What has become of the blue brand? In his review of the January 14, 2022 edition of Friday Night SmackDown, Graham "GSM" Matthews discusses the startling lack of star power on the show currently before getting into new number one contenders to the SmackDown Tag Team Championship being crowned, the latest on the Shinsuke Nakamura and Sami Zayn feud, Aliyah beating Natalya in the quickest match in WWE history, Lita returning only to be confronted by Charlotte Flair, Sheamus and Ricochet ripping it up, King Woods going down with an injury, Madcap Moss shockingly beating Kofi Kingston, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins going face-to-face, and more!

Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau are back on WrestleRant Radio this week to talk about Corey Graves reportedly being cleared to compete and if he'll be back for a full-fledged run, what that means for Paige, Impact Knockouts Champion Mickie James being announced for the women's Royal Rumble match and other rumored surprises, who should step through the "forbidden door" to appear in the men's Rumble, Alpha Academy winning the Raw Women's Championship and an update on the RK-Bro split, Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins at the Royal Rumble, Nikki A.S.H. turning on Rhea Ripley and mapping out the Raw Women's Championship picture through WrestleMania 38, and the first face-to-face interaction between Brock Lesnar and Bobby Lashley on Raw.

In their review of NXT from Tuesday night, the duo discuss AJ Styles vs. Grayson Waller in the main event, early predictions for the men's and women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournaments, Tony D'Angelo's ceiling for success, Santos Escobar seemingly being next in line to challenge Bron Breakker for the NXT Championship, thoughts from Wednesday's AEW Dynamite featuring Lance Archer's return and Brody King's debut, and WWE reportedly being interested in Wardlow. Which company would he have a brighter future in?

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The first Friday Night SmackDown of 2022 was certainly an eventful one, and Graham "GSM" Matthews has a full on-site report from the show! Hear his thoughts on the two stars that appeared in the dark match and what it might mean for their respective futures, Brock Lesnar confronting a returning Roman Reigns and if they're building to a title unification match at WrestleMania 38, Sami Zayn inexplicably losing to Rick Boogs before being tossed over the top rope by Johnny Knoxville, Impact Knockouts Champion Mickie James and other notable names being announced for the women's Royal Rumble match, Charlotte Flair vs. Naomi, the latest garbage from Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss, The Usos defending the SmackDown Tag Team Championship against The New Day in a Street Fight main event, Seth Rollins seemingly stepping up as Reigns' Royal Rumble opponent, what happened after the show went off the air, and more!

On the first WrestleRant Radio of 2022, Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau break down the shocking releases of William Regal, Road Dogg, Timothy Thatcher and many others and how it all but confirms that the Triple H era of NXT is over, including if Tommaso Ciampa is also on his way out following his loss of the NXT Championship. From there, they discuss the state of the Raw and SmackDown tag team divisions, RK-Bro's future, Drew McIntyre potentially being out with a neck issue and how SmackDown suffers, the return of Beth Phoenix, booking the Raw Women's Championship picture through WrestleMania 38, Brock Lesnar winning the WWE Championship in the main event of Day 1 and his upcoming dream match with Bobby Lashley at the Royal Rumble.

GSM and RJ then talk if Reigns vs. Lesnar at WrestleMania will be a unification match, the Brand Split possibly coming to an end, Adam Page and Bryan Danielson putting on another banger on Dynamite, Wardlow's impending babyface turn and where he goes after inevitably beating MJF, Jade Cargill becoming the inaugural AEW TBS Champion and if it was the right choice, Jurassic Express finally winning the AEW World Tag Team Championship, and more!

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