{"id":915,"date":"2021-09-17T10:38:01","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T14:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcadampod.com\/?p=915"},"modified":"2021-09-17T10:38:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T14:38:01","slug":"episode-171-dusty-did-not-sandbag-flair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mcadampod.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/17\/episode-171-dusty-did-not-sandbag-flair\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 171: Dusty Did Not Sandbag Flair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 17 is the 40th Anniversary of Ric Flair winning his first NWA title and we celebrate the day by having popular co-host Brandon Hefner return to STICK TO WRESTLING! Among the things we discuss:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Was the average fan surprised when Flair won?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Who would have been the alternative choices to having Flair as NWA champion?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Would Charlotte have been a better choice as the city Flair won the title in?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Did Eddie Graham and Dusty Rhodes try to undermine Flair&#8217;s title reign?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Which promoters wanted Flair as champion, and which did not?<\/p>\n<p>Plus we talk about Michael Hayes &#8216; being announced as appearing at the Boston Garden in 1983 and the place coming unglued, so what are so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good bad boy!<\/p>\n<p>Stick To Wrestling- give us sixty minutes and perhaps indeed, we\u2019ll give you a wicked good and rawboned podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by Lou Kipilman<\/p>\n<p>Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6564\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-915-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sticktowrestling\/mcadampod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/McAdam171.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sticktowrestling\/mcadampod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/McAdam171.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sticktowrestling\/mcadampod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/McAdam171.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sticktowrestling\/mcadampod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/McAdam171.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/mcadampod.com\/?powerpress_pinw=915-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sticktowrestling\/mcadampod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/McAdam171.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"McAdam171.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/mcadampod.com\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 17 is the 40th Anniversary of Ric Flair winning his first NWA title and we celebrate the day by having popular co-host Brandon Hefner return to STICK TO WRESTLING! 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