136. WWF Championship Wrestling 01-28-1984 (Debut of Piper's Pit)

With the wrestling world changing this week, the show goes back 35 years to the January 28, 1984 edition of WWF Championship Wrestling as a new world champion is crowned! - Hulk Hogan’s title win over the Iron Sheik marks the start of a new era - Sheiky deals with an untimely boner - Paul Orndorff goes to a forbidden place talking about Hulk Hogan - Roddy Piper launches Piper’s Pit at the expense of Victory Corner - How The Hammer overlapped with his time in JCP - How are telegrams being sent to the announcer’s desk in Allentown? - Mr. Fuji’s refusal to tag with a different partner on this set of tapings - Who was the best babyface IC champion of the 1980s? - Tony Atlas vows to get “kinky” - Just how boring can B. Brian Blair be? Plus: - A recap of a week in Alaska - The importance of local promos - Enjoying how Roddy Piper says the name “Tony Atlas” - Hulk Hogan’s surprising tag team partner in New Japan from early ‘84 - Speculating on a movie career for Robert DeBord - Vinnie Vegas Corner for NFL week 5! - Looking at some of the Super Bowl XVIII commercials from January 1984 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GFAllentownPod Facebook.com/GreetingsFromAllentown