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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we talk Rick Rude, The Black Scorpion, Southeast Championship Wrestling, Wahoo McDaniel, Mil Mascaras, Adrian Adonis, The 1994 Super J-Cup Tournament, Sting, Billy Jack Haynes, Starrcade ’89, Lex Luger, Paul Orndorff, Road Warriors, and more!

What are you waiting for? Download it, fire it up, and join us for another wicked good episode of STICK TO WRESTLING.

STICK TO WRESTLING: give us sixty minutes, and perhaps indeed we’ll give you a rawboned weekly classic pro wrestling podcast.

Produced by Lou Kipilman

Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we ask the big question – how would certain wrestlers fared had their Dad not been a promoter and / or a booker?

We talk Greg Gagne, Mike Graham, George Gulas, Tully Blanchard, The Von Erichs, Jeff Jarrett, Dustin Rhodes, Brian Christopher, Erik Watts, Shane & Stephanie McMahon and more!

What are you waiting for? Download it, fire it up, and join us for another wicked good episode of STICK TO WRESTLING.

STICK TO WRESTLING: give us sixty minutes, and perhaps indeed we’ll give you a rawboned weekly classic pro wrestling podcast.

Produced by Lou Kipilman

Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review the NWA during the month of 1986! Has a major promotion ever had a more eventful month?

We talk Magnum T.A., Ric Flair, Nikita Koloff, Dusty Rhodes, Rock & Roll Express, Rick Rude, Tully Blanchard, The Road Warriors, Manny Fernandez, Dick Murdoch, Ole & Arn Anderson, Jim Cornette, Buddy Landell, Ivan Koloff, Jimmy Valiant, Brad Armstrong, Shaska Whatley, Baby Doll, Dutch Mantel, Baron Von Raschke, Bill Dundee, Paul Jones, Tim Horner, The Barbarian, Jimmy Garvin, Krusher Khruschev, Wahoo McDaniel, Ron Garvin, Big Bubba Rogers, Bobby Jaggers, and more! Also on the discussion table:

— Magnum T.A.’s career comes to a tragic end in an automobile accident. One of wrestling’s brightest young stars has his future stolen in an instant.
— Nikita Koloff turns babyface in a manner that is both shocking and completely logical.
— Ric Flair gives Baby Doll her walking papers. The Nature Boy has a long history of questionable decisions involving women, but this one comes with a pink slip.
— The Four Horsemen ambush Dusty Rhodes in a parking lot—and have the whole thing videotaped for public consumption. Nothing says class like a gang beat down with a camera crew.
— The Midnight Express are forced to face the Road Warriors in a Scaffold Match at Starrcade, and Jim Cornette cannot hide his displeasure.
— Paul Jones has crushed Jimmy Valiant’s spirit by taking Jimmy’s hair, and then his best friend. Valiant has nothing left to put up to get Jones to agree to another Hair Match…or does he?

Plus we prove that Starrcade ’86 did not ever have Ric Flair vs Magnum T.A. scheduled as it’s main event, plus there’s lots of rare and great audio, so are you waiting for? Download it, fire it up, and join us for another wicked good episode of STICK TO WRESTLING.

STICK TO WRESTLING: give us sixty minutes, and perhaps indeed we’ll give you a rawboned weekly classic pro wrestling podcast.

Produced by Lou Kipilman

Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review championship Wrestling From Florida during the year of 1976. Barry Rose is our guest, and he watched all of the television and attended the house shows during this time!

We talk Dusty Rhodes, Eddie Graham, Jack Brisco, Terry Funk, Gordon Solie, Superstar Billy Graham, Steve Keirn, The Assassin, Ox Baker, Bob Backlund, Bob Orton Jr, Billy Robinson, Thunderbolt Patterson, Mike Graham, Bob Roop, and much more! Also on the discussion table:

— This is the year Dusty Rhodes broke out as THE star in Florida, much like Bruno Sammartino was THE star in New York.
— Steve Keirn and Bob Roop engage in a heated and very personal feud.
— Superstar Billy Graham shows up and becomes the lead heel. —Terry Funk puts a bounty on Dusty Rhodes’ head.
— A very young Bob Backlund is here, learning the ropes and gaining experience.
— ”The Gladiator” shows up wearing a mask, but he still looks very familiar.

So are you waiting for? Download it, fire it up, and join us for another wicked good episode of STICK TO WRESTLING. By doing so you’ll make it the best Columbus Day weekend ever!

