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The home of Spotlight with Benno, JP, Gareth & Matty and other GRAPPL podcasts covering the wrestling world. Get all our bonus content at Patreon.com/GRAPPL or search for "GRAPPL Spotlight Patreon" on Spotify!
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A weekly podcast all about our favourite past time, professional wrestling. Each week Joe, Ellis, John and guests will review the week that was including news and best match plus special features like classic match discussions, hot topics and fantasy booking ideas for the best storylines. Feel free to send us your own fantasy booking ideas via email or socials, crack open a brew and join the conversation with Dammit Vacant
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Each week, Danielle — the MMA fan and amateur grappler — brings an MMA fight to the table to discuss, and LB —the pro wrestling expert — brings a show-stopping match. Think of it as a beautiful exchange between fans of two violent, beautiful art forms. Or the Predator handshake meme, made hilariously literal.
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Ellis and Joe break down the weeks news and AEW and WWE shows. Jarrett prepares Bryan for All In in an excellent Dynamite main event and Roman finally returns on SmackDown with the crowd fully embracing the OTC. Joe has an exciting development in the Skinner Vs Lewis feud. In a way Also, thank you Dirty Dom. The hero we never knew we needed…
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Benno & JP are joined this week by the great Joe Hulbert of Late Night Grin, as well as WrestlePurists (and things of that nature) to talk their live experience at Rev Pro’s Summer Sizzler from York Hall with MJF vs Michael Oku, an appearance from Will Ospreay and more, in the company's last stop before the Copper Box. They also talk the build to A…
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What are your hopes and dreams? Because Quinn would like to take them and crush them. He said he was going to change OPW and he did. Listen to our reviews to see how Quinn's prophecy went in what was one of, if not the best, shows OPW have done top to bottom. Jacked Hunter has returned in his pre OPW gear, RPD is turning to the dark side in his que…
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It’s Episode 8 of BRETRO and this month we’re off the title trail as we look at some Extreme Differences. It’s all about different SETTINGS as Matty and Gareth take a trip back to 1997 to visit a Shotgun Saturday Night club for a match with Mankind, and then find their way to Amarillo for a Terry Funk retirement match. Bret vs Mankind https://www.y…
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Acknowledge your tribal chief because Roman Reigns is back! We review an excellent Summerslam that builds multiple angles going forward. Listen to our reviews of that and the fallout as well as AEW that builds towards All In in excellent fashion! News is here as usual but we take a break from the ongoing Lewis Vs Skinner feud as there's some very r…
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Nikki and Charlie (former SovPro Hardcore champion) joins Joe and Ellis to review the tremendous SovPro show that adapted in a wonderfully chaotic way to a date change Half the show was a fever dream of the best kind so listen to us revisit the first purge match, a main event falls count anyway and Kane Dingle amongst others in the LbWO saga. Your …
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In a Sunday Spotlight SummerSlam Special, Benno & Matty review (and disagree on most of) SummerSlam in a timely review from last night as they talk STORY, STORY and more STORY with the return of Roman Reigns and a divisive card from Saturday night with Main Event Solo being put to the test against Cody, CM Punk and Drew McIntyre having their big ma…
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In a special early (and FREE) edition of the GRAPPL Weekend Show, to kick off August Benno & Matty talk the huge news of Shane McMahon meeting with Tony Khan, as well as preview the big SummerSlam card from the weekend and talk last night's Dynamite, Bryan Danielson's retirement stipulation and all the news and previews of the weekend's wrestling.Y…
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We are all back in our separate hovels this week as we take you through the usual News and Reviews in the fun world of Pro Wrestling. There's our thoughts on Blood & Guts, our predictions for Summerslam and a lovely new idea for soap. Ian Skinner is training on the moon, Ellis reminisces about meeting digital Jesus and its Joes birthday this weeken…
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Final tickets remain for "Professional Podcasters doing a Professional Podcast - LIVE", our live show in London right before Rev Pro at the Copper box, the day before All In. The link to buy tickets is https://grappl.bigcartel.com/product/grappl-live-podcast. Get your tickets now, as when they're gone, they're gone! JP returns with plenty to catch …
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The GRAPPL lads (or is it GRAPPLads) are back as Benno, Gareth & Matty once again take a birds eye view of the goings on in wrestling this week as they talk whether MJF/Ospreay was the greatest match in AEW history, Wembley tickets moving, aew TV biz, Bobby Lashley, Talla Tonga and more - plus it’s bizarro world as Matty reviews the G1 and Gareth r…
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3 years after being our first ever guest interview The Guiding Light returns He covers the positive change in the Brit Wres scene in that time and how he has fulfilled his promise at the start of OPW to change the company which he now plans to do as their champion…this comes complete with a chilling message to Ethan Edwards and the Morecambe faithf…
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Dynamite ended with an all timer angle as May is propelled into stardom and Hangman continues his descent into a Swerve induced madness Rowan kicks you in the feels on raw as The Wyatt Sick6 make their presence felt on Gable and Mami is back Joe is poorly this week but still reports in on the ongoing Skinner/Lewis feud like a modern day John Craven…
