Join Graham ”GSM” Matthews and RJ Marceau every Thursday as they run down their weekly wrestling rants, welcome guests, host exclusive interviews and more!
Episodes
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
In an interview from last month's WWE live event in Springfield, MA, Kofi Kingston joins Graham "GSM" Matthews to kick off WrestleRant Radio this week to talk his experience with house shows and how they've helped him, why they were integral to the early development to The New Day, coming up on his 15-year anniversary on the main roster, and more!
GSM and RJ Marceau then discuss the debut of WarGames at Survivor Series this November before breaking down Wednesday's Grand Slam edition of Dynamite! They give their overall impressions of the episode, the pros and cons of Chris Jericho winning the Ring of Honor World Championship, the power rankings reportedly being toned down, The Acclaimed finally becoming AEW World Tag Team Champions and why Swerve Strickland is destined to be a great singles heel, MJF getting the better of Wheeler Yuta on the mic, Pac defending the AEW All-Atlantic Championship against Orange Cassidy, Toni Storm retaining the AEW Interim Women's World Championship, Saraya's arrival and if she can help take the women's division to the next level, how she has yet to reach her full potential, Jon Moxley beating Bryan Danielson to regain the AEW World Championship and why he shouldn't be champion in the long-term.
Plus, hear their thoughts on the return of the Fight Pit for Matt Riddle vs. Seth Rollins at Extreme Rules and Solo Sikoa having to vacate the NXT North American Championship (and why it makes no sense).
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Making his WrestleRant Radio debut this week is WWE's Mr. Money in the Bank Austin Theory! He talks to Graham "GSM" Matthews about how he's benefited from working the live events, feuding with Dolph Ziggler, getting a reaction, growing up a fan, liking having one name, and more!
RJ Marceau then joins GSM to share their thoughts on this year's PWI 500, including Roman Reigns topping the list and Jon Moxley's odd placement. From there, they break down NXT 2.0 celebrating one year and if the brand ultimately exceeded their expectations with the new stars that were made. However, is a return to the black and gold imminent? They also have thoughts on Solo Sikoa winning the NXT North American Championship, why Edge and Rey Mysterio's rivalry with The Judgment Day needs to end, Damage CTRL cutting short Raquel Rodriguez and Aliyah's reign as WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, Johnny Gargano's successful in-ring Raw singles debut, and if Kevin Owens could win the Money in the Bank contract from Austin Theory. Plus, predictions for next Wednesday's Grand Slam edition of AEW Dynamite!
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
We're in the midst of the most chaotic week in AEW history, and Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau are breaking it all down on WrestleRant Radio. Hear their candid thoughts on CM Punk's meltdown at the All Out post-show media scrum and how it was handled, who's to blame, Punk's frustrations being a sign of something bigger going on behind the scenes in AEW, reaction to the reported backstage fight, what the consequences will be for all involved, the vacating of the AEW World Championship and the AEW World Trios Championship, a tournament being held to crown a new world champ, why it's unnecessary and who should win it.
The duo also discuss the return of MJF at All Out, other standout matches from the show, Stokley Hathaway's new group, Wardlow needing a momentum boost, Malakai Black receiving his conditional release from AEW, The Acclaimed getting another tag title opportunity, praise for Clash at the Castle, the polarizing finish to the Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre, why Cody Rhodes must be the one to win the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, Gunther and Sheamus battering the hell out of each other, Dominik Mysterio joining The Judgment Day, and Braun Strowman's surprise Raw return!
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Fresh off Edge's main event win over Damian Priest on Monday's Raw, Graham "GSM" Matthews airs his exclusive interview with The Rated-R Superstar to kick off this week's WrestleRant Radio! They talk his A&E doc, facing Priest, his thoughts on Triple H running WWE Creative, working with The Judgment Day, turning face and making his heel run work, using the Brood entrance and music, if he's eyeing retirement, and more!
