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Jerry Lawler and Bobby Eaton are the main players on a typically crazy edition of Memphis Wrestling from January 15, 1983!

* The sad split of Bobby Eaton and Sweet Brown Sugar (Koko Ware), aired in a strange order

* Why the marriage of Andy Kaufman and Memphis worked better than it would have anywhere else

* The new Koko Ware/Sweet Brown Sugar: just like Tommy in Goodfellas, and Jimmy Hart is Billy Batts

* Sheepherder Jonathan Boyd is a weird dude

* Tag teams like the Fabulous Ones as an essential ingredient in strong promotions

* A well done finish to a Bockwinkel-Lawler match

* The man who was King Cobra...and apparently an inventor of dumpster deodorizer(!)

* Is the year 1983 THE year in wrestling? Examining various territories

* Looking ahead to actually attending a sporting event

* The return of YouTube Comment Theater!

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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the June 9, 1997 edition of WCW Monday Nitro (and some other stuff, of course!)

Topics of discussion include:

* Why Alex Wright is awesome

* Akira Hokuto and her CPAP machine

* Prediction on the AEW Revolution PPV reveal

* AnN analogy to the "Jeff Jarrett as a Horseman" thing

* Why didn't Shawn Michaels have the guts to show up at Nitro?

* Looking for Keithie in the Boston crowd on that night

* Loving the luchadors despite an off night from Ultimo Dragon

* One last Karate Kid II scene breakdown: Daniel and Miyagi board a plane for Okinawa, and Danny Boy won't shut up on the plane

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Roddy Piper is a loose cannon with his color commentary on this September 15, 1990 edition of WWF Superstars!

* Tony Atlas comes back as Saba Simba and Roddy Piper calls it out

* A job guy from a famous wrestling family

* Ultimate Warrior: does he have a problem with women?

* The Power and Glory 1990 commemorative coin

* Brother Love: stickler for grammar?

* Warlord squash matches are just like McDonald's and Wendy's

* A Ted DiBiase real estate update

* The guy who gave Tugboat a 10/10 on Cagematch

* Griping out a tooth issue impacting the production of the podcast

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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the November 16, 1992 edition of WWF Prime Time Wrestling (and some other stuff, of course!)

Topics of discussion include:

* Who a viewer might think Randy Savage would choose as his tag team partner for Survivor Series

* Ultimate Warrior forcing the Macho Man into two audibled angles

* Owen Hart as 1980s movie bad guy

* Stan Lane as a Father of our Country

* Original 1992 commercials!

* "Lord Al" checks in with more sexualized slang

* Picturing the Big Bossman in Goodfellas

* A new idea for the Barbarian in 1992

Lineup:

In Studio Interview w/ Randy Savage (Live From Florida) (He Asks Mr. Perfect To Be His Partner At Survivor Series)

The Beverly Brothers vs. High Energy

WWF Special Report: They Show The Undertaker And Paul Bearer Building The Casket. Promo By Harvey Whippleman And Kimchee

Max Moon vs. Dale Wolfe

WWF Event Center: Sean Mooney Talk About The Survivor Series Hotline

The British Bulldog vs. Shawn Michaels (WWF Intercontinental Title Match) (From Saturday Night Main Event) (JIP)

In Studio Interview w/ Ric Flair And Razor Ramon (Live From Charlotte)

Lance Cassidy vs. Terry Taylor

The Big Bossman vs. Rick Martel (JIP)

Razor Ramon vs. Dale Hutchinson

In Studio Interview w/ Randy Savage As Well As The Interview w/ Ric Flair And Razor Ramon Resume. (Perfect Accepts Savage’s Offer To Be His Partner)

Jim Duggan vs. Repo Man

A Vignette On Bam Bam Bigelow

Marty Jannetty vs. Mike Sharpe

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The Haiti Kid ends up with a new "A-Team style" look on this March 8, 1986 edition of WWF Championship Wrestling!

* The hilarity of Roddy Piper and Bob Orton abducting Haiti Kid to berate him and cut his hair

* Mr. T mails it in...his promo that is

* What made Hogan's feud with Bundy different than ones earlier in his title reign

* A Dark Side of the Ring special tag match

* Projecting Bret Hart's future from a March 1986 perspective

* Running out of time for a final tag match

* Original 1986 commercials, including insane details on a Happy Days rerun

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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the January 1, 1995 edition of WCW Main Event (and some other stuff, of course!)

