Greetings From Allentown

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the June 9, 1997 edition of WCW Monday Nitro (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Why Alex Wright is awesome * Akira Hokuto and her CPAP machine * Prediction on the AEW Revolution PPV reveal * AnN analogy to the "Jeff Jarrett as a Horseman" thing * Why didn't Shawn Michaels have the guts to show up at Nitro? * Looking for Keithie in the Boston crowd on that night * Loving the luchadors despite an off night from Ultimo Dragon * One last Karate Kid II scene breakdown: Daniel and Miyagi board a plane for Okinawa, and Danny Boy won't shut up on the plane Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

Roddy Piper is a loose cannon with his color commentary on this September 15, 1990 edition of WWF Superstars! * Tony Atlas comes back as Saba Simba and Roddy Piper calls it out * A job guy from a famous wrestling family * Ultimate Warrior: does he have a problem with women? * The Power and Glory 1990 commemorative coin * Brother Love: stickler for grammar? * Warlord squash matches are just like McDonald's and Wendy's * A Ted DiBiase real estate update * The guy who gave Tugboat a 10/10 on Cagematch * Griping out a tooth issue impacting the production of the podcast Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the November 16, 1992 edition of WWF Prime Time Wrestling (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Who a viewer might think Randy Savage would choose as his tag team partner for Survivor Series * Ultimate Warrior forcing the Macho Man into two audibled angles * Owen Hart as 1980s movie bad guy * Stan Lane as a Father of our Country * Original 1992 commercials! * "Lord Al" checks in with more sexualized slang * Picturing the Big Bossman in Goodfellas * A new idea for the Barbarian in 1992 Lineup: In Studio Interview w/ Randy Savage (Live From Florida) (He Asks Mr. Perfect To Be His Partner At Survivor Series) The Beverly Brothers vs. High Energy WWF Special Report: They Show The Undertaker And Paul Bearer Building The Casket. Promo By Harvey Whippleman And Kimchee Max Moon vs. Dale Wolfe WWF Event Center: Sean Mooney Talk About The Survivor Series Hotline The British Bulldog vs. Shawn Michaels (WWF Intercontinental Title Mat

The Haiti Kid ends up with a new "A-Team style" look on this March 8, 1986 edition of WWF Championship Wrestling! * The hilarity of Roddy Piper and Bob Orton abducting Haiti Kid to berate him and cut his hair * Mr. T mails it in...his promo that is * What made Hogan's feud with Bundy different than ones earlier in his title reign * A Dark Side of the Ring special tag match * Projecting Bret Hart's future from a March 1986 perspective * Running out of time for a final tag match * Original 1986 commercials, including insane details on a Happy Days rerun Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the January 1, 1995 edition of WCW Main Event (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Imagining how it went down when Dusty Rhodes met with Vince McMahon before coming to WWF in 1989 * The issues with Hulk Hogan in 1994-95 WCW and tinkering to fix it * How do things change if Randy Savage goes to WCW ahead of Hulk Hogan? * Slutty characters in wrestling being the opposite in real life * A Cheez-It commercial with a fat version of a Cobra Kai character(?!?!) * Shenanigans with the 800 numbers on the advertisements * Defending WCW Uncensored 95 * Breaking down the final fight scene from The Karate Kid Part II from Chozen's hostage taking to the very end of the movie Lineup: Courtesy WCW Saturday Night 7/9/94 Interactive – Ric Flair vs. Sting (joined in progress) Courtesy Starrcade ’94 – Randy Savage appears after main event and Vader confronts Hulk Hogan Courtesy WCW Saturday Night 12/3/94 Interactive – Harlem Heat vs. Nasty

This GFA Special features a tribute to the Macho Man Randy Savage looking back at four memorable angles covered in earlier episodes of the podcast! * 1984 Memphis: Randy and brother Lanny wreak havoc in the territory, with Savage even piledriving Ricky Morton through a table * 1986 WWF: IC Champion Savage faces Ricky Steamboat, goes for the throat (literally), and mixes it up with the Living Legend * 1989 WWF: World Champion Savage gives his point of view on the explosion of the Megapowers * 1996 WCW: A wild (and suspended) Savage runs roughshod on WCW Saturday Night Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the November 29, 1986 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The peak of Hercules in his WWF run * Overuse of Dave Hebner on the show * Mr. Fuji sings the standards * The Soviet national anthem sobriety test * The coolness factor of heel Jake the Snake facing heel Macho Man * Recycling of cardboard boxes * Breaking down scenes from The Karate Kid Part II: Sato offers to rebuild the village, gives deed to Miyagi, Daniel's bizarre handshake with Sato, the O Bon Dance in the castle and the guy who gives Sato a jug of something to drink Lineup: Randy Savage vs Jake Roberts Hulk Hogan vs Hercules Roddy Piper vs Bob Orton Hart Foundation vs Killer Bees Koko B. Ware vs Nikolai Volkoff Magnificent Muraco vs Dick Slater Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

