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**Note G1 Coverage Begins 01:01:55***JP, Joe and Benno are back and fighting through some summer bugs to talk the 2nd full week of G129 with the first top end main events of the tournament in Moxley/Ishii, Ospreay/Ibushi and Ospreay/Okada. They also talk PAC vs Ben-K from Kobe World and the latest in the news from WWE, AEW, Progress, NXT and more. 

(Also, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, 1992 Nailz. Zeus. Abdullah's House Of Ribs, the South Wales Subculture, Ferries across the Mersey and The Prolapse belt.)

SHOWNOTES:

00:30 Intro/Nonsense12:34 WWE Forbes article, NXT vs AEW25:00 Sha Samuels to NXT UK, Progress Cheer Up Juice, Walter vs Ilja43:14 CM Punk to Starrcast, AEW, Janela vs Enzo53:10 Pac vs Ben-K Kobe World1:01:55 G1 Week Two (Day 5, 6 and 7)

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***Note G1 Coverage Begins 01:32:56***The summer is well and truly started as Benno, Joe and JP begin this years New Japan G1 coverage with 3 shows from the first week proper, talk AEW's Fight For The Fallen and discuss everything else they watched in a packed weekend of wrestling from Extreme Rules, to GCW's Tribute to Homicide, Evolve and more.(Also Tango and Cash, Sinbad, Mick Johnson, Liz McDonald, Dean Gaffney, the Bread streets, and TNA entrance themes revisited)SHOWNOTES00:11 Intro/Nonsense24:02 AEW Fight For The Fallen52:53 EVOLVE 10 Year Anniversary1:04:49 GCW 51501:18:50 WWE Extreme Rules1:28:35 Riptide PAC vs Cara Noir revisited1:32:56 G1 Climax 29 Week One

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Benno, Joe & JP chat a packed week of shows as they begin their G1 coverage for this year with Night One in Dallas. They also talk GCW's Backyard Wrestling and Impact's Slammiversary on VOD and their live thoughts from Riptide Wrestling, Progress and Rev Pro.

(Also Paul Merson, Worchester Sauce. Cholula, Monster Claws, Netto, Kwik Save, Triplemania, Kazaa, Brighton Hostels, Floppy Disks and Le Tis.)

00:00 Intro/Nonsense17:15 GCW Backyard Wrestling30:10 New Japan G1 Climax Night One1:07:05 Riptide Point Break1:28:20 Rev Pro Live At the Cockpit 431:39:30 Progress Chapter 92: Entertaining Friends1:58:20 Impact Slammiversary 17

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Benno, Joe and JP are back after a week break to catch up on a massive two weeks of news in wrestling as they talk Rollins vs Ospreay, Dunne vs Starr and the Heyman & Bischoff news, as well as catch up on what they've been watching with AEW Fyter Fest, Rev Pro Ungovernable, OTT Wrestlerama and New Japan Southern Showdown.

Also, Jim Davidson, John Virgo, Nick Berry, Bullseye, Arsenals worst XI and the Roast Rebellion. 

SHOWNOTES 

00:40 Intro15:19 Rollins versus Ospreay26:00 Pete Dunne versus David Starr, OTT Wrestlerama49:50 Heyman and Bischoff1:09:14 AEW vs Evolve, Fyter Fest1:50:43 Rev Pro Ungovernable2:11:04 New Japan Southern Showdown

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Benno, Joe and JP are back to discuss New Japan's G1 Climax 29 lineup, Rev Pro's upcoming Ungovernable show and the state of their VOD and AEW selling out another building for All Out, as well as their upcoming Fyter Fest show. The guys also talk WAW's big Fightmare show from Carrow Road, re-visit their Will Ospreay and worst of TNA conversations from last week and discuss NXT UK Takeover and the latest episodes of Viceland's The Wrestlers.

(Also, Home Alone, the Class of 92, Love Island, Maradona, Roast Dinners and Mike Chioda's snakeskin boots).

SHOWNOTES

00:30 Intro/The Worst of TNA revisited/The Summer of Wrestling/Bloodsport20:18 Dynamite Kid vs Will Ospreay, also Maradona29:36 New Japan G1 Climax 29 Lineups44:50 Rev Pro Ungovernable/RPW On Demand/Michael Oku vs Pac1:01:16 WWE NXT UK, Pete Dunne vs Nathan Cruz1:12:30 WAW Fightmare, also Roast Dinners and the class of '921:30:27 Viceland's The Wrestlers1:37:01 AEW Fyter Fest, All Out sells out, also Love Island

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Benno, Joe and JP discuss whether Will Ospreay is the best British Wrestler of all time, talk two big New Japan shows from this last week with the Best Of The Super Juniors Finals and Dominion, and talk OTT Banjaxed, that David Starr/Walter video, the comedy of Goldberg vs Undertaker, the Vice documentary series The Wrestlers and the very worst of TNA.

