GRAPPL Spotlight

By GRAPPLSports Wrestling

GRAPPL Spotlight episodes

June 12, 2024 Spotlight: “TNA Mecca” (Ricochet leaving WWE, Forbidden Door card, NXT Battleground, NJPW Dominion, Clash at the Castle, Who Killed WCW?!)
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On this episode Benno and JP talk the week in wrestling news and it’s contract season as Ricochet appears to be leaving WWE for AEW, Chad Gable is staying put and Hikuleo seems to be coming in too. They also talk the build and final ticket push for Clash at the Castle, as well as NXT Battleground.
They also talk the latest goings on in AEW as Mox/Naito is made official for Forbidden Door as the card begins to be rounded out, plus the weekend in AEW TV, New Japan’s Dominion, the latest TNA news, “Who Killed WCW?” and more!
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SHOWNOTES:
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, and Ewan Cameron!

2 hr 13 min
June 05, 2024 Spotlight: “London Calling” (GRAPPL Live Show Announcement, Ospreay/Swerve, Clash at the Castle, Rev Pro, TNA, NJPW BOSJ, MLW)
On this episode Benno and JP are joined by Gareth & Matty to make the HUGE announcement of their live show on Saturday 24th August 2024, the day before All In and the day of Rev Pro’s Anniversary Show at the Copperbox, right over the road in Hackney Bridge (literally, over the road).
They also talk June coming up on GRAPPL before Benno & JP run through all the news and shows from the last week with AEW’s build to Forbidden Door and Ospreay vs Swerve, the latest on Vince McMahon as well as everything else going on with WWE this week as they build to Clash at the Castle - plus stops in TNA, New Japan, MLW, Rev Pro, All Japan and more, with a preview of what’s to come in Documentary Corner in June with the upcoming Who Killed WCW series.
SHOWNOTES
00:00 Intro, Live Podcast Announcement
22:09 AEW, Swerve/Ospreay, Collision, Forbidden Door build
56:28 WWE, Vince McMahon, Kaiser/Sheamus, Clash at the Castle
1:24:49 TNA exodus, WWE relationship
1:35:25 NJPW BOSJ, Dominion card
1:48:10 Rev Pro Live in London, Anniversary show build
1:57:44 MLW Battle Riot, Mark Henry, El Jefe
2:08:10 AJPW, Anzai vs Miyahara, EC3
2:13:08 Documentary Corner, News
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2 hr 29 min
May 29, 2024 Spotlight: “Four and a Half Hours” (AEW Double or Nothing Review, MJF returns, WWE King & Queen of the Ring)
On this episode Benno and JP are joined by the returning GRAPPL Gareth to talk AEW Double or Nothing. Join the lads as they talk the return of MJF on an overall poorly received show as they talk their respective interest levels in AEW, whether the “Triple Main Event” delivered and everything else on a very long May PPV from AEW.
They also talk WWE King & Queen of the Ring, the latest on Becky Lynch and Mark Henry, AEW’s negotiations with WBD and more!
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SHOWNOTES:
0:00 Intro
7:08 AEW booking, PPV schedule
28:18 MJF, Double or Nothing Full Review, AEW news
2:21:15 WWE King & Queen of the Ring, WWE news
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2 hr 42 min
May 23, 2024 Weekend Show: "Bantu for Lies" (Dynamite Review, Double or Nothing Preview, King of the Ring, Tony Khan presser)
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On the Weekend Show this week it's an early and bumper sized (free) edition to make up for no Spotlight as me and JP talk AEW Double or Nothing coming up this weekend, as well as AEW Dynamite from this week with Satnam vs Bryan, a big night for Swerve, Darby, Tony and all the other final PPV build.
We also talk all the day's news from the Tony Khan presser, WWE's two day SummerSlam and Saudi wish list ahead of the King & Queen of the Ring show, as well as everything else going on this weekend from Japan, Europe, America and further afield.
Enjoy!
Benno
SHOWNOTES0:00 Intro - FPL, KOTR 2001, Kurt Angle mixtape reveal18:45 Weekend News - SummerSlam 2026, Tony Khan conference call, Bad Bones, TKO1:04:56 AEW Dynamite Review, rating, the week in TV wrestling1:20:40 AEW Double or Nothing Preview, WWE King & Queen of the Ring, 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, and Ewan Cameron!
2 hr 20 min
May 15, 2024 Spotlight: “Wrestling for Crowns” (AEW TV deal, Cash Wheeler, Collision, Rampage, Vince McMahon, NJPW, AJPW)
On this episode Benno and JP catch up on the news of the week, plus AEW Collision and Rampage from the weekend, this week’s Dynamite, Vince McMahon on Dark Side of the Ring (not that story), New Japan’s BOSJ and Resurgence shows, the Champions Carnival final and more.
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SHOWNOTES:
