WrestleRant Radio

To kick off this week's WrestleRant Radio, Graham "GSM" Matthews airs his exclusive interviews with the stars of Global Force Wrestling including the illustrious likes of new GFW Global Champion Eli Drake, Lashley, X-Division Champion Sonjay Dutt, Low Ki and Trevor Lee. He covers a slew of topics with all of them including Destination X, Lashley's history with Kurt Angle and why he chose to return to GFW in 2014, Drake returning to NXT down the road and the process of cutting promos, what the X-Division stars believe was a turning point for the X-Division, why Low Ki came back to GFW and his goals, Dutt winning the X-Division Championship in his native India, and much more!

In the remainder of the show, GSM gives his two cents on all the happenings from WWE's loaded SummerSlam weekend including the awesomeness of NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III and Adam Cole's arrival, Asuka's best bout in NXT to date, Aleister Black continuing to impress, Drew McIntyre winning the NXT Championship, why SummerSlam was lackluster despite an amazing main event, why Roman Reigns vs. John Cena must be saved for WrestleMania 34, Braun Strowman battling Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship at No Mercy, Bobby Roode's SmackDown Live debut, Shelton Benjamin returning, and everything else that's gone down in the last seven days.

WWE SummerSlam is set to be another stacked show this year, and although they won't be in attendance, Graham "GSM" Matthews and the returning RJ Marceau are excited to preview and predict the event's entire card! They give their picks for each bout and give their hot takes on the current product along the way on Neville losing the WWE Cruiserweight Championship to Akira Tozawa on Raw, Enzo Amore's uncertain future in WWE, the pending return of The Demon, Baron Corbin cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase unsuccessfully on SmackDown Live, the state of SmackDown's tag team division, and what needs to be done to make Randy Orton "great" again.

Additionally, they discuss Carmella cashing in her contract on Sunday, if Alexa Bliss is in danger of dropping the Raw Women's Championship to Sasha Banks, Kevin Owens being primed for a feud with Shane McMahon, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rolling reuniting to contend for the Raw Tag Team Championship, why the Jinder Mahal experiment has failed and if it's time to pull the trigger on Shinsuke Nakamura, and who needs to walk out of Brooklyn the Universal Champion.

For the first time ever, Graham "GSM" Matthews' own grandmother joins him on WrestleRant Radio to review Netflix's "G.L.O.W" series! They talk the show's soundtrack, their favorite characters, how it represents wrestling, how they got into the show and why (or why not) you should be watching it, the dynamic between Ruth and Debbie, predictions for the rest of Season 1 and whether there will be a Season 2, and what else she's watching at the moment (and what she recommends you check out as well).

In the remainder of the episode, GSM breaks down the week in WWE with thoughts on the excellent Last Man Standing main event on Monday Night Raw, the great build for the Universal Championship match at SummerSlam, Bayley being booed, why Emma is criminally underutilized, Scott Dawson getting injured, the latest in the ongoing saga between Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, John Cena vs. Baron Corbin being confirmed for SummerSlam, a possible Sami Zayn and Tye Dillinger tag team, Jinder Mahal losing his first match in many months on SmackDown Live, rumors of an Ring of Honor faction in NXT, The Street Profits' debut, and much more!

In Part 2 of a candid conversation on WrestleRant Radio, Graham "GSM" Matthews and a guest analyst talk about what the future of WWE holds with The Shield at the helm. Is it time to move past Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns? Can Finn Balor be "the guy" if booked the right way? And where do Brock Lesnar and the other part-timers fit into this equation? The BooKings analyze it all!

Plus, for the first time ever, listen as they break down their "beast booking" process in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 General Manager Mode! GSM and John discuss what goes into scheduling the matches, what led them to the point they're at in the game, and a complete simulation of their Survivor Series 2016 pay-per-view event!

For the first time in nearly one year, Graham "GSM" Matthews and a guest analyst shoot the breeze on all things pro wrestling on WrestleRant Radio! Nothing is off limits as they discuss the build to this year's SummerSlam, Battleground's history, Kevin Owens' 2015 feud with John Cena, consistency issues between WWE and NXT, why it is no longer necessary for Triple H to be in action at WrestleMania, Roman Reigns being "the guy," what Brock Lesnar has left to accomplish in WWE, Jason Jordan being revealed as Kurt Angle's "son," and much more!

​Plus, they're also going in-depth with their "booking" process as they play General Manager Mode in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 and their history with the game!

WWE's inaugural Great Balls of Fire event was nothing short of a newsworthy night, but there's plenty to talk about first on WrestleRant Radio before breaking down the pay-per-view as Graham "GSM" Matthews shares his thoughts on Austin Aries' WWE departure (which you can hear his full analysis of here from last Friday), the latest on the Alberto El Patron-Paige domestic case and why GFW is taking the wrong course of action in not taking the title off him, AJ Styles winning the United States Championship at a house show in Madison Square Garden, and Kurt Angle's WWE 24 special featuring a surprising appearance from former TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter.

From there, GSM looks back at the week that was in WWE and discusses Big Cass squashing Enzo Amore and if a feud with Big Show is next for him, an excellent 30-minute Iron Man tag team match between Sheamus and Cesaro and The Hardy Boyz, Bayley re-entering the Raw Women's Championship picture, the awesome Ambulance match, Brock Lesnar and Samoa Joe going to war over the Universal Championship and why the title must be defended in a Fatal 4-Way match at SummerSlam, a potential Shield reunion versus the Miz-tourage, Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt happening soon, The Hardy Boyz teasing becoming "broken," Neville hitting a milestone as WWE Cruiserweight Champion, Styles bringing back the U.S. Open Challenge, why the SmackDown's women's division is such a mess, and much more!