GRAPPL Spotlight (GRAPPL)

Due to scheduling issues and sickness GRAPPL Spotlight will be back next week, however in the meantime, enjoy this preview of our GRAPPL Patreon 5 to 1 episode from this month. You can get shows like this, our Weekend Preview Show, JP's Daily Updates, our Mixtapes, Film Clubs, Deep Cuts, Flashback reviews and more at Patreon.com/GRAPPL!

In this edition of GRAPPL 5 to 1, the great Matty Edwards joins us as we talk our Top 5 Favourite Wrestlers of all time (and more importantly, discuss our Top 5 Chocolate Bars of all time!)

Listen as we countdown our picks and sound off in the comments with your own personal Top 5's! 

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General Sale is NOW OPEN for "Professional Podcasters doing a Professional Podcast - LIVE", our live show in London right next door to the Copper box, the day before All In The link to buy tickets is https://grappl.bigcartel.com/product/grappl-live-podcast. Get your tickets now, as when they're gone, they're gone! On this episode Benno and JP talk the week in wrestling news and it’s contract season as Ricochet appears to be leaving WWE for AEW, Chad Gable is staying put and Hikuleo seems to be coming in too. They also talk the build and final ticket push for Clash at the Castle, as well as NXT Battleground. They also talk the latest goings on in AEW as Mox/Naito is made official for Forbidden Door as the card begins to be rounded out, plus the weekend in AEW TV, New Japan’s Dominion, the latest TNA news, “Who Killed WCW?” and more! You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL, or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL! You can also join us on the GRAPPL Discord for free at https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ SHOWNOTES:

GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, and Ewan Cameron!

Benno & Gareth drop in with another Spotlight Special after yet another Saturday PPV, this time from AEW with All Out 2024! Join the lads as they talk Ospreay/PAC, Jon Moxley’s turn on Bryan Danielson, Hangman Page vs Swerve Strickland and everything else on the much anticipated show. They also talk the post show presser, Gareth’s Dealer’s Choice and much more!

SHOWNOTES

0:00 Intro, Dealer’s Choice

08:38 AEW All Out overall thoughts

16:56 Zero Hour Pre-Show

23:15 AEW All Out 2024 Full Review

GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Ewan Cameron, Mark Buckeldee & Carl Gac!

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Benno and JP are joined by GRAPPL WWE correspondent Matty Edwards to talk WWE WrestleMania Backlash, Cody on Broken Skull Sessions and the Top 10 GRAPPL Matches of John Cena, plus a stellar Impact Under Siege, all the happenings from Dynamite and Rampage, Champions Carnival and even some MCW.

Before all that though we talk cutting onions, Dennis Waterman, Minder, Stephen Mulhern, Teletext, Bamboozle, Barrymore, David Duchovny, Oz and lots more!

SHOWNOTES

00:20 Intro, Nonsense, Plugs

35:50 Top 10 Cena Matches, Cody on Broken Skull Sessions, WrestleMania Backlash

1:23:42 Impact Under Siege

2:01:20 AEW Dynamite, Rampage

2:44:12 Champions Carnival Final, MCW Australia, Smackdown

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On this week’s show, Benno, JP, Gareth and Matty wrap-up GRAPPLMania Week with a full review of WrestleMania Saturday and Sunday as Cody both ends his STORY and begins another with the alleged “Paul Levesque Era”, plus possible defenses of Uso vs Uso, an unexpected edition of GRAPPL warfare over WALTER vs Sami (and Drew McIntyre), and all the other highlights and lowlights of the shows. The lads also talk their overall thoughts on the weekend with their best and worst matches, best performers and best shows across the board covering the Collective, IWTV, WrestleCon, NXT, ROH, DDT, Stardom and everything in between. If you missed GRAPPLMania week, you can replays of all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL, or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL! You can also join us still on the GRAPPL Discord for free at https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro, GRAPPLMania Week plugs 0:08:58 Cody finishes the story, Roman Reigns loses, The Paul Levesque Era 0:51:22 Cody & Seth vs Rock & Roman, WrestleMania Saturday review 1:45:32 WrestleMania Sunday review, overall thoughts 2:27:03 WrestleMania Weekend indie shows NXT, ROH 3:11:42 CM Punk All In footage, Matt Hardy GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn, Ewan Cameron and Simon Mulvaney! Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL!

On the GRAPPLpod this week, Benno & JP are joined by GRAPPL Gareth to talk ROH’s well received Death Before DIshonor show from the weekend as they discuss what the point of ROH is in 2023, plus they talk Collision six weeks in and the pros and cons of the Punkverse - plus more on Blood and Guts and Gareth’s takes on the show. They also talk some very early G1 fatigue, the Abdullah The Butcher episode of Dark Side of the Ring, Chris Brookes in Japan and some bonus chat on the WBF and Lex Luger in the WWF! SHOWNOTES 0:00 Intro, Plugs, Lex Luger & the WBF 15:03 Ring of Honor, Death Before Dishonor 1:02:30 AEW Collision 1:24:34 Blood and Guts, MJF & Adam Cole 1:48:01 G1 Day 6 1:56:04 Dark Side of the Ring Abdullah The Butcher 2:09:21 Chris Brookes in Japan, DDT Thanks to our patrons for supporting the podcast, with special thanks to Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns & Chris Platt.  Get the extended version of Spotlight with pre and post-show, as well as live video, daily updates, weekend previews and all our bonus content at Patreon.com/GRAPPL! Subscribe to GRAPPL Spotlight: Spotify || Apple || Google || YouTube || RSS Follow us on Twitter: Benno || JP || GRAPPL Join us on the brand new GRAPPL ⁠Discord!⁠

It’s an AEW PPV Spotlight as Benno & JP talk AEW Revolution last night with Ospreay/Fletcher, Swerve/Ricochet, Omega/Takeshita, the Hollywood Ending and other well received matches, in addition to a not-so-well received main event as Cope and Mox shit the bed.

They also talk the rest of an overall stacked card and make some time at the end to talk Raw from MSG, Roman Reigns, the NJ Cup, Queen of the Ring, and more!

SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, Plugs
24:16 AEW Revolution Pre-Show
34:06 AEW Revolution Main Show Full Review
1:52:33 Other news & notes, NJPW, WWE

Pick N’ Mixtape:

Lord Steven Regal vs. Sting
WCW Saturday Night 05.02.1994
https://youtu.be/POygOyl1EKk?si=fFGlBGO7a5FvMrv6

Combat Toyoda vs. Megumi Kudo
FMW Fighting Creation '96 05.05.1996
https://youtu.be/Xmw3TyNtZhE?si=oKtKJ-19xq-jeaXp

Edge vs Ric Flair
TLC Monday Night Raw 16.01.2006
https://youtu.be/uATQ-fmduMQ?si=kGM1-i6QhSKa8SRC

Colt Cabana vs Toru Yano 
ROH/NJPW Global Wars 2017: Chicago 15.10.2017
https://dai.ly/x8ixvqp

Seth Rollins Vs Finn Balor
Summerslam 2016
https://youtube.com/watch?v=prjZrAIQz2Q&si=BhEAZNr_Ns6y1M2I
Scott Steiner Vs Goldberg
Fall Brawl 2000
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13Uj7islA7akMstRrjaMrjH38BTI9C8J8/view?t=8

Nick Gage Vs Matt Tremont 2, Nick Gage Invitational 2 16.09.2017
https://vkvideo.ru/video-144292748_456242614

Nick Bockwinkel Vs Jerry Lawler AWA Title, CWA, Mid-South Coliseum, 01.01.1984
https://youtu.be/3ZzJATnbgnw?si=k3RuEK7d0llvUh9e 

GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to King & Queen Of The Mountain Patrons - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Carl Gac & Sophia Hitchcock! 

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In a Sunday Spotlight SummerSlam Special, Benno & Matty review (and disagree on most of) SummerSlam in a timely review from last night as they talk STORY, STORY and more STORY with the return of Roman Reigns and a divisive card from Saturday night with Main Event Solo being put to the test against Cody, CM Punk and Drew McIntyre having their big match with Seth Rollins in the middle of it, Gunther's big world title win, the explosion of Judgement Day and everything else on the show. They also find time to discuss JELLYROLL, MGK, PPV snacks, Stephanie McMahon and of course in the podcaster curse, the MJF and Britt Baker suspension story from over the weekend. SHOWNOTES 00:00 Intro 8:29 SummerSlam Review 1:51:13 MJF, Britt Baker

Final tickets remain for "Professional Podcasters doing a Professional Podcast - LIVE", our live show in London right before Rev Pro at the Copper box, the day before All In. The link to buy tickets is https://grappl.bigcartel.com/product/grappl-live-podcast. Get your tickets now, as when they're gone, they're gone!

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It’s that time once again as the lads look back on 2023 with the third annual GRAPPY awards! Join Benno, JP, Gareth and Matty as they discuss the best matches of the year as well as the best wrestlers, angles, stories and promotions of the year - plus stay to the end for the non-wrestling awards as they discuss the four pillars of TIME with their TV show, film, album and sporting moment of the year, plus the return of the Big 6 Awards as they talk the most important subjects, the Soft Drink, Crisps, Chocolate, Beer (and Coffee), as well as their favourite Meal & Food Establishments of the Year for 2023! SHOWNOTES 0:29 Intro, 2023 in wrestling 16:18 Main Awards Male Wrestler Of The Year Female Wrestler Of The Year Tag Team Of The Year Match Of The Year Best Show/PPV Favourite Live Show Best Feud/Storyline Best Promo/Angle Best Moment Best Promotion Best Commentator Best Ring Entrance Music Biggest Surprise (wrestler who impressed you/changed your mind this year)  Wrestler Most Excited for in 2024 (best prospect) Wrestling News Story Of The Year 2:54:31 Non Wrestling Favourite GRAPPL Patreon episode Favourite Podcast/Content Creator (wrestling & non wrestling) Four Pillars of TIME: Film, TV Show, Album & Sporting Moment of the year  The Big 6: Soft Drink, Crisps, Chocolate, Beer, Meal & Food Establishment of the Year GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt & Simon Gunn! Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL!

Our countdown of the 2021 Top 10 Matches of the Year continues, as Alan 4L once again joins Benno, JP & Gareth to run down their picks for numbers 5 through 1 of the very best matches of the year.

