Greetings From Allentown

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WCW Prime from February 27, 1995! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * A guess at why Bruno Sammartino never spoke on Superstars as a color guy * Is one Nasty Boy really that much better than the other? * Fun with the Golden Girls bumper music * The hot start to the movie "Super Troopers" * A match that made Sting look like Malcolm X * Week 5 of the Barry Darsow tribute segment: The Blacktop Bully and his nemesis Dustin Rhodes * Wrestler themes that also explain the character * Baseball pitchers running the bases in jackets Lineup: Butch Styles/Scott D’Amore vs The Nasty Boys Paul Roma vs Davey Rich Video: Big Van Vader Big Van Vader vs Al Phillips Alex Wright vs Rick Mantina Jim Duggan/Dustin Rhodes vs Blacktop Bully/Bunkhouse Buck Sting/Hulk Hogan vs The Harris Boys Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

Five years from the last episode it's a new attitude in the WWF on this episode of Shotgun Saturday Night from April 4, 1998! * The torrid promo from X-Pac on the post-WM14 RAW * An extended DOA squash leads to podcast issues * Jim Cornette and expanding on the storyline * What is Bradshaw at this point? * Recycled theme music alert(?) * The problem with Stone Cold University * Proposing a Headbangers themes name for the Seattle NHL team * A brief WrestleMania 37 recap Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about World Championship Wrestling from April 13, 1985! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * A Very Edibles Easter * Exploring the question of what a Nature Boy is * Manny Fernandez dressing out of order * A Buzz Sawyer powerslam for the ages * The ripoff that is 7 inning baseball during doubleheaders * Week 4 of the Barry Darsow tribute segment: Krusher Krushchev and possible coded messages about Hulk Hogan? * Minor production snafus in week 2 for JCP at Techwood Studios * Doing a run in with glasses on * Keithie's sound advice for dealing with bears Lineup: Buddy Landell vs. Sam Houston Michael Hayes vs. Joel Deaton Manny Fernandez “El Matador” video package Manny Fernandez & Thunderbolt Patterson vs. Paul Garner & Mike Jackson Tully Blanchard vs. Paul Diamond Arn & Ole Anderson vs. Rocky King & Gene Ligon Buzz Sawyer vs. Ivan Koloff Nikita Koloff vs. Josh Stroud The Barbarian & Billy Graham vs. Jim & Mack Jeffers Magnum

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Mid-South Wrestling from November 10, 1983! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The bizarre story behind an unlikely WrestleMania weekend * Keithie's new obsession: The Golden Girls * Jim Neidhart's many doppelgangers * Week 3 of the Barry Darsow tribute segment: Crusher Darsow is beaten into communism by Nikolai Volkoff * Speculating on where the young Road Warriors got their tag titles * Is Mr. Wrestling II overrated because of Jimmy Carter? * Whose career would you rather have, Butch Reed or Jim Neidhart? Lineup: ~ Features a Video Opening of JYD defeating Reed for the North American Title ~ JYD Video ~ Interviews Reed/TA & Wrestling II ● Tag Champions Butch Reed & Jim Neidhart vs. George Weingeroff & Randy Barber ● Nikolai Volkoff vs. Krusher Darsow ● Road Warriors vs. Mike Bond & Art Crews ● Mr. Wrestling II vs. Paul Garner ● Mike Jackson vs. Jeff Sword ● John King vs. Tony Torres Email: Greetingsfromallentown@g

"Mean" Gene Okerlund and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan hit the Las Vegas strip for this pre-WrestleMania 9 edition of All American Wrestling from April 4, 1993! * A Virgil match against Giant Gonzalez has downstream effects on the podcast and its host * The Brain channels his inner Mouth from Goonies * An insane Mega Maniacs promo * Breaking down the talent usage in the WrestleMania video * Lex Luger constantly getting cut off * Lord Alfred Hayes: the world's biggest Evil Doink fan? * Slick as a hatless man * Defending booking decisions at WrestleMania 9 except for the last one * Breaking news about WrestleMania 37 Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

From Television City: The podcast looking at classic (and not-so classic) sitcoms of the past! This show features a look at the 1980s sitcom "The Golden Girls" and the episode airing May 2, 1987 entitled "To Catch a Neighbor". A pair of law enforcement officers (one of whom is pre-ER post-E/R George Clooney!) want to set up a stakeout on the Girls' neighbors, but will Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia help them apprehend the next door neighbor gem thieves?

