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June 12, 2023 GFA Live #149: WWF Royal Rumble 1989 (Part 1)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the first half of the 1989 WWF Royal Rumble PPV! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The six man tag: another Bret Hart showcase
* June 11: Billy Batts Day!
* Ted DiBiase's masturbation habits
* Harley Race does exactly what is needed to be done
* An endless Super Posedown gets the 1,5X speed treatment
* Dino Bravo's greatest PPV matches
* One issue with Slick selling one of the Twin Towers' number to DiBiase
1 hr 57 min
June 05, 2023 GFA Live #148: WWF Superstars 01-14-1989
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from January 14, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The rarity of heel vs heel matched
* GFA Andre sings a tune
* A big reason why Randy Savage wasn't so eager on saving Hulk Hogan
* The Case To Be Made for Brutus Beefcake winning the 1989 Royal Rumble
* Attendance at wrestler funerals
* Will Brother Love call Honky Tonk Man "Brother Honky"?
* The changing of hosts on NBC's "Meet The Press"
* The Bushwhackers start to annoy a little bit
* A random commercial for a tape with AWA and NWA wrestlers
Lineup:
- The Rockers vs. Rusty Riddle & Trent Knight
- Whatever Happened There Update; Hulk Hogan vs Akeem from Saturday Night's Main Event
- King Haku vs. Jose Luis Rivera
- Event Center Promos: Powers of Pain (War and Barb) w/ Mr. Fuji, Rick Martel, Bad News Brown, Rockin' Robin
- From SNME: Tito Santana vs Red Rooster
- Event Center Promos: Andre the Giant with Bobby Heenan, Hulk Hogan with Elizabeth
- Ultimate Warrior vs. Jose Estrada
- Brother Love Show: Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine with Jimmy Hart
- Royal Rumble Report
- Vignette: Bushwhackers bother some poor son of a bitch in Stamford, CT
- Dino Bravo vs. Omar Atlas
2 hr 13 min
May 28, 2023 GFA Live #147: WWF Superstars 01-07-1989
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from January 7, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Jesse and Vince openly book the next few months of the WWF
* More examinations of the capitalization of names for the Rumble
* Bret Hart takes a guitar shot from Honky
* The noises of a Big John Studd workout
* More lies from a Ronnie Garvin promo
* The Brain Busters meet some old friends
* Randy Savage finally comes after Bad News Brown
* Rusty Brooks is back, and he's back big!
* The source of the King Haku drops
Lineup:
- Demolition vs. Iron Mike Sharpe & Rusty Brooks
- Update: Big John Studd is back, I guess
- Ted DiBiase vs. Scott Casey
- Event Center Promos: Bushwhackers, Ronnie Garvin, King Haku w/Bobby Heenan
- Jake Roberts vs. Pete Sanchez
- Big Bossman vs. Bill Mulkey
- Event Center Promos: Mr. Perfect, Randy Savage
- Brain Busters vs. George South & Tim Horner
- Brother Love Show: Brutus Beefcake
- Royal Rumble report
- Hart Foundation vs. Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine
- Event Center Promos: Koko B. Ware, Tito Santana, Dino Bravo and the Rougeau Brothers
2 hr 13 min
May 21, 2023 GFA Live #146: WWF Superstars 12-24-1988
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from December 24, 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Rick Rude fan club of Daytona Beach
* The pointlessness of Big John Studd's return
* Calling BS on Ronnie Garvin's introductory inset promo
* A Pez Whatley lookalike
* Randy Savage finally comes after Bad News Brown
* A rant about how Howard Cosell was perceived by the public versus that of Ahmad Rashad
* King Haku has some familiar words
* A new game based on Hulk Hogan's verbal tics
Lineup:
- Akeem vs. Juan Valdez
- Brother Love Show: Big John Studd and Bobby Heenan
- Powers Of Pain vs. Joe Cruz & Lanny Poffo
- Jim Duggan vs. Tony Suber
- Event Center Promos: Ted DiBiase, Brutus Beefcake, King Haku w/Bobby Heenan
- Rick Rude vs. George Terrell
- Event Center Promos: Andre the Giant w/Bobby Heenan, Hulk Hogan
- Bad News Brown vs. Bob Emory
- Ronnie Garvin vs. Barry Horowitz
- Royal Rumble Report
- Ron Bass vs. Martin Roy
- Event Center Promos: Tito Santana, Big Bossman w/Slick, Ultimate Warrior
2 hr 3 min
May 15, 2023 GFA Live #145: WWF Superstars 12-17-1988
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from December 17, 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Listening in on Keithie visiting his mother
* Andre the Giant and Bobby Heenan work an Abbott and Costello bit
* Finding the perfect backing track to a Jake Roberts promo
* Hashing out the name of Honky Tonk Man's team with Greg Valentine from this era
* Who talks more in a Young Stallions promo?
