The Late Night Grin is a wrestling media outlet and irreverent Twitch/YouTube channel that produces conversational content about professional wrestling. This feed carries the platform's flagship show, Confirmed Shoot, led by Joe Hulbert and Robert O'Neill, known as The Oracle of Wrestling, along with friends and regular contributors. Other programming from the channel also appears here, featuring names such as Jack Crosby, Jaychele Nicole and Manny the Hooper, plus the outfit's younger talent. The show is aimed squarely at its community of wrestling fans, the so-called GrinnerCircle.
Episodes
The Late Night Grin #238: Barclays, Blood & BritWres
The lads go LIVE for some actual wrestling talk, from Donny's WWE TV taping adventure to AEW's upcoming Full Gear PPV!00:00:00 - The Creed Brothers00:15:13 - CM Punk vs. Kevin Owens 00:28:10 - AEW Blood & Guts00:39:18 - WWE Crown Jewel00:42:00 - AEW Full Gear 00:46:46 - Gabe Kidd vs. Taichi00:50:47 - Kaito Kiyomiya & Yoshiki Inamura vs. Kenoh & Kouga01:00:01 - Donny’s Barclays
Wednesday Night Graps: AEW Blood & Guts + WWE NXT
The lads go LIVE for a Wednesday night party, reacting to both AEW Dynamite: Blood & Guts as well as CM Punk's return to NXT!
NJPW Power Struggle Grinalong
The lads return to Japan for Power Struggle, reacting LIVE to Kenny Omega's first NJPW match in almost two years!
The Late Night Grin #237: All-Star LNG Draft
The boys go LIVE for the annual All-Star LNG Draft, as Bob, Buster, Donny, Dukes, Joe, Kaden, Marcus, Novi, Shoot & WeeZee battle for the strongest modern roster!
Grin Grappler: D-Lo Brown
The lads add another Grappler to the Grin archives, taking a look at D-Lo Brown's journey from national television prospect to international journeyman!00:00:00 - The Big Men Are Back00:05:46 - Our D-Lo Brown Fandom00:21:13 - The Nation vs. Kane & Mankind vs. The New Age Outlaws vs. Steve Austin & The Undertaker (8/10/98)00:34:36 - D-Lo Brown vs. X-Pac (10/18/98)00:57:43 - Lo Down vs.
WCW Halloween Havoc 1997 Grinalong
The lads continue their 1997 WCW journey, hitting play on Halloween Havoc!
The Late Night Grin #236: Total Nonstop Angle
Twenty years removed from his iconic debut, the Grin Grappler quartet go LIVE for a chat about Kurt Angle's decade in TNA!00:00:00 - Total Nonstop Angle00:05:51 - WWE Friday Night SmackDown00:16:48 - Angle's TNA Debut00:33:52 - Matt Morgan (10/18/09)00:39:00 - Main Event Mafia00:43:41 - AJ Styles - Last Man Standing (8/10/08)00:50:49 - King of the Mountain (6/17/07)00:56:30 - Samoa Joe (12
The Late Night Grin #235: AEW WrestleDream Review
The lads go LIVE for a chat about professional wrestling, reviewing AEW WrestleDream as well as action from AAA, TNA, WWE & more!00:00:00 - The Big Men Are Back00:03:16 - Clockwork Carnage00:11:15 - Jon Moxley vs. Mark Davis00:18:02 - Kevin Knight & Kyle Fletcher vs. The Young Bucks00:23:56 - FTR vs. Motor City Machine Guns00:28:25 - Mercedes Mone vs. Thekla00:33:28 - Chris Jericho vs. Nic
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling Grinalong
The lads return to Sumo Hall for NJPW's latest major event, reacting LIVE to Ryohei Oiwa vs. Yota Tsuji and much, much more!
WWE Money in the Bank 2026 Grinalong
Donny and WeeZee go LIVE for WWE's Money in the Bank event, reacting to LA Knight vs. Roman Reigns, Bronson Reed vs. Oba Femi and much more!
