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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!
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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from July 14, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!) *Apologies for the wonky audio; recorded via a backup device*
Topics of discussion include:
* How they announced Brutus Beefcake's injury
* Hulk Hogan addresses whether he will come back, talks like a human being
* The anti-climactic announcement of a new tag team arriving in the WWF
* The Hara Arena: pretty decent spot for wrestling
* Bobby Heenan and his mysterious headset
* Demolition comes after the Hart Foundation
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from July 7, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Various plans over New Year's
* Brother Love: tool of the Military Industrial Complex?
* Bad News Brown is....happy?
* Randy Savage vs Jim Brunzell: king of all enhancement matches
* Demolition continues to evolve
* A rematch from the first WrestleMania!
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from June 30, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Demolition attempts to explain adding a third guy
* Tugboat reads some letters and girls with bangs are skeptical on Hulk Hogan returning
* Ted DiBiase talks to Big Bossman's football coach, who doesn't seem to make sense
* The sight of a Boris Zhukov singles squash match
* What if Randy Savage was The Guy in 1984/85 if Hogan was not available?
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from June 23, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The debut of Demolition Crush, out of nowhere like a Randy Orton RKO
* Tribute to Hulk Hogan with the "dark" Real American theme
* Ultimate Warrior makes an extended speech about love and encourages a child named Amanda Ultimate Warrior to do a cartwheel on the Brother Love set (yes, really)
* Ted DiBiase takes another trip down to Cobb County, Georgia dressed as a human being
* Possibly the most bizarre spot for what can be interpreted as a heel turn
* Taking a shot at doing the Chamber of Commerce Vince for the new location for Superstars
* The Last Time Is Now for a Boston icon: and it isn't John Cena
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from June 16, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from June 9, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The debut of the sad Real American theme
* A stronger appeal from the Tugboat
* The irony of Bret Hart telling Anvil to settle down
* Thanksgiving Turkey preparation
* Ted DiBiase takes a trip down to Cobb County, Georgia
* A quick game of Jeopardy!
* "Bruce" explains why Boris Zhukov appeared solo on the Brother Love Show
* The Rick Martel-Ron Garvin feud everyone forgot about because no one cared
* Mike Krushelnyski and his long reach
* The best way to do a Sid Memorial Show
* A possible podcast crossover
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from June 2, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Peter goes to a bar in New Orleans oblivious to what it is
* The huge difference between how Mean Gene and Lord Alfred treated the Hogan injury
* Dusty Rhodes and Sapphire get risque
* Mr. Perfect finally appears with the right belt
* Continuing the Bolsheviks issue
* Keeping an eye on both Hercules and Paul Roma during their appearances
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from May 26, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Earthquake's attack of Hulk Hogan on Brother Love Show
* Vince McMahon gets super depressed over the Hogan injuries
* A quick show of "Something to Jai Alai With"
* The Bolsheviks continue to get extended TV time
* Jim Brunzell returns to face two opponents from the 1988 Survivor Series
* Bossman beats the hell out of a masked guy in a questionable babyface move
* A promo for the WWF ice cream bars
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from May 19, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from May 12, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The ongoing IC title tournament, where the Dream Team partners of Valentine explode!
* Hulk Hogan vocally endorses Tugboat
* Keithie's version of "Conrad" talks Rick Rude vignettes
* The Bolsheviks continue their slow burn breakup
* Barbarian breaks out the new look and gear
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from May 5, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The ongoing IC title tournament
* Kicking off the Jake Roberts-Bad News Brown feud
* Jim Duggan with the hometown pop
* Warlord gets a surprising amount of speaking time
* The thinking that Andre the Giant would eventually return
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Saturday Night's Main Event from April 28, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WCW Pro from April 28, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from April 21, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from April 14, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The path to a better IC title tournament
* A surprise add-on angle featuring Savage and Sherri
* So which ESPN was Wrestlepalooza on anyway?
* Wrestlers and their "town girls"
* All Bs in the Event Center today
* The sexuality of Bad News Brown
* What Keithie would do with Brutus Beefcake's phone number
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from April 7, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Jimmy Snuka takes the lead for Unintentional Comedy in an Event Center promo
* The idea of Vince McMahon vs The Warlord as raised by Jesse Ventura
* Bad News and his feud with Piper: not aborted yet!
* A very wet Rick Rude challenges the Ultimate Warrior
* Making sense of the logic behind Jack Tunney declaring that there would be no Hogan-Warrior rematch
* Bobby Heenan as a potential Hart Foundation manager
* Notes from a trip out west
* Entering the "unknown" period of 1990
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
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
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
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
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