Episodes
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Royal Rumble weekend is upon us once again, and Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau are back as always on WrestleRant Radio giving their full preview, picks and predictions for the entire card including the two Rumble matches! But before then, GSM shares his exclusive interview with the current Universal champion Roman Reigns! They talk WrestleMania 37 in Tampa this April, his favorite WrestleMania match, potentially facing The Rock at some point, firing on all cylinders as a heel at the moment, when fans can expect new entrance music for him, his acting aspirations, and plenty of other topics.
Then, GSM and RJ break down all the matches announced for far for Sunday's Royal Rumble pay-per-view and discuss Charlotte Flair and Asuka defending the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship against Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler and if a title change is in order, Kevin Owens getting one more shot at Roman Reigns' Universal Championship in a Last Man Standing match, if it's safe to assume Drew McIntyre will walk out still the WWE Champion against Goldberg, and everything you need to know about the men's and women's Royal Rumble matches including the best bets to win, surprise entrants, dark horses, who the final four will be, and more!
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Days away from the five-year anniversary of when he debuted in WWE, AJ Styles is on WrestleRant Radio this week for an exclusive interview with Graham "GSM" Matthews! They recall Styles' Royal Rumble arrival in 2016 and what that moment meant to him, if he almost went to NXT first, his time in TNA, Swoggle his entrance recently in IMPACT, if he was ever close to leaving WWE in 2019, thoughts on Bullet Club reuniting, how close he is to retirement, facing Shinsuke Nakamura and The Undertaker at WrestleMania, and more!
GSM is then joined by RJ Marceau for their weekly wrestling rundown talking WWE announcing the next three WrestleMania locations, Randy Orton's Raw promo and if he's headed for another match with The Fiend, Alexa Bliss' big main event win over Asuka, the rest of Raw's women's division and why it's a mess at the moment, why the Royal Rumble declarations make no sense, Gillberg's appearance and why it worked, what's next for The Hurt Business, the latest on the men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, who will win the women's Dusty Classic, the return of the Fight Pit on NXT, if Adam Page will end up joining The Dark Order, Sting and Darby Allin agreeing to team up, and why Wednesday's AEW Dynamite just fell flat.
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
WrestleRant Radio welcomes one of its greatest guests ever this week in Stone Cold Steve Austin! Graham "GSM" Matthews talks to him about Season 2 of Straight Up Steve Austin, if he has a favorite guest, eventually interviewing The Rock, his thoughts on the WWE product without fans and his current favorites, his last Raw appearance in March 2020 and why he hated it, how podcasting differs from hosting reality TV, coming into his own as an interviewer, and the origin of his "I'll catch your ass down the road" catchphrase!
Meanwhile, GSM and RJ Marceau pull no punches when it comes to their review of Raw from Monday night, which saw the absence of several stars including WWE Champion Drew McIntyre who tested positive for COVID-19. However, the duo discuss why that's no excuse for why the show suffered along with Triple H's random return, all of the impromptu matches, and potential WrestleMania matches for AJ Styles and Edge. And what the hell is going on with Charlotte Flair, Ric Flair and Lacey Evans?
GSM and RJ are also talking the men's and women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classics kicking off on NXT and who should win each one, the debut of MSK, the NXT Women's Championship and NXT Championship pictures, what could be in store at the next TakeOver special, who will win in the Fight Pit next week, Xia Li continuing to impress, Pac vs. Eddie Kingston opening Night 2 of AEW New Year's Smash, the endgame for Inner Circle, why The Waiting Room sucked, The Elite reuniting, AEW's babyface problem, Serena Deeb defending the NWA World Women's Championship against Tay Conti, Brian Cage contending for Darby Allin's AEW TNT Championship, and more!
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Graham "GSM" Matthews rings in the new year by airing his exclusive interview with WWE Raw Superstar Keith Lee! Ahead of his WWE Championship match against Drew McIntyre at Legends Night Raw, The Limitless One had a ton to say about his breakout 2020, what he hopes to accomplish in 2021, his outstanding WWE 24 documentary and how it came about, getting his entrance music changed, why he altered his ring gear, desired dream opponents, his thoughts on Brodie Lee, and more!
From there, GSM and RJ Marceau give an official wrap-up of last week's Year in Review Awards as well as predictions and a wish-list of what they'd like to see happen in WWE and AEW! What can both promotions improve on? What can they be doing less and more of? What needs more focus? They also talk Legends Night falling flat, Goldberg returning to challenge Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship at Royal Rumble and why he can't win, Kenny Omega successfully retaining his AEW World Championship against Rey Fenix and the Bullet Club reunion that came afterward, where the angle might be headed, why Sting's latest appearance was a waste of time, highlights from NXT New Year's Evil, Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley reportedly getting called up to the main roster soon, and more!
Thursday Dec 31, 2020
Thursday Dec 31, 2020
What better way to close out a tumultuous 2020 than with one of the biggest episodes of WrestleRant Radio of all-time? Graham "GSM" Matthews is joined by RJ Marceau and Alexis DiGiacomo for a special tribute to the late, great Brodie Lee, predictions for next week's New Year's Evil edition of NXT, and the much-anticipated 2020 Year in Review Awards for WWE, NXT and AEW! Hear who won the Male and Female Wrestlers of the Year, Men's and Women's Matches of the Year, WWE and AEW Tag Teams of the Year, and much more, along with their analysis for each category!
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau are in the holiday spirit on this very special Christmas Eve edition of WrestleRant Radio! They're talking what they expect to happen on Friday's Christmas SmackDown, if Sunday's TLC pay-per-view was one of WWE's strongest in 2020, The Miz's failed Money in the Bank cash-in, Sasha Banks' next opponent for the SmackDown Women's Championship, The Hurt Business becoming Raw Tag Team Champions, the problem with Charlotte Flair returning and winning the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship with Asuka, who Asuka should defend the Raw Women's Championship against at WrestleMania 37, if the Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns rivalry will continue, the polarizing ending to the Firefly Inferno match between Randy Orton and The Fiend, thoughts on Monday's abysmal episode of Raw, why a Legends night won't fix the record-low ratings (and what could), and more!
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
This week's WrestleRant Radio opens with Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau talking Cody and Brandi Rhodes' exciting announcement (and how it also means we're fortunately not getting Brandi vs. Jade Cargill for the foreseeable future)! What's up with so many wrestlers having babies these days? They then analyze the highs and lows of Monday's Raw and how the show has become almost unwatchable lately, if a Jeff Hardy and Riddle tag team has potential, Keith Lee reportedly being sent to the Performance Center for further training and why it may not be such a bad thing, rumored matches for WrestleMania 37, Goldberg's WWE Untold documentary, and FULL PREDICTIONS for Sunday's WWE TLC pay-per-view event featuring two TLC matches, a Firefly Inferno match, Asuka's mystery partner, and more!
GSM and RJ are also discussing this week's episodes of AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT, Austin Theory being a future star, Tyler Rust having an impressive performance against Tommaso Ciampa, where the Xia Li and Boa storyline might be headed, Kyle O'Reilly becoming the number contender to the NXT Championship, the stacked card that could be on tap for New Year's Evil, why NXT has the best women's division anywhere in America right now, and the original idea for Melina's WWE return.