The Funker and Crispy Cruise lead the way through this entertaining edition of NWA Worldwide from March 24, 1990! * Reluctantly fact checking Terry Funk's comments about athlete injuries * What the hell is going on with Ric Flair's hair? * The late Butch Reed as part of the Team of Doom: THE team of 1990 WCW * The Minnesota Wrecking Crew II: who are they and how do they fit into the history of that team name? * What is Norman supposed to be at this point? * One of the strangest breakups a tag team could ever have with their manager * Teddy Long wears boxing gloves everywhere he goes * Chris Cruise struggles with baseball references * A fun Bobby Eaton-Brian Pillman match * Not complaining about large vaccine distribution sits Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the January 7, 1995 edition of WWF Superstars! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Keithie adds one more to his "Sandman List" * A rant about repetitive Royal Rumble finishes * Replacing Pettengill with "Vince McMahon" to recite the 95 Rumble lineup * A bizarre promo from Diesel on Bret Hart * Lex Luger as a history teacher * Seeing an actual Mantaur match * Breaking down the storm scene from The Karate Kid Part II: The bizarre demographics of Tomi Village, Daniel helping the girl, Sato's final heel promo, Dennis Martinez Guy and his side eye, and more! Lineup: 1-2-3 Kid and Bob Holly vs Well Dunn Bob Backlund vs Bob Knight Mabel vs Iron Mike Sharpe Heartbreak Hotel segment with King Kong Bundy, Ted DiBiase, and Bob Backlund British Bulldog vs. Mike Khoury Mantaur vs. Walt Snow (Mantaur’s debut) Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

Earthquake launches his memorable attack on Hulk Hogan on this May 26, 1990 edition of WWF Superstars! * The odd production element of the Brother Love segment: no coommentary * Hulk Hogan's injuries lead to the debut of "Emo" Vince McMahon * Best of all bad options: The "New" Rick Rude as world title contender * The Bolsheviks explode! * What is the best Jake Roberts feud from WrestleMania 3 to WrestleMania 6? * Pondering Bret Hart as a sub for Brutus Beefcake to face Mr. Perfect at SummerSlam * A neeeeeeeew car! * The return of Vinnie Vegas Corner: Super Bowl edition! Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about "WWF Wrestling World Tour" from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * How many women did Ric Flair and Kerry Von Erich pull down at their peaks? * The interesting 1991 WWF Barcelona show * A quick early 90s Patriots corner with a salute to Vincent Brown, the original Undertaker * Passes for celebrities in marriage * Classic Heenan/Gorilla bickering over a meal tab * Rick Martel's weird relationship with the city of Boston * Breaking down 3 scenes from The Karate Kid Part II: Miyagi agrees to fight Sato, Miyagi gives Daniel his last will and testament, and the tea ceremony with Kumiko and Daniel at the cannery Lineup: 10/05/91 Ric Flair vs. Texas Tornado – Barcelona, Spain 04/14/92 The Legion of Doom & Davey Boy Smith vs. The Nasty Boys & The Mountie – Munich, Germany 04/19/92 Bret Hart vs. Rick Martel – Sheffield, England 08/10/92 The Bushwhackers vs. The Beverly Brothers – Huntsville, AL Email: Greet

Episode 203 looks at an interesting edition of NWA Worldwide from August, 5, 1989 * What is the best Ric Flair feud of all time? * An enhancement talent goes into business for himself opposite Dan Spivey * Terry Funk once again making everything better as per usual * Rematches of bouts that haven't happened yet * Why Sting was permitted to say things that made no sense * Freebirds as tag champs in 1989 NWA as the 2009 Yankees * Will we actually hear from Ricky Steamboat on the program? * The idiocy of the Ding Dongs Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about "Inside the Steel Cage" from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The argument for Randy Savage as the greatest wrestler ever * Drawing the line where Andre the Giant's decline accelerated * Edge and his Hulk Hogan shirt at WrestleMania 6 * Architects in the Star Wars universe * Putting together a 30 person Royal Rumble match using only alliterative names (i.e. Hulk Hogan, Bob Backlund, etc) * Marking time through Bruno Sammartino's hair * George Steele as an Adam Sandler movie character archetype * Why Pete enjoys the 1993 Royal Rumble match * Keithie gets confused about Roddy Piper's age in 1986 * Jesse, Elvira, and Lord Al: great broadcast team or GREATEST broadcasting team? * A comprehensive breakdown of the opening title sequence of two beloved 1980s sitcoms: Small Wonder and Perfect Strangers Lineup: 07/23/83 Andre the Giant vs. John Studd (steel cage match) - Landover, MD 10/21/84 Andre the Gian

