Greetings From Allentown

By Peter Winson

Greetings From Allentown is a podcast taking a look at the history of pro wrestling through the lens of weekly TV episodes from the 70s through the 90s covering WWF, WCW, and much more!... more

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September 11, 2022 GFA Live #115: WWF Superstars 08-15-1992
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from August 15, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Why you should never go to Baltimore
* Spoiler-free Cobra Kai talk
* Razor Ramon's color scheme
* Minor league teams in New England
* Getting to hear later parts of theme songs on TV
* Finally setting the parameters for the HBK/Martel match at Summerslam
* Requesting a Sean Mooney compilation
* Diana Hart and her "teen movie" promo
* Outside promos for a softball game and a charity tennis event
* BONUS: Peter expresses pre-game disgust with a baseball lineup
Lineup:
- Big Boss Man vs. Skinner
- Kamala vs. Joe Steel
- Kamala And The Undertaker Have A Confrontation As Undertaker Enters The Ring
- The Undertaker vs. Chris Duffy
- Interview w/ “Macho Man” Randy Savage
- Money Inc. vs. Jerry Stevens/Tim McNeaney
- Summer Slam Report With Promos By: Diana Hart Smith, British Bulldog, Bret Hart, Beverly Brothers/Genius, Natural Disasters, Kamala/Harvey Whippleman, Then Sherri
- Razor Ramon vs. Jim Powers
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
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2h 6min
September 03, 2022 GFA Live #114: WWF Superstars 08-08-1992 (Razor Ramon debut)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from August 8, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* A bizarre start to Superstars outside the usual format
* Razor Ramon's debut match on TV
* The Paul Ellering Puppet Show
* Typhoon pulls a "Sting at Starrcade '97"
* Heckling about gum
* A Basketball Hall of Famer checks in during the commercials
* Adding a dose of Stu Hart to the promo mix
* Mike Sharpe's unfortunate death
Lineup:
- Interview w/ The Ultimate Warrior. Ric Flair Interrupts The Interview
- Razor Ramon vs. Paul Van Dow
- Comments From Stu And Helen Hart About The Match Between Bret Hart And British Bulldog
- Natural Disasters vs. Brian Donahue/Brian Brieger
- Kamala vs. Ross Greenberg
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Ric Flair/Mr. Perfect Then Randy Savage
- The British Bulldog vs. Iron Mike Sharpe
- SummerSlam Report With Promos By: Bret Hart, Undertaker/Paul Bearer, Shawn Michaels/Sherri, Repo Man
- The Berzerker vs. Jason Knight
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Beverly Brothers/The Genius, Paul Ellering/Rocco
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
...more
2h 30min
August 27, 2022 GFA Live #113: WWF Superstars 08-01-1992
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from August 1, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* A brief history of Keithie's musical career playing the trumpet
* Inspection sticker stories
* The British Museum's lack of humour
* Helen Hart's permanent facial expression
* Nailz Palate Cleanser of the Week: Breaking down the season 2 theme of the TV show "ALF"
* An idea for Papa Shango as a face
* Vince and Mr, Perfect "clown" around
Lineup:
- The Nasty Boys vs. Jerry Davis/Ross Greenberg
- WWF Update: Highlights Of Whatever Happened There Last Week Between Randy Savage, Ultimate Warrior, Ric Flair, And Mr. Perfect
- Bret “Hitman” Hart vs. Iron Mike Sharpe
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Ric Flair/Mr. Perfect, Randy Savage
- “The Model” Rick Martel vs. Bill Pierce
- Interview w/ The Undertaker And Paul Bearer
- Papa Shango vs. Tony Roy
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Repo Man/Mountie/Jimmy Hart, British Bulldog/Sgt. Slaughter
- Summer Slam Report With Promos By: Shawn Michaels/Sherri, Natural Disasters, Nailz, Virgil
- Legion Of Doom vs. Flex Armstrong/Richie Rich
- A Vignette On Razor Ramon
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Kamala/Harvey Whippleman/Kimchee, Bret Hart
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
...more
2h 28min
August 22, 2022 GFA Live #112: WWF Challenge 07-26-1992
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Wrestling Challenge from July 26, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Examining Keithie's hatred of Nailz
* Songs in the key of Nailz
* Future WWF Hall of Fame headliners
* "John and Fred" break through and win the tag titles
* Does Rocco talk?