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Final tickets remain for "Professional Podcasters doing a Professional Podcast - LIVE", our live show in London right before Rev Pro at the Copper box, the day before All In. The link to buy tickets is https://grappl.bigcartel.com/product/grappl-live-podcast. Get your tickets now, as when they're gone, they're gone!In a laid back, back to basics Sp…
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AEW kicks into high gear as we build towards All In. Evil MJF is back, a deranged Hangman is here looking for vengeance on Swerve and May and Willow book final places in the Owen Hart finals. Meanwhile WWE come out of MITB (and NXT Heatwave) with momentum as the women put on a beautiful train wreck, Sami reminds us why he is a champion and Punk con…
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General Sale is NOW OPEN for "Professional Podcasters doing a Professional Podcast - LIVE", our live show in London right next door to the Copper box, the day before All In The link to buy tickets is https://grappl.bigcartel.com/product/grappl-live-podcast. Get your tickets now, as when they're gone, they're gone! This week on Spotlight, Benno retu…
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We break down forbidden door and the fact that all roads lead to All In as well as the latest Wyatt6 video and a masterful display from Paul Heyman at MSG. Money in the Bank predictions are made and there are no Skinner facts this week but instead a reminder to go out and VOTE!! If you've never been to vote be sure to take photo ID with you (Passpo…
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General Sale is NOW OPEN for "Professional Podcasters doing a Professional Podcast - LIVE", our live show in London right next door to the Copper box, the day before All InThe link to buy tickets is https://grappl.bigcartel.com/product/grappl-live-podcast. Get your tickets now, as when they're gone, they're gone!This week on Spotlight, JP, Matty an…
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Kicking of a new century of shows, Uncle Ryan joins us for such a fun, and at times emotional, chat We cover LBWO and the upcoming feud with Butcher Club, his love for wrestling from being a kid, the amazing Infamous Wrestling and stories from the road involving such cross overs like pissing into the wind before meeting Sir William Regal (you read …
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Somehow we have reached 200 episodes so thank you to everyone who listens and contributes!! On this jam packed episode we get emotional talking Taylor's raw segment with Uncle Howdy, rejoice at Drew turning the tables on Punk, get emotional again at Jeff Jarrett and enjoy the continued torment of Mariah May as she chooses between past and present. …
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General Sale is NOW OPEN for "Professional Podcasters doing a Professional Podcast - LIVE", our live show in London right next door to the Copper box, the day before All In The link to buy tickets is https://grappl.bigcartel.com/product/grappl-live-podcast. Get your tickets now, as when they're gone, they're gone! On this Benno-less episode, JP, Ma…
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How do Joe and Ellis feel about the Scotland crowd being sent home angry at Clash? What are our thoughts on AEW’s build towards Forbidden Door? And did the long anticipated debut of the Wyatt Sick6 live up to expectations? Listen to this and much more (including Ian Skinner Facts) to find out! As mentioned go Renderbomb are selling merch to raise m…
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General Sale is NOW OPEN for "Professional Podcasters doing a Professional Podcast - LIVE", our live show in London right next door to the Copper box, the day before All In. The link to buy tickets is https://grappl.bigcartel.com/product/grappl-live-podcast. Get your tickets now, as when they're gone, they're gone!On this episode Benno and JP are r…
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One of Joe's favourites from Bolton Town Wrestling joins us for a fun chat We talk about his favourite feuds, the impact of lockdown, developing a character and his creative input at This is Wrestling He also really wants to do a death match so to the promoters…do it you cowards!! Follow him on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stoxx_wrestler?igs…
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Shark Facts are back alongside Skinner Facts…how we treat you!! Ahead of Clash at the Castle we review the build and make our predictions. Likewise AEW continues the build to Forbidden Door in earnest. In the news we update you on the ever continuing free agent 2024 merry go round, Joe has an excellent idea to make Cody love him and we talk about T…
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General Sale is NOW OPEN for "Professional Podcasters doing a Professional Podcast - LIVE", our live show in London right next door to the Copper box, the day before All InThe link to buy tickets is https://grappl.bigcartel.com/product/grappl-live-podcast. Get your tickets now, as when they're gone, they're gone!On this episode Benno and JP talk th…
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John and Ellis fill Joe in on the craziness of Mutiny which involved a contract cash in, a friendship break up and Dekker being haunted by Reece and Rogan plus much more! Also, find out why Ref Stu told us off for chanting “one more time” and why Paul and John chanting “you deserve it” may result in us not being allowed back into Morecambe Tickets …
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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 thro…
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We review the 497 matches that happened on PPV this weekend from Double or Nothing and King/Queen of the Ring!! John watched a WWE PLE for the first time in ages and didn't turn it off…it really is a new era! We are on the road to forbidden door and NXT x TNA seems to have found it's own portal to open as well which we look at in the news. No Ian S…
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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 K…
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