Greetings From Allentown

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 4 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Hecklers at golf events and baseball games - Is there a worse WM opener than Orndorff vs Muraco at WM2? - Fiji water and SmartWater - Plan B for the WWF if Hulk Hogan was unavailable in 1984 - A battle royal at the Philly Spectrum with an odd finish - Foreign objects in school yard fights - The WWF's escape the cage rules - Trying to improve the WM4 tournament - If only John Lennon were a big wrestling fan... - Upcoming Coliseum Video releases Lineup: Roddy Piper vs Paul Orndorff - 7-13-1985 MSG Hulk Hogan/Jimmy Snuka vs Bob Orton/Magnificent Muraco - 5-18-1985 Boston 20 Man battle royal - 6-26-1982 Philadelphia Andre the Giant vs Killer Khan (Mongolian Stretcher Match) - 11-14-1981 Philadelphia Andre the Giant vs Big John Studd - 9-24-1983 Philadelphia Andre the Giant vs King Kong Bundy - 9-23-1985 MSG Tito Santana/Ricky Steamboat vs

Rowdy Roddy Piper takes center stage with a hair match against Sheepherder Luke Williams and a tag match with Rick Martel against the Sheepherders in this double dip edition of Portland Wrestling from March 1 and 15, 1980! - The differences in Roddy Piper's character prior to his big runs in JCP and WWF - Figuring out the appeal of the hair vs hair match - How everybody won from Luke Williams losing a hair match - Playboy Buddy Rose multi-tasks by cutting an effective promo while plugging all the house shows - What Butch Miller does better than most wrestlers - Rick Martel as king of the injury angle - How carrying scissors is like carrying a gun - A weird iron law of NBA basketball Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 17 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Ken Patera through the decade of the 1980s - King Haku's coronation, and which heels no-showed - The masterful selling of Rick Martel in the Demolition injury angle - What would happen to Matilda with a British Bulldogs heel turn? - Imagining a world where the entire wrestling business revolves around Montreal - A way to freshen up ladder matches at the WWE Performance Center - The big problem with the Brutus Beefcake-Honky Tonk Man feud - Discussion of The People's Court and other courtroom shows - The heel win/loss record on this tape Lineup: Dino Bravo vs Ken Patera - MSG 5-27-1988 Big Bossman vs Sam Houston - Philadelphia 7-23-1988 King Haku's coronation - Glens Falls, NY 06-21-1988 The Bolsheviks vs The British Bulldogs - Philadelphia 7-23-1988 The Fabulous Rougeaus vs The Rockers - MSG 7-25-1988 The Honky Tonk Man vs Brutus Beefca

Ric Flair makes a rare appearance at the Irish McNeil Boys Club to face the challenge of a battered Ted DiBiase on the November 14, 1985 edition of Mid-South Wrestling! - The simple but beautiful angle that leads to the hated DiBiase become a beloved fan favorite again - The ironic help that Ric Flair uses in the quest to take out challengers - Wrestling angles repeating with the same guy invovled - The strange rotation of Mid-South announcer teams - Two things Bill Watts has in common with Howard Cosell - A bandage somehow makes a cut on Jim Duggan's head look worse - The fan who wrote a fawning letter to Eddie Gilbert and the power of internet info - Wait, Oliver Humperdink is here??? - Jim Ross plugs an appealing match for the show that doesn't happen. Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Monday Night RAW from July 25, 1994! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Addressing the Ringo situation with Keithie - Jim Cornette's throat clearing in shoot interviews - Rebooking a Randy Savage Slim Jim ad - Degrees of the 1988 Survivor Series - Vince McMahon's weirdest burial ever - Solving the conundrum of "how does the heel/face get his/her stuff from the heel/face locker room after a turn?" - A perfect wrestling-related Zoom background - Dwayne Gill's look - More Tito Santana talk for some reason - Floating an idea for a new GFA Live project Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

