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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January 07, 2021 200. The 1987 Slammy Awards
Episode 200 is a look at one of the most delightfully insane events in wrestling history: The 1987 Slammy Awards from the World Wrestling Federation
* Vince McMahon slipping into his future character singing the diss track "Stand Back"
* The positive impact of the Jesse The Body Award on Rick Rude
* Randy Savage visited by time travelers warning him to shelter Elizabeth?
* Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Harley Race brawl everywhere with a bizarre background described by Gorilla Monsoon
* How many of the dancers did Bret Hart have sex with?
* Live Honky Tonk Man: not all that bad!
* Why Robbie Dupree agreed to record "Girls in Cars" for Piledriver
* A wrestling figure find while cleaning!
* Reflecting on 200 episodes of the podcast
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
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2h 18min
January 02, 2021 GFA Live #38: WWF In Your House 1
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF In Your House 1 from May 1995! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Starting the "rehabilitation project" on 1995 WWF
* Keith's failed bet on the 1993 Royal Rumble
* Why it makes sense that Scott Hall is int he WWE HOF as the Razor Ramon character
* Calling the Titan Sports merch line to see what happens
* Megapowers Redux? The friendship of Savio Vega and Razor Ramon
* Bad non-wrestling related segments in WWE history
* Owen Hart's last 4 years of his career against everything Billy Gunn did after 1995
* Would the 1995/96 version of Sid be a bigger star in today's wrestling, or in the 70s or 80s?
Lineup:
05/14/95 Bret Hart vs. Hakushi
05/14/95 Razor Ramon vs. Jeff Jarrett & The Roadie
05/14/95 Mabel vs. Adam Bomb
05/14/95 Owen Hart & Yokozuna vs. The Smoking Gunns
05/14/95 Jerry Lawler vs. Bret Hart
05/14/95 Diesel vs. Psycho Sid
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
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2h 4min
December 31, 2020 199. Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling 07-10-1982 (Piper vs Brisco)
Roddy Piper is demanding a ransom for the title belt he stole from Jack Brisco on this edition of Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling from July 10, 1982!
* Roddy Piper's master plan pays off in more ways than one
* How this storyline may have indirectly led to Piper's face turn in not only Mid-Atlantic but also Georgia
* Jack Brisco: Wrestler of the 1970s?
* Sgt. Slaughter's white outfit
* Greg Valentine's return to Mid-Atlantic: where else could he have gone?
* Jobber Ali Bey and another pro wrestler who had that name years before
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
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1h 19min
December 28, 2020 GFA Live #37: Wrestling's Country Boys
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about "Wrestling's Country Boys" from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Responding to "wrestling is fake" comments
* Chris Jericho's brush with NBA Twitter
* Short overalls: Joveralls or something else?
* The unbelievable shittiness of Uncle Elmer and Cousin Junior
* The political beliefs of wrestling broadcasters
* Hulk Hogan's humanity in the vignettes with Hillbilly Jim relative to his later work
* Thoughts on the tragic passing of Jon Huber (Brodie Lee/Luke Harper)
* A comprehensive breakdown of another scene in Karate Kid Part II, as Daniel confronts Chozen and his gang, before Miyagi comes to the rescue!
Lineup:
12/84 Hillbilly Jim & Hulk Hogan workout
12/17/84 Hillbilly Jim vs. Terry Gibbs - Poughkeepsie, NY
12/84 Hillbilly Jim & Hulk Hogan workout
02/18/85 Hillbilly Jim vs. Rene Goulet - MSG
06/18/85 "The Body Shop" with Hillbilly Jim & Uncle Elmer
06/17/85 "Piper's Pit" with Hillbilly Jim & Uncle Elmer
07/20/85 Uncle Elmer vs. Tiger Chung Lee - Landover, MD
08/10/85 Uncle Elmer vs. John Studd - MSG
1985 TNT Show: Hillbilly Jim & Uncle Elmer BBQ
08/20/85 Cousin Junior vs. Ron Shaw - Poughkeepsie, NY
09/14/85 Cousin Junior vs. Adrian Adonis - Landover, MD
08/17/85 Cousin Junior vs. Moondog Spot - Landover, MD
09/09/85 Uncle Elmer & Cousin Junior vs. Barry O & Jerry Adams - Poughkeepsie, NY
10/03/85 Uncle Elmer's wedding - East Rutherford, NJ (Saturday Night's Main Event)
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
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2h 5min
December 23, 2020 198. WWF Sunday Night Slam 03-26-1995 (Luger-Tatanka cage match)
Just in time for Festivus and the airing of grievances is this edition of WWF Sunday Night Slam from March 26, 1995!
* Super annoying Vince McMahon with a ridiculous turtleneck
* Was Diesel's title reign as bad as it's made out to be?
