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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!

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Episode 410: Vicious Horse Analogies

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

—Jim Cornette and the Midnight Express deliver a brutal assault on Baby Doll in an angle that’s both great and genuinely uncomfortable. The real-life heat between Cornette and Baby Doll was obvious, and we jump into all of it.
—Ricky Morton steps up to challenge Ric Flair for the NWA World Title. Do the fans actually buy Morton as a serious threat? And maybe more importantly, does that even matter?
—Tully Blanchard takes exception to Ron Garvin’s knockout punch as a finisher, so naturally he responds the only way Tully would: by smashing Garvin’s right hand with a cowboy boot.
—Paul Jones approaches Manny Fernandez with an offer for the first time. It won’t be the last.
—Magnum T.A. may be the United States Champion, but it’s Nikita Koloff who’s dictating the terms as the challenger.
—Arn Anderson continues to thrive as NWA Television Champion, quietly putting together one of the best runs in the business.

Plus there’s lots of rare and great 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

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Episode 407: Just Say “Uh-Oh”

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review the WWF during the month of April 1986, including a close look at Wrestlemania 2!

We talk Hulk Hogan, Andre The Giant, King Kong Bundy, Randy Savage, Bobby Heenan, Terry Funk, Jake Roberts, Jesse Ventura, Roddy Piper, Ricky Steamboat, Big John Studd, George Steele, British Bulldogs, Miss Elizabeth, Greg Valentine, Adrian Adonis, Fred Blassie, Brutus Beefcake, Captain Lou Albano, Hercules Hernandez, Hillbilly Jim, Iron Sheik, Mr. T, Bob Orton Jr, and more!

Plus we drop a rumor of how the Rougeau Brothers landed in the WWF, 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

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Episode 405: Training Undergarments

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we are joined by popular returning guest Todd Godd, and we review the NWA during the month of March 1986! On the discussion table:

— Ric Flair and Ricky Morton spend the month sniping at one another, and at the end there’s an explosion.
— Pez Whatley completes the craziest heel turn in pro wrestling history, and that’s not hyperbole.
— Dusty Rhodes gifts his cage, Betty Lou, to the Rock & Roll Express. Is there now a gorilla on the loose?
— Jimmy Garvin makes prank calls on World Wide Wrestling.
— Nikita Koloff’s grandstand challenge to Magnum T.A. is starting to blow up in his face.
— They are building for the debut of The Four Horsemen. It’s subtle, but it’s there.
— The Crockett Cup tag team tournament is getting a big push, and we tell you how they screwed it up.

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

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Episode 404: They Did Stinky Stuff To Me

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we continue our review of the WWF from the month of March 1986!

We talk Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Jake Roberts, Bobby Heenan, Mr. T, Jesse Ventura, Terry Funk, Paul Orndorff, Greg Valentine, Roddy Piper, Jimmy Hart, Ricky Steamboat, Adrian Adonis, Captain Lou Albano, Tito Santana, Hillbilly Jim, Iron Sheik, The Hart Foundation, Hercules Hernandez, Brutus Beefcake, Nikolai Volkoff, British Bulldogs, Junkyard Dog, Fred Blassie, George Steele, Miss Elizabeth, Big John Studd, Bob Orton Jr, Killer Bees, Johnny Valiant, Fabulous Moolah, Sivi Afi, and more!

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 403: That’s Too Many Nicknames

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review the WWF from the month of March 1986!

We talk Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Jake Roberts, Bobby Heenan, Mr. T, Jesse Ventura, Terry Funk, Paul Orndorff, Greg Valentine, Roddy Piper, Jimmy Hart, Ricky Steamboat, Adrian Adonis, Captain Lou Albano, Tito Santana, Hillbilly Jim, Iron Sheik, The Hart Foundation, Hercules Hernandez, Brutus Beefcake, Nikolai Volkoff, British Bulldogs, Junkyard Dog, Fred Blassie, George Steele, Miss Elizabeth, Big John Studd, Bob Orton Jr, Killer Bees, Johnny Valiant, Fabulous Moolah, Sivi Afi, and more!

Plus Johnny Mac gives a STICK TO WRESTLING “Tatte Of the Union” address AND 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 402: A Morbid Fear Of Heights

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we discuss the what happened in the NWA / Jim Crockett promotions during the month of February 1986! On the discussion table:

— Dusty Rhodes is great, but he’s becoming a bit overexposed. Perhaps he should speak with the booker about that.
— We have new NWA tag team champions: The Midnight Express, managed by Jim Cornette.
— Nikita Koloff refuses to wrestle on television until he gets the match he wants: a showdown with Magnum TA.
— Arn Anderson is getting his first push as a singles wrestler, and he’s exceeding expectations.
— Jimmy Garvin and Precious make their debuts. As does..uh…Teijo Khan.
— There’s a new NWA championship belt, as “Big Goldy” debuts.

Plus we discuss what a great actor Baby Doll was and 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 401: Stan Lane Has Grown Weary

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review Mid-South Wrestling from February, 1986 with popular returning guest host Mike Mills!

–Mid-South is in a tough spot. Jake Roberts and Dick Slater are feuding over the North American title, but Jake is leaving for the WWF. Then a Houston columnist publicly blows off the idea of Jake winning the title. We discuss how Bill Watts handles it all.
–There’s the Masked Superstar and then there’s a fake Masked Superstar. It’s confusing, but Johnny Mac has an idea of what they were trying to do.
–Eddie Gilbert is on the rise and is about to serve a cold plate of revenge to Sir Oliver Humperdink.
–Hacksaw Jim Duggan is back after a tour of Japan, and Terry Taylor is back after his run on “The Superstation”.
–Jake Roberts injures Dark Journey with the DDT. Let’s just say the 1986 reaction to this was way different than what the 2026 reaction would have been.
–The Fabulous One arrive as heels- the role they always belonged in.

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

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Episode 400: Fun in Fresno!

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we continue our review the WWF from the month of February 1986!

We talk Bobby Heenan, Hulk Hogan, Bruno Sammartino, Randy Savage, Mr. T, Fred Blassie, Jesse Ventura, Terry Funk, Ricky Steamboat, Junkyard Dog, Paul Orndorff, Greg Valentine, Roddy Piper, Jimmy Hart, Adrian Adonis, Captain Lou Albano, Tito Santana, Hillbilly Jim, Iron Sheik, The Hart Foundation, Hercules Hernandez, Brutus Beefcake, British Bulldogs, George Steele, Miss Elizabeth, Big John Studd, Bob Orton Jr, Killer Bees, Johnny Valiant, Nikolai Volkoff, and more!

Plus we get into details of Roddy Piper, Magnificent Muraco, and Bob Orton Jr’s wild night in Fresno, CA that took place on February 12, 1986, 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

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Episode 398: They Turned The Wrong Guy

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING, we review World Class Championship Wrestling from January and February 1986!

–Bill Mercer visits The Freebirds at a pool hall in an entertaining sketch.
–Gino Hernandez and Chris Adams are now feuding, and the booking is a bit too fast-paced.
–There’s a main event that looks good on paper, but stinks in the ring.
–The hot girl never gets the middle-of-the-road guy over. Yes, we discuss Missy Hyatt and John Tatum.
–WCCW rolls out an angle that is in the worst taste imaginable.
–We discuss a good old fashioned phantom title switch that the promotion presented.

Plus we’ve loaded the show with great and genuinely 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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