We also once again take voicemails from some more friends of the show and reveal numbers 10-1 in this year's GRAPPL 100!

SHOWNOTES

00:10 Intro

01:50 Picks 10-6 Recap

4:15 Top 10 MOTY 5-4

59:28 Voicemails (John Pollock, Wai Ting, Matthew Edwards, Nate of Everything Elite, Suit Williams)

1:06:28 Top 10 MOTY 3

1:35:55 Voicemails (Joseph Montecillo, WH Park, Ian Hamilton, Mark Buckeldee, Andrew Thompson)

1:42:33 Top 10 MOTY 2-1

2:44:00 GRAPPL 100 Top 10 Reveal, honourable mentions

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On the GRAPPLpod this week, it’s another busy weekend in the books as Benno & JP are joined by Matty to talk WWE SummerSlam, and of course, the latest edition of GRAPPL Combat as they talk the latest saga in the STORY and all other fallout from a mixed bag of a show in Detroit. They also chat the announced and teased matches for AEW All In as Joe vs Punk, FTR vs Young Bucks and Adam Cole vs MJF matches take shape, as the lads discuss whether those matches meet expectations for the stage of All In at Wembley.  All this, plus Benno, JP (and GRAPPL Charlie) take a trip to Rev Pro, a rough episode of Dark Side of the Ring, a quick G1 update and much more! SHOWNOTES 0:00 Intro, Plugs, Best SummerSlam Matches, All Innit 14:53 AEW All In Wembley announcements, Punk vs Joe, FTR vs Young Bucks teased 36:20 AEW Collision Review, Dynamite 53:14 WWE SummerSlam, Jimmy Uso turns, more STORY 1:53:15 DSTOR, Bash at the Beach 2000 2:02:55 Rev Pro Live in London 1:53:26 G1 Update Follow us on Twitter: @BensonRichardE @GrapplJP @GRAPPLpod Watch Spotlight on our Youtube Channel with new episodes premiering Tuesdays at 3pm BST at https://www.youtube.com/c/GRAPPL Joins us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPL Spotlight Pre-Show at http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL as well as via Spotify by following the link below: https://open.spotify.com/show/4io6b6hJwDeFwaNPiF7WMV?si=8ur8Wab_Sy6jCdc-A4Pzag GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our patrons, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn & Simon Mulvaney!

As mentioned on the show we’re delighted to partner with Top Rope Brewing to help them celebrate 5 years of making wrestling themed beer! They’ve created a GRAPPL birthday pack which you can order at https://grapplapp.com/support - use the code GRAPPLMANIA for free delivery!

After a week off Benno, JP and Gareth are back to catchup on AEW with discussion of MJF vs Punk, the Danielson vs Hangman build to Winter is Coming and just what is going on with Cody Rhodes.

They also talk NXT War Games, NOAH with the highly regarded Kenoh vs Nakajima match from The Best, as well as Fake TripleMania, some STARDOM, Gareth's trip to TNT and more!

SHOWNOTES

00:10 Intro, The GRAPPL Million, Steve Austin in ECW

26:30 AEW Catchup, Punk vs MJF, Cody, Ratings

1:31:12 NXT War Games, Kyle O'Reilly and Johnny Gargano

1:55:05 NOAH Kenoh vs Nakajima, STARDOM

2:15:37 TripleMania Regia

2:24:40 TNT Extreme, Alexxis Falcon vs Lizzy Evo

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As mentioned on the show we’re delighted to partner with Top Rope Brewing to help them celebrate 5 years of making wrestling themed beer! They’ve created a GRAPPL birthday pack which you can order at https://grapplapp.com/support - use the code GRAPPLMANIA for free delivery!

Benno, JP and Gareth discuss the final ROH show for now, ROH Final Battle 2021 and talk the news coming out of the show with Jonathan Gresham becoming ROH champion, FTR and Deonna Perrazo appearing and what it all means for the landscape of wrestling going forward. They also discuss the breaking news of the sad passing of Jimmy Rave, talking memories of him in ROH and TNA.

They also talk AEW Dynamite and Rampage with the debut of HOOK, a completely different first half hour of Dynamite with Punk and MJF switching roles plus Cody, the build for Winter is Coming and Gareth's trip to NORTH, with some quick New Japan chat at the end!

SHOWNOTES

00:10 Intro

20:50 Jimmy Rave

33:01 ROH Final Battle 2021

1:27:08 AEW Dynamite, Rampage, HOOK

2:23:45 NORTH Wrestling

2:45:10 New Japan Strong, BOSJ, Tag League

Thanks to our patrons for supporting the podcast, with special thanks to current Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Simon Gunn, Günther Daniel and Conor O'Loughlin.

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In the first half of this week’s show Benno & JP talk Miro, the Lucha Brothers and Kevin Owens various contract strife, as well as roundup some weekend TV and the latest from AEW heading into Grand Slam. They are then joined by a surprise run-in from Matty to talk the CINEMA from Smackdown and help answer your questions in a special Spotlight #AskGRAPPL Mailbag in the second half as we discuss some sliding doors for Cody, an AEW Hall of Fame, the 2004 TPI and even some off topic chat on the best items on a Roast and more! SHOWNOTES 0:00 Intro, Benno’s Dealer’s Choice - NIGEL 20:19 Miro, Lucha Brothers, KO, Weekend TV

1:07:12 #AskGRAPPL Mailbag GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Ewan Cameron, Mark Buckeldee & Carl Gac! You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at ⁠http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL,⁠ or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at ⁠http://www.patreon.com/GRAPPL!⁠ Get the the new line of GRAPPL merchandise with FREE SHIPPING to the UK, EU, US, Canada, Australia & New Zealand at https://chopped-tees.com/en-uk/collections/grappl You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL, or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL! You can also join us on the GRAPPL Discord for free at https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠

It’s episode 10 (or X) of BRETRO - “Owen”.

Matty & Gareth left you on a 30 year old cliffhanger at the end of the last episode. Find out what happened next when they visit WrestleMania X and Episode 1 of Action Zone as the Bret & Owen Hart STORY continues.

GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Ewan Cameron, Mark Buckeldee, Carl Gac & Simon Mulvaney! You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at ⁠http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL,⁠ or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at ⁠http://www.patreon.com/GRAPPL!⁠ 

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On Spotlight this time, Benno & JP kick off October will a full review of AEW WrestleDream with MOTY candidates, another divisive MJF performance and a big debut, as they of course talk Adam “Edge” Copeland and his prospects in AEW and their differing excitement levels to see it.

They also talk the GRAPPL October schedule, AEW vs NXT, the NXT No Mercy show from Saturday, Brian Pillman Jnr, Jade Cargill, Nakajima, Stardom and more! SHOWNOTES 0:00 Intro, October schedule, YouTube Memberships 10:13 Adam Copeland joins AEW 34:14 AEW WrestleDream Full Review 1:53:30 NXT No Mercy 2:10:23 Stardom, Nakajima, misc news

Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠

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Support us by becoming a patron at http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a channel member on our Youtube Channel at ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@GRAPPL and get Spotlight LIVE every week, in addition to the exclusive Spotlight pre-show, the GRAPPL Weekend Show, all of our other weekly bonus shows, news updates, and more!

Find here the latest episode of TIME, with a nostalgic look back at April 1998 through the four pillars of culture - Music, Films, TV and Sport! From a catch up on the soaps with forgotten families and big names in Eastenders, a cracking episode of The Bill, hip hop dominating the charts, a trilogy of trilogies in the movies, PRIDE dominating combat sports, and the INVICIBLES in the Prem - we cover everything happening in TIME, in August of 2003. Follow us: Matty @MattyEdwards86 Liam: @LFDOOM JP: @GRAPPLjp Benno: @BensonRichardE

On this week’s show, Benno, JP, Gareth and Matty start GRAPPLMania Week with the Big Preview of WrestleMania and ALL of the major shows happening in the Philadelphia area and beyond from ROH, GCW, WrestleCon and more - plus other shows happening this week from around the world. Before that though, they talk CM Punk on Ariel Helwani, mass releases from AEW this week, the latest on Vince McMahon, and WWE’s announcement of Clash at the Castle in Scotland. You can join us for GRAPPLMania week and get all of our Live Shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL, or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL! You can also join us to chat the shows through the week on the GRAPPL Discord for free at: https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro, GRAPPLMania Week 0:19:01 CM Punk on Ariel Helwani 0:46:18 Vince McMahon 0:51:36 Clash at the Castle 0:54:15 AEW Releases 1:05:05 Rev Pro Rumble 1:10:52 Raw, Final WrestleMania build, Smackdown 1:28:37 WrestleMania Night 1 and 2 Preview 2:22:41 WrestleMania Week Preview, WrestleCon, The Collective GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn, Ewan Cameron and Simon Mulvaney! Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL!

As we head into Mania Weekend and find out if Cody will finish the story, find here our Patreon Dealer's Choice episode, where we looked back at his entire run in AEW, with Gareth's Dealer's Choice pick - "CODY - AEW Nightmare"!

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It's the end of dealers choice month and for some weird reason Gareth's choice is always last but he always picks a corker. And it's no different this time round as he reclaims his DEEP CUT gimmick with a dangerously contemporary choice of CODY - AEW Nightmare! Join Gareth, Matty, Benno and myself as we talk the ultimately mad run of Cody Rhodes in AEW *SLIDING DOORS ALERT* where we go in depth from his initially promising early stages run with some cracking promos and angles. It being Cody though, we have plenty of batshit Codyverse stuff including his Oliver Dreamer impression, COVID Wrestling, TNT Kit Kat title belt, introduction of Eddie Kingston, GLOCK, the nightmare of Brandi, and whatever the fuck the end of run was. So sit back, enjoy the madness of the Codyverse and fantasy book his never-to-exist monster heel run. DISCLAIMER: Any previous opinions/daft predictions that we may have raised on previous podcasts, do not apply and we were probably right anyway  Enjoy  NB In classic Gareth-style, the Playlist is attached in old school Excel, as well as available here as a YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMZhf4Yz5WZvxLhNzxa1c0i62E94stT4T - JP

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Thursday Update w. Benno 26.1.23

- GRAPPL Weekend Show is LIVE tomorrow, join us!

