Greetings From Allentown

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 miss...

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...

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 *...

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 bi...

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 af...

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...

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-...

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 t...

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...

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from December 2, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Stuck between Survivor Series and start of the Rumble build * Explaining Ted DiBiase changing seasonal residences * It's the same Ron Garvin as before, but he has a new shin guard! * Keithie gets a little manic * A surprise guest in the...

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Saturday Night's Main Event from November 25, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The Genius beats Hulk Hogan in a fun match * Mr. Perfect destroying the winged eagle belt with a hammer * Recalling other belt-destroying angles * Charting a path for Andre the Giant as the IC champ * The end of the Bra...

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from November 25, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Let the Sapphire jokes begin! * The personal importance of Sunday's Colts-Giants game * Event Center promos for Hartford * Roddy Piper quotes multiple songs from the 80s, abuses Brother Love * A rare appearance from topless Earthquake *...

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the final three matches of the WWF Survivor Series 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Granting Keithie a "Two Minutes Hate" * The many, many, many, many issues with the Hogan match * Was this an opportunity to split off Rick Rude from Bobby Heenan? * Demolition being weakened in late 1989 * Arn Anderson...

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the first two matches of the WWF Survivor Series 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Rating the opening sequence of what WWF superstars are thankful for * McDonald's products and the recent headlines * The crowd reaction to Bret Hart and Randy Savage going 1 on 1 * Keithie is introduced to the dulcet ton...

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from November 18, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!)

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from November 11, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Things people just forgot from the weekly TV shows * In praise of John Tenta's (Earthquake) turn as "John from West Virginia" * Babyfaces and hats in 1989 * Pro sports firings of coaches/managers * Quickly pushing Colossal Connection an...

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 guy...

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 M...

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 * WrestleMani...

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 * Brun...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 wor...