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Episode 267: Was Three A Crowd?

This week’s episode of STICK TO WRESTLING sees John McAdam, Steve Generelli, and Steve Crawford taking questions from the Stick To Wrestling Universe of what was going on during the Summer of 1983! Among the issues discussed:

–Should Bob Backlund have still been WWF champion at this point?
–What if the NWA created a show on national cable featuring all of the stars from their various territories?
–Why was the NWA championship taken from Ric Flair?
–Did adding a third member hurt The Samoans as a tag team?
–Why wasn’t World Class Championship Wrestling on a major national cable outlet?
–Were all three of the world champions getting stale?

Plus we discuss the changing role of the NWA championship, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good podcast today!

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Episode 262: WWF, Spring 1983

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review the WWF of forty years ago, in the Spring of 1983! We talk Bob Backlund, Jimmy Snuka, Magnificent Muraco, Andre The Giant, Rocky Johnson, Captain Lou Albano, Superstar Billy Graham, Sgt. Slaughter, Fred Blassie, The Samoans, Big John Studd, Tito Santana, Iron Mike Sharpe, The Grand Wizard (of wrestling, of course), Ivan Koloff, The Strongbows, Ray Stevens, Tony Garea, Buddy Rogers, early WWF expansion, Vince McMahon’s falling out with the magazines, and much more.

Plus there’s lots of RARE audio from this era, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good podcast today!

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Episode 253: Please Don’t Shout

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we talk 1983 AWA Wrestling with lots of rare audio! Discussions on this week’s episode include:

–Greg Gagne had been a wrestler for ten years and grew up in a wrestling family, yet John and Steve have to explain to him that babyfaces aren’t supposed to be whiny.
–We finally figure out who should have replaced Hulk Hogan as the AWA’s top babyface.
–The AWA may not have done a lot of long term planning, but they had big plans for Jerry Blackwell. We tell you about them.
–Mad Dog Vachon, the AWA’s neighborhood bully.
–A pro wrestling television broadcast; the perfect place to have Verne Gagne recommend a local to raise one of your horses.
–Vince McMahon ALLEGEDLY had a mole in the AWA’s locker room. We tell you it allegedly was.

It’s a longer than usual episode, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good podcast today!

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Episode 241: Don’t Lip Off To Me

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined again by popular guest Dr. Nick Coliadis, as we discuss one of the episodes of WWF Championship Wrestling from 1980 that were recently released on Peacock! We delve into:

–The legendary Bruno Sammartino / Larry Zybysko match, which aired on this episode. We give you all of the background that led up to this match.
–The brand new and shiny Hulk Hogan.
–Vince McMahon trying so darn hard to be Howard Cosell.
–The illogic of squash matches and job guys.
–Ken Patera’s “personal” relationship with The Grand Wizard.
–The fans quickly embracing the newly turned Pat Patterson.

Plus we have audio of the interviews that took place BEFORE the Sammarrtino vs Zybysko match, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good podcast today!

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Episode 215: Mudpies

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by popular guest Randy Smith as we talk WWF during the Summer of 1982! Bob Backlund, Playboy Buddy Rose, Jimmy Snuka, Superstar Billy Graham, Andre The Giant, Bob Orton Jr, Captain Lou Albano, The Strongbows, Salvatorre Bellomo, Blackjack Mulligan, Steve Travis, Vince McMahon, Tony Garea, Pedro Morales, Dynamite Kid, and more!

What are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good podcast today!

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Episode 173: You Don’t Know This Man

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is once again joined by Thomas Bane as we present Part Two of our look at the 1992 Phil Donahue show where Vince McMahon, Bruno Sammartino, Superstar Billy Graham, Barry Orton, Dave Meltzer, John Arezzi, and Murray Hodgkin all appear.

This is from the period where the WWF’s sex and drug scandals were at their peak, and we took a look at what got the WWF to this place. There are accusations of steroid use, rampant use of recreational drugs, sexual harassment and sexual assault, and more. We take a look at everything that is being said.

Stick To Wrestling- give us sixty minutes and perhaps indeed, we’ll give you a wicked good and rawboned podcast!

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Episode 147: DTA – Don’t Turn Austin

This week STICK TO WRESTLING continues it’s talk on Wrestlemania X7, universally considered one of the greatest pro wrestling events era and the pinnacle of The Attitude Era. On tap this week:

–The WWF was crazy, and I mean CRAZY, to turn Steve Austin and align him with Vince McMahon.

–The immediate creative collapse the WWF suffered after this show.

–Triple H was great, but that was not how a heel should be portrayed.

–The company had been giving a lot of spotlight to the McMahons before and during this show, but we hadn’t see anything yet.

–The legends battle royal.

–Chyna found herself in a really tough spot, and still managed to come across as an unsympathetic character.

Plus Johnny Mac complains about the company trying to make Stephanie McMahon into a c-word, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good bad boy!

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Episode 119: Don’t Visit The Doctor

STICK TO WRESTLING is joined again by popular guest Tyler Judd, and we discuss the first ever episode of Tuesday Night Titans! Included in the conversation:

–Lord Alfred Hays says old time wrestlers were “beer swillers and wench chasers”.

–A disturbing vignette featuring Dr. D David Schultz.

–The WWF crew terrorizes a local talk show.

–Afa and Sika make soup.

–Lou Albano, underappreciated genius.

–Andre The Giant was really, really big.

Plus Panthers fan Tyler and Patriots fan Johnny Mac talk about Cam Newton’s debut in New England, and the 30th anniversary of The Black Scorpion 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 118: …And Say You’re Sorry

STICK TO WRESTLING is joined for the first time by Brent Nicholas and we discuss shows that took place this week in 1986! Included in the conversation:

–Terry Gordy, who as UWF world champion eld up favorably compared to Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan. One Man Gang as UWF champion did not.

–Terry Funk pretending to blow out his knee at Wrestlemania 2 so that he could leave the WWF right away.

–The abysmal failure of Dick Slater’s “The Rebel” gimmick in the WWF and how his career never recovered from it.

–Jimmy Snuka vs Colonel DeBeers, perhaps the worst feud of all time.

–Who would have been a better opponent for Hulk Hogan at Wrestlemania 2? We consider Nikita Koloff, Bruiser Brody, and Terry Gordy.

–The Midnight Rockers looked like a joke when they debuted…then the bell rang.

Plus we discuss the controversial Vince McMahon / Trish Stratus angle and storyline from 2001, 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 116: Catching The Towel

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is once again joined by Shawn Heimberger as we take questions from our listeners! We answer:

What if Hogan goes to the WWF with Verne’s belt, craps on the AWA and effectively kills off the AWA in 84?

Could Steve Keirn have succeeded or exceeded Backlund’s reign if given the opportunity as WWWF champion?

What if Vince McMahon never got the USA network spot. Who could or should have gotten the spot and what would Vince’s next plan of attack be?

What happens if David Von Erich doesn’t die?

Would longer, multi year title reigns would work in today’s wrestling environment?

What if Vince McMahon kept the TBS show as it’s own show and ran Georgia as a satellite promotion?

And much, much more! Plus Johnny Mac tells the story of one of his friends catching Bob Backlund’s towel at the old Boston Garden 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 will give you a rawbone podcast!

Produced by Lou Kipilman

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