- Dynamite ratings & results, Mark Briscoe appears

- Jay Briscoe tribute show live on Youtube

- DAZN big in Bosnia Herzegovina

- WWE signs shitload more college athletes

- Vince is back in Stamford, hide your steak wraps

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On the GRAPPLpod this time, it is the penultimate week before All In as Benno & JP talk their issues with the reported final card for Wembley, as they break that down and of course talk the latest big distraction as CM Punk cuts a promo on Hangman Page after Collision and stories make the rounds of more fallout from Brawl Out!

They also talk the G1 Finals and look back on a very different tournament from normal as Naito wins the whole thing, and we get the results from the GRAPPL pick em’s, plus Marty Jannetty, TripleMania, Stardom and more!

SHOWNOTES 0:00 Intro, Plugs, All Innit, Christian in TNA 13:20 CM Punk drama, Hangman Page comments, reports of talent banned from Collision 38:37 AEW All In Wembley and the card so far 1:19:57 Collision, Dynamite Preview 1:26:19 New Japan at the Coppperbox, G1 Finals, Rev Pro 1:57:17 Marty Jannetty 2:05:26 Stardom, TripleMania

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You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL, or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL! You can also join us on the GRAPPL Discord for free at https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ On the Weekend Show this week it's an early and bumper sized (free) edition to make up for no Spotlight as me and JP talk AEW Double or Nothing coming up this weekend, as well as AEW Dynamite from this week with Satnam vs Bryan, a big night for Swerve, Darby, Tony and all the other final PPV build. We also talk all the day's news from the Tony Khan presser, WWE's two day SummerSlam and Saudi wish list ahead of the King & Queen of the Ring show, as well as everything else going on this weekend from Japan, Europe, America and further afield. Enjoy! Benno SHOWNOTES0:00 Intro - FPL, KOTR 2001, Kurt Angle mixtape reveal18:45 Weekend News - SummerSlam 2026, Tony Khan conference call, Bad Bones, TKO1:04:56 AEW Dynamite Review, rating, the week in TV wrestling1:20:40 AEW Double or Nothing Preview, WWE King & Queen of the Ring, Other Previews GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, and Ewan Cameron!

Special deep dive this month on the wonderful world of Stardom. And there is no better guest to guide us through this than the doyen of Stardom and writer of the best show reports going - Karen Peterson! 

We go in depth on all things Stardom such as the storylines, factions, roster, the talent influx, the Bushiroad era, relationship with the fans, other Joshi companies and the future may hold for Stardom. All of that and Karen's wrestling fan origin story, her writing style and lots more!

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In a special early (and FREE) edition of the GRAPPL Weekend Show, to kick off August Benno & Matty talk the huge news of Shane McMahon meeting with Tony Khan, as well as preview the big SummerSlam card from the weekend and talk last night's Dynamite, Bryan Danielson's retirement stipulation and all the news and previews of the weekend's wrestling. You can get the GRAPPL Weekend Show as well as all of our live and bonus shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at http://www.youtube.com/@GRAPPL, or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at http://www.patreon.com/GRAPPL! You can also join us on the GRAPPL Discord for free at https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠  GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, and Ewan Cameron! Final tickets remain for "Professional Podcasters doing a Professional Podcast - LIVE", our live show in London right before Rev Pro at the Copper box, the day before All In. The link to buy tickets is https://grappl.bigcartel.com/product/grappl-live-podcast. Get your tickets now, as when they're gone, they're gone! 

Welcome to Episode 2 of the Karen Peterson Show as Karen is back to talk the big stories on the Puro and Joshi landscape! 

We get into the Hana Kimura Memorial Show: BAGUS!, the 5* Star Grand Prix, potentials imports, NJPW of America, BOSJ, Kota Ibushi, Forbidden Door AND CyberFight Festival. That's a fair bit. Oh and Tokyo Vice

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Well, what do we want to talk about? In one of the busiest most newsworthy weeks in wrestling history, Benno & JP are joined by Matty Edwards to talk the WWE and UFC merger/sale, the return of Vince McMahon to WWE creative, and of course the shocking result of the WrestleMania main event as Roman Reigns beats Cody Rhodes.

They also talk the rest of the WrestleMania cards, Shane McMahon, Snoop Dogg, Dominik Mysterio, the IC title banger, Owens and Zayn winning the tag belts and everything else from the shows, as well as some talk on ROH Supercard, NXT and the best of the shows from GCW, WrestleCon and more from Mania Week.

SHOWNOTES

01:13 Intro/Plugs

02:53 Vince McMahon returns to creative, UFC and WWE merge to form new company

35:12 Roman Reigns beats Cody Rhodes

1:04:28 WrestleMania Night 1 & 2 Reviews

2:20:28 ROH Supercard of Honor

2:39:02 Top 5 Shows from Mania Week, Other highlights

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Benno and JP are joined by WH Park for a packed show as they talk the life and death of NXT UK and all the fall out as wrestlers are released, NXT Europe is announced, food is taken off tables and more.

They also talk the backstage drama with CM Punk and Hangman Page and a stacked Dynamite from this past week, plus the G1 Final, Jeff Jarrett leaving WWE and JP’s trip to York Hall for Rev Pro’s 10th Anniversary Show.

SHOWNOTES

0:10 Intro

02:04 NXT UK is dead

46:40 CM Punk and Hangman Page backstage drama

1:07:02 AEW Dynamite Review

1:41:12 G1 Final

2:28:40 Royal Quest, Rev Pro 10th Anniversary Show

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GRAPPL Spotlight Presents: "TIME", a nostalgic look back at September 2007 through the four pillars of culture - Music, Films, TV and Sport! From Timbaland to Derby in the Premier League, UFC with the PRIDE Invasion angle, Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Eastenders, 3:10 to Yuma, Gordon Ramsay in the States, Jason Bourne and more - the lads cover eveything happening in TIME, in September 07. TIMEstamps 0:00 Intro 8:20 Music 51:00 Film 1:19:26 Sport 2:12:40 Television Follow The Lads: JP: @GrapplJP Gareth: @GRAPPLGareth Matty: @MattyEdwards86 Liam: @LFDOOM

Benno, JP and Gareth wrap up GRAPPLMania week and talk their highlights and lowlights of the week, picking their best matches and performers and their overall highlights from all of the shows over a packed few days.

Also, Jericho vs Austin, belt marks, the world according to Jeff, Cena and Vin, Nick Aldi’s, Jesse Ventura and more!

SHOWNOTES

00:05 Intro

27:33 Jericho on Broken Skull Sessions

51:40 WrestleMania

1:41:40 NXT Takeover

2:08:58 The Collective, IWTV Showcase

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Benno, JP & Gareth talk a cavalcade of subjects after a busy week with AEW Dynamite and Rampage to talk about with the return of Hangman Page and a well-received TV match with CM Punk against Daniel Garcia as they talk what’s next for both in AEW.

They also talked GCW’s Mox vs. Gage, Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Grand Square, as well as MLW Fightland and matches from STARDOM, AAA and Daniel Garcia’s busy weekend in Beyond and West Coast Pro.

SHOWNOTES

00:14 Intro

25:00 AEW Dynamite, Rampage

1:28:00 AAA Lucha Bros vs. Laredo Kid & El Hijo Del Vikingo

1:34:40 GCW Mox vs Gage

2:03:00 NOAH Grand Square, Nakajima

2:17:28 MLW Fightland

2:32:44 STARDOM, Garcia vs. Shelley, Garcia vs. Suzuki 

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This week on Spotlight, Benno returns to give his live thoughts on attending Forbidden Door, as well as a weekend of WWE events with Money in the Bank, NXT Heatwave and Smackdown as the lads talk the difference in live experience, crowds and more across the shows, Solo SIkoa as a main eventer, Punk/Drew and more!

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In a wild roaming edition of Spotlight, JP is away so Benno is instead joined by Matty Edwards, with the lads in turn joined for the intro by Martin Bushby to talk Martin and Benno’s charity stream coming up this weekend (and some Rev Pro live in Sheffield), as well as a late appearance from GRAPPL Gareth who joins to help out with a listener Q&A and talk AEW, Matty’s BOLA DVD's, this week’s Impact and the latest on Vince McMahon - plus some bonus run-ins from Shooter Steph Chase.

All this, plus Pointless, Top 5 GIGS, low rent Brit Wres, Saved by the Bell, The Word and Braden Walker.

SHOWNOTES

00:20 Intro, Martin talks the charity stream, Rev Pro

31:29 Vince McMahon

49:37 Gareth joins the show, Top 5 Gigs

1:17:34 PWG BOLA, Impact

1:46:10 AEW Dynamite, Rampage

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As mentioned on the show, this WrestleMania Sunday Benno, JP and Gareth will be teaming up with POST Wrestling’s Martin Bushby of the British Wrestling Experience and Davie Portman from UpNXT, to present three LIVE podcasts from the Northern Monk Refectory in Leeds. Get your tickets at GRAPPLapp.com/Support and join us for the day, as well as the after party at Hooked On Events where we’ll be watching WrestleMania!

On this week's show, Benno and JP talk the Vince McMahon vs Pat McAfee rumors, Undertaker in the HOF, Cesaro leaving WWE and a newsworthy Dynamite with polarizing promos from MJF, Chris Jericho & Eddie Kingston, Bryan vs Garcia and more!

All this plus a busy “what we’ve been watching” segment with MLW (and Microman), Impact Wrestling and matches from NOAH, STARDOM, GCW and Beyond Wrestling!

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00:20 Intro, Undertaker, McMahon vs McAfee

21:50 Plugs

30:02 Tony Khan’s big announcement, Cesaro

59:10 Dynamite, Rampage

1:56:15 MLW Fusion, Impact

2:26:15 NOAH, Stardom

2:39:20 GCW, Beyond

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Benno returns to the show to join JP and Gareth and talk about the highly rated Will Ospreay vs Michael Oku match from Rev Pro High Stakes as well as the rest of the card that dropped on VOD this week. They also talk AEW Dynamite and Rampage from the last week. with a praised MJF vs CM Punk main event, a rotten Brandi vs Dan Lambert segment and the planned big surprise debut for this week.

