The coronavirus pandemic has officially affected WWE as Friday's episode of SmackDown emanated from the Performance Center for the first time ever... despite there being no one in attendance. Despite the lack of live audience, the blue brand delivered one of their better shows in recent memory. Graham "GSM" Matthews discusses how this could last for and whether filming from the Performance Center for every show will wear thin after a while, Sasha Banks and Bayley teaming up against Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross, the ladies not wrestling through the commercial break, what happened with Paige's advertised appearance, Roman Reigns addressing Goldberg, Triple H's commentary, whether replaying SmackDown Tag Team Championship Elimination Chamber match from Elimination Chamber was practical, The Miz and John Morrison's next challengers, Jeff Hardy's return, a potential feud between King Corbin and Elias, the excellent verbal exchange between Bray Wyatt and John Cena, and more!

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 to hold events at the Performance Center for the foreseeable future? Where will AEW be holding their upcoming shows? What about the XFL and other sports organizations?

The rest of this abridged episode features GSM reviewing Elimination Chamber from Sunday night, how it exceeded expectations yet was entirely skippable, Daniel Bryan and Drew Gulak stealing the show, AJ Styles vs. The Undertaker confirmed for WrestleMania 36, Sami Zayn winning the Intercontinental Championship, Shayna Baszler winning in the Elimination Chamber main event, the return of Edge, two titles being defended on NXT, who else qualified for the NXT Women's Championship number one contender's Ladder match at TakeOver: Tampa, the chaotic brawl between Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa, AEW Dynamite thoughts, and more!

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Two days ahead of Elimination Chamber, SmackDown presented yet another unremarkable episode on Friday night that did nothing to get most viewers more excited for the event than they were previously. Graham "GSM" Matthews gives his abridged thoughts on the show including the nWo returning, the lame Intercontinental Championship picture, Sasha Banks pinning Naomi in tag team action and what it might mean, Sheamus squashing Apollo Crews (again), Daniel Bryan facing Drew Gulak at Elimination Chamber, the latest in the Mandy Rose-Otis saga, Otis running the gauntlet, who will enter last in Sunday's SmackDown Tag Team Championship Elimination Chamber match, and more!

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's Free the Delete episode.

GSM also has a full review of AEW Revolution from Saturday night with thoughts on Jake Hager's underwhelming in-ring debut, Darby Allin getting over at a rapid rate, if the AEW World Tag Team Championship match was the greatest of all-time, the AEW Women's Championship match falling flat, MJF beating Cody, Orange Cassidy impressing against Pac, and Jon Moxley becoming the new AEW World Champion.

Finally, GSM breaks down this week's episodes of Raw, NXT and Dynamite and gives his two cents on Drew McIntyre laying out Brock Lesnar, The Street Profits winning the Raw Tag Team Championship, the burial of Ricochet, Aleister Black suffering his first singles defeat, Randy Orton's fantastic promo with Beth Phoenix, the two Steel Cage matches on NXT, if Adam Cole vs. Velveteen Dream will be the NXT Championship match at TakeOver: Tampa, Johnny Gargano's sit-down interview with Mauro Ranallo, Colt Cabana signing with AEW, who Jake "The Snake" Roberts' client could be, the debut of Death Triangle, the 2-on-1 Handicap main event on Dynamite, and Elimination Chamber predictions!

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