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Fresh off his quick visit to Chicago, Graham "GSM" Matthews explains how his trip to Chi-Town came out and his experience meeting CM Punk at Starrcast before reviewing AEW All Out from Saturday night! He gets into his thoughts on the 21-woman Casino Battle Royal, why Private Party will be a team to watch going forward, Luchasaurus receiving a mega reaction, Pac's surprising win over Kenny Omega, the Cracker Barrel Clash, why The Dark Order just isn't clicking so far, Riho beating Hikaru Shida, Cody vs. Shawn Spears, the wild AAA World Tag Team Championship match, AEW's loaded tag team division, and why Chris Jericho becoming the inaugural AEW World Champion was the right call.

GSM then gives his thoughts on the terrific NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff event including Noam Dar vs. Travis Banks, Cesaro making a special appearance, the NXT UK Tag Team and Women's Championships changing hands, the Last Man Standing match, and the near-perfect main event. To close out the episode, GSM also reviews Raw and SmackDown Live and discusses Bayley's heel turn and why a Fatal 4-Way with the Four Horsewomen could be in the works for WrestleMania 36, the continuation of the King of the Ring tournament and how Chad Gable might be on the verge of going all the way, why Sami Zayn shouldn't talk during Shinsuke Nakamura's matches, Erick Rowan apparently severing ties with Daniel Bryan (and how it could still be revealed to be a ruse), and much more!

Are you all in on All Out? Graham "GSM" Matthews opens this week's WrestleRant Radio with his full preview and predictions for AEW's latest (and perhaps biggest to date) pay-per-view this Saturday night live from Chicago! He discusses the 21-woman Casino Battle Royale, which stars you should expect to break out, AEW's loaded tag team division, why Shawn Spears must defeat Cody, The Young Bucks and The Lucha Brothers taking their heated rivalry to new heights in a Ladder match, PAC replacing an injured Jon Moxley against Kenny Omega, who will walk out the inaugural AEW World Champion, and much more.

From there, GSM runs down his reviews of Raw and SmackDown Live from this week and gives his two cents on Sasha Banks' promo, the first round of the King of the Ring tournament wrapping up and what the final eight looks like, the mess that was the Tag Team Turmoil, Cesaro heading to NXT UK, Braun Strowman vying for the United States Championship for the second straight week, more matches confirmed for Clash of Champions, and Big E impressing against Randy Orton,

Stay tuned until the end of the episode for a complete preview of WWE NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff on Saturday afternoon as well!

Graham "GSM" Matthews celebrates the historic 300th episode of WrestleRant Radio with hosting his last exclusive interview of the summer, this time with former Northeast Wrestling Champion and host of the What's Sizzling podcast, Brad Hollister! Big Bacon has a ton to say about joining N.E.W., the origin of his gimmick, his thoughts on N.E.W. president Michael Lombardi, facing Joey Janela and wanting a match with Jon Moxley, working other independent promotions around the northeast, Kurt Angle's influence on him, wrestling the likes of Matt Riddle and Jack Swagger and what he learned from them, his in-ring style, becoming N.E.W. Champion and how Flip Gordon surprised him the night he won the title, going to Money in the Bank 2019, his goals going forward, and much more.

Stay tuned for GSM's thoughts on this week's episodes of Raw and SmackDown Live, NXT officially moving to the USA Network, and his predictions for the rest of the 2019 King of the Ring tournament!

After giving his quick thoughts on SmackDown Live returning to Friday nights later this year (and why it's a good move) and SummerSlam weekend emanating from Boston in 2020 to kick off this week's WrestleRant Radio, Graham "GSM" Matthews airs his exclusive interview with two of MLW's newest acquisitions, Ross and Marshall Von Erich! They're talking relocating to Hawaii, choosing MLW over WWE and why it's the right fit for them, their rich family history, their dad Kevin Von Erich's thoughts on them signing with MLW, multi-generational talent, wrestling worldwide, working with Tom Lawlor and CONTRA Unit, appearing on Viceland's Dark Side of the Ring, and much more!