SHOWNOTES

00:30 Intro

35:07 Ospreay vs Oku, Rev Pro High Stakes

1:42:45 AEW Dynamite, Rampage, Punk vs MJF

2:30:55 MLW

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Benno and JP are joined by Matty Edwards to review Elimination Chamber and Sami Zayn losing to Roman Reigns, plus to talk the ongoing Khan vs Helwani nonsense on Twitter, Jay White leaving New Japan at Battle in the Valley and Mercedes Mone winning the IWGP Women's Title.

They also preview Dynamite, talk the Muto retirement show, BT Sports becoming TNT, CM Punk and lots more, plus GRAPPL Gareth drops by for the Intro to the show as Benno reveals his somewhat predictable Dealer’s Choice and the lads talk more STEVE Austin after the career retrospective on GRAPPL Patreon this week!

SHOWNOTES

00:00 Intro, STEVE, Benno’s Dealer’s Choice Reveal

17:48 Elimination Chamber, Sami Zayn

01:07:05 Khan vs Helwani, CM Punk, BT Sport becomes TNT

1:35:10 New Japan Battle in the Valley, Merceds Mone, Jay White

2:00:10 Muto retirement show, Okada/Kiyomiya

2:09:31 AEW Dynamite Preview, Ratings talk

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Benno and JP chat the last week of AEW with some high rated matches over the weekend on Battle of the Belts and Rampage, as well as angle developments on Dynamite with Elite drama - before being joined by the great Karen Peterson to talk her own thoughts on AEW, the breaking news of further hush money payments by Vince McMahon being identified, plus Raw and Smackdown from this week.

They then get into the latest from the G1 after a big weekend in Osaka with Karen bringing strong thoughts related to the IWGP Womens Title and running through the highlights from Stardom’s 5 Star Grand Prix so far. JP also attempts to review MCW.

SHOWNOTES

0:10 Intro

16:25 AEW Battle of the Belts, Rampage, Dynamite

34:44 Karen Peterson joins, more AEW

1:02:22 New Vince McMahon payments, WWE Smackdown, Raw

1:30:10 New Japan G1, IWGP Womens Title

2:32:56 Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix

2:48:00 MCW Ballroom Brawl

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Benno & JP are back for a wide ranging Spotlight proper as Matty joins them for the first half of the show as they talk SNME, ad breaks, winged eagle belts and Jesse Ventura, before Benno & JP talk Kenny Omega, the Continental Classic, Mercedes and more out of AEW, as well as New Japan in the USA, the return of Tessa Blanchard to TNA and everything else going on in the wrestling world this week ahead of Christmas season and the fourth annual GRAPPYs and CRAPPYs next week!

SHOWNOTES

0:00 Intro, Plugs
10:25 WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, Raw on Netflix
46:01 AEW, Kenny Omega, Collision, ROH
1:16:24 NJPW, Mercedes, TNA, Tessa Blanchard

1:43:50 PATREON PREVIEW: The STORY of Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio

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It's a GRAPPLMania weekend so big that JP and Benno are here for a free version of the Patreon Weekend Preview Show on a Wednesday!

Join the lads as they attempt to navigate the absolute state of the weekend and talk everything else going on from WrestleMania, NXT Takeover, The Collective and IWTV's Showcase Of The Independents!

SHOWNOTES

0:30 Intro/AEW

18:00 NXT Takeover, WrestleMania

1:02:17 The Collective

1:42:00 IWTV

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It’s a bumper show as Benno, JP & Gareth are joined by the great Alan 4L to talk about a crazy week in wrestling as Bray Wyatt is released from WWE, as well as rumours of Adam Cole leaving NXT and Ric Flair being granted his WWE release. They also talk AEW selling out the United Center for the strongly hinted debut of CM Punk, as well as this week’s AEW Dynamite with an apparent change of plans in the Kenny Omega and Adam Page story as well as yes, Nick Gage in the main event versus Chris Jericho.

All this plus PWG Mystery Vortex, the state of the US Indies as opposed to Brit Wres and Dragon Gate’s Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival with the retirement of Masato Yoshino.

SHOWNOTES

0:30 Intro

16:01 Bray Wyatt released from WWE, Adam Cole, Ric Flair

1:20:33 CM Punk, AEW Sell Out the United Center

1:56:05 AEW Dynamite

2:38:50 PWG, State of US indies

3:11:13 Dragon Gate Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2021, Masato Yoshino

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On this week’s Spotlight Benno & JP are again joined by GRAPPL Gareth to follow up last week’s explosive Spotlight on the state of AEW as they look at the Full Gear show from Saturday night with a controversial night long story with MJF and Adam Cole, a MOTYC from Swerve Strickland and Hangman Page and lots in the middle, as well as talking points aplenty with the Continental Classic somewhat taking shape, Will Ospreay, Ronda Rousey and more! SHOWNOTES 0:00 Intro, MJF, AEW Full Gear Review 2:10:00 Ospreay, Continental Classic 2:35:40 Wrestling Observer Hall Of Fame GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt & Simon Gunn! Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL!

Benno, JP and Gareth talk the two days of NJPW Wrestling Dontaku featuring both a GRAPPL Match of the Year contender as well as a Worst Match of the Year contender. They also talk the AJPW Champions Carnival Final, NOAH The Glory and some AEW ahead of Wednesday night's Blood and Guts.

All this plus Brian Pillman, Roddy Piper, Randy Savage, Dudes with Attitudes and Jabs and Kebabs!

SHOWNOTES

00:10 Intro

25:18 Dark Side of the Ring Brian Pillman, A&E Randy Savage and Roddy Piper docs, Dudes with Attitudes Untold

1:00:49 NJPW Wrestling Dontaku

1:41:35 NOAH The Glory

1:56:35 AJPW Champions Carnival

2:04:55 AEW Dynamite, Blood and Guts Preview

2:31:10 MLW Fusion, Smackdown, GCW

2:52:12 PATREON PREVIEW: Worst Venues in Wrestling

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It’s Episode 11 of BRETRO and as we get closer to Christmas, there’s a reminder that A Dog Is For Life… Bulldogs anyway. Bret Hart was intrinsically linked to The British Bulldogs over his whole career and we look at two matches a decade apart. We shoot all the way back to 1985 as Dynamite Kid is the opponent for the blue and black attack, and then we leap forward 10 years as Bret faces his brother-in-law Davey Boy Smith once again at In Your House 5. Bret Hart vs Dynamite KidKid https://youtu.be/Ei8C2_IJ73M?si=Gx2YsFDHpAxjoKdu Bret Hart vs Davey Boy Smith https://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x3l64u

In a special breaking news show on Patreon and for YouTube Members, Benno and JP attempted to break down the crazy day of news that followed Spotlight. Find here the section of the show where they talked WWE announcing a deal for Monday Night Raw on Netflix in the US, in a huge money and game changing announcement with worldwide implications. They also talked Rock being added to the TKO board, what it all means for AEW, the Vince documentary, the death of the WWE Network in the UK and more.   If you enjoy this clip, get the full show either by becoming a YouTube Member or by becoming a Patron at Patreon.com/GRAPPL! Full Audio: https://www.patreon.com/posts/breaking-news-w-97053645?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Full Video: https://youtu.be/upSfVEpn0dQ?si=rd7bUdgJ1SrDmoH5

This section of the GRAPPL Patreon Weekend Show is available free to all here with clips available on the GRAPPL YouTube feed.

In this section of the GRAPPL Weekend Show, Benno & JP talked their reaction to the CM Punk Instagram story and all the fallout and drama late last week, plus with Spotlight this week being taken up by The Big WrestleMania Weekend Preview, the lads review Dynamite in full and talk the ratings for the main event of Vikingo/Omega and all the rest of the happening’s from Wednesday’s show.

SHOWNOTES

05:45 - CM Punk Instagram Blow Up

29:58 - AEW Dynamite Review

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Benno, JP and Gareth discuss Kevin Owens re-signing with WWE in a reported multimillion dollar deal, as well as the big match of the week Hangman Page vs. Bryan Danielson that has attracted lots of 5 star ratings on the GRAPPL App.

They also talk the rest of the goings on from the Winter is Coming edition of Dynamite and Rampage, New Japan's BOSJ and Tag League finals, as well as the final cards for WrestleKingdom, NJPW vs NOAH and some Aussie Graps with the big PWA vs MCW show from this weekend!

SHOWNOTES

00:10 Intro

27:14 Kevin Owens re-signs with WWE

38:10 Hangman vs Danielson, AEW Winter is Coming

1:39:40 New Japan BOSJ, Tag League, Wrestle Kingdom cards

2:19:00 PWA vs MCW

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It's a new episode of TIME, a nostalgic look back through the four pillars of culture - Music, Films, TV and Sport!

Join us as we cover everything happening in TIME, in March of 1995!

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Benno, JP & Gareth talk a busy week of news and big shows with WWE Money in the Bank and Impact Slammiversary with big surprise appearances from John Cena and Jay White, plus a stellar AEW Dynamite to talk about, as well as JP’s live experience at Rev Pro in Bristol and Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions with Kevin Nash!

SHOWNOTES

0:30 Intro

21:45 Broken Skull Sessions

29:33 WWE Money in the Bank

1:25:30 Impact Slammiversary

2:11:05 AEW Dynamite

2:45:20 Rev Pro Live in Bristol

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Benno & JP are joined GRAPPL Gareth to discuss CM Punk's incredible debut on AEW Rampage. They also talk Rev Pro's 9th Anniversary Show, NXT Takeover and SummerSlam!

SHOWNOTES

0:45 Intro

25:01 CM Punk, AEW Rampage, AEW Dynamite

2:00:00 Rev Pro 9th Anniversary

2:31:11 WWE NXT Takeover, SummerSlam

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The GRAPPL Weekend Show was taped live on GRAPPL Patreon on Thursday night. To get the show every week, become a Patron or YouTube Member! - Benno

It’s a new GRAPPL Weekend Show as we preview AEW Revolution this Sunday night with a stacked card as well as talk all the final build on Dynamite.

We also talk the fallout from the John Cena turn, The Rock and Triple H palace intrigue, Travis Scott and more - plus the WCW vault, AEW n Amazon and all the other weekend news and previews.

