WrestleRant Radio

WrestleRant Radio - December 6, 2018: Tessa Blanchard & David McLane Talk "Women of Wrestling", IMPACT and More!

Have you heard?! Women of Wrestling is coming to AXS TV in January 2019! On this week's WrestleRant Radio, Graham "GSM" Matthews sits down for an exclusive interview with two special guests to discuss the debut of the show on the new network: W.O.W. creator David McLane and current Impact Knockouts Champion Tessa Blanchard! They're talking how Women of Wrestling ended up on AXS TV and why it's the perfect platform for the show right now, what will make this upcoming season different from past seasons, goals they aim to achieve with Women of Wrestling and what it will mean for women's wrestling on the whole, how it compares to McLane's original vision for G.L.O.W., how wrestling promotions can benefit from working with each other, the roster for W.O.W. and who else Blanchard would like to see on the show in due time, her run in IMPACT Wrestling thus far and how much she's seen the Knockouts division grow in the short time she's been there, if signing with WWE down the road remains a goal of hers, a potential dream match with Charlotte Flair, how she's evolved everything about herself in recent years, what else she wants to accomplish in her career, and much more!

In the back end of the show, GSM breaks down this week's editions of Raw and SmackDown Live with candid thoughts on how horribly Sasha Banks and Bayley have been booked in 2018, Dolph Ziggler handing Drew McIntyre a rare defeat, how Bobby Lashley has been ruined by WWE, the Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose feud cooling down significantly, if Rhyno's retirement is legit, the women's contract signing, Daniel Bryan's phenomenal performance on Miz TV, AJ Styles vs. The Miz, and who will be on WrestleRant Radio next week to help with TLC predictions!

WrestleRant Radio - November 29, 2018: WWE Fans Reach Breaking Point with Worst Raw of 2018 (ft. Jonn Ritland)

Was Monday's edition of Raw really the worst all year? Fellow wrestling ranter Jonn Ritland returns to WrestleRant Radio to aid Graham "GSM" Matthews in his verbal tirade on the current WWE product! But first, they're talking some of the best and worst films of 2018 and what they've been watching on the silver screen lately.

GSM and Jonn then spend the next hour giving their candid thoughts about everything under the sun including how WWE has ruined Bobby Lashley, why Drew McIntyre needs to be Universal Champion sooner rather than later, the sad state of tag team wrestling on both brands, the similarities between modern day Raw and the fall of 2013, what can be done to revive Raw, how nothing has changed with the women following October's Evolution pay-per-view, Asuka's win in the Battle Royal on SmackDown Live, which women could be used better, the Randy Orton vs. Rey Mysterio rivalry, Shinsuke Nakamura possibly returning to Japan when his contract expires, if Randy Orton is entering the twilight of his career, WWE's new television deals, experiences at independent wrestling shows, and much more!

WrestleRant Radio - November 22, 2018: Raw Devastates SmackDown at Survivor Series (ft. Clark Tolleson)

It's a super special Thanksgiving edition of WrestleRant Radio! Graham "GSM" Matthews is joined by Clark Tolleson to catch listeners up on what he's been up to since his last appearance on the show earlier in the year and who he's had the opportunity to work with in the wrestling world before breaking down everything that went down WWE Survivor Series weekend and so much more including the current product, how WWE should book Nia Jax coming off her dominant performance at Survivor Series, the Kickoff show not counting for anything, SmackDown Live being booked to look inferior to Raw, the possibility of women's tag team titles, Seth Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamura and if Nakamura will be New Japan Pro Wrestling bound in 2019, if we might see The Elite in WWE next year, Daniel Bryan taking Brock Lesnar to the limit, and overall thoughts on NXT TakeOver: WarGames II!

WrestleRant Radio - November 15, 2018: Survivor Series 2018 and NXT TakeOver: WarGames II Predictions! (ft. RJ Marceau)

The boys are back in town! RJ Marceau returns to WrestleRant Radio alongside Graham "GSM" Matthews to help preview and predict this coming weekend's special events including NXT TakeOver: WarGames II and Survivor Series! First, they break down all the latest happenings on the black-and-yellow brand before discussing when fans can expect certain stars from NXT to get called up to the main roster, Johnny Gargano's chances of victory versus Aleister Black, who will reign supreme in the WarGames main event, and much more!

