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WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre's all-new book My Chosen Destiny is out now, and he's on WrestleRant Radio this week to talk all about it! In his exclusive interview with Graham "GSM" Matthews, The Scottish Warrior discusses what went into writing the book, growing up a fan of wrestler autobiographies, doing media and what he learned from John Cena, missing fans, his thoughts on his WrestleMania match with Bobby Lashley and if he feels fans are starting to turn on him, how it's harder to stay on top, one thing he hopes to keep doing once fans return, if we'll ever hear his "Broken Dreams" entrance theme again on WWE TV, and more!

GSM and RJ Marceau then discuss when we can expect fans back in the buildings at WWE shows now that multiple mandates have been lifted, AEW Dynamite moving to TBS in 2022 along with its new Friday night program Rampage, the latest round of releases from NXT, an overall enjoyable WrestleMania Backlash pay-per-view (outside of the asinine zombies), who's next for Roman Reigns, what feuds will carry over into Hell in a Cell, Kofi Kingston's big night on Raw, Natalya and Tamina becoming WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, Bronson Reed capturing the NXT North American Championship on NXT and how the black-and-yellow brand has been firing on all cylinders lately. Plus, thoughts and highlights from Wednesday's AEW Dynamite!

Ahead of his huge WWE Championship opportunity at WrestleMania Backlash, WWE Superstar Braun Strowman returns to WrestleRant Radio to speak with Graham "GSM" Matthews about facing Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre this Sunday, his last year in WWE, the pros and cons of having no fans, being back in front of a crowd at WrestleMania 37, his feud with Shane McMahon, getting in great shape during his absence, the current state of Monday Night Raw, and more!

In the second half of the show, RJ Marceau joins GSM to talk the recent report regarding Zelina Vega. Is the recently released Superstar already on her way back to WWE? They then review a newsworthy edition of AEW Dynamite featuring a rare IWGP United States Championship defense from Jon Moxley, SCU's swan song against The Young Bucks, the issue with the AEW World Championship match at Double or Nothing, Stadium Stampede 2, and Miro winning the AEW TNT Championship from Darby Allin.

Plus, hear their thoughts on Alexa Bliss using her supernatural powers on Shayna Baszler on Raw, the return of Jinder Mahal, what the hell is going on with Jeff Hardy, if Dakota Kai is next in line for a shot at Raquel Gonzalez's NXT Women's Championship, the debut of Hit Bow on NXT, Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish reuniting (kind of), what's next for Santos Escobar, and FULL PREDICTIONS for Sunday's WrestleMania Backlash pay-per-view!

The exclusive interviews keep coming on WrestleRant Radio as this week's episode welcomes the incomparable Phil "CM Punk" Brooks! The wrestler-turned-actor talks to Graham "GSM" Matthews about how his role in Jakob's Wife came about, if his wife AJ Lee watches his movies with him, memorizing lines for a long scene vs. cutting a wrestling promo, if he still watches wrestling and who he keeps in contact with, staying in shape, AJ's cooking, and more!

GSM and RJ Marceau then discuss Draft Day for the NFL, Kenny Omega winning the Impact World Championship and what it means, Andrade's first post-WWE match, the latest on a location for SummerSlam, another awful episode of Raw on Monday night, Charlotte Flair getting reinstated, Riddle and Randy Orton forming a tag team, Braun Strowman being added to the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania Backlash, Kyle O'Reilly vs. Adam Cole continuing in NXT, Toni Storm's latest loss, Bronson Reed earning another shot at the NXT North American Championship, the fantastic final build for Blood and Guts on AEW Dynamite, Adam Page losing to Brian Cage, the ending to the episode, and the return of Cody Rhodes.

Joining Graham "GSM" Matthews on this week's WrestleRant Radio for an exclusive interview is none other than NWA Television champion Da Pope! They talk his extensive charity work and where it originated, how he got started with the NWA, serving as a commentator for IMPACT, his promo style, Dusty Rhodes being an inspiration, why he isn't in WWE or AEW right now, and more!

