Episodes
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Stuck quarantined at home with nothing to do? Graham "GSM" Matthews has you covered! WrestleRant Radio features a full WWE Network playlist of everything you need to see on the streaming service during these trying times. But first, he discusses WrestleMania 36 being pre-taped this week, latest additions to the card, Superstars who are apparently in quarantine and won't be a part of the event, and why you need to see Dark Side of the Ring's Chris Benoit documentary.
From there, GSM gets into this week's editions of WWE Raw, NXT and AEW Dynamite and gives his thoughts on adjustments made to Raw compared to last week, more pay-per-view matches being replayed, why the strong mic work highlighted the episode, AJ Styles challenging The Undertaker to a "boneyard match," why Andrade and Angel Garza make for a great tag team, Seth Rollins and Randy Orton cutting some of the best promos of their entire careers, Kenny Omega defending the AAA Mega Championship against Sammy Guevara, the face-off between "Broken" Matt Hardy and Chris Jericho, what's happening with NXT TakeOver: Tampa, Io Shirai returning and the debuts of Malcolm Bivens' new tag team and Killer Kross.
Stay tuned until the end of the episode for GSM's full WWE Network playlist of every pay-per-view, show and documentary you should check out on the Network!
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Before getting into the latest updates concerning the coronavirus and how it's affecting the wrestling world, Graham "GSM" Matthews opens WrestleRant Radio with his thoughts on Alberto Del Rio claiming he's close to returning to WWE... and why that would be a terrible idea. He then gets into COVID-19 forcing WWE to change plans for WrestleMania 36 and the decision to hold the event at the Performance Center over the span of two days, why it's a smart move, filming it from multiple locations, what matches will air when, why Rob Gronkowski is the perfect host for the pay-per-view, and more wrestling shows and events being postponed/canceled.
GSM also has plenty to say about what might happen with what was supposed to be NXT TakeOver: Tampa, Jushin "Thunder" Liger entering the WWE Hall of Fame (whenever that may be), the unique approach NXT took to Wednesday's episode, quick thoughts on Monday's Raw, Edge challenging Randy Orton to a Last Man Standing match at WrestleMania, the entire men's Royal Rumble being replayed and what could air instead, why Stone Cold Steve Austin's return fell flat, AEW delivering a delightful episode of Dynamite despite no fans being in the building, the hype for Blood and Guts, Brodie Lee being revealed as The Exalted One, "Broken" Matt Hardy's highly anticipated debut at the end, and more!
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
As the world prepares for the coronavirus outbreak to get worse and more major events get cancelled, what fate awaits WrestleMania weekend in Tampa Bay? Graham "GSM" Matthews opens WrestleRant Radio with all the latest on the pandemic and how it's affecting WWE, AEW and more promotions...as well as his own planned trip to Disneyland! He has a ton to say about the breaking news and why it may be inevitable before WWE cancels WrestleMania 36 (and why it's probably for the best). Will WWE continue to hold events at the Performance Center for the foreseeable future? Where will AEW be holding their upcoming shows? What about the XFL and other sports organizations?
The rest of this abridged episode features GSM reviewing Elimination Chamber from Sunday night, how it exceeded expectations yet was entirely skippable, Daniel Bryan and Drew Gulak stealing the show, AJ Styles vs. The Undertaker confirmed for WrestleMania 36, Sami Zayn winning the Intercontinental Championship, Shayna Baszler winning in the Elimination Chamber main event, the return of Edge, two titles being defended on NXT, who else qualified for the NXT Women's Championship number one contender's Ladder match at TakeOver: Tampa, the chaotic brawl between Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa, AEW Dynamite thoughts, and more!
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
As the coronavirus continues to spread worldwide, could it affect WrestleMania weekend in Tampa Bay? Graham "GSM" Matthews answers that question to kick off WrestleRant Radio before discussing his experience at EVOLVE 145 over the weekend and the news of Stone Cold Steve Austin appearing on the March 16th episode of Raw! He then gets into the latest on Matt Hardy leaving WWE, officially becoming a free agent, why he'll likely sign with AEW, and The Young Bucks popping up at the end of Wednesday's Free the Delete episode.
GSM also has a full review of AEW Revolution from Saturday night with thoughts on Jake Hager's underwhelming in-ring debut, Darby Allin getting over at a rapid rate, if the AEW World Tag Team Championship match was the greatest of all-time, the AEW Women's Championship match falling flat, MJF beating Cody, Orange Cassidy impressing against Pac, and Jon Moxley becoming the new AEW World Champion.
Finally, GSM breaks down this week's episodes of Raw, NXT and Dynamite and gives his two cents on Drew McIntyre laying out Brock Lesnar, The Street Profits winning the Raw Tag Team Championship, the burial of Ricochet, Aleister Black suffering his first singles defeat, Randy Orton's fantastic promo with Beth Phoenix, the two Steel Cage matches on NXT, if Adam Cole vs. Velveteen Dream will be the NXT Championship match at TakeOver: Tampa, Johnny Gargano's sit-down interview with Mauro Ranallo, Colt Cabana signing with AEW, who Jake "The Snake" Roberts' client could be, the debut of Death Triangle, the 2-on-1 Handicap main event on Dynamite, and Elimination Chamber predictions!