The Late Night Grin #234: King Contrarian
On a very special edition of the flagship, Contrarian Alex joins Joe for a chat about modern wrestling, covering action from AEW to Sendai Girls!00:00:00 - The Big Man Is Back00:05:11 - Alex's Current Wrestling Diet00:14:29 - Darby Allin vs. PAC00:25:29 - Boltin Oleg vs. Hartley Jackson00:36:13 - Cowboy Way vs. FTR00:49:16 - Chihiro Hashimoto vs. Syuri00:56:11 - Samoa Joe vs. Will Ospreay01:08
Tape Study with LVJ: Wild Brawls
In the latest edition of a new monthly series, LVJ joins Joe for a look at some memorable wild brawls, also catching up on his latest chapter!https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdSNGPEJZeSI&si=HI6at_T9GtruXZn-
Saturday Night Graps: AEW Collision & MLP Northern Rising
The lads go LIVE for a special edition of Saturday Night Graps, watching some AEW & Maple Leaf Pro!
The Late Night Grin #233: PAC
The lads celebrate the life and career of PAC, watching four of his signature matches.
AEW All Out 2026 Review
Joe and Oracle go LIVE for an emergency review of AEW All Out!
AEW All Out 2026 Grinalong
The lads go LIVE for AEW All Out, as Donny leads the lads into a stacked PPV featuring Jon Moxley vs. Will Ospreay, Thekla vs. Willow Nightingale and much more!
The Late Night Grin #232: All Out Destruction
The lads go LIVE for a chat about pro wrestling, as Donny, Joe and Khalid discuss the upcoming weekend from AEW and NJPW as well as Monday Night RAW, also taking a look at some AJPW and NOAH!00:00:00 - The Big Men Are Back00:05:17 - WWE Friday Night SmackDown00:12:57 - AEW All Out Preview00:31:30 - NJPW's Destruction Tour01:02:34 - WWE Monday Night RAW01:17:45 - Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Yoshiki Inam
Grin Grappler: Braun Strowman
The lads add another Grappler to the Grin archives, taking a look at Braun Strowman's journey from The Wyatt Family to Last Man Standing titan!00:00:00 - The Big Men Are Back00:04:28 - Our Braun Strowman Fandom00:16:30 - The Wyatt Family vs. The Dudley Boyz, Rhyno & Tommy Dreamer - Extreme Rules (12/14/15)00:45:08 - Braun Strowman vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe (8/20/17)01
The Late Night Grin #231: CMLL 93. Aniversario Grinalong
The lads head to Arena Mexico for CMLL's biggest show of the year, reacting LIVE to Bandido vs. Soberano Jr., Andrade El Idolo's return and much, much more!
WWE Unforgiven 2006 Grinalong
The lads go LIVE for WWE Unforgiven 2006, as Donny, Joe, Kris and Manny react LIVE to Edge vs. John Cena, Lita vs. Trish Stratus and more!
WWE Monday Night RAW 9/14 Grinalong
The lads travel to Mexico City for Monday Night RAW, reacting LIVE to Penta vs. Roman Reigns and more!
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II Grinalong
The lads continue their journey through NXT's glory days, hitting play on NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II!
The Late Night Grin #230: What's on the Telly?!
The lads go LIVE for a special look at this week's wrestling television, from AEW Collision to WWE Monday Night RAW!00:00:00 - The Big Men Are Back00:12:41 - ROH on HonorClub00:23:38 - TNA iMPACT00:39:21 - WWE Friday Night SmackDown00:58:51 - AAA on FOX01:13:14 - MLW Fusion01:27:08 - NWA Powerrr01:39:27 - AEW Collision01:51:10 - WWE Monday Night RAW02:14:14 - WWE NXT02:25:44 - WWE EVOLVE02:38:
WWE Sunday Night's Main Event
The lads head to Atlanta for a special Sunday Night's Main Event, reacting LIVE to Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton, Bron Breakker vs. Oba Femi & much, much more!
The Late Night Grin #229: Thursday Night GriNPACT!
