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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July 25, 2019 127. USWA Challenge 07-08-1990
The final part of a series looking at one specific weekend takes a trip to Texas for a look at USWA Challenge from July 8, 1990 (or so it was labelled!)
- How the USWA in Texas is a slice of both Memphis and shades of the future ECW
- The feud that put Steve Austin on the map against Chris Adams, and the ladies get physically involved
- Hollywood John Tatum goes over the top in trying to make amends for past behavior
- Bill Dundee’s valet Tessa: You can’t spell ‘Tessa” with an A, S, and another S
- The brilliantly named Percival Pringle III takes one for the team after he makes light of the Von Erich tragedies
- The goofy charm of Craig Johnson
- Commercial music theme songs!
Plus:
- Coming to grips with the possibility that this may not be the July 8 show
- Original commercials: Tetris, 7-Up, The Sporting News, and for Milk
- Sporting events of the day: a 9-time Wimbledon winner and a massive crash at Daytona
- A single comment of YouTube Comment Theater!
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown
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1h 18min
July 23, 2019 126. NWA World Championship Wrestling 07-07-1990
The second part of a series looking at one specific weekend takes a look at NWA World Championship Wrestling from July 7, 1990
- The build for Sting vs Flair at the Great American Bash ’90 with its odd psychology and what could have been done differently
- Ole Anderson as the annoying kid from high school and as a faded former all-star
- Stan Hansen’s what-if acting career
- The confusion created by the Big Van Vader video
- A brutally dull tag team match designed to apparently kill time
- The amazing part about Doug Furnas’ weightlifting career
- One thing El Gigante was good at
- The Rock and Roll Express in 1990: emblematic of the end of the JCP era?
Plus:
- A delicious and healthy pizza topping
- Why a certain beach town in Massachusetts beings to mind Dealey Plaza in Dallas
- How the Braves fared against the Mets after this show aired on TBS
- YouTube Comment Theater!
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown
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1h 38min
July 18, 2019 125. WWF Superstars 07-07-1990
The first part of a series on one specific weekend takes a look at WWF Superstars of Wrestling from July 7, 1990!
- Randy Savage and Jim Brunzell face off in one of the all-time great enhancement matches, with additional background
- Examining the sudden Demolition heel turn
- Commentary on other wrestlers discussing Hulk Hogan’s pending decision on his future
- A delightful rematch from the original WrestleMania
- Bad News Brown flashes a rare smile!
- Paths not chosen in the aftermath of Brutus Beefcake’s facial injury
- Pondering the Honky Tonk Man in the same ring as Terry Gordy and Dr. Death
- Sniffing out Ted DiBiase’s schemes in Cobb County, Georgia
- Nikolai Volkoff talking world peace; what Bush and Gorbachev were up to at the time
Plus:
- Background on shellfish allergies
- Speculating on the alleged friendship between Hacksaw Jim Duggan and President George H.W. Bush
- Queen Sensational Sherri invents new hair accessories
- The cost of travelling to Fiji
- Vince McMahon’s 15 second effort at pumping up house show attendance
- Buddy Rose’s views on the OJ Simpson case
- The return of YouTube Comment Theater!
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown
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1h 48min
July 16, 2019 124. Portland Wrestling (PNW) 10-11-1980
It is a long awaited trip to the Pacific Northwest for a look at Portland Wrestling from October 11, 1980!
- An extended appreciation of Playboy Buddy Rose, the king of PNW
- A quick rundown of the Portland territory, how they were unique and the stars they produced
- Why the play by play guy would have died watching 1996 WCW
- Jonathan Boyd’s motivations for facing Buddy Rose
- Why a Jay Youngblood promo telegraphs what will happen on the next big show
- The thankfully brief run of Mike Popovitch
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown
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1h 14min
July 11, 2019 123. ECW Hardcore TV 06-12-1997 (Wrestlepalooza 97)
Things get Extreme at Wrestlepalooza 97 on this edition of ECW Hardcore TV from June 12, 1997!
- The final battle between Raven and Tommy Dreamer, culminating a two and a half year war
- Jerry Lawler invades the ECW Arena, talks some trash, directs traffic
- How I saw Taz for the first time and why it explains why I love the character
- Deciphering if a Sabu botch is an actual botch
- Finding common ground with the woman who was Chastity
- Rick Rude the color man: the uncool kid who made up stories in high school
- Trying to figure out the motivations of Shane Douglas’ “Franchise” character
- Paul Heyman’s broken promise (one of them!)
Plus:
- Why the counters to the “Van Terminator” spot don’t work as well as you would think
- Worrying about the state of Jake Roberts watching the Raven-Dreamer match as his legendary finisher gets spammed to hell
- Making a retroactive choice between the ECW Arena show and the local team in the Stanley Cup Final on TV
- Uncensored audio with copious amounts of cursing
- Life on the unemployment line
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown
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1h 33min
July 04, 2019 122. NWA Worldwide 10-03-1987 (Flair vs Garvin)
It’s a special one match edition of NWA Worldwide from October 3, 1987 as Ron Garvin challenges Ric Flair for the NWA World title in Detroit!
