GRAPPL Spotlight

On this week’s show, Benno and JP are joined by Matty to talk WWE Backlash from Lyon, France at the weekend, as well as Cody Rhodes, the debut of Tonga Loa and more from the show, as well as Triple H taking on the media. They also talk the WWE release of Gable Steveson, some more on John Laurinaitis and a quiet weekend for AEW ahead of Double Or Nothing - plus TNA Under Siege, New Japan Dontaku, Sandman on Dark Side of the Ring, NOAH and more. 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! You can also join us on the GRAPPL Discord for free at https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro, Gabe Steveson bet, Ogz vs LAX, Triple H 2000, TIME 0:19:09 WWE Backlash, Cody, Bloodline story 0:52:50 Triple H vs the media, Laurinaitis, WWE news 1:09:02 CM Punk, Sheamus vs Gunther, Raw 1:19:50 AEW Double or Nothing build, Dynamite Preview, Ric Flair 1:46:08 TNA Under Siege, Sandman DSOTR 2:04:17 NJPW, NOAH 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 and Ewan Cameron.

This month it’s a perfect episode of BRETRO. Episode 6 “Practice Makes Perfect” sees Matty & Gareth revisit Bret’s SummerSlam 91 IC Title win over Mr. Perfect and discuss the role of a 1989 house show match in shaping this.

On this week’s show, Benno and JP talk Tony Khan’s comments on WWE being the “Weinstein” of wrestling, as well as the rest of his media blitz this week - plus Collision, Rampage and the rest of the goings on in AEW. They also talk Vince McMahon “selling” his TKO shares, as well as the future of Nick Khan, the WWE draft, ticket sales for Clash at the Castle and the rest of the goings on in the wrestling world with TripleMania, Benno’s trip to Grand Pro and more! 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! You can also join us on the GRAPPL Discord for free at https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro, GRAPPL with philosophy, May Schedule 0:21:35 Tony Khan comments on WWE, NFL draft appearances 0:38:50 Swerve Strickland, AEW booking, Collision, AEW news 1:21:05 Vince McMahon, Nick Khan 1:27:51 WWE draft, Backlash, Clash at the Castle 1:52:06 Sensational Sherry, TripleMania 2:06:51 Grand Pro, Progress, NJPW BOSJ GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn, Ewan Cameron and Simon Mulvaney!

On this week’s show, Benno and Gareth talk everything AEW Dynasty with a full review of the show as well as their thoughts going into it, starting with Ospreay vs Bryan and whether it is a 5 Star match, as well as Jack Perry’s return at the conclusion of FTR vs The Young Bucks and of course, Swerve Strickland’s big AEW World Title win against Samoa Joe. They then talk the rest of the card as they discuss the state of Jay White, PAC vs Okada, the absolute state of Chris Jericho, WIllow Nightingale and everything else on the show, with some bonus chat at the end on WWE’s releases, TNA’s Rebellion and more! 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! You can also join us on the GRAPPL Discord for free at https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ SHOWNOTES: 000:00 Intro, Rock Film Club, Ewan Cameron KOTM pick 0:10:37 AEW build to Dynasty, current state of company 0:29:40 AEW Dynasty PPV Review, Bryan/Ospreay, FTR/Bucks, Swerve wins the title 1:45:32 Rest of Dynasty card, Pac/Okada, Willow Nighingale, Jay White, overall thoughts 2:27:52 WWE releases, Raw and Smackdown notes, NJPW, TNA Rebellion GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn, Ewan Cameron and Simon Mulvaney!

On this week’s show, Benno and JP talk everything going on across AEW, WWE & NJPW as Jon Moxley wins the IWGP title, Kenny Omega speaks on CM Punk and being an EVP, and the Bloodline B-Team Civil War kicks off in WWE and everything in between. They also talk Vince McMahon and his prospects of starting a new company, Documentary Corner returns, as well as all the news around the world as the lads catch up with everything going on in wrestling this week. If you missed GRAPPLMania week, you can replays of 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! You can also join us still on the GRAPPL Discord for free at https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro, Rock Film Club 0:08:30 AEW, Kenny Omega, CM Punk, Tony Khan 0:23:32 Dynasty PPV build, the weekend in TV, Dynamite 0:47:40 NJPW, Moxley wins IWGP title, Jack Perry, Windy City Riot 1:16:23 Vince McMahon sells TKO shares 1:24:39 WWE, Sami Zayn vs Chad Gable, Bloodline Civil War, Roman, Nu Wyatts 1:52:05 Documentary Corner, Harley Race, Chris Colt 2:06:21 Rossy Ogawa, MARIGOLD 2:16:29 PATREON PREVIEW: Top 5 Pub Snacks (GRAPPL 5 to 1 ) GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn, Ewan Cameron and Simon Mulvaney! Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL!

