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Back to the 90s this week with a look at WCW Worldwide from February 7, 1998!

* Ric Flair faces Barry Horowitz in a battle of the opposites

* Tony Schiavone's sour mood

* Hacksaw Jim Duggan as the perfect WCW C/D show performer

* Trying to avoid talking about Chris Benoit

* Difficulty explaining why Diamond Dallas Page was cool in 1997-98

* Eddie Guerrero having tp promote a PPV that he isn't even on

* More crap found while cleaning!

* The return of Vinnie Vegas Corner!

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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 18 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)

Topics of discussion include:

* Keithie's doorknob necklace

* Shawn Michaels-Bret Hart fight that interrupted Jerry Lawler crapping

* The relative hotness of Cheryl Roberts

* Vanna White's influence on Elizabeth

* Top female celebrities at Wrestlemanias all time

* The movie that resides at the intersection of Karate Kid and Goodfellas

* A crazy finish to DiBiase vs Savage

* Sean Mooney kind of ruining stuff

Lineup:

10/07/88 Sherri Martel vs. Rockin' Robin - Paris, France

01/03/89 Jacques Rougeau vs. Brutus Beefcake - Huntsville, AL

11/06/88 Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson vs. Paul Roma & Jim Powers - Toronto

11/16/88 "Brother Love Show" with Hulk Hogan and Slick - Sacramento, CA

10/25/88 Jake Roberts vs. Rick Rude - Baltimore, MD

10/25/88 Andre the Giant fear of snakes angle

1988 Several Bushwhackers skits

06/25/88 Ted DiBiase vs. Randy Savage (steel cage match) - MSG

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The Survivor Series is approaching with this look at WWF Wrestling Challenge from November 13, 1988!

* Bret Hart faces Greg Valentine in a match that needed more time, and also a time machine for both guys

* Survivor Series team promos from three of the four heel groupings!

* All FOUR Megapowers get together

* Remembering the Richfield Coliseum, home of the first two Survivor Series (and also 1992!)

* Andre the Giant's clothes when confronted with Damien

* Akeem: the greatest satire of its time?

* The problem with Ted DiBiase's green suit

* Iron Mike Sharpe's devolution from the last TV match he had with Tito Santana

* Rockin' Robin: just as bad at carrying a women's division as she is at carrying a tune

* A bizarre piece of Ron Bass trivia

* More 100+ year old crap found while cleaning!

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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 3 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)

Topics of discussion include:

* Hulk Hogan's sportsmanship in battle royals

* Replacing Columbus Day to honor another Italian hero

* A song idea for a new WWE Piledriver Album

* Bob Orton’s wild night in 1986 Fresno

* Survivor Series 1988 talk (of course)

* Spots where we wore out the VHS tape

* Members of the Family Ties cast

* More haircut angle ideas

* What the perfect ending to the series Cobra Kai would be plus a tribute to the work of Sato from Karate Kid 2

Lineup:

07/20/84 Jimmy Snuka vs. Roddy Piper (strap match) – St. Louis, MO

07/20/85 Ricky Steamboat vs. Bob Orton, Jr. – Landover, MD

04/22/85 British Bulldogs vs. Rene Goulet & Johnny Rodz - MSG

07/13/85 British Bulldogs vs. Hart Foundation - MSG

06/14/85 TNT Show: George Steele psychotherapy skit

06/21/85 Adrian Adonis, John Studd, & Bobby Heenan vs. Barry Windham, Mike Rotundo, & George Steele - MSG

03/31/85 David Sammartino vs. Brutus Beefcake – MSG (WrestleMania)

05/20/85 Bruno & David Sammartino vs. Brutus Beefcake & Johnny Valiant - MSG

04/26/85 TNT Show: King Kong Bundy tries on wigs

06/21/85 King Kong Bundy vs. Tony Garea - MSG

02/10/84 Battle Royal – St. Louis, MO

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The cheat code is activated for this one, a special one match edition of NWA Worldwide from January 24, 1987!

* Barry Windham challenges Ric Flair; his long road to get there

* Dusty Rhodes dresses up to do color commentary and just wants a beer

* Lex Luger has arrived and he wants to be a Horseman

* Complaints about Tommy Young and his officiating

* Vladimir Pietrov: this is the best they could do for a Russian?

* The origins of Manny Fernandez's team with Rick Rude and Manny's thoughts on Rude leaving the NWA suddenly in 1987

* Thoughts on why the ratings for all sporting events are down

* More crazy crap found in my mother's house: hockey columns from 2001, mid-70s satirical merchandise, and more

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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 10 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)

Topics of discussion include:

* Hulk Hogan's cameo in Gremlins 2

* How Keithie got into wrestling

* Rebooting the Ernest movies with John Cena in the Jim Varney role

* Confusion among the Machines

* Yet another idea for Sid content

* Haku between King Tonga and King Haku: just like Coming to America

* Becoming an intransigent Wheel of Fortune contestant

* Breaking down Roddy Piper's 1986 face turn

* The porn scam run at a video store in the 90s

Lineup:

04/26/86 Jimmy Hart, Jimmy Jack & Dory Funk, Jr. vs. Ricky Steamboat, Junkyard Dog, & Haiti Kid – Boston Garden

08/09/86 Tito Santana vs. Bob Orton – Boston Garden

09/06/86 King Kong Bundy & John Studd vs. Big & Super Machine – Boston Garden

11/09/85 Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine vs. Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey – Boston Garden

07/12/86 Brutus Beefcake vs. Billy Jack Haynes – MSG

10/04/86 The Islanders vs. Jimmy Jack Funk & Mr. X – Boston Garden

1986 Roddy Piper vs. Adrian Adonis feud highlights

11/01/86 Don Muraco vs. Roddy Piper – Boston Garden

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Because why the hell not, this week features a look at the December 19, 1987 edition of WWF Wrestling Spotlight!

