In addition to all the other exciting wrestling that went down this week, Graham "GSM" Matthews opens WrestleRant Radio with his full review of IMPACT's Bound for Glory pay-per-view on Sunday! He talks NXT's newest acquisition Shotzi Blackheart facing Madison Rayne, the Call Your Shot Battle Royal and why signing Kylie Rae should be a top priority for IMPACT, their strong Knockouts division, Rob Van Dam's random heel turn, Michael Elgin vs. Marufuji, the insane X-Division Ladder match, why Ken S...
Oct 25, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 2019Ep. 309
The 2019 WWE Draft has come and gone, and Graham "GSM" Matthews and Alexis DiGiacomo are ready to recap it all on the latest WrestleRant Radio! Hear their thoughts on how the Draft was handled, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt heading to SmackDown and why it was a stupid move, what it means for his feud with Seth Rollins over the Universal Championship, Randy Orton returning to Raw for the first time in years, Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss being traded back to the blue brand, USA Network and FOX "executives...
Oct 17, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Season 2019Ep. 308
For the first time ever, Graham "GSM" Matthews (literally) takes WrestleRant Radio ON THE ROAD with Alexis DiGiacomo as they head home from Wednesday's electric edition of AEW Dynamite in Boston! They're talking all about their experience at the show and the overall atmosphere, how it compares to other shows they've been to, the audience they're attempting to appeal to and what they need to work on, their weak women's division, matches taped for AEW Dark, and acts that were surprisingly left off...
Oct 11, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Season 2019Ep. 307
The Wednesday Night Wars are officially on, but who won Week 1? Before the ratings were released, Graham "GSM" Matthews had a ton to say about AEW and NXT going head-to-head this week on WrestleRant Radio. But first, he previews SmackDown's huge premiere on Fox this Friday night and everything on tap for the epic event as well as Sunday's Hell in a Cell pay-per-view (even though there's only three matches currently advertised for the card). He also talks Monday's "season premiere" of WWE Raw and...
Oct 03, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 2019Ep. 306
Ahead one of the biggest weeks in recent wrestling history, Graham "GSM" Matthews has all the latest on everything leading up to Raw's "season premiere," NXT's biggest show to date on USA Network, and Friday Night SmackDown's FOX premiere! He's giving his thoughts on NXT's USA Network debut last week and the rating it received before previewing what's on tap for next Monday's Raw and how the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view has been poorly built so far. In his reviews of Raw, SmackDown Live and 205 L...
Sep 26, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 2019Ep. 305
Rejoice! WWE's Wild Card Rule is finally coming to an end next month and Graham "GSM" Matthews couldn't be happier. He kicks off WrestleRant Radio discussing the Draft, what it means for Raw and SmackDown Live moving forward, and the possibility of WrestleRant Radio eventually switching days. He also addresses the future of 205 Live and if it will be folded into NXT as has been rumored recently, reviews Sunday's Clash of Champions pay-per-view, and talks the rise of Robert Roode as well as The R...
Sep 19, 2019•1 hr•Season 2019Ep. 304
WWE returned to Madison Square Garden this past week for two jam-packed episodes of Raw and SmackDown Live, and Graham "GSM" Matthews was there live on Monday night to witness all the action in person! He speaks about his experience at the world's most famous arena (along with how he met Kofi Kingston, Big E and Mandy Rose at CitiField!) including the insane reaction "Stone Cold" Steve Austin received, the women's tag team match, Gran Metalik getting a chance to shine versus Rey Mysterio, Baron ...
Sep 12, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 2019Ep. 303
Fresh off his quick visit to Chicago, Graham "GSM" Matthews explains how his trip to Chi-Town came out and his experience meeting CM Punk at Starrcast before reviewing AEW All Out from Saturday night! He gets into his thoughts on the 21-woman Casino Battle Royal, why Private Party will be a team to watch going forward, Luchasaurus receiving a mega reaction, Pac's surprising win over Kenny Omega, the Cracker Barrel Clash, why The Dark Order just isn't clicking so far, Riho beating Hikaru Shida, C...
Sep 05, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 2019Ep. 302
Are you all in on All Out? Graham "GSM" Matthews opens this week's WrestleRant Radio with his full preview and predictions for AEW's latest (and perhaps biggest to date) pay-per-view this Saturday night live from Chicago! He discusses the 21-woman Casino Battle Royale, which stars you should expect to break out, AEW's loaded tag team division, why Shawn Spears must defeat Cody, The Young Bucks and The Lucha Brothers taking their heated rivalry to new heights in a Ladder match, PAC replacing an i...
Aug 29, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 2019Ep. 301
Graham "GSM" Matthews celebrates the historic 300th episode of WrestleRant Radio with hosting his last exclusive interview of the summer, this time with former Northeast Wrestling Champion and host of the What's Sizzling podcast, Brad Hollister ! Big Bacon has a ton to say about joining N.E.W., the origin of his gimmick, his thoughts on N.E.W. president Michael Lombardi, facing Joey Janela and wanting a match with Jon Moxley, working other independent promotions around the northeast, Kurt Angle'...
