{"id":2226,"date":"2026-06-12T17:21:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcadampod.com\/?p=2226"},"modified":"2026-06-12T17:21:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:21:43","slug":"episode-417-i-would-have-been-brutus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcadampod.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/episode-417-i-would-have-been-brutus\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 417:  I Would Have Been Brutus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week on STICK TO WRESTLING Johnny Mac and Steve Generelli take questions from the STICK TO WRESTLING Universe on the WWF during the year of 1986! 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