{"id":1957,"date":"2025-06-27T18:46:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T22:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcadampod.com\/?p=1957"},"modified":"2025-06-27T18:49:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T22:49:52","slug":"episode-366-1985-wrestler-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcadampod.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/27\/episode-366-1985-wrestler-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 366: 1985 Wrestler Of The Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING, John McAdam, Steve Generelli, and Craig Bartimole rank the Top Ten Wrestlers of 1985, and the debate gets heated! On the table:<\/p>\n

— The number one spot is obvious\u2026 or is it?
\n— Why the size of the stage mattered\u2014and why WWF and Jim Crockett Promotions dominated the conversation.
\n— How do stars from Mid-South, the AWA, and World Class stack up with the industry giants?
\n— Dusty Rhodes becomes \u201cthe Hulk Hogan of WTBS\u201d\u2014but how high does he rank? And what about his rising star, Magnum T.A.?– The main event at both Madison Square Garden and the Boston Garden was WHAT? Roddy Piper’s drawing power still loomed large.
\n— The one wrestler who\u2019s always tough to rank, no matter the year.<\/p>\n

Plus ChatGPT has the wrong wrestler listed as Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s 1985 Wrestler of the Year, so what are you waiting for? Download and listen to this wicked good podcast today! Join us as we revisit 1985 and decide who truly ruled the wrestling world!<\/p>\n

STICK TO WRESTLING\u2026give us sixty minutes and perhaps indeed we\u2019ll give you a rawboned weekly classic pro wrestling podcast.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Produced by Lou Kipilman<\/span><\/p>\n

Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n