Greetings From Allentown

The Nature Boy heads to the Lone Star State to defend the NWA World title against Terry Gordy on this edition of World Class Championship Wrestling from January 19, 1985! * Thoughts on the concept of the "traveling NWA champion" * Ric Flair in full mack mode with Sunshine * Bill Mercer gets personal with Billy Jack Haynes and Sunshine * Distracting in any way possible to get through a terrible opener * The new distinction between Rip Oliver and Rip Rogers * Canada merchandise * 1985 WCCW: The Last Good Year * Terry Daniels carries his WWF tenure to World Class 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 11, 1994! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Why the 1994 world title reign was Bret Hart's best * Was this the peak of Sean Waltman's career? * Planning a good summit like Crush and Randy Savage * Booking Razor Ramon and Diesel in 1996 WWF * An announcement of the Summerslam main event, with apologies to the world champion * Far too much baseball talk for a wrestling podcast * What did Pete do while driving past Titan Towers today? Lineup: 1-2-3 Kid vs. Bret Hart (C) for WWF World Title Crush vs. Matt Hardy Razor Ramon vs. Barry Horowitz King’s Court with Ted DiBiase IRS vs. Ray Hudson Bret Hart Interview Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WCW Saturday Night from May 9, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * How this show got to be chosen * Some annoying guy from the band Alabama co-hosts the show * Rick Rude addresses his WWF departure(!), accuses Ricky Steamboat of extramarital affairs, rocks Z Cavariccis * Comparing 1988 and 1992 Barry Windham * "Light Heavyweight" vs "Cruiserweight" as terms * A rule to remember when tweeting Lineup: Int: Barry Windham/Steve Austin Tom Zenk vs. Bob Cook Promo - Upcoming shows Nikita Koloff vs. Mr. Hughes Int: Rick Rude/Madusa Int: Vinnie Vegas Vinnie Vegas vs. Unknown WCW Magazine: Steiners win WCW Tag Titles/Larry Zbyszko/Paul E. Dangerously/Dangerous Alliance/NWA Tag Tourney Diamond Studd vs. Rob Campbell Brad Armstrong vs. Scotty Flamingo Barry Windham vs. Steve Austin (2/3 Falls) Int: Scotty Flamingo/Johnny B. Badd Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

The Megapowers unite once again ahead of the inaugural SummerSlam on this edition of WWF Superstars from July 30, 1988! * The long wait for Hogan and Savage to get back together and team up * Next level bickering between Jesse Ventura and Vince McMahon * Why Ventura as a special ref made hyping the PPV easy * The Iron Sheik's long and winding road back for a run that last only weeks * The first wrestler Peter ever discussed on a podcast * When did Bad News Brown actually lose a match? * Sam Houston finally decides to eat something * Going back to the Golden Girls bumpers Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF In Your House 2 from July 23, 1995! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Was The Roadie actually good * The 1-2-3 Kid name * Debating the merits of lumberjack matches * King of the Ring winners at Summerslams * Lex Luger's Buffalo Sabres shirt * Dok Hendrix kind of loses his mind Lineup: The 1-2-3 Kid vs The Roadie Men on a Mission (King Mabel and Sir Mo) vs Razor Ramon and Savio Vega Bam Bam Bigelow vs Henry O. Godwinn Shawn Michaels vs Jeff Jarrett (C) for the WWF Intercontinental Title The Allied Powers (Lex Luger and the British Bulldog) vs Owen Hart and Yokozuna (C) for the WWF Tag Team Titles Diesel (C) vs Sycho Sid in lumberjack match for WWF World Title Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the June 22, 1979 edition of Stampede Wrestling! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Bruce Hart: He's everywhere like shit * The size of Stu Hart's posterior * Bob Ross: Stampede wrestling referee? * Big Daddy Ritter (JYD) and his bizarre choice of tights * How to do a ladder match that is also a squash * Brushes with Manny Ramirez * The amazing people in the front row of Stampede shows * Keithie's relative Lego prowess Lineup: Duke Savage vs Bruce Hart Don Gagne vs Hubert Callant Hito and Socerato (Kendo Nagasaki) vs Keith and Bret Hart The Dynamite Kid vs Terry Sawyer Big Daddy Ritter (JYD) vs Jake Roberts (Jake The Snake) Bonus clip: Big Daddy Ritter vs Jake Roberts ladder match for Stampede North American title, July 1979 Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

