GRAPPL Spotlight

By GRAPPLSports Wrestling

GRAPPL Spotlight episodes

September 06, 2023 Spotlight: “Boris, Donald & Phil” (CM Punk fired by Tony Khan, AEW All Out Review, WWE Payback Review, NOAH, MLW)
On the GRAPPLpod this time, GRAPPL Gareth joins Benno, JP & Matty for the first part of the show as the lads talk the huge news over the weekend as CM Punk is fired from AEW by Tony Khan, as they discuss the likely fallout, whether it was the right decision, and whether it means Punk may head to WWE.
They also talk a stellar AEW All Out from the weekend, as they contrast another lackluster build with a show that delivered three MOTY caliber matches and memorable moments, as well as talk WWE Payback from the weekend that suffered a similar fate, plus some NOAH and MLW chat, and JP reveals his choice for the second Dealer’s Choice Month on GRAPPL Patreon!
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, Dealers Choice, Patreon schedule
17:15 CM Punk fired from AEW
1:23:09 AEW All Out Review
2:17:33 WWE Payback Review
2:31:15 NOAH, MLW
Watch Spotlight on our Youtube Channel with video episodes premiering Tuesdays (Wednesday, for one more week!) at 2pm 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 41 min
August 30, 2023 Spotlight: “Jack Peri-Peri” (AEW All In Wembley Full Review, CM Punk & Jack Perry suspensions, Rev Pro at the Copperbox, Bray Wyatt, Terry Funk) v2
On the GRAPPLpod this time, AEW All In is in the books as the lads review the show in full and talk Wembley, the setup and whether the show lived up to expectations with the Adam Cole/MJF main event, FTR/Young Bucks, the use of Kenny Omega, and what may perhaps be CM Punk’s final match AEW.
They also of course talk the Punk and Jack Perry incident, as well as Mercedes Mone, the other big show of the weekend with Rev Pro’s 11 Year Anniversary Show as Luke Jacobs faced Tomohiro Ishii at the Copperbox, plus Bray Wyatt, Terry Funk and the GRAPPL live show with Poisonrana - “All Innit”!
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, All Innit Live with Poisonrana, Wembley Weekend
22:23 Wembley Stadium thoughts, All In Zero Hour
49:57 CM Punk and Jack Perry suspensions, backstage fight
1:10:05 AEW All In Full Main Card Review
2:47:00 Rev Pro at the Copperbox, Luke Jacobs vs Ishii, Ospreay vs Shingo, Jericho
3:12:20 Bray Wyatt, Terry Funk
Watch Spotlight on our Youtube Channel with video episodes premiering Tuesdays (Wednesday, this week!) 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

3 hr 25 min
August 23, 2023 Spotlight: “Big Bill, Little Bill, Cardboard Jay White” (AEW All In Preview, Rev Pro at the Copperbox Preview, Tony Khan Conference Call, Collision, WrestleMania, Edge)
On the GRAPPLpod this time, it is All In week and Benno is joined by Gareth, Matty & Stephanie Chase to preview it all as they talk the final build for Wembley and talk through the entire Wembley card with highlights and a few lowlights as they lament the build and talk what they are still looking forward to out of the big day regardless.
They also talk the other big show of the weekend with Rev Pro’s 11 Year Anniversary Show at the Copperbox featuring Will Ospreay vs. Shingo and other strong matches, plus everything else going on the weekend as well as the latest Tony Khan conference call, another weak Collision rating and more.
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, Plugs, AEW All In 2018 Flashback
13:30 News, WWE WrestleMania tickets, Edge to AEW rumours
24:06 AEW Collision, Ratings
36:11 Tony Khan Conference Call
53:30 AEW All In Full Preview w. Stephanie Chase
2:33:05 Rev Pro 11 Year Anniversary at the Copperbox
Follow us on Twitter: @BensonRichardE @GrapplJP @GRAPPLpod
Watch Spotlight on our Youtube Channel with new episodes premiering Tuesdays (Wednesday, this week!) at 3pm BST at https://www.youtube.com/c/GRAPPL
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
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!
3 hr 10 min
August 15, 2023 Spotlight: “Sloppy Shop” (CM Punk Drama, AEW All In Card Issues, Collision, G1 Finals, TripleMania, Marty Jannetty, Stardom)
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
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 GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL⁠ as well as via Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4io6b6hJwDeFwaNPiF7WMV
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!
2 hr 19 min
August 08, 2023 Spotlight: “GRAPPL Combat” (WWE SummerSlam, AEW All In Match Announcements, Punk vs Joe, Collision, Dynamite, Rev Pro at the 229, G1 Week Four)
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!

