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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

GRAPPL Spotlight Presents: "TIME", a nostalgic look back at January 1992 through the four pillars of culture - Music, Films, TV and Sport! From Gamesmaster to Curtis Stigers, Gary Ablett to Double Impact, Noel's House Party, Mickey Thomas, a stroppy Roger Black, Jodie Foster, Bullseye x Fruger Kruger crossover, a catch up on the soaps and much, much more -we cover everything happening in TIME, in January 92. Follow us: JP: @GrapplJP Gareth: @GRAPPLGareth Matty: @MattyEdwards86 Liam:...

BRETRO is back! Episode 3 “Shaping STEVE” sees Matty & Gareth discuss Bret’s match with Stone Cold on the 1996 South Africa tour, and his 4th WWF world title at IYH 13: Final Four. 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:...

In a special breaking news show on Patreon and for YouTube Members, Benno and JP attempted to break down the crazy day of news that followed Spotlight. Find here the section of the show where they talked WWE announcing a deal for Monday Night Raw on Netflix in the US, in a huge money and game changing announcement with worldwide implications. They also talked Rock being added to the TKO board, what it all means for AEW, the Vince documentary, the death of the WWE Network in the UK and more....

Benno and JP talk some big headlines from over the weekend as Kazuchika Okada leaves New Japan with no clear destination in sight. They also talk AEW and Tony Khan announcing the return of their Rankings system to mixed reviews, as well as Collision, Rampage and Dynamite this week, the stellar Ospreay/Alexander match from iMPACT and the coming week’s tv for the new TNA regime - plus some WWE news and notes, JP’s trip to Brit Wres, plus episode two of Gladiators! SHOWNOTES: 0:00:00 Intro,...

On a busy Spotlight, Benno & JP round out a week of shows from all over as they talk the TNA relaunch Hard to Kill, New Japan's Battle in the Valley as Jack Perry appears, plus AEW Collision, Battle of the Belts and the latest on Vince McMahon's Netflix documentary and more. All this, plus the real big wrestling show of the week, the return of Gladiators on BBC. SHOWNOTES: GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon...