Greetings From Allentown

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Greetings From Allentown episodes

July 04, 2020 GFA Live #13: WWF at Atlantic City Steel Pier 1979
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF action taped at the Atlantic City Steel Pier from the summer of 1979! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
- Ted DiBiase and Andre the Giant as the proto-Megabucks in a very long tag match
- The Quantum Leap theory of watching older wrestling
- When turds turn green
- Ivan The Terrible: it's all in his gimmick name
- What Keithie's Andre the Giant impersonation really sounds like
- The late rapper Tim Dog
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1 hr 16 min
July 01, 2020 175. WWF Maple Leaf Wrestling 09-22-1984
In honour of Canada Day (July 1), this week features a look at WWF Maple Leaf Wrestling from September 22, 1984!
- Angelo Mosca: women's wrestling commentator
- Andre the Giant is extremely pissed off about the finish to his match with Kamala in Toronto
- "President-Elect" Jack Tunney finds his way onto Piper's Pit
- The tangled web of international relations: USSR-Iran, Canada-Iran, Canada-USA
- Capt. Lou Albano addresses the French-speaking audience
- Greg Valentine as more than just a workhorse
- Hulk Hogan also happens to be a Real Canadian too
- The busy WWF house show and taping schedule of mid-1984
- Taking a look at the bizarre lineage of the WWF Women's Tag Team titles
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1 hr 35 min
June 28, 2020 GFA Live #12: WWF Summerslam Fever 1990
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the 1990 WWF Summerslam Fever special (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
- Barry Darsow and his disguises
- Gene Okerlund's deep tan
- A Dusty Rhodes impersonation gradually melds into Scott Steiner
- Debating Karate Kid 2 vs Karate Kid 3
- Sapphire waving off questions about the gifts she had been receiving
- A rant about Dino Bravo
- Sherri's cat makeup
- Way too much Brother Love
- More wacky conspiracy theory talk
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1 hr 52 min
June 25, 2020 174. NWA Pro 05-07-1988 (Windham heel turn)
Same day, different promotion this week as it's back to Jim Crockett Promotions for a look at NWA Pro from May 7, 1988!
- The Barry Windham heel turn a the beauty of paying off the planted seeds
- The Stan Lane ZIP code challenge
- Dr. Death's drug bust and how the law treated him very differently
- What's Kevin Sullivan wearing now?
- Al Perez: big fish in small ponds and small fish in big ponds
- Forgetting all about mid-1988 Nikita Koloff
- JJ Dillon seemingly commandeering the show
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1 hr 29 min
June 20, 2020 GFA Live #11: WWF Challenge 09-29-1991
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the September 29, 1991 episode of WWF Wrestling Challenge (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
- Sid Justice standing up for the honor of Mike McGuirk
- The incredible moustache of Big Bully Busick
- A trailer for Suburban Commando
- Sgt. Slaughter: was he confused sexually?
- Virgil: Spelling Bee champion?
- Ideas for a Tito Santana message on Cameo
- Ric Flair in his first WWF match on TV
- Hogan vs Flair as a draw in Boston
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1 hr 16 min
June 18, 2020 173. WWF Superstars 05-07-1988
Some things are just a little off with this rather peculiar edition of WWF Superstars from May 7, 1988!
- Vince McMahon starts the show by making zero sense about upcoming events at the venue
- Randy Savage not having to be someone's sidekick
- Bobby Heenan introduces a third Islander in High Chief Afi, who got tatted up
- Hulk Hogan has some strange things to say on the topic of race
- Saying hello to Steve Blackman and goodbye to Outback Jack
- How the Jake Roberts/Rick Rude feud would have been different in the modern era
- A detailed look at the real estate listing for Ted DiBiase's Mississippi home
- Recapping all of Hillbilly Jim's title opportunities in the WWF
- Bret Hart getting cheers for the first time
- The probable reason for the off-brand event center and interview area
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1 hr 51 min
June 13, 2020 GFA Live #10: WCW Thunder 02-02-2000
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the February 2, 2000 episode of WCW Thunder (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
- Jeff Jarrett as leader of the nWo
- The Demon and how he isn't the "KISS Demon" anymore
- Debating Stacy Keibler vs Torrie Wilson
- Lex Luger's current state
- Is David Flair actually Dusty Rhodes' son?
- Who does The Wall remind you of?
- The wisdom of having Sid work three matches in a show including a submission match
- Mike Rotunda's ring gear
- Whether a 2000 WCW show will ever be done again on this show
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1 hr 38 min
June 11, 2020 172. World Championship Wrestling 05-20-1989 (Funk vs Guerrero)
Terry Funk is here to make everything alright on this look at World Championship Wrestling from May 20, 1989!
- Terry Funk works his way up the WCW ladder: by facing 21 year old Eddie Guerrero
- The backstory from both Funk and Guerrero on the match
- Everyone is required to give Ric Flair a shoutout
- Playing a game of "trading places" with Mike Shaw and Fred Ottman
- How Norman would be the perfect babyface in 2020
- The complete and total uselessness of Paul Ellering
- So many 1989 WCW debuts
- Rick Steiner visits his physical therapist
- The interesting post-wrestling career of enhancement talent Cougar Jay
- Enjoying the way Gary Hart says "Muta"
- Ron Simmons hits the pause button on his slow heel turn
- Purchasing legal cannabis in time of COVID
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1 hr 39 min
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
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1 hr 45 min
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
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1 hr 13 min

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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!