Grapple City Rewind
We revisit the pay-per-views, TV specials, and beautifully bizarre moments that shaped wrestling history, then decide if they deserve a Fast Forward, Play, or Rewind
Episodes
56 episodes
Bonus Episode: As Real As It Gets - WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov NXT UK 2020
Grapple City Rewind throws out the rulebook for a bonus episode and jumps to October 29, 2020 for one of the most brutal matches of the pandemic era: WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov for the NXT UK Championship.With zero fans in the building, ev...
Blood on the Infield - AWA SuperClash (1985)
The boys head to Chicago’s Comiskey Park for AWA SuperClash ’85, a massive, chaotic attempt to answer WrestleMania with 25,000 fans, 13 matches, approximately 900 championships and more nationalism than anyone asked for.Brad and Aaron br...
Butt Breath - WWF SummerSlam 1999
Bradley and Aaron rewind to WWF SummerSlam 1999, a show where Jesse Ventura is governor and special guest referee, Shane McMahon somehow has one of the best matches on the card, and Jerry Lawler spends an alarming amount of time...
A Little Chunky for a Vampire - WWF Breakdown: In Your House 1998
Brad and Aaron head back to Hamilton, Ontario for WWF Breakdown: In Your House 1998, a show caught right in the middle of the Attitude Era getting completely out of control.Christian makes his first WWF appearance, Vader heads for...
Follow That, Motherfuckers - WWE SummerSlam 2002
Follow That, Motherfuckers — WWE SummerSlam 2002On this episode of Grapple City Rewind, Brad and Aaron head back to WWE SummerSlam 2002, a show many fans call one of the greatest SummerSlams ever. We break down the s...
Underfaker - WWF SummerSlam 1994
Grapple City Rewind returns from bonus season and heads straight into the strange, colorful chaos of WWF SummerSlam 1994. Bradley and Aaron revisit the event from Chicago’s brand-new United Center, where Leslie Nielsen searches for The U...
Bonus Episode: Two Out of Three Falls, Five Stars
For our final summer bonus episode, Grapple City Rewind heads to NXT TakeOver: Toronto (2016) for one of the most celebrated tag team matches in WWE history: DIY vs. The Revival in a two-out-of-three-falls match for the NXT Tag Team Championshi...
Bonus Episode: CM Punk Leaves With the Belt
This week on Grapple City Rewind, Bradley and Aaron head back to Money in the Bank 2011 for one of the most electric WWE matches of the modern era: CM Punk vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship.With Punk’s contrac...
Bonus Episode: Did Bayley vs. Sasha Change Wrestling Forever?
Bayley finally gets her moment.In this bonus episode of Grapple City Rewind, Bradley and Aaron revisit one of the most important women's matches in wrestling history: Bayley vs. Sasha Banks for the NXT Women's Cham...
Bonus Episode: Big Ass Country Boy
For our first June bonus episode, we're revisiting one of the wildest WWE main events of the modern era: Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar in a Last Man Standing Match from SummerSlam 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee.This was billed as the final ...
Nashville vs Japan - WCW Starrcade 1995: World Cup of Wrestling
This week on Grapple City Rewind, we head to Nashville for one of the strangest and most ambitious events in wrestling history: Starrcade 1995: World Cup of Wrestling.WCW and New Japan Pro Wrestling collide in a seven-mat...
Win a Free House in Florida!? - WWF In Your House 1 (1995)
On the very first edition of In Your House, the WWF promised fans one thing above all else: somebody was going to WIN A FREE HOUSE IN FLORIDA.This week on Grapple City Rewind, Bradley and Aaron head back to May 1995 for a bizarre slice o...
We Needed That Ladder Match - WWF WrestleMania X (1994)
We just got back from WrestleMania in Vegas… and now we’re rewinding to one of the strangest, most uneven WrestleManias of all time.This week on Grapple City Rewind, we dig into WWF WrestleMania X (1994) — a show that som...
This Is How WrestleMania Started?? - WWF Wrestlemania (1985)
Bradley and Aaron rewind to WrestleMania 1 (1985)—the show that launched a billion-dollar empire—and break down all the chaos: nine matches, celebrity overload, bear hugs for days, and barely any actual wrestling.From Liberace and...
What a Maneuver - WWF WrestleMania XII (1996)
WrestleMania season rolls on in Grapple City Rewind, and this week Bradley Palermo and Aaron Fink dive headfirst into WrestleMania XII—a show defined by contrasts, chaos, and one of the most famous main events in wrestling history. Fro...
Wrestling Under Watchful Eyes - NJPW / WCW Collision in Korea (1995)
Collision in Korea 1995 is one of the strangest events in wrestling history. WCW and New Japan brought a massive show to North Korea, drawing over 300,000 people… but something felt completely off. The crowd barely reacted, the atmosphere was e...
Icon vs Icon and a Broomstick - WWF WrestleMania X8 (2002)
Hulk Hogan. The Rock. Sixty-eight thousand screaming fans in Toronto. And somehow… a broomstick gets involved.This week on Grapple City Rewind, Bradley Palermo and Aaron Fink head back to WWF WrestleMania X8 (2002) — the st...
Let Him Piss - ECW CyberSlam 1996
Grapple City Rewind heads back to the gritty ECW Arena in February 1996 for CyberSlam 96, Bradley Palermo and Aaron Fink break down the chaotic compilation-style event featuring Taz squashes, a completely unhinged Brian Pillman segment, dancing...
Penis Jewelry - WWF No Way Out 2000
Grapple City Rewind heads to No Way Out 2000 as Bradley Palermo and Aaron Fink break down Kurt Angle vs Chris Jericho, Dudleys vs New Age Outlaws, the infamous Mae Young pregnancy storyline with Mark Henry, Kane vs X-Pac chaos, Too Cool vs The ...
Wrestling, on Meth - WWF No Way Out 2001
WWF No Way Out 2001 is where the Attitude Era officially flies off the rails.We’re talking shopping carts, stop signs, barbed wire, blood everywhere, and a level of sleaze and chaos that feels less like wrestling and more like a b...
All Curves, No Breaks – WWF Royal Rumble 2002
We rewind to January 20, 2002 at Phillips Arena in Atlanta for Royal Rumble 2002, a stacked card sitting right on the edge of the Attitude Era and Ruthless Aggression. From WWF New York time-capsule chaos to Vince McMahon absolutely loving bein...
Tiny Traylor - WCW / NWO Souled Out 1998
This week on Grapple City Rewind, Bradley Palermo and Aaron Fink dive into WCW Souled Out 1998, an NWO-heavy pay-per-view packed with strong undercard wrestling, baffling booking decisions, and peak late-90s WCW chaos. From lucha libre madness ...
Colder Than a Mother-in-Law’s Kiss - WWF Royal Rumble 1998
The Attitude Era doesn’t explode overnight — it creaks, leaks, and occasionally catches fire. Royal Rumble 1998 is the moment where everything finally tilts forward.Before the Rumble even starts, Terry Funk and M...
How to Breathe and Talk - WWF Royal Rumble 1991
Season 2 kicks off with Grapple City Rewind diving headfirst into Royal Rumble 1991, a bizarre time capsule of early-90s WWF packed with war-era patriotism, Hulk Hogan propaganda, and some truly questionable booking. Bradley Palermo and Aaron F...
Bonus Episode: Samoa Joe vs Finn Bálor (NXT Takeover: London 2015)
In this special Grapple City Rewind Bonus Episode, Bradley Palermo and Aaron Fink head back to NXT TakeOver: London (2015) to revisit one of the defining matches of peak-era NXT: Demon Finn Bálor vs. Samoa Joe.This i...
