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May 16, 2022 GFA Live #99: WWF Superstars 04-11-1992
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from April 11, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Finding new promo games to play with Hogan, Piper, and Jake all gone
* Ric Flair watching Cool Hand Luke
* The LOD reboot with Paul Ellering continues with a long-winded promo vignette
* An insane British Bulldog promo on Repo Man
* The many chances that Papa Shango/Kama/Godfather/Goodfather got
* Ric Flair as the guy chasing the world title
* TV themes that explain the premise of the show in the lyrics
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1 hr 55 min
May 10, 2022 GFA Live #98: WrestleMania 8
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WrestleMania 8 from the original PPV feed of April 5, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* A near frame by frame breakdown of the bizarre finish to the Hulk Hogan-Sid Justice match and finding different people to blame
* The Piper-Bret match: a magnificent swerve?
* Killing off Jake Roberts and the DDT all at once
* Is Breaking Bad's Heisenberg actually Jake Roberts?
* Trying to convince the Macho Man to allow for an actual centerfold of Elizabeth
* The problem with Ray Combs' ring announcing work at this show
* Plotting out a Legion of Doom heel run in 1992 instead of Rocco the puppet
* Tito Santana's sexual history
* The hilarity of the Lex Luger interview and pondering him paired with Heenan full time
* Vince McMahon reacting to the Bret and Flair blade jobs
* Keithie's heartwrenching story of a lost Apple watch in Italy at the airport
* Paying off a podcast joke from two years ago
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
3 hr 58 min
May 01, 2022 GFA Live #97: WWF Superstars 04-04-1992
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from April 4, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Who is the "greatest superstar" in WWF/E history?
* What words Vince McMahon might want to use in place of "airport"
* "Foul-mouthed" Elizabeth makes a return
* The writing on Hulk Hogan's wikipedia page
* Will Sid say "Why" in his promo
* Non-compete clauses
* The actor playing Downtown Bruno on the NBC TV show Young Rock
* Sean Mooney and the additional PPV shill
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
2 hr 17 min
April 30, 2022 GFA Live #96: March to WrestleMania 8 ("Thank you for Hulkamania")
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the USA Network special March to WrestleMania 8 from March 29, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The respective wedding experience in Boston and Italy
* Proper movie roles from 1988-93 for Hulk Hogan
* Reliving all the greatest hits of the early '92 journey
* A reminder on John Tenta's age in March 1992
* Vince's "serious" interview with Hulk Hogan
* Shawn Michaels and pre-WrestleMania specials
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2 hr 35 min
April 09, 2022 GFA Live #95: WWF Superstars 03-28-1992
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from March 28, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* A coincidence involving weddings
* Lex Luger's first(?) appearance on WWF TV
* The hilarity of the setting for Ric Flair's "press conference"
* Papa Shango's shoulderbreaker
* The British Bulldog consults the NY Times Style Guide
* The variations of the Natural Disasters' finisher
* Sid spreads the Good Word and the Sid variant to Mean Gene
* Did Sid wet his pants?
* A new promo game: how many times will the Macho Man say "yeah"?
Lineup:
- The Undertaker vs. Lee Armstrong
- WWF Update: Ric Flair And Mr. Perfect Hold A Press Conference Concerning The Photos Of Flair And Elizabeth
- Papa Shango vs. David Taylor (no, not that one)
- Nailz vignette
- Big Boss Man vs. Barry Horowitz
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: British Bulldog, Shawn Michaels, El Matador
- Natural Disasters vs. Dale Wolfe/Bob Morgan
- Interview w/ Sid Justice And Harvey Whippleman
- “El Matador” Tito Santana vs. Doug Somers
- Promo By Lex Luger For WBF Body Stars
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Rick Martel, Tatanka, and Nasty Boys/Mountie/Repo Man
- WrestleMania 8 Report With Promos By: Randy Savage. Interview w/ Roddy Piper & Bret Hart From Wrestling Challenge 2 Weeks Ago. Hulk Hogan Then Sid Justice/Harvey Whippleman
- The Berzerker vs. Ian Weston
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Jake Roberts, The Undertaker
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
1 hr 53 min
April 06, 2022 GFA Live #94: WWF Challenge 03-22-1992 (Flair promo on a boat)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Wrestling Challenge from March 22, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Peter's experiences in Dallas for WrestleMania weekend
* An actual Undertaker vs Papa Shango match
* Enjoying Jake Roberts before he departs
* The bizarre subtext of how Elizabeth is referenced in the Flair/Savage angle
* Shawn Michaels' first "Jack"?