It's back to 1984 for this edition of WWF All American Wrestling from February 12! * Andre the Giant makes his new Hogan Policy clear * Piper's Pit! Eddie Gilbert! Why this was 2 years too soon for all! * Starting the Slaughter-Iron Sheik feud * Suspiciously similar signs make their way into Ag Hall * Gorilla Monsoon and Pat Patterson liven up a dull Tito Santana-Ivan Koloff match? Yeah, that happened! * Hulk Hogan's mother makes a 2nd straight appearance on the pod * The irony in my view of Gordon Solie * Thoughts on podcasting both more and less Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the August 5, 1991 edition of WWF Prime Time Wrestling! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Sean Mooney comes up short as a straight man * Sid's workout video in a familiar gym * The Hostage Crisis of Stamford, 1991 * Trying to make sense of brown haired Dino Bravo in 1991 * A new game based on who Howard Finkel mentions as being at the house show * The Nasty Boys failings at being nasty * Continuing the search for a Kerry Von Erich mentor Lineup: Footage Of Bobby Heenan Showing Up Late To Work The British Bulldog vs. Col. Mustafa – 7-9-91 WWF Special Report: They Talk About Jake Roberts Helping The Ultimate Warrior. They Show Jake Roberts Stuffing The Ultimate Warrior In A Casket In Studio Guests: The Nasty Boys And Jimmy Hart Bret Hart vs. Ed Moretti – 7-8-91 Calgary also on 8-11 Challenge Highlight Video On Sid Justice Training Dino Bravo vs. Louie Spicolli – Edmonton 7-9-91 Interview w/ Hulk Hogan And The Ul

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the August 3, 1991 edition of WWF Superstars! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Roddy Piper vs Randy Savage as an influence historically * The first training vignette with Jake Roberts and the Ultimate Warrior: overcoming fear of caskets * How early is too early to arrive at a wake? * Why is Sid so wet? * Keith gets yet another nickname * Earthquake's change to Natural Disasters gear * The most pushed character not in the opening signature * Did Coach ever speak? (Of course he did, don't be ridiculous!) * A couples Camel Clutch Lineup: The Rockers vs. Ed Moretti & Mike Roselli Ricky Steamboat vs. Brooklyn Brawler Natural Disasters vs. Stan Saxton & Doug Carson The Undertaker vs. Brian Jewel Sgt. Slaughter vs. Larry Williams & Bob Jones Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

For the first time since the 1950s, wrestling returned to network television on this edition of Saturday Night's Main Event from May 11, 1985 * Getting some help breaking down the "Goonies R Good Enough" video * Staging a podcast filibuster to avoid the Fabulous Moolah match * Cyndi Lauper in the pantheon of accents * All "Wolf(f)s" are annoying * The peculiar usage of Pete Doherty * JYD's mother and the level of pride in her son * Seeing Jim Cornette's 1st Law of Wrestling in action Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the 1991 film Suburban Commando! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Hogan's casual attire for much of the movie * Resemblances to Back to the Future: all because of Christopher Lloyd * The wild possibility that this movie is a rib on Dusty Rhodes * Disagreement over Larry Miller * The history of the Razzies * Was Hogan trying to create his own version of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? * A very young Elisabeth Moss in her feature film debut Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

For the first time since the 1950s, wrestling returned to network television on this edition of Saturday Night's Main Event from May 11, 1985 * George Steele and Capt. Lou: why it made a lot of sense * Why the Animal's turn didn't require a build to that point * Wendi Richter and her relative over-ness * Paul Orndorff's uncomfortably small shorts * The surprise of Mr. T actually helping Orndorff * Hulk Hogan nearly references an entire family unit in one promo * Doing Piper-Mr. T earlier as an alternative to WrestleMania 2 Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WrestleFest '88 from Coliseum Video (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Matches that were cut from the tape, much to our horror * Ric Flair's old podcast with Conrad * A theory of little people driving ratings * How Keithie's wrestling figure ring got partially melted * Trying to predict Rick Rude's pre-match speech to the Milwaukee audience * The best spot for a wrestling ring on a baseball field * Whether Rick Derringer plays any wrestling themes during his live shows * How this show was intended to screw with the NWA show 2 days later in the same city * Are there any people left who anyone would want to do a wrestling podcast? Lineup: Fabulous Rougeau Brothers vs The Killer Bees Bad News Brown vs. Bret Hart Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Honky Tonk Man The Powers of Pain vs. The Bolsheviks Jim Neidhart vs. Lanny Poffo Jake Roberts vs. Rick Rude The Ultimate Warrior vs. Bobby Heenan (weasel suit match) Demolition vs. The Br

