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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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02:14:58

Spotlight: "Everest" (NXT Europe, All Out Toronto,...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/05/20

It's been a very tough couple of days for many in our community due to the news of the sad passing of Dylan Shah. Dylan was a friend of us all and a happy face we all will miss seeing at live shows up and down the country. His family have set up an email address for anybody who wants to pass on their condolences dilz.forever82@gmail.com. He'll be hugely missed.On Spotlight this week, we talk the alleged launch of NXT Europe and what it all means, All Out Toronto and Forbidden Door sales as Darby

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02:19:55

Spotlight: ”Atrocious” (Sabu, WWE Backlash Review,...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/05/13

Benno and Matty convene after their fiery Weekend Show preview to talk whether Backlash hit expectations and whether that is good enough, plus surprisingly agree on a few things as they talk McAfee vs Gunther, Goldberg rumours, Cena vs R-Truth and more coming out of the show, as well as more on the sad death of Sabu this week.They also talk TNA and AAA, the rumoured Evolution show, AEW’s 300th Dynamite, Collision, Beach Break, Steve Maclin, the slow end of PWG and more!SHOWNOTES0:00 Intro, Plugs,

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02:02:16

GRAPPL Weekend Show: "Head of the Stable" (WWE...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/05/09

GRAPPL Weekend Show: "Head of the Stable" (WWE Backlash Preview, AEW Dynamite Review, Forbidden Door)On the Weekend Show this time, Matty joins me to preview Cena/Orton and the rest of the 5 match WWE Backlash card (and argue about Jey Uso for 10 minutes, sorry) as well as talk Forbidden Door ticket sales, Dynamite from Wednesday and all the news heading into the weekend. Enjoy! Benno SHOWNOTES 0:00 Intro, May Schedule 16:23 News, WWE, Other 37:21 AEW news, Dynamite Review, TV 1:09:50 WWE

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02:11:30

Spotlight: ”Rhyl Motorcycle Club” (WWE Releases, AEW...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/05/06

Benno and JP catch up in a Spotlight proper as they talk AEW Forbidden Door’s record gate, as well as the CMLL and AAA proxy war with WWE announcements for TripleMania.They also talk the WWE releases of Braun Strowman, Shayna Baysler and more, plus Naito leaving new Japan, some NOAH and lots more!SHOWNOTES0:00 Intro, Plugs13:09 AEW Forbidden Door sales, CMLL, ROH releases, Okada vs Omega1:02:51 WWE Releases, AAA contracts, Vince McMahon vs shareholders, Nick Khan1:44:30 Naito leaves New Japan,

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01:36:23

Spotlight: ”MattyMania”

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/04/28

It’s a very special Spotlight this week as we have a compilation of Matty’s audio from his dream trip to WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas! Join him as he talks all of the highlights of his week including meeting Jey Uso, Damien Priest, his Wrestlecon adventure featuring TROY and (his new podcast co-host) AHMED as well as many other notable names (KURT!), his scrans of the week, his reviews of both nights of Mania, the Hall of Fame, Raw, being on Jaycataion and much, much moreBtw guess how much a coke

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02:59:29

GRAPPLMania Spotlight: "Sinn FE!N" (WrestleMania...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/04/21

Benno, JP & Gareth close out 7 days of coverage (9 days if you count our Bretro and WrestleMania 9 Flashback shows) and review both nights of WrestleMania with highlights and lowlights across the weekend as Cena and Cody shit the bed, Travis Scott underwelms us all and Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and CM Punk provide the STORY.The lads also cover whether main event Jey Uso lived up to the billing, the AAA news surrounding the show, with thoughts on all the rest of both days cards, Steve Austin’s

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03:22:02

Spotlight: GRAPPLMania Preview Show (WrestleMania...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/04/16

Benno and JP preview another GRAPPLMania Week as they talk all the shows happening across Vegas and beyond, starting with both nights of WrestleMania, the John Cena vs Cody Rhodes main event and multi person matches galore, as well as shows from NXT, GCW, WrestleCon, Defy, Prestige, West Coast Pro, Pandemonium Pro and more.They also talk the news of the day with AEW formally announcing the O2 as the venue for Forbidden Door in London, as well as a Glasgow Dynamite taping, Mariah May believed to be

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02:48:58

Spotlight: ”Jet 2 Holidays” (AEW Dynasty Full Review,...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/04/09

