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Greetings From AllentownGFA Live #9: WWF Superstars 01-22-1994On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the January 22, 1994 episode of WWF Superstars (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
- Last week's Mr. Belvedere cast Zoom reunion
- Why Stan Lane's smile is the way it is
- Imagining Vince McMahon reading off the names of artists in USA For Africa in the style of the Royal Rumble
- What child actors do later in life
- Jim Ross and an old twitter signoff
- A Royal Rumble graphic that makes Jeff Jarrett look ridiculous
- Famous Karens in history
- How...
2020-05-311h 12
Greetings From Allentown170. WWF NY (Shotgun) 09-06-1997 (Stone Cold goes hunting)This week is a check-in with some pre-Attitude Era action with a look at WWF New York (Shotgun, kinda) from September 6, 1997!
- Breaking down the greatest Stone Cold promo of them all as he shoots arrows at Vince, JR, Gorilla, and Owen Hart photographs
- Picturing Rick Rude as the State Farm guy
- HHH vs Undertaker Volune 2 out of infinity
- Why Savio Vega is a valuable type of guy to have in a wrestling promotion
- An absolutely pointless light heavyweight match takes place
- Seeing Del Wilkes and wondering: what is patriotism anyway?
- A profane 15 minute...
2020-05-281h 36
Greetings From AllentownGFA Live #8: WCW Worldwide 06-13-1992On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the June 13, 1992 edition of WCW Worldwide (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
- The badassery of Dr. Death and Terry Gordy
- A Nestle Crunch commercial leads to an argument about a 2020 Nestle Crunch ad
- The evolution of the Freebirds as a type of rock and roll band
- Batman movies
- The rivalry between Steve Austin and Barry Windham
- Thoughts on WCW in 1992 and comparing it to movies
- What exactly counts as a sexual encounter?
- Ron Simmons headbands
- Hatred...
2020-05-241h 17
Greetings From Allentown169. WWF Superstars 07-22-1989 (Dusty Rhodes arrives)Back in the comfort zone of late 80s WWF with a look at Superstars from July 22, 1989!
- Dusty Rhodes makes the scene and foils the Bossman and Slick, then discusses “Hard Times” with Brother Love
- Rick Martel’s Dance Party
- Andre the Giant: reduced to being a sock on the door knob
- Jesse Ventura coming in hot with thoughts on “King” Jim Duggan leads to discussion of a US Supreme Court case
- Comparing the crowing in the Red Rooster theme to a similar one from a Gap Band song
- How Ax (Bill Eadie) came to be conside...
2020-05-211h 39
Greetings From AllentownGFA Live #7: Die Hard With a VengeanceOn this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie celebrate the 25th anniversary of 1995's highest grossing film: Die Hard With a Vengeance!
Topics of discussion include:
- The World Trade Center towers in TV and movies
- Is Zeus the real hero of the movie?
- Which minor character role would Peter and Keithie cast each other as?
- Tony Halme (Ludvig Borga) quietly being all over this movie
- Admitted possible plot holes in the movie
- Keithie's annoyance with the call center lady with the NYPD
- The one action McClane took that saved a ton of...
2020-05-192h 16
Greetings From AllentownGFA Live #6: WWF Superstars 10-10-1992On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the October 10, 1992 edition of WWF Superstars (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
- Early Razor Ramon
- Kamala and the moon painted on his stomach
- What Bret Hart was up to between Summerslam and winning the world title
- Sega Genesis vs Super Nintendo
- The November 1992 Boston Garden house show and Keithie’s trips to the Garden as a lad
- Where Steve Armstong (Lance Cassidy) ranks in the Armstrong brothers pecking order
- Peter’s disenchantment with wrestling as a whole
- Item...
2020-05-101h 18
Greetings From Allentown167. WCW Worldwide 02-02-1991 (Arn regains TV title)As we live like it’s Groundhog Day, it is appropriate to go back to February 2, 1991 for newsworthy edition of WCW Worldwide!
- Footage of Ric Flair’s world title win over Sting, and more info on the Meadowlands show
- Arn Anderson gets a chance to regain the TV title from the Z-Man and does not disappoint even if the match does
- Father Sid Vicious checks in with a couple of bible readings
- Kevin Sullivan Boston Accent Watch, plus his hilarious outfit
- Tommy Rich and the 1970s Yacht Rock song “Wildfire”
- The 1991 Freebirds and what current...
2020-05-071h 21
Greetings From AllentownGFA Live #5: 1990 WWF Intercontinental Title TournamentOn this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie watch and (mostly) discuss the 1990 WWF Intercontinental title tournament as it played out on weekly TV 30 years ago this month!
Topics of discussion include:
- Casting Goodfellas with WWF personalities
- Avril Lavigne and Judith Light conspiracy theories
- Speculation on the making of one sign in the crowd
- Dino Bravo selling a hail of bullets
- Jimmy Snuka’s remaining usefulness
- Who actually was the “Manager of Champions”?
- Mr. Perfect’s package
- All sorts of Portland Wrestling connections
- The woman who does not like Rick Martel
E...
2020-05-021h 02
Greetings From Allentown166. WWF Superstars 05-02-1987 (Heenan/Patera Debate)It’s a mildly historic TV taping for this episode of the WWF Superstars of Wrestling from May 2, 1987!
- Bobby Heenan faces Ken Patera in a debate: a comprehensive analysis
- As Brutus Beefcake debuts his barber gimmick, Johnny V makes a tactical error
- Randy Savage in the middle of his “most interesting man in the world” campaign
- The final Adrian Adonis match in the WWF
- Trying to figure out why Tom Zenk always looked dead inside
- The bizarre way in which Dan Spivey became a WWF heel
- Finding something for Outback Jack to do: promot...
2020-04-301h 48
Greetings From Allentown165. Memphis Wrestling 06-07-1986 (Diamond gets a haircut)Walking in Memphis….keeping six feet away my friend, walking in Memphis for the June 7, 1986 edition of Memphis Wrestling!
- Paul Diamond misreads crazy man Jos LeDuc and gets a haircut for his trouble; but was it that bad?
- JD Costello: generic brand manager
- The trouble with 8 man tags in the Memphis studio
- Bill Dundee as the rare 80s tweener
- Expressing legitimate anger at the state of current pro wrestling, among other things
- The Beach Boys debut and a back story about griping on their gear
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2020-04-231h 44
Greetings From AllentownGFA Live #4: WWF Summerslam Spectacular 1991With snow falling in Massachusetts it’s time to turn up the heat with a look at the WWF Summerslam Spectacular from 1991, originally airing on the USA Network.
Topics of discussion include:
- Why Peter doesn’t want Keithie to ever work in WWE creative
- The concept of “Anal Terrorism”
- Vince McMahon watching Indiana Jones movies
- Bret vs Shawn yet again
- Sid as a priest-like figure to explain why he is so beloved by Roman Catholics in the northeast
- Celebrity death pools
- Guessing the masked man that is Virgil’s opponent
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2020-04-181h 43
Greetings From Allentown164. WCW Pro 04-27-1997Back in the day, wrestling used to be taped in front of actual people in the state of Florida, like this edition of WCW Pro from April 27, 1997!
- Lord Steven Regal: master of WCW Pro and Worldwide tapings
- Two editions of According to Larry with so much going on in WCW
- La Parka vs Ice Train: not the WCW randomness that it seemed
- How the Dungeon of Doom was like a successful private equity fund
- The timing of the Prince Iuekea push relative to this taping and air date
- Eric Bischoff as the bad precedent...
2020-04-161h 37
Greetings From Allentown163. NWA Worldwide 04-05-1986In an effort to try and feel good again, it’s time to turn back to Jim Crockett Promotions in 1986 for a look at NWA Worldwide from April 5, 1986!
