Stick To Wrestling with John McAdam

Mar 07 2025 100 ep. 78 mins 875

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Each week, John McAdam discusses classic professional wrestling.

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Episode 350: I See Dead People

Mar 07 2025 63 mins

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by newcomer Las Takacs, and we take questions from our listeners! Discussed on this week’s show: –Should Andre The Giant have been turned earlier than 1987? –How would a Bruno Sammartino and Lou Thesz WWWF / NWA unification match have impacted the sport? –With all of the good-to-great … Continue reading Episode 350: I See Dead People

Episode 349: Settling Scores

Feb 28 2025 80 mins

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING features Part Two of our review of all things WWF, February 1985! The month was a turning point in the WWF’s history, with celebrity involvement and mainstream exposure paving the way for WrestleMania I. The War to Settle the Score on MTV was a massive success, setting the stage … Continue reading Episode 349: Settling Scores →

Episode 348: Mr. Giant, What An Idiot

Feb 21 2025 90 mins

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we take a look at what was going on in the WWF during February 1985! We talk Roddy Piper, Bobby Heenan, Hulk Hogan, Mr. T, Paul Orndorff, Cyndi Lauper, Captain Lou Albano, Magnificent Muraco, Big John Studd, Wendi Richter, Jesse Ventura, David Schultz, Mad Dog Vachon, Bob Orton Jr., … Continue reading Episode 348: Mr. Giant, What An Idiot →

Episode 347: The Top Ten Matches of 1985

Feb 14 2025 76 mins

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we rank our Top Ten matches of 1985! It’s a killer episode as 1985 was a huge year for wrestling: WrestleMania 1, Starrcade ’85, The Parade of Champions, The Wrestling Classic, the NWA / AWA shows at the New Jersey Meadowlands, and more. Lots of legendary matches to choose … Continue reading Episode 347: The Top Ten Matches of 1985 →

Episode 346: Those 83 Weeks Were A Long Time Ago

Feb 07 2025 68 mins

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we take questions from our listeners, including: –What if the WWF and the AWA made a deal where each promotion just stayed on one side of the Mississippi River? –What’s the best show we ever attended? –Would having Saturday Night’s Main Event helped the WWF during the Monday Night … Continue reading Episode 346: Those 83 Weeks Were A Long

Episode 345: State Haircut

Jan 31 2025 69 mins

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we finish our review of the WWF during the month of January 1985! We talk Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan, Bobby Heenan, Roddy Piper, Barry Windham, Wendi Richter, Iron Sheik, Captain Lou Albano, Tito Santana, Gene Okerlund, Magnificent Muraco, Fred Blassie, Greg Valentine, Big John Studd, Tonga Kid, Jack & … Continue reading Episode 345: State Haircut �

Episode 344: The Original Vern Schillinger

Jan 24 2025 97 mins

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we take a look at the WWF during the month of January 1985! We talk Hulk Hogan, Bobby Heenan, Cyndi Lauper, Greg Valentine, Andre The Giant, Ken Patera, Jimmy Snuka, Adrian Adonis, Barry Windham, Captain Lou Albano, Roddy Piper, Iron Sheik, Tito Santana, Jack & Jerry Brisco, Magnificent Muraco, … Continue reading Episode 344: The Original Vern Schi

Episode 343: Isn’t That Duggan’s Car?

Jan 17 2025 67 mins

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by Jeff Lyons, and we discuss a virtual cornucopia of pro wrestling topics including: –What a Vince McMahon vs Bill Watts wrestling war might have looked like. A war between these two would have been fascinating, as McMahon’s flashy, spectacle-driven product would clash with Watts’ more grounded and … Continue reading Episode 343: Isn�

Episode 342: Our Favorite Songs

Jan 10 2025 71 mins

This week STICK TO WRESTLING is joined by popular returning guest Steve Crawford, and we take questions from the Stick To Wrestling Universe about all things Pro Wrestling from the year 1985! We discuss: –A question of paramount importance: What were our favorite songs on The Wrestling Album? –What would have happened had Jim Crockett … Continue reading Episode 342: Our Favor

Episode 341: Bring Your Dignity Whistle

Jan 03 2025 78 mins

This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we continue out review of the WWF during the month of December 1984, and we focus on the infamous angles where Bobby Heenan, Big John Studd, and Ken Patera cut the hair of Andre The Giant, and the shocking babyface turn of Captain Lou Albano! We also talk Jimmy … Continue reading Episode 341: Bring Your Dignity Whistle →