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Episode 248: Randy Savage Punched Him

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by new guest Mike Fahey as we celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of Wrestlemania 9! On the discussion table this week:

–Randy Savage may not have been a good color commentator, but he had a sweet right hook. Just ask Hulk Hogan.
–Jim Ross makes his television debut with the WWF. Ross would become synonymous with the WWF but he felt out of place on this day.
–Hulk Hogan was Hulk Hogan and where he went, the spotlight followed. We discuss how difficult it is to book around that.
–Bobby Heenan has some jokes about Jim Ross being from Oklahoma…enough of them to make the jokes the entire focus of his afternoon.
–We tell you who Shawn Michaels was supposed to wrestle on this day.
–How Vince McMahon seeing a particular movie ended up as a huge break for an indy wrestler named Chris Chavis.

It’s a historic Wrestlemania for Johnny Mac and he’ll tell you why, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good podcast today!

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Episode 247: Ice Cream or Cancer?

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review and celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Wrestlemania 4! We discuss:

–Is the story true? Was Ted Dibiase originally scheduled to win the WWF title at Wrestlemania 4?
–How the finish of the tournament was leaked to major media outlets.
–It was borderline shocking to see some of the freakish physiques displayed on this afternoon.
–Was Greg Valentine’s win over Ricky Steamboat really that big of an upset?
–Did there really need to be fourteen wrestlers in the tournament?
–Bobby Heenan has a drastically reduced role than from the year before.
–Was this the worst Pay Per View ever presented by a major wrestling company?

Plus Johnny Mac shares a story about why the entire crew of wrestlers seemed not to be at their best on this afternoon, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good podcast today!

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Episode 246: The Impersonations Are Accurate

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by Todd Goss, who is practically a combination of an encyclopedia and a search engine when it comes to classic Mid-Atlantic Wrestling dating back to the 1940’s! Listen to this podcast and you will learn:

–How Ric Flair ended up becoming a babyface.
–What started the feud between Ivan Koloff and the Iron Sheik.
–Why Jimmy Snuka started wearing wrestling boots again.
–The IWA’s attempt to promote in the Carolinas.
–All of the wrestlers who got their start at the bottom of the card in the Mid-Atlantic territory.
–Paul Jones was so much more than a bad manager with an odd appearance.
–How Iron Sheik was the Rick Steiner of his day.

And more, plus Todd tells us about his friendship with Jim Barnett and him growing up in North Carolina as a wrestling fan, , so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good podcast today!

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Episode 245: Call Security

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING John and Steve are once again joined by Jon Boucher for Part Two of our review of the WWF during the Winter of 1983! We discuss:

–The WWF debuts in San Diego and Los Angeles. There’s no overstating what a big deal this was.
–The organic and obvious Andre The Giant vs Big John Studd feud is finally underway.
–Ivan Koloff returns to the WWF after a lengthy absence.
–The Samoans win the WWF tag titles from the Strongbows, and Jules Strongbow would soon be gone from the territory.
–Iron Mike Sharpe makes his WWF debut with Captain Lou Albano as his manager. Things seemed promising at first!
–The WWF and Georgia Championship Wrestling were stepping on each other’s toes in Ohio. It was just the beginning.

Plus we have lots of audio from this era and Johnny Mac talks about meeting Johnny Rodz and Pete Sanchez, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good podcast today!

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Episode 244: Big, Green, and Ugly

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING John and Steve are joined by  returning guest Jon Boucher, and we discuss the goings on in the WWF during the Winter of 1983. All three member on the panel grew up in the Northeast during this era, so they have a lot to share.

–Bob Backlund gets a replacement championship belt after Superstar Billy Graham destroyed the old one. .
–Big John Studd’s bodyslam challenge continues, but with more worthy challengers.
–Magnificent Muraco regains the IC title and is positioned for another big run in the territory.
–Related, Pedro Morales will soon be gone. He had a memorable run as the WWF’s Number Two babyface, but he’s nearing the end.
–The Strongbows vs Fuji and Saito series keeps dragging along.
–Ivan Koloff returns to the place where he was once world champion after a long absence.

Plus there’s classic audio and we tackle the question of how world champions rebound after losing the title, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good podcast today!