- Why this was a big day in the life of Mr. Ric Flair
- Eastern Airlines and their tie-in with JCP
- Jimmy Garvin and Precious: ready for the year 2020
- Remembering Wahoo McDaniel
- Super babyface Magnum TA beating the crap out of Russians
- Appreciating the greatness of Shaska Whatley
- The necessary and respectable role of Hector Guererro
- David Crockett and infectious enthusiasm
Plus:
- A second vi...
2020-04-091h 49
Greetings From AllentownGFA Live #2: AWA Championship Wrestling 09-10-1985This “live” edition of Greetings From Allentown looks at AWA Championship Wrestling on ESPN from September 10, 1985! Join Peter and his good pal Keithie as they try to discuss a show with terrible production values, even worse video quality, the 28/58 scoreboard ticker that appears with that day’s baseball scores, Larry Z and his place in history, Verne Gagne vs Stu Hart as a father, Greg Gagne/Greg Brady comparisons, and connecting The Godfather I and II to the turbulent mid-80s in professional wrestling!
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2020-04-051h 12
Greetings From Allentown162. WWF Heat 04-01-2001 (WrestleMania X-7 Pre-show)The end of the Attitude Era is coming soon but there is time for one last hurrah in advance of WrestleMania X-7 with this edition of WWF Sunday Night Heat from April 1, 2001!
- How Rock-Austin is so good it makes people think positively about Limp Bizkit
- Big events in the Houston Astrodome
- Why you should NOT feel bad for Linda McMahon watching her husband make out with Trish Stratus
- Capt. Lou Albano checks in from NYC actually sober
- Recaps of the events leading to many of the WM17 matches: Regal-Jericho, Benoit-Angle, Chyna-Ivory,
- Why the rivalry...
2020-04-021h 48
Greetings From AllentownGFA Live #1: WWF Wrestling Challenge 09-28-1986This special “live” edition of Greetings From Allentown looks at WWF Wrestling Challenge from September 28, 1986! Join Peter and his good pal Keithie as they converse over a show with a few surprising faces, a ton of early Slick, and a British Bulldogs match against Nikolai Volkoff and the Iron Sheik!
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2020-03-2854 min
Greetings From Allentown161. WWF Wrestling Challenge 03-20-1994The wonderful pairing of Gorilla Monsoon and Stan Lane barnstorm around Manhattan getting ready for WrestleMania 10 on this edition of WWF Wrestling Challenge from March 20, 1994!
- Why Gorilla Monsoon would make an A+ wingman on the town
- Breaking down the celebrities of WrestleMania 10: Burt Reynolds, Jennie Garth, Donnie Wahlberg and more!
- Recapping Owen-Bret and similarities to Bruno-Larry
- The insanity of writing off Randy Savage in 1994
- Pondering how Jim Cornette screwed up badly in the kayfabe universe
- The problem with podcasting about a show with no actual wrestling matches
Plus:
- Life in time of quarantine
...
2020-03-261h 38
Greetings From Allentown159. UWF TV 05-02-1987 (Big Bubba wins UWF title)Finishing up the two show series on the end of the Bill Watts-era UWF with a look at the first show under the control of Jim Crockett Promotions from May 2, 1987!
- The invasion angle begins....with JCP midcarder Big Bubba Rogers coming in to challenge for the UWF title
- Why the match between Big Bubba and One Man Gang was so unique
- An insanely idiotic production snafu that spoiled a big angle within the show
- The fate of the top ten UWF guys for 1987-88
- Chris Adams' remarkable patience with Terry Taylor's obvious douchebaggery
- John...
2020-03-121h 24
Greetings From Allentown158. UWF TV 04-25-1987 (Last Watts-era UWF show)This week starts a two episode journey through the end of the Universal Wrestling Federation as we knew it, but will we feel fine after this final Bill Watts controlled show from April 25, 1987?
- Some economic data from the core UWF territory to shine light on the economic troubles hitting their fanbase
- The oddities of TV production for a promotion on its last legs
- Chris Adams is open about his legal issues and attempts a PSA
- The trouble with Terry Taylor's voice
- Dr. Death's strange views about the people of Japan
- Trying to figure out...
2020-03-051h 43
Greetings From Allentown157. WWF Superstars 02-29-1992 (The end of the Funeral Parlor)It’s a leap year so this show features a look at a WWF Superstars from a Leap Day, February 29, 1992!
- Jake Roberts puts an end to the Funeral Parlor but can’t keep the Undertaker down
- The story of purchasing an El Matador Hasbro
- A bizarre turn of events leading to the Money Inc. tag team title win and the Natural Disasters split from Jimmy Hart
- Why in the hell are Kerry Von Erich matches making it to TV after his very public arrest?
- Inspired by Papa Shango, a quick overview of the origins of vood...
2020-02-271h 59
Greetings From Allentown156. Memphis Wrestling 04-28-1984Walking through Memphis without the King on hand for this edition of Memphis Wrestling from April 28, 1984!
- Jimmy Hart as an oncologist and football coach rolled into one
- Randy Savage: the best TV match guy of all time?
- The gigantic miss that was the “New Fabulous Ones” of Tommy Rich and Eddie Gilbert
- Jim Neidhart as the best friend you could possibly have
- Ravishing Rick Rude struggles with his confidence
- Harley Davidson, the proto-Hillbilly Jim
- Norvell Austin as an overlooked figure in wrestling history
Plus:
- A rant about current NXT matches and an impr...
2020-02-201h 36
Greetings From Allentown155. World Championship Wrestling 11-01-1986 (Nikita turns face)Things are moving fast on the road to Starrcade ’86 on this edition of Jim Crockett Promotions World Championship Wrestling from November 1, 1986!
- The very necessary but ballsy move of Dusty Rhodes to turn hated Russian Nikita Koloff into a beloved babyface
- A Four Horsemen planned strike of Starrcade?
- Ravishing Rick Rude stumbles over a promo
- Disappointment with Jimmy Garvin’s gear
- The Battle of Philadelphia: JCP vs the WWF both run Philly on October 18, 1986
- David Crockett is a true taskmaster on the final interview of the show
- One surprise about the build to Starrcade 86
Plus...
2020-02-131h 43
Greetings From Allentown154. WWF Superstars 07-20-1996In the shadow of the NWO lighting WCW on fire, the WWF keeps chugging along with this edition of Superstars from July 20, 1996!
- The quiet building of Stone Cold Steve Austin between his King of the Ring win and start of feud with Bret Hart
- A detailed examination of Hunter Hearst Helmsley’s “punishment” for the MSG Curtain Call
- The Goon debuts in the WWF with some great costuming
- Embarassment is shared over involvement in an e-fed in the early 90s
- What has to be done to replace the Ultimate Warrior with Sid
- Camp Cornette’s place...
2020-02-061h 47
Greetings From Allentown153. World Championship Wrestling 01-21-1989The Horsemen needed help on how to train your Dragon on this edition of World Championship Wrestling from January 21, 1989!
- Ricky Steamboat returns to the NWA and has Ric Flair’s number
- Eddie Gilbert’s role in Steamboat-Flair as a shining moment
- Michael Hayes rides solo and brings to mind a famous movie character from the 90s
- Kevin Sullivan’s accent: great accent or the greatest accent?
- Jack Victory as the utility masked man
- Butch Reed returns leading to a call to question all references to wrestlers’ football careers
Plus:
- Thoughts on the late Kobe Bry...
2020-01-301h 29
Greetings From Allentown152. WWF All Star Wrestling 04-14-1984A famous edition of Piper’s Pit highlights WWF All Star Wrestling from April 14, 1984!
