{"id":806,"date":"2021-04-23T09:33:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T13:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcadampod.com\/?p=806"},"modified":"2021-04-23T09:33:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T13:33:30","slug":"episode-150-addressing-that-rumor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcadampod.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/23\/episode-150-addressing-that-rumor\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 150: Addressing That Rumor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined once again by popular guest Will Rickard, as we pay homage to the card where Tommy Rich winning the NWA forty long years ago. We talk about:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Tommy Rich held the NWA title for five days, and did not get to appear on WTBS with the actual belt. Was this good for Tommy&#8217;s career?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;NWA President Jim Crockett Jr flying back from Japan once he heard of the unexpected switch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;How did this switch come about? 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Download and listen to this wicked good bad boy!<\/p>\n<p>Stick To Wrestling- give us sixty minutes and perhaps indeed, we\u2019ll give you a rawbone podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by Lou Kipilman<\/p>\n<p>Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6242\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-806-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sticktowrestling\/mcadampod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/McAdam150.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sticktowrestling\/mcadampod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/McAdam150.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sticktowrestling\/mcadampod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/McAdam150.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\/2021\/04\/McAdam150.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/mcadampod.com\/?powerpress_pinw=806-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sticktowrestling\/mcadampod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/McAdam150.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"McAdam150.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 STICK TO WRESTLING is joined once again by popular guest Will Rickard, as we pay homage to the card where Tommy Rich winning the NWA forty long years ago. 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