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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How many episodes does Greetings From Allentown have?

The podcast currently has 493 episodes available.

Greetings From Allentown episodes:

October 22, 2024 GFA Live #206: WWF Championship Wrestling 11-02-1985
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Championship Wrestling from November 2, 1985! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Why the sudden pivot to a show from 1985
* Where were we for the last several weeks?
* The weirdness of the Roddy Piper-Rick McGraw match
* Don Muraco clearly had some of the good stuff
* The old WLVI channel 56 jingle
* Bruno Sammartino and the city of Boston
* Lord Al promotes the Wrestling Classic
* November 1985 as a big month in WWF history
...more
2h 5min
September 22, 2024 GFA Live #205: The Karate Kid (1984) Part 2
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the feature film "The Karate Kid", released on June 22, 1984 (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The lack of communication between Daniel and Ali
* The rare (at the time) mention of Japanese internment camps
* Daniel forgetting his mother TWICE on his birthday
* Why the "illegal kick" theory in the All Valley doesn't hold water
* Problems with Pete's original VHS tape
* Miyagi steals a belt
* The scene that got Miyagi an Oscar nomination
* Giant novelty cigarette pillows
...more
2h 46min
September 15, 2024 GFA Live #204: The Karate Kid (1984) Part 1
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the feature film "The Karate Kid", released on June 22, 1984 (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The flakiness of Lucille LaRusso
* Is Daniel LaRusso actually John Cena?
* Breaking down the 3 car accident that Daniel causes at the Halloween dance
* Reconciling the geography of how the rich kids from the hills go to the same high school as Daniel
* The friends of Ali and Daniel: not the nicest people
* Problems with the move from New Jersey, starting with the crappy car
* How much of the problem did Daniel bring on himself?
* Trying to reconcile Cobra Kai storylines with Mr. Miyagi's reality
* The pending Happy Gilmore sequel
* Trouble with Keithie's mic make him sound like a baseball PA announcer
...more
2h 44min
September 08, 2024 GFA Live #203: WWF Superstars 10-21-1989
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from October 21, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Great babyface Survivor Series teams
* Al Burke's role in an Adam Sandler film
* Ronnie Garvin busts out a new finisher
* Paying tribute to Sid and apologizing for past sins
* Jose Luis Rivera's big day
* The insane house show of October 28, 1989 in Springfield, MA
* Powers of Pain continue to cut loose
* Pondering a Honky Tonk Man Cameo purchase
...more
2h 22min
August 24, 2024 GFA Live #202: Saturday Night's Main Event 10-14-1989
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Saturday Night's Main Event from October 14, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The start of the decline of SNME and how it relates to Saturday Night Live
* Hulk Hogan and neck injuries
* How Jimmy Snuka and Randy Savage as faces are sort of alike
* Continuing the Tito Santana-Rock Martel war
* It's Keithie's birthday! And he gets a surprise visit during the podcast!
...more
1h 55min
August 19, 2024 GFA Live #201: WWF Superstars 10-14-1989
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from October 14, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Imagining the Warlord and Barbarian playing cards at Keithie's house
* A strange Brother Love segment where the Macho King gets rough with Queen Sherri
* The ridiculousness of Cobra Kai season 6 on Netflix
* Explaining the Ron Garvin world title thing, once and for all
* Mr. Perfect gets some new vignettes with a catch phrase
* Vince McMahon and how he says "cock-a-doodle-doo"
* The start of Survivor Series team promos
...more
2h 8min
August 11, 2024 GFA Live #200: WWF Superstars 10-07-1989 (Genius and Mr. Perfect join forces)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from October 7, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The Genius is apparently now a manager...and Mr. Perfect is his first protege
* Demolition tries out a new finisher(?)
* Jim Duggan gets angry
* Mr. Perfect's rarely heard original theme, and what does it sound like?
* The Pete Rose documentary on Max
* Widow Maker and his aimless promos that led to nothing
* Vince McMahon supplies a perfect Red Rooster drop
* Roddy Piper's weird red tights
...more
2h 11min
July 29, 2024 GFA Live #199: WWF Superstars 09-30-1989 (Coronation of the Macho King)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from September 30, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Breaking down every angle of the coronation of the Macho King Randy Savage
* Which heels didn't show for the coronation, and who has an excuse?
* Big Dust makes a color scheme change as he defends his first name
* Keithie gets hacked and ends up doing a Ronnie Garvin/Larry Z podcast
* The dramatic return of "Shit I Found in My Mother's House"
* Andre appears with some Ultimate Warrior-styled face paint
* The problem with Richard Greico protraying a police officer
* Flipping and offering praise for Ted DiBiase's recent promos
* Full Blown Chamber of Commerce Vince takes us around Portland, Maine
* A bonus rant from Pete about a couple of longtime baseball "closers"
...more
2h 14min
July 22, 2024 GFA Live #198: WWF Wrestling Challenge 09-24-1989 (Savage captures the crown)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Wrestling Challenge from September 24, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Mapping out what a Larry Z match against the Ultimate Warrior would look like
* Working out the logistics of an earlier Mr. Perfect babyface run
* The limitations put on Ted DiBiase in promos
* What was the best calendar year of Wrestling Challenge?
* Modern Honky weighs in on matches that don't involve him
* Some more from Doppler Radar Hercules
...more
1h 55min
July 17, 2024 GFA Live #197: WWF Superstars 09-16-1989
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from September 16, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Learning the Facts of Life and the weird season 1 theme son
* Jake Roberts returns in a rather interesting shirt
* A theory on why Joey Marella might referee more Rockers matches
* The events of the taping in Portland, Maine, plus the arena guy!
* Honky Tonk Man gets over on a random cruise ship
* A 10/10 Dusty Rhodes Event Center promo
...more
2h 5min

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How many episodes does Greetings From Allentown have?

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