Greetings From Allentown

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the first half of the 1989 WWF Royal Rumble PPV! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The six man tag: another Bret Hart showcase * June 11: Billy Batts Day! * Ted DiBiase's masturbation habits * Harley Race does exactly what is needed to be done * An endless Super Posedown gets the 1,5X speed treatment * Dino Bravo's greatest PPV matches * One issue with Slick selling one of the Twin Towers' number to DiBiase

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from January 14, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The rarity of heel vs heel matched * GFA Andre sings a tune * A big reason why Randy Savage wasn't so eager on saving Hulk Hogan * The Case To Be Made for Brutus Beefcake winning the 1989 Royal Rumble * Attendance at wrestler funerals * Will Brother Love call Honky Tonk Man "Brother Honky"? * The changing of hosts on NBC's "Meet The Press" * The Bushwhackers start to annoy a little bit * A random commercial for a tape with AWA and NWA wrestlers Lineup: - The Rockers vs. Rusty Riddle & Trent Knight - Whatever Happened There Update; Hulk Hogan vs Akeem from Saturday Night's Main Event - King Haku vs. Jose Luis Rivera - Event Center Promos: Powers of Pain (War and Barb) w/ Mr. Fuji, Rick Martel, Bad News Brown, Rockin' Robin - From SNME: Tito Santana vs Red Rooster - Event Center Promos: Andre the Giant with Bobby Heenan, Hulk Hogan with Elizabeth -

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from January 7, 1989! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Jesse and Vince openly book the next few months of the WWF * More examinations of the capitalization of names for the Rumble * Bret Hart takes a guitar shot from Honky * The noises of a Big John Studd workout * More lies from a Ronnie Garvin promo * The Brain Busters meet some old friends * Randy Savage finally comes after Bad News Brown * Rusty Brooks is back, and he's back big! * The source of the King Haku drops Lineup: - Demolition vs. Iron Mike Sharpe & Rusty Brooks - Update: Big John Studd is back, I guess - Ted DiBiase vs. Scott Casey - Event Center Promos: Bushwhackers, Ronnie Garvin, King Haku w/Bobby Heenan - Jake Roberts vs. Pete Sanchez - Big Bossman vs. Bill Mulkey - Event Center Promos: Mr. Perfect, Randy Savage - Brain Busters vs. George South & Tim Horner - Brother Love Show: Brutus Beefcake - Royal Rumble report - Hart Foundation

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from December 24, 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Rick Rude fan club of Daytona Beach * The pointlessness of Big John Studd's return * Calling BS on Ronnie Garvin's introductory inset promo * A Pez Whatley lookalike * Randy Savage finally comes after Bad News Brown * A rant about how Howard Cosell was perceived by the public versus that of Ahmad Rashad * King Haku has some familiar words * A new game based on Hulk Hogan's verbal tics Lineup: - Akeem vs. Juan Valdez - Brother Love Show: Big John Studd and Bobby Heenan - Powers Of Pain vs. Joe Cruz & Lanny Poffo - Jim Duggan vs. Tony Suber - Event Center Promos: Ted DiBiase, Brutus Beefcake, King Haku w/Bobby Heenan - Rick Rude vs. George Terrell - Event Center Promos: Andre the Giant w/Bobby Heenan, Hulk Hogan - Bad News Brown vs. Bob Emory - Ronnie Garvin vs. Barry Horowitz - Royal Rumble Report - Ron Bass vs. Martin Roy - Event Center Promos:

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from December 17, 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Listening in on Keithie visisting his mother * Andre the Giant and Bobby Heenan work an Abbott and Costello bit * Finding the perfect backing track to a Jake Roberts promo * Hashing out the name of Honky Tonk Man's team with Greg Valentine from this era * Who talks more in a Young Stallions promo? * Keithie gets angry about the Ultimate Warrior * Peter has a message for Maple Leafs fans Lineup: - Demolition vs. Art Penna & Nick Ferrari - Brother Love Show: Andre the Giant and Bobby Heenan - Hercules vs. Steve Lombardi - Mr. Perfect vs. Nito Gomez - Event Center Promos: Ron Bass, Rick Rude - King Haku vs. Frankie Valdez - Event Center Promos: Young Stallions, Dino Bravo - Big Bossman vs. Pete Ketchum - Ultimate Warrior vs. Conquistador Uno - Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine vs. Paul Brown & Rex Farmer - Event Center Promos: Bad News Brown, Jake