RJ Marceau also returns to discuss a whole heap of AEW-related topics, starting with the most obvious elephant in the room: What the hell happened with Jon Moxley squashing CM Punk on Wednesday's Dynamite to become the AEW Undisputed World Champion? Was it a good idea or was it a swerve for the sake of a swerve? What's the main event of All Out now? They attempt to answer all of these questions while also addressing what the messy build to the upcoming pay-per-view including Eddie Kingston's apparent suspension, The Motor City Machine Guns teaming with Jay Lethal against Wardlow and FTR, Ricky Starks vs. Powerhouse Hobbs being made official, The Acclaimed getting the next AEW World Tag Team Championship opportunity, Bryan Danielson vs. Chris Jericho, an AEW Interim Women's World Champion having to be crowned in light of Thunder Rosa getting injured, and who will end up in the finals of the AEW World Trios Championship Tournament.
The duo also discuss Johnny Gargano's surprise WWE return on Raw and why it was booked perfectly, if we're headed toward Edge and Beth Phoenix vs. Finn Balor and Rhea Ripley at Clash at the Castle, and Dexter Lumis kidnapping The Miz and reuniting with Indi Hartwell.
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
For the first time ever, two-time WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels is on WrestleRant Radio with Graham "GSM" Matthews talking about the latest A&E documentary on D-Generation X, if he'd change anything about the group's history and if it's work today, his vision for NXT 2.0, why the NXT call-up process will be more seamless going forward, building relationships with the talent, who he'd put in a modern-day DX, and more!
From there, GSM flies solo and has a ton to say about Hit Row's return to SmackDown last Friday night, why Theory vs. Dolph Ziggler may have headlined Monday's Raw, AJ Styles challenging Bobby Lashley for the United States Championship and why Dexter Lumis' first feud on Raw should be with The Phenomenal One, the terrific promo exchange and subsequent match between Drew McIntyre and Kevin Owens, highlights from Tuesday's NXT Heatwave special including Santos Escobar's final NXT match and several familiar faces from NXT UK showing up, the latest on the future of the NXT UK brand and how it'll be evolving into NXT Europe in 2023, thoughts on Wednesday's very newsworthy edition of AEW Dynamite, why rushing into CM Punk vs. Jon Moxley for the Unified AEW World Championship next week is a bad idea and what they might be going for, news on apparent heat between CM Punk and Adam Page, and Kenny Omega's long-awaited return to the ring.
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Lex Luger is on this week's WrestleRant Radio talking to Graham "GSM" Matthews his A&E documentary, his scrapped WWE Icons special from last summer, his reaction to Ric Flair's Last Match, modern-day similarities to the Monday Night Wars, using social media, some of his current favorites, and more!
Plus, GSM and RJ Marceau are discussing the big return of Karrion Kross to SmackDown and how it affects the world title picture, how NXT could be affected by all the changes coming from Triple H, predictions for next Tuesday's Heatwave edition of NXT, Dexter Lumis returning to Raw, Ciampa's strong showing for the United States Championship, Kevin Owens reverting to his roots and what his ceiling will be, and who should win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament.
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau are still reeling from their amazing experience in Nashville for WWE's SummerSlam weekend, but before they break it all down, WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle joins GSM for an exclusive interview! They talk his doc on A&E, Vince McMahon's retirement, what life after wrestling for him looks like, if a biopic about him is in the works, wanting to manage Chad Gable, his favorite Marvel superhero, and more!
From there, GSM and RJ share quick thoughts on Ric Flair's Last Match before giving their full on-site report from SummerSlam including thoughts on the WrestleMania rematch between Bianca Belair and Becky Lynch for the Raw Women's Championship, Bayley returning and the debut of her new faction with Dakota Kai and IYO SKY, why the Raw women's division is on the ascent and how Sasha Banks and Naomi returning could help with SmackDown's, Logan Paul impressing once again, Edge's return, Ronda Rousey's heel turn and why it's for the best, the absolute spectacle that was Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar, and what's next for The Beast following his latest loss.
Plus, the duo discuss whether Monday's Raw was truly a "statement" show by WWE with Triple H now in charge of Creative, what about it felt so refreshing, Ciampa earning a United States Championship opportunity, what AEW Dynamite still needs to improve upon, and a ton of other topics.