Monthly Archives: May 2026

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Episode 415: The Four Horsemen Are Born

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we take a deep dive into the NWA during the month of May 1986!

— Ole Anderson makes a shocking return, leading directly to the formation of the Four Horsemen.
— Two masked men seek vigilante justice against Jim Cornette following his assault on Baby Doll.
— Tully Blanchard and Ron Garvin are at each other’s throats, and in the middle of it all they deliver an all-time classic on World Wide Wrestling.
— A series of bad decisions costs Magnum T.A. the United States title.
— Jim Cornette is now backed by Big Bubba Rogers, a large gentleman who has handled some of his mother’s less reputable affairs.
— Dusty Rhodes aligns himself with the Road Warriors.

Plus there’s lots of great and rare audio, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good podcast today!

STICK TO WRESTLING…give us sixty minutes and perhaps indeed we’ll give you a rawboned weekly classic pro wrestling 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 414: The Top Ten Wrestlers of 1976!

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we are joined by not only Steve Generelli, but former PWI Managing Editor Bob Smith and we have an awesome discussion about the Top Ten Wrestlers of 1976!

— Not everyone agrees on Number One.
— Bruno Sammartino’s injury had a huge impact on the wrestling industry.
— Bruno dominated the WWF, but someone else was even more dominant where they hang their hat.
— Where should Andre The Giant rank? We discuss the positives and negatives.
— A wrestler who was an unknown coming into 1976 ranks highly.
–We tell you who did almost nothing in the United States in 1976 but consistently appeared on magazine covers.

Plus Johnny Mac has a non-world champion as his Number Two and we reveal the original British Bulldogs, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good podcast today! Screw those barbeques and the Indianapolis 500, do Memorial Day Weekend right by listening to this pod!

STICK TO WRESTLING…give us sixty minutes and perhaps indeed we’ll give you a rawboned weekly classic pro wrestling 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 413: What’s Old Is New Again

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING it’s Part Two of our review the WWF during the month of April 1986!

We talk Hulk Hogan, Bobby Heenan, Bruno Sammartino, Terry Funk, Randy Savage, Jimmy Hart, Ricky Steamboat, the Hart Foundation, Jesse Ventura, Jake Roberts, Harley Race, Andre The Giant, Adrian Adonis, King Bong Bundy, British Bulldogs, Fred Blassie, Greg Valentine, Junkyard Dog, Iron Sheik, Miss Elizabeth, Bob Orton Jr, Dory Funk Jr, Magnificent Muraco, Big John Studd, Paul Orndorff, Tito Santana, Brutus Beefcake, Captain Lou Albano, Jimmy Jack Funk, Johnny Valiant, Nikolai Volkoff, Gene Okerlund, Killer Bees, Tony Atlas, Hercules Hernandez, King Tonga, the Rougeau Brothers, Dan Spivey, Pedro Morales, Corporal Kirschner, George Steele, Ted Arcedi, and more!

Plus there’s lots of great and rare audio from this era, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good podcast today!

STICK TO WRESTLING…give us sixty minutes and perhaps indeed we’ll give you a rawboned weekly classic pro wrestling 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 412: Back By Noon Tomorrow

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review the WWF during the month of April 1986!

We talk Hulk Hogan, Bobby Heenan, Bruno Sammartino, Terry Funk, Randy Savage, Jimmy Hart, Ricky Steamboat, the Hart Foundation, Jesse Ventura, Jake Roberts, Harley Race, Andre The Giant, Adrian Adonis, King Bong Bundy, British Bulldogs, Fred Blassie, Greg Valentine, Junkyard Dog, Iron Sheik, Miss Elizabeth, Bob Orton Jr, Dory Funk Jr, Magnificent Muraco, Big John Studd, Paul Orndorff, Tito Santana, Brutus Beefcake, Captain Lou Albano, Jimmy Jack Funk, Johnny Valiant, Nikolai Volkoff, Gene Okerlund, Killer Bees, Tony Atlas, Hercules Hernandez, King Tonga, the Rougeau Brothers, Dan Spivey, Pedro Morales, Corporal Kirschner, George Steele, Ted Arcedi, and more!

Plus there’s lots of great and rare audio from this era, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good podcast today!

STICK TO WRESTLING…give us sixty minutes and perhaps indeed we’ll give you a rawboned weekly classic pro wrestling 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 411: That Means You Work For Me

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we discuss the 1986 World Class Championship Wrestling’s Texas Stadium show, what led up to it, and what came after it!

— March 26, 2001 was the end of WCW. For practical purposes, May 4, 1986 was the end of WCCW. It just took us a while to figure that out.
— The promotion says Rick Rude is now a “world heavyweight champion”. Is anyone buying this?
— The girls in the crowd chanted for Sunshine. The guys quietly stared at Missy Hyatt.
— We detail the mass exodus this promotion suffered after this event.
— Bad Booking 101…the tag titles have been vacant since the end of 1985, and they’re still vacant?
— The Great Kabuki was over like crazy in 1981. It’s now 1986 and the world is a different place.

Plus Johnny Mac shares something Lou Thesz told him about Fritz Von Erich, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this WICKED GOOD podcast today!

STICK TO WRESTLING…give us sixty minutes and perhaps indeed we’ll give you a rawboned weekly classic pro wrestling podcast.

Produced by Lou Kipilman

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

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