Enjoy!

Benno

SHOWNOTES: 0:00 Intro, Plugs, WCW Vault 10:14 WWE news, Cena, Rock, Triple H 59:17 AEW Dynamite Review 1:27:10 AEW Revolution Preview, Weekend Previews

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On this week’s show, Benno and JP talk everything going on across AEW, WWE & NJPW as Jon Moxley wins the IWGP title, Kenny Omega speaks on CM Punk and being an EVP, and the Bloodline B-Team Civil War kicks off in WWE and everything in between. They also talk Vince McMahon and his prospects of starting a new company, Documentary Corner returns, as well as all the news around the world as the lads catch up with everything going on in wrestling this week. If you missed GRAPPLMania week, you can replays of all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL, or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL! You can also join us still on the GRAPPL Discord for free at https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro, Rock Film Club 0:08:30 AEW, Kenny Omega, CM Punk, Tony Khan 0:23:32 Dynasty PPV build, the weekend in TV, Dynamite 0:47:40 NJPW, Moxley wins IWGP title, Jack Perry, Windy City Riot 1:16:23 Vince McMahon sells TKO shares 1:24:39 WWE, Sami Zayn vs Chad Gable, Bloodline Civil War, Roman, Nu Wyatts 1:52:05 Documentary Corner, Harley Race, Chris Colt 2:06:21 Rossy Ogawa, MARIGOLD 2:16:29 PATREON PREVIEW: Top 5 Pub Snacks (GRAPPL 5 to 1 ) GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn, Ewan Cameron and Simon Mulvaney! Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL!

Benno, JP and Gareth discuss AEW with a deep dive on the ratings, an unlikely main event match on Dynamite and the strange position of Cody Rhodes. They also discuss ROH’s 19th Anniversary Show and the weight of history that comes with it, before chatting some MCW and MLW.

All this plus, The Legend Of Doom, E-Feds, Teletext, The Power Slam Hotline, IWFNewJack and SuperDelfin.

SHOWNOTES

00:57 Intro/00’s internet

36:20 GRAPPLMania plans

46:36 AEW Dynamite, TV Ratings, Cody Rhodes

1:43:45 ROH 19th Anniversary

2:27:05 MCW Ballroom Brawl

2:41:09 MLW Fusion

2:54:46 Patreon Preview - Flashback: WrestleMania 8

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On the Weekend Show this time, me and JP talk Dynasty at Dynasty (or is it Dynasty at Dynasty?) and the rest of the card on Sunday, as well as this week's Dynamite, All In week, Miro/Rusev signing for WWE, Fenix and more. Enjoy!BennoSHOWNOTES:0:00 Intro, April Schedule15:23 WWE, Miro, Fenix, News50:49 AEW news, Dynamite1:30:04 AEW Dynasty Preview, Weekend Previews GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings and Queen Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Carl Gac, Sophia Hitchcock & Simon Mulvaney! You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at ⁠http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL,⁠ or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at ⁠http://www.patreon.com/GRAPPL!⁠ Get the the new line of GRAPPL merchandise with FREE SHIPPING to the UK, EU, US, Canada, Australia & New Zealand at https://chopped-tees.com/en-uk/collections/grapplYou can also join us on the GRAPPL Discord for free at https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠

THIS WEEK on WrestleMania Sunday Benno, JP and GRAPPL Gareth will be teaming up with POST Wrestling’s Martin Bushby of the British Wrestling Experience and Davie Portman from UpNXT, to present three LIVE podcasts from the Northern Monk Refectory in Leeds. Get your tickets at GRAPPLapp.com/Support and join us for the day, as well as the after party at Hooked On Events where we’ll be watching WrestleMania, as well as a WrestleMania quiz and other games hosted by Benno!

On this week's show, Benno and JP talk the career of Triple H (no he’s not dead), some talk on the final WrestleMania build, Cody and an all-timer of a first hour of AEW Dynamite. Also, Rampage, the New Japan Cup final, New Japan Strong and the first day of Stardom World Climax.

They also talk WrestleMania X7, putting crisps in the fridge, the final plans for the podcasting day Live in Leeds and our plans for WrestleMania Weekend.

SHOWNOTES

00:20 Intro, Leeds Weekend, WrestleMania X7

17:25 Triple H

34:03 Cody Rhodes, WrestleMania, Steiners

48:43 AEW Dynamite, Rampage, MJF

1:16:55 NJ Cup, NJ Strong, 

1:38:11 Stardom

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Benno and JP talk ROH's Best in the World PPV, AEW Dynamite's Road Rager with the debut of the former Tommy End as well as New Japan's shows from the weekend, another strong main event from Pro Wrestling NOAH and even some UFC.

Before that though, they're joined by the great Martin Bushby to discuss his upcoming 12 hour BWE Charity stream, as well as the Euro 2020 final, England, Paul Orndorff, the BJ Cup and everything in-between!

0:30 Intro, Euro 2020, Euro Fantasy, The BJ Cup

28:43 Martin's BWE 12 Hour Live Stream

38:12 Paul Orndorff

46:00 The Rise and Fall of NXT

58:35 UFC

1:04:40 ROH Best in the World

1:46:21 AEW Dynamite, Road Rager, Malakai Black

2:23:12 New Japan

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For one week only to celebrate the GRAPPL Spotlight Patreon 2 Year Anniversary, we are making our Patreon shows free for all on the main feed. If you are enjoying this content consider subscribing at Patreon.com/GRAPPL!

For this episode of Mixtape, Benno, JP, Gareth & Matty preview DEALER'S CHOICE month as they each pick two matches from any part of wrestling history. 

The lads talk Von Erichs and The Freebirds, Bret and Randy Savage, Orton and Edge(!) and a couple of big ones as Gareth is forced to watch a deathmatch (albeit a very well produced one) and Benno is forced to watch World Of Sport. The results, may surprise you!

MATCHES:

JP

Ishii vs Shibata G1 2013

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5x713r

Von Erichs vs Freebirds 1983 World Class

https://youtu.be/zZiY92IVdrs

Gareth

Bret Hart vs Randy Savage SNME 1987

Part 1: https://youtu.be/Z976fLWo3lc

Part 2: https://youtu.be/mXDcus9CrIA

Rollerball Rocco vs Jushin Liger WOS 1987

https://youtu.be/rCr9PWNhNAs

Matty

Kurt Angle vs Chris Benoit Rumble 2003

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4t3cvk

Randy Orton vs Edge Raw 2007

Part 1: https://youtu.be/tO7aU_WCMh4

Part 2: https://youtu.be/fUst3twIDPw

Part 3: https://youtu.be/9o3f8WgE1Tk

Benno

Goldberg vs Raven Nitro 1997

https://youtu.be/MW9QpJAjTpk

Killshot vs Dante Fox Lucha Underground 2017

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x62eywh

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On this week’s Spotlight Benno & JP are joined by WWE correspondent Matty to talk a huge news week in wrestling as CM Punk returns to WWE at Survivor Series. The lads talk his return to the company, what led to it and all the fallout with a poorly received promo on Raw, roster issues backstage and much more, as well as reviews of Survivor Series and the current state of WWE.

Also on the show, they talk AEW on Wembley pre-sales beginning, QT Marshall leaving the company, Tony Khan, a possible injury to MJF and the week’s TV as the Continental Classic kicks off, as well as the sad passing of wXw’s Absolute Andy.

SHOWNOTES:

0:00:00 Intro, CM Punk

0:52:13 Survivor Series, Raw

1:17:00 Plugs, Survivor Series Mixtape, Bretro public release

1:21:59 AEW, All In London Pre-Sale, QT Marshall, MJF

1:51:06 Continental Classic, Collision, Rampage

2:13:11 Absolute Andy

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General Sale is NOW OPEN for "Professional Podcasters doing a Professional Podcast - LIVE", our live show in London right next door to the Copper box, the day before All In.

The link to buy tickets is https://grappl.bigcartel.com/product/grappl-live-podcast. Get your tickets now, as when they're gone, they're gone! On this episode Benno and JP are right in it with no pre-show and joined by Matty Edwards to talk WWE’s Clash at the Castle this week with a big gate and a big loss for Drew McIntyre and mixed fortunes for the other Scottish talent, as well as a surprise appearance from CM Punk and mixed thoughts from the lads on AJ/Cody, Sami Zayn vs Chad Gable and the rest of Saturday evenings card. They also talk the latest goings on in AEW as rumours abound on the return of Hangman Page, All In sales appear to stall and things start to fall in place for Forbidden Door. All this, plus the G1 lineups and schedule announcements, the latest on Jeff Hardy and WWE talent to TNA, the second episode of Who Killed WCW, NOAH, AAA, the sad death of James Castle and some chat on the Euros this week. SHOWNOTES: 00:00 Intro, Euros, Kevin Campbell, Plugs 21:39 WWE, Clash at the Castle Review 1:46:56 AEW, All In sales, Hangman Page, this week’s TV 2:10:55 NJPW, G1 Lineups, Blocks, Schedule 2:18:54 TNA, Jeff Hardy, Tatum Paxley 2:23:10 Who Killed WCW Episode 2 2:36:36 Triplemania, NOAH 2:43:37 James Castle

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Benno and JP catch up with an all round the houses Spotlight, starting with Heel John Cena, his back and forth with Cody and all the fallout from Cena’s first post-turn appearance in Brussels.
They also talk WWE’s daft footy title belts, as well as catch up on AEW as we hit tournament season once again and reset after Revolution on Dynamite and Collision, and talk TNA, New Japan, NXT and everything else going on in the world of wrestling this week. Also, TIPPL updates and WWE’s daft footy belts.

SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, Plugs, TIPPL Part 2
15:29 John Cena’s Heel promo, Cody, WWE in Europe, WWE's daft belts
1:12:28 AEW Collision, Dynamite, Dynasty directions and other news
1:37:46 TNA, NJPW, other news and notes

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On this week’s show GRAPPL Gareth joins the show for a major update on the status of GRAPPL going forward.

After that though, Benno, JP and Matty review WWE’s Backlash from Puerto Rico on Saturday, talk the latest Wembley updates as ticket sales pass 60,000 and surpass all expectations, plus the lads review Dynamite, Rampage and everything else they've watched this week, with some quick chat on Eurovision, King Charles and the best Wrestling Themes of all time!

