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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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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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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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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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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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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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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!

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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

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The end is near for Bob Backlund's lengthy WWF title reign on this December 24, 1983 edition of All Star Wrestling!

* An analysis of the Persian Clubs angle with Bob Backlund and the Iron Sheik, what went wrong, and how it is emblematic of Backlund's 1983

* The bizarre name switching of Jose Luis/Mac Rivera

* Vince McMahon and Pat Patterson serve up some harsh criticism for referee Gilberto Roman

* Invader #1's hilarious Cagematch page ratings

* Magnificent Muraco and his Raiders shirt

* Freddie Blassie with a great promo about the potential of the Iron Sheik to win the world title

* The Wild Samoans take their time....too much time

* Evolving Sgt. Slaughter after the death of the Grand Wizard

* More crap found while cleaning!

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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 11 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)

Topics of discussion include:

* Ideas for Roddy Piper in mid-1987 had he not retired temporarily

* Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones and how it might lead to a Hulk Hogan match

* At what point we soured on WCW

* The star power in the 6 man match

* Lots of Jack Lotz

* Gorilla Monsoon's disgusted reaction to the end of the "minis" match

* A comprehensive breakdown of another scene in Karate Kid Part II, when Miyagi visits Sato, who is trying to break a piece of wood

Lineup:

01/19/87 Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine vs. Can-Am Connection - MSG

11/24/86 Kamala vs. George Steele - MSG

10/20/86 "Piper's Pit" with Bobby Heenan & Paul Orndorff - MSG

11/24/86 Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper vs. Harley Race & Paul Orndorff - MSG

02/23/87 Randy Savage, Harley Race, & Adrian Adonis vs. Roddy Piper, Junkyard Dog, & Rick Steamboat (elimination match)- MSG

03/14/87 Roddy Piper video

11/24/86 Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook vs. Karate Kid & Pepe Gomez - MSG

11/24/86 Don Muraco vs. Hillbilly Jim - MSG

12/26/86 Hillbilly Jim vs. Mr. Fuji (tuxedo match) - MSG

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