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Benno and JP are joined by GRAPPL Gareth to talk tournament season in New Japan with the New Japan Cup USA and six-man title finals, as well as a big win in the Wednesday Wars for AEW and some breaking news with Rev Pro announcing a return to empty arena shows. They also talk the deaths of Kamala and Rollerball Rocco, Pro Wrestling NOAH, Marty Jannetty, Raw Underground and more.Also, Buddy Landel.SHOWNOTES 00:17 Intro32:55 News, Raw Underground, Jannetty, Kamala, Rollerball Rocco, Rev Pro return1:26:55 New Japan Strong, 6 Man tournament, G1 announcement1:54:30 Wednesday Night Wars, NXT Cole vs Mcafee, AEW Dynamite2:25:20 NOAH, Warrior Wrestling, Summerslam Watchalong, Landell vs Michaels

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This week, Stephanie Chase joins JP and Benno as they talk WWE's record profits, Summerslam on a boat, The Rock buying the XFL, as well as AEW Dynamite, Zack Ryder, Suzuki vs Nagata from New Japan Summer Struggle, Stardom, Impact, Equity and more!

 

Also, Jet and Wolf.

 SHOWNOTES00:09 Intro

22:23 Rock buys XFL, WWE Financials, Equity response to Speaking Out, Rollerball Rocco

1:10:33 New Japan Summer Struggle, US Tournament 

1:17:32 AEW Dynamite, Kingston, Ryder

1:57:20 TalkNShopAMania

2:16:42 Stardom

2:29:21 Impact Wrestling

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Its the second episode of the GRAPPL Roundtable where we take a deep dive into a specific topic in wrestling and this week we look at New Japan fandom and, particularly, its appeal to women.

 

Sarah Flannery (@SarahFlann), Stephanie Chase (@stephaniemchase) and Lison (@LisonMA) join JP to talk about their NJPW Fandom, their thoughts on the current key characters and storylines, and why these appeal to a female audience. It was a really fun conversation on a very sticky night!

 

Sarah appears on the excellent PWG retro podcast Journey Through Guerilla Island as well as on the Sarah & Sarah podcast which she promises is coming back soon!

 

Stephanie currently writes about WWE for Digital Spy and about the wider world of pro wrestling at Sportskeeda. You can find Steph's work at stephaniechase.co.uk. Her interviews are available on YouTube

 

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GRAPPL Gareth once again joins JP and Benno as they catch up on AEW Dynamite and talk New Japan Sengoku Lord, GCW Homecoming, All Japan, Impact Wrestling, Quildan vs Cooling, Vince McMahon buying Sunderland(?) and much more. 

Also, Timbersports.

 

SHOWNOTES 

00:20 Intro16:22 AEW1:09:29 New Japan1:46:12 GCW Homecoming2:06:57 AJPW2:20:55 Impact 2:29:20 Quildan

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With Joe away, Benno and JP are joined by GRAPPL Gareth to catch up on the last week of wrestling and talk the horror show that was Extreme Rules, Impact Slammiversary, New Japan's new direction with Dominion and the build to Sengoku Lord - as well as Will Ospreay, Joey Ryan and much more.SHOWNOTES 00:29 Intro 16:13 Will Ospreay, Joey Ryan, Wrestling Safeguarding1:00:32 WWE Extreme Rules1:39:01 Impact Slammiversary2:18:20 New Japan

 

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A new show to the GRAPPL Network, GRAPPL Roundtable is a panel show that takes a deep dive into a specific topic and the biggest stories in wrestling 

Emily Pratt (@emilyofpratt), Stephanie Chase (@stephaniemchase) and Will Cooling (@willcooling) join JP to have a wide-ranging discussion about the Wrestling media's coverage of the Speaking Out movement, wrestling journalism as well as some bonus New Japan talk at the end. Click the links below for more information on our guests:

Emily Pratt is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles. She used to study, write about, and make theatre, and now she writes about pro wrestling. She's currently a regular contributor at FanFyte and Deadlock, and her other bylines include With Spandex on UPROXX, Orange Crush, Mind Games Magazine, FanSided WWE, and Diva Dirt. You can find her portfolio here

Stephanie Chase is a journalist, interviewer and podcaster based in London who specialises in pro wrestling. She currently writes about WWE for Digital Spy and about the wider world of pro wrestling at Sportskeeda. You can find Steph's work at stephaniechase.co.uk. Her interviews are available on YouTube

Will Cooling is The host of British Wrestling Report on @pwtorchvip, talks politics at It Could Be Said, covers Midlands Pro-Wrestling for @EandS_E. He also has an amazing picture of him with his face painted as a tiger

 

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Benno, Joe and JP are joined by Digital Spy's Stephanie Chase to catch up on all the wrestling news of the last few weeks with WWE's Covid outbreak, Evolve buyout and Speaking Out releases, as well the New Japan Cup and upcoming Dominion show, AEW's first week of Fyter Fest and a quick chat about GCW's Backyard show. Also, Iceland, Aldi, Irish Tory Sports, Haircuts, Wetherspoons, Friday, Normal People, Gordon Ramsey and all the other important stuff.SHOWNOTES00:30 Not Wrestling (mostly)29:35 Wrestling (mostly)

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Benno, Joe and JP have a wide-ranging discussion about the Speaking Out movement and allegations of systematic abuse across Brit Wres and the wider world of wrestling. Resources:Fan Byte - A Brief History of Creeps In Professional WrestlingClaire Byrne - A Response to Distraction Pieces PodcastDaily Mirror - Brave Women in Wrestling Spark ChangeBritish Wrestling Experience - #SpeakingOut with Emma G

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In another special 90's flashback podcast, Benno, Joe and JP are again joined by POST Wrestling's Martin Bushby to journey back to 1997 and talk ECW's first PPV - Barely Legal 1997!The guys talk the double main event of Taz vs Sabu and Terry Funk's ECW World Title win, as well as the rest of the card, their ECW fandom and discuss how well 1997 ECW holds up in 2020.

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Benno, Joe and JP chat the return of New Japan with both empty arena and fan attended shows being announced for June and July, talk NXT Takeover In Your House with that Adam Cole and Velveteen Dream match, and go back in time to talk Vince McMahon and Dave Meltzer on Donahue in 1992 and the 25 year anniversary of one of the greatest matches of all time with Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuharu Misawa from All Japan.Also, Statues, Horses and Facebook Mums.SHOWNOTES00:15 Non Wrestling (mostly)42:26 Wrestling (mostly)

Here is a link to some great resources to support #BlackLivesMatter

https://www.itsnicethat.com/news/resources-supporting-black-lives-matter-movement-creative-industry-01062

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