Aug 22, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Season 2019Ep. 300
After giving his quick thoughts on SmackDown Live returning to Friday nights later this year (and why it's a good move) and SummerSlam weekend emanating from Boston in 2020 to kick off this week's WrestleRant Radio, Graham "GSM" Matthews airs his exclusive interview with two of MLW's newest acquisitions, Ross and Marshall Von Erich ! They're talking relocating to Hawaii, choosing MLW over WWE and why it's the right fit for them, their rich family history, their dad Kevin Von Erich's thoughts on ...
Aug 15, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Season 2019Ep. 299
Yet another jam-packed wrestling weekend is on the horizon, and not only does RJ Marceau return as always to break down both NXT TakeOver: Toronto II and SummerSlam with Graham "GSM" Matthews, but Alexis DiGiacomo joins them as well! They kick off the hour by giving their picks for Saturday's TakeOver special and discussing Io Shirai's recent heel turn and how exceptional she's been in the role, if The Street Profits are on the verge of losing the NXT Tag Team Championship and if they'll officia...
Aug 08, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Season 2019Ep. 298
Mere days removed from his blockbuster announcement that he'll be joining All Elite Wrestling as a backstage interviewer starting this October on TNT, wrestling interviewer extraordinaire Chris Van Vliet joins Graham "GSM" Matthews on this week's WrestleRant Radio to break down the extremely exciting news! How did the opportunity for him come about, and how quickly did it all come together? Chris discusses his new venture as well as where wrestling interviewing began for him, growing up with asp...
Aug 01, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 2019Ep. 297
In this week's exclusive interview on WrestleRant Radio, Graham "GSM" Matthews talks to former WWE Superstar "The Big Guy" Ryback about all the hats he's wearing these days and so much more! They're discussing what he's been up to since leaving WWE three years ago, building his brand, creating his own supplement line and how it got started, working for himself, the success and rebranding of his podcast, if he's had any favorite guests, his use of social media, if he regrets using Twitter the way...
Jul 26, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Season 2019Ep. 296
While Graham "GSM" Matthews is away in London for the next two weeks, he's airing some more exclusive interviews on WrestleRant Radio! This week, he chats with NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis about signing with the NWA and what led to him leaving IMPACT, the pros and cons of social media in wrestling, why he returned to IMPACT in 2017, how the Ten Pounds of Gold show on YouTube came about, how they've managed to make the NWA World Heavyweight Championship feel important, if more wrest...
Jul 18, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 2019Ep. 295
The exclusive interviews keep coming on WrestleRant Radio as this week Graham "GSM" Matthews is joined by longtime WWE ring announcer and current cage announcer for the Professional Fighters League, Lilian Garcia ! She gives all the details on her new venture in the PFL and how the opportunity came about, advice she's received, working Evolution and if she thinks the event will ever return, Ronda Rousey's involvement in the "Women's Evolution," the current state of announcers in WWE, how her Cha...
Jul 11, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 2019Ep. 294
On a very special Independence Day edition of WrestleRant Radio, Graham "GSM" Matthews welcomes Ring of Honor star and the newest member of Villain Enterprises Flip Gordon to the show to talk his time in Northeast Wrestling and how he was first recruited to the promotion, how he ended up in ROH, his favorite memories with N.E.W., what he learned from working with Cody Rhodes, what makes N.E.W. such a hot spot for wrestlers, his thoughts on N.E.W. founder Michael Lombardi, the best piece of advic...
Jul 04, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Season 2019Ep. 293
Another week, another exclusive interview with a Ring of Honor star on WrestleRant Radio! This time Graham "GSM" Matthews is taking to ROH World Television Champion Shane Taylor about all things ROH Best in the World this Friday night, his upcoming match with Bandido, the recent crop of international talent that has come into ROH, his family, what it was that brought him to ROH, singles versus tag team competition, his dream challenger for the TV title his goals going forward (and if he still ha...
Jun 27, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 2019Ep. 292
Eight days before she joins forces with Jenny Rose to take on The Allure's Angelina Love and Mandy Leon at Ring of Honor's Best in the World pay-per-view, WOH World Champion Kelly Klein joins Graham "GSM" Matthews on WrestleRant Radio to talk what her match at BITW means to her, The Allure and what they represent, how Women of Honor has evolved since she started with ROH four years ago, winning the WOH World Championship in Madison Square Garden, her history with Jenny Rose, what more she looks ...
Jun 20, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 2019Ep. 291
Before Northeast Wrestling's historic Brass City Brawl event this Friday in Waterbury, CT, N.E.W. president Michael Lombardi chats with Graham "GSM" Matthews on the latest WrestleRant Radio to talk Jon Moxey's N.E.W. debut and how it came to be, why the summer season is their busiest of the year, the formation of the promotion and what makes it different than everything else out there in wrestling right now, how it's evolved into what it is today, bringing "fun" back to pro wrestling, the dream ...
