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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

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

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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!

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Produced by Lou Kipilman

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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Episode 329: The King Of New Orleans

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we hang out with Greg Klein, the author of the Junkyard Dog biography “The King Of New Orleans”! On this discussion table:

-What went into creating and writing the biography.
–Greg growing up watching wrestling in Houston.
–Bill Watts’ futile attempts at replacing Junkyard Dog.
–Did Mid-South fire guys for losing bar fights? Was Bob Orton an example of this?
–Brad Armstrong’s run as North American champion.
–Mid-South not being part of the National Wrestling Alliance.

Plus Johnny Mac announces his divorce from Twitter, 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 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

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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!

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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Episode 188: You Need To Wear A Mask, Sir.

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by Shawn Heimberger and we celebrate the Year of 1982 turning forty years old by looking at some results and discussing the matches’ participants. We talk about Sam Muchnick’s retirement show, Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Hulk Hogan, Harley Race, Dick The Bruiser, Bobby Heenan, Ted Dibiase, Pat O’Connor, The Briscos, Paul Orndorff, David Von Erich, Magnum T.A., Iron Sheik, Junkyard Dog, Greg Valentine, Mr. Wrestling II, Bobby Duncum, Mike Graham, Bob Orton Jr, Ken Patera, Tully Blanchard, Jim Brunzell, Mr. Olympia, Bob Roop, The Spoiler, Greg Gagne, The Samoans, Jesse Barr, and more.

Plus there’s Catfish Hunter and Goose Gossage talk and you finally get that crazy Verne Gagne story we false advertised for last week’s show, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good bad boy!

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Produced by Lou Kipilman

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Episode 151: Catsaboulis The Welcher

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by Mike Mills, co-host of the http://midsouthpod.com/! Mike is a Mid-South Wrestling fan and historian (and a really cool guy) and we talk:

–What if Bill Watts got on national cable early enough?

–The Junkyard Dog’s rise to fame, demise, and defection to the WWF.

–The Freebirds return in 1986 and their “Million Dollar Contract”.

–Ted Dibiase’s heel and face turns.

–Jim Cornette’s 1984 persona was the greatest wrestling manager of all time.

–The UWF painfully swirling down the drain after being purchased by JCP 1987.

Plus Johnny Mac and Mike Mills share memories of their favorite promotion, 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 rawbone podcast.

Produced by Lou Kipilman

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

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