Be fair to Flair and check out Greetings From Allentown for a look back at WCW Main Event from April 2, 1995!

- WCW in early 1995: the meeting of good comedy and bad continuity

- The formation of the Blue Bloods: great vignette or the greatest vignette?

- Ric Flair does a time buy to clear his name and set the record straight about some recent actions

- Questioning the makeup of the “WCW Executive Committee”

- Sgt. Craig Pittman in the big shadow of Sgt. Slaughter

- Brian Pillman confounds with his finisher

- Executing a “short sell” of the WCW Tag titles

Plus:

- How to properly smoke a pork shoulder

- A brief history of 1-900 numbers in the United States

- Nick Bockwinkel as a regular Jay-Z in the boardroom

- The infamy of the Duchess of York

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This week Greetings From Allentown heads to the Land of 10,000 Lakes (and Dropkicks) for a look at AWA All Star Wrestling from April 6, 1986!

- A comprehensive breakdown of the infamous WrestleRock Rumble rap video ranking the performance of each vocalist

- Common threads between rap music and professional wrestling

- The last vestiges of the Pro Wrestling USA leads to pleasant surprises in the promo

- The AWA in 1986: teetering on the brink but still solid in-ring

- Jerry Blackwell as the badass babyface

- Young Leon White (Vader) as a plucky underdog(?!)

- The “storied” history of the AWA Americas title as told by its Wikipedia page

- The common thread between AWA Scott Hall and nWo Scott Hall

Plus:

- Who are these random people in the WrestleRock Rumble video?

- Favorite non-wrestling podcast of all time

- There’s no shame in being a one hit wonder and the greatest Simpsons parody song

- Travel and entertainment advice for Las Vegas, Nevada!

- The full New Hampshire experience

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Much like Marty McFly, we go back to 1985 for a look at WWF All Star Wrestling from August 31, 1985!

- Late ’85 WWF gets a freshening up and a more coherent direction than a year earlier

- Early Elizabeth and noticeable differences in how she acted and commentary talked about her

- Breaking down the candidates for the Manager of the Year contest

- The different chemistry of the early Gorilla Monsoon/Jesse Ventura commentary team

- Terry Funk is everything you want and need him to be

- Uncle Elmer is everything you don’t want or need

- Defending Paul Orndorff’s 85/86 babyface run

- The incoherent Captain Lou Albano draws comparisons to an ill-fated Goodfellas character

Plus:

- The bizarre story of how the naming of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania came to be

- An all-jobber tag team match and how something is always off about Lanny Poffo

- Gene Okerlund and Mr. Fuji evoke memories of Karate Kid

- A story of disposable razors and a bad blade job

- Commercials for things like other wrestling promotions, modular homes, and for WWF LJN figures

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In this very special episode of Greetings From Allentown “Best of the Heel Turns, Volume 1”, Peter looks back at three big turns done on earlier episodes of the podcast.

- Andre the Giant turns on Hulk Hogan with a build beginning with the big man’s return from a Jack Tunney imposed suspension (Episode 4)

- Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty attempt a reconciliation after months of bickering in the Barber Shop, but the Heartbreak Kid has other plans (Episode 5)

- In the greatest example of the student taking on the teacher, Larry Zbyszko snaps on Bruno Sammartino after finally getting a match against the Living Legend (Episode 14)

Please note: This episode was finalized before the passing of Bruno Sammartino at age 82.

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This week Greetings From Allentown goes back 31 years to Jim Crockett Promotions for a look at NWA Worldwide from June 13, 1987!

- Despite having red hot crowds, how some cracks were starting to show in the foundation of JCP that wasn’t readily apparent at the time

- The ’87 Four Horsemen: underappreciated historically compared with the quartet before and after

- Dusty Rhodes vs Tully Blanchard for $100,000 leads to a very sad, cinematic moment in the locker room

- The batshit crazy schedule for Jim Crockett Promotions in early 1987

- Tommy Young’s poor officiating and comparing his response with other officials who famously blew calls in sports

- Jim Crockett Jr. oozes with charisma as he explains the rules for the new War Games: The Match Beyond

- Where the case for Jim Cornette as greatest manager of all time should start

- The Rock and Roll Express and the curious case of the missing tag title belt

- Two great Arn Anderson promos, as if there is any other kind

Plus:

- Is Peter a “bad wrestling fan” for missing almost all of WrestleMania weekend?

- A great fictional moment from that weekend in June 1987

- The ORIGINAL Crockett Cup and the league that used it as it’s championship trophy

- Trying to make sense of a Nikita Koloff promo

- Defending different applications of the figure four leglock

- NHL playoff preview!

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In the spirit of WrestleMania season, the "Adams Division" (Peter Winson of Greetings From Allentown & Steve Bennett of the Sports-Casters) reunites to discuss and rank WrestleManias 1 to 14. Featuring: Top matches, hidden gems and personal recollections of attending the biggest wrestling show of the year!

This week Greetings From Allentown is uncooked, uncut, and uncensored with a look at WWF Monday Night RAW from March 8, 1993!

- Trying to be fair to Rob Bartlett as a color commentator and comedian

- Virgil and El Matador Tito Santana: friends to the end

- Rick Martel hassles the RAW girls while dressed like he’s going to christen a sloop

- Hulk Hogan sings a song from a car commercial then on TV

- Shawn Michaels: bad promo or just a really big Bruce Springsteen fan?

- Re-imagining the Michaels-Tatanka WrestleMania 9 match in a way that would help both guys

- Bob Backlund fans out in force in New York City

- Getting the voodoo gimmick wrong with Papa Shango

Plus:

- Vince McMahon lets us know what’s coming up next on USA Network and it’s not “Silk Stalkings” nor “Murder, She Wrote”

- The laziness of the first Gilligan’s Island theme song

- Wondering about the influence of All Japan on WWF in 1993

- Yelling “Bonzai!” leads to a discussion of Daniel LaRusso’s choice of car from Karate Kid 1

- A strange as for Hasbro figures with the voice of a wrestler then in WCW

- Breaking down the original commercials!

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It’s WrestleMania season so this week features a look at the build to the Ultimate Challenge at WrestleMania 6 with WWF Superstars from March 10, 1990!

- A passionate tirade against the Ultimate Warrior’s promo style and general bigotry

- Reasons why the Ultimate Warrior would want to protect Hulk Hogan in advance of their match

- Earthquake is down with the brown (tights)

- “Boxcar” Greg Valentine tries his best with new black hair and a guitar

- Who would have fetched more on the free market: Warlord or Barbarian?

- Newly babyface Big Bossman: still kind of a dick

- Bad News Brown takes a stab at a Boston accent

- Is Akeem a character from a children’s book?

Plus:

- A big St. Patrick’s Day in 1990 at the Boston Garden with hockey and a WWF house show

- Hulk Hogan’s recurring issues with mirrors

- Jake Roberts gives us a chilling vision of things to come

- Robert Goulet in popular culture

- The return of YouTube Comment Theater!

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It’s WrestleMania season so this week features a look at the build to the Ultimate Challenge at WrestleMania 6 with WWF Superstars from March 10, 1990!

- A passionate tirade against the Ultimate Warrior’s promo style and general bigotry

- Reasons why the Ultimate Warrior would want to protect Hulk Hogan in advance of their match

- Earthquake is down with the brown (tights)

- “Boxcar” Greg Valentine tries his best with new black hair and a guitar

- Who would have fetched more on the free market: Warlord or Barbarian?

- Newly babyface Big Bossman: still kind of a dick

- Bad News Brown takes a stab at a Boston accent

- Is Akeem a character from a children’s book?

Plus:

- A big St. Patrick’s Day in 1990 at the Boston Garden with hockey and a WWF house show

- Hulk Hogan’s recurring issues with mirrors

- Jake Roberts gives us a chilling vision of things to come

- Robert Goulet in popular culture

- The return of YouTube Comment Theater!

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Bring some attitude to the 21st century for a look at WWF Metal from March 3, 2001!

- Starting the build to Rock-Austin II and contrasting with other babyface WrestleMania main events

- The distinction between WWF Metal and WWF Jakked

- Samoa Joe drifts through WWF TV in 2001 with blond hair

- Essa Rios: The Cal Ripken of the syndicated shows

- The psychosis of Vince McMahon in early 2001

- Breaking down the Radicalz as Eddie Guerrero gets loud

- Another installment in the heated rivalry between Memphis and Canada

Also:

- Looking back at Chaotic Wrestling’s Cold Fury 17 show last week

- Struggling to say “X-Pac”

- The Rock had an internet browser?

- Ranking cities in the state of Texas

- A salute to Snickers, a WWE sponsor then and now

- Explaining signs at wrestling events in that era