WrestleRant Radio

Roman Reigns is officially a heel in WWE and hell may have just frozen over. Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau open WrestleRant Radio discussing the turn and how his alliance with Paul Heyman makes all the sense in the world, his trajectory as the new Universal Champion, if this makes Bray Wyatt the new top babyface on SmackDown, and Superstars they'd like to see him feud with. They then get into the rest of the Payback pay-per-view including Bobby Lashley becoming the new United States Champion, Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax becoming the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, Keith Lee upsetting Randy Orton, and Dominik Mysterio's latest standout performance.

The duo also discuss Murphy potentially breaking away from Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre vs. Orton for the WWE Championship again at Clash of Champions, The IIconics splitting up, Mauro Ranallo leaving NXT, the controversial to the 60-minute Iron Man match on NXT and who will win the NXT Championship next week, and full predictions and preview for Saturday's AEW All Out pay-per-view event!

From a critically-acclaimed WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view to an all-time terrible episode of Raw the next night, Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau are back on WrestleRant Radio to break down an incredibly newsworthy week in wrestling! They start off the hour reviewing a special Saturday night edition of AEW Dynamite, featuring Brodie Lee making short work of Cody and winning the AEW TNT Championship as well as Thunder Rosa's surprise AEW debut.

The duo also share their thoughts on NXT TakeOver XXX including Damian Priest becoming the new NXT North American Championship, Pat McAfee's impressive performance, what the future of the NXT Women's Championship picture looks like, Karrion Kross capturing the NXT Championship before having to relinquish it due to injury, who will win next week's huge 60-minute Iron Man match to win the vacant title, and Austin Theory and Wade Barrett returning to NXT.

Finally, GSM and RJ analyze everything that went down at SummerSlam and Monday's Raw! Hear their two cents on Asuka regaining the Raw Women's Championship and why it was the right move, if Mandy Rose is headed for the SmackDown Women's Championship scene following her win over Sonya Deville, Dominik Mysterio's in-ring debut against Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt unseating Braun Strowman as Universal Champion, the return of Roman Reigns, Keith Lee's underwhelming Raw debut and why it was one of the worst shows in recent memory, quick Payback predictions for Sunday, and more!

Days before he battles Dominik Mysterio in a SummerSlam Street Fight, WWE Raw Superstar Seth Rollins is on WrestleRant Radio for an exclusive interview with Graham "GSM" Matthews! The Monday Night Messiah has a ton to say about his rivalry with Rey and Dominik Mysterio, turning heel, cutting promos in front of no fans, The Shield's success and keeping in touch with Jon Moxley and Roman Reigns, how Becky Lynch has been doing during pregnancy, his goals going forward, and more!

From there, GSM welcomes RJ Marceau back to the show for NXT TakeOver XXX predictions! Will Pat McAfee defeat Adam Cole in his in-ring debut? Who will become the new NXT North American champion? Can Karrion Kross knock off Keith Lee for the NXT Championship? Plus, they're previewing the full card for Sunday's SummerSlam pay-per-view event including Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship, Braun Strowman vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt for the Universal Championship, Rollins vs. Dominik, Asuka challenging for two titles, and a slew of other exciting matches.

That's all in addition to their thoughts on WWE's ThunderDome, Renee Young reportedly leaving WWE, AEW welcoming fans back into the building starting next week, Goldberg's contract running through the next few years, what's been missing from NXT lately, and plenty of other topics, so it's an episode you won't want to miss!

With SummerSlam right around the corner, Graham "GSM" Matthews welcomes fellow wrestling pay-per-view theme song expert Jamie Lee Mac back to WrestleRant Radio to run down the greatest theme songs in SummerSlam history! They're also reflecting on every installment of the biggest party of the summer since 1999 and their fondest memories of each event, if SummerSlam is still one of the more important pay-per-views of the year, recent event theme songs that were great, the current WWE product, and more!