Bob Backlund challenges Bret Hart for the WWF title in this one, the July 30, 1994 edition of WWF Superstars! - The oddity of having the Backlund-Bret match in this spot - What Backlund and Hart can do that someone like Shawn Michaels can't - Excerpts from both Bret and Bob's books about this match and angle - Shawn Michaels speaks in jibberish about the Samoans: bad idea - Jerry Lawler rips on the middle school-aged special ring announcer - Did anyone benefit more on a direct WCW to WWF jump in the mid-90s than Kevin Nash? - The fake Undertaker takes on the unbroken Matt Hardy - The sudden realization of who the voiceover man in the Live Event News is - Thoughts on Summerslam '94 - A Burger King commercial brings to mind an infamous promo from TNA - Why Fox getting the NFL was such a shock to the system of televised sports in the United States Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about ECW Hardcore TV from August 1, 1995! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Who is the face of ECW to you? - Mikey Whipwreck's unusual gear - Taz's "double Devil" outfit hanging out with the Steiners - Not being in school plays - Usage of the Singapore cane - Keithie's issues with The Sandman are brought to light - A new gimmick idea - Buying "wrong team" merchandise - The Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

Taking it to the extreme this week with a look at ECW Hardcore TV from October 17, 1995! - Rey Mysterio and Psychosis return to the ECW Arena for a 2/3 falls match - Everything to do with Beulah's Box - Cactus Jack and his "spot" in the Pulp Fiction promo montage - The debut of Bubba Ray Dudley and thoughts on the Dudleys role in 97-99 ECW - Raven and Stevie Richards win the ECW tag titles...but not for long - Heel ref Bill Alfonso and Tod Gordon are at each other's throats literally - 911: The Jack Cust of professional wrestling Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

Long overdue is a look at the only WCW Monday night show that mattered, with a breakdown of the July 3, 1995 edition of WCW Prime! - Dusty Rhodes sings, talks about getting drunk with the Beach Boys, and screwing his wife - How Sgt. Craig Pittman would be looked at by aliens from another planet who only watched WCW C and D shows - The birth of the Taskmaster - A 1990 Royal Rumble rematch in the Moo Match of the Week - Babyface Jimmy Hart: not on my watch! - One problem with WCW Prime is revealed before the Blue Bloods match - Feeling bad again for the Renegade - Vader talks about his upbringing in South Central LA - Thoughts on MLB's return, beer gardens, and why Guy Fieri kicks the ass of wrestling in the ratings Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF action taped at the Atlantic City Steel Pier from the summer of 1979! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Ted DiBiase and Andre the Giant as the proto-Megabucks in a very long tag match - The Quantum Leap theory of watching older wrestling - When turds turn green - Ivan The Terrible: it's all in his gimmick name - What Keithie's Andre the Giant impersonation really sounds like - The late rapper Tim Dog Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

In honour of Canada Day (July 1), this week features a look at WWF Maple Leaf Wrestling from September 22, 1984! - Angelo Mosca: women's wrestling commentator - Andre the Giant is extremely pissed off about the finish to his match with Kamala in Toronto - "President-Elect" Jack Tunney finds his way onto Piper's Pit - The tangled web of international relations: USSR-Iran, Canada-Iran, Canada-USA - Capt. Lou Albano addresses the French-speaking audience - Greg Valentine as more than just a workhorse - Hulk Hogan also happens to be a Real Canadian too - The busy WWF house show and taping schedule of mid-1984 - Taking a look at the bizarre lineage of the WWF Women's Tag Team titles Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the 1990 WWF Summerslam Fever special (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Barry Darsow and his disguises - Gene Okerlund's deep tan - A Dusty Rhodes impersonation gradually melds into Scott Steiner - Debating Karate Kid 2 vs Karate Kid 3 - Sapphire waving off questions about the gifts she had been receiving - A rant about Dino Bravo - Sherri's cat makeup - Way too much Brother Love - More wacky conspiracy theory talk Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

Same day, different promotion this week as it's back to Jim Crockett Promotions for a look at NWA Pro from May 7, 1988! - The Barry Windham heel turn a the beauty of paying off the planted seeds - The Stan Lane ZIP code challenge - Dr. Death's drug bust and how the law treated him very differently - What's Kevin Sullivan wearing now? - Al Perez: big fish in small ponds and small fish in big ponds - Forgetting all about mid-1988 Nikita Koloff - JJ Dillon seemingly commandeering the show Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the September 29, 1991 episode of WWF Wrestling Challenge (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Sid Justice standing up for the honor of Mike McGuirk - The incredible moustache of Big Bully Busick - A trailer for Suburban Commando - Sgt. Slaughter: was he confused sexually? - Virgil: Spelling Bee champion? - Ideas for a Tito Santana message on Cameo - Ric Flair in his first WWF match on TV - Hogan vs Flair as a draw in Boston Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

