WrestleRant Radio

WrestleRant Radio - August 4, 2016: Roman Reigns as U.S. Champion Just Might Work (ft. Clark Tolleson)

It was another newsworthy week in the world of wrestling, and Graham "GSM" Matthews isn't analyzing it all alone! WrestleRant Radio alum Clark checks in to give his take on Monday's Raw as well as the opening segment and the fresh feel it had, the effectiveness of squash matches, the first-ever face-to-face encounter between Finn Balor and Seth Rollins, whether Roman Reigns going after the United States Championship should be seen as a demotion, The New Day's opponents at SummerSlam, Jinder Mahal's random return, and Randy Orton invading the flagship show and ambushing Brock Lesnar.

From there, the duo discuss Tuesday's SmackDown and talk Dolph Ziggler's passionate promo, Apollo Crews becoming the new No. 1 contender to the Intercontinental Championship, the state of the women's and tag team divisions (are new titles coming soon?), and AJ Styles challenging John Cena to a rematch at SummerSlam. Plus, they offer their thoughts on Samoa Joe's ruthless reign as NXT Champion, Hideo Itami's in-ring return, Bobby Roode's "glorious" debut, Johnny Gargano vs. Tomasso Ciampa in the main event of this week's Cruiserweight Classic episode, and much more!

WrestleRant Radio - July 28, 2016: WWE Ushers in "New Era" in Fantastic Fashion

If you thought last week's WrestleRant Radio was loaded for its grand Thursday premiere, you haven't heard anything yet! Graham "GSM" Matthews celebrates what has been a blockbuster week in wrestling, starting with a full review of Sunday's Battleground pay-per-view. From two Match of the Year candidates to Bayley's main roster debut to a highly entertaining Highlight Reel, could it have been WWE's best pay-per-view outing of 2016 so far?

Then, GSM analyzes the official dawning of WWE's New Era, beginning with Raw on Monday night. He praises the overall fresh feel of the show in addition to all the little changes and why WWE just might be true to their word this time that the New Era is here to stay. From there, he discusses how Finn Balor and Sasha Banks were solidified as stars on the show, the novelty of squash matches, why the WWE Universal Championship is a silly name, Neville's return, Nia Jax's debut, WWE humbling Roman Reigns, Dolph Ziggler becoming the new No. 1 Contender to the WWE World Championship and how SmackDown Live fared on Tuesday night compared to Raw.

WrestleRant Radio - July 21, 2016: Full Analysis of the 2016 WWE Draft

For the first time ever in its near-three year history, WrestleRant Radio makes the move to Thursdays, and Graham "GSM" Matthews ushers in the all-new era by breaking down the entire week in wrestling! Starting with Monday's Raw, he gives his two cents on Mick Foley and Daniel Bryan being named the general managers of Raw and SmackDown Live, respectively, as well as the back-to-back WWE Championship matches between Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins.

Also, how did the historic WWE Draft landscape forever change the WWE landscape? GSM analyzes every pick in the Draft and discusses who should have went where, some shocking splits, the NXT call-ups of Finn Balor, American Alpha and others, and how it affects the Battleground card. Speaking of which, he gives his full picks and predictions for every match at the event in addition to reviewing SmackDown Live, Lucha Underground's Ultima Lucha Dos, the Cruiserweight Classic, and NXT from this past week.

WrestleRant Radio - July 19, 2016: Part 2 of the SvR07 General Manager Mode Retrospective

Before it makes the move to Thursdays on July 21st, it's the end of an era for WrestleRant Radio on Tuesdays, and Graham “GSM” Matthews and a guest analyst close it out with a bang with Part 2 of their loaded two-part podcast talking their history in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 General Manager Mode! How did they turn John Cena heel? What were among their greatest feuds? What does the future hold for their “beast booking”? The BooKings provide answers to all these questions and much more!

WrestleRant Radio - July 12, 2016: Part 1 of the SvR07 General Manager Mode Retrospective

On the penultimate Tuesday episode of WrestleRant Radio before it moves to Thursdays on July 21st, Graham "GSM" Matthews reunites with a guest analyst to talk all about their illustrious history in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 General Manager Mode! It was five years ago from this past weekend that they started playing the game, and in Part 1 of this special podcast, they run down their top stars from the first seven years, title history, their favorite memories and feuds, why the game is just as much fun in 2016 as it was a decade ago, and much more!

WrestleRant Radio - July 5, 2016: Raw's Food Fight Was Meant to Be Fun, So Stop Complaining

From the impending WWE Draft to SmackDown going live on Tuesday nights to Ultima Lucha and so much more, July is set to be an extremely exciting month in the world of wrestling. Appropriately enough, WrestleRant Radio kicks off the festivities with a special Independence Day-themed Raw review from Monday night! But before Graham "GSM" Matthews sounds off on the holiday episode, he discusses Jerry Lawler's suspension being lifted and when we can expect him back behind the booth, Hideo Itami's in-ring return and why it's good news for NXT, and a prediction for Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt at UFC 200 as well as who he might be facing at SummerSlam.

From there, GSM dissects the Fourth of July Raw and praises the cookout food fight that opened the show before offering thoughts on Rusev's successful United States Championship defense versus Titus O'Neil, Sasha Banks' great promo, why champion vs. champion matches aren't all that rare nowadays, Vickie Guerrero returning, Enzo Amore and Big Cass aiding John Cena against The Club, the massive 16-man elimination tag team match main event, and much more!

WrestleRant Radio - June 28, 2016: Pitching Roderick Strong and Moose as Possible Pick-ups for WWE

Coming off the controversy surrounding Roman Reigns and his 30 day suspension from WWE, Graham "GSM" Matthews opens WrestleRant Radio this week with his brief thoughts on the matter and how it affects the Battleground main event before transitioning into his two cents on Ring of Honor's Best in the World pay-per-view from last Friday and the imminent departures of Roderick Strong and Moose. Could they be WWE bound before long?

Additionally, GSM talks Kurt Angle's rumored return and why it's only inevitable, Brock Lesnar gracing the cover of WWE 2K17, Clash of Champions and other pay-per-view potentially making a comeback, how Reigns' suspension was addressed on Raw, WWE's growing women's division with two strong feuds, pitching a United States Championship match for next week's July 4th Raw, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens on 'The Highlight Reel,' The Miz defending the Intercontinental Championship in a dud of a match, how a Wyatt Family vs. New Day feud could work, and more!