On this week’s show, Benno, JP, Gareth and Matty wrap-up GRAPPLMania Week with a full review of WrestleMania Saturday and Sunday as Cody both ends his STORY and begins another with the alleged “Paul Levesque Era”, plus possible defenses of Uso vs Uso, an unexpected edition of GRAPPL warfare over WALTER vs Sami (and Drew McIntyre), and all the other highlights and lowlights of the shows. The lads also talk their overall thoughts on the weekend with their best and worst matches, best performers and best shows across the board covering the Collective, IWTV, WrestleCon, NXT, ROH, DDT, Stardom and everything in between. If you missed GRAPPLMania week, you can replays of 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! You can also join us still on the GRAPPL Discord for free at https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro, GRAPPLMania Week plugs 0:08:58 Cody finishes the story, Roman Reigns loses, The Paul Levesque Era 0:51:22 Cody & Seth vs Rock & Roman, WrestleMania Saturday review 1:45:32 WrestleMania Sunday review, overall thoughts 2:27:03 WrestleMania Weekend indie shows NXT, ROH 3:11:42 CM Punk All In footage, Matt Hardy GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn, Ewan Cameron and Simon Mulvaney! Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL!

On this week’s show, Benno, JP, Gareth and Matty start GRAPPLMania Week with the Big Preview of WrestleMania and ALL of the major shows happening in the Philadelphia area and beyond from ROH, GCW, WrestleCon and more - plus other shows happening this week from around the world. Before that though, they talk CM Punk on Ariel Helwani, mass releases from AEW this week, the latest on Vince McMahon, and WWE’s announcement of Clash at the Castle in Scotland. You can join us for GRAPPLMania week and get 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! You can also join us to chat the shows through the week on the GRAPPL Discord for free at: https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro, GRAPPLMania Week 0:19:01 CM Punk on Ariel Helwani 0:46:18 Vince McMahon 0:51:36 Clash at the Castle 0:54:15 AEW Releases 1:05:05 Rev Pro Rumble 1:10:52 Raw, Final WrestleMania build, Smackdown 1:28:37 WrestleMania Night 1 and 2 Preview 2:22:41 WrestleMania Week Preview, WrestleCon, The Collective GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn, Ewan Cameron and Simon Mulvaney! Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL!

As we head into Mania Weekend and find out if Cody will finish the story, find here our Patreon Dealer's Choice episode, where we looked back at his entire run in AEW, with Gareth's Dealer's Choice pick - "CODY - AEW Nightmare"! If you want to support us this Mania weekend and get more shows like this, as well as the video version, and all our other ongoing GRAPPLMania Weekend shows reviewing almost EVERYTHING going on in Philly, join us at Patreon.com/GRAPPL or become a YouTube Member at YouTube.com/@GRAPPL! It's the end of dealers choice month and for some weird reason Gareth's choice is always last but he always picks a corker. And it's no different this time round as he reclaims his DEEP CUT gimmick with a dangerously contemporary choice of CODY - AEW Nightmare! Join Gareth, Matty, Benno and myself as we talk the ultimately mad run of Cody Rhodes in AEW *SLIDING DOORS ALERT* where we go in depth from his initially promising early stages run with some cracking promos and angles. It being Cody though, we have plenty of batshit Codyverse stuff including his Oliver Dreamer impression, COVID Wrestling, TNT Kit Kat title belt, introduction of Eddie Kingston, GLOCK, the nightmare of Brandi, and whatever the fuck the end of run was. So sit back, enjoy the madness of the Codyverse and fantasy book his never-to-exist monster heel run. DISCLAIMER: Any previous opinions/daft predictions that we may have raised on previous podcasts, do not apply and we were probably right anyway Enjoy NB In classic Gareth-style, the Playlist is attached in old school Excel, as well as available here as a YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMZhf4Yz5WZvxLhNzxa1c0i62E94stT4T - JP

It’s BRETRO episode 5! Yeah baby, it’s time for some Anvil as Matty & Gareth jump into the tag division to discuss the Hart Foundation’s two World Tag Team Title wins. We go back to 1987 for the win over the British Bulldogs (well, DAVEY anyway), and then there’s no place to hide in 1990 as they go against all three members of Demolition.

On this week’s show, Benno and JP are joined by Matty for the first part of the show fresh from Vegas as he joins the lads to discuss The Rock and Cody Rhodes angle, what it all means for Roman Reigns and a very lively segment with CM Punk as the real Phil Brooks comes out on Raw. JP and Benno then discuss all the news from AEW this week ahead of Dynamite, the New Japan Cup, Rev Pro’s Revolution Rumble, the British Bulldog, Terry Gordy, Ronda Rousey and more! SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro, Global Force Wrestling, Bretro, plugs 0:11:25 The Rock & Cody Rhodes angle, CM Punk, Raw, Smackdown 1:14:28 AEW Dynamite preview, Jack Perry, new COO, other news 1:33:33 NJPW Cup, Yota Tsuji, Stardom, Alex Coughlin 1:45:49 Rev Pro Rumble Preview 1:55:20 British Bulldog, Terry Gordy GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn & Ewan Cameron! Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL!