Episode 202 goes old school with a look at WWWF Championship Wrestling from December 2, 1978! * Tony Garea and Larry Z get their shot at the tag titles held by the Yukon Lumberjacks * A very early edition of According to Larry * Captain Lou Albano and how he would have fit into the Goodfellas crew during the Lufthansa heist * A bizarre chant during the Crusher Blackwell match * NWA Champion Harley Race sends in a promo that evokes a bizarre WWF TV moment 10 years later * The long rivalry between Spiros Arion and Chief Jay Strongbow * Bob Backlund's hockey player interviews * Original commercials from 1978! * Paying tribute to a friend who has passed away * Vinnie Vegas Corner: the reverse Patreon of podcasting Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about CWA Memphis Wrestling from February 1, 1986! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * A podcast totally keeping with kayfabe * The majesty of the Dirty Rhodes gimmick * Speculating on the reason for Koko Ware brutalizing the Masked Patriot * Buddy Landel knee pad translator * The presentation of a legal battle on the weekly television * Bill Dundee messes up the score of that year's Super Bowl * Jim Cornette's throat clearing * A comprehensive breakdown of another scene from Karate Kid Part II, when Miyagi and Daniel-san have an impromptu training at the old cannery Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

An angle that is weird even for wrestling highlights the December 26, 1987 edition of WWF Superstars! * How the Islanders managed to dognap Matilda and Bobby Heenan's role in making the segment work * Something gets into Bruno Sammartino as he spars multiple times with Jesse Ventura, and makes an out of character snide remark * The brilliant Ted DiBiase/Hulk Hogan storyline and how DiBiase losing to Hogan immediately makes it work better * The introduction of "Peggy Sue" from the Honky Tonk Man * More of the Notorious CDG (Craig DeGeorge) than you would ever want * Differences in the '87 Ultimate Warrior compared with what came later * Bam Bam Bigelow and the head tattoos * Rick Rude faces the man who gave him his first WWF defeat * A single set of commercials gets left in this video * The return of Vinnie Vegas Corner, but not without a blooper! Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about "WWF Fan Favorites" from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * WrestleMania 24 being pulled from WWE Network * The differences in the introduction of wrestlers from the NWA based on status * Announcers being sure to get their shit in * Keithie tees off on the Ultimate Warrior * Inspired by Mr. Perfect's 1991 back injury, tracing the origin of other famous wrestling injuries * Niagara Falls, NY continuing to pop up * One fan's incredible thoughts on a Greg Valentine-Dusty Rhodes match * A comprehensive breakdown of the opening title sequence of two beloved 1980s sitcoms: Small Wonder and Perfect Strangers Lineup: 06/28/89 Koko B. Ware vs. The Brooklyn Brawler - Rochester, NY 06/27/89 Dusty Rhodes vs. Greg Valentine - Niagara Falls, NY 05/17/89 The Big Bossman & Akeem vs. The Hart Foundation - Duluth, MN 06/07/89 Mr. Perfect vs. Tito Santana - Rockford, IL 05/16/89 Jimmy Snuka vs. Ted DiBiase - La Crosse,

Episode 200 is a look at one of the most delightfully insane events in wrestling history: The 1987 Slammy Awards from the World Wrestling Federation * Vince McMahon slipping into his future character singing the diss track "Stand Back" * The positive impact of the Jesse The Body Award on Rick Rude * Randy Savage visited by time travelers warning him to shelter Elizabeth? * Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Harley Race brawl everywhere with a bizarre background described by Gorilla Monsoon * How many of the dancers did Bret Hart have sex with? * Live Honky Tonk Man: not all that bad! * Why Robbie Dupree agreed to record "Girls in Cars" for Piledriver * A wrestling figure find while cleaning! * Reflecting on 200 episodes of the podcast Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF In Your House 1 from May 1995! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Starting the "rehabilitation project" on 1995 WWF * Keith's failed bet on the 1993 Royal Rumble * Why it makes sense that Scott Hall is int he WWE HOF as the Razor Ramon character * Calling the Titan Sports merch line to see what happens * Megapowers Redux? The friendship of Savio Vega and Razor Ramon * Bad non-wrestling related segments in WWE history * Owen Hart's last 4 years of his career against everything Billy Gunn did after 1995 * Would the 1995/96 version of Sid be a bigger star in today's wrestling, or in the 70s or 80s? Lineup: 05/14/95 Bret Hart vs. Hakushi 05/14/95 Razor Ramon vs. Jeff Jarrett & The Roadie 05/14/95 Mabel vs. Adam Bomb 05/14/95 Owen Hart & Yokozuna vs. The Smoking Gunns 05/14/95 Jerry Lawler vs. Bret Hart 05/14/95 Diesel vs. Psycho Sid Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

Roddy Piper is demanding a ransom for the title belt he stole from Jack Brisco on this edition of Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling from July 10, 1982! * Roddy Piper's master plan pays off in more ways than one * How this storyline may have indirectly led to Piper's face turn in not only Mid-Atlantic but also Georgia * Jack Brisco: Wrestler of the 1970s? * Sgt. Slaughter's white outfit * Greg Valentine's return to Mid-Atlantic: where else could he have gone? * Jobber Ali Bey and another pro wrestler who had that name years before Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod