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Welcome to another very special Shoot interview from Chris and JB at Chat Grapple and Cheap Pops!! This time around we have a superb interview with an extremely knowledgeable guest, Brian R Solomon. He is an Author of such books as WWE Legends, Pro Wrestling FAQ, Godzilla FAQ, and his latest book Blood and Fire The Unbelievable real life story of wrestling's Original Sheik. As well as being an accomplished writer, he also was the editor for the WWE Magazine in the early 2000s, and now he also hosts his own podcast called Shut up and Wrestle. We had a lengthy chat with Brian about his new book, his old books, his work on the WWE magazine, his thoughts on wrestling journalism today and a heck of a lot of other interesting stuff in between! This man loves wrestling as much as we do, and he's been around the inner workings of the business for decades. This is a must watch for any dedicated wrestling fan. Remember to hit those Like & Subscribe buttons!!!! Join Chris & JB to continue the discussion here https://twitter.com/ChatGrapplePops​ Use the link below & the promo code ‘GRAPPLE’ for $5 off your next purchase at ZenPop.jp for all your Japanese subscription box needs https://bit.ly/chatgrapple Pick up some of our awesome merchandise here - https://www.redbubble.com/people/ChatGrapplePops/shop?asc=u

Welcome to Episode 35 of Chat Grapple and Cheap Pops!! Chris Dread & JB are back after a long gap from reviews to review a random but classic episode of WWF Raw Is War from 1998! An absolutely crazy episode that followed on from the Survivor Series of that year. The Corporate Rock, The McMahon family, Mr McMahon and the stooges, and Stone Cold Steve Austin, plus much much more. We Hope you enjoy this blast from Raw past and Remember to hit those Like & Subscribe buttons!!!! Join Chris & JB to continue the discussion here https://twitter.com/ChatGrapplePops​ Use the link below & the promo code ‘GRAPPLE’ for $5 off your next purchase at ZenPop.jp for all your Japanese subscription box needs https://bit.ly/chatgrapple Pick up some of our awesome merchandise here - https://www.redbubble.com/people/ChatGrapplePops/shop?asc=u

Welcome to a special audio only review episode with Chris and JB at Chat Grapple and Cheap Pops!! This time we are joined by long time friend of the show, Cactus Matt! He joins us to review the local REVOLUTION PRO Wrestling show we went to, and also to review the recent AEW Revolution PPV. Strap yourselves in for a great show, and remember to hit those Like & Subscribe buttons!!!! Join Chris & JB to continue the discussion here https://twitter.com/ChatGrapplePops​ Use the link below & the promo code ‘GRAPPLE’ for $5 off your next purchase at ZenPop.jp for all your Japanese subscription box needs https://bit.ly/chatgrapple Pick up some of our awesome merchandise here - https://www.redbubble.com/people/ChatGrapplePops/shop?asc=u

Chat, Grapple and Cheap Pops want to welcome you to a special AUDIO ONLY episode! We are Chris Dread and Jordan (JB) and this episode is a special one that focuses on AEW, the recent Cody Rhodes Situation and the Wrestling Observer Awards. Get ready for hot takes galore! We hope you enjoy this special episode and please, remember to hit those Like & Subscribe buttons!!!! Also Chris and JB want to offer everyone the chance to get great Japan sweet, ramen and stationary boxes at a great prices from Zenpop.jp Use our special link below, https://bit.ly/chatgrapple and use discount code: GRAPPLE which gives the saving of 5 USD! Join Chris & JB to continue the discussion here https://twitter.com/ChatGrapplePops​

Welcome to another very special Shoot interview from Chris and JB at Chat Grapple and Cheap Pops!! This time we have a very candid talk with former Top WWE Referee Marty Elias. Marty was the official in some very high level matches over his WWE career including Shawn Michaels and Chris Jerichos now infamous and bloody match at The Great American Bash 2008 and also possibly one of the greatest Wrestlemania main events in history, Shawn Michaels vs The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 25. Marty talks about his life in and outside the ring and also tells us his opinion on wrestling referees now, and why companies like AEW and WWE don't seem to be teaching their referees the right way to be inside the squared circle. we really enjoyed speaking with Marty and we know this one may ruffle some feathers inside the wrestling world. Please check out Marty on his own Podcast too, Life After 3, on the Kill Cliff Youtube Channel. Remember to hit those Like & Subscribe buttons!!!! Join Chris & JB to continue the discussion here https://twitter.com/ChatGrapplePops​ Use the link below & the promo code ‘GRAPPLE’ for $5 off your next purchase at ZenPop.jp for all your Japanese subscription box needs https://bit.ly/chatgrapple Pick up some of our awesome merchandise here - https://www.redbubble.com/people/ChatGrapplePops/shop?asc=u #Wrestling #Interview #WWF #WWE #AEW

