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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about "Wrestling's Country Boys" from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Responding to "wrestling is fake" comments * Chris Jericho's brush with NBA Twitter * Short overalls: Joveralls or something else? * The unbelievable shittiness of Uncle Elmer and Cousin Junior * The political beliefs of wrestling broadcasters * Hulk Hogan's humanity in the vignettes with Hillbilly Jim relative to his later work * Thoughts on the tragic passing of Jon Huber (Brodie Lee/Luke Harper) * A comprehensive breakdown of another scene in Karate Kid Part II, as Daniel confronts Chozen and his gang, before Miyagi comes to the rescue! Lineup: 12/84 Hillbilly Jim & Hulk Hogan workout 12/17/84 Hillbilly Jim vs. Terry Gibbs - Poughkeepsie, NY 12/84 Hillbilly Jim & Hulk Hogan workout 02/18/85 Hillbilly Jim vs. Rene Goulet - MSG 06/18/85 "The Body Shop" with Hillbilly Jim & Uncle Elmer 06/17/85 "Piper's Pit" with Hillbil

Just in time for Festivus and the airing of grievances is this edition of WWF Sunday Night Slam from March 26, 1995! * Super annoying Vince McMahon with a ridiculous turtleneck * Was Diesel's title reign as bad as it's made out to be? * Bob Backlund faces Jeff Jarrett is a rare heel vs heel match * The merciful blowoff to the lifeless Tatanka-Lex Luger feud * Info on members of the Lawrence Taylor all star team * Lex Luger's rich history in steel cage matches * Salvaging things when the video cuts off Sid mid-rant * The various spellings of Sione/Seone/Sionne Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about "Wrestling's Tough Guys" from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Finally getting to the Haku-Ronnie Garvin match talked about for months * How we would book 2020 Haku in our local independent promotion * Phil Hartman as a base for impersonations * Peter ponders podcast retirement after forgetting simple facts * The outline of Africa on Akeem's back * Keithie finally figures out the physics of the bolo punch * The idea of Vince McMahon doing PBP now * Mixing up the Coliseum video catalog with various adult film titles * A comprehensive breakdown of another scene in Karate Kid Part II, as Daniel and Kumiko go to the 50s dance hall but get hassled by Chozen and his two pals "Hat Guy Dudley" and "Virgil" Lineup: 04/04/90 Jim Duggan vs. Boris Zhukov - Glens Falls, NY 05/14/90 Haku vs. Ronnie Garvin - Heaven (actually Madison, WI) 10/08/89 The Bushwhackers vs. The Powers of Pain - Toronto 08/30/89 Hercules

It's back to the land of 10,000 Lakes on the road to WrestleRock with a look at AWA All Star Wrestling from March 16, 1986! 3/16/86 – Minneapolis TV Colonel DeBeers vs. Buck Zumhofe Jerry Blackwell vs. Earthquake Ferris From ESPN: Jerry Blackwell vs. King Kong Brody . 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 15 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * An opening match that is a "Keithie Special" * The one issue with Jumping Bomb Angels vs Glamour Girls * Bret Hart as the Derek Jeter of the WWF * Troubles experienced with the TSA * The "Nailz Hall of Fame" * Demolition Smash and his large knee brace * Sherri as a face being bookends to her run * A comprehensive breakdown of another scene in Karate Kid Part II, when Sato drives into the village to challenge Miyagi to fight....once again wearing a suit! Lineup: 10/06/87 Tito Santana vs. Haku - Milwaukee, WI 10/27/87 Hart Foundation vs. Rick Martel & Tito Santana - Syracuse, NY 11/17/87 King Kong Bundy vs. Bam Bam Bigelow - Des Moines, IA 01/24/88 Lelani Kai & Judy Martin vs. Jumping Bomb Angels - Hamilton, ONT 07/07/84 Wild Samoans vs. Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee - Philadelphia, MA 07/24/87 Fabulous Moolah vs. Sherri Martel - Housto

Several new faces make early appearances of this edition of WWF Superstars of Wrestling from October 4, 1986 * Australian weirdness makes its way into the video * A HOF-level laugh from Vince McMahon at Koko B. Ware's antics * The logic behind thinking the Honky Tonk Man should be a babyface * Randy Savage's incredible diversity of opponents at the time * Jesse Ventura's cringey Koko B Ware jokes * Brian Blair tries to move automobiles out of showrooms * Mario Mancini's odd tweet after the passing of Pat Patterson * Mr. Wonderful and musical copyrights * Jesse Ventura and Hulk Hogan in the same place at the same time * The Petrov Affair of 1954! * More crap found while cleaning! 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 12 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * So much Kamala on this one tape * Creating "Mr. Blade" to track all bleedings in wrestling history * Calling a Gorilla Monsoon match like Gorilla * Keithie prepares a eulogy * What's the endgame of a Studd/Bundy split? * Getting excited by Lelani Kai * Let's just go ahead and pretend Nikolai Volkoff wasn't one of The Mongols * A comprehensive breakdown of another scene in Karate Kid Part II, when Chozen attacks Daniel, and Kumiko responds by tossing a tomato at Chozen Lineup: 06/20/87 Ricky Steamboat vs. Kamala - Philadelphia 11/20/86 Tito Santana vs. Kamala - Rockford, IL (Challenge taping) 10/04/86 Big Machine, Super Machine, & Piper Machine vs. King Kong Bundy, John Studd, & Bobby Heenan - Boston 05/02/87 Brutus Beefcake vs. Johnny Valiant - Boston 12/26/70 The Mongols vs. Gorilla Monsoon & Pedro Morales - Philadelphia 01/19/87 G