STICK TO WRESTLING: give us sixty minutes, and perhaps indeed we’ll give you a rawboned weekly classic pro wrestling podcast.

Produced by Lou Kipilman

Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review the WWF from October, 1986!

Bobby Heenan, Roddy Piper, Randy Savage, Jake Roberts, Hulk Hogan, Honkytonk Man, Ricky Steamboat, Big John Studd, Jesse Ventura, Dino Bravo, Paul Orndorff, Danny Davis, Butch Reed, Don Muraco, British Bulldogs, Andre The Giant, Adrian Adonis, Kamala, Harley Race, The Wizard, Bob Orton Jr, Hart Foundation, Vince McMahon, Blackjack Mulligan, Slick, Pedro Morales, Nikolai Volkoff, Greg Valentine, Sika, The Islanders, Jimmy Jack Funk, Fred Blassie, George Steele, The Machines, Jimmy Hart, King Kong Bundy, Tito Santana, Kamala, Killer Bees, Gene Okerlund, Johnny V, Koko B. Ware, Dick Slater, Hercules Hernandez, Killer Bees, Bruno Sammartino, Captain Lou Albano, Billy Jack Haynes, Brutus Beefcake, The Rougeaus, Junkyard Dog, The Iron Sheik, Mr. Fuji, and more! Also discussed:

— The sun finally sets on Fred Blassie’s career in wrestling that lasted over fifty years.
— Saturday Night’s Main Event goes over the top trying to get non-wrestling fans to sample the product.
— We talk about the career arcs of Barry O and Ron Shaw- that’s how hardcore this podcast is.
— Honkytonk Man as a babyface is a complete stinkbomb and no, it was not all part of the plan.
— Butch Reed has an obsession with all things that are natural.
— Dino Bravo returns as a heel. It may not seem so now but this was shocking at the time.

Plus Johnny Mac tells a story about gambling on wrestling results and there’s lot’s of great, rare audio, so are you waiting for? Download it, fire it up, and join us for another wicked good episode of STICK TO WRESTLING.

STICK TO WRESTLING: give us sixty minutes, and perhaps indeed we’ll give you a rawboned weekly classic pro wrestling podcast.

Produced by Lou Kipilman

Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review Pacific Northwest Wrestling (or “Portland Wrestling”) from the year of 1976!

We talk Playboy Buddy Rose, Terry Funk, Jesse Ventura, Jimmy Snuka, Apache Bull Ramos, Dutch Savage, Andre The Giant, The Samoans, Jay Youngblood, The Royal Kangaroos, Stan Stasiak, Dale Lewis, and more!

Plus we discuss the legacy of Bouncy Bruce Smith, so are you waiting for? Download it, fire it up, and join us for another wicked good episode of STICK TO WRESTLING.

STICK TO WRESTLING: give us sixty minutes, and perhaps indeed we’ll give you a rawboned weekly classic pro wrestling podcast.

Produced by Lou Kipilman

Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review the NWA from the month of September 1986!

We talk Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Tully Blanchard, Road Warriors, Magnum TA, Arn Anderson, Nikita Koloff, Jim Cornette, Ole Anderson, Baby Doll, Rock & Roll Express, Manny Fernandez, J.J. Dillon, Dick Murdoch, Buddy Landell, Midnight Express, Paul Jones, Krusher Krushev, Jimmy Garvin, Dutch Mantell, Rick Rude, Brad Armstrong, Bill Dundee, Jimmy Valiant, Ivan Koloff, Ron Garvin, Pez Whatley, The Warlord, Black Bart, Tim Horner, Baron Von Rashke, Bobby Jaggers, Steve Regal, Sam Houston, Big Bubba Rogers, Hector Guerrero, and more!

Plus there’s lot’s of great, rare audio, so are you waiting for? Download it, fire it up, and join us for another wicked good episode of STICK TO WRESTLING.

STICK TO WRESTLING: give us sixty minutes, and perhaps indeed we’ll give you a rawboned weekly classic pro wrestling podcast.

Produced by Lou Kipilman

Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network

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This week the STICK TO WRESTLING Universe welcomes Lou Kipilman as it’s guest, and we take questions from our listeners!