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the 1992 Battle of the WWF Superstars from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * In kayfabe, in Ric Flair a "stupid" wrestler? * Identifying the beginning of the end for golden era Hulk Hogan * Brutus Beefcake playing cards with Keithie's brother * Trying to talk in the Peacock TV language * Week 2 of the Barry Darsow tribute segment * Wrestlers who use tobacco in the course of their gimmick * Tito Santana vs Bret Hart in March 1992: who was more accomplished in their WWF runs at that moment? * Local vintage t-shirts * The GFA Live workout video Lineup: 03/09/92 Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper vs. Ric Flair & Sid Justice - Mobile, AL 03/09/92 The Beverly Brothers & The Nasty Boys vs. The Bushwhackers, Sgt. Slaughter, & Jim Duggan - Mobile, AL 02/17/92 Shawn Michaels vs. British Bulldog - Tampa, FL 02/18/92 The Nasty Boys & The Mountie vs. The Natural Disasters & Bret Hart - West Palm Beach, FL 03/10/92 Virgil v

Rick Rude stirs the pot again by pitting the Triple Threat against each other on this edition of ECW Hardcore TV from October 25, 1997! * ECW's ability to connect with the "angry young man" * Shane Douglas doesn't understand how contracts work * Another name that fits the description Rick Rude was giving for Douglas' surprise challenger * The difference between the Bam Bam Bigelow ECW title reign and another where the title was lost right back * Having a monkey wrench thrown into production because of a subscription expiration * Sabu's pants: just like NFL goal posts? * Visiting a "doctor" to have a reckoning with feeling on the Justin Credible-Great Sasuke match Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the Second Annual Battle of the WWF Superstars from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The militarization of Coliseum Videos over time * Sean Mooney's segueways in the Event Center * Bushwhackers financial issues * Some poorly worded WWF trivia as relayed by Hulk Hogan * A 12 step Barry Darsow program for spring? * Tugboat's legendary "front ass" * Pondering a Warlord-Bulldog 3 hour compilation tape * Jim Duggan and his "Hacksaw Hall of Fame" * Connecting Jake Roberts with Kato Lineup: 02/18/91 Roddy Piper vs. Mr. Perfect - Orlando, FL 01/21/91 The Nasty Boys vs. The Bushwhackers - MSG 11/24/90 Bret Hart vs. The Barbarian - MSG 02/18/91 Jake Roberts vs. Kato - Orlando, FL 03/15/91 Jim Duggan vs. Sgt. Slaughter (flag match) - MSG 04/16/91 Jim Duggan vs. Demolition Smash - Cedar Rapids, IA 10/30/90 The Ultimate Warrior vs. Randy Savage - Ft. Wayne, IN 01/29/91 Ted DiBiase vs. Tugboat - Savannah,

Captain Lou Albano rides off into the sunset on this edition of WWF Wrestling Challenge from November 16, 1986! * The end of an era as the last of the Three Wise Men of the old school WWF retires (for now) * Macho Man: Taking on all comers from the Power 5 conferences? * Hulk Hogan exposes the real reason why Gene Okerlund got sick of doing local promos * Using narcotics to explain the difference between The Snake Pit and Piper's Pit * A bit of Kamala trivia * Great calendar months for a wrestling promotion * YouTube Comment Theater! Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the June 9, 1997 edition of WWF Monday Night RAW (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * What is the best version of Crush? * How many different heel and face locker rooms are there anyway? * Keithie's vision to become the new Stone Cold by starting as sidekick to Goldust(!) * An alternate universe where Triple H wins King of the Ring in 1996 and Austin wins it in 1997 * Figuring out a path to a Sid vs Haku title for title match * How the Mick Foley interviews with JR changed Keithie's life * A WrestleFest playable character death pool! Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

Jerry Lawler and Bobby Eaton are the main players on a typically crazy edition of Memphis Wrestling from January 15, 1983! * The sad split of Bobby Eaton and Sweet Brown Sugar (Koko Ware), aired in a strange order * Why the marriage of Andy Kaufman and Memphis worked better than it would have anywhere else * The new Koko Ware/Sweet Brown Sugar: just like Tommy in Goodfellas, and Jimmy Hart is Billy Batts * Sheepherder Jonathan Boyd is a weird dude * Tag teams like the Fabulous Ones as an essential ingredient in strong promotions * A well done finish to a Bockwinkel-Lawler match * The man who was King Cobra...and apparently an inventor of dumpster deodorizer(!) * Is the year 1983 THE year in wrestling? Examining various territories * Looking ahead to actually attending a sporting event * The return of YouTube Comment Theater! Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

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