The end is near for Bob Backlund's lengthy WWF title reign on this December 24, 1983 edition of All Star Wrestling! * An analysis of the Persian Clubs angle with Bob Backlund and the Iron Sheik, what went wrong, and how it is emblematic of Backlund's 1983 * The bizarre name switching of Jose Luis/Mac Rivera * Vince McMahon and Pat Patterson serve up some harsh criticism for referee Gilberto Roman * Invader #1's hilarious Cagematch page ratings * Magnificent Muraco and his Raiders shirt * Freddie Blassie with a great promo about the potential of the Iron Sheik to win the world title * The Wild Samoans take their time....too much time * Evolving Sgt. Slaughter after the death of the Grand Wizard * More crap found while cleaning! 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 11 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Ideas for Roddy Piper in mid-1987 had he not retired temporarily * Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones and how it might lead to a Hulk Hogan match * At what point we soured on WCW * The star power in the 6 man match * Lots of Jack Lotz * Gorilla Monsoon's disgusted reaction to the end of the "minis" match * A comprehensive breakdown of another scene in Karate Kid Part II, when Miyagi visits Sato, who is trying to break a piece of wood Lineup: 01/19/87 Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine vs. Can-Am Connection - MSG 11/24/86 Kamala vs. George Steele - MSG 10/20/86 "Piper's Pit" with Bobby Heenan & Paul Orndorff - MSG 11/24/86 Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper vs. Harley Race & Paul Orndorff - MSG 02/23/87 Randy Savage, Harley Race, & Adrian Adonis vs. Roddy Piper, Junkyard Dog, & Rick Steamboat (elimination match)- MSG 03/14/87 Roddy Piper video 11/24/86 L

History is made in Baltimore on this edition of WCW Worldwide from August 8, 1992! * The importance of Ron Simmons' title win * The excellent angle booked leading to the Big Van Vader-Ron Simmons match * Inventing the "Dustin Finish" * What Ricky Steamboat does best * Comparing the wasted stretches of Brian Pillman's career * More crap found while cleaning! 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 9 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The security guys in Toronto: why do they dress up like a ship captain? * A solution to speed up Sid's replies on Cameo * Issues with Keurigs for coffee * What is the future of Madison Square Garden with WWE without house shows? * Randy Savage bleeds again! * The MSG referee who looks like a mid-80s SNL character * The purpose of a heel vs heel match involving the Hart Foundation * Stupid battle royal tropes being used as early as the 80s * A comprehensive breakdown of another scene in Karate Kid Part II, when Miyagi and Daniel arrive in Okinawa and are confronted by Sato Lineup: 07/27/86 Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat - Toronto 08/09/86 Hart Foundation vs. Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff - Boston 07/27/86 Nikolai Volkoff vs. Cpl. Kirschner (boot camp match) - Toronto 03/17/85 John Studd, Ken Patera, & Jesse Ventura vs. Andre the Gian

A bizarre video gives a behind the scenes glimpse of the production of UWF TV from July 19, 1986! * Jim Ross drops the S-bomb among other production elements appearing on the video * Koko B. Ware faces young Rick Steiner in a match with a fantastic finish * The proper Freebirds trio gets into it with a baseball bat-wielding Bill Watts * Complaints about various Halls of Fame * Young Sting uses the familiar finisher of his old pal * Chavo Guerrero and the 1978 film The One and Only * YouTube Comment Theater! * More crap found while cleaning! 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 6 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Programming from The History Channel * The current Zelina Vega situation * Applying the McLaughlin Group to pro wrestling * Salt N Pepa as unusual wrestling fans * Jesse Ventura getting pissed at an audience question * Top theme songs in wrestling history * Lord Alfred Hayes love advice, and an alternative version of the same * An incredible blunder from Coliseum Video/WWF * A comprehensive breakdown of another scene in Karate Kid Part II, where Kreese and Miyagi have a confrontation in the parking lot at the All Valley Karate Tournament Lineup: 07/13/85 Terry Funk vs. Lanny Poffo - MSG 12/30/85 Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage - MSG 1980s TNT Show: Jesse Ventura answers audience question 12/30/85 Butch Cassidy vs. Haiti Kid - MSG 09/24/79 Ivan Putski vs. Johnny Valiant - MSG 1980s TNT Show: Alfred Hayes gives relationship adv

