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The great WH Park of POST Wrestling joins me to kick off the year with a Spotlight Review of Wrestle Kingdom 20 as we talk the retirement of Hiroshi Tanahashi, his final match with Kazuchika Okada, the absence of Shinsuke Nakamura and littany of special guests (and Bushi) in his retirement ceremony.
We also talk the debut of Aaron Wolf and his match with EVIL, Yota Tsuji winning the big one and a mixed bag to say the least of an undercard (plus WH’s ranking of Japanese Convenience stores, travel tips and more!)
Enjoy
Benno
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We were live tonight for Live Patrons and YouTube Members as me and Gareth talked AEW Worlds End from the weekend, the story of Mox and the Continental Classic, MJF, the AEW title picture coming out of the show and everything in between, as well as a couple of other news and notes from the last few days with Brandon Thurston's piece on Vince McMahon, the latest on Chris Jericho, William Regal and more.
Enjoy!
Benno
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In a special Christmas week edition of Spotlight, Rev Joe returns and joins me to talk all his thoughts heading into Worlds End week with the Continental Classic, his thoughts on MJF and the AEW title scene as a whole. We also talk John Cena on Cody Rhodes podcast and his thoughts on WWE going into the end of the year, the Wrestle Kingdom card (featuring Chris Brookes) and even some AAA.
(Also, Eastenders Christmas special, Brookside, Barrymore, the best items on a Roast Dinner, Coffee, Hammerstein, and many more tangents.)
Enjoy!
Benno
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, Cena and Cody, WWE in 2025, CM Punk
50:11 AEW Worlds End, Continental Classic, Christmas Roasts
1:57:18 NJPW, AAA, Joe's Films and TV of the year
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Benno and Matty talk John Cena's retirement, the reaction to Paul Levesque and all the other fallout from Saturday Night's Main Event at the weekend as well as AEW in the UK and all the other news and notes of the week.
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Hey all,
On the Weekend show this week Gareth fills in as we catch up on AEW with Winter is Coming Dynamite as well as talk the upcoming weekend in Cardiff (and Manchester), John Cena's retirement at SNME and everything else going on this week.
Note from Benno - As you will hear on the show or may have already seen, JP is taking some time away for his own health after a difficult week. He’s safe, he’s getting support, and we’re giving him all the time and space he needs. Thank you for your patience, kindness and support — it means a lot to the rest of us and more than anything to JP for all the love given this week.
Thanks
Benno
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Benno and Matty review WWE Survivor Series from the weekend and debate the happenings (or lack there of) from the show with two War Games matches, John Cena's last PPV match and apparently, directions set for WrestleMania.
They then talk Samoa Joe winning the AEW title and Matty's views on it, Eddie Kingston, TNA's new TV deal and other happenings from the week in wrestling.
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, Plugs
12:11 WWE Survivor Series Review, state of WWE booking, Raw
1:13:24 AEW, Samoa Joe, Eddie Kingston, TNA TV Deal
1:43:30 GRAPPL Patreon Preview - The GRAPPL Syxxtape
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On Spotlight this week Gareth joins Benno to talk AEW Full Gear 2025 with the shocking main event result of Samoa Joe beating Hangman Page, what it means for Hangman and Joe, Hook's involvement and the return of Swerve Strickland.
They also talk Mark Briscoe beating Kyle Fletcher, Moxley vs O'Reilly, FTR vs Brodido, Darby vs Pac and the rest of another long night in New Jersey.
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We were live tonight as promised for a Tony Khan style megashow as we catchup on all the news and big Spotlight topics this week with Tony Khan on Helwani, TNA's mad week, more on WrestleKingdom and big returns on WWE Raw, as well the Weekend Previews with AEW Full Gear upon us, and last night's Dynamite to talk.
Enjoy!
Benno
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Benno and JP on another Wednesday Spotlight talk the announcement of Okada vs Tanahashi for WrestleKingdom, Nakamura and Naito rumours, and more drama between AEW and WWE, plus the Nixon Newell and Miranda Alize story, Ridge Holland’s confusing statements and the other big news stories of the week.
They also talk the state of Eddie Kingson, the US indies, Pro Wrestling Eve, Chris Jericho, NOAH and Rev Pro, as well as a bizarre Jey Uso and Chelsea story, Michael Owen and Hulk Hogan, CM Punk’s hair and a Linkin Park Lucha show.
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, Plugs
26:01 WrestleKingdom, Okada vs Tanahashi, Nakamura, Naito rumours
48:03 Nixon Newell, Mirana Alize, Ridge Holland
1:02:11 Deadlock, Prestige, state of the US Indies, EVE
1:22:39 AEW Cardiff, Manchester sales, Eddie Kingson, Full Gear
1:33:19 Chris Jericho, TNA Bound for Glory
1:41:22 WWE, Raw, CM Punk, Dom vs John
1:57:42 NOAH, Rev Pro, And Finally
2:14:25 5 to 1 TIERLIST PREVIEW
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Benno and JP return for a Wednesday Spotlight as they talk Benno’s trip to Tokyo and everything he missed from the last couple of weeks with a catch up on AEW and all the fallout from WrestleDream and build to Blood and Guts and Full Gear. They also catch up on New Japan and the card for WrestleKingdom, as well as WWE’s Saturday Night’s Main Event, CM Punk’s world title win and more.