From there, RJ Marceau and GSM discuss last week's shocking releases and where they see each of them going, Pat McAfee joining the SmackDown commentary team, Raw being another abysmal show on Monday night, if T-Bar and Mace are damaged goods, Charlotte Flair's "suspension," if Ronda Rousey getting pregnant means she's officially done with wrestling, Riddle upsetting Randy Orton, thoughts on Wednesday's NXT including the debut of Sarray, AEW doing a great number last week and if they can consistently do over a million viewers each week, MJF's excellent promo, Blood and Guts taking up an entire episode of Dynamite in two weeks, Team Taz being booked like losers, AEW hardly hyping Kenny Omega's involvement in IMPACT's Rebellion pay-per-view this weekend, and if Daniel Bryan will leave WWE when his current contract expires.

There's a ton to get to on this week's WrestleRant Radio, but first, Graham "GSM" Matthews welcomes all-new SmackDown Women's Champion Bianca Belair on the show for an exclusive interview! They chat about her history-making main event win at WrestleMania 37, her match with Banks being an instant classic, having fans back in the building, the backstage reaction, celebrating with her husband Montez Ford and her family, and more!

The rest of the show features a complete breakdown of WrestleMania weekend from GSM and RJ Marceau with thoughts on NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2, the best and worst of both nights of WrestleMania, Bobby Lashley shockingly retaining the WWE Championship, how WWE can follow up on Cesaro's huge victory over Seth Rollins, Bianca Belair becoming the new SmackDown Women's Champion, why The Fiend losing to Randy Orton was incredibly stupid, the terrific Triple Threat main event for the Universal Championship, and quick thoughts on Monday's disappointing post-WrestleMania Raw and Wednesday's AEW Dynamite.

Stick around for GSM's two cents on the WWE roster cuts announced on Thursday including Samoa Joe, The IIconics and Mickie James, among others.

The excitement of WWE's WrestleMania week is in full force on WrestleRant Radio, and in a bit of breaking news, Grammy-nominated rapper and producer Wale will sing Big E to the ring on The Grandest Stage of Them All this Sunday! The Intercontinental Champion talks to Graham "GSM" Matthews about how it happened, his friendship with Wale, being back in front of fans, the importance of defending the title at WrestleMania, his favorite live performance to have taken place at The Show of Shows, and more!

Then, after giving their quick thoughts on this year's WWE Hall of Fame ceremonies and Night 1 of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, GSM and RJ Marceau give their full preview and predictions for WrestleMania 37! Hear their thoughts on why Cesaro must beat Seth Rollins, the absurdity of the Steel Cage match between Braun Strowman and Shane McMahon, The New Day defending their Raw Tag Team Championship against AJ Styles and Omos, which match will main event Night 1, why isn't imperative Bianca Belair becomes SmackDown Women's Champion on Saturday night, WWE Champion Bobby Lashley's chances of victory versus Drew McIntyre, Logan Paul's involvement in Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn, Rhea Ripley needing to avenge last year's WrestleMania loss, and who is walking out the Universal Champion.

NXT United Kingdom Champion WALTER joins Graham "GSM" Matthews on this week's WrestleRant Radio to talk his upcoming title defenses against Tommaso Ciampa and Rampage Brown, his WWE journey so far, returning to NXT after a year away, his historic title reign, his instant classics with Ilja Dragunov and Tyler Bate, why he's enjoyed wrestling without a crowd, being an attraction wrestler, if he'd ever go to NXT full-time, opponents he still wants to face, and more!

​GSM and RJ Marceau are also talking William Shatner being announced for the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2021, Monday's abysmal episode of Raw, the mind-boggling decision to break up The Hurt Business and what it might be leading to, Christian Cage's return to the ring on AEW Dynamite, QT Marshall debuting a new heel stable, why Cody Rhodes  the Arcade Anarchy main event, Kenny Omega's next opponent, the convoluted Battle Royal main event on NXT, what else stood out from the show, NXT officially moving to Tuesdays after WrestleMania 37, and complete predictions for TakeOver: Stand & Deliver next week!