Just in time for Turkey Day, the Adams Division Podcast (Peter Winson of Greetings From Allentown & Steve Bennett of the Sports-Casters) reconvene to the discuss and rank Survivor Series shows from 1987 to 1998. Including: a split on the enjoyment level of the ’95 show, how being at a show live helps to remember a show more fondly, good and bad booking, delightfully odd teams, and a lengthy discussion of Ax’s “performance” at the 1990 show!

The devil went down to Georgia and instead of stealing a soul, Vince McMahon presents the WWF on TBS from January 5, 1985!

- A brief history of the WWF foray into Georgia with the bumps in the road and the hilarity of how they got bailed out

- Drawing on a story from the Old Testament to seek meaning in the Andre The Giant haircut angle

- Running down Hulk Hogan matches on weekly TV after winning the world title

- Freddie Miller refuses to do multiple takes

- Giving thanks for the many musings of Angelo Mosca on color commentary

- The irony of the Moondogs finisher

- Blackjack Mulligan and an unfortunate incident at the Boston Garden

- A rare look at manager-less Greg Valentine

Plus:

- Tito Santana is worried about groceries

- A glimpse at the “bawdy” version of your podcast host

- The bizarre game choices of the NBA on TBS from that week

- The WWF in the Atlanta Omni: 1,500 wrestling fans can’t be wrong!

- Sports moments of 1991 featuring Rocket Ismail, Lonnie Smith, and Magic Johnson

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The show is again walking in Memphis this week with a look at CWA Memphis Wrestling from May 9, 1987!

- Austin Idol vs Jerry Lawler in a cage: hair vs hair and the logical booking to build it up

- Tommy Rich is off his rocker (and under the ring)

- Poor Soul Train Jones can’t get out of the station

- Exposing who stole Rocky Johnson’s line from his promo

- “How To Work a 1 on 2 Handicap Match” by Mark Starr

- Proto-Barry Horowitz dares to put his hands on the great Lance Russell

- Steve Keirn is injured….or is he?

- Paul Heyman has his first big star-making turn and predicts the future

Plus:

- A call for more Chicks

- Bam Bam Bigelow has a list of confessions he wants to spill before heading to the WWF

- A music video featuring the Midnight Rockers

- How to deal with a crowd ready to riot in the Mid-South Coliseum

- Looking back at 1990 sports moments from baseball, hockey, and college basketball

- Connecting literally everything through the 1988 Survivor Series

- YouTube Comment Theater!

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It’s time for the comfort food of 1991 WWF with a look at Superstars from September 28, 1991!

- Ric Flair detours from his debut match to pick on Roddy Piper and damage is done to the commentary team

- Randy Savage deals with his status being on probation

- A new idea for rebooting Sgt. Slaughter post-Iraq angle

- Jake the Snake explains his turn to the dark side

- Bret Hart in Canada and the 1997 match we never got

- Vince McMahon: King of the awkward plug

- The peculiar case of Mark Thomas, enhancement talent

Plus:

- A proposal to replace Daylight Saving Time in the US

- The craziest sports moment of ’89 for episode 89

- Ric Flair’s “edited” first promo in the WWF

- Canada on a hot streak in 1991

- One of the all time great Hollywood casting stories

- An honest to God 40 second Berzerker promo!

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This week it is ’88 for 88 with a look at a historic episode of Continental Championship Wrestling from April 23, 1988!

- “I’d like to talk to Tom”: breaking down the Tom Prichard/Dirty White Boy angle itself, how it was shot, and background of how it came to be

- A quick history of Continental/Southeastern Wrestling and the big changes that came after this show

- Gordon Solie tries to keep the show on track in spite of the craziness

- What I think of when it comes to “Dirty” Dutch Mantell

- Eddie Gilbert swiping tapes from the production team

- The strangest “inset” promo cut you will ever see

- The sad story of Detroit Demolition

- Bill Kazmeier has self-esteem issues

Plus:

- Better days in ’88 for the Los Angeles Dodgers

- An alarm clock snafu leads to a long Saturday

- The risk in wearing a Jason hockey mask

- YouTube Comment Theater!