Topics of discussion include:

* Imagining how it went down when Dusty Rhodes met with Vince McMahon before coming to WWF in 1989

* The issues with Hulk Hogan in 1994-95 WCW and tinkering to fix it

* How do things change if Randy Savage goes to WCW ahead of Hulk Hogan?

* Slutty characters in wrestling being the opposite in real life

* A Cheez-It commercial with a fat version of a Cobra Kai character(?!?!)

* Shenanigans with the 800 numbers on the advertisements

* Defending WCW Uncensored 95

* Breaking down the final fight scene from The Karate Kid Part II from Chozen's hostage taking to the very end of the movie

Lineup:

Courtesy WCW Saturday Night 7/9/94 Interactive – Ric Flair vs. Sting (joined in progress)

Courtesy Starrcade ’94 – Randy Savage appears after main event and Vader confronts Hulk Hogan

Courtesy WCW Saturday Night 12/3/94 Interactive – Harlem Heat vs. Nasty Boys (joined in progress)

Courtesy WCW Main Event 11/20/94 Interactive – Sting vs. Avalanche (joined in progress)

Main Event Exclusive – Dustin Rhodes vs. Beautiful Bobby Eaton

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This GFA Special features a tribute to the Macho Man Randy Savage looking back at four memorable angles covered in earlier episodes of the podcast!

* 1984 Memphis: Randy and brother Lanny wreak havoc in the territory, with Savage even piledriving Ricky Morton through a table

* 1986 WWF: IC Champion Savage faces Ricky Steamboat, goes for the throat (literally), and mixes it up with the Living Legend

* 1989 WWF: World Champion Savage gives his point of view on the explosion of the Megapowers

* 1996 WCW: A wild (and suspended) Savage runs roughshod on WCW Saturday Night

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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the November 29, 1986 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event (and some other stuff, of course!)

Topics of discussion include:

* The peak of Hercules in his WWF run

* Overuse of Dave Hebner on the show

* Mr. Fuji sings the standards

* The Soviet national anthem sobriety test

* The coolness factor of heel Jake the Snake facing heel Macho Man

* Recycling of cardboard boxes

* Breaking down scenes from The Karate Kid Part II: Sato offers to rebuild the village, gives deed to Miyagi, Daniel's bizarre handshake with Sato, the O Bon Dance in the castle and the guy who gives Sato a jug of something to drink

Lineup:

Randy Savage vs Jake Roberts

Hulk Hogan vs Hercules

Roddy Piper vs Bob Orton

Hart Foundation vs Killer Bees

Koko B. Ware vs Nikolai Volkoff

Magnificent Muraco vs Dick Slater

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The Funker and Crispy Cruise lead the way through this entertaining edition of NWA Worldwide from March 24, 1990!

* Reluctantly fact checking Terry Funk's comments about athlete injuries

* What the hell is going on with Ric Flair's hair?

* The late Butch Reed as part of the Team of Doom: THE team of 1990 WCW

* The Minnesota Wrecking Crew II: who are they and how do they fit into the history of that team name?

* What is Norman supposed to be at this point?

* One of the strangest breakups a tag team could ever have with their manager

* Teddy Long wears boxing gloves everywhere he goes

* Chris Cruise struggles with baseball references

* A fun Bobby Eaton-Brian Pillman match

* Not complaining about large vaccine distribution sits

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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the January 7, 1995 edition of WWF Superstars! (and some other stuff, of course!)

Topics of discussion include:

* Keithie adds one more to his "Sandman List"

* A rant about repetitive Royal Rumble finishes

* Replacing Pettengill with "Vince McMahon" to recite the 95 Rumble lineup

* A bizarre promo from Diesel on Bret Hart

* Lex Luger as a history teacher

* Seeing an actual Mantaur match

* Breaking down the storm scene from The Karate Kid Part II: The bizarre demographics of Tomi Village, Daniel helping the girl, Sato's final heel promo, Dennis Martinez Guy and his side eye, and more!

Lineup:

1-2-3 Kid and Bob Holly vs Well Dunn

Bob Backlund vs Bob Knight

Mabel vs Iron Mike Sharpe

Heartbreak Hotel segment with King Kong Bundy, Ted DiBiase, and Bob Backlund

British Bulldog vs. Mike Khoury

Mantaur vs. Walt Snow (Mantaur’s debut)

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