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!
Episodes
July 27, 2025 • 122 mins
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 Rho...
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July 19, 2025 • 142 mins
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from March 17, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* WrestleMania 6 celebrities
* Has Sean Mooney ever been in a ring?
* The old NFL blackout rules
* 1980s Jim Duggan as the perfect guy for the 1993 Lex Express patriotic gimmick
* How long will Warrior's promo go?
* Hulk Hogan gets into astrology
* The sad state of the curr...
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July 7, 2025 • 120 mins
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from March 10, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
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June 28, 2025 • 129 mins
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from March 3, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Hulk Hogan and Jesse Ventura: two branches from the same tree
* Jake Roberts and his whole snake family
* Today's WWE show in Riyadh
* Why there was no show last week: poison ivy
* The return of Playboy Buddy Rose and he gets his spots in!
* Future Demolition plans
* The d...
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June 15, 2025 • 127 mins
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Wrestling Challenge from February 25, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The length of Ultimate Warrior promos
* Pez Whatley faces Roddy Piper, two experienced barbers
* The Red Rooster checks in
* Jack Tunney makes an announcement
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June 8, 2025 • 97 mins
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about The Main Event from February 23, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Hogan and Savage final bout "in this company"
* The corniness of James Buster Douglas
* Douglas' ridiculous manager/trainer/Pete Rose doppleganger
* Yet another endless and crappy Ultimate Warrior promo
* Trying to find a new way to record the show
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June 1, 2025 • 151 mins
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from February 17, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Mike Tyson checks in with the shortest promo ever
* The start of the Hogan/Warrior dueling promos
* The voice at the start of the Nintendo game Double Dribble
* Live reaction to the R-Truth departure from WWE
* A rant about the crumminess of the current WWE TV
* Much m...
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May 25, 2025 • 122 mins
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from February 10, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Checking in with Jack Tunney in his office
* Rick Martel unveils Arrogance
* Hearing from Tugboat "Thomas" for the first time
* TV crossovers
* Challengers for titles held by guys with other matches for WrestleMania
* The grand finale of the Demolitoon vs Powers of Pai...
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May 18, 2025 • 128 mins
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from February 3, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The Ultimate Challenge....sort of
* Figuring out what exactly the Big Bossman's issue with Slick taking money from Ted DiBiase was
* An absolutely crazy lineup of Event Center promos
* Rick Martel misses the memo on Beefcake
* Keeping Sapphire from talking in the inset ...
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May 3, 2025 • 125 mins
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Saturday Night's Main Event from January 27, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Our own supernatural abilities
* The current Dark Side of the Ring season
* Queen Sherri in one of her better looks
* The Mike Tyson references...that would not come to be
* Slowing down the Warrior promo
* Letting Sapphire talk on network television
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April 27, 2025 • 150 mins
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from January 27, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* WrestleMania 41 week in Las Vegas talk thru 57:10
* What is on the TV at a wrestling bar in Las Vegas when Peter stopped in for a drink
* Keithie's ill-fated Bret Hart adventure
* The Iyo Sky Appreciation Society
* Peter honors the late Sid by doing the most Sid thing o...
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April 13, 2025 • 207 mins
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about 1990 WWF Royal Rumble from January 21, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* A eulogy/autopsy on the Rougeau Brothers heel run
* The Great Hogan-Savage proxy war
* Being jarred by a lack of a musical theme
* The improved layout of the Rumble match compared with the prior year
* Bobby Heenan's scouting mission
* Savage and DiBiase and the ...
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April 5, 2025 • 159 mins
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from January 20, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Pointless time travel
* Managers NOT talking during their charges' promos
* Mad Men vs the Sopranos over time
* Ripping on Back to the Future 2
* Fun with the close caption functionality
* The Robbinsdale, Minnesota mafia
* Live reaction to Alex Ovechkin setting the all...
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March 29, 2025 • 136 mins
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from January 13, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Mildly celebrating the 5th anniversary of the podcast
* Keithie's somewhat later introduction to wrestling
* Hyperlocal reference of the week on Massachusetts malls past and present
* Another new distraction for Ultimate Warrior promos
* Naming alternative winners for t...
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March 12, 2025 • 112 mins
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from January 6, 1990! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The Martel-Beefcake feud being longer than anyone remembers
* ABC's Wednesday night lineup in the 1989-90 TV season
* Peter's prediction for Keith's plans in Las Vegas
* A new distraction for Ultimate Warrior promos
* The heel managers bicker on the Brother Love show wit...
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March 2, 2025 • 140 mins
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from December 30, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The odd structure of the match where the Colossal Connection win the tag titles from Demolition
* Andre the Giant's title history
* Huntsville, Alabama: hockey hotbed?
* Royal Rumble promos begin at last!
* Mike Tyson's life changing after getting involved with WWF for...
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February 21, 2025 • 127 mins
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from December 23, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Sherri climbs the cage in a promo for the benefit of the Quentin Tarantino types
* Modern Honky checks in with his usual insanity
* Roddy Piper current events talk leads to a mention of Jon Koncak
* Andre busts out the black singlet one last time
* Rick Martel comes be...
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February 10, 2025 • 87 mins
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the April 5, 1985 episode of Mr. Belvedere entitled "Gorgeous George" in tribute to the recently passed Bob Uecker (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Some background on Mr. Belvedere and Bob Uecker for the uninitiated
* Comparing Mr. Belvedere with other TV butlers
* The crazy good timing to have a wrestling-themed episode
* The odd name dro...
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February 1, 2025 • 127 mins
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from December 16, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The theme from My Two Dads and Greg Evigan
* Yet more Sapphire, cutaways, inset promos, everything
* Full Blown Chamber of Commerce Vince checks in for the 2nd show in a row
* Ted DiBiase giving the enhancement guy a lot again
* Andre the big brother to Haku
* The Dece...
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January 19, 2025 • 117 mins
On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from December 9, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Keithie does a Rick Rude promo with help from ChatGPT
* Dusty Rhodes saves Sapphire, brings her to the back, does not inform catering first
* Full Blown Chamber of Commerce Vince goes half ass with facts about Indianapolis
* Mr. Perfect and his opponent fetish
* Relivin...
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