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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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01:52:14

GRAPPL Weekend Show: "The Pink Echo" (Royal Rumble...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/02/01

⁠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 on any of our live or audio tiers!⁠⁠⁠ - BennoWith Royal Rumble on Saturday it's an early Weekend Show as Matty joins me to preview all the matches from the show, as well as talk Triple H inducting himself to his own Hall Of Fame, AEW Dynamite from Wednesday and an argument about the merits of Raw and Smackdown, as well as all the other usual news and

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02:31:16

Spotlight: “The Omega Powers” w. SP3 (AEW Grand Slam...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/01/28

Benno & JP are joined by the great SP3 of Tru Heel Heat (and many other such places) to talk everything AEW booking headed into Grand Slam Australia and a longer view of the year ahead with a tale of two AEW’s as they talk the well received Omega and Ospreay story and compare it to Moxley, the Death Riders and everything going on in between. Before that though, they talk Saturday Night’s Main Event and whether WWE’s booking gets an easy ride, plus speculate on the odds for Royal Rumble winners

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02:33:28

Spotlight: “JP vs GCW” (TNA Genesis Review, NXTNA,...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/01/22

In a jumping all the big promotions edition of Spotlight, Gareth, Matty & JP catch up on goings on in the wrestling world as TNA reinvents itself (again) with its opening PPV of the year Genesis! They talk the revival of TNA and its Faustian pact with WWE that will consume its soul and ultimately destroy the company. Probably.They also talk AEW roster issues, the build to SNME and Royal Rumble, Gareth watches Raw! Matty watches Collision! And JP watches GCW. Sigh. SHOWNOTES: 0:00 Intro 2:50 TNA

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02:08:01

Spotlight: “Tom Pisstake” (Penta debuts on Raw, AEW...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/01/15

In a back to basics and news heavy Spotlight, Benno & JP catch up on goings on in the wrestling world as PENTA (no last name) makes his WWE debut and Tony Khan loses the hardcores with MAXIMUM CARNAGE (and wins them back with some good news updates on Tommy Bellend and Matt Cardona).They also talk New Japan and their 2025 schedule, Baron Corbin making his unlikely GCW debut, Mercedes in Rev Pro, Raw on Netflix episode two, Collision, Dynamite, and Corey Graves possibly working himself into a

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01:27:26

Spotlight: Raw On Netflix Review w. Benno & Matty...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/01/08

It's the second part of a double bill of catch-up review editions of Spotlight as Benno & Matty convene to talk WWE’s Raw debut on Netflix from Monday Night.Join the lads as they talk a divisive promo and segment from The Rock, appearances from Triple H, Undertaker, John Cena and Hulk Hogan, the Seth Rollins vs CM Punk main event and Tribal Combat with Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa, as well as make some time to talk Kenny Omega vs Gabe Kidd and some highlights from the weekend. GRAPPL Spotlight

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01:29:03

Spotlight: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom x Wrestle Dynasty...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2025/01/06

It's the first of a double bill of Spotlights this week as we try to cover the mad volume of big time wrestling that we've been hit with since New Year. And with Benno away and as its Tokyo Dome season, I am joined by the Empress of wrestling podcasting and Karen Peterson! Join us as we talk both Wrestle Kingdom 19 and Wrestle Dynasty where the highs are very high and by God, the lows are very, very low. We chat Kidd vs Omega, Takeshita's weekend, the issues that New Japan curently face, THAT double

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05:33:48

Spotlight: "#AskGRAPPL" (The 2024 GRAPPL & Friends...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2024/12/29

Find here the audio of a mammoth live stream where we celebrated Christmas and brought in the New Year drinking beers, answering questions and taking calls friends of the show. It's the #AskGRAPPL Christmas Spectacular (GRAPTacular?!), and you never know who might turn up. SHOWNOTES 0:00 Intro 9:13 Michael Hamflett 59:30 Joe Lemon 1:21:45 Davie Portman 1:40:12 John Pollock and Braden Herrington 2:11:55 WH Park 2:57:49 Andy Ogden 3:09:20 Wai Ting & Karen Peterson 4:01:21 SP3 4:37:22 Stephanie

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02:06:42

Christmas Film Club: "Gazza in China" w. Benno, JP & Joe

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2024/12/25

In a very special GRAPPL Christmas Film Club, Joe returns with Benno & JP as they talk the white whale of Spotlight - Gazza in China, and the Bullseye reboot! Also, Reform UK, Only Fools & Horses, Eastenders tag teams, Sean Connery, Jimmy Five Bellies, David Ginola, David Heath, Del Wilkes, Heath Slater and a lot more nonsense along the way. Merry Christmas everyone! GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of

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02:53:45

Spotlight: "The 2024 GRAPPY Awards" (w. Benno, JP &...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2024/12/23

It’s that time once again as the lads look back on 2024 with the fourth annual GRAPPY awards! Join Benno, JP and Matty as they discuss the year that was with their picks for best promotion, wrestler, match of the year, STORY of the year and more, as well as some non-wrestling awards with the four pillars of TIME, the newly christened Scran of the Year and much more! SHOWNOTES 0:00 Intro 6:28 2024 Wrestling Awards 2:10:31 Non Wrestling Awards Make your picks:

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02:00:18

GRAPPL Weekend Show: "Steven Flowe" (Ospreay/Darby,...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2024/12/21

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 on any of our live or audio tiers!⁠ - Benno On this week's Weekend Show we talked Ospreay/Darby, a new gimmick for Ricochet and the rest of this week's Dynamite, as well as AEW's big weekend in Hammerstein, Lee Fitting, Rev Pro, TNA contracts, the WWE Netflix kickoff - plus all the news and some very special previews ahead of Christmas week! SHOWNOTES 0:00