Here is another very special Shoot interview from Chris and JB at Chat Grapple and Cheap Pops!! We have the pleasure of chatting with former WCW and WWF superstar, the amazing Maxx Payne! It was an emotional and enlightening look back at the career of one of the greatest and most underrated characters in wrestling history. From his tag team with the great Mick Foley, him playing the national anthem on his guitar before shows, his wrestling inspired rock album with his band that has a famous lead singer and rhythm guitarist, his legendary behind the scenes yet still unseen 1990s documentary, and so much more that you will NOT want to miss. Including some EXCLUSIVE bits never spoken about ANYWHERE ELSE! so please join us and Maxx for an amazing interview. Remember to hit those Like & Subscribe buttons!!!! Join Chris & JB to continue the discussion here https://twitter.com/ChatGrapplePops​ Use the link below & the code ‘GRAPPLE’ for $5 off your next purchase at ZenPop.jp for all your Japanese subscription box needs https://bit.ly/chatgrapple Pick up some of our awesome merchandise here - https://www.redbubble.com/people/ChatGrapplePops/shop?asc=u #WCW #Wrestling #Interview #WWF #WWE

Chat, Grapple and Cheap Pops want to welcome you to the first episode of 2022! We are Chris Dread and Jordan (JB) and this episode is a special one that focuses on the many PR disasters surrounding AEW, and also a look at how the company runs in general. Love AEW or hate them, strap in for a proper chat about the issues we see with AEW and its owner Tony Khan. We hope you enjoy this AEW special episode and please, remember to hit those Like & Subscribe buttons!!!! Also Chris and JB want to offer everyone the chance to get great Japan sweet, ramen and stationary boxes at a great prices from Zenpop.jp Use our special link below, https://bit.ly/chatgrapple and use discount code: GRAPPLE which gives the saving of 5 USD! Join Chris & JB to continue the discussion here https://twitter.com/ChatGrapplePops​

Welcome to the End of Year 2021 Episode of our wrestling podcast Chat Grapple and Cheap Pops!! We are Chris Dread and Jordan (JB) and this year we are joined by our brothers from across the pond in the good old US of A. The amazing Bishop from Terrible Wrestling Takes Podcast and the Co Host with the most, JustInTime211. In this episode we give out our annual awards that we have called 'The Grappy Awards' We talk about this past year in wrestling and who has done what. We also chat about what we hope for the next year. Get ready for 3 hours of 4 friends chatting about the madness that is the Professional Wrestling world! We hope you enjoy this End of Year episode and please, remember to hit those Like & Subscribe buttons!!!! Also Chris and JB want to offer everyone the chance to get great Japan sweet, ramen and stationary boxes at a great prices from Zenpop.jp Use our special link below, https://bit.ly/chatgrapple and use discount code: GRAPPLE which gives the saving of 5 USD! Join Chris & JB to continue the discussion here https://twitter.com/ChatGrapplePops​

This is a special 3 Hour Supershow Shoot interview episode of Chat Grapple and Cheap Pops Podcast!! In this video the boys Interview the amazing Erik Watts! This interview covers everything from Eriks runs in WCW, WWF, All Japan and NWA TNA, so many great stories about him growing up around Mid South Wrestling with his father the great Cowboy Bill Watts, personal stories about his life outside the ring and so much more! We hope you enjoy this Interview as much as we did and please, remember to hit those Like & Subscribe buttons!!!! Join Chris & JB to continue the discussion here https://twitter.com/ChatGrapplePops​

