Episodes
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Friday Feb 09, 2024
After briefly previewing Super Bowl LVIII and the Chiefs' dominance in recent years, Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau get into what the entire wrestling world has been buzzing about for the past week: the WrestleMania 40 debacle with The Rock, Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes. Hear their thoughts on last week's SmackDown segment and why it lacked logic, if WWE did indeed pivot with the press conference, if WWE's intent was to shift focus away from the ongoing Vince McMahon scandal and why it'll get worse before it gets better, if a massive tag team match is in the cards for 'Mania and why it likely won't happen at Elimination Chamber, Rock's new role at WrestleMania and how he could potentially face off with Rollins one-on-one, long-term storytelling with Rock and Reigns heading into next year, and why it's imperative that Reigns vs. Rhodes doesn't turn into a Triple Threat with Rock.
GSM and RJ then get into the rest of the news from the eventful week including Bayley vs. IYO SKY for the WWE Women's Championship also being made official for 'Mania, who will win the women's Elimination Chamber match, Tiffany Stratton debuting on SmackDown and a possible WrestleMania opponent for her, which brand Bron Breakker and Jade Cargill will end up on, who Gunther could lose the Intercontinental Championship to at WrestleMania, thoughts on NXT Vengeance Day and what's in store for Carmelo Hayes, Trick Williams and Ilja Dragunov at Stand & Deliver, an update on the most likely landing spot for Kazuchika Okada and if he could debut at AEW Big Business along with Mercedes Mone, her long-term outlook in AEW's women's division, Scott D'Amore being fired from TNA, the AEW World Championship match being made official for Revolution, and Sting and Darby Allin capturing the AEW World Tag Team Championship on Dynamite.
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau open this week's WrestleRant Radio with a deep dive of the Vince McMahon allegations and the fallout, how it affects WWE going forward and why he should be held accountable for any other wrongdoing, why Brock Lesnar could very well be done with WWE for good, and Triple H's response to the situation at the Royal Rumble press conference and how it could have been handled better.
Speaking of the Royal Rumble, the two review this year's Rumble matches and if the delivered, the various surprises and if there enough of them, if Bayley and Cody Rhodes winning their respective Rumble matches was the right call and which champions they'll choose to challenge, the latest commentary shake-up for Raw and SmackDown, and CM Punk's terribly-timed injury causing a drastic change to WrestleMania 40 plans. What does this mean for his eventual return? Who does Seth Rollins defend the World Heavyweight Championship against now? And what will the rest of the card look like now?!
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
In an abbreviated on-site show from Tampa, Graham "GSM" Matthews flies solo hosting WrestleRant Radio breaking down the good, the bad and the ugly from the past week in WWE, including Raw heading to Netflix in early 2025 and what it means, The Rock's new role in WWE, Kazuchika Okada reportedly being WWE bound and why he's still likely end up in AEW, and all of the allegations surrounding Vince McMahon and why it means bad news for WWE if there isn't some serious change within the company's culture.
Plus, Royal Rumble predictions for tonight, including who will win the men's and women's Royal Rumble matches and punch their ticket to WrestleMania 40!
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau open this week's WrestleRant Radio with their thoughts on Nic Nemeth's TNA debut at last weekend's Hard to Kill pay-per-view before getting into Drew McIntyre confronting Cody Rhodes on Monday's Raw and if it was designed to set up a future feud between the two, who will be the final three in the men's Royal Rumble match, if DIY are gradually getting over with the audience and the issue with WWE's men's and women's tag team divisions on the whole, Gunther declaring for the Rumble and a possible WrestleMania match with Brock Lesnar, how to book the end of Gunther as Intercontinental Champion, and fantasy booking a Big E Rumble return.
The duo also discuss Rhea Ripley vs. Becky Lynch being the 'Mania match for the Women's World Championship and the titles most likely to change hands at WrestleMania 40, the endgame with the R-Truth and Judgment Day storyline, Seth Rollins defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Jinder Mahal, what WWE could do in case Rollins is too injured to compete at 'Mania and how drastically it could affect plans for everyone else, and Cora Jade also suffering an injury at the worst possible time. Plus, quick thoughts on Wednesday's AEW Dynamite, including The Young Bucks' first interview back and Hook challenging Samoa Joe for the AEW World Championship!
Friday Jan 12, 2024
Friday Jan 12, 2024
This rare Friday edition of WrestleRant Radio features Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau delving into Roman Reigns' upcoming Undisputed WWE Universal Championship defense at the Royal Rumble and if he's in jeopardy of losing the title, why it would be asinine for him to not get pinned for it (or for Rock to become champ as some have suggested), if Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton at WrestleMania 40 would feel rushed, Reigns reportedly not working Elimination Chamber and how that affects things.
They also have thoughts on newcomer Obi Femi winning the NXT North American Championship before getting into Tony Khan's Twitter meltdown from earlier in the week and why it's not a good look for AEW (even though what he said wasn't inaccurate). That leads into a discussion about Jinder Mahal getting a World Heavyweight Championship opportunity and why it isn't warranted, CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre and Rhea Ripley vs. Nia Jax being possible matches for Elimination Chamber and if Ripley will end up being the breakout babyface from The Judgment Day, the issue with Shinsuke Nakamura losing whenever it matters most, what the AEW World Championship match should be at Revolution and who should take the title from Samoa Joe, and the biggest issue with The Young Bucks being announced as Sting's final opponents.
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
The first WrestleRant Radio is nothing short of eventful as Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau immediately delve into all of the latest happenings in the wrestling world including this year's Money in the Bank event being announced for Toronto, fans getting falsely getting their hopes up for a WWE-TNA working relationship and if it's actually plausible, reports of Trinity/Naomi returning to WWE soon, if Mercedes Mone will follow suit and if AEW is a more likely landing spot for her.
They also have thoughts on Deonna Purrazzo declaring that she's "All Elite" and if she'll fare better in AEW than others have, Kevin Dunn shockingly retiring from WWE and if it will have any noticeable impact on the product, the Chris Jericho controversy from last weekend and if anything will come out of it, Andrade El Idolo's departure from AEW, if he'll be used better in WWE this time around and whether he should be paired with Zelina Vega or Charlotte Flair, thoughts from AEW Worlds End featuring Adam Cole being revealed as The Devil and Samoa Joe winning the AEW World Championship, and The Rock returning to Raw to tease facing Roman Reigns. Will they collide at Elimination Chamber or WrestleMania 40 at the expense of Cody Rhodes' story?
Plus, the boys attempt to predict what they think will happen in WWE and AEW in 2024!
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau close out 2023 the same way they do every year: with the 11th-annnual WWE/AEW Year in Review Awards! After giving some already-outdated predictions for AEW's Worlds End pay-per-view this weekend (they recorded prior to Wednesday's Dynamite), they look back at the year that was 2023 for WWE and AEW, as well as what YOU voted for in every category: Show of the Year, Pay-Per-View of the Year, Tag Team of the Year, Men's and Women's Match and Wrestler of the Year, and more!