Greetings From Allentown

An early match in the legendary rivalry between the Freebirds and the Von Erichs highlights this edition of World Class Championship Wrestling from February 26, 1983!

- Similarities between the Von Erichs and the Kennedy family

- Iceman Parsons makes his debut and knows just what to say to win over the fans

- The bizarre Jimmy Garvin debut angle: not wanting to be on TV

- King Kong Bundy: even as a heel, a man steeped in honor

- Gen. Skandor Akbar's meandering introductory press conference with distracting noises in the background

- The biggest issue with calling yourself "Magic Dragon"

- Famous people billed from Sudan

- A new segment: what crazy crap did I find in my mother's house?

- The return of Vinnie Vegas Corner for 2020!

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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 2 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)

Topics of discussion include:

- Michael Cera's acting career

- Jesse Ventura as a solo announcer

- Mr. Fuji losing his accent briefly

- A defense of 1995 WWF

- Doing the Triple H water bit in public

- Killer Kowalski's claw massage

- Paul Orndorff's backwards initials on his trunks

- Massive ring aprons of the 1960s

- Gorilla Monsoon's fashion sense

Lineup:

04/17/84 Allentown, PA: Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch vs. Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson

01/22/83 New York, NY: Pedro Morales vs. Don Muraco

07/22/74 New York, NY: Killer Kowalski vs. Pedro Morales

08/01/70 New York, NY: Sky Low Low & Little Brutus vs. Jamaica Kid & Billy the Kid

1970s: Sky Low Low & Little Brutus vs. Joey Russell & Sonny Boy Hayes

12/19/77 New York, NY: Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Professor Toru Tanaka

09/01/84 St. Louis, MO: Tito Santana vs. Paul Orndorff

03/19/83 Philadelphia, PA: Don Muraco vs. Rocky Johnson

09/21/64 New York, NY: Bobo Brazil vs. Freddie Blassie

02/14/81 Philadelphia, PA: Moondogs Rex & King vs. Tony Garea & Rick Martel (Texas death match)

10/13/81 Allentown, PA: Tony Garea & Rick Martel vs. Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito

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On this edition Greetings From Allentown, "circumstances" turned a normal episode on 1988 AWA TV into a fever dream version of GFA Live, where Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 19 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)

Topics of discussion include:

- Mr Perfect is to ringposts as Ted DiBiase is to exposed turnbuckles

- Jesse Ventura and his wallpaper tights

- A match in Fresno naturally leads to Karate Kid 2 talk and how LaRusso didn't have to move there

- What was Mr. Miyagi's sex life like?

- Bret Hart as the Jimmy Carter of wrestling

- Bad News Brown: fan of the NY Mets?

- More stupid Hebner refereeing

- The Bolo punch through the years

Lineup:

01/23/89 MSG: Mr. Perfect vs. Brutus Beefcake

02/03/89 Milwaukee: Demolition vs. Powers of Pain

05/20/85 MSG: Jesse Ventura vs. Tony Garea

01/16/89 Hamilton, ONT: Randy Savage vs. Bad News Brown (street fight match)

06/02/89 Fresno, CA: Rick Rude & Andre the Giant vs. Jim Duggan & Jake Roberts

1989 Greenwich, CT: Ted DiBiase has Million Dollar Belt made

02/15/89 "Brother Love Show" with Ted DiBiase debuting Million Dollar Belt

03/89 Odessa, TX: Ted DiBiase vs. Bret Hart

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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 14 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)

Topics of discussion include:

- Having old pictures from wrestling shows

- A bizarre Valerie Bertinelli coincidence

- Keithie's brief brush with wrestler Eugene

- Johnny V and Roman Reigns' gear

- Explaining the concept behind the Danny Davis action figures

- A Mount Rushmore of WWF Presidents

- Why Keithie has to say Shia Lebouf's name a certain way

- What was Hercules' peak in his WWF run?

- Who is the face if Money Inc ever broke up?

- WWE's crackdown on performers use of third parties like Cameo

Lineup:

06/23/87 Brutus Beefcake, Jacques & Raymond Rougeau vs. Greg Valentine, Dino Bravo, & Johnny Valiant

10/28/87 Ricky Steamboat vs. Ron Bass

05/18/87 Koko B. Ware vs. Danny Davis

10/07/87 Junkyard Dog vs. Ted DiBiase

08/28/78 Andre the Giant, Tony Garea, & Dino Bravo vs. Spiros Arion & The Yukon Lumberjacks (2/3 falls)

10/06/87 Hercules vs. Paul Orndorff

11/26/84 Bobby Heenan vs. Salvatore Bellomo

06/07/87 Killer Khan vs. Tito Santana

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In an effort to stop seeing an annoying thumbnail on YouTube, this week is a look at WWF Wrestling Challenge from May 13, 1990!