* Bob Backlund faces Jeff Jarrett is a rare heel vs heel match
* The merciful blowoff to the lifeless Tatanka-Lex Luger feud
* Info on members of the Lawrence Taylor all star team
* Lex Luger's rich history in steel cage matches
* Salvaging things when the video cuts off Sid mid-rant
* The various spellings of Sione/Seone/Sionne
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
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1h 31min
December 20, 2020 GFA Live #36: Wrestling's Tough Guys
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about "Wrestling's Tough Guys" from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Finally getting to the Haku-Ronnie Garvin match talked about for months
* How we would book 2020 Haku in our local independent promotion
* Phil Hartman as a base for impersonations
* Peter ponders podcast retirement after forgetting simple facts
* The outline of Africa on Akeem's back
* Keithie finally figures out the physics of the bolo punch
* The idea of Vince McMahon doing PBP now
* Mixing up the Coliseum video catalog with various adult film titles
* A comprehensive breakdown of another scene in Karate Kid Part II, as Daniel and Kumiko go to the 50s dance hall but get hassled by Chozen and his two pals "Hat Guy Dudley" and "Virgil"
Lineup:
04/04/90 Jim Duggan vs. Boris Zhukov - Glens Falls, NY
05/14/90 Haku vs. Ronnie Garvin - Heaven (actually Madison, WI)
10/08/89 The Bushwhackers vs. The Powers of Pain - Toronto
08/30/89 Hercules vs. Akeem - Portland, ME
12/14/89 Dino Bravo vs. Tito Santana - Hamilton, Ontario
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
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1h 36min
December 17, 2020 197. AWA All Star Wrestling 03-16-1986
It's back to the land of 10,000 Lakes on the road to WrestleRock with a look at AWA All Star Wrestling from March 16, 1986!
3/16/86 – Minneapolis TV
Colonel DeBeers vs. Buck Zumhofe
Jerry Blackwell vs. Earthquake Ferris
From ESPN: Jerry Blackwell vs. King Kong Brody .
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
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1h 20min
December 13, 2020 GFA Live #35: Best of the WWF, Vol. 15
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 15 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* An opening match that is a "Keithie Special"
* The one issue with Jumping Bomb Angels vs Glamour Girls
* Bret Hart as the Derek Jeter of the WWF
* Troubles experienced with the TSA
* The "Nailz Hall of Fame"
* Demolition Smash and his large knee brace
* Sherri as a face being bookends to her run
* A comprehensive breakdown of another scene in Karate Kid Part II, when Sato drives into the village to challenge Miyagi to fight....once again wearing a suit!
Lineup:
10/06/87 Tito Santana vs. Haku - Milwaukee, WI
10/27/87 Hart Foundation vs. Rick Martel & Tito Santana - Syracuse, NY
11/17/87 King Kong Bundy vs. Bam Bam Bigelow - Des Moines, IA
01/24/88 Lelani Kai & Judy Martin vs. Jumping Bomb Angels - Hamilton, ONT
07/07/84 Wild Samoans vs. Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee - Philadelphia, MA
07/24/87 Fabulous Moolah vs. Sherri Martel - Houston, TX
02/20/78 Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Ted Adams - MSG
08/25/87 Demolition vs. Billy Jack Haynes & George Steele - San Francisco, CA
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
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2h 6min
December 10, 2020 196. WWF Superstars 10-04-1986
Several new faces make early appearances of this edition of WWF Superstars of Wrestling from October 4, 1986
* Australian weirdness makes its way into the video
* A HOF-level laugh from Vince McMahon at Koko B. Ware's antics
* The logic behind thinking the Honky Tonk Man should be a babyface
* Randy Savage's incredible diversity of opponents at the time
* Jesse Ventura's cringey Koko B Ware jokes
* Brian Blair tries to move automobiles out of showrooms
* Mario Mancini's odd tweet after the passing of Pat Patterson
* Mr. Wonderful and musical copyrights
* Jesse Ventura and Hulk Hogan in the same place at the same time
* The Petrov Affair of 1954!
* More crap found while cleaning!
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
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1h 19min
December 05, 2020 GFA Live #34: Best of the WWF, Vol. 12
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 12 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* So much Kamala on this one tape
* Creating "Mr. Blade" to track all bleedings in wrestling history
* Calling a Gorilla Monsoon match like Gorilla
* Keithie prepares a eulogy
* What's the endgame of a Studd/Bundy split?
* Getting excited by Lelani Kai
* Let's just go ahead and pretend Nikolai Volkoff wasn't one of The Mongols
* A comprehensive breakdown of another scene in Karate Kid Part II, when Chozen attacks Daniel, and Kumiko responds by tossing a tomato at Chozen
Lineup:
06/20/87 Ricky Steamboat vs. Kamala - Philadelphia
11/20/86 Tito Santana vs. Kamala - Rockford, IL (Challenge taping)
10/04/86 Big Machine, Super Machine, & Piper Machine vs. King Kong Bundy, John Studd, & Bobby Heenan - Boston
05/02/87 Brutus Beefcake vs. Johnny Valiant - Boston
12/26/70 The Mongols vs. Gorilla Monsoon & Pedro Morales - Philadelphia
01/19/87 George Steele vs. Paul Orndorff - MSG
12/26/86 Fabulous Moolah vs. Lelani Kai - MSG
12/06/86 Hulk Hogan v. Kamala - Boston
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
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1h 44min

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