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 TIME, in June of 1990!

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Benno and JP talk the world of wrestling this week quite literally as they bounce around and talk AEW Grand Slam week in Mexico, New Japan’s Dominion (and the G1 lineup), as well as TripleMania Regia in a tale of two past their peak bookers, plus speaking of which they talk GOLDBERG returning to WWE and whether he will win the World Title.

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0:00 Intro/Nonsense/Plugs

28:09 Goldberg, Ron Killings, WWE News and TV

1:06:11 AEW Grand Slam, Ticket Sales, Private Party, News

1:37:21 NJPW Dominion, G1 Lineup

2:03:40 AAA TripleMania Regia

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That most rarest of things. Benno (@BensonRichardE) isn't here this week (no internet at the new place) and a 1h45min epsiode of Spotlight! Join JP (JpJipeee) and Grappl Gareth (@GrapplApp) as they break down the notable Winter is Coming episode of AEW Dynamite with the much anticipated main event of Kenny Omga vs Jon Moxley, the fallout with the AEW-Impact, the return of Sting, Pat Patterson. All while sticking in some cheeky Maradona talk, Waterford's amazing 2nd half in the All Ireland semi final and other miscellaneous nonsense. Enjoy.

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 Intro 28:34 Undertaker, WWE Survivor Series 1:15:04 Ospreay Documentary 1:44:22 AEW 1:57:58 MLW, NOAH, New Japan

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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 also talk Zelina Vega, Alex Zayne and some classic 5 Star matches with Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio from Halloween Havoc 97 and the Flair/Steamboat trilogy. All this, plus Trump, Shaq, Tokyo Joshi Pro, Dexter Fritzl and Opening the Jeff Gate!

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00:15 Intro 21:10 5 Star Matches - Rey vs. Eddie Guerrero, Flair vs Steamboat 44:40 AEW Dynamite, AEW Games 1:24:30 New Japan Tag League and BOSJ, Alex Zayne 1:44:10 Zelina Vega 1:54:20 Dragon Gate 2:10:25 Rev Pro 2:28:30 TalkNShopAMania 2:34:40 Turning Point

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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

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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 Tracy Smothers.

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00:15 Intro 25:18 Tracy Smothers, Vince McMahon Netflix documentary 50:34 NXT UK Ilja Dragunov vs WALTER 1:21:40 ROH Pure Title tournament 1:36:28 AEW Full Gear Preview, Dynamite 2:11:09 NJPW Power Struggle, BOSJ, J-Cup

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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 have another crackerjack panel as our roundtable not only has returning champion and Hiromu stan Sarah Flannery (@SarahFlann) been joined by her 2 Sarahs co-host Sarah4L (@SarahFourL) but also the Kensuke Sasaki to Sarah4L's Akira Hokuto, Puro expert and the nicest man in professional wrestling™ (@Alan 4L)! They join our own Grappl Spotlight host and co-host of BWE Benno (@BensonRichardE) who is making his long-awaited chance to just be a guest for once and settle down with a beer!

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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.

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00:15 Intro 26:33 Brit Wres is Dead 55:05 WWE Hell In A Cell 1:37:37 Bound For Glory 2:06:01 AEW Dynamite

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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 Dynamite, Benno's run-in with Ben Carter Twitter and Dangerous Twinks? 

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00:15 Intro 20:52 Ben Carter 39:35 NJPW G1 Final Review, A & B Block Finals 2:55:55 AEW Dynamite

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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 The Culture, Spring Break and more highlights from the big weekender, the N1 final, and finally, Monty Brown.

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00:15 Intro 18:44 GCW Collective 1:03:08 N1 Final, AEW 1:13:48 New Japan G1 Week Four (Day 11-16) 2:38:39 Monty Brown

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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 in the A and B Block at this midpoint. They also talk NXT Takeover headlined by a well-received match on GRAPPL in Finn Balor vs. Kyle O’Reilly, last week’s AEW Dynamite, New Japan's BOSJ and Tag League announcements, and Gunnersaurus.

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00:15 Intro 30:47 NXT Takeover, AEW Dynamite 1:28:50 New Japan G1 Week Three (Day 7-10)

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Benno, JP and Gareth catch up and talk WWE's Royal Rumble and the fallout of the Peacock deal, as well as New Japan's New Beginning tour with a early GRAPPL MOTY contender in Shingo and Tanahashi, as well as AEW Dynamite, the upcoming Beach Break and more!

