{"id":2068,"date":"2025-11-07T17:01:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T22:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcadampod.com\/?p=2068"},"modified":"2025-11-07T17:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T22:01:12","slug":"episode-385-the-original-big-bossman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mcadampod.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/07\/episode-385-the-original-big-bossman\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 385: The Original Big Bossman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week on Stick To Wrestling we discuss the WWF during the first part of November 1985!<\/p>\n<p>We recap the November 2, 1985 edition of Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event. 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