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GRAPPL Spotlight

The home of Spotlight with Benno, JP, Gareth & Matty and other GRAPPL podcasts covering the wrestling world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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02:32:32

Spotlight: “Tracy Smothers" (AEW Full Gear Preview,...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2020/11/04

Benno, JP and Gareth preview AEW Full Gear and New Japan Power Struggle, as well as talk the BOSJ and J-Cup Line ups, the finals of the ROH Pure Title tournament and yes, a possible 5-Star match from NXT UK! They also talk Lockdown 2.0, Trump vs Biden, Vince Mcmahon on Netflix, and memories of Tracy Smothers. SHOWNOTES 00:15 Intro25:18 Tracy Smothers, Vince McMahon Netflix documentary50:34 NXT UK Ilja Dragunov vs WALTER1:21:40 ROH Pure Title tournament1:36:28 AEW Full Gear Preview, Dynamite2:11:09

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03:03:11

GRAPPL Roundtable: G1 Climax 30 ( w/. Alan 4L, Sarah...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2020/10/29

After a brief haitus to watch the G1, the fourth episode of the GRAPPL Roundtable is back! And, unsurprisingly, we take a deep dive into the highs and lows of the G1 tournament, the New Japan landscape and a quick roundup on the Champions Carnival and N1 Victory tournaments. And this month we have another crackerjack panel as our roundtable not only has returning champion and Hiromu stan Sarah Flannery (@SarahFlann) been joined by her 2 Sarahs co-host Sarah4L (@SarahFourL) but also the Kensuke

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02:45:05

Spotlight: “Brit Wres Is Dead (again)" (WWE Hell In A...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2020/10/27

Benno, JP and Gareth talk a double PPV weekend with Impact's Bound For Glory and WWE's Hell In A Cell, as well as a much talked-about episode of AEW Dynamite. They also talk Marcus Rashford vs the Tories, UFC 254, Borat and yes, Brit Wres being dead, again. SHOWNOTES 00:15 Intro26:33 Brit Wres is Dead55:05 WWE Hell In A Cell1:37:37 Bound For Glory2:06:01 AEW Dynamite Subscribe to GRAPPL Spotlight: iTunes || Android || Web || YouTube || TuneIn || Stitcher || Spotify || RSS Follow us on

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03:10:12

Spotlight: “Dangerous Twink" (New Japan G1 Climax...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2020/10/19

Benno, JP, Gareth and Steph talk the G1 Final with a full review of the final tournament days with an eventful end to the A Block and not so eventful end to the B Block and the 35-minute final match that has split GRAPPL. They also chat Jay White, Steph's mum's thoughts on the tournament, AEW Dynamite, Benno's run-in with Ben Carter Twitter and Dangerous Twinks? SHOWNOTES 00:15 Intro20:52 Ben Carter39:35 NJPW G1 Final Review, A & B Block Finals2:55:55 AEW Dynamite Subscribe to GRAPPL

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02:50:05

Spotlight: “Monty Brown" (New Japan G1 Climax Week...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2020/10/15

Benno, JP and Gareth talk the penultimate week of New Japan’s G1 Climax 30 and talk the highlights and lowlights of Days 11-16 as well as preview the final weekend and talk the possible scenarios coming out of the final days.They also chat GCW’s Collective weekend with talk of Bloodsport, For The Culture, Spring Break and more highlights from the big weekender, the N1 final, and finally, Monty Brown. SHOWNOTES 00:15 Intro18:44 GCW Collective1:03:08 N1 Final, AEW1:13:48 New Japan G1 Week Four (Day

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02:59:51

Spotlight: “Gunnersaurus" (New Japan G1 Climax Week...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2020/10/07

Benno, JP and Gareth talk the halfway point of New Japan’s G1 Climax 30 with reviews of Days 7-10 as they continue the Jay One love-in, marvel over Tomohiro Ishii and talk his hall of fame credentials, as well as talk some surprising performances from Taichi and Yoshi Hashi, and the differences in the A and B Block at this midpoint.They also talk NXT Takeover headlined by a well-received match on GRAPPL in Finn Balor vs. Kyle O’Reilly, last week’s AEW Dynamite, New Japan's BOSJ and Tag League

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02:58:55

Spotlight: "Khan vs Carragher" (New Japan G1 Climax...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2020/09/30

Benno, JP and Gareth talk Week Two of New Japan’s G1 Climax 30 with reviews of Days 3-6 with two shows apiece from the A and B Block. They talk some highly rated matches in Ishii/Ibushu and Ospreay/Shingo as well as some other highlights and some lowlights from the tournament so far (mainly from the B Block).They also talk Road Warrior Animal, the ROH Pure Title, AEW, Ben Carter and WWE Clash Of Champions. Also, Khan vs Carragher. SHOWNOTES 00:15 Intro22:35 Road Warrior Animal, Clash Of Champions,

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02:42:40

Spotlight: "Dick To Go" (New Japan G1 Climax 30...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2020/09/22

It’s the most wonderful time of the year as JP, Benno, Gareth and Steph assemble to talk the opening weekend of New Japan’s G1 Climax 30 with all the action from both blocks including two memorable highly rated matches on GRAPPL in Ishii/Suzuki and Naito/Tanahashi, as well as some surprising results and upsets in the all-important G1 Pick ‘Ems.They also talk AEW’s alleged 5 Star match, Lockdown 2, GREGGL, Iceland, GRAPPL Fantasy Football and much more. Also, Dick To Go. SHOWNOTES 00:52 Intro26:45

