Santana, Paul Orndorff, Tony Atlas, Greg Valentine, Big John Studd, Tonga Kid, S.D. Jones, Antonio Inoki, Jack & Jerry Brisco, Bob Orton Jr, Barry Windham, and more!

Plus, we have an eyewitness account of the infamous moment when Lou Albano allegedly ‘lost it’ at the Boston Garden, wielding an Xacto knife in an incident that left David Sammartino needing forty-five stitches. So, what are you waiting for? Hit play and dive into this wicked good episode now!

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

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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

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Episode 330: The Great Typewriter Riot of ’74

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review the WWWF in 1974 with popular returning guest John Jance! We talk Bruno Sammartino, Pedro Morales, Andre The Giant, Killer Kowalski, Gorilla Monsoon, Captain Lou Albano, The Valiant Brothers, Chief Jay Strongbow, Bobby Duncum, Stan Stasiak, Larry Hennig, Fred Blassie, Nikolai Volkoff, Strong Kobayashi, Victor Rivera, Otto Von Heller, Johnny Rodz, The Grand Wizard of Wrestling, Haystacks Calhoun, Larry Zbyszko, Stan Hansen, and more!

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

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