GRAPPL Spotlight

Benno, JP and Gareth talk the two days of NJPW Wrestling Dontaku featuring both a GRAPPL Match of the Year contender as well as a Worst Match of the Year contender. They also talk the AJPW Champions Carnival Final, NOAH The Glory and some AEW ahead of Wednesday night's Blood and Guts.

All this plus Brian Pillman, Roddy Piper, Randy Savage, Dudes with Attitudes and Jabs and Kebabs!

SHOWNOTES

00:10 Intro

25:18 Dark Side of the Ring Brian Pillman, A&E Randy Savage and Roddy Piper docs, Dudes with Attitudes Untold

1:00:49 NJPW Wrestling Dontaku

1:41:35 NOAH The Glory

1:56:35 AJPW Champions Carnival

2:04:55 AEW Dynamite, Blood and Guts Preview

2:31:10 MLW Fusion, Smackdown, GCW

2:52:12 PATREON PREVIEW: Worst Venues in Wrestling

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Benno, JP and Gareth chat Impact’s Rebellion PPV with Kenny Omega winning the Impact title, as well as another strong week for AEW Dynamite ratings. They also talk the APPG report getting time in UK Parliament and catch up on shows from New Japan, All Japan, MLW and MCW.

All this plus Mongo, Wrestling Society X, Bin Bags, The Road to Ally Pally, Morrissey, Ian Rush and Wu-Tang.

SHOWNOTES

00:25 Intro, UFC, WSX, The Spotlight Archives

41:05 APPG in Brit Wres

56:56 Mark Carrano, Mongo McMichael

1:07:14 Impact Rebellion

1:43:43 AEW Dynamite

2:15:59 New Japan Strong

2:31:25 MLW Fusion

2:43:10 AJPW Champions Carnival

2:48:28 MCW Fallout

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Benno, JP and Gareth chat a huge week in wrestling with AEW Dynamite hitting 1.2 Million viewers and WWE releasing Samoa Joe and host of other names, as well as the Steve Austin documentary on A&E and The Brit Wres APPG Report.

All this plus Nick Khan, Triller Fight Club, and yes - the European Super League.

SHOWNOTES

00:05 Intro

07:35 European Super League, Nick Khan

35:35 Triller Fight Club, Patreon

52:28 AEW Dynamite, Ratings

1:42:18 WWE Releases, Samoa Joe

2:04:13 Steve Austin documentary

2:15:10 APPG Report

2:46:19 Patreon Preview: Film Club - The Running Man

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Benno, JP and Gareth wrap up GRAPPLMania week and talk their highlights and lowlights of the week, picking their best matches and performers and their overall highlights from all of the shows over a packed few days.

Also, Jericho vs Austin, belt marks, the world according to Jeff, Cena and Vin, Nick Aldi’s, Jesse Ventura and more!

SHOWNOTES

00:05 Intro

27:33 Jericho on Broken Skull Sessions

51:40 WrestleMania

1:41:40 NXT Takeover

2:08:58 The Collective, IWTV Showcase

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It's a GRAPPLMania weekend so big that JP and Benno are here for a free version of the Patreon Weekend Preview Show on a Wednesday!

Join the lads as they attempt to navigate the absolute state of the weekend and talk everything else going on from WrestleMania, NXT Takeover, The Collective and IWTV's Showcase Of The Independents!

SHOWNOTES

0:30 Intro/AEW

18:00 NXT Takeover, WrestleMania

1:02:17 The Collective

1:42:00 IWTV

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If you enjoy using GRAPPL, a great way to support is to order events direct with us instead of ordering direct with the platform showing the events. We get a little kickback when people order via us which helps keeps the lights on at GRAPPL and it doesn't cost you a penny more to order this way!

If you're ordering any of The Collective events this week on FITE, we would really appreciate the support if you could order through GRAPPL using the links on our website here...

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All 12 events are exclusively live on FITE across Thursday April 8th to Saturday April 10th, including Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 6, For The Culture, The Acid Cup, Effy's Big Gay Brunch and Spring Break.