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02:08:43

Spotlight: "GRAPPL Gedo" (New Japan G1 Climax...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2020/09/15

JP, Benno and Gareth return to preview the New Japan G1 Tournament, talk AEW Dynamite and the debut of Miro, All Japan’s Champions Carnival, the first instalment of the ROH Pure Title Tournament and Rev Pro’s second Epic Encounters show on FITE. Also, GRAPPL Gedo. SHOWNOTES 00:18 Intro 22:02 New Japan G1 Preview 52:25 AEW Dynamite, Miro 1:29:20 All Japan Champions Carnival 1:40:40 ROH Pure Title Tournament 1:51:34 Rev Pro Epic Encounters 2 Subscribe to GRAPPL Spotlight: iTunes || Android || Web ||

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02:42:16

Spotlight: "Maddie" (AEW All Out 2020 Review, WWE vs....

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2020/09/08

JP and Benno are joined by the returning GRAPPL Gareth to give a full review of AEW's All Out show talking the Matt Hardy concussion story, the MJF vs. Moxley main event, a disappointing FTR tag title win, Jim Ross, Mimosa Mayhem and everything in between.They also discuss WWE's directive to wrestlers to end their deals on Cameo and Twitch, as well as this week's upcoming New Japan G1 announcements. Also, Maddie.SHOWNOTES 00:14 Intro28:15 WWE vs Cameo, New Japan G153:25 AEW All Out 2020 Join GRAPPL

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03:00:45

Spotlight: "David Arquette" (New Japan Jingu Stadium,...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2020/09/01

JP and Benno are joined by Stephanie Chase to talk New Japan Summer Struggle in Jingu, WWE Payback, AEW Dynamite, Brock Lesnar contract season, The Collective weekender, and Impact Wrestling.Also, David Arquette.SHOWNOTES 00:22 Intro22:58 Brock Lesnar WWE Contract season, The Collective weekender40:32 New Japan Summer Struggle in Jingu1:17:59 WWE Payback2:05:32 AEW Dynamite, All Out2:26:52 You Cannot Kill David Arquette2:47:45 Impact Subscribe to GRAPPL Spotlight: iTunes || Android || Web || YouTube

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01:53:21

GRAPPL Roundtable: AEW (w/. Sarah Flannery, Rich Fann...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2020/08/29

Welcome to episode 3 of Grappl Roundtable and, in the run up to the All Out PPV, we thought it might be time to have a deep dive into AEW. The matches, the roster, the TV product, the business, the good and the bad of AEW so far. Our guests this week are: Suit Williams is the co host of Smark Sports and a contributer to Voices of Wrestling Rich Fann is the host of the Deep Dive with Rich Fann on PWTorch and also is a co host to EastCoastCast Sarah Flannery is one ½ of the 2 Sarahs on Voices of

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02:53:10

Spotlight: "Au Revoir Joe" (SummerSlam Weekend, NXT...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2020/08/26

JP and Benno go it alone to discuss SummerSlam weekend with reviews of SummerSlam itself, NXT Takeover, AEW Saturday Night Dynamite, GCW’s Weekender, Black Label Pro’s Professional Wrestling Show and Rev Pro’s first Epic Encounter show on FITE. They also give an update on Joe’s status with the podcast going forward. SHOWNOTES 00:05 Intro09:48 Joe Update20:15 SummerSlam58:20 NXT Takeover1:31:00 AEW Dynamite1:56:45 Black Label Pro2:14:00 GCW2:27:57 Rev Pro Subscribe to GRAPPL Spotlight: iTunes ||

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02:55:49

Spotlight: "Thunderdome" (SummerSlam Weekend, AEW...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2020/08/18

JP and Benno are joined by GRAPPL Gareth as they preview Summerslam weekend with shows from NXT, GCW, Rev Pro and more, talk AEW releasing talent and a disappointing Dynamite, Indies on the WWE Network, New Japan's KOPW fan voting, the death of Xavier, Gangrel, WrestleMania 13 and more! Also, Thunderdome. SHOWNOTES 00:24 Intro33:01 WWE Thunderdome, Indies on the Network, NJPW Fan Vote, Covid issues, Xavier1:22:50 AEW releases, Dynamite1:52:40 NJ Strong, Impact, Bret Hart vs Steve Austin WM132:22:42

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02:48:15

Spotlight: "Buddy Landel" (New Japan Strong,...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2020/08/11

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

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02:39:52

Spotlight: "Jet and Wolf" (WWE Financials, XFL, The...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2020/08/04

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

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01:18:20

GRAPPL Roundtable: NJPW Fandom (w/. Sarah Flannery,...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2020/08/01

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

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02:58:44

Spotlight: "Timbersports" (AEW Dynamite, New Japan...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2020/07/29

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 Subscribe to GRAPPL Spotlight: iTunes || Android || Web || YouTube || TuneIn || Stitcher || Spotify || RSS Follow us on Twitter: Benno || JP ||

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02:39:48

Spotlight: "Mad Frankie Fraser" (WWE Extreme Rules,...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2020/07/22

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 Subscribe to GRAPPL Spotlight: iTunes || Android || Web || YouTube

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01:35:33

GRAPPL Roundtable: Wrestling Media (w/. Emily Pratt,...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2020/07/17

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

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