Greetings From Allentown

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May 28, 2020 170. WWF NY (Shotgun) 09-06-1997 (Stone Cold goes hunting)
This week is a check-in with some pre-Attitude Era action with a look at WWF New York (Shotgun, kinda) from September 6, 1997!
- Breaking down the greatest Stone Cold promo of them all as he shoots arrows at Vince, JR, Gorilla, and Owen Hart photographs
- Picturing Rick Rude as the State Farm guy
- HHH vs Undertaker Volune 2 out of infinity
- Why Savio Vega is a valuable type of guy to have in a wrestling promotion
- An absolutely pointless light heavyweight match takes place
- Seeing Del Wilkes and wondering: what is patriotism anyway?
- A profane 15 minute (give or take) tirade about what our society is right now
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1 hr 37 min
May 24, 2020 GFA Live #8: WCW Worldwide 06-13-1992
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the June 13, 1992 edition of WCW Worldwide (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
- The badassery of Dr. Death and Terry Gordy
- A Nestle Crunch commercial leads to an argument about a 2020 Nestle Crunch ad
- The evolution of the Freebirds as a type of rock and roll band
- Batman movies
- The rivalry between Steve Austin and Barry Windham
- Thoughts on WCW in 1992 and comparing it to movies
- What exactly counts as a sexual encounter?
- Ron Simmons headbands
- Hatred of Bray Wyatt
- A new nickname for Keithie
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1 hr 18 min
May 21, 2020 169. WWF Superstars 07-22-1989 (Dusty Rhodes arrives)
Back in the comfort zone of late 80s WWF with a look at Superstars from July 22, 1989!
- Dusty Rhodes makes the scene and foils the Bossman and Slick, then discusses “Hard Times” with Brother Love
- Rick Martel’s Dance Party
- Andre the Giant: reduced to being a sock on the door knob
- Jesse Ventura coming in hot with thoughts on “King” Jim Duggan leads to discussion of a US Supreme Court case
- Comparing the crowing in the Red Rooster theme to a similar one from a Gap Band song
- How Ax (Bill Eadie) came to be considered underrated
- The usual Jesse and Vince bickering, such as Ventura wondering how McMahon has avoided jail time
- Why comparing Rick Rude’s IC title run to others preceding him is a fool’s errand
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1 hr 40 min
May 19, 2020 GFA Live #7: Die Hard With a Vengeance
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie celebrate the 25th anniversary of 1995's highest grossing film: Die Hard With a Vengeance!
Topics of discussion include:
- The World Trade Center towers in TV and movies
- Is Zeus the real hero of the movie?
- Which minor character role would Peter and Keithie cast each other as?
- Tony Halme (Ludvig Borga) quietly being all over this movie
- Admitted possible plot holes in the movie
- Keithie's annoyance with the call center lady with the NYPD
- The one action McClane took that saved a ton of lives
- Realizing things that tie together only on the 397th viewing
- How much do those gold bars weigh?
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2 hr 17 min
May 14, 2020 168. WWF and WCW on Family Feud
It's time to play the Feud! This week features a look at two episodes of Family Feud with wrestlers: the WWF in 1993 and WCW faces the women of GLOW from 1990!
- A brief history of Family Feud
- The various hosts over the years, including ones who either turned down the gig or never made it to air
- Guys who surprised with their performance, both good and bad
- The strategy of Fast Money
- What exactly was Tony Schiavone doing on a team with 4 heels?
1 hr 35 min
May 10, 2020 GFA Live #6: WWF Superstars 10-10-1992
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the October 10, 1992 edition of WWF Superstars (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
- Early Razor Ramon
- Kamala and the moon painted on his stomach
- What Bret Hart was up to between Summerslam and winning the world title
- Sega Genesis vs Super Nintendo
- The November 1992 Boston Garden house show and Keithie’s trips to the Garden as a lad
- Where Steve Armstong (Lance Cassidy) ranks in the Armstrong brothers pecking order
- Peter’s disenchantment with wrestling as a whole
- Items that have been censored from versions on the WWE Network
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1 hr 19 min
May 07, 2020 167. WCW Worldwide 02-02-1991 (Arn regains TV title)
As we live like it’s Groundhog Day, it is appropriate to go back to February 2, 1991 for newsworthy edition of WCW Worldwide!
- Footage of Ric Flair’s world title win over Sting, and more info on the Meadowlands show
- Arn Anderson gets a chance to regain the TV title from the Z-Man and does not disappoint even if the match does
- Father Sid Vicious checks in with a couple of bible readings
- Kevin Sullivan Boston Accent Watch, plus his hilarious outfit
- Tommy Rich and the 1970s Yacht Rock song “Wildfire”
- The 1991 Freebirds and what current NBA team are they like
- Doom’s final theme song and the horn section therein
- Forgetting the names of the Master Blasters multiple times
- Trying to brew beer and make good BBQ while ignoring stupid neighbors
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1 hr 22 min
May 02, 2020 GFA Live #5: 1990 WWF Intercontinental Title Tournament
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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1 hr 3 min
April 30, 2020 166. WWF Superstars 05-02-1987 (Heenan/Patera Debate)
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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1 hr 49 min
April 23, 2020 165. Memphis Wrestling 06-07-1986 (Diamond gets a haircut)
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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1 hr 45 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!