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The home of Spotlight with Benno, JP, Gareth & Matty and other GRAPPL podcasts covering the wrestling world.
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Hey all,I was back live tonight with Michael Hamflett joining me to talk WWE in the UK, Raw in Belfast, Powerhouse Hobbs, The Rascalz, TNA's bad week, MJF, this week's Dynamite, your questions and lots more.With JP away I'll be doing more of these lives in the weeks without a big Spotlight review as the plan for the foreseeable, so let me know in the comments if you have anyone you'd like to see on the shows.Enjoy!Bennohttps://www.youtube.com/live/UFkf-2xjE?si=fUs3uMqzZhSQB9oGRAPPL 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 & Marty Ellis!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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In a special edition of GRAPPLlads, Benno, Gareth & Matty record IN PERSON (at the second attempt) and are joined by Discord King Conor O'Loughlin to talk the 2025 GRAPPY & CRAPPY Awards in a pub (copyright Andy Ogden).Join the lads as they talk best and worst of wrestling from 2025, as well as some likely/unlikely from last year, some non wrestling awards and more!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 & Marty Ellis!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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The great WH Park of POST Wrestling joins me to kick off the year with a Spotlight Review of Wrestle Kingdom 20 as we talk the retirement of Hiroshi Tanahashi, his final match with Kazuchika Okada, the absence of Shinsuke Nakamura and littany of special guests (and Bushi) in his retirement ceremony.We also talk the debut of Aaron Wolf and his match with EVIL, Yota Tsuji winning the big one and a mixed bag to say the least of an undercard (plus WH’s ranking of Japanese Convenience stores, travel tips and more!)EnjoyBennoGRAPPL 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 & Marty Ellis! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We were live tonight for Live Patrons and YouTube Members as me and Gareth talked AEW Worlds End from the weekend, the story of Mox and the Continental Classic, MJF, the AEW title picture coming out of the show and everything in between, as well as a couple of other news and notes from the last few days with Brandon Thurston's piece on Vince McMahon, the latest on Chris Jericho, William Regal and more.Enjoy!BennoGRAPPL 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 & Marty Ellis!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 athttps://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In a special Christmas week edition of Spotlight, Rev Joe returns and joins me to talk all his thoughts heading into Worlds End week with the Continental Classic, his thoughts on MJF and the AEW title scene as a whole. We also talk John Cena on Cody Rhodes podcast and his thoughts on WWE going into the end of the year, the Wrestle Kingdom card (featuring Chris Brookes) and even some AAA.(Also, Eastenders Christmas special, Brookside, Barrymore, the best items on a Roast Dinner, Coffee, Hammerstein, and many more tangents.)Enjoy!BennoSHOWNOTES0:00 Intro, Cena and Cody, WWE in 2025, CM Punk50:11 AEW Worlds End, Continental Classic, Christmas Roasts1:57:18 NJPW, AAA, Joe's Films and TV of the yearGRAPPL 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 & Marty Ellis!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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Benno and Matty talk John Cena's retirement, the reaction to Paul Levesque and all the other fallout from Saturday Night's Main Event at the weekend as well as AEW in the UK and all the other news and notes of the week.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 & Marty Ellis!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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hey all,On the Weekend show this week Gareth fills in as we catch up on AEW with Winter is Coming Dynamite as well as talk the upcoming weekend in Cardiff (and Manchester), John Cena's retirement at SNME and everything else going on this week.Note from Benno - As you will hear on the show or may have already seen, JP is taking some time away for his own health after a difficult week. He’s safe, he’s getting support, and we’re giving him all the time and space he needs. Thank you for your patience, kindness and support — it means a lot to the rest of us and more than anything to JP for all the love given this week.ThanksBenno Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Benno and Matty review WWE Survivor Series from the weekend and debate the happenings (or lack there of) from the show with two War Games matches, John Cena's last PPV match and apparently, directions set for WrestleMania.They then talk Samoa Joe winning the AEW title and Matty's views on it, Eddie Kingston, TNA's new TV deal and other happenings from the week in wrestling.SHOWNOTES0:00 Intro, Plugs12:11 WWE Survivor Series Review, state of WWE booking, Raw1:13:24 AEW, Samoa Joe, Eddie Kingston, TNA TV Deal1:43:30 GRAPPL Patreon Preview - The GRAPPL SyxxtapeGRAPPL 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 & Marty Ellis!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/KqeVAcwctShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ia_CXjnSZw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On Spotlight this week Gareth joins Benno to talk AEW Full Gear 2025 with the shocking main event result of Samoa Joe beating Hangman Page, what it means for Hangman and Joe, Hook's involvement and the return of Swerve Strickland.They also talk Mark Briscoe beating Kyle Fletcher, Moxley vs O'Reilly, FTR vs Brodido, Darby vs Pac and the rest of another long night in New Jersey.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 & Marty Ellis!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 athttps://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctShttps://www.youtube.com/live/8nxmik8Jl2M?si=YP4sE1cgqFzA6dMX Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We were live tonight as promised for a Tony Khan style megashow as we catchup on all the news and big Spotlight topics this week with Tony Khan on Helwani, TNA's mad week, more on WrestleKingdom and big returns on WWE Raw, as well the Weekend Previews with AEW Full Gear upon us, and last night's Dynamite to talk.Enjoy!Bennohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gmPt1Y1A7AGRAPPL 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 & Marty Ellis!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 athttps://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Benno and JP on another Wednesday Spotlight talk the announcement of Okada vs Tanahashi for WrestleKingdom, Nakamura and Naito rumours, and more drama between AEW and WWE, plus the Nixon Newell and Miranda Alize story, Ridge Holland’s confusing statements and the other big news stories of the week.They also talk the state of Eddie Kingson, the US indies, Pro Wrestling Eve, Chris Jericho, NOAH and Rev Pro, as well as a bizarre Jey Uso and Chelsea story, Michael Owen and Hulk Hogan, CM Punk’s hair and a Linkin Park Lucha show.SHOWNOTES0:00 Intro, Plugs26:01 WrestleKingdom, Okada vs Tanahashi, Nakamura, Naito rumours48:03 Nixon Newell, Mirana Alize, Ridge Holland1:02:11 Deadlock, Prestige, state of the US Indies, EVE1:22:39 AEW Cardiff, Manchester sales, Eddie Kingson, Full Gear1:33:19 Chris Jericho, TNA Bound for Glory1:41:22 WWE, Raw, CM Punk, Dom vs John1:57:42 NOAH, Rev Pro, And Finally2:14:25 5 to 1 TIERLIST PREVIEWGRAPPL 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 & Marty Ellis!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 athttps://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Benno and JP return for a Wednesday Spotlight as they talk Benno’s trip to Tokyo and everything he missed from the last couple of weeks with a catch up on AEW and all the fallout from WrestleDream and build to Blood and Guts and Full Gear. They also catch up on New Japan and the card for WrestleKingdom, as well as WWE’s Saturday Night’s Main Event, CM Punk’s world title win and more.SHOWNOTES0:00 Intro4:23 Benno in Tokyo30:35 Plugs, November Schedule37:28 AEW, WrestleDream follow-up, Full Gear1:10:15 NJPW, WrestleKingdom card1:28:48 WWE, SNME, CM PunkGRAPPL 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 & Marty Ellis!https://www.youtube.com/live/YaWnCr7P3Oc?si=YgZkJ6mEWX_Ck8zc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 November 2003 in TIME!Follow us:JP: @grappljpMatty @MattyEdwards86Liam: @LFDOOMGareth: @GRAPPLGareth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Its JP and Gareth on Spotlight this week as they talk another monster PPV from AEW as they review WrestleDream! They talk the highs and (relative) lows from the show including the hot start to the show, some cracking tag team encounters, the big heel turn from the Opps, big moves in the women's division as the Stat megapush begins and the wild and messy (literally) main event between Moxley and DarbyEnjoy!JPSHOWNOTES0:00 Intro, Plugs7:30 AEW WrestleDream Review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