- Roddy Piper invites longtime enhancement talent Frankie Williams on the Pit and has his way with him in memorable fashion
- A tribute to the late Rocky Johnson with a story of his youth in Canada
- Hulk Hogan’s great entrance to take on Afa the Samoan
- Tito Santana’s wide variety of opponents early in his IC title run
- Thoughts on the recent Sgt. Slaughter Marines imbroglio
- Attempting to ignore Pvt. Terry Daniels by discussing a Norm McDonald movie
Plus:
- Anot...
2020-01-231h 46
Greetings From Allentown151. WCW Pro 01-18-1992You can’t go wrong with a Dangerous Alliance six man match, and that is the feature on this edition of WCW Pro from January 18, 1992!
- The issues that held back the Dangerous Alliance that weren’t Bill Watts
- A star power rating of 83.33% in the main event
- The utterly pointless 1992 El Gigante and his hilarious injury in Japan
- Cactus Jack’s bizarre month: falling down stairs, fighting with his sometimes friend, teaming with Buddy Lee Parker, and odd opponents
- The WCW Patriots and their planned community of WCW Special Forces
- We will always love The Bo...
2020-01-161h 42
Greetings From Allentown150. WWF TNT 05-03-1985The unsung heroes are spotlighted on an unusual edition of WWF TNT from May 3, 1985!
- Recapping an interesting month of WWF TV
- Rusty Brooks makes things happen by going to into business for himself and bullying other guests
- Steve Lombardi inadvertently walks into a joke
- The Duke of Dorchester goes on a bizarre jag about a Kuwaiti island
- Johnny Rodz makes Vince McMahon look like a dumbass
- Why Howard Finkel should have hosted Open Mic nights
- Commenting on the attire of each guest
- David Sammartino puts All Japan Pro Wrestling on high alert...
2020-01-091h 47
Greetings From Allentown149. WWE Saturday Morning Slam 09-22-2012It aired on Saturday mornings but is very different from what came before as this edition takes a look at WWE Saturday Morning Slam from September 22, 2012!
- The brief not-so illustrious history of Saturday Morning Slam on the CW network
- Ever debated TV-14 vs TV-PG? How about wrestling under a TV-G rating?
- A look back at 5 great IC champions from the past
- How The Miz is like an item in an elementary school bathroom
- William Regal as the ideal worker for the restrictions of TV-G
- Why Zack Ryder’s gimmick isn’t really a gimmick
- Th...
2020-01-021h 14
Greetings From Allentown147. WWF Monday Night RAW 04-05-1993With WrestleMania 9 in the rearview (sort of), it’s back at the Manhattan Center for Monday Night RAW from April 5, 1993!
- Jerry Lawler is failed by crowd control and confronts the Macho Man
- The final days of the Beverly Brothers and Mike Enos’ destiny
- Bob Backlund’s series of weird 1993 matchups continues
- The fickle New York audience turns on their former hero Virgil
- Rob Bartlett’s pathetic phoner
- The Steiner Brothers: the reality of what people thought Arn and Tully in the WWF was
Plus:
- Damien Demento’s role in a classic Bruce Willis film
- The...
2019-12-191h 17
Greetings From Allentown146. WWF Wrestling Challenge 02-11-1990The kickoff of a legendary rivalry highlights this edition of WWF Wrestling Challenge from February 11, 1990!
- Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels go one on one for the first time with a screwy result
- February 11, 1990, a day that changed the WWF in the short term
- Revisiting the Big Bossman’s change of heart on working for Slick and Ted DiBiase
- Greg Valentine showing glimpses of what was to come later in 1990
- The origin of the racial issues in the Bad News Brown-Roddy Piper feud
- Some fun facts about the old Capital Centre arena in Landover, Maryland
...
2019-12-121h 42
Greetings From Allentown145. NWA Pro 11-19-1988Things are getting serious heading into Starrcade on this edition of NWA Pro from November 19, 1988!
- The Road Warriors finally win the NWA tag titles defeating the Midnight Express
- Road Warrior Animal gives the promo of his life….and immediately gets overshadowed
- Dusty Rhodes clears the air on whether he has abused steroids (LOL)
- Bam Bam Bigelow’s snazzy NWA theme
- Paul E. Dangerously states a goal that would not come to fruition until 2019
- The most relatable moment of Rick Steiner’s career
- A bizarre tribute to Magnum TA two years after his accident
Plus:
...
2019-12-051h 30
Greetings From Allentown144. Memphis Wrestling 04-02-1988It’s back to the WMC-TV studio for a look at Memphis Wrestling from April 2, 1988!
- Jerry Lawler and Eddie Gilbert brawl in the parking lot and the clever plot hatched leading to it
- The Memphis debuts of Scott Steiner and Tom Brandi
- Connecting Memphis manager Ernest Angel with the WWF’s Brother Love
- The simple pleasure of Lance Russell calling a match
- The parade of Gilberts and the mysterious little girl
- The Harris Twins get some help from the lead singer of Sawyer Brown
- Brickhouse Brown faces Scotty the Body (the future Raven)
Plus...
2019-11-281h 35
Greetings From Allentown143b. 1992 Royal Rumble (Part 2)Part two for episode 143 with a look at the 1992 Royal Rumble, with a detailed look at the 2nd half of the Royal Rumble match: the one booking flaw, pondering a Roddy Piper-Undertaker feud, the Macho Man’s mistake and the attempt to cover for it, and Sid Justice: the greatest genius of all time!
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2019-11-251h 33
Greetings From Allentown143. 1992 WWF Royal Rumble (Part 1)Part one of two for episode 143 with a look at the 1992 Royal Rumble, quickly reviewing the four matches and a lengthier look at the Rumble match itself!
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2019-11-2159 min
Greetings From Allentown142. WWF Superstars 11-03-1990Ring in Survivor Series season with this look at WWF Superstars from November 3, 1990!
- Young Dustin Rhodes tries to last 10 minutes with Ted DiBiase: diabolical plan, repeat of a successful angle, or both?
- Rick Martel as a model heel for the modern product
- Bobby Heenan and Brother Love beg for forgiveness
- Survivor Series team promos aplenty
- So what exactly IS a “Bushwhacker” anyway?
- Sgt. Slaughter’s role in the greatest bad match of all time
- The first broadcast for the Vince/Savage/Piper troika
- Demolition and their new gimp masks
Plus:
- Lessons learne...
2019-11-141h 53
Greetings From Allentown141. WWF Superstars 02-21-1987 (Honky Tonk Man on the Snake Pit)WrestleMania III is on the horizon in this look at WWF Superstars of Wrestling from February 21, 1987!
- The Honky Tonk Man appears on Jake Roberts’ Snake Pit and everyone’s fate changes forever
- The first Hart Foundation tag title defense on TV against the babyface Islanders
- Roddy Piper confirms the rumors of his pending retirement
- Extending the wrestling concept of “open contracts” the another sport
- Billy Jack Haynes as a dear friend of Hulk Hogan
- The forgotten 1987 WWF heel run of Salvatore Bellomo
- Audio comparison of the first Honky Tonk Man theme and an early El...
2019-11-071h 48
Greetings From Allentown140. WCW Main Event 10-27-1991Barely under the wire for Halloween is the final show before WCW’s 1991 Halloween Havoc, the October 27, 1991 edition of WCW Main Event!
- WCW’s bad luck with the World Series on that date
- Imagining a world where Kevin Nash stays as Oz and works Japan exclusively
- Madusa in a rare WCW women’s match, and is extremely pissed off for some reason
- Another extended appreciation for the great Johnny B. Badd
- Van Hammer’s 1991 push: a tribute to a Navy man or just annoying?
- The positive social implications of the Ron Simmons push
- Football...
2019-11-011h 26
Greetings From Allentown139. Mid-South Wrestling 06-24-1982 (DiBiase vs Junkyard Dog)It’s time to check in with Cowboy Bill Watts for some Mid-South Wrestling from June 24, 1982!
