WrestleRant Radio

It's a super-sized show for the final WrestleRant Radio of 2025 as Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau are revealing and reviewing the results of the 13th-annual WWE/AEW Year in Review Awards! After recapping their Christmas, they talk WWE and AEW's consistently-quality pay-per-views this year, the best feuds and moments, the men's and women's matches of the year, the men's and women's wrestlers of the year, what both companies did well and what they can improve upon in 2026, and more!

Was John Cena submitting in his retirement match the RIGHT CALL? Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau have plenty to say about Cena's sendoff including the backlash from fans, why it made sense for Cena to tap out, the logic of its execution, why it didn't "ruin" his retirement run (and grading it overall), and if this makes Gunther the new "Legend Killer" heading into rumored matches with AJ Styles and Brock Lesnar in 2026.

The duo also discuss Saturday Night's Main Event as a whole, what worked and what didn't, Thea Hail winning the NXT Women's North American Championship from Blake Monroe in a botch on Tuesday's NXT, and Austin Theory returning on Raw! Do GSM and RJ have faith that him potentially joining The Vision will pan out in the long run, or is it doomed to fail?

The last time is now! Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau bring you a John Cena-centric episode of WrestleRant Radio mere days out from The Unseen 17's WWE retirement match! They talk the beatdown LA Knight endured on Monday's Raw, if it was indeed a "burial" and what it might mean for his future with the company before giving a complete career retrospective for Cena featuring thoughts on his organic rise, whether he was worthy of being positioned as the face of the franchise, fans starting to turn against him and when would have been best to turn him heel, questionable comments from recent interviews of his, and much more.

Plus, hear their FULL PREDICTIONS for this week's installment of Saturday Night's Main Event, headlined by Cena's final match ever against Gunther!

Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau reunite coming out of Thanksgiving weekend to talk... Stranger Things?! Yep! Hear their thoughts on the first batch of episodes from Season 5 including who's living and who's dying by the end of the show, along with the announcement that TNA is set to premiere on AMC in January. They also have a lot to say about the internet's polarizing reaction to Survivor Series, the narrative that WWE is always "playing it safe" and why that isn't a bad thing in certain situations, why we need a break from WarGames for a year or two, all signs pointing to Gunther being John Cena's final opponent, reported plans for the top matches at WrestleMania 42, why Bron Breakker should win the World Heavyweight Championship from CM Punk on the first Raw of 2026, and more!

The annual Thanksgiving edition of WrestleRant Radio features Graham "GSM" Matthews' exclusive interview with WWE SmackDown star Aleister Black! They talk his return run thus far, biggest changes he's noticed creatively, working with his wife Zelina Vega, his relationship with Triple H, why less is more with the amount of matches on PLE cards, his iconic entrance music, who he almost faced in his return at WrestleMania 41, and more!

From there, GSM gives his on-site report from AEW's Full Gear pay-per-view in Newark last weekend including why the events would benefit from being shorter (or airing earlier), how Brodido vs. FTR stole the show, possible tension within The Death Riders' ranks, Ricochet becoming the inaugural AEW National Champion, Mark Briscoe capturing the AEW TNT Championship, hardcore matches and blood losing their meaning when they're done so often, Mercedes Mone again failing to win the AEW Women's World Championship, Samoa Joe shockingly winning the AEW World Championship, Swerve Strickland returning and why the main event needs new blood.

Plus, stick around for GSM's FULL PREDICTIONS for Saturday's WWE Survivor Series premium live event this Saturday featuring two star-studded WarGames matches!

On this week's WrestleRant Radio, Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau answer a ton of questions from live viewers before sharing their top takeaways from one of the best episodes of Raw all year on Monday night in Madison Square Garden (which GSM was in attendance for!) including John Cena wrestling his final Raw match ever, the men's and women's WarGames teams coming together, Maxxine Dupri upsetting Becky Lynch for the Women's Intercontinental Championship, the returns of AJ Lee, Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns, and the first round of The Last Time Is Now Tournament coming to a close. They also give their updated picks for the rest of the tourney and who's still the overall favorite to win the whole thing.

Plus, GSM and RJ discuss Ariel Helwani's latest interview with Tony Khan from this past week, how it was a vast improvement over their previous interview but what Khan can still work on, interesting updates on Andrade, Chris Jericho, Britt Baker and others, Edge/Adam Copeland never being an option for the Cena tournament, Darby Allin's wild risks, and more. Stick around for their FULL PREDICTIONS for Saturday's AEW Full Gear pay-per-view event!

Graham "GSM" Matthews has thoughts on this week's WrestleRant Radio regarding Elimination Chamber being announced for Chicago next February and what it might mean for CM Punk's road to WrestleMania 42, along with recent comments from TKO indicating they intend to move away from Vince McMahon-created premium live events. He then runs down the top 10 for PWI's Women's 250 for 2025 and who ranked where before sounding off on the end of Giulia's afterthought of a reign as Women's United States Champion.

Plus, GSM gives his on-site report from Raw in Boston, including John Cena winning the Intercontinental Championship from Dominik Mysterio and a ton of Survivor Series/WarGames developments. Who fills out the men's and women's WarGames teams? How long will Cena's title run last? Who else will advance in The Last Time Is Now Tournament? He also reviews the Blood and Guts edition of AEW Dynamite, and more!