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 Dec 27, 2018
Thursday Dec 27, 2018
It's the final episode of WrestleRant Radio in 2018, and for the sixth straight year, Graham "GSM" Matthews is joined by the legendary RJ Marceau to help break down the 2018 WWE/NXT Year in Review Awards, as voted on by YOU over the month of December! In addition to giving their overall thoughts on the year that was for WWE and what they hope to see in 2019, they're talking what's worth watching on the WWE Network and WWE 24 continuing to deliver, the best main roster and NXT shows of the year, which feud was the most personal, Daniel Bryan's big announcement from March and other shocking moments from 2018, WWE's most disappointing Superstars, the most memorable return, the best match of 2018 (and why NXT was far superior to the main roster from an in-ring standpoint), Undisputed Era ruling tag team wrestling, a debate over who the real women's wrestler of the year was, the close call for Wrestler of the Year, and much more!
Thursday Dec 20, 2018
Thursday Dec 20, 2018
Mere days removed from their experience at Ring of Honor's Final Battle pay-per-view live from New York City, Graham "GSM" Matthews and returning guest Alexis DiGiacomo give their full review of the exciting event! They're talking how ROH compares to WWE, the atmosphere in the arena, the biggest highlights and low points, Eli Isom vs. Kenny King kicking off the night, the exciting ROH World Television Championship match, the WOH World Championship changing hands, Zack Sabre Jr.'s ROH debut, an on-site report of Matt Taven's scary bump, Marty Scurll vs. Christopher Daniels, why the "I Quit" match might have been the best bout on the card, Cody's swan song versus ROH World Champion Jay Lethal, and the insanity of Ladder War VII in the main event.
Then, in the final few minutes of the show, GSM gives his two cents on Sunday's TLC pay-per-view as well as what the latest "shake-up" means for WWE and how it really isn't much of a shake-up at all, the McMahons being back in charge and what will happen to Paige, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn returning, several stars from NXT getting called up, how nothing will change until the writing of the shows changes, and much more!
Thursday Dec 13, 2018
Thursday Dec 13, 2018
It's the calm before the storm, as Graham "GSM" Matthews welcomes back Branden Dross of The Sound Off with Branden and Lou to WrestleRant Radio to break down ROH Final Battle this Friday and WWE TLC this Sunday! They talk Braden's early beginnings in the world of podcasting before talking The Elite possibly starting up their own promotion and what the future might hold for them, why they should sign with WWE, Ring of Honor building new stars, why it's all about branding these days, and how The Elite should debut in WWE if they do decide to go over.
In the second half of the show, GSM and Branden offer their preview, picks and predictions for the TLC pay-per-view including thoughts on the finals of the Mixed Match Challenge, Buddy Murphy and Cedric Alexander moving on from 205 Live in 2019, SmackDown Live's depleted tag team division, how Elias has done as a babyface so far, the waste of a rivalry that Ruby Riott vs. Natalya has been, Rey Mysterio vs. Randy Orton in a Chairs match being added to the card, Drew McIntyre's rise to super stardom, why Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles deserves a stipulation, if Braun Strowman will be cleared to compete in time for the event, why the women of SmackDown Live should main event the show, and much more!
Thursday Dec 06, 2018
Thursday Dec 06, 2018
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!
Thursday Nov 29, 2018
Thursday Nov 29, 2018
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!
Thursday Nov 22, 2018
Thursday Nov 22, 2018
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!
Thursday Nov 15, 2018
Thursday Nov 15, 2018
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?!