* Figuring out things to gamble on with promos
* Anger over the lost Boston SummerSlam
Lineup:
• Bret Hart vs. Vito Krus
• Update: Natural Disasters win WWF tag team titles
• SummerSlam Report
• The Mountie vs. Bill Pierce
• Event Center promos: Ric Flair/Mr. Perfect, Randy Savage
• Undertaker vs. Barry Hardy
• Rick Martel vs. Brian Brieger
• Event Center promos: Big Bossman, Legion of Doom/Paul Ellering
• Randy Savage/Ultimate Warrior/Ric Flair/Mr. Perfect Interview/Brawl
• Nasty Boys vs. Tony Ulysses/Tony Devito
• Event Center promos: Rick Martel, Jim Duggan
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
...more
2h 6min
August 13, 2022 GFA Live #111: WWF Prime Time Wrestling (UK) 07-20-1992
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Prime Time Wrestling (UK edition) from July 20, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Keithie's bright new standup career
* Ideal Bret Hart vs Rick Martel match: who is face and who is heel
* Ted DiBiase's relationships with managers
* The Big Bossman is back and fired up
* A Beverly Brothers upset
Lineup:
- The Natural Disasters vs. The Beverly Brothers
- Skinner vs. Jason Knight
- Interview w/ Ric Flair And Mr. Perfect
- Crush vs. Bob Bradley
- Bret Hart vs. Rick Martel (WWF Intercontinental Title Match)
- Papa Shango vs. Ross Greenburg
- Interview w/ The Big Bossman
- Money Incorporated vs. High Energy
- The British Bulldog vs. "Vito" Krus
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Kamala/Harvey Whippleman/Kimchee, and Crush
- Nailz vs. Tony Roi
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
...more
2h 6min
August 06, 2022 GFA Live #110: WWF Superstars 07-04-1992
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from July 4, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* A rundown of everything in Nashville and elsewhere last week on SummerSlam weekend
* Repo Man and his obsession with modes of transportation
* Another Nailz Palate Cleanser leads to an examination of the theme from the TV show "Just The Ten of Us"
* The "Men vs Boys" promo
* The background of a Razor Ramon vignette leads to some Albert Pujols talk
* Similarities between the Big Bossman and Buckwheat
* Papa Shango's voodoo working like one of the Andersons
Lineup:
- High Energy vs. Bob Bradley/Joe Milano
- WWF Update: Highlights Of Whatever Happened There with Nailz Attacking Big Boss Man From Superstars 5 Weeks Ago.
- Interview w/ Big Boss Man Over The Phone
- “The Model” Rick Martel vs. Jason Knight
- Crush vs. Terry Davis
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Berzerker/Papa Shango/Mr. Fuji, Ultimate Warrior/Undertaker/Paul Bearer
- Papa Shango vs. Joe McMullen (Before The Matches He “Injures McMullen’s Knee With A Curse)
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Ric Flair/Shawn Michaels/Mr. Perfect/Sherri, Randy Savage/Bret Hart
- Sgt. Slaughter vs. Barry Hardy
- Platform Interview w/ Repo Man (He Arrives On A Bicycle)
- Bret “Hitman” Hart vs. Barry Horowitz
- A Vignette On Razor Ramon
- The Beverly Brothers vs. Scott Taylor/Phil Apollo
- WWF Event Center: Nailz Attacking The Big Boss Man From Superstars 5 Weeks Ago, Promo By Nailz
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
...more
2h 28min
July 26, 2022 GFA Live #109: WWF Superstars 06-27-1992 (LOD finds Rocco)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from June 27, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Vince in retirement: why it actually feels real
* Rocco the puppet and the beginning of the end of the Legion of Doom
* Preference on the length of Flair promos
* Razor Ramon's humorous vignette
* Controversy on the "huss" bet in the Berzerker promo
* Harvey Whippleman vs Howard Finkel: the slow burn feud of the 90s
* Adventures on a boat at a beach
* The delightfulness of 1992 Koko B. Ware
* Virgil nearly kills the future Headbanger Thrasher
* Bulldog and his canine puns
Lineup:
- The British Bulldog vs. Nick Danger
- WWF Update: Footage Of Tatanka Returning To His Indian Reservation
- Nasty Boys vs. Chico Martinez/Rick Johnson
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Ric Flair/Shawn Michaels/Mr. Perfect/Sherri, Randy Savage/Bret Hart
- A Vignette On Razor Ramon
= Virgil vs. Glen Ruth
- The Bushwhackers Go To A Gym To Workout With Women
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Berzerker/Papa Shango/Mr. Fuji, Ultimate Warrior/Undertaker/Paul Bearer
- The Berzerker vs. Bruce Mitchell
- Promo By Legion Of Doom And Paul Ellering with the Rocco nonsense
- Nailz vs. J.A. Gooden
- Highlights Of The 1992 WBF Championship
- “Texas Tornado” Kerry Von Erich vs. Duane Gill
- “Ugandan Giant” Kamala vs. Johnny Blade
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Nailz, British Bulldog
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
...more
2h 27min
July 17, 2022 GFA Live #108: WWF Superstars 06-20-1992
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from June 20, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Issues in the workplace
* Trying to watch highlights of the WBF Championship
* How fast sellouts occured
* Betting on "huss" in Berzerker promo
* Repo Man gets a "promotion"
* Legion of Doom gets a kid involved
* Why Crush needed facial hair
* Lex Luger's accident: why it might have been a lucky break
* More Papa Shango nonsense
Lineup:
- Legion Of Doom vs. Tom Bennett/Barry Hardy
- WWF Update: Highlights Of Whatever Happened There in Last Week’s Interview w/ Randy Savage.
