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It's back to the land of 10,000 Lakes on the road to WrestleRock with a look at AWA All Star Wrestling from March 16, 1986!
3/16/86 – Minneapolis TV
Colonel DeBeers vs. Buck Zumhofe
Jerry Blackwell vs. Earthquake Ferris
From ESPN: Jerry Blackwell vs. King Kong Brody .
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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 15 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* An opening match that is a "Keithie Special"
* The one issue with Jumping Bomb Angels vs Glamour Girls
* Bret Hart as the Derek Jeter of the WWF
* Troubles experienced with the TSA
* The "Nailz Hall of Fame"
* Demolition Smash and his large knee brace
* Sherri as a face being bookends to her run
* A comprehensive breakdown of another scene in Karate Kid Part II, when Sato drives into the village to challenge Miyagi to fight....once again wearing a suit!
Lineup:
10/06/87 Tito Santana vs. Haku - Milwaukee, WI
10/27/87 Hart Foundation vs. Rick Martel & Tito Santana - Syracuse, NY
11/17/87 King Kong Bundy vs. Bam Bam Bigelow - Des Moines, IA
01/24/88 Lelani Kai & Judy Martin vs. Jumping Bomb Angels - Hamilton, ONT
07/07/84 Wild Samoans vs. Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee - Philadelphia, MA
07/24/87 Fabulous Moolah vs. Sherri Martel - Houston, TX
02/20/78 Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Ted Adams - MSG
08/25/87 Demolition vs. Billy Jack Haynes & George Steele - San Francisco, CA
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Several new faces make early appearances of this edition of WWF Superstars of Wrestling from October 4, 1986
* Australian weirdness makes its way into the video
* A HOF-level laugh from Vince McMahon at Koko B. Ware's antics
* The logic behind thinking the Honky Tonk Man should be a babyface
* Randy Savage's incredible diversity of opponents at the time
* Jesse Ventura's cringey Koko B Ware jokes
* Brian Blair tries to move automobiles out of showrooms
* Mario Mancini's odd tweet after the passing of Pat Patterson
* Mr. Wonderful and musical copyrights
* Jesse Ventura and Hulk Hogan in the same place at the same time
* The Petrov Affair of 1954!
* More crap found while cleaning!
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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 12 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* So much Kamala on this one tape
* Creating "Mr. Blade" to track all bleedings in wrestling history
* Calling a Gorilla Monsoon match like Gorilla
* Keithie prepares a eulogy
* What's the endgame of a Studd/Bundy split?
* Getting excited by Lelani Kai
* Let's just go ahead and pretend Nikolai Volkoff wasn't one of The Mongols
* A comprehensive breakdown of another scene in Karate Kid Part II, when Chozen attacks Daniel, and Kumiko responds by tossing a tomato at Chozen
Lineup:
06/20/87 Ricky Steamboat vs. Kamala - Philadelphia
11/20/86 Tito Santana vs. Kamala - Rockford, IL (Challenge taping)
10/04/86 Big Machine, Super Machine, & Piper Machine vs. King Kong Bundy, John Studd, & Bobby Heenan - Boston
05/02/87 Brutus Beefcake vs. Johnny Valiant - Boston
12/26/70 The Mongols vs. Gorilla Monsoon & Pedro Morales - Philadelphia
01/19/87 George Steele vs. Paul Orndorff - MSG
12/26/86 Fabulous Moolah vs. Lelani Kai - MSG
12/06/86 Hulk Hogan v. Kamala - Boston
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The end is near for Bob Backlund's lengthy WWF title reign on this December 24, 1983 edition of All Star Wrestling!
* An analysis of the Persian Clubs angle with Bob Backlund and the Iron Sheik, what went wrong, and how it is emblematic of Backlund's 1983
* The bizarre name switching of Jose Luis/Mac Rivera
* Vince McMahon and Pat Patterson serve up some harsh criticism for referee Gilberto Roman
* Invader #1's hilarious Cagematch page ratings
* Magnificent Muraco and his Raiders shirt
* Freddie Blassie with a great promo about the potential of the Iron Sheik to win the world title
* The Wild Samoans take their time....too much time
* Evolving Sgt. Slaughter after the death of the Grand Wizard
* More crap found while cleaning!
