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May 26, 2025 GFA Live #229: WWF Superstars 02-10-1990
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from February 10, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Checking in with Jack Tunney in his office
* Rick Martel unveils Arrogance
* Hearing from Tugboat "Thomas" for the first time
* TV crossovers
* Challengers for titles held by guys with other matches for WrestleMania
* The grand finale of the Demolitoon vs Powers of Pain feud
2 hr 3 min
May 19, 2025 GFA Live #228: WWF Superstars 02-03-1990 (Big Bossman face turn)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from February 3, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The Ultimate Challenge....sort of
* Figuring out what exactly the Big Bossman's issue with Slick taking money from Ted DiBiase was
* An absolutely crazy lineup of Event Center promos
* Rick Martel misses the memo on Beefcake
* Keeping Sapphire from talking in the inset promo
* Peter's take on the Baltimore Orioles firing their manager with a sad live look-in on Sunday's game
2 hr 9 min
May 04, 2025 GFA Live #227: WWF Saturday Night's Main Event 01-27-1990
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Saturday Night's Main Event from January 27, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Our own supernatural abilities
* The current Dark Side of the Ring season
* Queen Sherri in one of her better looks
* The Mike Tyson references...that would not come to be
* Slowing down the Warrior promo
* Letting Sapphire talk on network television
2 hr 6 min
April 28, 2025 GFA Live #226: WWF Superstars 01-27-1990
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from January 27, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* WrestleMania 41 week in Las Vegas talk thru 57:10
* What is on the TV at a wrestling bar in Las Vegas when Peter stopped in for a drink
* Keithie's ill-fated Bret Hart adventure
* The Iyo Sky Appreciation Society
* Peter honors the late Sid by doing the most Sid thing on Friday morning
* Taking DWAYNE to task for his half-assed approach to main event storylines
* One change to make for a future Las Vegas WrestleMania weekend
* Angle continuity issues with the Genius' hair
* A rare "Whatever Happened There" segment from Wrestling Challenge
2 hr 31 min
April 14, 2025 GFA Live #225: WWF Royal Rumble 1990
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about 1990 WWF Royal Rumble from January 21, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* A eulogy/autopsy on the Rougeau Brothers heel run
* The Great Hogan-Savage proxy war
* Being jarred by a lack of a musical theme
* The improved layout of the Rumble match compared with the prior year
* Bobby Heenan's scouting mission
* Savage and DiBiase and the secret friendship becomes very public
* Worst Roddy Piper program of the 1984-1992 time period
* Modern Honky weighs in on a brief internet outage
* The Ultimate Warrior runs long yet again
* A tearful goodbye to Dyslexic Hercules
3 hr 28 min
April 06, 2025 GFA Live #224: WWF Superstars 01-20-1990
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from January 20, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Pointless time travel
* Managers NOT talking during their charges' promos
* Mad Men vs the Sopranos over time
* Ripping on Back to the Future 2
* Fun with the close caption functionality
* The Robbinsdale, Minnesota mafia
* Live reaction to Alex Ovechkin setting the all time NHL record for goals
2 hr 40 min
March 30, 2025 GFA Live #223: WWF Superstars 01-13-1990
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from January 13, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Mildly celebrating the 5th anniversary of the podcast
* Keithie's somewhat later introduction to wrestling
* Hyperlocal reference of the week on Massachusetts malls past and present
* Another new distraction for Ultimate Warrior promos
* Naming alternative winners for the 1990 Royal Rumble and the case for each
* A ChatGPT promo from Dusty Rhodes on the Royal Rumble violates a few rules
* A foul mouthed Sapphire impersonation
* How Ronnie Garvin impacted Pete's drivers license photo
2 hr 17 min
March 13, 2025 GFA Live #222: WWF Superstars 01-06-1990
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from January 6, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The Martel-Beefcake feud being longer than anyone remembers
* ABC's Wednesday night lineup in the 1989-90 TV season
* Peter's prediction for Keith's plans in Las Vegas
* A new distraction for Ultimate Warrior promos
* The heel managers bicker on the Brother Love show with Bobby Heenan as roastmaster general
* More Royal Rumble promos!
1 hr 53 min
March 03, 2025 GFA Live #221: WWF Superstars 12-30-1989 (Andre & Haku win tag titles)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from December 30, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The odd structure of the match where the Colossal Connection win the tag titles from Demolition
* Andre the Giant's title history
* Huntsville, Alabama: hockey hotbed?
* Royal Rumble promos begin at last!
* Mike Tyson's life changing after getting involved with WWF for WM14
* What is the deal with Jesse Ventura's Kingfish cracks?
* Rick Rude's obvious path if he doesn't get hurt in 1994
* Dusty Rhodes gains 220 lbs at ringside
* Return of the Hulk Hogan Man/Brother game
2 hr 21 min
February 22, 2025 GFA Live #220: WWF Superstars 12-23-1989
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from December 23, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Sherri climbs the cage in a promo for the benefit of the Quentin Tarantino types
* Modern Honky checks in with his usual insanity
* Roddy Piper current events talk leads to a mention of Jon Koncak
* Andre busts out the black singlet one last time
* Rick Martel comes bearing gifts
* Keithie's improved credit rating
* Peter's issue with the opening theme from Taxi
2 hr 8 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!