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Benno, JP and Gareth discuss the current state of New Japan as Will Ospreay wins the new NJPW title at Sakura Genesis in the main event versus Kota Ibushi. They also talk about AEW Dynamite with a surprisingly strong show from last week, as well as Stardom, MLW and even some NXT and Smackdown.

All this plus, Gary Michael Capetta, Sid Eudy, Arn Ogden, Beans on Toast and Game Of Tones!

SHOWNOTES

00:22 Intro/GRAPPLMania

38:04 Sakura Genesis

1:34:32 Jericho on WWE Network, AEW Dynamite, NXT

2:24:01 Stardom

2:39:01 Smackdown

2:47:00 MLW Never Say Never

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All 12 events are exclusively live on FITE across Thursday April 8th to Saturday April 10th, including Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 6, For The Culture, The Acid Cup, Effy's Big Gay Brunch and Spring Break.

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Benno, JP and Gareth discuss AEW with a deep dive on the ratings, an unlikely main event match on Dynamite and the strange position of Cody Rhodes. They also discuss ROH’s 19th Anniversary Show and the weight of history that comes with it, before chatting some MCW and MLW.

All this plus, The Legend Of Doom, E-Feds, Teletext, The Power Slam Hotline, IWFNewJack and SuperDelfin.

SHOWNOTES

00:57 Intro/00’s internet

36:20 GRAPPLMania plans

46:36 AEW Dynamite, TV Ratings, Cody Rhodes

1:43:45 ROH 19th Anniversary

2:27:05 MCW Ballroom Brawl

2:41:09 MLW Fusion

2:54:46 Patreon Preview - Flashback: WrestleMania 8

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Benno, JP and Gareth talk a newsworthy week with the release of Andrade from WWE, a potential MOTYC from AEW Dynamite with Britt Baker vs Thunder Rosa and an unfortunate end to the New Japan Cup with a controversial angle involving Will Ospreay. They also talk WWE Fastlane, the return of The Fiend and NWA’s return with Back for the Attack.

All this plus yes, the debut of Slapstrike, the worlds foremost #SLAPFIGHT promotion, here on Spotlight, the official podcast of SLAPPL.

SHOWNOTES

00:15 Intro/SLAPPL

32:30 Andrade leaves WWE

52:25 Britt Baker vs Thunder Rosa, AEW Dynamite

1:14:05 New Japan Cup Finals, Will Ospreay and Bea Priestley

1:49:35 NWA Back for the Attack

2:04:30 WWE Fastlane

2:35:51 Patreon Preview: Deep Cut - Muhammad Hassan

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Benno, JP and Gareth catch up on everything they’ve been watching this last week with the fallout from AEW Revolution on a newsworthy AEW Dynamite, as well as the New Japan Cup, with highly rated matches Okada vs. Shingo and Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre Jnr. They also talk Doug Williams, WWE’s latest Covid outbreak, Impact Sacrifice, NOAH Great Voyage, Stardom Cinderella and MLW Fusion.

All this plus Fat Frogs, British Bulldogs, Slap Fights, and Smirnoff Ice on Tap.

SHOWNOTES

00:15 Intro21:05 Doug Williams, WWE Covid outbreak34:55 Christian, AEW Dynamite1:33:05 New Japan Cup2:03:05 Impact Wrestling Sacrifice2:16:15 Pro Wrestling NOAH Great Voyage2:40:35 Stardom All Star Dream Cinderella2:50:01 MLW Fusion

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Benno, JP and Gareth are joined by the returning Steph Chase to go in-depth on AEW Revolution, talking the debuts of Christian Cage and Ethan Page, as well as the much hyped Exploding Barbed Wire death match with Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley, the return to the ring of Sting and yeah, those fireworks.All this, plus Shaq, Martin Freeman, the New York Dolls, Tim Lovejoy, Bobby Dempsey and Disco Stu!SHOWNOTES00:15 Intro20:52 AEW Revolution Full Review

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