SHOWNOTES

0:00 Cold open, GRAPPL App Announcement

17:33 Show Intro, Kings Coronation, Eurovision, Best Wrestling themes

29:57 Wembley Sales Update

54:03 WWE Backlash Puerto Rico

2:00:20 AEW Dynamite, Rampage

2:25:15 Impact, NOAH, All Japan roundup

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On this episode Benno and JP are joined by Gareth & Matty to make the HUGE announcement of their live show on Saturday 24th August 2024, the day before All In and the day of Rev Pro’s Anniversary Show at the Copperbox, right over the road in Hackney Bridge (literally, over the road). They also talk June coming up on GRAPPL before Benno & JP run through all the news and shows from the last week with AEW’s build to Forbidden Door and Ospreay vs Swerve, the latest on Vince McMahon as well as everything else going on with WWE this week as they build to Clash at the Castle - plus stops in TNA, New Japan, MLW, Rev Pro, All Japan and more, with a preview of what’s to come in Documentary Corner in June with the upcoming Who Killed WCW series. SHOWNOTES 00:00 Intro, Live Podcast Announcement 22:09 AEW, Swerve/Ospreay, Collision, Forbidden Door build 56:28 WWE, Vince McMahon, Kaiser/Sheamus, Clash at the Castle 1:24:49 TNA exodus, WWE relationship 1:35:25 NJPW BOSJ, Dominion card 1:48:10 Rev Pro Live in London, Anniversary show build 1:57:44 MLW Battle Riot, Mark Henry, El Jefe 2:08:10 AJPW, Anzai vs Miyahara, EC3 2:13:08 Documentary Corner, News You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL, or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL! You can also join us on the GRAPPL Discord for free at https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, and Ewan Cameron!

Benno and JP are joined by GRAPPL Gareth to talk a big news week for AEW as Jon Moxley beats CM Punk in record time on Dynamite, as the lads talk the positive and negative of the big match/angle and what will be next on the road to AEW All Out.

They also talk the rest of Dynamite, Omega & Ospreay, all of the backstage issues coming to a head in AEW, as well as the Lex Luger A&E documentary and JP’s thoughts as the N1 comes to a close!

SHOWNOTES

1:10 Intro

20:14 WWF UK only PPVs, Ariel Helwani’s Top 10 British Wrestlers

38:33 Lex Luger Doc on A&E

1:02:22 Punk vs Moxley, AEW Dynamite, Rampage

2:19:15 N1 Victory

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Benno, JP and Grapplin’ Garth talk AEW Double Or Nothing with a full review of Sunday’s show, talking the return of a full capacity crowd and a show with many highlights and some polarising moments.

All this, plus Khan vs Khan, Greg Valentine, Carragher, the Lady of the house, the Nozza Dogs and Murder, Death, Kirkdale.

 

01:44 Intro

28:05 WWE and New Japan rumours, Khan vs. Khan promo

51:52 AEW Double Or Nothing 2021 Review 

 

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Well to call this a cursed show is an understatement. 20 minutes after we finished our original recording session, news broke that Stephanie McMahon had left WWE. Here in the intro Benno and Rich Fann cover that story (with possibly more big news to break) before the original recording with Benno, JP and Rich talking Vince McMahon back in power in WWE, lots of Succession parallels and some theories that would both date well and not so well an hour later.

The lads also talk a stellar run AEW from the last few weeks, Jay White rumours, New Japan, and more!

SHOWNOTES

00:00 Stephanie McMahon Resigns Breaking News

13:55 Main Show Intro

22:47 Vince McMahon Returns

1:27:05 AEW Catchup, Dynamite Preview

2:09:35 New Japan, Jay White

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Benno and JP are reunited with GRAPPL Gareth to talk the week in wrestling as they discuss the excellent Vice Versa Chyna Documentary as well as AEW Dynamite with an MMA Cage match and Andrade sit-down interview. They also talk WWE Hell In A Cell which is a show that also happened.

All this, plus CM Punk, Putin, England vs Scotland, GRAPPL Mondays, Cumbriscousers, Glacier, The Replacables and River of Darkness!

0:10 Intro

25:18 Vice Versa: Chyna Documentary

50:51 AEW Dynamite,

1:35:05 WWE Hell In A Cell

2:05:11 New Japan Strong, PWA Aussie Open vs Velocities

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Benno, JP and Gareth talk the Top 10 matches of the year so far according to the GRAPPL app, as well as talk the career of Terry Funk, Triple H, AEW Dynamite and preview AEW Road Rager.

All this plus, Rafa Bentiez, Kenny Samson, Peter Beardsley, Justice For Han, The Shagger and The Reign of Terra Ryzing.

1:15 Intro

35:34 Terry Funk

50:13 The GRAPPL Top 10 Matches of 2021

1:24:12 AEW Dynamite, Road Rager

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We’re knocking bones with BSK in episode 4 of Bretro.Join Matty & Gareth as they discuss Bret Hart’s 5th WWF World Title win in ‘97 vs The Undertaker at THE SummerSlam and a 1993 Raw match with Fatu. Get the video version: https://youtube.com/live/IrGO5SdLvD8?feature=share Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL! Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn & Ewan Cameron!

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Benno, JP and Gareth talk the week in wrestling with some more WWE releases of Killian Dain, Tyler Breeze and others, as well the news coming out of Rev Pro with Jamie Hayter and Skye Smitson trying out for NXT UK.

They also talk Gareth’s live experience of TNT Extreme Wrestling, and this week’s AEW Dynamite and New Japan Strong, as well as NOAH’s Cage War and All Japan’s round robin tournament for the Triple Crown.

00:22 Intro

10:44 Pipebomb promo 10 Years On

31:47 WWE Releases

1:07:05 Rev Pro strip Jamie Hayter due to NXT UK tryout

1:24:08 TNT Extreme Wrestling

1:42:22 AEW Dynamite

2:07:36 New Japan, All Japan, NOAH

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Benno & JP are joined by the great SP3 of Tru Heel Heat (and many other such places) to talk everything AEW booking headed into Grand Slam Australia and a longer view of the year ahead with a tale of two AEW’s as they talk the well received Omega and Ospreay story and compare it to Moxley, the Death Riders and everything going on in between.

Before that though, they talk Saturday Night’s Main Event and whether WWE’s booking gets an easy ride, plus speculate on the odds for Royal Rumble winners and the rest of the build, plus talk assorted news with Omos coming home, Jordynne coming in, ROH, WrestleMania weekend and more.

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0:00 Intro, Plugs, GRAPPL Pateon changes

20:01 WWE SNME, Royal Rumble build, other news and notes

1:20:01 AEW Grand Slam, All In plans, Moxley, Omega Powers, AEW & ROH 2025 Directions

2:18:02 Misc News, Bloodsport UK, Stardom

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The GRAPPL lads (or is it GRAPPLads) are back as Benno, Gareth & Matty once again take a birds eye view of the goings on in wrestling this week as they talk whether MJF/Ospreay was the greatest match in AEW history, Wembley tickets moving, aew TV biz, Bobby Lashley, Talla Tonga and more - plus it’s bizarro world as Matty reviews the G1 and Gareth reviews a 3 hour Raw. All this and more on this week’s Spotlight! You can get the full unedited preshow find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL, or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL! You can also join us on the GRAPPL Discord for free at https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ SHOWNOTES: 00:00 Intro 9:33 MJF Ospreay, best matches in AEW history 26:23 Wembley tickets, Cardiff, Blood & Guts 54:10 Lashley and The Hurt Business prospects in AEW, Talla Tonga 1:12:38 Gareth watches Raw, CM Punk 1:42:57 Matty watches the G1 1:57:21 NOAH, Slammiversary GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, and Ewan Cameron!

This month it’s a perfect episode of BRETRO. Episode 6 “Practice Makes Perfect” sees Matty & Gareth revisit Bret’s SummerSlam 91 IC Title win over Mr. Perfect and discuss the role of a 1989 house show match in shaping this.

On this episode Benno and JP catch up on the news of the week, plus AEW Collision and Rampage from the weekend, this week’s Dynamite, Vince McMahon on Dark Side of the Ring (not that story), New Japan’s BOSJ and Resurgence shows, the Champions Carnival final and more. You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL, or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL! You can also join us on the GRAPPL Discord for free at https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro, Triple H 2000, King of the Ring 2001 0:09:08 AEW news, WBD, Cash Wheeler, Collision, Rampage 0:44:11 WWE news, Vince McMahon, Bloodline, Raw, Smackdown 1:10:18 NJPW Resurgence, AJPW Champions Carnival 1:36:48 Dark Side of the Ring Black Saturday, SGW 2:03:11 Patreon Preview - Triple H Year 2000 GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, and Ewan Cameron! 

Benno and JP are joined by GRAPPL Gareth to review AEW Revolution with multiple match of the year candidates and plenty of talking points as the lads talk Danielson and MJF going an hour plus overtime, the Elite losing the 6 man titles, Hangman Page and Jon Moxley going to war and more, on a show many are calling AEW’s best ever.

They also talk Vince and his new mustache backstage at Raw, Sandman in the UK, some miscellaneous WrestleMania build thoughts and some New Japan with David Finlay taking over Bullet Club.

SHOWNOTES

00:00 Pre-Show, Vince

02:45 Intro/Plugs

09:49 AEW Revolution Full Review

2:24:15 David Finlay, More Vince, Cody/Cena, Bloodline

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On this week's show, the great WH Park drops by to chat this week’s stellar AEW Dynamite with a universally praised Kenny Omega vs Jon Moxley match and the lesser praised Four Pillars story and everything else going on in AEW in the build to Double Or Nothing.

The lads also talk the latest on Wembley, with discussion on the biggest paid wrestling attendances of all time, as well as the biggest attendances in modern UK history, plus AEW's game changing TV deal, the New Japan BOSJ and more!

SHOWNOTES

0:32 Show Intro, Eurovision, TV 

12:33 Plugs, Hulk Hogan Film Club, WH’s Top wrestling themes of all time

22:57 Wembley, The biggest wrestling attendances of all time, Rev Pro at Copperbox

1:08:27 AEW TV Deal

1:17:26 AEW Dynamite

2:04:49 NJPW BOSJ

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On this week’s show, GRAPPL Gareth joins Benno and JP to check in on AEW and his thoughts on the product the last few months as the lads tackle a wide ranging discussion of the state of the company heading into ROH’s latest PPV Final Battle.

