WrestleRant Radio

It's the calm before the storm, as Graham "GSM" Matthews welcomes back Branden Dross of The Sound Off with Branden and Lou to WrestleRant Radio to break down ROH Final Battle this Friday and WWE TLC this Sunday! They talk Braden's early beginnings in the world of podcasting before talking The Elite possibly starting up their own promotion and what the future might hold for them, why they should sign with WWE, Ring of Honor building new stars, why it's all about branding these days, and how The Elite should debut in WWE if they do decide to go over.

In the second half of the show, GSM and Branden offer their preview, picks and predictions for the TLC pay-per-view including thoughts on the finals of the Mixed Match Challenge, Buddy Murphy and Cedric Alexander moving on from 205 Live in 2019, SmackDown Live's depleted tag team division, how Elias has done as a babyface so far, the waste of a rivalry that Ruby Riott vs. Natalya has been, Rey Mysterio vs. Randy Orton in a Chairs match being added to the card, Drew McIntyre's rise to super stardom, why Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles deserves a stipulation, if Braun Strowman will be cleared to compete in time for the event, why the women of SmackDown Live should main event the show, and much more!

Have you heard?! Women of Wrestling is coming to AXS TV in January 2019! On this week's WrestleRant Radio, Graham "GSM" Matthews sits down for an exclusive interview with two special guests to discuss the debut of the show on the new network: W.O.W. creator David McLane and current Impact Knockouts Champion Tessa Blanchard! They're talking how Women of Wrestling ended up on AXS TV and why it's the perfect platform for the show right now, what will make this upcoming season different from past seasons, goals they aim to achieve with Women of Wrestling and what it will mean for women's wrestling on the whole, how it compares to McLane's original vision for G.L.O.W., how wrestling promotions can benefit from working with each other, the roster for W.O.W. and who else Blanchard would like to see on the show in due time, her run in IMPACT Wrestling thus far and how much she's seen the Knockouts division grow in the short time she's been there, if signing with WWE down the road remains a goal of hers, a potential dream match with Charlotte Flair, how she's evolved everything about herself in recent years, what else she wants to accomplish in her career, and much more!

In the back end of the show, GSM breaks down this week's editions of Raw and SmackDown Live with candid thoughts on how horribly Sasha Banks and Bayley have been booked in 2018, Dolph Ziggler handing Drew McIntyre a rare defeat, how Bobby Lashley has been ruined by WWE, the Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose feud cooling down significantly, if Rhyno's retirement is legit, the women's contract signing, Daniel Bryan's phenomenal performance on Miz TV, AJ Styles vs. The Miz, and who will be on WrestleRant Radio next week to help with TLC predictions!

Was Monday's edition of Raw really the worst all year? Fellow wrestling ranter Jonn Ritland returns to WrestleRant Radio to aid Graham "GSM" Matthews in his verbal tirade on the current WWE product! But first, they're talking some of the best and worst films of 2018 and what they've been watching on the silver screen lately.

GSM and Jonn then spend the next hour giving their candid thoughts about everything under the sun including how WWE has ruined Bobby Lashley, why Drew McIntyre needs to be Universal Champion sooner rather than later, the sad state of tag team wrestling on both brands, the similarities between modern day Raw and the fall of 2013, what can be done to revive Raw, how nothing has changed with the women following October's Evolution pay-per-view, Asuka's win in the Battle Royal on SmackDown Live, which women could be used better, the Randy Orton vs. Rey Mysterio rivalry, Shinsuke Nakamura possibly returning to Japan when his contract expires, if Randy Orton is entering the twilight of his career, WWE's new television deals, experiences at independent wrestling shows, and much more!

It's a super special Thanksgiving edition of WrestleRant Radio! Graham "GSM" Matthews is joined by Clark Tolleson to catch listeners up on what he's been up to since his last appearance on the show earlier in the year and who he's had the opportunity to work with in the wrestling world before breaking down everything that went down WWE Survivor Series weekend and so much more including the current product, how WWE should book Nia Jax coming off her dominant performance at Survivor Series, the Kickoff show not counting for anything, SmackDown Live being booked to look inferior to Raw, the possibility of women's tag team titles, Seth Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamura and if Nakamura will be New Japan Pro Wrestling bound in 2019, if we might see The Elite in WWE next year, Daniel Bryan taking Brock Lesnar to the limit, and overall thoughts on NXT TakeOver: WarGames II!

The boys are back in town! RJ Marceau returns to WrestleRant Radio alongside Graham "GSM" Matthews to help preview and predict this coming weekend's special events including NXT TakeOver: WarGames II and Survivor Series! First, they break down all the latest happenings on the black-and-yellow brand before discussing when fans can expect certain stars from NXT to get called up to the main roster, Johnny Gargano's chances of victory versus Aleister Black, who will reign supreme in the WarGames main event, and much more!

From there, GSM and RJ shift their focus to Survivor Series and talk Raw and SmackDown Live battling for brand supremacy, how tag team wrestling has reached a new low in 2018 in WWE, Mustafa Ali vying for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, AOP colliding with The Bar, what role Dean Ambrose will play (if any) in Seth Rollins vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, who will survive in the men's and women's 5-on-5 traditional Survivor Series elimination matches, Ronda Rousey taking on Charlotte Flair earlier than expected and what that means for a potential Rousey vs. Becky Lynch WrestleMania main event, and Brock Lesnar vs. Daniel Bryan happening for the first time ever.

Plus, do GSM and RJ have their sets sight on attending WrestleMania 35 next spring?!

Did you tune into WWE's Crown Jewel pay-per-view last Friday? If so, you were likely every bit as furious as Graham "GSM" Matthews and Alexis DiGiacomo were while watching it and are left with more questions for the company than answers. Thus, the duo spend this week's WrestleRant Radio breaking down (and let's face it, ranting about) the event and everything it had to offer including the Kickoff show, how the early goings of the WWE World Cup were underwhelming, if a New Day breakup is imminent, who Rey Mysterio's first feud back should be with, Samoa Joe once again failing to become WWE Champion and who AJ Styles could ultimately drop the title to.

But that's not all! GSM and Alexis are also going off on Brock Lesnar regaining the Universal Championship and the problems it creates, who can feasibly beat The Beast Incarnate, Ronda Rousey's booking, Shane McMahon being declared "the best in the world," CM Punk chants on SmackDown Live, the biggest takeaways from the tag team main event at Crown Jewel, what all of this means for Survivor Series and why Rousey vs. Becky Lynch should headline the event, and much more!

WWE's first-ever all-women's pay-per-view is in the books, and Graham "GSM" Matthews is reviewing the entire event on this week's WrestleRant Radio! Hear his two cents on how Evolution was among the best pay-per-views WWE has produced all year, Trish Stratus and Lita returning to the ring and their respective futures in WWE, Nia Jax earning a future Raw Women's Championship shot, Toni Storm winning the 2018 Mae Young Classic, Shayna Baszler regaining the NXT Women's Championship (and why giving her a faction could be a cool idea), Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair contesting a Match of the Year contender, and Ronda Rousey vs. Nikki Bella exceeding expectations.

In addition to giving his picks and predictions for Friday's Crown Jewel pay-per-view, GSM is also talking John Cena and Daniel Bryan pulling out of the event, why Samoa Joe should win the WWE Championship, an early Survivor Series preview, The Lucha House Party arriving in Raw's tag team division, the poor build for Crown Jewel, a terrific WWE Championship match on SmackDown Live, the United States Championship being a total afterthought at the moment, and much more!