— Did Bobby Heenan spoil the surprise when Hogan came out and he asked “Whose side is he on”?
— What might the old Mid-Atlantic territory looked like had it not been for the 1975 plane crash?
— If the WWF wanted to keep the tag titles on the British Bulldogs while Dynamite Kid recovered from his injuries, who would have been the third member?
— What if, in 1987 when he was basically a free agent, Ted Dibiase moved to the NWA and not the WWF?
— Same question applied to Randy Savage.
— We do the “Bruiser Brody in the WWF thing” again, but with a different voice and opinion.

Plus we take kind of a deep dig into Jay Youngblood AND week look at the infamous Pete Crow-Armstrong for Javier Báez trade, so are you waiting for? Download it, fire it up, and join us for another wicked good episode of STICK TO WRESTLING.

STICK TO WRESTLING: give us sixty minutes, and perhaps indeed we’ll give you a rawboned weekly classic pro wrestling podcast.

Produced by Lou Kipilman

Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING, we’re hopping in the time machine and looking back at the WWF in September 1986!

— A New Era Begins: Championship Wrestling and All-Star Wrestling are out, replaced by Superstars of Wrestling and Wrestling Challenge—game-changing flagship shows that made the WWF look like the pro wrestling equivalent of the NBA.
— Returns & Reveals: “Superstar” Billy Graham returns (and we have some thoughts on his… unique ring gear), plus Hillbilly Jim makes his comeback with a great story behind it.
— Major Angle: The heels finally lay a beatdown on Roddy Piper, cementing his historic babyface turn.
— Tag Team Oddities: We break down some of the WWF’s bizarre tag team booking during this era.
— Future Legends: Mick Foley and Shane Douglas quietly make their national TV debuts.

Plus, we cover Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper, Bobby Heenan, Randy Savage, Paul Orndorff, Adrian Adonis, Slick, the British Bulldogs, The Machines, the Hart Foundation, Kamala, Fred Blassie, Jake Roberts, King Kong Bundy, Koko Ware, Harley Race, Magnificent Muraco, Honky Tonk Man, Ricky Steamboat, Jimmy Hart, Iron Sheik, Greg Valentine, Mike Rotundo, Tony Atlas, Dick Slater, Billy Jack Haynes, Captain Lou Albano, Hercules Hernandez, Tonga Kid, the Killer Bees, Slick, Big John Studd, Nikolai Volkoff, Ted Arcidi, Brutus Beefcake, Dan Spivey, Junkyard Dog, Bob Orton Jr., Tito Santana, Mr. Fuji, King Tonga, George “The Animal” Steele…and plenty more.

As always, we’ve unearthed rare, classic audio snippets to bring this unforgettable month back to life. Whether you lived through it live or are exploring it for the first time, this is one 1986 deep-dive you can’t miss. So are you waiting for? Download it, fire it up, and join us for another wicked good episode of STICK TO WRESTLING.

STICK TO WRESTLING: give us sixty minutes, and perhaps indeed we’ll give you a rawboned weekly classic pro wrestling podcast.

Produced by Lou Kipilman

Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we talk the UWF, formerly known as Mid-South Wrestling, during the months of July and August 1986.

We talk Bill Watts, Michael Hayes, Missy Hyatt, Ted Dibiase, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Terry Gordy, Jim Ross, Eddie Gilbert, “Dr. Death” Steve Williams, Dark Journey, Sting, One Man Gang, Terry Taylor, Buddy Roberts, Kamala, The Fantastics, John Tatum, Chavo Guerrero, Scandor Akbar, Jack Victory, Missing Link, and more!

Plus there’s rare and great audio, so are you waiting for? Download it, fire it up, and join us for another wicked good episode of STICK TO WRESTLING.

STICK TO WRESTLING: give us sixty minutes, and perhaps indeed we’ll give you a rawboned weekly classic pro wrestling podcast.

Produced by Lou Kipilman

Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we present Part Two of our revisited 1976 Year-End Awards!

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/

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!

— 1976 Tag Team of the Year
— 1976 Manager of the Year
— 1976 Best Babyface
— 1976 Best Heel
— 1976 Most Washed Up Wrestler
— 1976 Match of the Year
— 1976 Feud of the Year
— 1976 Rookie of the Year
— 1976 Best on Interviews

What are you waiting for? Download it, fire it up, and join us for another wicked good episode of STICK TO WRESTLING.

STICK TO WRESTLING: give us sixty minutes, and perhaps indeed we’ll give you a rawboned weekly classic pro wrestling podcast.

Produced by Lou Kipilman

Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review the NWA, also known as Jim Crockett Promotions, covering the entire month of August 1986!