Also, Yoko, Rod, Screech and yes, Patreon.

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00:20 Intro

26:15 Yokozuna, Rod, Screech

44:06 WWE Royal Rumble, Peacock

1:40:15 Jay White, NJPW New Beginning, Moxley

2:12:40 AEW Dynamite, Beach Break

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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. They talk some highly rated matches in Ishii/Ibushu and Ospreay/Shingo as well as some other highlights and some lowlights from the tournament so far (mainly from the B Block). They also talk Road Warrior Animal, the ROH Pure Title, AEW, Ben Carter and WWE Clash Of Champions. Also, Khan vs Carragher.

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00:15 Intro 22:35 Road Warrior Animal, Clash Of Champions, AEW, ROH 1:17:15 New Japan G1 Week 2 (Day 3-6)

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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 results and upsets in the all-important G1 Pick ‘Ems. They also talk AEW’s alleged 5 Star match, Lockdown 2, GREGGL, Iceland, GRAPPL Fantasy Football and much more. Also, Dick To Go.

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00:52 Intro 26:45 New Japan G1 Opening Weekend 2:22:35 AEW Dynamite

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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.

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00:18 Intro

22:02 New Japan G1 Preview

52:25 AEW Dynamite, Miro

1:29:20 All Japan Champions Carnival

1:40:40 ROH Pure Title Tournament

1:51:34 Rev Pro Epic Encounters 2

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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 wrestlers to end their deals on Cameo and Twitch, as well as this week's upcoming New Japan G1 announcements. Also, Maddie. SHOWNOTES 00:14 Intro 28:15 WWE vs Cameo, New Japan G1 53:25 AEW All Out 2020

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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 weekender 40:32 New Japan Summer Struggle in Jingu 1:17:59 WWE Payback 2:05:32 AEW Dynamite, All Out 2:26:52 You Cannot Kill David Arquette 2:47:45 Impact

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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 Sports and a contributer to Voices of Wrestling

Rich Fann is the host of the Deep Dive with Rich Fann on PWTorch and also is a co host to EastCoastCast

Sarah Flannery is one ½ of the 2 Sarahs on Voices of Wrestling and co-host of the PWG podcast Journey Through Guerilla Island

Opening Music: AEW Dynamite Theme - No More Heroes

Closing Music: Tony's Theme - The Pixies 

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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 podcast going forward.

SHOWNOTES 00:05 Intro 09:48 Joe Update 20:15 SummerSlam 58:20 NXT Takeover 1:31:00 AEW Dynamite 1:56:45 Black Label Pro 2:14:00 GCW 2:27:57 Rev Pro

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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, Thunderdome.

SHOWNOTES 

00:24 Intro 33:01 WWE Thunderdome, Indies on the Network, NJPW Fan Vote, Covid issues, Xavier 1:22:50 AEW releases, Dynamite 1:52:40 NJ Strong, Impact, Bret Hart vs Steve Austin WM13 2:22:42 Summerslam Weekend, Takeover, GCW, Beyond, BLP, Rev Pro

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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 and Rollerball Rocco, Pro Wrestling NOAH, Marty Jannetty, Raw Underground and more. Also, Buddy Landel. SHOWNOTES  00:17 Intro 32:55 News, Raw Underground, Jannetty, Kamala, Rollerball Rocco, Rev Pro return 1:26:55 New Japan Strong, 6 Man tournament, G1 announcement 1:54:30 Wednesday Night Wars, NXT Cole vs Mcafee, AEW Dynamite 2:25:20 NOAH, Warrior Wrestling, Summerslam Watchalong, Landell vs Michaels

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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 Rock buys XFL, WWE Financials, Equity response to Speaking Out, Rollerball Rocco

1:10:33 New Japan Summer Struggle, US Tournament 

1:17:32 AEW Dynamite, Kingston, Ryder

1:57:20 TalkNShopAMania

2:16:42 Stardom

2:29:21 Impact Wrestling

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In a mammoth special edition of the podcast Benno, JP and Gareth are joined by the one and only Alan 4L of Pro Wrestling Torch to countdown their Top 10 matches of the year in 2020. They also take voicemails from friends of the show with their picks and reveal the top matches in this years GRAPPL 100! SHOWNOTES