2 hr 35 min
July 31, 2023 Spotlight: "Jeff vs Grado" (AEW All In Wembley lack of build, Cody Documentary, AEW Collision, NXT GAB, Gabe Steveson, G1 Week Three, Bam Bam Bigelow, Stardom)
On the GRAPPLpod this week, it’s a packed show as Benno & JP kick off All In month with some announcements on the podcast and patreon feeds, as well as a packed August coming up with GRAPPL x Poisonrana Live In London coming up.
They then talk more on the astonishing lack of announcements for All In and the worry of many British fans going into what should be AEW’s biggest show of the year, as well as Saturday’s Collision and the directions coming out of what was a stellar episode.
They also talk the Cody documentary dropping today with some comments from Cody and Triple H on AEW, as well as talk SummerSlam coming up this weekend, a turn in fortunes for the G1, NXT Great American Bash, Bam Bam Bigelow on Dark Side of the Ring and more!
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, Plugs, Patreon changes, August schedule
11:33 AEW All In Wembley PPV details, Collision taping details, lack of build
32:12 AEW Collision Review, Dynamite
58:37 Cody Rhodes WWE Documentary, Triple H comments, SummerSlam
1:20:42 NXT Great American Bash
1:33:16 G1 Week 3, Ospreay/Okada, Ishii/Kingston, Stardom
1:53:26 DSOTR Bam Bam Bigelow, Adrian Street
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!
Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord
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2 hr 18 min
July 25, 2023 Spotlight: "Constructive Negativity" (ROH Death Before Dishonor, AEW Collision, Blood & Guts, Abdullah The Butcher, G1 Week 2, Lex Luger)
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!
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2 hr 22 min
July 18, 2023 Spotlight: "The GRAPPLbus" (G1 Opening, AEW Collision, Wembley, TripleMania, Slammiversary, NOAH)
On the GRAPPLpod this week, Benno & JP talk a crazy busy weekend between the beginning of the G1, AEW Collision from Saturday, TripleMania, Impact’s Slamiversary and a Match of the Year contender from Pro Wrestling NOAH.
They also talk Batista vs Upton Park, Lex Luger and the Lex Express, as well as Dark Side of the Ring with Adrian Adonis and much more!
SHOWNOTES
0:35 Intro, Plugs, Batista, Lex Luger
14:11 AEW Wembley, Collision Review, Blood and Guts
45:46 AAA TripleMania, Omega vs Vikingo, Don Callis incident
57:04 G1 Opening Weekend, G1 Pick ‘Ems
1:22:41 Impact Slammiversary
1:36:02 Nakajima vs Miyahara
1:45:11 Dark Side of the Ring Adrian Adonis
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!
2 hr 7 min
July 10, 2023 Spotlight: “Drederick Tatum” (AEW Fight Forever Review, AEW Collision, G1 Preview, NJPW Strong, RevPro, Grand Pro, MLW, DSOTR)
On the GRAPPLpod this week, Benno & JP talk the release of AEW Fight Forever and continue their Top 5 Wrestling Games discussion from GRAPPL 5 to 1, as well as talk a CM Punk heavy edition of AEW Collision, Blood and Guts, Dynamite coming up this week and a full tour of the world of wrestling as they chat the G1, NJPW Strong and MLW. They also catchup on Dark Side of the Ring and some Brit Wres heavy chat as they talk Rev Pro from York Hall on Sunday and Benno’s trip home to Grand Pro Wrestling!
SHOWNOTES
0:35 Intro, Plugs, Top 5 Wrestling Games
10:57 AEW Fight Forever Review
33:40 AEW Collision, Blood & Guts, All In
1:03:50 NJPW Strong Independence Day, G1 Preview
1:26:26 Rev Pro Epic Encounter
1:45:27 Grand Pro XX
2:03:55 Dark Side of the Ring
2:16:53 MLW, Smackdown
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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 || TuneIn || Stitcher || RSSFollow us on Twitter:Benno || JP || GRAPPLAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2 hr 30 min
July 04, 2023 Spotlight: “Matty In The Bank” (WWE Money In the Bank London Full Review, Smackdown, Rev Pro at the 229, Droz)
On the GRAPPLpod this week, Matty joins Benno & JP for a full review of Money in the Bank live from London on Saturday Night with Benno and Matty both in the house for the big show as they talk their trip as a whole, the live experience at the big show, and of course engage in Part 3 of the GRAPPL Civil War on Roman Reigns and The Bloodline story going into the show.
They also talk the death of Droz, Benno’s trip to the 229 to see Rev Pro, Smackdown from the O2 on Friday, and the GRAPPL schedule coming up in July!
SHOWNOTES
0:02 Intro, Plugs, VERSUS, July Schedule
13:48 Benno & Matty in London, Smackdown
46:21 WWE Money in the Bank at the O2
2:10:04 Droz
2:14:41 Rev Pro at the 229
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!
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2 hr 45 min