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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we present Part Two of our revisited 1976 Year-End Awards!<\/p>\n

Part One is here, where we discuss 1976 Wrestler of the Year: https:\/\/mcadampod.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/episode-414-the-top-ten-wrestlers-of-1976\/<\/a><\/p>\n

This week John McAdam, Bob Smith, and Steve Generelli talk Bruno Sammartino, Terry Funk, Nick Bockwinkel, The Andersons, Stan Hansen, Superstar Billy Graham, Dusty Rhodes, The Sheik, Bobby Heenan, and more!<\/p>\n

— 1976 Tag Team of the Year
\n— 1976 Manager of the Year
\n— 1976 Best Babyface
\n— 1976 Best Heel
\n— 1976 Most Washed Up Wrestler
\n— 1976 Match of the Year
\n— 1976 Feud of the Year
\n— 1976 Rookie of the Year
\n— 1976 Best on Interviews<\/p>\n

What are you waiting for? Download it, fire it up, and join us for another wicked good episode of STICK TO WRESTLING.<\/p>\n

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

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

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