Greetings From Allentown

It’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...

This 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 sh...

Thanks 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 every...

Buckle 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 seaso...

Greetings 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 ta...

Greetings 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...

We head back to the 80s for some Golden Era WWF with a look at WWF Spotlight from January 3, 1987! - Saluting Andre the Giant to set up the big turn - Starting the meteoric rise of the Honky Tonk Man - Who was Jimmy Hart’s best WWF protégé? (No, not Neidhart) - Lanny Poffo vs Steve Lombardi: a chance for Gorilla and Lord Al to do all their comedy bits - Dennis Stamp gets booked! - A distinct Quebe...

This week it is back to the Sunshine state for some WCW Worldwide from June 25, 1994! - Hulk Hogan arrives and makes changes to his Demandments even as change in WCW takes time - Brian Pillman’s lost 1994 in spite of a new contract - The limitations of Stunning Steve Austin’s in-ring stooging - A proper requiem for the late Frank Andersson - The future Road Dogg picks up an idea from Mr. Wonderful...

This special episode of Greetings From Allentown features a look back at three more heel turns covered on the program: The Megapowers explode, Sid Justice flips out on Hulk Hogan, and Pez Whatley is brainwashed and programmed to attack and cut Jimmy Valiant’s hair. Plus: The story of why this show came to be and how Ahmed Johnson is tangentially related to it! Email: Greetingsfromallentown@gmail.c...

Time for a long overdue visit to WCW with a look at Worldwide from January 23, 1993! - The shockingly good production of Worldwide in the time period - 2 Cold Scorpio as the man who briefly ruled the world - Evaluating Erik Watts as a football player: was he actually any better at that? - Vinnie Vegas really wants you to know he’s a lefty and isn’t gay - Brad Armstrong and the curse of the solid w...

Heading down to Louisiana to have a look at Mid-South Wrestling from November 26, 1983 - Why Mid-South is comfortable for a fan of Golden Era WWF - Trades between wrestling promotions! - Mr. Wrestling II: It’s a beautiful day to trash the Poffos - A requiem for the late Jim “the Anvil” Neidhart - The debut of the Condrey/Eaton version of the Midnight Express - Questioning the fashion sense of Krus...

In the words of famed wrestling promoter Billy Corgan “Shakedown 1979, cool kids never had the time” but this week we go back to that year for WWF Championship Wrestling from May 12, 1979! - The turbulence of the 1970s is summed up in one battle royal promo - Making a case for 1979 being an overlooked consequential year in WWE history - Chief Jay Strongbow returns to sit at ringside and prompts mo...

Purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka because it’s back to Minnesota for a look at AWA All Star Wrestling from February 18, 1989! - The bizarre circumstances that led to the AWA stripping Jerry Lawler of their “world title” and putting it up in a battle royal - Lawler’s retort to the AWA as aired on Memphis television - A roll call of all 18 participants competing for the title - The la...

In the dog days of summer, the Adams Division Podcast (Peter Winson of Greetings From Allentown & Steve Bennett of the Sports-Casters) reconvenes to FEEL THE HEAT and rank and discuss the first 11 SummerSlam shows from 1988 to 1998. Featuring: Top matches, hidden gems, plenty of cheap shots at Shawn Michaels and much more!

This week features a look at WWF Superstars from June 6, 1992! - Reviewing the oddities of the WWF in 1992 - The trouble with the introduction of Nailz - Papa Shango puts a curse on anyone wanting an entertaining promo - A history lesson on the word “sissy” - Kona Crush: two time impostor - How Bret Hart might have fared has he jumped to WCW in 1992 - The Beverly Brothers borrow and deface some me...

Time for some good ol’ Southern rasslin’ with a look at Smoky Mountain Wrestling TV from July 23, 1994! - The Gangstas make their debut and scare the bejeesus out of whitey as New Jack gives OJ Simpson a shoutout - Jim Cornette will not shut up - Admiring Ron Wright’s oratory and method of not waving a flag - The disappointment of The Thrillseekers in SMW and the bloody end for Chris Jericho - Tam...

Stand back for the diamond anniversary show with a look at WWF Superstars of Wrestling from November 14, 1987! - It’s the end of Superstar Billy Graham as we know it and I feel fine - An examination of Demolition’s theme song and music video - Figuring out why Bam Bam Bigelow had a saxophone based theme in 1987/88 - Re-enacting how Jim Crockett would have found out about the Survivor Series being...

This week the show jets to Chicago for a look at WCW Pro on WGN from March 9, 1991! - The reasons why WCW had to tailor a show like this to Chicago only - The Freebirds lose the world tag team titles as part of an elaborate short sell - Attempting to explain why the Southern Boys became the Young Pistols and finding a better way to do it - How Jim Herd did Ric Flair a favor - Sitting in as the thi...

This week features a loaded episode of WWF All American Wrestling from February 23, 1986! - Why this particular show had so many big matches - Randy Savage kicks off his IC title reign and his strong case for best of all IC champs - Terry Funk shows and tells us the importance of family - The diminishing returns of bringing back Mr. T for WrestleMania 2 - Mr. Wonderful treads water - Spicing up th...

This week we take a trip to the Carolinas for some Jim Crockett Promotions action with Mid Atlantic Wrestling from November 1981! - Mid Atlantic as a star laden territory - Roddy Piper as top guy fending off challenger Ricky Steamboat - Defending Bob Caudle as a host of weekly wrestling TV - Sandy Scott tries to attract big names to the territory by offering a specific prize in a vague contest - F...

In honor of the 2nd season of GLOW dropping on Netflix, this week Greetings From Allentown takes a look at the original G.L.O.W. from the 1980s with their pilot episode! - How G.L.O.W. was different from traditional wrestling promotions and its cult-like popularity - Thoughts on the Netflix series GLOW - Matilda the Hun wants meat and she knows how to get it - WWE Hall of Famer Ivory: the bridge b...

It is that 70s show this week with the initial visit to the decade for a look at WWWF Championship Wrestling from October 29, 1977! - The Grand Wizard makes his case for 1977’s Manager of the Year while running down Arnold Skaaland - The forgotten moment that made the Manager of the Year trophy presentation stand out - “Exclusive” audio of the breakup of the championship tag team of Chief Jay Stro...

Episode number 69 gets extreme with a look at ECW Hardcore TV from October 10, 1997 (ECW 233 on the WWE Network) - Breaking down one of the most (in)famous ECW matches ever between Beulah McGillicutty and Bill Alfonso - Examining whether ECW could have been sustainable in the long term - Figuring out the motivations and background for the Justin Credible character - November to Remember ’97 and it...

This week we go back three decades for a look at the WWF Superstars of Wrestling from October 22, 1988! - An examination of the attack on Hulk Hogan by the Big Bossman on the Brother Love Show - The WWF in the fall of 1988: out with the old and in with the new - Reasons why Haku was a logical choice for “King” - What kind of wrestler would you want to be: one known for matches or one who is known...

This week we head to Las Vegas, Nevada for an episode of AWA Championship Wrestling on ESPN from May 9, 1987! - How one ends up doing an AWA show from this era - Examining what Curt Hennig’s 1987 might have looked like had he jumped to the WWF - A TV show idea for Larry Zbyszko - Theorizing on Sensational Sherri’s working style - Rod Trongard can’t keep his shaded eyes on the prize - Nick Bockwink...