- Evaluating the post-Wrestlemania "malaise" of 1990 compared with other years in the Golden Era

- What Demolition was up to after Wrestlemania 6 but before Crush joins them

- Why the Rick Rude training vignettes for his feud with the Ultimate Warrior failed so badly

- Bobby Heenan mocks the Koko B. Ware theme song

- Bolshevik Boris Zhukov's delightful nod to an infamous moment in Soviet history

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

- Roddy Piper faces Rick Martel in the IC title tournament that had already been decided

- Ted DiBiase's habit of spending money poorly

- Who to root for in a Dino Bravo vs Red Rooster match

- A final thought observation about Willie Nelson

- YouTube Comment Theater!

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The Adams Division podcast is back! Steve Bennett (The Sports-Casters) and Peter Winson (Greetings From Allentown) reunite to once against discuss SummerSlam 1988 through 1998, but with a twist: Choosing ten matches from among the first 11 SummerSlam shows without using the same wrestler twice, only one match per SummerSlam, only one world title match, one IC title match, and one tag team title match! What matches didn’t make the list for those restrictive reasons? What matches did Steve and Peter prioritize and how did they factor in "fun" matches against "workrate" ones? And how in the world can you decide which Bret Hart match to use? Tune into find out!

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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 20 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)

Topics of discussion include:

- Will Keithie be forced to actually see King Haku drop the crown?

- Various ceremonial roles at Duggan's coronation

- Putting lyrics to Brutus the Barber Beefcake's instrumental theme

- Marking time through Ted Kennedy's weight

- Why Rick Rude could never work a program with Hulk Hogan

- The relationship of Bret Hart and Tito Santana

- Brooklyn Brawler's ring attire

- The effective way of identifying Richard Charland in the battle royal

- Describing the original opening theme sequence to the TV show Perfect Strangers

- Ronnie Garvin and belts

- A little too much Brother Love for anyone's taste

- Who will get cake on their face?

Lineup:

Red Rooster vs Brooklyn Brawler 02-11-89 Philadelphia

Brutus Beefcake vs Bad News Brown 04-22-89 Boston

Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs King Haku 05-13-89 Superstars

Coronation of King Duggan 05-20-89 Superstars

16 Man Battle Royal 05-01-89 Hamilton, Ont

Hart Foundation vs Fabulous Rougeaus (w/ special referee Brother Love) 02-03-89 Milwaukee

Hulk Hogan vs Rick Rude 01-09-88 Boston

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When in doubt, always consider going back to Jim Crockett Promotions from the mid-80s like this loaded edition of NWA Worldwide from August 23, 1986!

- Baby Doll turns on Dusty Rhodes to join up with Ric Flair leading to some important questions about her motivations

- An incredibly hot crowd in Charlotte

- The pitfalls of being a referee in a Dusty vs Flair match

- The decisive of the best of 7 series for the US Title between Magnum TA and Nikita Koloff: how it got to that point

- Magnum TA as the badass babyface of the era

- Why agreeing with Jimmy Valiant is the right thing to do

- A Rock and Roll Express vs Midnight Express match as kind of an afterthought on this packed show

- The return of YouTube Comment Theater!

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Back on familiar ground for some WWF Superstars from April 22, 1989!

- Brutus Beefcake runs his mouth toward Sensational Sherri and pays the price, showing the danger of carrying scissors on a wrestling show

- Jesse Ventura goes off when Vince McMahon suggests Big John Studd can double underhook suplex Andre the Giant

- Ronnie Garvin vs Greg Valentine, chapter 1 of the "JCP Invasion Angle"

- The lowdown on Danny Davis' reinstatement as a referee

- Pondering the relationship between Mr. Fuji and The Warlord

- Making the case that Rick Martel turning on Tito Santana was actually a shoot

- Jimmy Snuka's vignette music

- Comparing WWF and WCW through the prism of George South matches

- Why Lanny Poffo's poetry at the start of his Genius run was better

- Mad Men: a show to calm the nerves?

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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 8 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)

Topics of discussion include:

- More issues with the Figure Four

- Taking the COVID "eye test"

- Booking a comedy angle for time-travelling King Kong Bundy

- Dan Spivey's cosplay as Barry Windham

- Is there a "best" Big John Studd match?

- Where Studd got his bathrobe

- Terry Gibbs somehow getting two matches on this tape

- An apology on behalf of Boston

- Simultaneously following along with Goodfellas on cable

Lineup:

Hart Foundation vs Killer Bee 2-17-86 MSG

Dan Spivey vs Terry Gibbs 11-25-1985 MSG

Billy Jack Haynes vs Moondog Rex 6-27-86 Boston

Junkyard Dog vs King Kong Bundy 6-14-86 MSG

Jimmy Jack Funk vs Tony Garea 6-14-86 MSG

Harley Race vs Lanny Poffo 6-14-86 MSG

Big John Studd vs Jim Powers/Rick Hunter CW 6-14-86

King Tonga vs Big John Studd 6-14-86 MSG

Ted Arcidi vs Terry Gibbs 2-17-86 MSG

Hercules Hernandez vs Cousin Luke 11-25-85 MSG

Adrian Adonis vs Pedro Morales 3-14-82 MSG

Pat Patterson vs Capt. Lou Albano 1-21-80 MSG

Jake Roberts vs Ricky Steamboat 5-19-86 MSG

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