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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Greetings From Allentown episodes:

August 14, 2023 GFA Live #156: WWF Superstars 02-18-1989
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from February 18, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Hulk Hogan puts up another football score in the "Man/Brother" game
* Keithie's weekend in Detroit for SummerSlam
* Did Randy Savage bring in Earthquake as part of a black ops mission to get to Hulk Hogan
* Ted DiBiase becomes a jewelry store Karen
* An enhancement talent who went on to bigger things
* The What If case of Louie Spicolli
Lineup:
- Jake Roberts v. Barry Horowitz
- Whatever Happened There Update: Wrestlemania 5 card
- The Brain Busters vs The Rockers
- Event Center Promo: Demolition
- Ted DiBiase checks in on the creation of his Million dollar belt at the jeweler
- Bad News Brown vs Louie Spicolli
- Koko B. Ware vs Ross Browner
- Promo: Randy Savage
- Jim Duggan v. Darrell Peterson
- Brother Love Show: Rick Rude
- The Powers Of Pain v. Frankie Valdez & Ricky Ataki
- Promo: Hulk Hogan
- Dino Bravo v. Mark Ming
- Event Center Promo: Andre the Giant w/Bobby Heenan
- Promo for next week's feature match: Red Rooster, Mr. Perfect
...more
2h 25min
July 30, 2023 GFA Live #155: WWF Superstars 02-11-1989
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from February 11, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Hulk Hogan sets a new standard with the use of the words "man" and "brother"
* Anger at some classic TV shows leaving Amazon Prime
* The Elvis guy from the one Sopranos episode
* Ted DiBiase dresses like an actual human male while shopping
* Keithie has a lengthy argument with his brother
* Why it's a good idea for Jesse Ventura to conduct the interview with Randy Savage
* THE WARLORD SPEAKS
Lineup:
- Footage from The Main Event Megapowers split
- Whatever Happened There Update – Hulk Hogan promo
- The Honky Tonk Man vs Sam Houston
- Event Center Promos: Big Bossman w/Slick, Hercules
- Vignette: Ted DiBiase goes to the jewelry store to commission the Million Dollar Belt
- Bushwhackers vs Bolsheviks
- Event Center Promos: Red Rooster, Powers of Pain w/Mr. Fuji
- Tito Santana vs Tim Patterson
- Brother Love Show: Brooklyn Brawler w/Bobby Heenan
- Big John Studd v. The Black Knight & Jim Atkinson
- Jesse Ventura interviews Randy Savage
- Event Center Promo: Hulk Hogan
- Promos for next week: Brain Busters, Rockers
...more
2h 25min
July 25, 2023 GFA Live #154: WWF Superstars 02-04-1989 (Bret Hart vs Danny Davis)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from February 4, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Keithie is late for an outing on a boat
* How they address the Megapowers split without being too specific
* The most exciting Man Dude Brother game with a Hogan promo
* The Ted DiBiase-Sam Houston beef comes full circle after nearly 2 years
* Jimmy Hart kicking Bret Hart prompts a revisit of the theme from the 1980s TV show "Hart to Hart"
* The debut of the Rougeaus "All American Boys" theme song and Jimmy Hart's greatest hits
* The theme from The Masters
Lineup:
- The Ultimate Warrior vs Dale Veasey
- Whatever Happened There Update – Haku vs Harley Race at the Royal Rumble
- Bret “the Hitman” Hart vs Danny Davis
- Event Center Promos: Brooklyn Brawler w/Bobby Heenan, Brutus Beefcake
- The Big Bossman vs Rick Allen
- The Red Rooster vs Craig Bowman
- Event Center Promos: Demolition, King Haku w/Bobby Heenan
- The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers vs Mark Starr & David Stoudemire
- Brother Love Show: Jake Roberts
- Ted DiBiase vs Sam Houston
- The Rockers vs Dusty Wolfe & Bob Blake
- Event Center Promo: Hulk Hogan
- Promos for next week: Bolsheviks, Bushwhackers
...more
2h 21min
July 17, 2023 GFA Live #153: The Main Event 02-03-1989
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from January 28, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* A weather event delays the podcast
* The "Special" report or event effects used by the various networks
* More unfortunate language in promos re: The Twin Towers
* Trying to give Hercules a better 1989...by teaming him with John Studd?
* What happened to Liz anyway after Savage threw her around?
Lineup:
- Over the top Vince McMahon intro
- Promo: Twin Towers w/Slick
- Megapowers music video set to "You're a Friend of Mine"
- Megapowers vs Twin Towers
- Megapowers split
- Hercules vs Ted DiBiase
- Hulk Hogan channels his inner Bruce Banner, assaults a few of his fellow babyfaces, reluctantly accepts praise
...more
2h 36min
July 10, 2023 GFA Live #152: WWF Superstars 01-28-1989
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from January 28, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Keithie records from an airport lounge(!)
* The MegaPowers go on Brother Love and use some really weird language in retrospect
* Critiquing the Demolition finisher
* A recollection on enhancement guys who did inset promos
* Is John Studd really an "orgy guy"?