This is a special Shoot interview episode of Chat Grapple and Cheap Pops Podcast!! In this video the boys Interview British Wrestling Superstar and former and FIRST EVER WWE NXT Tag Team Champion Mr Joel Redman aka Oliver Grey. We Chat to Joel about his career in the UK, USA and Japan, why Dusty Rhodes picked the name Grey, his Salisbury based wrestling school, and also his accolade of being the inaugural WWE NXT Tag Team Champion with Adrian Neville aka PAC. We hope you enjoy this Interview as much as we did and please, remember to hit those Like & Subscribe buttons!!!! Also Chris and JB want to offer everyone the chance to get great Japan sweet, ramen and stationary boxes at a great prices from Zenpop.jp Use our special link below, https://bit.ly/chatgrapple and use discount code: GRAPPLE which gives the saving of 5 USD! Join Chris & JB to continue the discussion here https://twitter.com/ChatGrapplePops​

Welcome to Episode 34 of Chat Grapple and Cheap Pops!! Chris Dread & JB are back to review another classic pay per view, this time its WCW Fall Brawl from 1997. This event was pushed for its main event of Team NWO vs Team WCW, but the rest of the card had some amazing wrestling matches on it. A great cruiserweight championship match, A great TV Championship match, and a couple of other gems too! We Hope you enjoy this episode, and please remember to hit those Like & Subscribe buttons!!!! Also Chris and JB want to offer everyone the chance to get great Japan sweet, ramen and stationary boxes at a great prices from Zenpop.jp Use our special link below, https://bit.ly/chatgrapple and use discount code: GRAPPLE which gives the saving of 5 USD! Join Chris & JB to continue the discussion here https://twitter.com/ChatGrapplePops​

This is a special Shoot interview episode of Chat Grapple and Cheap Pops Podcast!! In this video the boys Interview former WCW superstar KWEE WEE! AKA Allan Funk. Allan talks about his entry into the wrestling business via the famous Powerplant Wrestling school, THAT Louis Theroux training session, WCW in its final moments, him taking arguably the best spear ever from Goldberg, The recent Dark Side of The Ring Kanyon episode and how he finds it odd who was asked to appear in it, his podcasts and what he's up to now, and so much more! We hope you enjoy this Interview as much as we did and please, remember to hit those Like & Subscribe buttons!!!! Also Chris and JB want to offer everyone the chance to get great Japan sweet, ramen and stationary boxes at a great prices from Zenpop.jp Use our special link below, https://bit.ly/chatgrapple and use discount code: GRAPPLE which gives the saving of 5 USD! Join Chris & JB to continue the discussion here https://twitter.com/ChatGrapplePops​

This is a VERY special Shoot interview episode of Chat Grapple and Cheap Pops Podcast!! In this video the boys Interview an absolute LEGEND of WCW. He is a second generation superstar, former WCW Cruiserweight Champion, TV Champion and Tag Team Champion. He is none other than 'Das Wonderkind' himself, Mr Alex Wright. We talk to Alex about everything from his Father, Steve Wright, teaching him that classic British style wrestling, to his long tenure in WCW through the good times and the bad, and his serious injury that almost ended his career. Being a pro from a very young age, he has wrestled the best in the world and has a great few stories to tell. We hope you enjoy this Interview as much as we did and please, remember to hit those Like & Subscribe buttons!!!! Also Chris and JB want to offer everyone the chance to get great Japan sweet, ramen and stationary boxes at a great prices from Zenpop.jp Use our special link below, https://bit.ly/chatgrapple and use discount code: GRAPPLE which gives the saving of 5 USD! Join Chris & JB to continue the discussion here https://twitter.com/ChatGrapplePops

This is another very special Shoot interview episode of Chat Grapple and Cheap Pops Podcast!! In this video the boys Interview the voice of British Wrestling, the amazing Dean Ayass. When it comes to wrestling in the UK, there is nothing Dean hasn't done. He's been a manager, commentator, MC, booker and everything in between. It was great to talk with Dean about British wrestling, current American wrestling, his WCW podcast 'because, WCW' and so much more. We could have spoken with him all night, and we're sure he will join us again soon. We hope you enjoy this Interview as much as we did and please, remember to hit those Like & Subscribe buttons!!!! Join Chris & JB to continue the discussion here https://twitter.com/ChatGrapplePops​