We talk Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Baby Doll, Magnum T.A., Jim Cornette, Dick Murdoch, Tully Blanchard, Buddy Landell, Nikita Koloff, Rock & Roll Express, Arn Anderson, Ron Garvin, Road Warriors, Dutch Mantell, Midnight Express, Jimmy Valiant, Bill Dundee, Ole Anderson, Ivan Koloff, Jimmy Garvin, Manny Fernandez, J.J. Dillon, Bobby Jaggers, Paul Jones, Wahoo McDaniel, Baron Von Raschke, Krusher Kruschev, Sam Houston, Steve Regal, and more! Also discussed:

— The Best-of-Seven series between Magnum T.A. And Nikita Koloff comes to a shocking conclusion.
— Baby Doll commits the most shocking heel turn of all time. Was this an attempt by the booker to kill the Baby Doll character?
— World Wide Wrestling presents a pay-per-view quality episode.
— The promotion is already setting up Starrcade ’86.
— In a stunning turn of events, Jimmy Valiant loses a hair match to Paul Jones.
— Tully retained the National Title in his series against Ron Garvin. Was this a mistake?

We discuss why Dusty should have been NWA longer, the story behind Buddy Landell’s return, and how the promotion blew it with Big Bubba Rogers, and more.

So what are you waiting for? Download it, fire it up, and join us for another wicked good episode of STICK TO WRESTLING.

STICK TO WRESTLING…give us sixty minutes, and perhaps indeed we’ll give you a rawboned weekly classic pro wrestling podcast.

Produced by Lou Kipilman

Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING, we’re stepping back into July 1986, one of the most eventful months of the Rock ‘n’ Wrestling era. Alliances crumble, new stars emerge, old rivalries get even hotter, and the WWF continues its rapid transformation into the hottest promotion in North America. We cover Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper, Bobby … Continue reading Episode 425: The WWF meets The Vines →

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we take questions from our listeners! Including but not limited to: –Why didn’t the WWF and other territories have more Babyface vs Babyface matches? — Could an old school type promotion work in 2026? — What were our best and worst live pro wrestling experiences? — Who should NOT … Continue reading Episode 424: Moolah’s House →

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review the UWF, formerly known as Mid-South Wrestling, through May and June of 1986! We talk Bill Watts, The Freebirds, Ted Dibiase, Dusty Rhodes, Eddie Gilbert, Steve Williams, Sting, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Nikita Koloff, One Man Gang, Rick Steiner, The Fantastics, Dark Journey, Road Warriors, Terry Taylor, Buzz … Continue reading Episode 423: Life Insurance? We’ll Live Forever. →

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review the NWA / Jim Crockett Promotions during the month of July 1986! We talk Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, The Road Warriors, Magnum TA, Tully Blanchard, Jim Cornette, Ole Anderson, Baby Doll, Rock & Roll Express, Big Bubba Rogers, Nikita Koloff, J.J. Dillon., Midnight Express, Jimmy Valiant, Ron … Continue reading Episode 422: A Promotion’s Pinnacle →

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING, we rank and discuss the greatest years in WWWF/WWF history, from 1976 through 1995! Johnny Mac and Steve lived through every one of those trips around the Sun, and they have plenty of information, and even more opinions, to share. On the discussion table: — The year the WWF … Continue reading Episode 421: As The Years Go Passing By →

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING, we review the WWF during the month of July 1986! — Paul Orndorff finally turns on Hulk Hogan, who somehow never saw it coming. Then again, neither did TV commentator Bruno Sammartino. — The Machines make their television debut through a series of vignettes, and Bobby Heenan takes a … Continue reading Episode 420: Machine Delivery →

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Johnny Mac is joined by frequent co-cost Steve Generelli, and we have a casual discussion about old school wrestling! We talk bad main events at small shows in upstate New York, people we hope are alive and not in prison, ditching Junior High Spring dances to see attend pro wrestling events, how many live events … Continue reading Episode 419: Catcalls, Rumors, Sad Memories, and more. →

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review the NWA during the month of June 1986 with popular returning host Jammie Ward! We talk Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Jim Cornette, Magnum T.A., Road Warriors, Ole Anderson, Jimmy Garvin, Nikita Koloff, Big Bubba Rogers, Rock & Roll Express, Tully Blanchard, Krusher Kruschev, Baby Doll, Jimmy Valiant, … Continue reading Episode 418: Saturday Morning Comedies →

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