Benno and Gareth review AEW Dynasty with the much discussed return of the Young Bucks and another devisive Death Riders main event, as well as Ospreay vs Kevin Knight, Kenny Omega’s match with Speedball and Ricochet, FTR, Cope and the rest of the undercard.Gareth also talks his burgeoning Raw fandom, WrestleMania and the rest of the news of the day.SHOWNOTES0:00 Intro, Plugs13:05 AEW Dynasty Full Review2:11:33 Raw Smackdown, Gunther, CM Punk, other news & notesGRAPPL Spotlight is produced with

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02:00:25

GRAPPL Weekend Show: “Dynasty at Dynasty” (AEW...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/04/05

On the Weekend Show this time, me and JP talk Dynasty at Dynasty (or is it Dynasty at Dynasty?) and the rest of the card on Sunday, as well as this week's Dynamite, All In week, Miro/Rusev signing for WWE, Fenix and more. Enjoy!BennoSHOWNOTES:0:00 Intro, April Schedule15:23 WWE, Miro, Fenix, News50:49 AEW news, Dynamite1:30:04 AEW Dynasty Preview, Weekend Previews GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings and Queen Of The

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03:03:09

TIME - Episode 8 (March 1995 in TV, Films, Sport &...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/03/31

It's a new episode of TIME, a nostalgic look back through the four pillars of culture - Music, Films, TV and Sport! Join us as we cover everything happening in TIME, in March of 1995!Follow us:JP: @grappljpMatty @MattyEdwards86Liam: @LFDOOMGareth: @GRAPPLGareth

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02:37:08

Spotlight: ”Big Barry” (WCW vs AEW, CM Punk, John...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/03/25

Benno and JP talk goings on in the wrestling world with some chat on the WWE vault footage unearthed this week from WCW in Manchester in 1993, comparisons of WCW and AEW as Dynamite outlives Nitro - plus Heel John Cena week two, WWE in Europe, New Japan Cup, Homicide and more! SHOWNOTES 0:00 Intro, Plugs 20:07 John Cena’s week two, European Tour, CM Punk, WrestleMania 1:10:39 WCW in Manchester in 1993 1:23:33 Nitro vs Dynamite, AEW Dynasty, AEW TV 1:56:55 Homicide, NJ Cup Final, CMLL, other news

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02:06:57

Spotlight: ”Jakob Toretto” (Heel John Cena promo,...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/03/19

Benno and JP catch up with an all round the houses Spotlight, starting with Heel John Cena, his back and forth with Cody and all the fallout from Cena’s first post-turn appearance in Brussels.They also talk WWE’s daft footy title belts, as well as catch up on AEW as we hit tournament season once again and reset after Revolution on Dynamite and Collision, and talk TNA, New Japan, NXT and everything else going on in the world of wrestling this week. Also, TIPPL updates and WWE’s daft footy belts

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02:17:41

Spotlight: ”TIPPL” (AEW Revolution Full Review, Mox &...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/03/12

It’s an AEW PPV Spotlight as Benno & JP talk AEW Revolution last night with Ospreay/Fletcher, Swerve/Ricochet, Omega/Takeshita, the Hollywood Ending and other well received matches, in addition to a not-so-well received main event as Cope and Mox shit the bed.They also talk the rest of an overall stacked card and make some time at the end to talk Raw from MSG, Roman Reigns, the NJ Cup, Queen of the Ring, and more!SHOWNOTES0:00 Intro, Plugs24:16 AEW Revolution Pre-Show34:06 AEW Revolution Main

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02:07:31

GRAPPL Weekend Show: “Zat Knight” (AEW Revolution...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/03/08

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! - BennoIt’s a new GRAPPL Weekend Show as we preview AEW Revolution this Sunday night with a stacked card as well as talk all the final build on Dynamite.We also talk the fallout from the John Cena turn, The Rock and Triple H palace intrigue, Travis Scott and more - plus the WCW vault, AEW n Amazon and all the other weekend news and previews.Enjoy!BennoSHOWNOTES:

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01:17:24

Spotlight: WWE Elimination Chamber Review w. Benno &...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/03/02

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!⁠ Get the the new line of GRAPPL merchandise with FREE SHIPPING to the UK,

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01:55:10

GRAPPL Weekend Show: “ROHbot JP” (AEW Dynamite...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/03/01

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! - BennoIt’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

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02:24:40

Spotlight: “Flaming Moes” (Rock & Cody’s mess on...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/02/25

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

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02:09:07

Spotlight: “Brown Mist” (AEW Grand Slam Australia...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/02/19

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

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02:46:20

Spotlight: “The G is for GRAPPL” (Goto wins the IWGP...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/02/12

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

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01:58:11

Spotlight: “Main Event Matty Edwards” (WWE Royal...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/02/05

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

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