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 Sep 24, 2020
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Was Monday's WWE Raw the worst episode all year? Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau attempt to answer that question on this week's WrestleRant Radio. But before they give their honest analysis of the show, the duo discuss the abrupt passing of WWE Hall of Famer Joe Laurinaitis a.k.a. Road Warrior Animal and how The Road Warriors are considered to be the best tag team in wrestling history.
GSM and RJ are then talking the good, the bad and the (extremely) ugly from Monday's atrocious episode of Raw including RETRIBUTION's "reveal" and why their new names and look are an automatic thumbs-down, Andrade and Angel Garza earning another shot at the Raw Tag Team Championship, the 24/7 Championship silliness, Shane McMahon appearing on The Kevin Owens Show, Drew McIntyre vs. Keith Lee once again ending in a non-finish, Zelina Vega beating Mickie James to become the number one contender to the Raw Women's Championship, Apollo Crews taking on Cedric Alexander, how the Rey Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins rivalry has officially jumped the shark and where WWE might be going with it, the women's tag team scene being almost as much of a mess as the men's, Peyton Royce's impressive outing against Asuka, The Hurt Business battling RETRIBUITON in the main event, and much more.
Stick around until the end for their full preview and predictions for Sunday's Clash of Champions pay-per-view event!
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Between Ring of Honor and NXT UK returning this week and plenty more to look forward to in the weeks to come, it's a good time to be a wrestling fan right now, and to be a listener of WrestleRant Radio! Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau are giving their full reviews of the latest episodes of Monday Night Raw, WWE NXT and AEW Dynamite, but only after discussing whether NXT should switch nights to not longer combat with Dynamite on Wednesdays. They're also talking Drew McIntyre challenging Randy Orton to an Ambulance match at Clash of Champions and why it's not necessary, where Keith Lee factors into the WWE Championship picture, what's next for Dominik Mysterio following his latest loss to Seth Rollins and how the Mysterio family could continue to appear on WWE TV, if the Raw and SmackDown tag titles could still be unified, Zelina Vega transitioning into the Raw Women's Championship picture and what it might mean for Andrade and Angel Garza, and Bobby Lashley's likely opponent for Clash of Champions.
Plus, hear their thoughts on Shotzi Blackheart's breakout performance against Io Shirai, if Kyle O'Reilly is primed for a singles push and why it would be asinine to split up Undisputed Era at this point, fresh faces getting showcased in Kushida and Xia Li, Finn Balor's NXT Championship challenger for the next TakeOver, FTR vs. Jurassic Express killing it in the opener of Dynamite, Adam Page and Kenny Omega continuing to tell their story, what faction MJF might join, if a title unification match is coming for Hikaru Shida and Thunder Rosa, AEW signing Will Hobbs and his potential, the Parking Lot Brawl main event receiving rave reviews, and more!
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
There was a ton of news (both good and bad) on the AEW front this week, but before Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau get into any of it, they start off WrestleRant Radio with their thoughts on WWE reportedly restricting Superstars' usage of third-party affiliates like Twitch and Cameo and the issues with charging fans an arm and a leg on the latter for a simple shout-out. They also address the departure of AOP from WWE and if the company missed the boat with them as a tag team.
In their review of AEW All Out from Saturday, the duo discuss why the Tooth and Nail match didn't belong on the main card after all, Lance Archer winning the 21-man Casino Battle Royale, the embarrassment surrounding the situation with Matt Hardy, Hikaru Shida vs. Thunder Rosa stealing the show, why the eight-man tag team match was pointless, what's next for "Hangman" Adam Cole and Kenny Omega following their loss of the AEW World Tag Team Championship to FTR, how the Mimosa Mayhem match fell flat and where Orange Cassidy goes from here, Jon Moxley vs. MJF for the AEW World Championship, the signings of Miro and Tay Conti, and more!
GSM and RJ also give their quick two cents on Cedric Alexander joining The Hurt Business, Peyton Royce and Billie Kay having a match out of nowhere, Keith Lee's latest disqualification loss to Randy Orton, Dominik Mysterio beating Murphy in a Street Fight, Finn Balor becoming a two-time NXT Champion, and if Mercedes Mercedes is main roster bound coming off her defeat to Rhea Ripley in the main event of NXT.