* Ric Flair's everyday wardrobe
* What crime Nailz got sent to the joint for committing
* Virgil gets a new look
* Pivoting the Hogan story to "this might be his last match"
Lineup:
• British Bulldog vs. Bill Badd
• Sid Justice Highlights/Interview
• Papa Shango vs. Danny Kamo
• Big Bossman vs. Lee Armstrong
• Ric Flair Interview on boat
• Bret Hart vs. Dale Wolfe
• Wrestlemania Report
• Sid Justice vs. Dennis Bunt
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
2 hr 14 min
March 27, 2022 GFA Live #93 WWF Superstars 03-14-1992
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from March 14, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* What happened to GFA Live 92?
* Ric Flair and Vince McMahon out at a restaurant
* Keithie wants to make dinner for Bret Hart
* The bizarre subtext of how Elizabeth is referenced in the Flair/Savage angle
* The problem with Tito Santana's El Matador-era hair
* Another Sid squash and Virgil sticks his nose in, literally
* Has Roddy Piper toned things down?
* The first Nailz vignette
* IRS speaks a hard truth in a promo on El Matador
Lineup:
- Bret “Hitman” Hart vs. Jimmy James
- WWF Update: Interview w/ Ric Flair At A Restaurant
- Papa Shango vs. Lee Thomas
- Interview w/ “Macho Man” Randy Savage
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Nasty Boys/Mountie Then Bushwhackers/Bret Hart
- “El Matador” Tito Santana vs. Lee Armstrong
- Interview w/ Jake “The Snake” Roberts
- A Vignette On Nailz
- Natural Disasters vs. Jim Cooper/Paul Simpson
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Ric Flair/Sid Justice Then Hulk Hogan/Roddy Piper
- WrestleMania 8 Report With Promos By: Sid Justice/Harvey Whippleman, Hulk Hogan, Then Undertaker/Paul Bearer
- Sid Justice vs. Dale Wolfe (After The Match They Put Wolfe On A Stretcher And Sid Attacks Him) (Virgil Comes Out To Help Wolfe And Sid Attacks Him And “Breaks” His Nose)
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: El Matador Then IRS
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
2 hr 3 min
March 13, 2022 GFA Live #91: WWF Wrestling Challenge 03-01-1992 (Last Funeral Parlor)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Wrestling Challenge from March 1, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Falling out of a bunk bed
* Jake Roberts ends the Funeral Parlor and gets flustered by the Undertaker
* Sid's verbal tick that was corrected
* New tag team champs and the weird way in which it was reveals
* Bill Paxton: bankable Hollywood star
* Bret Hart smiles!