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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 11 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Ideas for Roddy Piper in mid-1987 had he not retired temporarily
* Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones and how it might lead to a Hulk Hogan match
* At what point we soured on WCW
* The star power in the 6 man match
* Lots of Jack Lotz
* Gorilla Monsoon's disgusted reaction to the end of the "minis" match
* A comprehensive breakdown of another scene in Karate Kid Part II, when Miyagi visits Sato, who is trying to break a piece of wood
Lineup:
01/19/87 Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine vs. Can-Am Connection - MSG
11/24/86 Kamala vs. George Steele - MSG
10/20/86 "Piper's Pit" with Bobby Heenan & Paul Orndorff - MSG
11/24/86 Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper vs. Harley Race & Paul Orndorff - MSG
02/23/87 Randy Savage, Harley Race, & Adrian Adonis vs. Roddy Piper, Junkyard Dog, & Rick Steamboat (elimination match)- MSG
03/14/87 Roddy Piper video
11/24/86 Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook vs. Karate Kid & Pepe Gomez - MSG
11/24/86 Don Muraco vs. Hillbilly Jim - MSG
12/26/86 Hillbilly Jim vs. Mr. Fuji (tuxedo match) - MSG
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History is made in Baltimore on this edition of WCW Worldwide from August 8, 1992!
* The importance of Ron Simmons' title win
* The excellent angle booked leading to the Big Van Vader-Ron Simmons match
* Inventing the "Dustin Finish"
* What Ricky Steamboat does best
* Comparing the wasted stretches of Brian Pillman's career
* More crap found while cleaning!
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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 9 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* The security guys in Toronto: why do they dress up like a ship captain?
* A solution to speed up Sid's replies on Cameo
* Issues with Keurigs for coffee
* What is the future of Madison Square Garden with WWE without house shows?
* Randy Savage bleeds again!
* The MSG referee who looks like a mid-80s SNL character
* The purpose of a heel vs heel match involving the Hart Foundation
* Stupid battle royal tropes being used as early as the 80s
* A comprehensive breakdown of another scene in Karate Kid Part II, when Miyagi and Daniel arrive in Okinawa and are confronted by Sato
Lineup:
07/27/86 Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat - Toronto
08/09/86 Hart Foundation vs. Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff - Boston
07/27/86 Nikolai Volkoff vs. Cpl. Kirschner (boot camp match) - Toronto
03/17/85 John Studd, Ken Patera, & Jesse Ventura vs. Andre the Giant, Junkyard Dog, & Jimmy Snuka - MSG
07/12/86 John Studd & King Kong Bundy vs. King Tonga & Siva Afi - MSG
06/14/86 Lord Littlebrook vs. Cowboy Lang - MSG
07/12/86 Battle Royal - MSG
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A bizarre video gives a behind the scenes glimpse of the production of UWF TV from July 19, 1986!
* Jim Ross drops the S-bomb among other production elements appearing on the video
* Koko B. Ware faces young Rick Steiner in a match with a fantastic finish
* The proper Freebirds trio gets into it with a baseball bat-wielding Bill Watts
* Complaints about various Halls of Fame
* Young Sting uses the familiar finisher of his old pal
* Chavo Guerrero and the 1978 film The One and Only
* YouTube Comment Theater!
* More crap found while cleaning!
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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 6 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Programming from The History Channel
* The current Zelina Vega situation
* Applying the McLaughlin Group to pro wrestling
* Salt N Pepa as unusual wrestling fans
* Jesse Ventura getting pissed at an audience question
* Top theme songs in wrestling history
* Lord Alfred Hayes love advice, and an alternative version of the same
* An incredible blunder from Coliseum Video/WWF
* A comprehensive breakdown of another scene in Karate Kid Part II, where Kreese and Miyagi have a confrontation in the parking lot at the All Valley Karate Tournament
Lineup:
07/13/85 Terry Funk vs. Lanny Poffo - MSG
12/30/85 Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage - MSG
1980s TNT Show: Jesse Ventura answers audience question
12/30/85 Butch Cassidy vs. Haiti Kid - MSG
09/24/79 Ivan Putski vs. Johnny Valiant - MSG
1980s TNT Show: Alfred Hayes gives relationship advice
07/20/85 Ricky Steamboat vs. Bob Orton, Jr. - Landover, MD
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Intercontinental champion Bret "Hitman" Hart gets the shock of a lifetime from The Mountie on this edition of WWF Superstars from November 2, 1991!
* How the match with Bret Hart being non-title led Mountie and Jimmy Hart to hatch their scheme
* Just how bad is that SI article on Bret Hart? (Answer: very bad)
* A new Vince McMahon laugh emerges!
* Roddy Piper makes a masturbation reference on commentary(!)
* Playing the Press Your Luck board for Survivor Series team promos
* The Legion of Doom WWF run: certainly not as bad as it could have been
* A matchup of two WWF World Champions who didn't win the title under their 1991 character name
* The benefit of Undertaker debuting in 1990 versus even two years later
* Is IRS a fascist character?
