GRAPPL Spotlight

This episode of the GRAPPL Patreon Weekend News & Previews is available free to all here and in video on the GRAPPL YouTube feed.

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In a special AEW Revolution themed Weekend Show, we talked all the day's news with Vince McMahon being interviewed by Pat McAfee, WWE Network being pulled from Russia and the big Tony Khan announcement that he has bought Ring Of Honor.

We also talked the rest of Dynamite from Wednesday ahead of Sunday's big Revolution card, as well as previewed the big show itself and shows from Impact, wXw and more!

You can get the GRAPPL Weekend Show every week at Patreon.com/GRAPPL with thanks to our patrons for supporting the podcast, with special thanks to current Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Günther Daniel and Conor O'Loughlin.

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As mentioned on the show, this WrestleMania Sunday Benno, JP and Gareth will be teaming up with POST Wrestling’s Martin Bushby of the British Wrestling Experience and Davie Portman from UpNXT, to present three LIVE podcasts from the Northern Monk Refectory in Leeds. Get your tickets at GRAPPLapp.com/Support and join us for the day, as well as the after party at Hooked On Events where we’ll be watching WrestleMania!

On this week's show, Benno and JP talk the Vince McMahon vs Pat McAfee rumors, Undertaker in the HOF, Cesaro leaving WWE and a newsworthy Dynamite with polarizing promos from MJF, Chris Jericho & Eddie Kingston, Bryan vs Garcia and more!

All this plus a busy “what we’ve been watching” segment with MLW (and Microman), Impact Wrestling and matches from NOAH, STARDOM, GCW and Beyond Wrestling!

SHOWNOTES

00:20 Intro, Undertaker, McMahon vs McAfee

21:50 Plugs

30:02 Tony Khan’s big announcement, Cesaro

59:10 Dynamite, Rampage

1:56:15 MLW Fusion, Impact

2:26:15 NOAH, Stardom

2:39:20 GCW, Beyond

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As mentioned on the show, this WrestleMania Sunday Benno, JP and Gareth will be teaming up with POST Wrestling’s Martin Bushby of the British Wrestling Experience and Davie Portman from UpNXT, to present three LIVE podcasts from the Northern Monk Refectory in Leeds. Get your tickets at GRAPPLapp.com/Support and join us for the day, as well as the after party at Hooked On Events where we’ll be watching WrestleMania!

On this week's show, Benno, JP and Gareth talk the latest in Cody Rhodes news following a wild week in wrestling, as well as talk WWE Elimination Chamber (and even a Benno review of Monday Night Raw). They also talk AEW Dynamite and Rampage, the Revolution card and AEW cleaning up in this year’s Observer Awards.

All this plus, Impact No Surrender, Okada vs Naito, the New Japan Cup brackets, plus quick fire reviews of MLW and matches from GLEAT, GCW and NOAH.

SHOWNOTES

00:20 Intro, GRAPPL Film Club

16:15 WWE Elimination Chamber, Raw

26:59 Cody Rhodes

1:02:52 AEW Revolution card, Dynamite, Rampage, Observer Awards

1:50:27 New Japan Cup, Okada/Naito

2:06:22 Impact No Surrender

2:40:05 MLW, GLEAT, GCW, NOAH

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As mentioned on the show, this WrestleMania Sunday Benno, JP and Gareth will be teaming up with POST Wrestling’s Martin Bushby of the British Wrestling Experience and Davie Portman from UpNXT, to present three LIVE podcasts from the Northern Monk Refectory in Leeds. Get your tickets at GRAPPLapp.com/Support and join us for the day, as well as the after party at Hooked On Events where we’ll be watching WrestleMania!

On this week's show, Benno and JP talk a stellar edition of AEW Dynamite with the big debut of Keith Lee, the less big debut of Jay White and some well received matches on the GRAPPL app in Punk/Mox vs FTR and Hangman Page vs Lance Archer.

They also catchup on the week's TV wrestling with reviews of Rampage, MLW Fusion, New Japan Strong, some Impact talk and discussion on Samoa Joe being added to the ROH Hall Of Fame!

