This week’s Stick To Wrestling centers around the August 7, 1976 WWWF show from Madison Square Garden. We discuss: –The reaction toward Stan Hansen after he broke Bruno’s neck. –Vince McMahon’s as a straightforward 1970’s announcer. –Why Bob Backlund was selected as the heir to Bruno Sammartino’s throne. –A young Bruiser Brody’s obvious and immense … Continue reading Episode 85: Bruno Sammartino; Human Lawn Dart →

This week Stick To Wrestling is joined by Mike Sempervive! We take questions from the Stick To Wrestling Universe and discuss the following: –Angles that made us angry or sad. –The wrestlers that had the best chance of replacing Junkyard Dog in Mid-South. –The best and worst venues where we’ve seen wrestling. –The women wrestlers … Continue reading Episode 84: Way More Than Just “The Rock’s Dad” →

Stick To Wrestling wraps up our three part 1989 Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards review with popular guest Jeff Bowdren! We talk Match of the Year for 1989, a year that had multiple “Match of the DECADE” candidates. We also talk 1979 Rookie of the Year, Best Manager, Best and Worst TV announcer, Best and Worst … Continue reading Episode 83: “Overrated” Is Not Synonymous With “Bad” →

John McAdam and Sean Goodwin are once again joined by popular guest Jeff Bowdren as we continue to review the Wrestling Observer Awards from 1989. Who was the most obnoxous person in wrestling? Who did the best interviews? Who was the most charismatic? Who was the best brawler? Best flying wrestler? Most overrated (overpushed)? Most … Continue reading Episode 82: Culture Club →

This week John McAdam and Sean Goodwin are joined by popular guest Jeff Bowdren as we a look back at the 1989 Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards. We talk Wrestler of the Year, Best Feud, Best Heel, and more! Jeff Bowdren and John McAdam provided much commentary and analysis in the 1989 Observer Yearbook, so who … Continue reading Episode 81: 1989 Was Thirty Years Ago →

On this week’s Stick To Wrestling, John McAdam and Sean Goodwin review the year in wrestling review the year in wrestling that was 1994, using the Wrestling Observer newsletter and Pro Wrestling Illustrated year end award issues as a guide. We discuss: –Sabu incredibly getting more Wrestler Of The Year votes in the Observer than … Continue reading Episode 80: Winning “Least Favorite Wrestler” In A Landslide →

This week John McAdam and Sean Goodwin are joined by popular guest Thomas Bane as we present Part Two of our look back at the 1979 “Apter Mags” awards as published in the Spring 1980 Sports Review Wrestling magazine. This was the last year before the awards were permanently moved to Pro Wrestling Illustrated. –Did … Continue reading Episode 79: Inspirational Wrestler Of The Year →

This week John McAdam and Sean Goodwin are joined by popular guest host Thomas Bane as we take a look back at the 1979 “Apter Mags” awards as published in the Spring 1980 Sports Review Wrestling magazine. This was the last year before the awards were permanently moved to Pro Wrestling Illustrated. So did the … Continue reading Episode 78: The Apter Mags 1979 Awards Reviewed, Part 1 →

Stick To Wrestling welcomes Shawn Heimberger as this week’ guest, since one guy on the show with that name apparently isn’t enough. It’s Jerry Lawler’s 70th birthday and we celebrate The King’s legendary career! Jerry had two no questions asked Hall of Fame careers, first as a Memphis wrestler and then again as a WWF … Continue reading Episode 77: Seventy Years Of The King →

It’s Thanksgiving Week, so Stick To Wrestling discusses the Thanksgiving Day shows from thirty and forty years ago! We discuss: –The miracle of the Georgia tag team titles somehow being vacant before the annual tag team tournament so that they’d be at stake. –Stan Hansen as a good guy? Unthinkable in the WWF area. –Who … Continue reading Episode 76: Masked Superstar and Austin Idol have the night of their life, no girls involved →