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Roman Reigns is officially a heel in WWE and hell may have just frozen over. Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau open WrestleRant Radio discussing the turn and how his alliance with Paul Heyman makes all the sense in the world, his trajectory as the new Universal Champion, if this makes Bray Wyatt the new top babyface on SmackDown, and Superstars they'd like to see him feud with. They then get into the rest of the Payback pay-per-view including Bobby Lashley becoming the new United States Champion, Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax becoming the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, Keith Lee upsetting Randy Orton, and Dominik Mysterio's latest standout performance.
The duo also discuss Murphy potentially breaking away from Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre vs. Orton for the WWE Championship again at Clash of Champions, The IIconics splitting up, Mauro Ranallo leaving NXT, the controversial to the 60-minute Iron Man match on NXT and who will win the NXT Championship next week, and full predictions and preview for Saturday's AEW All Out pay-per-view event!
Thursday Aug 27, 2020
Thursday Aug 27, 2020
From a critically-acclaimed WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view to an all-time terrible episode of Raw the next night, Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau are back on WrestleRant Radio to break down an incredibly newsworthy week in wrestling! They start off the hour reviewing a special Saturday night edition of AEW Dynamite, featuring Brodie Lee making short work of Cody and winning the AEW TNT Championship as well as Thunder Rosa's surprise AEW debut.
The duo also share their thoughts on NXT TakeOver XXX including Damian Priest becoming the new NXT North American Championship, Pat McAfee's impressive performance, what the future of the NXT Women's Championship picture looks like, Karrion Kross capturing the NXT Championship before having to relinquish it due to injury, who will win next week's huge 60-minute Iron Man match to win the vacant title, and Austin Theory and Wade Barrett returning to NXT.
Finally, GSM and RJ analyze everything that went down at SummerSlam and Monday's Raw! Hear their two cents on Asuka regaining the Raw Women's Championship and why it was the right move, if Mandy Rose is headed for the SmackDown Women's Championship scene following her win over Sonya Deville, Dominik Mysterio's in-ring debut against Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt unseating Braun Strowman as Universal Champion, the return of Roman Reigns, Keith Lee's underwhelming Raw debut and why it was one of the worst shows in recent memory, quick Payback predictions for Sunday, and more!
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Days before he battles Dominik Mysterio in a SummerSlam Street Fight, WWE Raw Superstar Seth Rollins is on WrestleRant Radio for an exclusive interview with Graham "GSM" Matthews! The Monday Night Messiah has a ton to say about his rivalry with Rey and Dominik Mysterio, turning heel, cutting promos in front of no fans, The Shield's success and keeping in touch with Jon Moxley and Roman Reigns, how Becky Lynch has been doing during pregnancy, his goals going forward, and more!
From there, GSM welcomes RJ Marceau back to the show for NXT TakeOver XXX predictions! Will Pat McAfee defeat Adam Cole in his in-ring debut? Who will become the new NXT North American champion? Can Karrion Kross knock off Keith Lee for the NXT Championship? Plus, they're previewing the full card for Sunday's SummerSlam pay-per-view event including Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship, Braun Strowman vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt for the Universal Championship, Rollins vs. Dominik, Asuka challenging for two titles, and a slew of other exciting matches.
That's all in addition to their thoughts on WWE's ThunderDome, Renee Young reportedly leaving WWE, AEW welcoming fans back into the building starting next week, Goldberg's contract running through the next few years, what's been missing from NXT lately, and plenty of other topics, so it's an episode you won't want to miss!
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
With SummerSlam right around the corner, Graham "GSM" Matthews welcomes fellow wrestling pay-per-view theme song expert Jamie Lee Mac back to WrestleRant Radio to run down the greatest theme songs in SummerSlam history! They're also reflecting on every installment of the biggest party of the summer since 1999 and their fondest memories of each event, if SummerSlam is still one of the more important pay-per-views of the year, recent event theme songs that were great, the current WWE product, and more!