With the Gangstas on their tails, the Rock and Roll Express go for the tag titles on this edition of Smoky Mountain Wrestling from August 20, 1994. * New Jack in Smoky Mountain fears no man * A Les Thatcher comment that started a laughing fit * The origin of one of Sunny's WWF fetishes * Bob Caudle's comfort level relative to whom he interviews * The effect of killing match stipulations * An important distinction to make between Mark Curtis and Earl Hebner * Finding a historical comparison for the Bruiser Bedlam gimmick Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the October 2, 1999 edition of WCW Saturday Night (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The A&E documentaries and what is missing * Kendall Windham: not even the best fake version of his brother * The Barry Darsow tribute continues: He has amnesia! * Lex Luger's dark "Total Package" vignette * Unmasked Rey Mysterio and the sadness of it all * Pondering the Britney Spears situation * Moments where you can tell Jimmy Hart is running this show Lineup: Buff Bagwell vs. Lash LeRoux Dean Malenko vs. Blitzkrieg Curly Bill (“Vincent”) and Kendall Windham vs. La Parka and Silver King Scotty Riggs vs. Barry Horowitz Konnan vs. Johnny Attitude Barry Darsow vs. El Dandy Harlem Heat vs. Los Villanos Chris Benoit vs. Bobby Blaze First Family vs. Scott and Steve Armstrong Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

Long overdue is this look at the Herb Abrams version of the UWF with episode 20 of Fury Hour from March 1991! * The logic behind trying to start a wrestling company in 1991 * The exact moment where Smoky Mountain and UWF diverge * Three types of guys in the UWF * Stupid finishes to main events * Maybe the worst manager promo in the history of the business * Don Muraco's foolproof strategy for dealing with masked jobbers Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the 1990 film Goodfellas! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * What is the hottest version of Karen Hill? * The unintended consequences of the decisions made by both Jimmy and Paulie * Are there slow parts in the movie for a bathroom break? * Casting Keithie in two roles in the movie because the two characters are never seen together * Frankie Carbone's hilarious awkwardness * Getting a little too excited about Sandy mixing cocaine * Timing issues with the May 11, 1980 sequence: cooking sauce, Lois' flight, the fact it was Mother's Day * A lovefest for the underrated Tuddy Cicero * The sad tale of the kid who played "Young Henry" * Obsessing over the license plates seen * The greatest use of the word "dickhead" in human history * Jimmy and Henry's "poker game" at the diner Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

Two guys who would later set the tone for pro wrestling in the 90s square off on this edition of WCW Worldwide from February 13, 1993! * Rob Van Dam vs future Raven in a WCW ring? It happened! * The firing of Bill Watts and his ridiculous comments on race and sexuality and running a business * Manager Harley Race with a brilliant tactical plan to help Vader practice for his strap match with Sting * A gift from the baseball Gods...to avoid talking about an Erik Watts match? * One great thing about the 1993 WCW TV Title tournament * The Hollywood Blonds are what everyone says they are * Speculating on a referee's cast/wrap on his hand Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WrestleFest '93 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * What does Keithie have against slovenly blond wrestlers? * An extended Earl Hebner rant since he wouldn't go away * Recalling the 1986 feature file "SpaceCamp" * Hulk Hogan's "Big Lost Man" promo * Doing injury replacements in a Hasbro universe * A confession on the movie "Casino" * Run ins where music is played * Explaining the color change in El Matador's tights * Some frank talk about Cobra Kai season 3 Lineup: 07/21/92 Owen Hart, Koko B. Ware, & Tito Santana vs. Repo Man, & The Nasty Boys - Portland, ME 10/12/92 Crush vs. Papa Shango - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 09/01/92 The Big Bossman vs. Rick Martel - Hershey, PA 11/24/92 Earthquake vs. Repo Man - Dayton, OH 10/28/92 Shawn Michaels vs. Virgil - Louisville, KY 12/15/92 Ted DiBiase & Irwin R. Schyster vs. The Nasty Boys - Madison, WI 06/01/92 The Undertaker vs. The Berzerker - Hamilton, ON

The upcoming Royal Rumble is on everyone's mind on this edition of WWF Superstars from January 7, 1989! * Demolition sets the tone for all future Royal Rumbles * As Jesse starts booking/spoiling the upcoming Royal Rumble, Vince is already floating ideas for next year * Why "Big John Studd" should not be a wrestling name * Spinning the wheel of Royal Rumble promos with varying success * Finding out how much Scott Casey got paid for his lone PPV appearance * The Fifth column of Jim Crockett Promotions guys * Beefcake gets artistic * When the "South" rose again * The return of YouTube Comment Theater! Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod