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GRAPPL
by GRAPPL
Every Monday, Benno, Joe & JP talk the best and worst of what they've been watching from the world of wrestling. From British Wrestling to the US Indies, Japan, WWE and the rest of the world, it's all covered here on Spotlight, the official podcast of GRAPPL.
Episodes
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Spotlight: “UK Undertaker" (WWE Survivor Series, Ospreay Documentary, AEW Dynamite, NOAH The Chronicle, MLW Fusion, NJPW)
Benno, JP and Gareth chat the momentous retirement (really this time) of The Undertaker, some red vs blue brand with WWE Survivor Series, as well as the Ospreay documentary, MLW Fusion’s return, NOAH The Chronicle, New Japan and more! Also, UK Undertaker.SHOWNOTES 00:15 Intro28:34 Undertaker, WWE...
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Spotlight: “Open The Jeff Gate" (AEW Dynamite, NJPW Tag League/BOSJ, Zelina Vega, TalkNShopAMania 2, Rev Pro, Flair/Steamboat, Eddie/Rey)
Benno, JP and Gareth catch up on a busy week of wrestling as they talk AEW Dynamite and New Japan’s Tag League and BOSJ tournaments, as well as highlights (and lowlights) of Talk N Shop A Mania, Impact Turning Point, Dragon Gate’s Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival and Rev Pro Epic Encounters 5. They…
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Spotlight: “Lex Luger for Hipsters" (AEW Full Gear Full Review, New Japan Power Struggle)
Benno, JP and Gareth are joined by Stephanie Chase for a special live recording of Spotlight as they review AEW’s Full Gear PPV from the weekend and talk highlights of New Japan Power Struggle. They also talk Titanic, Trump, Levesque vs Jarrett, Steph’s Mum and Lex Luger for Hipsters 00:15...
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Spotlight: “Tracy Smothers" (AEW Full Gear Preview, WALTER vs Ilja, ROH Pure Title, NJPW BOSJ, J-Cup, Power Struggle Preview)
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...
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Grappl Roundtable: G1 Climax 30 ( w/. Alan 4L, Sarah 4L, Sarah Flann and Benno)
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…
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Spotlight: “Brit Wres Is Dead (again)" (WWE Hell In A Cell, Impact Bound For Glory, AEW Dynamite, Brit Wres vs Cooling)
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...
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Spotlight: “Dangerous Twink" (New Japan G1 Climax Final Review, AEW Dynamite, Ben Carter)
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...
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Spotlight: “Monty Brown" (New Japan G1 Climax Week Four, Final Weekend Preview, GCW Collective, N1 Final, AEW)
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…
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Spotlight: “Gunnersaurus" (New Japan G1 Climax Week Three, NXT Takeover, AEW Dynamite, BOSJ, Tag League announcements)
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…
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Spotlight: "Khan vs Carragher" (New Japan G1 Climax Week Two, AEW, ROH, Clash Of Champions, Road Warriors)
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, as they talk some highly rated matches in Ishii/Ibushu and Ospreay/Shingo as well as some other highlights as well as some lowlights from the tournament so far...
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Spotlight: "Dick To Go" (New Japan G1 Climax 30 Opening Weekend, G1 Pick Em’s, AEW)
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...
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Spotlight: "GRAPPL Gedo" (New Japan G1 Climax Preview, AEW Dynamite, Miro, AJPW, ROH Pure Title, Rev Pro)
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...
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Spotlight: "Maddie" (AEW All Out 2020 Review, WWE vs. Cameo, New Japan G1 Lineup rumours)
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...
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Spotlight: "David Arquette" (New Japan Jingu Stadium, WWE Payback, AEW Dynamite, Arquette Documentary, Impact)
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 Intro 22:58 Brock Lesnar WWE Contract season, The Collective...
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GRAPPL Roundtable: AEW (w/. Sarah Flannery, Rich Fann and Suit Williams)
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...
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Spotlight: "Au Revoir Joe" (SummerSlam Weekend, NXT Takeover, AEW, GCW, Black Label Pro, Rev Pro, Joe Update)
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...
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Spotlight: "Thunderdome" (SummerSlam Weekend, AEW releases, Indies on WWE Network, Xavier, Impact, Bret vs Austin)
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,...
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Spotlight: "Buddy Landel" (New Japan Strong, Wednesday Night Wars, Kamala, Rollerball Rocco, NOAH, Rev Pro return)
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...
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Spotlight: "Jet and Wolf" (WWE Financials, XFL, The Rock, AEW Dynamite, New Japan, TalkNShopAMania, Stardom, Impact)
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. SHOWNOTES 00:09 Intro 22:23...
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GRAPPL Roundtable: NJPW Fandom (w/. Sarah Flannery, Stephanie Chase and Lison)
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…
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Spotlight: "Timbersports" (AEW Dynamite, New Japan Sengoku Lord, GCW Homecoming, AJPW, Impact)
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 Intro 16:22 AEW 1:09:29 New Japan...
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Spotlight: "Mad Frankie Fraser" (WWE Extreme Rules, Impact Slammiversary, New Japan, Will Ospreay, Joey Ryan)
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....
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GRAPPL Roundtable: Wrestling Media (w/. Emily Pratt, Stephanie Chase and Will Cooling)
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...
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Spotlight: "Iceland Steaks" (New Japan Cup, Dominion Preview, AEW Fyter Fest, WWE Covid Outbreak)
Benno, Joe and JP are joined by Digital Spy's Stephanie Chase to catch up on all the wrestling news of the last few weeks with WWE's Covid outbreak, Evolve buyout and Speaking Out releases, as well the New Japan Cup and upcoming Dominion show, AEW's first week of Fyter Fest and a quick chat about...
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Spotlight: The Speaking Out Movement and Allegations in British Wrestling
Benno, Joe and JP have a wide-ranging discussion about the Speaking Out movement and allegations of systematic abuse across Brit Wres and the wider world of wrestling. Resources: Fan Byte - A Brief History of Creeps In Professional Wrestling Claire Byrne - A Response to Distraction Pieces Podcast...
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GRAPPL 90's Flashback: ECW Barely Legal 1997 (featuring Martin Bushby)
In another special 90's flashback podcast, Benno, Joe and JP are again joined by POST Wrestling's Martin Bushby to journey back to 1997 and talk ECW's first PPV - Barely Legal 1997! The guys talk the double main event of Taz vs Sabu and Terry Funk's ECW World Title win, as well as the rest of the...
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Spotlight: "Facebook Mums" (New Japan returns, NXT Takeover In Your House, Donahue 1992 WWF scandals, Taue/Kawada vs Misawa/Kobashi, GCW)
Benno, Joe and JP chat the return of New Japan with both empty arena and fan attended shows being announced for June and July, talk NXT Takeover In Your House with that Adam Cole and Velveteen Dream match, and go back in time to talk Vince McMahon and Dave Meltzer on Donahue in 1992 and the 25…
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Match Of The Month with Jamesie: February 2020 (featuring JP Houlihan)
In episode two of GRAPPL's newest podcast Match of The Month, host Jamesie is joined by GRAPPL Spotlight's JP Houlihan to chat February 2020! The two run down their Top 5 matches of the month, as well as talk the month in wrestling as a whole and discuss your ratings on the GRAPPL App. They also...
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Spotlight: "Do The Right Thing" (NXT Fight Pit, AEW Dynamite, Undertaker Last Ride, Owen Hart, Dark Side of the Ring)
Benno, Joe and JP return to talk Tyson and Gooch on AEW Dynamite, the NXT Fight Pit with WWE introducing staged crowds, the good and bad of wrestling documentaries with Owen Hart Dark Side of the Ring and Undertaker Last Ride and discuss New Japan's approach to wrestling in a pandemic. They also...
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Spotlight: "Cummings" (AEW Double Or Nothing Review, Hana Kimura and Social Media in Wrestling, Dominic Cummings)
In a Bank Holiday Bumper edition of the show, Benno, Joe and JP welcome back Grappl Gareth to review AEW Double Or Nothing, featuring a big Stadium Stampede main event. They also talk the untimely death of Hana Kimura, social media in wrestling and talk the Dominic Cummings story dominating the…
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Spotlight: "Heroes" (Progress Wrestling Financials, The Undertaker Last Ride, Cagefighter, Road Warrior Hawk, AEW, TEW 2020)
Benno, Joe and JP are back to talk everything in wrestling this week from Will Cooling's PW Torch column detailing Progress Wrestling's financials, The Undertaker and the first two episodes of the Last Ride documentary series, Road Warrior Hawk on Dark Side of the Ring, AEW and the last build to...
