{"id":928,"date":"2021-10-08T10:14:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T14:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcadampod.com\/?p=928"},"modified":"2021-10-08T10:14:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T14:14:09","slug":"episode-174-the-1981-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcadampod.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/08\/episode-174-the-1981-year-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 174: The 1981 Year In Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by popular guest Steve Generelli as we review the year in wrestling that was 1981! 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