Sami Zayn Protests; Paul Heyman Fights Adam Pearce? (WWE SmackDown Review - January 22, 2021)1/23/2021 Graham "GSM" Matthews has plenty to say in his review of Friday Night SmackDown for January 22, 2021 including Roman Reigns continuing to kill it on the mic, the verbal exchange between Adam Pearce and Paul Heyman, Asuka and Charlotte Flair coming to the blue brand to fight The Riott Squad and why it should have been advertised in advance, Daniel Bryan's Royal Rumble promo, Cesaro picking up another notable win and if he should be considered a dark horse to win the men's Rumble, Sasha Banks battling Reginald in intergender action, Sami Zayn's "peaceful" protesting, Big E defending the Intercontinental Championship against Apollo Crews, Bianca Belair besting Bayley in an Ultimate Athlete Obstacle Course Challenge, King Corbin vs. Dominik Mysterio, the latest on a Damian Priest call-up, Kevin Owens finally getting one over on Reigns, and more!
Days away from the five-year anniversary of when he debuted in WWE, AJ Styles is on WrestleRant Radio this week for an exclusive interview with Graham "GSM" Matthews! They recall Styles' Royal Rumble arrival in 2016 and what that moment meant to him, if he almost went to NXT first, his time in TNA, Swoggle his entrance recently in IMPACT, if he was ever close to leaving WWE in 2019, thoughts on Bullet Club reuniting, how close he is to retirement, facing Shinsuke Nakamura and The Undertaker at WrestleMania, and more!
GSM is then joined by RJ Marceau for their weekly wrestling rundown talking WWE announcing the next three WrestleMania locations, Randy Orton's Raw promo and if he's headed for another match with The Fiend, Alexa Bliss' big main event win over Asuka, the rest of Raw's women's division and why it's a mess at the moment, why the Royal Rumble declarations make no sense, Gillberg's appearance and why it worked, what's next for The Hurt Business, the latest on the men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, who will win the women's Dusty Classic, the return of the Fight Pit on NXT, if Adam Page will end up joining The Dark Order, Sting and Darby Allin agreeing to team up, and why Wednesday's AEW Dynamite just fell flat. LISTEN ON: iTunes ~ Spotify ~ Stitcher ~ Google Play ~ TuneIn ~ iHeart Radio ~ Podbean Cesaro's Big Win; Adam Pearce's Replacement Revealed (WWE SmackDown Review - January 15, 2021)1/16/2021 In his review of Friday Night SmackDown for January 15, 2021, Graham "GSM" Matthews discusses Shinsuke Nakamura bringing back his old entrance music and why it's a big step toward him becoming a full-fledged face, Natalya facing Liv Morgan, what the hell happened to Murphy, King Corbin vs. Rey Mysterio and why it felt like filler, Bayley hosting the premiere of 'Ding Dong, Hello!' with Bianca Belair and what it felt similar to, Cesaro's huge upset victory over Daniel Bryan, Apollo Crews furthering his heel turn ahead of next week's rematch with Big E for the Intercontinental Championship, Kevin Owens replacing Adam Pearce against Roman Reigns at the Royal Rumble, and more!
WrestleRant Radio welcomes one of its greatest guests ever this week in Stone Cold Steve Austin! Graham "GSM" Matthews talks to him about Season 2 of Straight Up Steve Austin, if he has a favorite guest, eventually interviewing The Rock, his thoughts on the WWE product without fans and his current favorites, his last Raw appearance in March 2020 and why he hated it, how podcasting differs from hosting reality TV, coming into his own as an interviewer, and the origin of his "I'll catch your ass down the road" catchphrase!
Meanwhile, GSM and RJ Marceau pull no punches when it comes to their review of Raw from Monday night, which saw the absence of several stars including WWE Champion Drew McIntyre who tested positive for COVID-19. However, the duo discuss why that's no excuse for why the show suffered along with Triple H's random return, all of the impromptu matches, and potential WrestleMania matches for AJ Styles and Edge. And what the hell is going on with Charlotte Flair, Ric Flair and Lacey Evans? GSM and RJ are also talking the men's and women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classics kicking off on NXT and who should win each one, the debut of MSK, the NXT Women's Championship and NXT Championship pictures, what could be in store at the next TakeOver special, who will win in the Fight Pit next week, Xia Li continuing to impress, Pac vs. Eddie Kingston opening Night 2 of AEW New Year's Smash, the endgame for Inner Circle, why The Waiting Room sucked, The Elite reuniting, AEW's babyface problem, Serena Deeb defending the NWA World Women's Championship against Tay Conti, Brian Cage contending for Darby Allin's AEW TNT Championship, and more! LISTEN ON: iTunes ~ Spotify ~ Stitcher ~ Google Play ~ TuneIn ~ iHeart Radio ~ Podbean |
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