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Episode 338: Turning Back The Clock To 1994

This week the STICK TO WRESTLING podcast is turning back the clock to 1994, one of the most exciting years in professional wrestling, for this week’s episode! We’re diving deep into the 1994 Year End Awards, discussing the top talent, unforgettable matches, and more. Whether you’re a die-hard fan of the golden era or just love the nostalgia of classic wrestling, this episode is a must-listen!

We break down some of the biggest categories, including:

–Wrestler of the Year
–Tag Team of the Year
–Match of the Year
–Best on Interviews
–Best Promotion

…and more!

Join us as we reminisce about the stars of 1994, including wrestling legends like Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Diesel, Paul E. Dangerously, Rock & Roll Express, Sabu, Terry Funk, Owen Hart, Ric Flair, Cactus Jack, Harlem Heat, Shane Douglas, Razor Ramon, Eddy Guerrero, and many others.

So what are you waiting for? Hit play and dive into this wicked good episode now! Whether you were a fan of the Monday Night Wars or you just love classic wrestling analysis, we’ve got you covered.

STICK TO WRESTLING: Give us sixty minutes, and perhaps indeed, we’ll give you a rawboned weekly classic wrestling podcast!

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Episode 333: My Son’s Been A Fan Since Day One-ish

This week on the STICK TO WRESTLING podcast, we’re diving into a deep, exciting, and sometimes heated discussion about the Top Ten candidates who are currently not in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.

We’re talking about the legends who shaped the business, including Magnificent Muraco, the British Bulldogs, Morris Sigel, Paul Orndorff, Dory Funk Jr, Jackson Browne, Ken Patera, Hayabusa, Junkyard Dog, Saturday Night’s Main Event, Jey & Jimmy Uso, George Scott, Sabu, Randy Orton, the Von Erichs, Ricky Steamboat, Wild Bull Curry, Tiger Mask, Gino Hernandez, the Rock & Roll Express, Wrestlemania 1, the Grand Wizard of Wrestling, and many more.

With the Observer Hall Class of 2024 just around the corner, we break down who should be in and why they’re being overlooked (or not). You don’t want to miss out on this conversation as we look back at their careers, their influence, and what it takes to make the Hall. Who deserves to be inducted and who’s been overlooked?

Plus there’s Juan Soto free agent talk, so what are you waiting for? Download the latest episode and join us for a WICKED GOOD podcast! We’ll give you sixty minutes of pure wrestling analysis, and whatever else comes with it.

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 322: Random Results Are Fun!

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we look at some random classic results! We talk Paul Orndorff, Dynamite Kid, Bob Backlund, David Von Erich, Billy Jack Haynes, Stan Lane, Buddy Landel, Jerry Lawler, Sir Oliver Humperdink, Dick the Bruiser, Ted DiBiase, Larry Zbyszko, Tommy Rich, Steve Keirn, Chief Jay Strongbow, David Schultz, The Irwins, Kazuo Sakurada, Swede Hanson, Rick Martel, Ricky Gibson, Bryan St. John, David Sierra, Dennis Condrey, Phil Hickerson, Jojo Andrews, Don Serrano, Jules Strongbow, Buzz Tyler, and more!

Plus Steve and Johnny Mac discuss the 1990 Wrestling Observer Yearbook, 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 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 159: Giant Preying Mantis

On this week’s STICK TO WRESTLING we have a “mailbag” issue where we take questions from the listeners, including but not limited to:

–When should have Crockett moved on from Dusty as booker and who should have replaced him?

–Which wrestling magazines were the best, and which were the worst?

–What wrestling that you remember loving in your youth did you re-watch as an adult and realize “maybe I should have left that as a memory”?

–Did exposure to the Wrestling Observer and other inside news sources immediately change the way you enjoyed pro wrestling?

–What stars from the 70’s and 80’s would not last in today’s era and why?

Plus Johnny Mac talks about all of the sitting around the wrestlers had to do back in the 80’s, 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 145: Worst Tag Team Of The Year

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is once again joined by John Muse, and we do Part Two of our 1990 Year End Awards. John McAdam and John Muse practically wrote the 1990 Wrestling Observer Yearbook, so who better to discuss the 1990 Year End Awards? In the discussion:

–Who was 1990 Wrestler of the Year? Both McAdam and Muse have surprising choices.

–John McAdam picked him as 1980’s Wrestler of the Year. A decade later he’s Worst Wrestler.

–1989 had four great pay per views. 1990 had none, but one of them had to win Best Show.

–Best Tag Team? There were two obvious contenders.

–John Muse’s pick for “Best Heel” barely wrestled in 1990. That’s how great he was.

–Anyone want to guess who got a vote for Worst Tag Team? 🙂

Plus John Muse talks about driving from Michigan to Philadelphia in 1990 for a couple of indy shows, 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 129: I’m Worth Something

Hi Everyone:

I’m John McAdam and I’m here to tell you that this episode of STICK TO WRESTLING is a special one, something I’ve been planning for months.

Back in 2003, Dave Meltzer had a talk show on CBS Sportsline Network. Ole Anderson had just released a book, and Dave invited Ole as a guest on the show to promote it. The lit matches and the gasoline collided, and the interview was THE topic of wrestling chats and messageboards at the time. Thomas Bane and I took a close look at this disaster as STICK TO WRESTLING provides a Thanksgiving leftover show that’s over TWO HOURS of controversy and laughs.

I hope you and your families all had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day. Enjoy the episode!

JRM

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Episode 112: I Want That Job

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.

Other topics discussed were:

–What did Ivan Putski and Jimmy Valiant have in common? It’s not just the quality of their matches.
–Ric Flair and Bob Backlund agreeing via their autobiographies that their unification match was terrible.
–The decline of Gordon Solie.
–Mil Mascaras’ gift of being extremely photogenic.
–The Roddy Piper babyface formula.
–Tony Atlas’ unreached potential.

Plus Jon shares a story about the guy whose job was to get Vader’s headgear and shoulderpads from town to town, 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 83: “Overrated” Is Not Synonymous With “Bad”

Stick To Wrestling wraps up our three part 1989 Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards review with popular guest Jeff Bowdren! We talk Match of the Year for 1989, a year that had multiple “Match of the DECADE” candidates. We also talk 1979 Rookie of the Year, Best Manager, Best and Worst TV announcer, Best and Worst Major Wrestling Card, Best Wrestling Move, Hardest Worker, and Biggest Shock of the Year.

John McAdam and Jeff Bowdren both provided commentary in the 1989 Wrestling Observer Yearbook, where the awards were announced, and are still highly informed and enthusiastic about the subject at hand!

Plus there’s Joe Montana talk, so what are you waiting for? DOWNLOAD THIS WICKED GOOD BAD BOY.

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

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Episode 82: Culture Club

John McAdam and Sean Goodwin are once again joined by popular guest Jeff Bowdren as we continue to review the Wrestling Observer Awards from 1989. Who was the most obnoxous person in wrestling? Who did the best interviews? Who was the most charismatic? Who was the best brawler? Best flying wrestler? Most overrated (overpushed)? Most underrated (underpushed)? Best promotion? Best Television Show?

Also discussed:

–Who did the Observer culture hate more, Dusty Rhodes or the WWF?

–The NWA, and it’s political games.

–Did Gary Hart sabotage The Great Muta?

–Scotty The Body becomes The Raven.

–The WWF sabotaging a NWA PPV.

–Was 1989 a year where Jerry Lawler did something dumb?

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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