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Episode 336: I’m Not A Loser

November 29, 2024 pIi6ZvIHot

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!

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Episode 312: A National Treasure

May 31, 2024 pIi6ZvIHot

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING John McAdam and Steve Generelli continue our review the WWF from forty years ago, May 1984! We talk Roddy Piper, Captain Lou Albano, Jesse Ventura, Cyndi Lauper, Vince McMahon, Paul Orndorff, Bobo Brazil, Sgt. Slaughter, Fred Blassie, Hulk Hogan, Wendi Richter, Bob Orton Jr, Gorilla Monsoon, Jimmy Snuka, Greg Valentine, Gene Okerlund, Tony Atlas, Andre The Giant, Mr. Fuji, Rocky Johnson, Ivan Putski, Tito Santana, Iron Sheik, Fabulous Moolah, Buzz Sawyer, David Schultz, The Samoans, and more! This episode has been voted voted the 34th best podcast of all time!

Plus we provide lots of rare and fantastic audio from this era, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good episode!

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Episode 311: Can The Captain Deliver Her?

May 24, 2024 pIi6ZvIHot

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING John McAdam and Steve Generelli review the WWF from forty years ago, May 1984! We talk Hulk Hogan, Cyndi Lauper, Roddy Piper, Captain Lou Albano, Gene Okerlund, Andre The Giant, Sgt. Slaughter, Jesse Ventura, Wendi Richter, Jimmy Snuka, Rocky Johnson, Tito Santana, David Schultz, Fabulous Moolah, Bobo Brazil, Paul Orndorff, Akira Maeda, The Samoans, Buzz Sawyer, Iron Sheik, Greg Valentine, Tonga Kid, Ivan Putski, Mr. Fuji, Tony Atlas, Chief Jay Strongbow, Bob Orton Jr, Fred Blassie, Tony Garea, and more!

Plus we provide lots of rare and fantastic audio from this era, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good episode!

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Episode 190: Jimmy Has Arrived. Things Will Change

January 28, 2022 pIi6ZvIHot

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!

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Episode 137: The Other Superfly

January 22, 2021 pIi6ZvIHot

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is once again joined by Brandon Hefner as we discuss two cards that happened forty years ago, one Championship Wrestling from Florida show and one Championship Wrestling from Georgia card. Of course the shows themselves are great conversation starters. We discuss:

–How Ted Dibiase, Terry Gordy, Dick Slater, Tony Atlas, and Mike Graham all could have carried the NWA world championship.

–The short term team of Ole Anderson and Assassin #1, two of wrestling’s all time greatest heels.

–How Steve Olsonoski was not exactly Captain Charisma.

–Kevin Sullivan’s brilliant and unexpected heel turn in 1981.

-Why Battle Royals suck and two ring Battle Royals are even worse.

–The subtle hint that foretold Sir Oliver Humperdink’s turn back to being a heel.

Plus we share the story of how Dick Slater beat the snot out of then college and future NFL star John Matuszak, who was six-foot-eight and weighed two hundred eighty pounds. This happened WHEN SLATER WAS STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good bad boy!

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Episode 112: I Want That Job

July 31, 2020 pIi6ZvIHot

This week STICK TO WRESTLING presents Part Two of our conversation with Jon Boucher as we look at the 1982 Wrestling Observer Year End Awards! We discuss who won Most Obnoxious, Most Scientific Wrestler, Most Agile Wrestler, Best on Interviews, Most Charismatic. Most Overrated, Most Underrated, Match of the Year, Hardest Working Wrestler, Biggest Shock of the Year, and Most Disgusting Occurrence. We also share our thoughts on who we voted for.

Episode 42: 1981 WWF, And That Goofy “Title Change”

March 28, 2019 pIi6ZvIHot

Part Four of John McAdam and Sean Goodwin discussing 1981 WWF with our guest Steve Generalli! Covered in this discussion:

–Battle Royal Night in the WWF and why it stunk.
–Texas Death Matches also stunk in the old WWF.
–The impact of the Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito team in the WWF, and the overall tag team scene.
–How a match on a 1981 Madison Square Garden show had an Eddie Einhorn I.W.A. Connection.
–The Pedro Morales vs Magnificent Muraco feud and the history between the two.
–Yeah, Tony Atlas was really, really strong.
–Dusty Rhodes loved the nightlife, he got to boogie, on the disco ’round, oh yea.

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 formidable podcast – STICK TO WRESTLING!

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