* More crap found while cleaning!
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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 5 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Kids spoiling TV tapings at school
* A cavalcade of non-finishes on this tape
* The quiet brilliance of Fuji General and wanting other Fuji-related shows
* Wendi Richter and the Original Screwjob
* Jesse Ventura being on the 2020 Presidential ballot in Alaska(!)
* The blackballing of Bob Backlund from the entire Best of the WWF series
* Wondering about Vince McMahon's views on weed
* Why would you do a 3 out of 5 falls match?
* A comprehensive breakdown of the scene where Mr. Miyagi received a letter from his native Okinawa from the 1986 film Karate Kid Part II
Lineup:
11/25/85 Ricky Steamboat vs. Don Muraco - MSG
09/10/85 Killer Bees vs. Hart Foundation - Brantford, ONT
10/01/85 Killer Bees & Paul Orndorff vs. Hart Foundation & Barry O - Poughkeepsie, NY
09/10/85 British Bulldogs vs. Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine
1980s TNT Show: "Fuji General"
02/18/85 Wendi Richter vs. Lelani Kai - MSG
11/25/85 Wendi Richter vs. The Spider Lady - MSG
02/09/86 Jesse Ventura vs. Tito Santana - Toronto
07/16/83 Andre the Giant, Jay Strongbow, Ivan Putski, & Rocky Johnson vs. Wild Samoans, Samula, & John Studd (3/5 falls) - Philadelphia
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A match between Earthquake and Jake "The Snake" Roberts goes to a dark place on this edition of WWF Superstars from April 27, 1991!
* How Jake kept tempting fate by putting Damien in harm's way
* The somber tone of Vince McMahon
* Virgil stands up for Roddy Piper in the Funeral Parlor
* The feud between the Bossman and Mountie: a typical police battle over jurisdictions
* Andre the Giant meets with Sensational Sherri, ends up spanking her, confirms many suspicions
* Closing the book on the Undertaker-Larry Ludden battles you forgot about
* Pat Tanaka promo time!
* The hokiness of the British Bulldog using Winston in his promos
* More crap found while cleaning!
* Original commercials!
* The return of YouTube Comment Theater
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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 16 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Jacques Rougeau and great "comedy" workers
* Junkyard Dog "speaking" in French
* The upcoming Vince McMahon Netflix documentary
* Grunting by women in tennis, wrestling, and curling
* Andre the Giant and the Bad News Brown poop incident
* Booking Outback Jack as a Sandman-type heel
* Preferences at blackjack tables
* Who signed off on Frenchy Martin hosting this?
* A comprehensive breakdown of the ice breaking scene from the 1986 film Karate Kid Part II
Lineup:
09/13/85 Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Giant Machine - Japan
1980s Jumping Bomb Angels vs. Bull Nakano & Condor Saito - Japan
1980s Mr. Fuji vs. ??? - Kuwait
10/19/85 The Killer Bees vs. Mike Sharpe & Barry O - Puerto Rico
04/02/88 The Ultimate Warrior vs. Hercules - Italy
04/02/88 Andre the Giant vs. Jim Duggan - Italy
1980s Several Outback Jack skits
10/23/87 Junkyard Dog vs. Harley Race (special referee Andre the Giant) - France
10/23/87 Jacques & Raymond Rougeau vs. Dino Bravo & Greg Valentine - France
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With 190 episodes in the books, it's time to take a look back at some classic GFA focusing on the WWF Intercontinental Title and the times it changed hands in the mid-80s!
Lineup:
Tito Santana (C) vs Greg Valentine - 09/24/1984
Tito Santana (C) vs Randy Savage - 02/08/1986
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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 1 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Korean food
* Jesse Ventura's podcast interview voice
* Howard Stern Show listening history
* The quality of Roddy Piper's 84-87 feuds
* Bruno vs Larry compared to Sonny Corleone vs Carlo in The Godfather
* Mean Gene's very short shorts
* A rant about stupid looking double pin finishes
* The mildly strange finish to the Bruno-Larry cage match
* Gorilla Monsoon as a promo
Lineup:
07/15/84 Hulk Hogan & Andre the Giant vs. Dick Murdoch, Adrian Adonis, & John Studd - Meadowlands NJ
07/23/84 Fabulous Moolah vs. Wendi Richter - MSG
1976 Gorilla Monsoon vs. Baron Scicluna - Philadelphia Arena
1976 Gorilla Monsoon vs. Muhammad Ali angle - Philadelphia Arena
1984 Jimmy Snuka vs. Bobby Bass - All Star Wrestling taping
03/84 "Piper's Pit" with Jimmy Snuka
08/25/84 Roddy Piper vs. Jimmy Snuka - MSG
12/28/84 Black Tiger vs. The Cobra - MSG
08/84 Hulk Hogan trains Gene Okerlund for their match
08/26/84 Hulk Hogan & Gene Okerlund vs. George Steele & Mr. Fuji - Bloomington, MN
01/22/80 Bruno Sammartino vs. Larry Zbyszko - Allentown, PA
08/09/80 Bruno Sammartino vs. Larry Zbyszko - Shea Stadium
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Back to the 90s this week with a look at WCW Worldwide from February 7, 1998!
