GRAPPL Spotlight

In a special edition of GRAPPLlads, Benno, Gareth & Matty record IN PERSON (at the second attempt) and are joined by Discord King Conor O'Loughlin to talk the 2025 GRAPPY & CRAPPY Awards in a pub (copyright Andy Ogden).Join the lads as they talk best and worst of wrestling from 2025, as well as some likely/unlikely from last year, some non wrestling awards and more!GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings and Queen Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Carl Gac, Sophia Hitchcock, Simon Mulvaney & Marty Ellis!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!

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!)EnjoyBennoGRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings and Queen Of The Mountain -  Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Carl Gac, Sophia Hitchcock, Simon Mulvaney & Marty Ellis!

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!BennoGRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings and Queen Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Carl Gac, Sophia Hitchcock, Simon Mulvaney & Marty Ellis!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 athttps://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠

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!BennoSHOWNOTES0:00 Intro, Cena and Cody, WWE in 2025, CM Punk50:11 AEW Worlds End, Continental Classic, Christmas Roasts1:57:18 NJPW, AAA, Joe's Films and TV of the yearGRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings and Queen Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Carl Gac, Sophia Hitchcock, Simon Mulvaney & Marty Ellis!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

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.GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings and Queen Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Carl Gac, Sophia Hitchcock, Simon Mulvaney & Marty Ellis!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

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.ThanksBenno