- Ted DiBiase takes a necessary step in his career facing Junkyard Dog in one of the greatest storylines ever
- The wonderful misspelling of Killer Khan’s name
- Andre the Giant’s common interests with the late singer Amy Winehouse
- Wondering how Dr. Death Steve Williams didn’t break any stupid NCAA rules by being a pro wrestler
- The One Man Gang looking far more like Akeem
- Buck Robley, lengthy names, and Libya
- Seeing Big John Studd in a non-WW...
2019-10-241h 24
Greetings From Allentown138. WWF Mania 05-08-1993We travel the road to the first King of the Ring PPV with a look at WWF Mania from May 8, 1993!
- Todd Pettengill brings his worst qualities to the table
- Tatanka saves Sherri from Bam Bam and gets a haircut for his trouble
- How Jim Duggan’s ’87 firing impacted Shawn Michaels
- The similarities between the Undertaker character and Star Wars
- Bob Backlund meets Lex Luger in a battle of former world champions
- A bizarre introduction from the Smoking Gunns
- Kamala goes it alone without Reverend Slick
- Mr. Perfect and Doink begin an unlikely seri...
2019-10-171h 25
Greetings From Allentown137. NWA Power Hour 01-26-1990Sting joins forces with fellow Horsemen Ric Flair and Arn Anderson for a red hot six man tag on the January 26, 1990 edition of NWA Power(rrrrrrrrrrrrr) Hour
- The eastern Tennessee crowd goes crazy for the short-lived incarnation of the Four Horsemen
- Jim Cornette cracks on the taping site, which would change the course of wrestling history
- Buzz Sawyer breaks the powerslam scale
- Jim Cornette pitches an angle for Ranger Ross, while Jim Ross picks on the Italian Stallion
- Terry Funk offers Sting some advice
- Diminishing returns from the Samoan Savage
- The mostly forgotten...
2019-10-101h 31
Greetings From Allentown136. WWF Championship Wrestling 01-28-1984 (Debut of Piper's Pit)With the wrestling world changing this week, the show goes back 35 years to the January 28, 1984 edition of WWF Championship Wrestling as a new world champion is crowned!
- Hulk Hogan’s title win over the Iron Sheik marks the start of a new era
- Sheiky deals with an untimely boner
- Paul Orndorff goes to a forbidden place talking about Hulk Hogan
- Roddy Piper launches Piper’s Pit at the expense of Victory Corner
- How The Hammer overlapped with his time in JCP
- How are telegrams being sent to the announcer’s desk in Allentown?
- Mr. Fu...
2019-10-031h 41
Greetings From AllentownGFA Special: WWF Wrestlers on Arsenio, Vol. 1In this Greetings From Allentown special, the Arsenio Hall Show takes center stage with a look at three appearances by WWF wrestlers on the show!
- WWF Champion Randy “Macho Man” Savage appears in March 1989 to promote WrestleMania V and has entertaining interplay with the audience and a fellow guest
- Bad News Brown mixes it up with Arsenio in the summer of 1990 on topics like food, his attire, and the feud with Jake “The Snake” Roberts
- Hulk Hogan comes on the show to try and spin on the steroid scandals starting to engulf him and the WWF in the summ...
2019-09-261h 07
Greetings From Allentown135. WWF Superstars 11-26-1988 (Bad News roughs up President Tunney)Bask in the afterglow of the 1988 Survivor Series with a look at the November 26, 1988 edition of the WWF Superstars of Wrestling!
- Jack Tunney gets some Bad News on the Brother Love Show
- What is the nature of these “favors” Bad News is saying Elizabeth did?
- Why discussion of the Powers of Pain/Demolition/Mr. Fuji imbroglio from Survivor Series was vague, and thoughts of the execution of the double turn
- Is Bobby Heenan and/or Ted DiBiase guilty of human trafficking with regard to Hercules?
- Pleading for restoration of the original Rick Rude theme
- The...
2019-09-191h 50
Greetings From Allentown134. Stampede Wrestling 11-22-1985Familiar faces abound in this look at Stampede Wrestling from November 22, 1985!
- How this version of Stampede came to be and the possible foreshadowing for a member of the Hart family
- Babyface Bad News Allen has trouble talking when someone is standing near him
- The debut of Chris Benoit and his very much in style head of hair
- Bruce Hart’s alias is revealed!
- JR Foley’s problematic facial hair
- Evaluating producer Ed Whalen’s bizarre editing decisions
- Condemning attention-seeking Chris Benoit conspiracy theorists
- The soccer-style card system used in Stampede
- A Greeti...
2019-09-121h 39
Greetings From Allentown133. WWF Prime Time Wrestling 08-12-1991 (Macho Man Bachelor Party)The Macho Man Randy Savage has a bachelor party thrown for him on the August 12, 1991 edition of WWF Prime Time Wrestling!
- A comprehensive breakdown of the Macho Man’s bachelor party: what they did right, what went wrong, the invite list, the roles of the various guests
- Jake the Snake literally buries the Ultimate Warrior and later shows up as an unwanted guest
- Why Mean Gene Okerlund is the perfect bachelor party guest
- Recalling the role of Sid Justice in the SummerSlam main event build
- Lord Alfred Hayes gets all awkward talking the Macho Man’s we...
2019-09-052h 50
Greetings From Allentown132. Central States All Star Wrestling 03-10-1984We’re going to Kansas City, Kansas City here we come for Central States All Star Wrestling from March 10, 1984!
- A brief history of the Kansas City territory and its influence in the NWA and reputation
- Learning to appreciate the talents of Mad Dog Buzz Sawyer
- The random appearance of a Kerry Von Erich makeout session with a fan from 1982
- Longtime veteran Crazy Luke Graham gets hung up on issues of race
- Buck Robley’s closest comparison in wrestling history
- A bizarre production element of the Central States local promos
Plus:
- How the NWA trav...
2019-08-291h 19
Greetings From Allentown131. WWF Championship Wrestling 08-01-1981We’re living here in Allentown (and Hamburg for one match) for this edition of WWF Championship Wrestling from August 1, 1981!
- Bob Backlund takes on Moondog Rex, with extended thoughts on kids rushing the ring in the aftermath and people running on the field at sporting events
- Andre the Giant gets very serious and wastes no time
- A complete Joe McHugh introduction with an update on the doctor
- Tag team action between relatively equal teams ends in a bizarre DQ
- Breaking down which of the Three Wise Men managers I would want if I was a 1981 WW...
2019-08-221h 30
Greetings From Allentown130. WCW Saturday Night 10-02-1993It is back to Center Stage in Atlanta for a look at WCW Saturday Night from October 2, 1993!
- The many timing issues of 1993 WCW
- Getting to know the other side of The Shockmaster
- Stunning Steve Austin keeps the light on for a Hollywood Blonds reunion
- Tracking the WCW tag titles during a turbulent time
- Detailing the many issues with the Yoshi Kwan character
- Sid Vicious: Philosopher
- Rick Rude and Ric Flair: poor dance partners
- Attempting to jazz up an already good Cactus Jack promo
- Breaking down the promo skills of WCW Amateur...
2019-08-151h 23
Greetings From Allentown129. WWF Saturday Night's Main Event 04-27-1991The era of the WWF on NBC comes to end on this edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event from April 27, 1991!
- Seeking assistance in covering yet another 20 man battle royal without a clear hook
- Why 1991 Ultimate Warrior is the best version of the character
- The Undertaker’s 1st in-ring meeting with Hulk Hogan
- Nasty Boys vs Bushwhackers: a passing of the torch?
- Randy Savage subtly offends others on commentary and how it may cause trouble down the road
- Jake Roberts debuts his new snake Lucifer without much time to mourn the last snake
- Bret...
2019-08-081h 48
Greetings From Allentown128. WWF Saturday Night's Main Event 03-14-1987It’s Saturday night in Motown for the highest rated edition of NBC’s Saturday Night’s Main Event, from March 14, 1987!