At the close of the show, GSM runs down the results from ROH Summer Supercard, NXT TakeOver: Toronto II, and SummerSlam and analyzes the biggest moments from each event! Plus, is NXT really on the verge of moving to FS1 and expanding to two hours sometime soon? GSM discusses why that isn't the best idea along with what's next for Johnny Gargano, Sasha Banks' Raw return and why he's of two minds on it, Trish Stratus impressing in her final match, Braun Strowman seemingly entering the Universal Championship picture, how The Fiend stole SummerSlam, Buddy Murphy's star-making performance on SmackDown Live, and much more!

Yet another jam-packed wrestling weekend is on the horizon, and not only does RJ Marceau return as always to break down both NXT TakeOver: Toronto II and SummerSlam with Graham "GSM" Matthews, but Alexis DiGiacomo joins them as well! They kick off the hour by giving their picks for Saturday's TakeOver special and discussing Io Shirai's recent heel turn and how exceptional she's been in the role, if The Street Profits are on the verge of losing the NXT Tag Team Championship and if they'll officially be called up to Raw soon, if Mia Yim is the right woman to dethrone Shayna Baszler as NXT Women's Champion, the Triple Threat match for the NXT North American Championship, Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano III in the main event, and if every member of Undisputed Era will leave Toronto with gold.

From there, the trio preview SummerSlam and talk the WWE Cruiserweight Championship match, how the build to Bayley vs. Ember Moon for the SmackDown Women's Championship has been disappointing, Charlotte Flair and Trish Stratus colliding for the first time ever, Goldberg returning to the ring against Dolph Ziggler, why Natalya isn't at all a compelling challenger for Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch and if Ronda Rousey will return afterward, Bray Wyatt's in-ring return versus Finn Balor and why it's crucial that Wyatt wins, AJ Styles vs. Ricochet for the United States Championship, if Kevin Owens' matchup with Shane McMahon will mark the end of Shane's reign of terror on WWE TV, how Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton has been the best booked bout going into the event, how Brock Lesnar's latest reign as Universal Champion will last, and much more!

Mere days removed from his blockbuster announcement that he'll be joining All Elite Wrestling as a backstage interviewer starting this October on TNT, wrestling interviewer extraordinaire Chris Van Vliet joins Graham "GSM" Matthews on this week's WrestleRant Radio to break down the extremely exciting news! How did the opportunity for him come about, and how quickly did it all come together? Chris discusses his new venture as well as where wrestling interviewing began for him, growing up with aspirations of becoming a pro wrestler, internship advice, and how his day job as a TV host crosses over with his wrestling interviews on YouTube.

Chris and GSM also talk about how much of his interviews are a one-man process, how he prepares for them and how he's able to remember all of his questions ahead of time, goals he's set for himself, how he scores his interviews, getting interviewed by Dolph Ziggler, being on friendly terms with Chris Jericho and other wrestlers he grew up watching, his rocky relationship with MJF and if that'll lead to anything once AEW debuts on TNT, who he models himself after, getting name-dropped on the Talk Is Jericho podcast and his experience interviewing MJF, how he randomly ran into Diamond Dallas Page, starting a podcast, the overwhelming response to the announcement that he was AEW bound, if the new gig will affect his interviews at all, if he'll be at SummerSlam weekend, his current status for All Out later this month, his favorite interviews in and out of wrestling, his dream guests, and much more!

In this week's exclusive interview on WrestleRant Radio, Graham "GSM" Matthews talks to former WWE Superstar "The Big Guy" Ryback about all the hats he's wearing these days and so much more! They're discussing what he's been up to since leaving WWE three years ago, building his brand, creating his own supplement line and how it got started, working for himself, the success and rebranding of his podcast, if he's had any favorite guests, his use of social media, if he regrets using Twitter the way he did while he was in WWE, injuries he was suffering from toward the end of his time in WWE, how leaving wasn't an easy decision for him, writing a self-help book, the best pieces of feedback he's received and if he has another book in the works.

And that's not all! GSM and Ryback also chat about why his renewed push in 2014 fell through and his thoughts on it, when he's aiming to return to the ring, working with Northeast Wrestling, early rumors of him becoming a top babyface in WWE long before he actually did and if there was ever any truth behind them, why his layoff lasted longer than expected in 2010-2011, why he wants to eventually have a conversation with Vince McMahon, wrestlers wanting to leave WWE and the current wrestling landscape, goals he has for himself and why he still wants to face Brock Lesnar, who his dream opponent would be, and a ton of other topics!