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Greetings From Allentown

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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01:25:40

185. World Class Championship Wrestling 02-26-1983...

Greetings From Allentown ·

2020/09/17

An early match in the legendary rivalry between the Freebirds and the Von Erichs highlights this edition of World Class Championship Wrestling from February 26, 1983! - Similarities between the Von Erichs and the Kennedy family - Iceman Parsons makes his debut and knows just what to say to win over the fans - The bizarre Jimmy Garvin debut angle: not wanting to be on TV - King Kong Bundy: even as a heel, a man steeped in honor - Gen. Skandor Akbar's meandering introductory press conference with

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01:49:13

GFA Live #22: Best of the WWF, Vol. 2

Greetings From Allentown ·

2020/09/13

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 2 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Michael Cera's acting career - Jesse Ventura as a solo announcer - Mr. Fuji losing his accent briefly - A defense of 1995 WWF - Doing the Triple H water bit in public - Killer Kowalski's claw massage - Paul Orndorff's backwards initials on his trunks - Massive ring aprons of the 1960s - Gorilla Monsoon's fashion

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01:47:12

GFA Live #21: Best of the WWF, Vol. 19

Greetings From Allentown ·

2020/09/10

On this edition Greetings From Allentown, "circumstances" turned a normal episode on 1988 AWA TV into a fever dream version of GFA Live, where Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 19 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Mr Perfect is to ringposts as Ted DiBiase is to exposed turnbuckles - Jesse Ventura and his wallpaper tights - A match in Fresno naturally leads to Karate Kid 2 talk and how LaRusso didn't have to move there - What

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01:43:23

GFA Live #20: Best of the WWF, Vol. 14

Greetings From Allentown ·

2020/09/06

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 14 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Having old pictures from wrestling shows - A bizarre Valerie Bertinelli coincidence - Keithie's brief brush with wrestler Eugene - Johnny V and Roman Reigns' gear - Explaining the concept behind the Danny Davis action figures - A Mount Rushmore of WWF Presidents - Why Keithie has to say Shia Lebouf's name a certain way - What

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01:36:14

184. WWF Wrestling Challenge 05-13-1990 (Piper vs...

Greetings From Allentown ·

2020/09/03

In an effort to stop seeing an annoying thumbnail on YouTube, this week is a look at WWF Wrestling Challenge from May 13, 1990! - Evaluating the post-Wrestlemania "malaise" of 1990 compared with other years in the Golden Era - What Demolition was up to after Wrestlemania 6 but before Crush joins them - Why the Rick Rude training vignettes for his feud with the Ultimate Warrior failed so badly - Bobby Heenan mocks the Koko B. Ware theme song - Bolshevik Boris Zhukov's delightful nod to an

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01:40:42

Adams Division Podcast #8: A SummerSlam 88-98 Dream...

Greetings From Allentown ·

2020/08/31

The Adams Division podcast is back! Steve Bennett (The Sports-Casters) and Peter Winson (Greetings From Allentown) reunite to once against discuss SummerSlam 1988 through 1998, but with a twist: Choosing ten matches from among the first 11 SummerSlam shows without using the same wrestler twice, only one match per SummerSlam, only one world title match, one IC title match, and one tag team title match! What matches didn’t make the list for those restrictive reasons? What matches did Steve and Peter

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01:40:46

GFA Live #19: Best of the WWF, Vol. 20

Greetings From Allentown ·

2020/08/29

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 20 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Will Keithie be forced to actually see King Haku drop the crown? - Various ceremonial roles at Duggan's coronation - Putting lyrics to Brutus the Barber Beefcake's instrumental theme - Marking time through Ted Kennedy's weight - Why Rick Rude could never work a program with Hulk Hogan - The relationship of Bret Hart and Tito

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01:25:37

183. NWA Worldwide 08-23-1986 (Nikita-Magnum match 7)

Greetings From Allentown ·

2020/08/27

When in doubt, always consider going back to Jim Crockett Promotions from the mid-80s like this loaded edition of NWA Worldwide from August 23, 1986! - Baby Doll turns on Dusty Rhodes to join up with Ric Flair leading to some important questions about her motivations - An incredibly hot crowd in Charlotte - The pitfalls of being a referee in a Dusty vs Flair match - The decisive of the best of 7 series for the US Title between Magnum TA and Nikita Koloff: how it got to that point - Magnum TA as

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01:52:15

182. WWF Superstars 04-22-1989 (The Barber gets a...

Greetings From Allentown ·

2020/08/20

Back on familiar ground for some WWF Superstars from April 22, 1989! - Brutus Beefcake runs his mouth toward Sensational Sherri and pays the price, showing the danger of carrying scissors on a wrestling show - Jesse Ventura goes off when Vince McMahon suggests Big John Studd can double underhook suplex Andre the Giant - Ronnie Garvin vs Greg Valentine, chapter 1 of the "JCP Invasion Angle" - The lowdown on Danny Davis' reinstatement as a referee - Pondering the relationship between Mr. Fuji and

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01:49:33

GFA Live #18: Best of the WWF, Vol. 8

Greetings From Allentown ·

2020/08/17

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 8 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - More issues with the Figure Four - Taking the COVID "eye test" - Booking a comedy angle for time-travelling King Kong Bundy - Dan Spivey's cosplay as Barry Windham - Is there a "best" Big John Studd match? - Where Studd got his bathrobe - Terry Gibbs somehow getting two matches on this tape - An apology on behalf of Boston -

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01:13:51

181. WWF Championship Wrestling 08-14-1982

Greetings From Allentown ·

2020/08/13

This week sees a return to Ag Hall in Allentown for a look at some WWF Championship Wrestling from August 14, 1982! - Playboy Buddy Rose's hype video: wrestling, sitting with babes on the beach, and playing hockey(!) - Trying to explain what Mighty Joe Thunder was and why he might have been there - Gorilla Monsoon's 1981 column on Billy Graham's "death" - Vince McMahon promotes the upcoming Spectrum show with a hilarious special referee reveal - The Great Pete Sanchez Push of 1982 that everyone

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01:52:07

GFA Live #17: Best of the WWF, Vol. 4

Greetings From Allentown ·

2020/08/10

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 4 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Hecklers at golf events and baseball games - Is there a worse WM opener than Orndorff vs Muraco at WM2? - Fiji water and SmartWater - Plan B for the WWF if Hulk Hogan was unavailable in 1984 - A battle royal at the Philly Spectrum with an odd finish - Foreign objects in school yard fights - The WWF's escape the cage rules -

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01:10:52

180. Portland Wrestling March 1 and 15, 1980 (Piper...

Greetings From Allentown ·

2020/08/06

Rowdy Roddy Piper takes center stage with a hair match against Sheepherder Luke Williams and a tag match with Rick Martel against the Sheepherders in this double dip edition of Portland Wrestling from March 1 and 15, 1980! - The differences in Roddy Piper's character prior to his big runs in JCP and WWF - Figuring out the appeal of the hair vs hair match - How everybody won from Luke Williams losing a hair match - Playboy Buddy Rose multi-tasks by cutting an effective promo while plugging all the

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01:41:37

GFA Live #16: Best of the WWF, Vol. 17

Greetings From Allentown ·

2020/08/02

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 17 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Ken Patera through the decade of the 1980s - King Haku's coronation, and which heels no-showed - The masterful selling of Rick Martel in the Demolition injury angle - What would happen to Matilda with a British Bulldogs heel turn? - Imagining a world where the entire wrestling business revolves around Montreal - A way to

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01:18:58

179. Mid-South Wrestling 11-14-1985 (DiBiase vs Flair)

Greetings From Allentown ·

2020/07/30

Ric Flair makes a rare appearance at the Irish McNeil Boys Club to face the challenge of a battered Ted DiBiase on the November 14, 1985 edition of Mid-South Wrestling! - The simple but beautiful angle that leads to the hated DiBiase become a beloved fan favorite again - The ironic help that Ric Flair uses in the quest to take out challengers - Wrestling angles repeating with the same guy invovled - The strange rotation of Mid-South announcer teams - Two things Bill Watts has in common with Howard

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01:10:16

GFA Live #15: WWF RAW 07-25-1994

Greetings From Allentown ·

2020/07/26

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Monday Night RAW from July 25, 1994! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Addressing the Ringo situation with Keithie - Jim Cornette's throat clearing in shoot interviews - Rebooking a Randy Savage Slim Jim ad - Degrees of the 1988 Survivor Series - Vince McMahon's weirdest burial ever - Solving the conundrum of "how does the heel/face get his/her stuff from the heel/face locker room after a turn?" - A

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01:33:46

178. WWF Superstars 07-30-1994 (Backlund vs Bret)

Greetings From Allentown ·

2020/07/23

Bob Backlund challenges Bret Hart for the WWF title in this one, the July 30, 1994 edition of WWF Superstars! - The oddity of having the Backlund-Bret match in this spot - What Backlund and Hart can do that someone like Shawn Michaels can't - Excerpts from both Bret and Bob's books about this match and angle - Shawn Michaels speaks in jibberish about the Samoans: bad idea - Jerry Lawler rips on the middle school-aged special ring announcer - Did anyone benefit more on a direct WCW to WWF jump in

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01:18:48

GFA Live #14: ECW Hardcore TV 08-01-1995

Greetings From Allentown ·

2020/07/19

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about ECW Hardcore TV from August 1, 1995! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Who is the face of ECW to you? - Mikey Whipwreck's unusual gear - Taz's "double Devil" outfit hanging out with the Steiners - Not being in school plays - Usage of the Singapore cane - Keithie's issues with The Sandman are brought to light - A new gimmick idea - Buying "wrong team" merchandise - The Comedy Central Roast of Bob

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01:15:09

177. ECW Hardcore TV 10-17-1995

Greetings From Allentown ·

2020/07/16

Taking it to the extreme this week with a look at ECW Hardcore TV from October 17, 1995! - Rey Mysterio and Psychosis return to the ECW Arena for a 2/3 falls match - Everything to do with Beulah's Box - Cactus Jack and his "spot" in the Pulp Fiction promo montage - The debut of Bubba Ray Dudley and thoughts on the Dudleys role in 97-99 ECW - Raven and Stevie Richards win the ECW tag titles...but not for long - Heel ref Bill Alfonso and Tod Gordon are at each other's throats literally - 911: The

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01:20:50

176. WCW Prime 07-03-1995

Greetings From Allentown ·

2020/07/09

Long overdue is a look at the only WCW Monday night show that mattered, with a breakdown of the July 3, 1995 edition of WCW Prime! - Dusty Rhodes sings, talks about getting drunk with the Beach Boys, and screwing his wife - How Sgt. Craig Pittman would be looked at by aliens from another planet who only watched WCW C and D shows - The birth of the Taskmaster - A 1990 Royal Rumble rematch in the Moo Match of the Week - Babyface Jimmy Hart: not on my watch! - One problem with WCW Prime is revealed

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