Greetings From Allentown

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Wrestling Challenge from February 25, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The length of Ultimate Warrior promos * Pez Whatley faces Roddy Piper, two experienced barbers * The Red Rooster checks in * Jack Tunney makes an announcement

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about The Main Event from February 23, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Hogan and Savage final bout "in this company" * The corniness of James Buster Douglas * Douglas' ridiculous manager/trainer/Pete Rose doppleganger * Yet another endless and crappy Ultimate Warrior promo * Trying to find a new way to record the show

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from February 17, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Mike Tyson checks in with the shortest promo ever * The start of the Hogan/Warrior dueling promos * The voice at the start of the Nintendo game Double Dribble * Live reaction to the R-Truth departure from WWE * A rant about the crumminess of the current WWE TV * Much much more Akeem content * Who would you turn heel in early 1990: Hart Foundation or the Rockers? * Resolving Keithie's confusion about NBA expansion in the 80s

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from February 10, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Checking in with Jack Tunney in his office * Rick Martel unveils Arrogance * Hearing from Tugboat "Thomas" for the first time * TV crossovers * Challengers for titles held by guys with other matches for WrestleMania * The grand finale of the Demolitoon vs Powers of Pain feud

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from February 3, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The Ultimate Challenge....sort of * Figuring out what exactly the Big Bossman's issue with Slick taking money from Ted DiBiase was * An absolutely crazy lineup of Event Center promos * Rick Martel misses the memo on Beefcake * Keeping Sapphire from talking in the inset promo * Peter's take on the Baltimore Orioles firing their manager with a sad live look-in on Sunday's game

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Saturday Night's Main Event from January 27, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Our own supernatural abilities * The current Dark Side of the Ring season * Queen Sherri in one of her better looks * The Mike Tyson references...that would not come to be * Slowing down the Warrior promo * Letting Sapphire talk on network television

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from January 27, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * WrestleMania 41 week in Las Vegas talk thru 57:10 * What is on the TV at a wrestling bar in Las Vegas when Peter stopped in for a drink * Keithie's ill-fated Bret Hart adventure * The Iyo Sky Appreciation Society * Peter honors the late Sid by doing the most Sid thing on Friday morning * Taking DWAYNE to task for his half-assed approach to main event storylines * One change to make for a future Las Vegas WrestleMania weekend * Angle continuity issues with the Genius' hair * A rare "Whatever Happened There" segment from Wrestling Challenge

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about 1990 WWF Royal Rumble from January 21, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * A eulogy/autopsy on the Rougeau Brothers heel run * The Great Hogan-Savage proxy war * Being jarred by a lack of a musical theme * The improved layout of the Rumble match compared with the prior year * Bobby Heenan's scouting mission * Savage and DiBiase and the secret friendship becomes very public * Worst Roddy Piper program of the 1984-1992 time period * Modern Honky weighs in on a brief internet outage * The Ultimate Warrior runs long yet again * A tearful goodbye to Dyslexic Hercules

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from January 20, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Pointless time travel * Managers NOT talking during their charges' promos * Mad Men vs the Sopranos over time * Ripping on Back to the Future 2 * Fun with the close caption functionality * The Robbinsdale, Minnesota mafia * Live reaction to Alex Ovechkin setting the all time NHL record for goals

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from January 13, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Mildly celebrating the 5th anniversary of the podcast * Keithie's somewhat later introduction to wrestling * Hyperlocal reference of the week on Massachusetts malls past and present * Another new distraction for Ultimate Warrior promos * Naming alternative winners for the 1990 Royal Rumble and the case for each * A ChatGPT promo from Dusty Rhodes on the Royal Rumble violates a few rules * A foul mouthed Sapphire impersonation * How Ronnie Garvin impacted Pete's drivers license photo

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from January 6, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The Martel-Beefcake feud being longer than anyone remembers * ABC's Wednesday night lineup in the 1989-90 TV season * Peter's prediction for Keith's plans in Las Vegas * A new distraction for Ultimate Warrior promos * The heel managers bicker on the Brother Love show with Bobby Heenan as roastmaster general * More Royal Rumble promos!

