GRAPPL Spotlight

The GRAPPL Weekend Show was taped live on GRAPPL Patreon on Thursday night. To get the show every week, become a Patron or YouTube Member! - Benno

It’s a new GRAPPL Weekend Show as we preview WWE Elimination Chamber this weekend and what Dwayne’s midlife crisis will lead to, plus predictions for everything going on in Toronto this weekend.We also talk AEW Dynamite with some strong promos from the Swerve and Ricochet and MJF and Hangman feuds, strong matches and also whatever Cope is doing. All this plus Raw on Netflix, Vince McMahon’s wrestling promotion, TKO biz, NJPW, NOAH and more.Enjoy!BennoSHOWNOTES:0:00 Intro, Plugs,13:59 WWE news, Vince McMahon Other news 54:02 AEW Dynamite Review, Collision1:23:44 WWE Elimination Weekend PreviewGRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to King & Queen Of The Mountain Patrons - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Carl Gac & Sophia Hitchcock! You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at ⁠http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL,⁠ or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at ⁠http://www.patreon.com/GRAPPL!⁠ Get the the new line of GRAPPL merchandise with FREE SHIPPING to the UK, EU, US, Canada, Australia & New Zealand at https://chopped-tees.com/en-uk/collections/grapplYou can also join us on the GRAPPL Discord for free at https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠

Benno & JP talk the mess of a segment on all time bad Smackdown this weekend as The Rock returns (and turns) again  to add more confusion to the road to WrestleMania, plus Tony Khan and CM Punk’s legal woes (or lack thereof) and AEW’s apparent return to form with another solid week of TV.
They also talk Miro in Qatar updates, Scott Steiner’s massive son, Lex Luger’s road to recovery, a bit of Gladiators and of course the big news of the week, Shane McMahon’s grand vision for AEW.

SHOWNOTES:

0:00 Intro

13:01 Dealer’s Choice Plugs - Straight Edge Society, WCW Spring Stampede 1999

19:55 Rock/Cody, Smackdown, WWE on Netflix, Vince McMahon

16:50 Ryan Nemeth & CM Punk case 

1:09:03 AEW Dynamite Collision, Dynamite, positive creative directions

1:52:28 Shane McMahon, Smallman at Progress, Gladiators, Miro in Qatar, Lex Luger, Misc News

GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to King & Queen Of The Mountain Patrons - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Carl Gac & Sophia Hitchcock! 

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Benno & JP visit the land down under to talk the cursed Collision Grand Slam from Australia, it’s successes and failures and a full review of everything went down, as well as lessons that could be learned from the show and the response of the Aussie fans (yes, and the ring size too).

They also talk everything else AEW on the build to Revolution, Global Wars and more, plus NXT, Raw, the new WWE LFG series and of course the big news of the week, Miro’s return to Qatar and what happened when Lex Luger, Sting and the Great Muta visited some local Irlam pubs.

SHOWNOTES:

0:00 Intro

2:43 Muta in Wetherspoons

12:01 Dealer’s Choice, The Story of the Dangerous Alliance, Straight Edge Society

15:50 AEW Grand Slam, AEW news

1:13:00 WWE LFG, NXT Vengeance Day, ID belts, Raw, Elimination Chamber

1:48:39 Misc, Gran Hamada, Shingo, GCW in Alaska, Miro goes to Qatar

GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to King & Queen Of The Mountain Patrons - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Carl Gac & Sophia Hitchcock!