Welcome to Chat Grapple and Cheap Pops Podcast!! Chris Dread & JB are back with a very special episode of Its a Shoot, Brother! Wrestling News. The boys are joined this week by their buddy from across the pond and fellow podcaster Bishop, from the Terrible Wrestling Takes Podcast. They discuss all the happenings in the world of wrestling and also talk about the wide world of wrestling podcasts too! We hope you enjoy the episode. Remember to hit those Like & Subscribe buttons!!!   Continue the discussion here - https://twitter.com/ChatGrapplePops​​​​   #WWE​ #WCW​​ #AEW​ #TNA​ #IMPACT​​​ #Wrestling​​​ #News #Podcast​

Welcome to Episode 33 of Chat Grapple and Cheap Pops!! Chris Dread & JB are here to review the classic UK WWF event from 1991, Battle Royal at the Albert Hall. Most of the WWFs top tier stars didn't appear at this event, such as Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan or Randy Savage, but it DID give us the UK debut of the incredible "Real World Champion" Ric Flair, The Undertaker, The LOD and of course, The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith. We enjoy this event for the pure nostalgia of it, we laughed so so much during this episode, and we know you will too! We Hope you enjoy this episode, and please remember to hit those Like & Subscribe buttons!!!! Continue the discussion here -  https://twitter.com/ChatGrapplePops​​ #WWF​ #WWE #AEW​ #Wrestling​ #Podcast​

Welcome to Chat Grapple and Cheap Pops Podcast!! Chris Dread & JB are back with another episode Its a Shoot, Brother! Its the boys just shooting on the various articles of wrestling news of the week. Talking points and hot takes galore from Chris and JB. So join us for our version of the wrestling world news, and we hope you enjoy the episode. Remember to hit those Like & Subscribe buttons!!! Continue the discussion here - https://twitter.com/ChatGrapplePops​​​​ #WWE​ #WCW​​ #AEW​ #TNA​ #IMPACT​​​ #Wrestling​​​ #News #Podcast​

This is another very special Shoot interview episode of Chat Grapple and Cheap Pops Podcast!! In this video the boys Interview the former WWF star and first guest EVER on the Bobby Heenan Show, John DiGiacomo AKA Jamison! Jamison was part of the late 80s, early 90s 'Golden Era' of the WWF and he worked with all the major superstars of the time. This one is great fun, and both John and the boys had a real good time! We hope you enjoy this Interview and please, remember to hit those Like & Subscribe buttons!!!! Join Chris & JB to continue the discussion here https://twitter.com/ChatGrapplePops​ #Wrestling​​ #Shoot #WWF #WWE

Welcome to Episode 32 of Chat Grapple and Cheap Pops!! Chris Dread & JB are here to review possibly one of the most hated PPVs of all time.... WCW Uncensored 1996. Most of the hate for this event comes from the weird main event. The Alliance to end Hulkamania Vs The Mega Powers, Hulk Hogan and Macho Man Randy Savage. 8 vs 2. There are some slithers of hope throughout the event, and its definitely worth another watch.... but don't expect too much. its worth watching for the Steven Regal Vs Fit Finley match alone! So join us for this look back at WCW Uncensored 1996. We Hope you enjoy this episode, and please remember to hit those Like & Subscribe buttons!!!! Continue the discussion here - https://twitter.com/ChatGrapplePops​​ #WCW​ #WWE #AEW​ #Wrestling​ #Podcast​

Welcome to Episode 31 of Chat Grapple and Cheap Pops!! While everyone else is watching NXT Takeover, In Your House, Chris Dread & JB are here to review the ORIGINAL and first instalment of the WWF IN Your House series from 1995, In Your House 1. This event followed soon after Wrestlemania 11 and just before the King Of The Ring. It was a fairly short PPV, but was packed with action. So come and join Chris and JB on this look back to when the In Your House series began! We Hope you enjoy this episode, and please remember to hit those Like & Subscribe buttons!!!! Continue the discussion here - https://twitter.com/ChatGrapplePops​​ #WWF​ #WWE #AEW​ #Wrestling​ #Podcast​