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Earthquake launches his memorable attack on Hulk Hogan on this May 26, 1990 edition of WWF Superstars!

* The odd production element of the Brother Love segment: no coommentary

* Hulk Hogan's injuries lead to the debut of "Emo" Vince McMahon

* Best of all bad options: The "New" Rick Rude as world title contender

* The Bolsheviks explode!

* What is the best Jake Roberts feud from WrestleMania 3 to WrestleMania 6?

* Pondering Bret Hart as a sub for Brutus Beefcake to face Mr. Perfect at SummerSlam

* A neeeeeeeew car!

* The return of Vinnie Vegas Corner: Super Bowl edition!

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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about "WWF Wrestling World Tour" from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)

Topics of discussion include:

* How many women did Ric Flair and Kerry Von Erich pull down at their peaks?

* The interesting 1991 WWF Barcelona show

* A quick early 90s Patriots corner with a salute to Vincent Brown, the original Undertaker

* Passes for celebrities in marriage

* Classic Heenan/Gorilla bickering over a meal tab

* Rick Martel's weird relationship with the city of Boston

* Breaking down 3 scenes from The Karate Kid Part II: Miyagi agrees to fight Sato, Miyagi gives Daniel his last will and testament, and the tea ceremony with Kumiko and Daniel at the cannery

Lineup:

10/05/91 Ric Flair vs. Texas Tornado – Barcelona, Spain

04/14/92 The Legion of Doom & Davey Boy Smith vs. The Nasty Boys & The Mountie – Munich, Germany

04/19/92 Bret Hart vs. Rick Martel – Sheffield, England

08/10/92 The Bushwhackers vs. The Beverly Brothers – Huntsville, AL

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Episode 203 looks at an interesting edition of NWA Worldwide from August, 5, 1989

* What is the best Ric Flair feud of all time?

* An enhancement talent goes into business for himself opposite Dan Spivey

* Terry Funk once again making everything better as per usual

* Rematches of bouts that haven't happened yet

* Why Sting was permitted to say things that made no sense

* Freebirds as tag champs in 1989 NWA as the 2009 Yankees

* Will we actually hear from Ricky Steamboat on the program?

* The idiocy of the Ding Dongs

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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about "Inside the Steel Cage" from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)

Topics of discussion include:

* The argument for Randy Savage as the greatest wrestler ever

* Drawing the line where Andre the Giant's decline accelerated

* Edge and his Hulk Hogan shirt at WrestleMania 6

* Architects in the Star Wars universe

* Putting together a 30 person Royal Rumble match using only alliterative names (i.e. Hulk Hogan, Bob Backlund, etc)

* Marking time through Bruno Sammartino's hair

* George Steele as an Adam Sandler movie character archetype

* Why Pete enjoys the 1993 Royal Rumble match

* Keithie gets confused about Roddy Piper's age in 1986

* Jesse, Elvira, and Lord Al: great broadcast team or GREATEST broadcasting team?

* A comprehensive breakdown of the opening title sequence of two beloved 1980s sitcoms: Small Wonder and Perfect Strangers

Lineup:

07/23/83 Andre the Giant vs. John Studd (steel cage match) - Landover, MD

10/21/84 Andre the Giant vs. Kamala (steel cage match) - Toronto

10/17/83 Don Muraco vs. Jimmy Snuka (steel cage match) - MSG

07/12/86 Randy Savage & Adrian Adonis vs. Tito Santana & Bruno Sammartino (steel cage match)- MSG

07/06/85 Greg Valentine vs. Tito Santana (steel cage match) - Baltimore, MD

07/25/70 Bruno Sammartino vs. George Steele (steel cage match) - Philadelphia, PA

02/08/86 Bruno Sammartino vs. Roddy Piper (steel cage match) - Boston, MA

09/24/79 Bob Backlund vs. Pat Patterson (steel cage match) - MSG

04/07/86 Hulk Hogan vs. King Kong Bundy (steel cage match) - Los Angeles, CA

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Episode 202 goes old school with a look at WWWF Championship Wrestling from December 2, 1978!

* Tony Garea and Larry Z get their shot at the tag titles held by the Yukon Lumberjacks

* A very early edition of According to Larry

* Captain Lou Albano and how he would have fit into the Goodfellas crew during the Lufthansa heist

* A bizarre chant during the Crusher Blackwell match

* NWA Champion Harley Race sends in a promo that evokes a bizarre WWF TV moment 10 years later

* The long rivalry between Spiros Arion and Chief Jay Strongbow

* Bob Backlund's hockey player interviews

* Original commercials from 1978!

* Paying tribute to a friend who has passed away

* Vinnie Vegas Corner: the reverse Patreon of podcasting

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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about CWA Memphis Wrestling from February 1, 1986! (and some other stuff, of course!)

Topics of discussion include:

* A podcast totally keeping with kayfabe

* The majesty of the Dirty Rhodes gimmick

* Speculating on the reason for Koko Ware brutalizing the Masked Patriot

* Buddy Landel knee pad translator

* The presentation of a legal battle on the weekly television

* Bill Dundee messes up the score of that year's Super Bowl

* Jim Cornette's throat clearing

* A comprehensive breakdown of another scene from Karate Kid Part II, when Miyagi and Daniel-san have an impromptu training at the old cannery

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An angle that is weird even for wrestling highlights the December 26, 1987 edition of WWF Superstars!

* How the Islanders managed to dognap Matilda and Bobby Heenan's role in making the segment work

* Something gets into Bruno Sammartino as he spars multiple times with Jesse Ventura, and makes an out of character snide remark

* The brilliant Ted DiBiase/Hulk Hogan storyline and how DiBiase losing to Hogan immediately makes it work better

* The introduction of "Peggy Sue" from the Honky Tonk Man

* More of the Notorious CDG (Craig DeGeorge) than you would ever want

* Differences in the '87 Ultimate Warrior compared with what came later

* Bam Bam Bigelow and the head tattoos

* Rick Rude faces the man who gave him his first WWF defeat

* A single set of commercials gets left in this video

* The return of Vinnie Vegas Corner, but not without a blooper!

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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about "WWF Fan Favorites" from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)

Topics of discussion include:

* WrestleMania 24 being pulled from WWE Network

* The differences in the introduction of wrestlers from the NWA based on status

* Announcers being sure to get their shit in

* Keithie tees off on the Ultimate Warrior

* Inspired by Mr. Perfect's 1991 back injury, tracing the origin of other famous wrestling injuries

* Niagara Falls, NY continuing to pop up

* One fan's incredible thoughts on a Greg Valentine-Dusty Rhodes match

* A comprehensive breakdown of the opening title sequence of two beloved 1980s sitcoms: Small Wonder and Perfect Strangers

Lineup:

06/28/89 Koko B. Ware vs. The Brooklyn Brawler - Rochester, NY

06/27/89 Dusty Rhodes vs. Greg Valentine - Niagara Falls, NY

05/17/89 The Big Bossman & Akeem vs. The Hart Foundation - Duluth, MN

06/07/89 Mr. Perfect vs. Tito Santana - Rockford, IL

05/16/89 Jimmy Snuka vs. Ted DiBiase - La Crosse, WI

06/06/89 The Ultimate Warrior & Jim Duggan vs. Rick Rude & Andre the Giant - Madison, WI

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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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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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