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On the Weekend Show this week it's an early and bumper sized (free) edition to make up for no Spotlight as me and JP talk AEW Double or Nothing coming up this weekend, as well as AEW Dynamite from this week with Satnam vs Bryan, a big night for Swerve, Darby, Tony and all the other final PPV build.

We also talk all the day's news from the Tony Khan presser, WWE's two day SummerSlam and Saudi wish list ahead of the King & Queen of the Ring show, as well as everything else going on this weekend from Japan, Europe, America and further afield.
Enjoy!

Benno
SHOWNOTES0:00 Intro - FPL, KOTR 2001, Kurt Angle mixtape reveal18:45 Weekend News - SummerSlam 2026, Tony Khan conference call, Bad Bones, TKO1:04:56 AEW Dynamite Review, rating, the week in TV wrestling1:20:40 AEW Double or Nothing Preview, WWE King & Queen of the Ring, Other Previews


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On this episode Benno and JP catch up on the news of the week, plus AEW Collision and Rampage from the weekend, this week’s Dynamite, Vince McMahon on Dark Side of the Ring (not that story), New Japan’s BOSJ and Resurgence shows, the Champions Carnival final and more.

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SHOWNOTES:

0:00:00 Intro, Triple H 2000, King of the Ring 2001

0:09:08 AEW news, WBD, Cash Wheeler, Collision, Rampage

0:44:11 WWE news, Vince McMahon, Bloodline, Raw, Smackdown

1:10:18 NJPW Resurgence, AJPW Champions Carnival

1:36:48 Dark Side of the Ring Black Saturday, SGW

2:03:11 Patreon Preview - Triple H Year 2000

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Find here the latest episode of TIME, with a nostalgic look back at April 1998 through the four pillars of culture - Music, Films, TV and Sport!

From a catch up on the soaps with a supersized episode of Eastenders, a big explosion in Brookie, Titanic dominating the box office, Arsenal dominating the Prem and the TIME debut of TFI Friday and much more - we cover everything happening in TIME, in April of 1998.

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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. 
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SHOWNOTES:
0:00:00 Intro, Gabe Steveson bet, Ogz vs LAX, Triple H 2000, TIME
0:19:09 WWE Backlash, Cody, Bloodline story
0:52:50 Triple H vs the media, Laurinaitis, WWE news
1:09:02 CM Punk, Sheamus vs Gunther, Raw
1:19:50 AEW Double or Nothing build, Dynamite Preview, Ric Flair
1:46:08 TNA Under Siege, Sandman DSOTR
2:04:17 NJPW, NOAH
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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!

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SHOWNOTES:

0:00:00 Intro, GRAPPL with philosophy, May Schedule
0:21:35 Tony Khan comments on WWE, NFL draft appearances
0:38:50 Swerve Strickland, AEW booking, Collision, AEW news
1:21:05 Vince McMahon, Nick Khan
1:27:51 WWE draft, Backlash, Clash at the Castle
1:52:06 Sensational Sherry, TripleMania
2:06:51 Grand Pro, Progress, NJPW BOSJ

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