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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Greetings From Allentown episodes:

June 04, 2020 171. Smoky Mountain Wrestling 07-29-1995 ("My own worst enemy")
This episode ends up finding inspiration in an unlikely place: the dying days of Smoky Mountain Wrestling with the July 29, 1995 edition of their weekly TV!
- Buddy Landel goes out of character to talk about his struggles with drugs and alcohol and reminds us of the power of redemption
- The bizarre incident with Ricky Morton and Tracy Smothers involving wives, girlfriends, and police
- Round 1 of the intertwined lives of Glen Jacobs (Unabom) and Mark Calaway (Undertaker)
- The inherent value of a place like Smoky Mountain Wrestling for the WWF and WCW
- Shawn Michaels: a cruel man, but fair?
- SMW ticket promotions that someone should bring back
- The Catch-22 of balancing legends and young stars in a smaller promotion like SMW
- Actions taken to avoid social media during trying times
- Thoughts on careful use of loaded terms in the English language
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
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1h 45min
May 31, 2020 GFA Live #9: WWF Superstars 01-22-1994
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the January 22, 1994 episode of WWF Superstars (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
- Last week's Mr. Belvedere cast Zoom reunion
- Why Stan Lane's smile is the way it is
- Imagining Vince McMahon reading off the names of artists in USA For Africa in the style of the Royal Rumble
- What child actors do later in life
- Jim Ross and an old twitter signoff
- A Royal Rumble graphic that makes Jeff Jarrett look ridiculous
- Famous Karens in history
- How Bret and Owen patched things up over Christmas in 1993
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown
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1h 13min
May 28, 2020 170. WWF NY (Shotgun) 09-06-1997 (Stone Cold goes hunting)
This week is a check-in with some pre-Attitude Era action with a look at WWF New York (Shotgun, kinda) from September 6, 1997!
- Breaking down the greatest Stone Cold promo of them all as he shoots arrows at Vince, JR, Gorilla, and Owen Hart photographs
- Picturing Rick Rude as the State Farm guy
- HHH vs Undertaker Volune 2 out of infinity
- Why Savio Vega is a valuable type of guy to have in a wrestling promotion
- An absolutely pointless light heavyweight match takes place
- Seeing Del Wilkes and wondering: what is patriotism anyway?
- A profane 15 minute (give or take) tirade about what our society is right now
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown
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1h 37min
May 24, 2020 GFA Live #8: WCW Worldwide 06-13-1992
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the June 13, 1992 edition of WCW Worldwide (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
- The badassery of Dr. Death and Terry Gordy
- A Nestle Crunch commercial leads to an argument about a 2020 Nestle Crunch ad
- The evolution of the Freebirds as a type of rock and roll band
- Batman movies
- The rivalry between Steve Austin and Barry Windham
- Thoughts on WCW in 1992 and comparing it to movies
- What exactly counts as a sexual encounter?
- Ron Simmons headbands
- Hatred of Bray Wyatt
- A new nickname for Keithie
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown
...more
1h 18min
May 21, 2020 169. WWF Superstars 07-22-1989 (Dusty Rhodes arrives)
Back in the comfort zone of late 80s WWF with a look at Superstars from July 22, 1989!
- Dusty Rhodes makes the scene and foils the Bossman and Slick, then discusses “Hard Times” with Brother Love
- Rick Martel’s Dance Party
- Andre the Giant: reduced to being a sock on the door knob
- Jesse Ventura coming in hot with thoughts on “King” Jim Duggan leads to discussion of a US Supreme Court case
- Comparing the crowing in the Red Rooster theme to a similar one from a Gap Band song
- How Ax (Bill Eadie) came to be considered underrated
- The usual Jesse and Vince bickering, such as Ventura wondering how McMahon has avoided jail time
- Why comparing Rick Rude’s IC title run to others preceding him is a fool’s errand
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown
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1h 40min
May 19, 2020 GFA Live #7: Die Hard With a Vengeance
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie celebrate the 25th anniversary of 1995's highest grossing film: Die Hard With a Vengeance!
Topics of discussion include:
- The World Trade Center towers in TV and movies
- Is Zeus the real hero of the movie?
- Which minor character role would Peter and Keithie cast each other as?
- Tony Halme (Ludvig Borga) quietly being all over this movie
- Admitted possible plot holes in the movie
- Keithie's annoyance with the call center lady with the NYPD
- The one action McClane took that saved a ton of lives
- Realizing things that tie together only on the 397th viewing
- How much do those gold bars weigh?
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown
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2h 17min
May 14, 2020 168. WWF and WCW on Family Feud
It's time to play the Feud! This week features a look at two episodes of Family Feud with wrestlers: the WWF in 1993 and WCW faces the women of GLOW from 1990!
- A brief history of Family Feud
- The various hosts over the years, including ones who either turned down the gig or never made it to air
- Guys who surprised with their performance, both good and bad
- The strategy of Fast Money
- What exactly was Tony Schiavone doing on a team with 4 heels?
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1h 35min
May 10, 2020 GFA Live #6: WWF Superstars 10-10-1992
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the October 10, 1992 edition of WWF Superstars (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
- Early Razor Ramon
- Kamala and the moon painted on his stomach
- What Bret Hart was up to between Summerslam and winning the world title
- Sega Genesis vs Super Nintendo
- The November 1992 Boston Garden house show and Keithie’s trips to the Garden as a lad
- Where Steve Armstong (Lance Cassidy) ranks in the Armstrong brothers pecking order
- Peter’s disenchantment with wrestling as a whole
- Items that have been censored from versions on the WWE Network
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown
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1h 19min
May 07, 2020 167. WCW Worldwide 02-02-1991 (Arn regains TV title)
As we live like it’s Groundhog Day, it is appropriate to go back to February 2, 1991 for newsworthy edition of WCW Worldwide!
- Footage of Ric Flair’s world title win over Sting, and more info on the Meadowlands show
- Arn Anderson gets a chance to regain the TV title from the Z-Man and does not disappoint even if the match does
- Father Sid Vicious checks in with a couple of bible readings
- Kevin Sullivan Boston Accent Watch, plus his hilarious outfit
- Tommy Rich and the 1970s Yacht Rock song “Wildfire”
- The 1991 Freebirds and what current NBA team are they like
- Doom’s final theme song and the horn section therein
- Forgetting the names of the Master Blasters multiple times
- Trying to brew beer and make good BBQ while ignoring stupid neighbors
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown
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1h 22min
May 02, 2020 GFA Live #5: 1990 WWF Intercontinental Title Tournament
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie watch and (mostly) discuss the 1990 WWF Intercontinental title tournament as it played out on weekly TV 30 years ago this month!
Topics of discussion include:
- Casting Goodfellas with WWF personalities
- Avril Lavigne and Judith Light conspiracy theories
- Speculation on the making of one sign in the crowd
- Dino Bravo selling a hail of bullets
- Jimmy Snuka’s remaining usefulness
- Who actually was the “Manager of Champions”?
- Mr. Perfect’s package
- All sorts of Portland Wrestling connections
- The woman who does not like Rick Martel
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown
...more
1h 3min

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How many episodes does Greetings From Allentown have?

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