01:05 Intro

16:45 The Top 10 Matches of 2020 Picks 10-9

1:11:49 Voicemails (Jamesie, Ian Hamilton, Allan Cheapshot, John Pollock & Wai Ting)

1:19:01 The Top 10 Matches of 2020 Picks 8-7

2:01:39 Voicemails (WH Park, Suit Williams, Rich Kraetsch) 

2:11:30 The Top 10 Matches of 2020 Picks 6-5

2:53:20 Voicemails (Maffew, Nate Milton, Andrew Rich, Will Cooling, Sarah Flann, Joe Lanza)

3:05:12 The Top 10 Matches of 2020 Picks 4-3

3:49:04 Voicemails (Steph Chase, SP3, Andrew Thompson, Andrew Ogden, Strigga, Martin Bushby)

3:57:30 The Top 10 Matches of 2020 Picks 2-1

4:53:09 The GRAPPL 100 Top 10 Matches of The Year Reveal

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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 about their NJPW Fandom, their thoughts on the current key characters and storylines, and why these appeal to a female audience. It was a really fun conversation on a very sticky night!

Sarah appears on the excellent PWG retro podcast Journey Through Guerilla Island as well as on the Sarah & Sarah podcast which she promises is coming back soon!

Stephanie currently writes about WWE for Digital Spy and about the wider world of pro wrestling at Sportskeeda. You can find Steph's work at stephaniechase.co.uk. Her interviews are available on YouTube

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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.

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00:20 Intro 16:22 AEW 1:09:29 New Japan 1:46:12 GCW Homecoming 2:06:57 AJPW 2:20:55 Impact  2:29:20 Quildan

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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. SHOWNOTES  00:29 Intro  16:13 Will Ospreay, Joey Ryan, Wrestling Safeguarding 1:00:32 WWE Extreme Rules 1:39:01 Impact Slammiversary 2:18:20 New Japan

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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 Wrestling media's coverage of the Speaking Out movement, wrestling journalism as well as some bonus New Japan talk at the end. Click the links below for more information on our guests:

Emily Pratt is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles. She used to study, write about, and make theatre, and now she writes about pro wrestling. She's currently a regular contributor at FanFyte and Deadlock, and her other bylines include With Spandex on UPROXX, Orange Crush, Mind Games Magazine, FanSided WWE, and Diva Dirt. You can find her portfolio here

Stephanie Chase is a journalist, interviewer and podcaster based in London who specialises in pro wrestling. She currently writes about WWE for Digital Spy and about the wider world of pro wrestling at Sportskeeda. You can find Steph's work at stephaniechase.co.uk. Her interviews are available on YouTube

Will Cooling is The host of British Wrestling Report on @pwtorchvip, talks politics at It Could Be Said, covers Midlands Pro-Wrestling for @EandS_E. He also has an amazing picture of him with his face painted as a tiger

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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 GCW's Backyard show. Also, Iceland, Aldi, Irish Tory Sports, Haircuts, Wetherspoons, Friday, Normal People, Gordon Ramsey and all the other important stuff. SHOWNOTES 00:30 Not Wrestling (mostly) 29:35 Wrestling (mostly)

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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 Daily Mirror - Brave Women in Wrestling Spark Change British Wrestling Experience - #SpeakingOut with Emma G

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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 card, their ECW fandom and discuss how well 1997 ECW holds up in 2020.

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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 year anniversary of one of the greatest matches of all time with Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuharu Misawa from All Japan. Also, Statues, Horses and Facebook Mums. SHOWNOTES 00:15 Non Wrestling (mostly) 42:26 Wrestling (mostly)

Here is a link to some great resources to support #BlackLivesMatter

https://www.itsnicethat.com/news/resources-supporting-black-lives-matter-movement-creative-industry-01062

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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 discuss a classic match, with this months pick coming from PROGRESS wrestling with Matt Riddle vs Will Ospreay from 2016. Subscribe to the GRAPPL podcast feed:

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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 talk things going on outside of wrestling with the ongoing protests in America, as well as the UK moving further out of lockdown and the return of the Premier League with no fans. SHOWNOTES 00:30 Non Wrestling (mostly) 42:50 Wrestling (mostly)

