This week on STICK TO WRESTLING, we review World Class Championship Wrestling from January and February 1986! –Bill Mercer visits The Freebirds at a pool hall in an entertaining sketch. –Gino Hernandez and Chris Adams are now feuding, and the booking is a bit too fast-paced. –There’s a main event that looks good on paper, … Continue reading Episode 398: They Turned The Wrong Guy →

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING, we dive deep into Mid-South Wrestling from January 1986, a month where the booking fires on all cylinders. On the table this week: –The booking is fantastic. For example, Dick Slater is positioned perfectly as the wily veteran, using every trick in the book to outsmart a younger, less … Continue reading Episode 397: My Habits and My Lifestyle →

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we are joined by Beau James and we provide Part 2 of our review of the NWA from the month of January 1986! We talk Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Tully Blanchard, Jim Cornette, Arn Anderson, Magnum TA, Billy Jack Haynes, The Midnight Express, Baby Doll, Harley Race, Ole Anderson, … Continue reading Episode 396: Tickets To See Pilgrims Arriving →

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we are joined by Beau James and we review the NWA from the month of January 1986! We talk Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Tully Blanchard, Jim Cornette, Arn Anderson, Magnum TA, Billy Jack Haynes, The Midnight Express, Baby Doll, Harley Race, Ole Anderson, Nikita Koloff, The Road Warriors, Ron … Continue reading Episode 395: He Was Up For Days →

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we review the World Wrestling Federation from the month of January 1986! We talk Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper, Andre The Giant, Bruno Sammartino, Terry Funk, Bobby Heenan, Randy Savage, Paul Orndorff, King Kong Bundy, Jesse Ventura, Fred Blassie, Bret Hart, Ricky Steamboat, British Bulldogs, Captain Lou Albano, Iron Sheik, … Continue reading Episode 393: Get This Off My TV →

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Bob Backlund’s championship reign defined late 70s and early 80s WWF wrestling. Yet a great champion is only as good as the challengers across the ring, and Backlund faced some of the very best. The lineup of challengers who tried to take his title reads like a who’s who of the era. On this episode … Continue reading Episode 392: 6 Years, 29 Foes: Ranking Backlund’s MSG Challengers →

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we discuss wrestling events from Christmas Night and Christmas Week from 1985! –Stan Hansen becomes the new AWA champion on a show held in New Jersey. –The breakup of Gino Hernandez and Chris Adams begins. –The NWA is on fire with the Ric Flair vs Dusty Rhodes feud at … Continue reading Episode 391: Follow Your Own Advice →

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This week on STICK TO WRESTLING we get down to brass tacks and analyze the WWF during the month of December 1985! We talk Bruno Sammartino, Bobby Heenan, Hulk Hogan, Terry Funk, Roddy Piper, Randy Savage, Jimmy Hart, Andre the Giant, British Bulldogs, Jesse Ventura, Don Muraco, Tito Santana, Ricky Steamboat, Fred Blassie, Hillbilly Jim, … Continue reading Episode 390: So You’re Telling Me…Six Months →

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