In his complete review of the August 27, 2021 edition of Friday Night SmackDown, Graham "GSM" Matthews discusses Becky Lynch's first appearance on the blue brand since 2019, Naomi returning, the latest on Edge and Seth Rollins, Bianca Belair picking up a big Fatal 4-Way win and Liv Morgan looking credible in defeat, Cesaro colliding with Chad Gable, the debut of Happy Corbin, King Nakamura and Rick Boogs taking on Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode in tag team action, Sami Zayn returning, disennsion among the Mysterios, Finn Balor confronting Roman Reigns, and more!

Graham "GSM" Matthews is back from a wrestling-filled weekend in Las Vegas, and one of the interviews he was able to conduct with Drew McIntyre while there kicks off this week's WrestleRant Radio! The two-time WWE champion talks facing Jinder Mahal at SummerSlam, representing the company, the Special Olympics, his favorite SummerSlam matches, comparing where he was five years ago to where he is now, and more!

RJ Marceau then joins GSM to discuss the wild weekend's festivities including CM Punk's return to wrestling on AEW Rampage and where he goes from here, other thoughts on Wednesday's Dynamite, a newsworthy SummerSlam pay-per-view, Becky Lynch's polarizing return to WWE and if Bianca Belair can rebound from the loss, Edge and Seth Rollins stealing the show, the atrocity that was Bobby Lashley vs. Goldberg, John Cena chasing his 17th world title against Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar resurfacing and whose side Paul Heyman should be on, if NXT TakeOver 36 marked the end of an era for the black-and-gold brand and overall thoughts on the event.

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On the eve of one of the biggest weekends in recent wrestling history, WrestleRant Radio is loaded as ever as Graham "GSM" Matthews interviews WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg! They talk his upcoming WWE Championship opportunity at SummerSlam, his thoughts on Bobby Lashley's rise, Big E potentially cashing in, if his son Gage will follow his footsteps into wrestling, having crowds back, benefiting from having more time to prepare going into SummerSlam, not having control over his booking, and more!

From there, RJ Marceau returns for previews and predictions for NXT TakeOver 36 this Sunday and SummerSlam this Saturday! Hear their thoughts on why this could be the most loaded lineup for a TakeOver in years, what (if any) championships are changing hands, if the two-out-of-three falls match will mark Adam Cole's swan song from NXT, the latest additions to the SummerSlam card, why the time is right for RK-Bro to become Raw Tag Team Champions, SmackDown's marquee matches, Bobby Lashley vs. Goldberg for the WWE Championship, and Roman Reigns vs. John Cena for the Universal Championship.

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Raw Women's Champion Nikki A.S.H. joins Graham "GSM" Matthews at the start of this week's WrestleRant Radio to talk about her upcoming title defense at SummerSlam against Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley, why she's almost a superhero, inspirations for the character, connecting with the crowd, her wild last month in WWE, her stint in NXT, opponents she wants to face, and more!

In the second half of the show, Jonn Ritland returns to help GSM break down the latest round of releases from NXT! Who was the most shocking of the bunch, and where could we see each of them next? They discuss Ari Sterling's departure and the fact he was only just recently signed, when WWE put the final nail in the coffin of 205 Live, why letting go of Bronson Reed was so baffling and what he could contribute elsewhere, where Leon Ruff would be best suited, Tyler Rust, Jake Atlas, and the bigger issue with WWE firing Mercedes Martinez. Plus, hear their thoughts on the current state of the NWA among other topics!

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