On this week’s show, Benno and JP are joined by a returning GRAPPL Gareth to talk the state of AEW with the fresh blood at the top of the card as the introductions of Mercedes, Will Ospreay and Kazuchika Okada continue to impress, as well as Bryan/Shibata the super indie AEW Collision from the weekend, Matt Hardy, Jack Perry and more. They also talk the Rock concert on Smackdown and ask if Dwayne Johnson’s star presence is undermining the WrestleMania build, as well as Buff Bagwell on Dark Side of the Ring, DDP on A&E, AAA, NJPW, wXw and the burning question, “Did Kurt Angle have a 5 Star Match?”. SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro, Kurt Angle, the Power Slam PS50 1995, plugs 0:20:27 Mercedes, Ospreay, Okada, AEW Collision 1:30:00 Rock Concert, Cody, Smackdown, Raw 2:01:26 NJPW, AAA, wXw, other news 2:13:03 Documentary Corner, Buff Bagwelll, DDP GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn & Ewan Cameron! Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL!

On this week’s show, Benno and JP talk Nick Khan and Stephanie McMahon being named in the Vince McMahon case and what it might mean next for WWE and TKO, plus the rumours of a return of Brock Lesnar. They also talk the week in AEW with the new Elite and new directions for Will Ospreay and Bryan Danielson, plus the business of Big Business, TNA Sacrifice, some wXw and New Japan talk and the return of Dark Side of the Ring on Earthquake. SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro, 5 Years of GRAPPL podcasts, STING 0:15:32 Nick Khan, Stephanie McMahon revealed as names in Vince McMahon suit 0:36:40 AEW Collision, Dynamite Preview, Big Business, The Elite 1:15:13 Rock/Roman/Seth/Cody Smackdown segment, Raw, Usos 1:50:47 TNA Sacrifice, NJPW, Stardom, wXw 2:07:31 Dark Side of the Ring, Earthquake GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn & Ewan Cameron! Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL!

On this week’s show, Benno and JP review AEW’s Revolution PPV with Sting’s retirement with a crazy main event, as well as Opsreay/Takeshita, Bryan/Kingston and everything in between, as well as all the news coming out of the weekend in AEW with Sammy Guevara’s suspension, Mike Santana’s release and more. They also talk the rest of the day’s news with updates on BJ Whitmer and Vince McMahon, Paul Heyman going into the WWE HOF, Smackdown and a slew announcements from Rev Pro this week, as well as the GRAPPL schedule for March! SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro, Cody in AEW, GRAPPL March schedule 0:12:01 AEW Revolution Full Review 1:44:36 Sammy Guevara, Mike Santana, other AEW news and notes 1:59:38 Vince McMahon, Ashley Massaro, Paul Heyman, Smackdown ratings 2:13:24 Rev Pro FansticaMania, Revolution Rumble announcements GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn & Ewan Cameron! Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL!

On this week’s show, Matty, Gareth and JP go all over the place (that's what happens when we don’t have Benno to steer the good ship GRAPPL! - JP) from Down Under to talk Elimination Chamber, to the shite going on in NJPW, and Gareth gives his thoughts on the current AEW product on the road to Revolution. We also have Gareth revealing his Dealer’s Choice which is another belter, plus some TNA talk, as Mustafa Ali is again shown to be a very professional wrestler. SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro, Gareth’s Choice reveal, Gareth’s AEW catchup 0:13:07 AEW Collision, Revolution build 0:55:01 WWE Elimination Chamber, TK financials, MLW settlement 1:46:37 NJPW New Beginning in Sapporo, NJ Cup, Okada 2:04:24 TNA No Surrender, other news notes GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn & Ewan Cameron! Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL!

We’re knocking bones with BSK in episode 4 of Bretro.Join Matty & Gareth as they discuss Bret Hart’s 5th WWF World Title win in ‘97 vs The Undertaker at THE SummerSlam and a 1993 Raw match with Fatu. Get the video version: https://youtube.com/live/IrGO5SdLvD8?feature=share Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL! Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn & Ewan Cameron!