The lads go LIVE for a special Thursday edition of the flagship, discussing AEW's upcoming landscape, some recent WWE matches, FTR's BritWres adventure and much, much more!00:00:00 - WeeZee Eats Taco Bell00:10:07 - AEW's All In Follow-Up00:25:44 - Rey Fenix's Recent Form00:47:01 - RAW Censorship00:55:54 - Mio Momono vs. Sareee01:03:17 - Senka Akatsuki vs. Takumi Iroha01:07:13 - Cow
AEW All In London Review
Joe returns from his weekend at Wembley with a LIVE review of AEW All In London, from Will Ospreay’s dramatic title win to the bloody war between Mercedes Mone & Willow Nightingale!
AEW All In London Grinalong
The lads head to Wembley Stadium for AEW All In London, reacting LIVE to Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay, Mercedes Mone vs. Willow Nightingale and much, much more!
The Late Night Grin #228: Our Fifth Birthday
The lads celebrate five years of Late Night Grin, taking a tour of LNG history, for better or worse.
Grin Grappler: Sgt. Slaughter
The lads add another Grappler to the Grin archives, taking a look at Sgt. Slaughter's journey from MSG antagonist to resident hero!00:00:00 - The Big Men Are Back00:05:17 - Our Sgt. Slaughter Fandom00:18:18 - Sgt. Slaughter vs. Bob Backlund – Steel Cage (3/21/81)00:32:29 - Sgt. Slaughter vs. Pat Patterson – Alley Fight (5/4/81)00:45:52 - Sgt. Slaughter vs. The Iron Sheik – Boot Camp (6/16/84)0
The Late Night Grin #227: Friday Night Graps IV
The lads go LIVE for ROH Death Before Dishonor and WWE Friday Night SmackDown, including CM Punk vs. Kevin Owens!
Tape Study with LVJ: Babyface Fire
In the first edition of a new monthly series, LVJ joins Joe for a look at some classical babyface performances, also catching up on his latest chapter!
NJPW G1 Climax Final Grinalong
The lads go LIVE for NJPW's G1 Climax Final, reacting to Ryohei Oiwa vs. Yuya Uemura and more!
The Late Night Grin #226: That Was Rampage, Baby!
The lads kick off LNG's fifth birthday festivities, celebrating AEW Rampage, the show that inspired the original Late Night Grin! Join Joe, Kaden, Novi, Oracle & Shoot for a chat about the show's biggest matches and moments, as well as LNG's early days!
Grin Grappler: Barry Windham
The lads add another Grappler to the Grin archives, taking a look at Barry Windham's journey from wrestling prodigy to roving veteran!00:00:00 - The Big Men Are Back00:05:33 - Our Barry Windham Fandom00:20:01 - Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo vs. The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Nikolai Volkoff (3/31/85)00:31:05 - Barry Windham vs. Ric Flair - Lumberjack (1/17/87)00:48:53 - Barry Windham vs. Flyi
LNG Gold: The Hulbert House Show 8/10
Joe goes LIVE for an impromptu edition of The Hulbert House Show!
LNG Gold: AEW Collision 8/8 Grinalong
The lads go LIVE for AEW Collision, reacting to the start of the Continental Cup and much, much more!
The Late Night Grin #225: Fight Owens Fight
The Oracle of Wrestling returns to the flagship, joining Donny and Joe for a chat about WWE's post-SummerSlam TV as well as a recent TNA thriller. In addition, the lads celebrate AEW's second trip to Arena Mexico, also talking some CMLL and NJPW while Oracle just kind of sits there. Let's Grin!00:00:00 - WWE Friday Night SmackDown00:05:40 - Charlotte Flair vs. Jade Cargill, Alexa Bliss
LNG Gold: Donny's Domain 8/6
Donald returns for another thrilling chat about pro wrestling!
LNG Gold: AEW Dynamite - Grand Slam Mexico Grinalong
The lads go LIVE for AEW's second trip to Arena Mexico!
LNG Gold: Japan's Summer of 1993 Grinalong (Part 2)
The lads take their second trip to Japan, checking out Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada, Kenta Kobashi vs. Stan Hansen and so much more, from Great Sasuke to Miracle Violence Connection!
LNG Gold: The Hulbert House Show 8/4
Joe goes LIVE for a Tuesday chat about pro wrestling!
WWE SummerSlam Sunday Grinalong
The lads run it back for night two of WWE SummerSlam, reacting LIVE to Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins, Chad Gable vs. Penta and much, much more!
WWE SummerSlam Saturday Grinalong
The Oracle of Wrestling returns for night one of WWE SummerSlam, joining Donny and Joe in reacting to CM Punk vs. Cody Rhodes, Gunther vs. Nick Aldis and so much more!
The Late Night Grin #224: Squad Selection II
One year later, the lads run it back, as Donny, Joe, Kaden, Novi & WeeZee form a committee for the 2026 Squad Selection, deciding their top babyface, heel, monster, workhorse and so much more!00:00:00 - The Big Men Are Back00:14:44 - Top Babyfaces00:36:50 - Top Heels00:49:51 - Working Babyfaces01:25:41 - Monster Heels01:37:48 - Legends01:49:22 - Lead Prospects02:04:27 - Tag Teams
LNG Gold: NJPW G1 Climax 7/31 Grinalong
The lads run it back, checking out another day of G1 action!
LNG Gold: AEW Collision 7/30 Grinalong
After a critically acclaimed edition of Dynamite, the lads go LIVE for a special Thursday Collision!
LNG Gold: Donny's Domain 7/30
Donny returns to Thursdays for another chat about pro wrestling!
LNG Gold: Ibou the Vault - SummerSlam Pre-Show Matches
Ibou the Vault returns, as Joe's little buddy joins him for some SummerSlam pre-show action, from New Day vs. Usos to Austin vs. Yokozuna!
LNG Gold: NJPW G1 Climax 7/29 Grinalong
The lads go LIVE for the tournament action of NJPW's latest G1 Climax show!
LNG Gold: Full Sail Behind - NXT's July 2016
In the latest edition of Full Sail Behind, Joe is joined by the great Kris Bordine for a look at NXT's July 2016. Along the way, they discuss two marquee TV main events as well as the early build to Brooklyn!
LNG Gold: The Hulbert House Show 7/27
Joe goes LIVE for a post-PPV Hulbert House Show!
AEW Redemption Grinalong
The lads react LIVE to AEW Redemption, from Thekla vs. Willow Nightingale to Kevin Knight vs. Kenny Omega!
LNG Gold: Power Play - A Flair for the Road
Joe joins Adonis and Loss for a look at two wild weeks from Ric Flair's 1985!
LNG Gold: Collider’s Court 7/25
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The Late Night Grin #223: Redemption Ready
Novi returns to the flagship, joining Donny & Joe LIVE for another freestyle edition of The Grin, looking ahead to AEW Redemption and reviewing some recent matches from Japan. In addition, they tackle the latest debate surrounding WWE's women's division, also heading back a decade to Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn's Battleground beauty!00:04:53 - Dark Side of the Ring: Necro Butcher v
LNG Gold: AEW Dynamite 7/22 Grinalong
The lads run it back, checking out AEW's go-home Dynamite for Redemption!
LNG Gold: Donny's Domain 7/22
Donny returns for another Wednesday Domain, talking the latest in pro wrestling!
LNG Gold: Japan's Summer of 1993 Grinalong (Part 1)
The lads take their first trip to Japan, checking out action from AJPW's Four Pillars as well as Genichiro Tenryu, Jushin Liger, Shinya Hashimoto and more!
LNG Gold: The Hulbert House Show 7/20
Joe goes LIVE for The Hulbert House Show, talking pro wrestling and answering the chat's questions!
Saturday Night Graps 7/18
The lads party again on a Saturday Night, watching AEW Collision as well as WWE Saturday Night's Main Event!
The Late Night Grin #222: TJPW Summer Sun Princess Grinalong
Buster, Joe and Khalid head to Korakuen Hall for TJPW Summer Sun Princess, reacting LIVE to Miyu Yamashita vs. Yuki Arai, Mizuki vs. Chris Brookes and much, much more!