Intercontinental champion Bret "Hitman" Hart gets the shock of a lifetime from The Mountie on this edition of WWF Superstars from November 2, 1991! * How the match with Bret Hart being non-title led Mountie and Jimmy Hart to hatch their scheme * Just how bad is that SI article on Bret Hart? (Answer: very bad) * A new Vince McMahon laugh emerges! * Roddy Piper makes a masturbation reference on commentary(!) * Playing the Press Your Luck board for Survivor Series team promos * The Legion of Doom WWF run: certainly not as bad as it could have been * A matchup of two WWF World Champions who didn't win the title under their 1991 character name * The benefit of Undertaker debuting in 1990 versus even two years later * Is IRS a fascist character? * More crap found while cleaning! 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 5 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Kids spoiling TV tapings at school * A cavalcade of non-finishes on this tape * The quiet brilliance of Fuji General and wanting other Fuji-related shows * Wendi Richter and the Original Screwjob * Jesse Ventura being on the 2020 Presidential ballot in Alaska(!) * The blackballing of Bob Backlund from the entire Best of the WWF series * Wondering about Vince McMahon's views on weed * Why would you do a 3 out of 5 falls match? * A comprehensive breakdown of the scene where Mr. Miyagi received a letter from his native Okinawa from the 1986 film Karate Kid Part II Lineup: 11/25/85 Ricky Steamboat vs. Don Muraco - MSG 09/10/85 Killer Bees vs. Hart Foundation - Brantford, ONT 10/01/85 Killer Bees & Paul Orndorff vs. Hart Foundation & Barry O - Poughkeepsie, NY 09/10/85 British Bulldogs vs. Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine 1980s TNT

A match between Earthquake and Jake "The Snake" Roberts goes to a dark place on this edition of WWF Superstars from April 27, 1991! * How Jake kept tempting fate by putting Damien in harm's way * The somber tone of Vince McMahon * Virgil stands up for Roddy Piper in the Funeral Parlor * The feud between the Bossman and Mountie: a typical police battle over jurisdictions * Andre the Giant meets with Sensational Sherri, ends up spanking her, confirms many suspicions * Closing the book on the Undertaker-Larry Ludden battles you forgot about * Pat Tanaka promo time! * The hokiness of the British Bulldog using Winston in his promos * More crap found while cleaning! * Original commercials! * 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 Best of the WWF, Volume 16 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Jacques Rougeau and great "comedy" workers * Junkyard Dog "speaking" in French * The upcoming Vince McMahon Netflix documentary * Grunting by women in tennis, wrestling, and curling * Andre the Giant and the Bad News Brown poop incident * Booking Outback Jack as a Sandman-type heel * Preferences at blackjack tables * Who signed off on Frenchy Martin hosting this? * A comprehensive breakdown of the ice breaking scene from the 1986 film Karate Kid Part II Lineup: 09/13/85 Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Giant Machine - Japan 1980s Jumping Bomb Angels vs. Bull Nakano & Condor Saito - Japan 1980s Mr. Fuji vs. ??? - Kuwait 10/19/85 The Killer Bees vs. Mike Sharpe & Barry O - Puerto Rico 04/02/88 The Ultimate Warrior vs. Hercules - Italy 04/02/88 Andre the Giant vs. Jim Duggan - Italy 1980s Several Outback Jack skits 10

With 190 episodes in the books, it's time to take a look back at some classic GFA focusing on the WWF Intercontinental Title and the times it changed hands in the mid-80s! Lineup: Tito Santana (C) vs Greg Valentine - 09/24/1984 Tito Santana (C) vs Randy Savage - 02/08/1986 Ricky Steamboat (C) vs The Honky Tonk Man - 06/02/1987

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 1 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Korean food * Jesse Ventura's podcast interview voice * Howard Stern Show listening history * The quality of Roddy Piper's 84-87 feuds * Bruno vs Larry comapred to Sonny Corleone vs Carlo in The Godfather * Mean Gene's very short shorts * A rant about stupid looking double pin finishes * The mildly strange finish to the Bruno-Larry cage match * Gorilla Monsoon as a promo Lineup: 07/15/84 Hulk Hogan & Andre the Giant vs. Dick Murdoch, Adrian Adonis, & John Studd - Meadowlands NJ 07/23/84 Fabulous Moolah vs. Wendi Richter - MSG 1976 Gorilla Monsoon vs. Baron Scicluna - Philadelphia Arena 1976 Gorilla Monsoon vs. Muhammad Ali angle - Philadelphia Arena 1984 Jimmy Snuka vs. Bobby Bass - All Star Wrestling taping 03/84 "Piper's Pit" with Jimmy Snuka 08/25/84 Roddy Piper vs. Jimmy Snuka - MSG 12/28/84 B

Back to the 90s this week with a look at WCW Worldwide from February 7, 1998! * Ric Flair faces Barry Horowitz in a battle of the opposites * Tony Schiavone's sour mood * Hacksaw Jim Duggan as the perfect WCW C/D show performer * Trying to avoid talking about Chris Benoit * Difficulty explaining why Diamond Dallas Page was cool in 1997-98 * Eddie Guerrero having tp promote a PPV that he isn't even on * More crap found while cleaning! * The return of Vinnie Vegas Corner! Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod