Greetings From Allentown

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from November 4, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Demolition dominates the Brain Busters to regain the tag titles * Did the Big Bossman's hat get returned by Dusty Rhodes? How did that happen? * Bill Eadie's insanely good geographic memory * Tom Stone takes shots at Bret Hart * Nice guys as heels vs dickheads as faces * The return of Vinnie Vegas Corner * Rick Martel starts the evolution into The Model

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from October 28, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Old school New England restaurants * The Genius does a wonderful job as Mr. Perfect's scorekeeper and ping pong hype man * Goodbye to Widowmaker promos and his odd cadence * Dusty Rhodes and 1991 WCW booking * Interactions between Rick Martel and the Honky Tonk Man * The Colossal Connection debuts out of necessity * Future HOFer Dino Bravo mixes things up * Big Bossman adds a ball and chain to his accessories * Keithie's drive out to Western Massachusetts

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from May 4, 1991! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * An appreciation of the Iron Sheik's 1997 theme * The road back to 1989 shows is laid out * The humorous editing of "WWF" from broadcasts * Why does Hulk Hogan think Paul Bearer is a doctor? * The big push for the Hot Ticket PPVs * WrestleMania Las Vegas

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Championship Wrestling from November 2, 1985! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Why the sudden pivot to a show from 1985 * Where were we for the last several weeks? * The weirdness of the Roddy Piper-Rick McGraw match * Don Muraco clearly had some of the good stuff * The old WLVI channel 56 jingle * Bruno Sammartino and the city of Boston * Lord Al promotes the Wrestling Classic * November 1985 as a big month in WWF history

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the feature film "The Karate Kid", released on June 22, 1984 (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The lack of communication between Daniel and Ali * The rare (at the time) mention of Japanese internment camps * Daniel forgetting his mother TWICE on his birthday * Why the "illegal kick" theory in the All Valley doesn't hold water * Problems with Pete's original VHS tape * Miyagi steals a belt * The scene that got Miyagi an Oscar nomination * Giant novelty cigarette pillows

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the feature film "The Karate Kid", released on June 22, 1984 (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The flakiness of Lucille LaRusso * Is Daniel LaRusso actually John Cena? * Breaking down the 3 car accident that Daniel causes at the Halloween dance * Reconciling the geography of how the rich kids from the hills go to the same high school as Daniel * The friends of Ali and Daniel: not the nicest people * Problems with the move from New Jersey, starting with the crappy car * How much of the problem did Daniel bring on himself? * Trying to reconcile Cobra Kai storylines with Mr. Miyagi's reality * The pending Happy Gilmore sequel * Trouble with Keithie's mic make him sound like a baseball PA announcer

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from October 21, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Great babyface Survivor Series teams * Al Burke's role in an Adam Sandler film * Ronnie Garvin busts out a new finisher * Paying tribute to Sid and apologizing for past sins * Jose Luis Rivera's big day * The insane house show of October 28, 1989 in Springfield, MA * Powers of Pain continue to cut loose * Pondering a Honky Tonk Man Cameo purchase

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Saturday Night's Main Event from October 14, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The start of the decline of SNME and how it relates to Saturday Night Live * Hulk Hogan and neck injuries * How Jimmy Snuka and Randy Savage as faces are sort of alike * Continuing the Tito Santana-Rock Martel war * It's Keithie's birthday! And he gets a surprise visit during the podcast!