- Promo By Ric Flair/Mr. Perfect
- Papa Shango vs. Chris Hahn
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Repo Man, British Bulldog, Nailz
- Sgt. Slaughter vs. Red Tyler
- Repo Man vs. Brian Costello
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Ric Flair/Shawn Michaels/Mr. Perfect/Sherri, Randy Savage/Bret Hart
- Crush vs. Brooklyn Brawler
- Platform Interview w/ Shawn Michaels And Sensational Sherri
- Razor Ramon vignette
- The Undertaker vs. Duane Gill
- Highlights Of The 1992 WBF Championship
- Money Inc. (VERY RARE) vs. Rock Werner/Butler Stevens
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Berzerker/Papa Shango/Mr. Fuji, Ultimate Warrior/Undertaker/Paul Bearer
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
...more
2h 11min
July 10, 2022 GFA Live #107: WWF Superstars 06-13-1992 (1st Razor Ramon vignette)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from June 13, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The first Razor Ramon vignette
* Saying goodbye to Paulie Walnuts and "deaths in threes"
* TV Theme Breakdown returns with The Hogan Family
* The f'd out "May 19" bit
* Empty arena interviews
* Today in Barry Horowitz history
* The debut of the HBK mirror
* Masked jobber alert!
* A plea about the old WWF ice cream bars
* The Mountie pulls a Moe Greene
- Tatanka vs. Barry Horowitz
- WWF Update: Highlights Of Whatever Happened There with Papa Shango’s Curse On The Ultimate Warrior.
- Promo By Ultimate Warrior
- Shawn Michaels vs. Graig Brown
- WWF Event Center With Promo By: Ric Flair/Shawn Michaels/Mr. Perfect/Sensational Sherri
- Razor Ramon vignette
- Natural Disasters vs. Executioners
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Papa Shango/Berzerker/Mr. Fuji, Ultimate Warrior/Undertaker/Paul Bearer
- The Mountie vs. Billy Koby
- Empy arena interview w/ “Macho Man” Randy Savage
- “Ugandan Giant” Kamala vs. Dale Wolfe
- “El Matador” Tito Santana vs. Mike Samples
- Telephone Interview w/ The Big Boss Man
- Nailz vs. Ron Cumberledge
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Repo Man, The British Bulldog
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
...more
2h 35min
July 03, 2022 GFA Live #106: WWF Superstars 05-30-1992 (Nailz beats up the Bossman)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from May 30, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Nailz destroys the Bossman, who apparently has no friends to back him up
* The return of TV Theme Breakdown as a palate cleanser
* Piling on "92 Vince" for getting lazy
* A delightfully awkward WBF segment
* Jim Powers through the years
* Revisiting the Haystacks Calhoun weight issue
* Vince McMahon: Yelling fire in a crowded arena
* An early mention of ICOPRO
* "I think Hulk Hogan had something to do with this"
- Legion Of Doom vs. Kato/Rich Mitchell
- WWF Update: Highlights Of What Papa Shango’s Curse Has Done To The Ultimate Warrior
- Papa Shango vs. Brian Brieger
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Ric Flair/Mr. Perfect Then Randy Savage
- Sgt. Slaughter vs. Bob Bradley
- Rick “The Model” Martel vs. Jim Powers
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: The Berzerker/Mr. Fuji Then The Undertaker/Paul Bearer
- Natural Disasters vs. Duane Gill/Mike Fury
- Big Boss Man vs. Dave Roulette
- Nailz attack on the Big Bossman
- The Berzerker vs. Glen Ruth
- A Vignette On Crush
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Beverly Brothers/The Genius Then Sgt. Slaughter
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
...more
2h 23min

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