Join Graham ”GSM” Matthews and RJ Marceau live every Thursday as they run down their weekly wrestling rants, welcome guests, host exclusive interviews and more!
Episodes
Thursday May 26, 2022
Thursday May 26, 2022
Ahead of AEW Double or Nothing this Sunday, Bryan Danielson joins Graham "GSM" Matthews on WrestleRant Radio to talk his involvement in the new season of Carpool Karaoke, his thoughts on CM Punk being back in wrestling, William Regal's influence on him, the formation of Blackpool Combat Club, expectations for his Anarchy in the Arena match at Double or Nothing, the status of his knee injury, his entrance music changing as a heel, who he wants to wrestle at Forbidden Door, and more!
From there, GSM and RJ Marceau share their quick thoughts on Ric Flair wrestling one more match over SummerSlam weekend, Killer Kross almost wrestling on Dynamite recently and the latest update on Sasha Banks and Naomi's status with WWE before getting into their complete preview of Double or Nothing! Hear their predictions for Adam Page's AEW World Championship defense against CM Punk, Wardlow finally getting his hands on MJF, The Hardys vs. The Young Bucks, Serena Deeb challenging Thunder Rosa for the AEW World Championship, and the rest of the stacked card.
Thursday May 19, 2022
Thursday May 19, 2022
Graham "GSM" Matthews welcomes IMPACT star Eric Young to WrestleRant Radio this week for an exclusive interview! They're talking his new show "Dangle Bet Celly" on Game+, his history with hockey, returning to IMPACT and having the best run of his career, his time in WWE and thoughts on Vince McMahon, if he's a Marvel and Star Wars fan, and more!
Plus, GSM and RJ Marceau have plenty of thoughts on Sasha Banks and Naomi walking out of Monday's Raw, WWE's statement on the situation, plans for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship and the division being dead in the water, their creative frustrations and if they were worth walking out over, and if they'll be back in the company. The duo also discuss MJF's current contract status with AEW and if he's WWE bound come 2024 before giving their two cents on Johnny Elite and Maki Itoh being revealed as the surprise joker entrants on Wednesday's edition of Dynamite and if they were worthy surprises.
Thursday May 12, 2022
Thursday May 12, 2022
Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau are giving their on-site report from WWE's WrestleMania Backlash pay-per-view event in Providence on this week's WrestleRant Radio and talking how the event exceeded expectations, Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins delivering another instant classic, Omos avenging his loss to Bobby Lashley and what his ceiling is, Rhea Ripley joining The Judgement Day, Ronda Rousey winning the SmackDown Women's Championship and what Charlotte Flair's upcoming absence means for the SmackDown women's division, why Madcap Moss desperately needs a repackaging, The Bloodline battling Drew McIntyre and RK-Bro in the main event and if a tag team title unification match is still in the cards.
Plus, what's Roman Reigns' status heading into the summer? The duo discuss the reports regarding his upcoming absence from WWE TV and what it means for the product, plans for Hell in a Cell, what should be done with the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, and if all of this is an indictment of WWE's inability to create new stars. They also have thoughts on Alexa Bliss' return to Raw, Lacey Evans being moved to the red brand's women's division and inexplicably turning heel already, why Asuka's comedy is awful, and Wednesday's AEW Dynamite featuring the quarterfinals of the men's and women's Owen Hart Cups, an insane Anything Goes match in the main event between Darby Allin and Jeff Hardy, and more!
Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
Dakota Kai, Malcolm Bivens, Dexter Lumis, Persia Pirotta and others are the latest to be released from WWE NXT, and Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau are breaking down each departure to open WrestleRant Radio. They also do a complete analysis of NXT 2.0 and the issues with the transition from the old guard to the new, why 90 days isn't enough to determine a newcomer's development, how the show could have benefited from a name change upon its relaunch, the one benefit of the brand's new management, Roderick Strong reportedly requesting his release, and much more.
The duo then discuss Gunther's ceiling on SmackDown, what would need to happen in order for Madcap Moss to become a star, quick thoughts on Monday's Raw, who should win the men's and women's Owen Hart Cup in AEW, and full predictions for Sunday's WrestleMania Backlash pay-per-view event!
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
It's a special Draft Day edition of WrestleRant Radio this week as Graham "GSM" Matthews gets complete coverage of the 2022 NFL Draft from RJ Marceau including thoughts on who's eligible to be picked from the Big Board, top names to keep an eye on, the order of the teams, his love for the Georgia Bulldogs and how they replenish the pot year after year, and much more. Of course, there's plenty of wrestling chatter as well as the duo discuss the celebration of Randy Orton's 20-year anniversary in WWE on Monday's Raw, the return of Asuka and if she's being groomed for a shot at the Raw Women's Championship, Becky Lynch's controversial comments regarding AEW's women's division and if there's any truth to what she said, and Mustafa Ali shockingly resurfacing on Raw as well. Did this latest run for him be better than the last, or is a departure still likely later this year?
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
GSM and RJ Marceau then reflect back on the six-year anniversary of Samoa Joe winning the NXT Championship at an NXT house show they attended before getting into how Raw has been better lately (awful weddings notwithstanding), Theory winning the United States Championship and how far he can go, Randy Orton celebrating 20 years in WWE next month and what some of his best matches are, Rhea Ripley turning heel, Bianca Belair's upcoming opponents, and Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens for the first time ever.
They also have plenty of thoughts on Kushida leaving NXT and if more releases are soon to follow, the debut of Roxanne Perez on Tuesday's show, why Sammy Guevara turning heel was the right move and why him regaining the AEW TNT Championship was the wrong one, AEW and New Japan Pro-Wrestling announcing their first-ever joint show for June and what the main event could be, CM Punk vs. Adam Page being primed for the Double or Nothing main event, why WWE being interested in FTR is hardly surprising, Jack Evans' AEW contract not being renewed, and what's next for Darby Allin and Andrade El Idolo following their Coffin match main event.
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau kick off this week's WrestleRant Radio discussing their respective anniversaries of when they started watching wrestling and planning ahead for WrestleMania 39 before getting into all of the new names joining SmackDown and WWE going overboard with the name changes, if Ronda Rousey will win the SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania Backlash and the possibility of her headlining with Charlotte Flair (for real this time), Roman Reigns' next challenger and how he can lose both of his world titles in the coming months.
The duo also discuss what Tony Khan's latest announcement could be and his recent comments about AEW detractors being bots, how Cody Rhodes has been presented perfectly thus far, if Seth Rollins is headed for a face turn, Veer Mahaan destroying Dominik Mysterio and what the future holds for Dominik, Tommaso Ciampa making his official Raw debut, how the Ezekiel angle has exceeded expectations, Sonya Deville returning to the ring to challenge Bianca Belair for the Raw Women's Championship, why the unification of the tag titles is for the best, and a full breakdown of Wednesday's AEW Dynamite featuring Samoa Joe vs. Minoru Suzuki and the underwhelming debut of Satnam Singh.