WWE Money in the Bank 2011 Grinalong
The lads take a trip back to 2011, hitting play on an iconic Money in the Bank PPV, most famous for CM Punk's classic main event with John Cena!
LNG Gold: AEW Dynamite 7/15 Grinalong
Donny leads the lads into another enticing edition of AEW Dynamite!
LNG Gold: Donny's Domain 7/15
Donny goes LIVE for his official Revisiting the Reality Era pre-show!
LNG Gold: The Hulbert House Show 7/13 - The Blue Brand
Joe goes LIVE for The Hulbert House Show, answering questions and discussing The Blue Brand's road to redemption!
LNG Gold: Power Play - Macho Man in Memphis II
Donny and Loss return for another edition of Power Play, again being joined by Joe for a look at Randy Savage's time in Memphis!
Saturday Night Graps: NJPW G1 Climax, AEW Collision
The lads party on a Saturday night, splitting their focus between NJPW's G1 launch and AEW's latest Collision!
The Late Night Grin #221: And NEW!
The lads talk about a wild week in wrestling, discussing CM Punk and Kenny Omega's title wins as well as Skye Blue's EVE slugfest, Tiger Mask's retirement and so much more!00:00:00 - The Big Men Are Back00:04:32 - WWE SmackDown00:22:26 - Kenny Omega vs. MJF00:36:46 - Konosuke Takeshita vs. Kyle Fletcher 00:42:08 - CM Punk vs. Sami Zayn01:07:01 - Suzu Suzuki vs. Utami Hayashishita01:15:
NXT TakeOver: The End Grinalong
The lads gear up for One Full Sail Summer by hitting play on the final NXT TakeOver before that TV, reacting to American Alpha vs. The Revival, Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe and much, much more!
AEW Dynamite Beach Break Grinalong
The lads go LIVE for a very special edition of AEW Dynamite, reacting to Kenny Omega vs. MJF and much, much more!
Grin Grappler: Mark Henry
The lads add another Grappler to the Grin archives, taking a look at Mark Henry's journey from Nation heavy to Hall of Pain kingpin!00:00:00 - The Big Men Are Back00:06:05 - Our Mark Henry Fandom00:21:40 - Mark Henry vs. The Rock (11/9/98)00:33:42 - Mark Henry & D'Lo Brown vs. Kane & X-Pac (5/23/99)00:56:42 - Mark Henry vs. Shawn Michaels (11/3/03)01:15:26 - Mark Henry vs. Rey Myst
LNG Gold: Donny's Domain - WWE Monday Night RAW 7/6 Grinalong
Donny goes LIVE for a very special Monday Night RAW Grinalong!
LNG Gold: The Hulbert House Show 7/6
After a week away, Joe returns for another Hulbert House Show, talking pro wrestling!
LNG Gold: MLW Fusion on Fourth of July Grinalong
The lads go LIVE for a deeply patriotic edition of MLW Fusion!
The Late Night Grin #220: 2026's Story So Far
After Tuesday's return to form, the lads get together for a chat about wrestling's 2026 so far, discussing the year's biggest and best stories!00:00:00 - The Big Men Are Back00:10:05 - AEW00:46:06 - WWE01:23:01 - Japan01:46:16 - Mexico01:56:49 - TNA02:13:38 - Indies
LNG Gold: AEW Collision 7/2 Grinalong
The lads run it back for a special Thursday Collision!
LNG Gold: Donny's Domain 7/2
Donny goes LIVE for some pro wrestling talk!
LNG Gold: AEW Dynamite 7/1 Grinalong
The lads go live for the fallout from Forbidden Door.
#GrinnerCircle Hangout: Let's Grin
After a weekend off, Joe returns for an old school Grin, talking about pro wrestling, life and everything in-between!
AEW Forbidden Door Grinalong
The lads go LIVE for the latest Forbidden Door, as Buster, Dukes, Khalid & Novi react to both Owen Finals, a 12-man cage match and so much more!
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