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from December 10, 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Thoughts on a recent Jake the Snake one man show * Keithie messes with John Cena's father again * Peter's unedited thoughts on the demise of the 2022-23 Boston Bruins * Virgil and Lanny Poffo in the same place at the same time * Teasing the Brain Busters vs The Rockers * Bobby Heenan just doesn't want to get sued * Hulk Hogan gets to beat up Brother Love from SNME Lineup: - Jake Roberts vs. The Black Knight - Hulk Hogan on the Brother Love show from the 11/26/1988 SNME - Bad News Brown vs. Frankie Valdez - Red Rooster vs. Scott Casey - Event Center Promos: Andre the Giant w/Bobby Heenan, Koko B. Ware - Bushwhackers vignette - Brain Busters vs. The Rockers - Recap: Rockin' Robin wins the WWF Women's title - Rockin' Robin promo - Ted DiBiase vs. Lanny Poffo - Event Center Promos: Brutus Beefcake, Honky Tonk Man w/Jimmy Hart - Fabulous Rougeaus vs.

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Clash of the Champions 4: Season's Beatings from December 7, 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Dusty Rhodes and the screwed up match times on this show with an explanation - "Exclusive audio" of Big Dust meeting the Turner execs - Jason Hervey: official gadly of the Clash of the Champions - Appreciating Bobby Eaton - Rick Steiner says something inappropriate: what a shocker - The UTC Arena in wrestling history - Lex Luger the color commentator being forced to talk about the Russian Assassins and Paul Jones - Cal Ripken theivery???

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from December 3, 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Randy Savage's "mujahadeen" moment with Jake Roberts * Newly installed Senator Ron Bass * Vince and Jesse make the post-match Rude Awakening super awkward * Examining how Randy Savage would use Elizabeth in storylines * Is this the last of the Danny Davis event center promos? * Why Bret Hart would hold up ten fingers * The "Keithie Langston Memorial Tag Team Tournament" * King Haku speaks out against the returning Harley Race * Unfortunately verbiage in the Blue Blazer's promo * The majesty of underage Louie Spicolli working TV Lineup: - Brutus Beefcake vs. Chuck Campbell - Whatever Happened There Update: Randy Savage vs Andre the Giant from Saturday Night's Main Event - Dino Bravo vs. Riki Ataki - Harley Race vs. Jim Gorman - Event Center Promos: Danny Davis w/Jimmy Hart, Tito Santana - Hart Foundation vs. Barry Horowitz & Iron Mike Sharpe - Eve

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from November 26, 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * WrestleMania 39 and Vince's return from hibernation * Potential questions for a meet and greet with Jake Roberts * Keithie struggles with what Rick Rude would like to have right now * Hercules just loses his shit * More visits from GFA Warlord on all the things he never had a problem with * The Young Stallions: what's the point of this? * The risk of keeping the world title on Roman Reigns Lineup: - Jake Roberts vs. John Latu - Brother Love Show: WWF President Jack Tunney, Bad News Brown - Mr. Perfect vs. David Stoudimiere - Event Center Promos: Outlaw Ron Bass, Hacksaw Jim Duggan - Ultimate Warrior vs. Barry Horowitz - Event Center Promos: Tito Santana, The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers - Rick Rude vs. Bill Woods - Whatever Happened There Update: Mr. Fuji drops Demolition for the Powers of Pain - Promos: Powers of Pain with Mr. Fuji, Demolition - K

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about World Championship Wrestling on TBS from November 26, 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Breaking down the Dusty spike angle - Keithie going the extra mile for his Hasbro fed - The many, many, many children who bore witness to the spike angle on Thanksgiving morning - Kevin Sullivan meets Richard Kind - Thoughts on WrestleMania 39 Saturday and a non-conventional idea for Cody vs Roman - Another GFA Text Storm - Rick Steiner saying inappropriate stuff: then, now, forever - Peter rants about the NBA, college basketball, and Red Sox-Orioles

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the fourth and final match of the WWF Survivor Series 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Analyzing the post-match with the Hogan/Savage/Liz triangle - Speculating on why Slick went after Elizabeth - The GFA Live "double turn" - One last beautiful main event heel team promo - Who might Randy Savage have picked from this crew to be on his team? - Too many OJ references - More of overbearing Hebner - Hulk Hogan and "Chernobyl (Richard) Nixon"

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the thirdmatch of the WWF Survivor Series 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - The issue with doing a great Jake impersonation - Tito Santana and the early 1970s New York Yankees - Dino Bravo the Goodfella - Fantasy baseball draft advice - Jim Duggan: a modernized Chief Jay Strongbow? - Keithie ex-wife stories - Tito Santana tries to sunset flip Andre the Giant, hilarity ensues - Andre T. Giant: team player

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the second match of the WWF Survivor Series 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: - Getting deep into the Demolition theme - The many problems with the double turn of Demolition and the Powers of Pain - Gorilla setting odds on the Conquistadors winning the match - "GFA Warlord" doesn't have a problem with being a narrator - Tully Blanchard's amazing work in the match - The greatest Arn Anderson spinebuster of all time - Sports betting launches in Massachusetts and Peter tries to take advantage - Bad News Brown has a problem with Sean Mooney's line of questioning