They also talk William Regal and his return to WWE, review Dynamite and Rampage from the last week, look at the Final Battle card itself and talk some Tales of The Territories (and JP’s personal feud with David MANNING), plus some MLW chat, the Top 10 GRAPPL matches in November and even some bonus World Cup chat!

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0:17 Intro, World Cup 2022 

30:05 Plugs, Bret in WCW, Patreon

41:33 State of AEW 

1:31:03 AEW Dynamite, Rampage

2:27:50 Tales from the Territories, MLW, GRAPPL Top 10 in November

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Benno & JP visit the land down under to talk the cursed Collision Grand Slam from Australia, it’s successes and failures and a full review of everything went down, as well as lessons that could be learned from the show and the response of the Aussie fans (yes, and the ring size too).

They also talk everything else AEW on the build to Revolution, Global Wars and more, plus NXT, Raw, the new WWE LFG series and of course the big news of the week, Miro’s return to Qatar and what happened when Lex Luger, Sting and the Great Muta visited some local Irlam pubs.

SHOWNOTES:

0:00 Intro

2:43 Muta in Wetherspoons

12:01 Dealer’s Choice, The Story of the Dangerous Alliance, Straight Edge Society

15:50 AEW Grand Slam, AEW news

1:13:00 WWE LFG, NXT Vengeance Day, ID belts, Raw, Elimination Chamber

1:48:39 Misc, Gran Hamada, Shingo, GCW in Alaska, Miro goes to Qatar

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On this week’s show GRAPPL Gareth joins Benno & JP to talk his thoughts on the CM Punk return to AEW, more on the upcoming AEW Saturday TV show, The Elite, rumours of a planned meeting backstage to resolve the fallout to Brawl Out, and the possibility of a CM Punk vs Chris Jericho programme.

The lads also talk All In passing 50,000 pre-sale signs ups and all the latest on the big Wembley show, plus review Dynamite and talk a host of other shows from the week from AAA, Impact, New Japan, NOAH and more!

SHOWNOTES

00:41 Intro

03:36 CM Punk return latest, The Elite, Jericho vs Punk rumours, AEW Saturday show

47:48 All In Wembley passes 50,000 pre-sale sign ups

1:19:48 AEW Dynamite Review

2:07:36 AAA TripleMania, Impact Rebellion

2:38:01 Mercedes Mone, Will Ospreay, New Japan, NOAH

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It’s the 2022 GRAPPL & Friends Christmas/New Year Q&A Spectacular as Benno, JP, Gareth and Matty end the year in a marathon session answering all of your questions where anything goes, with plenty of booze (and tea - some of us are sick) drank as friends of the show Alan 4L, Karen Peterson, Andy Ogden, Carl Gac, LF DOOM, Will Cooling and the rest of the GRAPPL Spotlight IWC come together for #AskGRAPPL!

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On a special Wednesday Spotlight , Benno & JP are joined by NXT's Matty Edwards to talk the Tuesday Night War as they break down the two shows, the ratings win for WWE and the lessons that can and can't be learned from the head to head battle.  They also talk reports CM Punk has been turned down by WWE, Fastlane from the weekend, The Iron Claw movie trailer and preview New Japan's Royal Quest at the Copperbox this Saturday! SHOWNOTES 0:00 Intro, Horror Film Club Poll, Plugs 9:06 Tuesday Night War Ratings 34:18 AEW Dynamite review, 1:07:21 NXT review 1:22:00 WWE Fastlane, Triple H running creative 1:35:01 CM Punk turned down by WWE 1:47:05 New Japan Copperbox Preview 2:07:01 The Iron Claw Trailer GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt & Simon Gunn! Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL!

Benno & JP are joined this week by the great Joe Hulbert of Late Night Grin, as well as WrestlePurists (and things of that nature) to talk their live experience at Rev Pro’s Summer Sizzler from York Hall with MJF vs Michael Oku, an appearance from Will Ospreay and more, in the company's last stop before the Copper Box.

They also talk the build to AEW All In, the latest on Daniel Garcia and the Lucha Brothers, Raw, Smackdown, Collision, the G1 Climax and everything else going on in wrestling this week! SHOWNOTES

0:00 Intro, Plugs - The Insane Clown Posse Deep Cut,GRAPPLlads

7:36 Rev Pro Summer Sizzler, MJF/Oku

1:02:59 AEW All In build, Wembley, All Out

1:27:43 Daniel Garcia, Lucha Brothers, Contract season, Weekend TV

1:49:08 WWE on Netflix, Raw, Smackdown

2:05:09 G1 Climax, Yoshinari Ogawa, Janel Grant

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Benno, JP and Gareth talk yet more WWE releases as the company releases Hit Row, John Morrison, Nixon Newell and more, as well as talk WWE Survivor Series. They also talk New Japan vs NOAH announcements, AEW's first Dynamite in the Hangman Page era, as well as Rampage, MLW and more!

SHOWNOTES

00:14 Intro

31:55 WWE Releases, Survivor Series

1:31:01 New Japan vs NOAH

1:56:15 AEW Dynamite, Rampage

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Benno and JP are back for the second Spotlight of the New Year as they are joined by Matty for the first part of the show where they talk their 2024 predictions and look at some scenarios provided by patrons and talk whether they are likely and unlikely. They are also interrupted throughout the evening by Tony Khan’s Twitter antics, before discussing everything happening in AEW, WWE and New Japan, plus stops in MLW, Rev Pro and NORTH! SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro, Plugs, Gladiators 0:15:31 2024 Predictions, Likely/Unlikely 0:56:25 WWE, Punk vs McIntyre, Smackdown 1:30:28 AEW Collision, ratings, Jericho 1:52:02 NJPW announcements, New Year Dash, Riddle 2:05:47 MLW, Rev Pro, NORTH GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt & Simon Gunn! Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL!

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In lieu of there being no live Spotlight this week (due to a massive GRAPPL Patreon Town Hall on Sunday and not too much happening last weekend), find here "The Phil Special" with audio from the GRAPPL Patreon Weekend Show about everyone's favourite shit stirring miserable bastard (JP's words) and the AEW Collision announcement.

After that included is the full episode of GRAPPL Flashback from GRAPPL Patreon recorded after Brawl Out, as Matty and GRAPPL Gareth joined Benno and JP and looked at the career of CM Punk via the lens of his 2012 WWE DVD documentary - CM Punk Best in the World.

In the show, the lads compare Punk's WWE bust ups with his then status on the outs with AEW (how times change), as well as talk his many friends, enemies and other contentious relationships over the years through the indies, OVW and ECW through to the the Straight Edge Society and the Pipebomb in WWE!

SHOWNOTES

0:00 Intro

02:07 AEW Collision, CM Punk and Ace Steel bust up

26:24 CM Punk Best in the World Flashback Review

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It's a Benno-less episode this week as JP and Gareth talk through the GRAPPL 100 as well as a busy week in wrestling as they talk the (at best) bang average Royal Rumble show and the Shane McMahon weirdness that followed, AEW's week with Dynamite and Rampage, the big NOAH title matches and usual NOAH booking weirdness, plus a cheeky bit of Stardom at the end because Benno isn't here!

And because me and Gareth are old, we tried keeping our gabbing about nonsense to a minimum. Enjoy!

SHOWNOTES

00:30 Intro

3:40 GRAPPL 100

28:55 Royal Rumble

1:24:55 AEW

2:18:40 NOAH & Stardom

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On this week’s show, Matty, Gareth and JP go all over the place (that's what happens when we don’t have Benno to steer the good ship GRAPPL! - JP) from Down Under to talk Elimination Chamber, to the shite going on in NJPW, and Gareth gives his thoughts on the current AEW product on the road to Revolution. We also have Gareth revealing his Dealer’s Choice which is another belter, plus some TNA talk, as Mustafa Ali is again shown to be a very professional wrestler. SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro, Gareth’s Choice reveal, Gareth’s AEW catchup 0:13:07 AEW Collision, Revolution build 0:55:01 WWE Elimination Chamber, TK financials, MLW settlement 1:46:37 NJPW New Beginning in Sapporo, NJ Cup, Okada 2:04:24 TNA No Surrender, other news notes GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn & Ewan Cameron! Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL!

Benno and JP preview another GRAPPLMania Week as they talk all the shows happening across Vegas and beyond, starting with both nights of WrestleMania, the John Cena vs Cody Rhodes main event and multi person matches galore, as well as shows from NXT, GCW, WrestleCon, Defy, Prestige, West Coast Pro, Pandemonium Pro and more.

They also talk the news of the day with AEW formally announcing the O2 as the venue for Forbidden Door in London, as well as a Glasgow Dynamite taping, Mariah May believed to be headed to WWE and Jeff Cobb leaving New Japan, amongst other headlines.

SHOWNOTES

0:00 Intro, Plugs

9:15 News, AEW at the O2, Glasgow Dynamite, Mariah May, Jeff Cobb, Mania ticket sales

48:15 WrestleMania Saturday & Sunday Previews, other WWE shows

1:56:20 Wednesday Previews, Dynamite, DGUSA, WWE ID

2:10:03 Thursday Previews, Bloodsport, Defy, Pandemonium Pro, Stardom, WrestleCon, WCP, TNA, Prestige, PROGRESS

2:44:50 Friday Previews, Springbreak, TJPW, Stardom, DDT, Deadlock, For the Culture

2:57:35 Other Saturday & Sunday shows, NXT Stand and Deliver, Clusterfuck, Big Gay Brunch, TJPW/DDT/GCW, Rev Pro

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Benno and JP are reunited on Spotlight and joined by special guest WH Park of POST Wrestling (and GRAPPL’s own “Hello There!”) to talk the build so far for AEW and New Japan’s Forbidden Door, the booking of a divisive episode of Dyanmite as AEW attempts to resolve the messy interim title situation, plus New Japan’s G1 Lineup announcement and major developments at Dominion as Jay White wins the IWGP title.