On this week’s show the lads are back on a rare Wednesday to talk Rev Pro’s High Stakes 2024 and the big Oku/Ospreay MOTYC from Crystal Palace, as well as the rest of the stacked card as Benno and JP talk their trip and their live experience at the show. They are also joined by Matty and Gareth at the top of the show as JP reveals his Dealer’s Choice, plus Matty sticks around to talk the latest on Vince McMahon as John Cena and Randy Orton comment, plus everything else going on this week in WWE with more WrestleMania build and Bloodline shenanigans. SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro, JP’s Choice reveal, Gareth’s AEW catchup, Iron Claw 0:24:30 The Rock on Smackdown, Raw 0:37:15 Vince McMahon, John Cena and Randy Orton comments 1:06:10 Rev Pro High Stakes 2024, Les Battersby 2:29:34 TNA re-sign Josh Alexander, AEW new hire GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn & Ewan Cameron! Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL!

On a wide ranging show Benno and JP are first joined by Matty to reveal Benno’s Dealer’s Choice show, as well as talk the WrestleMania kickoff and reports of a tag team match headlining WrestleMania night one - plus the latest on Vince McMahon, Bruce Pritchard’s comments, more mainstream coverage and other notes. They then talk some AEW as the Young Bucks debut their new gimmick in-ring following a stellar Dynamite, before being joined by the great Karen Peterson to talk rumours Kazuchika Okada has signed for AEW, as well as his New Japan exit and this weekend’s New Beginning in Osaka show, and all the latest on Stardom and Rossy Ogawa. SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro, Benno Dealer’s Choice reveal, Hollywood Rock 0:14:03 WWE WrestleMania main event, Rock heel turn, kick off show 44:56 AEW Collision, Rampage, Dynamite Preview 1:08:06 Karen Peterson joins 1:16:52 Okada to AEW, New Beginning in Osaka 2:23:52 Rossy Ogawa, Stardom GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn & Ewan Cameron! Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL!

On a wide ranging show Benno and JP are first joined by Matty to reveal Benno’s Dealer’s Choice show, as well as talk the WrestleMania kickoff and reports of a tag team match headlining WrestleMania night one - plus the latest on Vince McMahon, Bruce Pritchard’s comments, more mainstream coverage and other notes. They then talk some AEW as the Young Bucks debut their new gimmick in-ring following a stellar Dynamite, before being joined by the great Karen Peterson to talk rumours Kazuchika Okada has signed for AEW, as well as his New Japan exit and this weekend’s New Beginning in Osaka show, and all the latest on Stardom and Rossy Ogawa. SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro, Benno Dealer’s Choice reveal, Hollywood Rock 0:14:03 WWE WrestleMania main event, Rock heel turn, kick off show 44:56 AEW Collision, Rampage, Dynamite Preview 1:08:06 Karen Peterson joins 1:16:52 Okada to AEW, New Beginning in Osaka 2:23:52 Rossy Ogawa, Stardom GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn & Ewan Cameron! Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL!

Spotlight: "Hollywood Rock" (Vince McMahon, Rock vs Roman, Cody Rhodes, AEW Collision, Rev Pro, MLW, Stardom) Benno and JP are joined by Matty for the first half of the show as they talk the apparent change to the WrestleMania main event with Cody Rhodes seemingly replaced by The Rock and all the drama and news that has resulted. They also of course talk the latest on Vince McMahon and the federal and legal cases against him and WWE since Friday’s Weekend Show, plus NXT Vengeance Day. Benno and JP then break down a well received edition of AEW Collision, the apparent imminent arrival of Mercedes Mone, and everything else AEW. They also talk the Stardom departure of Rossy Ogawa, Rev Pro Live in London 82 with the final build for Oku/Ospreay and of course, some MLW. SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro, Dealer’s Choice reveal, Iron Claw Film Club 0:09:00 Vince McMahon latest news, federal investigation updates 0:23:58 Cody Rhodes, Roman vs Rock, WrestleMania controversy 1:06:18 NXT Vengeance Day 1:19:29 AEW Collision, Dynamite Preview, Mercedes, WBD 1:52:40 Rossy Ogowa, Stardom, New Japan news 2:03:10 Rev Pro Live in London, MLW GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn & Ewan Cameron! Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL!

Benno, JP and Matty talk Vince McMahon and his resignation from TKO after allegations of sex trafficking and sexual misconduct. They also talk TKO’s response to the allegations and Triple H’s horrendous press conference on a week that can be described as anything but “amazing” for WWE. They also talk the breaking news of CM Punk’s tricep injury, the Royal Rumble, as well as everything going on in AEW and the rest of the wrestling world this week. SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro, TIME 0:09:00 Vince McMahon 0:55:00 Royal Rumble, CM Punk injury 1:51:23 AEW Collision, Dynamite Preview, Mercedes 2:11:25 Mustafa Ali, TNA, Hiromu GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Simon Gunn & Ewan Cameron! Join us on the brand new GRAPPL Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠ Get live video, news updates, weekend previews, weekly bonus shows and the world famous GRAPPL Spotlight Pre-Show at ⁠⁠http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL or by becoming a YouTube member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL!