GRAPPL Spotlight

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GRAPPL Spotlight episodes

November 15, 2023 Spotlight: "The State of AEW" (AEW Full Gear Preview)
On this week’s Spotlight Benno & JP are joined by GRAPPL Gareth for a special edition of the podcast as they talk the current state of AEW going into Full Gear weekend, where in a wind ranging discussion they talk the current booking of the company, the tone, characters and other elements of the show that are attracting criticism, as well as their own very differing excitement levels going into Full Gear.
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, State of AEW
1:44:55 Plugs
1:51:20 AEW Full Gear Preview and Predictions
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!
3 hr 5 min
November 08, 2023 Spotlight: "Monty Sopp" (Crown Jewel, Collision, Dynamite, NXT TV Deal, TKO financials, Will Ospreay, Rev Pro)
On this week’s Spotlight Benno & JP are joined by Matty "Freakin" Rollins to talk WWE Crown Jewel as TKO releases their first financials with WWE part of the company, as well as a new TV deal for NXT.
They also talk AEW Collision from the weekend, this week’s Dynamite coming up, as well as Will Ospreay’s contract coming up, the New Japan Wrestle Kingdom card so far, Rev Pro at the 229 and much more.
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, Month One Poll, Plugs, what we had for dinner
09:46 WWE Crown Jewel, NXT to the CW, TKO financials
1:05:18 AEW Collision, Dynamite Preview
1:29:09 Will Ospreay, WrestleKingdom, Power Struggle
1:51:19 Rev Pro Live in London, Zack Gibson
2:06:59 Chaos Wrestling, AJPW, Von Erichs movie
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!
2 hr 25 min
November 01, 2023 Spotlight: "Bretro" (MJF vs Omega, Impact in the UK, Leon Slater, Vlad the Superfan, Jerry Lynn)
Spotlight returns as Benno & JP talk AEW hotshotting MJF vs Kenny Omega, as well as Collision & Rampage from the weekend, TNA signing Leon Slater and their UK tour.
They also talk Mark & Vince in Saudi Arabia, Vlad the Superfan, Raw & Smackdown, a big Puro catchup and Gareth & Matty join at the top of the show to announce a new show on GRAPPL and to talk everything coming up in November.
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, November schedule, new show announcement
14:56 MJF vs Kenny Omega, Collision, Rampage, Jerry Lynn comments
1:01:48 Vince in Saudi, Raw, Smackdown
1:12:15 TNA in the UK, Leon Slater
1:26:12 Superfan documentary
1:36:44 New Japan, NOAH, AJPW, BJW
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!
2 hr 4 min
October 24, 2023 Spotlight: "Total Nonstop Punk" (TNA Wrestling returns, AEW Collision, Bound For Glory, Royal Quest, CMLL, MLW)
Spotlight returns as Benno & JP talk Impact Wrestling rebranding back to TNA wrestling, as well as rumours of CM Punk backstage at Impact and Will Ospreay interest.
They also talk Bound For Glory from Saturday, WWE creative, AEW Collision and AEW's creative woes going into this week's Dynamite. They also talk Smackdown, CMLL's Anniversary Show, MLW Slaughterhouse and Benno's trip to the Copperbox for NJPW's Royal Quest 3.
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, Plugs, TIME Episode 3
11:34 TNA returns, CM Punk & Will Ospreay
36:55 Bound For Glory, TNA Hall Of Fame
1:02:21 AEW Collision, Rampage, Daniel Garcia
1:42:04 WWE booking, Smackdown 1:44:44 New Japan Copperbox
1:49:29 NJPW Royal Quest 3
2:01:31 CMLL, MLW Slaughterhouse, Misc News
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!
2 hr 19 min
October 21, 2023 GRAPPL Spotlight Presents: "TIME" (September 2007)
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
2 hr 54 min
October 12, 2023 Spotlight: "Dani Behr” (AEW vs NXT Tuesday Night War, CM Punk, WWE Fastlane, New Japan Royal Quest Preview)
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!
2 hr 22 min
October 07, 2023 Spotlight: “COPE” (AEW WrestleDream Full Review, Edge Adam Copeland joins AEW, NXT No Mercy)
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
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!
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!
2 hr 24 min
September 26, 2023 Spotlight: “The Shitlist” (AEW WrestleDream, Matt Riddle, WWE Releases, Grand Slam week, Royal Quest, Ospreay/Yota Tsuji, Shawn Michaels)
On the GRAPPLpod this time, Benno & JP follow up their talk on the WWE releases from last week as they discuss the release over the weekend of Matt Riddle, the issues that led to it and the possibility of him popping up somewhere else, as well as the possible landing spots for the other released wrestlers.
They also talk the AEW WrestleDream card coming together, Grand Slam week and Collision, Ospreay vs Yota Tsuji, Royal Quest, NOAH, OVW and more on Shawn Michaels in 1996 as Gareth and Matty join them for the intro as Gareth reveals the final Dealer’s Choice show for GRAPPL Patreon this week!
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, Gareth’s Dealers Choice Reveal, SHAWN
21:13 Matt Riddle, WWE Releases
46:15 AEW WrestleDream card so far, Grand Slam Week, Collision
1:35:30 NJPW Royal Quest card, Destruction in Kobe, Ospreay/Tsuji
2:02:11 NOAH, OVW, Smackdown
Watch Spotlight on our Youtube Channel with video episodes premiering Tuesdays (Wednesday, for one more week, we mean it this time!) at 3pm BST at ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/GRAPPL⁠⁠
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! 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 as well as via Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4io6b6hJwDeFwaNPiF7WMV
2 hr 19 min
September 20, 2023 Spotlight: “Gordon the Gopher” (AEW WrestleDream, Wrestlers on Netflix, Jade Cargill, The Rock, Collision, NOAH, AJPW, DDT, OVW)
On the GRAPPLpod this time, Benno & JP talk The Rock on Smackdown and reports he may be at WrestleMania, as well as the latest on Jade Cargill and CM Punk and the end of the WWE hiring freeze. They also talk a big week for AEW and the build to WrestleDream, as well as ask how much AEW is too much AEW?
They also talk Netflix’s Wrestlers documentary on OVW, as well as Ospreay vs Marufuji, some All Japan and DDT, more on the 1998 Deadly Game tournament and Gareth and Matty join for the open of the show as Benno reveals his Dealer’s Choice show⁠ for GRAPPL Patreon this week!
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, Benno’s Dealers Choice Reveal, Deadly Game
21:23 The Rock on Smackdown, WrestleMania, Jade Cargill
44:54 AEW WrestleDream card so far, Grand Slam Week, Collision
1:29:15 OVW, Wrestlers on Netflix
1:59:01 NOAH, AJPW, DDT
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!
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 as well as via Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4io6b6hJwDeFwaNPiF7WMV

