{"id":849,"date":"2021-06-25T10:08:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T14:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcadampod.com\/?p=849"},"modified":"2021-06-25T10:08:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T14:08:49","slug":"episode-159-giant-preying-mantis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mcadampod.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/25\/episode-159-giant-preying-mantis\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 159: Giant Preying Mantis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On this week\u2019s STICK TO WRESTLING we have a \u201cmailbag\u201d issue where we take questions from the listeners, including but not limited to:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;When should have Crockett moved on from Dusty as booker and who should have replaced him?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Which wrestling magazines were the best, and which were the worst?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;What wrestling that you remember loving in your youth did you re-watch as an adult and realize \u201cmaybe I should have left that as a memory\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Did exposure to the Wrestling Observer and other inside news sources <b>immediately<\/b> change the way you enjoyed pro wrestling?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;What stars from the 70\u2019s and 80\u2019s would not last in today\u2019s era and why?<\/p>\n<p>Plus Johnny Mac talks about all of the sitting around the wrestlers had to do back in the 80\u2019s,\u00a0so what are you waiting for? 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