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro
4:23 Benno in Tokyo, trip to Korukean, Korukean Hall
30:35 Plugs, November Schedule
37:28 AEW, WrestleDream follow-up, Full Gear
1:10:15 NJPW, WrestleKingdom card
1:28:48 WWE, SNME, CM Punk
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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 November 2003 in TIME!
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Its JP and Gareth on Spotlight this week as they talk another monster PPV from AEW as they review WrestleDream! They talk the highs and (relative) lows from the show including the hot start to the show, some cracking tag team encounters, the big heel turn from the Opps, big moves in the women's division as the Stat megapush begins and the wild and messy (literally) main event between Moxley and Darby
Enjoy!
JP
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, Plugs
7:30 AEW WrestleDream Review
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JP and Matty take over the good ship GRAPPL for Spotlight this week as they talk the big talking points from WWE Crown Jewel, the mess of a show that was TNA Bound for Glory, the fallout from New Japan's King of Pro Wrestling, and Matty then gives us his preview of WrestleDream which he is pumped for! Oh and a cheeky bit of NOAH to finish up on
0:00 Intro, Plugs, Metallica Show
10:25 WWE Crown Jewel
1:04:16 TNA Bound for Glory
1:33:34 New Japan KOPW
1:51:18 Matty's WrestleDream preview, NOAH Wrestle Odyssey
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Benno and JP are here for a Wednesday Spotlight as they talk Title Tuesday from last night, as well as NXT and TNA’s Showdown, plus all the build for WrestleDream and Crown Jewel, TV rating changes, Rock’s box office flop, MLW, NJPW and more.
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, Plugs, CM Punk in AEW, Best British Snacks
14:40 AEW Title Tuesday, WrestleDream build, AEW News, TV
1:21:37 NXT vs TNA, WWE Crown Jewel, WWE News
1:53:48 MLW, New Japan, Other News
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Benno and JP talk JP’s takeaways from All Out and WrestlePalooza week, as well as talk Dynamite from this last week as well as Collision and all the other fallout as Kenny Omega returns to AEW TV, plus Manchester ticket sales, Gail Kim, NJPW Destruction in Kobe, NOAH, TNA and more.
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, Plugs
11:58 AEW All Out fallout, WrestlePalooza, Dynamite, Collision, AEW News
1:22:44 WWE, NXT vs TNA Invasion, Vince McMahon
1:56:29 NJPW, NOAH, Other News
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In a second bonus Spotlight review of the week, me and Matty have an extended chat on his thoughts on the changes needed in WWE, Triple H's booking and more coming out of WWE's lampooned ESPN debut of WrestlePalooza as we talk Cena/Brock, the CM Punk/AJ tag and more, as we attempt to find out if even Matty can find any positives.
Enjoy!
Benno
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, Plugs
08:34 State of WWE booking, Raw
28:44 WWE WrestlePalooza Review
1:09:55 Other News
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On this week's Spotlight GRAPPL Gareth joins me for a full review of AEW All Out from this week as we discuss Kyle Fletcher's main event performance, Hangman Page, the return of Eddie Kingston, what to do with Cope, the Toronto crowd and much more as we talk all of the matches and happenings from Saturday's big card.
Enjoy!
Benno
https://www.youtube.com/live/Or5Ac7adcAk?si=lnd4P_Tgmyis4Atq
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, Plugs
08:39 AEW All Out Full Review
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On the Live this time our Gazza (™️) joins me for DAY 2 of All Out/Palooza week, with a wide ranging conversation as we talk his AEW catchup going into All Out, Eddie Kingston, Kyle Fletcher, WrestlePalooza and more, plus your questions as we talk the Brawl Out promo from 3 years ago, Bret Hart in the UK, NXT nostalgia and much more!
Enjoy!
Benno
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Benno Intro
2:14 Gareth joins
08:02 All Out vs WrestlePalooza, AEW TV catch-up, Eddie Kingston, Kyle Fletcher
57:49 AEW Brawl Out Anniversary, NXT Memories, Your Questions
1:37:25 Benno Outro, GRAPPL Schedule plans
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We're kicking off All Out/WrestlePalooza week as Matty joins me for the first of three days of shows with Gareth joining me tomorrow for GRAPPL Live and JP joining me on Thursday for Weekend Show!
Join us as we talk Saudi Mania, Andrade, the week's TV, the state of WWE's booking, WrestlePalooza, the All Out build, Eddie Kingston and everything else going on, on this big week in wrestling.
Enjoy!
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With a last minute JP family emergency and Benno returning from his travels, Spotlight wasn’t possible on Tuesday so Benno & JP make up for it with a hybrid Spotlight/GRAPPL Live to catch up on the topics they missed with reaction to AJ Lee’s WWE re-introduction, as well as a poor rating week for AEW, PPV notes on the road to All Out, Kyle Fletcher, Eddie Kingston, Bryan Danielson on commentary and more.
SHOWNOTES
0:00 Intro, Plugs
15:08 Reacting to AJ Lee feedback, Cena’s final dates, WWE topics
39:26 AEW, UK Ticket Sales, Max PPVs, All In Weekend
1:34:43 NOAH, Other News & Notes
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