As discussed at the start, here is a link to some great resources to support #BlackLivesMatter and sites where you can donate. 

https://www.itsnicethat.com/news/resources-supporting-black-lives-matter-movement-creative-industry-01062

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Benno, JP and Gareth catch up as they talk the last couple of weeks of AEW Dynamite with the big Fenix/Kenny Omega match, as well as the Bullet Club reunion. They also talk Drew Mcintyre, Roman Reigns vs Adam Pearce, NXT, Impact, MLW, the fallout from New Japan New Years Dash and more! SHOWNOTES

00:25 Intro 25:06 WWE, Drew McIntyre, Pearce vs Reigns, O'Reilly vs Balor 59:21 AEW Dynamite 1:41:32 NJPW New Years Dash, Jay White, NJ Strong 1:52:40 MLW Kings Of Colleseum, Impact Genesis

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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 UK news cycle. SHOWNOTES 00:30 Intro/Cummings/Nonsense 38:21 AEW Double Or Nothing 2:27:49 Hana Kimura/Social Media in wrestling

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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 Double Or Nothing, Benno and JP's games on TEW 2020, Jon Moxley's Cagefighter film and more! SHOWNOTES: 00:10 Not Wrestling 19:56 Wrestling (mostly) Will Cooling PW Torch Column: https://pwtorch.com/site/2020/05/17/cooling-progresss-finances-raise-many-questions-as-they-ask-for-support-during-coronavirus-live-events-pause/

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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, revisit some 1997 Raw and more!

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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 the weeks leading upto the show with the ECW and USWA invasion of Raw, Ahmed Johnson joining the Nation Of Domination, Mankind, The Undertaker and Paul Bearer, Gang Warz, Sunny, Sable and more! 

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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 joining Jamesie as the two compare their favourite matches of the month, talk the month in wrestling as a whole and discuss your ratings on the GRAPPL App. Subscribe to the GRAPPL podcast feed:

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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 releases of Cain Velasquez, Gerry Briscoe and Curtis Axel and sneak in some chat about Riptide and the general state of Brit Wres fandom. Also, Boris Hogan. 

SHOWNOTES 00:25 Not Wrestling 46:30 Wrestling (mostly)

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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 KENTA vs Low Ki and more. Also, "John". 

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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 Piper, to the existence of Steve Mongo McMichael, the Cruiserweight division, the nWo, the best and worst WCW songs from the period, as well as their fandom and favourite memories from 1997 Nitro. 

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Vince McMahon is a cunt. Benno, Joe and JP discuss. Subscribe to GRAPPL Spotlight:

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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 New Jack episodes, as well as that Gargano/Ciampa match and some quick AEW and MLW thoughts.  Also, Jill Dando.

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00:30 Intro/Nonsense 46:10 WWE WrestleMania 36 overall thoughts, AEW, empty arena wrestling in general 1:57:02 Gargano vs Ciampa 2:09:15 Dark Side of the Ring, New Jack and Brawl For All, MLW

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Benno, JP and Gareth are joined by Steph Chase for a Wrestle Kingdom 15 Special with a full review of both days as they talk Jay White speculation season, Kota Ibushi as double champ and all of the high and lows of the two-day extravaganza.

Also Greggs, Jimmy White and Oka 3:16. 

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00:45 Intro 20:52 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15 Night 1 & 2 Review

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**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 live is lost by Orton and Edge onwards. Here is the audio though!

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**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 10:40-ish.

Tune into Benno's Twitter tonight for more of the same.

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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" WrestleMania 36 with card changes and all, as well as the latest episodes of AEW Dyanmite, MLW Fusion and the polarising GRAPPL ratings on the Go Shiozaki vs. Kazuyuki Fujita match from Pro Wrestling NOAH this week. Also, Woke Chubby Brown.

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00:24 Intro/Nonsense 39:00 Chris Benoit, Dark Side Of The Ring  1:12:25 WWE WrestleMania, card changes, Roman Reigns 1:41:00 AEW Dynamite, Brodie Lee on TIJ 1:58:45 Shiozaki vs. Fujita 2:06:15 MLW Fusion

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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 event of Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat. They also discuss their own WCW fandom and some of their favourite memories from 1990's WCW and the pre-Hogan era. 

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