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Spotlight: "Stay Alert" (WWE Money In The Bank, AEW Dynamite, Dana White, Dark Side of the Ring, Herb Abrams, 1997 Raw, VE Day)
Benno, Joe and JP welcome back GRAPPL Gareth as they Stay Alert, Control the Virus and Save Lives and chat WWE's Money In The Bank PPV featuring a 0.25 star main event, UFC from the weekend and the most recent episodes of AEW Dynamite. They also talk UWF and Herb Abrams on Dark Side Of The Ring,...
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GRAPPL 90's Flashback: WWF Canadian Stampede 1997 (featuring Martin Bushby)
In another special 90's flashback podcast, Benno, Joe and JP are again joined by POST Wrestling's Martin Bushby to journey back to 1997, this time visiting the WWF with In Your House Canadian Stampede! They talk the 10 man main event, the Harts in Canada and the rise of Steve Austin, as well as…
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Match Of The Month with Jamesie: January 2020 (featuring Benno)
It's the debut edition of a new podcast on GRAPPL, Match of The Month! Each episode Jamesie (also of POST Wrestling's British Wrestling Experience) will welcome a guest to talk their Top 5 matches of the month. Here in episode one, we catch up on January of 2020 with GRAPPL Spotlight host Benno...
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Spotlight: "Boris Hogan" (25 Years of Triple H retrospective, WWE Scottish Bollocks, Dark Side Of The Ring, David Schultz, Cain Velasquez)
This week Triple H is the cunt, as we take an entirely unplanned deep dive into the psyche of The Game himself. Also, Joe watched the WWE's Scottish Champions roundtable for some reason AND we chat the Tories, VE Day, Match Of The Day, Dark Side Of The Ring with David Schultz, this week's WWE...
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Spotlight: "John" (WWE Q1 profits, AEW TV schedule, Being The Elite 200, MLW Fusion, XFL, Dino Bravo)
Vince McMahon is still a cunt as Benno, Joe and JP discuss the fallout from last week, WWE Q1 profits, WrestleMania Network numbers and the XFL lawsuit. They also talk AEW's own questionable decisions this week, Dino Bravo on Dark Side of the Ring, MLW Fusion, classic matches on GRAPPL including...
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GRAPPL 90's Flashback: WCW Bash At The Beach 1997 (featuring Martin Bushby)
In another special flashback edition of the podcast, Benno, Joe and JP are again joined by POST Wrestling's Martin Bushby to review some WCW, this time 3 years further in future with WCW Bash At The Beach 1997! They discuss everything on the show from Dennis Rodman's wrestling debut and Flair vs...
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Spotlight: "Not The Way" (WWE Black Wednesday releases, Vince McMahon's mad week, Snuka, Finkel, Riptide, AEW, ROH)
Vince McMahon is a cunt. Benno, Joe and JP discuss. Subscribe to GRAPPL Spotlight: iTunes || Android || Web || YouTube || TuneIn || Stitcher || Spotify || RSS Follow us on Twitter: Benno || JP || GRAPPL Download GRAPPL the wrestling rating app App Store || Google Play || GrapplApp.com
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Spotlight: "Jill Dando" (WrestleMania Wrap Up, Gargano vs Ciampa, Darkside of the Ring, New Jack, Brawl For All, AEW)
Benno, Joe and JP return, rested and recovered after a two night live WrestleMania watch-along, to break down the big stories coming out of WrestleMania and their overall weekend impressions, as well as empty arena wrestling in general. They also talk the Dark Side Of The Ring Brawl for All and…
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Spotlight Bonus Audio: WrestleMania Day Two Live Stream
**WrestleMania Day 2 begins 03:30** As they continue one of the worst decisions of their lives, listen along as Benno, Joe and JP are again joined by GRAPPL Gareth and Matty Edwards, as well as Andy Ogden and Will Cooling to do a live watch-along of Day 2 of WrestleMania. Spoiler: The will to…
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Spotlight Bonus Audio: WrestleMania Day One Live Stream
**WrestleMania Day 1 begins 10:40** In an entirely unplanned, untested and largely unsynchronised live stream, Benno, Joe and JP are joined by GRAPPL Gareth and later, Matty Edwards to live stream WrestleMania. Here is that audio. Stephanie McMahon is on screen for the intro to WrestleMania at...
