The wrestling world mourned the loss of Shad Gaspard this past week, and to kick off WrestleRant Radio, Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau share their thoughts on the tragedy and remember his WWE career. They're also discussing Drew Gulak's departure from WWE as well as the recent Owen Hart episode of Dark Side of the Ring before getting into their preview and predictions for Saturday's AEW Double or Nothing pay-per-view event! Who will become the new number one contender to the AEW World Tag ...
May 21, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 2020Ep. 339
Days removed from becoming Mr. Money in the Bank, SmackDown Superstar Otis is on WrestleRant Radio to chat with Graham "GSM" Matthews about his mindset heading into the pay-per-view, his storyline with Mandy Rose and the importance of long-term storytelling in wrestling, teaming with Tucker and how much winning the tag titles with him eventually would mean, beating Dolph Ziggler at WrestleMania 36, his favorite Chris Farley movies, and what he has planned for his first date with Mandy when the p...
May 14, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 2020Ep. 338
Fresh off his appearance on the "David Shultz and the Slap Heard Round the World" episode of Dark Side of the Ring , former pro wrestler and current CEO of Mansfield Entertainment Eddy Mansfield joins Graham "GSM" Matthews on WrestleRant Radio to talk everything you may and may not have heard on the show! He has a lot to say about how he was portrayed on the episode, his controversial line about Abraham Lincoln and what he actually meant by it, why wrestlers need SAG, when his wrestling career c...
May 07, 2020•1 hr 42 min•Season 2020Ep. 337
Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau waste no time in giving their thoughts on Cain Velasquez being released from WWE to kick off WrestleRant Radio, what went wrong and if it changes whether UFC fighters will want to get into wrestling, if Samoa Joe's in-ring career is in jeopardy upon returning to Raw commentary, thoughts on the contract signing, top stars being absent from the show lately, MVP moving into a managerial role, what matches could be added to the Money in the Bank card, what Jinder...
Apr 30, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 2020Ep. 336
It's Draft Day on WrestleRant Radio as RJ Marceau is giving Graham "GSM" Matthews his predictions for one of the biggest nights of the year for NFL fans! They're also getting into Rob Gronkowski returning to the gridiron and what that means for his WWE career and 24/7 Championship reign (as if anyone cares anyway), how the coronavirus pandemic will affect SummerSlam's status for Boston, recent Raw shows at the Performance Center, Money in the Bank emanating from Titan Towers in Stamford, the lat...
Apr 23, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 2020Ep. 335
Coming off one of the darkest days in WWE history, Graham "GSM" Matthews welcomes RJ Marceau back to WrestleRant Radio to pay tribute to the late, great Howard Finkel before breaking down the Wednesday's shocking round of releases that included Kurt Angle, Rusev, Lio Rush, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows, among many others. The duo discuss whose departure was the most shocking, who could have been utilized better, the current climate, fickle fans, where they'd like to see the talent end up and if...
Apr 16, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Season 2020Ep. 334
With it being a WrestleMania review too big for just one hour, RJ Marceau returns to WrestleRant Radio to help Graham "GSM" Matthews break down both nights of WWE WrestleMania 36! After giving their quick thoughts on the Brawl for All episode of Dark Side of the Ring , they get into Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross regaining the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship and what it means for the future of the division, Elias beating King Cobin, if Shayna Baszler failing to win the Raw Women's Championship at...
Apr 09, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 2020Ep. 333
It may not feel like due to under the current conditions, but it's WrestleMania 36 weekend and history is about to made one way or another! As always, Graham "GSM" Matthews is joined by the returning RJ Marceau in addition to Alexis DiGiacomo for this super special episode of WrestleRant Radio to preview the pay-per-view and offer predictions for every advertised match on the card! They're talking the two men's tag team title matches and changes that had to be made due to unfortunate/unforeseen...
Apr 02, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Season 2020Ep. 332
Stuck quarantined at home with nothing to do? Graham "GSM" Matthews has you covered! WrestleRant Radio features a full WWE Network playlist of everything you need to see on the streaming service during these trying times. But first, he discusses WrestleMania 36 being pre-taped this week, latest additions to the card, Superstars who are apparently in quarantine and won't be a part of the event, and why you need to see Dark Side of the Ring 's Chris Benoit documentary. From there, GSM gets into th...
Mar 26, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Season 2020Ep. 331
Before getting into the latest updates concerning the coronavirus and how it's affecting the wrestling world, Graham "GSM" Matthews opens WrestleRant Radio with his thoughts on Alberto Del Rio claiming he's close to returning to WWE... and why that would be a terrible idea. He then gets into COVID-19 forcing WWE to change plans for WrestleMania 36 and the decision to hold the event at the Performance Center over the span of two days, why it's a smart move, filming it from multiple locations, wha...
