Episodes
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Days away from the five-year anniversary of when he debuted in WWE, AJ Styles is on WrestleRant Radio this week for an exclusive interview with Graham "GSM" Matthews! They recall Styles' Royal Rumble arrival in 2016 and what that moment meant to him, if he almost went to NXT first, his time in TNA, Swoggle his entrance recently in IMPACT, if he was ever close to leaving WWE in 2019, thoughts on Bullet Club reuniting, how close he is to retirement, facing Shinsuke Nakamura and The Undertaker at WrestleMania, and more!
GSM is then joined by RJ Marceau for their weekly wrestling rundown talking WWE announcing the next three WrestleMania locations, Randy Orton's Raw promo and if he's headed for another match with The Fiend, Alexa Bliss' big main event win over Asuka, the rest of Raw's women's division and why it's a mess at the moment, why the Royal Rumble declarations make no sense, Gillberg's appearance and why it worked, what's next for The Hurt Business, the latest on the men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, who will win the women's Dusty Classic, the return of the Fight Pit on NXT, if Adam Page will end up joining The Dark Order, Sting and Darby Allin agreeing to team up, and why Wednesday's AEW Dynamite just fell flat.
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
WrestleRant Radio welcomes one of its greatest guests ever this week in Stone Cold Steve Austin! Graham "GSM" Matthews talks to him about Season 2 of Straight Up Steve Austin, if he has a favorite guest, eventually interviewing The Rock, his thoughts on the WWE product without fans and his current favorites, his last Raw appearance in March 2020 and why he hated it, how podcasting differs from hosting reality TV, coming into his own as an interviewer, and the origin of his "I'll catch your ass down the road" catchphrase!
Meanwhile, GSM and RJ Marceau pull no punches when it comes to their review of Raw from Monday night, which saw the absence of several stars including WWE Champion Drew McIntyre who tested positive for COVID-19. However, the duo discuss why that's no excuse for why the show suffered along with Triple H's random return, all of the impromptu matches, and potential WrestleMania matches for AJ Styles and Edge. And what the hell is going on with Charlotte Flair, Ric Flair and Lacey Evans?
GSM and RJ are also talking the men's and women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classics kicking off on NXT and who should win each one, the debut of MSK, the NXT Women's Championship and NXT Championship pictures, what could be in store at the next TakeOver special, who will win in the Fight Pit next week, Xia Li continuing to impress, Pac vs. Eddie Kingston opening Night 2 of AEW New Year's Smash, the endgame for Inner Circle, why The Waiting Room sucked, The Elite reuniting, AEW's babyface problem, Serena Deeb defending the NWA World Women's Championship against Tay Conti, Brian Cage contending for Darby Allin's AEW TNT Championship, and more!
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Graham "GSM" Matthews rings in the new year by airing his exclusive interview with WWE Raw Superstar Keith Lee! Ahead of his WWE Championship match against Drew McIntyre at Legends Night Raw, The Limitless One had a ton to say about his breakout 2020, what he hopes to accomplish in 2021, his outstanding WWE 24 documentary and how it came about, getting his entrance music changed, why he altered his ring gear, desired dream opponents, his thoughts on Brodie Lee, and more!
From there, GSM and RJ Marceau give an official wrap-up of last week's Year in Review Awards as well as predictions and a wish-list of what they'd like to see happen in WWE and AEW! What can both promotions improve on? What can they be doing less and more of? What needs more focus? They also talk Legends Night falling flat, Goldberg returning to challenge Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship at Royal Rumble and why he can't win, Kenny Omega successfully retaining his AEW World Championship against Rey Fenix and the Bullet Club reunion that came afterward, where the angle might be headed, why Sting's latest appearance was a waste of time, highlights from NXT New Year's Evil, Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley reportedly getting called up to the main roster soon, and more!