From there, GSM and RJ shift their focus to Survivor Series and talk Raw and SmackDown Live battling for brand supremacy, how tag team wrestling has reached a new low in 2018 in WWE, Mustafa Ali vying for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, AOP colliding with The Bar, what role Dean Ambrose will play (if any) in Seth Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, who will survive in the men's and women's 5-on-5 traditional Survivor Series elimination matches, Ronda Rousey taking on Charlotte Flair earlier than expected and what that means for a potential Rousey vs. Becky Lynch WrestleMania main event, and Brock Lesnar vs. Daniel Bryan happening for the first time ever.

Plus, do GSM and RJ have their sets sight on attending WrestleMania 35 next spring?!

WrestleRant Radio - November 8, 2018: WWE's Crown Jewel Was Anything But (ft. Alexis DiGiacomo)

Did you tune into WWE's Crown Jewel pay-per-view last Friday? If so, you were likely every bit as furious as Graham "GSM" Matthews and Alexis DiGiacomo were while watching it and are left with more questions for the company than answers. Thus, the duo spend this week's WrestleRant Radio breaking down (and let's face it, ranting about) the event and everything it had to offer including the Kickoff show, how the early goings of the WWE World Cup were underwhelming, if a New Day breakup is imminent, who Rey Mysterio's first feud back should be with, Samoa Joe once again failing to become WWE Champion and who AJ Styles could ultimately drop the title to.

But that's not all! GSM and Alexis are also going off on Brock Lesnar regaining the Universal Championship and the problems it creates, who can feasibly beat The Beast Incarnate, Ronda Rousey's booking, Shane McMahon being declared "the best in the world," CM Punk chants on SmackDown Live, the biggest takeaways from the tag team main event at Crown Jewel, what all of this means for Survivor Series and why Rousey vs. Becky Lynch should headline the event, and much more!

WrestleRant Radio - November 1, 2018: WWE Evolution Exceeds Expectations, But What About Crown Jewel?

WWE's first-ever all-women's pay-per-view is in the books, and Graham "GSM" Matthews is reviewing the entire event on this week's WrestleRant Radio! Hear his two cents on how Evolution was among the best pay-per-views WWE has produced all year, Trish Stratus and Lita returning to the ring and their respective futures in WWE, Nia Jax earning a future Raw Women's Championship shot, Toni Storm winning the 2018 Mae Young Classic, Shayna Baszler regaining the NXT Women's Championship (and why giving her a faction could be a cool idea), Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair contesting a Match of the Year contender, and Ronda Rousey vs. Nikki Bella exceeding expectations.

In addition to giving his picks and predictions for Friday's Crown Jewel pay-per-view, GSM is also talking John Cena and Daniel Bryan pulling out of the event, why Samoa Joe should win the WWE Championship, an early Survivor Series preview, The Lucha House Party arriving in Raw's tag team division, the poor build for Crown Jewel, a terrific WWE Championship match on SmackDown Live, the United States Championship being a total afterthought at the moment, and much more!

WrestleRant Radio - October 25, 2018: Roman Reigns' Announcement Leads to Huge Raw Reshuffling (ft. Alexis DiGiacomo)

It's a super-sized edition of WrestleRant Radio this week as Graham "GSM" Matthews is once again joined by his glorious girlfriend, Alexis DiGiacomo, to help break down all the latest in the WWE world and beyond! But first, they give an on-site report from last Saturday's WWE house show in Hartford, CT, and discuss Rey Mysterio's first live event in over four years, why Jeff Hardy is so beloved, matches they didn't care about, the beginning of Braun Strowman's face turn and why he should be reunited with The Wyatt Family, Ronda Rousey having the "it" factor, the WWE Championship Triple Threat main event, and much more!

In the remainder of the show, GSM and Alexis talk all about Monday's newsworthy edition of Raw, which saw Roman Reigns relinquish the Universal Championship after revealing the return of his leukemia. How did his shocking announcement shake up the landscape of Raw? They offer their two cents on Elias turning face, why WWE needs to focus less on the part-timers, Dean Ambrose betraying Seth Rollins immediately following their Raw Tag Team Championship victory, and Netflix's G.L.O.W. show before getting into their picks and predictions for Sunday's Evolution pay-per-view!

Plus, stay tuned for their thoughts on the all-new Halloween movie and why they thought it lived up to the hype!