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
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau open up WrestleRant Radio this week with Mr. Marceau's on-site report from the "season premiere" of Friday Night SmackDown last week, including the debut of Legado del Fantasma and the return of Zelina Vega! Hear their thoughts on why Legado adding Vega into their ranks is a significant upgrade before they get into Extreme Rules. They give their top takeaways on the event, best matches of the night, the improved booking of The Judgment Day while Damage CTRL has taken a turn for the worse, what's next for Ronda Rousey and Liv Morgan, and the epic return of Bray Wyatt! Is he not coming back alone?!
The duo discuss Raw's extremely eventful "season premiere" featuring a D-Generation X reunion, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows returning, Austin Theory's latest loss (and why it's bad booking), Brock Lesnar returning to target Bobby Lashley, Seth Rollins winning the United States Championship, and talk of WWE bringing in more free agents. GSM also rounds out the show with his two cents Jon Moxley re-signing with AEW, Renee Paquette debuting and Wednesday's edition of AEW Dynamite, headlined by Orange Cassidy capturing his first title.
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
It's anniversary week on WrestleRant Radio with this coming Sunday marking nine years of the show! To celebrate, Graham "GSM" Matthews airs his exclusive interview with WWE Raw Superstar Matt Riddle talking WWE live events, his main roster run so far, teaming with Randy Orton and if he's kept in contact with him in his absence, making an enemy out of Roman Reigns, and more!
GSM and RJ Marceau then discuss the latest changes to Raw, SmackDown and NXT's commentary teams and their top takeaways, what more we can expect from the upcoming "season premieres," the latest AEW backstage altercation involving Sammy Guevara and Andrade El Idolo, a complete breakdown of Wednesday's anniversary edition of Dynamite, why it's hard to care about the Battle of the Belts specials, Jay Lethal potentially turning face, Brian Cage resurfacing, and the Jericho Appreciation Society storyline dominating the program in recent weeks.
Plus, hear the duo's thoughts on Monday's Raw along with their full predictions for Saturday's Extreme Rules pay-per-view event, including whether they see Bray Wyatt finally making his highly anticipated return!
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Drew McIntyre returns to WrestleRant Radio this week for an exclusive interview with Graham "GSM" Matthews talking his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match with Roman Reigns at Clash at the Castle, why he's the man to take the title, his character development in recent months, his experience working house shows and who helped him the most, his incredible journey, his positive take on part-timers in WWE, and more!
GSM and RJ Marceau are also breaking down what was a fairly quiet week in wrestling, starting with the latest teases for "The White Rabbit" in WWE. All signs are pointing to it being Bray Wyatt, and as exciting as that is, what will Wyatt do upon his return and who will he feud with first? In their review of Raw, they discuss Damage CTRL's booking so far, a non-update on Sasha Banks and Naomi, Rey Mysterio and Seth Rollins rekindling their rivalry, why Austin Theory should be more protected, what's next for Omos, Candice LeRae's return and her potential involvement in a women's WarGames match, a possible AJ Styles and Roman Reigns rivalry looming, and Edge challenging Finn Balor to an "I Quit" match at Extreme Rules.
Plus, hear their two cents on Wednesday's edition of AEW Dynamite including Chris Jericho taking aim at Ring of Honor and Saraya's lackluster first promo.
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 Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Before he teams up with Edge at Clash at the Castle this Saturday, WWE Raw Superstar Rey Mysterio stops by WrestleRant Radio to chat with Graham "GSM" Matthews about his A&E doc, reuniting with Edge, if a split from Dominik Mysterio is coming, if a full-on run in NXT was in the cards earlier this year, thoughts on Santos Escobar, winning the WWE Championship in 2011, his favorite match since returning to WWE in 2018, and more!
GSM and RJ Marceau then dive deep into all of the action coming up this weekend, starting with WWE Clash at the Castle! Hear their thoughts on whether Dominik Mysterio will turn on his father and Edge to join The Judgment Day, the finals of the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament from Monday's Raw, the excellent last-minute build for Matt Riddle vs. Seth Rollins, Shayna Baszler's chances of becoming SmackDown Women's Champion, Gunther vs. Sheamus for the Intercontinental Championship, and if Roman Reigns' run as Undisputed WWE Universal Championship will finally be coming to an end at the hands of Drew McIntyre.
The duo also give their complete predictions for NXT's World Collide event on Sunday afternoon (including who they see walking out as the unified champions) before breaking down the card for AEW All Out. From the ultimate winners of the AEW World Trios Championship Tournament to where Daniel Garcia's allegiance will lie to Jon Moxley and CM Punk colliding in a rematch for the AEW World Championship, they're analyzing it all.