- A brief history of how this incarnation of the Flair-Garvin rivalry came to be
- Where Garvin ranks among Ric Flair’s greatest opponents
- Ranking the best possible contenders for the world title in this spot
- Can David Crockett be trusted to call a 30+ minute Ron Garvin match alone?
- Callback spots in Ric Flair title matches
- The NWA’s battle for the city of Detroit: too little, too late?
- Tony Schiavone haunts the match
Plus:
- Peter visits London, England: thoughts on the national anthem, Abbey Road, the British Museum, the Prime Meridian, Westminster Abbey's bathroom, and punking a Yankees fan
- YouTube Comment Theater!
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown
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1h 22min
June 27, 2019 121. WCW Worldwide 02-26-1994
The very fate of the wrestling business is at stake on this edition of WCW Worldwide from February 26, 1994!
- Terra Ryzing (Triple H) faces Brian Armstrong (Road Dogg) sowing some seeds
- Newly hired Bobby Heenan as a comedy machine
- Sting as a longer term “draw”
- Figuring out the timeline for Missy Hyatt’s departure from WCW
- Determining a course of action for Ray Traylor to make him like the Big Bossman and still not infringe on WWF trademarks
- Modern day Steve Austin and his reversion to his WCW gimmick
- Why the Nasty Boys are like a chain restaurant
- Rick Rude goes bland while Marcus Bagwell gives 100%
- Johnny B. Badd’s odd choice for a new trainer
Plus:
- The Heenan/Okerlund ’93 All American Reunion working in product placements
- An update on the host and his future endeavors
- Deciding on the best Cranberries song
- Gary Cappetta lets fly with a regional accent
- Wondering where Brian Armstrong got his jacket
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GFAllentownPod
Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown
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1h 36min
June 20, 2019 120. WWF Wrestling Challenge 08-27-1989
The heat is on approaching SummerSlam 89 with a look at WWF Wrestling Challenge from August 27, 1989!
- Breaking down the Rick Rude confrontation with Roddy Piper from Prime Time Wrestling
- Tito Santana’s forgotten shining moment of 1989
- A mild defense of the Brain Busters vs Hart Foundation booking at SummerSlam 89
- Explaining the motive for every illogical Ted DiBiase money decision
- The Rougeaus Theme Song Challenge
- SummerSlam main eventers play one upsmanship with nutty promos
- The Garvin-Valentine feud: salvation for both
- What makes for a good promo from Zeus?
- Theorizing reasons for the real origin of the Ultimate Warrior/Rick Rude feud
- Correct usage of "The"
Plus:
- A heavily redacted reaction to game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final
- The trouble with “performance” golf shirts
- Rick Rude possibly reveals his sexual proclivities?
- Comparing Dusty Rhodes with an 80s TV icon
- Original commercials, Right Guard and their cursed athlete endorsers, and so many ads for trucking companies
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @GFAllentownPod
Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown
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1h 37min
June 13, 2019 119. Memphis Wrestling 04-18-1981 (Lawler-Funk empty arena match)
We’re walking in Memphis again this week with look at the April 18, 1981 edition of Memphis Wrestling!
- Amidst a tense atmosphere, Jerry Lawler takes on Terry Funk in an empty Mid-South Coliseum
- Jimmy Hart takes to the ring to beat up little peiople
- Dutch Mantel stands up for his country
- The Dream Machine: a different kind of Akeem
- David Oswald’s biggest claim to fame in Memphis Wrestling
- Kevin Sullivan’s Boston accent as a necessary ingredient to this podcast
Plus:
- A word now considered a slur casually dropped in a promo
- How bad is traffic in Memphis?
- A brief history of the construction of I-40 in the Memphis area
- YouTube Comment Theater!
- Sports moments of 2019 (so far): The Saints get robbed, an incredible catch and double play, and Tiger’s return to glory
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @GFAllentownPod
Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown
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1h 28min
June 06, 2019 118. WWF HeAT 01-02-2000
In the year 2000….there was a leftover episode of WWF Sunday Night HeAT from 1999 airing January 2, 2000!
- Having issues with remembering 1999 WWF storylines, and having the memory jogged with a “best of” montage
- Gushing with praise for D’Lo Brown, doing double duty
- A tag team match fit for Canadian television
- Taking umbrage with wrestlers doing things that make no sense
- Grandmaster Sexay and Mosh battle to settle the debate of hip hop versus heavy metal
- Reviews from the place that the Godfather may have gotten his “ho’s”
- Viscera: big men never go out of style
- What Gangrel demands of the blood he uses
Plus:
- A Triple H appearance in a toy ad leads to more confusion
- The problem with eating at a branded place like WWF New York
- Billy Gunn’s use of the DX catchphrase
- The return of YouTube Comment Theater!
- Sports moments of 2018: Vladdy Junior, Tuukka loses a blade, a very long baseball game, JR Smith forgets the score, and the Philly Special
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @GFAllentownPod
Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown
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1h 34min

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