{"id":919,"date":"2021-09-24T09:58:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T13:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcadampod.com\/?p=919"},"modified":"2021-09-24T09:58:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T13:58:09","slug":"episode-172-without-taking-us-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mcadampod.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/24\/episode-172-without-taking-us-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 172: Without Taking Us Around The World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On this week\u2019s STICK TO WRESTLING popular co-host Thomas Bane returns and we review the 1992 Phil Donahue show where Vince McMahon, Bruno Sammartino, Superstar Billy Graham, Barry Orton, Dave Meltzer, John Arezzi, and Murray Hodgkin all appear. 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