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Spotlight: "Woke Chubby Brown" (WrestleMania Preview, Benoit Dark Side of the Ring, AEW Dynamite, MLW Fusion, Shiozaki vs. Fujita)
Benno, Joe and JP return to catch up on their last week in quarantine, discussing the conclusion of Dark Side Of The Ring Chris Benoit episodes with a look at their own reactions and fandom in 2007. They also, in lighter news discuss and preview (kind of) the upcoming "Too Big For One Night"...
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GRAPPL 90's Flashback: WCW Spring Stampede 1994 (featuring Martin Bushby)
In a special edition of Spotlight, Benno, Joe and JP are joined by POST Wrestling's Martin Bushby to review WCW Spring Stampede 1994! They discuss everything from Johnny B Badd openers, to Dustin Rhodes, the new singles runs of the Hollywood Blondes, a crazy Chicago Street Fight, and the big main...
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Spotlight: "Lockdown" (AEW Dynamite, WrestleMania, GCW, MLW, Classic All Japan, ROH)
As the UK Lockdown begins, Benno, Joe and JP chat this week's edition of AEW Dynamite from an empty arena, the latest on WrestleMania, some MLW TV, GCW, Vice Secrets Of The Ring and some retro chat on early 90's WCW, Mid 2000's ROH, classic All Japan, and everything else they've been watching…
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Spotlight: "Vincels" (Coronavirus cancellations, WrestleMania as a studio show, WrestleTalk Showcase, AEW, Smackdown)
Benno, Joe and JP distract themselves from self-isolation and the world around them by talking Heat, the best Arnie films, Roy Chubby Brown, Jim Davidson, the Spice Boys, classic Match Of The Day, Wayne Rooney, Pods, Ben Shermans, The Word, bottles of Kaliber and more. Also, they talk all the...
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Spotlight: "Will Cooling" (David Starr leaves wXw, 16 Carat Gold, AEW Dynamite, Blood and Guts, Qatar Pro Wrestling, 90's All Japan, Bryan vs Gulak)
Benno, Joe and JP talk David Starr's exit from wXw and what it means for the wider European scene as Benno returns from wXw 16 Carat. They also talk a potential WWE stadium show in the UK, AEW at Craven Cottage, the Big Bossman in 90's All Japan, Qatar Pro Wrestling, Wim Wenders, Bobby Sands…
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Spotlight: "Dirty Tuesday" (AEW Revolution Full Review, New Japan Cup cancellations, AJPW, NXT Japan and WWE Super Showdown)
**AEW Revolution Review starts at 55:24** Benno, Joe and JP review in full AEW's latest PPV Revolution, with a big title change, a potential MOTY candidate, a divisive Cody vs MJF match and the rest of a stacked card. They also find some time to talk PAC vs Omega, the New Japan Cup cancellation,...
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Spotlight: "Lasher Lemon" (AEW Dynamite, Revolution, New Japan Cup, RPW On Demand, AJPW, Eastenders)
Benno, Joe and JP discuss the big AEW Revolution card coming up this weekend with a lengthy review of last week's AEW Dynamite and also talk Fury vs Wilder, some more Ruthless Aggression, WrestleMania, revisit ZSJ vs Ospreay on Rev Pro On Demand and talk the New Japan Cup, TNT Wrestling, All…
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Spotlight: "Ovaltine" (Rev Pro High Stakes, NXT Takeover Portland, WWE Ruthless Aggression, AEW Dynamite, GCW Gage vs RSP)
In a packed show Benno, Joe and JP talk their weekend in London for a stacked Rev Pro High Stakes card, review NXT Takeover Portland from Sunday, talk WWE's revisionist history Ruthless Aggression documentary series, as well as chat Nick Gage vs Rickey Shane Page from GCW Run Rickey Run, the…
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Spotlight: "Barrymore" (New Japan New Beginning in Osaka, AEW Dynamite, Rev Pro, OTT, WWE Q4 Earnings, XFL)
Benno, Joe and JP discuss the fallout from the WWE Q4 Conference Call with big ramifications for the WWE Network, talk New Japan's final New Beginning show of the tour in Osaka with some polarising GRAPPL ratings and discuss everything else going on in the world of wrestling from Friday's Rev Pro...
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Every Monday, Benno, Joe & JP talk the best and worst of what they've been watching from the world of wrestling. From British Wrestling to the US Indies, Japan, WWE and the rest of the world, it's all covered here on Spotlight, the official podcast of GRAPPL.
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