GRAPPL Spotlight

Benno and JP talk Kenny Omega, his AEW contract being extended due to injury, his interview with Rene Paquette and the possibility of him outside of WWE - plus the possibility of a CM Punk return, some new(ish) detail on his booking and relationship with Tony Khan, plus a breakdown of Triple H as a Booker with the current state of the WrestleMania card.

They also talk the ROH TV taping spoilers, a stellar Luke Jacobs vs Will Ospreay match from Rev Pro this week, plus Impact No Surrender, Dynamite, Rampage and more!

Before all this though, in a section from the Patreon pre-show, the lads return to the year 2005 to see what Benno, JP, Matty & Gareth were upto in the year of Joe/Kobashi.

SHOWNOTES

00:00 Pre-Show, 2005 GRAPPL

05:15 Intro/Plugs, Joe vs Kobashi

13:15 WrestleMania card, Triple H as booker of the year

31:39 Omega contract rumours, Interview with Renee Paquette

49:01 CM Punk and Tony Khan

1:02:02 ROH TV Tapings (Spoilers)

1:16:30 Rev Pro, Luke Jacobs vs Will Ospreay

1:42:55 Impact No Surrender

1:53:03 Rampage, Dynamite Review & Preview

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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 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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Benno, JP & Matty review the 2023 Royal Rumble, with all of the fallout of Sami Zayn and The Bloodline story as the lads discuss how the big angle went down and whether the hype for it as one of the best stories in wrestling is overblown. They also talk Cody’s big win and the rest of the show including the Pitch Black match and whatever is going on with Bray Wyatt and Uncle Howdy.

Also on the show, JP reveals his choice for Dealer’s Choice month and the lads talk their belated 2022 Match Of The Year ballots with plenty of love for FTR and The Briscoes as they go through their top picks as well as the Top GRAPPL matches of the year - plus they talk the tributes to Jay Briscoe, as well as talk some more about Mark Briscoe, his appearance on Dynamite and his tribute to Jay at his funeral this weekend.

SHOWNOTES

00:00 JP’s Dealer’s Choice Reveal

02:58 Show Intro

12:45 Royal Rumble Full Show Review

1:40:13 2022 MOTY Ballots, GRAPPL Match of the Year

1:53:01 Jay Briscoe tributes, Mark Briscoe

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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 GRAPPL Weekend Show Benno & JP were live on Youtube talking Mark Briscoe and all the Dynamite fallout with a strongly performing show on Wednesday, as they break down the main news stories and quarter hours coming out of the show.

They also talk of the rest of the day's news, with JP's usual TV results from Impact and MLW, plus a big preview of this weekend's Royal Rumble, as they talk all the betting odds, the possible Sami Zayn and Cody Rhodes scenarios and other wildcards, plus try to work out what the fuck a Mountain Dew Pitch Black Match is!

As discussed on the show, find below the playlist for the Dealer's Choice Mixtape recording this weekend!

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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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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Wednesday Update w. JP 25.1.23

- Big Tone update on Jay Briscoe ROH tribute show & other notes

- NXT Results and rating! They have a show coming up apparently

- Raw Ratings. Decent. 

- More Austin mania match rumours.

- BIG KON SIGNS MULTI-YEAR DEAL WITH IMPACT!!! and other Impact notes

- Other shit

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After a lively YouTube pre-show which you can listen to for free here, Benno & JP get down to more serious matters as they talk the life and career of Jay Briscoe, as well as his untimely death, the tributes from around the world of wrestling, the announcement that Mark Briscoe will be able to appear on Dynamite this week and the fundraising efforts in Jay's name (you can donate to the Pugh family here).

They also talk a busy weekend in Japan with The Great Muta retirement show, the big Okada/Kiyomiya angle at Wrestle Kingdom and the LIJ vs KONGO series on the New Japan vs NOAH show, before a quick patreon post show chat with patrons and live viewers!

SHOWNOTES

00:37 Intro

05:50 Jay Briscoe

46:05 AEW Dynamite, Rampage

1:05:00 Great Muta Final Bye Bye show, New Japan vs Noah, Wrestle Kingdom

1:33:40 Raw XXX, Vince, WrestleMania plans

1:42:01 The Spotlight Patreon Post-Show

Thanks to our patrons for supporting the podcast, with special thanks to current Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns & Chris Platt. 

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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!

On this week's Patreon pre-show Benno & JP went live on Youtube for free week with Matty and Gareth joining in to talk the great debate about hot milk on cereal, whether Weetabix is the same as porridge, when to put the milk in tea, what constitutes a proper cup of coffee and other very important things. Also,the lads talked a bit about Progress.