You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at ⁠http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL,⁠ or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at ⁠http://www.patreon.com/GRAPPL!⁠

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It’s a packed Spotlight with multiple big stories to get to with WWE Releasing multiple talent, AEW contracts ending with Ricky Starks, Tommy Bellend and Miro’s sagas coming to an end, as well as updates in the Vince McMahon case.
There’s also a busy Grand Slam week with a strong AEW Collision and a surprisingly news worthy New Japan show as Goto wins the big one, plus JP and Benno even make some time for MLW. The shownotes may be your friend for this one.
SHOWNOTES:
0:00 Intro, Plugs, PWG European Vacation, the Dangerous Alliance
22:52 NJPW New Beginning in Osaka, Goto wins the big one
1:03:35 AEW releases Malakai Black, Ricky Starks, Miro, Grand Slam week, Collision
1:51:06 WWE releases, Vince McMahon legal updates, Raw, Smackdown
2:30:25 MLW, AJPW, other misc news

GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to King & Queen Of The Mountain Patrons - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Carl Gac & Sophia Hitchcock! 

You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at ⁠http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL,⁠ or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at ⁠http://www.patreon.com/GRAPPL!⁠ 

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It’s the the GRAPPL Civil War: YEET edition as JP referees Benno and Matty as they talk Jey Uso winning the Royal Rumble, his WrestleMania main event prospects and more coming out of Saturday's surprise result, as well as what it all means for Roman Reigns, CM Punk, John Cena and more.

They also talk Charlotte winning the other Rumble, Cody/Owens and all the fallout with Punk and Sami Zayn on Raw, and some significant news stories in the Janel Grant case and the Ring Boy Scandal, as well as some news and notes going into this week’s AEW Dynamite.

SHOWNOTES:

0:00 Intro, Plugs

07:15 WWE Royal Rumble Review, Jey Uso, Raw

1:28:35 Janel Grant, Ring Boy Scandal, other WWE news and notes

1:41:15 Collision, Dynamite Preview

GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt & Carl Gac! 

You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at ⁠http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL,⁠ or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at ⁠http://www.patreon.com/GRAPPL!⁠ 

Get the the new line of GRAPPL merchandise with FREE SHIPPING to the UK, EU, US, Canada, Australia & New Zealand at https://chopped-tees.com/en-uk/collections/grappl

You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL, or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL! 

You can also join us on the GRAPPL Discord for free at https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠

⁠The GRAPPL Weekend Show was taped live on GRAPPL Patreon on Thursday night. To get the show every week, become a Patron or YouTube Member on any of our live or audio tiers!⁠⁠⁠ - Benno

With Royal Rumble on Saturday it's an early Weekend Show as Matty joins me to preview all the matches from the show, as well as talk Triple H inducting himself to his own Hall Of Fame, AEW Dynamite from Wednesday and an argument about the merits of Raw and Smackdown, as well as all the other usual news and previews.
Enjoy!

Benno

SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro
13:44 News, Triple H to WWE HOF, Rumble attendance, AEW Grand Slam
55:52 AEW Dynamite Review, TV Wrestling
1:21:50 WWE Royal Rumble Preview, Other Previews

GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt & Carl Gac!

You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at⁠⁠⁠ ⁠http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL,⁠⁠⁠⁠ or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at⁠⁠⁠ ⁠http://www.patreon.com/GRAPPL!⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Get the the new line of GRAPPL merchandise with FREE SHIPPING to the UK, EU, US, Canada, Australia & New Zealand at ⁠⁠⁠https://chopped-tees.com/en-uk/collections/grappl⁠⁠⁠

You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL, or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at ⁠⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL⁠⁠⁠! 

You can also join us on the GRAPPL Discord for free at ⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠⁠⁠

Benno & JP are joined by the great SP3 of Tru Heel Heat (and many other such places) to talk everything AEW booking headed into Grand Slam Australia and a longer view of the year ahead with a tale of two AEW’s as they talk the well received Omega and Ospreay story and compare it to Moxley, the Death Riders and everything going on in between.

Before that though, they talk Saturday Night’s Main Event and whether WWE’s booking gets an easy ride, plus speculate on the odds for Royal Rumble winners and the rest of the build, plus talk assorted news with Omos coming home, Jordynne coming in, ROH, WrestleMania weekend and more.

