Grapple Cast

It's been a busy week. The 2023 WWE Draft has completed and Backlash is this weekend! Did the landscape of WWE change forever?...probably not, but join the guys as they breakdown this years Raw and Smackdown draft picks and look ahead to Saturday's premium live event with their predictions. 

The guys are all back together this week to discuss bits of the business that are upcoming in the next few weeks. They discuss the upcoming WWE Draft, WWE Backlash and more including Bill Goldberg's retirement plans and the flip flopping of the TNT Championship in AEW. Dan throws it back to episode 1 with this weeks quiz! 

Taran and Dan are joined this week by owner and promotor of one of the biggest independent wrestling federations in Wales - Nigel Fleming of Exposure Wrestling! Join us for a fascinating look into booking wrestling shows in the UK, stories of WWE alumni such as Vader, Scotty 2 Hotty, Rikishi to name but a few and much more in a jam packed episode! 

Taran, Dan and Joe discuss the results and fallout from Wrestlemania 39 including a look at ups and downs of both nights. The sale of WWE is also up for discussion along with the terrible 'RAW after Mania'. The guys also discuss AEW's UK debut announced for Wembley Stadium, London! Taran hosts this weeks Wrestlemania themed quiz. 

After nearly 2 hours of recording we noticed our system had failed after just 18 minutes!...but don't despair we still bring you a near 40 minute show, albeit slightly chopped and changed. Join us as we discuss this years Hall of Fame class of 2023 and of course Wrestlemania Saturday and Sunday including our predictions for our monthly PPV Prediction League. There was a quiz, but it didn't record,...

In a special Saturday edition of the show, Taran sits down once again with CWE founder and promotor, Joshua Howard, 15 months after their first chat about the relaunching of British, North West wrestling brand. It's a no holds bared chat - nothing is off the table as Josh discusses the challenges of putting on their first show in November 2021 to an over one year hiatus before the big return event...

This week the guys discuss a whole bunch of news including the current announced inductees of this years Hall of Fame, alongside who else they think may get the call up. There's also a further look into the Wrestlemania card which is taking shape and a Hollywood themed quiz to finish off the show. 

This week the guys discuss some of the plans in place for this years 2 night Wrestlemania, specifically the use of Sami Zyan and Cody Rhodes in the main event. They breakdown the decision to have Lesnar face Omos and Lashley v Wyatt and also preview this weekends AEW PPV offering, Revolution. Joe hosts this weeks quiz! 

It's the road to 200 episodes!! Join us this week as the guys break down the 2023 Elimination Chamber PPV and see how they got on in the PPV Prediction League. Dan also has a moan about Money In The Bank ticket prices and availability and we finish with a quiz based on last weekends event. 

HAPPY 100TH EPISODE! WE MADE IT! Come and join us as we celebrate our milestone 100th episode of Grapple Cast with a look at our all time favourite wrestling matches and moments. We of course also look towards this weekend's Elimination Chamber premium live event along with our predictions. Taran hosts this weeks 100th special quiz on anniversaries in wrestling! 

This week we discuss the fallout from the Royal Rumble PLE including our reactions to the winners and surprises...including our take on the Pitch Black match. Jamie hosts this weeks themed quiz. 

It's the start of a new year of Premium Live Events and of course we start the Road to Wrestlemania with the 36th annual Royal Rumble event! Will Cody Rhodes win? Will The Rock appear? Will Dan and Joe actually stay up and watch it live? Find out in this weeks predictions episode! 

A preview of this coming Monday's 30th anniversary of RAW is discussed this week. The guys discuss the announced legend appearances and any others they feel may make an appearance. Will The Rock appear? Will we have a new US champion or tag team Champions? It's our preview show before next weeks Royal Rumble predictions! 

This week Jamie takes the reigns to discuss a whole world of news with the main subject of course being the potential sale of WWE and the return of Vince McMahon. Jamie also then hosts Taran's quiz on money in wrestling! 

Happy new year to you all as we roll into 2023. And with that, the guys take a look at the year ahead with their predictions on what they think will go down in the world of wrestling. Will we get any predictions bang on? Perhaps even a little? Will Taran remember to save them somewhere and look back in 12 months time? Probably not. 

Have a nice Christmas?...Happy New Year! This week we bring our annual review of all thing professional wrestling with our 'Best and Worst' of 2022 debate. Do you agree? Have we missed any out? 

The guys bring a mini episode this week before taking a Christmas break until the New Year. Mandy Rose's release, AEW Winter is Coming and NXT Deadl1ne are all up for discussion this week before Joe leads us in the penultimate quiz of the year.

Jamie, Dan and Joe look back at last Saturday's premium live event, Survivor Series: WAR GAMES as they break down each match and see how they got on with their predictions in the final PPV prediction round of the league....i think we know who won....

WAR GAMES! Where is Regal when you need him? Oh yea, he's aligning himself with MJF in AEW. This week the guys review last weeks AEW Full Gear PPV and preview this weekends Survivor Series with the return of WAR GAMES including their predictions. Taran hosts a 'Sole Survivor' themed quiz. 

As we hit episode 90 we are just 10 away from the big 100! Jamie takes the lead in Taran's absence in a preview to the big AEW PPV this weekend including the guys predictions. Plus all the latest news and the quiz to finish off the show! 

The guys are back together this week to discuss the results and fall out from this years Crown Jewel PLE. How did the predictions go? Did the event rate higher than a C? And why did Austin Theory cash in for a mid card title on Raw and loose? All this and more, including the weekly quiz, on this weeks show!

It's the big one....or is it? It's the Crown Jewel JACK! The guys break down this Saturday's premium live event including the main event event for the world title between Roman Reigns and Logan Paul. Also on the agenda is news from RAW including The Miz/Lumis storyline. Dan hosts a tag team themed quiz. 

Jamie and Joe actually watched Halloween Havoc, of course, Taran didn't! The guys discuss the NXT event including all the goings on from this weeks episode of RAW and the latest AEW rumblings. Joe hosts an Edge themed quiz! 

The guys review the 2022 offering of Extreme Rules from the WWE including the return of Bray Wyatt! Also in discussion is the season premier episode of RAW with even more returns! Dan hosts a Chris Jericho themed quiz! 

This week the guys preview this Sunday's offering from the WWE, Extreme Rules 2022. Will Bray Wyatt return? Can Bailey pick up the RAW Women's title? And can Taran climb up the prediction league? This and much more...including a random WCW quiz!