Mar 19, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 2020Ep. 330
As the world prepares for the coronavirus outbreak to get worse and more major events get cancelled, what fate awaits WrestleMania weekend in Tampa Bay? Graham "GSM" Matthews opens WrestleRant Radio with all the latest on the pandemic and how it's affecting WWE, AEW and more promotions...as well as his own planned trip to Disneyland! He has a ton to say about the breaking news and why it may be inevitable before WWE cancels WrestleMania 36 (and why it's probably for the best). Will WWE continue ...
Mar 13, 2020•49 min•Season 2020Ep. 329
As the coronavirus continues to spread worldwide, could it affect WrestleMania weekend in Tampa Bay? Graham "GSM" Matthews answers that question to kick off WrestleRant Radio before discussing his experience at EVOLVE 145 over the weekend and the news of Stone Cold Steve Austin appearing on the March 16th episode of Raw! He then gets into the latest on Matt Hardy leaving WWE, officially becoming a free agent, why he'll likely sign with AEW, and The Young Bucks popping up at the end of Wednesday'...
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 2020Ep. 328
Graham "GSM" Matthews is all fired up coming off that atrocious ending to Super ShowDown earlier today that saw Goldberg beat The Fiend for the Universal Championship in a matter of minutes. What the hell was WWE thinking?! After getting his initial frustration out, he reviews the rest of the show and discusses The Undertaker's return and what his WrestleMania 36 match should be, The Miz and John Morrison becoming the new SmackDown Tag Team Champions, Angel Garza defeating Humberto Carrillo for ...
Feb 28, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 2020Ep. 327
You know it's WrestleMania season when matches start to get officially announced and rumors run rampant regarding the Show of Shows! Graham "GSM" Matthews opens up this week's WrestleRant Radio with some unfortunate news having to do with an injured Samoa Joe before getting to what's reportedly being planned for WrestleMania 37, including The Undertaker vs. AJ Styles and John Cena vs. Elias. What are the pros and cons of each match and what are the odds they actually come to fruition? He also sh...
Feb 20, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 2020Ep. 326
For the fourth consecutive month, RJ Marceau is back on WrestleRant Radio alongside Graham "GSM" Matthews, this time to preview and predict NXT TakeOver: Portland this Sunday! But before then, GSM gives his thoughts on all of the wrestling shows coming to his neck of the woods in the next few months, John Cena returning to SmackDown in two weeks and who he should face at WrestleMania 36, Shayna Baszler biting Becky Lynch on Raw and initial thoughts on the angle, Matt Hardy seemingly being writte...
Feb 13, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 2020Ep. 325
The road to WrestleMania has given us plenty of exciting stuff so far (including the signing of Killer Kross and Timothy Thatcher to NXT!), but news coming out of today's WWE quarterly financial report conference call is that the WWE Network may be undergoing some serious changes soon and not for the better. With talk of live pay-per-views moving away from the streaming service entirely, would you stay subscribed? And is this something that may be going into effect sooner rather than later? Grah...
Feb 06, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 2020Ep. 324
On this day, Graham "GSM" Matthews sees clearly...because Edge has returned to WWE! He has a ton to say about the shocking development in addition to Friday's NWA Hard Times pay-per-view that featured three new champions. What outstanding interview segment do you need to see from Tuesday's episode of NWA Powerrr? GSM explains before breaking down Worlds Collide (where NXT and NXT UK went to war) and the must-see matches from the event, including Imperium vs. Undisputed Era and the dream match pi...
Jan 30, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 2020Ep. 323
For the third time in two months, RJ Marceau is back on WrestleRant Radio alongside Graham "GSM" Matthews to preview this weekend's exciting events in WWE! Before breaking down the Royal Rumble, the duo discuss Worlds Collide and who will emerge victorious in the battle of the brands between NXT and NXT UK! They're talking Mia Yim vs. Kay Lee Ray on the pre-show, Finn Balor taking on Ilja Dragunov, if Angel Garza's NXT Cruiserweight Championship in the Fatal 4-Way, Rhea Ripley and Toni Storm rek...
Jan 23, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 2020Ep. 322
Despite having almost no voice, Graham "GSM" Matthews has a ton to talk about on this week's WrestleRant Radio, starting with the exciting (yet not surprising) news that AEW and TNT have expanded their partnership through 2023! He also gets into Ring of Honor's enjoyable pair of shows from over the weekend and how they can benefit from rekindling their working relationship with the NWA, how Marty Scurll may be responsible for it and the pros and cons of him reportedly becoming a booker, if he ma...
Jan 16, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 2020Ep. 321
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Graham "GSM" Matthews opens WrestleRant Radio with the exciting news that Good Humor is bringing back the WWE ice cream bars after almost 30 years! He also gets into how you can get your name shouted-out on the show, new matches being added to Worlds Collide in two weeks, if WrestleMania would benefit from expanding to two days, NXT TakeOver specials moving to Sundays, and Mercedes Martinez reportedly signing with WWE. Did she make the right cho...
Jan 10, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Season 2020Ep. 320
It's a new year, yes it is! In the premiere episode of WrestleRant Radio of the decade, Graham "GSM" Matthews runs down the top 25 best WWE matches of 2019 as ranked by WWE.com! Does he agree with their list? He goes into great detail about each bout, some forgotten classics (including some from earlier this year), whether the women's main event from WrestleMania 35 was overrated, why their number one is understandable, and more! Plus, he gives his quick thoughts on Monday's episode of Raw, the ...
Jan 03, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 2020Ep. 319
It's the final episode of WrestleRant Radio not only of 2019 but also of the decade, and what better way to close it out than with Graham "GSM" Matthews and the returning RJ Marceau breaking down the results of the 2019 WWE/NXT Year in Review Awards? They discuss what won in every category including the best of the WWE Network in 2019, the most memorable shows, some of the year's most intense feuds, shocking moments, most disappointing wrestlers (and why Braun Strowman should have won), the hott...
Dec 26, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Season 2019Ep. 318
It's a super special Star Wars themed episode of WrestleRant Radio! Graham "GSM" Matthews is joined by John Dimiceli and David Wilson to talk all things Star Wars and preview The Rise of Skywalker coming out this weekend! They're discussing upcoming movies in 2020, why Solo wasn't as bad as the masses made it out to be and what could have contributed to the negative reaction to it, if we'll see Darth Maul appear in a potential sequel to Solo , why Mandalorian is a must-see series, who has stood ...
Dec 19, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Season 2019Ep. 317
For the first time in many months, Jonn Ritland is back on WrestleRant Radio with Graham "GSM" Matthews to discuss all the latest happenings in the world of wrestling and nothing is off limits! They're talking WWE TLC this Sunday, the current whereabouts of The Usos and Naomi, shows Jonn has been to this year and wrestlers he's met, if Die Hard is a Christmas movie or not, thoughts on AEW's Marko Stunt, the recent releases of Luke Harper, Sin Cara and The Ascension from WWE and where they might ...
Dec 13, 2019•1 hr 30 min•Season 2019Ep. 316
For the first time since January, David Joseph is back on WrestleRant Radio to help Graham "GSM" Matthews break down all the latest happenings in the world of wrestling! After briefly discussing the Christmas season, the two get into John Cena's infrequent appearances this year in WWE, if his absence has been felt and who an ideal opponent would be for him at WrestleMania 36. They also analyze how WWE has given more chances to black wrestlers on their roster in 2019, why a Bobby Lashley vs. Broc...
Dec 05, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Season 2019Ep. 315
It's the Thanksgiving edition of WrestleRant Radio, and Graham "GSM" Matthews and Alexis DiGiacomo are giving thanks to WWE for an amazing wrestling-filled weekend in Chicago! They kick things off with a full review of NXT TakeOver: WarGames III and discuss Angel Garza's potential, the women's WarGames match with Rhea Ripley's squad emerging victorious and Dakota Kai's heartbreaking betrayal of Tegan Nox, Pete Dunne becoming the number one contender to the NXT Championship, Finn Balor and Matt R...
Nov 29, 2019•1 hr•Season 2019Ep. 314
It's that time of the year again! RJ Marceau returns to WrestleRant Radio once more to help Graham "GSM" Matthews break down the cards for the jam-packed weekend coming up including NXT TakeOver: WarGames III and Survivor Series! They break down the recent Twitter exchange between WWE and AEW stars, Matt Riddle replacing Johnny Gargano against Finn Balor, a new number one contender's match added to TakeOver and who will win, the two WarGames matches and which one should main event, and where Dak...
Nov 21, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Season 2019Ep. 313
With CM Punk's shocking appearance on WWE Backstage this past week breaking the internet, Graham "GSM" Matthews opens WrestleRant Radio with a whole heap of thoughts on his deal being with FOX and not WWE, how it could possibly lead to him getting back in the ring eventually (and whether that's even necessary), why it wouldn't be any time soon (including Survivor Series in Chicago), potential opponents for him, what he brings to Backstage as an analyst, the show's terrible rating last week and h...
Nov 14, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 2019Ep. 312
On this week's WrestleRant Radio, Graham "GSM" Matthews shares his experience from Ringside Fest in New York City where he met now-former Universal Champion Seth Rollins before getting in his review of Raw from Monday night! He's talking Brock Lesnar returning to Raw so soon after being drafted to SmackDown and the status of the WWE Championship, why his Survivor Series match with Rey Mysterio could be great despite not being entirely believable, Charlotte Flair and Natalya entering the tag team...
Nov 07, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Season 2019Ep. 311
On this special spooktacular episode of WrestleRant Radio, your ghostly host with the most Graham "GSM" Matthews gives you in-depth back-to-back reviews of this week's exciting episodes of WWE NXT and AEW Dynamite! First, he breaks down NXT and gives his thoughts on the rematch between Candice LeRae and Io Shirai and how it compared to their original encounter at TakeOver: Toronto II, Finn Balor's first promo as a heel and and why his line about Bray Wyatt wasn't necessary, Bronson Reed's breako...
Oct 31, 2019•1 hr•Season 2019Ep. 310