SHOWNOTES:

0:00 Intro, Plugs, GRAPPL Pateon changes

20:01 WWE SNME, Royal Rumble build, other news and notes

1:20:01 AEW Grand Slam, All In plans, Moxley, Omega Powers, AEW & ROH 2025 Directions

2:18:02 Misc News, Bloodsport UK, Stardom

GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt & Carl Gac! 

You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at ⁠http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL,⁠ or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at ⁠http://www.patreon.com/GRAPPL!⁠ 

Get the the new line of GRAPPL merchandise with FREE SHIPPING to the UK, EU, US, Canada, Australia & New Zealand at https://chopped-tees.com/en-uk/collections/grappl

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In a jumping all the big promotions edition of Spotlight, Gareth, Matty & JP catch up on goings on in the wrestling world as TNA reinvents itself (again) with its opening PPV of the year Genesis! They talk the revival of TNA and its Faustian pact with WWE that will consume its soul and ultimately destroy the company. Probably.

They also talk AEW roster issues, the build to SNME and Royal Rumble, Gareth watches Raw! Matty watches Collision! And JP watches GCW. Sigh.

SHOWNOTES:

0:00 Intro

2:50 TNA Genesis, NXTNA

53:23 Raw, Build to SNME and Royal Rumble

1:28:02 AEW Collision, AEW's iced wrestlers

2:11:09 GCW, January Plans & Patreon Changes

GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt & Carl Gac! 

You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at⁠ ⁠http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL,⁠⁠ or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at⁠ ⁠http://www.patreon.com/GRAPPL!⁠⁠

Get the the new line of GRAPPL merchandise with FREE SHIPPING to the UK, EU, US, Canada, Australia & New Zealand at ⁠https://chopped-tees.com/en-uk/collections/grappl⁠

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In a back to basics and news heavy Spotlight, Benno & JP catch up on goings on in the wrestling world as PENTA (no last name) makes his WWE debut and Tony Khan loses the hardcores with MAXIMUM CARNAGE (and wins them back with some good news updates on Tommy Bellend and Matt Cardona).

They also talk New Japan and their 2025 schedule, Baron Corbin making his unlikely GCW debut, Mercedes in Rev Pro, Raw on Netflix episode two, Collision, Dynamite, and Corey Graves possibly working himself into a shoot.

SHOWNOTES:

0:00 Intro, Patreon Changes, January plans

9:51 Penta debuts in WWE, Raw on Netflix follow-up

45:02 Misc News, Corey Graves, NJPW announcements, GCW, Mercedes

1:15:52 AEW Maximum Carnage, Tommy End, Matt Cardona, Collision, Dynamite

1:47:16 Weekend Highlights, NJPW Battle in the Valley, MLW

GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt & Carl Gac! 

You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at ⁠http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL,⁠ or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at ⁠http://www.patreon.com/GRAPPL!⁠ 

Get the the new line of GRAPPL merchandise with FREE SHIPPING to the UK, EU, US, Canada, Australia & New Zealand at https://chopped-tees.com/en-uk/collections/grappl

You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL, or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL! 

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It's the second part of a double bill of catch-up review editions of Spotlight as Benno & Matty convene to talk WWE’s Raw debut on Netflix from Monday Night.

Join the lads as they talk a divisive promo and segment from The Rock, appearances from Triple H, Undertaker, John Cena and Hulk Hogan, the Seth Rollins vs CM Punk main event and Tribal Combat with Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa, as well as make some time to talk Kenny Omega vs Gabe Kidd and some highlights from the weekend.

GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt & Carl Gac! 

You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at⁠ ⁠http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL,⁠⁠ or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at⁠ ⁠http://www.patreon.com/GRAPPL!⁠⁠

Get the the new line of GRAPPL merchandise with FREE SHIPPING to the UK, EU, US, Canada, Australia & New Zealand at ⁠https://chopped-tees.com/en-uk/collections/grappl⁠

You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL, or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at ⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL⁠! 

You can also join us on the GRAPPL Discord for free at ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠⁠