{"id":354,"date":"2019-08-15T23:43:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T03:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcadampod.com\/?p=354"},"modified":"2019-08-15T23:43:04","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T03:43:04","slug":"episode-62-stop-your-sobbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcadampod.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/15\/episode-62-stop-your-sobbing\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 62: Stop Your Sobbing"},"content":{"rendered":"

On this week\u2019s Stick To Wrestling podcast we continue our Summer Series as we take a look at the Summer of 1979 in the WWF as John McAdam and Sean Goodwin are joined by fellow old school WWF fanatic Randy Barrier. On the table this week: <\/p>\n

–Pat Patterson wins the North American title, and then \u201cwins\u201d the Intercontinental Title.<\/p>\n

–Swede Hanson gets a main event in Madison Square Garden, Pat Patterson gets an unprecedented four match series against Bob Backlund, and Roddy Piper gets the shaft. John shares his theory of how Hanson got that spot. <\/p>\n

–\u201cMillions Sob As Volkoff Attacks Bruno\u201d. That really was on the cover of \u201cThe Wrestler\u201d magazine after Volkoff did exactly that in the Summer of 1979. <\/p>\n

–The Greg Valentine vs Chief Jay Strongbow feud, which started with Strongbow writhing in agony with a broken leg at ringside while the matches went on as scheduled with the heels taunting him. <\/p>\n

–The Valiant Brothers main evented Madison Square Garden in 1974 and 1975, then finally returned in 1979\u2026but things just weren\u2019t the same. What went wrong? <\/p>\n

Plus, Randy provides a firsthand account of Jimmy Valiant turning on Chief Jay Strongbow in 1971. <\/p>\n

What are you waiting for? DOWNLOAD THIS BAD BOY! STICK TO WRESTLING! Give us sixty minutes and we’ll give you a wicked good podcast.<\/p>\n

Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam & Sean Goodwin is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network.<\/p>\n