WrestleRant Radio
Join Graham ”GSM” Matthews and RJ Marceau live every Thursday as they run down their weekly wrestling rants, welcome guests, host exclusive interviews and more!
Episodes
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 di...
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...
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...
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 alw...
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...
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 I...
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 o...
Why is AEW introducing yet another championship?! Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau open WrestleRant Radio with some quick AEW thoughts including on the announcement of a new title before getting into reports of WWE being disappointed with recent attendance numbers. The duo discuss why the company's big boom period fading is a GOOD thing and how painfully apparent it is that they've become complacent with the product. That th...
It's Halloween week on WrestleRant Radio, and Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau bring the tricks, treats and all the top-notch analysis you can ask for! Hear their thoughts on the latest WrestleMania 42 teaser and the online buzz it generated among fans, a recap of NXT Halloween Havoc and the three championships that changed hands including Tatum Paxley shockingly winning the NXT Women's Championship, booking Trick Williams upon...
Ilja Dragunov is not only back, but he's also the new United States Champion! Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau share their two cents on what happened on last week's newsworthy SmackDown to kick off WrestleRant Radio before discussing whether Cody Rhodes should lose the Undisputed WWE Championship to Drew McIntyre at Saturday Night's Main Event. They also give an update on the insane Andrade dilemma, non-compete clauses in wrest...
Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau spend a ton of time debating Bleacher Report's recent list of the top 25 WWE stars of the century to kick off WrestleRant Radio. Who would they rank where? They also have plenty more to discuss regarding WWE's latest round of releases including Wes Lee and Ridge Holland, predictions for AEW's WrestleDream pay-per-view event this Saturday, an on-site report from TNA Bound for Glory featuring thei...
It's the 12-year anniversary episode of WrestleRant Radio, and to celebrate, Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau are bound for Bound for Glory in Lowell, MA this Sunday! They share their expectations for the event before discussing the situation with Santos Escobar, whose WWE contract expired earlier this week only for him to re-sign soon after. They do a deep dive on how his main roster run hasn't lived up to expectations and wha...
Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau kick off WrestleRant Radio with their immediate thoughts on Andrade returning to AEW on Wednesday's Dynamite, his long-term trajectory in the promotion and why being a member of The Don Callis Family isn't the answer. They also talk NXT vs. TNA Showdown and issues with the logic, Ricky Saints winning the NXT Championship at No Mercy, if Oba Femi is main roster bound and how he should be used, IY...
Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau have much to discuss on WrestleRant Radio this week including the always-polarizing Top 10 of the PWI 500 for 2025, Stephanie McMahon joining the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026, top takeaways from AEW All Out including the reunion of Jurassic Express, Kris Statlander winning the AEW Women's World Championship and the announcement of new AEW Women's World Tag Team Championships. They also have...
RJ Marceau is back with Graham "GSM" Matthews this week on WrestleRant Radio, and they have thoughts on Andrade's abrupt departure from WWE! They have thoughts on how much the booking was to blame along with Andrade himself, what went wrong and why a return to AEW wouldn't make sense. Then, they give their FULL PREDICTIONS for a massive day of wrestling this Saturday with AEW All Out and WWE Wrestlepalooza! Hear their picks for Ada...
Graham "GSM" Matthews has plenty to discuss on this week's packed WrestleRant Radio including Saudi Arabia reportedly hosting WrestleMania 43 and the bigger issue at hand with WWE, AJ Lee signing a full-time, multi-year deal with WWE following her SmackDown return last week and what's in store for her going forward, AJ Styles' "shoot" promo on Raw and his current status with the company heading into his contract's expiration in ear...
Is AJ Lee finally returning to WWE?! Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau address the possibility along with a number of other sent-in questions and comments to kick off WrestleRant Radio before discussing AEW moving the start time for All Out to not coincide with Wrestlepalooza, whether Tony Khan made the right call and the precedent it could set, and AEW pay-per-views moving to HBO Max moving forward. Plus, they have thoughts on ...
When they aren't acknowledging Mr. Marceau's fresh new fade, Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau are sounding off on WrestleRant Radio about the Raja Jackson incident with Syko Stu at KnokX Pro over the weekend, why Jackson is undeniably at fault and how it's a black mark on the wrestling business. They also have thoughts on reports that Becky Lynch might have to apologize for her kayfabe comments about Ozzy Osbourne on Monday's R...
Is Chris Jericho on his way back to WWE? On this week's WrestleRant Radio, Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau discuss the status of the inaugural AEW World Champion and rumors that his contract is coming due, their interest level in one last run for him and how long it should last, who he could work with, and whether he brings "Judas" with him instead of immediately resorting to his iconic "Break the Walls Down" entrance theme. ...
WWE's premium live event business is about to undergo a significant shift in 2026 with it being announced that all events will be moving from Peacock to a new ESPN service in 2026. Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau have thoughts on whether it's a positive or negative for fans and how much money they're actually saving compared to a decade ago, the lucrative deal and the lack of convenience it creates, UFC pay-per-views heading t...
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