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

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It’s a mildly historic TV taping for this episode of the WWF Superstars of Wrestling from May 2, 1987!

- Bobby Heenan faces Ken Patera in a debate: a comprehensive analysis

- As Brutus Beefcake debuts his barber gimmick, Johnny V makes a tactical error

- Randy Savage in the middle of his “most interesting man in the world” campaign

- The final Adrian Adonis match in the WWF

- Trying to figure out why Tom Zenk always looked dead inside

- The bizarre way in which Dan Spivey became a WWF heel

- Finding something for Outback Jack to do: promote ice cream bars

- A pair of rants: one against the most useless state in the union, and another for that smug prick John Stossel

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Walking in Memphis….keeping six feet away my friend, walking in Memphis for the June 7, 1986 edition of Memphis Wrestling!

- Paul Diamond misreads crazy man Jos LeDuc and gets a haircut for his trouble; but was it that bad?

- JD Costello: generic brand manager

- The trouble with 8 man tags in the Memphis studio

- Bill Dundee as the rare 80s tweener

- Expressing legitimate anger at the state of current pro wrestling, among other things

- The Beach Boys debut and a back story about griping on their gear

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With snow falling in Massachusetts it’s time to turn up the heat with a look at the WWF Summerslam Spectacular from 1991, originally airing on the USA Network.

Topics of discussion include:

- Why Peter doesn’t want Keithie to ever work in WWE creative

- The concept of “Anal Terrorism”

- Vince McMahon watching Indiana Jones movies

- Bret vs Shawn yet again

- Sid as a priest-like figure to explain why he is so beloved by Roman Catholics in the northeast

- Celebrity death pools

- Guessing the masked man that is Virgil’s opponent

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Back in the day, wrestling used to be taped in front of actual people in the state of Florida, like this edition of WCW Pro from April 27, 1997!

- Lord Steven Regal: master of WCW Pro and Worldwide tapings

- Two editions of According to Larry with so much going on in WCW

- La Parka vs Ice Train: not the WCW randomness that it seemed

- How the Dungeon of Doom was like a successful private equity fund

- The timing of the Prince Iuekea push relative to this taping and air date

- Eric Bischoff as the bad precedent he set

- Building to the secretly good Slamboree 97 show with its many NFL players

Plus:

- Original commercials!

- Chris Cruise checks in from the road

- Buying and making beer

- A musical replacement for YouTube Comment Theater

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On this third edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie take a look at All Japan TV from November 20, 1988! Familiar faces abound on night #1 of the annual Real World Tag League such as Stan Hansen, Terry Gordy, John Tenta, Abdullah the Butcher, Jumbo Tsuruta, Genichiro Tenryu, and more! Discussion topics include: Podcasting when you know your mother is listening, John Tenta's ranking as a Hulk Hogan opponent, the slots in Abdullah the Butcher's forehead, Phil Hickerson and cultural appropriation, Hansen-Andre from 1981 and much more!

Lineup courtesy of wwfoldschool.com

11/20/88

1. John Tenta/Shunji Takano vs. Stan Hansen/Terry Gordy

2. Jumbo Tsuruta/Yoshikai Yatsu vs. Jerry Blackwell/Phil Hickerson

3. Abby/Tiger Jeet Singh vs. Genichiro Tenryu/Toshiaki Kawada

In an effort to try and feel good again, it’s time to turn back to Jim Crockett Promotions in 1986 for a look at NWA Worldwide from April 5, 1986!

- Why this was a big day in the life of Mr. Ric Flair

- Eastern Airlines and their tie-in with JCP

- Jimmy Garvin and Precious: ready for the year 2020

- Remembering Wahoo McDaniel

- Super babyface Magnum TA beating the crap out of Russians

- Appreciating the greatness of Shaska Whatley

- The necessary and respectable role of Hector Guererro

- David Crockett and infectious enthusiasm

Plus:

- A second video of the show drops from heaven to provide more context

- Speculating on what Ronald Reagan thought about wrestling

- An appreciation of Julius Erving

- YouTube Comment Theater

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This “live” edition of Greetings From Allentown looks at AWA Championship Wrestling on ESPN from September 10, 1985! Join Peter and his good pal Keithie as they try to discuss a show with terrible production values, even worse video quality, the 28/58 scoreboard ticker that appears with that day’s baseball scores, Larry Z and his place in history, Verne Gagne vs Stu Hart as a father, Greg Gagne/Greg Brady comparisons, and connecting The Godfather I and II to the turbulent mid-80s in professional wrestling!

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The end of the Attitude Era is coming soon but there is time for one last hurrah in advance of WrestleMania X-7 with this edition of WWF Sunday Night Heat from April 1, 2001!

- How Rock-Austin is so good it makes people think positively about Limp Bizkit

- Big events in the Houston Astrodome

- Why you should NOT feel bad for Linda McMahon watching her husband make out with Trish Stratus

- Capt. Lou Albano checks in from NYC actually sober

- Recaps of the events leading to many of the WM17 matches: Regal-Jericho, Benoit-Angle, Chyna-Ivory,

- Why the rivalry of the three teams in TLC II endures

- An actual WrestleMania pre-show match!

Plus:

- Original commercials from 2001: plugs for music aplenty

- Life in quarantine getting drive thru beer

- Some perspective on the length of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign

- YouTube Comment Theater

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From Television City: The podcast looking at classic (and not-so classic) sitcoms of the past! This show features a look at the 1980s sitcom Small Wonder and the episode "Wally The Wimp" with guest start Jesse "The Body" Ventura as an old college "friend" of the Lawsons. Back then he was a 92 lb weakling bullied by Ted, but now he's a 247 lb professional wrestler! How will Ted (and Vicki the robot) respond to Jesse?