As well as all that we talk Jeff Hardy, Cyber Fight, JP’s trip to the holiday camps, WH’s surprising love for WWF 1996, Obi Wan Kinobi, Shooter Steph, Big Gulps, Genki Sudo, Roy Keane in Saipan and Rob Van Barrymore.

SHOWNOTES

00:20 Intro, Nonsense, WWF 1996, Plugs

42:04 Forbidden Door build so far, AEW Dynamite, Rampage

1:39:00 G1 Lineup announcement, Dominion

2:14:22 Cyber Fight Festival

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It's a special Millennium edition of TIME, with a nostalgic look back at December 1999 through the four pillars of culture - Music, Films, TV and Sport!

We have a Christmas catch up on the soaps with star laden episodes of Eastenders & Corrie, Ron Dixon fears of the Millenium Bug in Brookie, the single worst Christmas Top 10 in history, Bond, Sixth Sense and Arnie in movies, the brilliance of the the Kevin Phillips/Niall Quinn partnership and a brilliantly told recap of the career of Lennox Lewis - we cover everything happening in TIME, in December of 1999.

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In the middle Heatwave '22, Benno and JP reunite as JP returns from Turkey and Benno recovers from the 24 Hour Podcast Marathon to talk Jeff Jarrett’s world as Control F Jeff is once again the centre of the universe for Ric Flair's retirement match and Summerslam weekend. They also talk G1 opening weekend, some positive booking in Pro Wrestling NOAH and rumours of the return of Kenny Omega to AEW!

SHOWNOTES

00:16 Intro

00:00 Ric Flair Retirement Show, Jeff Jarrett, Titus O’Neil, Mike Elgin

00:00 Kenny Omega, AEW Dynamite and Rampage

0:00:00 AEW Dynamite, Rampage

0:00:00 G1 Opening Weekend

0:00:00 Pro Wrestling NOAH Destination

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After a big week of GRAPPLMania shows and the weekend in Leeds, Benno and JP are joined by Andy Ogden of the GCP Podcast to recap it all and talk their highlights from the last week, as well as all the big news stories with Cody in WWE, Samoa Joe in AEW, AEW on NJPW World, Ton Khan's latest Twitter meltdown and more.

They also talk the best performers of WrestleMania week and the best matches and shows as well as some of the worst things over the weekend, plus everything that went down in Leeds on Sunday at the live show!

SHOWNOTES

00:20 Intro, Leeds Weekend

19:46 AEW on NJPW World, Tony Khan on Twitter, LA Park and his shit sons

31:00 Cody Rhodes, Steve Austin, WrestleMania

1:21:48 ROH Supercard, Samoa Joe, AEW Dynamite

2:02:45 Best and Worst of WrestleMania Week - WrestleCon, GCW, Bloodsport, Impact, NJPW and more

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Benno and JP talk a wild weekend of wrestling news as Vince McMahon appears on Raw and Smackdown in the midst of hush money allegations, plus AEW has a rough week for ratings for Dynamite and Rampage amidst a continued messy build to Forbidden Door.

They also talk Impact’s well received Slammiversary show from the weekend, as well as a less well received TripleMania card, Will Ospreay vs Nick Wayne at GCW and the announcement of the G1 Blocks for this years tournament.

SHOWNOTES

00:20 Intro, BWE is dead, 24 Hour Charity stream

18:15 Vince McMahon

49:33 Forbidden Door build, AEW Dynamite and Rampage, Ratings

1:38:27 G1 Blocks announced

1:48:07 Impact Slammiversary

2:19:15 TripleMania, Ospreay vs Wayne

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Benno & JP are joined by Andy Ogden to talk his visit to Rev Pro’s Global Wars and the company's weekender with New Japan as Zack Sabre Jr brings it home at an underwhelming Royal Quest IV.

They also talk Donald Trump on Six Feet Under, before Benno & JP wrap up the news from WWE with Vince McMahon in the news, plus Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin on Smackdown, AEW’s weekend shows, the Dynamite card for this week, WrestleDream’s changed plans and more! SHOWNOTES

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0:00 Intro, Plugs

09:21 Trump on The Undertaker Podcast

18:13 Rev Pro Global Wars in Doncaster

49:31 NJPW Royal Quest at Crystal Palace

1:29:31 AEW news, Dynamite Preview, WrestleDream fallout

1:43:15 WWE news, MCMG, Smackdown

2:09:03 Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling

2:19:04 GRAPPL Deep Cut: "SHANE" (w. KOTM Chris Platt)

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On this week’s show, Matty joins Benno and JP to talk Survivor Series from the weekend with the big War Games Main Event, Dynamite from this last week as The Elite troll Chicago, plus Rampage, some Impact chatter, the Teddy Hart documentary and more!

SHOWNOTES

0:17 Intro, Teddy Hart, Bret in WCW

40:30 WWE Survivor Series, War Games 

1:32:08 AEW Dynamite, Rampage 

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Benno and JP are joined for the first hour of the show by Kingpin Will Cooling of the Pro Wrestling Torch to break down everything Vince McMahon coming out of his shock resignation, amongst allegations of sexual misconduct and hush money payments. They talk the possibilities for a Triple H led WWE creative, it’s effects on AEW, and what’s next for Vince McMahon with the possibility of further investigation.

Benno and JP then talk the Jonathan Gresham and Tony Khan bust up at ROH’s Death Before Dishonor PPV at the weekend as well as the rest of the ROH card, plus an ill-advised Barbed Wire Everywhere Match from AEW Dynamite last week, the return of Bryan Danielson, Week Two of the G1 and Benno’s live experiences at Rev Pro and TNT this week!

SHOWNOTES

01:10 Intro

02:09 Vince McMahon resigns in disgrace

1:15:20 Gresham, ROH Death Before Dishonor

2:03:40 AEW Dynamite

2:17:15 G1 Week Two

2:21:50 Rev Pro Summer Sizzler, TNT

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Matty & Gareth are back to chat about some of Bret Hart’s best, most important and under the radar matches.

Episode 2 covers Bret’s third WWF world title win against Diesel and a lesser seen steel cage match with his old pal SHAWN

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No Benno this week but JP, Gareth and special guest WH Park talk yet another busy week of news with the small matter of AEW possibly signing Bryan Danielson and CM Punk. The seamless narrative flow goes to AEW Fyter Fest Night 2 (terrible name) to Nick Gage vs Matt Cardona as well as the small matter of New Japan in the Tokyo Dome last weekend, MLW Battle Riot 3 and Gareth's live thoughts on Catch Pro Wrestling! And as always WH Park is reserved as ever...

SHOWNOTES

0:30 Intro

8:47 Danielson/Punk

36:15 AEW Fyter Fest Night 2

1:25:45 Gage vs Cardona

1:48:15 NJPW Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome

2:23:33 Catch Pro Wrestling

2:33:15 MLW Battle Riot 3

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GRAPPL Gareth joins Benno and JP for a special appearance as they talk a busy week of AEW with Dynamite, Rampage and Battle of the Belts with a deep dive conversation on Hangman Page’s title reign so far.

They also talk a bad weekend for Progress with their shows moved to the Dome, a notable show from New Japan Strong with Ospreay vs Moxley at Windy City Riot and talk all the news in wrestling this week!

SHOWNOTES

00:20 Intro

12:22 PROGRESS Wrestling, WWE in Cardiff

36:30 Cody, FTR to WWE rumours, Kushida

59:14 Hangman Page, Dynamite, Rampage, Battle of the Belts

2:19:45 New Japan Windy City Riot, AJPW Champions Carnival

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Benno and JP are joined by Andy Ogden of the GCP Podcast to talk a busy weekend in wrestling in the UK with Andy’s live thoughts from 1PW’s return, as well as thoughts on the fallout from New Japan’s Royal Quest at Crystal Palace, as well as some other notable shows this week and a chat about the various Brits abroad.

They also talk the legacy of Antonio Inoki, the Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix Final and everything going on in AEW with *that* Saraya promo, debuts of Bandido and Dalton Castle and the rest of this week’s AEW shows, with some bonus chat on WCW 2000, Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff!

SHOWNOTES

1:17 Intro, WCW 2000, Bischoff

26:42 Antonio Inoki

44:30 1PW returns, Royal Quest, Brits abroad

1:29:01 Guevara and Andrade, AEW Dynamite, Rampage

2:18:31 Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix Final, NOAH, All Japan

2:43:33 Thursday Night Graps, Futureshock

2:46:30 WWE Raw, Smackdown, Cormier

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Benno and JP talk the last few weeks of AEW TV with the change in approach on the build to Revolution and talk what the company have been doing right and wrong, while also taking a look back at the last week’s worth of TV, as well as the plans for House Shows and ROH TV taping blocks.

Also on the show, Gareth reveals his choice for Dealer’s Choice month and the lads talk Cody in WWE, why it’s working better than his latter stage AEW run, as well as the latest in Sami/Roman Reigns Emmy nomination talk, the New Japan New Beginnings shows from the weekend, NXT Vengeance Day and even some cheeky Stardom.

SHOWNOTES

00:00 Gareth’s Dealer’s Choice Reveal

05:58 Intro

08:20 AEW’s hot streak, Dynamite, ROH

1:10:22 Cody, Roman, Sami,

1:33:31 NXT Vengeance Day

1:56:35 New Japan New Beginning shows, Stardom

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It's GRAPPLMania season once again as we preview EVERYTHING happening this weekend, from WrestleMania through to ROH Supercard, The Collective with Bloodsport, Spring Break and more, plus everything happening at WrestleCon, New Japan, Impact and others.

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On this week’s show, Benno returns from his trip to AEW Full Gear to review the show from Newark New Jersey with the big MJF title win, the return of The Elite and more.

Benno also talks his trip to WWE Headquarters, as well as Dynamite in Connecticut and the POST Wrestling 5 Year Anniversary Show in New York City, plus the lads talk the Ospreay/Omega announcement and New Japan and JP's review of New Japan and Stardom’s Historic X Over.

SHOWNOTES

0:16 Intro, 5 Years of POST wrestling, Benno’s WWE HQ visit

27:32 AEW Full Gear Review, Dynamite, UK Show announcement

2:06:30 Ospreay/Omega, New Japan/Stardom Historic X-Over

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