* Brain Busters meet another familiar face to them
* Sadly reliving the 89 Rumble Super Posedown
Lineup:
- Demolition vs. Alan Kinsey & Tommy Causey
- Whatever Happened There Update: Royal Rumble Super Posedown
- Mr. Perfect vs. Paul Bryant
- Event Center promos: Bret Hart, Rick Rude & Andre the Giant
- Hercules vs. Tony Burton
- Event Center promos: Honky Tonk Man with Jimmy Hart, Bushwhackers
- Brain Busters vs. Jose Luis Rivera & Tim Horner
- Brother Love Show: Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage with Elizabeth
- Brooklyn Brawler vs. Reno Riggins
- Jim Neidhart vs. Jerry Price
- Big John Studd promo, for some reason
- Bad News Brown vs. Steve Reese
- Event Center promo: Bolsheviks with Slick, Hercules
...more
2h 2min
July 01, 2023 GFA Live #151: WWF Superstars 01-21-1989 (Savage vs Akeem)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from January 21, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Breaking down Hogan saving Savage from the Twin Towers: hotdogging or not?
* Gorilla and the great "sit down" between Red Rooster and Bobby Heenan
* Recalling the Powers of Pain theme
* Tito Santana gives Ricky Martel a shoutout
* Bad News Brown is a heel who also takes down muggers?
* Rick Rude cares not for Huntsville, Alabama
* the mystery of Rick Martel's pre-heel turn, post-Strike Force music
* Andre the Giant showing too much undershirt
* Tweaking the "ManDudeBrother" Hulk Hogan game
Lineup:
- Jim Duggan vs. Rusty Riddle
- Whatever Happened There Update: Brooklyn Brawler attacks Red Rooster on Prime Time Wrestling
- Bushwhackers vs. Jerry Price & Tom Stone
- Event Center Promos: Rick Martel, Bad News Brown
- Rick Rude vs. Josh Stroud
- Big John Studd promo
- Powers Of Pain vs. Johnny Ziegler & Reno Riggins
- Event Center Promo: Hulk Hogan
- Rick Martel vs. Barry Horowitz
- Brother Love Show: Andre the Giant and Bobby Heenan
- Randy Savage vs. Akeem
- Event Center Promos: Red Rooster, Greg Valentine
...more
2h 56min
June 24, 2023 GFA Live #150: WWF Royal Rumble 1989 (Part 2)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the second half of the 1989 WWF Royal Rumble PPV! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Some unusual 1989 Rumble statistics
* Andre the Giant's elimination "taunt"
* Making changes to the Hogan/Savage interactions
* The "What's Happening" opening theme song
* The case or lack thereof for everyone winning the Rumble match
* Who carries an axe, and the rest of Greg Valentine's awkward, bizarre promo
* Thinking of the Houston audience and their old favorites
* Ron Garvin: Yes Keith, he once slammed Andre the Giant
...more
2h 42min
June 12, 2023 GFA Live #149: WWF Royal Rumble 1989 (Part 1)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the first half of the 1989 WWF Royal Rumble PPV! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The six man tag: another Bret Hart showcase
* June 11: Billy Batts Day!
* Ted DiBiase's masturbation habits
* Harley Race does exactly what is needed to be done
* An endless Super Posedown gets the 1,5X speed treatment
* Dino Bravo's greatest PPV matches
* One issue with Slick selling one of the Twin Towers' number to DiBiase
...more
1h 57min
June 05, 2023 GFA Live #148: WWF Superstars 01-14-1989
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from January 14, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The rarity of heel vs heel matched
* GFA Andre sings a tune
* A big reason why Randy Savage wasn't so eager on saving Hulk Hogan
* The Case To Be Made for Brutus Beefcake winning the 1989 Royal Rumble
* Attendance at wrestler funerals
* Will Brother Love call Honky Tonk Man "Brother Honky"?
* The changing of hosts on NBC's "Meet The Press"
* The Bushwhackers start to annoy a little bit
* A random commercial for a tape with AWA and NWA wrestlers
Lineup:
- The Rockers vs. Rusty Riddle & Trent Knight
- Whatever Happened There Update; Hulk Hogan vs Akeem from Saturday Night's Main Event
- King Haku vs. Jose Luis Rivera
- Event Center Promos: Powers of Pain (War and Barb) w/ Mr. Fuji, Rick Martel, Bad News Brown, Rockin' Robin
- From SNME: Tito Santana vs Red Rooster
- Event Center Promos: Andre the Giant with Bobby Heenan, Hulk Hogan with Elizabeth
- Ultimate Warrior vs. Jose Estrada
- Brother Love Show: Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine with Jimmy Hart
- Royal Rumble Report
- Vignette: Bushwhackers bother some poor son of a bitch in Stamford, CT
- Dino Bravo vs. Omar Atlas
...more
2h 13min
May 28, 2023 GFA Live #147: WWF Superstars 01-07-1989
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from January 7, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Jesse and Vince openly book the next few months of the WWF
* More examinations of the capitalization of names for the Rumble
* Bret Hart takes a guitar shot from Honky
* The noises of a Big John Studd workout
* More lies from a Ronnie Garvin promo
* The Brain Busters meet some old friends
* Randy Savage finally comes after Bad News Brown
* Rusty Brooks is back, and he's back big!
* The source of the King Haku drops
Lineup:
- Demolition vs. Iron Mike Sharpe & Rusty Brooks
- Update: Big John Studd is back, I guess
- Ted DiBiase vs. Scott Casey
- Event Center Promos: Bushwhackers, Ronnie Garvin, King Haku w/Bobby Heenan
- Jake Roberts vs. Pete Sanchez
- Big Bossman vs. Bill Mulkey
- Event Center Promos: Mr. Perfect, Randy Savage
- Brain Busters vs. George South & Tim Horner
- Brother Love Show: Brutus Beefcake
- Royal Rumble report
- Hart Foundation vs. Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine
- Event Center Promos: Koko B. Ware, Tito Santana, Dino Bravo and the Rougeau Brothers
...more
2h 13min

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