Greetings From Allentown

Peter Winson
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Greetings From Allentown

Greetings From Allentown is one man blending humor and pop culture in discussing one episode of classic professional wrestling from the past from the WWF, WCW, ECW, and much more!

  1. GFA Live #225: WWF Royal Rumble 1990

    APR 14

    GFA Live #225: WWF Royal Rumble 1990

    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 secret friendship becomes very public * Worst Roddy Piper program of the 1984-1992 time period * Modern Honky weighs in on a brief internet outage * The Ultimate Warrior runs long yet again * A tearful goodbye to Dyslexic Hercules

    3h 27m
  2. GFA Live #224: WWF Superstars 01-20-1990

    APR 6

    GFA Live #224: WWF Superstars 01-20-1990

    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 time NHL record for goals

    2h 39m
  3. GFA Live #223: WWF Superstars 01-13-1990

    MAR 30

    GFA Live #223: WWF Superstars 01-13-1990

    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 the 1990 Royal Rumble and the case for each * A ChatGPT promo from Dusty Rhodes on the Royal Rumble violates a few rules * A foul mouthed Sapphire impersonation * How Ronnie Garvin impacted Pete's drivers license photo

    2h 16m
  4. GFA Live #222: WWF Superstars 01-06-1990

    MAR 13

    GFA Live #222: WWF Superstars 01-06-1990

    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 with Bobby Heenan as roastmaster general * More Royal Rumble promos!

    1h 52m
  5. GFA Live #221: WWF Superstars 12-30-1989 (Andre & Haku win tag titles)

    MAR 3

    GFA Live #221: WWF Superstars 12-30-1989 (Andre & Haku win tag titles)

    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 WM14 * What is the deal with Jesse Ventura's Kingfish cracks? * Rick Rude's obvious path if he doesn't get hurt in 1994 * Dusty Rhodes gains 220 lbs at ringside * Return of the Hulk Hogan Man/Brother game

    2h 20m
  6. GFA Live #220: WWF Superstars 12-23-1989

    FEB 22

    GFA Live #220: WWF Superstars 12-23-1989

    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 bearing gifts * Keithie's improved credit rating * Peter's issue with the opening theme from Taxi

    2h 8m
  7. GFA Live #219: Mr. Belvedere S1E4 "Gorgeous George"

    FEB 11

    GFA Live #219: Mr. Belvedere S1E4 "Gorgeous George"

    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 drops of who was wrestling * Hard Boiled Haggerty: looking good for nearly 60 years old! * Peter's love of the season 3 closing theme and its Dixieland band sound

    1h 27m
  8. GFA Live #218: WWF Superstars 12-16-1989

    FEB 2

    GFA Live #218: WWF Superstars 12-16-1989

    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 December 1989 MSG house show * Mr. Fuji outkicks his coverage * Pushing Keithie's future podcast series on Jim Nelson aka Boris Zhukov

    2h 8m
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Greetings From Allentown is one man blending humor and pop culture in discussing one episode of classic professional wrestling from the past from the WWF, WCW, ECW, and much more!

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  • Creator
    Peter Winson
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    470
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
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