Some things are just a little off with this rather peculiar edition of WWF Superstars from May 7, 1988! - Vince McMahon starts the show by making zero sense about upcoming events at the venue - Randy Savage not having to be someone's sidekick - Bobby Heenan introduces a third Islander in High Chief Afi, who got tatted up - Hulk Hogan has some strange things to say on the topic of race - Saying hello to Steve Blackman and goodbye to Outback Jack - How the Jake Roberts/Rick Rude feud would have been different in the modern era - A detailed look at the real estate listing for Ted DiBiase's Mississippi home - Recapping all of Hillbilly Jim's title opportunities in the WWF - Bret Hart getting cheers for the first time - The probable reason for the off-brand event center and interview area - Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the February 2, 2000 episode of WCW Thunder (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Jeff Jarrett as leader of the nWo - The Demon and how he isn't the "KISS Demon" anymore - Debating Stacy Keibler vs Torrie Wilson - Lex Luger's current state - Is David Flair actually Dusty Rhodes' son? - Who does The Wall remind you of? - The wisdom of having Sid work three matches in a show including a submission match - Mike Rotunda's ring gear - Whether a 2000 WCW show will ever be done again on this show Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

Terry Funk is here to make everything alright on this look at World Championship Wrestling from May 20, 1989! - Terry Funk works his way up the WCW ladder: by facing 21 year old Eddie Guerrero - The backstory from both Funk and Guerrero on the match - Everyone is required to give Ric Flair a shoutout - Playing a game of "trading places" with Mike Shaw and Fred Ottman - How Norman would be the perfect babyface in 2020 - The complete and total uselessness of Paul Ellering - So many 1989 WCW debuts - Rick Steiner visits his physical therapist - The interesting post-wrestling career of enhancement talent Cougar Jay - Enjoying the way Gary Hart says "Muta" - Ron Simmons hits the pause button on his slow heel turn - Purchasing legal cannabis in time of COVID Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

This episode ends up finding inspiration in an unlikely place: the dying days of Smoky Mountain Wrestling with the July 29, 1995 edition of their weekly TV! - Buddy Landel goes out of character to talk about his struggles with drugs and alcohol and reminds us of the power of redemption - The bizarre incident with Ricky Morton and Tracy Smothers involving wives, girlfriends, and police - Round 1 of the intertwined lives of Glen Jacobs (Unabom) and Mark Calaway (Undertaker) - The inherent value of a place like Smoky Mountain Wrestling for the WWF and WCW - Shawn Michaels: a cruel man, but fair? - SMW ticket promotions that someone should bring back - The Catch-22 of balancing legends and young stars in a smaller promotion like SMW - Actions taken to avoid social media during trying times - Thoughts on careful use of loaded terms in the English language Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the January 22, 1994 episode of WWF Superstars (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Last week's Mr. Belvedere cast Zoom reunion - Why Stan Lane's smile is the way it is - Imagining Vince McMahon reading off the names of artists in USA For Africa in the style of the Royal Rumble - What child actors do later in life - Jim Ross and an old twitter signoff - A Royal Rumble graphic that makes Jeff Jarrett look ridiculous - Famous Karens in history - How Bret and Owen patched things up over Christmas in 1993 Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown

This week is a check-in with some pre-Attitude Era action with a look at WWF New York (Shotgun, kinda) from September 6, 1997! - Breaking down the greatest Stone Cold promo of them all as he shoots arrows at Vince, JR, Gorilla, and Owen Hart photographs - Picturing Rick Rude as the State Farm guy - HHH vs Undertaker Volune 2 out of infinity - Why Savio Vega is a valuable type of guy to have in a wrestling promotion - An absolutely pointless light heavyweight match takes place - Seeing Del Wilkes and wondering: what is patriotism anyway? - A profane 15 minute (give or take) tirade about what our society is right now Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown