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August 25, 2025 GFA Live #239: WrestleMania 6 (Part 2)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WrestleMania 6 from April 1, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The pacing of the main event: too dull?
* Disagreement over Steve Allen again
* Crediting Earthquake for causing Gorilla to screw up
* Virgil: the hardest working man at WrestleMania 6(!)
* The oddity of Jim Duggan waving a US flag at a Canadian WrestleMania while facing a Canadian
2 hr 24 min
August 19, 2025 GFA Live #238: WrestleMania 6 (Part 1)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WrestleMania 6 from April 1, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Noticing an odd constellation in space during Vince McMahon's opening intro to WM6
* Trying to estimate Sapphire's actual weight on Earth
* The end of Andre the Giant and how it got sadder
* Sensational Sherri: ahead of her time and match MVP
* Ultimate Warrior gives what can only be described as a heel promo
* Peter tries to change Keithie's mind about Steve Allen because of his wordplay
* Heel heatup matches that did what they needed to do
* Trying to book Perfect vs Beefcake for SummerSlam if Brutus didn't get hurt
2 hr 56 min
August 11, 2025 GFA Live #237: WWF Superstars 03-31-1990
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from March 31, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* An extended rant about current WWE and Brock Lesnar
* Keithie's trip to Summerslam and the Sopranos house
* Sean Mooney is about to go nuts
* The birth of "Genocide" Gene Okerlund
* A random tag team angle for after WM6
* Randy Quaid as a ruiner of movies
1 hr 54 min
July 28, 2025 GFA Live #236: WWF Superstars 03-24-1990
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from March 24, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Celebrity deaths during the week including Hulk Hogan
* Bob Bradley messes up
* Just how long will Warrior go this week in a promo
* Confirmed: The last time Ultimate Warrior faces an enhancement talent
* Robert Goulet and the butchered national anthem in 1965
* Dusty Rhodes' breathing
* Teasing a Buddy Rose moonsault
2 hr 3 min
July 19, 2025 GFA Live #235: WWF Superstars 03-17-1990
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from March 17, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* WrestleMania 6 celebrities
* Has Sean Mooney ever been in a ring?
* The old NFL blackout rules
* 1980s Jim Duggan as the perfect guy for the 1993 Lex Express patriotic gimmick
* How long will Warrior's promo go?
* Hulk Hogan gets into astrology
* The sad state of the current WWE product
2 hr 23 min
July 08, 2025 GFA Live #234: WWF Superstars 03-10-1990 (Hogan vs Bravo, "Boxcar" debut)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from March 10, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
2 hr 1 min
June 29, 2025 GFA Live #233: WWF Superstars 03-03-1990
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from March 3, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Hulk Hogan and Jesse Ventura: two branches from the same tree
* Jake Roberts and his whole snake family
* Today's WWE show in Riyadh
* Why there was no show last week: poison ivy
* The return of Playboy Buddy Rose and he gets his spots in!
* Future Demolition plans
* The debut of the Orient Express
* BONUS: A TV theme breakdown of the 1981 show "The Brady Brides"
2 hr 10 min
June 16, 2025 GFA Live #232: WWF Wrestling Challenge 02-25-1990
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Wrestling Challenge from February 25, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The length of Ultimate Warrior promos
* Pez Whatley faces Roddy Piper, two experienced barbers
* The Red Rooster checks in
* Jack Tunney makes an announcement
2 hr 8 min
June 09, 2025 GFA Live #231: The Main Event 02-23-1990
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about The Main Event from February 23, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Hogan and Savage final bout "in this company"
* The corniness of James Buster Douglas
* Douglas' ridiculous manager/trainer/Pete Rose doppleganger
* Yet another endless and crappy Ultimate Warrior promo
* Trying to find a new way to record the show
1 hr 38 min
June 02, 2025 GFA Live #230: WWF Superstars 02-17-1990
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from February 17, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Mike Tyson checks in with the shortest promo ever
* The start of the Hogan/Warrior dueling promos
* The voice at the start of the Nintendo game Double Dribble
* Live reaction to the R-Truth departure from WWE
* A rant about the crumminess of the current WWE TV
* Much much more Akeem content
* Who would you turn heel in early 1990: Hart Foundation or the Rockers?
* Resolving Keithie's confusion about NBA expansion in the 80s
2 hr 32 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!