{"id":1873,"date":"2025-02-28T13:17:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T18:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcadampod.com\/?p=1873"},"modified":"2025-02-28T13:17:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T18:17:22","slug":"episode-349-settling-scores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcadampod.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/episode-349-settling-scores\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 349: Settling Scores"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week on STICK TO WRESTLING features Part Two of our review of all things WWF, February 1985!<\/p>\n<p>The month was a turning point in the WWF\u2019s history, with celebrity involvement and mainstream exposure paving the way for WrestleMania I. The War to Settle the Score on MTV was a massive success, setting the stage for professional wrestling\u2019s boom in the mid-to-late 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>The WWF was aggressively expanding nationwide, competing with regional territories. The promotion was actively signing top talent from rival organizations, and Vince McMahon\u2019s vision was pushing WWF toward becoming a global powerhouse.<\/p>\n<p>We also review The War to Settle the Score, a pivotal event that aired on MTV featuring Hulk Hogan vs. Roddy Piper for the WWF Championship. The match ended in disqualification after interference from Paul Orndorff and Bob Orton Jr. Mr. T came to Hogan\u2019s aid, setting the stage for the first WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<p>Plus there\u2019s lot of rare and classic audio, so what are you waiting for? Hit play and dive into this wicked good episode now!<\/p>\n<p>STICK TO WRESTLING: Give us sixty minutes, and perhaps indeed, we\u2019ll give you a rawboned weekly classic wrestling podcast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Produced by Lou Kipilman<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4697\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1873-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sticktowrestling\/mcadampod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/McAdam351.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sticktowrestling\/mcadampod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/McAdam351.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sticktowrestling\/mcadampod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/McAdam351.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\/2025\/02\/McAdam351.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/mcadampod.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1873-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sticktowrestling\/mcadampod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/McAdam351.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"McAdam351.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/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>This week on STICK TO WRESTLING features Part Two of our review of all things WWF, February 1985! The month was a turning point in the WWF\u2019s history, with celebrity involvement and mainstream exposure paving the way for WrestleMania I. 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