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Thanks to a random YouTube crackdown, the show takes an extreme turn with a look at ECW Hardcore TV from September 26, 1995!

- ECW as the rest area of professional wrestling

- A glimpse of the future Big Poppa Pump as Taz reaches a low point

- Weapons, tables, and run-ins: the quintessential ECW match featuring the Pitbulls, Raven, and Stevie Richards

- Steve Austin rolls in with a parody of everyone’s favorite balding blond wrestler

- Rey Mysterio Jr. and Psicosis light up South Philly

- 2 Cold Scorpio just lights up, period

- Woman keeps repeating herself

- JT Smith works an old comedy trope

Plus:

- A confession about a popular movie franchise

- Why a big 1987 sports moment wouldn’t have happened in 2018

- Explaining Stevie Richards’ white cutoff jeans

- How the theme to the Hardcore TV show became popular a couple of years earlier

- Background of the term “shah”

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Buckle up for the toboggan ride that is Jim Crockett Promotions 1988 style in the form of NWA Worldwide from February 6, 1988!

- Sting introduces himself to the Four Horsemen, who just want to get drunk

- Speculating on an infamous Dusty Rhodes angle that was aborted

- The brilliant satire of the Varsity Club

- A “mistake” from JCP that actually deserves praise

- Barry Windham’s “50 home run season”

- A very special episode of According to Larry (Z)

- Taking issue with Bobby Eaton’s gear

Plus:

- How a joke on Twitter led to an unlikely interaction with “Big Dave”

- A fantastic David Crockett blooper

- Three great sports moments from 1986

- Dusty Rhodes as the Yankees pitching coach

- YouTube Comment Theater!

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Greetings From Allentown stays in 1999 this week for a look at the penultimate episode of WWF Shotgun Saturday Night from August 14, 1999!

- The greatness and high expectations of Chris Jericho’s WWF debut

- Jesse Ventura returns and it is like he never left

- Cranky Michael Hayes delights on commentary

- Edge: Is he the Canadian Ricky Schroeder?

- Triple H embarrasses himself with a commercial tagline

- Tough times for Chaz/Mosh and Ken Shamrock

- Tag title switches aplenty

- Droz’s pal Key makes his only televised appearance in a match

Plus:

- Developing a parody character of the Ultimate Warrior

- Getting the two Headbangers mixed up like a confused commentator

- Celebrating the return of the Body in song

- An intergender SummerSlam main event?

- A strange thought about hockey fans celebrating goals by the home team in the arena

- YouTube comment theater!

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Greetings From Allentown returns to da Mothership for WCW Saturday Night from April 10, 1999!

- Overcoming prejudices against the phrase “1999 WCW”

- The greatest thing Disco Inferno ever did in WCW

- The life and times of Jerry Flynn

- A personal issue against the new WCW logo

- Perusing Rick Steiner’s Georgia real estate listings

- The commonality of Konnan and one popular musician

- Playing the guessing game for Gene Okerlund’s hotline shills

- Norman Smiley and Ernest Miller fight the glass ceiling…and each other

Plus:

- The trials and tribulations of job hunting in 2018

- Dreaming of an afternoon on the links with Fit Finlay

- How the Atlanta Braves fared against the Big Unit Randy Johnson

- Prescient statements about Goldberg and Kevin Nash

- Sports jerseys galore!

- YouTube comment theater!

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We head back to the 80s for some Golden Era WWF with a look at WWF Spotlight from January 3, 1987!

- Saluting Andre the Giant to set up the big turn

- Starting the meteoric rise of the Honky Tonk Man

- Who was Jimmy Hart’s best WWF protégé? (No, not Neidhart)

- Lanny Poffo vs Steve Lombardi: a chance for Gorilla and Lord Al to do all their comedy bits

- Dennis Stamp gets booked!

- A distinct Quebecois flavor permeating the show

- Koko B. Ware as the great table setter

- The Wizard needs to dial down the volume

Also:

- What’s the deal with Lord Alfred Hayes?

- Similarities between two legendary championship teams of the 80s from different sports

- Talking China at a brewery and DeNiro at a winery

- The best baseball games on the original Nintendo

- Commercials from 1987!

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