SHOWNOTES

00:20 Intro, Super Bowl, Squash Matches

28:30 AEW Dynamite, Rampage, Keith Lee

1:27:00 Ring of Honor Hall Of Fame

1:36:35 TV Reviews: MLW Fusion, New Japan Strong, Impact

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Special deep dive this month on the wonderful world of Stardom. And there is no better guest to guide us through this than the doyen of Stardom and writer of the best show reports going - Karen Peterson! 

We go in depth on all things Stardom such as the storylines, factions, roster, the talent influx, the Bushiroad era, relationship with the fans, other Joshi companies and the future may hold for Stardom. All of that and Karen's wrestling fan origin story, her writing style and lots more!

Enjoy

Benno returns to the show to join JP and Gareth and talk about the highly rated Will Ospreay vs Michael Oku match from Rev Pro High Stakes as well as the rest of the card that dropped on VOD this week. They also talk AEW Dynamite and Rampage from the last week. with a praised MJF vs CM Punk main event, a rotten Brandi vs Dan Lambert segment and the planned big surprise debut for this week.

SHOWNOTES

00:30 Intro

35:07 Ospreay vs Oku, Rev Pro High Stakes

1:42:45 AEW Dynamite, Rampage, Punk vs MJF

2:30:55 MLW

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It's a Benno-less episode this week as JP and Gareth talk through the GRAPPL 100 as well as a busy week in wrestling as they talk the (at best) bang average Royal Rumble show and the Shane McMahon weirdness that followed, AEW's week with Dynamite and Rampage, the big NOAH title matches and usual NOAH booking weirdness, plus a cheeky bit of Stardom at the end because Benno isn't here!

And because me and Gareth are old, we tried keeping our gabbing about nonsense to a minimum. Enjoy!

SHOWNOTES

00:30 Intro

3:40 GRAPPL 100

28:55 Royal Rumble

1:24:55 AEW

2:18:40 NOAH & Stardom

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In the latest episode of VERSUS Benno starts a new 2022 run as we mean to go on, with, by popular demand, our own Matthew Edwards!

Join Benno and Matty as they chat a ton of topics including Top 5's, Matty's views on Brit Wres, Roman Reigns, Edge, Randy Orton, the IWC, 1992 WCW, AEW, the UKFF, physical media, Benno's terrible opinions, and they answer questions from GRAPPL Patreon!

Follow Matty on Twitter @MattyEdwards86!

Our countdown of the 2021 Top 10 Matches of the Year continues, as Alan 4L once again joins Benno, JP & Gareth to run down their picks for numbers 5 through 1 of the very best matches of the year.

We also once again take voicemails from some more friends of the show and reveal numbers 10-1 in this year's GRAPPL 100!

SHOWNOTES

00:10 Intro

01:50 Picks 10-6 Recap

4:15 Top 10 MOTY 5-4

59:28 Voicemails (John Pollock, Wai Ting, Matthew Edwards, Nate of Everything Elite, Suit Williams)

1:06:28 Top 10 MOTY 3

1:35:55 Voicemails (Joseph Montecillo, WH Park, Ian Hamilton, Mark Buckeldee, Andrew Thompson)

1:42:33 Top 10 MOTY 2-1

2:44:00 GRAPPL 100 Top 10 Reveal, honourable mentions

Thanks to our patrons for supporting the podcast, with special thanks to current Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Simon Gunn, Günther Daniel and Conor O'Loughlin.

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In a special edition of GRAPPL Spotlight, it’s Part One of the 2021 Top 10 Matches of the Year Podcast, as Alan 4L once again joins Benno, JP & Gareth to run down their picks for numbers 10 through 6 of the very best matches of the year, and take voicemails from some friends of the show!

SHOWNOTES

00:10 Intro

17:59 Top 10 MOTY 10-9

1:14:10 Voicemails (Braden Harrington, Davie Portman, Steph Chase, Rich Fann, SP3)

1:23:28 Top 10 MOTY 8-7

2:12:59 Voicemails (Will Cooling, Jamesie, Aaron Bentley, Mike Spears, Eddie Sideburns)

2:18:30 Top 10 MOTY 6

Thanks to our patrons for supporting the podcast, with special thanks to current Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Simon Gunn, Günther Daniel and Conor O'Loughlin.

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