* The "If You Only Knew" video from Piledriver: actually not that terrible!

* Jesse Ventura blurts out what he thinks is wrong with Hacksaw Jim Duggan

* Demolition doesn't like Brady Boone or the smell of Peoria, IL

* Some background to the angle of Ted DiBiase trying to buy the WWF title that isn't spoken of much

* How theme music impacted various wrestlers and the mystery behind whatever Jim Duggan's theme was on this show

* The tipping point for the Honky Tonk Man's title reign

* A bizarre trio on commentary: Prichard, DeGeorge, and Bockwinkel, the latter of whom has heard enough

* Sam Houston vs Danny Davis in one of the least enjoyable matches of all time

* Original 1987 commercials: nobody got more ass than the Stetson cologne guy, a promo for "Benson" and "One Day At A Time", fake British Royals jewelry, and a message from an Illinois politician

* Crazy crap found in my mother's house, including a beheaded Hasbro figure!

* YouTube Comment Theater!

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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 7 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)

Topics of discussion include:

- How it is decided who hosts on these tapes

- Multiple Paul Sorvino references

- Disputing the listed weight (601 lbs) of Haystacks Calhoun

- Were The British Bulldogs overhyped?

- RIP Road Warrior Animal and recalling how things could have been different for their WWF run

- A babyface Greg Valentine in 1985!

- Further discussion of Karate Kid II: Miyagi's dad's funeral, Sato's teaching of karate, and more!

Lineup:

01/11/86 Boston: Terry Funk vs. Pedro Morales

01/27/86 MSG: Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage

12/19/77 MSG: Lou Albano vs. Arnold Skaaland

07/23/73 MSG: Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji vs. Haystacks Calhoun & Tony Garea (2/3 falls)

08/09/80 Shea Stadium: Tony Atlas vs. Ken Patera

03/86: Slammies highlights

09/23/85 MSG: British Bulldogs vs. Hart Foundation

02/28/86 Sydney, Australia: Jacques & Raymond Rougeau vs. Moondogs Rex & Spot

12/17/85 Poughkeepsie, NY: Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine vs. Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff

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The arrival of autumn means Survivor Series season is near so it is appropriate to look in on the November 11, 1989 edition of WWF Superstars!

- John Tenta (Earthquake) arrives with his first act saving everyone from an interminable Dino Bravo segment

- Vince McMahon and Jesse Ventura banter aplenty: on Bel Air, the Bushwhackers, Hulk Hogan's bowling ability, the purpose of bagpipes, and more!

- Roddy Piper and feuds with no conclusive ending

- The greatest low key Brother Love Show ever with Andre the Giant and Haku

- Lanny Poffo usage to ensure you get the most out of the Macho Man

- The Genius and his off-kilter ratio of TV matches to total matches worked

- Enjoying Hulk Hogan's support for his Survivor Series teammates Demolition and Jake Roberts

- Bizarre pairings on Survivor Series teams in the late 80s

- Crazy crap found in my mother's house

- A shocking discovery about the relative weight of US coinage

- YouTube Comment Theater!

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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 13 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)

Topics of discussion include:

- The WrestleMania video game menu theme

- Training programs for new WWF broadcasters

- Rickey Henderson vs Tim Raines as base stealers

- Did Ted DiBiase’s arrival help kill off Fabulous Moolah?

- Trivia on Debbie Coombs

- Halloween Havoc 1992

- Roddy Piper and possible alleged cocaine use

- Positing the ideas of Haku winning the world title at age 62 at WrestleMania 37

- Fruit chew edibles

- Dealing with video tracking issues as compared with buffering issues of today

- The most controversial take on WrestleMania 3 ever uttered and immediately recanted

- More Karate Kid 2 talk

Lineup:

06/02/87 Hulk Hogan & Koko B. Ware vs. Kamala & Honkytonk Man – Buffalo NY

06/02/87 Ricky Steamboat vs. Honkytonk Man (Honkytonk wins WWF I-C Title) – Buffalo, NY

05/18/87 Debbie Combs vs. Fabulous Moolah – MSG

12/16/74 Joyce Grable vs. Fabulous Moolah – MSG

10/85 Roddy Piper Halloween skit

02/23/87 Demolition vs. The Islanders - MSG

06/14/87 Paul Roma & Jim Powers vs. The Islanders – MSG,

10/20/86 Bret Hart vs. Raymond Rougeau – MSG

12/10/86 Randy Savage vs. Tito Santana – Tucson, AZ

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