(Also, Goodnight Sweetheart, Ridge Holland, Tango & Cash, Ireland Under 21's, Jay White's beard, Maradona and Joe's worst rated films of all time).

SHOWNOTES

00:39 Intro/nonsense15:10 The worst of TNA19:30 OTT Walter/Starr Shaun Ryan video/Live In Belfast: Banjaxed33:20 Will Ospreay the best British Wrestler of all time, BOSJ Final57:05 Moxley New Japan debut, Jay White, Dominion Review1:36:20 Matt Riddle, Goldberg vs Undertaker, Super Showdown1:50:40 The Wrestlers documentary series on Vice1:59:30 Outro/nonsense

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A special Bonus episode of Grappl Spotlight this week as JP interviews Riptide Producer Josh Bevan to catch up on all things Riptide as the build up to an exciting summer including the 5th July Point Break show, the Pride of Brighton tournament that is leading to the big open air theatre show on August 26th. Also discussed is how to get the best of the performers, the focus on younger talent, the effect the contract situation has had on the company, the plans for the future and much more.

You can find info, tickets, great matches etc from Riptide Wrestling at the following places:

Website: https://www.riptidewrestling.com/ 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkHPpLoK3ethwG3KmtHFL1A 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RIPTIDEwres 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RiptideWres/

Tickets: https://www.riptidewrestling.com/tickets 

 

You can also follow JP on Twitter @JPJipeee. You can follow Benno @BensonRichardE and try to contact Joe using the #RevJoe hashtag. He probably won't respond but me and Benno will send it to him anyway.

 

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Outro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuoN1izAjSc (Gardenia by Kyuss)

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Benno, JP and Joe are back to talk that Jon Moxley interview, paranoia in the UK with NXT UK running head to head with New Japan's Royal Quest, Sunday's Rev Pro Live At The Cockpit 42, Saturday's NXT Takeover 25, some fallout from AEW Double Or Nothing and the best matches this week from the New Japan Best Of The Super Juniors 26. All this plus chat on Neil Warnock, Blue Chew, Hookie Blueys, Eric Cantana, The Wire, Billy Mitchell and Dude Where's My Car.

SHOWNOTES:01:30 Intro/Nonsense9:30 Moxley on Talk Is Jericho/PWTorch37:40 Royal Quest vs Welsh Rugby vs UK Takeover vs All Out55:00 AEW Double Or Nothing fallout1:17:43 NXT Takeover 251:48:30 NJPW BOSJ2:02:50 Rev Pro Live at the Cockpit 42Subscribe to GRAPPL Spotlight:

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It's Day 1 of GRAPPL Spotlight's WrestleMania Weekend Live Streaming coverage as Benno & JP talk everything they watched from the New York/New Jersey area.

The guys talk a packed slate of shows from GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport to the WrestleCon Supershow, wXw America Ist Wunderbar, IWTV Family Reunion and even a stop off at DDT Pro in NYC!

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Spotlight: "Barry Grant" (Omega Man documentary, Progress & Rev Pro catchup, MLW, WWE TV & WrestleMania weekend

The real Joe Lemon. Des Taviner. Omega Man. Moesha. Zammo McGuire. Theresa May. Wrestling with indicitive votes. Saved By The Bell. Renford Rejects. Limp Bizkit. Cain The Undertaker. Hookie DVD's. Joints of Gammon. Steven French & Omar from the Wire. Neville Southall. Konnan, Keys and Gray. On the piss with Dick Murdoch. Dog tags on a poll. The King of Suck style. The thriving man-baby scene.

All this and more in a new Spotlight as Benno, Joe & JP discuss Okada/Sanada getting 5 Stars, breakdown the Kenny Omega documentary on TSN, catchup on some Progress and Rev Pro, as well as look at some MLW TV, NXT and even some Smackdown as the lads talk what they're looking forward to (and not) this WrestleMania weekend.

SHOWNOTES:

00:13 Intro

09:52 ROH G1 Supercard/Okada vs Sanada gets 5 Stars

20:26 Omega Man documentary

50:28 Progress Chapter 85 & 86 Catchup

1:03:03 Rev Pro Live in Northampton

1:13:47 MLW Fusion/Impact

1:27:56 NXT, Takeover build

1:41:35 WWE TV & Mania build

1:55:42 Other Mania Weekend events

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