* Keithie gets angry about the Ultimate Warrior
* Peter has a message for Maple Leafs fans
Lineup:
- Demolition vs. Art Penna & Nick Ferrari
- Brother Love Show: Andre the Giant and Bobby Heenan
- Hercules vs. Steve Lombardi
- Mr. Perfect vs. Nito Gomez
- Event Center Promos: Ron Bass, Rick Rude
- King Haku vs. Frankie Valdez
- Event Center Promos: Young Stallions, Dino Bravo
- Big Bossman vs. Pete Ketchum
- Ultimate Warrior vs. Conquistador Uno
- Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine vs. Paul Brown & Rex Farmer
- Event Center Promos: Bad News Brown, Jake Roberts
2 hr 7 min
May 07, 2023 GFA Live #144: WWF Superstars 12-10-1988
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from December 10, 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Thoughts on a recent Jake the Snake one man show
* Keithie messes with John Cena's father again
* Peter's unedited thoughts on the demise of the 2022-23 Boston Bruins
* Virgil and Lanny Poffo in the same place at the same time
* Teasing the Brain Busters vs The Rockers
* Bobby Heenan just doesn't want to get sued
* Hulk Hogan gets to beat up Brother Love from SNME
Lineup:
- Jake Roberts vs. The Black Knight
- Hulk Hogan on the Brother Love show from the 11/26/1988 SNME
- Bad News Brown vs. Frankie Valdez
- Red Rooster vs. Scott Casey
- Event Center Promos: Andre the Giant w/Bobby Heenan, Koko B. Ware
- Bushwhackers vignette
- Brain Busters vs. The Rockers
- Recap: Rockin' Robin wins the WWF Women's title
- Rockin' Robin promo
- Ted DiBiase vs. Lanny Poffo
- Event Center Promos: Brutus Beefcake, Honky Tonk Man w/Jimmy Hart
- Fabulous Rougeaus vs. Sam Houston & Stephan de Leon
- Event Center Promos: Akeem w/Slick, The Hart Foundation
1 hr 51 min
April 24, 2023 GFA Live #143: Clash of the Champions 4: Season's Beatings
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Clash of the Champions 4: Season's Beatings from December 7, 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
- Dusty Rhodes and the screwed up match times on this show with an explanation
- "Exclusive audio" of Big Dust meeting the Turner execs
- Jason Hervey: official gadly of the Clash of the Champions
- Appreciating Bobby Eaton
- Rick Steiner says something inappropriate: what a shocker
- The UTC Arena in wrestling history
- Lex Luger the color commentator being forced to talk about the Russian Assassins and Paul Jones
- Cal Ripken theivery???
2 hr 15 min
April 17, 2023 GFA Live #142: WWF Superstars 12-03-1988
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from December 3, 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Randy Savage's "mujahadeen" moment with Jake Roberts
* Newly installed Senator Ron Bass
* Vince and Jesse make the post-match Rude Awakening super awkward
* Examining how Randy Savage would use Elizabeth in storylines
* Is this the last of the Danny Davis event center promos?
* Why Bret Hart would hold up ten fingers
* The "Keithie Langston Memorial Tag Team Tournament"
* King Haku speaks out against the returning Harley Race
* Unfortunately verbiage in the Blue Blazer's promo
* The majesty of underage Louie Spicolli working TV
Lineup:
- Brutus Beefcake vs. Chuck Campbell
- Whatever Happened There Update: Randy Savage vs Andre the Giant from Saturday Night's Main Event
- Dino Bravo vs. Riki Ataki
- Harley Race vs. Jim Gorman
- Event Center Promos: Danny Davis w/Jimmy Hart, Tito Santana
- Hart Foundation vs. Barry Horowitz & Iron Mike Sharpe
- Event Center Promos: The Blue Blazer, The Brain Busters w/Bobby Heenan
- Vignette: The Bushwhackers
- Akeem vs. Louie Spicolli
- Brother Love Show: Randy Savage and Elizabeth
- Rick Rude vs. Nito Gomez
- Event Center Promos: Ted DiBiase w/Virgil, Hacksaw Jim Duggan
1 hr 58 min
April 08, 2023 GFA Live #141: WWF Superstars 11-26-1988 (Bad News roughs up Jack Tunney)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from November 26, 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* WrestleMania 39 and Vince's return from hibernation
* Potential questions for a meet and greet with Jake Roberts
* Keithie struggles with what Rick Rude would like to have right now
* Hercules just loses his shit
* More visits from GFA Warlord on all the things he never had a problem with
* The Young Stallions: what's the point of this?
* The risk of keeping the world title on Roman Reigns
Lineup:
- Jake Roberts vs. John Latu
- Brother Love Show: WWF President Jack Tunney, Bad News Brown
- Mr. Perfect vs. David Stoudimiere
- Event Center Promos: Outlaw Ron Bass, Hacksaw Jim Duggan
- Ultimate Warrior vs. Barry Horowitz
- Event Center Promos: Tito Santana, The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers
- Rick Rude vs. Bill Woods
- Whatever Happened There Update: Mr. Fuji drops Demolition for the Powers of Pain
- Promos: Powers of Pain with Mr. Fuji, Demolition
- King Haku vs. Hercules
- Young Stallions vs. Bubba Kirk & Max McGiver
- Big Bossman vs. David Isley
- Event Center Promos: Brain Busters, Hart Foundation
2 hr 8 min
April 03, 2023 GFA Live #140: World Championship Wrestling 11-26-1988 (Dusty/Road Warriors spike angle)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about World Championship Wrestling on TBS from November 26, 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
- Breaking down the Dusty spike angle
- Keithie going the extra mile for his Hasbro fed
- The many, many, many children who bore witness to the spike angle on Thanksgiving morning
- Kevin Sullivan meets Richard Kind
- Thoughts on WrestleMania 39 Saturday and a non-conventional idea for Cody vs Roman
- Another GFA Text Storm
- Rick Steiner saying inappropriate stuff: then, now, forever
- Peter rants about the NBA, college basketball, and Red Sox-Orioles
2 hr 16 min

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