- The 20 Man Battle Royal: the confrontation of Andre and Hogan, and the extremely unlikely final four in the match
- George Steele meets Randy Savage yet again and prompts thoughts of human trafficking
- Mean Gene gets caught checking out Elizabeth by Jesse Ventura
- Vince McMahon’s amazing summary of the issues between Andre The Giant and Hulk Hogan
- The timeline of Jake Roberts becoming a babyface
- A tribute to Roddy Piper and Ventura’s cheeky rem...
2019-08-011h 47
Greetings From Allentown127. USWA Challenge 07-08-1990The final part of a series looking at one specific weekend takes a trip to Texas for a look at USWA Challenge from July 8, 1990 (or so it was labelled!)
- How the USWA in Texas is a slice of both Memphis and shades of the future ECW
- The feud that put Steve Austin on the map against Chris Adams, and the ladies get physically involved
- Hollywood John Tatum goes over the top in trying to make amends for past behavior
- Bill Dundee’s valet Tessa: You can’t spell ‘Tessa” with an A, S, and another S
- The br...
2019-07-251h 17
Greetings From Allentown126. NWA World Championship Wrestling 07-07-1990The second part of a series looking at one specific weekend takes a look at NWA World Championship Wrestling from July 7, 1990
- The build for Sting vs Flair at the Great American Bash ’90 with its odd psychology and what could have been done differently
- Ole Anderson as the annoying kid from high school and as a faded former all-star
- Stan Hansen’s what-if acting career
- The confusion created by the Big Van Vader video
- A brutally dull tag team match designed to apparently kill time
- The amazing part about Doug Furnas’ weightlifting career
- One thing...
2019-07-231h 37
Greetings From Allentown125. WWF Superstars 07-07-1990The first part of a series on one specific weekend takes a look at WWF Superstars of Wrestling from July 7, 1990!
- Randy Savage and Jim Brunzell face off in one of the all-time great enhancement matches, with additional background
- Examining the sudden Demolition heel turn
- Commentary on other wrestlers discussing Hulk Hogan’s pending decision on his future
- A delightful rematch from the original WrestleMania
- Bad News Brown flashes a rare smile!
- Paths not chosen in the aftermath of Brutus Beefcake’s facial injury
- Pondering the Honky Tonk Man in the same ring as Terr...
2019-07-181h 47
Greetings From Allentown124. Portland Wrestling (PNW) 10-11-1980It is a long awaited trip to the Pacific Northwest for a look at Portland Wrestling from October 11, 1980!
- An extended appreciation of Playboy Buddy Rose, the king of PNW
- A quick rundown of the Portland territory, how they were unique and the stars they produced
- Why the play by play guy would have died watching 1996 WCW
- Jonathan Boyd’s motivations for facing Buddy Rose
- Why a Jay Youngblood promo telegraphs what will happen on the next big show
- The thankfully brief run of Mike Popovitch
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2019-07-161h 13
Greetings From Allentown123. ECW Hardcore TV 06-12-1997 (Wrestlepalooza 97)Things get Extreme at Wrestlepalooza 97 on this edition of ECW Hardcore TV from June 12, 1997!
- The final battle between Raven and Tommy Dreamer, culminating a two and a half year war
- Jerry Lawler invades the ECW Arena, talks some trash, directs traffic
- How I saw Taz for the first time and why it explains why I love the character
- Deciphering if a Sabu botch is an actual botch
- Finding common ground with the woman who was Chastity
- Rick Rude the color man: the uncool kid who made up stories in high school
- Trying to...
2019-07-111h 32
Greetings From Allentown122. NWA Worldwide 10-03-1987 (Flair vs Garvin)It’s a special one match edition of NWA Worldwide from October 3, 1987 as Ron Garvin challenges Ric Flair for the NWA World title in Detroit!
- A brief history of how this incarnation of the Flair-Garvin rivalry came to be
- Where Garvin ranks among Ric Flair’s greatest opponents
- Ranking the best possible contenders for the world title in this spot
- Can David Crockett be trusted to call a 30+ minute Ron Garvin match alone?
- Callback spots in Ric Flair title matches
- The NWA’s battle for the city of Detroit: too little, too late?
- Tony S...
2019-07-041h 21
Greetings From Allentown121. WCW Worldwide 02-26-1994The very fate of the wrestling business is at stake on this edition of WCW Worldwide from February 26, 1994!
- Terra Ryzing (Triple H) faces Brian Armstrong (Road Dogg) sowing some seeds
- Newly hired Bobby Heenan as a comedy machine
- Sting as a longer term “draw”
- Figuring out the timeline for Missy Hyatt’s departure from WCW
- Determining a course of action for Ray Traylor to make him like the Big Bossman and still not infringe on WWF trademarks
- Modern day Steve Austin and his reversion to his WCW gimmick
- Why the Nasty Boys are like a...
2019-06-271h 35
Greetings From Allentown120. WWF Wrestling Challenge 08-27-1989The heat is on approaching SummerSlam 89 with a look at WWF Wrestling Challenge from August 27, 1989!
- Breaking down the Rick Rude confrontation with Roddy Piper from Prime Time Wrestling
- Tito Santana’s forgotten shining moment of 1989
- A mild defense of the Brain Busters vs Hart Foundation booking at SummerSlam 89
- Explaining the motive for every illogical Ted DiBiase money decision
- The Rougeaus Theme Song Challenge
- SummerSlam main eventers play one upsmanship with nutty promos
- The Garvin-Valentine feud: salvation for both
- What makes for a good promo from Zeus?
- Theorizing reasons for the real or...
2019-06-201h 36
Greetings From Allentown119. Memphis Wrestling 04-18-1981 (Lawler-Funk empty arena match)We’re walking in Memphis again this week with look at the April 18, 1981 edition of Memphis Wrestling!
- Amidst a tense atmosphere, Jerry Lawler takes on Terry Funk in an empty Mid-South Coliseum
- Jimmy Hart takes to the ring to beat up little peiople
- Dutch Mantel stands up for his country
- The Dream Machine: a different kind of Akeem
- David Oswald’s biggest claim to fame in Memphis Wrestling
- Kevin Sullivan’s Boston accent as a necessary ingredient to this podcast
Plus:
- A word now considered a slur casually dropped in a promo
- How ba...
2019-06-131h 27
Greetings From Allentown118. WWF HeAT 01-02-2000In the year 2000….there was a leftover episode of WWF Sunday Night HeAT from 1999 airing January 2, 2000!
- Having issues with remembering 1999 WWF storylines, and having the memory jogged with a “best of” montage
- Gushing with praise for D’Lo Brown, doing double duty
- A tag team match fit for Canadian television
- Taking umbrage with wrestlers doing things that make no sense
- Grandmaster Sexay and Mosh battle to settle the debate of hip hop versus heavy metal
- Reviews from the place that the Godfather may have gotten his “ho’s”
- Viscera: big men never go out of style
...
2019-06-061h 33
Greetings From Allentown117. WWF All Star Wrestling 05-17-1980It ain’t Allentown, but Hamburg, Pennsylvania will have to do as this week features a look at WWF All Star Wrestling from May 17, 1980!
- Bob Backlund vs El Olympico in a bizarre “exhibition of wrestling holds” as VINCE MCMAHON delights in scientific wrestling
- The future problem Larry Z would have coming out of the Bruno feud
- Ken Patera as a God among men in 1980 even beyond the WWF
- Hulk Hogan being better in ’80 than remembered even as the promotion would prefer people forget his main feud that year
- Lots of Bruno Sammartino commentary: on Mexican wrestlin...
2019-05-311h 27
Greetings From Allentown116. NWA Pro 02-21-1987For episode 116 it is back to Jim Crockett Promotions for a look at how “hot” the territory was for NWA Pro from February 21, 1987!
- How literally everybody won because Jim Cornette threw a fireball at Ronnie Garvin
- Jimmy Garvin’s face turn being perfectly timed and executed
- The Midnight Express as a championship hockey team
- Dick Murdoch colludes with the Russians
- Johnny Weaver waxes incoherent on commentary, while Nikita Koloff is somehow eloquent
- The Horsemen come up with funny things to call their “associate” Lex Luger
- JCP’s attempt to run shows in Canada in February...
2019-05-231h 38
Greetings From Allentown115. WWF Superstars of Wrestling 05-31-1986In the 2nd show of the “Beer-treon” series, GFA goes back to 1986 for a look at the WWF D-Show Superstars of Wrestling from May 31!
- Spring 1986 WWF TV: Experimenting by throwing crap at walls
- Paul Christy is out of his mind on TNT: a complete breakdown in more ways than one
- The Rotunda/Spivey U.S. Express: the magic is lost with a new “Aunt Viv”
- Judy Martin: way ahead of her time
- Discovering teased angles in watching classic weekly TV
- Coming up with more dream matches for Ricky Steamboat
- The differences in the early ve...
2019-05-161h 58
Greetings From Allentown114. AWA TV 01-06-1990In a test of the human spirit, this week’s episode features a look at AWA TV from January 6, 1990!
- A mild defense of the Team Challenge Series concept from the perspective of a 10 year old, and specific circumstances where it might have worked
- AWA play by play man Ralph Sturgis: From “Press Your Luck” to the Stanley Cup
- Waiting in vain for Kokina Maximus, the proto-Yokozuna
- The peculiar post-wrestling political career of Johnnie Stewart
- On an all new “According To Larry”, protagonist Larry Zbyszko decries the destruction of national forests
- The AWA’s spin on the “croo...
2019-05-091h 31
Greetings From Allentown113. WWF Superstars 09-30-1989 (The coronation of the Macho King)Settle in for the coronation of a new Macho King as we look at WWF Superstars of Wrestling from September 30, 1989!
- A complete breakdown of everything that went on that the coronation ceremony for the Macho King and Queen Sherri
- Dusty Rhodes has a new look for the Battle of the Dustys
- The greatness of the Roddy Piper/Rick Rude feud playing out on Prime Time Wrestling
- Why Boris Zhukov was paired with Jimmy Snuka for multiple TV matches
- Comparing the “team hug” of the Rougeau Brothers with the Midnight Express
- Looking out for language in H...
2019-05-021h 57
Greetings From Allentown112. NWA Worldwide 10-26-1985It’s back to look at the leadup to Starrcade ’85 with a look at NWA Worldwide from October 26, 1985!
- Magnum TA gets inappropriate and channels his inner Joe Namath with Baby Doll
- Pondering the notion of Arn Anderson as President of the United States
- Trying to survive another Superstar Billy Graham match
- With Dusty Rhodes at the doctor, a look at the real life reviews for that physician
- Tales of a man named Stoney
- A comparison of two styles of squash matches
- Jimmy Valiant and Froot Loops
- The Rock and Roll Express face thei...
2019-04-251h 43
Greetings From Allentown111. CWA Memphis 07-14-1984Put on my blue suede shoes because we are walking in Memphis this week for some CWA Wrestling action from July 14, 1984!
- The Macho Man makes history by piledriving Ricky Morton through a table at the Mid-South Coliseum
- Lanny Poffo at his finest, and regales the audience with sound advice
- The Memphis SuperFriends of Lawler and the Fabulous Ones join forces for a six man tag
- Homoeroticism and unintentional comedy of the New Generation’s vignette
- Tojo Yamamoto returns to Memphis: You understand what I mean?
- Tommy Rich is back and lets the ladies know he...
2019-04-181h 37
Greetings From Allentown110. WWF Wrestling Challenge 03-31-1991In the wake of WrestleMania 35, we go back 28 years to the aftermath of the uber-patriotic WrestleMania 7 with a look at WWF Wrestling Challenge from March 31, 1991!
- Recaps of WrestleMania 7 including Sgt. Slaughter getting his heat back in the most literal way possible
- Explaining the new DiBiase/Sherri team to those in the audience at the taping prior to WM7 and how Randy Savage is tied in
- Introducing Col. Mustafa with a nod to his prior history and pondering the reasons why he would be signed
- Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart joins the commentary team and tries to fit in w...
2019-04-121h 48
Greetings From Allentown109. WWF Championship Wrestling 03-30-1985As we head toward WrestleMania 35, the show goes back in time for a look at the final edition of WWF Championship Wrestling prior to the first WrestleMania, from March 30, 1985!
- Mr. T and Hulk Hogan get ready for the WrestleMania main event the only way they know how: with a Rocky-esque training montage video!
- An update segment on the Junkyard Dog devolves into an examination of Lord Al Hayes’ TV manner, Vince McMahon fetishes, and wondering if it’s hypocritical to discuss
- The last minute steps taken to clear up confusion about WrestleMania and the busy week in the...
2019-04-041h 37
Greetings From Allentown108. WCCW TV 10-16-1982For I must be travelling on now, because there’s so much World Class left to see….this week covers the debut of Michael Hayes as the first Freebird to land in WCCW in the October 16, 1982 edition of World Class Championship Wrestling TV!
- How the crowd reacted to Michael Hayes as the super cool babyface on his arrival
- Jay Saldi states his case for the Angelo Mosca wing of the Wrestling Broadcasting Hall of Fame with the help of his PWI subscription
- A Ric Flair interview for the ages: cool, calm and collected while being accused of some...
2019-03-281h 42
Greetings From Allentown107. UWF TV 01-17-1987After over six months, it's time to check in with Bill Watts and the UWF with a look at the January 17, 1987 episode of UWF TV!
- The Freebirds run roughshod over everything and also evoke a comparison to a memorable movie trio
- Positive aspects of how Bill Watts would run his TV shows
- Michael Hayes tests his legal acumen in an effort to win titles
- A better use of Eddie Gilbert for 1987: Roddy Piper's "vice president"
- The One Man Gang shows creative use of a table
- Enjoying the fired up babyface version of Ted DiBiase
...
2019-03-211h 37
Greetings From AllentownGFA Rewind: WWF Superstars 06-03-1989This week the show rewinds to a classic episode from 2017 looking at WWF Superstars from June 3, 1989 as Peter says goodbye to a dear friend.
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2019-03-141h 46
Greetings From Allentown106. WWF Superstars 11-22-1986This week’s show is a look at the big WWF Superstars of Wrestling from November 22, 1986!
- The Macho Man literally goes for the throat of challenger Ricky Steamboat
- Randy Savage’s November 1986: the best TV month ever for a champion
- Calling for Danny Davis limitations on appearances within a single show
- The Honky Tonk Man acts fast after losing a “Vote of Confidence” from “fans”
- Examining “the match before the live crowd after the big angle”
- Bruno Sammartino takes a spin as a broadcast journalist
- A brief musical tribute to Dick Slater’s WWF run as the Con...
2019-03-071h 42
Greetings From Allentown105. Pro Wrestling USA 10-06-1984It is back to 1984 for a look at the short-lived experiment that was Pro Wrestling USA! Jack Reynolds is a gaffe machine, Terry Funk saves the day (again), Jimmy Hart as your utility manager, the weirdly muted crowd, Bob Backlund comes off creepy, plus original commercials, one of which that will blow your mind! (Offer not valid to those born before 1976)
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2019-02-281h 54
Greetings From Allentown104. WWF Saturday Night's Main Event 10-05-1985It’s back to 1985 for a look at WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event from October 5, 1985!