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the first match of the WWF Survivor Series 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Jesse Ventura as a Mayflower passenger * A realization about Jim Brunzell and his gear * Just how long *was* Sam Houston in the ring * The 2nd edition of a timeless Thankgiving tradtion: getting hit in the balls * Bad News' negative attitude * The final battle of Beefcake and Honky * More Hulk Hogan influence on the Ultimate Warrior * A bonus match: the one TV match between the Ultimate Warrior and Greg Valentine

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Prime Time Wrestling from November 22, 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Bobby Heenan commandeers a boat, hijinks ensue * Gorilla Monsoon the "mobster" * The Sid Justice Speak and Spell * Red Rooster vs Ken Patera 1988: the opposite of a dream match * Lord Al doing the Survivor Series math * Trailers for three movies * WWF referees talk! * The return of the WWF "On Tour" game * Resorting to "Micromachines Man" mode

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from November 19, 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The limited number of roast beef establishments outside of our home area * A Hart Foundation litigation angle proposal * The plague of stupid babyfaces * Looking at Randy Savage like he's a model year of a car * Tito Santana gets his own music! * Was DiBiase the real co-captain of his team without that title? * Bill Goldberg and the Super Bowl Halftime Show Lineup: - The Rockers vs. Gene Ligon & George South - "Whatever Happened There" Update: Survivor Series - Ted DiBiase vs. Scott Hudson - Event Center promo: Mr. Perfect - Tito Santana vs. Steve Lombardi - Red Rooster vs. Rusty Riddle - Event Center promos: Bravo/Andre team, Jake/Duggan team - Hart Foundation vs. John Ziegler & Larry Stephens - Brother Love Show: Randy Savage, Elizabeth, and Hulk Higan - Brutus Beefcake vs. Honky Tonk Man - Event Center: Sean Mooney tells us about shit everyon

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from November 12, 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Watching for any dissension in Megapowers promos * Alcoa "You Make The Call" on the Rougeaus-Rockers finish * Celebrities on the $100,000 Pyramid this week * The truest Survivor Series of all, with a notable fact about one of the teams * The NWA "invasion" of 1988 WWF * Gorilla and Heenan calling poker for TV * Dino Bravo for various Halls of Fame Lineup: - Fabulous Rougeaus vs. The Rockers - Whatever Happened There Update: Andre is afraid of Damien the snake - Promo: Andre the Giant with Bobby Heenan - Koko B. Ware vs. Mike Williams - Event Center Promo: Demolition with Mr. Fuji - Brain Busters vs. Allen Kinsey & Mario Mancini - Clip of Rockin' Robin winning WWF Women's title from Sensational Sherri - Hercules vs. Al Navarro - Event Center Promos: Honky Tonk Man and Ron Bass team, Ultimate Warrior and Brutus Beefcake team - Akeem vs. Tommy Caus

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about the WBC Light Heavyweight title bout between challenger Sugar Ray Leonard and champion Donny Lalonde! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * The mystery of Keithie's birthday present * Issues with the referee assigned to the bout, Richard Steele * Surprise interview promos from Jesse Ventura, Sylvester Stallone, and Bo Derek * Keithie rants about Stallone film sequels * Caesars Palace as an event venue at the time * Breaking down the fight from Leonard's slow start to Lalonde getting knocked out

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about WWF Superstars from November 5, 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!)

On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about NWA World Championship Wrestling from November 5, 1988! (and some other stuff, of course!) Topics of discussion include: * Jim Cornette takes a phone call...and a beating from the "other" Midnight Express * The background of the sale of JCP to Ted Turner * A new attitude for the Road Warriors * The limitations of Eddie Gilbert as a face * Monitoring for any and all Dusty Rhodes references * Heel fans dressed up like DB Cooper * Enjoying the theme from the 1980s TV show "227" Lineup: - RON SIMMONS vs. RIP MORGAN - Promo: Ron Simmons and Eddie Gilbert - MIDNIGHT EXPRESS vs. ROAD WARRIORS (Warriors win titles) - Promo: The Road Warriors and Paul Ellering - RUSSIAN ASSASSINS vs. HOLIDAY/JONES - BAM BAM BIGELOW vs. TRENT KNIGHT - Promo: Oliver Humperdink and Bam Bam Bigelow - FANTASTICS vs. SOUTH/ROYAL - Promo: Fantastics - LEX LUGER vs. AGENT STEELE - Promo: Lex Luger - Promo: Jim Cornette and the Midnight Express - STAN LANE vs. MENACE II - EDDIE GILBE