JP and Matty take over the good ship GRAPPL for Spotlight this week as they talk the big talking points from WWE Crown Jewel, the mess of a show that was TNA Bound for Glory, the fallout from New Japan's King of Pro Wrestling, and Matty then gives us his preview of WrestleDream which he is pumped for! Oh and a cheeky bit of NOAH to finish up on0:00 Intro, Plugs, Metallica Show10:25 WWE Crown Jewel1:04:16 TNA Bound for Glory1:33:34 New Japan KOPW1:51:18 Matty's WrestleDream preview, NOAH Wrestle OdysseyGRAPPL 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 & Marty Ellis!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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Benno and JP are here for a Wednesday Spotlight as they talk Title Tuesday from last night, as well as NXT and TNA’s Showdown, plus all the build for WrestleDream and Crown Jewel, TV rating changes, Rock’s box office flop, MLW, NJPW and more.SHOWNOTES0:00 Intro, Plugs, CM Punk in AEW, Best British Snacks14:40 AEW Title Tuesday, WrestleDream build, AEW News, TV1:21:37 NXT vs TNA, WWE Crown Jewel, WWE News1:53:48 MLW, New Japan, Other NewsGRAPPL 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 & Marty Ellis!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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Benno and JP talk JP’s takeaways from All Out and WrestlePalooza week, as well as talk Dynamite from this last week as well as Collision and all the other fallout as Kenny Omega returns to AEW TV, plus Manchester ticket sales, Gail Kim, NJPW Destruction in Kobe, NOAH, TNA and more.SHOWNOTES0:00 Intro, Plugs11:58 AEW All Out fallout, WrestlePalooza, Dynamite, Collision, AEW News1:22:44 WWE, NXT vs TNA Invasion, Vince McMahon1:56:29 NJPW, NOAH, Other NewsGRAPPL 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 & Marty Ellis!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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In a second bonus Spotlight review of the week, me and Matty have an extended chat on his thoughts on the changes needed in WWE, Triple H's booking and more coming out of WWE's lampooned ESPN debut of WrestlePalooza as we talk Cena/Brock, the CM Punk/AJ tag and more, as we attempt to find out if even Matty can find any positives.Enjoy!BennoSHOWNOTES0:00 Intro, Plugs08:34 State of WWE booking, Raw28:44 WWE WrestlePalooza Review1:09:55 Other NewsGRAPPL 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 & Marty Ellis! 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this week's Spotlight GRAPPL Gareth joins me for a full review of AEW All Out from this week as we discuss Kyle Fletcher's main event performance, Hangman Page, the return of Eddie Kingston, what to do with Cope, the Toronto crowd and much more as we talk all of the matches and happenings from Saturday's big card.Enjoy!Bennohttps://www.youtube.com/live/Or5Ac7adcAk?si=lnd4P_Tgmyis4AtqSHOWNOTES0:00 Intro, Plugs08:39 AEW All Out Full ReviewGRAPPL 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 & Marty Ellis! 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 athttps://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On the Live this time our Gazza (™️) joins me for DAY 2 of All Out/Palooza week, with a wide ranging conversation as we talk his AEW catchup going into All Out, Eddie Kingston, Kyle Fletcher, WrestlePalooza and more, plus your questions as we talk the Brawl Out promo from 3 years ago, Bret Hart in the UK, NXT nostalgia and much more!Enjoy!BennoSHOWNOTES0:00 Benno Intro2:14 Gareth joins08:02 All Out vs WrestlePalooza, AEW TV catch-up, Eddie Kingston, Kyle Fletcher57:49 AEW Brawl Out Anniversary, NXT Memories, Your Questions1:37:25 Benno Outro, GRAPPL Schedule plansGRAPPL 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 & Marty Ellis! 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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