2 hr 17 min
September 13, 2023 Spotlight: “TKO” (WWE and UFC Merger Completes, AEW Collision post-CM Punk, Dynamite Preview, Impact Victory Road, Frontiers Of Honor)
On the GRAPPLpod this time, Benno & JP talk the big news of the day as the WWE and UFC merger finally completes to form TKO, as they discuss the changes they expect on screen and off with the end of the McMahon era of WWE, as well as Triple H’s role and of course, whatever that is on Vince McMahon’s face.
They also talk Impact’s Victory Road from the weekend with Josh Alexander vs Steve Maclin on top, as well as AEW Collision, Santana vs Ortiz and the the current state of AEW post-CM Punk, with a full week of TV in the bag. All this plus Matty’s Dealer’s Choice is revealed, some off topic chat on the best TV shows of all time, FWA vs ROH and more!
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, Dealers Choice, Patreon schedule, Best TV Shows of all time
26:41 WWE and UFC Merger, TKO, LA Knight
1:00:11 AEW Collision, Dynamite Preview, Santana vs Ortiz
1:34:38 Impact Victory Road
2:00:54 AJPW
Watch Spotlight on our Youtube Channel with video episodes premiering Tuesdays (Wednesday, for one more week, we mean it this time!) at 3pm BST at ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/GRAPPL⁠⁠
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!
Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL⁠ as well as via Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4io6b6hJwDeFwaNPiF7WMV

2 hr 12 min