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Episode 243: They Aged Like Sushi

This week STICK TO WRESTLING takes a look at the Issue of Inside Wrestling dated February 1983! Listen to this conversation and you will hear our comments on:

–The pros and cons of the old wrestling magazines. There were plenty of cons.
–Barbed Wire Matches: Those sure looked like fun in the magazines!
–Jimmy Snuka writes a letter to the fans!
–Babyface columnists and heel columnists.
–The absurdity of the “Hot Seat” interviews.
–The fun but absurd “Matt Brock” character.

Plus Johnny Mac talks about procuring fake IDs in the 80’s and being very smart about it, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good podcast today!

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Episode 242: Revisiting Larryland

There was so much more to discuss regarding the Bruno Sammartino vs Larry Zybysko feud after last week’s well recieved episode, so Steve and John discuss it! This week on STICK TO WRESTLING:

–Larry Zybysko never returned to the WWF after his 1980 run. Larry claims he was blackballed due to demanding more money at the Shea Stadium show, yet he remained booked in the WWF until the beginning of 1981. We break down what we think may have happened.
–Was Vince Sr. actually powerful enough to get Larry completely blackballed from the wrestling business?
–What was Larry Zybysko doing between the end of his 1980 WWF run and the beginning of his 1983 Georgia run?
–There was money to be made if Larry Zybysko returned to the WWF in 1982 or 1983. Couldn’t something have been worked out?
–The WWF seemed to be having more angles starting around this time. Was there a reason for that?
–Was what happened at the end of the Bruno vs Zybysko Shea Stadium match a hint of a new wrinkle in this storyline?

We don’t just discuss Larry Zybysko on this episode, but we do discuss a proposed WWF championship scenario that a WWF wrestler from this era discussed with Johnny Mac so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good podcast today!

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Episode 240: We Want Wrestling

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by popular returning guest Thomas Bane, and we discuss listeners questions from the year of 1998 in pro wrestling! On the docket:

–1998 was the year of Stone Cold Steve Austin. Did we see his rise coming and did we think he’d be the mega star he became?
–What was the exact moment that we as fans sensed that the tide had turned in the Monday Night War, and it appeared that the WWF was going to come out on top?
–After Wrestlemania, Mick Foley turned heel and challenged Stone Cold for the title as Austin’s first program. Was heel Dude Love the correct choice?
–If Steve Williams had not been injured in the Brawl For All, would his scheduled feud with Steve Austin be a memorable one that we would still be talking about today?
–In January 1998, Nitro became the first show to go to 3 hours. Is that too long for a wrestling program?
–Who should have broken Goldberg’s winning streak?

Plus Johnny Mac shares his favorite Hulk Hogan story, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good podcast today!

STICK TO WRESTLING…give us sixty minutes and perhaps indeed, we’ll give you a rawbone wrestling podcast!

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Episode 239: Uncool Horsemen

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we take questions from our listeners on the year that was 1993. How did thirty years go by so quickly? Among the questions we answered:

–Monday Night RAW debuted in 1993. Is this the most important show in wrestling history?
–Was Ric Flair’s return to WCW a step back for the company?
–Was Hulk Hogan’s return at Wrestlemania 9 booked correctly, or for the benefit of Hogan’s ego?
–What one available wrestler would have most benefitted Smoky Mountain Wrestling?
–Was the addition of Paul Roma the thing that finally made the Four Hosemen seem uncool?
–Should Ric Flair’s return to WCW been used as an opportunity to elevate Barry Windham?

Plus we discuss the insane alternative universe where Dusty Rhodes is the top star of Smoky Mountain Wrestling, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good podcast today!

STICK TO WRESTLING…give us sixty minutes and perhaps indeed, we’ll give you a rawbone wrestling podcast!

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Episode 238: 1982 Portland Wrestling Review

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by longtime Portland Wrestling fan and popular returning guest Frank Culbertson as we discuss and review Portland Wrestling from 1982! We discuss:

–Rocky Johnson apparently leaving without notice for the WWF.
–Brett Sawyer gets his first major push as PNW champion.
–Buddy Rose has a run in the WWF and Rip Oliver replaces him as the new lead heel.
–Longtime announcer Frank Bonnema passes.
–Billy Jack debuts and has “future superstar” written all over him.
–Ric Flair makes his first run ever in the territory as NWA champion.

This is the final STICK TO WRESTLING of 2022, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good podcast today!

STICK TO WRESTLING…give us sixty minutes and perhaps indeed, we’ll give you a rawbone wrestling podcast!

Produced by Lou Kipilman

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