* Ric Flair faces Barry Horowitz in a battle of the opposites
* Tony Schiavone's sour mood
* Hacksaw Jim Duggan as the perfect WCW C/D show performer
* Trying to avoid talking about Chris Benoit
* Difficulty explaining why Diamond Dallas Page was cool in 1997-98
* Eddie Guerrero having tp promote a PPV that he isn't even on
* More crap found while cleaning!
* The return of Vinnie Vegas Corner!
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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 18 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Keithie's doorknob necklace
* Shawn Michaels-Bret Hart fight that interrupted Jerry Lawler crapping
* The relative hotness of Cheryl Roberts
* Vanna White's influence on Elizabeth
* Top female celebrities at Wrestlemanias all time
* The movie that resides at the intersection of Karate Kid and Goodfellas
* A crazy finish to DiBiase vs Savage
* Sean Mooney kind of ruining stuff
Lineup:
10/07/88 Sherri Martel vs. Rockin' Robin - Paris, France
01/03/89 Jacques Rougeau vs. Brutus Beefcake - Huntsville, AL
11/06/88 Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson vs. Paul Roma & Jim Powers - Toronto
11/16/88 "Brother Love Show" with Hulk Hogan and Slick - Sacramento, CA
10/25/88 Jake Roberts vs. Rick Rude - Baltimore, MD
10/25/88 Andre the Giant fear of snakes angle
1988 Several Bushwhackers skits
06/25/88 Ted DiBiase vs. Randy Savage (steel cage match) - MSG
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The Survivor Series is approaching with this look at WWF Wrestling Challenge from November 13, 1988!
* Bret Hart faces Greg Valentine in a match that needed more time, and also a time machine for both guys
* Survivor Series team promos from three of the four heel groupings!
* All FOUR Megapowers get together
* Remembering the Richfield Coliseum, home of the first two Survivor Series (and also 1992!)
* Andre the Giant's clothes when confronted with Damien
* Akeem: the greatest satire of its time?
* The problem with Ted DiBiase's green suit
* Iron Mike Sharpe's devolution from the last TV match he had with Tito Santana
* Rockin' Robin: just as bad at carrying a women's division as she is at carrying a tune
* A bizarre piece of Ron Bass trivia
* More 100+ year old crap found while cleaning!
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On this edition of GFA Live, Peter and Keithie talk about Best of the WWF, Volume 3 from Coliseum Video! (and some other stuff, of course!)
Topics of discussion include:
* Hulk Hogan's sportsmanship in battle royals
* Replacing Columbus Day to honor another Italian hero
* A song idea for a new WWE Piledriver Album
* Bob Orton’s wild night in 1986 Fresno
* Survivor Series 1988 talk (of course)
* Spots where we wore out the VHS tape
* Members of the Family Ties cast
* More haircut angle ideas
* What the perfect ending to the series Cobra Kai would be plus a tribute to the work of Sato from Karate Kid 2
Lineup:
07/20/84 Jimmy Snuka vs. Roddy Piper (strap match) – St. Louis, MO
07/20/85 Ricky Steamboat vs. Bob Orton, Jr. – Landover, MD
04/22/85 British Bulldogs vs. Rene Goulet & Johnny Rodz - MSG
07/13/85 British Bulldogs vs. Hart Foundation - MSG
06/14/85 TNT Show: George Steele psychotherapy skit
06/21/85 Adrian Adonis, John Studd, & Bobby Heenan vs. Barry Windham, Mike Rotundo, & George Steele - MSG
03/31/85 David Sammartino vs. Brutus Beefcake – MSG (WrestleMania)
05/20/85 Bruno & David Sammartino vs. Brutus Beefcake & Johnny Valiant - MSG
04/26/85 TNT Show: King Kong Bundy tries on wigs
06/21/85 King Kong Bundy vs. Tony Garea - MSG
02/10/84 Battle Royal – St. Louis, MO
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