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from October 14, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Imagining the Warlord and Barbarian playing cards at Keithie's house * A strange Brother Love segment where the Macho King gets rough with Queen Sherri * The ridiculousness of Cobra Kai season 6 on Netflix * Explaining the Ron Garvin world title thing, once and for all * Mr. Perfect gets some new vignettes with a catch phrase * Vince McMahon and how he says "cock-a-doodle-doo" * The start of Survivor Series team promos

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from October 7, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The Genius is apparently now a manager...and Mr. Perfect is his first protege * Demolition tries out a new finisher(?) * Jim Duggan gets angry * Mr. Perfect's rarely heard original theme, and what does it sound like? * The Pete Rose documentary on Max * Widow Maker and his aimless promos that led to nothing * Vince McMahon supplies a perfect Red Rooster drop * Roddy Piper's weird red tights

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from September 30, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Breaking down every angle of the coronation of the Macho King Randy Savage * Which heels didn't show for the coronation, and who has an excuse? * Big Dust makes a color scheme change as he defends his first name * Keithie gets hacked and ends up doing a Ronnie Garvin/Larry Z podcast * The dramatic return of "Shit I Found in My Mother's House" * Andre appears with some Ultimate Warrior-styled face paint * The problem with Richard Greico protraying a police officer * Flipping and offering praise for Ted DiBiase's recent promos * Full Blown Chamber of Commerce Vince takes us around Portland, Maine * A bonus rant from Pete about a couple of longtime baseball "closers"

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Wrestling Challenge from September 24, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Mapping out what a Larry Z match against the Ultimate Warrior would look like * Working out the logistics of an earlier Mr. Perfect babyface run * The limitations put on Ted DiBiase in promos * What was the best calendar year of Wrestling Challenge? * Modern Honky weighs in on matches that don't involve him * Some more from Doppler Radar Hercules

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from September 16, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Learning the Facts of Life and the weird season 1 theme son * Jake Roberts returns in a rather interesting shirt * A theory on why Joey Marella might referee more Rockers matches * The events of the taping in Portland, Maine, plus the arena guy! * Honky Tonk Man gets over on a random cruise ship * A 10/10 Dusty Rhodes Event Center promo

GFA Live #196: WWF Superstars 09-09-1989 (Rude attacks Piper on Brother Love Show) by Greetings From Allentown

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Wrestling Challenge from September 3, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Why Keithie's Lord Al voice has gotten better over time * Dusty Rhodes and Mean Gene get funky like a monkey on the interview platform * The Widowmaker Barry Windham and his nonsensical promos * The start of the Rockers breakup as decided by Event Center promo times * A dream inset promo during a Red Rooster match * Greg Valentine as a would-be Ted DiBiase in the pecking order * A primer on the future of the podcast

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF SummerSlam '89 from August 28, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The amazing interview montage with Piper, Heenan, Rude, and Charlotte's favorite son Ronnie Garvin * The CAULDRON finally make an appearance, but how did they generate the smoke? * Rick Rude and the Kawada Driver on Warrior * Smash slams 800 lbs of humanity * DiBiase-Snuka being booked exactly as it should have * Keithie gets frustrated with the whole concept of 1989 Miss Elizabeth

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF SummerSlam '89 from August 28, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The airing of outtakes with cursing * Comparing PPV announce teams * Trying to make sense of and creating an alternate timeline for the Brain Busters * A showcase for Bret Hart and his SummerSlam history * Tag team matches getting the time they need * Keithie enjoys seeing Honky Tonk Man get hit in the head with a guitar

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from August 26, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Keithie defends the Dusty polka dots as they make their in-ring debut * Modern Honky reflects on one time tag partner Dino Bravo * Hulk Hogan: the other Last Man Standing * Further psychoanalysis of Rick Rude * A surprise hair angle * The high point of Andre the Giant in the blue singlet * Clarifying Leno vs Letterman

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from August 19, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Remembering the great Dabney Coleman * What anecdote would you use as a contestant on Jeopardy! * An appreciation of Paul Giamatti * Andre the Giant slowly falls over * Promos that aren't crazy enough * Jim Duggan as a model human being * Charles Barkley's "Galveston" quip * Peter reflects on the demise of the 2024 Boston Bruins

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from August 12, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Isaiah Thomas(es) over time * Defining what is a special referee and what is a regular referee * A rare (lately) Akeem solo promo * Pete Doherty and his gear from the future * Trash cans in France * NHL Playoff game 7 angst * Pinning the 2003 death of Elizabeth on Hulk Hogan somehow