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01:59:24

Spotlight: “Obsession” (Kenny Omega, WWE Saturday...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2024/12/17

Benno & JP are back for a wide ranging Spotlight proper as Matty joins them for the first half of the show as they talk SNME, ad breaks, winged eagle belts and Jesse Ventura, before Benno & JP talk Kenny Omega, the Continental Classic, Mercedes and more out of AEW, as well as New Japan in the USA, the return of Tessa Blanchard to TNA and everything else going on in the wrestling world this week ahead of Christmas season and the fourth annual GRAPPYs and CRAPPYs next week! SHOWNOTES 0:00

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02:08:22

⁠"TIME" - Episode 7 (December 1999 in TV, Films,...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2024/12/12

It's a special Millennium edition of TIME, with a nostalgic look back at December 1999 through the four pillars of culture - Music, Films, TV and Sport!We have a Christmas catch up on the soaps with star laden episodes of Eastenders & Corrie, Ron Dixon fears of the Millenium Bug in Brookie, the single worst Christmas Top 10 in history, Bond, Sixth Sense and Arnie in movies, the brilliance of the the Kevin Phillips/Niall Quinn partnership and a brilliantly told recap of the career of Lennox

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01:50:37

GRAPPL Weekend Show: "Birmingham" (AEW Dynamite...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2024/12/07

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 on any of our live or audio tiers! - BennoThe big man is back as John Paul Houlihan himself joins me for the GRAPPL Weekend Show as we review Dynamite from Wednesday night, talk WWE/Netflix, Ryan Nemeth, more on the ring boys scandal and all the other news and previews. Apparently NXT have a PLE. News to me too. Benno SHOWNOTES0:00 Intro12:38 WWE news, TNA55:26

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01:13:17

Bretro - Episode 11: "A Dog Is For Life" (Bret Hart...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2024/12/05

It’s Episode 11 of BRETRO and as we get closer to Christmas, there’s a reminder that A Dog Is For Life… Bulldogs anyway. Bret Hart was intrinsically linked to The British Bulldogs over his whole career and we look at two matches a decade apart. We shoot all the way back to 1985 as Dynamite Kid is the opponent for the blue and black attack, and then we leap forward 10 years as Bret faces his brother-in-law Davey Boy Smith once again at In Your House 5. Bret Hart vs Dynamite KidKid

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02:24:51

Spotlight: WWE Survivor Series War Games 2024 Review...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2024/12/03

Benno & Matty review WWE Survivor Series War Games from the weekend as the GRAPPL civil war takes a surprising turn with CM Punk interjecting himself into Bloodline drama as they break down the match, the story, the teases of Roman vs Punk and what everyone else is allegedly getting wrong about their analysis. They also talk everything else from a mixed bag of a show that also featured another less well received War Games match, a strong turn from Sheamus and a surprising title change. All this

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02:39:04

Spotlight: AEW Full Gear 2024 Review w. Benno &...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2024/11/26

Benno & Gareth return to review AEW Full Gear with Benno live in the building in Newark New Jersey, as they talk a possible MOTYC with Will Ospreay and Kyle Fletcher, some frustrating booking and other highlights and lowlights of a card with a mixed reception from the weekend.They also talk the Costco guys and what they brought to AEW, the Continental Classic lineup and a change of venue for AEW Grand Slam Austalia next year. SHOWNOTES 0:00 Intro, Plugs 10:55 AEW Full Gear build, Pre-Show, Costco

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01:56:22

Spotlight: The 2024 GRAPPL Hall Of Fame (Part Two)

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2024/11/18

It’s another special edition of Spotlight as we finish off the inaugural GRAPPL Hall Of Fame! Find here Part Two where we continue our discussion with our Top 5 nominees rating them all one by one until we come to our consensus GRAPPL Hall Of Fame class for 2024. Find Part One of this discussion in this feed as well as the uncut, unedited SICKOS version of our live recording for Patrons at Patreon.com/GRAPPL with video replay also available for Members at YouTube.com/@GRAPPL! THE RULES: Nominees

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03:04:23

Spotlight: The 2024 GRAPPL Hall Of Fame (Part One)

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2024/11/12

It’s a special edition of Spotlight this week as we put together the inaugural GRAPPL Hall Of Fame. Find here Part One of our discussion as we name our Top 5 nominees and wildcards, lay out the rules and begin the mammoth task of rating them all one by one, starting with our wildcard picks. Part 2 of this discussion will be available here next week, but if you can’t wait that long, the uncut, unedited SICKOS version of our live recording is available right now exclusively for Patrons at

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01:26:49

Bretro - Episode 10: "Owen" (Bret Hart vs Owen Hart,...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2024/11/06

It’s episode 10 (or X) of BRETRO - “Owen”. Matty & Gareth left you on a 30 year old cliffhanger at the end of the last episode. Find out what happened next when they visit WrestleMania X and Episode 1 of Action Zone as the Bret & Owen Hart STORY continues. 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, Ewan Cameron, Mark Buckeldee, Carl Gac & Simon

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01:32:32

Spotlight: WWE Crown Jewel Review w. Benno & Matty...

GRAPPL Spotlight ·

2024/11/03

Benno & Matty kick off November as they review WWE Crown Jewel from Saturday night with a Bloodline 6 man, STORY developments and more, plus Cody vs Gunther and the rest of the card. They also talk WWE’s releases of Baron Corbin, Indi Hartwell and Nixon Newell, plus Goldberg’s retirement match, an ROH TV deal and all the other news coming out of AEW, WWE and the wider wrestling world. SHOWNOTES 0:00 Intro, November Schedule, the GRAPPL Hall of Fame 09:01 WWE Crown Jewel Review 1:00:101

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