- Uncle Elmer gets married and gets his balls busted by Jesse Ventura
- The concept of following Golden Era WWF through only Saturday Night’s Main Event
- Political differences between faces and heels on the issue of free speech
- Acceptance of non-finishes just to see Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff fight
- Weird attire to wear to a wedding
- Greg Valentine takes on a new project and gets the tag team title as retainer
- The Body Shop as a B-show...
2019-02-211h 59
Greetings From Allentown103. AWA TV 01-21-1984With some regrets it is back to January 1984 for a look at some AWA TV aimed at the St. Louis market!
- Trying to stay sane watching this very AWA show
- A comparison for Ken Resnick trying to replace Gene Okerlund, who they couldn’t edit out of the show
- The hilarity of two white dudes dressing up like Arab sheiks
- Why a Billy Robinson wouldn’t be a pro wrestler in the modern era
- World champ Nick Bockwinkel: not quite so gangsta
- Talking about anything but the sad downfall of Superstar Billy Graham
- Pond...
2019-02-141h 31
Greetings From Allentown102. NWA Worldwide 03-23-1985Revving up the Delorean to 88 MPH for a trip back to 1985 and a look at NWA Worldwide from Jim Crockett Promotions from March 23!
- Bizarre scrambles: Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes together, and Tully Blanchard and JJ Dillon opposing Slick Ric!
- Early Arn Anderson: waiting for that first spinebuster
- Enjoying the Jimmy Valiant/Paul Jones Army never-ending war
- Who is the greatest Cold War era Soviet Russian wrestler?
- Why Magnum TA was a better choice as heir apparent babyface than Ricky Steamboat would have been
- Buddy Landel’s uphill battle as a “Nature Boy”
Plus:
- The...
2019-02-071h 39
Greetings From Allentown101. WWF Superstars 10-31-1992Taking a look at when the WWF was trying to rejuvenate the company with a loaded episode of Superstars from October 31, 1992!
- The interconnected events making up the “interesting times” for the WWF
- A rare Superstars/Challenge crossover!
- The Nasty Boys lash out at Jimmy Hart for a double-cross: shouldn’t they have seen this coming?
- Marty Jannetty seeks vengeance on Shawn Michaels but ends up with seven years of bad luck
- Ground Zero of all Doink offshoots
- Yokozuna makes his Superstars debut
- Why Tatanka’s push and Big Bossman’s de-push are directly related
...
2019-01-311h 53
Greetings From Allentown100. WWF Raw Is War 06-01-1998Going back to the heart of the Attitude Era for the 100th episode with a look at the June 1, 1998 WWF RAW is WAR!
- The peak of the Mr. McMahon character trading jabs with his top stars
- A Nation vs DX six man tag all-star game!
- The Undertaker begins his evolution by dressing poorly
- Taka Michinoku and Bradshaw: like a 1960s TV comedy pairing
- Shamrock and Severn: division killers?
- How and why Val Venis could only exist from 1998-2000
- Admiring the outfit of newcomer Jacqueline
- The unselfish Terry Funk risks major injury against...
2019-01-242h 16
Greetings From Allentown99. WCW Saturday Night 06-28-1997Climb aboard the Mothership for a look back at WCW Saturday Night from June 28, 1997!
- The WCW midcard in 1997: a diverse playground with something for everyone
- Nobility is out the window as The Blue Bloods explode
- Jeff Jarrett has delusions of grandeur
- Appreciating Meng’s theme and pondering a trip to Tonga
- Ric Flair steals the one bit that Lex Luger was the best at
- Categorizing enhancement tag teams
- Konnan in wrestling purgatory
- Playing the Mean Gene hotline promo guessing game
Plus:
- Introducing a wedding wrap-up show segment
- Karate Kid 2: The WC...
2019-01-171h 36
Greetings From Allentown98. WWF Wrestling At The Chase 01-01-1984This week is a salute to the late “Mean” Gene Okerlund with a look at his first WWF show Wrestling At The Chase from January 1, 1984!
- How Okerlund’s arrival helps everyone in the company be better at their jobs
- Hulk Hogan returns to the WWF as a true man of the people
- A brief overview of wrestling in St. Louis
- “Dr. D” David Schultz issues a subtle challenge to the rest of the heel locker room
- The curious case of “Mad Dog” Maganoff
- Tony Atlas drops a hint that maybe he isn’t crazy about his tag te...
2019-01-101h 47
Greetings From Allentown97. Learning The Ropes Episode 1On a unique Greetings From Allentown, this week features a look at the pilot episode of the 1988 wrestling-themed TV show “Learning The Ropes”, starring Lyle Alzado and featuring cameos from Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, and Ronnie Garvin!
Plus:
- Vinnie Vegas Corner: NFL Wild Card edition!
- YouTube Comment Theater!
- Sports moments of ’97: Farewell to the Whale, a non-call in the Super Bowl, Wade Boggs takes the hill, and Rick Pitino takes over
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2019-01-031h 37
Greetings From Allentown96. WWF Superstars 10-27-1996Learn all about unique ways to injure someone with a chair by checking out WWF Superstars from October 27, 1996!
- Steve Austin attacks Brian Pillman: the last consequential angle ever on Superstars
- Sunny Days are the end of days for the Smoking Gunns
- Pondering how Psycho Sid could approach a presidential campaign
- Examining Triple H’s 1996 Curtain Call “punishment”
- An important distinction in the Rocky Maivia debut vignettes
- Why The Undertaker had a long streak at WrestleManias
- The benefits and honors of being a WWF hillbilly
- Reworking the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony
Plus:
- What...
2018-12-271h 53
Greetings From Allentown95. WWF Wrestling Challenge 02-24-1991This week features a look at an oddly stacked episode of WWF Wrestling Challenge from February 24, 1991!
- Sgt. Slaughter has fun with fire and beats the symbolism into the ground
- The New Dream Team explodes and gets a visit from the Ghost of Dream Team Past
- Gene Okerlund has a rough go at Toys R Us with the Big Bossman
- How Macho Man vs Ultimate Warrior at WM7 would have suffered in the LA Coliseum
- The inside scoop of why Gorilla Monsoon hates The Mountie so much
- Rick Martel’s ’91 Rumble performance: a template for Flai...
2018-12-201h 48
Greetings From Allentown94. PWF (Florida) 04-30-1989We’re heading to Florida(!) for some PWF (Professional Wrestling Federation aka Florida Championship Wrestling) action from April 30, 1989!
- Dusty Rhodes and Terry Funk renew their rivalry with brawls, boxes, and hilarious promos defining a “Dusty”
- The Nasty Boys plagiarize a once and future rival
- A Florida edition of “According to Larry”
- The appeal of wrestlers in the “before” phase
- A musical tribute to Fred Ottman’s PWF character
- Dick Slater as the perpetual “backup running back” to Terry Funk
- Oliver Humperdink: enough is enough
Plus:
- Inventing a backstory for Drake Maverick and the Authors of Pain
...
2018-12-131h 31
Greetings From Allentown93. WWF Mania 01-30-1993It was a brand new world for the WWF in January 1993 with the launch of a new show on the USA Network: WWF Mania from January 30, 1993!
- Taking stock of Ric Flair’s overall WWF 1991-93 run as it comes to a close
- Setting the tone for RAW with the Flair-Perfect match and how it differed from all prior WWF TV matches
- How Todd Pettengill may have saved the promotion a ton of money
- An era of change stunted by the return of Hulk Hogan
- What happens when you call the 800 number of WrestleMania IX tickets?
...
2018-12-061h 39
Greetings From Allentown92. NWA Worldwide 06-24-1989This week it’s back to the early days of Ted Turner-owned World Championship Wrestling with a look at NWA Worldwide from June 24, 1989!
