Greetings From Allentown

In a test of the human spirit, this week’s episode features a look at AWA TV from January 6, 1990! - A mild defense of the Team Challenge Series concept from the perspective of a 10 year old, and specific circumstances where it might have worked - AWA play by play man Ralph Sturgis: From “Press Your Luck” to the Stanley Cup - Waiting in vain for Kokina Maximus, the proto-Yokozuna - The peculiar post-wrestling political career of Johnnie Stewart - On an all new “According To Larry”, protagonist Larry Zbyszko decries the destruction of national forests - The AWA’s spin on the “crooked referee” angle - Get fired up for charismatic babyface Masa Saito! Plus: - Proposing a theme song for Yukon John Nord - The motto of the AWA locker room when things got bad - Retroactively deciding on a “comparable substitute” - Internet browser issues and smoking a pork shoulder - Sports moments of 2014: A Cup winning OT goal, the Patriots flop in KC, Peyton in the Super Bowl, and the greatest non-Ripken moment in Camden Yards