WrestleRant Radio

Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau open WrestleRant Radio looking ahead to Friday's Super SmackDown at Madison Square Garden and talking the current state of Monday Night Raw! What does WWE need to do to improve the red brand? They also analyze what's in store for this rumored rebrand of NXT come next Tuesday, what kind of influence Vince McMahon and Bruce Prichard will have on the show, the next number one contender to the NXT Championship, and what Gable Steveson's ceiling could be in WWE.

In the remainder of the show, the duo discuss Sunday's critically-acclaimed AEW All Out pay-per-view event including the AEW TNT Championship clash between Miro and Eddie Kingston, Minoru Suzuki targeting Jon Moxley, Kris Statlander battling Britt Baker for the AEW Women's World Championship and how they exceeded expectations, mixed thoughts on the Steel Cage match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship, Ruby Soho debuting in (and winning) the Casino Battle Royale, Chris Jericho vs. MJF and where MJF goes from here, CM Punk's in-ring return against Darby Allin, Paul Wight squashing QT Marshall, Kenny Omega vs. Christian Cage for the AEW World Championship, and the highly-anticipated arrivals of Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson. Plus, catch their two cents on Kevin Owens' potentially leaving WWE when his contract expires next year!

Ahead of AEW's All Out weekend, Graham "GSM" Matthews shares his much-talked-about interview with one-half of WWE's Raw Tag Team Champions, Riddle! They chat about the success of SummerSlam 2021, why he enjoys the WWE grind, thoughts on Roman Reigns' rise, Brock Lesnar's return, RK-Bro, the best advice he's received since coming to the main roster, legitimately forgetting his lines during a promo on Raw earlier this year, and more!

From there, RJ Marceau and GSM give their quick thoughts on Monday's Raw (featuring a hell of a United States Championship Triple Threat match, build for Extreme Rules, and a bunch of filler) before getting into their picks and predictions for the All Out pay-per-view! They talk who's winning the Casino Battle Royale and if there will be any surprise entrants, Jon Moxley's random match against Satoshi Kojima, Paul Wight making his in-ring debut for AEW against QT Marshall, Pac vs. Andrade El Idolo, and Eddie Kingston challenging Miro for the AEW TNT Championship.

And that's not all! The duo discuss Britt Baker defending the AEW Women's World Championship against Kris Statlander, if Chris Jericho's match against MJF will be his last (and why it should be), if The Lucha Brothers will become the AEW World Tag Team Champions, CM Punk returning to the ring for the first time in seven years against Darby Allin, and the likely main event between Kenny Omega and Christian Cage for the AEW World Championship.

Graham "GSM" Matthews is back from a wrestling-filled weekend in Las Vegas, and one of the interviews he was able to conduct with Drew McIntyre while there kicks off this week's WrestleRant Radio! The two-time WWE champion talks facing Jinder Mahal at SummerSlam, representing the company, the Special Olympics, his favorite SummerSlam matches, comparing where he was five years ago to where he is now, and more!

RJ Marceau then joins GSM to discuss the wild weekend's festivities including CM Punk's return to wrestling on AEW Rampage and where he goes from here, other thoughts on Wednesday's Dynamite, a newsworthy SummerSlam pay-per-view, Becky Lynch's polarizing return to WWE and if Bianca Belair can rebound from the loss, Edge and Seth Rollins stealing the show, the atrocity that was Bobby Lashley vs. Goldberg, John Cena chasing his 17th world title against Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar resurfacing and whose side Paul Heyman should be on, if NXT TakeOver 36 marked the end of an era for the black-and-gold brand and overall thoughts on the event.

On the eve of one of the biggest weekends in recent wrestling history, WrestleRant Radio is loaded as ever as Graham "GSM" Matthews interviews WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg! They talk his upcoming WWE Championship opportunity at SummerSlam, his thoughts on Bobby Lashley's rise, Big E potentially cashing in, if his son Gage will follow his footsteps into wrestling, having crowds back, benefiting from having more time to prepare going into SummerSlam, not having control over his booking, and more!

From there, RJ Marceau returns for previews and predictions for NXT TakeOver 36 this Sunday and SummerSlam this Saturday! Hear their thoughts on why this could be the most loaded lineup for a TakeOver in years, what (if any) championships are changing hands, if the two-out-of-three falls match will mark Adam Cole's swan song from NXT, the latest additions to the SummerSlam card, why the time is right for RK-Bro to become Raw Tag Team Champions, SmackDown's marquee matches, Bobby Lashley vs. Goldberg for the WWE Championship, and Roman Reigns vs. John Cena for the Universal Championship.

Raw Women's Champion Nikki A.S.H. joins Graham "GSM" Matthews at the start of this week's WrestleRant Radio to talk about her upcoming title defense at SummerSlam against Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley, why she's almost a superhero, inspirations for the character, connecting with the crowd, her wild last month in WWE, her stint in NXT, opponents she wants to face, and more!

In the second half of the show, Jonn Ritland returns to help GSM break down the latest round of releases from NXT! Who was the most shocking of the bunch, and where could we see each of them next? They discuss Ari Sterling's departure and the fact he was only just recently signed, when WWE put the final nail in the coffin of 205 Live, why letting go of Bronson Reed was so baffling and what he could contribute elsewhere, where Leon Ruff would be best suited, Tyler Rust, Jake Atlas, and the bigger issue with WWE firing Mercedes Martinez. Plus, hear their thoughts on the current state of the NWA among other topics!

It's yet another newsworthy week on WrestleRant Radio and Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau are giving their complete thoughts on everything that's gone down! They're talking Bray Wyatt's shocking release from WWE and where they went wrong with him, Ric Flair getting his release granted and if he could pop up in AEW, Monday's Raw and the problem with 50/50 booking, the stark difference between SmackDown's side of the SummerSlam card and Raw's, NXT TakeOver 36 shaping up to be one of the strongest cards all year, and the latest on Adam Cole's contract situation with WWE. Will he stay or will he go?

GSM and RJ also discuss if a brand split would be practical in AEW, Max Caster's polarizing promo from Tuesday's AEW Dark, Dan Lambert returning to AEW next week and who his "backup" could be, other thoughts on Wednesday's Homecoming edition of Dynamite featuring Chris Jericho vs. Juventud Guerrera and Malaki Black's dominant in-ring debut against Cody Rhodes, why Kenny Omega vs. Adam Page for the AEW World Championship not happening at All Out is the wrong call, if Ruby Soho is AEW bound, Bobby Eaton passing away, and breaking news on another top NXT star's contract reportedly expiring soon!

WrestleRant Radio lives up to its name this week as Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau share their compete unfiltered thoughts on everything going on in the world of wrestling right now, most notably with WWE and AEW! They're talking AEW running Rampage in Chicago on August 20th and if it means CM Punk is indeed on his way in, Darby Allin being his first opponent and what Allin's current trajectory is, the current state of AEW's women's division and why All Out is too soon for Britt Baker to be losing the AEW Women's World Championship to Thunder Rosa, Miro lacking direction as AEW TNT Champion, if Punk and Daniel Bryan coming in could affect Adam Page winning the AEW World Championship, Cash Wheeler's injury, the No Rules main event between Chris Jericho and Nick Gage, and Hiroshi Tanahashi popping up on Dynamite.

GSM and RJ also engage in a lengthy discussion about a variety of WWE topics including Nikki A.S.H. losing her first match as Raw Women's Champion, the booking of Karrion Kross and why the writing may be on the wall for him, what's up with Keith Lee, a newsworthy NXT featuring Dakota Kai turning on Raquel Gonzalez and Samoa Joe announcing his in-ring return for NXT TakeOver 36 against Kross, the black-and-gold brand's babyface problem, Adam Cole's uncertain future on the main roster as well as other potential call-ups, WWE's weird relationship with NXT and why the "wait and see" excuse doesn't work with the main roster, the women's tag team division, and more!