0:00:00 Intro, Triple H 2000, King of the Ring 2001
0:09:08 AEW news, WBD, Cash Wheeler, Collision, Rampage
0:44:11 WWE news, Vince McMahon, Bloodline, Raw, Smackdown
1:10:18 NJPW Resurgence, AJPW Champions Carnival
1:36:48 Dark Side of the Ring Black Saturday, SGW
2:03:11 Patreon Preview - Triple H Year 2000
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, and Ewan Cameron!
2 hr 22 min
May 12, 2024 TIME - Episode 5 (April 1998 in TV, Films, Sport & Music)
Find here the latest episode of TIME, with a nostalgic look back at April 1998 through the four pillars of culture - Music, Films, TV and Sport!
From a catch up on the soaps with a supersized episode of Eastenders, a big explosion in Brookie, Titanic dominating the box office, Arsenal dominating the Prem and the TIME debut of TFI Friday and much more - we cover everything happening in TIME, in April of 1998.
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2 hr 40 min
May 08, 2024 Spotlight: "Phénoménal" (WWE Backlash Review, Gable Steveson, AEW Double or Nothing, TNA, NJPW, NOAH)
On this week’s show, Benno and JP are joined by Matty to talk WWE Backlash from Lyon, France at the weekend, as well as Cody Rhodes, the debut of Tonga Loa and more from the show, as well as Triple H taking on the media.
They also talk the WWE release of Gable Steveson, some more on John Laurinaitis and a quiet weekend for AEW ahead of Double Or Nothing - plus TNA Under Siege, New Japan Dontaku, Sandman on Dark Side of the Ring, NOAH and more.
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SHOWNOTES:
0:00:00 Intro, Gabe Steveson bet, Ogz vs LAX, Triple H 2000, TIME
0:19:09 WWE Backlash, Cody, Bloodline story
0:52:50 Triple H vs the media, Laurinaitis, WWE news
1:09:02 CM Punk, Sheamus vs Gunther, Raw
1:19:50 AEW Double or Nothing build, Dynamite Preview, Ric Flair
1:46:08 TNA Under Siege, Sandman DSOTR
2:04:17 NJPW, NOAH
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 and Ewan Cameron.
2 hr 24 min
May 04, 2024 Bretro - Episode 6: "Practice Makes Perfect" (Bret Hart vs. Mr Perfect - SummerSlam 91, Boston House Show)
This month it’s a perfect episode of BRETRO.
Episode 6 “Practice Makes Perfect” sees Matty & Gareth revisit Bret’s SummerSlam 91 IC Title win over Mr. Perfect and discuss the role of a 1989 house show match in shaping this.
1 hr 28 min
May 01, 2024 Spotlight: "Weinstein" (Tony Khan comments on WWE, Vince McMahon, Swerve Strickland, WWE Draft, TripleMania)
On this week’s show, Benno and JP talk Tony Khan’s comments on WWE being the “Weinstein” of wrestling, as well as the rest of his media blitz this week - plus Collision, Rampage and the rest of the goings on in AEW.
They also talk Vince McMahon “selling” his TKO shares, as well as the future of Nick Khan, the WWE draft, ticket sales for Clash at the Castle and the rest of the goings on in the wrestling world with TripleMania, Benno’s trip to Grand Pro and more!
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SHOWNOTES:
0:00:00 Intro, GRAPPL with philosophy, May Schedule
0:21:35 Tony Khan comments on WWE, NFL draft appearances
0:38:50 Swerve Strickland, AEW booking, Collision, AEW news
1:21:05 Vince McMahon, Nick Khan
1:27:51 WWE draft, Backlash, Clash at the Castle
1:52:06 Sensational Sherry, TripleMania
2:06:51 Grand Pro, Progress, NJPW BOSJ
GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn, Ewan Cameron and Simon Mulvaney!
2 hr 33 min
April 24, 2024 Spotlight: "5 Stars" (AEW Dynasty Review, Bryan vs Ospreay, Swerve wins AEW title, Jack Perry returns, FTR vs Young Bucks)
On this week’s show, Benno and Gareth talk everything AEW Dynasty with a full review of the show as well as their thoughts going into it, starting with Ospreay vs Bryan and whether it is a 5 Star match, as well as Jack Perry’s return at the conclusion of FTR vs The Young Bucks and of course, Swerve Strickland’s big AEW World Title win against Samoa Joe.
They then talk the rest of the card as they discuss the state of Jay White, PAC vs Okada, the absolute state of Chris Jericho, WIllow Nightingale and everything else on the show, with some bonus chat at the end on WWE’s releases, TNA’s Rebellion and more!
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SHOWNOTES:
000:00 Intro, Rock Film Club, Ewan Cameron KOTM pick
0:10:37 AEW build to Dynasty, current state of company
0:29:40 AEW Dynasty PPV Review, Bryan/Ospreay, FTR/Bucks, Swerve wins the title
1:45:32 Rest of Dynasty card, Pac/Okada, Willow Nighingale, Jay White, overall thoughts
2:27:52 WWE releases, Raw and Smackdown notes, NJPW, TNA Rebellion
GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn, Ewan Cameron and Simon Mulvaney!
2 hr 43 min