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Episode 194: A Natural Assumption

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by popular returning guest Chris Tabar and we take a look back at 1986 and the wrestlers who deserved year-end awards from 35 years ago:

–Wrestler of the Year!
–Tag Team of the Year!
–Best Heel and Best Babyface!
–Feud of the Year!
–Best on Interviews!
–Match of the Year!

Plus we wander into 1988 talking about some of Jim Cornette’s best lines, 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 rawboned and wicked good 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 192: Fewer Than Seventy

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by SHUT UP AND WRESTLE’s Brian Solomon! Brian is the author of “Pro Wrestling FAQ”, “WWE Legends”, and the soon to be released “Blood and Fire: The Unbelievable Real-Life Story of Wrestling’s Original Sheik” books. On this episode we discuss:

–Brian’s path to becoming a writer and editor for both WWE’s RAW and Smackdown! Magazines, and what went into creating them.

–The work that went into his upcoming biography of the original Sheik, Ed Farhat.

–What it’s like now working for Pro Wrestling Illustrated.

–Brian’s new Arcadian Vanguard podcast Shut Up And Wrestle, and where he got the idea for the name of the show.

–The “rules” Brian created when he wrote “WWE Legends” and the hurdles he had to clear to get the project rolling.

–How the arrests of Hacksaw Jim Duggan and the Iron Sheik changed the game for Brian and his childhood friends.

Plus Johnny Mac gives out free Valentine’s Day advice, and Brian opens up about a phone conversation he and John had back in the 90’s, 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

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Episode 191: Courtesy, Professionalism, And Respect

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by popular guest Thomas Bane, and we proudly take questions from our Facebrook group, such as:

–When Dusty Rhodes came to the WWF in 1989, how was he treated by the locker room?

–What if Greg Valentine had defeated Bob Backlund for the WWF title in 1984? Who would have been his top challengers?

–Did the wrestling fandom look down on the Brisco Brothers when they sold their share of Georgia to Vince McMahon?

–What if the WWF hired Eddie Gilbert in 1986?

–What motivated tape traders?

–Would Crockett Promotions have benefited with establishing a women’s division during the mid-1980s to combat Vince McMahon’s division?

Plus Johnny Mac is stuck doing the podcast from his Mom’s house on a landline, 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

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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

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Episode 189: What, Did His Dog Die?

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we’re joined by Chris Berg and we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the 1992 Royal Rumble! Opinions shared this week include:

–Ric Flair makes his career complete by winning the WWF Championship and putting on one of the greatest one man performances of all time. We tell you exactly how many times Flair sold a move and who he sold them to. No, really.

–Hulk Hogan has the world wondering if he just turned heel.

–Roddy Piper shocks the world and wins the Intercontinental Title.

–The Beverly Brothers managed by Lanny Poffo was a great act and Wayne Bloom should have been a star.

–The Road Warriors were special in the AWA and NWA but were clearly just another tag team in the WWF.

–Bret Hart had outgrown the Hart Foundation, and Owen Hart was already too big a talent for it.

Plus Johnny Mac shares THE rumor about how Flair was originally going to win this event, we discuss Ric Flair’s claim of not knowing he was winning the title until he got to the building that afternoon, and what Bret Hart losing the Intercontinental Title while wrestling with a 104 degree fever reminded us of, 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

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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!

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

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Episode 187: Kevin Got The Duke

This week on 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 Bob Backlund, Roddy Piper, Ric Flair, Austin Idol, Sgt. Slaughter, Jesse Ventura, Ivan Koloff, Kevin Sullivan, Buddy Rose, Blackjack Mulligan, the team of Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito, Iceman Parsons, Jimmy Garvin, Killer Khan, Stan Stasiak, Leroy Brown, Gene Anderson, Dizzy Hogan, Rip Oliver, and more!

Plus Johnny Mac has a crazy Verne Gagne story, 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

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Episode 186: The Best and Worst of 1981

STICK TO WRESTLING is once again joined by Jeff Bowdren, and we talk about the Best of Wrestling in 1981!

–Who was Wrestler of the Year?

–What was the Best Feud of 1981?

–Who was Best on Interviews?

–Which was the Best Promotion?

–Who was 1981’s Best Babyface and Best Heel?

–What was 1981’s Best Match? I

t’s a special New Year’s Eve edition of the STICK TO WRESTLING podcast, the final edition of 2021, 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

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Episode 185: You Guys Are Totally Embarrassing Me

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by popular guest Jeff Bowdren as we discuss the 1981 Year End Awards from Pro Wrestling Illustrated and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. We discuss the Most Embarrassing. Most Popular, Best Babyface, Best Heel, Biggest Shock, Worst Feuds, and more to commemorate the Year of 1981.

Plus Johnny and Jeff talk about the top SONGS of 1981, 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

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Episode 184: Was That Too Short?

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we talk about WWF championship runs in the 80’s, discussing both the World and the Intercontinental titles. We have conversations on Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper, Randy Savage, Bob Backlund, Ultimate Warrior, HonkyTonk Man, Pedro Morales, Greg Valentine, Tito Santana, Magnificent Muraco, and more.

Plus there’s free bonus content where we preview the upcoming College Football Bowl Games and Playoff, 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

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