* Combining the Piper Coke Scale and the Hogan Brother games
* The big issue with working as an enhancement talent on TV at a young age
* Lord Alfred Hayes as Batman
* Tatanka clarifies his declaration from last week, sort of
* Where Danny Davis ranks as a wrestler
* "Working Global"
* The old lady in Titanic throwing the jewelry into the ocean
* A bonus segment looking at a rare "tweener" promo from the Natural Disasters, airing on the Boston version of Challenge
Lineup:
- Rick Martel vs. Louie Spicolli
- WWF Update: Money Inc, new tag team champions, Natural Disasters split from Jimmy Hart
- Tatanka vs. Barry Horowitz
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Mr. Perfect/Ric Flair/Sid Justice and Hulk Hogan/Roddy Piper
- Sid Justice vs. Ed Robinson
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: IRS, El Matador, and Nasty Boys/Mountie/Jimmy Hart
- British Bulldog vs. B.A. Dalton
- Funeral Parlor with guest Jake Roberts
- WrestleMania 8 Report With Promos By: Sid Justice, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair/Mr. Perfect, Randy Savage
- The Nasty Boys vs, Jimmy Jones and Action Jackson
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Shawn Michaels/Sensational Sherri, Bret Hart/Bushwhackers
- BONUS: Natural Disasters Event Center promo, Boston version of Wrestling Challenge
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• Tatanka vs. Scrub
• Sid Justice vs. Scrub
• British Bulldog vs. Scrub
• Funeral Parlor with Jake The Snake Roberts/Undertaker
• Nasty Boys vs. Scrubs
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
2 hr 9 min
March 05, 2022 GFA Live #90: WWF Superstars 02-22-1992 (Undertaker face turn)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from February 22, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Bret Hart's patience with a photographer
* Mr. Perfect gets weird in the opening segment
* Describing the experience at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library in Austin, TX
* Tatanka makes a bold declaration
* The "extras" from the Jake Roberts-Randy Savage SNME match
* Multiple Hulk Hogan games and gambling
* A bonus segment looking at the battle royal at MSG from 02/23/1992
Lineup:
- Bret “Hitman” Hart vs. Ed Robinson
- WWF Update: Highlights Of The Feud Between Hulk Hogan And Sid Justice
- Tatanka vs. B.A. Dalton
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Big Bossman, Nasty Boys, British Bulldog
- Ted DiBiase and IRS vs. Larry Williams/Jimmy James
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Ric Flair and Mr. Perfect, Roddy Piper, and The Undertaker/Paul Bearer
- Highlights Of Past Wrestlemanias
- WrestleMania 8 Report With Promos By: Sid Justice, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair/Mr. Perfect, Then Randy Savage
- “Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. Jake “The Snake” Roberts From Saturday Night Main Event
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Repo Man, Hulk Hogan
- BONUS: 20 Man battle royal from MSG, 02/23/1992
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2 hr 39 min
February 24, 2022 GFA Live #89: WWF Superstars 02-15-1992 (WM8 changes)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from February 15, 1992! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* A new name for this 1992 WWF series
* The opening slander-fest of Sid Justice
* The subtle way in which the Flair-Savage-Elizabeth angle was started
* Which Nasty Boy was better in WCW
* Sensational Sherri appears with Shawn Michaels for the first time
* Keithie continues to gamble on Hogan promos against his better judgment
* Speculating on how enhancement talent are matched with superstars
Lineup:
- Highlights Of Hulk Hogan/Sid Justice vs. Ric Flair/The Undertaker From Saturday Night Main Event
- Interview w/ Hulk Hogan And Brutus Beefcake After The Match From Saturday Night Main Event
- The Barber Shop: Sid Justice Is His Guest (From Last Sunday’s Wrestling Challenge)
- WWF Update: They Announce The Double Main Event For WrestleMania 8
- The British Bulldog vs. Omar Atlas
- Nasty Boys vs. Kris Germany/Larry Williams
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Ric Flair/The Undertaker/Mr. Perfect/Paul Bearer Then Hulk Hogan/Roddy Piper
- “Rowdy” Roddy Piper vs. Todd Overbow
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: British Bulldog Then Nasty Boys/Jimmy Hart
- Shawn Michaels vs. Rudy Gonzales
- WrestleMania 8 Report With Promos By: Ric Flair/Mr. Perfect, Randy Savage, Sid Justice, Then Hulk Hogan
- Rick “The Model” Martel vs. Terry Daniels
- WWF Event Center With Promos By: Natural Disasters/Jimmy Hart Then Jim Duggan/Sgt. Slaughter
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
1 hr 55 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!