Ahead of his Swamp Fight at Extreme Rules, Universal Champion Braun Strowman chats with Graham "GSM" Matthews to kick off this week's WrestleRant Radio! They're talking his rise in WWE as part of The Wyatt Family, what he learned from working with Bray Wyatt, potentially facing The Fiend at some point, his Universal Championship reign so far, winning the title on a whim at WrestleMania 36, if a match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania 32 was ever in the cards, and more!

RJ Marceau and Alexis DiGiacomo then join GSM in the remaining hour of the show giving their two cents on Raw Underground and if the concept has potential, the new Redemption stable and who could be a part of it, the tremendous talking segment between Drew McIntyre and Randy Orton from Raw, additions to the SummerSlam card, Dakota Kai becoming the number one contender to the NXT Women's Championship, Damian Priest qualifying for the NXT North American Championship Ladder match at TakeOver XXX, why Adam Cole vs. Pat McAfee isn't intriguing on paper, Jon Moxley defending the AEW World Championship against Darby Allin on AEW Dynamite, the debate between Chris Jericho and Orange Cassidy, and if Matt Cardona impressed in his in-ring AEW debut.

Prepare to bask in the glory of new NXT Champion Keith Lee as he's on WrestleRant Radio this week for an exclusive interview with Graham "GSM" Matthews! They're talking his big win over Adam Cole on Night 2 of NXT The Great American Bash earlier this month, his whirlwind of a year, his plans for the NXT North American Championship, eventually going to the main roster, his journey up to this point, once appearing as an extra on Raw, missing crowds, his late trainer, and more!

After the interview, GSM chats with RJ Marceau about SummerSlam this year potentially taking place on a beach or a boat (?!), multiple matches being set for SummerSlam, if Randy Orton will be the one to dethrone Drew McIntyre as WWE Champion and if he's in the running for Mr. SummerSlam, if Andrade and Angel Garza are the next Raw Tag Team Champions, what will stem from the brawl Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler had on Raw, Sasha Banks winning the Raw Women's Championship from Asuka, Kairi Sane making her final appearance with WWE, who will advance to face Io Shirai for the NXT Women's Championship at TakeOver XXX between Rhea Ripley and Dakota Kai, the state of NXT's tag team division, and Bronson Reed and Dexter Lumis qualifying for the NXT North American Championship Ladder match.

Plus, the duo have thoughts on Wednesday's AEW Dynamite including WARHORSE answering Cody's AEW TNT Championship open challenge following by the debut of Matt Cardona, "Hangman" Adam Page and Kenny Omega defending their AEW World Tag Team Championship against The Dark Order, Ariane Andrew taking part in the Deadly Draw tournament, and if MJF will beat Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship at All Out.

This week's WrestleRant Radio features Part 2 of Graham "GSM" Matthews' conversation with "The Cowboy" James Storm! They're talking his Beer Money run, why he didn't sign with WWE NXT, one of his pet peeves, being backstage at a Raw show not too long ago, the importance of the element of surprise, the reaction he received upon making his NXT debut and what went into it, Triple H wanting him to do his signature catchphrase, potentially clashing with Robert Roode in the Royal Rumble, his entrance theme being given to AJ Styles, his goals going forward and if he'd be interested in serving as a coach at the WWE Performance Center, handling his own merchandise, and much more!

The second half of the show features GSM and RJ Marceau giving their two cents on IMPACT's Slammiversary pay-per-view from this past weekend and whether it was a turning point for them, Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows officially signing with them following their departure from WWE, if IMPACT's latest pickups will prove to be worth it, the former Tino Sabbatelli popping up on AEW Dark, who can AEW recruit to bolster their women's division, overall thoughts on the Extreme Rules pay-per-view and some of the silly finishes, why WWE should be doing more with Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro, SmackDown's tag team division being in shambles, Mustafa Ali returning and a possible feud with Apollo Crews, stars WWE attempted to push over a decade ago and if they could have gotten above a certain level, the Swamp Fight between Braun Strowman and Bray Wyatt, if Randy Orton will defeat Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam, and predictions for next week's Raw.