- The Great Muta vs Scott Steiner: Where the reality of the situation falls short of expectation
- Attempting to improve the Dynamic Dudes
- A Las Vegas based Sid Vicious at a locals casino playing the blackjack tables
- Lex Luger cares not for your top 10 rankings
- Calling BS on the geographical spread of WCW contest winners
- Ricky Santana vs Wild Bill Irwin as the “who cares” feud of 1989
- Rick Steiner has some fun wi...
2018-11-291h 42
Greetings From Allentown91. WWF on TBS 01-05-1985The devil went down to Georgia and instead of stealing a soul, Vince McMahon presents the WWF on TBS from January 5, 1985!
- A brief history of the WWF foray into Georgia with the bumps in the road and the hilarity of how they got bailed out
- Drawing on a story from the Old Testament to seek meaning in the Andre The Giant haircut angle
- Running down Hulk Hogan matches on weekly TV after winning the world title
- Freddie Miller refuses to do multiple takes
- Giving thanks for the many musings of Angelo Mosca on color commentary
...
2018-11-221h 49
Greetings From Allentown90. CWA Memphis Wrestling 05-09-1987The show is again walking in Memphis this week with a look at CWA Memphis Wrestling from May 9, 1987!
- Austin Idol vs Jerry Lawler in a cage: hair vs hair and the logical booking to build it up
- Tommy Rich is off his rocker (and under the ring)
- Poor Soul Train Jones can’t get out of the station
- Exposing who stole Rocky Johnson’s line from his promo
- “How To Work a 1 on 2 Handicap Match” by Mark Starr
- Proto-Barry Horowitz dares to put his hands on the great Lance Russell
- Steve Keirn is injured…...
2018-11-151h 41
Greetings From Allentown89. WWF Superstars 09-28-1991It’s time for the comfort food of 1991 WWF with a look at Superstars from September 28, 1991!
- Ric Flair detours from his debut match to pick on Roddy Piper and damage is done to the commentary team
- Randy Savage deals with his status being on probation
- A new idea for rebooting Sgt. Slaughter post-Iraq angle
- Jake the Snake explains his turn to the dark side
- Bret Hart in Canada and the 1997 match we never got
- Vince McMahon: King of the awkward plug
- The peculiar case of Mark Thomas, enhancement talent
Plus:
- A proposal to...
2018-11-081h 41
Greetings From Allentown88. Continental Championship Wrestling 04-23-1988This week it is ’88 for 88 with a look at a historic episode of Continental Championship Wrestling from April 23, 1988!
- “I’d like to talk to Tom”: breaking down the Tom Prichard/Dirty White Boy angle itself, how it was shot, and background of how it came to be
- A quick history of Continental/Southeastern Wrestling and the big changes that came after this show
- Gordon Solie tries to keep the show on track in spite of the craziness
- What I think of when it comes to “Dirty” Dutch Mantell
- Eddie Gilbert swiping tapes from the production team
- The s...
2018-11-011h 39
Greetings From Allentown87. ECW Hardcore TV 09-26-1995Thanks to a random YouTube crackdown, the show takes an extreme turn with a look at ECW Hardcore TV from September 26, 1995!
- ECW as the rest area of professional wrestling
- A glimpse of the future Big Poppa Pump as Taz reaches a low point
- Weapons, tables, and run-ins: the quintessential ECW match featuring the Pitbulls, Raven, and Stevie Richards
- Steve Austin rolls in with a parody of everyone’s favorite balding blond wrestler
- Rey Mysterio Jr. and Psicosis light up South Philly
- 2 Cold Scorpio just lights up, period
- Woman keeps repeating herself
- JT Sm...
2018-10-251h 32
Greetings From Allentown86. NWA Worldwide 02-06-1988Buckle up for the toboggan ride that is Jim Crockett Promotions 1988 style in the form of NWA Worldwide from February 6, 1988!
- Sting introduces himself to the Four Horsemen, who just want to get drunk
- Speculating on an infamous Dusty Rhodes angle that was aborted
- The brilliant satire of the Varsity Club
- A “mistake” from JCP that actually deserves praise
- Barry Windham’s “50 home run season”
- A very special episode of According to Larry (Z)
- Taking issue with Bobby Eaton’s gear
Plus:
- How a joke on Twitter led to an unlikely interaction with “Big Dave”
- A...
2018-10-181h 36
Greetings From Allentown85. WWF Shotgun 08-14-1999Greetings From Allentown stays in 1999 this week for a look at the penultimate episode of WWF Shotgun Saturday Night from August 14, 1999!
- The greatness and high expectations of Chris Jericho’s WWF debut
- Jesse Ventura returns and it is like he never left
- Cranky Michael Hayes delights on commentary
- Edge: Is he the Canadian Ricky Schroeder?
- Triple H embarrasses himself with a commercial tagline
- Tough times for Chaz/Mosh and Ken Shamrock
- Tag title switches aplenty
- Droz’s pal Key makes his only televised appearance in a match
Plus:
- Developing a parody char...
2018-10-111h 33
Greetings From Allentown84. WCW Saturday Night 04-10-1999Greetings From Allentown returns to da Mothership for WCW Saturday Night from April 10, 1999!
- Overcoming prejudices against the phrase “1999 WCW”
- The greatest thing Disco Inferno ever did in WCW
- The life and times of Jerry Flynn
- A personal issue against the new WCW logo
- Perusing Rick Steiner’s Georgia real estate listings
- The commonality of Konnan and one popular musician
- Playing the guessing game for Gene Okerlund’s hotline shills
- Norman Smiley and Ernest Miller fight the glass ceiling…and each other
Plus:
- The trials and tribulations of job hunting in 2018
- Dreaming o...
2018-10-041h 38
Greetings From Allentown66. WCW Prime 03-11-1996Get funky like a monkey for a look at WCW Prime from March 11, 1996!
- The ridiculousness of the Doomsday cage match at Uncensored but did the heels actually accomplish their goal?
- Finding the perfect gimmick for John Tenta in WCW
- The Berlyn gimmick and Alex Wright: a victim of circumstance and oversized egos
- Why Men at Work and the Barrio Brothers should have joined forces
- The impossible situation of The Renegade
- Sting's new role: NASCAR interviewer?
- Critiquing Dave Taylor’s gear
- The alternate universe where The Gambler is the WCW World Television champion
Pl...
2018-05-241h 43
Greetings From AllentownGFA Special: Best of the Heel Turns, Vol. 1In 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 matc...
2018-04-191h 35
Greetings From Allentown61. NWA Worldwide 06-13-1987This 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 offici...
2018-04-121h 39
Greetings From Allentown52. WWF Wrestling Challenge 07-14-1991On this episode of Greetings From Allentown, Peter takes a look at WWF Wrestling Challenge from July 14, 1991!
- The bizarre psychology of the Summerslam main event “The Match Made In Hell”
- Sgt. Slaughter: the only man who could have pulled off the Iraqi sympathizer that well
- Issues with Col. Mustafa as an Iranian pretending to be Iraqi
- Virgil music mashups!
- Mr. Perfect disses the town in the local promo
- Reasons why this Bret Hart push was different than the previous ones
- What to do when the enhancement talent has the same name of one your...
2018-02-081h 54
Greetings From Allentown20. WWF Wrestling Challenge 07-11-1993Break out your American flag shirts because patriotism fills the air on this episode of WWF Wrestling Challenge from July 11, 1993!
Included:
- The USS Intrepid Yokozuna Bodyslam Challenge: Bios of the random athletes involved, such as Peter Taglianetti and Scott Burrell, and what the crowd chanted as Luger’s helicopter came in
- Lex Luger as Vince McMahon’s “rebound girlfriend” after the breakup with Hulk Hogan
- Scott Levy’s one of a kind career arc
- Jim Ross’ difficulty in working with funny color guys not named Jerry Lawler
- A defense of Bret Hart’s “demotion” to a feud with Lawler...
2017-06-291h 49