Jun 13, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Season 2019Ep. 290
The third consecutive wrestling-filled weekend featured WWE NXT TakeOver: XXV, and once again, Graham "GSM" Matthews was in attendance! Also there was Sal Dangelo , and on this week's WrestleRant Radio, they're giving their on-site report from the critically-acclaimed event! After briefly discussing Jon Moxley recently winning the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship and what's next for him on the independent scene, they get into their thoughts on the matches taped for NXT TV, Matt Riddle...
Jun 06, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Season 2019Ep. 289
For the second straight week, Graham "GSM" Matthews is giving an on-site report of an incredible event on WrestleRant Radio, this time with RJ Marceau for All Elite Wrestling's Double or Nothing pay-per-view event in Las Vegas! After talking their time in Sin City last weekend, the boys break down the show and give their thoughts on Adam Page winning the Casino Battle Royale, Sammy Guervara impressing against Kip Sabian, SoCal Uncensored's six-man tag team match with Strong Hearts, Awesome Kong'...
May 30, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Season 2019Ep. 288
Graham "GSM" Matthews and Alexis DiGiacomo were in attendance for last Sunday's eventful WWE Money in the Bank pay-per-view in Hartford, and they're talking all about it on the latest WrestleRant Radio! They discuss how the experience compared to WrestleMania 35, missing the Kickoff show entirely, the excellent women's Money in the Bank Ladder match and Bayley's big win, Rey Mysterio unseating Samoa Joe as United States Champion in quick fashion and what the future holds for the star-spangled pr...
May 23, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Season 2019Ep. 287
Ahead of Money in the Bank this weekend, Jonn Ritland returns to WrestleRant Radio to help Graham "GSM" Matthews preview the pay-per-view as well as break down the current state of wrestling outside of WWE! The duo give their two cents on the Best of the Super Juniors tournament going on right now in New Japan Pro Wrestling, who might return to face Juice Robinson, why Chris Jericho shouldn't win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and who should beat Kazuchika Okada for the belt instead, women th...
May 16, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Season 2019Ep. 286
Graham "GSM" Matthews once again puts the "rant" in this week's WrestleRant Radio as he gives his scathing thoughts on the current state of WWE coming off the introduction of the new "Wild Card Rule" on Raw. GSM doesn't seem to think it will work long-term and goes in depth with why he believes the current product it suffering. From a lack of new stars being made and extremely poor creative, the Raw ratings are dying a death and will not change any time soon. He's also discussing why WWE is bett...
May 09, 2019•1 hr•Season 2019Ep. 285
Graham "GSM" Matthews opens WrestleRant Radio this week with his immediate reaction to Avengers: Endgame and why it just might be one of the greatest movies of this generation. He then has plenty to say about Jon Moxley's (f.k.a. Dean Ambrose) surprise return to Twitter and what the future looks like for him on the independent scene. Where will he go first? What are the odds he shows up at AEW Double or Nothing later this month? And are we positively sure his WWE departure isn't a work? Also, in...
May 02, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 2019Ep. 284
The Superstar Shake-up continued this week on WWE TV (or did it?), and Graham "GSM" Matthews has plenty to say about the additional moves made on the latest WrestleRant Radio! Hear his thoughts on how WWE screwed up the Shake-up, Samoa Joe and Cesaro arriving on Raw without rhyme or reason, Andrade and Aleister Black returning to SmackDown Live (along with Jinder Mahal for some strange reason), the two Triple Threat matches to determine a new number one contender to the Universal Championship, w...
Apr 25, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 2019Ep. 283
The annual Superstar Shake-up definitely left its mark on the Raw and SmackDown Live rosters, and on this week's WrestleRant Radio, Graham "GSM" Matthews breaks down every move that was made! Before that, though, he gives injury updates on the likes of Big E, Daniel Bryan, Sheamus and Nia Jax and gives his thoughts on Luke Harper requesting his release from WWE. Where did the company go wrong with the former Intercontinental Champion, and when would have been an ideal time for him to be pushed o...
Apr 18, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Season 2019Ep. 282
Mere days removed from their wild WrestleMania 35 weekend in New York and New Jersey, Graham "GSM" Matthews and Alexis DiGiacomo are talking all about their amazing experience on WrestleRant Radio! Listen as they discuss how their trip came together and what was added to the agenda at the last minute, attending Axxess and some of the Superstars they got to meet on Thursday and Friday, who surprised them the most by being the nicest, what improvements could be made to Axxess for future years, if ...
Apr 11, 2019•1 hr 30 min•Season 2019Ep. 281
At long last, WWE's WrestleMania 35 weekend has finally arrived! And as he does every year, RJ Marceau returns to WrestleRant Radio to help Graham "GSM" Matthews break down the stacked card! But first, they give their full picks and predictions for Friday's NXT TakeOver: New York event, starting with who they think is walking out of Barclays Center the NXT Tag Team Champions. From there, they discuss Pete Dunne's record-setting WWE United Kingdom Championship reign and if it's about to come to a...
Apr 04, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Season 2019Ep. 280