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from December 30, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The odd structure of the match where the Colossal Connection win the tag titles from Demolition * Andre the Giant's title history * Huntsville, Alabama: hockey hotbed? * Royal Rumble promos begin at last! * Mike Tyson's life changing after getting involved with WWF for WM14 * What is the deal with Jesse Ventura's Kingfish cracks? * Rick Rude's obvious path if he doesn't get hurt in 1994 * Dusty Rhodes gains 220 lbs at ringside * Return of the Hulk Hogan Man/Brother game

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from December 23, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Sherri climbs the cage in a promo for the benefit of the Quentin Tarantino types * Modern Honky checks in with his usual insanity * Roddy Piper current events talk leads to a mention of Jon Koncak * Andre busts out the black singlet one last time * Rick Martel comes bearing gifts * Keithie's improved credit rating * Peter's issue with the opening theme from Taxi

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the April 5, 1985 episode of Mr. Belvedere entitled "Gorgeous George" in tribute to the recently passed Bob Uecker (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Some background on Mr. Belvedere and Bob Uecker for the uninitiated * Comparing Mr. Belvedere with other TV butlers * The crazy good timing to have a wrestling-themed episode * The odd name drops of who was wrestling * Hard Boiled Haggerty: looking good for nearly 60 years old! * Peter's love of the season 3 closing theme and its Dixieland band sound

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from December 16, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The theme from My Two Dads and Greg Evigan * Yet more Sapphire, cutaways, inset promos, everything * Full Blown Chamber of Commerce Vince checks in for the 2nd show in a row * Ted DiBiase giving the enhancement guy a lot again * Andre the big brother to Haku * The December 1989 MSG house show * Mr. Fuji outkicks his coverage * Pushing Keithie's future podcast series on Jim Nelson aka Boris Zhukov

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from December 9, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Keithie does a Rick Rude promo with help from ChatGPT * Dusty Rhodes saves Sapphire, brings her to the back, does not inform catering first * Full Blown Chamber of Commerce Vince goes half ass with facts about Indianapolis * Mr. Perfect and his opponent fetish * Reliving the Survivor Series locker room rhubarb * The Hart Foundation randomly reunites * A tribute to Bob Uecker with a listen to one of his funniest Tonight Show bits

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from December 2, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Stuck between Survivor Series and start of the Rumble build * Explaining Ted DiBiase changing seasonal residences * It's the same Ron Garvin as before, but he has a new shin guard! * Keithie gets a little manic * A surprise guest in the Event Center that everyone thought was gone * Pulling back the praise for Shawn Michaels from last week * The probable reason why Mark Reagan would get some offense on DiBiase

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Saturday Night's Main Event from November 25, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The Genius beats Hulk Hogan in a fun match * Mr. Perfect destroying the winged eagle belt with a hammer * Recalling other belt-destroying angles * Charting a path for Andre the Giant as the IC champ * The end of the Brain Busters and why assholes can't afford to fail a drug test * Early heat between the Bossman and Slick with Sapphie involved * Pete's victory lap for a NFL Survivor Pool victory * Keithie's coffeemaker

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from November 25, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Let the Sapphire jokes begin! * The personal importance of Sunday's Colts-Giants game * Event Center promos for Hartford * Roddy Piper quotes multiple songs from the 80s, abuses Brother Love * A rare appearance from topless Earthquake * The finale of the lovely Honky Tonk Man vs Jimmy Snuka feud

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the final three matches of the WWF Survivor Series 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Granting Keithie a "Two Minutes Hate" * The many, many, many, many issues with the Hogan match * Was this an opportunity to split off Rick Rude from Bobby Heenan? * Demolition being weakened in late 1989 * Arn Anderson: the GOAT of looking disgusted * The fake Brady Bunch kids over the years * Kayfabe is shattered by faces and heels joining together to break out a brawl in a locker room * Mr. Perfect with an incredble performance * "Bruce Hart....still alive, at the age of 74"