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October 16, 2022 GFA Live #119: WWF Superstars 09-03-1988
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from September 3, 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Brutus Beefcake butting his nose into Ron Bass' business unprovoked
* Dealing with title changes yet to happen on TV tapings
* Frenchy Martin as the Terry Kiser of the WWF
* In praise of...Joe Cruz(!)
* Hulk Hogan and his brand new batting helmet
* Honky Tonk Man lays in a guitar shot on the Warrior
* Dino Bravo as a French-Canadian Brock Lesnar
* Guessing on the Rick Rude pre-match promo insult
* How the transformation of the One Man Gang was set up
Lineup:
- Powers of Pain vs Pete Sanchez & Al Kirkland
- Update: Whatever happened there between Brutus Beefcake and Ron Bass
- Dino Bravo vs Don Driggers
- Event Center promos: Ron Bass, Jake Roberts
- Jim Duggan vs Joe Cruz
- Bad News Brown vs Neal Rodgers
- Event Center promo: Hulk Hogan
- Rick Rude vs Reno Riggins
- Platform interview: Ultimate Warrior
- The One Man Gang vs Tommy Angel
- Paul Roma vs Barry Horowitz
- Event Center promos: Bolsheviks with Slick, Rick Rude
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1 hr 49 min
October 11, 2022 GFA Live #118: WWF SummerSlam 1992
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF SummerSlam 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Bret Hart's brilliance in the main event
* The final problem with Bulldog's tights
* Why it was good to not have Mr. Perfect at ringside from the start of Savage-Warrior
* Lord Al's quiet whisper voice
* Closely following Hawk's entire performance in the opening match
* Earthquake's apparent massive popularity in the UK
* Sherri and her revealing outfit
* Getting fired up for '88
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3 hr 34 min
October 02, 2022 GFA Live #117: WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1992
GFA Live #117: WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1992 by Greetings From Allentown
2 hr 33 min
September 21, 2022 GFA Live #116: WWF Superstars 08-22-1992
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from August 22, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Dispatches from Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, featuring "Lord Al"
* Great moments in internet clickbait
* A world where Richard Kind manages The Undertaker instead of Paul Bearer
* Summerslam 2000 previews(!)
* A cavalcade of New England wrestling legends
* Guessing the number of 1992 Papa Shango fans in realtime
* Thoughts on the Dexter Lumis/Miz angle
* Getting outwitted by Sean Mooney and Virgil
Lineup:
- Repo Man/The Beverly Brothers vs. “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan/The Bushwhackers
- WWF Update: Whatever Happened There between Mr. Perfect Being In The Corner Of Randy Savage And Ultimate Warrior.
- Ultimate Warrior promo
- Randy Savage promo
- Papa Shango vs. Scott Taylor
- WWF Event Center promos: Razor Ramon, Randy Savage
- Highlights Of Interview w/ Jimmy Hart From Primetime Wrestling
- Crush vs. Jeff Daniels (Perry Saturn)
- WWF Event Center promos: Virgil, Beverly Brothers, Natural Disasters
- Razor Ramon vs. Tony Roy
- BRUCE HART PROMO
- Bret “Hitman” Hart vs. Richie Rich
- Summer Slam Report With Promos By: British Bulldog, Kamala/Harvey Whippleman, Then Undertaker/Paul Bearer
- Nailz vs. John Armstrong
- WWF Event Center promos: Undertaker and Paul Bearer, Ric Flair and Mr. Perfect
- Promo By Nasty Boys
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1 hr 54 min
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
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2 hr 6 min
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
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2 hr 30 min
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
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2 hr 28 min
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
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
2 hr 6 min
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
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
2 hr 6 min
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
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
2 hr 28 min

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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!