GRAPPL Spotlight

On this week’s show GRAPPL Gareth and Matty Edwards step in for New Dad JP as they join Benno to talk CM Punk’s wild week turning up backstage at Raw and Impact, plus the Wembley pre-sale starting this week, the new WWE title and latest Draft - plus a catchup on Dynamite and everything else the lads have been watching this week.

Before that though JP joins the lads for a quick update on Young Charlie Houlihan and we talk Benno and Cody Rhodes, and WWE in Manchester!

SHOWNOTES

0:00 Cold open, JP update, Benno & Cody

05:48 Show Intro, Observe This, British Bulldog in 1999

16:34 WWE Manchester, New WWE title, Draft

41:32 CM Punk at Raw and Impact in Chicago, meeting with Tony Khan and Chris Jericho 

1:07:54 All In Wembley goes on sale this week, ticket prices, layout, more shows announced

1:40:32 AEW Dynamite Review, Rampage

2:28:50 Smackdown, New Japan

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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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The madness in wrestling continues as Benno and JP talk more on Tony Khan’s big Wembley announcement, as well as the latest details on ticket prices and pre-sale numbers and more on whether AEW could reasonably sell out Wembley and what the card may look like.

They also Jay White and FTR choosing AEW over WWE and what that means with WWE’s supposed hiring freeze, as well as a notable NJPW Sakura Genesis, the week in AEW with Rampage, Battle of the Belts and last week’s Dynamite in the books, plus a preview of this week’s AEW TV.

SHOWNOTES

00:13 Intro/Plugs/Pillman

10:12 AEW Wembley latest, ticket pricing, pre-sale numbers, reaction.

52:14 Jay White chooses AEW over WWE, FTR, WWE hiring freeze

1:10:48 NJPW Sakura Genesis, Aussie Open win tag belts, Sanada, Mercedes Mone

1:38:50 AEW Dynamite Preview, Rampage, Battle of the Belts, thoughts on last week’s shows

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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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In a packed Special Edition of Spotlight, Benno and JP run through everything happening on WrestleMania Week, from a stacked ROH Supercard of Honor to shows from GCW with the return of Bloodsport and Springbreak, plus the WrestleCon shows, Impact vs New Japan, NXT Stand and Deliver and of course, the two night’s of WrestleMania themselves (and the big event, Matty’s wedding).

Before all that though, they talk the latest on CM Punk and the AEW backstage strife in the aftermath of the Moxley interview with Rene Paquette on The Sessions, plus talk JP’s trip to Rev Pro for the well received Rev Pro Rumble and the less well received York Hall Security team.

SHOWNOTES

00:53 Intro/Plugs

04:30 The Rev Pro Rumble, JP’s day at York Hall

29:44 Moxley on The Sessions, CM Punk

52:00 WRESTLEMANIA WEEK PREVIEW

58:49 WrestleMania Nights 1 & 2, Smackdown, NXT Stand & Deliver

1:42:50 ROH Supercard, AEW Dynamite

1:54:24 Bloodsport, Spring Break, For the Culture, GCW Lineup

2:05:59 Impact Multiverse of Matches, WrestleCon and Misc shows

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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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GRAPPL Spotlight Presents: "TIME", a nostalgic look back at November 1993 through the four pillars of culture - Music, Films, TV and Sport!

From Nirvana Unplugged to the Premier League, Cantona, Goodnight Sweetheart, Eastenders, Brookside, Pete & Pete, Doggystyle, Jurassic Park, Mr Blobby and more - the lads cover eveything happening in TIME, in November 93.

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Liam: @LFDOOM

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LINKS:

Music

Music Charts - 28 November 1993 - 

1. I'd Do Any For Love (But I Won’t Do That) - Meat Loaf - Music Video
2. True Love - Elton John & Kiki Dee - Music Video
3. Mr. Blobby - Mr. Blobby - Music Video
4. Please Forgive Me - Bryan Adams - Music Video
5. Don’t Be A Stranger - Dina Carroll - Music Video
6. Stay (Faraway, So Close)/I’ve Got You Under My Skin - U2/Frank Sinatra With Bono - Music Video / Music Video
7. Long Train Runnin’ - The Doobie Brothers - Music Video
8. Again - Janet Jackson - Music Video
9. Don’t Look Any Further - M People - Music Video
10. Runaway Train (1993 Re-Release) - Soul Asylum - Music Video

• November 18 - Nirvana play their Unplugged concert in New York for MTV - Full Concert

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Sport

Premier League Years 1993/1994 Season - November 1993

November 6 – WBA/IBF World Heavyweight Title Fight: Evander Holyfield Vs. Riddick Bowe 2

Full Fight

Fan Man Clip

November 17 – Final night of FIFA World Cup ’94 qualification -

Highlights

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Film

UK Cinema Box Office For The Weekend of 26th November 1993

1. Aladdin - Trailer
2. Hard Target - Trailer
3. Demolition Man - Trailer
4. The Man Without a Face - Trailer
5. Jurassic Park - Trailer
6. The Remains of the Day - Trailer
7. So, I Married An Axe Murderer -Trailer
8. The Concierge - Trailer
9. Dave - Trailer
10. Hocus Pocus - Trailer

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Television

The Word - Series 4: Episode 1 - November 19 - Full Episode

Goodnight Sweetheart debuts - First Episode

Doctor Who special Dimensions in Time, a crossover with EastEnders - Full Episode

28 November – The Adventures of Pete & Pete debuts on Nickelodeon (US) - First Episode

Eastenders - November 23: Full Episode

Coronation Street -  November 1993 Episodes

Brookside - November 3rd: Full Episode

Benno and JP talk the lack of AEW UK announcement in the face of their upcoming Canada tour, as well as conversation about their live events and Dynamite both last week and the week coming up!

They also talk Goldberg becoming a free agent, the final build to Cody vs Roman and WrestleMania as a whole, as well as the New Japan Cup Final and shows from NOAH and AAA!

SHOWNOTES

00:12 Intro/Plugs

15:34 Cody vs Roman, final WrestleMania build 

32:26 Goldberg WWE contract ends, Sting

43:37 AEW Live merchandising woes, AEW in the UK lack of announcements

1:02:20 Vikingo/Omega, Dynamite Preview/Review

1:35:35 NJ Cup, NOAH Great Voyage, AAA World Cup

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Benno and JP talk the latest happenings in the wrestling world as Bray Wyatt appears to take a leave of absence from WWE TV as the lads look at his comeback run so far. They also talk in detail the additional hour of AEW TV rumored to be starting on Saturdays and what it means for the busy Tony Khan wrestling schedule, as they review the first two episodes of ROH TV, preview this week’s Dynamite and look at the fallout on AEW TV this week since Revolution.

All this plus Vince and John Cena, a stellar Ospreay/Mark Davis match in the New Japan Cup and some quick thoughts on the latest build to WrestleMania!

SHOWNOTES

00:00 Cold Open

02:37 Show Intro/Plugs

17:26 Bray Wyatt takes leave of absence from WWE, Vince/Cena

47:44 AEW to add third TV show on Saturdays,

1:07:20 ROH TV Episodes 1 and 2

1:29:11 Dynamite Preview, look back at last week’s show

1:57:25 NJ Cup, Smackdown, WrestleMania

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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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